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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Project Altematives <br />CHAPTER 3 Findings Regarding Project <br />Alternatives <br />3.1 INTRODUCTION <br />The EIR prepared for Transit Zoning Code considered six (6) alternatives to the Project as it was <br />proposed. Pursuant to Section 15126.6(a) of the CEQA Guidelines, the primary intent of an alternatives <br />evaluation is to "describe a range of reasonable alternatives to the project, or to the location of the <br />project, which would feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of the project but would avoid or <br />substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the project, and evaluate the comparative merits of <br />the alternatives." <br />This chapter describes the project objectives and design criteria used to develop and evaluate project <br />alternatives presented in the Draft EIR. A description of the alternatives compared to the Project and the <br />findings regarding the feasibility of adopting the described alternatives are presented below. <br />3.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES <br />The project objectives of the Transit Zoning Code are to: <br />¦ Provide zoning for the integration of new infill development into existing neighborhoods <br />¦ Provide for a range of housing options, including affordable housing <br />¦ Allow for the reuse of existing structures <br />¦ Allow the development of the Agency properties <br />¦ Provide a transit-supportive, pedestrian-oriented development framework to support the addition <br />of new transit infrastructure <br />¦ Preserve and reinforce the existing character and pedestrian nature of the City by strengthening <br />urban form through improved development and design standards <br />¦ Encourage alternative modes of transportation, including the rail system that connects San Diego <br />to Los Angeles <br />The project objectives of the Developer Project for the Agency-owned properties are to: <br />¦ Redevelop all of the Agency-owned properties <br />¦ Provide new affordable housing for families in furtherance of the City's affordable housing goals <br />established in the Housing Element, the Implementation Plan for the Santa Ana Merged <br />Redevelopment Project Area, and the City of Santa Ana Consolidated Plan <br />¦ Enhance the streetscape and urban form of the area, particularly along Santa Ana Boulevard, with <br />the construction of new buildings that meet the standards contained in the Transit Zoning Code <br />and that support future transit planning <br />¦ Eliminate blight <br />Revised Station District Project and FOL Settlement Agreement Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding 3-1 <br />Considerations