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20.In the Lacy neighborhood, 76 industrial facilities (automotive, <br /> warehouse/storage, towing yards, construction) are presently near <br /> sensitive uses monitored by external regulatory agencies such as South <br /> Coast AQMD, Orange County Health Care Agency — Certified Unified <br /> Program Agencies (OC CUPA), Santa Ana Regional Water Quality <br /> Board (SARWQB), Orange County Fire Authority. Industrial facilities <br /> have caused significant pollution onto disadvantaged communities, <br /> including lead risk exposure, diesel particulate matter from idling trucks, <br /> toxic release from facilities, traffic impacts, noise pollution, vibration <br /> impacts, and airborne particulate matter or fine inhalable particles of 2.5 <br /> (PM2.5) microns or less in diameter. CalEnviroScreen reports higher <br /> environmental effects from active facility cleanup sites, hazardous waste <br /> facilities, and solid waste locations. Cumulative health impacts in the <br /> area include asthma, cardiovascular disease, and low birth weight, in <br /> this overburdened disadvantaged community factored by <br /> socioeconomic indicators of poverty, linguistic isolation, housing burden, <br /> and education; and <br /> 21.There is a recent surge in residential development activity in the TZC <br /> that is exacerbating the irreconcilable land use conflicts between <br /> residential and industrial land uses. Examples include the Lacy Crossing <br /> residential development with over 100 ownership units directly adjacent <br /> to existing industrial land uses, for which the City receives regular <br /> complaints from residential occupants of disturbances from noise, <br /> vibrations, odors, and truck traffic; and the Rafferty mixed-use <br /> development with 218 residential units, including 11 onsite units for very- <br /> low income households, which is located less than one-fifth of a mile <br /> from industrial land uses; and <br /> 22.There is a marked increase in the pending and active development <br /> applications for industrial land uses in the TZC, including for contractor's <br /> yards, construction debris storage yards, manufacturing operations, <br /> expansion of existing industrial businesses, and storage and <br /> warehousing operations, stemming from shifting economic demands for <br /> goods and services emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic; and <br /> 23.The City Council approved a contract with Moore, lacofano, Goltsman, <br /> Inc. (MIG) on October 17, 2023 to ensure the City's Zoning Code and <br /> General Plan are consistent, and to maintain compliance with state law, <br /> comprehensive amendments to the Zoning Code are required; and <br /> 24.MIG and City staff have conducted extensive community outreach, <br /> stakeholder interviews, and reviews of existing zoning-related codes <br /> and policies in Santa Ana. These early efforts have indicated that the <br /> irreconcilable land use conflicts and land use inconsistencies in the TZC <br /> area are among the most pressing topics that must be addressed as part <br /> of the comprehensive Zoning Code Update process to protect the <br /> Ordinance No. NS-3081 <br /> Page 45 of 49 <br />