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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-043 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br /> OF SANTA ANA OVERRULING THE ORANGE COUNTY <br /> AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION'S DETERMINATION <br /> THAT THE VILLAGE SANTA ANA SPECIFIC PLAN <br /> PROJECT GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1561 W. <br /> SUNFLOWER AVENUE, IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE <br /> AIRPORT ENVIRONS LAND USE PLAN FOR JOHN <br /> WAYNE AIRPORT, INCLUDING SUPPORTIVE FINDINGS <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br /> FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, <br /> and declares as follows: <br /> A. Justin McCusker, on behalf of South Coast Plaza, a California general <br /> partnership ("Applicant" and "Property Owner"), is seeking approval of <br /> various entitlements to facilitate the redevelopment of a 17.2-acre site into <br /> a mixed-use urban village ("Project"). <br /> B. The project site is located along the southern edge of the City of Santa <br /> Ana ("City"), on the northeast corner of West Sunflower Avenue and South <br /> Bear Street, transected by South Plaza Drive. The project site includes 11 <br /> addresses (1561, 1611, 1621, 1631, 1641, and 1661 W. Sunflower <br /> Avenue; 3820, 3840, and 3951 S Plaza Drive; and 3811 and 3851 S. Bear <br /> Street) and seven parcels (412-131-10, 412-131-20, 412-131-21, 412- <br /> 451-01, 412-451-02, 412-451-03, and 412-451-04), collectively referred to <br /> as 1561 W. Sunflower Avenue ("Project Site"). <br /> C. The Project entitlements include Amendment Application (AA) No. 2025- <br /> 01 to establish The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 6 <br /> (SP- 6)) and to approve a zone change for the Project Site from Specific <br /> Development No. 48 (SD-48) to SP-6; Vesting Tentative Tract Map <br /> (VTTM) No. 2025-06 (County Map No. 2023-159) to subdivide the Project <br /> Site into six buildable lots; and Development Agreement (DA) No. 2025-01 <br /> outlining terms and conditions for the Project. <br /> D. The Project entails, among other things, (1) demolition of the existing <br /> structures on the Project Site and (2) redevelopment of the Project Site <br /> into an urban village containing up to 1,583 residential units, 80,000 <br /> square feet of commercial/retail space, and 300,000 square feet of office <br /> Resolution No. 2025-043 <br /> Page 1 of 20 <br />