2019-107 - Proposed Addington Multi-Family Residential Project

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LS 11.19.19 displacing substantial number of persons necessitating construction of replacement housing; to Transportation/Traffic regarding a change in air traffic patterns; to Utilities and Service Systems regarding federal, state and local solid waste regulations would have no impact or be less than significant and thus need not be analyzed further in the EIR; and WHEREAS, in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines section 15082, on February 12, 2018, the City sent to the Office of Planning and Research and each responsible and trustee agency a Notice of Preparation ("NOP") - which was also published in the Orange County Register, a newspaper of general circulation - stating that an Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse Number #2018021031) would be prepared; and WHEREAS, during the public comment period, copies of the Initial Study were available for review and inspection at City Hall (20 Civic Center Plaza), on the City's website, and at the Santa Ana Public Library (26 Civic Center Plaza); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21083.9 and State CEQA Guidelines sections 15082(c) and 15083, the City held a duly noticed Scoping Meeting on March 1, 2018, to solicit comments on the scope of the environmental review of the proposed Project; and WHEREAS, one hundred and sixty-three (163) comment letters were received in response to the NOP; and WHEREAS, a Draft Environmental Impact Report ("Draft EIR") was prepared for the proposed Project, addressing comments received in response to the NOP and evaluating the proposed Project's potentially significant environmental impacts; and WHEREAS, the Draft EIR concluded that the proposed Project would have a significant and unavoidable impact to Aesthetics with the implementation of mitigation measures regarding the existing visual character of the Project Site and its surroundings, as implementation of the proposed Project would result in a significant and unavoidable change in visual scale, height, and setbacks from Santiago Park, Edgewood Road, and North Bush Street; and WHEREAS, the Draft EIR further determined that mitigation measures were required to mitigate impacts to a less than significant level for the following resource areas: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Noise, and Tribal Cultural Resources; and WHEREAS, in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines section 15085, a Notice of Completion was prepared and filed with the Office of Planning and Research on August 7, 2018; and Resolution No. 2019-107 Page 3 of 11