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Local 11 Comments RE:Village Santa Ana Specific Plan
<br /> September 8,2025
<br /> Page 8 of 17
<br /> benefit of reducing impacts caused by mobile emissions (infra section 13.3).Under the
<br /> circumstances,to allow hotel uses may amount to an improper project description under CEQA.16
<br /> 1. IT SEEMS THAT THE CURRENT PROJECT DOES NOTINCLUDE A HOTEL AND THE PROJECT
<br /> SITE HAS NO VESTED RIGHTS TO HOTEL USES
<br /> During the Planning Commission hearing, it was indicated that the Project currently does
<br /> not include or anticipate a hotel component.17 According to the Planning Commission staff report,
<br /> the Project Site is currently zoned Specific Development No.48 ("SD-48"),18 which was established
<br /> in 1989 for the purposes of facilitating the development of the South Coast Plaza Village. (See PC
<br /> Staff Report,pp. 2, 13.) SD-48 allows for a variety of commercial uses by-right(e.g., retail, office,
<br /> restaurant,specialty market, salon,bank,fitness,schools, etc.) and others via a conditional use
<br /> permit("CUP") (e.g.,live dance entertainment,alcoholic beverage sales). (See SD-48, Exh. B,p. 1
<br /> [Section 3].) Notably missing is any ability to operate a hotel by-right or conditionally.Additionally,
<br /> the SEIR confirms that the Project Site is zoned SD-48 (see Draft SEIR,19 p. 3-4 [Tbl. 3-2]),but also
<br /> that there are no existing hotel uses (see Figure 3 below). Hence,the Project Site has no vested right
<br /> to a hotel use.
<br /> FIGURE 3: CALEEMOD WORKSHEET OF EXISTING USES(DRAFT SEIR,APP-13,20 PDF PP.7-8)
<br /> 1.2.Land Use Types
<br /> Strip Mall 46.8 1000sgft 1.08 46,843 4,684 Assume 10%
<br /> landscape area
<br /> 6)40
<br /> Village Santa Ana Existing Detailed Report,1 11 912 024
<br /> Hard—elPaint Store 47.3 1000sgft 1.09 47,301 4,730 Furniture Store.
<br /> Assume 10%
<br /> landscape area
<br /> High Turnover(Sit 456 11 0.10 4,560 456 — — Assume 1G%
<br /> Dnwn Restaurant) landscape area
<br /> General Office 24.0 1000sgft 0.55 24,000 2,400 — — Assume 10%
<br /> Building landscape area
<br /> Quality Restaurant 36.3 10cosgft 0.88 38,290 3,829 Assume 10%
<br /> landscape area
<br /> Movie Theater(No 18.4 10cosgft 0.42 18,362 1,836 Assume 10%
<br /> Matinee) landscape area
<br /> Parking Let 350 Acre 3.50 000 15,246 — — Assume 10%
<br /> landscape area
<br /> City Park 0.50 Acre 0.50 0.00 2,178 2,178 — Assume 10%
<br /> landscape area
<br /> 16 An accurate and complete project description is foundational to fulfilling CEQA's purpose,by providing the
<br /> public and decision-makers with adequate information to provide a transparent impact assessment. (See e.g.,
<br /> San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Ctr.v.Cnty.of Merced(2007) 149 Cal.AppAth 645,654-55 [accurate stable project
<br /> description is sine qua non of an informative and legally sufficient CEQA review]; Western Placer Citizens for
<br /> an Agr, and Rural Env't v. Cnty,of Placer(2006) 144 Cal.AppAth 890,898.)
<br /> 17 PC Video,supra fn.5,appx.3:23:18-3:23:40,3:29:36-3:30:00,
<br /> 18 See SD-48 (Ord.No.NS-1997),https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/santaanaca/
<br /> uploads/2 022/04/SD_48.NS-1997.pdf.
<br /> 19 See Draft SEIR(Apr.2025),https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/santaanaca/
<br /> 2025/04/VillageSantaAnaSpecificPlan_DSEIR_Apr2025_Compressed.pdf.
<br /> 20 Draft SEIR,Appendix B(AQ/GHG Modeling Output),https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/
<br /> santaanaca/2 02 5/04/AppB_AQ_GHG_E_HRA_Modeling_Outputs.pdf.
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