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2014 -2021 SANTA ANA HOUSING ELEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATES CITY OF SANTA ANA 3. Environmental Analysis c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is nonattainment tinder an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard (including releasing emissions which exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? Less Than Significant Impact. The Housing Element designates adequate sites for potential future development that could accommodate any unmet portion of the RI-INA through 2021. New development would generate pollutant emissions due to new vehicle trips, use of equipment, and off -site power and natural gas generation. Future projects would be subject to CEQA review and modeling would be completed for each development to track whether any emissions would be in excess of federal or state AAQS. Additionally, any new development would be required to comply with SCAQMD regulations to mitigate or prevent the generation of criteria pollutant emissions or GHG emissions. Impacts to air quality due to the adoption of the Housing Element would be less than significant. d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? Less Than Significant Impact. Approval of the Housing Element would not modify land uses and would not result in an au quality impact. Implementation of the Housing Element relies, however, on future development assumptions. The potential future development of additional housing units through 2021 could lead to fugitive emissions and other pollutants affecting adjacent sensitive land uses. Increased traffic volumes on City streets could also lead to increases in associated vehicle emissions. Air quality analysis would be completed on a project -by- project basis to determine whether emissions from proposed development would expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations. Impacts to air quality due to the adoption of the Housing Element would be less than significant. e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people? No Impact. Land uses that are sources of objectionable odors that may affect substantial numbers of people include wastewater treatment facilities, landfills, refineries, chemical manufacturing facilities, feed lots, and dairies. Approval of the Housing Element would not create objectionable odors and would not result in an impact. Implementation of the Housing Element is reliant, however, on future development assumptions. It is unlikely that any future residential /mixed use development proposed would create objectionable odors, however, any project would be subject to CEQA review. Adoption of the housing element would not create odors and no impact would occur. 3.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? No Impact. Since the City is urbanized, most vacant and underutilized parcels are surrounded by existing development in the form of residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental properties, and are therefore unlikely to contain any sensitive species. Future development projects would be subject to CEQA review and potentially significant impacts to biological resources would be analyzed. Adoption of the Page 44 • The Plannirg Center I DC&LI: December 2013 75A -66