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Santa Ana — Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project <br />Findings and Facts in Support of Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations <br />control in the concrete -lined Santa Ana River. With adherence to these regulations, hydrology <br />and water quality impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. <br />J. Land Use and Planning <br />Each of the related projects have been reviewed or are under review for consistency with <br />applicable plans, policies and regulations of the City of Santa Ana's General Plan and Zoning <br />Code. The proposed project would be consistent with adopted land use plans and zoning <br />codes. Selection of the proposed project would encourage new development around the <br />stations, and allow access to Downtown and other high- intensity areas of employment, <br />commercial development, and recreational opportunities. New transit - oriented development <br />would be facilitated near station areas with underutilized or vacant land uses. This would further <br />encourage compatibility with surrounding land uses and zoning. Therefore, land use and <br />planning impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. <br />K. Mineral Resources <br />Mineral Resource Zones or Oil Drilling /Surface Mining Areas have not been identified within the <br />Study Area or in the vicinity of the proposed project. Therefore, mineral resource impacts would <br />not be cumulatively considerable. <br />Ian <br />The noise and vibration analysis is based on the forecast of the future growth within the region <br />and the Study Area. The environmental document for SCAG's 2012 -2035 RTP /SCS concluded <br />that cumulative noise impacts, including the proposed project, would be significant and <br />unavoidable. However, with implementation and enforcement of mitigation measures, the <br />proposed project would result in less- than - significant project - related noise impacts to sensitive <br />locations along the alignment. As a result, the contribution of the proposed project to the <br />combined noise impact with other development and transportation projects would not be <br />considerable. Therefore, noise impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. <br />While impacts associated with vibration are typically site - specific and do not cumulatively affect <br />off -site areas, transportation projects could generate new sources of vibration. According to the <br />FTA Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment (2006) guidance document, vibration <br />levels generated by rubber -tired vehicles are rarely perceptible. There are no related projects <br />that would generate transportation- related vibration other than that related to rubber -tired <br />vehicles. The proposed project would not combine with the No Build Alternative to result in a <br />cumulative impact. Therefore, vibration impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. <br />M. Population and Housing <br />The Study Area experienced a population decline between 2000 and 2010, while vacancy rates <br />increased. The proposed project would provide construction jobs in the Study Area, which <br />could result in a population increase in Santa Ana, Garden Grove, or Orange County. However, <br />population growth would be minor and, when combined with the growth projections assumed <br />under the No Build Alternative, would not overburden the available housing supply in the Study <br />Area. Therefore, population and housing impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. <br />27 January 2015 <br />