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activation of underutilized land along an arterial corridor, the proposed zone <br />change supports long-term economic vitality, employment opportunities, and <br />fiscally productive land uses consistent with the adopted General Plan. <br />G. On February 23, 2026, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public <br />hearing and voted to recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance <br />approving Amendment Application No. 2026-02. <br />H. For the reasons contained herein, and each of them, Amendment <br />Application No. 2026-02 is hereby found and determined to be consistent <br />with the intent and purpose of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code; <br />thus, changing the zoning district is found to be consistent with the General <br />Plan of the City of Santa Ana and is otherwise justified by the public <br />necessity, convenience, and general welfare. <br />Section 2, The Amendment Application consists of amendments to the Zoning <br />Map, as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. <br />Section 3. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information <br />contained in the analysis performed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act <br />(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines. In accordance with CEQA Section 15162, the Project <br />is not subject to additional environmental review, as it is within the scope of the 2022 <br />Santa Ana General Plan EIR (SCH No. 2020029087), which was certified in conjunction <br />with adoption of the General Plan Update. Section 15162 prohibits preparation of a <br />subsequent or supplemental EIR unless substantial changes are proposed to the project, <br />substantial changes occur in the circumstances under which the project is undertaken, or <br />new information of substantial importance becomes available that was not known and <br />could not have been known at the time the prior EIR was certified. <br />The proposed zone change is a City -initiated corrective action that aligns zoning with the <br />GC land use designation adopted through the 2022 General Plan Update and does not <br />authorize any new development, construction, or change in intensity beyond what was <br />previously analyzed in the General Plan EIR. The land use designation and development <br />assumptions associated with the proposed zoning were fully evaluated in the certified <br />General Plan EIR. In the 2022 General Plan, the parcels were re -designated General <br />Commercial (GC), which encompasses commercial zoning districts intended for highly <br />visible and accessible shopping opportunities along arterial corridors, such as C-5, <br />supporting a range of retail, service, recreational, cultural, business, and educational <br />uses. No substantial changes to the project, no changes in circumstances, and no new <br />information requiring major revisions to the EIR have been identified. Accordingly, no <br />subsequent or supplemental EIR is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section <br />15162. <br />In addition, the proposed zoning amendment is exempt from further environmental review <br />under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (the "Common Sense Exemption"), as it can <br />be seen with certainty that the action will not result in a significant effect on the <br />environment. The zone change is administrative and policy -implementing in nature, <br />serves to maintain consistency between the Zoning Code and the General Plan pursuant <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />