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REQUEST EOR <br />Planning Commission Action <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 23, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — FILED BY THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA FOR ZONING ORDINANCE <br />AMENDMENT NO. 2017-04 TO AMEND <br />PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 41 OF THE <br />SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE -RELATING <br />TO. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,3) <br />Prepared by .Ricardo Soto <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />El As Recommender) <br />L1 As Amended <br />EI Set Publlc Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />❑ Applicant's , Request <br />❑ Staff I p9mmenrlation <br />:CONTINUED TO <br />�` <br />-� - <br />Acting Executive Director Acting Planni g Manao' <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance :approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment <br />No. 2017-04 to revise Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). <br />Request of the Applicant <br />The City of Santa Ana is'requesting amendments to. Chapter 41 'of the SAMC, which will include <br />Section 41-150.5 (Definitions), Section 41-194 (Second dwelling unit - Standards), and Section 41- <br />236 (R1 — Single Family Residence). <br />Project Description <br />The proposed amendments to Chapter 41 of the SAMC would replace the Citys second unit <br />ordinance, established in 2003, with a new'accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance (Exhibit1). The. <br />ordinance will incorporate new provisions of the state ADU law (AB 2299 and SB 1.069) .that took <br />effect January 1, 2017; and introduce new provisions to regulate the size and location of ADUs in <br />Santa Ana while taking into account the unique characteristics'of the city. <br />Background <br />Second dwelling units,,also, known as ADUs, refer to a second home on a property with a preexisting <br />primary home. Accessory dwelling units are seen by many as an important housing option, <br />particularly in cities that have a shortage of housing. They offer a smaller, often more affordable <br />option for renters, allow family members such .as seniors or young people a convenient housing <br />option, and offer important assistance for homeowners in paying their mortgage. However, many <br />existing homeowners express concerns about the impacts of ADUs on privacy, traffic, parking, and <br />neighborhood character. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />7501-5 <br />