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SANTA ANA REZONE PROJECT <br /> INITIAL STUDY]MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION <br /> Located on the northeastern corner of the parcel beyond the access road is a freestanding utility <br /> building. The approximately 900-square-foot utility building currently operates as a groundwater <br /> production well (City of Santa Ana Well 31) and is serviced by the City's Public Works Agency. The <br /> utility building would remain in place, and no improvements to this structure are anticipated as part of <br /> the proposed project.Additionally, there are several storage trailer structures located in the <br /> northwestern corner of the parcel which currently provide office space for zoo employees as well as <br /> storage and staging associated with the zoo operations. The structures in the northwestern corner <br /> would also remain in place, and no improvements are anticipated. <br /> 1 .4 - General Plan and Zoning Designation <br /> The Santa Ana General Plan (General Plan) provides long-term policy direction to guide the physical <br /> development, quality of life, economic health, and sustainability of the City through 2045. The General <br /> Plan is the primary policy document for the City. The General Plan was updated following the <br /> certification of the 2021 Final Recirculated Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)for the City <br /> of Santa Ana General Plan Update (2021 Recirculated PEIR). The purpose of the 2021 Recirculated <br /> PEIR was to inform the Lead Agency, responsible agencies, decision-makers, and the general public <br /> of the environmental effects of implementation of the General Plan update. The 2021 Recirculated <br /> PEIR addresses the potential environmental effects of the General Plan, including effects that may be <br /> significant and adverse; evaluates a number of alternatives to the General Plan, and identifies <br /> mitigation measures to reduce or avoid adverse effects.',' <br /> 1.4.1 - General Plan Designation <br /> According to the General Plan Land Use Map, the project site is currently designated as Open Space <br /> (OS) (Exhibit 2).3 Permitted uses under the OS land use designation include recreational and green <br /> spaces, including parks, commercial open space; and public facilities such as water channels and rail <br /> infrastructure." <br /> The proposed project would amend the existing General Plan land use designation from Open Space <br /> (OS)to General Commercial (GC) (Exhibit 3). The GC designation allows for retail and service <br /> establishments; recreational, cultural, and entertainment uses; business and professional offices; and <br /> vocational schools. These uses are designed to be along arterial corridors and support the <br /> development and continued operation of recreational, cultural, entertainment, employment, and <br /> educational opportunities near established residential neighborhoods. This designation allows for a <br /> City of Santa Ana.2022.Santa Ana General Plan.April. <br /> Placeworks,2021.Santa Ana General Plan Update Final Recirculated Program Environmental Impact Report—Prepared <br /> for the City of Santa Ana.October. <br /> 3 City of Santa Ana.2022.Land Use Element.Website:https://www.santa-ana.org/documents/general-plan-land-use- <br /> element/.Accessed January 30,2025. <br /> Ibid. <br /> 2 n( p I�F�eC-S <br /> Hups.'//adecinneva[tians.sharepninl.cam/sites/Publi[d[i0fl55fte/Shared Do[ ntsJPuh{im Hi /[Ip¢h[IPN-1N1/0327/03270047/ISMNn/0321118(Td4wc&NQ,.I N,&.3092 <br /> Page 21 of 118 <br />