75I - PH SUNFLOWER DESIGNATION CHANGE

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ER No. 2018-75, May 13, 2019 Page 6 GPA No. 2019-01, & AA No. 2019-01 — Legacy Sunflower Issue Analysis Elementary School, and additional landscaping will provide a buffer between the structure and the school. Compatibility The area in which the project is proposed contains a mix of multiple -family projects that are similar or more intense than the proposed development, duplexes, single-family homes, mixed -use developments, and commercial land uses. The project site does not abut any single-family properties and is similar in scale and architectural style with the residential developments to the south of the project site in the City of Costa Mesa. The project has been designed to avoid circulation impacts on adjacent neighborhoods by locating all three of its driveways on Sunflower Avenue. Residents and visitors to the site will not be able to access the development through any existing neighborhood streets. A comprehensive landscape plan has been designed to assist with the project's integration into the surrounding streetscape. The landscape plan anticipates the eventual widening of Sunflower Avenue to accommodate a bike lane; once the widening is complete, the ground -floor portion of the project along Sunflower Avenue will maintain privacy and landscaping. Regional Housing The Housing Element Annual Progress Report includes a summary of Santa Needs Allocation Ana's progress in meeting its share of the RHNA. There were a total of 1,372 (RHNA) building permits issued for new housing units in 2018, of which 42 percent or 577 housing units are affordable. With these new units, the City substantially exceeds the overall target for Santa Ana's RHNA 204-unit allocation, by over six times. The summary of new housing also exceeds by a multiplier of four the City's adopted Housing Element (2024-2021) goal of developing 405 RHNA units through identified housing opportunity sites. California Environmental Quality Act The applicant submitted a development proposal that requires the approval of several discretionary applications. Given the size and location of the project, as well as the proposed zoning and general plan modifications, environmental review is required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). After completion of the Initial Study for the project, it was determined that the proposed development requires preparation and certification of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). The purpose of an MND is to identify the project's effects on the environment and to indicate the manner in which those significant effects can be mitigated or avoided. To determine what potential effects would be caused by the project, the MND examines environmental issues potentially affected by the project, with potentially significant impacts identified in the Noise, Transportation, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, and Tribal Cultural Resources categories. Among these categories, mitigation measures are proposed to reduce the impacts to the "Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated" level for noise and vibration generated by construction activities and exposure of residential units adjacent to an arterial roadway, transportation impacts, and tribal cultural resources impact during construction. Mitigation measures will reduce vibration and noise impacts generated by construction activities, will reduce noise Inside residential units stemming from the project's proximity to Sunflower Avenue, and will ensure archaeological specialists are available should any artifacts be uncovered during construction. 751-16