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 4.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING Threshold P-1: The Project would not induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure). Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in less -than -significant impacts to population and housing related to substantial unplanned population growth. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.10-10 — 4.10-12.) Explanation of the Rationale: The Project would draw from the large regional workforce to build out the phases during construction. As the nature of typical construction efforts in urbanized, developed areas such as the Project is temporary and involves commuting to construction sites, the construction workers are not expected to relocate to the Project site area and result in substantial unplanned population growth in the area. Construction impacts would be less than significant. The Project would introduce housing and a residential population to a site where none currently exist and would provide housing for approximately 3,659 individuals, at a 95.9 percent occupancy rate. With respect to the Orange County Council of Governments projections, the Project would be approximately 1.02 percent of the population and approximately 1.9 percent of the housing in Santa Ana and would not exceed the growth identified in the GPU PEIR. The Project would benefit the City by introducing multi -family housing in a jobs -rich area in which employees would be able to easily commute to nearby employment opportunities. In addition, as the area is jobs -rich and as the Project would slightly reduce (improve) the jobs to housing ratio, the addition of residential units in the area would not require additional direct or indirect job growth. Furthermore, jobs associated with the Project's retail and office uses would be filled to some extent by employees already residing in the vicinity of the Project. Thus, the employment growth from the Project would not exceed the growth identified in the GPU PEIR. The Project would be consistent with the land use designations proposed in the GPU PEIR, which allow for urban retail, residential, mixed -use, and employment centers with an intensity of up to 5.0 floor area ratio (FAR) and/or 125 dwelling units per acre; thus, no new substantial unplanned population growth would occur that was not previously analyzed in the GPU PEIR. Therefore, impacts related to unplanned population growth as a result of the Project would be less than significant. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.10-10 — 4.10-12.) Threshold P-2: The Project would not displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere. Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in no impacts to population and housing related to displacement of existing people or housing. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.10-12 — 4.10-13.) Explanation of the Rationale: The Project site is currently developed with existing commercial retail uses and surface parking lot uses. No housing or residents are currently located within the Project site. The Project would redevelop the approximately 17.2-acre site within the South Bristol City of Santa Ana The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project August 2025 CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 4-29