75C - PH - BRISTOL EIR FROM WARNER TO ST. ANDREW

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Due to the large percentage of Hispanic residents within the project area, it is estimated that more than half of the displaced households would contain " Hispanic residents. It is estimated that approximately 10 percent of all - displaces would be Asian households based on Santa Ana unified School District enrollment data for October of 1986, which indicated that 11 percent of all students were of Asian /Pacific Islander ethnicity. No current information is available as to the specific Asian ethnicities within the broader category. The relatively high concentration of these two ethnic groups within the project area unavoidably results in these displacement impacts. Such _ would also be the case for road widening projects in other parts of Santa Ana, where Hispanic and Asian residents are the largest component of the local .- population. The central portion of Orange County, including Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Westminster, Anaheim, and surroundings all contain well- established Hispanic and Asian communities. Displaced Hispanic and Asian ,. households could relocate to these communities if they so desire. Based on field surveys, many of the businesses that would be displaced are , Hispanic- owned, managed, or staffed. A much smaller number of potential displaced businesses are Asian - owned, managed, or staffed. These businesses are primarily neighborhood oriented, relying heavily upon local clientele, probably largely of the same ethnicity. Some of these businesses may be able to relocate within the project corridor on adequately sized remaining parcels. - Others may have to relocate out of the immediate area, into neighboring communities or elsewhere in the City. Still others may find it infeasible to relocate at all due to their inability to reestablish profitability in an unfamiliar area. The net effects of the proposed street widening with respect to neighborhood .� character and minority groups will be most evident in terms of physical appearance and a reduced influence of Hispanic and Asian minorities as components of the local population and local business community. As stated above, these are unavoidable consequences of the preferred alternative, due to the right -of -way acquisition requirements and the fact that Hispanic and Asian - minorities are the largest components of the local population. Mitieation Measures r The following measures are applicable to the preferred alternative: 1. Prior to acquisition of right -of -way, the City of Santa Ana will evaluate the desirability of alternative dispositions of all remaining portions of full-take parcels. Where feasible within the development standards of the Zoning Ordinance and in accordance with of the City of Santa Ana policy, such areas will be: ° a. assembled for redevelopment; IV -52 .- 75C -187