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ONE BROADWAY PLAZA PROJECT EIR ADDENDUM CITY OF SANTA ANA 1. Introduction e) A brief explanation of the decision not to prepare a subsequent EIR pursuant to Section 15162 should be included in an addendum to an EIR, the lead agency's findings on the project, or elsewhere in the record. The explanation must be supported by substantial evidence. After careful consideration of the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Project, the City of Santa Ana has determined that 1) none of the conditions requiring preparation of a subsequent or supplement to an EIR have occurred, and 2) the circumstances described in Section 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines exist. Therefore, an Addendum to the One Broadway Plaza EIR has been deemed appropriate. 1.1.2 Scope of Analysis in This Addendum Changes to the One Broadway Plaza EIR ("Certified EIR") and regulatory conditions, described below under the Project Description would fulfill none of the conditions outlined in CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162(a)(1)—(3) as these changes would not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects requiring major revisions to the 2004 Certified EIR. Accordingly, this checklist provides the substantial evidence required by CEQA Guidelines Section 15164(e) to support the finding that a subsequent EIR is not required and an addendum to the 2004 Certified EIR is the appropriate environmental document to address changes to the project. In order to implement the Proposed Project, a number of discretionary approvals from the City of Santa Ana are required, including a General Plan Amendment and a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to the One Broadway Plaza Specific Development District (SD 75). As lead agency under CEQA, the City of Santa Ana is required to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with these discretionary approvals. The scope of the review for project -related impacts for this Addendum is limited to differences between impacts analyzed by the Certified EIR for implementation of the One Broadway Plaza Project (Approved Project) and the Proposed Project. The Approved Project will serve as the "baseline" for the environmental impact analysis. The baseline includes all applicable mitigation measures from the adopted Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), approved in conjunction with the Certified EIR. As required by CEQA, this Addendum also addresses changes in circumstances or new information that would potentially involve new environmental impacts. 1.2 CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS ADDENDUM This Addendum relies on the City of Santa Ana's CEQA checklist, which addresses environmental issues section by section. The completed checklist is included in Section 5.0, Environmental Analysis. Each environmental topic has the following subheadings: Summary of Previous Environmental Analysis (including the One Broadway Plaza EIR, and previous CEQA documentation; see description under Subsection 3.1, Project Background, of this Addendum) ■ Impacts Associated with the Proposed Project (including environmental checklist) ■ Adopted Mitigation Measures Applicable to the Proposed Project Apri12020 Page 3