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0 BENDER READY-MIX CONCRETE MANUFACTURING PROJECT Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration employment beyond existing conditions. Therefore, long-term operational impacts on the circulation system would be less than significant. Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required. b) Conflict with an applicable congestion management program, including, but not limited to level of service standards and travel demand measures, or other standards established by the county ' congestion management agency for designated roads or highways? No Impact The CMP is intended to reduce traffic congestion and provide a mechanism for ' coordinating land use and development decisions throughout Orange County. The CMP states that if a project generating 1,600 or more trips/day will directly access, or is in close proximity to, a CMP Highway System link, a CMP traffic impact analysis is required. As the facility currently has a daily total of approximately 88 trips and would not result in additional trips (following completion of construction), no CMP traffic impact analysis is required for the proposed project, and no impacts would occur in this regard. Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required. C) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including either an increase in traffic levels or a change in location that results in substantial safety risks? No Impact The nearest airport to the project site is the John Wayne Airport, located approximately four miles to the south. Due to distance and nature of the project, implementation of the proposed project would not result in any change in air traffic patterns or levels. Therefore, no impact would occur. Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required. d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? Less Than Significant Impact. The existing Bender Ready-Mix facility is located in a heavy industrial area, frequently utilized by heavy trucks. The existing facility generates approximately 15 to 20 truck loads per day for concrete manufacturing operations. Given the industrialized nature of the project area, existing operations do not result in a hazard or incompatible use. The proposed project consists of on-site aesthetic, drainage, water quality, and safety improvements. The project would not result in any alteration or expansion of on-site operations. Moreover, the project would include the repaving of South Santa Fe Street along the project frontage, which would result in ' beneficial impacts in regards to safety. Thus, impacts in this regard would be less than significant. Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required. , e) Result in inadequate emergency access? Less Than Sianificant Impact As a concrete manufacturing plant, the Bender Ready-Mix facility does ' not currently impact emergency access in the site vicinity. The proposed project would implement minor aesthetic, drainage, water quality, and safety improvements on-site. Safety improvements would include the repaving of South Santa Fe Street along the project frontage. Repaving of South Santa Fe Street would be limited to the southbound lane (i.e., from the roadway centerline to the project frontage). Thus, South Santa Fe Street would remain open and accessible during emergency operations. The repaving process would comply with City requirements related to temporary lane ' JULY 2011 4.16-2 31A-90 TRANSPORTATIONITRAFFIC I