2025-041 - Certifing Final Supplemental Enviromental Impact for The Village

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Orange County Airport Land Use Commission • Land use review Orange County Transportation Authority(OCTA) • Issuance of approvals associated with bus stop improvements and relocations South Coast Air Quality Management District • Issuance of any permits to construct or permits to operate 2.3 PROJECT OBJECTIVES State CEQA Guidelines Section 15124(b) (Title 14, California Code of Regulations [CCR]) requires that the description of the project shall contain a statement of objectives sought by the proposed project. The project objectives have been developed to incorporate the GPU objectives and vision, including the GPU SBSFA objectives. The following are the proposed Project objectives: • Implements the vision and objectives established in the City of Santa Ana General Plan for the South Bristol Street Focus Area as the City's southern gateway and part of the South Coast Metro area by creating opportunities to transform auto-oriented shopping plazas to walkable, bike-friendly, and transit-friendly urban villages that incorporate a mix of high-intensity office and residential living with experiential commercial uses. The following are based on the South Bristol Street Focus Area objectives: o Capitalizes on the success of the South Coast Metro area; o Introduces mixed-use urban villages and encourage experiential commercial uses that are more walkable, bike friendly, and transit oriented; and, o Provides for mixed-use opportunities while protecting adjacent, established low density neighborhoods. • Fosters a neighborly environment where residents can live, work, and recreate in a vibrant village community. • Anchors Santa Ana's South Bristol Street Focus Area as envisioned by the City, which is to transform conventional auto-oriented shopping plazas into dynamic nodes of activity that blend healthy living, working, shopping, and dining in a contemporary village environment. • Captures Orange County's indoor-outdoor lifestyle through attention to detail in the design of buildings, selection of materials, infusion of nature in outdoor spaces, and the activities offered in the Village. • Builds on the foundation of this dynamic area through new experiences in food, fitness, and artisan retail. • Complements the successful South Coast Metro area with a diversity of new housing in a jobs-rich environment. • Attracts the innovative and start-up culture of Orange County and provides thoughtfully designed spaces to create and showcase new offerings. Resolution No. 2025-041 Page 17 of 140