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Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2016-03 — Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code September 5, 2017 Page 3 7. Appeals from Decisions of Planning Commission and/or Zoning Administrator 41-645(b) — To reflect the changes to Section 41-639, this section was revised to include the date that a project will become effective. 8. 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. 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. Projects less than 2,500 square feet in size will be entitled quicker since site plan review will not be required, thereby saving 5 to 10 weeks of processing time. 9. 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. Additionally, this proposal will allow properties listed on the historic register or within a historic district the ability to change uses without providing parking. Since parking is available within city -owned parking structures or on street metered parking, this change will have minimal impact to these buildings. The business friendly action will expedite the occupancy of vacant tenant spaces by eliminating the need to obtain discretionary approval by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission. This action will also allow the flexibility to replace tenants in existing shopping center or freestanding buildings, which will increase revenue to the City by allowing tenant spaces to be occupied in a more timely manner. 10.Parking Standards Sec. 41-1341 thru 1411 - The current parking standards are outdated, inconsistent with similar size cities in the region and do not reflect the urbanization of Santa Ana. This proposed adjustment ensures that parking standards will meet the parking needs of the project, will not create neighborhood parking problems and will become an economic engine for development. Reasonable parking standards can be used as a positive incentive to attract development to the city. Uses Existing Requirement in spaces per 1,000 sf of floor area Proposed Requirement ins aces per 1,000 sf of floor area) Restaurant 10 spaces 8 spaces Medical Office 6 spaces 5 spaces Exercise Gyms 35 spaces 5.5 spaces Churches 28.5 spaces 20 spaces STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #3 - Economic Development, 75A-3