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

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6 SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS of Overriding Considerations, the City has determined that this impact is acceptable based on specific overriding considerations found in Chapter 8 below. Explanation of the Rationale: The rationale and facts supporting the above finding are fully developed in Section 4.12, Recreation, pages 4.12-15 through 4.12-18 of the Draft Supplemental EIR. The following presents a summary of that rationale: Together with the contribution from the Project's maximum buildout of 3,815 persons and 7.5 acres of publicly accessible parks/recreation facilities and open space, the Project plus the related projects would result in a total of 14,273 persons and 21.4 acres of publicly accessible park/recreation facilities and open space, for a ratio of 1.5 acres per 1,000 residents. While the Project and the related projects would improve the GPU buildout's parkland -per -resident ratio and would be required to provide park and recreational facilities and/or pay in -lieu fees as required by the municipal code, due to the lack of available land to develop new parks or expand existing facilities, the ratio would still remain below the CPU's parkland standard. For this reason, the Project's incremental contribution relating to the deficiency of parkland within the City would be cumulatively considerable. No feasible mitigation measures were identified in the GPU EIR to reduce this impact to a less than significant level and there remain no feasible mitigation measures. While the Project's incremental contribution to cumulative impacts related to recreation would improve the existing cumulative scenario and the impacts identified in the GPU PEIR, cumulative impacts to recreation resources would remain significant and unavoidable. City of Santa Ana The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project August 2025 CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 6-4