NS-3057 - Municode Amendment Relating to Public Input Through Community Meetings

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Section 2. The City Council finds and determines that this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA review 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. As a result, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2023-125, will be filed upon adoption of this ordinance. Section 3. Section 2-153 (Public input through community meetings prior to discretionary approval) of Chapter 2 of the SAMC is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2-153. — Public input through community meetings prior to discretionary approval. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this article apply to development projects requiring discretionary approval and that meet one (1) or more of the following criteria: (1) City -sponsored development projects. (2) New residential projects containing twenty-five (25) or more units, except that the director of the Planning and Building Agency may exempt a developer from one (1) or more of the requirements of this article if, in the case of affordable housing, the developer can show that it will be in jeopardy of losing tax credits, or if an applicable project does not require a resubmittal following initial submittal. (3) New non-residential projects (including additions to existing buildings) of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more and which are, in the determination of the city, subject to a negative declaration, mitigated negative declaration or environmental impact report as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act. (4) Development projects requiring a zone change, specific plan amendment, specific development amendment, or general plan amendment. Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. Ordinance No. NS-3057 Page 2 of 3