Item 25 - Second Reading of Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2021-03

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 2 of 18 and triggers for the ordinance, adjustments to the in-lieu fee calculation, set-aside units, and options for satisfaction of inclusionary requirements. F. On September 7, 2021, the City Council further considered this matter and provided additional direction to staff regarding proposed amendments to the Housing Opportunity Ordinance. G. At the City Council meeting of October 5, 2021, staff received direction to initiate the adoption hearing in order for the City Council to consider the changes recommended by the Housing Ad Hoc Committee. H. On October 25, 2021, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed amendments and considered the staff report, recommendations by staff, and public testimony concerning the proposed Ordinance. The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt the proposed Ordinance. I. The Request for City Council Action for this Ordinance dated November 16 and December 7, 2021 and duly signed by the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency shall, by this reference, be incorporated herein, and together with this ordinance, any amendments or supplements, and oral testimony, constitute the necessary findings for this ordinance. Section 2. The City Council finds and determines that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on the environment and it is not a "project", as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. Furthermore, the proposed Ordinance falls within the "common sense" CEQA exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), excluding projects where "it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment." Adoption of this Ordinance will not have a significant effect on the environment because the proposed changes will only modernize, update, and clarify existing affordable and inclusionary housing requirements responding to the current economic and housing trends in the City and will not cause a physical change in the environment. Section 3. Article XVIII.I of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 4. Article XVIII.I. of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby reenacted and amended to read in its entirety as follows: ARTICLE XVIII.I. - 2021 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND CREATION ORDINANCE