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Existing School Safety Certification <br />liquefaction-related effects during a seismic event, no structures are proposed for this portion of <br />the project site. Since all structures proposed as part of the park project would be located <br />exclusively in the northern portion of the site, potential risks related to liquefaction are <br />considered low. Additionally, the project site and surrounding areas are relatively level. <br />Therefore, the potential for landslides at the site is low. It should be noted that all new on-site <br />structures would be designed in accordance with seismic requirements of the CBC, Title 24 <br />California Code of Regulations and would be required to meet the Division of the State Architect <br />criteria for seismic safety. Therefore, no new or additional risks to students regarding <br />liquefaction or landslides would occur as a result of the proposed project. <br />h. Traffic/Pedestrian Safety <br />(1) Regulation <br />The site shall not be on major arterial streets with a heavy traffic pattern as determined by <br />site-related traffic studies including those that require student crossings unless mitigation of <br />traffic hazards and a plan for the safe arrival and departure of students appropriate to the grade <br />level has been provided by city, county or other public agency in accordance with Chapter 10, <br />"School Area Pedestrian Safety," of the California Department of Transportation Traffic Manual <br />(August 1996 edition). <br />(2) Consistency Analysis <br />The project site is bordered by E. Chestnut Avenue on the north and Standard Avenue on <br />the east. The existing (2009) traffic volume on E. Chestnut Avenue is 5,283 average daily trips <br />(ADT) and 10,469 ADT along Standard Avenue." Since neither the City nor the Santa Ana <br />Unified School District proposes to increase the current capacity of the schools, post-project <br />traffic volumes are anticipated to be generally consistent with existing traffic volumes. Although <br />a minor increase in local traffic associated with day use of park facilities could occur, this <br />increase is expected to be minimal and negligible relative to existing traffic volumes in the area. <br />This is because the proposed park facilities would be utilized by existing school students during <br />school hours and by the public, which currently also utilizes the existing school play fields, after <br />school hours. Since the proposed project would upgrade and enhance the schools' existing <br />playground and field areas, which are already being used by on-site students and surrounding <br />community, with a public park at the same location, no substantial increases in area traffic <br />volumes are expected to occur under the proposed project. Therefore, traffic-related safety <br />impacts to students and staff would not increase with the implementation of the project. <br />` City of Santa Ana Public Works, -City of Santa Ana Traffic Census 2009-Daily Truk Volumes (2009j, " <br />httn:lh+u:w.santa-ana.oremwalfay..asp#trafficp1annin?. Accessed October 22. 2012. <br />City of Santa Ana <br />PCR Services Corporation <br />Page 9 <br />Roosevelt Elementary Park Development <br />December 2012 <br />25B-11