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City of Santa Ana
<br />Project Description
<br />Street. The project would also include improvements to the existing onsite drainage facilities, as well
<br />as installation of new landscaping and hardscape throughout the project area. As shown in Table 2-
<br />3, build out of the project would result in a reduction in the impervious surfaces on site.
<br />Table 2 -3. Summary of Impervious Surfaces on the Project Site
<br />Pervious
<br />Operations
<br />The meditation center would be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays, and would hold
<br />regular dharma services, meditation sessions, retreats, and Buddhism classes in both English and
<br />Vietnamese. The Temple currently has an average of 15 daily visitors; after completion of the project
<br />the Temple anticipates an average of 25 visitors per day on weekdays,
<br />Weekend services are held every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The weekend
<br />visitors are expected to increase from an average of 40 existing participants to approximately 60
<br />visitors per weekend day once the new center is complete. Weekend classes for children and
<br />teenagers are approximately one hour in duration, and include age - appropriate religious
<br />instruction, as well as recreational activities. Sunday meditation services for adults are offered from
<br />10:00 a.m, to 11:30 a.m., and again from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. These services consist of chanting
<br />and singing, as well as quiet meditation.
<br />The meditation center has three big events peryear, which includes Vietnamese Lunar New Year
<br />(late January or early February), Buddha's Birthday (early May), and Mother's Day (mid -May). The
<br />existing center attracts approximately 100 visitors for each of these special events. The proposed
<br />meditation center will increase the capacity to 200 visitors per event following completion of the
<br />project.
<br />Construction
<br />Construction of the project is anticipated to take approximately 19 months to complete. As listed in
<br />Table 2 -4, the project consists of various phases of activities over the construction period. As shown,
<br />the estimated maximum number of construction workers onsite at any one time would be 50, which
<br />would occur during building construction activities. Construction of the project would require
<br />excavation of 3,021 cubic yards of soil material from the project site. Utilizing typical 20 cubic yard
<br />hauling vehicles, this activity will result in 151 truck trips to transport soils for disposal. Large
<br />construction equipment including a backhoe, excavator, and a bulldozer will be used during the
<br />removal of the existing buildings and improvements onsite, excavation of soils onsite, grading, site
<br />trenching, and foundation activities.
<br />The Bat Nha Buddhist Meditation Center
<br />Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration 2 -4 3
<br />16 )une ne 20 20113
<br />31 C -48
<br />Square Footage
<br />Percent
<br />Square Footage
<br />Percent
<br />Existing Conditions
<br />25,440
<br />40%
<br />38,160
<br />60%
<br />Post - Project Conditions
<br />5,280
<br />8.3%
<br />58,320
<br />91.7%
<br />Operations
<br />The meditation center would be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays, and would hold
<br />regular dharma services, meditation sessions, retreats, and Buddhism classes in both English and
<br />Vietnamese. The Temple currently has an average of 15 daily visitors; after completion of the project
<br />the Temple anticipates an average of 25 visitors per day on weekdays,
<br />Weekend services are held every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The weekend
<br />visitors are expected to increase from an average of 40 existing participants to approximately 60
<br />visitors per weekend day once the new center is complete. Weekend classes for children and
<br />teenagers are approximately one hour in duration, and include age - appropriate religious
<br />instruction, as well as recreational activities. Sunday meditation services for adults are offered from
<br />10:00 a.m, to 11:30 a.m., and again from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. These services consist of chanting
<br />and singing, as well as quiet meditation.
<br />The meditation center has three big events peryear, which includes Vietnamese Lunar New Year
<br />(late January or early February), Buddha's Birthday (early May), and Mother's Day (mid -May). The
<br />existing center attracts approximately 100 visitors for each of these special events. The proposed
<br />meditation center will increase the capacity to 200 visitors per event following completion of the
<br />project.
<br />Construction
<br />Construction of the project is anticipated to take approximately 19 months to complete. As listed in
<br />Table 2 -4, the project consists of various phases of activities over the construction period. As shown,
<br />the estimated maximum number of construction workers onsite at any one time would be 50, which
<br />would occur during building construction activities. Construction of the project would require
<br />excavation of 3,021 cubic yards of soil material from the project site. Utilizing typical 20 cubic yard
<br />hauling vehicles, this activity will result in 151 truck trips to transport soils for disposal. Large
<br />construction equipment including a backhoe, excavator, and a bulldozer will be used during the
<br />removal of the existing buildings and improvements onsite, excavation of soils onsite, grading, site
<br />trenching, and foundation activities.
<br />The Bat Nha Buddhist Meditation Center
<br />Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration 2 -4 3
<br />16 )une ne 20 20113
<br />31 C -48
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