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Proposal to Prepare an EIR and Provide Planning Consulting Services for the First and Fourth Street Corridors Mixed -Use Overlay Zone ■ Existing Traffic ■ Existing Traffic + Approved Projects ■ Existing Traffic + Approved Projects + Proposed Project ■ Cumulative Traffic (Existing Traffic + Approved Projects + Pending Projects) ■ Cumulative Traffic + Proposed Project For any noise impacts that exceed identified significance thresholds, feasible mitigation measures would be identified, which may include modification of construction techniques (subject to engineering constraints and feasibility) or hours, changes in project design or layout, or provision of temporary or long-term barriers to noise transmission. Population, Housing, and Employment Program Analysis The project site is large enough to alter the population, employment, and housing characteristics of the City. The MU Overlay Zone could increase the population of the City and result in a redistribution and/or increase of the population of the county. The MU Overlay Zone would provide for a mix of residential densities and employment -generating uses, so the EIR will report a jobs/housing ratio for the project itself. The EIR will summarize the employment and housing characteristics of the City, based on existing documentation. Applicable General Plan policies regarding population, housing, and employment opportunities will be described. The potential population increase associated with the MU zone will be estimated based on the number and type of dwelling units proposed and the employment generation will be estimated based on the proposed acreages and assumed floor area ratios (FAR) for commercial, retail, industrial and public uses. The EIR will quantify the jobs/housing ratio for the City. The EIR will evaluate the proposed residential densities to determine consistency with the General Plan, including the Housing Element. Proiect Analysis EIP will evaluate impacts related to the demolition of any existing structures on the project sites. Development of the two projects will result in changes in employment and population at the sites. Impacts related to the displacement of existing businesses could result. The characteristics and potential impacts will be evaluated, considering both direct and indirect effects. One project site is vacant and the other currently contains commercial/office uses. These characteristics will be described. Policies and forecasts pertaining to the population growth in the immediate area and greater City of Santa Ana will be identified, including census data and forecasts developed by the City and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), including the Regional Housing Needs Assessment. The consistency of the projects with City and regional growth forecasts and policies will be evaluated. In addition, any population generated resulting from implementation of the proposed projects as a percentage of the City's overall growth allocation by SCAG, Department of Finance, and other sources will be calculated. Any measures to mitigate significant impacts will be identified and confirmed with City staff. 13