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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX <br />ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2023-04 — AN <br />ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 41 <br />(ZONING) OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE <br />RELATING TO GENERAL RESTRICTIONS, WIRELESS <br />COMMUNICATION FACILITIES, BILLBOARDS, <br />HOTELS/MOTELS, FULL SERVICE HOTELS, AND <br />DEFINITIONS <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 an ongoing basis, City of Santa Ana (City) staff review and analyze Chapter 41 <br />(Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). In an effort to establish high - <br />quality development standards, create a user-friendly zoning code for residents <br />and the business community, and to implement various policies and actions set <br />forth in the General Plan, the Planning Division is proposing revisions to various <br />sections of the Zoning Code. <br />B. After a thorough analysis of the current code requirements in the City, staff <br />identified a number of code amendments and additions that are necessary to <br />ensure clear, uniform, and legally consistent regulations. The proposed changes <br />and additions will enable the City to implement a regulatory framework that both <br />protects the health, safety, and welfare of the City and limits undue strain on home <br />owners, business operators and developers. <br />C. Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2023-04 amends and adds various sections of <br />Chapter 41; including Section 41-190 (General restrictions), Section 41-198.13 <br />(Same — Conditional use permit expiration), Section 41-1130 (Permitted locations), <br />Table 41-1131 (Digital Billboard Development Standards) of Section 41-1131 <br />(Development standards), Section 41-61 (Full Service Hotel), Section 41-199.5 <br />(Hotels/Motels), 41-199.6 (Full Service Hotels), Section 41-54 (Long-term stay <br />business hotel), Section 41-139 (Transient/residential hotel), Section 41-313 <br />(Uses permitted in P district), Section 41-313.5 (Uses subject to a conditional use <br />permit in the P district), Section 41-365 (Uses Permitted in the C1 district), Section <br />41-375.1 (Uses permitted in the C1-MD district), Section 41-424 (Uses permitted <br />in the C5 district), Section 41-442 (Uses permitted in the CR district), Section 41- <br />521 (Uses permitted in the C-SM district), subsection B. (Permitted Uses) in the <br />Site Requirements Section in Specific Development No. 8, and Table 3 (Permitted <br />Land Uses) of Section 4.1 of the Metro East Mixed -Use Overlay Zone. <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 1 of 17 <br />