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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 2.0 Because there are no agricultural operations and no identified agricultural soils adjacent to the project segment of Grand Avenue, Alternatives 1 and 2 will not impact agricultural resources or operations. No mitigation is required. 2.3 POPULATION AND HOUSING IMPACTS FOUND NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT The widening alternatives for the project segment of Grand Avenue are consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element of the City of Santa Ana and the existing and forecasted needs for transportation capacity in the area based on existing and planned land uses because they will not result in any substantial alteration in the location, distribution, density or growth rate of the population. Therefore, the proposed widening alternatives will not result in induced growth or exceed regional or local population projections. No mitigation is required. The construction of the project will generate short term construction related jobs expected to be filled from the existing labor pool in Orange County and workers are not anticipated to relocate from other cities to housing in the City of Santa Ana for the construction of this project. In the long term, the proposed project will not result in the generation of jobs. Therefore, the proposed project will not induce substantial growth in the area either in the short or long term. No mitigation is required. 2.4 GEOLOGY IMPACTS FOUND NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT There are no active faults crossing or near the alignment of the project segment of Grand Avenue. However, earthquakes, ground shaking and lurching, ground failure or similar seismic hazards can occur in the project area as they could over much of southern California. The soils in the project area have a very low potential for expansion, liquefaction and subsidence. Because standard road engineering and design practices will be incorporated during final design to address potential seismic and geologic conditions in this area, the proposed project will not result in adverse impacts related to seismicity, geologic conditions and soil conditions. No mitigation is required. Because there are no large water bodies on or near the project segment of Grand Avenue or active or inactive volcanoes in the vicinity of the project area, the proposed project will not result in an adverse impact related to sciches, tsunamis and volcanoes. No mitigation is required. Because the project area is essentially flat and is not subject to landslides and mudflows, the proposed project will not result in or expose people to potential impacts involving landslides or mudflows. No mitigation is required. The proposed project will not result in adverse impacts related to topographic features because the project area is currently developed and is primarily flat. The soils in the area are suitable for construction. No mitigation is required. There is a potential for short term wind and water erosion of soils during construction. These short term impacts will be reduced to below a level of significance based on mitigation measures G-1 to G-4 described later in this Section. F: IPROJ-ENVIGrand eirWew Text - GrandlSection 2.0-new.doc Page 2-2