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Cabrillo at First Mixed-Use Residential Air Quality, Global Climate Change, HRA, and Energy Impact Analysis 80 19386 CONSISTENCY WITH APPLICABLE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PLANS AND POLICIES The proposed project would have the potential to conflict with any applicable plan, policy or regulation of an agency adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. As stated previously, the applicable plan for the proposed project is the City of Santa Ana CAP; therefore, the project and its GHG emissions have been compared to the goals of the City of Santa Ana CAP. As stated previously, the SCAQMD's tier 3 thresholds used Executive Order S-3-05 goal as the basis for deriving the screening level. The California Governor issued Executive Order S-3-05, GHG Emission, in June 2005, which established the following reduction targets: ▪ 2010: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 2000 levels ▪ 2020: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels ▪ 2050: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels. In 2006, the California State Legislature adopted AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. AB 32 requires CARB, to adopt rules and regulations that would achieve GHG emissions equivalent to statewide levels in 1990 by 2020 through an enforceable statewide emission cap which was phased in starting in 2012. Therefore, as the project's emissions meet the threshold for compliance with Executive Order S-3-05, the project's emissions also comply with the goals of AB 32 and the City of Santa Ana CAP. Additionally, as the project meets the current interim emissions targets/thresholds established by SCAQMD, the project would also be on track to meet the reduction target of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 mandated by SB-32. Furthermore, all of the post 2020 reductions in GHG emissions are addressed via regulatory requirements at the State level and the project will be required to comply with these regulations as they come into effect. As shown in Table 20, the project is consistent with the applicable measures of the City of Santa Ana CAP. At a total level of 327.88 MTCO2e per year, the project's GHG emissions do not exceed the SCAQMD draft threshold of 3,000 MTCO2e per year for all land uses and is in compliance with the reduction goals of the City of Santa Ana CAP, AB-32 and SB-32. Furthermore, the project will comply with applicable Green Building Standards and City of Santa Ana’s policies regarding sustainability (as dictated by the City's CAP and General Plan). Impacts are considered to be less than significant. 806/27/2022 Planning Commission 2 –133