Appendix A Natural Environment Study (Minimal Impacts)

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JURISDICTIONAL DELINEATION REPORT FAIRVIEW STREET IMPROVEMENTS A N OVEMBER 2018 FROM 9TH STREET TO 16TH STREET AND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT `J" SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA INTRODUCTION The City of Santa Ana (City), in conjunction with the California Department of Transportation, proposes to widen Fairview Street between 9th Street and 16th Street, including replacing the Fairview Street bridge crossing over the Santa Ana River (proposed Project) in Santa Ana, California (see Figure 1—all figures are attached in Appendix A). The purpose of the project is to reduce congestion and improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety on Fairview Street between 9th Street and 16th Street, consistent with the Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways and the City's General Plan Circulation Element. South of 9th Street, Fairview Street provides three lanes in each direction which are reduced to two lanes in each direction north of 9th Street, across the existing four -lane bridge, to 16th Street. The Fairview Street segment between 9th Street and 16th Street is the only constraint for Fairview Street to be built out to its planned width of six lanes. This condition causes a traffic "bottleneck" during peak hours. In addition, there are no sidewalks, bikeways, or lighting on the existing bridge. Pedestrians and bicyclists currently use the roadway shoulder to cross the bridge. Within the project limits, Fairview Street is bordered by single-family residences and a few commercial properties. This Jurisdictional Delineation Report presents a description of the delineation of aquatic resources potentially affected by the project and contains supporting information to be submitted to the appropriate resource agencies during project environmental review and permitting. \\vcorp12\projects\WKE1702\N ES- MI\November 2018 Sub mittal\Fairview Street I m proveme nts_Draft JD 110918.docx all/09/18»