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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ADDENDUM <br />Bristol Street Widening Phase IIIB— Washington Avenue to 17'" Street <br />b.) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, <br />and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? <br />There are no state - designated scenic highways within the Project area, nor is the Project area visible from <br />any scenic highways. No impacts are anticipated in this regard. <br />Mitigation Measures <br />No new additional mitigation measures are required. <br />c.) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its surroundings? <br />The proposed Project is located in a highly urbanized area of the City of Santa Ana. Although the <br />proposed Project would result in modifications to the visual character of the area resulting from the <br />widening of Bristol Street and resultant property acquisitions, as well as the addition of an 8 -foot high <br />block wall at approximately the same location where the soundwall was previously addressed in the 1990 <br />FEIS /EIR, the Project would not result in substantial changes in visual character as analyzed in the 1990 <br />FEIS /EIR. Implementation of mitigation measures as included in the previously approved 1990 <br />FEIS/EIR, including installation of a block wall as described above, would ensure that impacts are <br />reduced to a less than significant level. <br />Although the proposed block wall is no longer warranted for purposes of noise abatement based on the <br />updated Project noise analysis (IIRS Corporation, 2012c), the wall, as further described in the 1990 <br />FEIS /EIR, was taken into consideration as a Project - related component in the context of providing <br />improved visual continuity within the Bristol Street corridor; not constructing the proposed block wall <br />would detract from providing an aesthetically unified streetscape along the Project corridor. <br />Mitigation Measures <br />No additional new mitigation measures are required. <br />d.) Create a new source of substantial light or glare that would adversely affect day or nighttime <br />views in the area? <br />Light and glare are currently generated from various sources within the Project area (e.g., commercial and <br />retail businesses, signage, street lighting, and parking lot lighting). The proposed Project does not involve <br />the construction of any structures other than relocation of street lighting fixtures. Therefore, no new <br />sources of light or glare are anticipated with implementation of the proposed Project. The proposed <br />Project would not generate additional daytime or nighttime illumination beyond that currently <br />experienced within the area. Implementation of the proposed Project would not create more significant <br />light and glare impacts than previously analyzed in the 1990 FEIS /EIR. <br />ANA 111 -334 (PER- 02 -01) CITY OF SANTA ANA (11/25/2013 REV2) 132897 CM PAGE 19 <br />55C -34 <br />