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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 3.0 Inconsistency or conflict with established recreational, educational, religious our scientific uses of the area. 3.2.3 METHODOLOGY RELATED TO LAND USE AND PLANNING The revised preliminary plans for Alternatives 1 and 2 were evaluated to identify the needed right- of-way to accommodate the widened cross section of Grand Avenue. Assessor's parcel maps were used to identify the existing parcel boundaries for all potentially affected parcels. The potential right-of-way takes were identified by the City as full takes based on the following assumptions: The remainder of the affected parcel totals less than 15,000 square feet for commercial uses or less than 6,000 square feet for single family residential uses. The required parcel sizes for multiple family residential uses depend on the number of dwelling units on the site. • The remainder of the parcel does not meet the required setback of 15 feet from the new edge of the public right of way to the nearest structure on the site for commercial uses and 20 feet for residential uses. Takes that do not exceed these criteria were identified as partial takes. Under a partial take, the City would acquire only a part of the parcel, which could include landscape areas, parking areas, driveways and/or part of existing structures. Partial takes have been reviewed for conformance with the General Plan and Zoning Code site development standards. Parcels that did not conform were considered full takes. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the metropolitan planning organization for the greater Los Angeles area, identified a number of land use policies in the growth management and water quality chapters of the Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide. The proposed Grand Avenue widening alternatives were evaluated for consistency with these land use policies as discussed in the next section. 3.2.4 IMPACTS RELATED TO LAND USE AND PLANNING Impacts of Alternative 1 Related to Land Use and Planning Impacts of Alternative 1 Related to Property Acquisition Figure 3.2-1 shows the potential right-of-way impacts and the extent of takes for each property affected under Alternative 1. A reference number has been assigned to each parcel along the Grand Avenue study area. Table 3.2-1 summarizes the property acquisition under Alternatives 1 and 2 and includes the corresponding map reference number. As shown, Alternative 1 would result in the full take of 45 parcels and the partial take of 20 parcels. Table 3.2-2 summarizes the property takes for single and multiple family residential dwelling units, commercial and public uses and vacant parcels under Altemativel. F.IPROJ-EWGrand eirWew Text- GrandWection 3 SplitlSection 3.2.doc Page 3.2-3