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

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The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Entitlements and Development Agreement (1561 W. Sunflower Avenue) September 16, 2025 Page 28 Draft SEIR was published and the Draft SEIR was circulated for a 52-day public review and comment period from April 17, 2025, through June 29, 2025. During the public comment period, copies of the Draft SEIR and technical appendices were available for review and inspection at City Hall, on the City's project webpage, and at the Southwest Senior Center. The City received a total of eight comments from various individuals, organizations, or government agencies during this period. On August 8, 2025, the City released the Final SEIR, which contains the Draft SEIR, all technical appendices prepared in support of the Draft SEIR, all written comment letters received on the Draft SEIR, written responses to all written comment letters received on the Draft SEIR, and errata to the Draft SEIR and technical appendices. In accordance with PRC Section 21092.5, copies of the written responses to public agencies that submitted comments during the 45-day review period will be forwarded to those agencies at least 10 days prior to certification of the Final SEIR by the City Council, with copies of the Final SEIR document. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15089(b), lead agencies may provide an opportunity for review of the Final SEIR by the public or by commenting agencies before a project is approved, but is not required to do so; the Final SEIR is available for review on the City's website at https://www.santa-ana.org/supplemental- environmental-impact-report-the-village-santa-ana-specific-plan/, at the Southwest Senior Center, and at City Hall. Staff recommends that the City Council certify the Final SEIR and adopt the MMRP for the Project, and adopt CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations. The entire Final SEIR and all required components, including comments, responses, detailed analyses, and the MMRP, are contained within Exhibit 6 of this report. FISCAL IMPACT The GPU Land Use Element requires projects proposing a zone change, such as the proposed project, to evaluate economic, fiscal, and community benefits impacts through various analyses (Policy Nos. LU-2.4, LU-3.1, and Implementation Action No. LU-1.2). In accordance with the GPU, the Applicant prepared a market, fiscal, and economic analysis, attached hereto as Appendix C of Exhibit 7, that was peer -reviewed by a City consultant. The analysis concludes that given the amenity -rich environment of the Project Site, its location in a market area with higher than average rents, and the relatively low vacancy rates of nearby mixed -use and multiple -family residential communities, the Project's residential, commercial, and office components could be absorbed by the market area. The other reports' conclusions about the proposed Project and its impacts are outlined in Table 7 below.