2014-060 - Adopting Findings Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act

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Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard Residential Development Project OEQA Findings Finding: The City Council rejects this alternative on grounds that it would result in significant and unavoidable impacts to cultural resources, 8. Hybrid Development Alternative Description: This alternative involves the relocation of the existing residential structure and outbuilding to the northeast corner of the property. The existing orange trees, approximately 20 to 30 trees, in the northeast portion of the property would be kept as an orchard area. Twenty -one single family residences would be developed on the remaining areas of the property. As the site is a locally listed historical site, modifications, changes to the orientation, improvements or structural changes to the existing residential structure, and outbuilding would potentially result in significant and unavoidable impacts to the historic resource. Impacts: This alternative would have greater impacts to cultural resources than the project as currently proposed due to the fact that it would move the historic structures from their existing location, and place them elsewhere on the project site. Objectives: This alternative would meet all of the four project objectives. Finding: The City Council rejects this alternative because it would result is slightly increased impacts to cultural resources. 10.0 Environmentally Superior Alternative The project as currently proposed is the environmentally superior alternative. It would not result in significant impacts after mitigation, would meet each of the project's four objectives, and is consistent with the City's General Plan and Zoning Code. Based on the reasons above, the project as currently proposed (referred to as the Historic Preservation Alternative in the administrative record for this action) is considered the Environmentally Superior Alternative. 11.0 Record of Proceedings Various documents and other materials constitute the record of proceedings on which the City of Santa Ana bases it Findings and decision contained herein. All documents related to this project are located at the City of Santa Ana, Planning and Building Department, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California, 92702. 12.0 Summary Based on the foregoing Findings and information contained in the record, the City of Santa Ana has made the following findings pursuant to Section 15091 of the CEQA Statutes with respect to the significant adverse impact of the proposed project, as identified in the FEIR: Mitigation measures have been incorporated into the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effects as identified in the EIR. 2. Based on the Findings stated herein and information contained in the record, it is hereby determined that: 42 "exhibit A"