Santa Ana Municipal Code Art. I In General

The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for the adoption and amendment of elements of the general plan of the City of Santa Ana and for the adoption and amendment of specific plans and to specify certain responsibilities regarding the implementation of such plans.

(Ord. No. NS-2144, § 1, 9-16-91)

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Amendment includes alteration, repeal, deletion, and/or replacement.

Director shall mean the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency of the City of Santa Ana and his or her designated representatives within the planning division.

Planning division shall mean the planning division of the Planning and Building Agency of the City of Santa Ana.

Plan adoption or amendment shall mean any of the following: The adoption of one (1) or more elements of the general plan, the amendment of any part or parts of the general plan, the adoption of a specific plan, or the amendment of a specific plan.

(Ord. No. NS-2144, § 1, 9-16-91)

(a) The provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 65100) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California, as it may from time to time be amended, shall have no application to or in the City of Santa Ana, except to the extent any such provision is either (1) applicable to or in charter cities, or (2) adopted by reference in this chapter. However, with regard to state laws which make reference to general plans or specific plans and which are applicable to or in charter cities, the general plan of the City of Santa Ana, as adopted and amended pursuant to this chapter, shall have the same force and effect within the City of Santa Ana as general plans adopted and amended pursuant to such Chapter 3 have within general law cities, and specific plans adopted pursuant to this chapter shall have the same force and effect within the City of Santa Ana as specific plans adopted and amended pursuant to such Chapter 3 have in general law cities.

(b) The planning division shall be the "planning agency" of the City of Santa Ana for purposes of all state laws which make reference to a "planning agency" and which are applicable to or in the City of Santa Ana.

(Ord. No. NS-2144, § 1, 9-16-91)

A specific plan is a plan adopted pursuant to this chapter which provides for the systematic implementation of the general plan in the City of Santa Ana or any specified part thereof. A specific plan shall be consistent with the general plan.

(Ord. No. NS-2144, § 1, 9-16-91)