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SANTA ANA REZONE PROJECT <br />INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION <br />The Education Element of the General Plan indicates the City is served by four school districts: Santa <br />Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD), Tustin Unified <br />School District (TUSD), and Orange Unified School District (OUSD). Public education in the City is <br />primarily provided by SAUSD, whose facilities account for over 90 percent of school resources in the <br />City.68 <br />The City contains three libraries. The Main Library is located at the 26 Civic Center Plaza and the <br />Newhope Library is located at 122 North Newhope Street.69 There is also a library located in the <br />McFadden Institute of Technology School Center at 2701 Raitt Street which is associated with the <br />public school system. <br />According to the General Plan Open Space, Parks, and Recreation Element, the City has about 400 <br />acres of public park and recreation facilities distributed throughout the City. 70 Santa Ana has a <br />population of 310,797 in 2024.71 This results in approximately 1.3 acres of open space for each 1,000 <br />residents. <br />Would the project: <br />Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically <br />altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the <br />construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable <br />service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services: <br />a) and b) Fire protection and police protection? <br />Less than significant impact. As the continuation of an existing parking lot, the proposed project <br />would not change the demand for fire or police protection or emergency services. <br />Furthermore, proposed project plans would be reviewed and approved by the Santa Ana Building and <br />Safety Division and the OCFA, which would ensure adequate emergency access, fire hydrant <br />availability, and compliance with all applicable codes and standards. Compliance with the above <br />regulations, as well as the City's permit process and City Municipal Code requirements would ensure <br />that project implementation would not produce a significant impact on fire or police protection <br />services. <br />68 City of Santa Ana. 2010. Education Element. Website: https://www.santa-ana.org/documents/general-plan-education- <br />element/. Accessed February 5, 2025. <br />69 City of Santa Ana. 2024. Library Location and Hours. Website: https://www.santa-ana.org/library-locations-and-hours/. <br />Accessed February 5, 2025. <br />70 City of Santa Ana. 2024. Open Space, Parks, and Recreation Element. Website: https://www.santa- <br />ana.org/documents/general-plan-open-space-parks-and-recreation-element/. Accessed February 5, 2025. <br />California Department of Finance. 2025. E-5 Population and Housing Estimates for Cities, Counties, and the State, 2020- <br />2024. Website: https://dof.ca.gov/forecasting/demographics/estimates/e-5-population-and-housing-estimates-for-cities- <br />counties-and-the-state-2020-2024/. Accessed February 5, 2025. <br />88 FCS <br />Https://adecinnovaticns.sharepoint.com/sites/PubiicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client(PN-JN)/0327/03270047/ISMND/03270047 Santa Ana Rezone Project ISMND.docx <br />