75A - PH - EIR THE HERITAGE 2001 E DYER

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EIR No. 2015 -01, AA No. 2014 -04, GPA No. 2015 -03, DA No. 2015 -03 & VTl'M No. 2015 -03 October 12, 2015 Page 6 AnalvsIs of the Issues Dyer 18 LLC is requesting entitlements to construct The Heritage, a mixed -use development proposed on an 18.84 -acre parcel of land in southeast Santa Ana. The applicant is proposing a project that is inconsistent with the development pattern and land uses in this area of the City. The following subsections of this staff report provided analyses for each of the proposed action items, Environmental Impact Report The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires the preparation and approval of an environmental impact report (EIR) for this project. The environmental issues analyzed in the EIR include Aesthetics; Air Quality; Cultural Resources; Geology, Soils and Seismicity; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Hazards and Hazardous Materials; Hydrology and Water Quality; Land Use and Planning; Noise; Population and Housing; Public Services; Parks and Recreation; Transportation and Traffic; and Utilities and Service Systems. In accordance with CEQA, a draft EIR was first circulated for review and comment to public, local, regional and state agencies, and interested parties on July 17, 2015 for a 45 -day review period. On August 24, 2015, a public hearing was held on the document to obtain input from interested members of the public. By the close of the 45 -day review period on August 31, 2015, a total of eight written comment letters on the document were received. The City has evaluated the comments received from persons or agencies that reviewed the EIR. In accordance with CEQA, each public agency and interested party that commented on the draft EIR was provided with a response to its comments at least 10 days prior to the Planning Commission public hearing. The Responses to Comments document, the Mitigation Monitoring Program and the Draft EIR constitute the Final EIR for The Heritage (Exhibit 11). Given there are some unavoidable and adverse impacts generated from the proposed project, which are discussed in greater detail below, Findings of Fact and a Statement of Overriding Considerations have been prepared for the project. The EIR identified two significant unavoidable impacts associated with this project. These impacts pertain to air quality and traffic and transportation. Unavoidable air quality impacts consist of long- term emissions of reactive organic gases (ROG) and nitrogen dioxide (Nox) that would result from the vehicle trips generated from the project that would exceed the applicable thresholds established by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Traffic and transportation impacts include significant impacts to four intersections and four SR -55 freeway ramps. Although the developer will contribute its fair share amount of funds to mitigate traffic generated by the project, there is no specific funding program or construction time frame for these improvements. Further, the improvements are not under the approval and enforcement jurisdiction of the City as they involve coordination with the Cities of Tustin and Irvine as well as Caitrans. 75A -10