2014-028 - Approving General Plan Amendement No. 2014-01

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Alternatives to the City of Santa Ana - Park View at Town and Country Manor Draft EIR be reasonably identified, whose implementation is remote or speculative, and that would not achieve the basic project objectives. An EIR must identify the Environmentally Superior Alternative to the proposed project. The Environmentally Superior Alternative is the one that would result in the fewest or least significant environmental impacts. If the Environmentally Superior Alternative that is identified is the No Project Alternative, then an Environmentally Superior Alternative must be selected from the remaining alternatives. Section 5.7 identifies and discusses the Environmentally Superior Alternative. Section 5.8 includes two tables, Table 5 -1 comparing the impacts of the alternatives, and Table 5 -2 identifying the feasibility of each project objective by alternative. 5.2 - Project Objectives As stated in Section 3.3 Project Objectives, the objectives of the proposed project are to: • Respond to the need for active adult and senior housing opportunities within the City of Santa Ana by providing a senior residential living facility. • Complete development of the Town and Country Manor in a cohesive manner, aesthetically and operationally integrating the individual existing and proposed development components. • Maximize utilization for residential development of the southwest corner of the Town and Country Manor campus adjacent to the existing District Center area along Main Street, joining together with Main Place Mall and City Place development to form a master planned mixed use area. • Add to existing development in the District Center land use area along Main Street with project components that are compatible in scale and consistent with the architectural styles and character of the area, and that provides a positive contribution to neighborhood identity. • Develop the project site according to good urban design principles, acknowledging the importance of the project as part of the City's North Main development corridor and District Center land use area along Main Street, with proper attention to landscape design and planning for pedestrian access. • Maximize the advantages of the site's location close to Main Street in terms of its visibility and proximity to the Garden Grove (SR -22) and Santa Ana (I -5) freeways. • Provide a project that contributes to the continued revitalization of the northeastern part of the City of Santa Ana. 5.3 -Alternatives Eliminated from Further Consideration Initial areas of concern associated with the proposed project were aesthetics- shade /shadow, air quality - construction, and traffic. The option of a 6 -story reduced intensity /reduced building height 5-2 Michael Brandman Associates H \Cl t (PN- RN)b327b32]003MMVB2]0030 Sec05 Altematry .s