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335 resulting development would represent 12.4 percent of the proposed development and would exclude the proposed hotel, residential tower, and single-family attached housing. Polly's Pies could remain as part of the development plan. The reduced development alternative would reduce some impacts compared to the proposed project, but many others would remain. Less excavation would be required; however, grading impacts similar to the proposed project would occur on a smaller scale. Fewer people would work at the project, so impacts from potentially hazardous geological conditions such as earthquakes and floods would be reduced. Because of the reduction in constructed square footage, air quality impacts would be comparably reduced, but the project still would contribute to a significant cumulative air quality impact. The reduced maximum height and development density would have a reduced impact on light, glare and shadow impacts and exclusion of the proposed hotel, residential tower, and single- family attached housing would eliminate nighttime illumination of these project components from nighttime light-sensitive land uses. Although the proposed hotel, residential tower, and single-family attached housing would be omitted under this alternative, development of retail, office and other commercial structures on the majority of the site will incur similar environmental impacts as those analyzed in the proposed project, although on a proportionately smaller scale. One intersection, Main Street at Owens Drive, would be improved under this alternative, but seven others would remain at an unacceptable level of service of E or worse. Less parking would be necessary to service these uses. The reduction in the size of the project would reduce the need for additional fire and police personnel, and there would be no impact on schools. Approximately 82% less waste would be generated, and 87.6% fewer utilities would be consumed. As with the proposed project, these impacts can be mitigated to a level of insignificance, communications would still need to be improved, but on a smaller scale. Because there are no building designs available, the aesthetic impacts of this alternative are not fully determinable, but would likely be less intense than those associated with the proposed project. Implementation of this alternative would produce some impacts which are more negative than those produced by the proposed project. The alternative would not result in the proposed storm drain capacity increase necessary to serve the entire project vicinity. Implementation of the alternative would potentially affect the City's housing element goals by not encouraging the growth of Santa Ana's housing stock. Because the alternative would generate only approximately 17 percent of the employment opportunities associated with the proposed project, it is anticipated that this alternative would contribute to the difficulty associated with balancing job opportunities with the demand for suitable housing in the area. Housing and employment impacts are anticipated to be greater than 0 0 35