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Transportation/Circulation ' PotentiaI traffic in-pacts ass~iated with the impIementation of the DSC project were adequately evaluated in FEIR 96-01. Mitigation measures were identified in FEIR 96-01 to reduce potential transportation impacts to a level considered less than si~ificant. The required traffic nitigation measures fo' DSC have been implemented concurrent with the construction phasing of the project. Certain mitigation measures for the Phase 11 project, such as the ingress and egress traffic ccntrols, xvill be implemented, as allowed by the City of Santa Ans. In addition, a median in Main Place Dfi',e is proposed as part of the project to prohibit left tums into and out of the proposed parking structure. The increased de~,elopment area allmved through Phase II plans would not result in additional traffic impacts, in that the increased development area is.offset by the loss of theater seating thereby resulting in a similar amount of traffic trips that ~ould not exceed the traffic projections in FEI;R 96-01. In addition, the area de',oted to theater lobby/corridors/stairv,~ys and common area has been expanded, while the seatingarea has been reduced. The net square fmtage devoted to exhibit space has also been reduced in the revised Phase II plans. The proposed median in Main Place Drive prohibits left tums intothe proposed parking structure, thereby facilitating circulatim within the project area ~ith no impact to traffic at blain Place. Implementation of the proposed project would not generate additimal traffic xolumes that would'affect the current and projected level of ser'~ice Mthin the project area be~,ond the impacts prexiously analyzed in FEIR 96-01, nor would the proposed project substantiallyinerease the sexerity of any transportation impact identified in FEIR 96-01. The demand for parking will be handled in the proposed parking structure as calculated abo,'e. Based upon accepted parking calculations for the reduced theater and net exhibit space, required purl/rig is 343 spaces (see Table B) and paring provided is 347 spaces (see Table C). Therefore, there would be no additional impacts to parking above those reported in FEIR 96-01. No new information has been available since preparatim of FEIR 96-01 that would adversely affect the traffic anal3sis and enx'ironmental determinations made in FE[R 96-01. Air Quall .fy Potential long-term and short-term air qualityimpacts and cumulative air quality impacts associated with the implementation of the DSC project were adequately evaluated in FEIR 96-01. Nlitigation measures xvere identified in FEIR 96-01 to reduce potential short-term air quality impacts to a level considered less than si~tificant. Additionally, mitigation measures were included in FEIR 96-01 to minimize long-term air qualityimpacts. FE1R 96-01 determined that the development of DSC would result in una'~r>idable adverse long-term air quality impacts. The increased development area, off-set by a reduction in theater seatingand increased space dexoted to storage and non-exhibit public circulation space vAthin the DSC, allowed for in the DSC Phase II, would not generate additional stationary source or mobile source long-term air quality impacts or short-term construction related air quality impacts be2,ond the impacts prexiously analyzed in FEIR 96-01, nor would the proposed project substantiallyincrease the severity of any long-!erin or short-term air quality impact identified in FEIR 96-01. Addiiionally, no new information has been made available since preparation of FEl~. 96- 01 that ad~'erselyaffect the air qualityanal~,s[s and environmental determinations made in FE[R 96:01. Ordinance No. NS-2497 Page 38 of 4i~iLESXAmcnd I dsc revl.dec ~,0~'07,02,, 6 ?a'g__e b o[I t