25C - AGMT - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 301 E JEANETTE

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aauCatiun Inn City of Santa Ana Updated Proposal for the 301 East Jeanette Lane Residential Project Mitigated Negative Declaration J. LAND-USE-AND PLANNING The proposed project will be reviewed for consistency with City standards and policies, as well as careful consideration of adjacent uses, The interface of the project with nearby uses and, in particular, the uses immediately adjaceritto the site will be studied. RBF will analyze the relationship of the project to applicable planning policies. These policies will be identified from the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and other City standards. Available information from the General Plan and General Plan EIR will also be incorporated into the analysis. The regional planning review will include consistency with the SCAG Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide Policies. K. MINERAL RESOURCES Analysis will note that there is no affect of the project upon mineral resources. L. NOISE RBF's in-house acoustical team will conduct the noise analysis. Inconsideration of nearby sensitive receptors, the scope of work is as follows; Existing Conditions. RBF will review applicable noise and land use compatibility criteria for the City of Santa Ana. RBF will conduct short-term noise level measurements along the project area. The noise monitoring survey will be conducted at up to three separate locations to establish baseline noise levels in the project area. Noise recording lengths are anticipated to require approximately 10 minutes at each location. Construction-Related Noise and Vibration. Construction would occur during implementation of the proposed project. Noise impacts from construction sources will be analyzed based on the anticipated equipment to be used, length of a specific construction task, equipment power type (gasoline or diesel engine), horsepower, load factor, and percentage of time in use. The construction noise impacts will be evaluated in terms of maximum levels (Lmax) and houdyequivalentoontinuous noise levels (Leq) and the frequency of occurrence at adjacent sensitive locations. The construction and vibration analysis will be focused on potential impacts to the residents in the immediate area. Operational Noise Sources. The proposed project is anticipated to generate vehicular traffic from vehicles accessing and queuing within the structure. On- and off-site noise impacts from vehicular traffic will be assessed using the U.S. Federal Highway Traffic Noise Prediction Model (FHWA-RD-77-108) and Traffic Noise Model (TNM 2.5), The traffic noise analysis will be limited to on-site impacts, and off-site noise increases along nearby roadways, In addition to traffic noise, stationary source noise impacts will be analyzed as well. The results ofthe construction-related and long-term operational noise modeling will be incorporated into the Initial Study. Mitigation measures will be incorporated to reduce impacts to local institutional and residential sensitive receptors. M. POPULATION AND HOUSING RBF will provide a project specific analysis of potential growth-inducing impacts pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15126(g). The basis for analysis will be population and housing data from the City of Santa Ana, California Department of Finance, and U.S. Census. The section will consider housing conditions and projections for the area. The section will discuss ways in which the proposed project could foster economic or population growth, orthe construction of additional housing, either directly or indirectly, in the surrounding environment. The analysis addresses growth-inducing impacts in terms of whether the project influences the rate, location, and the amount of growth. Growth-inducing impacts are assessed based on the project's consistency with adopted/proposed plans that have addressed growth managementfrom a local and regional standpoint. Potential growth-inducing impacts from the proposed development will be analyzed as they relate to population, housing, and employment factors. JN 132203 e 6 e February 25, 2013 25C-17