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STATE OF CALIFORNIA—CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY Gavin Newsom, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS — M.S. #40 <br />1 120 N STREET <br />P. O. BOX 942874 <br />SACRAMENTO, CA 94274-0001 <br />PHONE (916) 654-4959 <br />FAX (916) 653-9531 <br />TTY 711 <br />www.dot.co.gov <br />August 13, 2020 <br />Mr. Vince Fregoso, AICP, Planning Manager <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Planning and Building Agency <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701-4058 <br />Dear Mr. Fregoso: <br />0 <br />Making Conservation <br />a California Way of Life. <br />Electronically Sent <br />vfregoso@santa-ana.org <br />One of the goals of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), <br />Division of Aeronautics (Division), is to assist cities, counties, and Airport Land Use <br />Commissions (ALUC) in the development and implementation of policies that <br />protect the safety and general welfare of their communities in which <br />aeronautical activities take place. We encourage collaboration with our <br />partners in the planning process and thank you for including us in the review of <br />the Notice of Intent to overrule the Orange County ALUC determination of <br />inconsistency with the Airport Environs Land Use Plan for the John Wayne Airport <br />(JWA). <br />On July 6, 2020, the Division received a notification letter by Certified Mail from <br />the City of Santa Ana (City) regarding a proposed overrule for the proposed <br />Bowery Mixed -Use Development Project (Project), including an 80,000-square <br />foot leasable commercial area and 1,100 residential units on a 14.69-acre site. <br />The location of the proposed Project is 2300, 2310, and 2320 South Red Hill <br />Avenue, Santa Ana, California, approximately 2.25 miles northeast of JWA. The <br />City's proposed land use change, Light Industrial to Specific Development No. <br />96 (SD-96), is outside the Airport Land Use Planning Handbook safety zones. <br />However, since the proposed site is within the Approach/Departure path of the <br />primary runway end 20R, the Division agrees with the JWA and the Orange <br />County ALUC that the City's proposed General Plan amendment and <br />subsequent zoning change could eventually subject residents to a very high <br />frequency of commercial passenger aircraft overflights. <br />Despite the Federal Aviation Administration Determination of No Hazard for <br />each of the proposed new buildings on May 21, 2020, the proposed Project was <br />found inconsistent with the current Airport Environs Land Use Plan (AELUP) for <br />"Provide a safe, sustainable, integrated, and efficient transportation system <br />to enhance California's economy and livability" <br />