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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 2020-32_201 W THIRD STREETResolution No. 2020-32 Page 1 of 8 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-32 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AND ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE TRANSIT ZONING CODE PROJECT (SCH NO. 2006071100) FOR VARIANCE NO. 2020-05 AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 2020-02 AND ADOPTION OF A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE THIRD AND BROADWAY MIXED- USE PROJECT LOCATED AT 201 WEST THIRD STREET WHEREAS, Michael Harrah, representing Caribou Industries Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Applicant”), is requesting approval of Density Bonus Agreement No. 2020-01, Site Plan Review No. 2020-01, Site Plan Review No. 2020-02, Variance No. 2020-05, Tentative Parcel Map No. 2020-02, and a Disposition and Development Agreement to allow the demolition of an existing public parking structure and construction of a new mixed-use 171-unit residential and 13,419 square foot commercial development and 75-room hotel at 201 West Third Street; and WHEREAS, the subject Property contains 1.41 acres and is currently developed with a City-owned public parking structure; and WHEREAS, the Transit Zoning Code was adopted in 2010 as a result of interest in developing transit-oriented mixed-use residential and commercial projects in its project area. The Transit Zoning Code was amended in 2019 to modernize and refine development standards to further these interests. The regulating plan, which establishes land uses and development standards, allows a variety of housing and commercial projects, including mixed-use residential communities, live/work units, hotels, and offices; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana certified the Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2006071100) and adopted a mitigation monitoring and reporting program for the Transit Zoning Code, which allows a mixture of residential, commercial, and limited industrial land uses; and WHEREAS, the entitlements sought for the proposed mixed-use development project include a Density Bonus Agreement application, two Site Plan Review applications, a Variance application, a Tentative Parcel Map application, and a Disposition and Development Agreement; and WHEREAS, in 2010, the City Council certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (“2010 EIR”) for the Transit Zoning Code Project (“Originally Approved Plan”), which analyzed the potentially significant environmental impacts of a mixed-use plan area consisting of new residential, commercial, and industrial development ; and Resolution No. 2020-32 Page 2 of 8 WHEREAS, pursuant to the 2010 EIR, the subject site may be developed with a mixed-use development consisting of residential and commercial land uses; and WHEREAS, when compared against the Originally Approved Plan, the proposed mixed-use development will not result in any new or intensified significant impacts; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. 15000 et seq.), the City is the Lead Agency for the proposed development; and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA, when taking subsequent discretionary actions in furtherance of a project for which an EIR has already been certified, the Lead Agency is prohibited from requiring a subsequent or supplemental EIR unless at least one of the circumstances identified in Public Resources Code section 21166 or State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 are present; and WHEREAS, City staff has evaluated the proposed project and considered whether, in light of the impacts associated with its development, any supplemental or subsequent environmental review is required pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21166 or State CEQA Guidelines section 15162; and WHEREAS, the analysis contained in the Third & Broadway project’s EIR Addendum (“2020 Addendum”) concludes that none of the circumstances described in Public Resources Code section 21166 or State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 have occurred, and thus no supplemental or subsequent EIR is required; and WHEREAS, the proposed Project is within a transit priority area (TPA) as defined by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21099(a)(7). A TPA is an area within one -half mile of a major transit stop that is existing (or planned under certain conditions). A major transit stop includes the intersection of two or more major bus routes with a frequency of service interval of 15 minutes or less during the morning and afternoon peak commute periods (PRC § 21064.3). The Project site is within 0.15 miles of the intersection of Bus Routes 53/53X (north-south along Main Street), 55, and 64/64X (ea st-west via 1st Street). Under SB 743, aesthetic and parking impacts cannot be considered a significant impact within TPA’s; and WHEREAS, on September 28, 2020 at a duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission considered the 2020 Addendum for Variance No. 2020-05 and Tentative Map No. 2020-02; and WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. NOW THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Resolution No. 2020-32 Page 3 of 8 SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2. State CEQA Guidelines section 15164 requires lead agencies to prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions to the project are necessary, but none of the conditions requiring preparation of a subsequent EIR are present. The Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the 2010 EIR and the 2020 Addendum, and finds that these documents taken together contain a complete and accurate reporting of all of the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed development. The Planning Commission further finds that the 2020 Addendum has been completed in compliance with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. The Planning Commission further finds and determines that the Addendum reflects the City’s independent judgment. SECTION 3. Based on the substantial evidence set forth in the record, including but not limited to the 2010 EIR and the 2020 Addendum, the Planning Commission finds that an addendum is the appropriate document for disclosing the changes to the subject property, and that none of the conditions identified in Public Resources Code section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 requiring subsequent en vironmental review have occurred, because: (a) The proposed development does not constitute a substantial change that would require major revisions of the 2010 EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. (b) There is not a substantial change with respect to the circumstances under which the proposed development will be developed that would require major revisions of the 2010 EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of the previously identified significant effects. (c) New information of substantial importance has not been presented that was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the 2010 EIR was certified or adopted, showing any of the following: (i) that the modifications would have one or more significant effects not discussed in the earlier environmental documentation; (ii) that significant effects previously examined would be substantially more severe than shown in the earlier environmental documentation; (iii) that mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and woul d substantially reduce one or more significant effects, but the applicant declined to adopt such measures; or (iv) that mitigation measures or alternatives considerably different from those analyzed previously would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but which the applicant declined to adopt. SECTION 8. The 2010 EIR and the 2020 Addendum, and any other documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which these findings have been based are on file, are incorporated herein by reference and are available for public review at Santa Ana City Hall, Planning and Building Agency, M20, 20 Civic Center Resolution No. 2020-32 Page 4 of 8 SECTION 4. The Planning Commission hereby finds that mitigation measures identified in the 2010 EIR remain applicable to the Transit Zoning Code. These findings are laid out more specifically in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (“MMRP”) attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Planning Commission therefore hereby adopts those mitigation measures identified as remaining applicable to the Transit Zoning Code, through the MMRP attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A. Applicant shall be solely responsible for the implementation of all mitigation measures in the MMRP applicable to any aspect of the proposed mixed-use development project. SECTION 5. The Planning Commission hereby approves and adopts the 2020 Third and Broadway Addendum related to Variance No. 2020-05 and Tentative Parcel Map No. 2020-02, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit B. SECTION 6. The Applicant shall indemnify, protect, defen d and hold the City and/or any of its officials, officers, employees, agents, departments, agencies, authorized volunteers, and instrumentalities thereof, harmless from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, writs of mandamus, and other and proceedings (wh ether legal, equitable, declaratory, administrative or adjudicatory in nature), and alternative dispute resolution procedures (including, but not limited to arbitrations, mediations, and such other procedures), judgments, orders, and decisions (collectivel y “Actions”), brought against the City and/or any of its officials, officers, employees, agents, departments, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof, that challenge, attack, or seek to modify, set aside, void, or annul, any action of, or any permit or app roval issued by the City and/or any of its officials, officers, employees, agents, departments, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof (including actions approved by the voters of the City) for or concerning the project, whether such Actions are brought u nder the Ralph M. Brown Act, California Environmental Quality Act, the Planning and Zoning Law, the Subdivision Map Act, Code of Civil Procedure sections 1085 or 1094.5, or any other federal, state or local constitution, statute, law, ordinance, charter, r ule, regulation, or any decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. It is expressly agreed that the City shall have the right to approve, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, the legal counsel providing the City’s defense, and that Applica nt shall reimburse the City for any costs and expenses directly and necessarily incurred by the City in the course of the defense. City shall promptly notify the Applicant of any Action brought and City shall cooperate with Applicant in the defense of the Action. SECTION 7. The Planning Commission directs staff to prepare, execute and file a CEQA Notice of Determination with the Orange County Clerk’s Office within five working days of the Planning Commission’s approval of Variance No. 2020-05 and Tentative Parcel Map No. 2020-02 for the Third and Broadway Mixed-Use Development Project. Resolution No. 2020-32 Page 6 of 8 CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, SARAH BERNAL Recording Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2020-32 to be the original resolution adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana on September 28, 2020. Date: ________________ ____________________________________ Recording Secretary City of Santa Ana 09-28-2020 55394.00053\32005762.1 EXHIBIT A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM The Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) is available online at: https://www.santa-ana.org/pb/planning-division/major-planning-projects-and- monthly-development-project-reports/3rd-and-0 Or by visiting: Planning and Building Agency – Planning Division Public Counter 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 55394.00053\32005762.1 EXHIBIT B THIRD AND BROADWAY EIR ADDENDUM The Third and Broadway Project EIR Addendum and Technical Appendices are available online at: https://www.santa-ana.org/pb/planning-division/major-planning-projects-and- monthly-development-project-reports/3rd-and-0 Or by visiting: Planning and Building Agency – Planning Division Public Counter 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701