2014-060 - Adopting Findings Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act

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Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard Residential Development Project CEQA Findings Analysis: The project would be required to provide parking as required under the City Zoning Code: one two- vehicle garage and a driveway for tandem parking for each single family residence. Therefore the project would provide the off- street parking capacity needed by the proposed development. (EIR, p. 4 -5.) 3. Impact: Would the project conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs supporting alternative transportation? Finding: No Impact. (EIR, p. 4 -5,) Analysis: The project would not conflict with any applicable policies and there is no Orange County Transportation Authority bus service provided along East Santa Clara Avenue. (EIR, p. 4 -5.) 5.0 Findings Regarding Less Than Significant Environmental Impacts Not Requiring Mitigation State CEQA Guidelines section 15091 does not require specific findings to address environmental effects that an EIR analyzes and identifies as a "less than significant" impact. Nevertheless, these findings fully account for all environmental categories, including environmental categories that were analyzed in the EIR and determined to have a less than significant impact on the environment. The City Council hereby finds that the Project will have a less than significant impact in the following resource areas: A. AESTHETICS 1. Impact: Would the Project have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? Finding: Less than Significant. (EIR, p. 5 -4.) Analysis: The project site is located in an area of existing urban development, and is surrounded by developed parcels. The surrounding urban development indicates that development of the project site would not impact views or scenic vistas from large nearby freeways, including I -5, SR -55, or SR -22. (EIR, p. 5 -2, 5 -3, 5 -4.) Further, the existing residential structure, and approximately 10 existing orange grove trees would remain in place, providing a continuity of views from before and after the project. The existing structure would be rehabilitated in a manner that maintains the existing architectural character of the site. (January 2014 EIR Attachment, p. 4.) 2. Impact: Would the Project substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? Finding: Less than Significant. (EIR, p. 5 -) Analysis: No designated scenic highways pass through the City of Santa Ana. The Scenic Corridors Element of the City of Santa Ana General Plan identifies several primary and secondary City corridors, however none are located near the project site. Therefore, the project site is not visually accessible to or from any scenic corridors of regional or local significance. The surrounding urban development indicates that 10 "Exhibit A"