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Draft Newport & Ford Residential Project Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared for August 2018 City of Costa Mesa Draft Newport & Ford Residential Project Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration Prepared for August 2018 City of Costa Mesa Development Services Department 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California 92626 Contact: Minoo Ashabi, AIA, Principal Planner 714/754-5610, [email protected]. 2121 Alton Parkway Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92606 949.753.7001 www.esassoc.com Bend Oakland San Francisco Camarillo Orlando Santa Monica Delray Beach Pasadena Sarasota Destin Petaluma Seattle Irvine Portland Sunrise Los Angeles Sacramento Tampa Miami San Diego OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY | ESA helps a variety of public and private sector clients plan and prepare for climate change and emerging regulations that limit GHG emissions. ESA is a registered assessor with the California Climate Action Registry, a Climate Leader, and founding reporter for the Climate Registry. ESA is also a corporate member of the U.S. Green Building Council and the Business Council on Climate Change (BC3). Internally, ESA has adopted a Sustainability Vision and Policy Statement and a plan to reduce waste and energy within our operations. This document was produced using recycled paper. TABLE OF CONTENTS Newport & Ford Residential Project Initial Study Page Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ ES-1 Section 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Initial Study Required ................................................................................. 1 1.2 Statutory Authority ..................................................................................... 1 1.3 Incorporation by Reference ........................................................................ 2 Section 2: Project Description ............................................................................................. 3 2.1 Project Title ................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Lead Agency and Address ......................................................................... 3 2.3 Contact Person and Phone Number .......................................................... 3 2.4 Project Location ......................................................................................... 3 2.5 Existing Setting .......................................................................................... 3 2.6 Surrounding Uses ...................................................................................... 4 2.7 Project Applicant ........................................................................................ 8 2.8 General Plan Designation .......................................................................... 8 2.9 Zoning ........................................................................................................ 8 2.10 Description of Project ................................................................................. 8 2.11 Required Entitlements .............................................................................. 18 Section 3: Environmental Factors Potentially Affected ................................................... 19 Section 4: Determination (to be completed by Lead Agency) ......................................... 20 Section 5: Evaluation of Environmental Impacts ............................................................. 21 Section 6: Initial Study Checklist ....................................................................................... 23 Section 7: Analysis of Environmental Impacts ................................................................ 31 7.1 Aesthetics ................................................................................................ 31 7.2 Agriculture and Forest Services ............................................................... 34 7.3 Air Quality ................................................................................................ 36 7.4 Biological Resources ............................................................................... 44 7.5 Cultural Resources .................................................................................. 49 7.6 Geology and Soils .................................................................................... 55 7.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions .................................................................... 58 7.8 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ........................................................... 63 7.9 Hydrology and Water Quality ................................................................... 68 7.10 Land Use and Planning ............................................................................ 72 7.11 Mineral Resources ................................................................................... 75 7.12 Noise ........................................................................................................ 76 7.13 Population and Housing ........................................................................... 82 7.14 Public Services ........................................................................................ 83 7.15 Recreation ................................................................................................ 86 7.16 Transportation/Traffic ............................................................................... 87 7.17 Tribal Cultural Resources ......................................................................... 95 7.18 Utilities and Service Systems ................................................................... 97 Section 8: Conclusions .................................................................................................... 101 8.1 Mandatory Findings of Significance ....................................................... 101 Newport & Ford Residential Project i ESA / 160255.01 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration August 2018 Table of Contents Appendices A. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Analysis B. Construction Health Risk Assessment C. Biological Evaluation D. South Central Coastal Information Center Historical and Archaeological Records Search Results E. Native American Heritage Commission Response F. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Paleontological Resources Record Search Results G. Geotechnical Comment: Depth to Native Soils H. Preliminary Hydrology Study I. Noise Impact Analysis J. Traffic Impact Analysis Page Figures 1 Project Regional Location Map ...................................................................................... 4 2 Project Site Aerial Location ............................................................................................ 5 3 Project Site Aerial Map .................................................................................................. 6 4 Surrounding Area Aerial Map ......................................................................................... 7 5 Project Site Plan .......................................................................................................... 10 6 Project Architecture – Building 1 .................................................................................. 11 7 Project Architecture – Building 2 .................................................................................. 12 8 Project Architecture – Buildings 3 and 4 ...................................................................... 12 9 Project Architecture – Building 5 .................................................................................. 13 10 Project Architecture – Building 6 .................................................................................. 13 11 Project Architecture – Buildings 7 and 8 ...................................................................... 14 12 Project Architecture – Building 9 .................................................................................. 14 13 Project Floor Plan – Building 1 ..................................................................................... 15 14 Project Floor Plan – Building 2 ..................................................................................... 15 15 Project Floor Plan – Buildings 3 and 4 ......................................................................... 16 16 Project Floor Plan – Building 5 ..................................................................................... 16 17 Project Floor Plan – Building 6 ..................................................................................... 17 18 Project Floor Plan – Buildings 7 and 8 ......................................................................... 17 19 Project Floor Plan – Building 9 ..................................................................................... 18 20 390 Ford Road Building Photo ..................................................................................... 51 21 Noise Monitoring Locations .......................................................................................... 78 Tables 1 Plan Summary ............................................................................................................... 9 2 Initial Study Checklist ................................................................................................... 23 3 SCAQMD Regional Significance Thresholds ..............................................................