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EXHIBIT A CEQA FINDINGS, FACTS IN SUPPORT OF FINDINGS FINAL FIR FOR THE MAGNOLIA AT THE PARK MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT STATE CLEARINGHOUSE No: 2018021031 City of Santa Ana: DP No. 2017-34 1.0 1.1 Statutory Requirements for Findings The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that written findings be made by the lead agency in connection with certification of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prior to approval of the Project (Sections 15091 and 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines and Section 21081 of the State of California Public Resources Code). CEQA Guidelines Section 15091 states: a) No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an EIR has been certified which identifies one or more significant environmental effects of the project unless the public agency makes one or more written findings for each of those significant effects, accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for each finding. The possible findings are: 1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the EIR. 2) Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the agency making the finding. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can or should be adopted by such other agency. 3) Specific economic, legal, social, technological or other considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the final EIR. b) The findings required by subdivision (a) shall be supported by substantial evidence in the record. c) The finding in subdivision (a)(2) shall not be made if the agency making the finding has concurrent jurisdiction with another agency to deal with identified feasible mitigation measures or alternatives. The finding in subdivision (a)(3) shall describe the specific reasons for rejecting identified mitigation measures and project alternatives. d) When making the findings required in subdivision (a)(1), the agency shall also adopt a program for reporting on or monitoring the changes which it has either required in the project or made a condition of approval to avoid or substantially lessen significant environmental effects. These measures must be fully enforceable through permit conditions, agreements, or other measures. e) The public agency shall specify the location and custodian of the documents or other materials The CEQA Guidelines are codified in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, commencing at section 15000. Resolution No. Page 1 of 76 Certification of the Magnolia at the Park EIR