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<br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-2697 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA ADDING ARTICLE XI TO CHAPTER 34 OF THE <br />SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A <br />PROCEDURE FOR THE VOLUNTARY MERGER OF <br />PARCELS <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1: The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: <br /> <br />A. The City is authorized pursuant to Government Code section 6499.20% to <br />establish by ordinance a process for the voluntary merger of one or more parcels of <br />land provided they are contiguous and under common ownership. <br /> <br />B. Section 21 080(b)(1) of the Public Resources Code provides that the <br />provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") do not apply to ministerial <br />projects proposed to be carried out or approved by public agencies. Title 14, California <br />Code of Regulations, section 15268, part of the State CEQA Guidelines, provides that the <br />decision as to what is "ministerial" can most appropriately be made by the public agency <br />involved, and that each public agency should identify or itemize those projects and <br />actions which are deemed ministerial. Pursuant to this authority, and section 15305 <br />(Class 5 categorical exemption) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the voluntary merger of <br />parcels set forth by this ordinance is a ministerial project exempt from CEQA. <br /> <br />C. Pursuant to CEQA, the City has adopted Categorical Exemption <br />No. 2005-167 for the adoption of this Ordinance. <br /> <br />SECTION 2: Article XI is added to Chapter 34 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />to read in full as follows: <br /> <br />ARTICLE XI - VOLUNTARY MERGER OF PARCELS <br /> <br />Sec. 34-170. Voluntary Merger of Parcels. <br /> <br />Pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code section <br />6499.20%, a merger and certificate of merger of existing adjoining parcels <br />of real property may be authorized by the Executive Director of Planning <br />and Building ("Executive Director"), and filed for record by the county <br />recorder only where the Executive Director makes all of the following <br />findings, after consultation with the Public Works Agency: <br /> <br />11 A-1 <br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-2697 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />