2024-053 - Final Supplemental for The Related Bristol Specific Plan Project

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the vicinity to date. With compliance with Project -specific mitigation, cumulatively considerable impacts would be less than significant. Disturbance of Human Remains: Mandatory compliance with the provisions of California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5, Public Resources Code Section 5097 et seq., and CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5 would assure that the Project, in addition to all development projects, treat human remains that may be uncovered during development activities in accordance with prescribed, respectful, and appropriate practices, thereby avoiding significant cumulative impacts. (Draft Supplemental EIR at p. 5.2-16.) F. Energy The geographic context for analysis of cumulative impacts regarding energy includes past, present, and future development within Southern California because energy supplies (including electricity, natural gas, and petroleum) are generated and distributed throughout the Southern California region. All development projects throughout the region would be required to comply with the energy efficiency standards in the Title 24 requirements. Additionally, some of the developments could provide for additional reductions in energy consumption by use of solar panels, sky lights, or other LEED type energy efficiency infrastructure. With implementation of the existing energy conservation regulations, cumulative electricity and natural gas consumption would not be cumulatively wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary. Petroleum consumption associated with the proposed mixed uses would be primarily attributable to transportation, especially vehicular use. However, state fuel efficiency standards and alternative fuels policies (per AB 1007 Pavely) would contribute to a reduction in fuel use, and the Federal Energy Independence and Security Act and the State Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan would reduce reliance on non-renewable energy resources. For these reasons, the consumption of petroleum would not occur in a wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary manner and would be less than cumulatively considerable. (Draft Supplemental EIR at pp. 5.3-15 through 5.3-16.) G. Geology and Soils For geology and soils, the cumulative study area consists of the area that could be affected by proposed Project activities and the areas affected by other projects whose activities could directly or indirectly affect the geology and soils of the project site. The cumulative impacts are evaluated in light of development projections in the recent City General Plan update and GPU FEIR. Site -specific development projects within Santa Ana and adjacent areas within the City of Costa Mesa are subject to uniform site -development policies and construction standards imposed by the Cities that are based on the state requirements in the CBC and site -specific geotechnical studies prepared to define site -specific conditions that might pose a risk to safety, such as those described previously for the proposed Project. 'While increases in the number of people and structures subject to unstable geologic units and soils would increase in the proposed Project and with cumulative development, given the application of CBC requirements by the City through the construction permitting process, the cumulative effects would be less than significant.