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CHAPTER 4 Statement of Overriding Considerations 4.1 INTRODUCTION Section 15093 of the CEQA guidelines states: (a) CEQA requires the decision-making agency to balance, as applicable, the economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of a proposed project against its unavoidable environmental risks when determining whether to approve the project. If the specific economic, legal, social, technological, ox other benefits of a proposed project outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects, the adverse environmental effects may be considered "acceptable." (b) When the lead agency approves a project which will result in the occurrence of significant effects which axe identified in the final EIR but are not avoided ox substantially lessened, the agency shall state in writing the specific reason to support its actions based on the final EIR and/or other information in the record. The statement of overriding considerations shall be supported by substantial evidence in the record. (c) If an agenry makes a statement of overriding considerations, the statement should be included in the record of the project approval and should be mentioned in the notice of determination. The City of Santa Ana (City) proposes to adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations regarding the potential unavoidable significant impacts of the proposed project. This section describes the anticipated economic, social, and other benefits or other considerations of the proposed project to suppart the decision to proceed with the project even though all of the identified impacts axe not mitigated to a less- than-significant level. 4.2 UNAVOIDABLE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS The City is proposing to approve the proposed project, with reductions and revisions to reduce environmental impacts, and has prepared an EIR required by CEQA. Even with reductions and revisions in the project, the following impacts axe unavoidable because it has been determined that no feasible mitigation is available. Refer to Chapter 2 (CEQA Findings) for further clarification regarding the impacts listed below. 4.2.1 Metro East Mixed Use Overlay Zone Alternatives (Program- Level) Air Quality Impact 4.2-4 Construction activities associated with the proposed project would exceed South Coast Air Quality Management District Standards for VOC and NOx, and would result in a projected air quality violation. Metro East Mixed Use Overlay Zone EIR Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 41 75B-77