10-24-2023 SB 9 Units and Lot SplitsCITY OF ORANGE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT:
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO LOT SPLITS AND SECOND
DWELLING UNITS IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES ALLOWED AS A
RESULT OF SENATE BILL 9
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Orange will hold a Public
Hearing at a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., or
as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at the City Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue,
Orange to consider the following request:
SUBJECT: Approval of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Title 16
(Subdivisions) and Title 17 (Zoning) of the Orange Municipal Code by enacting ministerial standards
applicable to lot splits in single-family residential zones allowed as a result of SB 9, enacting
ministerial standards applicable to the location, access, size and setback of second dwelling units in
single-family residential zones allowed as a result of SB 9, and adding and revising definitions to
clarify said development standards.
APPLICANT: City of Orange
LOCATION: Single-Family Residential Zones Citywide
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: As stated in the California Department of Housing and
Community Development SB 9 Fact Sheet: “…the preparation and adoption of the ordinance is not
considered a project under CEQA. In other words, the preparation and adoption of the ordinance is
statutorily exempt from CEQA.” The subject Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3)
and 15061(b)(3) because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical
change in the environment, because there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on the
environment, and it is not a "project", as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines. In
the unlikely event the Ordinance would constitute a project under CEQA, it is exempt from the
provisions of CEQA per State CEQA Guideline 15321 (Class 21, Enforcement Actions by
Regulatory Agencies) because it is an action taken by the City as a regulatory agency, as authorized
by local ordinance, to regulate as authorized by SB 9, the processing of lot splits and applications for
construction of second dwelling units in single-family residential zones in order to prevent a public
nuisance. As such, no further analysis is warranted or required.
FURTHER INFORMATION:All interested persons may submit comments and may be heard on
any relevant matter relating to the proposed action by mail, eComment, voicemail or in-person, as
set forth in the October 24, 2023, City Council agenda. To obtain further information about the
project, please contact Chad Ortlieb, Principal Planner, Planning Division, City of Orange, 300 East
Chapman Avenue via telephone (714) 744-7237 or e-mail at cortlieb@cityoforange.org.
Dated: October 12, 2023 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
PHONE: (714)744-5500 BY: PAMELA COLEMAN, CITY CLERK