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Resolution No. 2019-xx Page 5 of 10 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 AMENDMENT: The General Plan Amendment consists of amendments to the Land Use Element and text updates, as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3. LOCATION OF DOCUMENTS: The General Plan Amendment, Environmental Impact Report and all supporting documents are on file and available for public review at Santa Ana City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92702. SECTION 4. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY: The Planning Commission hereby finds that the proposed General Plan Amendment 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. B. The land uses authorized by the General Plan Amendment, and the General Plan Amendment itself, are compatible with the goals/objectives, policies, general land uses, and programs specified in the General Plan, for the following reasons: i. The existing General Plan land use designation for the project is Professional and Administrative Office (PAO), which allows business and professional offices; with a floor area ratio of 1.5. In order to facilitate the 2-621