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City of Santa Ana Project Description Street. The project would also include improvements to the existing onsite drainage facilities, as well as installation of new landscaping and hardscape throughout the project area. As shown in Table 2- 3, build out of the project would result in a reduction in the impervious surfaces on site. Table 2-3. Summary of Impervious Surfaces on the Project Site Pervious Square Footage Percent Square Footage Percent Existing Conditions 25,440 40% 38,160 60% Post-Project Conditions 5,280 8.3% 58,320 91.7% Operations The meditation center would be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays, and would hold regular dharma services, meditation sessions, retreats, and Buddhism classes in both English and Vietnamese. The Temple currently has an average of 15 daily visitors; after completion of the project the Temple anticipates an average of 25 visitors per day on weekdays, Weekend services are held every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The weekend visitors are expected to increase from an average of 40 existing participants to approximately 60 visitors per weekend day once the new center is complete. Weekend classes for children and teenagers are approximately one hour in duration, and include age-appropriate religious instruction, as well as recreational activities. Sunday meditation services for adults are offered from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and again from 4:00 p.m, to 5:30 p.m. These services consist of chanting and singing, as well as quiet meditation. The meditation center has three big events peryear, which includes Vietnamese Lunar New Year (late January or early February), Buddha's Birthday (early May), and Mother's Day (mid-May). The existing center attracts approximately 100 visitors for each of these special events. The proposed meditation center will increase the capacity to 200 visitors per event following completion of the project. Construction Construction of the project is anticipated to take approximately 19 months to complete. As listed in Table 2-4, the project consists of various phases of activities over the construction period. As shown, the estimated maximum number of construction workers onsite at any one time would be 50, which would occur during building construction activities. Construction of the project would require excavation of 3,021 cubic yards of soil material from the project site. Utilizing typical 20 cubic yard hauling vehicles, this activity will result in 151 truck trips to transport soils for disposal. Large construction equipment including a backhoe, excavator, and a bulldozer will be used during the removal of the existing buildings and improvements onsite, excavation of soils onsite, grading, site trenching, and foundation activities. The Bat Nha Buddhist Meditation Center Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 2-4 June 2013 16 ne 00225.12 31 C-48