2025-006 - Repealing Resolution No. 2019-107 regarding 2019 environmental approvals for the project located at 2525 North Main Street

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two (2) in expressed support the project. In addition, ninety-eight (98) individuals submitted comments with ninety-four (94) in opposition and four(4) in support; and WHEREAS, after hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and the City's consultant team, the Planning Commission by a vote of 3:2, voted to recommend denial of the project. Since the entitlements required final action by the City Council, the actions were forwarded to the City Council; and WHEREAS, on November 19, 2019, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and at which hearing members of the public were afforded an opportunity to comment upon Environmental Impact Report No. 2018-01. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and the City's consultant team, the City Council voted to certify the EIR, adopt the findings, the statement of overriding considerations and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and approve the October Modified Project; and WHEREAS, the "EIR" consists of the Final EIR, Clarifications to the Final EIR, and all attachments and appendices to both the Final EIR and the Clarifications to the Final EIR, as well as the Draft EIR and its attachments and appendices (as modified by the Final EIR); and WHEREAS, on November 19, 2019, the Project was presented to the City Council for consideration. This included certification and adoption of the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR), clarification to the Final EIR document, a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and a statement of overriding conditions; Development Agreement; General Plan amendment to change the land use designation of the property from Professional and Administrative Office (PAO) to District Center (DC); Amendment application to rezone the property from Professional (P) to Specific Development No. 93 (SD-93). The first reading of the zone change and development agreement were approved along with the Final EIR and mitigation monitoring program. WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, the second reading of the ordinances was held. The matter was continued to December 17, 2019 and then to January 21, 2020. WHEREAS, on January 21, 2020, the zone change and development agreement ordinances were adopted. WHEREAS, the Project approved entailed, among other things, (1) demolition of the existing 81,172 square foot vacant two-story office building and 442-space surface parking lot on the Project Site; (2) redevelopment of the 5.93-acre site with 444,534 square feet of total development, including 277,281 square feet of residential buildings that would provide 256 for-rent multi-family residential units and a 167,253 square foot central parking structure and a 284 space surface level parking lot for residential and commercial parking; (3) approval of Development Agreement No. 2018-01 between the City of Santa Ana ("City") and Applicant; (4) approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, which would change the Project Site's existing land use designation of Professional & Administration Office (PAO) to District Center (DC); and (5) approval of Resolution No. 2025-006 Page3of5