75C - PH - AMEND ZONING WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE

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LS 12.9.15 RESOLUTION NO. 2016- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SANTA ANA WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A, The City of Santa Ana previously adopted Article XVI of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, "Water Efficient Landscape Standards ". Due to the passage of Executive Order (EO B- 29 -15) in April 2015, the City is amending its ordinance to comply with such Order. To assist in the regulation of and implementation of the updated water conservation ordinance, the City Council desires to approve and adopt an interrelated set of guidelines titled "Guidelines for Implementation of the City of Santa Ana Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance" ( "Guidelines "). B. The purpose of the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance update cannot be fully advanced without the regulations established in the Guidelines attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A. Section 2. Environmental Findings. A. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the proposed project is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15307, which is a categorical exemption applying is projects that implements State law to protect water resources. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2015 -114 will be filed for this project. B. The following findings have been made as referenced in CEQA, Section 15300.2: Significant effect. The project shall not be used for an activity where there is reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environmental due to unusual circumstances. The proposed Water Efficiency and Landscape Ordinance and Guidelines will help to conserve natural resources, Resolution No. 2016 -XXX Page 1 of 5 75C -19