HomeMy WebLinkAbout5 - PUBLIC COMMENT_HELVIGDale Helvig
2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706
714‐541‐7254 helvig_denny@msn.com
March 30, 2020
Chairman McLoughlin and Planning Commissioners
City of Santa Ana
Santa Ana CA 92702
I would like voice my concerns regarding One Broadway Plaza. The EIR determined that most potential
impacts could be mitigated to a less than significant level. However, it concluded that the following topic
areas would result in a significant unavoidable adverse impact even after mitigation:
Air Quality. Air quality impacts relating to short‐term construction would result in a significant
impact for PM10 and NOx and operation would result in a significant impact for long‐term NOx
emissions.
Transportation/Traffic. Implementation of the Approved Project would impact two street segments:
Main Street between 17th Street and 1st Street and Broadway between Santa Clara Avenue and 1st
Street, and seven intersections (Main Street & 17th Street; Broadway Street & 17th; Main Street &
Washington Avenue; Broadway Street & 4th Street; 1st Street & Flower Street; Santa Ana Boulevard
& Flower Street; and Fairview & 1st Street).
Utilities and Service Systems. The Approved Project would interfere with the transmission of
television signals from area television stations.
Aesthetics. The Approved Project would not be proportional to the scale of the existing land use on
the Project Site and it would create shade shadows on adjacent land uses.
Cultural Resources. The Approved Project would require the removal of three historic homes along
Broadway.
I do not see in the 2020 Addendum to the 2004 Environmental Impact Report how these are being
mitigated.
Santa Ana ranks as the 2nd most dense city in the state and 7th most dense city in the nation 1. This
alone should cause us to pause. With higher density comes increased risks. Just look at how COVID‐19 is
affecting New York City, the densest city in the nation.
1 http://worldpopulationreview.com/us‐cities/
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WATER SERVICE.
The analysis performed2 assumed occupancy capacity was 1 person per bedroom (440 capita) for the 415
apartments. With this assumption the revised Entitled Water Demand would be 71,711 GPD. This
represents an increase of 25,090 GPD over the Total Current Entitled Water Flow of 46,621 GPD. Quite
the increase. Where is this analyzed?
Respectfully,
Dale A Helvig
Santa Ana Resident
cc: Kristine Ridge
Santa Ana City Manager
Minh Thai
Executive Director, Planning
Vince Fregoso,
Principle Planner
2 WATER AND SEWER COMPARISON For ONE BROADWAY PLAZA dated March 3, 2020, page 3