80A - TRANSIT CODE AND STATION DISTRICT - EXHIBIT A

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C~apfer 3 F~na~ln~ ~e~ard~r~~ Pro~ea~ A~terr~ativee R~~~o~a~e, The p~~oject ~~rould not ha~~e an~r s~n~ficant ~r~pacts on safet~r at ~•aih•oad crossings. T~~e~•efo~~e, mitigation Measures that ~vo~~d ~~equi~~e Made sepa~~ador~s an project aie~ ~•oad~~7a~~s to reduce potenttai auto~trafn conflicts are clot required. grange Count~~ Trar~spartation ~uti~ot~it~ ~~Cri'~~ is p~•o~~iding crossing safet~T er~hat~cements at ~D ~•ailtaad projects i~~ t~~e Cit~F of Santa Ana, These planned txp~~ades ~vi~ incl~~de nas~~ir7 lights, pedest~~ia~~ sinals~gates, quad gates and raised medians, ~~nplementatior~ of the Transit ~o~~in Code €5D S~~ project ~~rill enhance safet~~ for n~otoi•ists and pedestrians. Cur~•ent techt~olog~t ~~li also be used to upg~•ade tra~'fic and signal controllers ~~~ti~ i~~plementation of tae p~•oposed project, ~n addition to these p~•oject ca~nponents, t~~e Transit Zoning Code swill be amended to include police Ianguage in the St~~cet a~~d N~et~~rork Concepts section that states "~r~~r future o~• planned de~relop~~e~~t adjacent or near tine rat'lroad right-~~ ~~7~~r be piannecl ~~~itl7 tale safer}~ of the ~•ail corridoi in. ~~~d, Tl~ts includes consideri~~g pedestri~~~ circulation~destit~ati.ons ~ETith respect to ~aii~•aad right~of ~~~a~~,3> ~ I'ropose~ itig~ation Measure. ~dentif~r itr~pfo~re~~ents and f funding ~nechar~sn~s to zx~itigate the project's t~af fic impacts. ~~ee final ~R ~hate~• 3 ~esponse to at~r~ents}, Lette~• fio~r~ ~it~r af'~'ustin comment TES-5.~ ~fnClfl~ T`lYe 1~genc}~ finds teat specific economic, legal, social, technological, o~• othe~• cansideia~ons n~a~e t~~s i~~i~ga~on treasure ~nfeas~bie. ~ationa~e. Tl~e ~J~?YR identi.fics z~itiatian measures needed ~.s a ~•esult of expected pro~ect- generatecl t~•affic i~~ Section ~,~~,3, Specific ii~pro~Te~~c~~ts are identified ire mitigation i~easu~es i1r~Il~~~t.~ ~ th~•ough ~+i11~~~.11 ~1, Fu~•ti~ei•, tz~.tiation n~easui•e ~~~il~t~. ~ requires t~~e Cit~F of Santa Ana to "instit~~te a program for s~~stez~natic initiation of i~~p.cts as de~~eloprr~ent proceeds ~~ritl~in the Transit ~oni~~ Code to ensure n~tigatian of the indi~~iduai impro~~er~ex~ts," Tire pragrai~. is required to include, at~ong other things, "a funding and i~~~p~•o~Tement prog~a~~~ to identify financial resources adequate to canst~~~~ct all iden~il'ied ini~tigatiot~ measures its a tit~~e1~F basis," ~•af't Section 1.3, ~+~il~~~,~~~~-.~ The ~~.itiatian n~easu~~e suggested ~}r the it~r of Tustin a~.•e aread~~ included i~~ the project and ~~l not p~•a~~ide meaningful addition.a~ tr~itig~.tiia~~ be~~ond the irreasures ti~at a~•e ~.dopted ~~1"~1f~ 1~1~~~~1'~ P~"D~03C~ F~BC~I~C ~1??f~~C~ ~0 ~~#~~~C ~~VIC~ ~ ~'~roposed Mitigation Measure, require tl~e a~~plication of pa~~kl~.r~d in~lieu fees iii cor~jur~ction ~~rith de~Teloptr~ent of the projeet~ See ~i~~al Chapter 3 ~esponses to oYr~~ncf~ts}, Le~tei from Cite of Tustin ~5~, comment TLS-2.} ~i~dl~rg, 't'he ~ge~~c~~ finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations n~.al~e this iriitigation measure infeasible, Rat~o~ale. De~~eiopt7~ent under the Transit ~o~~i~~g Code project ar~d De~teloper ~'~.•ojec~ is required to con~pl~? ~~~ith t~itigatiar7 treasure ~1~~~I~i~.~ 0-~, ~~T~~ich requires pa~~rnent into the Park ~cquisitioi~ ar~d ~]e~~elopnlent fund pursuant to Santa t~.r~a ~~~unicipal Code Chapter 35, t~rticle fiver and abo~re the req~~irement fo~• ne~~r development to pa~T into the ~'ai~k acquisition a~ad ~e~~elopi7~ent Fund, tl~e ~~ede~~elopment ~~enc~T is pursuing tt~e acquisition and construction of a ~•a~~e of potential open space amenities ~~~itl~ii~ tl~e Transit ~ox~ii~g Cade area, ~~~i~ich could include a public park, net~r cornn~u~~it~r center anal a tot lot, Fir~all~t, the standards far pri~~atc ope~~ space conta~t~ed ~~Tithin the T~.•ansit honing Code a~.•e designed to ensure that ne~r~ de~Telopier~t pra~tide open space and o~~tdoor a~~enities anisite as pa~•t of the project design. Consecluentl~~, tl~e impact of the p~.•oject on park facilities i Tess than significant and no further mitigation is needed 3-~0 Trensit ~onin~ Code ~4} EAR F~nd~ngs o~ ~act~ta~er~ent o~ overr~dir~g Conside~a~io~s f