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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 6.0 with the payment of impact fees, they will not be reduced to below a level of significance. Therefore, the Land Use Element will result in cumulative significant adverse impacts related to public services. As discussed in the IS, the proposed Grand Avenue widening project is not anticipated to result in significant adverse impacts related to public services. There is anticipated to be a minor increase in the demand for fire protection and police services in the area as a result of the greater number of vehicles on this segment of Grand Avenue. This demand is within the service capacities of the SAFD and SAPD and, therefore, will not result in an adverse impact. The widening of Grand Avenue will not generate the demand for housing and, therefore, will not lead to an increase in the demand for school facilities. As documented in the IS, the Grand Avenue widening will not result in significant adverse impacts on public services. Therefore, the Grand Avenue widening will not contribute to a cumulative significant adverse impact on public services in the City of Santa Ana. 6.2.14 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS RELATED TO UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS The transportation improvements under the Circulation Element would not result in significant adverse impacts related to natural gas, water, power, sewer, solid waste or communication services. Incremental increases in storm water runoff are anticipated. However, these increases are not anticipated to result in flooding and, therefore, are not significant. Buildout of the Land Use Element would increase the use of imported water and groundwater resources. Water conservation measures will reduce these impacts. New development will also increase sewage flow and may require the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County to expand its treatment facilities, which is a significant unavoidable impact of the Land Use Element. Buildout of the Land Use Element is not anticipated to result in adverse impacts on natural gas, storm drain or solid waste facilities. As discussed in the IS, the proposed widening of Grand Avenue is not anticipated to result in significant adverse impacts on public utilities. Therefore, the Grand Avenue widening will not contribute to a cumulative significant adverse impact on public utilities. 6.2.15 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS RELATED TO AESTHETICS Buildout of the Land Use Element will result in changes to the overall visual quality of the area and will create a more urban character in the City. Changes in land uses may result in new sources of light and glare which may impact adjacent sensitive uses. Compliance with the City's design and development standards would avoid or substantially reduce these potential adverse aesthetic impacts. Transportation improvements under the Circulation Element would result in wider roads and more paved areas which would change the visual quality of the area. City required setback requirements and the provision of landscaped medians would improve the visual quality of streets in the City. These potential aesthetic impacts under the Land Use and Circulation Elements are not considered to be cumulative significant adverse impacts. As discussed in the IS, the proposed Grand Avenue widening may result in new sources of light associated with new development and off street parking facilities. These impacts are not anticipated F: IPROJ-ENVIGrand eirWew Text - Gran&Section 6.0-new.doc Page 6-15