Item 09 - Fairview Street Improvement Project

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Analysis Supporting Categorical Exemption and off-road construction equipment (e.g., dozers, loaders, excavators). Table 8 illustrates the specific construction generated GHG emissions that would result from construction of the Project. Once construction is complete, the generation of these GHG emissions would cease. Table 8. Construction-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions Emission Source COZe (Metric Tons/Year) Construction Calendar Year One 674 Construction Calendar Year Two 158 Construction Total 832 SCAQMD Significance Threshold 3,000 Exceed Significance Threshold? No Note: CO2e = carbon dioxide equivalent Source: California Energy Estimator Model (CaIEEMod)Version 2022.1. Refer to Appendix A for Model Data Outputs. As shown in Table 8, Project construction would result in the generation of approximately 832 metric tons Of CO2e over the course of construction. Once construction is complete, the generation of these GHG emissions would cease. 4.7.2 Project Operation-Generated Greenhouse Gas Emissions The Project proposes to widen Fairview Street from two lanes to three lanes in both directions from 17th Street to Trask Avenue in order to accommodate existing and projected traffic volumes. The Proposed Project itself would not generate automobile trips, a source of GHG emissions, but would instead accommodate more efficient vehiculartravel within the City of Santa Ana. The Project would not include the provision of any new permanent stationary source. 4.8 Energy The Project proposes acquiring four residences to accommodate road widening along Fairview Street, which would be restriped to include an additional vehicle lane and bicycle lane in each direction. The energy source germane to the Proposed Project includes vehicle fuel necessary for construction activities (demolition,site preparation,sidewalk enhancements, landscaping, and restriping). Once construction is complete the Project would not be a source of operational emissions or energy consumption. Due to the nature of the Proposed Project, energy impacts would be less than significant. 4.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials As discussed in Hazardous Waste Sites in Section 3, the Project Site is not located on a hazardous waste site. Some hazardous materials,such as diesel fuel,would be used by heavy equipment at the site during the construction phase of the Project. However, the use of such materials would not create a significant ECORP Consulting, Inc. 17 January 2025 Fairview Street Widening Project 2024-088.03 9-29