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MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL FIR <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />Table of Contents <br />Contents <br />1. <br />Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ ............................1 -1 <br />1.1 <br />INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... ............................1 <br />-1 <br />1.2 <br />ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES ............................................................ ............................1 <br />-1 <br />1.2.1 EIR Format ............................................................................................. ............................1 <br />-2 <br />1.2.2 Type and Purpose of This EIR ............................................................ ............................1 <br />-4 <br />1.3 <br />PROJECT OBJECTIVES .................................................................................... ............................1 <br />-5 <br />1.4 <br />PROJECT LOCATION ....................................................................................... ............................1 <br />-5 <br />1.5 <br />PROJECT SUMMARY ........................................................................................ ............................1 <br />-5 <br />1.6 <br />SUMMARY OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ............................................... ............................1 <br />-6 <br />1.6.1 No Project /NHSP Alternative ............................................................. ............................1 <br />-6 <br />1.6.2 Reduced Residential Intensity Alternative ........................................... ............................1 <br />-7 <br />1.7 <br />ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED ............................................................................. ............................1 <br />-7 <br />1.8 <br />AREAS OF CONTROVERSY ........................................................................... ............................1 <br />-7 <br />1.9 <br />SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT'S, MITIGATION MEASURES, AND <br />LEVELS OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION ............................. ............................1 <br />-8 <br />2. <br />Introduct ion ..................................................................................................................... ............................2 -1 <br />2.1 <br />PURPOSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ............... ............................2 <br />-1 <br />2.2 <br />NOTICE OF PREPARATION AND INITIAL STUDY ............................ ............................2 <br />-2 <br />2.3 <br />SCOPE OF THIS EIR ......................................................................................... ............................2 <br />-2 <br />2.3.1 Impacts Considered Less Than Significant ........................................ ............................2 <br />-2 <br />2.3.2 Potentially Significant Adverse Impacts .............................................. ............................2 <br />-3 <br />2.3.3 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts .......................................... ............................2 <br />-3 <br />2.4 <br />INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE .......................................................... ............................2 <br />-3 <br />2.5 <br />FINAL EIR CERTIFICATION ........................................................................ ............................2 <br />-4 <br />2.6 <br />MITIGATION MONITORING ....................................................................... ............................2 <br />-4 <br />3. <br />Project Descript ion ......................................................................................................... ............................3 -1 <br />3.1 <br />PROJECT LOCATION ....................................................................................... ............................3 <br />-1 <br />3.2 <br />STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES ..................................................................... ............................3 <br />-1 <br />3.3 <br />PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................... ............................3 <br />-1 <br />3.3.1 Project Background and Overview ...................................................... ............................3 <br />-9 <br />3.3.2 Description of the Project ................................................................... ...........................3 -11 <br />3.4 <br />INTENDED USES OF THE EIR ................................................................... ...........................3 -17 <br />4. <br />Environmental Setting .................................................................................................... ............................4 -1 <br />4.1 <br />INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ ............................... <br />41 <br />4.2 <br />REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SETT ING ............................................ .............................41 <br />4.2.1 Regional Location .................................................................................. .............................41 <br />4.2.2 Regional Planning Considerations ....................................................... .............................41 <br />4.3 <br />LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ..................................................... .............................43 <br />4.3.1 Location and Land Use ......................................................................... .............................43 <br />4.3.2 Environmental Resources and Infrastructure ................................... .............................43 <br />4.3.3 Local Planning Considerations ............................................................ .............................47 <br />4.4 <br />ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING CUMULATIVE IMPACTS .................... .............................47 <br />4.5 <br />REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... .............................49 <br />5. 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