One of our readers asked us recently what the financial benefits of the proposed 2525 Main St. Residential development would be to the people of Santa Ana.
We carefully reviewed the project’s Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and the recent memo by the City of Santa Ana’s Planning staff to determine the benefits to our city’s residents, which partially include: Continue reading
The City of Santa Ana’s Planning Agency has released their staff report regarding the proposed multi-family housing project known as the Addington, at 2525 Main St. in advance of next Monday’s Planning Commission meeting.
The staff report was very positive. Here are a few excerpts from the report: Continue reading
The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is finally done regarding the proposed apartment development at 2525 Main St., in north Santa Ana. It totaled over 500 pages and cost $350K to complete – which was charged to the developer of this project.
EIR reports are how local planning agencies comply with the Federal CEQA statute. CEQA is an environmental protection statute that is concerned with the physical changes to the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15358(b)). The environment includes land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance (CEQA Guidelines Section 15360). Continue reading