DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY - 2002

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I LSA ASSOCIATES. INC. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS MARCH 2002 AMENDMENT NO. 1 DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER and operation, and gasoline used for patron visits. The increased development area allayed on DSC Phase H would not result in new commitments of energy beyond the impacts previously analyzed in FEIR 96 -01 and would not substantially increase the commitment of energy identified in FEIR 96 -01, in that the proposed project does not involve any new activities that would require significant new commitments of energy. No new information has been made available since preparatiar of FEIR 96- 01 that would result in greater commitments of irreversible or irretrievable levels of energy. Growth Inducing Impacts Potential growth inducing impacts associated with the development of DSC were adequately analyzed in FEIR 96 -01. FEIR 96 -01 determined that the development of DSC would not result in significant growth- inducing impacts. The project is considered to be a focused use for weekday patrons; visitors are expected to generally come to the center solely to experience science exhibits and are generally not expected to take side trips to other area uses. This is especiallytrue given that the classes will arrive by school bus. During weekends, families may visit the Main Place shcpping center and/or other area facilities. The project will help to foster development of a museum district and property redevelopment because the site itself is beingredeveloped. Also, while the project exists in an urbanized area that is lagplybuilt out, the proposed project may indirectly spur future complimentary commercial development in the City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Project area. The increased development area allowed on DSC Phase 11 would not result in new growth inducing impacts beyond the impacts previously analyzed in FEIR 96 -01 and would not substantially increase any growth inducing impact identified in FEIR 96 -01. Additionally, no new information has been made available since preparation of the FEIR 96 -01 that would affect the growth inducing impact analysis, effectiveness of mitigation measures, or environmental determinations made in FEIR 96 -01. DETERMINATION Based upon the evidence in light of the whole record documented in the above evaluation and cited references, the Cityof Santa Ana finds and determines as follows: (1) No substantial changes to the project analyzed in FEIR 96 -01 are proposed by the proposed project that require major revisions to FEIR 96 -01 due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects cr a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; (2) No substantial changes shall occur as a result of the proposed project with respect to the circumstances under which the project analyzed in FEIR 96 -01 is undertaken that will require major revisions to FEIR 96 -01 due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects cr a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and (3) The proposed project presents no new information of substantial importance that was not known, and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence, at the time FEIR 96 -01 was certified, shaving that (a) the proposed project will have one or more significant effects nd discussed in FEIR 96 -01, or (b) that significant affects previously examined will not be substantially more severe than as shown in FEIR 96 -01, or (c) that mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different from those analyzed in FEIR 96 -01 would substantially reduce one or more significant effects cn the environment but Project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative or (d) that mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different from those analyzed in FEIR 96 -01 would substantially reduce one or more HAROBB`FILESWmend 1 dsc revl.doc 43/07,'02» Page 10 of 17 10