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STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS December 17, 1990 The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a public agency to balance the benefits of a proposed project against its unavoidable environmental risks In determining whether to approve the project. The proposed "project" consists of a 10 story, 180,000 square foot office tower and an 8 level parking structure in Hutton Centre in the City of Santa Aha. The project may have significant or certain substantial adverse impacts on the environment which have not been fully mitigated. Such Impacts are identified in the Final EIR and are addressed in Findings and Statements of Fact which accompany this Statement of Overriding Considerations. Impacts in all cases have been mitigated to the extent considered feasible and have been reduced by tbe incorporation of all mitigation measures as Conditions of Project Approval. The City of Santa Aha has determined tbat the unavoidable environmental Impacts of the proposed Project are acceptable when balanced against the benefits of the project. The following benefits are foun(I to outweigh and make acceptable the unavoidable adverse impacts Identified in the Final E[R: The project fulfills the adopted land use goals and policies of the City of Santa Ana, providing for professional office use of a character and intensity consistent with the intent of the General Plan to create a District Center, It is also consistent with existing zoning and the South Main Street Redevelopment Plan. The project represents a logical extension of existing development patterns In an established District Center where adequate facilities and services are available or will be provided with project implementation. The Intensity of the project is considered suitable to the property and similar to existing adjacent development within Ilutton Centre. de The location and level of development anticipated from the project will be consistent with development occurring in the entire South Coast Metro/John Wayne Airport area. e The project will contribute pro rata improvements to the regional circulation system through the payment of fees which will act generally to benefit the surrounding area, and will provide for alternative transportation opportunities through the implementation of a Transportation Demand Management Program promoting alternative modes of travel. Although the project will Increase traffic in the area, circulation Improvements will be provided which will mitigate project-related impacts to acceptable levels of service in an area generally expected