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

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Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan Findings and Facts in Support of Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations Mobility Implementation of the Harbor Corridor Plan would also include improvements to Harbor Boulevard and its cross - streets: 5th Street, 1st Street, McFadden Avenue, and Westminster Avenue. These improvements are designed to create a robust multimodal corridor that accommodates the movement of vehicular traffic through the City and region as well as other modes of travel. Proposed improvements include the enlargement of sidewalk and parkway areas to facilitate safe bicycle and pedestrian travel along Harbor Boulevard and efficient connections to the regional bicycle network. The improvements would maintain the same rights -of -way and number of travel lanes on the affected roadways. Phasing The project will be developed in multiple phases over the next 20+ years. Development of the project area and time frames would be controlled by both City decisions on public improvements to streets and infrastructure as well as landowner decisions on the development of privately owned properties. Implementation of the specific plan will require collaborative efforts among local businesses, institutions, residents, the City, and developers. A variety of funding sources beyond City General Fund resources can be used to implement the Harbor Corridor Plan. District -based and contractual assessment tools are options that would allow areas in this plan to benefit from the funding they collect. Developer contributions, impact fees, and standard agreements can all be used by the City to initiate public right -of -way improvements. Regional, state, and federal grants as well as City funds such as the capital improvement program are also potential funding sources. Flexibility in project implementation is also required to respond to changing economic conditions and trends, which may require that the City revisit and reprioritize the specific plan's implementation steps. For purposes of evaluating environmental impacts, buildout of the specific plan is anticipated to occur by 2035. Conventional Zoning Area The remaining 120 acres of land within the existing NHSP is proposed to be extracted from the NHSP and converted to conventional zoning. This area would not be included in the proposed Harbor Corridor Plan. Land uses in the area consist of the Willowick Golf Course and Cesar Chavez /Campesino Park, residential properties along Jackson Street, and commercial properties along 5th Street. Zoning designations for the parcels in question were determined based on existing conditions and would be adopted upon repeal of the NHSP. Willowick Golf Course, Cesar Chavez /Campesino Park, and the properties in between would be zoned Open Space Area (0), and residential properties along Jackson Street would be zoned Two Family Residential (R2). Conventional Zoning Area Buildout Conventional zoning designations were chosen to be consistent with the existing land uses. No new development is intended for this area. The R2 designation was chosen for 7 July 2014