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AA No. 2024-01, CUP No. 2024-01, and CUP No. 2024-02 for McDonald's Restaurant at
<br />2101 and 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue
<br />February 26, 2024
<br />Page 10
<br />The Police Department reviewed Police related activity (i.e., calls for service and reported
<br />incidents) within 500-feet of each separate parcel (2101 and 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue)
<br />for the last year, which include both residential and commercial areas. The Police
<br />Department found that the subject sites have received 305 calls for service within 500-
<br />feet of 2101 E. Santa Clara Avenue and 379 calls for service within 500-feet of 2109 E.
<br />Santa Clara Avenue. These calls of service include, but are not limited to, traffic hazards,
<br />petty theft, burglaries, transient activities, assaults, or municipal code violations. Reported
<br />incidents include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, collisions, traffic related,
<br />animal related, or missing person. Of these types of incidents, fifty-six (56) were reported
<br />within 500-feet of 2101 E. Santa Clara Avenue and sixty-nine (69) incidents were reported
<br />within 500-feet of 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue. While the reported activities were nearby
<br />the project site, the Police Department does not believe that it should reflect negatively
<br />on the proposed restaurant or after-hours drive -through activity. Furthermore, the Police
<br />Department contends that the operational standards applicable to after-hours and drive -
<br />through activity will mitigate any potential impacts to the surrounding community and
<br />therefore does not oppose the granting of the CUPs.
<br />Traffic/Vehicle Safety
<br />The Police Department also provided a Collision Summary Report for the Tustin and
<br />Santa Clara Avenue intersection, which reported vehicle and pedestrian collisions from
<br />January 1, 2017, through January 1, 2024. The report summarized that during that time
<br />there was 67 collisions, of which 37 included injury collisions, with 61 individuals reported
<br />as injured. The reporting included collision types such as, broadside, vehicle -pedestrian,
<br />sideswipe, rear -end, and head-on collisions. Moreover, during January 1, 2023 and
<br />January 31, 2024, there were 19 calls for service for collisions, one call for service that
<br />was "traffic related," four drunk driver calls, and 7 hit-and-run collision calls for services,
<br />all within 500-feet of the properties. The reported incidents within 500-feet for the same
<br />period (January 1, 2023 and January 31, 2024) included six hit-and-run collisions and six
<br />collision incidents reported.
<br />General Plan Consistency
<br />The General Plan Update (GPU) was adopted in April 2022, after a seven-year effort of
<br />extensive community participation. Engagement efforts and interactions with the
<br />community included over 60 community meetings and workshops, online surveys, direct
<br />mailers to property owners and tenants, and multiple study sessions. Moreover, they
<br />included one-on-one meetings with the Planning Commission and City Council, which
<br />allowed for an informed and inclusive decision -making process. These efforts resulted in
<br />the crafting of the land use plan within the Land Use Element that reflects the community's
<br />visions for Santa Ana's growth and development citywide. The updated Land Use
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