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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. <br /> Santa Ana General Plan Update <br /> CE i i 5T ac an Statement 32 — 24 1 1 / 02 <br /> Of ve ri ing onsiderations -1- 61A'Rer 021 <br />