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L w FAIRVIEw BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION J' (9TH STREET TO 16TH STREET) PROJECT MAY 2020 SANTA ANAL CALIFORNIA 3.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Would the project: a. Induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and ❑ ❑ ❑ businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? b. Displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing ❑ ❑ ® ❑ elsewhere? 3.14.1 Existing Setting The Project area is in Santa Ana. According to the 2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS),53 there were 333,605 people and 71,000 households in Santa Ana. Based on SCAG 2012 adopted growth estimates, the population of Santa Ana will reach 337,600 persons by 2020 and 336,700 persons by 2035, and will reach 73,900 households by 2020 and 74,800 households by 2035.14 3.14.2 Impact Analysis a. Would the project induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? No Impact. The proposed Project would include roadway improvements. The proposed Project would not result in direct population growth, as the use proposed is not residential and would not contribute to permanent residency on site as it would replace the existing Fairview Street bridge over the Santa Ana River, widening Fairview Street between 9th Street and 16th Street, and restriping the north and south ends to match the existing condition in Santa Ana. The proposed Project would not generate growth beyond that anticipated in the General Plan. Therefore, the proposed Project would not directly or indirectly induce population growth, and no impacts would occur. No mitigation is required. 53 The ACS is an ongoing survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau that provides data every year, giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and State funds are distributed each year. (Source: United States Census Bureau. 2019. About the American Community Survey. Website: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about.htmI [accessed November 2019].) 54 Southern California Association of Governments. 2012. Adopted 2012 RTP Growth Forecast. Website: http://gisdata.scag.ca.gov/Pages/SocioEconomicLi bra ry.aspx?keyword=Forecasting (accessed November 2019). 3-86 R:\WKE1702\ISMND\Final ISMND\Fairview Street Bridge Final ISMND.docx (05/26/20)