NS-2473 - Amending Sections of Santa Ana Municipal Code Relating to Establishment of Clubs, Fraternal Orders, and Lodges as Conditionally Permitted Uses in the City's Professional ...

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ORDINANCE NO. NS -2473 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 41-33 AND 41-313.5 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CLUBS, FRATERNAL ORDERS AND LODGES AS CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES IN THE CITY'S PROFESSIONAL (P) ZONING DISTRICT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: At its regular meeting of January 16, 2001, this city council directed staff to prepare an zoning ordinance amendment to amend the city's Professional (P) zoning district to allow bona fide clubs, fraternal orders and lodges to be permitted as a conditionally permitted use. The city council also desires to amend the current definition of the phrase "club, fraternity and lodge in the city's municipal code" so as to ensure that only bona fide institutions can seek a conditional use permit. Since many of these uses also seek licenses from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control ("ABC"), consistency would be served by incorporating the State's definition. The planning commission, following a duly noticed public hearing held on May 14, 2001, recommended that the city council adopt this ordinance. SECTION 2: The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the initial study and the negative declaration prepared with respect to this Ordinance. The City Council has, as a result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines, a Negative Declaration adequately addresses the expected environmental impacts of this Ordinance. On the basis of this review, the City Council finds that there is no evidence from which it can be faidy argued that the project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. The City Council hereby certifies and approves the negative declaration and directs that the Notice of Determination be prepared and filed with the County Clerk of the County of Orange in the manner required by law. Pursuant to Title XIV, California Code of Regulations ("CCR") § 735.5(c)(1), the City Council has determined that, after considering the record as a whole, there is no evidence that the proposed project will have the potential for any adverse effect on wildlife resources or the ecological habitat upon which wildlife resources depend. The proposed project exists in an urban environment characterized by paved concrete, roadways, Ordinance No. NS-2473 Page 1 of 4