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2014 -2021 SANTA ANA HOUSING ELEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATES CITY OF SANTA ANA 3. Environmental Analysis to comply with the specific building requirements and qualitative design principles as outlined in the specific plan. ■ Transit Zoning Code. The TZC, adopted in 2010, guides development in the central urban core of Santa Ana and consists of more than 450 acres of land. The development standards for residential development are applied throughout the TZC areas. Future development within these areas must comply with the applicable development standards. To minimize potential impacts, future residential development identified in the Housing Element would be required to comply with the Citywide Design Guidelines and /or the specific design guidelines set forth in the MEMU Overlay Zone, the Harbor Corridor Specific Plan, and the TZC. Thus, development in accordance to the Housing Element would result in less than significant impacts to the visual character of these areas. d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare, which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? Less Than Significant Impact. Development of projects in accordance with the City's Housing Element would create new sources of light and glare in the City. As potential units are developed, greater intensity and density of residential development would result in increased light and glare in the City due to exterior fighting, lighting of streets and walkways, and interior lighting that could be visible from the outside of the homes. To minimize potential light and glare impacts, future development proposed by the Housing Element would be required to comply with the Citywide Design Guidelines and /or the specific design guidelines set forth in the MEMU Overlay Zone, the Harbor Corridor Specific Plan, and the TZC. Therefore, impacts to light and glare due to the adoption of the Housing Element would be less than significant. 3.2 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non - agricultural use? No Impact. According to the California Resource Agency's Department of Conservation "Orange County Important Farmland 2010" map, the City does not have any significant agricultural resources (DLRP 2011). Thus, the City of Santa Ana does not contain any Prune Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance. Although vacant and underutilized land throughout the City may be developed with Page 40 • The Planning Center I DC&E December 2013 75A -62