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 Dry Utilities The Project would result in service lines for new buildings to be extended or relocated from the existing infrastructure. While the Project would increase energy demand at the site compared to existing conditions, it would be required to comply with the latest applicable Building Energy Efficiency Standards and CALGreen requirements which provide efficiency standards related to various building features, including appliances, water and space heating and cooling equipment, building insulation and roofing, and lighting reducing energy usage. The Project would also install solar panels on at least 30 percent of the roof area of buildings to generate electricity onsite, offsetting demand from Southern California Edison's electrical distribution system. As such, energy consumption for the project would be below California Energy Commission's forecasts, the City's forecasted consumption for the proposed buildout of the General Plan in 2045, and the current Countywide usage. Therefore, Project development would not require Southern California Edison or Southern California Gas Company to obtain new or expanded electricity or natural gas facilities, other than those proposed on -site. Thus, the Project's impacts related to the relocation or construction of new or expanded electrical or natural gas facilities would be less than significant. Further, the existing communication services such as telephone, wi-fi, and cable television would continue to be provided to the Project site by multiple providers. As various telecommunications providers are available in the region, no significant expansion or construction of the telecommunications network is anticipated. Therefore, the Project's impacts related to the relocation or construction of new or expanded telecommunications facilities would be less than significant. As such, impacts resulting from the Project would be less than significant. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.15-26 — 4.15-27.) Threshold U-2: The Project would have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry and multiple dry nears. Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in less -than -significant impacts to utilities and service systems related to water supply. Additionally, the City finds that the Project will implement regulatory requirements RR U-5 through RR U-7 (listed above). (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.15-27 — 4.15-30.) Explanation of the Rationale: Water demand for the Project during construction activities such as soil compaction, dust control, and truck wheel washing, would be supplied by water trucks and/or through connections to nearby water distribution lines. Construction activities would occur intermittently throughout the construction period and would be temporary in nature; therefore, construction impacts related to water supply would be less than significant. For operations, the net water demand generated by the Project site at buildout would be 339 acre- feet per year (AFY) which is approximately 1 percent of the overall City water demand. The Project's future water demand from 2025 through 2045 would range from 300 AFY to 286 AFY. In addition to the City's existing and planned future uses, the projected water demand for the Project would be met by the City's water supply during normal, single -dry, and multiple -dry years. Additionally, the Project would comply with water conservation and efficiency requirements required by the Santa Ana Municipal Code, pay water connection fees, and implement GPU City of Santa Ana The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project August 2025 CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 4-40