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Resolution No. 2019-xx Page 5 of 10 WHEREAS, the proposed Project will not adversely affect the General Plan, as amended by General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, as is expressly set forth in the Request for Planning Commission Action dated October 28, 2019, together with all supporting documents, including but not limited to, proposed resolutions, which are incorporated herein by this reference. NOW THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the following environmental documents have been prepared and made available to the public: Draft and Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2018-01 for the Magnolia at the Park Multi-Family Residential Project, Clarification to the 2525 N. Main Street Multi-Family Residential Project Final Environmental Impact Report (Clarification), Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and Statement of Overriding Considerations and Findings of Fact. The Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the information contained in these documents and the administrative record for the Project, including all oral and written comments received during the comment period. Based on the foregoing, the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council find that the EIR, including the Clarifications thereto, contain a complete and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts associated with the Project, has been completed in compliance with CEQA, and reflects the independent judgment of the City. The Planning Commission further recommends that no evidence of new significant impacts or any new information of “substantial importance” as defined by State CEQA Guidelines section 15088.5, has been received by the City after circulation of the Draft EIR that would require recirculation of the EIR. The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the Findings of Fact, certify the EIR, adopt the Statement of Overriding Considerations, and adopt the MMRP. Any project approvals issued by the Planning Commission in this Resolution shall not become effective unless and until the City Council has completed the actions described above. SECTION 2. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY. Pursuant to California Government Code section 65867.5(b) and based on the entire record before the Planning Commission, including all written and oral evidence presented to the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission hereby finds that the Development Agreement is compatible with the objectives, policies, and general plan land use programs specified in the General Plan for the City of Santa Ana in that: A. The City of Santa Ana has officially adopted a General Plan. 2-557