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

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Environmental Analysis For Projects with Previously Certified/Approved Environmental Documents Final Environmental Impact Report MacArthur Place South SCN 2004061140 The following analysis takes into consideration the preparation of an environmental document prepared at an earlier stage of the project and describes the modifications to the proposed project from what was analyzed in the EIR. This analysis evaluates the adequacy of the earlier document pursuant to § 15162 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The Environmental Checklist is included following this analysis. Analysis of the facts related to the project will form the basis for the City of Santa Ana to determine whether any changes in the project, any changes in circumstances or any new information since the MacArthur Place EIR was certified require additional environmental review or preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR. I. Aesthetics The EIR determined that implementation of the project would introduce additional light and glare impacts to the project area. Mitigation measures were incorporated to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? (No Substantial Change from Previous Analysis) A complete evaluation of the aesthetics effects of the project was considered in the MacArthur Place South Final Environmental Impact Report ("EIR"). Neither the project site nor the surrounding area is considered a scenic vista. The retail/restaurant uses previously approved will be replaced by a four-story (55 feet tall) 185-room hotel fronting MacArthur Boulevard. The articulation and elevation of the hotel building are shown in Exhibit 8 -North and South Hotel Elevations and Exhibit 9 -East and West Hotel Elevations. While this is an increase in height from the retail/restaurant use, the adjacent development, both on site and across Main and MacArthur Boulevard, includes high- rise development. As a result, no significant impacts related to scenic vistas will occur. The 5- to 6-story (60 foot high) Cinema Lofts were a part of the project analyzed in the EIR. These lofts are no longer a part of the project. The Cinema Tower will be re-located from its previous location, adjacent to the retail/restaurant component, south to its new location, where the Cinema Lofts were planned. This southerly shift in location places the Cinema Tower south of MacArthur Boulevard by approximately 174 feet from the previously approved location. The changes as a result of the City's action on this project are not more significant than what was identified in the EIR. Resolution No. 2009-025 IB~~fu-f~ace South EIR Addendum 25