NS-2471 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

of this section the term "primary residence" shall have the same definition as under California Health & Safety Code section 50519(b)(1)). Any hotel/motel that rents, lets or otherwise provides for compensation, twenty- five percent (25%) or more of the total number of rooms therein to any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other business entity for occupancy which exceeds 28 consecutive days or 28 days in any 60 day consecutive period shall be deemed to be a transient/residential hotel. No transient/residential hotel may be established in the City after June 7, 1999 unless (a) it was existing on June 7, 1999, and (b) it is permitted by a SP (Specific Plan) or SD (Specific Development) district and then only as a conditional use. Section 7: Section 41.77 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read as follows (new language in bold, repealed language in strikeout): Sec. 41-77. Hotel/Motel. A hotel/motel is any building, or portion of a building, other than a care home e~ m ..... which is designed, occupied, used or intended to be used, rented or hired out as temporary or overnight accommodations for tourists or transients. Such hotel/motel shall containing more than five (5) guestroomsv. O; ............ ~ ~ ................... hotel/motel that contains a kitchen (as defined in section 310.7(3) of the California Building Code) in guest rooms shall be deemed to be an long- term stay business hotel. A hotel/motel that meets the criteria of section 41-139 of this Code shall be deemed to be a transien~residential hotel. Section 8: Sections 41-690.1 through 41-690.4 are added to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read in full as follows (new language in bold): Sec. 41-690.1. Hotels. Amortization of Non-Conforming Transient/residential Any use of real property existing on June 7, 1999, which is a transient/residential hotel as defined in section 41-139 of this Code, but which was constructed, operated, and maintained in compliance with all regulations and design and development standards adopted by the City, shall be regarded as a nonconforming use which may be continued until July 1, 2004. On or before such date, all such nonconforming uses shall be terminated unless an extension of time has been approved in accordance with the provisions of section 41-690.4 below. (a) Abandonment. Notwithstanding the above, any discontinuance or abandonment of the use of any lot or structure as a Ordinance No. NS-2471 Page 5 of 10