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Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview Overview The City of Santa Ana (City), as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), has prepared this initial study (IS) and proposed mitigated negative declaration (MND) to evaluate the potential environmental consequences associated with the Bat Nha Meditation Centel- project. The proposed project consists of the demolition and replacement of existing buildings on approximately 1.46 acres at 719 and 803 South Sullivan Street in the central portion of the City of Santa Ana with a new Meditation Center. Implementation of the proposed project would require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow a religious facility on a parcel with a Single - Family Residential (R -1) zoning designation, variances to allow a reduction in parking and to exceed to allowable building height, a voluntary lot merger to consolidate the two parcels of land, and approval of the site plan. As part of the City's discretionary review process, the proposed project is required to undergo an environmental review in accordance with the CEQA. Authority The preparation of all IS /MND is governed by two principal sets of documents: CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations Section 15000, et seq.). Specifically, Section 15063 of the State CEQA Guidelines and Sections 15070 -15075 of Article 6 guide the process for the preparation of a negative declaration or a mitigated negative declaration. Where appropriate and supportive to an understanding of the issues, reference will be made either to the statute, the State CEQA Guidelines, or appropriate case law. This IS /MND, as required by CEQA, contains 1) a project description; 2) a description of the environmental setting, potential environmental impacts, mitigation measures for any significant effects, and consistency with plans and policies; and 3) names of preparers. The mitigation measures included in this IS /MND are designed to reduce or eliminate the potentially significant environmental impacts described herein. Where a mitigation measure described in this document has been previously incorporated into the project, either as a specific feature of design or as a mitigation measure, this is noted in the discussion. Mitigation measures are structured in accordance with the criteria in Section 15370 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Scope of the IS /MND This 1S /MND evaluates the proposed project's effects on the following resource topics: • aesthetics • agriculture and forestry resources The Bat Nha Meditation Center June 2013 Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration 1 -1 IMF 00215.12 31 C -37