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Planning commission formalizes Santa Ana Zoo overflow parking, approves GP and zoning amendments
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend City Council approve a General Plan amendment and a zoning change to formalize and improve the Santa Ana Zoo overflow parking lot at 1801 E. Chestnut Ave., allowing paving, ADA upgrades, EV chargers and about 250 spaces; the environmental document is an MND with mitigation measures.
The Santa Ana Planning Commission voted unanimously (with Commissioner Oliva absent) to recommend City Council approve a General Plan Amendment (2025‑01) and a zoning amendment (2025‑02) to formalize the long‑standing Santa Ana Zoo overflow parking lot at 1801 East Chestnut Avenue.
Acting Public Works Director Rudy Rosas said the changes would reclassify the parcel from open space to general commercial (C2 zoning from A1) so the city can pave and improve the dirt lot, add striping and circulation improvements, provide ADA‑compliant parking, install electric‑vehicle charging stations and create roughly 250 parking spaces to serve peak zoo attendance. Rosas told the commission the…
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