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Neighborhood (UN). Section 2. The City Council has independently reviewed and analyzed the information contained in the Initial Study and the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), Environmental Review No. 2018-75, prepared with respect to this project. The MND and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program are included as Exhibit A in Resolution No. 2019-__ and is posted to the City’s website at: https://www.ci.santa- ana.ca.us/sites/default/files/pb/planning/Legacy%20Sunflower/Legacy%20Sunflower%2 0MND.pdf and is also on file with the Planning and Building Agency. The City Council has independently reviewed and analyzed the information contained in the Initial Study and the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), Environmental Review No. 2018-75, prepared with respect to this project and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, an MND 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 with the mitigation measures outlined in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program described in Exhibit A, the project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. The City Council hereby certifies and approves the MND and directs that the Notice of Determination be prepared and filed with the County Clerk of the County of Orange in the manner required by law. Pursuant to Title XIV, California Code of Regulations (CCR) § 735.5(c)(1), the City Council has determined that, after considering the record as a whole, there is no evidence that the proposed Project will have the potential for any significant adverse effect on wildlife resources or the ecological habitat upon which wildlife resources depend. The proposed Project exists in an urban environment characterized by paved concrete, roadways, surrounding buildings and human activity. However, pursuant to Fish and Game Code § 711.2 and Title XIV, CCR § 735.5, the payment of Fish and Game Department filing fees in conjunction with this project is at the discretion of the State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Section 3. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed General Plan Amendment is compatible with the objectives, policies, and land use programs specified in the General Plan for the City of Santa Ana in that: A. The City of Santa Ana has adopted a General Plan. B. The land uses authorized by the General Plan Amendment, and the General Plan Amendment itself, are compatible with the objectives, policies, general land uses, and programs specified in the General Plan, for the following reasons. 1. The existing General Plan land use designations for the project site at 651 West Sunflower Avenue is Low-Density Residential (LR), which allows single-family homes at a density up to seven (7) units per acre. In order to facilitate the construction of a 226-unit multiple-family residential community with a floor area ratio of 1.81, the land use designation needs to be changed to Urban Neighborhood (UN), which allows for a mix of residential uses and housing types, such as 6-142