Item 26 - Final Extension of Moratorium for Industrial Uses in Specific Development No. 84

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Ordinance No. NS -XXXX Page 8 of 11 •The City Council also determined that prevention of detrimental impacts to residents, the public interest, health, safety and welfare required the immediate enactment of the urgency ordinance and that the absence of the urgency ordinance will create a serious threat to the orderly and effective implementation of any code amendments, general plan amendments or specific plan amendments which may be adopted by the City; industrial business uses may be in conflict with or frustrate the contemplated updates and revisions to the Code. Moreover, permitting such uses during said studies and implementation would create impacts on the public health, safety and welfare that the City Council, in adopting the ordinance, found to be unacceptable; and WHEREAS, since the adoption of the Moratorium, City staff has been in the process of gathering data and researching the impact of these industrial uses in the TZC as set forth in the report issued by the City Council on April 1, 2025; and WHEREAS, there is a need to study further the issues associated with industrial uses in the TZC and the impact that these uses have on the adjacent residential neighborhoods and their residents; and WHEREAS, City staff, the Planning Commission, and the City Council each require a reasonable period of time to study the existing SD-84/TZC and to evaluate if further, permanent action to address the land use conflicts in the TZC is necessary; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to extend the Moratorium for a period of one (1)year, or until the City Council adopts an ordinance addressing the issues raised, whichever occurs first; and WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing on April 15, 2024, the City Council heard testimonial evidence and all other evidence submitted from members of the public that were present and from City staff. The City Council reviewed, analyzed, considered and studied all oral and written testimony and evidence presented at the public hearing, including staff reports and presentations of City staff. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana does ordain as follows: Section 1. The recitals above are each incorporated by reference and adopted as findings by the City Council. Section 2. The City Council finds that there is a current and immediate threat to public health, safety and welfare posed by industrial uses in SD-84, also known as, the TZC. If an industrial business use is permitted in the TZC without further review and