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Development Agreement No. 2015 -01 Site Plan Review No, 2015 -02 March 23, 2015 Page 9 Based on the analysis, and as conditioned, the Legado at The Met will remain consistent with Specific Development No. 43 and complies with the established number of units and all applicable development standards as amended in 2012. Although the current proposal involves the development of a previously vacant 0.8 -acre portion of the site originally slated for future development, the project's density, height, and overall quality remains in keeping with previous entitlements. Legado at The Met will serve to strengthen MacArthur Place as a major development area by incorporating the same level of quality architectural and urban design, materials and rich array of amenities when compared to the previous project originally entitled in 2012. The project also improves existing pedestrian connections and urban design within MacArthur Place; the facade along MacArthur is a significant improvement over the three -level parking garage proposed as part of the Geneva Commons project, and the generously - scaled public plaza as part of the Met's main corner on MacArthur will help form pedestrian connections to link the north and south sides of MacArthur Place. Public Notification and Outreach The project site is located adjacent to the boundaries of the Sandpolnte Neighborhood Association. The president of the Neighborhood Association was notified by phone and mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. Further, the site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the project site, as well as entities listed on the Permanent Notification List. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had been received from the neighborhood presidents or any members of the public. Airport Land Use Commission Review In accordance with State law, the zoning ordinance amendment and the project's close proximity to John Wayne Airport requires the project to be submitted to the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) for a determination of consistency with the Airport Environs Land Use Plan (AELUP) for John Wayne Airport. In order to ensure compliance with this mandate, the City was provided with electronic correspondence dated November 11, 2014 which stated that the project was found to remain consistent by the ALUC as a result of previous entitlements. CEQA Analysis A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared for The Met development and was adopted in March 2012, which analyzed a 284 -unit multi - family apartment complex on the 3.1 acre site. A 0.8- acre portion of the site located on the northeast corner was identified to remain undeveloped and vacant. As part of the revised project the inclusion of the 0.8 -acre area warranted a review of the 75A -11