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4 NO ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT <br />ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS WITHOUT MITIGATION MEASURES <br />additional significant cumulative impacts related to consistency with adopted energy conservation <br />plans or state/local energy standards for renewable energy or energy efficiency. Therefore, <br />cumulative impacts related to energy were determined to be less than significant. (Draft <br />Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.3-24 — 4.3-26.) <br />4.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS <br />Threshold G-1(i): The Project would not directly or indirectly cause potential substantial <br />adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving rupture <br />of a known earthquake fault. <br />Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in less than significant impacts to geology <br />and soils related to rupture of a known earthquake fault. (Draft Supplemental EIR, p. 4.4-9.) <br />Additionally, the City finds that the Project will implement the following regulatory requirements <br />(Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.4-3 — 4.4-4): <br />RR G-1: Every public agency enforcing building regulations must adopt the provisions of <br />the California Building Code (CBC), which is Title 24, Part 2 of the California Code of <br />Regulations. The most recent version is the 2019 CBC (effective January 1, 2020).1 The <br />CBC is updated every three years and provides minimum standards to protect property <br />and public safety by regulating the design and construction of excavations, foundations, <br />building frames, retaining walls, and other building elements to mitigate the effects of <br />seismic shaking and adverse soil conditions. The CBC also contains provisions for <br />earthquake safety based on factors including occupancy type, the types of soil and rock <br />on -site, and the strength of ground shaking with specified probability of occurring at a site. <br />RR G-2: Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 8, Buildings and Structures. These codes <br />address grading standards, excavation, and fills. This also includes compliance with <br />regulations for unreinforced masonry structures in accordance with "Unreinforced <br />Masonry Law," found in California Government Code §§ 8875 et seq. The City of Santa <br />Ana Building Official may place additional requirements upon the construction of <br />infrastructure, buildings, and other improvements based on the findings from plan check, <br />soils testing, and geotechnical investigations. <br />Explanation of the Rationale: There are no known active faults located within or adjacent to the <br />Project site. The Project site is also not located within an Alquist-Priolo Fault Rupture Hazard <br />Zone. Therefore, the potential for primary ground rupture of a known earthquake fault is <br />considered very low at the Project site. Moreover, earthquake fault zones are existing <br />environmental conditions and the Project would not exacerbate the risk of earthquake faults. <br />Impacts related to rupture of a known earthquake fault would be less than significant. (Draft <br />Supplemental EIR, p. 4.4-9.) <br />Threshold G-1(iv): The Project would not directly or indirectly cause potential substantial <br />adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death <br />involving landslides. <br />Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in less than significant impacts to geology <br />and soils related to landslides. (Draft Supplemental EIR, p. 4.4-13). <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 />4-12 <br />