Item 41 - Amendment Application No. 2022-01 and Appeal Nos. 2022-01 and 2022-02

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Community Plan Exemption Checklist City of Santa Ana Gary Avenue Business Park Project lighting, and lighting from building interiors that pass -through windows. The exterior lighting on the Project site includes exterior lighting throughout the parking areas and lighting at buildings entrances. The proposed Project would include the provision of nighttime lighting for security purposes around all of the building and parking areas. Implementation of the proposed Project would result in a similar intensity development on the site than currently exists, which would contribute similar sources of light to the overall ambient nighttime lighting conditions. Also, all outdoor lighting would be hooded, appropriately angled away from adjacent land uses, and would comply with the Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-611.1 and Section 41 -1 304 that provides specifications for shielding lighting away from adjacent uses and intensity of security lighting. Because the Project area is within an urban area with various sources of existing nighttime lighting, and the Project would be required to comply with the City's lighting regulations that would be verified by the City's Planning and Building Agency during the permitting process, the lighting increase in light that would be generated by the Project would not adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area. Overall, no new lighting impacts would occur from the Project. Reflective light (glare) can be caused by sunlight or artificial light reflecting from finished surfaces such as window glass or other reflective materials. Generally, darker, or mirrored glass would have a higher visible light reflectance than clear glass. Buildings constructed of highly reflective materials from which the sun reflects at a low angle can cause adverse glare. The proposed Project would not use highly reflective surfaces, and the proposed building would not be glass sided. Although the proposed building would contain windows, the windows would be separated by stucco and architectural treatments, which would limit the potential of glare. In addition, as described previously, onsite lighting would be angled down and shielded, which would avoid the potential on onsite lighting to generate glare. Therefore, the Project would not generate substantial sources of glare, and no new impacts would occur. Conclusion With regards to the issue area of aesthetics, the following findings can be made: 1. No peculiar impacts to the Project or its site have been identified. 2. There are no potentially significant off -site and/or cumulative impacts which were not discussed by the GPU EIR. 3. No substantial new information has been identified which results in an impact which is more severe than anticipated by the GPU EIR. Uniformly Applied Development Policies or Standards (DP/S) None. GPU EIR Mitigation Measures None are applicable to the Project. 31