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Chapter 2 CEQA Findings Impact Statement adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines. Evidence/Rationale Supporting Findings adverse change in the significance of an historical resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the environment." Adoption of the Transit Zoning Code would enable new development that would result in demolition, relocation, or alteration of historical resources, including resources listed on the SARHP and within the Santa Ana Downtown Historic District. This impact is considered significant. Implementation of MM4.4-3 would require that if future development activities would require the potential demolition of a structure 50 years old or greater, the applicant will retain a professional architectural historian to document the structure and prepare a memorandum for submittal to the City, determining if the structure is considered historical per 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines. However, because neither existing City policies nor the proposed Transit Zoning Code require identification of potentially significant historical resources within areas proposed for development, and do not explicitly prohibit demolition of significant historical resources, it is possible that development activities resulting from implementation of the proposed Transit Zoning Code would cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a known or previously undocumented historical resource. Despite existing City policies and the Mitigation Measures affect their historic setting, the project applicant shall retain a cultural resource professional who meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards for Architectural History to determine if the project would cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines. The investigation shall include, as determined appropriate by the cultural resource professional and the City of Santa Ana, the appropriate archival research, including, if necessary, an updated records search of the South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC) of the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) and a pedestrian survey of the proposed development area to determine if any significant historic-period resources would be adversely affected by the proposed development. The results of the investigation shall be documented in a technical report or memorandum that identifies and evaluates any historical resources within the development area and includes recommendations and methods for eliminating or reducing impacts on historical resources. The technical report or memorandum shall be submitted to the City Santa Ana for approval. As determined necessary by the City, environmental documentation (e.g., CEQA documentation) prepared for future development within the project site shall reference or incorporate the findings and recommendations of the Findings project which would avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the final EIR. Finding 3 The Agency finds that specific economic, social, or other considerations make infeasible additional mitigation. Specifically, there is no additional mitigation available to reduce this impact to below the level of significance. Level of Significance after Mitigation Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) EIR Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 2-23