2009-025 - Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2004-02

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• The granting of the variance to allow reduction in parking requirement will not adversely affect the General Plan of the City since the proposed hotel was designed in conformance with City Zoning, Development, and General Plan requirements except for the parking requirements. The General Plan Land Use Element Policy 2.2 encourages commercial development to accommodate the City's need for goods and services. A hotel use with conference and meeting rooms provides a needed service within the City. Also Policy 2.6 encourages the creation of new employment opportunities which are compatible with surrounding land uses, and provide a net community benefit. A hotel use at this location will provide a sizable amount of diverse employment opportunities while remaining compatible with surrounding development. Section 2. On June 20, 2005 the City Council approved and adopted Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2004-02, the Mitigation Monitoring Program, and the Statement of Overriding Considerations. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, an Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2004-02 and the mitigation monitoring program was prepared for this project. Based upon the studies, the City Council determines that there are no new significant impacts or any increases in the • severity of the impacts previously identified in the original Environmental Impact Report. The City Councll hereby approves the Addendum to the Flnal Envlronmental Impact Report No. 2004-02 and approves the mitigation monitoring program, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated as though fully set forth herein. Section 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana after conducting the public hearing hereby approves: A. Conditional Use Permit No. 2009-08 as conditioned in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein for the hotel located at 6 East Mac Arthur Place. B. Variance No. 2009-02 as conditioned in Exhibit "C" attached hereto and incorporated herein for the reduction of the number of required parking spaces for the property located at 6 East Mac Arthur Place. These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the abovesaid hearing, which includes but is not limited to: the Request for Council Action dated May 4, 2009 and exhibits attached thereto; and the public testimony written and oral; and the Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2004-02, the Mitigation Monitoring Program, and the Statement of Overriding Considerations was approved and adopted by resolution by the City Council on June 20, 2005 all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. • Resolution No. 2009-025 Page 5 of 95