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Addendum to EIR No. 1988-01, AA No. 2015-01 GPA No. 2015-01 & ZOA No. 2015-01 April 9, 2018 Page 7 planning concepts and principles, promoting and enhancing the value of properties, and encouraging orderly and attractive development within the project area. The Bristol Street Corrdior Specific Plan was adopted in an effort to improve Bristol Street as a transportation corridor, to create a strong and viable commercial district along Bristol Street, and to capitalize on the area's strength as a major commercial corridor in the County. While the vision established in 1991 was to revitalize Bristol Street, progress has been limited as commerical land uses did not transition as planned. The proposed Plan builds upon the vision of Bristol Street by allowing additional development opportunities along this corridor. Additional changes proposed to the Bristol Street plan include minor modifications to text to reflect improvements already completed and the updating of the Parcel Inventory Table (Table 5-1) to reflect changes to existing and proposed land uses that have occurred since the Plan was adopted in 1991. In addition, a new ultimate right-of-way of 128 feet has been established for the remainder of the Bristol Street widening project, which is less than the 150 foot right-of-way identified when the project was adopted and shown in the existing document. As a result, revisions to the following figures within the specific plan will be made to reflect the new right-of-way: Street Section (Figure 5-6), Median and Edge Treatment (Figure 5-7), Commercial Prototype (Figure 5-8), Park Prototype (Figure 5-9) and Park Development with Optional Gravel Paving (Figure 5-10). Environmental Impact Report The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that, where there is the potential for environmental impacts as the result of a proposed project, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) be prepared in order to study and analyze any potential environmental impacts, disclose such potential impacts to the public, and mitigate such impacts to the greatest extent feasible. As such, an EIR was prepared for the Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan in 1991. Since new land uses are proposed for the Bristol Street corridor, new environmental analysis was required to be performed. Pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21166, an addendum to the previously certified EIR was prepared. A Draft Addendum to the EIR was originally prepared for the project in 2014 and updated in 2017. The draft addendum analyzed impacts related to aesthetics, agriculture, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use, mineral resources, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation/circulation, and utilities and service systems. Based on this analysis, it was determined that no substantial changes from the approved project would occur from the change in land uses. 75D-9