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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 18, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — ZONING ORDINANCE <br />AMENDMENT NO. 2016 -03 TO AMEND <br />CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 41 OF <br />THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE — <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA, APPLICANT <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2) <br />C Y MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />r1:7 161F /AW <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2016 -03. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br />At its regular meeting on March 13, 2017, by a vote of 6:0 (Mendoza absent), the Planning <br />Commission recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Zoning <br />Ordinance Amendment No. 2016 -03 to amend various sections of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code (SAMC) pertaining to two - family residences, site plan review, development <br />project approval, off - street parking and other administrative items. The Planning Commission <br />made no changes to the modifications outlined in the attached staff report (Exhibit A). <br />DESCRIPTION <br />Staff is proposing to amend several sections of Chapter 41 of the SAMC to streamline certain permit <br />processes, clarify and revise certain standards, comply with changes in state and federal laws, and <br />respond to current economic trends. <br />The following provides a brief summary of the recommended solutions to the eight key areas of <br />concerns identified by the Planning Division staff and the public: <br />1. Wireless Facilities Sec. 41- 198.13 - Currently, conditional use permits for wireless facilities that <br />are valid for five years. The amendment increases the time period to ten years in compliance <br />with determinations made by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). <br />2. Two - Family Residence (R -2) Section 41 -246 - In the R -2 zoning district, single - family <br />residences are permitted by right, subject to compliance with the General Agricultural (A -1) <br />developments standards. In other districts, single - family homes must meet the R -1 district <br />75A -1 <br />