Item 22 - Public Hearing - General Plan Amendment, Zoo Overflow Parking Rezone

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Section 3. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed General Plan Amendment is compatible with the objectives, policies, and general plan land use programs specified in the General Plan for the City of Santa Ana in that: A. The City of Santa Ana has officially adopted a General Plan. B. The land uses authorized by the General Plan Amendment, and the General Plan Amendment itself, are compatible with the objectives, policies, general land uses, and programs specified in the General Plan, for the following reasons: The proposed General Plan land use designation for the project site is General Commercial (GC), which is intended to accommodate commercial and visitor -serving uses along arterial corridors and in areas with existing infrastructure and access, consistent with the Land Use Element of the Santa Ana General Plan. The General Commercial designation allows parking facilities and related improvements and is consistent with the site's long-standing operational use as overflow parking for the Santa Ana Zoo, as identified in the Zoo Facilities Master Plan adopted in 2018. iii. The proposed General Plan Amendment aligns the land use designation with existing conditions and the City's approved planning framework, thereby facilitating improvements that enhance safety, circulation, and environmental performance without introducing new or incompatible land uses. iv. The General Plan Amendment supports General Plan policies that encourage efficient use of land, infrastructure coordination, and compatibility with surrounding urban uses, while maintaining consistency with adjacent commercial, transportation, and institutional uses. Section 4. The GPA will not adversely affect the public health, safety, and welfare in that the GPA will not result in incompatible land uses on adjacent properties, inconsistencies with any General Plan goals or policies, or adverse impacts to the environment. Section 5. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) were prepared for the Project. The Initial Study concluded that implementation of the proposed zoning amendment and related Project approvals could result in potentially significant environmental impacts; however, with incorporation of the identified mitigation measures and compliance with applicable conditions of approval, all impacts would be reduced to a less -than -significant level. Resolution No. 2026-XXX Page 2of5