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 uncovered, impacts would be less than significant upon compliance with California and Safety Code Section 7050.5 Impacts Associated with the Proposed Project a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in § 15064.5? No New Impact. CEQA defines a historical resource as something that meets one or more of the following criteria: (1) listed in, or determined eligible for listing in, the California Register of Historical Resources; (2) listed in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 5020.1(k); (3) identified as significant in a historical resource survey meeting the requirements of PRC Section 5024.1(g); or (4) determined to be a historical resource by a project's Lead Agency (PRC Section 21084.1 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5[a]). The California Register defines a "historical resource" as a resource that meets one or more of the following criteria: (1) associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns or local or regional history of the cultural heritage of California or the United States; (2) associated with the lives of persons important to local, California, or national history; (3) embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values; or (4) has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California, or the nation. The Project site is currently developed with three office buildings, which are 34,000 square feet (1700 East Garry Avenue), 18,000 square feet (1720 East Garry Avenue), and 19,000 square feet (1740 East Garry Avenue) and were constructed between 1972 and 1974. The existing office structures are modern one-story cement and stucco buildings with windows that are surrounded by parking. The buildings are currently between 48 and 50 years in age and were not identified as historic structures in the GPU, and no historic resources are located adjacent to the site. The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment historical research identified that prior to development of the existing buildings, the site and surrounding areas were used for row crops. City directories confirm the site has since been occupied by various commercial office tenants that include: printers, carpet cleaners, roofers, and office uses, which are not historically significant. A Historic Resources Assessment was prepared for the project site (Appendix C), which determined that the existing buildings on the Project site do not qualify for designation under the Local Register or the CRHR. The Project site and buildings do not exhibit features that would distinguish them architecturally or artistically, nor are they the work of a notable architect, builder, or designer under CRHR 3 / Local Register 1, 2, 3. No specific information was identified to indicate that the property exemplifies or represents a special element of Santa Ana's history or is connected with a business or use that was once common but is now rare under CRHR 1 and 2 / Local Register 4 and 6. Also, the Historic Resources Assessment determined that the Project site is unlikely to yield information important to an archaeological site under CRHR 4 / Local Register 5. Therefore, the Project would not result in a new impact related to an adverse change in the significance of a historic resource. b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to §15064.5? No New Impact. As described in the GPU EIR, eight archaeological resources have been recorded within the City, including four prehistoric sites, one multicomponent site, and three historic isolates, which were likely found in close proximity to the Santa Ana River. As required by General Plan EIR Mitigation Measure CUL- 4, an Archaeological Resources Assessment has been prepared and is included in Appendix D. The 47