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

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City of Santa Ana -Park View at Town and Country Manor Other CEQA Considerations Draft ElR construction and a loss of limited open space. Nonrenewable resources would be committed primarily in the form of fossil fuels and would include fuel, oil, natural gas, and gasoline used by vehicles and equipment associated with implementation of the proposed project. The consumption of other non - renewable or slowly renewable resources would result from the development of the proposed project. These resources would include, but not be limited to, lumber and other forest products, sand and gravel, asphalt, steel, copper, lead, and water. Alternative energy sources such as solar, geothermal, or wind energy are developing but not currently in widespread local use, so it is unlikely that real savings in non - renewable energy supplies (e.g., oil and gas) could be realized in the immediate future. Development of the proposed project would result in the construction of structures, facilities, or infrastructure on land that is currently used as a parking lot and landscaped area. This land would be permanently committed to urban use. 6.3 - Growth Ind Growth inducing impacts are addressed in Section 15126.2(d) of the CEQA Guidelines. The CEQA Guidelines define growth inducing impacts as "...the ways in which the proposed project could foster economic or population growth, or the construction of additional housing, either directly or indirectly, in the surrounding environment." Growth inducing impacts can occur when the development of a project imposes new burdens on a community by directly inducing population growth, or by leading to the construction of additional developments in the same area of the project. Also included in this category are projects that would remove physical obstacles to population growth, such as a new road into an undeveloped area or a wastewater treatment plant with excess capacity that could allow additional new development. Construction of these types of infrastructure projects cannot be considered isolated from the development they facilitate and serve. Projects that physically remove obstacles to growth, or projects that indirectly induce growth, are those which may provide a catalyst for future unrelated development in the area (such as a new residential community that requires additional commercial uses to support residents). The growth inducing potential of a project would also be considered significant if it fosters growth in excess of what is assumed in the local master plans and land use plans, or in projections made by regional planning agencies. The project site is surrounded by primarily urban uses. The proposed project is considered part of a master planned mixed use area containing the Main Place Mall, City Place development, and the proposed project. The project site, currently zoned as Suburban Apartment (R -4), with a General Plan Land Use Designation of Medium Density Residential (MR -15) allowing 15 dwelling units /acre, will require a Zone Change to a Specific Development zoning designation and a General Plan Amendment (GPA) to District Center land use designation to permit project implementation. 6-2 Michael Bmndman Associates H\Cl t (PN Rnb327b327W3MME 3270030 Sec0 ONa CEQAd