Item 35 - Public Hearing - Short Term Rentals Ordinance

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CITY OF SANTA ANA SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROHIBITION ORDINANCE CITY OF SANTA ANA 4. Evaluation of Environmental Impacts Page 35 Approved Project would not interfere with emergency response, services, and evacuation plans and therefore impacts would be less than significant. The city is not within a fire hazard severity zone (FHSZ), and buildout of the Approved Project will not expose structures and/or residence to wildfire danger; thus, impacts would be less than significant (GP EIR p. 5.8-29– 5.8-30). Analysis of the Modified Project The Modified Project would expressly prohibit STRs and only affect existing structures. The Modified Project would not require development, redevelopment, or changes to existing development types in the city; thus, no new sensitive receptors would be exposed to hazards or hazardous waste. Additionally, the existing conditions related to hazards and hazardous materials have not changed since the certification of the GP EIR. The Modified Project is not anticipated to result in any physical impacts on the environment. No impacts would occur. The Modified Project would not result in any new or more severe significant impacts than those identified in the GP EIR. GP EIR RR HAZ-1 and RR HAZ-7 are not applicable to the Modified Project because the Modified Project does not require construction to be implemented. The Modified Project would not obstruct the City’s ability to implement applicable GP policies. 4.10 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, a project would normally have a significant effect on the environment if the project would: HYD-1 Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or ground water quality? HYD-2 Substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the project may impede sustainable groundwater management of the basin? HYD-3 Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner which would: i. result in a substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site; ii. substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or offsite; iii. create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff; or iv. impede or redirect flood flows? HYD-4 In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, risk release of pollutants due to project inundation? Exhibit 3 - Environmental Analysis