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J. Zoning, permitting, and other police power regulations, such as those employed in this ordinance, are legitimate, reasonable means of accountability to help protect the quality of life in the City of Santa Ana and to help ensure that all operators of bail bond uses comply with reasonable regulations. Conditional uses are those uses which have a special impact or uniqueness such that their effect on the surrounding environment cannot be determined in advance of the use being proposed for a particular location, making impractical their inclusion in any classes of use set forth in the various zoning districts and, therefore, to warrant special consideration. Each zoning district in the City already contains numerous conditional uses. For example, in the City's Professional (P) zoning district many of uses open for business between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. and located near residential zoned or used property requires a conditional use permit. A conditional use requirement for bail bond uses is justified because the impacts of a proposed use cannot be determined in advance of the use being proposed for a particular location. As such the conditional use permit will allow for a case-by-case analysis of the location, design, configuration and impact of the proposed use to be conducted by comparing such use to established standards. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, which are repeated herein, are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of section 418 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter. On August 9, 2004, following a duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission by a vote of 6:0:1 (Lutz abstained) voted to recommend the City Council adopt this ordinance. K. L. M. 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 fairly 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 75C-4 Ordinance No. NS-XXXX Page 3 of 8