2012-001 - Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

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Chapter 1 Introduction Attachment 'A' Chapter 1 - Introduction The City of Santa Ana (City) adopts the following Findings of Fact in connection with the San Lorenzo Lift Station Project (Project). Such Findings must be adopted by the City pursuant to the requirements of Section 21081 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code §21000 et seq.) and Section 15091 of the State CEQA Guidelines (CEQA Guidelines) (14 Cal. Code Regs. §15000 et seq.) prior to approval of a project for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been certified which identifies one or more significant environmental effects. The City also adopts the Statement of Overriding presented in Chapter 4 of this document, which provides the specific reasons that the Project's economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits outweigh its adverse environmental impacts. This document is organized as follows: Chapter 1 Introduction to CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations. Chapter 2 CEQA Findings of Fact regarding the significant environmental impacts of the Project and the mitigation measures for those impacts identified in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Project and adopted as conditions of approval. Chapter 3 Findings regarding the alternatives to the Proposed Project evaluated in the EIR and the reasons that such alternatives were rejected or accepted. Chapter 4 Statement of Overriding Considerations explaining the specific reasons that the Project's economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits outweigh its adverse environmental impact. Brief Proiect Description The Project area is located at the western terminus of San Lorenzo Avenue, immediately north of West Segerstrom Avenue and south of an existing alley. The Project would replace the existing Segerstrom Lift Station, which is located beneath South Bristol Street approximately 700 feet to the west of the new lift station site. The Project will consist of a newly constructed lift station that will be housed within an approximately 8-foot by 30-foot block structure, measuring approximately 17 feet in height. The following facilities will be installed within or beneath the block structure: electrical panels and control center; a below-ground wet well of sufficient size and depth to prevent back up and surcharging of the upstream sewer mains; a below-ground dry well to house the pumps, motors, associated equipment and appurtenances; a gravity odor control system; and a stairway access into the dry well. Landscaping and hardscape improvements are included as part of the new lift station. The Project includes the repaving of a portion of the western end of San Lorenzo Avenue, portions of an existing San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06-3510) 1-1 CEQA Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations