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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 13 of 15 <br /> <br />as defined by the Santa Ana Circulation Element, with the exception of <br />those billboards located in Downtown Santa Ana. <br />(3) All other nonconforming billboards. <br /> <br />(e) The City may allow the applicant to post a bond guaranteeing removal of the <br />existing billboards prior to issuing permits for the applicable digital billboard in the <br />freeway corridor. <br /> <br /> Sec. 41-1141. - Overriding Economic and Community Benefit <br />Considerations for Billboard Removal Exchange Ratio Reduction. <br /> The billboard removal ratio as required pursuant to Section 41-1113 of this Article <br />may be reduced subject to demonstration of overriding economic and community <br />benefits as proposed in an Economic and Community Benefits Plan attached to and <br />incorporated in a Billboard Operating Agreement as specified in Section 41-1113 of this <br />chapter, subject to the satisfaction of the City Manager. <br /> Section 5. Section 41-668 of Division 3 of Article V of Chapter 41 of the Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Sec. 41-668. - Definitions. <br />(a) Development project. As used in this division, the term "development project" <br />includes any of the following projects: <br />(1) The new construction of any building or buildings, and additions to any existing <br />building or buildings, if new floor space of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square <br />feet or more is constructed or added; but excluding the following: <br />a. Single family homes; <br />b. Room additions to duplexes; <br />c. Tenant improvements not involving a change of use; <br />d. Facade improvements; <br />e. Equipment covers or structures to cover equipment. <br />(2) Tenant improvements involving an intensification or change in occupancy <br />classification. <br />(3) Any project that requires a discretionary approval, excluding conditional use <br />permits for operation of eating establishments between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and <br />5:00 a.m. and conditional use permits for the sale of alcoholic beverages. <br />(4) Construction of new digital billboards, conversion of an existing static billboard <br />within to a digital billboard, conversion/reconstruction of existing on-premise digital <br />signs, and relocation of billboards.