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

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P. Recreation The cumulative area of recreation impacts for the proposed Project includes the City of Santa Ana. The City currently has approximately 1.2 acres of public park and/or recreational space per every 1,000 residents which is below the City's GPU policy parkland standard of 3 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. Based on 3 acres of public park and/or recreational space per 1,000 residents, buildout of the proposed Project results in a need for approximately 27.7 acres of parkland to serve the 9,238 new residents of the Project site. The 1 3.1-acres of public parks provided onsite would be approximately 14.6 acres less than the 27.7 acres of public parkland required, and the overall provision of 17.21 acres of common or private open space would be 10.49 acres less than the City's parkland standard. Therefore, the proposed Project would exacerbate the existing citywide parkland deficiency. Although the proposed Project and cumulative projects would be required to provide park and recreational facilities and/'or pay in - lieu fees as required by the municipal code, there is a lack of available land to develop new parks or expand existing facilities and the proposed Project's impacts related to the amount of parkland within the City would be cumulatively considerable and cumulative impacts related to parks and recreational facilities would be significant. (Draft Supplemental EIR at pp. 5.1 2-8 through 5.1 2-9.) Q. Transportation The cumulative traffic study area for the proposed Project includes the City of Santa Ana and the information utilized in this cumulative analysis is based on the potential to combine with impacts from projects in the vicinity of the proposed Project, and projections contained within the Santa Ana GPU and Orange County Transportation Analysis Model (OCTAM). Circulation System The proposed Project would connect to the existing circulation system and implement the City's traffic engineering design standards. In addition, the proposed Project would provide new facilities to enhance the use of public transit, pedestrian, and bicycle mobility; and would not conflict with a plan, ordinance, or policy addressing circulation. Because the proposed Project would enhance facilities consistent with existing plans, it would not result in a cumulatively considerable impact. In addition, cumulative development in the City and surrounding jurisdictions would be subject to site - specific reviews, including reviews of sidewalk, bike lane, and bus stop designs that would not allow potential cumulatively considerable impacts related to alternative transportation. Therefore, the proposed Project would not cumulatively combine with other projects to result in impacts. Vehicle Miles Traveled The cumulative traffic study area for the proposed Project includes the City of Santa Ana. Pursuant to the City's Traffic Impact Study Guidelines, a cumulative impact could occur if the proposed Project has the potential to increase the average VMT per service population of the City and is based on the projections provided in the City's GPU and GPU FEIR. The Project site is located within a SCAG High Quality Transit Area and a Transit Priority Area, adjacent to seven OCTA bus stops, including a high quality bus stop for OCTA Route 57. Based on City, OPR, and CEQA Guidelines screening criteria, the proposed Project would not result in increasing the average VMT per service population of the City. Therefore, VMT impacts from the proposed Project would not be cumulatively considerable. In addition, as detailed previously, the proposed Project would implement a mix of complementary onsite uses that would reduce the need for traveling outside of the Project site and would implement a multi -modal circulation system of sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and transit that is