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T RAFFIC I MPACT A NALYSIS S EPTEMBER 2017 C HRIST O UR S AVIOR C ATHOLIC P ARISH S ANTA A NA , O RANGE C OUNTY , C ALIFORNIA P:\DOM1701\doc\Traffic Impact Analysis.docx «09/20/17» 12 PROJECT IMPACTS Church Operations The Church site was originally contemplated to hold the cathedral for the Diocese of Orange. The cathedral site would have included a larger facility capable of accommodating a larger congregation and larger special events. The cathedral site would also have been the seat for the administrative functions of the Diocese of Orange. The proposed project is a typical, neighborhood-serving Catholic church. Catholic churches in Orange County may hold services daily in the morning, on Saturday evening, and multiple times on Sunday. Classes related to the religious practice can be held during weekday evenings. Community groups may also use the facilities during weekday evenings. Special events (e.g., baptisms, quinceañeras, weddings, and funerals) may occur on Friday evenings or on Saturdays. The proposed Church will likely follow this pattern. The project is constructing a new 19,427 sf sanctuary building with seating capacity for approximately 1,250 people, which will be the primary location for religious services. Weekday morning services are planned to be held at 8:00 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Evening services are planned for 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 7:00 p.m. one Friday a month. Saturday services will be held at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, services are planned for 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. This planned schedule is similar to the existing schedule at the temporary facility. Individual days of particular importance in the Church calendar with higher-than- normal attendance (e.g., Ash Wednesday, Easter week, and Christmas) may require deviation from this typical schedule. In addition to the sanctuary building holding the Church services described above, the project is constructing a 16,024 sf parish hall. The parish hall will have one large assembly area with at least 6,500 sf of space and many flexible meeting rooms ranging in size from 650 sf to 900 sf each. The hours of use for the parish hall could be between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Weekday daytime usage will typically be incidental but occasional special events could be scheduled nonconcurrent with services. Weekday evening religious classes may use the flexible meeting rooms in the parish hall. Weekend use could include occasional special events that would be scheduled nonconcurrent with services. The parish hall will likely be used to hold services during individual days of higher-than- normal attendance (e.g., Ash Wednesday, Easter week, and Christmas). The site plan includes a 4,850 sf building providing meeting space separate from the parish hall. Individual meeting rooms will range in size from 250 sf to 1,100 sf. The potential hours of operation are between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; however, weekday daytime usage would typically be incidental. These meeting rooms will be the primary location for weekday and weekend evening religious classes and community groups. During services, these meeting rooms will be used as Sunday school classrooms. Access to the Church parking lot will be controlled by three gates at the three access driveways. Primary access will be taken from a newly constructed roundabout at the southern terminus of Raitt Street. A gate is proposed across the Church’s entrance from this roundabout. The gate will typically be open Monday through Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on 3-63