2009-025 - Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2004-02

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Project Description The following project description is based on information in the MacArthur Place South Environmental Impact Report. Modifications to the project are included in this Addendum to update the project as proposed. A. Location MacArthur Place South is a partially developed residential and office park located in the City of Santa Ana, in the County of Orange, California, immediately west of the Costa Mesa Freeway (SR-55) and approximately three-quarters mile north of the San Diego Freeway (I-405). The City of Irvine is located south and east of the site. The City of Costa Mesa is located to the southwest. The John Wayne Airport is located approximately 1.1 miles south. A Regional Map and a Project Vicinity Map are included herein as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2, respectively. The project lies within the boundaries of MacArthur Boulevard, Main Street, Sandpointe Avenue, and the Costa Mesa Freeway. MacArthur Place and Hutton Center Drive bisect the site. MacArthur Place runs south from MacArthur Boulevard to Sandpointe Avenue, and Hutton Centre runs from Sandpointe Avenue around to MacArthur Place. Some maps identify the entire street as Hutton Centre Drive. The project site is approximately 10 acres and is surrounded by high-rise office buildings, a hotel, and parking structures. To the west, between Sunflower Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, are the Sandpointe single-family neighborhood, the Main Attraction condominiums and an existing Mobil service station. North of MacArthur Boulevard along Main Street is an existing Arco service station and the California Apartments. Immediately north of the MacArthur Place South project is the MacArthur Place mixed use development. B. Background The MacArthur Place South EIR identified the project area as an existing office park formerly known as Hutton Centre. Since 1982, approximately 1,551,096 square feet of office, restaurant, theater, retail, and hotel land uses have been developed in Hutton Centre. The structures range from single- story buildings to office towers ranging in height from 8 to 14 stories. In 2001 the City approved a 162-room hotel and health club for Hutton Centre, which did not move forward. The entitlement for the hotel and the health club were relinquished to implement the MacArthur Place South project. The MacArthur Place South EIR included analysis of the following project components: • Three 25-story residential towers, with a total of 501 residential units • One low-rise loft building with 14 residential units and 10,000 square feet of office space • A condominium complex including three low-rise buildings, with a total of 276 residential units • A restaurant and retail building totaling 13,871 square feet Resolution No. 2009-025 IBt~R#~u~f~ace South EIR Addendum 5