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<br />Chapter 2 CEQA Findings <br />Table 2-1 CEQA Findings <br />Level of <br />Significance after <br />Impact Statement Evidence/Rationale Supporting Findings Mitigation Measures Findings Mitigation <br />Impact 4.11-9 Long-term Under the full build-out scenario of the MM4.11-16 I-5 at Santa Ana Blvd.—Finding 1 Significant and <br />unavoidable <br />cumulative development proposed project the northbound off-ramp Northbound Off-Ramp—The City of Santa <br />The City finds that changes or alterations have <br />under implementation of the at the I-5 Santa Ana Boulevard Ana Department of Public Works shall <br />been required in, or incorporated into, the <br />Transit Zoning Code would interchange would operate at an coordinate with Caltrans for the installation of <br />project which would avoid or substantially <br />result in impacts related to unacceptable level of service during 2035 a second ramp lane for the I-5 northbound off <br />lessen the significant environmental effect as <br />freeway ramps in the vicinity PM peak hour. With implementation of ramp. The improvement shall be implemented <br />identified in the final EIR. <br />to mitigate 2035 conditions. <br />of the Transit Zoning Code mitigation measure MM4.11-16, the <br />Finding 2 <br />area. <br />presence of two ramp lanes would <br />The City finds that such changes or alterations <br />improve the level of service of the <br />are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of <br />northbound off-ramp to LOS C or better <br />another public agency (Caltrans District 12) <br />and result in a less than significant impact. <br />and not the agency making the finding. Such <br />However, the City, as the lead agency for <br />changes have been adopted by such other <br />this project, has no control over major <br />agency or can and should be adopted by such <br />freeway improvements. As such, unless <br />other agency. <br />permission is given from Caltrans, this <br />traffic impact would remain unmitigated. <br />Cumulative Traffic Impact The traffic analysis for the Proposed Refer to MM4.11-1 through MM4.11-16. Finding 1 Significant and <br />unavoidable <br />Project used a cumulative analysis to look <br />The City finds that changes or alterations have <br />at 2030 and 2035 traffic levels. The <br />been required in, or incorporated into, the <br />Proposed Project identified specific <br />project which would avoid or substantially <br />intersections that would require traffic <br />lessen the significant environmental effect as <br />improvements in order to reduce <br />identified in the final EIR. <br />cumulative traffic impacts. All impacts <br />Finding 2 <br />would be reduced to a less than significant <br />The City finds that such changes or alterations <br />with implementation of mitigation measure <br />are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of <br />proposed as part of the project, with the <br />another public agency (Caltrans District 12) <br />exception of the northbound off-ramp at <br />and not the agency making the finding. Such <br />the I-5 Santa Ana Boulevard interchange. <br />changes have been adopted by such other <br />As explained above, implementation of <br />agency or can and should be adopted by such <br />mitigation measure MM4.11-16, the <br />other agency. <br />presence of two ramp lanes would <br />improve the level of service of the <br />northbound off-ramp to LOS C or better <br />and result in a less than significant impact. <br />However, the City, as the lead agency for <br />Revised Station District Project and FOL Settlement Agreement Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 2-45 <br /> <br />