ONE BROADWAY PLAZA DEV.- EXHIBITS

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One Broadway Plaza Findings and Facts in Support offindings Environmental IMDact Reaort • To preserve and enhance the Broadway area by providing palm tree lined plazas which include extensive landscaping, public art and water features and serve as public gathering places. • To provide an on -site parking structure that will serve the parking needed for the office building as well as providing needed additional panting for the public in the surrounding area. • To provide a project that contributes to the redevelopment and revitalization of the central city by acting as a catalyst for future improvements that foster entertainment, cultural and business activities and establish Santa Ana as a vibrant center of Orange County life. 6.4 LOW -RANGE PROJECT ALTERNATIVE The Low -Range Project Alternative assumes that a three story office building with a FAR of 1.0 and 188,179 square feet of commercial office space would be developed on the project site. Currently, there is 75,272 square feet of existing development on the site. Therefore, 112,907 square feet of new commercial office space would be constructed on the site under the Low -Range Project Alternative. A three-story building with 112,907 square feet of commercial office space would have 37,635 square feet (0.86 acre) of office space per floor. The Low -Range Project Alternative assumes that some existing structures would be removed to provide space for the new office building(s). The Low -Range Project Alternative could meet the following project objectives: • To preserve and enhance the Broadway area by providing palm tree lined plazas which include extensive landscaping, public art and water features and serve as public gathering places. • To provide an on -site parking structure that will serve the parking needed for the office building as well as providing needed additional parking for the public in the surrounding area. To provide a project that contributes to the redevelopment and revitalization of the central city by acting as a catalyst for future improvements that foster entertainment, cultural and business activities and establish Santa Ana as a vibrant center of Orange County life. 6.5 COMPARISON OF IMPACTS Table 8.4-1 in the EIR compares the unavoidable adverse impacts of the One Broadway Plaza, the No Project, the Mid -Range Project and Low -Range Project Alternatives. That table is reproduced on the following page. In summary, the project will result in unavoidable adverse impacts related to short and long term air quality, surface transportation, utilities, aesthetics and cultural resources. 6.6 ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE Table 8.4-1 shows a comparison of the environmental effects of the project alternatives. Each of the alternatives would result in environmental impacts greater than the No Project Alternative. U/vfregoso/wp5l1reports/One Broadway final findings Page 46 June 28, 2004