Item 22 - Public Hearing Regarding Bristol Project

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Related Bristol Mixed -Use Project CEQA Findings of Fact of renewable energy. In addition, Draft Supplemental EIR Section 5.5, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Mitigation Measure GHG-1 requires installation of solar panels or other source of renewable electricity generation onsite to the maximum roof area available. Mitigation Measure GHG-2 requires the proposed Project to meet 2022 CALGreen Tier 2 voluntary energy efficiency standards, which surpass the building code energy efficiency requirements, and Mitigation Measure GHG-5 requires the proposed Project to install Energy Star certified or of equivalent energy efficient appliances in all residential units. Thus, the proposed Project would not conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency, and impacts would not occur. This is consistent with the findings of the GPU FEIR, which determined that implementation of the City's GPU would not interfere with any plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency, and that no impacts would occur (Draft Supplemental EIR at pp. 5.3-13 through 5.3-15). C. Geology and Soils Impact Finding: The Project would not expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault. (Draft Supplemental EIR at p. 5.4-9). Facts in Support of Findings: The Project site is not located within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone and no active faults are known to cross the site. The closest known active faults are associated with the San Joaquin Hills Fault, located approximately 1.3 miles northeast from the site; the Newport -Inglewood Fault Zone, approximately 4.1 miles southwest of the site (Appendix G to the Draft Supplemental EIR). The San Joaquin Hills fault does not rupture at the ground surface. Because no known faults exist on the site, the proposed Project would not expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects from rupture of a known earthquake fault that is delineated on an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map or other evidence of a fault, and no impacts would occur. Therefore, impacts related to Project buildout of the site would be consistent with the impact conclusions set forth in the GPU FEIR, which determined that impacts related to surface rupture of a fault would be less than significant (Draft Supplemental EIR at p. 5.4-9). Impact Finding: The Project would not expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving landslides (Draft Supplemental EIR at p. 5.4-10). Facts in Support of Findings: The proposed Project site is located in a seismically active region subject to strong ground shaking. However, as described previously, the Geotechnical Report (included as Appendix G to the Draft Supplemental EIR) describes that the Project site is generally level and no hills or slopes are adjacent to the site. In addition, the site is not within a seismically induced landslide hazard zone area and is not considered potentially susceptible to seismically - induced slope instability. Thus, the Project site is not located within or adjacent to an earthquake - induced landslide area, and the proposed Project would not expose people or structures to substantial adverse effects involving landslides, and impacts related to landslides would not occur. Therefore, impacts related to Project buildout of the site would be consistent with the impact City of Santa Ana 6 CEQA Findings of Fact September 2024