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Santa Ana General Plan Update <br />CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement <br />Of Overriding Considerations -1- October 2021 <br />Exhibit B <br />CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT <br />FOR THE <br />SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN UPDATE <br />FINAL RECIRCULATED PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT <br />City of Santa Ana <br />STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2020029087 <br />I. INTRODUCTION <br />The California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) requires that a number of written findings be <br />made by the lead agency in connection with certification of an environmental impact report (“EIR”) <br />prior to approval of the project pursuant to Sections 15091 and 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines <br />and Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code. The State CEQA Guidelines Section 15091 <br />provides: <br />(a) No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an EIR has <br />been certified which identifies one or more significant environmental effects <br />of the project unless the public agency makes one or more written findings <br />for each of those significant effects, accompanied by a brief explanation of <br />the rationale for each finding. The possible findings are: <br />1. Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the <br />project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental <br />effect as identified in the EIR. <br />2. Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction <br />of another public agency and not the agency making the finding. Such <br />changes have been adopted by such other agency or can or should be <br />adopted by such other agency. <br />3. Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, <br />including provision of employment opportunities for highly trained <br />workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project <br />alternatives identified in the final EIR. <br />(b) The findings required by subdivision (a) shall be supported by substantial <br />evidence in the record. <br />(c) The finding in subdivision (a)(2) shall not be made if the agency making the <br />finding has concurrent jurisdiction with another agency to deal with <br />identified feasible mitigation measures or alternatives. The finding in <br />subsection (a)(3) shall describe the specific reasons for rejecting identified <br />mitigation measures and project alternatives.