80A - TRANSIT CODE AND STATION DISTRICT - EXHIBIT Q

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Transit Zoning Codelproposed Development May 2l, 2010 page 5 CEQA also requires that when a Draft EIR is submitted to the State Clearinghouse for review by state agencies, the public be given an opportunity to review and comment on the Draft EIR for a period of not less than 45 days. In accordance with this requirement the Draft EIR began its 45-day public review and comment period on February 2, 2010, In response to corr~ments received during this period, the City amended the Alternatives Section Chapter 5} to evaluate three new alternatives to the proposed development on Agency properties, re-circulated the Alternatives Section, and extended the review period to April 12, 2o'i o. In addition to fulfilling CEQA's requirement for public review, the City conducted two public meetings on February 22, 201 o and March 22, 201 o in order to allow the public to provide oral testimony on the Draft EIR. In addition, the City has conducted extensive outreach efforts throughout the process of drafting the Transit Zoning Code formerly a component of the Santa Ana Renaissance Specific plan}. During the last year, in conjunction with the proposal to develop Agency-owned properties in the Station District, staff held an additional 20 community meetings and interviews. Staff has also worked diligently on an on-going basis with SACReD, a coalition of numerous community groups and organizations, to obtain input on the proposed development and planning effort. The City received a total of 16 written comment letters and 14 transcribed comments from the two public meetings. The City has eval~~ated all comments received from the persons or agencies that reviewed the Draft EIR and has provided written responses to these comments in the Final EIR. In accordance with CEQA, each public agency that commented on the Draft EIR will be provided with a response to its comments at least 1 o days prior to the final action by the City Council to consider certification of the EIR. The Draft EIR, comments and recommendations received on the Draft EIR, Responses to Comments, and revisions made to the Draft EIR in response to those comments constitute the Final EIR Exhibit 5}, With the exception of the redevelopment of the Agency-owned parcels, and other minor Agency- sponsored projects, there are no specific developments currently proposed within the Transit Zoning Code area. However, the Draft EIR analyzes a future build-out scenario that development at the maximum allowable intensity allowed under the Transit Zoning Code. While the Draft EIR determined that most potential impacts could be mitigated to a less than significant level, it did find that, under along-term, full build-out scenario, irr~plementation of the Transit Zoning Code would result in significant and unavoidable impacts to Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Noise, and Transportation and Traffic. Findings of Fact Under CEQA, no public agency may approve or carry out a project for which an EIR has been certified which ider~ti~fies one or more s~gni~ficant 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 findings. The CEQA Findings of Fact