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REQUEST The proposed project is a request to amend the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code to establish an ordinance to regulate bail bond uses. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed amendment to the Municipal Code would establish regulations for the operation bail bond uses. The regulations would establish location criteria and operational standards. Below are the standards for the proposed bail bonds ordinance. Bail Bond Proposed Regulations Defmition: Bail bond use shall mean any use or business that is subject to regulation pursuant to California Insurance Code section 1800 et seq., mcluding but not limited to a use or business of a bail agent, a bail permittee, or a bail solicitor. Service use: 5: 1000 Professional zone with a Conditional Use Permit . Must be within 2,000 feet of a jail facility . 0 Separation criteria: 150 feet trom residential zone * . No living quarters allowed: No showers nor kitchens . Not permitted as a home occupation . Exterior site lighting in compliance with Police Department requirements * . No exterior telephones, outdoor vending machines or other attractive nuisances * . Post a sign prohibiting loitering pursuant to P.C. 602 * . Limit neon lighting around building * . Establish additional sign criteria * Limit window si a e ical conditions of a roval for 24-hour busmesses Parkin Zones Permitted Location Criteria Operational Standards * these antici ated standards are RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST The following is an analysis of potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed amendment to the Municipal Code to establish an ordinance to regulate bail bond uses. The analysis is based upon the City of Santa Ana Environmental Check List. The analysis focuses on impacts associated with approval of the proposed amendment to the municipal code. 7 5~~12