CORRESPONDENCE - 75E (GENERAL COMMENTS)

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and other shopping and conveniences located east. The final EIR should include concrete measures of how through traffic will be curtailed. Conservation Element Objective 1.2: Provide sufficient water of adequate quality for all users Southern California is in a continual and prolonged drought. The EIR does not address recently enacted permanent water rationing laws, SB 606 and AB 1668. The final EIR should study these laws. Energy Element Goal 1: To reduce consumption of non-renewable energy. The EIR does not discuss how a high density project of this scale reduces consumption of non-renewable energy. The final EIR should study how this will be addressed. Housing Element, Goal 2: A diversity of quality housing, affordability levels, and living experiences that accommodate Santa Ana's residents and workforce of all household types, income levels, and age groups to foster an inclusive community. Magnolia will target potential residents of high to moderate income levels, and its luxurious amenities are designed to attract a certain demographic. It does not include any low income housing, thus is not inclusive of lower income individuals or families. Policy HE -2. 3: Rental Housing. Encourage the construction of rental housing for Santa Ana's residents and workforce, including a commitment to very low, low, and moderate -income residents and moderate -income Santa Ana workers. Magnolia will target potential residents of high to moderate income levels, and its luxurious amenities are designed to attract a certain demographic. It does not include any very low or low income housing, thus is not inclusive of lower income individuals or families and will not contribute to a solution to the current housing affordability crisis. Land Use Element, Policy 2.10 Support new development which is harmonious in scale and character with existing development in the area; and Policy 5.2 Protect the community from incompatible land uses. The massive scale and contemporary urban design of Magnolia is not harmonious with the historic character of Park Santiago and its single-family residences. Most of the homes were built in the 1930s through 1950s and their unique character is reflective of these time periods. The incompatibility of the project is further exacerbated by its massive scale, height, density, and immediate adjacency. Policy 1.4: Maintain at least a level of service "D" on arterial street intersections, except in major development areas. The draft EIR indicates that at least one intersection in the vicinity, Grand Avenue and Santa Clara Avenue, operates at an unacceptable LOS. The additional traffic created during the construction phase and once the project is occupied, will further degrade this and other intersections. Of utmost concern, Park Santiago is already subjected to heavy cut -through traffic, as rush hour commuters speed through the neighborhood streets from Main Street to Grand Avenue. The Waze navigation app includes Park Santiago streets as an alternate route of travel! The additional traffic, estimated at 2,896 additional daily trips, will only worsen these unacceptable dangerous conditions. The final EIR should include a further study of parking and traffic impact during and after construction throughout Park Santiago and particularly on Bush Street, Spurgeon Street, Edgewood Road, Virginia Avenue, Grovemont Street, Larchmont Avenue, Santa Clara Avenue, Santiago Street, and Lincoln Avenue. The study should include observations of the frequency of traffic violations, including the current and ongoing problem of excessive