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CHAPTER 1 Introduction The City of Santa Ana has prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) fox the Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) in compliance with the requirements of the California Enviror~ixiental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code section 21000 et seg.). The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana (Agency) has discretionary approval power over a component of the project analyzed in that EIR and is, therefore, a Responsible Agency under CEQA. As such, prior to reaching a decision on project, the Agency must consider the environmental effects of the project as shown in the EIR. 'This document presents the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations that must be adopted by the Agency pursuant to the requirements of Public Resources Code Sections 21002.1 (b) and (d), 21081 and 21081.5 and Sections 15091, 15093, and 15096, respectively, of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA (CEQA Guidelines). This document is organized as follows: Chapter 1 Introduction to the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations. Chapter 2 Presents the CEQA Findings of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), including the identified significant impacts. Chapter 3 Presents the alternatives to the Proposed Project and evaluates them in relation to the findings contained in Section 15091(a)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. The Agency must consider and make findings regarding alternatives when a project would involve environmental impacts that cannot be reduced to a less-than- significant level, or cannot be substantially reduced, by proposed mitigation measures. Chapter 4 Presents a Statement of Overriding Considerations that is requited in accordance with Section 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines for significant impacts of the Proposed Project that cannot be mitigated to aless-than-significant level. The Transit Zoning Code project area is located in the central urban core of the City of Santa Ana and comprises over 100 blocks and 450 acres. The proposed project is located in the area west of Interstate 5, north of First Street, and between Grand Avenue and Flower Street and south of Civic Centex Drive in the City of Santa Ana in Orange County, California. The Transit Zoning Code provides new zoning for all of the properties contained within its boundary with the exception of those properties zoned M1-Light Industrial or M2-Heavy Industrial. These M1 and M2 properties would retain their existing zoning, but would be covered by an overlay zone that allows fox the option of future mixed-use development to be exercised at the discretion of the property owner. The Transit Zoning Code provides for the integration of new infill development into existing neighborhoods, allows for the reuse of existing buildings, supports mixed-use development, provides a transit-supportive, pedestrian-oriented development framework to reduce vehicle trips, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and support the addition of new transit infrastructure, and provides an economic development stimulus. Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) EIR Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 1-1