2024-053 - Final Supplemental for The Related Bristol Specific Plan Project

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E. Hydrology and Water Quality Impact Finding: The Project is not in a flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zone that could risk release of pollutants due to Project inundation (Draft Supplemental EIR at p. 5.7-17). Facts in Support of Findings: The FEMA FIRM for the Project area (06059CO279J) shows that the Project site is located within "Zone X," which is an area of minimal flood hazard potential outside of the 0.2 percent annual chance flood. Thus, the Project site is not located within a flood hazard area that could be inundated with flood flows and result in release of pollutants. Impacts related to flood hazards and pollutants would not occur from the Project. The Project site is over 5.9 miles from the Pacific Ocean, and outside of the Tsunami Hazard Zone identified by the California Department of Conservation. Thus, the Project site would not be inundated by a tsunami that could result in the release of pollutants, and impacts would not occur. Additionally, because the Project site is not within the vicinity of a water body, it is not at risk for seiche flood hazards. Therefore, the release of pollutants on the Project site resulting from a seiche inundation would not occur (Draft Supplemental EIR at p. 5.7-17). F. Land Use and Plannin Impact Finding: The Project would not physically divide an established community (Draft Supplemental EIR at p. 5.8-19). Facts in Support of Findings: The Project site has long been developed with a shopping center that includes 16 commercial buildings with surface parking areas, vehicle circulation drives, and ornamental landscaping. The Project site is surrounded by and well connected to roadways. Areas in all directions are developed with commercial and residential uses. The proposed Project would demolish the existing development and related infrastructure on the site and provide a new mixed -use development with up to 3,750 multi -family residential units; up to 350,000 SF of commercial uses; a 250-room hotel; a senior living/continuum of care use with up to 200 units; and approximately 13.1 acres of common open space. The proposed Project would change the site from a partially underutilized shopping center to a residential and commercial mixed -use community with open space and gathering spaces, consistent with the DC-5 designation for development of transit -oriented high density urban villages. In addition, the proposed Project would not change roadways in a manner that would inhibit access or install any infrastructure that would result in physical division. The Specific Plan includes development of new onsite roadways and installation of new onsite infrastructure that would connect to existing roadways and infrastructure that are adjacent to the site. Thus, the proposed Project would not result in impacts related to physical division of an established community. This is consistent with the findings of the GPU FEIR, which determined that the GPU provides for infill redevelopment and would concentrate development in areas to take advantage of mass transit and provide mixed -use opportunities, and would not introduce any new development, roadways, or other infrastructure that would bisect existing communities or neighborhoods (Draft Supplemental EIR at pp. 5.8-19 through 5.8-20).