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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 3.0 3.2 LAND USE AND PLANNING Based on the findings of the IS, the proposed Grand Avenue widening may or would result in potentially significant adverse land use impacts specifically related to the acquisition of right-of- way and the potential disruption of an established community. The analysis in the following sections focuses on the existing conditions in the study area, the analysis methodology, thresholds of significance, the potential land use impacts of the Grand Avenue widening alternatives related to property acquisition and community disruption, and mitigation as needed. 3.2.1 EXISTING SETTING RELATED TO LAND USE AND PLANNING The existing land uses in the vicinity of the project segment of Grand Avenue include single and multiple family residential, commercial and institutional uses. Public land in the area includes parcels owned by: • Caltrans, adjacent to Interstate 5 (I-5) for the ramps to and from I-5 at Grand Avenue. Santa Ana Unified School District, on the east side of Grand Avenue north of Seventeenth Street and east of Grand Avenue north of Fourth Street. There is a large Catholic church, Our Lady of Guadalupe, on the east side of Grand Avenue south of Third Street. Commercial uses in this area include retail establishments, offices, and automobile parts and services garages. The Orange County Register administrative offices and production facility are on the east side of Grand Avenue south of Fruit Street. There are residential uses on both sides of Grand Avenue: • On the east side of Grand Avenue north of Seventeenth Street; and from north of Fifteenth Street to south of Fourteenth Street. • On the west side of Grand Avenue from Stafford Street to Fourth Street. The majority of the existing single family residences are older, are generally well maintained and are in good condition. The multiple family residences are not as old but are generally not in as good of condition as the single family residences. The commercial uses are various ages and vary in condition. The City of Santa Ana General Plan designations for this area include: The General Plan Circulation Element designates the segment of Grand Avenue between Seventeenth Street and First Street as a Major Arterial. • The General Plan Land Use Element designations adjacent to the project segment of Grand Avenue are: F: IPROJ-ENMGrand eirWew Text - GrandlSection 3 SplitlSection 3.2.doc Page 3.2-1