BRISTOL STREET CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN & GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT

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1 BRISTOL STREET CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN & GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL BRISTOL STREET CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN EIR State Clearinghouse No Prepared for: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Drive Santa Ana, CA Contact: Mr. Kenny T. Nguyen, P.E. Senior Civil Engineer (714) Prepared by: URS Corporation 3500 Porsche Way, Suite 300 Ontario, CA Contact: Virginia Viado Project Manager April, 2018

2 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Section TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Section 1.0 Introduction Purpose and Authority of CEQA CEQA Background Purpose of the Addendum CEQA Compliance Format of the Addendum Incorporation by Reference Section 2.0 Environmental Setting Location Existing Conditions Section 3.0 Project Description Bristol Corridor Background Bristol Corridor Redevelopment Plan Bristol Street Widening Project Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan Goals and Objectives Specific Plan and General Plan Amendments Section 4.0 Environmental Analysis Checklist Impacts Identified in the Bristol Corridor Specific Plan Final EIR Environmental Analysis Checklist Section 5.0 Environmental Analysis and Comparison of Impacts Aesthetics CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Agriculture CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Air Quality CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Biological Resources CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program i Table of Contents

3 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Cultural Resources CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Geophysical CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Greenhouse Gas Emissions CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Hazards CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Hydrology & Water Quality CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Land Use CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Mineral Resources CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Noise CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Population and Housing CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Public Services CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Recreation CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Transportation & Circulation CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program Utilities & Service Systems CEQA Analysis Mitigation Program ii Table of Contents

4 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Mandatory Findings Of Significance CEQA Analysis Finding of Consistency With the 1991 Specific Plan EIR Section 6.0 Report Preparers and Contributors City of Santa Ana URS Corporation Section 7.0 References Appendices Appendix A - City of Santa Ana City Council Resolution Appendix B - Aesthetics Analysis Appendix C - Recreation Land Use Analysis Appendix D - Traffic Study Figures Figure 1: Regional Project Location Figure 2: Local Vicinity Map Figure 3.1: Proposed Land Use Changes Figure 3.2: Proposed Land Use Changes Figure 3.3: Proposed Land Use Changes Figure 3.4: Proposed Land Use Changes Figure 3.5: Proposed Land Use Changes Tables Table 3.1-1: Bristol Street Corridor Proposed Land Use and Zoning Changes iii Table of Contents

5 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY OF CEQA Any project that requires discretionary action by the governing land use authority must comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In this case, the City of Santa Ana is the governing land use authority and Lead Agency according to CEQA. Any discretionary action or project must be reviewed by the Lead Agency to determine its potential effects on the environment. The Lead Agency shall consider the information in an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) along with other information which may be presented to the agency, prior to making a decision on the project. Note that this document does not set forth City policy about the desirability of the potential project, but is strictly an informational document to be used by decision-makers, public agencies, and the general public. 1.2 CEQA BACKGROUND Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15153, the Final EIR for the Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan (SP EIR) is comprised of the following environmental documents: Redevelopment Plan for the Bristol Corridor Redevelopment Project EIR (RP EIR). The EIR was certified on November 20, 1989 with Resolution No , and is available for review at the City of Santa Ana. Bristol Street Widening Project Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (SWP EIS/EIR). The SWP EIS/EIR was certified on December 17, 1990 with Resolution No , and is available for review at the City of Santa Ana. Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan Initial Study and Response to Comments (IS). The Final EIR for the original Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan was certified on June 17, 1991 with Resolution No , and is available for review at the City of Santa Ana. Resolution No is included herein as Appendix A. 1.3 PURPOSE OF THE ADDENDUM The City of Santa Ana proposes to amend selected land uses within the Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan (SP) [Bristol Street from Warner Avenue to Memory Lane (Project Area)], and correlating land use designation of the City s General Plan (GP). Specifically, this Addendum reviews the proposed land use changes and any changes to the existing conditions that have occurred since the Final EIR was certified. It also reviews any new relevant information of substantial importance that was not known and could not have been known with exercise of reasonable diligence at the time that the Final EIR was certified. It further examines whether, as a result of any changes or any new information, a subsequent or supplemental EIR may be required, pursuant to Sections of the CEQA Guidelines. Based on substantial evidence, including a review of the record for the SP, and current project information, the City of Santa Ana, the Lead Agency, determined that an Addendum should be prepared. 1-1 Introduction

6 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No While some changes and additions to the previously prepared SP EIR are necessary, none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section requiring a subsequent or supplemental EIR have occurred. It is important to establish that this Addendum only addresses the difference in impacts from the existing approved zoning and land uses, versus the impacts of the proposed land uses. The details of the SP/GPA are discussed further in this document under Section 3 Project Description. 1.4 CEQA COMPLIANCE This Addendum was prepared pursuant to California Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21166; California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Santa Ana CEQA policies and procedures. This Addendum focuses on the proposed SP/GPA to determine if the SP/GPA, including any change in circumstances or new information, would cause a considerable change in the conclusions of the EIR. 1.5 FORMAT OF THE ADDENDUM The City of Santa Ana Environmental Checklist Form (City Checklist) has been prepared and is included in Section 5.0, Environmental Checklist. The City Checklist is marked with the findings as to the environmental effects of the proposed land use changes in comparison with the findings of the original EIR. The checklist has been prepared pursuant to Section 15168(c)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, which states that where the subsequent activities involve site specific operations, the agency should use a written checklist or similar device to document the evaluation of the site and the activity to determine whether the environmental effects of the operation were covered in the EIR. The Addendum is organized into the following sections: Section 1 Introduction Section 2 Environmental Setting Section 3 Project Description Section 4 Environmental Analysis Checklist Section 5 Environmental Analysis and Comparison of Impacts Section 6 Report Preparers and Contributors Section 7 References 1.6 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Pursuant to Section of the State CEQA Guidelines, the following documents have been incorporated into this analysis by reference: City of Santa Ana General Plan, January 2010: The General Plan is a comprehensive policy document for the long-range planning and development of Santa Ana. The policies and programs included in the 1-2 Introduction

7 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No following 16 elements of Santa Ana's General Plan guide the direction for the future growth, sustainability and quality of life for the community. Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan, SP 91-1, May 1991: The Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan provides the framework for future redevelopment of a 3.9-mile section of the Bristol Street Corridor in the central portion of the City of Santa Ana. The plan, which has been developed in accordance with existing environmental conditions, City planning policies, and input from City staff and decision-makers, provides a comprehensive land use program and urban design guide for the area along with goals and policies to guide future public and private actions relating to the area's redevelopment. In addition, the plan includes a strategy for its implementation and mechanisms to insure that development proposed by area landowners will be coordinated and occur in an orderly, planned manner. Initial Study, Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan, April 1991: The Initial Study is a preliminary analysis undertaken by the City of Santa Ana to determine whether under California law, previously prepared environmental documents adequately describe the general environmental setting of the project, the impacts associated with the project, and the mitigation measures related to each significant effect. The Initial Study reviews all environmental factors to identify the potential for significant environmental effects arising as a result of the proposed project. Bristol Street Widening EIS/EIR (SCH No ), March 1989: This document is intended to address the environmental effects associated with the proposed Bristol Street Widening project in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California. This environmental study is an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEOA). The EIS/EIR, where feasible, suggests design measures and modifications in the project to mitigate identified adverse environmental consequences to the greatest degree feasible and practical. The document is intended to be an informational source for use by the public and decision makers. Redevelopment Plan for the Bristol Corridor Redevelopment Project EIR 88-1 (SCH# ) (Redevelopment Commission Resolution No ), February 1988: This Environmental Impact Report is intended to provide information to public agencies and the general public regarding the environmental impact from potential development on those sites discussed in the EIR, together with the public improvements which may be constructed. The EIR is considered a program EIR under CEQA Section and can be used with subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations on later parts of the program to provide the basis in an Initial Study for determining whether the later activity will have any significant effects, be incorporated by reference to deal with regional influences, secondary effects, cumulative impacts, broad alternatives, and focus an EIR on a subsequent project to permit discussion solely on new effects which had not been considered before. The EIR does not preclude the potential requirement for individual developments within the project area to prepare EIRs on their own. Redevelopment Plan for the Bristol Corridor Redevelopment Project, December 1987: This Plan provides the Agency with powers, duties and obligations to implement and further the program generally formulated in this Plan for the redevelopment, rehabilitation, and revitalization of the Project Area. The 1-3 Introduction

8 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Plan does not present a specific plan or establish priorities for specific projects for the redevelopment, rehabilitation, and revitalization of any particular area within the Project Area. Instead, this Plan presents a process and a basic framework within which specific development plans will be presented, priorities for specific projects will be established, and specific solutions will be proposed, and by which tools are provided to the Agency to fashion, develop, and proceed with such specific plans, projects, and solutions. 1-4 Introduction

9 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No SECTION 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING 2.1 LOCATION Bristol Street is located in the City of Santa Ana (City), which is within Orange County, California. Bristol Street is a north-south transportation corridor which runs the length of the city bisecting it into two areas of approximately equal size. The Specific Plan area is located along a 3.9-mile stretch of Bristol Street from Memory Lane to Warner Avenue (see Figure 1 for a map of the Regional Project Location and Figure 2 for a map of the Local Vicinity Map). 2.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS The City of Santa Ana is located near the center of Orange County and has a population of approximately 332,000. The project area includes a mix of residential and commercial uses, and a range of older and newer development. The majority of the planning area was initially developed with residential uses, with many of the homes fronting on Bristol Street. However, as the community grew and development patterns changed, strip commercial and other uses have incrementally replaced the residential uses specifically at major street intersections. In addition, many of the former single family residences that front on Bristol Street have been converted to commercial and office uses with little or no change to the structure s exterior other than signage. Several of the newer areas along the Bristol corridor have been developed with open space, primarily with landscaped walkways. The largest portion of open space is located along Bristol Street between Wilshire and McFadden on the eastside of the street. Bristol Street is generally a heavily congested major arterial providing north-south access to nearly 47,000 vehicles per day in some segments. Bristol Street extends north to provide connections to the Garden Grove (22), Santa Ana (5), and Orange (57) Freeways, and to the south to provide connections with the San Diego (405) and Costa Mesa/Newport Freeways (73). As a result of the heavy traffic along Bristol Street, some segments are currently operating at an undesirable level of service (LOS) E or F. Therefore, Bristol Street is currently undergoing phased widening to accommodate for the increasing number of motorist traveling along the roadway. The current roadway structure along Bristol Street is a combination of a four-lane undivided roadway and six-lane roadways divided by landscaped center medians. The road pattern from a four lane to a six lane is in a non-sequential leapfrog pattern. The six lane road extends from Warner Avenue to about St. Gertrude Lane, from St. Andrew Place to McFadden Avenue, from West Pine Street to West 3rd Street and then finally from 17th Street to West 21st Street. Orange County Transportation Authority provides bus service along the entire length of the Project area and also provides Class II Bikeway facilities as specified in the Bikeway Master Plan. 2-1 Environmental Setting

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11 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Figure 1: Regional Project Location 2-3 Environmental Setting

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13 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Figure 2: Local Vicinity Map 2-5 Environmental Setting

14 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No SECTION 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 BRISTOL CORRIDOR BACKGROUND BRISTOL CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN In 1989, the City of Santa Ana adopted the Redevelopment Plan for the Bristol Corridor Redevelopment Project (RP) as a result of the area not physically or economically meeting its designated potential as a major transportation or major commercial corridor. The RP was originally proposed by the City of Santa Ana to improve the project area through the elimination of blight and blighting influences that were preventing the full and effective use of the land by redeveloping, revitalizing and rehabilitating the area. Elimination of blight and blighting influences referred to providing upgraded or new public facilities and services, road improvements, landscaping, development of proper parcelization for new development, and the assistance and encouragement of new private commercial, office, light industrial, and residential development. The project area evaluated in the RP EIR consisted of approximately 781 acres of retail commercial, industrial, residential, and institutional developments along with some public facilities. It was determined that any variations recommended by the former Redevelopment Agency for sites within the project area would require General Plan Amendments for those sites, as part of individual development approval. The City adopted the Redevelopment Plan for the Bristol Corridor Redevelopment Project on December 4, BRISTOL STREET WIDENING PROJECT One of the goals of the RP included widening and improving Bristol Street. Therefore, in 1991, the City approved the Bristol Street Widening Project (SWP) as a mechanism to facilitate the vision of the Bristol Corridor Redevelopment Project. This widening of Bristol Street in the immediate project vicinity from four to six lanes with a landscaped center median represents the keystone to the redevelopment process. Increased right-of-way would be required from existing developed and undeveloped parcels fronting Bristol Street in order for SWP to proceed with the widening process therefore; the City purchased several parcels in order to obtain the necessary right-of-way required. The purchased parcels contained more land than needed for the widening. Therefore, the City was left with long, linear remnants of land along Bristol Street. 1 An EIR/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared in conjunction with the SWP to evaluate the potential impacts associated with the SWP project. The findings of the EIS found that the SWP would have a number of beneficial effects on the Bristol Street Corridor including improved drainage, air quality, aesthetics, circulation, and noise attenuation. It should be noted that while the SWP is associated 1 The SWP has been divided into five separate acquisition and construction phases. The Specific Plan parcels selected for rezone are dispersed throughout the various SWP phases. 3-1 Project Description

15 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No with the RP, they are both regarded as separate projects. The City adopted the Bristol Street Widening project on December 17, BRISTOL STREET CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan (referred to as SP or simply Specific Plan ) was approved by the City in 1991 as a direct consequence of the policies, goals, objectives and improvements approved and adopted as part of the RP and SWP. The Plan can be seen as a tool for implementing mitigation measures to reduce identified impacts of the RP and SWP. The SP identifies which existing uses can be retained, where displaced uses can be relocated within the planning area, how to reuse irregular and substandard parcels created by the SWP right-of-way acquisition, and how to best address environmental constraints such as noise. Secondly, the Specific Plan is a mechanism for addressing, in a more detailed fashion, the goals and objectives set forth in the RP. Specifically, SP reexamines stagnant, underutilized, or disturbed parcels; reduces blighted conditions by identifying structures which need to be removed; mitigates environmental impacts and compatibility conflicts with adjacent residential neighborhoods; and provide landscape and urban design guidelines which will upgrade the overall character of the corridor. These improvements were designed to help attract new private sector investment to the area and improve the business climate along the corridor, which will have a positive effect on the area's property values and revenue-generating potential, both of which are goals of the RP. Rezoning was a key component to moving forward with the SP. When the SP was adopted in 1991, a Development Plan was included in the document to identify the distribution of land uses allowed within SP planning area. The Development Plan divided the corridor into 66 parcel blocks, and provided land use designations which correspond to related zoning designations as provided in the City s Zoning Code. The City adopted the Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan on June 17, BRISTOL STREET CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The following are the goals and objectives of the approved SP. Land Use Goal: Utilize the redevelopment of the Bristol Street Corridor as an opportunity to upgrade the development character of the area and to enhance the viability of those commercial enterprises which remain. Objectives: Relocate the mini-mall and strip commercial land uses that are typical for high volume arterials from their mid-block locations to new development on existing shopping center sites or in new commercial buildings near the intersections with major cross streets. 3-2 Project Description

16 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Encourage commercial activity along the corridor as a means of generating revenues for the City through fees and sales tax revenues. Retain as many existing businesses as possible and encourage their rehabilitation and possible expansion. Businesses which serve and benefit local residents and provide high levels of employment will receive highest priority for retention and rehabilitation. Parcels which are stagnant and underutilized will be re-planned. Assemble parcels where necessary to provide adequate replacement area for remaining businesses that have lost important space or facilities due to the road widening. Replace residential uses fronting Bristol Street with others compatible to the commercial character of the corridor. Develop frontage parcels not to be of a type to detract from the overall image and character of Bristol Street. Goal: Protect and enhance adjacent residential areas and community facilities along the Bristol Street Corridor by reducing the potential for adverse impacts related to traffic or other uses within the Corridor. Objectives: Convert shallow frontage parcels adjacent to residential areas, schools, or churches into landscape butter areas. Require visual screening and noise buffers between the Bristol Street Corridor and adjacent residential and community facility uses. Establish standards for the type and placement of lighting within the corridor that will minimize light and glare nuisances in adjacent residential uses. Establish land-uses and development standards and guidelines that will consider security and privacy concerns of uses adjacent to the Corridor. Develop guidelines for processing and approving new uses in the planning area in the transition period between adoption of the Specific Plan and Its Implementation. Adjacent to residential areas, land uses should be restricted to community facilities, local neighborhood-serving commercial and professional office; general retail and other trafficgenerating uses should be restricted to frontage parcels and/or to corners of major cross streets. Urban Design Goal: Create a distinctive visual image for the Bristol Street Corridor which enhances its use as an urban corridor and as a center for community-serving commercial uses. Objectives: 3-3 Project Description

17 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Establish a unifying landscape image for the street using the full range of available elements, including plant materials, hardscape (i.e. pavement), lighting, signage and street furniture. Develop a landscape treatment that mitigates the increased area devoted to paved roadway and provides an attractive and effective buffer to the adjacent residential neighborhoods. Create a landscape plan for the corridor that is sensitive to the consumption of water and longterm maintenance costs. Establish site development criteria that will contribute to a safe, attractive, and better defined street edge, and which are responsive to the overall land use and design concept for the corridor. Establish design guidelines for the architecture and signage. Reduce visual clutter within the corridor by placing all overhead utility lines underground. Create open space areas which are attractive to the local residents, responsive to their needs, and which will encourage pedestrian activity. Circulation Goal: Facilitate the safe and efficient movement of traffic on Bristol Street. Objectives: Limit left turns to or from Bristol Street to major intersections only. Minimize the number of right-turn -in, right-turn-out conditions along the Bristol Street frontage. Utilize side streets and alleys for access to Bristol Street frontage between major cross streets. Reduce visual clul1er along the street frontage to provide safer driving conditions. Provide facilities that will encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation along the corridor. Ensure adequate off-street parking for all uses within the corridor. 3.2 SPECIFIC PLAN AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS As mentioned previously in Section 3.1.2, to obtain the right-of-way needed for the street widening, the City purchased multiple parcels along both sides of Bristol Street. As a consequence of property acquisitions and roadway improvements through the SWP, the resulting street and land use patterns within the corridor have caused the City to re-evaluate the existing SP land use plan. Thus, rezoning was also a key component in the development of the Specific Plan Amendment (SPA). Projects within the Corridor are required to meet all applicable development standards and design guidelines of the SP or, where the SP does not specify, the City of Santa Ana Zoning standards. Changes to the zoning also 3-4 Project Description

18 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No necessitate related changes to the City s General Plan (GP) land use designation of selected parcels in the SP. The City s Public Works and Planning Departments have proposed changes to existing zoning and/or GP land use designations for the following ten SP parcel blocks: Parcel Block 2 Parcel Block 4 Parcel Block 5 Parcel Block 8 Parcel Block 9 Parcel Block 22a Parcel Block 22b Parcel Block 28 Parcel Block 40a Parcel Block 40b Parcel Block 41 Parcel Block 41a Parcel Block 42 Parcel Block 42a Parcel Block 43 Parcel Block 44 Parcel Block 45 Parcel Block 47 Parcel Block 48 Parcel Block 51 Parcel Block 51a Parcel Block 51b Parcel Block 53 Parcel Block 55b Parcel Block 60b Parcel Block 61 Parcel Block 62 Parcel Block 64 Parcel Block 65 See Table 3.1-1, Bristol Street Corridor Proposed Land Use and Zoning Changes, for parcel-specific details regarding the proposed zoning and GP land use changes associated with each SWP phase. The Proposed Land Use Changes are identified in Figures 3.1 to 3.5. Note that the Parcel Blocks proposed for change are not contiguous; they are dispersed throughout the 3.9-mile project corridor. Table 3.1-1: Bristol Street Corridor Proposed Land Use and Zoning Changes Street Widenin g Project Phase Specific Plan Parcel Block No. Existing Zoning Proposed Zoning Existing General Plan Land Use 1 Proposed General Plan Land Use 1 SP-1 Open Space SP-1 Park with Commercial Option Open Space (OS) General Commercial (GC) 2 SP-1 Open Space (O) SP-1 Park with Commercial Option Open Space (OS) General Commercial (GC) Phase IV 4 SP-1 Open Space (O) Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 5 SP-1 Open Space (O) Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 8 SP-1 Open Space (O) Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 3-5 Project Description

19 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Table 3.1-1: Bristol Street Corridor Proposed Land Use and Zoning Changes Street Widenin g Project Phase Specific Plan Parcel Block No. Existing Zoning Proposed Zoning Existing General Plan Land Use 1 Proposed General Plan Land Use 9 SP-1 Open Space (O) Single-Family Residential (R1 ) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 18 SP-1 - Arterial Commercial (C5) SP-1 Office Low Density Residential (LR-7) Professional and Administrative Office (PAO) 22a SP-1 - Arterial Commercial (C5) SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) General Commercial (GC) Low Density Residential (LR-7) Phase I 28 SP-1 - Professional (P) SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) Professional Administrative Office (PAO) & Low Density Residential (LR-7) 34 SP-1 Residential/Open Space SP-1 Commercial Open Space (OS) General Commercial (GC) 38 SP-1 - Professional (P) SP-1 Commercial Professional Administrative Office (PAO) and General Commercial (GC) 40a SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) Medium Density Residential ( MR- 15) Low Density Residential (LR-7) Phase III 40b SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 41 SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 Park with Commercial Option Open Space (OS) General Commercial (GC) 41a SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 Park with Commercial Option Open Space (OS) General Commercial (GC) 42 SP-1 - Redevelopment District (RD) SP-1 - Commercial General Commercial (GC) No Change 42a SP-1 - Redevelopment District (RD) SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) Low Density Residential (LR-7) No Change Phase II 43 SP-1 - Open S (O) SP-1 Park with Commercial Option Open Space (OS) General Commercial (GC) 44 SP-1 - Redevelopment District (RD) SP-1 - Commercial General Commercial (GC) No Change 3-6 Project Description

20 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Table 3.1-1: Bristol Street Corridor Proposed Land Use and Zoning Changes Street Widenin g Project Phase Specific Plan Parcel Block No. Existing Zoning Proposed Zoning Existing General Plan Land Use 1 Proposed General Plan Land Use 45 SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 Park with Commercial Option Open Space (OS) General Commercial (GC) 47 SP-1 - Conditional Use (CU) SP-1 - Commercial General Commercial (GC) No Change 48 SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) SP-1 - Commercial Low Density Residential (LR-7) General Commercial (GC) 51 SP-1 - Park w/commercial Option SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) General Commercial (GC) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 51a SP-1 - Park w/commercial Option SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) General Commercial (GC) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 51b SP-1 - Park w/commercial Option SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) General Commercial (GC) Low Density Residential (LR 7) 53 SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 Park with Commercial Option Open Space (OS) General Commercial (GC) 55 SP-1 - SIngle-Family Residential (R1) No Change Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 55b SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 56 SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) Phase III 58a SP-1 - Professional (P) SP-1 - Commercial Professional Administrative Office (PAO) and General Commercial (GC) 60b SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) Phase V 61 SP-1 - Open Space (O) 62 SP-1 - Open Space (O) SP-1 - Single-Family Residential (R1) Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 3-7 Project Description

21 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No Table 3.1-1: Bristol Street Corridor Proposed Land Use and Zoning Changes Street Widenin g Project Phase Specific Plan Parcel Block No. Existing Zoning Proposed Zoning Existing General Plan Land Use 1 Proposed General Plan Land Use 64 SP-1 - Open Space (O) Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 65 SP-1 - Open Space (O) Single-Family Residential (R1) Open Space (OS) Low Density Residential (LR-7) 1 General Plan Land Use per the City of Santa Ana Property Information System 3-8 Project Description

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31 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No SECTION 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS CHECKLIST 4.1 IMPACTS IDENTIFIED IN THE BRISTOL CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN FINAL EIR The Final EIR for the Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan (SP EIR) is certified by City Council Resolution , included herein as Appendix A. The City categorized each environmental issue into one of three groups: unavoidable significant adverse impacts; potentially significant adverse impacts; or no significant impact. Unavoidable significant adverse impacts are impact areas that are considered significant and unavoidable, even with mitigation. When this occurs, the Lead Agency may determine that the overall project benefits outweigh the project impacts and a Statement of Overriding Considerations may be prepared and adopted. According to the SP EIR, there were no significant and unavoidable impacts identified with implementation of the SP. Potentially significant adverse impacts are impacts that can either be avoided or reduced with standard regulatory practices, or can be mitigated to a less than significant level. The SP EIR determined that the following impact areas would be less than significant with mitigation: air quality; noise; land use; transportation; light and glare; geology/soils (erosion); and hazards (vector control). The following impact areas were determined to have no significant impact: water, plant life; animal life; natural resources; hazardous materials; population and housing; public services; energy; utilities; recreation, and cultural resources. Conversely, some impacts of a project can be considered to be beneficial. For example, improving blighted areas creates a desirable environment that increases the quality of life for residents and also promotes economic development with local job opportunities and economic development. Hence, the 1991 EIR determined that the SP would have a significant beneficial effect on the aesthetic character of the planning area. 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS CHECKLIST The Final EIR evaluated the environmental impacts of the 1991 SP in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section et seq. Based on review of environmental documents associated and adopted with the original SP, the City of Santa Ana has determined that an Addendum to the SP EIR is the appropriate CEQA document for the proposed Bristol Street Specific Plan zoning and GP land use changes. Therefore, supplemental analysis has been prepared and is provided in the following sections. The Environmental Analysis Checklist below takes into account the proposed zoning and GP land use changes of the nine parcels blocks that were identified, and any additional impact that the changes may have on the project area based on optimum buildout potential provided by the City of Santa Ana. The checklist compares the impacts of the approved SP to that of the proposed SP/GPA. Typically, where an impact that has not previously been encountered, or an impact that would become more severe as a result 4-1 Project Description

32 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No of the project is identified, a finding of New Significant Impact or More Severe Impact is selected. However, based on the following analysis, no environmental issue addressed in the SP EIR was found to be significantly impacted as a result of project implementation; therefore, each area was found to have No Substantial Change from Previous Analysis. 4-2 Project Description

33 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS CHECKLIST For Projects with Previously Certified/Approved Environmental Documents: The following checklist takes into consideration the preparation of an environmental document prepared at an earlier stage for the proposed project. This checklist evaluates the earlier document pursuant to Section of the CEQA Guidelines. Note that some of the checklist questions have been modified since the City certified the SP EIR, however the previous checklist questions have been correlated with the current questions, and the responses have been updated consistent with the intent of CEQA. ISSUES & SUPPORTING DATA SOURCES: New Significant Impact More Severe Impacts No Substantial Change From Approved Project 1. AESTHETICS. Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect a scenic vista? b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its surroundings? d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare, which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? 2. AGRICULTURE. Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? c) Involve other changes in the existing environment, which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural use? 3. AIR QUALITY. Would the project: a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is nonattainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard (including releasing emissions, which exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people? 4-3 Environmental Analysis Checklist

34 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No ISSUES & SUPPORTING DATA SOURCES: New Significant Impact More Severe Impacts No Substantial Change From Approved Project 4. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the project impact: a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services? b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services? c) Have a substantial adverse effect on Federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? f) Conflict with provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan? 5 CULTURAL/SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES. Would the project: a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in Section ? b) Cause a substantial adverse changed in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to Section ? c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature? d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries? 6. GEOLOGY AND SOILS: Would the project result in or expose people to impacts involving: a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: 4-4 Environmental Analysis Checklist

35 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No ISSUES & SUPPORTING DATA SOURCES: i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42. ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? New Significant Impact More Severe Impacts No Substantial Change From Approved Project iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction? iv) Landslides? b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse? d) Be located on expansive soils, as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks to life or property? e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal system where sewers are not available for the disposal of wastewater? 7. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS*: Would the project: A. Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment? B. Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? *New category established after the approval of the SP EIR 8. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Would the project: a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment? c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within onequarter mile of an existing or proposed school? 4-5 Environmental Analysis Checklist

36 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No ISSUES & SUPPORTING DATA SOURCES: d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment? e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? f) For a project within the vicinity of private airstrip, would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk or loss, injury or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands? i) Include a new or retrofitted storm water treatment control Best Management Practice (BMP), (e.g., water quality treatment basin, constructed treatment wetlands), the operation of which could result in significant environmental effects (e.g., increased vectors and odors)? New Significant Impact More Severe Impacts No Substantial Change From Approved Project 9. HYDROLOGY & WATER QUALITY. Would the project: a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements? b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table level (e.g., the production rate of pre-existing nearby wells would drop to a level which would not support existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been granted)? c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, in a manner, which would result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site? d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, or substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner, which would result in flooding on- or off-site? e) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned storm water drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff? f) Have a significant adverse impact on groundwater quality or otherwise substantially degrade water quality? 4-6 Environmental Analysis Checklist

37 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No ISSUES & SUPPORTING DATA SOURCES: g) Place housing within a 100-year flood hazard area as mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation map? h) Place within a 100-year flood hazard area structures, which would impede or redirect flood flows? i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving flooding, including flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam? j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow? New Significant Impact More Severe Impacts No Substantial Change From Approved Project 10. LAND USE & PLANNING. Would the project: a) Physically divide an established community? b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan? 11. MINERAL RESOURCES. Would the project: a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state? b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan? 12. NOISE. Would the project: a) Expose of persons to or generation of noise levels in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive ground borne vibration or ground borne noise levels? c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a private or public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? 4-7 Environmental Analysis Checklist

38 Draft Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No ISSUES & SUPPORTING DATA SOURCES: f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project expose people residing or working the project area to excessive noise levels? New Significant Impact More Severe Impacts No Substantial Change From Approved Project 13. POPULATION & HOUSING. Would the project: a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? 14. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the project: a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services: i) Fire protection? ii) Police protection? iii) Schools? iv) Parks? v) Other public facilities? 15. RECREATION. Would project: a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities, which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? 4-8 Environmental Analysis Checklist