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 LAND USE AND PLANNING Table 5.8 -1 General Plan Consistency Analysis Applicable City of Santa Ana General Plan Policies Pro ect Compliance with Policy Corridor Plan would encourage safe and convenient pedestrian activity through the creation of pedestrian - scaled development. Policy 2.6: Encourage the creation of new Consistent: See responses to Land Use Element Policies 2.2 and 2.4, above. employment opportunities in developments which are compatible with surrounding land uses, and provide a net community benefit. Policy 2.10: Support new development which is Consistent: Project implementation would allow for the development of a mix of harmonious in scale and character with existing residential, commercial, and mixed uses that would be harmonious in scale and development in the area. character with existing development along Harbor Boulevard and the surrounding neighborhoods. A transition of land uses would be implemented under the proposed project to ensure compatibility with the surrounding uses. For example, the Neighborhood Transitional zone provides standards for development that transitions between the single - family neighborhoods to the north and south of 1st and 5th streets and the corridor and transit node zones. The Harbor Corridor Plan also calls for strong architectural and landscape development standards and design guidelines for development proposed along the corridor (e.g., residential, commercial, mixed use), which would help enhance the visual character of not only the corridor, but also of the adjacent and surrounding neighborhoods. The standards and guidelines in the plan would ensure the visual improvement of Harbor Boulevard and its surroundings. Implementation of the standards and guidelines would be ensured during the City's development review process as individual development projects are submitted to the City. Policy 3.1: Support development which provides a Consistent: See response to Land Use Element Policy 2.10, above. positive contribution to neighborhood character and identity. Policy 4.5: Encourage development of employment Consistent: Project implementation would allow for the development of a mix of centers and mixed -use projects within targeted residential, commercial, and mixed uses along Harbor Boulevard. The project area is areas adjacent to major arterial roadways, transit served by OCTA's Bravo! Route 543 and other local bus lines, which would be readily and freeway corridors. available and accessible to future residents and workers that would be generated by the proposed project. Policy 5.5: Encourage development which is Consistent: See response to Land Use Element Policy 2. 10, above. compatible with, and supportive of surrounding land uses. Policy 5.10: Support a circulation system which is Consistent: The proposed projectwould lead to the developmentof an improved pedestrian responsive to the needs of pedestrians and circulation system along Harbor Boulevard and its cross-streets: 5th Street, 1st Street, vehicular travel. McFadden Avenue, and Westminster Boulevard. Proposed improvements include the enlargement of sidewalk and parkway areas to facilitate safe pedestrian travel along Harbor Boulevard. The Harbor Condor Plan also calls for development standards and design guidelines applicable to the proposed project's pedestrian and vehicular circulation system improvements. All new access drives, roadways, and circulation improvements would be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards and guidelines in the plan to ensure that an efficient and safe vehicular circulation system is provided. Policy 5.11: Encourage development which does Consistent: Implementation of the Harbor Corridor Plan would not lead to the not generate obnoxious fumes, toxins, or hazardous development of uses that would generate obnoxious fumes, toxins, or hazardous materials. materials, such as industrial plants or manufacturing businesses. Project implementation calls for the development of residential, commercial, and mixed uses. Commercial uses would include retail, restaurant, entertainment, and other pedestrian - oriented uses at street level. Sections 5.1, Air Quality, and 5.6, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, provide a discussion on potential project impacts related to odors and hazardous materials, respectively. October 2014 Page 5.% -9