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EIR No. 2018-01, DA No. 2018-01, GPA No. 2018-06, AA No. 2018-10 2525 North Main Street February 5, 2019 Page 15 center with a strong presence in the region. The project is not in character with the neighborhood, which it shares two sides with, as the neighborhood is comprised of single-family dwellings and the project is a high density multi -family housing project. The proposed project however, has a modern contemporary design with a variety of materials that would fit the design intent of North Main Street. It is common for high density multi -family projects to have a different architectural style than surrounding single-family dwellings as the architectural styles of single-family homes often do not translate well to multi -storied buildings. Historic Neighborhood The City of Santa Ana has two National Register Districts, Downtown Santa Ana and French Park. Park Santiago is not a registered historic district. A total of 32 historic homes have been documented in Park Santiago of the approximately 1,173 homes in the neighborhood with the majority of the homes being more than 50 years old. As part of the EIR (Section 4.4), Cogstone prepared a Historic Resources Report and concluded that the historic homes in Park Santiago will not have the setting and feeling aspects of integrity reduced by construction of the proposed project and thus there is no reduction in the historic significance of the homes. Future opportunity for the neighborhood to become a historic district remains and is a public benefit deal point in the Development Agreement. Project Access Vehicular access is proposed via a driveway on Main Street which would only allow for right -in and right -out turn movements as Main Street has a median that separates north -south street traffic. As proposed, to enter the site when traveling southbound on Main Street residents would have to make a U-turn at Edgewood Road, and to exit the development and travel southbound on Main Street residents would have make a right-hand turn (northbound on Main Street) and make a U- turn at Walkie Way or Main Place Drive. The Traffic Impact Analysis prepared for the project analyzed the impacts of having Main Street as the sole and primary access point and found that operations would not exceed a threshold of significance (DEIR Access Option A). Use of Santiago Park for Access The applicant is proposing secondary access through Santiago Park which would utilize the existing traffic signal at Main Street and Walkie Way/Santiago Park Drive. This would allow for all directional movements to and from the property and reduce the U-turn movements described above. This access option is not a required element for the project, however it was studied as a secondary access option (DEIR Access Option B) in the Traffic Impact Analysis and found to have a less than significant impact. Various portions of the park were developed with Land & Water Conservation grant funding. As a result, a 6(f)(3) boundary map placed the entire park under federal protection to be preserved as outdoor recreational use. Any proposed changes to the park, such as the proposed vehicular access, will require review by the City's Parks & Recreation Department, the Office of Grants and Local Services and National Park Service and replacement of land with new park land of equal 75E-15