2011-023 - Development Agreement Between the Community Redevelopment Agency

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Chapter 2 CEQA Findings Table 2-1 CEQA Findings Level of Significance after Impact Statement Evidence/Rationale Supporting Findings Mitigation Measures Findings Mitigation result in substantial adverse adverse change in the significance of an affect their historic setting, the project project which would avoid or substantially change in the significance of historical resource is a project that may applicant shall retain a cultural resource lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the final EIR. a historical resource as have a significant effect on the professional who meets the Secretary of the defined in Section 15064.5 of environment.” Adoption of the Transit Interior’s Professional Qualifications Finding 3 the CEQA Guidelines. Zoning Code would enable new Standards for Architectural History to The City finds that specific economic, social, or development that would result in determine if the project would cause a other considerations make infeasible additional demolition, relocation, or alteration of substantial adverse change in the significance mitigation. Specifically, there is no additional historical resources, including resources of a historical resource as defined in Section mitigation available to reduce this impact to listed on the SARHP and within the Santa 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines. The below the level of significance. Ana Downtown Historic District. This investigation shall include, as determined impact is considered significant. appropriate by the cultural resource professional and the City of Santa Ana, the Implementation of MM4.4-3 would require appropriate archival research, including, if that if future development activities would necessary, an updated records search of the require the potential demolition of a South Central Coastal Information Center structure 50 years old or greater, the (SCCIC) of the California Historical applicant will retain a professional Resources Information System (CHRIS) and architectural historian to document the a pedestrian survey of the proposed structure and prepare a memorandum for development area to determine if any submittal to the City, determining if the significant historic-period resources would be structure is considered historical per adversely affected by the proposed 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines. development. The results of the investigation However, because neither existing City shall be documented in a technical report or policies nor the proposed Transit Zoning memorandum that identifies and evaluates Code require identification of potentially any historical resources within the significant historical resources within development area and includes areas proposed for development, and do recommendations and methods for not explicitly prohibit demolition of eliminating or reducing impacts on historical significant historical resources, it is resources. The technical report or possible that development activities memorandum shall be submitted to the City resulting from implementation of the Santa Ana for approval. As determined proposed Transit Zoning Code would necessary by the City, environmental cause a substantial adverse change in the documentation (e.g., CEQA documentation) significance of a known or previously prepared for future development within the undocumented historical resource. project site shall reference or incorporate the Despite existing City policies and the findings and recommendations of the Revised Station District Project and FOL Settlement Agreement Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 2-23