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The Bowery Mixed-Use Project CEQA Findings of Fact City of Santa Ana 28 May 2020 residents and employees working nearby. The site would provide both vehicular and pedestrian access and would integrate into the land uses of the area. The Project would not result in a land use inconsistency. Rather, designating lands for mixed-uses, including multi-family residential, would provide locational efficiently as it allows people to work, live, and obtain services and restaurants within a small area, which has the potential to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled in comparison to residential development that is farther from employment services and restaurants. Also, the proposed land use designation change from PAO to DC would not conflict with a policy or plan adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. The PAO land use designation does not provide avoidance of an environmental effect and the DC land use designation provides for development flexibility to design a project that could avoid an environmental effect. Therefore, impacts related to land use inconsistency would be less than significant. General Plan Goals, Policies, and Objectives. A detailed analysis of the proposed Project’s consistency with the applicable goals, policies, and objectives of the City’s General Plan that serve to avoid or mitigate environmental impacts is provided in Draft EIR Table 5.9-3. As described in the Table, the proposed Project would be consistent with the relevant goals, policies, and objectives of the City’s General Plan that avoid or mitigate environmental impacts, and impacts related to conflict with a General Plan policy related to an environmental effect would be less than significant. Zoning Code. A majority of the proposed development consists of development of 6 story mixed use structures and 7-levels of above ground parking that would be approximately 94-feet in height at the tallest point. The purpose of the proposed SD zone is to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare by the use of good design principles, maintaining an orderly and harmonious appearance, and encouraging excellence of property development. When development projects are proposed within the SD zone, they are required (per Zoning Code Section 41-593.4) to submit development plans for architectural review. The Project would create an attractive, cohesive mixed- use community through the use of contemporary architectural materials and landscaping throughout the Project site. As required by the Zoning Code, the proposed Project’s development plans would be reviewed by the City to ensure consistency with development standards. Thus, impacts related to zoning would not occur from the proposed Project. I. Noise Impact Finding: The Project would not result in generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies (Draft EIR at p. 5.10-15). Facts in Support of Findings: Construction Per Section 18-314 (Special Provisions) of the City’s Municipal Code noise sources associated with construction activities are exempt from the City’s established noise standards as long as the activities do not take place between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, including Saturday, or any time on Sunday or a federal holiday. The proposed Project’s construction activities would occur pursuant to these regulations. Thus, the proposed Project would be in compliance with the City’s construction related noise standards. 3-50