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Harbor Boulevard Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan <br />Findings and Facts in Support of Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations <br />d. The project area is almost entirely developed and is surrounded by developed <br />urban uses. Thus, the project area is not available for overland wildlife movement <br />or migration. The project area contains some trees, but these are primarily <br />ornamental street trees and small groupings of other ornamental trees that do not <br />provide suitable nesting habitat for migratory birds. <br />e. Projects developed under the Harbor Corridor Plan may involve the removal of <br />existing ornamental trees, including street trees. However, these projects would <br />be required to comply with Chapter 33, Article VII of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code, which regulates the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees in the <br />city. <br />f. The project area is in the plan area of the Orange County Transportation <br />Authority Natural Community Conservation Plan Habitat Conservation Plan <br />(OCTA NCCP /HCP), which will include the entirety of Orange County once <br />adopted. However, the OCTA NCCP /HCP is still under development and will <br />apply only to habitat restoration projects on land acquired to offset impacts to 13 <br />freeway improvements funded through Measure M2, which was approved by <br />voters in 2006 (OCTA 2012). The project area does not contain any lands that <br />are being considered for habitat restoration. <br />5. Cultural Resources. <br />a. The project area does not include historically important resources, is not within <br />the City's three designated historic districts, and does not contain any of the <br />historic resources listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties. <br />b. There are no known human remains in the project area. The project area is not <br />part of a formal cemetery and is not known to have been used for disposal of <br />historic or prehistoric human remains. In addition, ground has been disturbed on <br />almost all of the project area by construction of existing land uses. Thus, human <br />remains are not expected to be encountered during construction of projects built <br />pursuant to the proposed project. Implementation of the proposed project would <br />comply with provisions of state law regarding discovery of human remains. <br />6. Geology and Soils. <br />a. There are no Alquist - Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones in or near the project area; <br />the nearest such zone is 2.9 miles southwest of the project area along the <br />Newport - Inglewood Fault. The risk of surface rupture of a known fault in or near <br />the project area is very low due to the lack of known active faults. Furthermore, <br />future projects developed pursuant to the project would be required to comply <br />with all applicable Building Safety Division requirements and impacts are less <br />than signficant. <br />b. The project area is generally flat with no significant slopes on or adjacent to the <br />project area and no impact related to landslides would result. <br />c. The project area is in a highly urbanized, built -out portion of central Orange <br />County and is largely flat; soils have already been disturbed by development. <br />Although soils in the project area could experience erosion during construction of <br />improvements to Harbor Boulevard and during development of individual projects <br />pursuant to the Harbor Corridor Plan, implementation of the proposed project <br />would not cause substantial soil erosion. Furthermore, future development within <br />14 July 2014 <br />