2015-004 - Santa Ana-Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project

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Santa Ana — Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project Findings and Facts in Support of Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations inundation of the Prado Dam or a 500 -year flood. These events are unlikely with a 0.2 percent chance of occurring annually. Therefore, a less- than - significant impact related to flooding would occur. • There are no bodies of water in the vicinity of the Study Area that are large enough to produce a seiche. Therefore, no impact related to seiches would occur. • The Study Area is located approximately nine miles inland of the Pacific Ocean and would not be subject to tsunami inundation. Therefore, no impact related to tsunamis would occur. • The closest hillsides up- gradient from the project alignment are more than ten miles to the north and are separated from the project alignment by urban development, including residential uses, streets, and storm drain systems, which makes it unlikely that the project alignment would experience effects caused by mudslides. Therefore, no impact related to mudslides would occur. J. Land Use and Zoning (pages 3 -28 and 3 -201 of the EA/DEIR) • The proposed project would operate in- street within the eastern portion of the proposed alignment and in the existing PE ROW between Harbor Boulevard and Raitt Street. These transportation corridors within the Cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove act as boundaries between neighborhoods. The in- street alignment would not create a new physical barrier that would divide any portion of the Cities of Santa Ana or Garden Grove. Similarly, the PE ROW was constructed in 1905. The operation of a streetcar along this segment would not create a new physical barrier that divides either city. Therefore, no impacts related to dividing an established community would occur. • On a regional scale, the proposed project would be consistent with the growth management policies of the SCAG Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide to improve the standard of living, improve the regional quality of life, and maintain social, political, and cultural equity. They would also be consistent with the air quality and open space policies of the SCAG 2012 -2035 RTP /SCS. On the local level, the proposed SA -GG Fixed Guideway Project would be consistent with the North Harbor Boulevard Specific Plan, Bristol Street Corridor Specific Plan, Midtown Specific Plan, and City of Santa Ana Transit Zoning Code. Therefore, a less- than - significant impact related to land use would occur. K. Mineral Resources (page 3 -108 of the EA/DEIR) • The Study Area does not lie within a known mineral resource or mineral hazard area (i.e., radon) that would pose a risk to the human population. The Study Area does not include mineral activity areas regulated by the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act and, according to the State of California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources on -line mapping system, there are no geothermal resources, including oil and gas, located in the Study Area. Therefore, no impact related to mineral resources would occur. 13 January 2016