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The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Entitlements & Development Agreement (1561 W.
<br />Sunflower Avenue)
<br />August 11, 2025
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<br />unavoidable impacts to recreation. The Statement of Overriding Considerations and
<br />Findings for the Project is attached hereto as Exhibit A to Exhibit 1.
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<br />As required by CEQA Guidelines Section 15087(a), the City filed a Notice of Completion
<br />with LCI, State Clearinghouse, indicating that the Draft SEIR had been completed and
<br />was available for public review. On April 17, 2025, a Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
<br />Draft SEIR was published and the Draft SEIR was circulated for a 52-day public review
<br />and comment period from April 17, 2025, through June 29, 2025. During the public
<br />comment period, copies of the Draft SEIR and technical appendices were available for
<br />review and inspection at City Hall, on the City’s project webpage, and at the Southwest
<br />Senior Center. The City received a total of eight comments from various individuals,
<br />organizations, or government agencies during this period.
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<br />On August 8, 2025, the City released the Final SEIR, which contains the Draft SEIR, all
<br />technical appendices prepared in support of the Draft SEIR, all written comment letters
<br />received on the Draft SEIR, written responses to all written comment letters received on
<br />the Draft SEIR, and errata to the Draft SEIR and technical appendices. In accordance
<br />with PRC Section 21092.5, copies of the written responses to public agencies that
<br />submitted comments during the 45-day review period will be forwarded to those agencies
<br />at least 10 days prior to certification of the Final SEIR by the City Council, with copies of
<br />the Final SEIR document. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15089(b), lead agencies
<br />may provide an opportunity for review of the Final SEIR by the public or by commenting
<br />agencies before a project is approved, but is not required to do so; the Final SEIR is
<br />available for review on the City’s website at https://www.santa-ana.org/supplemental-
<br />environmental-impact-report-the-village-santa-ana-specific-plan/, at the Southwest
<br />Senior Center, and at City Hall.
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<br />Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council certify
<br />the Final SEIR and adopt the MMRP for the Project, and adopt CEQA Findings of Fact
<br />and Statement of Overriding Considerations. The entire Final SEIR and all required
<br />components, including comments, responses, detailed analyses, and the MMRP, are
<br />contained within Exhibit 6 of this report.
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<br />FISCAL IMPACT
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<br />The GPU Land Use Element requires projects proposing a zone change, such as the
<br />proposed project, to evaluate economic, fiscal, and community benefits impacts through
<br />various analyses (Policy Nos. LU-2.4, LU-3.1, and Implementation Action No. LU-1.2). In
<br />accordance with the GPU, the Applicant prepared a market, fiscal, and economic
<br />analysis, attached hereto as Appendix C of Exhibit 7, that was peer-reviewed by a City
<br />consultant. The analysis concludes that given the amenity-rich environment of the Project
<br />Site, its location in a market area with higher than average rents, and the relatively low
<br />vacancy rates of nearby mixed-use and multiple-family residential communities, the
<br />Project’s residential, commercial, and office components could be absorbed by the
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