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SPR No. 2019-01/DBA No. 2019-01 — First American Title Co. Development October 28, 2019 Page 8 1. Proximity to existing and future mass transit, which include standard bus service, high- capacity/express bus service, the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center, and the under - construction OC Streetcar (light rail); 2. Location within a highly-amenitized, mixed -use environment with shopping and major employment centers nearby; and 3. Proximity to nearby existing parking facilities, including parking structures, parking lots, and on -street parking. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) The proposed development required preparation of studies relating to shade and shadow, air quality and greenhouse gas emissions, cultural resources, traffic, parking, noise and vibration, Phase I environmental site assessment, hydrology, a preliminary water quality management plan, and sewer capacity. In addition, a fiscal impact and economic impact analysis was prepared by RSG, Inc. and The Concord Group. All studies evaluate the changes of the proposed revisions as compared to the existing entitlements and were reviewed for content and accuracy by the City. The technical studies evidenced that an EIR Addendum to the previously -certified 2010 EIR is the appropriate CEQA document to evaluate and disclose the project's impacts. An addendum to a previously certified EIR is prepared when a lead agency is asked to approve modifications to an existing project for which an EIR has already been certified. An addendum evaluates the requested modifications and determines whether subsequent EIR review is required. Pursuant to CEQA case law, an addendum applies the same thresholds as the original, certified EIR. (Citizens Against Airport Pollution v. City of San Jose (2014) 227 Cal.App.4th 788.) Moreover, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines section 15162, when an EIR has been certified for a project, the City shall not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative declaration for the project unless the lead agency determines that one or more of the following conditions are met: 1. Substantial project changes proposed that would result in new or substantially more severe impacts than disclosed in the previous EIR; 2. Substantial changes in circumstances that would result in new or substantially more severe impacts than disclosed in the previous EIR; or 3. Significant new information has come to light that shows there will be new or substantially more severe impacts than disclosed in the previous EIR. If some changes or additions to the previously prepared EIR are necessary, but none of the conditions specified above are met, the lead agency shall prepare an Addendum. In accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines, since none of the conditions specified in section 15162 are present, an Addendum to the previously -certified 2010 EIR is the appropriate form of environmental review for the First American project. The Addendum focuses on the potential environmental impacts associated with the project that might cause a change in the conclusions of the certified 2010 EIR, including changes in circumstances or new information of substantial importance that would substantially change those 60A-37