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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 45 of 49 <br />2 <br />4 <br />5 <br />5 <br />2 <br />impacts, and airborne particulate matter or fine inhalable particles of 2.5 <br />(PM2.5) microns or less in diameter. CalEnviroScreen reports higher <br />environmental effects from active facility cleanup sites, hazardous waste <br />facilities, and solid waste locations. Cumulative health impacts in the <br />area include asthma, cardiovascular disease, and low birth weight, in <br />this overburdened disadvantaged community factored by <br />socioeconomic indicators of poverty, linguistic isolation, housing burden, <br />and education; and <br />21.There is a recent surge in residential development activity in the TZC <br />that is exacerbating the irreconcilable land use conflicts between <br />residential and industrial land uses. Examples include the Lacy Crossing <br />residential development with over 100 ownership units directly adjacent <br />to existing industrial land uses, for which the City receives regular <br />complaints from residential occupants of disturbances from noise, <br />vibrations, odors, and truck traffic; and the Rafferty mixed-use <br />development with 218 residential units, including 11 onsite units for very- <br />low income households, which is located less than one-fifth of a mile <br />from industrial land uses; and <br />22.There is a marked increase in the pending and active development <br />applications for industrial land uses in the TZC, including for contractor’s <br />yards, construction debris storage yards, manufacturing operations, <br />expansion of existing industrial businesses, and storage and <br />warehousing operations, stemming from shifting economic demands for <br />goods and services emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic; and <br />23.The City Council approved a contract with Moore, Iacofano, Goltsman, <br />Inc. (MIG) on October 17, 2023 to ensure the City’s Zoning Code and <br />General Plan are consistent, and to maintain compliance with state law, <br />comprehensive amendments to the Zoning Code are required; and <br />24.MIG and City staff have conducted extensive community outreach, <br />stakeholder interviews, and reviews of existing zoning-related codes <br />and policies in Santa Ana. These early efforts have indicated that the <br />irreconcilable land use conflicts and land use inconsistencies in the TZC <br />area are among the most pressing topics that must be addressed as part <br />of the comprehensive Zoning Code Update process to protect the <br />health, safety, and welfare of the most vulnerable communities that face <br />the impacts of the land use conflicts within the TZC area. Since adoption <br />of the moratorium and its extension, MIG and City staff have focused the <br />comprehensive update through an initial phase concentrating on <br />amending the TZC; and <br />25.The policies and implementation actions in the General Plan also require <br />review, study, and possible revision to respond to recent concerns <br />relating to the impacts of these industrial business uses in the TZC; and