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6aVIRODURHTAI. tUPAOT RRVORr A002 UOOaI <br />M-rtlUNaR 101, <br />2.18 N'IANDATORY FINDINGS OF <br />SIGNiFiCANCE <br />AiY9T0.0NC <br />' SANTA <br />ANA. CALIFORNIA <br />NeR "o seh9tantiat <br />slguIDeRo1 More Severe Qrage from <br />Imp9tl [.OR" i4evums Amly9k <br />,(a) Does,the project. have [lie potential to ftgrane ale quauly Ofple , <br />environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a tisk or wildlifb <br />species, cause fish or wildlife population to drop below sclf- <br />sustamtnglevels.lhreawntoeliminate aplant or.aninlal <br />❑ ❑ ®. <br />community; reduce the number or resn'ict the range of a rare or <br />endangered plant or animal or eliminate important ccamplcs of the <br />major pericKIs of California history orprehistory? <br />(b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited,hut <br />cumulatively considctabl;:7 ("Cumulatively considerable' means <br />that the increa euutl effects ot'a projcat are considulatilO Wilctl <br />❑ ❑ <br />viewed in -connection with the effects of past projects, the effect_c'of <br />other Current roiects, and the effects of probable future;projects?) <br />(c) Does the project have environmental e0fcc s.which will cause <br />substantial adverse efTects on human beings, efdlerdirectly or <br />❑ ❑ <br />Analysts of Project Changes <br />a) The Project site is partially developed and is located in.an urban area.,No portion'o£ the Project <br />site or the immediately surrounding, area contains .1n open body of water that serves as natural <br />habitat in:'Whicli fish could exist. Asdiscussed in Section 2.4, the California Department or Fish <br />and Wildlife's (CDFW) California Natural Diversity Data Base (CNDDR) Rareflncl5.0 (2016) <br />program was queried for records;and"information of potentially occurring special -status Species <br />documented ,irithin a three -mile -radius of the project,sitc. The records search did not identify any <br />recorded occurrences or federal or state species within a three-mile radius of file Project site. <br />However, the records search did identify Occurrences of California rare plants rank`I B species <br />within a three-mile radius of the Projcct site (s luthern tarplant, Coultcr's goldfields, mud nama, <br />and San Bernardino aster). Although those species are unlikely to occur on the Project site, the <br />potential to occur,on the Project site cannot be ruled out because these plants occur in disrobed <br />habitats, in addition, the Certified FiR identified tilepotctl6al for burrowing owls to occur on the <br />Project site. Finally, the Certified F.IR identified the potential for raptors to utilize "the Project site <br />as foraging habitat. The Revised Project would comply with Mitigation Measure B10=1 in the <br />Certified EIR, which requires preconstructlotl surveys for burrowing owls. In addition, a <br />biological study, including a site survey, would he conducted for the Revised Project to identify <br />any species with the potential to occur on the Project site. it is anticipated that any impacts to <br />candidate, sensitive, or special status'spcctLs would be mitigated to a less than significant level. <br />As.discussed in Section 2,5, according to_lhc City of Santa.Ana General Plan, Land Use Element <br />(1993), the Project site is not located in an area of known archeological sensitivity. However, <br />because the general area was once settled by.Native American groups, there remains the <br />probability that areheological materials may be present below the surface. Therefore, unknown <br />archeological 'resources could be exposed during grading and site preparation. llie Revised <br />Project would he required to comply with Mitigation Measure CR -1 from die Certified E1R. As <br />specified in Mitigation Measure CR. 1, if archeological resources are discovered at any time <br />1':LSf to I b)afAadtmLnnlAddnRlumgl.s oau;115i ria <br />75B-125 <br />2-76 <br />