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Chapter 4 Statement of Overriding ConsideratIons <br />■ Provide additional public open space and facilitate joint use arrangement With SAUSD for a new <br />community center; <br />m Provide an economically Nriable redevelopment scenario for the g nc -ot ned properties <br />Having i adopted all feasible mitigation measures, ii rejected as infcasible alternatives to the Project <br />discussed above, (iii) rccogni ed all significant, unavoidable impacts, and (i %T) balanced the benefits of the <br />proposed Project against the proposed Project's significant and unavoidable impacts, ts, the Agency hereb y <br />finds that its benefits outxvcigh and override its significant unavoidable impacts for the reasons stated <br />belo w. Each benefit set forth below constitutes an mrerriding consideration warranting approval of the <br />project, independent of the other benefits, despite cacti and every unavoidable impact. <br />EM Developer Project Benefits <br />a, The Transit ;honing Code component of the Proposcd Project t pro vides a franiework for the <br />development of compact, transit - oriented d velopnnent, such as the Developer Project, that <br />Contains a I i x of residential, commercial and professional uses in order to address the City's and <br />the region's goals of providing sites for housing in air � d urbanized locations that are adjacent to <br />transit, thereby red using vehicle trips and related greenhouse gas enfl'ssions, as NTell as stimulating <br />investment in underutilized lance, and it prmring the Jobs/housing balance xxitfiin the Cite. <br />According to a stud published by the Southern California Association of Governments entitled <br />"The Neer Economy and the Jobs/Housing Balance in Southcrn California," the Los Angeles are <br />Orange Counties regions have a higher ptoportion of jobs to housing than do those areas in the <br />Inland Empire. Due to a lack of readily available land for nemir hou hig constructive in these jobs - <br />rich areas, workers are required to drive farther and farther distances in order to find affordable <br />housing. A situation that exacerbates this lack of available land for ne xT lousing is the over-zoning <br />of land for con nereial uses, x %411 h cities have historically done in order to increase sales tax <br />revenues following the adoption of proposition 13 in 1978. *I'lie Transit Zoning Code Nvould re- <br />zone property, either through standard zoning tools or through overla y zones, that was not <br />historically zoned for residential use, thereb y increasing the land a-%,railable for residendal <br />development and providing more lousing in an alread y urbanized, jobs -rich environment Tie AT ; <br />c nmjy and the o vlHo lsill Balance M Solahem Cei4 orl a, Southern California Association of <br />Govcnin- rents, April 2001. Los Angeles, CA.) <br />b. The Transit Zoning Code area is ideall y located for increased gro %itb by its proxrn�-iuit y to major <br />transit sisters and its adjacency to existing residential communities and an established gridded <br />street net iror . The proposed Transit Zoning Code supports the existing transportation netx %i,or , <br />and creates amc ity-- enriched connections betxveen the Government Center.' and Rail Station, and <br />improves area-mid - \vall abilit y. <br />c. The Transit Zoning Code allmm's land uses and land densities that xriU provide transit-supportive <br />development, such as the Developer Project, necessary to gencrate adequate ridcrship on the <br />proposed Santa Ana Fixed Guidevra y transit system which -% 11 serve Santa Ana Regional Transit <br />Center "SAWFU . <br />d. The Transit Zoning Code provides zoning which �%;rould allow for the integration of ne - \v infill <br />development, such as the Developer Project, into existing neighborhoods. <br />e. he 'Transit Zoning Code and the Developer project are consi <br />The xvith and further the goals, <br />policies and objectives of the Southern California association of Governments C'SCAG")2008 <br />Re gional Timis or a on air: Jfakh �e Connections (RI , d S G's 2008 Re na o r hen,sat)e <br />Plan: He45in ,g Cmumi ri es A e e tv a Sitstain al e Eillui r (RCP) land use goals. The 'I`1''s goals 1nchide <br />Transit Zoning Code SD El Findings of FaeVState ent of Overf IdIng Considerations - <br />