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EXHIBIT 5 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Ricardo Soto, Planning Manager <br />To: Planning and Building Agency Date: January 21, 2026 <br />From: Michael Garcia, Executive Director, Community Development Agency <br />Subject: General Plan Conformance for Purchase & Sale Agreement of 1901 W. Walnut St. <br />APN: 007-332-08 <br />THRIVE Santa Ana, Inc., founded in 2017 by nonprofit leaders and local residents, <br />uses the Community Land Trust (CLT) model to steward vacant city -owned properties <br />for long-term community benefit. The CLT supports affordable housing, green spaces, <br />urban micro -farms, and small business opportunities in partnership with local residents. <br />A Community Benefits Report highlighted outcomes such as a micro -farm for economic <br />development, job creation, organic food production, a worker cooperative model, and <br />increased civic engagement and healthy living. <br />The operation of a community micro -farm is consistent with the definition of a "Plant <br />Nursery," which is an allowed use in the Community Commercial (C-1) zoning district. <br />The subject property is located within the Community Commercial (C-2) zoning district, <br />which allows all of the uses permitted in the C-1 zoning district pursuant to Section 41- <br />365 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Accordingly, the micro -farm use is consistent <br />with the applicable zoning regulations. <br />The Community Development Agency request General Plan conformity approval by the <br />Planning Agency, as defined and authorized by Government Code Section 65402, for <br />the sale of the real property located at 1901 W. Walnut Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706. <br />Pursuant to Government Code Section 65402, the Planning Agency hereby determines <br />that the real property is being sold and is in conformance with the City's 2022 General <br />Plan. <br />Ricardo Soto, AICP- <br />Planning Manager <br />Planning and Building Agency <br />1f-;,y17,0 <br />Date <br />