Item 22 - Transit Zoning Code Amendments Resolution

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WHEREAS, the Addendum was prepared in full compliance with CEQA, CEQA Guidelines, and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, subdivision (c) does not require the Addendum to be circulated for public review but can be included in or attached to a final EIR or adopted negative declaration; and WHEREAS, under CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines and as referenced below, the "project" shall mean the proposed ordinances under the Transit Zoning Code including implementation of these ordinances; and WHEREAS, on February 24, 2025, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider these proposed ordinances, where all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard, and after closing the public hearing, continued taking any action on this Ordinance to a special meeting held on March 6, 2025, whereby the Planning Commission recommended approval of the ordinances to the City Council; WHEREAS, on April 1, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider these proposed ordinances, where all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS the City Council considered the entire administrative record, including the staff report (and all attachments thereto), the Transit Zoning Code EIR and Addendum, and oral and written testimony from interested persons; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: Section 1. The above recitals are true and incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 requires lead agencies to prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions to the project are necessary, but none of the conditions requiring preparation of a subsequent EIR are present. The City Council has reviewed and considered the administrative record, including but not limited to the Transit Zoning Code EIR and the Addendum, which are all incorporated by reference as though set forth fully herein, and finds that those documents taken together contain a complete and accurate reporting of all the environmental impacts associated with the Transit Zoning Code. The City Council further finds that the Addendum and the administrative record have been completed in compliance with CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines. The City Council finds and determines that the Addendum reflects the City's independent judgment. The City Council finds that the foregoing is supported by substantial evidence in the record.