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Chapter 4 Statement of Overriding Cons/deratJons Climate Change Impact4.13-1 Long-term cumulative development pursuant to the Transit Zoning Code at full build-out would result in significant localized air quality impacts fox operational level emissions. As a whole, this impact is sigrificant for operational emissions due to the size of the Transit Zoning Code (SD 84A and SD 84B) area. Impact 4.13-2 Long-term cumulative development pursuant to the Transit Zotzitig Code at full build-out has the potential to conflict with AB 32. The Project as a whole is significant fox operational emissions due to the size of the Transit Zoning Code (SD 84A and SD 84B) area. ~ Short-Term Impacts Of the sixteen significant unavoidable impacts directly attributable to the Proposed Project and associated cumulative impacts, as identified above, four would be classified as short-term. These short- term impacts are related to construction activities and their temporary effect on air quality and groundboxne vibration. Once the various construction projects are complete, these impacts would no longer exist. ~ Long-Term Impacts Of the sixteen significant unavoidable impacts directly attributable to the Proposed Project and associated cumulative impacts, as identified above, twelve of the aforementioned impacts are considered long-term. 4.3 OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS The Agency hereby finds that economic, legal, social, technological or other benefits of the Developer Project outweigh the significant and unavoidable impacts identified in the EIR. In making this fording, the Agency has balanced the benefits of the Developer Project against its unavoidable significant impacts and has indicated its willixigness to accept those adverse impacts. The Agency finds that the following benefits of the Developer Project warrant approval of the Developer Project notwithstanding its significant, unavoidable environmental impacts. The objectives of the Developer Proposal component of the Proposed Project for the Agency-owned properties are to: ~ Redevelop all of the Agency-owned properties ~ Provide new affordable housing for families in furtherance of the City's affordable housing goals established in the Housing Element, the Implementation Plan fox the Santa Ana Merged Redevelopment Project Area, and the City of Santa Ana Consolidated Plan ~ Enhance the stxeetscape and urban form of the area, particularly along Santa Ana Boulevard, with the construction of new buildings that meet the standards contained in the Transit Zo:iiiig Code and that support future transit plan:ii:ig ~ Eliminate blight 4-4 Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) EIR Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations