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November 26, 2018 Comment on Environmental Impact Report, 2525 N. Main Street Multi-Family Residential Project (aka Magnolia at the Park) SCH 2018021031, DP No. 2017-34 page 2 site with 405,290 square feet of residential buildings that would provide 496 market- rate multi-family residential units located at 2525 North (N.) Main Street, in the northern portion of the City of Santa Ana approximately 500 feet east of Interstate 5 (I-5) (“Project”). After reviewing the DEIR and FEIR (collectively, “EIR”), we conclude that the EIR fails as an informational document and fails to impose all feasible mitigation measures to reduce the Project’s impacts. Commenters request that the Planning and Building Agency address these shortcomings in a revised draft environmental impact report (“RDEIR”) and recirculate the RDEIR prior to considering approvals for the Project. We reserve the right to supplement these comments during review of the Final EIR for the Project and at public hearings concerning the Project. Galante Vineyards v. Monterey Peninsula Water Management Dist., 60 Cal. App. 4th 1109, 1121 (1997). PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Project would demolish the existing 81,172 square foot vacant two-story office building and 442 space surface parking lot to redevelop the 5.93-acre site with 405,290 square feet of residential buildings that would provide 496 multi-family rental residential units. The Project would provide only market-rate housing, with no units designated for low or moderate income residents. Of the units, 77 percent would be studios or one-bedroom units, 18 percent would be two-bedroom units, and 6 percent would be three-bedroom units. The residences would be provided within 5-story buildings topped with mezzanines that would be approximately 65-feet in height along the western and central portion of the site; and would tier down to 2- story, approximately 20-foot high structures on the eastern portion of the site. The residential units would be wrapped around a central parking structure that would have 8-levels of parking above ground, and 1 level of underground parking. The parking structure would be located in the west central portion of the project site and would provide direct access to the leasing office and walkways to residential units. The proposed project would require the following discretionary approvals from the City of Santa Ana:  General Plan Amendment (GPA) Land Use Change from PAO (Professional & Administration Office) to a District Center (DC) designation  Amendment Application (AA) for a zone change from Professional (P) to a Specific Development (SD) designation  Development Agreement