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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 6.0 to be significant because all light fixtures and exterior finishes would be subject to the City's required design standards, development standards and landscape setback requirements. Therefore, the proposed Grand Avenue widening would not contribute to a cumulative significant adverse impact related to aesthetics, light and glare. 6.2.16 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS RELATED TO CULTURAL RESOURCES Buildout of the Land Use and Circulation Elements may result in the removal or disturbance of historic, archaeological and/or paleontological resources. These impacts will be substantially mitigated based on implementation of existing City policies regarding the preservation and protection of cultural resources. Therefore, the Land Use and Circulation Elements will not result in cumulative adverse impacts on cultural resources. As discussed in the IS, the proposed widening of Grand Avenue is not anticipated to result in any impacts on paleontological resources. As discussed earlier in Section 3.7 (Cultural Resources), the proposed Grand Avenue widening will not result in adverse impacts on archeological resources. As described in Section 3.7.4 (Impacts Related to Cultural Resources), Alternatives 1 and 2 will result in significant adverse impacts on residences at 702 and 714 North Grand Avenue which appear to be eligible for listing on the Santa Ana Register of Historic Property. Mitigation measure CR -7 would potentially avoid or partially reduce these impacts. In the event that the City cannot avoid acquisition of these properties, the impacts of Alternatives 1 and 2 on these resources, even with implementation of mitigation measure CR -7, would be significant, adverse and unavoidable. However, because the Land Use Element will not result in a cumulative adverse impact on cultural resources, the removal of these two structures under Alternatives 1 and 2 would not be expected to contribute to a cumulative significant adverse impact on historic resources throughout the entire City. Therefore, the proposed widening will not contribute to significant cumulative adverse impacts on cultural resources. 6.2.17 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS RELATED TO RECREATION Buildout of the Land Use Element would result in population increases which would increase the demand for parks and recreational facilities in the City. Existing recreational facilities in the City would accommodate some of this new demand. However, cumulatively, the demand for parks under buildout of the Land Use Element is anticipated to be significant because demand is anticipated to exceed the capacities of existing recreation facilities in the City. The transportation improvements proposed. under the Circulation Element will not result in significant increases in the demand for parks and other recreational facilities. During construction of transportation improvements, the continuity of bike paths and connectivity of recreational facilities may be affected. However, these impacts are temporary and are not anticipated to be significant. The potential extension of State Route 57 along the Santa Ana River greenbelt corridor could adversely affect this resource. As discussed in the IS, the proposed widening of Grand Avenue is not anticipated to increase the demand for recreational facilities as the project by itself will not increase population in the area. Therefore, although buildout of the Land Use and Circulation Elements will result in a significant F.- PROJ-ENVIGrand eirlNew Text - GrandlSection 6.0-new.doc Page 6-16