75D - PH ZONING ORD AND CUP CALIFORNIA PALMS

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Environmental Checklist For CEQA Compliance C. No Impact. The proposed project site is not identified as a hazardous material site nor is on any lists compiled by the City of Santa Ana Fire Department (Ellman pers. comm.). Therefore, no impacts would occur. D, No Impact. The project is not located within an airport land use plan or within 2 miles of an airport. The closest airport to the project site is John Wayne Airport approximately 4.5 miles southeast of the project site. No new structures would be constructed at the project site. The proposed project would not result in hazardous obstructions to operations at John Wayne Airport (City of Santa Ana 1998: A-45). No impacts would occur. VIII. Hydrology and Water Quality A. Less Than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated. The proposed project does not include a substantial amount of new construction on the proposed project site. The existing structure would be utilized and modified internally and externally to conform to City Ordinance No. NS-2471 standards. The proposed project would reduce impervious surfaces by removing a driveway on the southern end of the project and concrete walkways throughout the site and replacing these impervious surfaces with planters and grass areas. Runoff from the project area would be similar to existing conditions and would not degrade water quality standards or significantly violate waste discharge requirements. Best management practices (BMPs) included as part of Mitigation Measure WQ-1, would further limit impacts from project site runoff. Impacts are therefore considered less than significant with mitigation incorporated. WQ-1 A Water Quality Management Plan (WOMP) will be prepared and implemented as part of the design of the project. The WQMP will include structural treatments and non-structural best management practices (BMPs), including installation of storm filters, and other control mechanisms. 3. No Impact. The proposed project site is currently developed and mostly paved; therefore, the project site is not a source of groundwater recharge. No impact would occur. C. No Impact. The existing site is mostly impermeable to stormwater due to the impermeable surfaces on site. stormwater runoff currently drains to the storm drains located along Harbor Boulevard and Kent Street. Site drainage after development would continue to be the same. No streams or rivers pass through the proposed project site. No impact would occur. D. Less Than Significant Impact. The proposed project would not increase flooding potential or result in any substantial change in the drainage patterns on or adjacent to the project site. Because of the urban character of the area and the use of the project site as a motel, substantial amounts of stormwater are not readily absorbed into the soil. The existing drainage would remain the same across the proposed project site with little change due to the minor decrease in impervious surfaces. The removal of the driveway in the north part of the project site and the addition of (awns and planters would have beneficial impacts to water quality because they would remove impermeable surfaces on the project site. A less than significant impact would occur. Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 3-22 75D-79 zoos J85 0296.0]