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ORDINANCE NS-989 AM_ENDING ARTICLE IX OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING PART 5 OF CHAPTER 2 THEREOF CONCERNING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, VARIANCES, AND AMENDMENTS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROCEDURE FOR FILING MINOR EXCEPTIONS W}{EREAS, the Planning Commission has formally recommended to this Body that amendments be made to those portions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code concerning Conditional Use Permits, variances, and Amendments and establishment of a procedure for filing minor exceptions; and W}{EREAS, the City Council has approved and adopted said recommendations as its own; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by repealing and re-enacting Part 5 of Chapter 2, Article IX thereof to read in words and figures, as follows: Part 5 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, VARIANCES, MINOR EXCEPTIONS, AMENDMENTS Section (a) 9250. Planning Commission Duties. The Planning Commission is hereby authorized under conditions herein provided to grant Minor Exceptions to, and Variances from the provisions of this Chapter, and to grant Conditional Use Permits for uses in any zone in which such uses may be conditionally permitted. (b) Further, the Planning Commission may delegate to the Zoning Administrator authority to act on any specific type of Variance, Minor Exception, or Conditional Use Permit. Such delegation of authority shall be made by formal resolution and shall be confirmed by action of the city Council. The withdrawal of any authority so delegated to the Zoning Administrator may be accomplished in the same manner as the authority was originally delegated or by formal resolution of the City Council. Section 9250.1. Zoning Administrator. Powers and Duties. The Zoning Administrator is authorized to act on Minor Exceptions, Variances and Conditional Use Permits within the limitations imposed on the Planning Commission by this Chapter when the authority to so act has been delegated as prescribed in this Part. Section (a) 9250.2. Conditional Use Permit, Variance, and Minor Exception Applications. In accordance with the procedures outlined in this Part, application may be made for: (1) Conditional Use Permit for a specific use of land or buildings in a land use district wherein such use may be so conditionally permitted. (2) Variance to use land or buildings in a manner at variance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, or in lieu of a Variance. (3) Minor Exception to obtain a waiver or modification of those Zoning Ordinance provisions which pertain to the following: -1-