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Chapter 5 Statement of Overriding Considerations Cumulative As noted in the discussion for Impact 4.1-5, new sources of increased shade would likely result from new development under the proposed Transit Zoning Code (SD 84). Since there is typically no feasible mitigation available to reduce to less than significant or eliminate shading impacts, significant and unavoidable shading impacts would result from the proposed Transit Zoning Code (SD 84). Cumulative development of additional medium- and high-rise buildings would lead to additional shade impacts to various shade-sensitive uses throughout the City. Therefore, cumulative shading impacts from future projects in the Transit Village (TV) and Downtown (DT) Zones constructed pursuant to the Transit Zoning Code would make a considerable contribution to this significant cumulative impact. Air Quality Impact 4.2-5 Construction activities associated with the construction of individual projects within the Transit Zoning Code area, including the Developer project, would contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation for criteria air pollutants. Impact 4.2-6 Operation of the proposed project would exceed South Coast Air Quality Management District standards for VOC, NOX, CO, and PM10 and would result in a projected air quality violation. Impact 4.2-7 Construction and operation of the proposed project would result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of criteria pollutants for which the proposed project region is in nonattainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard. Cumulative As the Basin is currently in nonattainment for ozone, CO, NOX, PM10, and PM25, cumulative development would violate an air quality standard or contribute to an existing or projected air quality violation. Therefore, this is considered to be a significant cumulative impact within the Basin. Construction under the proposed project would make a cumulatively considerable contribution to this significant impact. In addition, as discussed in Impact 4.2-6, operation at full buildout of the proposed project would result in quantities of air emissions that exceed the SCAQMD thresholds for VOC, NOX, CO, and PM10, and would create a cumulatively considerable contribution to this significant impact. Cultural Impact 4.4-3 The adoption of the Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) would result in substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines. Cumulative The cumulative analysis for impacts on cultural and paleontological resources considers a broad regional system of which the resources are a part. The cumulative context for the cultural and paleontological resources analysis is Orange County as a whole. While the project impact analysis for cultural resources necessarily includes separate analyses for historic-period resources and archaeological resources, the cumulative analysis combines these resources into a 5-6 Revised Station District Project and FOL Settlement Agreement Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations