2014-069 - Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2014-01

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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL FIR CITY OF SANTA ANA 5. Environmental Analysis HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Avenue, 1st Street, and 5th Street one -half mile east of Harbor Boulevard. The corridor's northern and southern ends are adjacent to the city boundaries of Garden Grove and Fountain Valley, respectively. Existing Land Uses The project area currently has roughly two million square feet of commercial uses distributed fairly evenly along the corridor. Existing commercial uses occur both midblock and at intersections and are dominated by auto service and sales, but also include grocery stores, service businesses, and restaurants. The project area contains 739 residential units, including multifamily residential and mobile home communities accessed from Harbor Boulevard and single - family residential areas along Jackson Street. The project area also contains the Willowick Golf Course (an operating 18 hole public golf course), Cesar Chavez /Campesmo Park, and Santa Anita Park. Existing uses are shown in Figure 3 -3, Aerial Photograph. Historic Uses Historic topographic maps described below were obtained from the US Geological Survey's website. The project area is shown on the Newport Beach and Anaheim quadrangles (Garden Grove quadrangle of Anaheim quadrangle in 1935); the border between the two quadrangles is between 5th Street and Hazard Avenue. • 1896 Santa Ana quadrangle and 1898 Anaheim quadrangle, scale (each) 1:62,500 (0.98 mile per inch): Approximately 15 structures are scattered in and near the project area. One north south roadway and several cast t west roadways are shown. • 1932 Newport Beach and 1935 Garden Grove quadrangles, scale (each) 1:31,680 (two inches per mile): Development in the project area is still sparse and scattered. The main north south roadway in the project area is Buaro Street, where Harbor Boulevard is now. There is a two- square -block subdivision between 1st and 5th Streets in the eastern part of the project area. A Pacific Electric railroad track' passes through the northeast part of the project area. • 1949 Newport Beach and Anaheim quadrangles, scale (each) 1:24,000 (2.65 inches per mile): much of the site is shown in agricultural use. Harbor Boulevard now extends through the middle of the project area, and Willowick Golf Club is shown in the northeast portion. Development is still scattered and relatively sparse through much of the project area, including along Harbor Boulevard. Ten square blocks that appear to be residential development are west and south of Willowick Golf Club. The Pacific Electric railroad track remains in the northeast part of the project area. • 1965 Newport Beach and Anaheim quadrangles, scale (each) 1:24,000 (2.65 inches per mile): Much of the project area is now shown as urbanized, especially the portion east of Harbor Boulevard. No agricultural use is shown within the project area, although there are small areas of agricultural use offsite near the east and north site boundaries. Much of the project area west of Harbor Boulevard is shown as I The Paufic Electric Railway was an electric interurban trolley system in southern California. Page 5.66 PlaceWorkr