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® PLACEWORKS Government Code Section 65915 (f)(5) granting a density bonus shall not require a general plan amendment. The zoning for the Project Site is Downtown (DT) Zone of the Transit Zoning Code (SD 84). This zone allows for multi -story urban building types accommodating a mixture of retail, office, light service, and residential uses. Within this zone, Flex Block building types are allowed up to a maximum of 10 stories. One of the goals of the DTZone is to replace parking structures with other compatible pedestrian friendly uses. The Proposed Project would replace a 3-level parking garage with a mixed -use building containing 171 units and 13,419 square feet of commercial space, making it consistent with the goals outlined for the DTZone. Of the 171 residential units, 19 will be reserved for very low income households for a period of 55 years. The Proposed Project would require an approval of a Density Bonus Agreement Application with a waiver to allow a floor area ratio of 4.2, development up to 16-stories, concessions to allow deviations to the open space and massing requirements, and provide parking at a rate of one space per studio and one bedroom and two spaces per two bedroom units 0-8 Please refer to Responses 0-5 and 0-7. Additionally, as indicated in the Addendum and discussed in the Certified EIR, development of the Proposed Projectwould incrementally increase the demand for fire protection services, but would not result in a significant impact with implementation of mitigation identified in the Certified EIR. Contrary to the Commenter's suggestion, the Proposed Project would not result in any unique firefighting challenge that exceeds the capability of the Orange County Fire Authority. The Orange County Fire Authority reviewed the plans as part of the site plan review process. Appropriate Fire Facility fees would be assessed during review of development plans. The obligation of the Proposed Project to meet all access, water and fire protection systems required under the California Building Code and Fire Code, as well as the City Municipal Codes will assist in maintaining impacts that are less than significant. 0-9 Analysis of potential excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels during construction is provided beginning on Page 109. A project design feature has been developed to protect adjacent structures, as follows: "If pile driving and/or drilling is necessary during Project construction, a site -specific analysis shall be prepared and submitted to the City of Santa Ana demonstrating that construction activity would not result in vibration at sensitive receiver locations, and/or adjacent buildings, that is greater than the Federal Transit Administration's vibration impact thresholds appropriate for each building (consistent with TZC EIR thresholds); unless otherwise determined by a qualified engineer that high levels of ground -borne vibration would not post structural hazards to the adjacent building(s). The engineer shall provide written documentation that shall include the applicable construction vibration threshold and expected or monitored vibration levels during pile driving and/or drilling activity to the City of Santa Ana building department." Based on the analysis in the Addendum, no impacts to adjacent structures during construction are anticipated. 0-10 Please refer to Responses 0-2 and 0-5 for a discussion of parking. As noted above the Proposed Project is located in a Transit Priority Area (TPA) and therefore, aesthetic and parking impacts cannot be considered a significant impact. 0-11 Please refer to Response 0-7 above. 0-12 As discussed in Section 5.11, Land Use and Planning, the Proposed Project is the type of mixed -use development envisioned by the Transit Zoning Code. The Project Site's existing General Plan designation is District Center (DC), intended to be "developed with an urban character that includes 75A-479 November 2020 1 Page 6