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Existing School Safety Certification c. Traffic Noise (1) Regulation The site shall not be adjacent to a road or freeway that any site-related traffic and sound level studies have determined will have safety problems or sound levels which adversely affect the educational program. (2) Consistency Analysis As previously described, the project site is presently developed with elementary school campuses and is surrounded by residential uses. The City of Santa Ana General Plan (General Plan) designates up to 60 decibels (dB) as a desirable maximum and 70 dB as a maximum acceptable noise level for schools.' The greatest source of noise impacting the schools would be from traffic on the surrounding roadways. The existing (2009) traffic volume on E. Chestnut Avenue is 5,283 average daily trips (ADT) and 10,469 ADT along Standard Avenue, which would result in noise levels below 65 dB at a distance of 25 feet from the roadway centerline."' Since existing traffic noise levels on adjacent roadways are below 70 dB, and the proposed project would not notably increase traffic volumes or associated noise levels, the project would not conflict with this regulation. d. Active Fault or Fault Trace (1) Regulation Pursuant to Education Code sections 17212 and 17212.5, the site shall not contain an active earthquake fault or fault trace. City of Santa Ana, City of Santa Ana General Plan, Noise Element, September 1982. City of Santa Ana Public Works, "City of Santa Ana Traffic Census 2009-Daily Traffic Volumes (2009), " ham: tip wvt? santa-ana.orginwa;?q.aspltraf ticplanning. Accessed October 24, 201?. City of Santa Ana, City of Santa Ana General Plan Noise Element, Exhibit 6 - Required Distances from Transportation Noise Sources, September 1982. City of Santa Ana Roosevelt Elementary Park Development PCR Semces Corporation December 2012 Page 5 25B-7