75D - PH- MAIN PLACE TRANSFORMATION

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The proposed project is located in RSA 42, which is in the Northwest Orange County Subregion. The Growth Forecast Policy shows a population increase of 95,900 during the period between 1980 and 2000 which is a 25.6 increase in growth for this RSA. This represents the fifth smallest population increase for the Orange County region, absorbing 11% of the County's growth. Most available land is developed within this urban area by 2000, and moderate recycle rates are forecasted." The proposed project is a commercial project that recycles existing urban land and will therefore, not directly increase the population in RSA 42. Such recycling of urban land uses is consistent with the AQMP population forecast. According to The SCAG-82 Growth Forecast Policy, "Urban areas include the following land use categories which are generally associated with urban use: residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and . utilities, and institutional. Non -urban acreage includes agricultural land, vacant land, water bodies, and undevelopable acreage. The forecast assumes that only vacant lands and agricultural lands will be converted to urban use." RSA 42 is forecasted to grow by 3,603 urban acres between 1979 and 2000, i.e., 3,603 non -urban acres will convert to urban use. The proposed project site is comprised of 63 acres of existing urban land which would be recycled to a greater intensity. Recycling of existing urban land uses is consistent with SCAG-82 and the AQMP. Project Effects The aggregate air quality emissions from on -site emission sources associated with the proposed project is shown in Table 21. As indicated in the table, only emission sources associated with the operational phase of the project were totaled. Emissions associated with the construction phase were considered short-term, and therefore, not considered in the long-term contribution of air emissions. The emissions associated with the generation of electricity were off -site 75D-27$