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SANTA ANA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN INITIAL STUDY CITY OF SANTA ANA 1. Project Description 1.1 INTRODUCTION California has adopted a wide variety of regulations aimed at reducing the State's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In addition to the efforts at the State level, local governments have broad influence and, in some cases, exclusive jurisdiction over activities that contribute to significant GHG emissions through their planning and permitting processes, local ordinances, outreach and education efforts, and municipal operations. As a result, many communities throughout the state are taking responsibility for planning to reduce energy use and emissions. Through proactive measures in land use, transportation, energy efficiency, green building, waste diversion, water conservation and more, local governments help residents and businesses save money while improving quality of life and reducing emissions in their communities. Over the past three years, the City of Santa Ana (City) has gathered input from residents and businesses and has prepared a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for public review and comment. The CAP represents the City's commitment to improving quality of life by reducing carbon pollution, both from its own operations and from the community as a whole. 1.2 REGIONAL SETTING The City of Santa Ana covers 27.3 square miles in Orange County between the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles and San Diego, and is approximately 10 miles east of the Pacific Ocean and 7 miles west of the Santa Ana Mountains. Interstate 5 (I -5) intersects the northeast section of the City, connecting Santa Ana to the greater Los Angeles region and southern Orange County. State Route 55 (SR -55) also serves the City along the south and east side and connects to SR -22, which serves the northern portion of Santa Ana. Interstate 405 (I -405) runs north and south and is located just south of the City boundary. The Santa Ana River is a channelized river that collects runoff from Riverside and Orange counties and runs through Santa Ana before continuing on between the cities of Huntington Beach and Costa Mesa and entering the Pacific Ocean, Figures 1 and 2 show the regional location and local project area, respectively. 13 CITY CHARACTERISTICS The project area consists of all land located within the incorporated limits of the City of Santa Ana. Of the total 27.3 square miles identified in the Land Use Element of the City's General Plan, approximately 58% is devoted to residential development, 15% to commercial uses, 14% to industrial uses, 11% to public and October 2015 Page 1 75B -99