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January 24, 2019 by mailing to owners of property and residents within 500 feet of the <br />Project Site; and <br />WHEREAS, on February 5, 2019, the City Council conducted a duly -noticed <br />public hearing to consider General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, Amendment <br />Application No. 2018-10, and Development Agreement No. 2018-01, and the <br />Environmental Impact Report for the Project, at which hearing members of the public <br />were afforded an opportunity to comment upon General Plan Amendment No. 2018- <br />06. <br />NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: <br />SECTION 2. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT: The City Council has <br />reviewed and certified Environmental Impact Report No. 2018-01, adoption of the <br />Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and Statement of Overriding <br />Consideration for the proposed Project, including this General Plan Amendment No. <br />2018-06. <br />SECTION 3. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: The General Plan Amendment consists <br />of amendments to the Land Use Element and text updates, as shown in Exhibit A, <br />attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. <br />SECTION 4. LOCATION OF DOCUMENTS: The General Plan Amendment, <br />Environmental Impact Report and all supporting documents are on file and available <br />for public review at Santa Ana City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California <br />92702. <br />SECTION 5. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY: The City Council hereby finds that <br />the proposed General Plan Amendment is compatible with the objectives, policies, <br />and general plan land use programs specified in the General Plan for the City of <br />Santa Ana in that: <br />A. The City of Santa Ana has officially adopted a General Plan. <br />B. The land uses authorized by the General Plan Amendment, and the General <br />Plan Amendment itself, are compatible with the objectives, policies, general <br />land uses, and programs specified in the General Plan, for the following <br />reasons: <br />The existing General Plan land use designations for the project is <br />Professional and Administrative Office (PAO), which allows business and <br />professional offices; with a floor area ratio of 1.5. In order to facilitate the <br />construction of a multi -family housing Project with a maximum floor area <br />ratio of 2.28, the land use designation needs to be changed to District <br />Center (DC), which create high intensity, mixed-use urban villages and <br />pedestrian -oriented experiences that support the mid- to high-rise office <br />75E-183 <br />