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City of Santa Ana 4th and Mortimer Project As discussed in Response 7, to support the use of the 2010 FEIR and that the 2010 FEIR retains relevance and has informational value, the City may rely on evidence of the similarities in the project to the approved project analyzed in the 2010 FEIR. Section 3, Environmental Impact Analysis, of the Addendum supports the conclusion that changes to the project (e.g., associated zone change and variance) would not result in new or more severe impacts than those of the approved project previously disclosed in the 2010 FEIR and would not require a major revision to the 2010 FEIR. Rather, with approval of the zone change and variance, the proposed project would comply with the setback, parking, landscaping, massing and floor area ratio requirements of the approved TZC. As noted in the 2010 FEIR, the TZC was found to initially conflict with the Santa Ana General Plan by adopting standards and land uses not previously allowed in the proposed TZC area. However, as part of the approved TZC, the General Plan was amended to incorporate the proposed land uses and development standards and provide consistency between the General Plan and the TZC. With approval of the requested discretionary actions, the proposed project would also be consistent with the local land designation and development standards. Therefore, the City is within its discretion to proceed with an addendum as the appropriate environmental document for the project under CEQA. Response 14 The commenter states that the project would have a significant impact to historic resources due to the demolition of the Santa Ana Car Salon located at 509-515 East 4th Street, which is listed on the Built Environment Resources Directory (BERD) for Orange County. As discussed in Section 3.3, Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources, of the Addendum, Rincon also referenced the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), California Points of Historical Interest (PHI) and Landmarks lists, California Office of Historic Preservation Archaeological Determinations of Eligibility (ADOE), and Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties (RHP) in addition to the BERD for Orange County. Review of the NRHP, CRHR, PHI and Landmark Lists, ADOE and the Santa Ana RHP were negative for the project site. The comment is correct in that review of the BERD identified the on -site Santa Ana Car Salon as previously recorded and found locally eligible as a historic resource in 1980. However, the resource record for this property was also not identified through the CHRIS records searches. While the Santa Ana Car Salon was an example of the Western False Front Style in Santa Ana at the time it was recorded in 1980, the area surrounding the property was surveyed again in 2006 and the property was not identified as potentially eligible at that time. The property's historical significance was reexamined as part of the Cultural Resources Study conducted for the project dated April 2019, which is included as Appendix C to the Addendum. The Cultural Resources Study found that, since its last recordation, the property has been significantly altered such that it no longer embodies a particular architectural style. Therefore, it is ineligible for listing in the NRHP, CRHR and on the City of Santa Ana RHP and does not qualify as a historical resource as defined by CECA. The project would not have an impact to historic resources due to the demolition of the Santa Ana Car Salon and no impact would occur that would require preparation of an EIR. Response 15 The commenter states that 2010 FEIR requires a case -by -case historic analysis for future projects conducted by a historic resource expert and adds that no such historic resource analysis was done for the project due to "constraints surrounding COVID-19." 75C-292