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2014 -2021 SANTA ANA HOUSING ELEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATES CITY OF SANTA ANA 3. Environmental Analysis for future projects to be exposed to excessive noise levels. The projects would be required to go through the CEQA process and reviewed for consistency with the AELUP. Impacts regarding excessive noise levels due to the adoption of the Housing Element would be less than significant. f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? No Impact. There are no private airstrips located within the City of Santa Ana; therefore, the proposed project would not result in any significant safety hazards from airstrip /airport related activity. No mitigation measures are necessary. 3.13 POPULATION AND HOUSING a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? Less Than Significant Impact. The proposed project consists of an updated assessment of housing needs within the City, and changes to the policies and procedures the City uses in addressing those needs. The project identifies sites in the City suitable for the development of housing and involves other efforts to facilitate the development of housing in the City. The Housing Element discusses the City's housing production goal and how the City would achieve the regional housing needs production goals. The City's RHNA housing goals are consistent with the existing General Plan and SCAG regional growth projections for the City of Santa Ana. The Housing Element itself would not involve any development projects and would not directly result in the construction of any housing units. However, as summarized in the response to Section 19(b), implementation of the Housing Element would require rezoning of approximately ten acres of land as strictly residential along Harbor Boulevard, which would be reflected in the Harbor Corridor Specific Plan, anticipated to be approved in early 2014. Project- specific development to meet the goals identified in the Housing Element, however, would be subject to CEQA review, including an assessment of population and housing impacts. Adoption of the Housing Element, therefore, would have a less than significant impact. b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? Less Than Significant Impact. The City of Santa Ana is completing the Housing Element Update in order to meet needs for housing in the City determined in the RHNA. The project therefore facilitates that provision of housing. The areas identified as housing opportunity areas are not characterized by existing housing. T'he `I'ZC area is located in the central urban core of Santa Ana and consists of primarily general commercial and industrial uses, including automotive garages, equipment rental yards, metal shops, and wholesale establishments (TZC 2010 EIR Section 3.1). The Metro East area is predominantly comprised of professional offices and administrative buildings (MENU 2007 EIR Section 3.1). The Harbor Corridor Specific Plan is primarily auto- oriented commercial uses. A nominal number of housing units that currently exist within these areas could potentially be displaced for future housing opportunities. The "replacement December 2013 75A -83 The Planning Cenler I DC &E • Page 61