Item 28 - Public Hearing - Amendment Application for the Village Santa Ana Specific Plan

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5 LESS -THAN -SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS WITH MITIGATION INCORPORATED relevant; this could include curation with a recognized scientific or educational repository, transfer to the tribe, or respectful reinternment in an area designated by the tribe. Explanation of the Rationale: The rationale and facts supporting the above finding are fully developed in Section 4.2, Cultural Resources, pages 4.2-14 through 4.2-16 of the Draft Supplemental EIR. The following presents a summary of that rationale: Due to the Project site's past disturbances, which resulted in the disturbance of archaeological sites buried at shallow depths, the sensitivity for cultural resources consisting of archaeological sites is considered low at and near the surface of the Project site. However, this does not preclude the possibility that subsurface archaeological deposits underlie the project site, especially in areas where only minimal ground disturbance have occurred (i.e., the existing surface parking lots or structures with shallow foundations). Additionally, the sensitivity for potential buried prehistoric archaeological sites increases in the undisturbed soils at lower depths. The Project would require a maximum depth of 52 feet for the proposed subsurface parking garage increasing the sensitivity for potential buried prehistoric archaeological resources. Therefore, the Project would incorporate GPU PEIR MM CUL-6, which would reduce impacts to potential archaeological resources. With the implementation of the GPU PEIR MM CUL-6, impacts to archaeological resources would be less than significant. Cumulative Impacts: The Project would not result in cumulative impacts concerning cultural resources with the implementation of mitigation. Findings: The City finds that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project, which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the Final Supplemental EIR. Specifically, the City finds that GPU PEIR MM CUL-6 (listed previously) shall be implemented to reduce potentially significant cultural resource impacts resulting from the Project. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.2-15 — 4.2-16.) Explanation of the Rationale: The rationale and facts supporting the above finding are fully developed in Section 4.2, Cultural Resources, pages 4.2-17 through 4.2-19 of the Draft Supplemental EIR. The following presents a summary of that rationale: The Project would not have a considerable contribution to cumulative impacts related to archaeological resources with implementation of GPU PEIR MM CUL-6, which would reduce the potential to impact undiscovered resources during ground -disturbing activities during Project construction of the proposed subsurface parking garage. Incorporation of GPU PEIR MM CUL-6 would reduce the Project's potential impacts to archaeological resources to less than significant levels. Therefore, the Project's impacts to archaeological resources would not be cumulatively considerable. City of Santa Ana The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project August 2025 CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 5-7