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EXHIBIT A Resolution No. _____ Page 12 of 71 Certification of the Magnolia at the Park EIR However, even with implementation of the PDF-1 and Mitigation Measure AES-1, the Project would still result in a substantial difference in scale, height, and property setbacks that is considered significant pursuant to the City’s criteria. As a result, impacts related to existing visual character or quality of the site would be significant and unavoidable. (DEIR, pp. 4.1-16 through 4.1-26.) 8.0 FINDINGS REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS MITIGATED TO A LEVEL OF LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT. The City hereby finds that feasible Mitigation Measures have been identified in the DEIR and this Resolution that will avoid or substantially lessen the following potentially significant environmental impacts to a less than significant level. Compliance with existing laws, codes and statutes, PDFs, and the identification of feasible mitigation measures have reduced potential impacts to a level of less than significant as determined by the City. All of the PDFs and mitigation measures will be included in a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) in order to ensure compliance with all conditions adopted by the City. Where potentially significant impacts can be reduced to less than significant levels through adherence to PDFs or existing regulations that reduce environmental impacts, the EIR and these Findings specify how those impacts were reduced to an acceptable level. The potentially significant impacts, and the Mitigation Measures that will reduce them to a less than significant level, are as follows: 8.1 Air Quality 8.1.1 Exposure of Substantial Pollutant Concentrations to Sensitive Receptors Threshold: Would the Project expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? Finding: Less than significant impact with mitigation incorporated. (DEIR, pp. 4.2-17 through 4.2-18.) Facts in Support of Findings: As detailed in the DEIR, the Project has the potential to exceed the SCAQMD’s localized significance thresholds for emissions of PM 10 during construction activities. Therefore, SCAQMD Rules 403(4), 1113, and 1186 to reduce particulate matter and Mitigation Measure AQ-1 requiring the construction contractor to use off-road diesel construction equipment that complies with EPA/CARB Tier 3 emissions standards, would be implemented to reduce construction emissions below a level of significance. With implementation of SCAQMD Rules 403(4), 1113, and 1186 and Mitigation Measure AQ-1 that would be confirmed through the City’s permitting process for the Project, localized construction emissions of PM 10 would be below SCAQMD thresholds and reduced to a less than significant level. Mitigation Measure AQ-1: Construction plans and specifications shall state that the construction contractor shall use off-road diesel construction equipment that complies with EPA/CARB Tier 3 emissions standards and shall ensure that all construction equipment be tuned and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications. With the implementation of the mitigation measure identified above (MM-AQ-1), the Project’s impact in Air Quality would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.2-17 through 4.2-18.) 2-48