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4 NO ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT <br />ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS WITHOUT MITIGATION MEASURES <br />4.6 ENERGY <br />Threshold E-1: The Project would not result in potentially significant environmental impacts <br />due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy <br />resources, during project construction or operation. <br />Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in no impact to energy related to wasteful, <br />inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or <br />operation. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.3-11 — 4.2-18.) <br />Additionally, the City finds that the Project will implement the following regulatory requirements <br />(Draft Supplemental EIR, p. 4.3-4): <br />RR E-1: Construction activities will be conducted in compliance with California Code of <br />Regulations Section 2485, which requires that nonessential idling of construction <br />equipment be restricted to five minutes or less. <br />RR E-2: At least 65 percent of all nonhazardous construction and demolition waste from <br />nonresidential construction associated with future development in the plan area shall be <br />recycled and/or salvaged for reuse in line with the 2016 California Green Building <br />Standards Code Section 5.408 (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11). <br />RR E-3: New buildings implemented as part of the General Plan Update are required to <br />achieve the current California Building Energy and Efficiency Standards (California Code <br />of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6) and California Green Building Standards Code (California <br />Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11). <br />RR E-4: Any appliances associated with development in the Plan Area shall meet the <br />requirements of the 2012 Appliance Efficiency Regulations. <br />RR E-5: Development under the General Plan Update shall support the goals of the <br />renewables portfolio standard, SB 350, and SB 100 to achieve a tiered increase in the use <br />of renewable energy to 60 percent by 2030, and 100 percent by 2045. <br />RR E-7: Development under the General Plan Update shall be in compliance with state <br />and local solid waste regulations including AB 939, AB 341, AB 1327, AB 1826, and <br />Section 5.408 of 2016 California Green Building Standards Code (California Code of <br />Regulations, Title 24, Part 11). <br />Explanation of the Rationale: The Project's annual average fuel consumption from gasoline <br />construction vehicle use during Phase 4 (phase with most gasoline consumption) would account <br />for 0.299 percent of the City's forecasted consumption of gasoline fuel and 0.029 percent of the <br />County's annual gasoline consumption. Additionally, the Project's annual average fuel <br />consumption from diesel construction equipment use during Phase 1 (phase with most diesel <br />consumption) would account for 0.166 percent of the City's forecasted consumption of diesel fuel <br />and 0.225 percent of the County's annual diesel consumption. As such, construction would have <br />a nominal effect on the local and regional energy supplies. Additionally, the Project would comply <br />with regulatory requirements, such as the 2022 CalGreen Code, USEPA Construction Equipment <br />Fuel Efficiency Standard, and California Code of Regulations Title 13, Sections 2449 and 2485. <br />City of Santa Ana The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Project <br />August 2025 CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations <br />4-10 <br />