NEWPORT CROSSINGS MIXED USE PROJECT 3 - Newport Beach, California
Draft Environmental Impact Report State Clearinghouse #2017101067 NEWPORT CROSSINGS MIXED USE PROJECT 3 for City of Newport Beach EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ 2018
November 2018 Draft Environmental Impact Report State Clearinghouse No. 2017101067 NEWPORT CROSSINGS MIXED USE PROJECT (PA2017-107) for City of Newport Beach Prepared for: City of Newport Beach Contact: Jaime Murillo, Senior Planner 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 949.644.3209 Prepared by: PlaceWorks Contact: JoAnn C. Hadfield, Principal 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100 Santa Ana, California 92707 714.966.9220 info@placeworks.com www.placeworks.com
NEWPORT CROSSINGS MIXED USE PROJECT (PA2017-107) DRAFT EIR CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Table of Contents Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . 1-1 1.1 INTRODUCTION .1-1 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES . 1-1 1.2.1 EIR Format .1-2 1.2.2 Type and Purpose of This DEIR. 1-4 1.3 PROJECT LOCATION . 1-4 1.4 PROJECT SUMMARY .1-4 1.5 SUMMARY OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES . 1-5 1.5.1 Alternatives Evaluated . 1-5 1.5.2 Alternative Conclusions . 1-6 1.6 ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED . 1-7 1.7 AREAS OF CONTROVERSY . 1-8 1.8 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, MITIGATION MEASURES, AND LEVELS OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION . 1-8 INTRODUCTION. 2-1 2.1 PURPOSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. 2-1 2.2 NOTICE OF PREPARATION . 2-2 2.2.1 Expanded Discussion . 2-7 2.3 SCOPE OF THIS DEIR . 2-8 2.3.1 Impacts Considered Less Than Significant . 2-9 2.3.2 Potentially Significant Adverse Impacts . 2-9 2.3.3 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts .2-9 2.4 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE .2-10 2.5 FINAL EIR CERTIFICATION .2-10 2.6 MITIGATION MONITORING .2-11 PROJECT DESCRIPTION. 3-1 3.1 PROJECT LOCATION . 3-1 3.2 STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES . 3-1 3.3 PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS. 3-2 3.3.1 Description of the Project. 3-2 3.3.2 Green Building and Sustainability .3-32 3.3.3 Discretionary Actions and Approvals.3-33 3.3.4 Project Phasing and Construction .3-33 3.4 INTENDED USES OF THE EIR .3-34 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING . 4-1 4.1 INTRODUCTION .4-1 4.2 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING . 4-1 4.2.1 Regional Location. 4-1 4.2.2 Regional Planning Considerations . 4-1 4.3 LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .4-4 4.3.1 Location and Land Use . 4-4 4.3.2 Environmental Resources and Infrastructure . 4-9 4.3.3 Local Planning Considerations .4-12 4.4 ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING CUMULATIVE IMPACTS .4-13 4.5 REFERENCES.4-18 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS . 5-1 5.1 AESTHETICS .5.1-1 5.1.1 Environmental Setting .5.1-1 November 2018 Page i
NEWPORT CROSSINGS MIXED USE PROJECT (PA2017-107) DRAFT EIR CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Table of Contents Contents Page 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Page ii 5.1.2 Thresholds of Significance .5.1-4 5.1.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions .5.1-5 5.1.4 Environmental Impacts .5.1-6 5.1.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.1-14 5.1.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.1-16 5.1.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.1-16 5.1.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.1-16 5.1.9 References. 5.1-16 AIR QUALITY .5.2-1 5.2.1 Environmental Setting .5.2-1 5.2.2 Thresholds of Significance . 5.2-15 5.2.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions . 5.2-19 5.2.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.2-20 5.2.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.2-31 5.2.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.2-31 5.2.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.2-32 5.2.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.2-33 5.2.9 References. 5.2-35 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES .5.3-1 5.3.1 Environmental Setting .5.3-1 5.3.2 Thresholds of Significance .5.3-3 5.3.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions .5.3-3 5.3.4 Environmental Impacts .5.3-4 5.3.5 Cumulative Impacts .5.3-6 5.3.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .5.3-7 5.3.7 Mitigation Measures .5.3-7 5.3.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation .5.3-8 5.3.9 References.5.3-8 CULTURAL RESOURCES .5.4-1 5.4.1 Environmental Setting .5.4-1 5.4.2 Thresholds of Significance .5.4-6 5.4.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions .5.4-7 5.4.4 Environmental Impacts .5.4-7 5.4.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.4-10 5.4.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.4-10 5.4.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.4-10 5.4.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.4-11 5.4.9 References. 5.4-11 GEOLOGY AND SOILS .5.5-1 5.5.1 Environmental Setting .5.5-1 5.5.2 Thresholds of Significance .5.5-8 5.5.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions .5.5-9 5.5.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.5-10 5.5.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.5-13 5.5.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.5-13 5.5.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.5-13 5.5.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.5-13 5.5.9 References. 5.5-13 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS .5.6-1 5.6.1 Environmental Setting .5.6-1 5.6.2 Thresholds of Significance . 5.6-16 PlaceWorks
NEWPORT CROSSINGS MIXED USE PROJECT (PA2017-107) DRAFT EIR CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Table of Contents Contents Page 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 November 2018 5.6.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions . 5.6-19 5.6.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.6-19 5.6.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.6-25 5.6.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.6-25 5.6.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.6-25 5.6.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.6-26 5.6.9 References. 5.6-26 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS .5.7-1 5.7.1 Environmental Setting .5.7-1 5.7.2 Thresholds of Significance . 5.7-14 5.7.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions . 5.7-15 5.7.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.7-16 5.7.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.7-21 5.7.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.7-21 5.7.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.7-21 5.7.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.7-22 5.7.9 References. 5.7-22 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY .5.8-1 5.8.1 Environmental Setting .5.8-1 5.8.2 Thresholds of Significance . 5.8-10 5.8.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions . 5.8-15 5.8.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.8-16 5.8.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.8-27 5.8.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.8-27 5.8.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.8-28 5.8.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.8-28 5.8.9 References. 5.8-28 LAND USE AND PLANNING .5.9-1 5.9.1 Environmental Setting .5.9-1 5.9.2 Thresholds of Significance .5.9-9 5.9.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions .5.9-9 5.9.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.9-10 5.9.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.9-27 5.9.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.9-27 5.9.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.9-27 5.9.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.9-27 5.9.9 References. 5.9-28 NOISE . 5.10-1 5.10.1 Environmental Setting . 5.10-1 5.10.2 Thresholds of Significance . 5.10-13 5.10.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions . 5.10-13 5.10.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.10-14 5.10.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.10-24 5.10.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.10-25 5.10.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.10-25 5.10.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.10-25 5.10.9 References. 5.10-25 POPULATION AND HOUSING . 5.11-1 5.11.1 Environmental Setting . 5.11-1 5.11.2 Thresholds of Significance . 5.11-7 5.11.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions . 5.11-8 Page iii
NEWPORT CROSSINGS MIXED USE PROJECT (PA2017-107) DRAFT EIR CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Table of Contents Contents 6. 7. Page iv Page 5.11.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.11-8 5.11.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.11-10 5.11.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.11-10 5.11.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.11-10 5.11.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.11-11 5.11.9 References. 5.11-11 5.12 PUBLIC SERVICES . 5.12-1 5.12.1 Fire Protection and Emergency Services . 5.12-1 5.12.2 Police Protection . 5.12-9 5.12.3 School Services . 5.12-11 5.12.4 Library Services . 5.12-15 5.12.5 References. 5.12-17 5.13 RECREATION . 5.13-1 5.13.1 Environmental Setting . 5.13-1 5.13.2 Thresholds of Significance . 5.13-3 5.13.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions . 5.13-4 5.13.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.13-4 5.13.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.13-7 5.13.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.13-8 5.13.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.13-8 5.13.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.13-8 5.13.9 References. 5.13-8 5.14 TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC . 5.14-1 5.14.1 Environmental Setting . 5.14-2 5.14.2 Thresholds of Significance . 5.14-10 5.14.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions . 5.14-13 5.14.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.14-14 5.14.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.14-31 5.14.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.14-31 5.14.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.14-31 5.14.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.14-32 5.14.9 References. 5.14-32 5.15 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES . 5.15-1 5.15.1 Environmental Setting . 5.15-1 5.15.2 Thresholds of Significance . 5.15-4 5.15.3 Regulatory Requirements and Standard Conditions . 5.15-4 5.15.4 Environmental Impacts . 5.15-5 5.15.5 Cumulative Impacts . 5.15-6 5.15.6 Level of Significance Before Mitigation . 5.15-6 5.15.7 Mitigation Measures . 5.15-6 5.15.8 Level of Significance After Mitigation . 5.15-6 5.15.9 References. 5.15-7 5.16 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS . 5.16-1 5.16.1 Wastewater Treatment and Collection . 5.16-1 5.16.2 Water Supply and Distribution Systems . 5.16-8 5.16.3 Storm Drainage Systems . 5.16-19 5.16.4 Solid Waste . 5.16-22 5.16.5 References.
Contact: Jaime Murillo, Senior Planner 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 949.644.3209 Prepared by: PlaceWorks Contact: JoAnn C. Hadfield, Principal 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100 Santa Ana, California 92707 714.966.9220 info@placeworks.com www.placeworks.com
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