Item 22 - Public Hearing Ordinance Second Reading - General Plan Amendment, Zoo Overflow Parking Rezone

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SANTA ANA REZONE PROJECT INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION Construction During construction, the proposed project would result in energy consumption through the combustion of fossil fuels in construction vehicles, worker commute vehicles, and construction equipment, and the use of electricity for temporary buildings, lighting, and other sources. No natural gas would be utilized as part of construction. Fossil fuels used for construction vehicles and other energy -consuming equipment would be used during removal of existing ground material, site preparation, grading, trenching, installation of EV charging stations and solar panel structures, and paving. The types of equipment could include gasoline- and diesel -powered construction and transportation equipment, including trucks, dozers, frontend loaders, forklifts, and cranes. Other equipment could include electrically driven equipment such as pumps and other tools. Construction -related worker and hauling vehicle trips would consume an estimated 4,827 gallons of diesel and gasoline, combined, and construction -related equipment would consume an estimated 5,135 gallons of diesel and gasoline, combined, during project construction. Limitations on idling of vehicles and equipment and requirements that equipment be properly maintained would result in fuel savings. California Code of Regulations Title 13, Sections 2449(d)(3) and 2485 limit idling from both on -road and off -road diesel -powered equipment and are enforced by the ARB. In addition, given the cost of fuel, contractors and owners have a strong financial incentive to avoid wasteful, inefficient, and unnecessary consumption of energy during construction. Because of the temporary nature of construction and the financial incentives for contractors to implement energy -efficient practices, project construction activities would not result in wasteful, inefficient, and unnecessary consumption of energy. Therefore, the construction -related impact related to fuel and electricity consumption would be less than significant. Operation Operations for the proposed project would include vehicles accessing the proposed parking lot and EV charging stations. It is estimated that the annual fuel consumption by these vehicles would be approximately 79,073 gallons of gasoline, 7,255 gallons of diesel, 641 gallons of compressed natural gas, and 35,732 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity. The proposed project would contribute to a reduction in fossil fuel consumption and further the State's energy goals by providing EV charging stations. For conservative analysis purposes, the vehicle fuel consumption estimates are based on County -average vehicle category percentages (e.g., gasoline versus electricity versus diesel versus compressed natural gas fueled vehicles) and do not account for the fact that a greater portion of vehicles would likely be electric vehicles given the proposed project's nature including a portion of EV charging. In addition, the proposed solar panel structures would further offset energy consumption by offsetting some of the electricity usage. Electricity consumption of the parking lot for lighting purposes would be approximately 130,884 kilowatt hours per year (kWh/year). The proposed project is not anticipated to result in wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary electricity consumption as electricity would be used to power EV vehicles and provide lighting on -site, both are necessary uses of electricity. The proposed use of lighting on -site is necessary to illuminate the parking lot during operational hours and is consistent with standard safety, accessibility, and security requirements for publicly accessible facilities. The lighting system would be designed to comply with FCS 49 Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PubiicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client(PN-JN)/D327/03270D47/ISMND/0327D047 Santa Ana Rezone Project ISMND.docx