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2014 -2021 SANTA ANA HOUSING ELEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATES CITY OF SANTA ANA 3. Environmental Analysis e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? Less Than Significant Impact. Pursuant to Chapter 33 (Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Works), Article VII (Regulation of the Planting, Maintenance, and Removal of Trees) of the City's Code of Ordinances, public street trees are to be maintained and protected to preserve the City's urban forest. The article outlines policies regulating tree planting and pruning standards, specifying allowable tree species, and requiring site plan reviews of new developments to ensure street trees are planted appropriately. However, the project itself would not involve clearance of vegetation or ground - disturbing activities. Therefore, the Housing Element would not conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources and impacts would be less than significant. f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan? No Impact. The City is not located within any Habitat Conservation Plan or Natural Community Conservation Plan (CDFW 2013). Therefore, the project would not conflict with any habitat conservation plans and no impact would occur. 3.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in § 15064.5? Less Than Significant Impact. Section 15064.5 defines historic resources as resources listed or determined to be eligible for listing by the State Historical Resources Commission, a local register of historical resources, or the lead agency. Generally a resource is considered to be "historically significant," if it meets one of the following criteria: i) Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of California's history and cultural heritage; ii) Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past; iii) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses high artistic values; or iv) Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. The Housing Element designates adequate sites for potential future development that could accommodate any unmet portion of the RHNA through 2021. The anticipated development would occur on either vacant or underutilized parcels throughout the City. Underutilized parcels in the City may currently contain historic structures. According to the City of Santa Ana Historic Resources Map, the Transit Zoning Code area includes a majority of the French Park National Register District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 (Santa Ana 2004). The historic structures widnin the French Park Historic District Page 46 • The Planning CenPer I DC&E December 2013 75A -68