6 - GPA19-01; AA19-01_651 W SUNFLOWER AVENUE

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Legacy Sunflower Apartments Page 91 Mitigated Negative Declaration – March 14, 2019 Available Land For Housing The City has identified four areas for future residential and mixed uses within its District Centers and transit corridors. These areas include the Transit Zoning Code, Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor, Fifth Street and First Street. The sites are specifically chosen to create distinct and vibrant activity centers linked together with a variety of transportation options. The project is not located within any of the four identified District Centers or transit corridors. The rental rates of the apartments would be market rate. While the project does not propose any affordable units (very low or low income) the project developer would pay an in-lieu fee in compliance with Section 41-1904 (c) of Article XVIII.I. – Housing Opportunity Ordinance of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The purpose of this article is to encourage the development and availability of affordable housing by requiring the inclusion of affordable housing units within new developments or the conversion of rental units to condominium ownership when the number of units exceed the densities permitted under the general plan.36 Per Sec. 41-1904 (e) of Article XVIII.I the project developer must pay the in-lieu fee prior to the issuance of the first building permit and the collected fee would be deposited in the inclusionary housing fund. The proposed 226 residential units would provide housing for Above Moderate income households for the residents of Santa Ana and allow the city to exceed the RHNA housing need allocation of 90 units for the Above Moderate income housing. The project would meet the goals and policies of the Housing Element by providing Above Moderate income housing for city residents as envisioned by the Housing Element. The project would not have a significant impact to the City’s population. b) Displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? No Impact. The existing church is proposed to be relocated to downtown Santa Ana with the development of the project. There are no residential units on the site. Therefore, the project would not have any impacts associated with displacing any people or housing units. XV. PUBLIC SERVICES: a) Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services: i. Fire protection? Less Than Significant Impact. The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) provides fire protection services to the site. The closest fire station to the site is Fire Station 7 6 and located at 950 W. MacArthur Avenue. The fire station is approximately one mile northwest of the site. The second closest fire station is Fire Station 28 that is located at 17862 Gillette Avenue in Irvine and approximately two miles from the site. OCFA standard is for the first responding unit to be on the scene within 7 minutes and 20 seconds of the call 80% of the time. The project could require fire protection services during construction for accidents or other on -site construction emergencies. Once constructed, the project would require fire protection services that are typically required for a residential project. While the project would require fire protection services during 36 Santa Ana Municipal Code, Article XVIII.I, Sec. 41-1900. 6-113