2011-022 - Addendum to the FInal Environmental Impact Report No. 2004-02

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Introduction A. Executive Summary The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the MacArthur Place South project was certified on June 20, 2005. The project analyzed in the EIR was a mixed use development consisting of three 25 -story residential towers, three low rise condominium buildings, a six -story residential /office building with 1 0,000 square feet of office and 14 residential loft units, and a single -story 13,871- square -foot retail building consisting of 8,580 square feet of restaurant and 5,290 square feet of retail. The project site is located at the southeast corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Main Street in southeast Santa Ana. East of the site is the Costa Mesa Freeway (SR -55), south and east of the site is the City of Irvine, and the City of Costa Mesa is located to the southwest. John Wayne Airport is approximately 1.1 miles south of the project site. An Addendum to Final Environmental Impact Report No. (FEIR) 2004 -02 was approved by the City in 2009 (2009 Addendum). The 2009 Addendum reviewed the environmental impacts identified in the EIR in relation to changes to the project after the EIR was certified. These included the elimination of the Cinema Lofts (comprised of 14 residential units and 10,000 square feet of office use), removal of 13,871 square feet of retail/restaurant uses, addition of a 185 -room hotel, moving the Cinema Tower south of its approved location, and the construction of a parking structure for joint use by the hotel and the Cinema Tower. While a 185 -room hotel was analyzed in the Addendum, the final approval was for 155 rooms. An Initial Study Checklist, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), was prepared. The Initial Study and the Addendum fully complied with all relevant CEQA standards to determine if the EIR remained adequate to address the impacts resulting from the project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15164. The conclusion of the 2009 Addendum was that the modified project would not result in any new or more significant environmental impacts. This document constitutes a second Addendum to the FEIR for the MacArthur Place South project. This Addendum reviews the environmental impacts identified in the FEIR in relation to changes to the project after the FEIR was certified. The proposed changes include a modification to the low -rise condominium component of the originally approved project. As approved in 2005, the condominiums would include three buildings ranging in height from 50 to 60 feet (5 and 6 stories) with 276 residential units. A total of 689 parking stalls would be provided in a two -level parking area consisting of one ground parking level and one subterranean parking level. Recreation areas would be included in a ground -level interior courtyard and consist of a water feature, a tot lot, a swimming pool, a game table, a barbeque area, and a seating area. The modified project proposal increases the number of residences by 24, for a total of 300 residential units in 3 buildings with a maximum height of 65 feet. A parking structure will contain 29 fewer parking stalls for a total of 660 parking stalls in 1 subterranean and 5 above- ground levels. A recreation deck on the parking structure roof will contain amenities such as a swimming pool, cabanas, a tennis court, seating areas, barbeque facilities, and a recreation building containing conference, fitness, game, exercise, and screen rooms, in addition to a cafe /kitchenette, a business office, a billiard table, and storage. B. Statutory Requirements Pursuant to § 15367 of the CEQA Guidelines, the City of Santa. Ana is the Lead Agency for this project. As defined, the lead agency has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project. This Addendum updates the progress made in the project, as certified, and serves to update the information in the EIR as contemplated in CEQA Guidelines § 15164. This document will also be used to acknowledge the addition of mitigation measures and further project modifications to the site. The CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations § 15000, et seq.) authorize the use of an Addendum for the purpose of making minor or technical changes, as long as these changes do not rise to the level of MacArthur Place South EIR — 2011 Addendum