Item 22 - Public Hearing Ordinance Second Reading - General Plan Amendment, Zoo Overflow Parking Rezone

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SANTA ANA REZONE PROJECT INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION Environmental Evaluation Setting This section describes the existing cultural resources setting and potential effects from project implementation on the project site and its surrounding area. Descriptions and analysis in this section are based on information provided by the California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC), National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), California Historic Landmarks list, California Points of Historical Interest (CPHI) list, California Historical Resources Inventory, and the California Built Environment Resource Directory (BERD). The non -confidential records search results and other correspondence are included in Appendix C. South Central Costal Information Center On February 25, 2025, a records search for the project site and a 0.5-mile search radius was conducted at the SCCIC located California State University, Fullerton. To identify any historic properties or resources, the current inventories of the NRHP, the CRHR, the California Historical Landmark (CHL) list, the CPHI list, and the BERD for Orange County were reviewed to determine the existence of previously documented local historical resources. Results from the SCCIC indicate that three historic built environment resources are recorded within a 0.5-mile of the project site; however, no resources are recorded within the project boundaries. In addition, nine area -specific survey reports are on file within the 0.5-mile radius, and two of them partially address the project site. This indicates that the project site has not been fully surveyed for cultural resources. Native American Heritage Commission On February 10, 2025, FCS sent a letter to the NAHC in an effort to determine whether any sacred sites are listed on its Sacred Lands File (SLF) for the project site. A response was received on February 26, 2025, indicating that the SLF search produced a negative result for Native American cultural resources in the proposed project. The NAHC included a list of 22 Tribal representatives available to provide additional information pertaining to Tribal Cultural Resources (TCRs). To ensure that all Native American knowledge and concerns over potential TCRs that may be affected by the proposed project are addressed, a letter containing project information and requesting any additional information was sent to each Tribal representative on March 4, 2025. One response was received on March 6, 2025, from the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians stating that the Tribe would defer any comments to Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians cultural resource department. No additional responses have been received to date. Pedestrian Survey and Buried Site Potential On March 13, 2025, FCS Staff Archaeologist Maximillian Ochoa conducted a pedestrian survey for unrecorded cultural resources at the project site. The project site is 3.48 acres and is entirely hardscaped, it is bordered by 1-5 to the north, the Santa Ana Zoo to the west, East Main Street to the south, and Church of Christ in Tustin to the east. The survey covered the subject property where possible, beginning in the southeastern corner of the project site. The topographical conditions of the 42 FCS Https://adecinnovaticns.sharepoint.com/sites/PubiicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client(PN-JN)/0327/03270047/ISMND/03270047 Santa Ana Rezone Project ISMND.docx