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1.0 Introduction Avion Project SEIR Page 1-7 Chapter 2.0 Environmental Setting. Provides a description of the project’s regional context, location, and existing physical characteristics and land use. Available public infrastructure and services, as well as relationship to relevant plans, are also provided in this chapter. Chapter 3.0 Project Description. Provides a detailed discussion of the project, including background, objectives, key features, off-site components, and environmental design considerations. A description of the discretionary actions required to implement the project is also included. Chapter 4.0 History of Project Changes. Provides an outline of the project’s history and any changes in project design that have been made in response to environmental concerns raised during the City’s review of the project. Chapter 5.0 Environmental Analysis. Provides a detailed evaluation of potential environmental impacts of the project. In accordance with the City’s EIR Guidelines, Chapter 5.0 begins with the issue of land use, followed by the remaining issues included in order of significance. Under each issue area, this chapter includes a description of the existing conditions relevant to each environmental topic including the regulatory framework; presentation of threshold(s) of significance based on the City of San Diego’s CEQA Significance Determination Thresholds for the particular issue area under evaluation; identification of an issue statement; an assessment of any impacts associated with implementation of the project; a conclusion as to the significance of any project impacts; and recommendations for mitigation measures and mitigation monitoring and reporting, as appropriate, for each significant issue area. Where mitigation measures are required, a statement regarding the significance of the impact after mitigation is additionally provided. Chapter 6.0 Significant Unavoidable Environmental Effects/Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes. Discusses the significant unavoidable impacts of the project, including those that can be mitigated but not reduced to below a level of significance. This chapter also describes the potentially significant irreversible changes that may be expected with development of the project and addresses the use of nonrenewable resources during its construction and operational life. Chapter 7.0 Growth Inducement. Evaluates the potential influence the project may have on economic or population growth within the project area as well as the region, either directly or indirectly. Chapter 8.0 Cumulative Impacts. Identifies the impacts of the project in combination with other planned and future development in the region. Chapter 9.0 Subject Areas Requiring No Change in Analysis. The analysis and conclusions reached in a number of the environmental subject areas contained within the 1998 EIR do not require supplemental analysis and are not addressed in detail in Chapter 5 of this SEIR. These issues are briefly summarized in this chapter. Chapter 10.0 Project Alternatives. Provides a description of two alternatives to the project, including a No Project/No Development Alternative and a Reduced Development Footprint Alternative.