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

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4 NO ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS WITHOUT MITIGATION MEASURES Additionally, the City finds that the Project will implement the following regulatory requirement (Draft Supplemental EIR, p. 4.5-7): RR GHG-1: New buildings are required to achieve the current California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6) and California Green Building Standards (CALGreen) Code (Title 24, Part 11). The 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards became effective January 1, 2020. The Building and Energy Efficiency Standards and CALGreen are updated tri-annually. RR GHG-2: Construction activities are required to adhere to California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Section 2449, which restricts the nonessential idling of construction equipment to five minutes or less. RR GHG-3: New buildings are required to adhere to the California Green Building Standards Code and Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance requirements to increase water efficiency and reduce urban per capita water demand. RR GHG-7: The California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) requires the recycling and/or salvaging for reuse at minimum of 65 percent of the nonhazardous construction and demolition waste generated during most "new construction" projects (CALGreen Code §§ 4.408 and 5.408). Construction contractors are required to submit a construction waste management plan that identifies the construction and demolition waste materials to be diverted from disposal by recycling, reuse on the project, or salvaged for future use or sale and the amount (by weight or volume). Explanation of the Rationale: The net increase in emissions from the Project compared to existing conditions is 1.40 MTCO2e per year. Compared to the GPU horizon year emissions per service population of 3.5 MTCO2e per year, the Project would result in a less severe impact. The Project would be consistent with the 2022 Scoping Plan, 2020-2045 RTP/SCS, City of Santa Ana General Plan, and the City's Climate Action Plan. As the Project is consistent with these GHG reduction plans, the Project would also be consistent with the State's long-term goal to achieve statewide carbon neutrality (zero -net emissions). Specifically, the Project would be consistent with several GPU goals and policies that may reduce GHG emissions, including goals and policies from the Conservation Element related to air quality and climate, energy resources, and water resources, and those from the Mobility Element related to sustainable transportation design. Impacts would be less than significant. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.5-18 — 4.5-23.) Threshold GHG-2: The Project would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in less than significant impacts to greenhouse gases emissions related to conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation. Additionally, the City finds that the Project will implement regulatory requirements RR GHG-1 through RR GHG-3 and RR GHG-7 (listed above). (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.5-23 — 4.5-34.) Explanation of the Rationale: The Project's characteristics render it consistent with Statewide, regional, and local climate change mandates, plans, policies, and recommendations. More City of Santa Ana The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project August 2025 CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 4-14