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<br />One Broadway Plaza <br />Environmental Impact Report <br /> <br />Findings and Facts in Support of Findings <br /> <br />. To provide an on-site parking structure that will serve the parking needed for the office building <br />as well as providing needed additional parking for the public in the surrounding area. <br /> <br />. To provide a project that contributes to the redevelopment and revitalization of the central city <br />by acting as a catalyst for future improvements that foster entertainment, cultural and business <br />activities and establish Santa Ana as a vibrant center of Orange County life. <br /> <br />. To provide a substantial positive fiscal impact to the City which will contribute to the <br />maintenance and improvement of public services. <br /> <br />The City of Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency is the Lead Agency for the EIR, as defined by <br />the CEQA, Section 21067. The City of Santa Ana has detennined that the EIR is required pursuant <br />to Section 15063 of the CEQA Guidelines to assess the potential impacts resulting from approval of <br />the One Broadway Plaza project and other discretionary actions necessary for its implementation. <br />This EIR is intended to serve as a program level EIR for the required General Plan Amendment and <br />changes to the Mid-Town Specific Plan and as a project EIR for the One Broadway Plaza Site Plan <br />approval and other related implementation actions. <br /> <br />To implement the project, the City and/or other public agencies may consider various actions, <br />pennits and approvals. Other agencies may also consider the EIR in the review of project pennits <br />or other actions, including but not limited to Caltrans (for the helipad). The potential actions, <br />pennits and approvals for the proposed project are anticipated to include the following: <br /> <br />. Approval of a Development Agreement to ensure the timely construction of the project, ensure <br />occupancy by credit tenants, clarify the various improvements to be provided and to provide for <br />the restoration and relocation of historic structures. <br /> <br />. General Plan Amendment to establish the One Broadway Plaza Specific Development <br />District Center designation and as a Major Development Area in the Land Use Element and <br />establish a maximum Floor Area Ratio of2.9. <br /> <br />. Amendment to Circulation Element to add Local Commercial Street classification. <br /> <br />. An amendment to the Midtown Specific Plan to delete the project site from the Broadway <br />Corridor District. <br /> <br />. Adoption of a One Broadway Plaza Specific Development District. Specific objectives, <br />policies and development standards will be established within the One Broad\yay Plaza <br />Specific Development District to accommodate and guide the development of the One <br />Broadway Proj ect. <br /> <br />. Resolution of necessity to acquire properties located at the northwest comer of 17th Street <br />and Main Street and the northeast comer of 1 th Street and Broadway Street. <br /> <br />. Parcel Map. <br /> <br />U/vfregoso/wp5 J /reports/One Broadway final findings <br />June 28,2004 <br /> <br />Page 3 <br />