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« 4 <br />Matet Dei High School <br />Parking Structure and School Expansion Project <br />Environmental Impact Report <br />The proposed project goals and objectives are as follows: <br />1. Provide an on- campus parking structure to accommodate existing and projected parking <br />demand under the Master Plan for Mater Dei.High School <br />2. Provide a new parking structure and two - story classroom building to accommodate <br />projected growth and increase maximum student enrollment from 2,200 students to 2,500 <br />students. <br />3. Provide improvements that minimize impacts of the proposed project on the surrounding <br />community both on -site (screening walls, landscaping improvements, enhanced architectural <br />treatments), and off -site (transportation improvements). <br />1.3 EFFECTS DETERMINED TO BE LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IN <br />THE INITIAL STUDY /NOTICE OF PREPARATION <br />The City of Santa Ana prepared an Initial Study /Notice of Preparation for the proposed project to <br />determine potentially significant effects of the proposed project. The Initial Study /Notice of <br />Preparation was circulated for public review from November 13, 2012 through December 17, 2012, <br />In the course of this evaluation, certain impacts of the proposed project were found to be less than <br />significant due to the inability of a project of this scope to create such impacts or the absence of <br />project characteristics producing effects of this type. The following effects were deternined not to <br />be significant, and were not analyzed in the Draft EIR; refer to Appendix 13.1 of the Draft EIR. <br />AESTHETICS /LIGHT AND GLARE (Note: Impacts related to shade and shadow, light /glare, <br />and visual character are summarized in Sections '1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 below). <br />FFave a substantial adverse eject on a scenic resoaorce. <br />Sarbstantially damage scenic resources, includin5 but not limited to, true., rock outerojr/lings, and historic badldings <br />within a state scenic highway. <br />AGRICULTURE AND FOREST RESOURCES <br />Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmlawl, or Farmland of Statewide Imfiortance (Farmland), as shown on the <br />maps jonpared))1tri Carat to the Fcmnrland Mapping and Monitoring Program of tine California Resources r1gency, to <br />non- agr%ullaral rose. <br />Conflict with ekistin87oning for agricultrattl are, or a Wilfi'awson Alit conrraex <br />Con flirt with e.xisling �anzng for, or cause retooing of,' forest land (cis defined in Public Resovrces Code section <br />122200, ternberlarad (as d�fiored by Pub&,' Resoanres Code section =1526), or timberland tioned Timberland <br />Production (as defined by Govenovent Code section 5110210) . <br />]3esaelt in the loss afforest land or aonver:rion offoresi laud to nonforert use, <br />Statement of Facts and Findings 6 June 2015 <br />