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 & VTTM No. 2015 -03 October 12, 2015 Page 11 Public Notification The project site is not located within the boundaries of an established Neighborhood Association. Staff has notified all parties that have expressed an interest in the project by mail a minimum of 10 days prior to the public hearing to ensure they were notified of the meeting and to see if there were any areas of concern. The project site itself was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners and occupants within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had been received from any members of the public. CEQA Analysis As part of the City's permitting process, the proposed project is required to undergo an environmental review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In accordance with CEQA, the recommended actions have been reviewed through an environmental impact report, EIR No. 2015 -01. Sections 15080 through 15097 of the State CEQA Guidelines (Article 7) guide the process for the preparation of an environmental impact report. The EIR, as required by CEQA, contains 1) an initial study; 2) a project description; 3) a description of the environmental setting, potential environmental impacts, mitigation measures for any significant effects, and consistency with plans and policies; and, 4) names of preparers. The mitigation measures included in this EIR are designed to reduce or eliminate the potentially significant environmental impacts described herein. The scope of the EIR evaluates the proposed project's effects on the following resource topics: aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation and traffic, and utilities and service systems. The City prepared a draft EIR and published the Notice of Availability (NOA) in the Orange County Register as well as posted the NOA at the Orange County Clerk's office on July 16, 2015. The City circulated the draft EIR for a 45 -day public review between July 17, 2015 and August 31, 2015. The draft EIR was available for public review at the Santa Ana City Hall, the City of Santa Ana Main library, and on the City's website. This EIR is intended to provide a forum to air and address comments pertaining to the analysis contained in the draft EIR and to provide an opportunity for clarification, corrections, or minor revisions to the EIR as needed. Comments were received during the public review period. Pursuant to Section 15088 of the State CEQA Guidelines, the City, as the lead agency for the project, has reviewed all comments received on the document. 75A -15