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The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Ordinances Second Readings (1561 W. Sunflower <br /> Avenue) <br /> October 7, 2025 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Quality Act, the Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the Mitigation <br /> Monitoring and Reporting Program that were certified and adopted by the City <br /> Council on September 16, 2025 for the Project (Notice of Determination filed on <br /> September 18, 2025). <br /> GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: Yes <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> At its September 16, 2025, regular meeting, the City Council held a public hearing and <br /> considered the staff report, recommendations by staff, and public testimony concerning <br /> the subject applications. Following closure of the public hearing, City Council unanimously <br /> approved the subject applications by a vote of 7-0 and requested the following <br /> modifications to the Specific Plan: <br /> 1. Amend figures 3-5 (Circulation Network) and 3-15 (Conceptual Pedestrian <br /> Network) and Chapter 6 (Administration and Implementation) to require the <br /> installation of the two traffic signals along Bear Street to be constructed within 24 <br /> months of the effective date of ordinance approving AA No. 2025-01. <br /> 2. Amend Figure 3-8b (Bear Street Proposed Cross-Section) to reflect the same <br /> configuration of landscape, sidewalk, parkway, Class IV bike lane, and landscape <br /> buffer between bike lane and vehicle lane as shown in Figure 3-613 (Sunflower <br /> Avenue Proposed Cross-Section) and allow a reduction in vehicle lane from 15 <br /> feet to 11 feet, as needed, to accommodate such improvements. <br /> 3. Amend Figure 3-13 (Proposed Loading Zone) to indicate and show no commercial <br /> loading along Bear Street, Sunflower Avenue, and Plaza Drive. <br /> 4. Amend Figure 3-16 (Conceptual Bicycle Network) to indicate a Class IV bike lane <br /> along Bear Street. <br /> 5. Amend Table 4-1 (Permitted Uses) to require a Conditional Use Permit for hotels. <br /> These modifications have been included in the updated Specific Plan that is posted to the <br /> City's project webpage and redlines have been included in this staff report as Exhibit 3. <br /> As the requested entitlements include two ordinances, pursuant to Section 413 of Division <br /> 2 of Article IV (City Council) of the City's Charter, they require second readings. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br /> In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the ordinances' second <br /> readings are covered by the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) No. <br /> 2025-01 (SCH No. 2020029087), including environmental findings of fact pursuant to the <br /> California Environmental Quality Act, the Statement of Overriding Considerations, and <br />