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Santa Ana General Plan Update
<br />CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement
<br />Of Overriding Considerations -54- October 2021
<br />Finding
<br />Finding 3. The City finds that there are no mitigation measures that are feasible, taking into
<br />consideration specific economic, legal, social, technological or other factors, that would mitigate
<br />this impact to a less-than-significant level, and further, that specific economic, legal, social,
<br />technological, or other considerations, including considerations for the provision of employment
<br />opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the alternatives identified in the PEIR, as
<br />discussed in Section G of these Findings (Public Resources Code §§ 21081(a)(1), (3); Guidelines
<br />§§ 15091(a)(1), (3)). As described in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, the City has
<br />determined that this impact is acceptable because specific overriding economic, legal, social,
<br />technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of the
<br />GPU outweigh its significant effects on the environment.
<br />Impact 5.15-2: Population increases resulting from project implementation would increase
<br />recreation demands that would require construction or expansion of
<br />recreation facilities that would have potential to result in physical impacts
<br />to the environment.
<br />Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.15, Recreation,
<br />starting on page 5.15-29 of the Updated Draft PEIR.
<br />Population increases resulting from the implementation of the GPU would increase recreation
<br />demands and require construction or expansion of recreation facilities. Although construction
<br />and/or expansion of new parks and recreation facilities would be subject to GPU policies and
<br />implementation actions; regulatory requirements, and future, project specific environmental
<br />review under CEQA, it is still possible that development of such facilities could result in significant
<br />unavoidable impacts
<br />Mitigation Measures
<br />There are no feasible mitigation measures to mitigate the impacts to recreation at buildout.
<br />Finding
<br />Finding 3. The City finds that there are no mitigation measures that are feasible, taking into
<br />consideration specific economic, legal, social, technological or other factors, that would mitigate
<br />this impact to a less-than-significant level, and further, that specific economic, legal, social,
<br />technological, or other considerations, including considerations for the provision of employment
<br />opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the alternatives identified in the PEIR, as
<br />discussed in Section G of these Findings (Public Resources Code §§ 21081(a)(1), (3); Guidelines
<br />§§ 15091(a)(1), (3)). As described in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, the City has
<br />determined that this impact is acceptable because specific overriding economic, legal, social,
<br />technological, or other benefits, including regionwide or statewide environmental benefits, of the
<br />GPU outweigh its significant effects on the environment.
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