2017-077 - Approving an Addendum to the Final Environmental Imapact

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ADDENDUM Bristol Street and Memory Lane Intersection Improvements —Project No. 17-6883 Project vicinity substantially changes such that major revisions to the previously certified 1990 FEIS/IIR would be required. The Project would not result in a new significant environmental effect or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. Specifically, the proposed modifications, as compared to the 1990 FEIS/EIR, do not result in new or substantially greater significant impacts because the scale and nature of the proposed modifications are sufficiently similar to that analyzed in the 1990 FEIS/EIR such that the impacts of the proposed modifications are within the levels and types of environmental impacts disclosed in the 1990 FEIS/EIR- In addition, no substantial changes in circumstances under Section 15162(a)(2) have occurred since the certification of the 1990 FEIS/EIR for the approved Bristol Street Widening Project that would result in new significant impacts or substantially increase the severity of significant impacts previously identified, since the background environmental conditions have not significantly changed since that time The City of Santa Ana has received no information indicating there has been a substantial change in any circumstances that would result in a new or substantially greater significant impact Furthermore, no new information, which was not known and could not have been known at the time of the 1990 FE IIR preparation, has been revealed that shows new or substantially greater significant impacts would result (see CEQA Guidelines Section 15162[a][3]). In addition, there are no new or different mitigation measures or altematives that would substantially reduce one or more significant impacts of the approved Bristol Street Widening Project but that are not adopted. The proposed modifications do not identify or require adoption of any further mitigation measures or altematives beyond those provided in the certified 1990 FE IIR for the approved Bristol Street Widening Project, since additional mitigation measures are either not necessary or not feasible, and the altematives analyzed in the 1990 FE IR represent a reasonable range as required pursuant to CEQA (see CEQA Guidelines Section 15162[a][3]). This Addendum relies on the certified 1990 FEIS/EIR and the related administrative record, in addition to the additional documentation included to support the Addendum. The Addendum is to be included or attached to the 1990 FEIS/FIR and is not to be considered as an independent or separate document As this Addendum does not identify new or substantially greater significant impacts, circulation for public review and comment is not necessary pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164(c). However, the City will provide a 30 -day public notice for Public Hearing at which time the City Council will consider and adopt or reject this Addendum (refer to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164[d]). The findings of the City Council in its resolution of adoption of this Addendum, if adopted, will reflect this Addendum, which provides the basis and substantial evidence for the decision not to prepare a Subsequent or Supplemental FIR (refer to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164[e]). 1.2 PROJECT LOCATION The proposed Project includes the intersection of Bristol Street and Memory Lane in the City of Santa Ana (City). The City, located within the County of Orange, is surounded by the cities of Tustin, Orange, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, and Garden Grove The Project site is located approximately 0.73 mile west of Interstate 5 (I-5) and approximately 0.25 mile south of State Route 22 (SR -22); refer to Exhibit 1 Regional Vicinity. and Exhibit 2tete Ficin . The Project area and surrounding vicinity are located within an urbanized area of the City. Existing land uses near the Project site consist of multi- and single-family residential uses, commercial uses, and vacant land. These surrounding land uses are further described as follows: North: Bristol Street continues north of the Project site Commercial uses (a small strip -mall with neighborhood serving retail uses are located to the northwest and Floral Park Promenade is located to the northeast). These properties are designated by the General Plan as Low Density Residential (LR -7) and General Commercial (GC), respectively, and both properties are zoned by the Municipal Code as Community Commercial (Cl). Final I December 2017 1-3 Introduction