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

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CHAPTER 7 FINDINGS REGARDING SIGNIFICANT IRREVERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES Sections 15126(c) and 15126.2(c) of the CEQA Guidelines, require that an EIR address any significant irreversible environmental changes that would occur should the project be implemented. Generally, a project would result in significant irreversible environmental changes if any of the following would occur: • The project would involve a large commitment of non-renewable resources; • The primary and secondary impacts of the project would generally commit future generations to similar uses; • The project involves uses in which irreversible damage could result from any potential environmental accidents; or • The proposed consumption of resources is not justified. Commitment of the Proposed Project's Site for Future Generations The Project site is developed with existing commercial uses. Implementation of the Project would continue the commercial uses and also provide residential uses. Secondary effects associated with construction and operation of the Project include: emissions of air pollutants; consumption of non-renewable energy; and increased ambient noise due to increased activities. However, the Project implements land uses and activities that were envisioned and analyzed in the GPU PEIR, and as analyzed in the aforementioned sections, the Project would not result in unmitigable significant impacts beyond those identified in the GPU PEIR. As a result, the Project would not result in a new commitment of the Project site for future generations. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 5-3 — 5-4.) Large Commitment of Resources Resources that would be consumed during Project construction include water, electricity, natural gas, fossil fuels, and building materials, such as lumber, cement, steel, copper, other metals, glass, aggregate, asphalt, and composite materials. However, the building materials would largely be used during construction and would not be further consumed during operations. Additionally, use of such resources would not be unusual compared with other construction projects and would not substantially affect the availability of such resources. During operations, the proposed commercial and residential uses would consume utility resources, such as water, electricity, natural gas, and other petroleum -based fuels, as well as paints, solvents, and cleaner for normal maintenance activities, similar to other residential and commercial uses. The Project would not substantially affect the availability of such resources. (Draft Supplemental EIR, p. 5-4.) City of Santa Ana The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project August 2025 CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 7-1