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O5O 14. Energy Conservation. The certified EIR projected consumption of over 86 Million cubic feet per month of natural gas and over 13 Million Kwh/month of electricity as a result of the full development of MainPlace. MainPlace has only been developed with 1.1 Million square feet of development. With the addition of the proposed expansion, MainPlace will only consume approximately one-third of the amount of energy consumption projected in the certified EIR. Thus, the Pla~ming Commission finds that no adverse effects upon energy consumption will occur as a result of the proposed expansion. B. There are no substantial chanqes with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken. The certified EIR analyzed the impacts of development consisting of over 4 Million square feet of commercial, retail and hotel uses. The proposed expansion would involve approximately 147,000 square feet, or about 3.5% of the total square feet for the approved MainPlace development. The proposed expansion together with the approximate 1.1 million square feet which has been developed to date would equal about 31% of the total square feet for the approved MainPlace development. Furthermore, the type of development being proposed is consistent with, and will further implement, the retail and commercial uses previously approved for the MainPlace project. The mitigation measures approved for the project will be incorporated into and required for the proposed expansion to the extent applicable to the proposed project. Thus, the Planning Commission finds that the proposed expansion will not add an incremental increase from the intensity or type of development originally approved for MainPlace at the time the EIR was certified; thereby the circumstances under which the project will be developed have not changed. There is no new information of substantial importance which was not previously known at the time the previous EIR was certified. Since the EIR was certified, the enviromnental conditions surrounding the MainPlace project have improved in the following respects. First, there have been major improvements to I-5 Freeway which have improved the flow of traffic in the area. In particular, there have been two additional lanes in each direction added and a high occupancy vehicle lane with associated improvements to the ramping system, including, the improvements to the ramps located at Buffalo Street, Santa Clara Avenue, Edgewood Road, and the interchange to the Santa Aha Freeway and the Garden Grove Freeway. Second, air quality has improved in the Basin since the EIR was certified. The Planning Commission finds that the record does not indicate any credible or studied information which suggests that there exists any new information of substantial importance which was unknown at the time the EIR was certified. 7