Item 26 - Public Hearing Vista Heritage Charter School (601 North Fairview Street)

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Vista Charter Public Schools District Office and Outdoor Space Project CEQA Exemption 15183 Applicable GPU EIR Regulatory Requirements/Mitigation Measures: Refer to Section 4.6, Energy, for RR E-3 and EA and Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water Quality, for RR HYD-4 and HYD-5. RR U-2 Any new connections to the Orange County Sanitation District system or expansion of a previous connection shall pay a capital facilities charge in accordance with Ordinance No. OCSD-40. RR U-5 Any development implemented under the General Plan Update shall abide by the water conservation and efficiency requirements detailed in Chapter 8, Article XVI, Chapter 39, Article VI and Chapter 41, Article XVI of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. RR U-6 Water connection fees shall be paid in accordance with Chapter 39, Article II of the City's Municipal Code and plumbing shall be installed in compliance with Chapter 8, Article III. 4.20 Wildfire 4.20.1 GPU EIR Findings The GPU EIR concludes that buildout of the General Plan Update would not substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan, exacerbate wildfire risks thereby creating elevated particulate concentration exposure to people, nor would it expose people or structures to significant risks. The General Plan Update would require the installation and maintenance of associated infrastructure in areas that are undeveloped or vacant which could exacerbate fire risk. 4.20.2 Project Analysis The CEQA Guidelines require analysis of wildfire risk in State responsibility areas (SRAs) and/or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones. As stated in the GPU EIR, the nearest fire hazard severity zone (FHSZ) in an SRA to the City of Santa Ana is a high FHSZ about four miles east along the western edge of Loma Ridge. The nearest FHSZ in a local responsibility area (LRA) is about 3.8 miles at the southern tip of the Peters Canyon Regional Park. Therefore, the project site is not in or near SRAs or lands classified as very high FHSZs. Additionally, no area in the City is a wildland-urban interface. As such, no impact related to wildfire risk would occur due to development of the proposed project. 4.20.3 Conclusion As such, the project is consistent with the General Plan Update. The proposed project would not have any specific effects which are peculiar to the project or the site. There are no project specific impacts or potentially significant off -site or cumulative impacts the GPU EIR failed to analyze, and there are no new significant or substantially more severe impacts to wildfire than anticipated by the GPU EIR. Applicable GPU EIR Regulatory Requirements/Mitigation Measures: No GPU EIR regulatory requirements or mitigation measures apply. Dec i y ouncil 26 —117 1/16/20'2 e 57