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Impact 5.2-5: Development and operation of land uses accommodated by the General Plan <br /> Update could generate emissions that exceed the localized significance <br /> thresholds and expose sensitive receptors to substantial concentrations of <br /> criteria air pollutants. <br /> Support for this environmental impact conclusion is fully discussed in Section 5.2, Air Quality, <br /> starting on page 5.2-53 of the Updated Draft PEIR. <br /> Because existing sensitive receptors may be close to project-related construction activities and <br /> large emitters of on-site operation-related criteria air pollutant emissions, construction and <br /> operation emissions generated by individual development projects have the potential to exceed <br /> South Coast AQMD's Local Significance Thresholds (LSTs). Mitigation Measures AQ-1 and AQ-2 <br /> would reduce the regional construction and operation emissions associated with buildout of the <br /> GPU and therefore also result in a reduction of localized construction- and operation-related <br /> criteria air pollutant emissions, to the extent feasible. However, even with the implementation of <br /> these mitigation measures, Impact 5.2-5 would remain significant and unavoidable. <br /> Mitigation Measures <br /> Mitigation Measures AQ-1 and AQ-2 would also be applicable in reducing construction- and <br /> operation-related LST impacts. <br /> Finding <br /> Finding 3. Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the GPU that avoid <br /> or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the PEIR. These <br /> changes are identified in the form of the mitigation measures above. The City of Santa Ana hereby <br /> finds that implementation of the mitigation measures is feasible, and the measures are therefore <br /> adopted. <br /> The City finds that there are no other 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 /> Santa Ana General Plan Update <br /> CE 5T ac an Statement 32 — 67 2 <br /> Of ri ing onsiderations -44- 61 /Rer�0 2 1 <br />