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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Executive Summary would be required to be consistent with the existing General Plan and zoning designations for these areas and would be expected to be similar to the existing uses on Grand Avenue. Therefore, the proposed project will not itself result in economic expansion or growth. ■ The proposed widening is consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element and, therefore, is not a precedent setting action. ■ The proposed project would widen an existing segment of Grand Avenue in an area already largely developed in urban and suburban uses. Cumulative Impacts: As described in detail later in Section 6.2 (Cumulative Impacts), Alternatives 1 and 2 will contribute to cumulatively significant adverse impacts related to population and housing. Alternatives 1 and 2 will not contribute to cumulatively significant adverse impacts related to land use and planning, geology and seismicity, water, air quality, transportation and circulation, biological resources, energy and mineral resources, hazards, noise, utilities and service systems, aesthetics, cultural resources and recreation. ESA SUMMARY OF IMPACTS FOUND NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT Based on the Initial Study Checklist, included in Appendix A of this EER, the proposed Grand Avenue widening was determined to not result in a significant adverse impact or to result in an adverse impact which would be mitigated to below a level of significance for the following environmental parameters: Land Use: The proposed Grand Avenue widening will not result in adverse impacts related to consistency with the Circulation Element of the City of Santa Ana General Plan; compliance with the requirements of CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines and the City of Santa Ana environmental guidelines; and agricultural operations and agricultural soils. Population and Housing: The proposed Grand Avenue widening will not result in adverse impacts related to consistency with the General Plan Circulation Element of the City of Santa Ana and the existing and forecasted needs for transportation capacity in the area based on existing and planned land uses; the location, distribution; density and growth rate of the population; the generation of jobs; and the inducement of substantial growth in the area. Geology: The proposed Grand Avenue widening will not result in adverse impacts related to faults, earthquakes, ground shaking/lurching, ground failure or similar seismic hazards; soil expansion, liquefaction and subsidence; seiches, tsunamis and volcanoes; landslides and mudflows; topographic features; short term wind and water erosion of soils during construction; and unique geological or physical features on or adjacent to the project segment of Grand Avenue. Water: The proposed Grand Avenue widening will not result in adverse impacts related to changes in absorption, drainage patterns or the rate and amount of surface runoff; the exposure of people or property to flooding; the quality and quantity of surface waters; changes to river or stream channels or currents; changes to surface water bodies; changes in the flow or direction of groundwater, the F: IPROJ-ENMGrand eirlNew Text - GrandlExecutive Summary-new.doc Page ES -12