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Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-04 <br />October 23, 2017 <br />Page 5 <br />Public Notification <br />The proposed amendments are citywide and the project site is not located within the boundaries of <br />one single neighborhood association. Public. outreach. and notification of the proposed changes to the <br />ordinance was conducted in various manners. Staff held a community meeting with community <br />groups and neighborhood association members from various districts throughout the city in November <br />2016. Staff also met with -Community Linkage Forum'(Coml-ink) in August and September201746 <br />discuss the proposed amendments. Further, staff communicated the proposed changes via phone to <br />various members of the community and held a meeting with housing advocacy groups to discuss the, <br />proposed changes. Comments from these meetings will be summarized and presented to the <br />Planning Commission at the scheduled public hearing. In addition, a notice was published in the <br />Orange County Reporter. At the time of this printing, electronic correspondence pertaining to `the <br />proposed changes has been received from various members of the public and is included with this <br />staff report (Exhibit 5). <br />CEQA Compliance <br />In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CECIA),'the recommended action is <br />exempt from CEQA per Section 15282(h) of the CEQA Guidelines. This exemption applies to the <br />adoption of an ordinance regarding second units to implement the provisions of Sections 65852:1 <br />and 65852.2 of the Government Code. Statutory Exemption No. ER 2017-129 will be filed forthis <br />project, <br />Strategic Plan Alignment <br />Approval of these items supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 (Community Health, Livability, <br />Engagement & Sustainability), Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and support <br />efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods). <br />Conclusion <br />The proposed action would amend several sections of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Based on the <br />analysis provided within this report, staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend that <br />the City Council approve Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-04. <br />Ricardo Soto <br />Associate Planner <br />RS:jm <br />S7PGZ01700-23C712UA17-04 Accessary DAiAing Urf, a.pc <br />75A-11 <br />