City Council

17. Second Reading of Ordinance Approving Amendment Application No. 2023- 01 to Change the Zoning District Designation of the Public Park Located at 1117 S. Standard Avenue from Multiple-Family Residence (R-3) to Open Space Land (O) for Consistency with the General Plan Land Use Designation of Open Space First reading at the November 21, 2023 City Council meeting and approved by a unanimous vote. Published in the Orange County Reporter on November 27, 2023. Department(s): Planning and Building Agency Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance approving Amendment Application No. 2023-01 for Standard and McFadden Public Park located at 1117 S. Standard Avenue; ORDINANCE NO. NS-3054 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2023-01 REZONING THE PROPERTIES LOCATED 1113, 1117, 1121, AND 1125 SOUTH STANDARD AVENUE AND RECOGNIZED AS ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 011-251-17, 011-251-18, 011-251-19, 011- 251-20, 011-251-38 AND 011-251-39 (from Multi-Family Residence (R-3) to Open Space Land (O)); read by title only and waive further reading. 2. Determine that in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines, the project is within the scope of the 2022 Santa Ana General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH No. 2020029087). Furthermore, these actions are categorically exempt from further review per Section 15304 (Class 4 – Minor Alterations of Land) of the CEQA Guidelines. Class 4 consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes. As such, a Notice of Determination, Environmental Review No. 2020-78, will be filed for this project.