80A - TRANSIT CODE AND STATION DISTRICT - EXHIBIT A

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Chapter ~ Statement of Cverr~af~r~~ Cor~sfa~erat~ons ¦ Pro~~lde a.dditiatial public open space af~d facilitate point use arranerr7ent ~~itl~ S~~SD for ~ ne~~F cammunit~~ centel• ¦ ~~ia~tlde an ecanor~~call~~ ~~iable rede~~elopent scenario fo~• the ~enc~T~o~~rned p~~operties ~~a~ring ~i~ adapted a~ feasible ~~.itigation measures, ~ii} ~•e~ected as lf~feas~bie ~~t~~natl~res to the P~•aject discussed abo~re, ~iii~ ~~ecof~i~ed all significant, uf~a~~oidable impacts, and {iv~ balanced the benefits of the proposed Project against the proposed ~~~oject's signif ca~~t af~d una;?oidable itx~pacts, the ~lgenc~f he~~eb~T flt~ds tl~at its heneflt out4~~ei~~ and. a~~erride lts sif~i~cant una~~oldable impacts fol• the ~'eaa~~s stated belo~~F. each bene~~t set forth helo~~~ cons~.tutes an o~~erridiz~ consideration ~~ar~a~xti~~g appra~ral of tl~e project, it~depe~dent of the othcz• bene#`~ts, despite each a.f~d e~~er~i u~.a~roidable impact. ~~r~l~per Pr~jC~ B~r~~fits a, The 'I°1•anlt ~oil~n Cade CQ1TipOn~flt of the ~roposcd ~~ia~ect pro~rldes a fia~~~eu~oik foi' the de~~elap~nent of co~~pact, transit-oricn,ted de~~elapl~~e~~t, sucl~ as the De~~eloper f~ro~ect, that caf~tains a ~ni~ of x'esidential, camn~ercfal a~~d prafesloi~~€l uses in oiler to add~'es tlYe Cit~~'s and i t~~e region's goals o~ p~'o~r~d~tig slte for lxouslf~ In alread~t u~ibani~ed locations that a~•e adjacent to transit, thereb~r ~•educing ~Tehicle trips and related greenhouse gas en~lsslons, as ~~iell as stil~ruladn ii~~~estment in u~lderutili~ed land, and i~~pro~~ing the jobs f housing balance ~~~itl~.n the Cite, ~ccarding to a st~~d~r published b~~ the Southerf~ California .~~.ssociatian of ~o~7e~•ntr~ents entid.ed "T'l~e ~e~~~ Econo~x~~~ afl.d the ~obs~~~ousi~~ alaf~ce in outhcl'f~ California," the ~os Angeles aril ~~~a~~ge Counties ~icioixs l~a~~e a lugher p~~opo~•tiof~ of jibs to l~ausin than do those areas in the ~n~af~d ~~npire, Due to a lack of readily a~railable lafld for ne~~~ l~ous~flg canstructla~~ ~i~ t~les~ iab- ~'ic~~ areas, ~~~arkers a~'e r•equilied to dri~re falithcz• at~d farther distances in older to flr~d a~`fardable housing. ~ situation that e~a.ce~ibates this lack of a~~ailable land fog f~e~~r housing is the o~~c~•-~ai~ing of land far canur~ercial uses, ~~Flrich cities ha~Tc historically done ifs order to increase sales tai: res~ez~ucs fallo~~~ing the adoption of 7'ropoltion in X975. ~I'he T'~:ans~t ~aning Code ~~Tould ~~e~ gone p~~opert~T, either through sta~~dard coning tools or through o~Te~~la~T panes, that ~~Tas foot l~istoricall~~ coned foci ~'esidential use, the~~eb~r lncreasing t~~c land a~~ailable ~o~.~ 1esidential de~reloplnent and prD~rldlf]g ~~ore liauSing In an al~'ead3~ urbanised, ~obs4rlch en~rlron~.Cf~t ~T'l~e Derv ~cotrorr~~ cr~~r~ ~~~e ~~~~s~.`~rr~rir~ ~r~lr~~rre ~t~ ~'arrt~~errr 'rrlr'~orrf~cr, outhc~'n Califorf~.a ~socia.tian of o~rc~'~~~~~ents, April ~aa1. ~,os ~~f~eles, CA.~ '~~'he T'~a~~sit ~ai~ing Code area is ideall~T located fo~~ if~creased gro~~~th b~7 its pro~~il~~it~t to n~a~ar transit s~~ste~~s and its adjacenc~r to existing residential colr~n~unities and a~7 established gadded street net~~~o~ik, Tl~e proposed Tl'a~~sit caning Code supports the e~~isting t~~a~~spartatian net~~To~'k, and creates a~~~cf~it~r-enriched connec~.at~s be~~~een the ~o~rel•~zinent Cente~i a~~d fail Station, af~d il~pra~re oleo-~~~ide ~~~alkabilit~T. C. T'l~e Transit ~o~.n Code alla~~7s land uses and la~ld densities ti~at ~~Till pro~~lde t~'anslt-supportl~re de~~elapment, such as tl~e e~~elaper Project, faecessar~~ to gexxe~'ate adequate ridc~'s~aip an the pf~apased Santa ~~~~a Irixed uide~z?ay transit s~'steln ~uhlch ~~~ll sel~re Santa ~1na .cgiar~al '~"ranslt d. The T~Fansit caning Code p~~o~7ides caning ~~thich ~~~ould alla~~~ fo~• the integration of ~~e~~T if~flll de~relaprncf~t, such as the De~relope~• ~l~a~ect, into e~isti~ neighborhoods. ~ e. The '~'ranslt Tofll~~g Cade and the De~Teloper ~'ra~ect a~'c consistent ~~ith a~xd further the goals, ~ policies and ob'ec~~Tes of the Southe~f~ Callforn~a t~ssoc~attof~ of o~ternn3e~~ts "SCE" ~~DS ~eio~rrrl ~'r~rtrs~or~rr~io~~ ~'~c~tr: 1~~airt~ '~rrrr~c~~~otr~ ~xT~}, and SCt~C's ,~i~rrr~l ~t~~~r1~et~,~i~~~ ~'l~r~r. ~e1i~g C'a~r~yrrrtrrti~s ~~~l~i~~~~ a ~'rr~~~itaa~le ~'rrfarr~ ~RCP~ land use goals The RT~'s goals inch~de t ~'~ansi~ honing bode LSD ~4~ ~~R ~in~~ngs of Facfatement o~ ~ve~~idlr~g Cor~s~de~at~o~s