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

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Uniform Building Code, applicable state codes, National Fire Protection Association Fire Codes, and the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Fire facilities fees would further assist in offsetting incremental increased demands from new development. A fire facilities fee is required as a condition of approval prior to the issuance of a building permit for construction of buildings exceeding two stories in height (excluding parking structures and excluding buildings owned and occupied by agencies of the federal, state or local governments). The SAFD also collects a plan check fee which is a fixed percentage of the building permit fee for review of building plans associated with new commercial, industrial, and multi -family residential units. Additional plan check fees for fire sprinkler, fire alarm, automatic extinguishing systems, and other fire protection systems are based on a fee schedule. SAFD also collects a one-time construction inspection fee for fire inspections. The Fire Department also collects an annual fee in the form of an "occupancy permit" for certain types of business, such as restaurants with large assemblage areas. New development would be required to meet all access, water and fire protection system required under the California Building Code and Fire Code, and the City Municipal Codes. Therefore, impacts on City fire services would be less than significant. Police The Certified EIR stated the nearest Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) station is the SAPD Main Headquarters located at 60 Civic Center Plaza approximately 2 miles from the Overlay Zone per the SAPD. The current officer -to -citizen ratio of 2 to 1,000 is consistent with City goal of between 1.3 to 1.5 officer per 1,000 residents. The Overlay Zone would result in the addition of 11,102 persons to the Overlay Zone at buildout. This would decrease the officer to citizen ratio from 2 to 1.95, which is well above the existing City service goals for police protection. The number of calls from the Overlay Zone in the context of the entire City with a population of about 350,000 residents would not substantially affect the level of police protection and service provided by the SAPD. However, given the magnitude of the population increase at buildout, the addition of the Overlay Zone could affect how the SAPD resources are allocated. Annual fees, collected in proportion to the revenue generated by a project, are collected for ongoing police protection services. All of the fees collected by the City are deposited into the City's General Fund and dispersed to the appropriate departments during the annual budgetary process. Although not necessary to maintain sufficient levels of police service, additional personnel and possibly equipment would ensure no change to the ratio of officers to population. The police department has indicated that the project must comply with the City's Building Security Ordinance and the basic Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles. Also, the individual projects in the Mixed Use zone would be required to prepare mandated security plan, which would require a final Police Department approval. Thus, the Overlay Zone would have less than significant effect on the police services of the City. Cabrillo Town Center City of Santa Ana Technical Memorandum August 2023 City Council 18 — 611 10/3/2023