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approving General Plan Amendment No. 2018-04. F. On November 20, 2018, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to General Plan Amendment No. 2018-04 for the Seventeenth and Tustin annexation project, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard, the project was fully considered, and all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution occurred. G. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code sec. 21000 et seq.; “CEQA”), and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City has determined that a Categorical Exemption will be filed for the proposed project. H. General Plan Amendment No. 2018-04 has been filed to amend the General Plan to change the land use designation of certain parcels located in the Seventeenth and Tustin County island boundaries. The proposed land use designations will be consistent with the current land uses and proposed pre- zoning designations of the annexation project area. The amendments will pre-designate properties located in the annexation area as Low-Density Residential (LR-7), Medium-Density Residential (MR-15), or General Commercial (GC) as shown on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. I. The City Council has weighed and balanced the General Plan’s policies, both old and new, and has determined that based upon this balancing that General Plan Amendment No. 2018-04 is consistent with the purpose of the General Plan. Section 2. CEQA Compliance. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, a categorical exemption will be filed for this project pursuant to section 15319. This Class 19 exemption applies to projects involving annexation of existing facilities and lots for exempt facilities. The proposed annexation area is developed to the density allowed by the current zoning or pre-zoning, with the extension of utility services having the capacity to serve only the existing facilities. The City Council has, as a result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to CEQA, a categorical exemption adequately addresses the expected environmental impacts of this project. On the basis of this review, the City Council finds that there is no evidence from which it can be fairly argued that the project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment therefore, it is categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents. As a result, Environmental Review No. 2018-89 will be filed for this project. DRAFT 2-8