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EIR No. 2018-01, DA No. 2018-01, GPA No. 2018-06, AA No. 2018-10 2525 North Main Street February 5, 2019 Page 20 development, density and building heights. The North Main Street corridor (north of 17th Street) including the subject property was identified as an area that may be considered for high-rise development and unlimited density. The map did not go through a formal adoption process and included a note that, "The map represents a conceptual effort and its contents are in a draft format and do not represent any formal efforts to rezone or redesignate properties shown." As mentioned previously, the North Main Street area is still being analyzed as part of the comprehensive General Plan update. Cumulative Impacts As part of the EIR a list of cumulative projects was drafted including projects in the vicinity within the City of Santa Ana and City of Orange for which development applications were submitted, approved and/or under construction at or prior to the release of the NOP. The project list includes 39 commercial and residential projects. Key topics raised or commented on relative to the cumulative impacts were population and traffic among others that are analyzed in the EIR. The Persons Per Household Evaluation within the EIR determined that the number of persons per dwelling unit is anticipated to be 1.6 per studio, 1.6 per one -bedroom, 2.7 per two-bedroom and 3.9 per three-bedroom which with the applicant's proposed project would be 955 residents. In addition, 1,236 multi -family units are proposed within the City of Santa Ana and 3,324 multi -family units within the City of Orange (5,056 units total). The total cumulative housing growth from all of the projects listed equals 7.4 percent, which is consistent with SCAG's growth estimates of 8.4 percent increase. In 2020, the project and cumulative projects are anticipated to generate 4,306 a.m. peak hour trips, 4,359 p.m. peak hour trips, and 49,842 daily trips. In 2020, with the cumulative project trips, all study area intersections are forecast to operate at satisfactory levels of service, except for the Main Street/Santa Clara/1-5 northbound on ramp and the SR -22 eastbound ramps at Town and Country Road in both the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. However, the SR -22 eastbound ramps at Town and Country Road also operate at unsatisfactory conditions under existing conditions. In 2040, the intersections are anticipated to operate at an unsatisfactory level of service with or without the project. Impacts to Public Services Section 4.10 of the Draft EIR analyzed the impacts of the project on fire service, police service and parks and recreation service. CEQA focuses on the physical effects of the project (i.e. new or expanded facilities), therefore an increase in staffing or calls for service would not, by itself, be considered a physical change in the environment. As proposed the project would result in a less than significant impact to public services. Impacts to Utilities Sections 4.13 and 4.14 of the Draft EIR analyzed the impacts of the project on water supply, wastewater, drainage, water quality, and energy. Technical reports including a Water Supply 75E-20