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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 3.0 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 2 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, zoning 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 2 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 Alternative 2 would result in the removal of existing residential uses along Grand Avenue. Similar to Alternative 1, this would result in a significant adverse impact on the character of this established community. Impacts Related to General Plan Consistency Because Alternative 2 is consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element designation of this segment of Grand Avenue as a Major Arterial, Alternative 2 would not result in adverse impacts related to General Plan consistency. No mitigation is required. In addition, Alternative 2 accommodates an on -street Class 2 Bike lane as specified in the City's Circulation Element Bikeway Master Plan. No mitigation is required. The reuse of remnant parcels is anticipated to result in land uses consistent with the General Plan land use designations for the areas along the project segment of Grand Avenue and with the General Plan Major Arterial designation for the project segment of Grand Avenue. Therefore, Alternative 2 will not result in adverse impacts related to• consistency with the General Plan land use designations for these areas. No mitigation is required. Impacts of Alternative 2 Related to Consistency with SCAG Land Use Policies The SCAG land use policies from the Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide were shown earlier in Table 3-3. Alternative 2 was evaluated for consistency with each of these policies. As shown in F: IPROJ-EM (Grand eirlNew Text - GrandlSection 3 SalitWection 3.2.doc Page 3.2-25