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 AESTHETICS The Harbor Corridor Plan includes design guidelines that reduce the impacts of light and glace on sensitive land uses. Specifically, the following design guidelines (Chapter 6 of the Harbor Corridor Plan) would reduce light and glare impacts of new development: ■ Direct lamp glare from unshielded floodlights is not permitted. ■ Lighting that aims light directly into the night sky is prohibited. ■ Secondary building entrances and parking /loading /service access points should have lighting compatible with the project's lighting to maintain a safe environment around the entire project, especially where pedestrians and other building tenants circulate. ■ Warm white light is encouraged. Blinking, flashing, and oscillating lights are prohibited. Colored lights are not encouraged unless they contribute to the theming of commercial areas or establishments. Overly bright or glaring lights should be avoided. ■ Automatic timers should be programmed to maximize personal safety at night while conserving energy. They should be reset seasonally to match the thug of dusk /dawn. ■ Exterior lighting should be designed and located to not project off site or onto adjacent uses. This is especially critical with neighboring residential uses. ■ Signs illuminated by downward- directed, wall mounted lights with fully shielded lamps are encouraged. New construction would use building materials that reduce or eliminate glare. Lighting on buildings would be oriented to avoid intrusion into sensitive land uses. The Willowick Golf Course and Campesino Park would be removed from the NHSP upon approval of the specific plan. No changes would be made to the existing land uses, and the conventional City zoning would be applied to these areas. Since there would be no change to land uses in this area, there would be no lighting impacts. 5.1.4 Cumulative Impacts Cumulative light and glare impacts would occur when the proposed project's impacts are compounded with light and glare impacts from other past, present, and future development projects in the surrounding area. The majority of the land uses surrounding the project site are single- and multifamily residential land uses that do not generate large amounts of light or glare. The exception is the area north of the NHSP, where land uses are industrial in nature. New development projects in this area may cause an increase in light and glare that could affect adjacent sensitive land uses. As with the proposed project, environmental review of potential light and glare impacts would be conducted prior to project approval. In addition, these areas must comply with the City's municipal code lighting restrictions. Overall, cumulative impacts would be less than significant. October 2014 Page 5.7 -9