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

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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL EIR CITY OF SANTA ANA 5. Environmental Analysis LAND USE AND PLANNING Table 5.8 -3 SCAG Compass Growth Vision Consistency Analysis Foster Livability in All Communities GV P2.1: Promote infill development and Revised Plan of development Compass Blueprint Principles Compliance with Principle surrounding areas. GV P2.2: Promote developments, which provide a The proposed project's impacts on housing and employment are discussed in detail in mix of uses Section 5.10, Population and Housing. GV P1.3: Encourage transit -oriented development. Consistent: Project implementation encourages the use of public transportation that communities. supports transit -oriented development. See responses to Compass Growth Principles GV P2.4: Support the preservation of stable, GV P1.1 and 1.2, above. GV P1.4: Promote a variety of travel choices. Consistent: See responses to Compass Growth Principles GV P1.1 and 1.2, above. Foster Livability in All Communities GV P2.1: Promote infill development and Consistent: Implementation of the Harbor Corridor Plan would be consistent with this redevelopment to revitalize existing communities. policy, since all development activity that would be accommodated by the Harbor plan would involve infill development. GV P2.2: Promote developments, which provide a Consistent: See response to Compass Blueprint Principle GV P1.2, above. mix of uses GV P2.3: Promote "people scaled," walkable Consistent: See responses to Compass Growth Principles GV P1.1 and 1.2, above. communities. GV P2.4: Support the preservation of stable, Consistent: The majority of the project area is surrounded by single - family single - family neighborhoods. neighborhoods. Additionally, a portion of the project area has single - family residences along Jackson Street. Implementation of the Harbor Corridor Plan would help preserve the existing surrounding single - family neighborhoods by facilitating and encouraging balanced growth and minimizing adverse environmental impacts on these neighborhoods through the use of buffers and transition zones to prevent the placement of incompatible uses. Additionally, no development is proposed for the area that comprises the single - family residences along Jackson Street. This area would be zoned Two Family Residential (R2) and would therefore remain. Enable Prosperity for All GV P3.1: Provide, in each community, a variety of housing types to meet the housing needs of all income levels. GV P3.2: Support educational opportunities that promote balanced growth. Consistent: Project implementation would permit the development of a mix of rental and for -sale higher -density housing opportunities along the corridor. For example, the proposed Transit Node zone is characterized by a wide range of building intensity, including mixed -use flex blocks, liners, stacked flats, courtyard housing, and live -work units. Additionally, the proposed Corridor zone identifies areas set aside exclusively for moderate- and high -density residential projects to facilitate a range of affordable housing options. The proposed housing types would accommodate a broad range of income levels and lifestyles and respond to local and regional housing needs. Additionally, the development standards and design guidelines outlined in the Harbor Corridor Plan (e.g., permitted residential uses, densities, setbacks, and building heights) would ensure that a diversity of housing types are developed, consistent with the City's vision of creating an exemplary community environment for the corridor. Section 5.10, Population and Housing, contains further information about the proposed project's population and housing needs and impacts. Not Applicable: This is not a project- specific principle and is therefore not applicable GV P3.3: Ensure environmental justice regardless Consistent: The proposed project strives to mitigate environmental impacts and in of race, ethnicity or income class. doing so upholds environmental justice regardless of race, ethnicity, or income class. For example, the Harbor Corridor Plan accommodates the development of a variety of housing types, styles, tenure, and densities that are accessible to and meet preferences for different residential types (e.g., stacked flats, courtyard housing, live - work, rowhouses, mixed -use), lifestyles, physical abilities, and income levels, thereby responding to a wide range local and regional housing needs. October 2014 Page 58-15