2024-072 - Setting Adminstrative Fines for Violation the Municipal Code

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GP EIR. No impacts would occur. The Modified Project would not result in any new or more severe significant impacts than those identified in the GP EIR. The Modified Project would not obstruct the City's ability to implement applicable GP policies. 4.13 NOISE According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, a project would normally have a significant effect on the environment if the project would: N0I-1 Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? N0I-2 Generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels? N0I-3 For a project located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? Summary of Impacts in the GP EIR As discussed in detail in Section 5.12, Noise, of the GP EIR, the Approved Project would result in an increase in development intensity to accommodate population and employment growth. Construction activities associated with the Approved Project would temporarily increase the ambient noise levels in the vicinity of individual development projects that could affect sensitive receptors (GP EIR p. 5.12-30). The Approved Project would comply with RR N0I--2 and implement GP EIR MM N0I-1 and GP policies to minimize effects of construction -noise. The GP EIR determined that with the implementation of mitigation, impacts would remain significant and unavoidable. The GP EIR identified that buildout of the Approved Project would result in substantial traffic noise level increases on local roadway and could locate sensitive receptors in areas that exceed established noise standards. The GP EIR determined that there are no feasible mitigation measures available to reduce impacts and impacts would be significant and unavoidable. The Approved Project could place future noise sensitive land uses within areas that exceed the 60 dBA CNEL noise contour for John Wayne Airport. The GP EIR determined that with implementation of GP Noise Element policies, which would require new development within the airport's noise contours to be mitigated, impacts would be less than significant (GP EIR p. 5.12-47). The GP EIR Mitigation Measures N-1 through N-4 are reproduced below. N-1 Construction contractors shall implement the following measures for construction activities conducted in the City of Santa Ana. Construction plans submitted to the City shall identify Resolution No. 2024-072 Page 49 of 67