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75B. PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2014 -02 TO <br />ADOPT AN ADAPTIVE REUSE ORDINANCE — CITY OF SANTA ANA, <br />APPLICANT (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2) - Planning and Building Agency <br />Planning Commission approved MOTION on October 27, 2014 by a vote of 6 -02 <br />(Alderete absent). <br />Legal Notice published in the Orange County Reporter on November 7, 2014. <br />Interim Executive Director of Planning and Building, Karen Haluza presented <br />staff report. <br />DESCRIPTION <br />• Adopt an Adaptive Reuse Ordinance <br />• Amend the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) <br />• Identify Incentive Areas for Adaptive Reuse Projects <br />BACKGROUND <br />• The SAMC is silent on provisions for the adaptive reuse of buildings <br />• The new ordinance would allow alternate and compatible uses beyond those <br />currently in place within the standard Zoning Code <br />• The ordinance would encourage preservation and reinvestment <br />• Research efforts examined similar ordinances in Los Angeles, Long Beach, <br />Pasadena and Phoenix <br />Key elements of Proposed code <br />• Establishes project incentive areas. <br />• Creates a criteria for eligible buildings — pre -1974. <br />• Reduces development standards. <br />• Provides flexibility in meeting the building code. <br />M1403RUTLxlV-1:6yIaK <br />s <br />o <br />t <br />Examples of eligible buildings provided <br />Strategic Plan Alignment <br />■ Goal 3: Economic Development <br />CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 29 NOVEMBER 18, 2014 <br />1 OA -29 <br />