2025-041 - Certifing Final Supplemental Enviromental Impact for The Village

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additional significant cumulative impacts related to consistency with adopted energy conservation plans or state/local energy standards for renewable energy or energy efficiency. Therefore, cumulative impacts related to energy were determined to be less than significant. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.3-24—4.3-26.) 4.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS Threshold G-I(r): The Project would not directly or indirectly cause potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving rupture of a known earthquake fault. Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in less than significant impacts to geology and soils related to rupture of a known earthquake fault. (Draft Supplemental EIR, p. 4.4-9.) Additionally, the City finds that the Project will implement the following regulatory requirements (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.4-3—4.4-4): RR G-1: Every public agency enforcing building regulations must adopt the provisions of the California Building Code (CBC), which is Title 24, Part 2 of the California Code of Regulations. The most recent version is the 2019 CBC (effective January 1, 2020).1 The CBC is updated every three years and provides minimum standards to protect property and public safety by regulating the design and construction of excavations, foundations, building frames, retaining walls, and other building elements to mitigate the effects of seismic shaking and adverse soil conditions. The CBC also contains provisions for earthquake safety based on factors including occupancy type, the types of soil and rock on-site, and the strength of ground shaking with specified probability of occurring at a site. RR G-2: Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 8, Buildings and Structures. These codes address grading standards, excavation, and fills. This also includes compliance with regulations for unreinforced masonry structures in accordance with "Unreinforced Masonry Law," found in California Government Code §§ 8875 et seq. The City of Santa Ana Building Official may place additional requirements upon the construction of infrastructure, buildings, and other improvements based on the findings from plan check, soils testing, and geotechnical investigations. Explanation of the Rationale: There are no known active faults located within or adjacent to the Project site. The Project site is also not located within an Alquist-Priolo Fault Rupture Hazard Zone. Therefore, the potential for primary ground rupture of a known earthquake fault is considered very low at the Project site. Moreover, earthquake fault zones are existing environmental conditions and the Project would not exacerbate the risk of earthquake faults. Impacts related to rupture of a known earthquake fault would be less than significant. (Draft Supplemental EIR, p. 4.4-9.) Threshold G-9(iv): The Project would not directly or indirectly cause potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving landslides. Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in less than significant impacts to geology and soils related to landslides. (Draft Supplemental EIR, p. 4.4-13). Resolution No. 2025-041 Page 32 of 140