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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS OF FACTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOME PLACE SHOPPING CENTER, EIR NO. 96-02 . 119 I. INTRODUCTION The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Guidelines) provide that: "No public agency shall approve or cany 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 rational for each finding." (CEQA Guidelines Section 15091) The EIR for the development of the Home Place Shopping Center identified significant effects which may occur as a result of the proposed development. In accordance with the Guidelines, the City of Senta Ana (City) hereby adopts the findings in this report as part of the approval of the development of the Home Place Shopping Center (Project). The City has prepared an EIR for the proposed Project in accordance with CEQA end the requirements of the State Guidelines. AS mandated by legislation in the State of California, the EIR was subject to review end approval by the City of Santa Aha City Council (City Council). At a public heating held on May 19, 1997, the EIR was certified by the City Council as adequate, in compliance with the provisions of CEQA. In adopting this Statement of Findings end Facts, the City Council approves the Project. The City has developed a Mitigation Monitoring Program to monitor and report the implementation of the mitigation measures identified for the Project as part of the environmental review process. H. DESCRIPTION OF THE APPROVED PROJECT The primary purpose of the proposed project is to develop a shopping center to serve the needs of the residents of Santa Aha. The project includes the development of approximately 116,355 square feet of retail use, including an Orchard Hardware Supply store, fast-food restaurant, sit- down restaurant and other retail uses on 9.48 acres. Surface parking will be provided for approximately 558 cars. Landscaping will be provided along the project periphery to provide buffering from adjacent surrounding land uses and improve the aesthetics of the site. The project is designed to be developed in one phase under ideal leasing conditions. If leasing conditions dictate, the project may be developed in several phases with phase one scheduled to begin construction in the summer of 1997 and be completed by December, 1997. The existing vacant houses on the property will either be relocated or demolished prior to grading for phase one. The first phase will include construction of the Orchard Hardware Supply building and a fast food restaurant. Some of the parking spaces and the two project entrances on 17th Street will