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

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Heliports are not proposed within the Overlay Zone. Due to the potential for an increase in residential uses within the Overlay Zone, it is assumed that heliports would be discouraged for future development because of noise and other safety issues. However, should heliports be proposed in the future within the Overlay Zone, such developments would be required to be submitted through the City to the ALUC for review and action (pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 2166.5). While not anticipated, any future heliport projects must comply with the state permit procedure provided by law and with conditions of approval imposed or recommended by the FAA, ALUC for Orange County, and by Caltrans/Division of Aeronautics. As such, this impact was determined to be less than significant Impair Emergency Response Plan The Certified EIR stated that construction of future development in the Overlay Zone could result in short-term temporary impacts on street traffic adjacent to the proposed sites during construction activities due to roadway improvements and potential extension of construction activities into the right-of-way. This could result in a reduction in the number of lanes or temporary closure of certain street segments. Any such impacts would be limited to the construction period and would affect only adjacent streets or intersection. However, Mitigation Measures MM-OZ 4.6-5 and MM-OZ 4.6-6 would be required to ensure that temporary street closures would not affect emergency access in the vicinity of future developments. Operation of the various residential uses and businesses or facilities developed as part of the Overlay Zone could increase traffic on roads or modify existing transportation routes and could interfere with the response times of emergency vehicles, which would be potentially significant in the case of a hazardous material spill. Implementation of Mitigation Measure MM-OZ 4.6-7 would require the City to update their Emergency Preparedness Plan to address changes in the emergency response for accidental release of hazardous materials that may be used, stored, and/or transported at any new facility. Furthermore, the haulers and users of hazardous materials would be required to register with the Santa Ana Fire Department and would be regulated and monitored under the auspices of City. With implementation of Mitigation Measures MM-OZ 4.6-5 through MM-OZ 4.6-7, the Overlay Zone would not interfere with any emergency response or emergency evacuation plans, and this impact was determined to be less than significant. Wildland Fires The Certified EIR stated that the Overlay Zone is located in a dense urban environment and is surrounded by existing development. There are no wildland areas, nor wildland interface areas, located in the project vicinity. Consequently, no wildland fires would affect, or be affected by, implementation of the Overlay Zone. Therefore, no impacts would occur. Cabrillo Town Center City of Santa Ana Technical Memorandum August 2023 City Council 18 — 576 10/3/2023