Item 18 - Appeal Application Nos. 2023-02 and 2023-03 for Cabrillo Town Center project

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thoroughly review by the Public works Agency for compliance with all applicable development standards. Finding 3: The proposed development plan is designed to be compatible with adjacent development in terms of similarity of scale, height, and site configuration and otherwise achieves the objectives of the Design Principles specified in Section 5 of the MEMU. Project Compliance: The Project is consistent with the development standards specified in Section 5 of the MEMU. The building is designed with a high -quality design that includes varied massing, changes in form, and comprises high -quality materials including a light sand stucco exterior, fiber cement panel siding, metal railings, aluminum storefronts, brick veneer, metal canopies, and high -quality architectural detailing (e.g., exterior lighting, entry doors, fenestration, etc.). During the development review process, City staff provided extensive design comments, which resulted in higher -quality building materials, an increase in the commercial square footage, and building elevations that are architecturally detailed and designed to be pedestrian -oriented. The commercial storefronts are enhanced with cornices and metal canopies and the primary access to the commercial uses will be from Fourth Street and Cabrillo Park Drive. The Project promotes pedestrian activity with landscaping and publicly accessible open space. Finding 4: That the land uses, site design, and operational considerations in the proposed development plan have been planned in a manner that will result in a compatible and harmonious operation as specified in Section 7 of the MEMU. Project Compliance: The Project is consistent with the development standards specified in Section 7 of the MEMU. The Project has been designed to ensure compatibility between the residential and non-residential uses on site. The commercial uses have separate entrances from the residential uses, and the parking management plan will manage parking between the residential and non-residential uses. On -site lighting will be consistent with Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The Project would implement the mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR. MM-OZ 4.4- 1, which requires maximum use of non -reflective materials, will minimize potential glare. In compliance with Mitigation Measure MM-OZ 4.1-3, the Applicant will prepare a lighting plan that demonstrates the Project will minimize potential impacts related spillover light. Thus, the Project would not result in any new or increased significant impacts related to light and glare beyond impacts already identified in the Certified EIR. 4.1.3 Any substantial changes in circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantial increase in the severity of significant impacts that will require major revisions of the Certified EIR? No substantial changes in the circumstances related to the aesthetic or visual environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIR, and no substantial new scenic resources have been identified within the vicinity of the Project Site that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. Cabrillo Town Center City of Santa Ana Technical Memorandum August 2023 City Council 18 — 498 10/3/2023