City Council

25. Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2025­01 and Ordinance Amendment No. 2025­01 to Amend Portions of Chapter 41 (Zoning) and Chapter 8 (Buildings and Structures) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Relating to Group Homes and Land Use Definitions Legal notice published in the OC Reporter on August 20, 2025. Department(s): Planning and Building Agency Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a second reading of and adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2025­01 and Ordinance Amendment No. 2025­01 to amend several sections of Chapter 41 (Zoning) and to add Article of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Relating to Group Homes and Land Use Definitions Legal notice published in the OC Reporter on August 20, 2025. Department(s): Planning and Building Agency Recommended Action: 1. Conduct a second reading of and adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2025­01 and Ordinance Amendment No. 2025­01 to amend several sections of Chapter 41 (Zoning) and to add Article XXIII to Chapter 8 (Buildings and Structures) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code relating to the location, licensing, permitting, and operational requirements for group homes and land use definitions. ORDINANCE NO. NS­3084 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 41 (ZONING) AND CHAPTER 8 (BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES) OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO GROUP HOMES AND LAND USE DEFINITIONS, REGULATING SUCH USES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DISABLED AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3), 15061(C)(2), 15060(C)(3), AND/OR 15301 2. Determine that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15061(b)(3), and 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines.