2017-079 - Approving Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2016-165

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units per acre, or business and professional offices; retail and service establishments; recreational, cultural, and entertainment uses and vocational schools with a floor area ratio of 0.5. In order to facilitate the construction of a 51 -unit affordable housing project with a floor area ratio of 1.05, the land use designation needs to be changed to Urban Neighborhood (UN), which allows for a mix of residential uses and housing types, such as low- to mid -rise multiple family, townhouses, single family dwellings; with some opportunities for live - work, neighborhood serving retail and service, public space and use, and other amenities with a floor area ratio of 0.5 to 3.0. 2. The proposed project at 2223 and 2237 West Fifth Street will support several goals and policies of the General Plan. First, the project is consistent with Housing Element Goal 2, to create diversity of quality housing, affordability levels, and living experiences that accommodate Santa Ana's residents and workforce of all household types, income levels, and age groups to foster an inclusive community. The project will provide fifty (50) affordable rental housing units and one (1) onsite manager's unit, which supports Housing Element Goal 3. Increased opportunities for low and moderate income individuals and families to find quality housing opportunities and afford a greater choice of rental or homeownership opportunities. The affordable housing project is in line with Housing Element Goal 4, to provide adequate rental and ownership housing opportunities and supportive services for seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and people needing emergency, transitional, or supportive housing. Further, the project is consistent with several Housing Element policies; Policy HE -2.3 to encourage construction of rental housing for the city's residents and workforce; Policy HE -3.4 to support the provision of employment training, childcare services, rental assistance, youth services, and other community services that enable households to attain the greatest level of self-sufficiency and independence; and Policy HE -4.4 to support the provision of supportive services and service -enriched housing for persons with special needs, such as seniors, disabled people, homeless people, families, veterans and people with medical conditions. F. The City Council has weighed and balanced the General Plan's policies, both new and old, and has determined that based upon this balancing that General Plan Amendment No. 2017-02 is consistent with the purpose of the General Plan. Section 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the initial study and the mitigated negative declaration (MND)/Environmental Review No. 2016-165, prepared with respect to this project. The MND is posted to the City's website at: http://santa- ana.org/pba/planning/documents/InitialStudyandMNDandAppendicesforTinyT!mPlazal 1 .15.17.pdf and is also on file with the Planning and Building Agency. The City Council has, as a result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, an MND Resolution No. 2017-079 Page 2 of 15