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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding ProJeot Alternatives
<br />designations throughout the Transit Zoning Code area would result in impacts that are similar, for the
<br />most part, to those of the proposed 'Transit Zoning Code, although many of the significant impacts
<br />associated with aesthetics, air quality, climate change, and noise/vibration would Ue reduced as compared
<br />to the Proposed Project. A number of impacts would Ue greater under the No Project/No De~•elopnzent
<br />tllternati~-e than under the proposed project due to the absence of mitigation measures that would be
<br />adopted as part of the proposed project, e.g., impacts From increased light and glare. Additionally,
<br />because the City's existing General Plan and zoning designations do not emphasize alternative modes of
<br />transportation and do not contain the development Framework necessary to support the transit-oriented
<br />development, impacts to traffic/transportation would be greater under the No Project/No De~•eloptnent
<br />tllternatic-e than under the proposed Transit Zoning Code.
<br />Findings
<br />The Agency hereby finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations
<br />make the adoption of the No Project/No De~•eloptnent Alternati~•e infeasihle.
<br />Although Alternative 1 would moderately reduce some of the proposed project's significant inipac[s, it
<br />would net achie~•e most of the basic project objectives. SpeciEtcall}', Altennati~•e 1 would not provide
<br />totting for the integration of new inflll de~•elopment into existing neighborhoods. It would not provide
<br />fora range of housing options, including affordable housing. It would not provide for the reuse of
<br />existing structures, allow the development of the Agency-owned properties, or strengthening urban Form
<br />through impro~•ed de~•clopment and design standards. 141oreover, unlike the proposed project, it would
<br />not provide atransit-supportive, pedestrian-oriented development framework to support transit-oriented
<br />de~•elopment, or encourage alternati~•e modes of transportation.
<br />As a result of its inability to meet the basic project objecd~-cs, the No Project/No Deg*elopment
<br />Alternative would eliminate the opporntnitp to provide the numerous benefits of the proposed project,
<br />as set Forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, including land use development that proms*ides
<br />a better market For public transit, consistent ~~rith the goals of SB 375, California's Sustainable
<br />Communities and Climate Protection Act; pro~•iding strategic areas for infill, pedestrian Friendly
<br />environments, and focusing housing and emplo}•n-tent growth in transit-accessible locations through
<br />transit-oriented developments, consistetrt with the Southern Califortia Association of Governments
<br />(SCAG) 2008 I~egionnJ Tinnrpos-tntion PJnn: Mm~ing IbR Coiu~ec/ions (RTP), and SCAG's 2008 IZegfoirnl
<br />Can~pirbensioe Plan: Helping CO/n/l//!nJ/%Rl ltcGie~.e n Snrh~innble Fu/nir (IZCP) land use goals; and providing
<br />opportunities to meet the City of Santa Ana's share of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNtl}
<br />For 2006-2014.
<br />Additionally, Alternative 1 would not further the established Goals and Policies of the City's General
<br />Plan to the same extent as the proposed Transit Zoning Code. In par[icular, it would not further
<br />Housing Element Policies I3E-2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, which support the goal of providing a di~•crsity of quality
<br />housing, affordability levels, and living experiences that accommodate Santa Ann's residents and
<br />workforce of all household types, incotne levels, and age groups to foster an inclusive community to the
<br />same extent as the proposed Transit Zoning Code. Nor would it Further Land Use I?letnent policies Li;-
<br />1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, and 1.9, which promote a balance of land uses to address basic comniuni needs,
<br />LE-2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, and 2.10, which promote land uses which enhance the ~~~a~41i~9~~'f~~al
<br />Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) EIR Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 3-3
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