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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION <br />NO. 2026-02 AMENDING THE ZONING FOR THE <br />PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 2101 AND 2109 EAST SANTA <br />CLARA AVENUE (APNS: 396-261-26 AND 396-261-38) <br />FROM GENERAL AGRICULTURAL (Al) TO ARTERIAL <br />COMMERCIAL (C5) <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. The Planning and Building Agency ("PBA") is requesting approval of <br />Amendment Application (AA) No. 2026-02, to change the zoning district <br />designation of two properties located at 2101 and 2109 East Santa Clara <br />Avenue (APNs 396-261-26 and 396-261-38) from General Agricultural (Al) <br />to Arterial Commercial (C5) ("Project"). <br />B. Chapter 41, Article I, Division 1, Section 41-1 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code establishes that because of the necessity of segregating the location <br />of residences, businesses, trades and industries; regulating the use of <br />buildings, structures, and land; and regulating the location, height, bulk and <br />size of buildings and structures, the size of yards and open spaces, the City <br />is divided into land -use districts of such number, shape and area as may be <br />considered best suited to carry out these regulations and provide for their <br />enforcement. The regulations are considered necessary in order to: <br />encourage the most appropriate use of land, conserve and stabilize property <br />value, provide adequate open spaces for light and air and to prevent and <br />fight fires, prevent undue concentration of population, lessen congestion on <br />streets and highways, and promote the health, safety and general welfare of <br />the people, all as part of the general plan of the City. The City of Santa Ana <br />has adopted a zoning map which has since been amended from time to time. <br />C. On April 19, 2022, the City adopted the General Plan Update, which went <br />into effect on May 26, 2022. As a result of the 2022 General Plan Update, <br />the subject properties were designated General Commercial (GC) under the <br />General Plan. However, the underlying zoning remained Al, creating an <br />inconsistency between the General Plan and the Zoning Code. <br />D. Government Code Section 65860, first enacted in the early 1970s as part of <br />California's Planning and Zoning Law, requires local zoning ordinances to <br />align with adopted General Plans, establishing the General Plan as the <br />foundational policy document for land use decisions. Cities must amend <br />inconsistent zoning within a reasonable time after General Plan <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />