32A - PARCEL MAP 2720-2740 S BRISTOL

Home Browse Search

Tentative Parcel Map No. 2016-02 October 5, 2016 Page 3 compliance with current standards. Further, no adverse environmental impacts to fish or wildlife populations were identified as the project site is located in a built -out, urbanized area. Finally, the tentative parcel map was found to be consistent with the California Subdivision Map Act and Chapter 34 of the Municipal Code. Public Notification The project site is located within the boundaries of the Thornton Park Neighborhood Association. The president of this Neighborhood Association was contacted by staff and was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, the project 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. At the time of this printing, no areas of concern were raised, nor had any correspondence, either written or electronic, been received from the neighborhood president or from any members of the public. CEQA Compliance In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended action is exempt from further review per Section 15315. This Class 15 exemption allows for the minor division of property provided it is in an urbanized area that is zoned for commercial uses, is in conformance with the General Plan and Zoning, consists of four or fewer parcels, does not require any variances or other exceptions, was not involved in a division of a larger parcel within the past two years, and does not contain an average slope of greater than 20 percent. As the project entails the subdivision of an existing parcel of land into two lots with no building expansion, the buildings and sites will be in compliance with all provision of the Municipal Code, no adverse environmental impacts will result from the subdivision of land, the project does not require any variances, and the proposal involves a relatively flat parcel, it has been determined that the project will not have an effect on the environment, Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2016-13 will be filed for this project. Strategic Plan Alignment Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 3 Economic Development, Objectives No. 2 (create new opportunities for business/job growth and encourage private development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies) and No. 5 (leverage private investment that results in tax base expansion and job creation citywide) of the Santa Ana Strategic Plan. 32A-5