7.1.1.1.1 PAVILION PLAZA WEST INITIAL STUDY/ MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION Lead Agency: City of Garden Grove Community and Economic Development Department 11222 Acacia Parkway Garden Grove, CA 92840 Project Applicant: Sterling Organization 302 Daturta Street, Suite 100 West Palm Beach, FL. 33401 Prepared by: Environment Planning Development Solutions, Inc. 2 Park Plz., Suite 1120 Irvine, CA 92614 January 2021 Pavilion Plaza West Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE INITIAL STUDY ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 DOCUMENT ORGANIZATION ..................................................................................................................... 2 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ............................................................................................... 3 2.1 PROJECT LOCATION ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 EXISTING PROJECT SITE ................................................................................................................................ 3 2.3 EXISTING LAND USES AND ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE PROJECT SITE ................................... 3 2.4 SURROUNDING GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS ...................................................... 3 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 11 3.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 11 3.2 PROJECT FEATURES .................................................................................................................................... 11 3.3 CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 13 3.4 DISCRETIONARY APPROVALS AND PERMITS ........................................................................................ 13 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST ......................................................................................... 21 4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED ....................................................................... 21 4.2 DETERMINATION ......................................................................................................................................... 22 4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST QUESTIONS ........................................................................................... 24 1. AESTHETICS ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 2. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES .............................................................................................. 29 3. AIR QUALITY ...................................................................................................................................................... 32 4. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................. 38 5. CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................... 42 6. ENERGY .............................................................................................................................................................. 45 7. GEOLOGY AND SOILS ................................................................................................................................... 49 8. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ................................................................................................................... 56 9. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ................................................................................................... 60 10. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ........................................................................................................ 66 11. LAND USE AND PLANNING ......................................................................................................................... 75 12. MINERAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................... 77 13. NOISE ............................................................................................................................................................... 79 14. POPULATION AND HOUSING .................................................................................................................... 88 15. PUBLIC SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................ 90 16. RECREATION ................................................................................................................................................... 94 17. TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................................................................ 96 18. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................. 113 19. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................. 117 20. WILDFIRES ..................................................................................................................................................... 122 21. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE ......................................................................................... 124 5 DOCUMENT PREPARERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ............................................................ 127 i Pavilion Plaza West Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Figures Figure 1: Regional Location .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Figure 2: Local Vicinity ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 3: Aerial View ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Figure 4: Conceptual Site Plan ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 5: Project Elevations ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Figure 6: Landscaping Plan ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 Figure N-1: Receiver Locations and Project Plus Ambient Noise Levels .................................................................................. 85 Figure T-1: Traffic Study Intersections ........................................................................................................................................... 99 Figure T-2: High Quality Transit Corridor ................................................................................................................................. 105 Figure T-3: Low VMT Generating Traffic Analysis Zones ....................................................................................................... 107 Figure T-4: Location of Similar Retail Stores ............................................................................................................................. 109 Tables Table 1: Surrounding Existing Land Use and Zoning Designations ............................................................................................ 4 Table 2: Proposed Commercial Retail and Restaurant Uses ..................................................................................................... 11 Table 3: Proposed Vehicular Parking and Charging Stations .................................................................................................. 12 Table 4: Construction Schedule ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 Table AES-1: Development Standards for the Neighborhood Mixed Use Zone ................................................................... 13 Table AQ-1: SCAQMD Regional Daily Emissions Thresholds .................................................................................................... 33 Table AQ-2: Construction Emissions Summary ............................................................................................................................. 34 Table AQ-3: Summary of Peak Operational Emissions ............................................................................................................. 35 Table AQ-4: Localized Significance Summary