2019-107 - Proposed Addington Multi-Family Residential Project

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required to implement fire protection design features per California building and fire code regulations that would reduce potential fire hazards. Cumulative increased demands for services would also be offset by the City of Santa Ana fire facilities fee that is required for each development project. As detailed in DEIR Section 4.11, Transportation and Traffic, the Project would not result in cumulative traffic impacts in both years 2020 and 2040. The roadway segments and intersections near the Project site and Fire Stations 70 and 71 would continue to operate at satisfactory LOS. Therefore, the vehicular trips generated by operation of the proposed Project would not result in a substantial increase in emergency response times that could cumulatively combine with other development projects in the City, and impacts related to emergency response times from Fire Stations 70 and 71 would be less than cumulatively considerable. Because 4 of the City's 10 existing fire stations exist within 2.5 miles of the Project site, and related projects would be subject to the same impact fees that provide funding for additional equipment and staffing, and fire safe construction requirements, impacts related to fire services from the proposed Project would not combine with other related projects to result in a cumulative impact related to the need for new or physically altered fire service facilities. For these reasons detailed in the DEIR, the Project's cumulative effects relating to fire protection services would not be cumulatively considerable when considered with past, current, and future probable projects. (DEIR, pp. 4.10-5.) This conclusion also applies, for the same reasons, to the Modified Project. Police Services The Project would result in an incremental increase in demands on law enforcement services and based on the Police Department's 2016 staffing of 1.04 officers per thousand population, the proposed Project would require one additional officer for the Department's Northeast District that serves all areas of the City north of First Street and East of Flower Street. In addition, the DEIR estimates that the cumulative projects would require an additional 3 officers to maintain the City's existing officers to population ratio. The addition of less than 1 officer from the proposed Project and 2 officers from the other projects within the Police Department's Northeast District would not require the need for, new or physically altered police protection facilities. For these reasons detailed in the DEIR, the Project's cumulative effects relating to police services would not be cumulatively considerable when considered with past, current, and future probable projects. (DEK pp. 4.10-8 through 4.10-9.) This conclusion also applies, for the same reasons, to the Modified Project. Parks and Recreation The proposed Project would provide onsite recreational facilities for residents that would meet many recreation and park needs of Project residents. In addition, the Project would be required to pay park fees to offset usage of existing park and recreation facilities. The cumulative projects within the City of Santa Ana would also be required to provide park and recreational facilities and/or pay in -lieu fees as required by each city, which are implemented to preserve an appropriate balance between the demand by residents for use of park and recreational facilities, and as a result reduce cumulative effects of each project. Thus, because the proposed Project would provide the open space and recreation facilities and would provide Resolution No. Page 62 of 76 Certification of the Magnolia at the Park EIR