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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-XXX <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> SANTA ANA OVERRULING THE ORANGE COUNTY <br /> AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION'S DETERMINATION <br /> THAT THE PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN UPDATE IS <br /> INCONSISTENT WITH THE AIRPORT ENVIRONS LAND <br /> USE PLAN FOR JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT, INCLUDING <br /> SUPPORTIVE FINDINGS <br /> WHEREAS, Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 (commencing with <br /> Section 65300) of the Government Code requires the City to prepare and adopt a <br /> comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the City; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana now seeks to adopt a comprehensive update <br /> to the Santa Ana General Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, the General Plan Update ("project") also requires the certification of <br /> the Final Recirculated Program Environmental Impact Report and related documents <br /> that have been completed for the project, which approval will be concurrent with the <br /> approval of the General Plan Update; and <br /> WHEREAS, the project as currently proposed entails, among other things, (1) the <br /> revision to the State mandated Elements of the General Plan; (2) the inclusion of <br /> optional Elements to the General Plan; and (3) approval of General Plan Amendment <br /> (GPA) No. 2020-06, which would result in a comprehensive update to the existing <br /> General Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is also located partially within the area <br /> contained within the scope of the Airport Environs Land Use Plan for John Wayne <br /> Airport ("AELUP"); and <br /> WHEREAS, California Public Utilities Code section 21676(b) requires the City to <br /> refer projects requiring a general plan amendment or a zone change to the Airport Land <br /> Use Commission for Orange County ("ALUC") for consistency with the AELUP; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City submitted the General Plan Update to the ALUC for <br /> consistency review on September 17, 2020; and <br /> WHEREAS, on October 15, 2020, the ALUC, by vote of 5-0, found the General <br /> Plan Update to be inconsistent with the Airport Environs Land Use Plan for John Wayne <br /> Airport pursuant to AELUP sections 1.2, 2.1.4, and 3.2.1 , and Public Utilities Code <br /> section 21674, due to (1) proferred aircraft noise and safety issues relative to the <br /> allowed placement of residential units within the flight corridor in the 55 Freeway/Dyer <br /> Road Focus Area and (2) proferred building height issues in a portion of the South <br /> Bristol Street Focus Area (between MacArthur Boulevard and Sunflower Avenue); and <br /> City Council 32 — 309 Resolution NVINAO RX <br /> Page 1 of 11 <br />