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Chapter 4 Statement of Overriding Conslderat/ons and unavoidable shading impacts would result from the proposed Transit Zoning Code (SD 84A and SD 84B). Cumulative development of additional medium- and high-rise buildings would lead to additional shade impacts to various shade- sensitive uses throughout the City. Therefore, cumulative shading impacts from future projects in the Transit Village (1'V) and Downtown (DT) Zones constructed pursuant to the Transit Zoning Code would make a considerable contribution to this significant cumulative impact. Air Qua/ity Impact 4.2-5 Construction activities associated with the construction of individual projects within the Transit Zoning Code area, including the Developer project, would contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation for criteria air pollutants. Impact 4.2-G Operation of the proposed project would exceed South Coast Air Quality Management District standards for VOC, NOX, CO, and PM,,, and would result in a projected air quality violation. Impact 4.2-7 Construction and operation of the proposed project would result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of criteria pollutants for which the proposed project region is in nonattainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard. Cumulative As the Basin is currently in nonattainment fox ozone, CO, NOX, PM,~„ and PMz 5, cumulative development would violate an air quality standard or contribute to an existing or projected air quality violation. Therefore, this is considered to be a significant cumulative impact within the Basin. Construction under the proposed project would make a cumulatively considerable contribution to this significant impact. In addition, as discussed in Impact 4.2-G, operation at full buildout of the proposed project would result in quantities of air emissions that exceed the SCAQMD thresholds for VOC, NOX, CO, and PM,,,, and would create a cumulatively considerable contribution to this significant impact. Cultural Impact 4.4-3 The adoption of the Transit Zo:iiiig Code (SD 84A and SD 84B) would result in substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in Section 15064.5 of the CFQA Guidelines. Cumulative The cumulative analysis for impacts on cultural and paleontological resources considers a broad regional system of which the resources are a part. The cumulative context for the cultural and paleontological resources analysis is Orange County as a whole- While the project impact analysis for cultural resources necessarily includes separate analyses for historic-period resources and archaeological resources, the cumulative analysis combines these resources into a single, non-renewable resource base and considers the additive effect of project- specific impacts to significant regional impacts on cultural resources. Because all cultural resources are unique and non-renewable members of £uute classes, all adverse effects or negative impacts erode a dwindling resource base. Federal, 4-2 Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) EIR Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations