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Dale Helvig <br /> <br /> <br />EIR AREAS OF CONCERN (continued) <br />PARK SANTIAGO. Park Santiago is not a registered historic district, but it is a historic resource <br />and should be treated as such. Under CEQA Guidelines § 15064.5(a), the term "historical <br />resources" includes the following: <br />"(4) The fact that a resource is not listed in, or determined to be eligible for listing in the <br />California Register of Historical Resources, not included in a local register of historical <br />resources (pursuant to section 5020.1(k) of the Public Resources Code), or identified in an <br />historical resources survey (meeting the criteria in section 5024.1(8) of the Public Resources <br />Code) does not preclude a lead agency from determining that the resource may be an <br />historical resource as defined in Public Resources Code sections 5020.1(j) or 5024.1." <br />The EIR response to this comment is: <br />'This policy [Urban Design Element Policy 2.4] is not relevant to the proposed project. As <br />described in Section 4.4, Cultural/Historic Resources, Park Santiago is not identified by the <br />General Plan or other City designation as a historic district." <br />The General Plan Housing Element [page 56] has a section titled Historic Neighborhood <br />Preservation. It states "Santa Ana has residential, commercial, and industrial areas that have <br />cultural or historic significance to the community. Residential neighborhoods include but are <br />not limited to [highlighted for emphasis], French Park, Floral Park, Wilshire Square, Eastside, <br />Washington Square, and Heninger Park residential neighborhoods. The City is also known for its <br />historic Mexican barrios, including the Logan, Lacy, Delhi, and Santa Anita neighborhoods, which <br />date to the late 1880s. Several of these are recognized as historical districts, while others are <br />not. In addition to preservation strategies for individual structures, the City could explore <br />strategies to identify and preserve neighborhoods or elements thereof that are locally <br />considered worthy of preservation efforts, but not necessarily individually eligible for a formal <br />state or national historic designation." <br />Page 6 of 17 <br />