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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 3.0 is evaluating the reuse of parcels impacted by implementation of the proposed project and will reestablish uses that would be consistent with the General Plan designation and zoning. Compensation for all full and partial takes would be provided as described later in Section 3.2.5 (Mitigation Related to Land Use and Planning). Impacts Related to Remnant Parcels As described in Section 1.0 (Project Description and Project Objectives), the acquisition of property to accommodate the widened road cross section under Alternative 1 will result in remainder or remnant parcels left after the completion of construction. The City anticipates these remainder parcels would be combined into larger, developable parcels and sold to private parties for development. As discussed earlier, these parcels are designated for commercial or residential uses in the City's General Plan Land. Use Element. The EIR for the Land Use Element addressed potential impacts of commercial and residential uses on this segment of Grand Avenue at a program or planning level. As part of the future development process for these remainder parcels, proposed commercial uses on the west side of Grand Avenue and on the east side except for the segment between I-5 and north of Fifteenth Street would be subject to independent environmental review. Similarly, proposed residential uses on the east side of Grand Avenue between I-5 and north of Fifteenth Street would also be subject to independent environmental review. This review would assess whether the potential impacts of these uses were addressed in the Land Use Element EIR or would require additional, separate environmental review prior to approval of the proposed uses by the City. If low density residential uses are proposed on the east side of Grand Avenue between I-5 and north of Fifteenth Street, these uses may be consistent with the General Plan land use designation and, as minor infill projects, may not require environmental review. Because future land uses on these remnant parcels cannot be identified at this time and these future uses are not part of Alternative 1 for the widening of Grand Avenue, it is not possible to assess whether these land uses would result in impacts not considered in this EIR or in the General Plan Land Use Element EIR. Nonetheless, based on existing City procedures and policies, any potential impacts of these future uses would be assessed and mitigated, if required, as part of the City's development review process. Therefore, Alternative 1 is not expected to result in adverse land use impacts related to potential reuse of remnant parcels. No mitigation is required. Impacts on an Established Community The NOP indicated that there could be a potentially significant impact regarding the physical disruption or division of an established community. Although this is a fairly qualitative discussion, it should be noted that impacts to an existing established community can be considered weighting factors in significance evaluations. As noted earlier in the existing conditions discussion, the majority of the existing single family residences are older and are generally well maintained and are in good condition. This statement predominantly applies to the residential area between Fourth Street and Santa Ana Boulevard. The fact that the older houses are well maintained could be an indicator of a fairly stable neighborhood (as opposed to a neighborhood in decline) with some sense of community pride. Although this area does not have the very rich cultural background as some F:IPROJ-ENVIGrand eirWew Text- GrandlSection 3 SpIMSection 3.2.doe Page 3.2-13