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 RECREATION Campesmo Park is an approximately six -acre pack that borders the Willowick Golf Course on the south. It is east of Harbor Boulevard and north of Fifth Street at the intersection of North Susan Street and Fifth Street. This park has a basketball court, a bandball court, a playground, and open grass areas for multipurpose use. Other parks and recreational facilities in the area include Rosita Park, the Salgado Recreation Center, and Heritage Park. Rosita Park and the Salgado Recreation Center occupy the same space and cover approximately nine acres at 706 North Newhope Street, 0.43 mile west of the project boundary. Rosita Park has a baseball diamond, onsite parking and restrooms, and picnic areas; Salgado Recreation Center has a pool and a variety of recreational classes. Heritage Park is 0.47 mile west of the project site boundary. It covers approximately seven acres adjacent to the Heritage Elementary School at 426 South Anders Place. Amenities include a small baseball diamond, covered picnic areas, onsite bathrooms and parking, and a playground. 5.12.2 Thresholds of Significance According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, a project would normally have a significant effect on the environment if the project: R -1 Would increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated. R -2 Includes recreational facilities or requires the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment. The Initial Study, included as Appendix A, determined that the proposed project would have potentially significant impacts related to both of these thresholds. Additional analysis is included below. 5.12.3 Environmental Impacts The following impact analysis addresses thresholds of significance for which the Initial Study disclosed potentially significant impacts. The applicable thresholds are identified in brackets after the impact statement. Impact 5.12 -1: The proposed project would generate additional residents, which would increase the use of existing park and recreational facilities and result in the need for new or expanded recreational facilities. (Thresholds R -1 and R -2] ImpactAnalysis: The proposed project would allow for the development of up to 4,623 dwelling units and 1,967,982 square feet of building space. Compared to existing conditions, this would be an increase of 3,884 dwelling units and 13,721 square feet of building space. The additional residential units would increase the number of people living in the area by approximately 15,327, resulting in increased use of existing park and recreational facilities. The City of Santa Ana currently has a citywide deficit of park and recreational space: 1.23 acres of public park and /or recreational space for every 1,000 residents. This is less than the City's standard of 2 acres per Page 5.12 -2 PlaceWorkr