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Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2016 -03 — Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code April 18, 2017 Page 2 standards. The amendment changes standards for single family -homes in the R -2 zoning district from A -1 to R -1 in order to provide consistent development standards for single - family residences in other residential zones. 3. Specific Development (SD) Site Plan Review Sec. 41 -593.4 - Site plan review approval by the Planning Commission is required for development projects proposed within any specific development (SD) district. The proposed amendment will allow future changes to projects with an SD zone to be approved by staff (consistent with the intent of the SD zone) instead of the Planning Commission. 4. Minor Exceptions for Parking Sec. 41 -593.5 - Minor Exceptions to allow reductions in parking are limited to shared parking proposals, non - integrated parking, and tandem parking subject to review and approval by the Zoning Administrator. The proposed amendment will give the Planning Manager authority to approve or disapprove minor exceptions, as defined in the Code, for parking. 5. Planning Commission Approval Authority of Discretionary Actions Sec. 41 -638.1 and 41 -639 - The Planning Commission holds public hearings and makes a determination to approve or deny variances, conditional use permits and minor exceptions. Decisions made by the Planning Commission are then placed on the City Council's consent calendar for confirmation. The proposed change will streamline the development process by making all decisions made by the Planning Commission final. Parties aggrieved by the Planning Commission's determination have the ability to appeal the decision to the City Council. Further, if the Council is dissatisfied with the action of the Planning Commission or is of the opinion that the matter is of such magnitude as to be of special interest to the people of the City of Santa Ana it may, by majority vote, set the matter for a public hearing to be held at a regular or adjourned meeting with public notification made by the Planning Division as was required for the initial hearing. 6. Development Project Plan Approval Sec. 41 -668 and Sec. 41 -669 - Development project review is required for the construction of any new building or buildings, or additions to any existing building or buildings, of 500 square feet or more, or if the cost exceeds $50,000.00. The amendment increases the threshold from 500 square feet to 2,500 square feet, which will substantially expedite the development process for smaller projects and reduce the cost for development processing. 7. Change of Use Exception Sec. 41 -1309 and 41- 1309.1 - The proposed change of use exception will allow the change of certain uses within an existing building up to 2,500 square feet in size without the need to provide additional parking and loading spaces. 8. Parking Standards Sec. 41 -1341 thru 1411 - The current parking standards are outdated and do not reflect the urban setting of Orange County today. This proposed adjustment will 75A -2