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

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5 LESS -THAN -SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS WITH MITIGATION INCORPORATED • Rule 403, Fugitive Dust, for controlling fugitive dust and avoiding nuisance. • Rule 402, Nuisance, which states that a project shall not "discharge from any source whatsoever such quantities of air contaminants or other material which cause injury, detriment, nuisance, or annoyance to any considerable number of persons or to the public, or which endanger the comfort, repose, health or safety of any such persons or the public, or which cause, or have a natural tendency to cause, injury or damage to business or property." • Rule 1113, which limits the volatile organic compound content of architectural coatings. • Rule 1466, Soil Disturbance. Projects that involve earth -moving activities of more than 50 cubic yards of soil with applicable toxic air contaminants are subject to this rule. Explanation of the Rationale: The rationale and facts supporting the above finding are fully developed in Section 4.1, Air Quality, pages 4.1-27 through 4.1-30 of the Draft Supplemental EIR. The following presents a summary of that rationale: The determination of 2022 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) consistency focuses on the long-term influence of a project on air quality in the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB). The Project would not result in a long-term impact on the region's ability to meet State and Federal air quality standards. Further, the Project's long-term influence on air quality in the SCAB would also be consistent with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and Southern California Association of Government's (SCAG's) goals and policies and is considered consistent with the 2022 AQMP. As such, impacts resulting from the Project would be less than significant for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with implementation of Project -Specific MM AQ-1 and regulatory requirements RR AQ-1 through RR AQ-3. Threshold AQ-2: The Project would not result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non -attainment under an applicable federal or State ambient air quality standard with the implementation of mitigation. Findings: The City finds that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project, which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the Final Supplemental EIR. Specifically, the City finds that the following mitigation measures shall be implemented to reduce potentially significant air quality impacts resulting from the Project (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.1-39 — 4.1-40): GPU PEIR MM AQ-1: Prior to discretionary approval by the City of Santa Ana for development projects subject to CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) review (i.e., non-exempt projects), project applicants shall prepare and submit a technical assessment evaluating potential project construction -related air quality impacts to the City of Santa Ana for review and approval. The evaluation shall be prepared in conformance with South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) methodology for assessing air quality impacts. If construction -related criteria air pollutants are determined to have the potential City of Santa Ana The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project August 2025 CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 5-2