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CUP No. 2025-03 and Variance No. 2025-01 – McFadden and Fairview Development (2745 W. McFadden Avenue and 1001 S. Fairview Street) March 10, 2025 Page 8 4 8 3 7 operations for the site. Additionally, the HRA portion of the assessment analyzed cancer risk for residents and employees in the neighboring vicinity over nine-year, 25-year, 30-year, and 70-year time periods, illustrating that the construction and operations of the new service station is significantly lower than the threshold of exposure. Moreover, the assessment prepared illustrated that the highest maximum chronic hazard indices for resident and employees are well-under the regional significant threshold, meaning the non-cancer impacts on the neighboring vicinity are not likely to impact the nearby residents and employees. Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment The Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment (Exhibit 9) examined noise levels during construction and after the project's completion. The assessment found that the noise generated from demolition, site preparation, grading, building construction, and paving would remain within the limits of the Construction Noise Standard. Additionally, to adhere to the City’s Noise Control Ordinance (Santa Ana Municipal Code Sections 18-308 through 18- 321), construction will be restricted to hours between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, weekends, and federal holidays. Lastly, the anticipated noise levels from the project’s operation are expected to have minimal impact and not significantly increase. The applicant’s request for a CUP to allow a new service station will provide an added amenity to the property, for the employees who work in the vicinity, and for the residents who live in the general area. In addition, the proposed service station and commercial units will generate new and permanent employment opportunities and support the economic growth and stability of the City, activate the street and generate property and sales tax revenue. To ensure that the service station operations are not detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare, staff is recommending conditions of approval that would help ensure that the operations would not generate noise impacts or that would help reduce the impacts to negligible conditions. These conditions of approval include ensuring that the project complies with the City’s Noise Ordinance at all times. Variance No. 2025-01 (Reduction in Required Setback) Similar to CUPs, variance requests are governed by Section 41-638 of the SAMC. Variances may be granted when it can be shown that because of special circumstances applicable to the subject property, including size, shape, topography, location or surroundings, the strict application of the zoning ordinance is found to deprive the subject property of privileges enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity and under identical zone classification. Additionally, the granting of the variance cannot be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the surrounding area, adversely affect the General Plan, and must be necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of one or more substantial property rights. The inability to make these findings would result in a denial of the proposed project. In analyzing the variance