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 eastern end of the corridor, O & M Facility Site A provides less flexibility to serve future system expansion, or extensions or connections through Garden Grove to Anaheim. For these reasons, the City of Santa Ana rejects O & M Facility Site A. The size, rectangular shape and proximity to the PE ROW make O & M Facility Site B more efficient to develop and operate, and provides opportunity to accommodate a greater range of O & M functions on the site. In conjunction with its location in the western half of the corridor, O & M Facility Site B provides greater flexibility to serve future system expansion, or extensions or connections through Garden Grove to Anaheim. For these reasons, the City of Santa Ana adopts O & M Facility Site B. Fourth Street Parking Scenarios The proposed project would utilize 4th Street between Ross Street and Mortimer Street in the westbound direction. From east of Ross Street to French Street, 4th Street has one travel lane in each direction with head -in diagonal parking along each side of the roadway. The diagonal parking, with vehicles exiting parking spaces by backing into the travel lane, is incompatible with reliable streetcar operations. Three design scenarios were identified in the EA/DEIR to address the diagonal parking on 4th Street. Scenario A: Convert the diagonal parking along the south side of 4th Street, between Ross Street and French Street, to parallel parking and widen the sidewalk along the south side from 12 feet to 20 feet, and replace streetlights and landscaping. A total of 26 on- street parking spaces would be removed under this scenario. Scenario B: Remove the diagonal parking along the south side of 4th Street, between Ross Street and French Street, and widen the sidewalk along the south side from 12 feet to 28 feet, and replace streetlights and landscaping. A total of 77 on- street parking spaces would be removed under this scenario. Scenario C: Remove the diagonal parking along both sides of 4th Street, between Ross Street and French Street, widen the sidewalks along both sides from 12 feet to 28 feet, and replace streetlights and landscaping on both sides of the street. A total of 132 on- street parking spaces would be removed under this scenario. Findings for Fourth Street Parking Scenarios The City of Santa Ana finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including considerations for the provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible Fourth Street Parking Scenarios B and C identified in the EA/DEIR (CEQA Guidelines 15091(a)(3)). Although significant impacts were not identified for any of the parking alternatives, Fourth Street Parking Scenario A would remove the least amount of parking. For this reason, the City of Santa Ana rejects Fourth Street Parking Scenarios B and C in favor of Fourth Street Parking Scenario A. 35 January 2015