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 • East. Memory Lane continues east of the Project site Commercial uses (Floral Park Promenade located to the east and northeast and a Shell gasoline service station located to the east and southeast) are present These properties are all designated GC and zoned Cl. Further southeast of Shell, single-family residential uses (designated LR -7 and zoned Single -Family Residence [R1]) arepresent • South: Bristol Street continues south of the Project site Commercial uses (die Shell gasoline service station located to the south and southeast and a strip -mall with neighborhood serving retail uses located to the south and southwest) are present All of these properties are designated GC and zoned Cl. Further southeast of Shell, Casa de Santiago single-family residential uses (designated LR -7 and zoned RD are present • West Memory Lane continues west of the Project site Vacant land (designated GC and zoned Cl) is situated to the west of the Project site and further west is the Portofino Apartments (designated LR -7 and zoned Specific Development [SD27]). Islander Apaurnents (designated LR -7 and zoned CD are situated to the west and northwest of the Project site As shown on Exhibit 3, Exi tine Land Uses (1990 FEISIEIR), these land uses have not substantially changed since preparation of the 1990 FEIS/EIR. It is acknowledged that the 1990 FEIS/EIR did not include land uses north of Memory Lane in the applicable figures. In order to provide information on land uses north of Memory Lane, Exhibit 3 also identifies these curent land uses. These curent land uses have not substantially changed since the 1990 FEIS/IIR, as the 1990 FEIS/EIR considered the surounding land uses to include a mix of commercial and residential development 1.3 PROJECT BACKGROUND 1.3.1 APPROVED 1990 FINAL EIR/EIS The City of Santa Ana General Plan designates Bristol Street as a Major Arterial Highway traveling in a north -south direction. As a result of significant growth and traffic congestion on Bristol Street, the City of Santa Ana, in the late 1980s, proposed to widen Bristol Street from a four -lane roadway to a six -lane arterial in accordance with adopted County of Orange and City of Santa Ana standards for a Major Arterial Highway. A joint EIS/EIR was prepared and approved by the City of Santa Ana and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the widening of Bristol Street in 1990. The 1990 Bristol Street Widening Project entailed a 3.9 -mile segment of Bristol Street from Warner Avenue to Memory Lane The Project site is situated within the northem-most portion of Bristol Street, previously analyzed in the 1990 FEIS/EIR as the segment from Seventeenth Street to Memory Lane However, due to significant costs associated with construction and availability of funding the Bristol Street Widening Project was divided into multiple segments and phases, compared to that analyzed in the 1990 FEIS/EIR: • Phase 1, from McFadden Avenue to Pine Street; • Phase II, from 3`tl Street to Civic Center; • Phase IIIA, from Civic Center to Washington Avenue; • Phase 11113, from Washington Avenue to 17a' Street; and • Phase IV, from Warner Avenue to St Andrew Place The Bristol Street Widening segments operate independently; operation of one segment is not dependent on another. It is acknowledged that prior to dividing the Bristol Street Widening Project for funding purposes, construction of some sections was completed and was not included in the phasing described above, including the following: • St Andrew Place to McFadden Avenue; • Elm Street to Memory Lane; and • Pine Street to 3`6 Street The segment between 17a' Street and Elm Street is not funded; therefore, no phasing has been identified. Final I December 2017 1-6 Introduction