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652 CEQA STATEMENT OF FINDINGS OF FACT MIDTOWN DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN CITY OF SANTA ANA I. INTRODUCTION The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Guidelines) provide that: "No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an Environmental. Impact Report (EIR) has been completed and which identifies one or more significant environmental effects of the project unless the public agency makes one or more written findings for each of those significant effects, accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for each finding." (CEQA Guidelines Section 15091) The EIR for the Midtown Specific Plan identified significant effects which could occur as a result of the proposed Specific Plan. In accordance with the Guidelines, the City of Santa Ana hereby adopts the findings in this report as part of the approval of the Midtown Specific Plan. The City of Santa Ana has prepared an EIR for the proposed Specific Plan in accordance with CEQA and the requirements of the State Guidelines. As mandated by legislation in the State of California, the EIR was subject to review and approval by the City of Santa Aha City Council. In adopting this Statement of Findings and Facts, the City of Santa Ana City Council approves the implementation of the Midtown Specific Plan. The certification entails approval by the City Council of various planning documents, or changes to documents or ordinances pursuant to the approved Specific Plan. These documents and changes include a General Plan Amendment to the General Plan Land Use Map and a zone change. Any future development projects, subsequent maps, grading permits and/or building permits would also be reviewed based on the documentation in the EIR. The City of Santa Ana has developed a Mitigation Monitoring Program to monitor and report the implementation of the mitigation measures identified for the Specific Plan as part of the environmental review process. II. SPECIFIC PLAN DESCRIPTION The Midtown District Specific Plan provides standards for land use, circulation, public services, general design, architecture, and landscaping within Midtown. A land use plan of permitted development is also included in the Specific Plan. The Specific Plan would increase total non- residential square footage, including office, medical offices, trade schools, restaurants, and retail within Midtown by 533,606 square feet (sf.). Future residential uses would also be increased by 88 additional dwelling units. FINDINGS OF FACT/MIDTOWN DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN/EIR NO. 94-1