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2.Environmental Checklist2.1BACKGROUND1. Project Title: Uptown Newport2. Lead Agency Name and Address:City of Newport Beach3300 Newport BoulevardNewport Beach, CA 926633. Contact Person and Phone Number:Rosalinh Ung, Associate Planner949.644.32084. Project Location:The project site is in the Airport Area of the City of Newport Beach. It consists of 25.05 acres and isbounded by Jamboree Road on the east, Birch Street on the north, and Von Karman Avenue andMacArthur Boulevard on the west.5. Project Sponsor’s Name and Address:Uptown Newport, LP, c/o Shopoff Management, Inc.2 Park Plaza, Suite 700Irvine, CA 926146. General Plan Designation:Mixed-Use Horizontal-2 (MU-H2)7. Zoning:Koll Center Planned Community (PC-15)8. Description of Project:Mixed uses include up to 1,244 residential units, 11,500 square feet of neighborhood-servingcommercial uses, and approximately 2 acres of parks. Residential units would include condominiums,townhomes, and affordable housing. The project would be developed in two phases. Requiredapprovals include a Planned Community Development Plan Amendment and adoption, DevelopmentAgreement, Tentative Tract Maps, Traffic Study, and an Affordable Housing Implementation Plan.9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting:The site is surrounded to the north, west, and south by the Campus Office Park development within theKoll Center. To the north are clusters of office buildings ranging from one to fifteen stories in height, andthree restaurants. To the west are office buildings ranging from one to four stories high, landscapedareas, and two man-made lakes. To the south are two 20-story office buildings, surface parking, and afast-food restaurant. Jamboree Road forms the eastern boundary of the project site, and beyondUptown Newport Initial StudyCity of Newport Beach Page 17

2. Environmental ChecklistJamboree Road is undeveloped open space within the North Campus of the University of California,Irvine.10. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval Is RequiredSanta Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board: Site remediation and Water Quality ManagementPlanSouth Coast Air Quality Management District: Permit to ConstructAirport Land Use Commission: Land use consistency determinationDepartment of Toxic Substances Control: Site remediation and storing and disposal of hazardousmaterialsFederal Aviation Administration: Building height clearance for residential towersPage 18 The Planning Center DC&EDecember 2011

2, En'vironmentaf Checklist2,2ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTEDThe environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least oneimpact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact," as indicated by the check list on the following pages,I8JI8JI8JI8JI8JI8JAestheticsBiological ResourcesGreenhouse Gas Emissionsland Use I PlanningPopulation I HousingTransportalion I Traffic2,3DI8JI8JDI8JI8JAgricultural and Forest ResourcesCultural ResourcesHazards & Hazardous MaterialsMineral ResourcesPublic ServicesUtilities I Service SystemsI8JI8JI8JI8JI8JI8JAir QualityGeology I SoilsHydrology I Water QualityNoiseRecreationMandatory Findings of SignificanceDETERMINATION (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE LEAD AGENCY)On the basis of this initial evaluation:DI find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and aNEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared,DI find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there willnot be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have been made by or agreed to bythe project proponent A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and anENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.DI find that the proposed project MAY have a "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significantunless mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in anearlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measuresbased on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT isrequired, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.DI find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, becauseall potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVEDECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to thatearlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed uponthe proposed project, nothing further is required,DateIIPrinted NameUptOWII Newport illitial StltdyCity a/Newport BetI,b Page 19

2. Environmental Checklist2.4EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS1) A brief explanation is required for all answers except “No Impact” answers that are adequatelysupported by the information sources a lead agency cites in the parentheses following eachquestion. A “No Impact” answer is adequately supported if the referenced information sources showthat the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved (e.g., the project falls outsidea fault rupture zone). A “No Impact” answer should be explained where it is based on projectspecific factors, as well as general standards (e.g., the project would not expose sensitive receptorsto pollutants, based on a project-specific screening analysis).2) All answers must take account of the whole action involved, including off-site as well as on-site,cumulative as well as project-level, indirect as well as direct, and construction as well as operationalimpacts.3) Once the lead agency has determined that a particular physical impact may occur, then the checklistanswers must indicate whether the impact is potentially significant, less than significant withmitigation, or less than significant. “Potentially Significant Impact” is appropriate if there issubstantial evidence that an effect may be significant. If there are one or more “Potentially SignificantImpact” entries when the determination is made, an EIR is required.4) “Negative Declaration: Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated” applies where theincorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from “Potentially Significant Impact” to a“Less Than Significant Impact.” The lead agency must describe the mitigation measures, and brieflyexplain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level.5) Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process,an effect has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section15063(c)(3)(D). In this case, a brief discussion should identify the following:a) Earlier Analyses Used. Identify and state where they are available for review.b) Impacts Adequately Addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within thescope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legalstandards, and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on theearlier analysis.c) Mitigation Measures. For effects that are “Less than Significant with Mitigation MeasuresIncorporated,” describe the mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from theearlier document and the extent to which they address site-specific conditions for the project.6) Lead agencies are encouraged to incorporate into the checklist references to information sourcesfor potential impacts (e.g., general plans, zoning ordinances). Reference to a previously prepared oroutside document should, where appropriate, include a reference to the page or pages where thestatement is substantiated. A source list should be attached, and other sources used or individualscontacted should be cited in the discussion.7) Supporting Information Sources: A source list should be attached, and other sources used orindividuals contacted should be cited in the discussion.Page 20 The Planning Center DC&EDecember 2011

2. Environmental Checklist8) This is only a suggested form, and lead agencies are free to use different formats; however, leadagencies should normally address the questions from this checklist that are relevant to a project’senvironmental effects in whatever format is selected.9) The explanation of each issue should identify:a) the significance criteria or threshold, if any, used to evaluate each question; andb) the mitigation measure identified, if any, to reduce the impact to less than significant.Uptown Newport Initial StudyCity of Newport Beach Page 21

2. Environmental ChecklistIssuesPotentiallySignificantImpactLess ThanSignificantWithMitigationIncorporatedLess ThanSignificantImpactNoImpactI. AESTHETICS. Would the project:a)Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista?b)Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but notlimited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildingswithin a state scenic highway?Substantially degrade the existing visual character or qualityof the site and its surroundings?Create a new source of substantial light or glare whichwould adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area?c)d)XXXXII. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES.a)b)c)d)e)In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources aresignificant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site AssessmentModel (1997) prepared by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agricultureand farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects,lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding thestate’s inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project;and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board.Would the project:Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland ofStatewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the mapsprepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and MonitoringXProgram of the California Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use?Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or aXWilliamson Act contract?Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of,forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public ResourcesXCode section 4526), or timberland zoned TimberlandProduction (as defined by Government Code section51104(g))?Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest landXto non-forest use?Involve other changes in the existing environment which,due to their location or nature, could result in conversion ofXFarmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of forestland to non-forest use?III. AIR QUALITY.a)b)c)Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or airpollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations. Would the project:Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicableXair quality plan?Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially toXan existing or projected air quality violation?Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of anycriteria pollutant for which the project region is nonattainment under an applicable federal or state ambient airXquality standard (including releasing emissions whichexceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)?Page 22 The Planning Center DC&EDecember 2011

2. Environmental Checklistd)e)IssuesExpose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutantconcentrations?Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial numberof people?PotentiallySignificantImpactLess ThanSignificantWithMitigationIncorporatedLess ThanSignificantImpactNoImpactXXIV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the project:a)b)c)d)e)f)Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or throughhabitat modifications, on any species identified as acandidate, sensitive, or special status species in local orregional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the CaliforniaDepartment of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and WildlifeService?Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat orother sensitive natural community identified in local orregional plans, policies, regulations or by the CaliforniaDepartment of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and WildlifeService?Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protectedwetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act(including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal,etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrologicalinterruption, or other means?Interfere substantially with the movement of any nativeresident or migratory fish or wildlife species or withestablished native resident or migratory wildlife corridors,or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites?Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protectingbiological resources, such as a tree preservation policy orordinance?Conflict with the provisions of an adopted HabitatConservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan,or other approved local, regional, or state habitatconservation plan?XXXXXXV. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the project:a)b)c)d)Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of ahistorical resource as defined in § 15064.5?Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance ofan archaeological resource pursuant to § 15064.5?Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontologicalresource or site or unique geologic feature?Disturb any human rema

1. Introduction The project applicant, Uptown Newport LP, is seeking approval from the City of Newport Beach for development of the Uptown Newport mixed-use develo pment. The proposed proj ect would develop 1,244 residential units and 11,500 square feet of retail on a 25.05-acre site currently occupied by the Jazz Semiconductor, Inc., facility.