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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1866
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING SECTIONS 41-247, 4~-247.5
AND 41-252 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL
CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS 41-253 AND
41-254 TO ALLOW MULTIPLE FAMILY
DWELLINGS IN THE R2 DISTRICT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the title of Division 4 of Article 3 of
Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read
as follows:
DIVISION 4. R2 (TWO-FAMILY AND LOW-DENSITY
MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE)
SECTION 2: That Section 41-247 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 41-247. Uses permitted in the R2 district.
The following uses are permitted in the R2 district.
(a) Ail uses permitted in the Ri district pursuant
to section 41-232.
(b) One-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, and
multiple-family dwellings containing three (3) or four (4)
dwelling units.
(c) Parking lots, provided that the parking lot is
used for off-street parking incidental to a commercial use
located on an adjacent parcel zoned for commercial or industrial
uses, and provided the parking lot is developed and maintained
in accordance with a site plan approved pursuant to section
41-252(c).
SECTION 3: That Section 41-247.5 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 41-247.5. Uses subject to a conditional
use permit in the R2 district.
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(a) Any use which may be permitted in the Ri district
subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit pursuant
to section 41-232.5 may likewise be permitted in the R2 district
subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit.
(b) Multiple-family dwellings containing more than
four (4) dwelling units may be permitted in the R2 district
subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit.
SECTION 4: That Section 41-252 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 41-252. Off-street parking in the R2 district.
(a) Off-street parking shall be provided in the
manner prescribed in Article IV of this chapter.
(b) Each dwelling unit shall have an attached two (2)
car garage with direct access between the dwelling unit and
the garage.
(c) Any parking lot permitted pursuant to section
41-247(c) shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) To the extent that the lot on which the
parking lot is located is adjacent to other resi-
dentially zoned property, or separated therefrom
only by a public right-of-way, a landscaped
planter of at least ten (10) feet in width shall
be installed and maintained along the lot line;
provided, however, such minimum width require-
ment may be modified to accommodate unusual-cir-
cumstances or special design constraints.
(2) Required landscaped areas shall include,
at a minimum, one fifteen-gallon canopy tree, one
five-gallon tree, and five (5) five-gallon shrubs
for every thirty (30) feet of length of the land-
scaped area. The trees and shrubs shall be mature
and capable of acting as an effective buffer between
the parking lot and nearby residentially zoned
property.
(3) A decorative masonry block wall, at
least six (6) feet high and six (6) inches wide,
shall.be constructed and maintained on the interior
line of all required landscaped areas. A four-foot
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high decorative masonry block wall shall be con-
structed to the rear of the required ten-foot
boundary landscaping where such landscaping is
oriented to a residential street.
(4)
shall not
primarily
Vehicle access to and from the parking lot
be from a street which provides access
to nearby residentially zoned property.
(5) A fully dimensioned site plan showing all
parking spaces, vehicle access and landscaping treat-
ment shall be submitted in duplicate to the planning
manager. Each such site plan, or subsequent revision
thereof, shall be approved, conditionally approved,
or denied by the planning manager depending on its
conformity with the requirements of this section.
Any person may appeal the decision of the planning
manager to the planning commission, whose decision
shall be final.
SECTION 5: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended by
adding a section, to be numbered 41-253, which said section
reads as follows:
Sec. 41-253. Density in the R2 district.
The number of dwelling units on any lot in the R2
district shall not exceed the density prescribed by the
general plan or one 01) dwelling unit for each 3000 square feet of
lot area, whichever is less.
SECTION
amended
section
6: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
by adding a section, to be numbered 41-254, which said
reads as follows:
Sec. 41-255. Building separation in the R2 district.
Any building in the R2 district which contains one or
more dwelling units shall be separated from any other such
building by at least fifteen (15) feet.
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SECTION 7: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
or competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would
have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or uncon-
stitutional.
SECTION 8: Neither the adoption of this Ordinance nor the
repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed
as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating
to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal
provision applicable to any cash deposit in lieu thereof, re-
quired to be posted, filed or deposit pursuant to any ordinance
and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall
continue in full force and effect.
ADOPTED this 15th day of September , 1986.
ATTE ST:
~/an'ice C. Guy
Clerk of the CounCil
Daniel E. Griset
Mayor
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Griset Aye
Acosta Absent
Hart Aye
Johnson Ave
Luxembourger ~
McGuigan Aye
Young ~
AP~O FORM:
Edward/~. Cogper
City A~t~