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MOTION: Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-01 to revise certain sections of Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. MOTION: Verino SECOND: Bacerra VOTE: AYES: Bacerra, Contreras -Leo Verino (6) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Alderete (1) McLoughlin, Mendoza, Nguyen, WORK STUDY CALENDAR ITEMS 3. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE Associate Planner Soto provided a presentation which included a description and types of ccessory Dwelling Units (ADU), background information on the 2003 State Granny Flat Ordinance and city ordinance regulating units, on the new state law effective January 2017 making the city's ordinance null and void, conversion of existing spaces, parking requirements and exceptions, park deficient areas, development standards, and definition of transit proximity map. Mr. Soto noted a draft of the ordinance is available on the city's webpage and is scheduled to be presented at the October 23 Planning Commission meeting. Discussion ensued on the replacement parking of a converted garage into bedroom, transit proximity, design standards and guidelines, setbacks, parking in historic districts, park deficient guidelines and parking. The following spoke on the matter: • Julie Humphreys provided a handout which included a park deficient area map, draft ordinance and State statute; noted State has declared a housing crisis; the city should promote the construction of ADUs and not place barriers and limitations; and noted the terms of the draft ordinance are more restrictive than required by the State. • Gil Salmon, Heninger Park resident, noted concern on overly restrictive language and that ADUs are not allowed in park deficient areas; people are living in small places with multiple families; noted minimum lot size should be brought down from 6,000 sf to 5,000 sf; and spoke on the high cost for a minor exception. • Mary Thornton, Wilshire Square resident, spoke on the large number of rentals and illegal units; strongly in favor of the draft ordinance as written by staff as a result of feedback from community meetings; noted that the state public health and safety impact requirement should be taken into account; favors owner -occupied deed restrictions; encouraged to work with an agency to have units as affordable and incorporate into the ordinance. • Tim Rush, Wilshire Square resident, spoke on the need for a provision that would provide the inspection of the garage when an ADU is approved to make sure it is available for parking only and not for storage or rented out. 4. WATER WISE LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE VIDEO Senior Planner McCann spoke on the Water Wise Landscape Ordinance that was approved a couple of years ago and presented a video which was produced through a collaboration of other cities. The video is available on-line along with handouts related to landscaping to assist developers. COMMENTS 5. STAFF COMMENTS — None PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 3 OCTOBER 9, 2017