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DA No. 2007-01, VTTM No. 2013-04 & SPR No. 2013-03 August 26, 2013 Page 10 Following this analysis staff finds that the project is in compliance with both the standards and the spirit of the Metro East Mixed Use Overlay Zone. Public Notification The project site is not located within a neighborhood association. As required by the recently adopted Sunshine Ordinance, the applicant held a neighborhood meeting on May 28, 2013 at St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School, which is located south of the subject site. At that meeting, a total of six members from the public attended the meeting. At the conclusion of the meeting, one member from the public expressed concerns regarding the project. Staff has since met with this individual and other concerned persons on several occasions to discuss the project and review the plans (Exhibit 10). The project site itself was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners and tenants within 500 feet of the project site, as well as concerned citizens listed on the Permanent Notification List. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had been received from any members of the public. CEQA Analysis In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions have been reviewed through an Addendum to the previously certified Environmental Impact Report 2006-01. CEQA guidelines (California Code of Regulations 15000, et seq.) authorizes the use of an addendum for the purpose of making minor or technical changes, as long as these changes do not rise to the level of requiring a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15162. The originally certified Environmental Impact Report was analyzed in light of the revised site plan and it was determined that there are no new significant impacts resulting from the changed plan. Several mitigation measures that required modification and/or further clarification have been added to the conditions of approval for this project. Additionally, a new traffic study was performed to analyze the potential changes in traffic circulation as a result in the change to traffic patterns over the past few years. The result of the traffic analysis concluded that the residential use at this site will result in 67 fewer trips in the morning peak hour, 77 fewer trips in the afternoon peak hour and 894 less trips on a daily basis. According to the revised traffic study, the proposed project will not exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level of service standard established by the County congestion management agency for designated roads or highways. Therefore, no additional review or mitigation measures related to traffic are needed. 75A-14