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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 1 of 15 <br /> <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA REPEALING AND REENACTING IN ITS <br />ENTIRETY ARTICLE XII OF CHAPTER 41 OF THE SANTA <br />ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO OFF-PREMISE <br />COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING SIGNS AND <br />DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLAN APPROVALS TO <br />ALLOW AND REGULATE NEW DIGITAL BILLBOARDS <br />SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LOCATION, DESIGN, AND <br />OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and, declares as follows: <br />A. On April 16, 1984, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-1722, <br />adding Article XII to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) allowing <br />and regulating off-premise commercial advertising signs, commonly known as <br />billboards. <br />B. On June 15, 1987, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-1915, <br />adopting a revised “Critical Development Areas” and “Improvement Areas” map to <br />further allow and regulate off-premise commercial advertising signs in certain <br />segments of the City. <br />C. On September 8, 1987, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-1927, <br />further amending certain sections of Article XII of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. <br />D. Since the adoption of Ordinance Nos. NS-1722, NS-1915, and NS-1927, <br />amendments to the California Outdoor Advertising Act and other regulations and <br />policies of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), as well as <br />changes in technology allowing digital displays on billboards, have rendered many <br />segments of Article XII of Chapter 41 of the SAMC outdated and obsolete. This <br />status effectively prohibits construction or reconstruction of new or existing <br />billboards, as well as installation of electronic message displays. Since their <br />adoption, these ordinances have also effectively rendered existing billboards in <br />Santa Ana as legal nonconforming. <br />E. The California Outdoor Advertising Act, set forth in California Business <br />and Professions Code Section 5200 et seq., generally provides that compensation <br />must be paid to billboard owners for the removal, abatement, or limitation of the