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SANTA ANA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN INITIAL STUDY CITY OF SANTA ANA Commercial (C5), Commercial Residential (CR), Light Industrial (M1), Heavy Industrial (M2), South Main Street Commercial (C -SM), Open Space (OS), Specific Plan (SP), Specific Development (SD), Military Operations (MO), and Overlay Zone (OZ). 8. Description of Project: The proposed project is the adoption of the CAP, a document that provides measures intended to reduce GHG emissions within the City. The CAP describes the 2008 baseline GHG emissions produced in Santa Ana and estimates business -as -usual emissions that could be expected in 2020 and 2035. GHG emissions were estimated for 2008, 2020, and 2035 for both community -wide and municipal operations. The City has indirect ability to influence many sources and activities producing community -wide emissions, while it has more direct control over municipal operations emissions. Municipal operations emissions are a subset of community -wide emissions. Overall, the goal of the CAP is to reduce Santa Ana's community -wide GHG emissions by 15 percent below 2008 emission levels by the year 2020. In addition, Santa Ana has established a goal to reduce community -wide emissions by 30 percent below 2008 emission levels by the year 2035. For municipal operations emissions, the City has established goals of 30 percent reduction by 2020 and 40 percent reduction by 2035. The Draft CAP identifies measures that have a quantifiable emissions reduction and also includes recommended action steps, co- benefits, cost, and funding sources. The Draft CAP is the result of extensive community outreach and public participation. An initial public engagement session was held in March 2012, where participants suggested potential emissions reduction measures to be included in the CAP. The measures gathered were then analyzed for feasibility and assessed by City staff. The working list of measures was presented to key stakeholders and to the public in additional workshops in July 2014. Feedback from these sessions was incorporated, resulting in the measures included in the CAP. 9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: The City of Santa Ana is built on relatively flat land and is bordered by the cities of Orange to the north; Garden Grove, Westminster, and Fountain Valley to the west; Costa Mesa and Irvine to the south; and Tustin to the east. The project area consists of all land located within the incorporated limits of the City of Santa Ana. Of the total 27.3 square miles identified in the Land Use Element of the City's General Plan, approximately 58% is devoted to residential development, 15% to commercial uses, 14% to industrial uses, 11% to public and institutional uses, and 2% to public parkland and open space.3 The City is almost entirely built out, and new development would consist mostly of infill and redevelopment projects. 10. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval Is Required: The City of Santa Ana is the lead agency with responsibility for approving the proposed Draft CAP and its measures. No other public agency approvals are needed. 3 City of Santa Ana Planning Division. Cary of Santa Ana General Plan Land Ure Element p. 6. Available online at: httl2�/ /ww ci,saiita-an,q.ca.us/"generatplqn/documeiit,s/LandUse.pd accessed September 2, 2015. Page 12 October 2015 75B -110