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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 3 of 15 <br /> <br />O. The City Council held a duly-noticed public hearing on June 21, 2022 <br />where all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard. <br />Section 2. The recitals above are each incorporated by reference and adopted <br />as findings by the City Council. <br />Section 3. Article XII (Off-Premise Commercial Advertising Signs) of Chapter <br />41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Zoning) is hereby repealed in its entirety. <br />Section 4. Article XII (Off-Premise Commercial Advertising Signs) of Chapter <br />41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Zoning) is hereby reenacted in its entirety to read <br />as follows: <br />ARTICLE XII. – OFF-PREMISE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING SIGNS <br />(BILLBOARDS) <br />DIVISION 1. - GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> Sec. 41-1100. - Purpose. <br /> The purpose and intent of this Article is to allow: <br />(1) The installation of digital billboards adjacent to freeways in suitable locations; <br />(2) The reconstruction or conversion of existing static freeway-oriented billboards <br />to digital billboards; and <br />(3) The reconstruction or conversion of existing on-premise freeway-oriented <br />advertising signs to digital billboards. <br /> <br /> Sec. 41-1100.5. - Goals. <br />These provisions seek to achieve the following goals: <br />(1) The removal of existing billboards along arterial streets; <br />(2) The construction of new freeway-oriented digital billboards in exchange for <br />specific economic and community benefits as described in this Article; <br />(3) The reconstruction/conversion of freeway-oriented existing static billboards in <br />exchange for specific economic and community benefits as described in this <br />Article; <br />(4) The reconstruction or conversion of existing on-premise freeway-oriented digital <br />signs to off-premise commercial advertising signs; <br />(5) The display of public service announcements; and <br />(6) The generation of revenue for City to fund ongoing services and community <br />needs. <br /> <br /> Sec. 41-1101. - Definitions. <br /> As used in this Article, the following words, terms or phrases have the following <br />meanings: