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evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required <br /> pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA <br /> Guidelines, a Negative Declaration adequately addresses the expected <br /> environmental impacts of this Ordinance. On the basis of this review, the City <br /> Council finds that there is no evidence from which it can be fairly argued that the <br /> project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. The City Council <br /> hereby certifies and approves the negative declaration and directs that the Notice of <br /> Determination be prepared and filed with the County Clerk of the County of Orange <br /> in the manner required by law. <br /> Pursuant to Title XIV, California Code of Regulations ("CCR") § 735.5(c)(1), <br /> the City Council has determined that, after considering the record as a whole, there <br /> is no evidence that the proposed project will have the potential for any adverse <br /> effect on wildlife resources or the ecological habitat upon which wildlife resources <br /> depend. The proposed project exists in an urban environment characterized by <br /> paved concrete, roadways, surrounding buildings and human activity. Therefore, <br /> pursuant to Fish and Game Code § 711.2 and Title XIV, CCR § 735.5(a)(3), the <br /> payment of Fish and Game Department filing fees is not required in conjunction <br /> with this project. <br /> Section 3. Section 41-240 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended <br /> <br /> to comply with AB 1881, such that it reads as follows: <br /> Sec. 41-240. Landscaping standards in the R1 district. <br /> In the R1 district, all yards shall be landscaped. Each residential unit shall <br /> meet the following minimum requirements: <br /> (a) Front yard: <br /> (1) One (1)twenty-four-inch box canopy tree. <br /> (2) All trees shall be double-staked. <br /> (3) Six (6) five-gallon size shrubs and ten (10) one-gallon size <br /> herbaceous perennials/shrubs as a foundation planting. <br /> (4) Turf or acceptable dry climate ground cover: <br /> a. Turf shall be drought tolerant variety and planted as sod or <br /> hydroseed. <br /> b. Ground cover shall be well-rooted cuttings from flats and <br /> planted at appropriate spacing for that particular plant material. <br /> Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br /> Page 2 of 22 <br /> 11 B-2 <br /> <br />