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Resolution No. 2019-xx Page 1 of 10 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-xx A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA: (1) ADOPT ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, (2) CERTIFY THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SCH #2018021031), (3) ADOPT A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT, AND (4) ADOPT THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM WHEREAS, AC 2525 Main, LLC (“Applicant”) seeks to develop The Addington a Multi-Family Residential Project (“proposed Project”), originally proposed as a 496-unit multi-family project on a 5.93-acre site at 2525 North Main Street in Santa Ana, California (“Project Site”); WHEREAS, during the entitlement and environmental review process, and in response to comments and concerns raised by the public and the City’s elected officials, the Applicant has proposed several modifications to the original proposal; and WHEREAS, the Project as currently proposed now entails (1) demolition of the existing 81,172 square foot vacant two-story office building and 442-space surface parking lot on the Project Site; (2) redevelopment of the 5.93-acre site with 444,534 square feet of total development, including 277,281 square feet of residential buildings that would provide 256 for-rent multi-family residential units and a 167,253 square foot central parking structure and a 292 space surface level parking lot with residential and commercial parking; (3) approval of Development Agreement No. 2018-01 between the City of Santa Ana (“City”) and Applicant; (4) approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, which would change the Project Site’s existing land use designation of Professional & Administration Office (PAO) to District Center (DC); and (5) approval of Amendment Application No. 2018-10, which would change the zoning of the Project Site from Professional (P) to Specific Development No. 93 (SD-93) designation; and WHEREAS, the proposed Project has been submitted and requires review and certification of an Environmental Impact Report (the “EIR”) (SCH# 2018021031) (Environmental Impact Report No. 2018-01), and approval of Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10; and WHEREAS, the Project Site is located at the northeast corner of North Main Street and Edgewood Road and the properties immediately adjacent to the site include Santiago Park to the north, single-family residential homes to the south and east and the Discovery Science Center of Orange County across Main Street to the west. The Project Site is located on North Main Street, an urban corridor EXHIBIT 1 2-21