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 7 Project would improve Sunflower Avenue with a new Class IV cycle track, landscape buffers, and enhanced sidewalks. Improvements to Plaza Drive would include a road expansion from 64 to 80 feet to accommodate proposed loading zones, center medians, sidewalks, and landscape buffers. In addition, two new traffic signals would be installed along Plaza Drive. Improvements to Bear Street would include upgraded bicycle facilities and a new traffic signal. To address community input during the outreach process, the Project would also include a new traffic signal at the intersection of Bear Street and Wakeham Place. The Project would include a new internal network of private roadways to support mobility throughout the Project Site. Private roadways fall under three roadway categories: (1) private drives, (2) private streets, and (3) driveways. Private drives would support the internal circulation of people and goods for the Project Site. Private streets would provide the same functions as the proposed private drives but would also provide public entitles, such as the City and utilities companies, access to the Project Site for utility purposes. Proposed driveways would provide residents and businesses access to specific building areas. Private drives and streets would be designed with one travel lane in each direction, with planting and pedestrian paths on both sides. The private drives and streets would also provide access to emergency vehicles for fire, ambulance, and police services. Multiple loading zones are proposed to accommodate passengers and goods. These include designated passenger loading zones that would create safe and comfortable entries for passengers that are dropped off or picked up via ridesharing or other modes. The designated passenger loading zones would be designed to prevent queuing in vehicular travel lanes. The Project would also include commercial loading zones to separate the movement of goods from the movement of people and to support businesses throughout the Project Site. The Project would provide parking to accommodate residents and visitors that drive to and from the Project by a combination of underground parking, above -ground structure parking, and on -street parking. Above- or below -ground structured parking would be provided for each residential, mixed -use, or office building. Underground and on -street parking would be provided adjacent to the proposed Village Plaza area, which would include retail, food and beverage, among other uses. A portion of these parking spaces would be designated and equipped with charging receptacles for electric vehicles for residential and nonresidential uses in accordance with the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen). Table 4 provides a breakdown of the proposed vehicular and bicycle parking ratios being proposed by the Project.