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Related Bristol Specific Plan Entitlements & Development Agreement (3600 S. Bristol St.) <br />and Staff Resolution Modifying Parking Districts in the Surrounding Area <br />October 1, 2024 <br />Page 20 <br />type and density of the proposed project, and the design and improvements of the <br />proposed project will not cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and <br />avoidably injure fish and wildlife or their habitat. Lastly, the design or improvements of <br />the proposed project will not cause serious public health problems, and the design or <br />improvements of the proposed project will not conflict with the easements necessary for <br />public access through or use of the property within the proposed project. <br />The project is located in an already -urbanized area that is proposed for redevelopment <br />with additional urbanization in the form of commercial, service, hospitality, residential, <br />and open space land uses, and the site is already served by infrastructure necessary to <br />support the development. The project and its proposed subdivision have been <br />thoroughly reviewed by City agencies, as well as the City's environmental consultant for <br />the project, to ensure the design and improvements of the proposed project will not <br />cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish and <br />wildlife or their habitat. This review also ensures that the design or improvements of the <br />proposed project will not cause serious public health problems, and the design or <br />improvements of the proposed project will not conflict with the easements necessary for <br />public access through or use of the property within the proposed project. <br />Development Agreement <br />The applicant has requested approval of a development agreement (DA). Development <br />agreements are contracts negotiated between project proponents and public agencies <br />such as the City of Santa Ana that govern the land uses that may be allowed in a <br />particular project (California Government Code Section 65864 et seq.). Although a DA is <br />subject to negotiation, allowable land uses must be consistent with the local planning <br />policies formulated by the legislative body through its general plan, and consistent with <br />any applicable specific plan such as the proposed SP-5 (California Government Code <br />Section 65867.5). Approval of a DA requires adoption of an ordinance. <br />To evaluate the proposed DA and identify priorities for the DA's terms, the City Council <br />formed an ad hoc committee in October 2023 comprised of three City Council members. <br />The ad hoc committee met regularly between October 2023 and June 2024 to review <br />the applicant's proposed terms, identify community priorities, and ensure that the final <br />DA addresses the ad hoc committee's priorities. While review of a DA is a private <br />contractual process, the extensive community engagement process, and routine staff <br />meetings with City Council and Planning Commission members, ensured that <br />community priorities were effectively communicated to the ad hoc committee and <br />informed the negotiation process. <br />The SP's DA addresses the agreement's term (duration), extensions, community <br />benefits, indemnification, monitoring and reporting, inclusionary housing, hotel <br />economic benefits, open space, infrastructure, modifications, and other relevant items <br />