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

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designation permits broad use types, including commercial, retail, hospitality, residential, and office uses that facilitate high -intensity development with an urban character. The Project proposes diverse uses consistent with those permitted by the General Plan — residential, and local serving retail and commercial uses — and would implement development to achieve an urban character and is consistent with the land uses assumed for the project site as part of the 2020- 2045 RTP/SCS. In addition, the Project's consistency has been evaluated with applicable goals and policies of the City's General Plan Circulation Element, including: • Policy 1.1: Coordinate transportation improvements in a manner which minimizes disruptions to the community. • Policy 1.3: Utilize advance technology to improve traffic flow and minimize the need for land acquisition. • Policy 1.4: Maintain at least a level of service "D" on arterial street intersections, except in major development areas. • Policy 1.6: Improve intersection capacity on major arterials to accommodate increased traffic demands. • Policy 2.7: Continue design practices which facilitate the safe use of circulation systems. • Policy 3.1: Support the efforts of regional, state, and federal agencies to enhance local and express bus services. • Policy 3.2: Support programs which complement bus and rail services for specialized transit needs. • Policy 3.3: Support the expansion of commuter rail services. • Policy 3.4: Encourage the development of multi -modal transit opportunities within major development areas. • Policy 3.5: Enhance sidewalks and pedestrian systems to promote their use as a means of travel. Furthermore, the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS integrates strategies for land use and transportation centered around sustainability, protecting and preserving existing transportation infrastructure, increasing capacity through improved systems managements, and providing more transportation choices, in order to help reduce GHG emissions from transportation. The City's General Plan consistency, and thus the Project's consistency, with the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS can be evaluated based on the following applicable goals: • RTP/SCS G1: Encourage regional economic prosperity and global competitiveness. • RTP/SCS G2: Improve mobility, accessibility, reliability, and travel safety for people and goods. • RTP/SCS G3: Enhance the preservation, security, and resilience of the regional transportation system. • RTP/SCS G4: Increase person and good movement and travel choices within the transportation system. • RTP/SCS G5: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. • RTP/SCS G6: Support healthy and equitable communities. Cabrillo Town Center City of Santa Ana Technical Memorandum August 2023 City Council 18 — 631 10/3/2023