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3 Planning Commission 8/11/2025 *End of Consent Calendar* BUSINESS CALENDAR Public Hearing: The Planning Commission decision on Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Tentative Tract and Parcel Maps, Minor Exceptions, Site Plan Review, and Public Convenience or Necessity Determinations are final unless appealed within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group (refer to the Basic Meeting Information page for more information). The Planning Commission recommendation on Zoning and General Plan amendments, Development Agreements, Specific Developments, and Specific Plans will be forwarded to the City Council for final determination. Legal notice was published in the OC Register on July 22, 2025 and notices were mailed on said date. 1. AMENDMENT APPLICATION (AA) NO. 2025-01, VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP (VTTM) NO. 2025-06, AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (DA) NO. 2025-01 FOR THE VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1561 WEST SUNFLOWER AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT NO. 48 (SD-48) ZONING DISTRICT. Project Applicant: Justin McCusker with South Coast Plaza, on behalf of South Coast Plaza (Applicant and Property Owner) Proposed Project: Applicant is requesting approval of various entitlements to facilitate the establishment of a new Specific Plan (SP)that would allow the redevelopment of a 17.2-acre site into a mixed-use urban village containing up to 1,583 residential units, 80,000 square feet of commercial/retail space, 300,000 square feet of office space, and 13.8 acres of public and private outdoor and recreation space ("Project"). The Project entitlements include Amendment Application No. 2025-01 to establish The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan ("SP-6") and to change the zoning district designation of the subject property from Specific Development No. 48 to SP-6, Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 2025-06 (County Map No. 2023-159) to subdivide the Project site into six buildable lots, and Development Agreement No. 2025-01 outlining terms and conditions for the Project. The Project also requires overruling the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission's determination of inconsistency for the Project with the Airport Environs Land Use Plan for John Wayne Airport. The Planning Commission will serve as an advisory body to the City Council on this Project and their recommendation on the Project will be forward to the City Council for consideration at a later date. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), the Project requires: (1) certification of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR No. 2025-01 and SCH No. 2020029087); (2) adoption of Environmental Findings of Fact and a Statement of Overriding Consideration; and (3) adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ("MMRP"). The SEIR concludes that the proposed Project would require mitigation related to Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Noise, and Tribal Cultural Resources. Impacts related to Recreation would remain significant and unavoidable after mitigation.