Item 28 - Public Hearing - Amendment Application for the Village Santa Ana Specific Plan

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purpose of establishing certainty for both City and owner in the development process. F. Because of the logistics, magnitude of the expenditure and considerable lead time prerequisite to planning and developing the Project, Applicant has proposed to enter into a development agreement concerning the Project (DA No. 2025-01) to provide assurances that the Project can proceed without disruption caused by a change in the City's planning policies and requirements except as provided in the DA No. 2025-01, which assurance will thereby reduce the actual or perceived risk of planning for and proceeding with development of the Project. G. On August 11, 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana held a duly -noticed public hearing on the proposed Project and recommended that the City Council approve an ordinance approving DA No. 2025-01. H. Entering into this DA No. 2025-01 would provide the City with extraordinary and significant benefits that are of regional significance, relate to existing deficiencies in public facilities, require the Property Owners to contribute a greater percentage of benefits than would otherwise be required, and represent benefits which would not otherwise be required as part of the development process. The Project and the use that the Applicant propose in connection with the Project have been extensively reviewed and considered by the City Council, and such proposed development and use have been found to accommodate the City's recommendations and suggestions in order to protect the public's interest to enhance the desirability of such proposed development and use. The terms and conditions of this DA No. 2025-01 are fair, just and reasonable, and the City Council has concluded that the pursuit of the Project will serve the interests of the City. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented, the City Council finds DA No. 2025-01 in the public's interest and results in substantial community benefits because it meets and facilitates the fulfillment of many of the City's adopted General Plan "Issues, Goals and Policies" for each individual element, as further documented in the Ordinance of the City Council approving AA No. 2025-01 to establish The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan (SP-6) and approving the zone change from SD-48 to SP-6. Section 2. The City prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Draft SEIR) that analyzed the Project's environmental impacts in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq., CEQA), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations, §§ 15000 et seq., the CEQA Guidelines), and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines. The Draft SEIR was made available for public review for 52 days between April 17, 2025 and June 9, 2025. The document was made available online at the City of Santa Ana website and available for review at City Hall and the Southwest Senior Center in hard copy form. In Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 2 of 5