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ORDINANCE NO. NS -2937 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 41 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) requires updates periodically in order to address current housing trends. B. The intent of the small lot subdivision ordinance is to promote affordable ownership housing opportunities for Santa Ana residents by providing flexible development standards and maintenance instruments, and to establish a reasonable and uniform regulatory framework for the subdivision of land into small lots. C. On November 13, 2017, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing and voted to recommend that the City Council adopt Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-05. D. The City Council, on December 19, 2017, held a duly noticed public hearing regarding this ordinance and has considered all testimony presented thereto. Section 2. The proposed ordinance has been reviewed with respect to applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq.). The project is exempt from CEQA as it can be seen with certainty that there is no impact on the environment [Section 15061(b) (3)] and a Notice of Exemption will be filed upon adoption of this ordinance. Section 3. Article XX. — Small Lot Subdivisions is hereby added to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read as follows: ARTICLE XX. — SMALL LOT SUBDIVISIONS Sec. 41-2100. — Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish a reasonable and uniform regulatory framework for the subdivision of land into small lots. Small lot subdivisions are intended Ordinance No. NS -2937 Page 1 of 6