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The Bowery Mixed-Use Project CEQA Findings of Fact City of Santa Ana 31 May 2020 commercial aircraft departures between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and arrivals between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. These restrictions substantially limit the aircraft noise during the noise sensitive nighttime hours for residential use. Overall, the Project site would not be exposed to excessive noise levels from airport operations, and therefore, impacts would be less than significant. J. Population and Housing Impact Finding: The Project would not induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure) (Draft EIR at p. 5.11-9). Facts in Support of Findings: Draft EIR Table 5.11-7 shows that at full occupancy the Project would house approximately 2,081 residents, which would constitute a 0.62 percent increase over the 2019 City of Santa Ana population of 337,716. In addition, the 1,150 new multi-family units would constitute a 1.5 percent increase in the total number of residential units in the City, and a 4.5 percent increase in the number of the multi-family residential units (5+ units) within the City. As SCAG projects that the City and County will experience a population increase of 7.4 percent by 2040, the population of the Project would be within the projected population growth. Similarly, SCAG anticipates the number of housing units throughout the County would increase by 10.2 percent by 2040. Thus, the 1,150 new multi-family units would also be within the SCAG projected growth. Additionally, the 320 employment opportunities that would be generated by the Project would be 0.27 percent of the existing jobs within 2-miles of the Project site; and therefore, would not result in induced unplanned employment growth. The existing jobs-housing ratio is 2.08 in Santa Ana and is projected to be 2.13 in 2040. The proposed Project would reduce the jobs-housing ratio slightly to 2.05; and to 2.10 in 2040, as shown in Draft EIR Table 5.11-8. This would be a beneficial effect of providing multi-family housing on the Project site in a jobs-rich area, where employees can easily travel to nearby employment opportunities. Regarding infrastructure, the Project site is adjacent to existing roadways that would not be extended to serve the Project. Likewise, water and wastewater services would be provided by connections to the existing infrastructure within Red Hill Avenue and Warner Avenue, which would accommodate the proposed Project, as described in Draft EIR Section 5.15, Utilities and Service Systems. Provision of continued (but greater volumes) water and sewer services to the Project site would not result in the need to extend infrastructure. Therefore, indirect impacts related to the extension of infrastructure would not occur from implementation of the proposed Project. Overall, the Project would not result in inducement of population growth that would have the potential to create a significant physical change to the environment. As a result, impacts related to population growth are less than significant. Impact Finding: The Project would not displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere (Draft EIR at p. 5.11-11). Facts in Support of Findings: The Project site is currently developed with three industrial buildings, one of which is currently being used as a temporary 200-bed homeless shelter through a short-term lease for use of the site on an interim basis until redevelopment of the site commences. The City of 3-53