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Chapter 5 Statement of Overriding Considerations because implementation of the potential improvement measures cannot be guaranteed, the long-term cumulative development pursuant to the Transit Zoning Code would have a considerable contribution to cumulative impacts. Climate Change Impact4.13-1 Long-term cumulative development pursuant to the Transit Zoning Code at full build-out would result in significant localized air quality impacts for operational level emissions. As a whole, this impact is significant for operational emissions due to the size of the Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) area. Impact 4.13-2 Long-term cumulative development pursuant to the Transit Zoning Code at full build-out has the potential to conflict with AB 32. The Project as a whole is significant for operational emissions due to the size of the Transit Zoning Code (SD 84) area. ¦ Short Term Impacts Of the sixteen significant unavoidable impacts directly attributable to the Proposed Project and associated cumulative impacts, as identified above, four would be classified as short-term. These short- term impacts are related to construction activities and their temporary effect on air quality and groundborne vibration. Once the various construction projects are complete, these impacts would no longer exist. ¦ Long-Term Impacts Of the sixteen significant unavoidable impacts directly attributable to the Proposed Project and associated cumulative impacts, as identified above, twelve of the aforementioned impacts are considered long-term. 5.3 OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS The Agency hereby finds that economic, legal, social, technological or other benefits of the Developer Project outweigh the significant and unavoidable impacts identified in the EIR. In making this finding, the Agency has balanced the benefits of the Developer Project against its unavoidable significant impacts and has indicated its willingness to accept those adverse impacts. The Agency finds that the following benefits of the Developer Project warrant approval of the Developer Project notwithstanding its significant, unavoidable environmental impacts. The objectives of the Developer Proposal component of the Project for the Agency-owned properties are to: ¦ Redevelop all of the Agency-owned properties ¦ Provide new affordable housing for families in furtherance of the City's affordable housing goals established in the Housing Element, the Implementation Plan for the Santa Ana Merged Redevelopment Project Area, and the City of Santa Ana Consolidated Plan 5-8 Revised Station District Project and FOL Settlement Agreement Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations