11. Class 32 Checklist — Anaheim City Council, August 9, 2022

Dale Avenue Project
Development Project No. 2021-00188
1442 North Dale Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801
CLASS 32 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION ENVIRONMENTAL

CHECKLIST
PREPARED FOR:

The City of Anaheim
Planning & Building Planning Services Division
200 S. Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
APPLICANT:

Bonanni Development
5500 Bolsa Avenue, Suite 120
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
PREPARED BY:

EcoTierra Consulting, Inc.
633 W. 5th Street, 26th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
May 2022

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER DATA SHEET
I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... I-1

1. Environmental Setting ............................................................................................. I-1

2. Project Characteristics ............................................................................................. I-2

3. Environmental Review ............................................................................................ I-5 II. CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION ANALYSIS ............................................................. II-1

1. Exemption ............................................................................................................. II-1

2. Exemption Rationale ............................................................................................. II-1

3. Project Analysis of Conditions Consistency ........................................................... II-1

4. Project Analysis of Exceptions ............................................................................ II-53

5. Class 32 Categorical Exemption Conclusion........................................................ II-69

APPENDICES
Appendix A Biological Constraints Desktop Review
Appendix B Trip Memorandum
Appendix C VMT Screening
Appendix D Noise Assessment
Appendix E Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study Appendix F.1 Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan
Appendix F.2 Preliminary Drainage Study
Appendix G City of Buena Park Water and Sewer Will Serve Letter Appendix H Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
Appendix I.1 Cultural Resources Constraints Desktop Review Appendix I.2 Historic Built Environment Assessment

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LIST OF FIGURES:

Figure I-1, Regional Vicinity and Project Location Map ........................................................... I-6 Figure I-2, Aerial View of the Project Site ................................................................................ I-7 Figure I-3, Conceptual Site Plan ............................................................................................... I-8 Figure I-4, Building 1 Floor Plan .............................................................................................. I-9 Figure I-5, Building 2 Floor Plan ............................................................................................ I-10 Figure I-6, Building 3 Floor Plan ............................................................................................ I-11 Figure I-7, Unit 2A Floor Plan ................................................................................................ I-12 Figure I-8, Unit 2B Floor Plan ................................................................................................ I-13 Figure I-9, Unit 3B Floor Plan ................................................................................................ I-14 Figure I-10, Tentative Tract Map ............................................................................................ I-15 Figure I-11, Building 1 Elevations .......................................................................................... I-16 Figure I-12, Building 2 Elevations .......................................................................................... I-17 Figure I-13, Building 3 Elevations .......................................................................................... I-18 Figure I-14, Conceptual Renderings ....................................................................................... I-19 Figure I-15, Exterior Materials ............................................................................................... I-20 Figure I-16, Schematic Wall Plan ........................................................................................... I-21 Figure I-17, Open Space Plan ................................................................................................. I-22 Figure I-18, Landscape Planting Plan ..................................................................................... I-23 Figure II-1, Fire Access Plan ................................................................................................ II-16 Figure II-2, Refuse Pickup and Staging................................................................................. II-17 Figure II-3, Preliminary Utility Plan ..................................................................................... II-42

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LIST OF TABLES:

Table I-1, Development Summary ............................................................................................ I-2 Table II-1, Project Consistency with the General Plan ............................................................ II-2 Table II-2, RM-3 Zoning Consistency .................................................................................... II-8 Table II-3, Projected Construction Noise Levels ................................................................... II-19 Table II-4, Change in Roadway Noise as a Result of the Project ........................................... II-20 Table II-5, Construction-Related Regional Pollutant Emissions ............................................ II-23 Table II-6, Regional Operational Pollutant Emissions ........................................................... II-24 Table II-7, Local Construction Emissions at the Nearest Receptors....................................... II-26 Table II-8, Local Operational Emissions at the Nearest Receptors ........................................ II-26 Table II-9, Project-Related GHG Emissions ......................................................................... II-33

CITY OF ANAHEIM

ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM
CLASS 32 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION

INFILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

DALE AVENUE PROJECT
CASE NUMBER: Development Project No. 2021-00188
Conditional Use Permit (CUP2021-06121)
Subdivision Tract Map (SUBTM19177)
PROJECT LOCATION: 1442 North Dale Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801 PROJECT APPLICANT:

NAME: Chris Segesman
COMPANY: Bonanni Development
ADDRESS: 5500 Bolsa Avenue, Suite 120
CITY/ST/ZIP: Huntington Beach, CA 92649
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (714) 892 - 0123
LEAD AGENCY AND STAFF CONTACT:

LEAD AGENCY: City of Anaheim
STAFF CONTACT: Andy Uk
ADDRESS: 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard
CITY/ST/ZIP: Anaheim, CA 92805
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (714) 765-5238

GENERAL PLAN
DESIGNATION: Residential Low-Medium Density (R-LM)
ZONING: Transition Zone (T)

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I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
a) Project Location
The Project is located at 1442 North Dale Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801 in the City of Anaheim (the “City”) and is associated with Assessor Parcel Number 070-741-01 (the “Project Site”). The Project Site is approximately 0.929-acre (40,485 square feet) and comprised of one rectangular- shaped parcel of land located in the middle of an established townhome community approximately

0.25-mile southwest of the State Route 91 (SR-91) and Interstate 5 (I-5) interchange (see Figures I-1, Regional Vicinity and Project Location Map and I-2, Aerial View of Project Site).

Regional vehicular access to the Project Site includes SR -91 via the Beach Boulevard exit or the Magnolia Avenue exit, located approximately 0.8-mile west and 0.4-mile southeast of the Project Site, respectively; and I -5 via the Magnolia Avenue exit or the La Palma Avenue exit, located approximately 0.4-mile east and 1.6 miles southeast of the Project Site, respectively. Local access to the Project Site is provided by North Dale Avenue . Currently, direct access to the Project Site is provided by a private alley off of North Dale Avenue, north of Peppertree Drive. b) Existing Conditions
The Project Site is currently developed with a 1,910-square-foot single-family home, 930-square- foot detached garage, 900-square-foot concrete pad, and two accessory structures. The Project Site is currently accessible by an existing private alley from North Dale Avenue, north of Peppertree Drive.

The General Plan designates the Project Site for Residential Low-Medium (“R-LM”) density land use. The “R-LM” designation provides for development of residential uses, including detached, small-lot single family homes; attached single-family homes, patio homes, zero lot line homes, duplexes, townhouses, and mobile home parks . Table LU -2 of the Land Use Element of the General Plan indicates that the “RS-4” Single Family Residential Zone, the “RM-1” Multiple- Family Residential Zone , the “RM -2” Multiple -Family Residential Zone, and the “RM -3” Multiple-Family Residential Zone are the typical implementing zone s for the “R-LM” land use designation. The permitted density range is from zero up to 18 dwelling units per gross acre.

The Project Site is within the “ T” Transition Zone. The intent of the “ T” Transition Zone is to provide for a zone to include land for agricultural uses, in a transitory or interim use, restricted to limited uses because of special conditions, or not zoned to one of the zoning districts for whatever reason, including recent annexation.

Pursuant to the State of California’s Housing Accountability Act (HAA), most recently amended in 2019, properties with a General Plan designation that allows for residential uses (such as the Project Site’s “R-LM” designation), but that have a zoning designation that does not allow for residential uses, are not required to reclassify the property’s zoning to be consistent with the General Plan when residential uses are proposed. Rathe r, the property may be developed for residential uses in accordance with the density prescribed by the General Plan land use designation.

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Therefore, pursuant to the HAA, the Project Site would be subject to the “RM-3” Multiple-Family Residential zone development standards, which is the implementing zone for the “R-LM” density General Plan designation, and would not require a zoning reclassification. c) Surrounding Land Uses
The Project Site is surrounded by multi-family residential townhomes to the south, east, and west.

Visitor parking and a private community recreational facility (pool/spa and landscaped open space) belonging to the townhome development is also located to the south. A landscaped slope of SR- 91 borders the Project Site to the north.

2. PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
a) Project Overview
The Project includes the construction of 18 single -family, attached homes grouped into three buildings (Building 1, Building 2, and Building 3). The proposed homes would total 24,915 square- feet consisting of four 2-bedroom/2.5-bath units of 1,155 square -feet (Unit 2A); three 2- bedroom/2.5-bath units of 1,045 square -feet (Unit 2B); and eleven 3-bedroom/2.5-bath units of 1,560 square-feet each (Unit 3B). All proposed buildings would be 2-story, 28-foot-tall buildings.

The lot would provide a 10-foot structural setback from interior property lines and the freeway right-of-way, and a 3-foot-3-inch interior landscape setback from the western property line . Two of the homes would be Moderate Income Affordable units. Table I-1, Development Summary, presents a breakdown of the proposed uses. Figure I-3 through Figure I-9 depict the proposed site and unit plans for the Project.

Table I-1
Development Summary
Building Tabulation
Building # / Type
Unit Count
Total Unit 2A Unit 2B Unit 3B
Building 1 – Type A 0 2 6 8
Building 2 – Type B 4 1 0 5
Building 3 – Type C 0 0 5 5
Total 4 3 11 18
Unit Tabulation
Unit Name Unit Type Unit Count Unit Area (sf) Total Area (sf) Unit 2A 2 Bed/2.5 Bath 4 Units 1,155 4,620
Unit 2B 2 Bed/2.5 Bath 3 Units 1,045 3,135
Unit 3B 3 Bed/2.5 Bath 11 Units 1,560 17,160
Total 18 24,915
sf = square feet
Source: WHA., 1442 N Dale Avenue, Project Plan Set, November 10, 2021.

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The Project would be subject to approval of a conditional use permit and three affordable housing incentives. Specifically, i n order to permit development of the Project, the City would require approval of the following discretionary actions:
(1) Affordable Housing Incentives for the provision of 10 percent (2 units) of Moderate Income Affordable dwelling units, including (1) 5% By- Right Density Bonus per

18.52.040.0303 and Table 52-C; (2) By-Right Parking Ratio adjustment to 2 spaces per 2- and 3-bedrooms per 18.52.100.010 and Table 52-I; and (3) One Tier One Development Incentive per 18.52.090.0101 and Table 52-F: Interior Lot Line Setback reduction to 10 feet, per 18.52.090.0306 and Table 52-G;
(2) Conditional Use Permit to allow a residential planned unit development with modified standards including: reduced landscape setback on the west side of the main entrance of 3-feet, 3 -inches where 5- feet would be required; and reduced building- to-building setbacks of 24-feet where 30-feet would be required; and (3) Tentative Tract Map for a one-lot subdivision for condominium purposes.

The Project would potentially require other ministerial permits and approvals, including, but not limited to, temporary street closure permits, demolition permits, grading permits, excavation/shoring permits, building permits, and sign permits in order to fully execute and implement the Project. The Project’s Tentative Tract Map can be seen in Figure I-10, Tentative Tract Map.
b) Design and Architecture
The Pr oject’s buildings would contain a mix of three floor plans and matching exterior architectural design. Varying wall planes and rooflines would articulate the front façade of each building. Exterior design finishes would include a variety of complementary and accent colors and materials including asphalt shingles, painted stucco, cement plaster, board and batten fiber cement siding, and vinyl shutters to articulate the façades. The Project’s use of different textures, colors, setbacks, materials, and distinc tive architectural treatments creates visual interest and avoids repetitive façades consistent with the Community Design Element of the General Plan. With the exception of the pedestrian/vehicular ingress/egress point along Peppertree, the entire Project Site would be enclosed by a 6-foot tall wall consisting of tan, vinyl fencing along the northern boundary and tan concrete masonry along the western, southern, and eastern boundaries. Figures I -11 through I-16 depict the Project’s elevations , conceptual renderings, exterior materials , and schematic wall plan.
c) Open Space and Landscaping
Prior to construction, the Project would remove existing ornamental trees located throughout the Project Site. The Project’s proposed landscape plan would provide approximately 41 trees on-site, 4 street trees along the existing private street (Peppertree Drive), 4 street trees along the proposed private, internal road, and 8 buffer trees along the eastern Site boundary. In addition, the Project would plant shrubs, groundcover, and other ornamental landscaping throughout the Project Site , including approximately 5- foot tall landscape evergreen screens/hedges along the western, City of Anaheim Dale Avenue Project
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southern, and southeastern Site boundaries. All of the units in Building 3 – Type C and six of the eight units in Building 1 – Type A would include private patios totaling 2,194 square-feet of private open space.1 Each private patio would be enclosed with a 3-foot, 6-inch cement masonry wall with metal patio gate. An additional 4,215 square-feet of usable common open space would be provided, as well as 5,276 square-feet of landscaped areas. See Figure I-17 and Figure I-18 for open space and landscape planting plans.
d) Access, Circulation, and Parking
Pedestrians and vehicles would access the pr operty from an existing private street (Peppertree Drive) from North Dale Avenue. The Project would also include a new, private, internal road which would provide access to all Project garages and guest parking. The internal road would run east-west through the center portion of the Project Site, with ingress/egress at the western end from Peppertree Drive, and would include a T-shaped “hammerhead” turnaround area at its eastern terminus in the interior of the Project. All service vehicles for the community, such as trash and deliveries, would access the Project Site through the private, internal road. A 6-foot vinyl swing gate would be installed at the northwestern corner of the Project Site wall at the location o f the existing private alley off of North Dale Avenue north of Peppertree Drive. The gate would provide access to a public utility easement that runs east -west through the northern portion of the Project Site. All proposed homes would contain a private, tw o-car garage. An open, off -street, guest parking area consisting of 5 parking spaces, including 1 ADA -accessible space and 1 electric vehicle (EV) charging station, would also be provided.
e) Sustainability Features
The Project would be compliant with the California Energy Code/Title 24 requirements, and would include, but not be limited to, the following features:
• Low-flow faucets, shower heads, and toilets;
• Energy efficient mechanical systems;
• Energy efficient glazing and window frames;
• Energy efficient lighting; and
• Photovoltaic (solar) roof panel systems.
f) Anticipated Construction Schedule
The Applicant anticipates constructing the Project over approximately 12 months. Construction activities would include the demolition of the existing single-family residence and detached garage structure, grading, and building construction. The applicant anticipates that demolition activities would start in the 3rd quarter of 2022, and construction completion and occupancy would occur in the 2nd quarter of 2023.

The Project would cut 580 cubic yards of soil and require 105 cubic yards of fill for a total of 475 cubic yards of exported material. Any exported materials would be disposed at one of the County’s

1 Note that the private patios in two of the units in Building 3 would be under 200 square-feet each and therefore, pursuant to AMC 18.06.100.0201, they are not counted in the 2,194 square-feet of private open space.

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operating inert landfills (Olinda Alpha, Frank R. Bowerman, a nd Prima Deshecha). The City would review the Project’s haul route as part of its review of the Project’s grading permit.

3. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
As demonstrated in Section II, Categorical Exemption Analysis, the Project has been determined to qualify as a Class 32 In- Fill Development Project, which is a categorical exemption under CEQA.

Figure I-1
Regional and Vicinity
Project Location Map
NProject Site
Source: City of Anaheim, 2022
City Boundary
Dale Avenue
Peppertree Drive
Peppertree Drive
91 Project Site Figure I-2
Aerial View of Project SiteN
Source: Google Earth, 2022
Figure I-3
Conceptual Site Plan
Scale (Feet)
0 25664 12832
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Source: WHA, 2022
Level 1
Level 2
Roof
1 23 3

1. Potential Phiotovoltaic Panel Layout

2. Patio Wall per Landscape Plan

3. Mechanical Condenser Unit at Grade
Figure I-4
Building 1 Plan
Source: WHA, 2022
Level 1Level 2Roof
1 2

1. Potential Photovoltaic Panel Layout

2. Mechanical Condenser Unit at Grade
Figure I-5
Building 2 Plan
Source: WHA, 2022
Level 1
Level 2
Roof
1 2
3 1. Potential Phiotovoltaic Panel Layout

2. Patio Wall per Landscape Plan

3. Mechanical Condenser Unit at Grade
Figure I-6
Building 3 Plan
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-7
Unit 2A Floor Plan
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-8
Unit 2B Floor Plan
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-9
Unit 3B Floor Plan
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-10
Tentative Tract Map
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-11
Building 1 Elevations
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-12
Building 2 Elevations
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-13
Building 3 Elevations
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-14
Conceptual Renderings
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-15
Exterior Materials
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-16
Wall Plan
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-17
Open Space Plan
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure I-18
Landscape Planting Plan
Source: WHA, 2022

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II. CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION ANALYSIS

1. EXEMPTION
The purpose of this analysis is to substantiate staff’s recommendation that the Planning Commission consider whether the Project is Categorically Exempt from the requirements to prepare additional environmental documentation per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15332, Class 32 (In- fill Development Projects). This finding is recommended purs uant to Public Resources Code, Sections 21000- 21189.57) as set forth in Section 15332 of the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, Sections 15000-15387).

2. EXEMPTION RATIONALE
Article 19, Categorical Exemptions, of the State CEQA Guidelines (Sections 15300 – 15333) lists classes of projects which have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and which are exempt from the provisions of CEQA as required by Section 21084 of the Public Resources Code. This section provides an analysis demonstrating that the Project meets the conditions for a Class 32 Categorical Exemption and that none of the possible exceptions to a Categorical Exemption listed in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines is applicable to this Project. The specific language of each condition of the Class 32 Categorical Exemption and each possible exception is in italics below under their respective headings, followed by the Project analysis for each condition and exception.

3. PROJECT ANALYSIS OF CONDITIONS CONSISTENCY
a) Conditions of the Class 32 Categorical Exemption
[State CEQA Guidelines Section] 15332. In-Fill Development Projects Class 32 consists of projects characterized as in-fill development meeting the conditions described in this section.
• The project is consistent with the applicable general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies as well as with applicable zoning designation and regulations. • The proposed development occurs within city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban uses.
• The project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species. • Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality.
• The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.

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Condition (a): The project is consistent with the applicable general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies as well as with applicable zoning designation and regulations. 1) City of Anaheim General Plan
The City of Anaheim General Plan (General Plan) guides land use throughout the City. The General Plan sets forth goals, objectives, and programs to guide day- to-day land use policies and to meet the existing and future needs and desires of the community, while integrating a range of State-mandated elements including Land Use, Circulation, Green Element, Public Services, Growth Management, Safety, Noise, Economic Development, Community Design, and Housing.

The Land Use Element of the General Plan consists of nine community policy areas that guide land use at a neighborhood level. The Project Site is located within the West Anaheim Area, which is designated as a redevelopment area. The City has initiated commercial and residential redevelopment projects, extensive outreach with West Anaheim sta keholders, detailed market studies, corridor landscape programs, and neighborhood improvement programs, among others. 2 The General Plan designates the Project Site for Residential Low-Medium (“R-LM”) density land use. The R -LM designation provides for deve lopment of residential uses, including detached, small-lot single family homes; attached single -family homes, patio homes, zero lot line homes, duplexes, townhouses, and mobile home parks. The typical implementing zones for the R-LM land use designation ar e the “RS -4” Single Family Residential Zone, the “RM -1” Multiple-Family Residential Zone, the “RM -2” Multiple -Family Residential Zone, and the “RM -3” Multiple - Family Residential Zone. The permitted density range is from zero up to 18 dwelling units per gross acre.3
Table II -1, Project Consistency with the General Plan presents an analysis between the applicable goals and policies in the General Plan. As shown, the Project would be consistent with the applicable goals and policies.

Table II-1
Project Consistency with the General Plan
Goal/Policy 1 Project Consistency
Land Use Element
Goal 1.1: Preserve and enhance the quality
and character of Anaheim’s mosaic of unique
neighborhoods.

Consistent: The Project design provides a variety of
architectural materials and building planes. The use of quality materials in combination with a clear
architectural design would enhance the overall
neighborhood context.

Policy 1.1.2: Ensure that new development is
designed in a manner that preserves the
quality of life in existing neighborhoods.

Consistent: The Project Site is directly adjacent to
existing multi-family residential uses to the east, west, and south. Though the Project would increase the density and massing at the Site, the Project’s proposed building and landscape setbacks would provide sufficient
separation of the uses and would minimize impacts to the surrounding residential uses. Parking would be internal

2 City of Anaheim General Plan, Land Use Element, Revised June 2020, page LU-50. 3 City of Anaheim General Plan, Land Use Element, Revised June 2020, page LU-24.

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Table II-1
Project Consistency with the General Plan
Goal/Policy 1 Project Consistency
to the Project Site and the Project would not remove
existing parking or sidewalks or alter existing streets. A 6-foot tall wall, street trees, and landscape
screens/hedges would be installed along the perimeter of the Site.

Goal 2.1: Continue to provide a variety of
quality housing opportunities to address the
City’s diverse housing needs.

Consistent: The Project would develop 18 new single-
family, attached homes on an underutilized site
surrounded by residential neighborhoods. The Project
would increase the diversity of housing by providing
additional housing options, including affordable housing options, in the immediate area.

Policy 2.1.1: Facilitate new residential
development on vacant or underutilized infill
parcels.

Consistent: The Project would develop 18 new single -
family, attached homes on an underutilized site currently developed with a single-family home.

Policy 2.1.6: Ensure quality development
through appropriate development standards
and by adherence to related Community
Design Element policies and guidelines.

Consistent: The Project would incorporate high quality, permanent building materials and would comply with
Community Design Element policies and guidelines, as
discussed below under the Community Design Element
heading.

Goal 4.1: Promote development that
integrates with and minimizes impacts to
surrounding land uses.

Consistent: The Project Site is directly adjacent to
existing multi-family residential uses to the east, west, and south. Though the Project would increase the density and massing at the Site , the Project’s proposed building and landscape setbacks would pr ovide sufficient
separation of the uses and would minimize impacts to the surrounding residential uses.

Policy 4.1.1: Ensure that land uses develop in
accordance with the Land Use Plan and
Zoning Code in an effort to attain land use
compatibility.

Consistent: The Anaheim Municipal Code (Code)
establishes the zoning for the Project Site, which is “T” Transition. Pursuant to the HAA, the Project Site would be subject to residential development according to the
“RM-3” (Multiple-Family Residential) Implementing
Zone of the General Plan “R-LM” (Residential Low -
Medium Density) land use designation . The Project
would be consistent with the “RM-3” Implementing
Zone and compatible with the existing surrounding
multi-family residential uses.

Policy 4.1.2: Promote compatible
development through adherence to
Community Design Element policies and
guidelines.

Consistent: The Project’s use of different textures,
colors, setbacks, materials, and distinctive architectural treatments, is intended to create visual interest and avoid repetitive facades, consistent with the Community
Design Element. Refer to the Community Design
Element heading, below.

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Table II-1
Project Consistency with the General Plan
Goal/Policy 1 Project Consistency
Policy 4.1.3: Ensure that developers consider
and address project impacts upon surrounding
neighborhoods during the des ign and
development process.

Consistent: The Project Site is relatively flat and is immediately surrounded by multi-family residential land uses in an urban setting that is similar to other areas in Anaheim. The Project’s two- story homes would be
consistent with the one- and two-story single- and multi- family homes in the surrounding neighborhood. The
Project’s building heights and massing would be
compatible with the character of the surrounding area.

Furthermore, building and landscape setbacks would be
provided, similar to those of the surrounding multi -
family condominium lots.

Policy 4.1.4: Require new or expanded uses
to provide mitigation or buffers between
existing uses where potential adverse impacts
could occur.

Consistent: The Project would provide a 10- foot
structural setback from interior property lines and a 3 - foot-3-inch interior landscape setback from the western property line , thus creating buffers to the immediate
neighboring uses. A 6 -foot wall would surround the
Project Site and street trees and landscape screens/hedges would provide additional buffer from the adjacent
residential uses.

Goal 6.1: Enhance the quality of life and
economic vitality in Anaheim through
strategic infill development and revitalization
of existing development.

Consistent: The Project would develop 18 new single -
family, attached homes on an underutilized site currently developed with a single-family home. The Project would
enhance the economic vitality in Anaheim by creating
additional sources of property taxes.

Policy 6.1.1: Continue to provide special
incentives and improvement programs (e.g.,
density bonuses, parking requirement
reductions, low interest home improvements
loans, Neighborhood Improvement Program,
etc.) to revitalize residential neighborhoods,
major business corridors and employment
centers.

Consistent: The Project would develop 18 new single -
family, attached homes on an underutilized site currently developed with a single -family home, revitalizing the
existing residential neighborhood. The Proje ct would
utilize a five percent density bonus for providing two
Moderate Income Affordable homes.

Community Design Element
Policy 3.1.2: Strengthen the important
elements of residential streets that unify and
enhance the character of the neighborhood,
including parkways, mature street trees,
compatible setbacks, and a unified range of
architectural detailing.

Consistent: Varying wall planes and rooflines would
articulate the front façade of each building. Exterior
design finishes would include a variety of
complementary and accent colors and materials
including asphalt shingles, painted stucco, cement
plaster, board and batten fiber ce ment siding, and vinyl shutters to articulate the façades. The Project’s use of different textures, colors, setbacks, materials, and
distinctive architectural treatments creates visual interest and avoids repetitive façades.

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Table II-1
Project Consistency with the General Plan
Goal/Policy 1 Project Consistency
Policy 3.1.3: Require new and infill
development to be of compatible scale,
materials, and massing as existing
development.

Consistent: The Project’s height, setbacks, and varying building articulations and materials would be compatible with those of the surrounding one- and two-story, stucco and vinyl siding, single - and multi-family homes in the immediate and surrounding neighborhood.

Policy 11.1.2: Encourage architectural
designs that are visually stimulating and
varied, yet tasteful, containing rich contrasts
and distinctive architectural elements.

Consistent: Varying wall planes and rooflines would
articulate the front façade of each building. Exterior
design finishes would include a variety of
complementary and accent colors and materials
including asphalt shingles, painted stucc o, cement
plaster, board and batten fiber cement siding, and vinyl shutters to articulate the façades. The Project’s use of different textures, colors, setbacks, materials, and
distinctive architectural treatments would be visually
stimulating, varied, and distinctive.

Policy 11.1.3: Ensure that the scale, materials,
style and massing of new development is
consistent with its surroundings and any
larger vision for an area.

Consistent: Though the scale and massing are similar to the multi-family residences immediately surrounding the site. The Project style would include hip and gable roof lines that are typically of residential structures versus the flat roof lines of the adjacent multi-family residences that are typical of commercial buildings. The Projec t design includes extensive use of architectural details. The
overall attached-residential design would be consistent with the surrounding uses.

Policy 11.1.4: Add visual richness to
residential streets by discouraging the same
building elevations on adjacent lots and
avoiding repetitious elements and colors.

Consistent: Varying wall planes and rooflines would
articulate the front façade of each building. Exterior
design finishes would include a variety of
complementary and accent colors and materials
including asphalt shingles, painted stucco, cement
plaster, board and batten fiber cement siding, and vinyl shutters to articulate the façades. The Project’s use of different textures, colors, setbacks, materials, and
distinctive architectural treatments creates visual interest and avoids repetitive façades. While the Project’s scale and massing would be compatible with the adjacent uses, it would be visually distinguishable and unique with
regard to architectural materials and colors.

Policy 11.1.5: Encourage energy and
environmental efficiency – such as “Green
Development Standards” (see Green Element)
– in the design and approval of new projects.

Consistent: The Project would be compliant with the
California Energy Code/Title 24 requirements, and
would include, but not be limited to, the following
features: low -flow faucets, shower heads, and toilets; energy efficient mechanical systems; energy efficient
glazing and window frames; and energy efficient
lighting.

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Project Consistency with the General Plan
Goal/Policy 1 Project Consistency
Green Element
Goal 7.1: Reduce urban run- off from new
and existing development.

Consistent: As discussed in greater detail under
Condition (c)(e), as determined by the Project’s
Preliminary Drainage Study, post-development drainage
conditions would maintain similar drainage patterns to
pre-development conditions. Preliminary drainage
design for the Project is onsite infiltration of stormwater.

If infiltration is determined infeasible, a private storm drain system would retain stormwater flow to match pre- development conditions. Peak runoff during 10, 25, and
100-year storm frequencies would increase as compared
to existing conditions as the Project would increase the area of impervious surfaces at the Site, however, the
Preliminary Drainage Study calculated that the Project
drainage plans would meet all standards of rainstorm
protection as adopted by the City of Anaheim and there
would be no adverse impact to the surrounding areas.

Policy 7.1.1: Ensure compliance with the
Federal Clean Water Act requirements for
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permits, including
developing and requiring the development of
Water Quality Management Plans for all new
development and significant redevelopment
in the City.

Consistent: As required by the Clean Water Act, the
Property owner/developer must comply with the Santa
Ana Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) NPDES
Permit. The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control
Board (RWQCB) issues the NPDES MS4 Permit
Program, and the City of Anaheim and County of Orange
administers the NPDES MS4 Permit Program throughout
the Project area. The NPDES MS4 Permit Program
regulates storm water and urban runoff discharges from
developments to natural and constructed storm drain
systems in the City of Anaheim.

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Project Consistency with the General Plan
Goal/Policy 1 Project Consistency
Policy 7.1.4: Require new development and
significant redevelopment to utilize site
preparation, grading and best m anagement
practices that provide erosion and sediment
control to prevent construction- related
contaminants from leaving the site and
polluting waterways.

Consistent: Because the Project Site is under 1- acre in size, the Project would not be subject to the erosion and sediment control requirements of the NPDES
Construction General Permit and would not be required
to prepare a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.

However, all grading and excavation activities would be subject to the requirements of Anaheim Municipal Code
Chapter 17.04, which requires that excavations and fills which may affect drainage and watercourse be performed
in accordance with good engineering practices. Pursuant to Section 17.04.050, all grading activities require
approval of the City Engineer under a grading permit,
which is to include an Erosion Control Plan consistent
with the stormwater management and best management
practice policies of the California Stormwater Quality
Association. In addition, Section 17.04.180.020 requires the i mmediate protection of all excavation slopes with approved erosion control devices. Section 17.04.230 also prohibits the offsite movement or flow of excavated
material during stockpiling and hauling. The Project
would be required to comply with these regulations of the City’s Municipal Code.

Policy 8.1.2: Regulate construction practices,
including grading, dust suppression, chemical
management, and encourage pre -determined
construction routes that minimize dust and
particulate matter pollution.

Consistent: South Coast Air Quality Management
District’s (SCAQMD) Rule 403 minimum requirements
require the application of the best available dust control measures for all grading operations and include the
application of water or other soil stabilizers in sufficient quantity to prevent the generation of visible dust plumes.

Compliance with Rule 403 would require the use of
water trucks during all phases where earth moving
operations would occur. The emissions modeling
established that the Project would comply with
SCAQMD’s Rule 403.
a City of Anaheim General Plan.

Source (table): EcoTierra Consulting Inc., 2022.
2) City of Anaheim Zoning Code
All on-site development activity is subject to Title 18 (Zoning) of the Code. The Zoning Code includes development standards for the various districts in the City. The Zoning Code establishes the underlying zoning for the Project Site, which is “T” Transit ion Zone. The intent of the “T” Transition Zone is to provide for a zone to include land that is used for agricultural uses, in a transitory or interim use, restricted to limited uses because of special conditions, or not zoned to one of the zoning districts for whatever reason, including recent annexation. Pursuant to the State of California’s Housing Accountability Act (HAA), most recently amended in 2019, properties with a General Plan designation that allows for residential uses (such as the Project Site’s “R-LM” City of Anaheim Dale Avenue Project
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designation), but that have a zoning designation that does not allow for residential uses, are not required to reclassify the property’s zoning to be consistent with the General Plan when residential uses are proposed. Rather, the property may be developed for residential uses in accordance with the density prescribed by the General Plan land use designation. Therefore, pursuant to the HAA, the Project Site would be subject to the “RM-3” Multiple-Family Residential zone development standards, which is the implementing zone for the “R-LM” density General Plan designation. The intent of the "RM-3" Zone is to provide an attractive, safe, and healthy environment with multiple- family units with a minimum building site area per dwelling unit of two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet . This zone implements the Low -Medium Density Residential, Mid Density Residential, and Medium Density land use designations in the General Plan. 4 The “Dwellings—Single Family Attached” land use is a permitted use within the “RM-3” Zone, subject to the approval of a conditional use permit and a subdivision tract map. 5 The applicant is proposing to designate 2 units (10 percent) as Moderate Income Affordable for which Affordable Housing Incentives, consisting of a 5 percent by-right density bonus; 6 a by- right parking ratio adjustment to 2 spaces per 2- and 3-bedroom unit;7 and one Tier One development incentive 8 for an interior lot line setback reduction to 10 feet, 9 is being requested. A Conditional Use Permit is also being requested to allow a reduced landscape setback on the west side of the main entrance of 3-feet-3-inches and a reduced building-to-building setback of 24-feet. Approval of the Project, inclusive of the requested incentives and Conditional Use Permit, would allow the construction of a new 18-unit, single-family attached residential one-lot subdivision including one interior, private road on a 0.929-acre Project Site, which would result in a density of 19.4 units/acre.

With approval of the discretionary actions detailed above, the Project would be consistent with the development standards of the RM-3 Implementing Zone as explained below in Table II-2, RM-3 Zoning Consistency.

Table II-2
RM-3 Zoning Consistency
Standard Project
Density 19.4 du / acre 1 19.4 du / acre
Minimum Lot Width 70 feet 172 feet
Maximum Height 40 feet / 3 stories 28 feet / 2 stories
Floor Area 825 sf / 2-bed unit
1,000 sf / 3-bed unit
1,045 sf - 1,155 sf / 2-bed unit
1,560 sf / 3-bed unit
Maximum Site Coverage 45% 43.3%

4 Anaheim Municipal Code, Section 18.06.020.030 ("RM-3" Multiple-Family Residential Zone). 5 Anaheim Municipal Code Section 18. 06.030 (Uses), Table 6-A (Primary Uses: Multiple -Family Residential Zones).
6 Anaheim Municipal Code, Section 18.52.040.0303 (Moderate Income), Table 52-C (Moderate Income Density Bonus).
7 Anaheim Municipal Code, Section 18.52.100.010 (Applicable Parking Ratios), Table 52-I (Reduced Parking Ratios).
8 Anaheim Municipal Code, Section 18.52.090.0101 (Density Bonus), Table 52-F (Number of Incentives by Level of Affordability).
9 Anaheim Municipal Code, Section 18.52.090.0306 (Interior Lot Line Setbacks), Table 52-G (Setbacks from Interior Property Lines).

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RM-3 Zoning Consistency
Standard Project
Minimum Setbacks
Structural (Private Street) 15 feet 15 feet
Structural (Interior Lot Lines) 10 feet 2 10 feet
Structural (Freeway) 10 feet 10 feet
Structure-to-Structure 30 feet 24 feet 3
Landscape 5 feet 3 feet - 3 inches 3
Minimum Open Space 6,300 sf 6,409 sf
Minimum Parking 36 spaces 4 42 spaces
du = dwelling units; sf = square feet
1 Calculated as follows: Base Density of 1 du / 2,400 sf lot area on 40,485 sf lot = 16.9 du; plus 5% Affordable Housing Density Bonus = 17.7; rounded up to 18 du allowed. 18 du / 0.929-acre = 19.4 du / acre. 2 Pursuant to Anaheim Municipal Code, Section 18.52.090.0306 (Interior Lot Line Setbacks), Table 52-G (Setbacks from Interior Property Lines).
3 Structure-to-Structure and Landscape Setback Reductions requested under Conditional Use Permit as part of Project discretionary actions.
4 Pursuant to Anaheim Municipal Code, Section 18.52.100.010 (Applicable Parking Ratios), Table 52-I (Reduced Parking Ratios).

In addition, implementation of the Project would require removal of the Project Site’s existing ornamental trees. The reasonable and practical development of the property requires destruction of the subject trees. The topography of the building site renders destruction reasonably necessary, because the subject trees are in the footprint of the proposed buildings and are not good candidates for transplanting. However, the Project would comply with the specimen tree replacement requirement of the Code.
3) City of Anaheim Building Code
The City of Anaheim has adopted the California Building Code as Title 15 (Building and Housing) of the Code, inclusive of the California Green Building Standards Code (commonly known as CALGreen). The State developed CALGreen, and m andates that local jurisdictions adopt CALGreen, to attain consistency among the various jurisdictions within the State with the specific goals to reduce a building’s energy and water use, reduce waste, and reduce the carbon footprint.

The following types of projects are subject to the Green Building Code:
• All new buildings (residential and non-residential);
• Every building alteration with a building permit valuation of $200,000 or more (residential and non-residential);
• Residential alterations that increase the building’s conditioned volume; and, • Every building addition (residential and non-residential).

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The Project would be compliant with the California Energy Code/Title 24 requirements, and would include, but not be limited to, the following features:
• Low-flow faucets, shower heads, and toilets;
• Energy efficient mechanical systems;
• Energy efficient glazing and window frames;
• Energy efficient lighting; and
• Photovoltaic (solar) roof panel systems.
4) Condition (a) Conclusion
As discussed above, with approval of the above referenced discretionary actions (Affordable Housing Incentives, Conditional Use Permit, and Subdivision Tract Map) , the Project would be consistent with its general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies, as well as with its zoning designation and regulations. Therefore, the Project would meet Categorical Exemption Condition (a).

Condition (b): The proposed development occurs within city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban uses.

The Project Site is located entirely within the City limits on a site that is approximately 0.929-acre in size. Figures I-1 and I-2 in Section I, Project Description show views of the Project Site and its regional vic inity; as shown therein, the Project Site is located in an urbanized setting characterized by residential uses. As such, the Project meets Categorical Exemption Condition (b).

Condition (c): The project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare , or threatened species.

The City encompasses a variety of open space and natural areas that serve as habitat for sensitive species. Portions of the City of Anaheim are within the Orange County Central/Coastal Natural Communities Conservation Plan Subregion (NCCP) and Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP).10 The NCCP/HCP provides for the protection of a number of plant and animal species, referred to as target species and identified species, and considered sensitive.

The Project Site is not located within the NCCP or the HCP. Regardless, a background search and literature review was conducted of existing biological resources data within the Project footprint, including a one-mile buffer surrounding the Site (Biological Review). 11 The review focused on
special-status plant and wildlife species and sensitive habitat types identified using the following databases: Google Earth; the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) ; the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) Rare Plant Inventory (RPI); the National Wetland Inventory (NWI); and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s

10 Anaheim General Plan/Zoning Code Update EIR, May 2004. 11 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021 -00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022. Refer to Appendix A.

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(USFW) Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) trust resource report . The CNDDB, NWI, and IPaC query included the project footprint and a one -mile buffer. The CNPS RPI query consisted of a one-quadrangle search around the Project area . These databases include special status plant and wildlife species (including state or federally listed as rare, threatened, endangered, species of special concern, or unique species) and natural communities. Results are included in Appendix A of this Categorical Exemption and discussed below. 1) CNDDB and IPaC Query Results – Special Status Wildlife Results of the CNDDB and IPaC queries indicated that the following four special-status wildlife species are known to occur within the one-mile search area: Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis); Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino); Coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica); and Monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ).12 However, t hese species require specialized habitat such as chenopod scrub, playas, vernal pools, coastal sage scrub, scrubland, cismontante woodland, meadows and seeps, marshes and swamps, coastal shrublands, coastal dune swales, lower montane coniferous forest, valley and foothill grassland, desert scrub, chapparal, and oak woodland, which are not present within the Project Site. Although the Monarch butterfly has a wider range of suitable habitat, it is not expected to be found at the Project Site as milkweed or other flowering plants that may be present may be used for foragi ng but would not be likely to be used for overwintering sites.
13 The Project Site is surrounded by residential development and a highway, which suggests human activity in the area is high, resulting in a low likelihood that wildlife species sensitive to hum an disturbance would be present in or use the study area . The Project Site and surrounding area is anticipated to support wildlife species that thrive in urban and disturbed habitats, including but not limited to, California ground squirrel ( Otospermophilus beecheyi ), raccoon ( Procyon lotor ), American crow ( Corvus brachyrhynchos ), European starling ( Sturnus vulgaris ), northern mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos), lesser goldfinch ( Carduelis psaltria), rock pigeon ( Columba livia), house finch (Passer domesticus), and western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis).14 While no suitable habitat for these five special-status wildlife species is present within the Project Site and buffer area, suitable nesting habitat for raptors and native migratory bird species protected by California Fish and Game Code 3503.5 and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) is present within the Project Site.
15 The Project would be required to comply with these existing federal and state laws (i.e., MBTA and California Fish and Game Code, re spectively), which would ensure that impacts to nesting birds do not occur.

12 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021 -00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022, page 2. Refer to Appendix A. 13 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021-00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022, page 3. Refer to Appendix A. 14 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021 -00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022, page 3. Refer to Appendix A. 15 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021 -00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022, page 3. Refer to Appendix A.

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2) RPI and IPaC Query Results – Special Status Plants
Results of the RPI and IPaC queries indicated that the following 10 special-status plant species are known to occur within the one -quadrangle search area: Chaparral sand-verbena (Abronia villosa Wats. var. aurita); Horn's milk-vetch (Astragalus hornii var. hornii); Ventura Marsh Milk-vetch (Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus ); Parish’s brittlescale ( Atriplex Parishii ); Lewis’ evening primrose (Camissoniopsis lewisii); Southern tarplant (Centromadia parryi ssp. australis); Southern California black walnut ( Juglans californica) ; Gambel's water cress ( Nasturtium gambelii); Salt spring checkerbloom ( Sidalcea neomexicana) ; San Bernadino aster (Symphyotrichum defoliatum); and Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis). However, the Biological Review found no suitable habitat for any of these species within the Project Site, and determined that the developed and landscaped nature of the Project Site likely precludes all of the species from occurring.16 Therefore, Project activities would not have the potential to impact special-status plant habitat.
3) NWI Query Results – Wetland Features
Results of the NWI query indicated two water features present within the one-mile search radius.

Fullerton Creek is located approximately 0.31-mile northeast of the Project Site. Fullerton Creek is an intermittent riverine system with an artificial streambed, within which surface water is present for extended periods early in the growing season, but absent by the end of the growing season in most years. This creek connects with the Houston Corporate Storm Channel, a man-made channel.

The Biological Review found that the Project would not impact these water features.17 Although it is not mapped on the NWI or the USGS Topographic map, the Biological Review found indication of a drainage channel that runs just north of the Project Site; however, it determined that the drainage is likely associated with the I-5/CA-91 interchange and no surface connection to Fullerton Creek or the Houston Storm Channel could be identified. 18 Furthermore, the Project would be required to comply with the California Water Boards Construction Stormwater Program, as discussed below under subheading (e) Project -Specific Water Quality Impacts, which would ensure that impacts to any potentially connected water bodies downstream of the Project Site would be less than significant.19

16 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021 -00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022, page 3. Refer to Appendix A. 17 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desk top Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021-00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022, page 3. Refer to Appendix A. 18 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021 -00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022, page 3. Refer to Appendix A. 19 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021 -00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022 page 3. Refer to Appendix A.

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4) Condition (c) Conclusion
The Project Site and its vicinity are not part of any draft or adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan. 20 Due to the developed and landscaped nature of the Pr oject Site and surrounding area, no suitable habitat that would support special-status plant or wildlife species, or sensitive habitats protected by the CDFW, is present.21 However, there are several ornamental trees growing within the Project Site boundari es, which would be removed during construction. None of these trees are protected species by the City’s tree protection ordinance; however, these trees may provide temporary suitable habitat for nesting migratory birds, which are protected under the federal MBTA. The MBTA, which is an international treaty ratified in 1918, protects migratory nongame native bird species (as listed in 50 C.F.R. Section 10.13) and their nests . Additionally, Section 3503, 3503.5, and 3513 of the California Fish and Game Code pr ohibit take of all birds and their active nests, including raptors and other migratory nongame birds (as listed under the MBTA). Tree removals would be undertaken pursuant to applicable City permits and requirements. The Project would be required to comply with these existing federal and State laws (i.e., MBTA and California Fish and Game Code, respectively) . Therefore, the Project would not result in any significant impacts in regards to habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species.

As such, the Project meets Categorical Exemption Condition (c).

Condition (d): Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects related to traffic, noise, air quality, greenhouse gases, or water quality.

The following provides a Projec t-specific analysis of the impacts to traffic, noise, air quality, greenhouse gases, and water quality.
1) Project-Specific Transportation Impacts
The following transportation impact analysis summarizes and incorporates by reference the information provided in the Trip Generation Memo, Proposed 18-Unit Townhomes, 1442 N. Dale Ave, Anaheim , prepared by K2 Traffic Engineers, Inc. (Trip Memo ) and the VMT Screening Assessment, Proposed 18-Unit Townhomes, 1442 N. Dale Ave, Anaheim , prepared by K2 Traffic Engineers, Inc. (VMT Screening). The Trip Memo and VMT Screening are available as Appendix B and Appendix C to this document.
(a) Project Trip Generation Forecast Comparison
The amount of one -way vehicular movement, either entering or exiting the generating land use, referred to as “vehicle trip ends,” determines the number of trips generated for a project . Traffic generation rates used in this analysis are found in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)’s

20 Anaheim General Plan/Zoning Code Update EIR, May 2004. 21 Kleinfelder, Biological Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021 -00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, April 11, 2022, page 3. Refer to Appendix A.

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ITE Trip Generation Manual , 11th Edition. The Project is forecast to generate a net of approximately 109 daily trips, with 6 trips (1 inbound, 5 outbound) produced in the AM peak hour and 8 trips (5 inbound, 3 outbound) produced in the PM peak hour.22 According to the “City of Anaheim Criteria for Preparation of Traffic Impact Studies,” proposed developments with an AM or PM peak hour trip generation that exceeds 100 vehicle trips are required to conduct a Level of Service (LOS) analysis. With a projected net trip generation of only 6 trips in the AM peak hour and 8 trips in the PM peak hour, the Project would not require a LOS analysis and would not significantly impact the nearby roadways and intersections.23 (b) Project Trip Generation Assessment
For the purpose of Senate Bill (SB) 743 and the CEQA compliance, a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) analysis should be conducted for land use projects that have the potential to increase the average VMT per service population compared to the County of Orange boundary. The “ City of Anaheim Traffic Impact Analysis Guidelines for California Environmental Quality Act Analysis,” (TIA Guidelines) has identified three types of project screening that may be applied to effectively screen projects from conducting a full project-level assessment.

Type 1: Transit Priority Area (TPA) Screening
According to the TIA Guidelines, projects located within a Transit Priority Area (TPA) may be presumed to have a less than significant impact absent substantial evidence to the contrary.

According to Attachment A of the City’s TIA Guidelines, the Project Site is not located with a TPA; therefore, the Project does meet the requirements for screening under Type 1.24 Type 2: Low VMT Area Screening
Residential and office projects located within a low VMT -generating area may be presumed to have a less than significant impact absent substantial evidence to the contrary. Other employment- related and mixed- use projects within a low VMT -generating area may also qualify for this screening if the project can reasonably be expected to generate VMT per service population similar to the existing land uses in the low VMT area.

Based on Attachment B of the City’s TIA Guidelines, the Project Site is not located within a low VMT area; therefore, the Project does meet the requirements for screening under Type 1.25

22 K2 Traffic Engineers, Inc., Trip Generation Memo, Proposed 18-Unit Townhomes, 1442 N. Dale Ave, Anaheim, March 10, 2022, Table 2 Project Trip Generation, page 2. Refer to Appendix B. 23 K2 Traffic Engineers, Inc., Trip Generation Memo, Proposed 18-Unit Townhomes, 1442 N. Dale Ave, Anaheim, March 10, 2022, page 2. Refer to Appendix B.
24 K2 Traffic Engineers, Inc., VMT Screening Assessment, Proposed 18-Unit Townhomes, 1442 N. Dale Ave, Anaheim, March 10, 2022, page 3. Refer to Appendix C.
25 K2 Traffic En gineers, Inc., VMT Screening Assessment, Proposed 18-Unit Townhomes, 1442 N. Dale Ave, Anaheim, March 10, 2022, page 3. Refer to Appendix C.

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Type 3: Project Type Screening
Local serving projects generally reduce vehicle travel by providing a more proximate location to travel to. In accordance with the City’s TIA Guidelines, local serving projects generating less than 110 daily vehicle trips may be presumed to have a less than significant impact absent substantial evidence to the contrary.

The Project would include two dwelling units designated as Moderate Income Affordable, which is listed under Type 3 in the TIA Guidelines as exempted from VMT by right. Therefore, evaluation under this screening type is based on trip generation for the other 16 proposed dwelling units. Based on trip generation rates found in the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 11 th Edition, the 16
dwelling units would generate 108 daily trips, which is below the threshold of 110 daily trips.

Therefore, the Project meets the requirements for screening under Type 3.

Summary
The Project meets the requirements for screening out of conducting a project -level VMT assessment under Screening Type 3. As such, the Project can be assumed to have a less than significant VMT impact.
26 (c) Site Access and On-Site Circulation Evaluation
The Project Site driveway is located along a private s treet, in a residential area. As such, it is expected that motorists entering and exiting the Project Site would be able to do so without undue congestion. Fire and trash access and staging are shown on Figure II -1 and Figure II -2, respectively. As shown, access and internal circulation would be adequate. (d) Transportation Impact Summary
As indicated above, the Project would not significantly impact the nearby roadways and intersections, would have a less -than-significant VMT impact, and would have adequate ac cess and internal circulation. Therefore, the Project would not result in any significant effects related to traffic.

26 K2 Traffic Engineers, Inc., VMT Screening Assessment, Proposed 18-Unit Townhomes, 1442 N. Dale Ave, Anaheim, March 10, 2022, page 4. Refer to Appendix C.

Figure II-1
Fire Access Plan
Source: WHA, 2022
Figure II-2
Refuse Pickup and Staging
Source: WHA, 2022
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2) Project-Specific Noise Impacts
Noise is typically defined as a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or otherwise undesirable and is described in terms of a sound’s amplitude (loudness), frequency (pitch), or duration (time).

The ambient noise environment is comprised of stationary and mobile noise sources. Sound dissipates exponentially with distance from the noise source . This phenomenon is known as “spreading loss.” For a single point source, sound levels decrease by approximately 6 dB for each doubling of distance from the source. This drop-off rate is appropriate for noise generated by on- site operations from stationary equipment or activity at a project site. If noise is produced by a line source, such as highway traffic, the sound decreases by 3 dB for each doubling of distance in a hard site environment . Line-source noise in a relatively flat environment with absorptive vegetation decreases by 4.5 dB for each doubling of distance.

The physical measure of sound, or sound level, is in decibels (dB), based on a logarithmic scale.

Therefore, a doubling of the energy of a noise source, such as doubling of traffic volume, would increase the noise level by 3 dB; a halving of the energy would result in a 3-dB decrease. Everyday sounds normally range from 30 dB (very quiet) to 100 dB (very loud). The A -weighted decibel scale relates noise to human sensitivity. The “A -weighted decibel,” abbreviated dBA, is the measurement used for common noise levels . Although human perception of sound is somewhat subjective, it is widely accepted that the average healthy ear (1) can barely perceive an increase or decrease of 3 dBA; (2) can perceive a change of 3 dBA in outdoor environments; and (3) can notice that an i ncrease of 10 dBA sounds twice as loud. Noise, or sound over a period of time, can be measured using a number of methods. The two most common methods are the community noise equivalent (CNEL) and the equivalent sound level (Leq). dBA Leq is the term for measurement of the average noise levels over a period of minutes or hours. (a) Regulatory Setting
The City outlines their noise regulations and standards within the Municipal Code and excerpts of the code as it relates to this project are provided below:
• Section 6.70.010 of the Municipal Code discusses the noise standards for stationary noise sources and states that no person shall within the City create any sound radiated for extended periods from any premises which produces a sound pressure level at any point on the property line in excess of sixty decibels (Re 0.0002 Microbar) read on the A-scale of a sound level meter using the slowest meter’s response.
• Section 6.70.010 of the municipal code also regulates the allowable hours of construction activity. Sound created by construction or building repair of any premises within the City shall be exempt from the applications of this chapter during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Additional work hours may be permitted if deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works or Building Official.

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(b) Noise Analysis
The Dale Avenue Project – Cat32 Exemption Noise Impact Assessment (Noise Assessment)27 was prepared for the Project to calculate the short -term noise levels during the various phases of construction and the long- term noise levels during operation and is included as Appendix D to this Categorical Exemption.

For noise, the State of California defines sensitive receptors as those land uses that require serenity or otherwise adversely affected by noise events or conditions. Schools, libraries, churches, hospitals, single and multiple-family residential, including transient lodging, motels and hotel uses make up the majority of these types of areas. A residential neighborhood with single-family uses surrounds the Project Site. Sensitive land uses that may be affected by Project noise include the residential uses approximately 40 feet to the east and west of the Project Site. (i) Construction Noise
The construction noise analysis utilizes the FHWA Noise and Vibration During Construction model/methodology, together with several key construction parameters , including distance to the sensitive receiver, equipment usage, percent usage factor, and baseline parameters for the Project Site. The Applicant expects construction of the Project to last approximately 12 months and require the use of heavy equipment. The Applicant anticipates that the construction phases for the Project would include demolition, site preparation, grading, building construction, paving, and architectural coating. During each construction phase there would be a different mix of equipment operating and noise levels would vary based on the amount of equipment in operation and the location of each activity. Construction noise is expected to be loudest during the demo and paving phases of construction. The projected construction noise levels at the closest sensitive receptors are presented in Table II-3, Projected Construction Noise Levels.

Table II-3
Projected Construction Noise Levels
Location Phase Noise Level (dBA, Leq)
Adjacent Residences
Demolition 77
Site Preparation 73
Grading 75
Building Construction 75
Paving 79
Architectural Coating 65
MD Acoustics, Dale Avenue Project – Cat32 Exemption Noise Impact Analysis, Anaheim City, CA, page 5. Refer to Appendix D.

The City’s Noise Ordinance does not establish quantitative construction noise standards. The FTA has established a daytime threshold of 90 dBA Leq (1 hour) for residential uses and 100 dBA Leq (1 hour) for nonresidential uses to evaluate construction noise impacts. 28 As shown by the results

27 MD Acoustics, Dale Avenue Project – Cat32 Exemption Noise Impact Analysis, Anaheim City, CA. Refer to Appendix D.
28 Federal Transit Administration, Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual, Table 7- 2, Page 179, September 2018
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report in Table II-3, noise levels at the closest sensitive receptor locations would be well below 90 dBA. In addition, the Project would comply with Municipal Code Section 6.70.010 and no construction activities would occur outside of the allowable hours of between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Therefore, the Project’s construction noise levels would not exceed applicable standards. In addition, the following practices are recommended to further reduce construction noise levels:

1. Demolition and construction activities shall be scheduled so as to avoid operating several pieces of equipment simultaneously, which causes high noise levels.

2. The project contractor shall us e power constriction equipment with state -of-the-art noise shielding and muffling devices.

3. Any stationary equipment such as cranes or generators shall be placed as far from sensitive receptors as possible.

4. Equipment shall be maintained so that vehicles and their loads are secured from rattling and banging.

5. Idling equipment shall be turned off when not in use. (ii) Operational Noise
Traffic Noise Levels
Traffic noise along I-5 and SR-91 are the main source of noise in the Project area and would have the greatest potential for increase due to operation of the Project. A worst-case Project-generated traffic noise level was modeled utilizing the FHWA Traffic Noise Prediction Model - FHWA-RD- 77-108. Traffic noise levels were calculated for the northern property line of the Project Site. In addition, the noise contours for 60, 65, and 70 dBA CNEL were calculated. In order for a new noise source to be audible, there would need to be a three dBA or greater CNEL noise increase. I- 5 and SR-91 are anticipated to experience a net worst-case increase of 112 trips per day as a result of the Project.29 As shown in Table II-4, Change in Roadway Noise as a Result of the Project, the Project would not change the existing ambient roadway-generated noise levels.

Table II-4
Change in Roadway Noise as a Result of the Project
Roadway a Segment
CNEL at Project Site (dBA) b
Existing
Existing +
Project
Change in
Noise Level
Significant
Impact?
I-5 Fullerton, Jct. Rt. 91 66.8 66.8 0.0 No
SR-91 Fullerton, Jct. Rt. 5 72.9 72.9 0.0 No
a Noise levels calculated from centerline of subject roadway. b Exterior noise levels calculated at 5 feet above ground level.

Source: MD Acoustics, Dale Avenue Project – Cat32 Exemption Noise Impact Analysis, Anaheim City, CA, page 4. Refer to Appendix D.

29 K2 Traffic Engineers, Inc., Trip Generation Memo, Proposed 18-Unit Townhomes, 1442 N. Dale Ave, Anaheim, March 10, 2022, page 2. Refer to Appendix B.

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Stationary Noise Sources
Potential stationary noise sources include air-conditioning (AC) condensers and transformers. The condensers and transformers would be on grade. The Project proposes a 6- foot wall on the south, west, and east property lines. These barriers would provide a 13- dB transmission loss from the condensers to the adjacent buil ding 40 ft to the east and a 6- dB transmission loss from the transformer to the adjacent building 60 ft to the west.30 Typically, AC condenser units are no louder than 76 dBA at 1- foot from the source. At the nearest adjacent building 40 feet to the east, t he noise level would be a maximum of 47 dBA after shielding from the wall. According to National Electrical Manufacturers Association standards, transformer noise levels can be up to 64 dBA at 1-foot from the source. At the nearest adjacent building 60 feet to the west, the noise level would be a maximum of 40 dBA after shielding prom the wall. These equipment levels fall below the predicted ambient levels, which could average as low as 66 dBA Leq at night per the FHWA TNM (see Table II-4).

Airport-Related Noise
The nearest airport is Fullerton Municipal Airport, located approximately 1-mile to the north of the Project Site. The Project Site is located outside of the airport’s published noise contours.31 As such, air traffic noise from Fullerton Municipal Airport would not expose people living at the Project Site to excessive noise levels.
(c) Noise Impact Summary
As indicated above, the Project would comply with applicable noise standards during construction, would not increase existing ambient noise levels during operation, and would not expose people to excessive noise levels related to airports . Therefore, the Project would not result in any significant effects related to noise.
3) Project-Specific Air Quality Impacts
This checklist has evaluated the Project to determine if it would violate an air quality standard or contribute to an existing or projected air quality violation. Additionally, this analysis evaluated the Project to determine if it would result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of a criteria pollutant for which the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB) is non- attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard. The significance of these potential impacts is below and is ba sed on the Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study prepared for the Project, which is included as Appendix E to this Categorical Exemption.

30 MD Acoustics, Dale Avenue Project – Cat32 Exemption Noise Impact Analysis, Anaheim City, CA, page 4. Refer to Appendix D to this Categorical Exemption.
31 Orange County, Airport Land Use Commission, Airport Environs Land Use Plan for Fullerton Municipal Airport, Figure D2, Fullerton Municipal Airport, Airport Impact Zones and Noise Contours.

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The analysis estimated emissions using the CalEEMod (Version 2020.4.0) software, which is a statewide land us e emissions computer model designed to provide a uniform platform for government agencies, land use planners, and environmental professionals to quantify potential criteria pollutant emissions from a variety of land use projects. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) developed CalEEMod in collaboration with the air districts of California.
32 Regional data (e.g., emission factors, trip lengths, meteorology, source inventory, etc.) from the various California air districts accounts for local requirements and conditions. The model is an accurate and comprehensive tool for quantifying air quality impacts from land use projects throughout California and recommended for use in CEQA documents by the SCAQMD.33 Detailed construction equipment l ists, construction scheduling, and emission calculations are available in the CalEEMod Output provided in Appendix E of this document. (a) Regional Emissions
(i) Construction
The following CEQA significance thresholds for construction emissions have been established for the SCAB:
• 75 pounds per day (lbs/day) of VOC
• 100 lbs/day of NOx
• 550 lbs/day of CO
• 150 lbs/day of PM10
• 55 lbs/day of PM2.5
• 150 lbs/day of SO2
The Applicant expects construction to start no sooner than the third quarter of 2022 (July) and take approximately 12 months. The construction schedule utilized in the analysis represents a “worst - case” analysis scenario even if construction was to occur any time after the respective dates since emission factors for construction decrease as time passes and the analysis year increases due to emission regulations becoming more stringent. 34 The construction activities for the Project are anticipated to include: demolition of the existing single-family residence and detached garage, site preparation and grading, construction of 18 single-family, attached dwelling units, paving of the private, internal road and other hardscape , and application of architectural coatings.

Approximately 475 cubic yards of soil would be exported during grading. The construction emissions estimates calculated by CalEEMod for the Project include compliance with SCAQMD Rule 402 for the prohibition of nuisance air emissions and Rule 403 for the control of fugitive dust.

CalEEMod also estimates construction emissions for construction worker vehicles traveling to and from the Project Site, as well as vendor trips (construction materials delivered to the Project Site).

Table II -5, Construction -Related Regional Pollutant Emissions , summarizes the estimated maximum daily construction emissions . Appendix E to this document provides detailed construction model outputs.

32 SCAQMD. website: http://www.aqmd.gov/caleemod/.
33 South Coast Air Quality Management District, California Emissions Estimator Model. 34 As shown in the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod) User’s Guide Version 2020.4.0, Section 4.3 “OFFROAD Equipment” as the analysis year increases, emission factors for the same equipment pieces decrease due to the natural turnover of older equi pment being replaced by newer less polluting equipment and new regulatory requirements.

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Table II-5
Construction-Related Regional Pollutant Emissions

Activity
Pollutant Emissions (pounds/day)
VOC NOx CO SO2 PM10 PM2.5
Demolition On-Site a 0.71 6.41 7.47 0.01 0.45 0.34
Off-Site b 0.04 0.24 0.39 0.00 0.14 0.04
Subtotal 0.75 6.65 7.86 0.01 0.59 0.38
Site Preparation On-Site a 0.58 6.93 3.96 0.01 0.46 0.26 Off-Site b 0.02 0.01 0.16 0.00 0.06 0.02
Subtotal 0.59 6.94 4.12 0.01 0.52 0.27
Grading On-Site a 1.08 12.00 5.94 0.01 0.52 0.48
Off-Site b 0.14 4.61 1.55 0.02 0.64 0.20
Subtotal 1.23 16.61 7.49 0.03 1.16 0.67
Building
Construction
On-Site a 0.69 7.03 7.15 0.01 0.37 0.34
Off-Site b 0.09 0.36 0.93 0.00 0.33 0.09
Subtotal 0.77 7.39 8.09 0.01 0.70 0.43
Paving On-Site a 0.74 5.92 7.03 0.01 0.30 0.28
Off-Site b 0.05 0.04 0.59 0.00 0.20 0.05
Subtotal 0.80 5.95 7.63 0.01 0.50 0.33
Architectural
Coating
On-Site a 24.31 1.41 1.81 0.00 0.08 0.08
Off-Site b 0.02 0.01 0.16 0.00 0.06 0.02
Subtotal 24.33 1.42 1.98 0.00 0.14 0.10
Total for overlapping phases c 25.90 14.76 17.69 0.03 1.34 0.86 SCAQMD Thresholds 75 75 100 550 150 150
Exceeds Thresholds? No No No No No No
a On-site emissions from equipment operated on-site that is not operated on public roads. b Off-site emissions from equipment operated on public roads. c Construction, architectural coatings, and paving phases may overlap.

Source: MD Acoustics, LLC, Dale Avenue Project Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study, City of Anaheim, CA, April 11, 2022, page 50. Refer to Appendix E.

As shown in Table II -5, Construction -Related Regional Pollutant Emissions , emissions resulting from the Project construction would not exceed criteria pollutant thresholds established by the SCAQMD for emissions of any criteria pollutant.

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(ii) Operation
The following CEQA significance thresholds for operational emissions have been established f or the SCAB:
• 55 lbs/day of VOC
• 55 lbs/day of NOx
• 550 lbs/day of CO
• 150 lbs/day of PM10
• 55 lbs/day of PM2.5
• 150 lbs/day of SO2
Operational or long- term emissions occur over the life of the Project and are emitted primarily from (1) area sources; (2) mobile sources; and (3) energy sources. Area sources include emissions from consumer products, landscape equipment, and architectural coatings. Mobile source emissions include emissions from the additional vehicle miles generated from the Project and are the largest long- term source of air pollutants from the operation of the Project. Energy source emissions include emissions associated with the consumption of energy resources (electricity and natural gas) in order to power building operations and Site maintenance.

The operational emissions estimates calculated by CalEEMod for the Project were based on year 2024, which is the anticipated opening year for the Project per the Trip Memo and VMT Screening prepared for the Project, and include compliance with SCAQMD and Rules 1113 and 1143 requiring the use of low -VOC paints and solvents in architectural coatings and paint thinners/solvents, respectively. The vehicle trips associated with the proposed project are based upon the trip generation rates from CalEEMod for Condo/Townhouse Highrise uses. Emissions associated with energy sources assume compliance with applicable Title 24 and CalGreen efficiency standards.

Table II-6, Regional Operational Pollutant Emis sions, summarizes the estimated maximum daily operational emissions. Appendix E to this document provides detailed operational model outputs. As shown in Table II-6, Regional Operational Pollutant Emissions, emissions resulting from the Project operation would not exceed criteria pollutant thresholds established by the SCAQMD for emissions of any criteria pollutant.

Table II-6
Regional Operational Pollutant Emissions
Operational Activities
Pollutant Emissions (pounds/day)
VOC NOx CO SOx PM10 PM2.5
Area Sources a 0.44 0.02 1.49 0.00 0.01 0.01
Energy Usage b 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mobile Sources c 0.31 0.35 3.23 0.01 0.81 0.22
Total Emissions 0.77 0.42 4.74 0.01 0.82 0.23
SCAQMD Regional Threshold 55 55 550 150 150 55
Threshold Exceeded? No No No No No No
a Area sources consist of emissions from consumer products, architectural coatings, and landscaping equipment. b Energy usage consists of emissions from on-site natural gas usage. c Mobile sources consist of emissions from vehicles and road dust.

Source: MD Acoustics, LLC, Dale Avenue Project Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study, City of Anaheim, CA, April 11, 2022, page 53. Refer to Appendix E.

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(iii) Cumulative
Cumulative projects include local development as well as general growth within the Project area.

However, as with most development, the greatest source of emissions is from mobile sources, which travel well out of the local area. Therefore, from an air qua lity standpoint, the cumulative analysis would extend beyond any local projects and when wind patterns are considered, would cover an even larger area. Accordingly, the cumulative analysis for the Project’s air quality must be generic by nature.

The Project area is out of attainment for both ozone and PM 10 particulate matter. Construction and
operation of cumulative projects will further degrade the local air quality, as well as the air quality of the South Coast Air Basin. The greatest cumulative impact on regional air quality will be the incremental addition of pollutants mainly from increased traffic from residential, commercial, and industrial development and the use of heavy equipment and trucks associated with the construction of these projects. Air quality will be temporarily degraded during construction activities that occur separately or simultaneously. However, in accordance with the SCAQMD methodology, projects that do not exceed the SCAQMD criteria or can be mitigated to less than criteria levels are not significant and do not add to the overall cumulative impact. As shown in Table II-6, the Project’s emissions would not exceed any of the thresholds of significance and, therefore, would not be cumulatively considerable.
(b) Local Emissions
Project-related air emissions may have the potential to exceed the state and federal air quality standards in a project vicinity, even though these pollutant emissions may not be significant enough to create a regional impact to the South Coast Air Basin. In order to assess local air quality impacts the SCAQMD has developed Localized Significant Thresholds (LSTs) to assess the project-related air emissions in the project vicinity. The SCAQMD has also provided the “Final Localized Significant Threshold Methodology” (LST Methodology), June 2003, which details the methodology to analyze local air emission impacts. The LST Methodology found that the primary emissions of concern are NO
2, CO, PM10, and PM2.5. The closest sensitive receptors to the Project Site are the single-family residential uses located 40 feet to the east and west of the Site. According to LST Methodology, “any receptor located closer than 25 meters (82 feet) shall be based on the 25-meter thresholds.” Therefore, the emission thresholds for the Project are based on the Project Site’s location within the Central Orange County source receptor area (SRA 17) and a distance of 254 meters. For construction, the calculations assume a disturbance of 1 acre per day. 35 For
operation, the LST analysis only includes on- site sources; however, the CalEEMod software outputs do not separate on- site and off -site emissions for mobile sources . Accordingly, the calculations assume a worst -case scenario of all on- site stationary sources and 10 percent of the mobile sources, which is an estimate of the amount of Project-related new vehicle traffic that would occur on-site.

35 Based on the project -specific construction equipment list, the maximum area that would be disturbed in a day would be 2.0 acres during demolition. However, as the Project Site is under 1-acre, a disturbance of 1 acre was used in the analysis. Source: MD Acoustics, LLC, Dale Avenue Project Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study, City of Anaheim, CA, March 31, 2022, page 46. Refer to Appendix E.

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(i) Construction
Table II -7, Local Construction Emissions at the Nearest Receptors, shows the on- site emissions from the CalEEMod model for the different construction phases and the LST emissions thresholds. The data provided in Table II -7, Local Construction Emissions at the Nearest Receptors, shows that none of the analyzed criteria pollutants would exceed the local emissions thresholds at the nearest sensitive receptors.

Table II-7
Local Construction Emissions at the Nearest Receptors
Activity
On-Site Pollutant Emissions (pounds/day)
NOx CO PM10 PM2.5
Demolition 6.41 7.47 0.45 0.34
Site Preparation 6.93 3.96 0.46 0.26
Grading 12.00 5.94 0.52 0.48
Building Construction 7.03 7.15 0.37 0.34
Paving 5.92 7.03 0.30 0.28
Architectural Coating 1.41 1.81 0.08 0.08
Total of overlapping phases 14.35 16.00 0.75 0.70
SCAQMD Thresholds a 81 485 4 3
Exceeds Threshold? No No No No
a The nearest sensitive receptors are located adjacent to the east and west; therefore, the 25 meter threshold was used.

Source: MD Acoustics, LLC, Dale Avenue Project Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study, City of Anaheim, CA, April 11, 2022, page 51. Refer to Appendix E. (ii) Operation
Table II -8, Local Operational Emissions at the Nearest Receptors , shows the calculated emissions for the Project’s operational activities compared with appropriate LSTs. The data provided in Table II-8 shows that none of the analyzed criteria pollutants would exceed the local emissions thresholds at the nearest sensitive receptors.

Table II-8
Local Operational Emissions at the Nearest Receptors
Activity
On-Site Pollutant Emissions (pounds/day)
NOx CO PM10 PM2.5
Area Sources a 0.02 1.49 0.01 0.01
Energy Usage b 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.00
On-Site Vehicle Emissions c 0.04 0.32 0.08 0.02
Total Emissions 0.10 1.83 0.09 0.03
SCAQMD Thresholds d 81 485 1 1
Exceeds Threshold? No No No No
a Area sources consist of emissions from consumer products, architectural coatings, and landscaping equipment. b Energy sources consist of emissions from generation of electricity and on-site natural gas usage. c On-site vehicular emissions are based on 1/10 of the gross vehicular emissions and road dust. d The nearest sensitive receptor is located adjacent to the east and west; therefore the 25-meter threshold was used.

Source: MD Acoustics, LLC, Dale Avenue Project Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study, City of Anaheim, CA, April 11, 2022, page 54. Refer to Appendix E.

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(c) Human Health Effects
Regarding health effects related to criteria pollutant emissions, the applicable significance thresholds are established for regional compliance with the state and federal ambient air quality standards, which are intended to protect public health from both acute and long- term health impacts, depending on the potential effects of the pollutant.

Because regional and local emissions of criteria pollutants during both construction and operation of the Project would be below the applicable thresholds, the Project would not contribute to long- term health impacts related to nonattainment of the ambient air quality standards. (d) Toxic Air Contaminants
Toxic Air Contaminants (TACs) is a term used to describe airborne pollutants that may be expected to result in an incr ease in mortality or serious illness, or which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health, and include both carcinogens and non- carcinogens. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) determine if a substance should be formally identified, or “listed,” ad a TAC in California. CARB has listed approximately 200 toxic substances, including those identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) on the California Air Toxics Program’s TAC List. The effects of TACs can be diverse and their health impacts tend to be local rather than regional. Consequently, ambient air quality standards for these pollutants have not been established and analysis of health effects is instead based on cancer risk and exposure levels, which is the likelihood that a person exposed to TACs over a 70-year lifetime would contract cancer. (i) Construction
The greatest potential for TAC emissions resulting from construction of the Project would involve diesel particulate emissions associated with trucks and heavy equipment . Project construction activity would not result in long- term substantial sources of TAC emissions (i.e., 30 or 70 years) and would not generate ongoing construction TAC emissions. Given the temporary and short-term construction schedule (approximately 12 months), the Project would not result in a long-term (i.e., lifetime or 30- year) exposure because of Project construction. Furthermore, as shown above, construction-based particulate matter (PM) emissions (including diesel exhaust emissions) do not exceed any local or regional thresholds.

In addition, the construction activities associated with the Project would be similar to other development projects in the City, and would be subject to the regulations and laws relating to toxic air pollutants at the regional, state, and federal level that would protect sensitive receptors from substantial concentrations of these emissions . The Project would be consistent with applicable AQMP requirements for control strategies intended to reduce emissions from construction equipment and activities. The Project would comply with the CARB Air Toxics Control Measure that limits diesel powered equipment and vehicle idling to no more than five (5) minutes at a location, and the CARB In- Use Off -Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation; compliance with these regulations would minimize emissions of TACs during construction. The Project would also comply with the requirements of SCAQMD Rule 1403 related to t he proper identification and abatement of asbestos in the event of its discovery during demolition activities.

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(ii) Operation
In an urban setting, CO emissions from vehicle exhaust is the primary source of TACs.

Consequently, the highest CO concentrations are generally close to congested intersections. The following are applicable local emission concentration standards for CO:
• California State 1-Hour CO Standard of 20.0 ppm
• California State 8-Hour CO Standard of 9.0 ppm
CalEEMod output showed that the project would generate 112 average daily trips. The 1992 Federal Attainment Plan for Carbon Monoxide (1992 CO Plan) showed that an intersection which has a daily traffic volume of approximately 100,000 vehicles per day would not violate the CO standard. The volume of traffic at Project buildout would be well below 100,000 vehicles and below the necessary volume to even get close to causing a violation of the CO standard. Therefore, no CO “hot spot” modeling would be required and, consequently, the Project would not r esult in a CO hot spot.
(e) Odors
Odors are typically associated with the use of chemicals, solvents, petroleum products, and other strong-smelling elements. The SCAQMD recommends that odor impacts be addressed in a qualitative manner. Such an analysis shall determine whether the project would result in excessive nuisance odors, as defined under the California Code of Regulations and Section 41700 of the California Health and Safety Code, and thus would constitute a public nuisance related to air quality.

Potential sources that may emit odors during construction activities include the application of materials such as asphalt pavement. Objectionable odors produced during the construction process are short -term in nature and would cease upon the drying or hardening of the odor producing materials. Diesel exhaust and VOCs, which are objectionable to some would be emitted during construction of the Project; however, emissions would disperse rapidly from the Project Site and therefore should not reach an objec tionable level at the nearest sensitive receptors. Due to the short-term nature and limited amounts of odor producing materials being utilized, substantial odors would not be emitted during construction of the Project.

According to the SCAQMD CEQA Air Quality Handbook, land uses and industrial operations that are associated with odor complaints include agricultural uses, wastewater treatment plants, food- processing plants, chemical plants, composting, refineries, landfills, dairies, and fiberglass molding. The Project involves the operation of single -family dwelling units, which are not typically associated with odor complaints and would not be expected to emit substantial odors inconsistent with the surrounding residential uses.
(f) AQMP Consistency
CEQA requir es a discussion of any inconsistencies between a proposed project and applicable General Plans and Regional Plans (CEQA Guidelines Section 15125). The regional plan that applies to the proposed project includes the SCAQMD Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) .

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Therefore, this section discusses any potential inconsistencies of the Project with the AQMP. The purpose of this discussion is to set forth the issues regarding consistency with the assumptions and objectives of the AQMP and to determine whether the Project would interfere with the region’s ability to comply with federal and state air quality standards. Strict consistency with all aspects of the plan is usually not required. A proposed project should be considered to be consistent with the AQMP if it furthers one or more policies and does not obstruct other policies.

The SCAQMD CEQA Handbook identifies two key indicators of consistency, which are evaluated below:
(1) Whether a project will result in an increase in the frequency or severity of existing air quality violations or cause or contribute to new violations, or delay timely attainment of air quality standards or the interim emission reductions specified in the AQMP. (2) Whether a project will exceed the assumptions in the AQMP in 2016 or increments based on the year of project buildout and phase.

Criterion 1 - Increase in the Frequency or Severity of Violations Based on the air quality modeling analysis presented above in Table II-8 and Table II-10, short- term construction impacts would not result in emissions that would exceed SCAQMD regional and local thresholds of significance. In addition, based on the air quality modeling analysis presented in Table II -9 and Table II -11, long- term operational impacts would not result in emissions that would exceed SCAQMD regional and local thresholds of significance . Therefore, the Project would not result in an increase in the frequency or severity of existing air quality violations or cause or contribute to new violations, or delay timely attainment of air qualit y standards or the interim emission reductions specified in the AQMP and would be consistent with the AQMP under the first criterion.

Criterion 2 - Exceed Assumptions in the AQMP
Consistency with the AQMP assumptions is determined by performing an analysis of the proposed project with the assumptions in the AQMP. The emphasis of this criterion is to ensure that the analyses conducted for the proposed project are based on the same forecasts as the AQMP. Connect SoCal, the 2020- 2045 Regional Transportation/Sustainable Communities Strategy, prepared by SCAG, 2020, includes core visions of demand & system management, goods movement, complete streets, system preservation and resilience, transit backbone, and sustainable development. These core visions currently r espond directly to federal and state requirements placed on SCAG. Local governments are required to use these as the basis of their plans for purposes of consistency with applicable regional plans under CEQA. For this project, the City of Anaheim General Plan defines the assumptions that are represented in the AQMP.

The proposed project has a current land use classification of low density residential with “T” Transition zoning according to the City of Anaheim General Plan Land Use Map. The Project would develop the Site with 18 single-family, attached residential dwelling units, which would be consistent with the land use designation in the City of Anaheim General Plan. Therefore, the Project would not exceed the assumptions in the AQMP based on the year of Project buildout and phase and would be consistent with the AQMP under the second criterion. Based on the above, the Project would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of the AQMP.

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(g) Air Quality Impact Summary
As indicated above, the Project would not result in emissions that would exceed regional or local significance thresholds, would not contribute to long-term health impacts related to nonattainment of the ambient air quality standards, would not be a source of substantial TAC emissions during construction or a CO “hot spot” during operation, would not emit substantial odors, and would be consistent with and not obstruct implementation of the applicable AQMP . Therefore, the Project would not result in any significant effects related to air quality. 4) Project-Specific Greenhouse Gas Impacts
Greenhouse gases (GHG) are those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and human generated, that absorbs and emits radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of terrestrial radiation emitted by the earth’s surface, the atmosphere itself, and by clouds. GHGs, as defined under California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 32, include carbon dioxide (CO 2), methane (CH4),
nitrous oxide (N 2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).
(a) Regulatory Background
On June 1, 2005, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Executive Order (EO) S -3-05, which calls for a reduction in GHG emissions to the year 2000 level by 2010, to year 1990 levels by 2020, and to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. The principal overall state plan and policy adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions is Assembly Bill (AB) 32 (California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006) . AB 32 establishes regulatory, reporting, and market mechanisms to achieve quantifiable reductions in GHG emissions and establishes a cap on statewide GHG emissions. AB 32 recognizes that California is the source of substantial amounts of GHG emissions and included a state goal of reducing GHG emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020, codifying the goal of EO S -3-05. As required by AB 32, CARB approved a Climate Change Scoping Plan (Scoping Plan) in 2008; CARB updates this plan every five years as required by State law. The Scoping Plan proposes a “comprehensive set of actions designed to reduce overall carbon GHG emissions in California, improve our environment, reduce our dependence on oil, diver sify our energy sources, save energy, create new jobs, and enhance public health. ” 36 The latest update
occurred in January 2017 and incorporates the 40 percent reduction to 1990 emissions levels by 2030.

The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Ac t of 2008, Senate Bill (SB) 375, established a process to coordinate land use planning, regional transportation plans, and funding priorities in order to help California meet the GHG reduction goals established in AB 32 . SB 375 required SCAG to incorporate a “sustainable community strategy” ( SCS) into its regional transportation plans ( RTP) that would achieve GHG emission reduction targets though several measures, including land use decisions. SCAG’s SCS is included in its latest RTP, the SCAG 2020–2045 RTP /SCS. The goals and policies of the RTP/SCS that reduce VMT focus on transportation and land use planning that include building infill projects; locating residents closer

36 Climate Change Scoping Plan— Pursuant to AB 32. Sacramento, CA: CARB, December 2008, available at:
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to where they work and play; and designing communities so there is access to high quality transit service.

On April 29, 2015, Governor Brown signed EO B-30-15, which ordered an interim statewide GHG emission reduction target to reduce GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 to ensure California meets its target of reducing GHG emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Five key goals for reducing GHG emissions through 2030 include (1) increasing renewable electricity to 50 percent; (2) doubling the energy efficiency savings achieved in existing buildings and making heating fuels cleaner; (3) reducing petroleum use in cars and trucks by up to 50 percent; (4) reducing emissions of short -lived climate pollutants; and (5) managing farms, rangelands, forests, and wetlands to increasingly store carbon. EO B -30-15 also directs CARB to update the Climate Change Scoping Plan to express the 2030 target in terms of million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

On September 8, 2016, the Governor signed Senate Bill 32 (SB 32) to codify the GHG reduction goals of EO B -30-15, requiring the State to reduce GHG emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 (Health and Safety Code Section 38566).

In addition, the Governor of California signed AB 197 to ensure that the State meets the SB 32 goals by requiring CARB to provide annual reports of GHGs, criteria pollutants, and TACs by facility, city, and sub-county level, and sector for stationary sources and at the county level for mobile sources. It also requires the CARB to prioritize specified emission reduction rules and regulations and to identify specified information for emission reduction measures (e.g., alternative compliance mechanism, market -based compliance mechanism, and potential monetary and nonmonetary incentive) when updating the Scoping Plan.

SB 350, signed October 7, 2015, is the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015. SB 350 is the implementation of some of the goals of EO B -30-15. The objectives of SB 350 are as follows:

1. To increase from 33 percent to 50 percent, the procurement of our electricity from renewable sources; and

2. To double the energy efficiency savings in electricity and natural gas final end uses of retail customers through energy efficiency and conservation.

The text of SB 350 sets a December 31, 2030, target for the state to generate 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. SB 350 also requires the state to double statewide energy efficiency savings in electricity and natural gas end uses by 2030. Additionally, SB 350 sets requirements for large utilities to develop and submit IRPs, which detail how utilities would meet their customers’ resource needs, reduce GHG emissions, and integrate clean energy resources. 37 37 California Energy Commission Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act — SB 350. Sacramento, CA: C EC, available at : https://www.energy.ca.gov/rules -andregulations/energy-suppliers-reporting/clean-energy-and- pollution-reduction-act-sb-350.

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On September 10, 2018, Governor Brown signed SB 100, the 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018. SB 100 requires renew able energy and zero- carbon resources to supply 100 percent of electric retail sales to end- use customers and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve state agencies by December 31, 2045. This policy requires the transition to zero-carbon electric systems that do not cause contributions to increase of GHG emissions elsewhere in the western electricity grid.
38 SB 100 also creates new standards for the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) goals established by SB 350 in 2015. Specifically, the bill increases required energy from renewable sources for both investor-owned utilities and publicly owned utilities from 50 percent to 60 percent by 2030.

Further, on September 10, 2018, Governor Brown also signed California EO B-55-18, which sets a new statewide goal of carbon neutrality as soon as possible, and no later than 2045 and achieve net negative emissions thereafter . EO B -55-18 was added to the existing statewide targets of reducing GHG emissions, including the targets previously established by Governor Brown of reducing emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 (EO B -30-15 and SB 32), and by Governor Schwarzenegger of reducing emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2040 (EO S- 3-05).
(b) SCAQMD Significance Criteria
On December 5, 2008, the SCAQMD Governing Board presented the staff proposal for a tiered threshold approach wherein: Tier 1 determines if a project qualifies for an applicable CEQA exemption; Tier 2 determines consistency with GHG reduction plans ; and Tier 3 proposes a numerical screeni ng value as a threshold. The development of project -level thresholds in accordance with CEQA is an ongoing effort at the state, regional, and county levels, and significance thresholds may differ for future projects based on new or additional data and information that may be available at that time for consideration. The City of Anaheim has not officially adopted any GHG CEQA significance threshold. The City defers to assessment methods and significance thresholds developed by the SCAQMD. At their September 28, 2010, meeting, the SCAQMD’s GHG CEQA Significance Threshold Working Group suggested a Tier 3 threshold of 3,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO 2e) per year for all land use types. 39 In
the absence of adopted thresholds, this analysis uses the Tier 3 standard.40 The Tier 3 threshold is an industry standard for the assessment of potential GHG impacts within the SCAB and represents the best available guidance in the assessment of potential GHG impacts.

This impact analysis also evaluates consistency with regulatory programs designed to reduce GHG emissions and that contribute to the achievement of the goals of AB 32 and SB 32 as the primary significance criterion. The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) encourages lead agencies to make use of programmatic mitigation plans and programs from which to tier when

38 California Energy Commission SB 100 Joint Agency Report. Sacramento, CA: CEC , available at :
https://www.energy.ca.gov/sb100.
39 South Coast Air Quality Management District, Minutes for the GHG Significance Threshold Stakeholder Working Group #15. Diamond Bar, CA: SCAQMD, September 28, 2010
40 South Coast Air Quality Management District, PROPOSAL: Interim CEQA GHG Si gnificance Threshold for Stationary Sources, Rules and Plans. Diamond Bar, CA: SCAQMD, December 5, 2008, available at :
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they perform individual project analyses. The City has not adopted a Climate Action Plan or Citywide GHG Reduction Plan. As such, the consistency analysis focuses on CARB’s Scoping Plan, SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2020-2045 RTP/SCS, SB 32, and Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards.
(c) Impact Analysis
The Project would generate GHG emissions from area sources, energy usage, mobile sources, waste, water/wastewater, and construction equipment. Area sources include emissions from consumer products, landscape equipment and architectural coatings. Energy usage includes emissions from the generation of electricity and natural gas used on-site. Waste includes the GHG emissions generated from the processing of waste from the Project as well as the GHG emissions from the waste once interred into a landfill. Water includes the water used for the interior of the building as well as for landscaping and is based on the GHG emissions associated with the energy associated with supplying and treating water and wastewater. Mobile sources include emissions from the additional vehicle miles generated from the Project. The basis for the emissions of GHGs associated with mobile sources from operation of the Project are the average daily trip generation rate, trip distance, the GHG emission factors for the mobile sources, and the global warming potential (GWP) values for the GHGs emitted. The types of vehicles that would visit the Project Site include all vehicle types including automobiles, light-duty trucks, delivery trucks, and waste haul trucks. The modeling for the Project used the vehicle fleet mix for the Orange County portion of the SCAB as provided in EMFAC2017 and CalEEMod. According to the TIA, the Project would generate a net of 112 daily trips.

The analysis used CalEEMod Version 2020.4.0 to calculate the GHG emissions from the Project.

The CalEEMod Annual Output for year 2024 for the Project is available in Appendix E of this document.
(i) GHG Emissions
Consistent with the recommendations of the SCAQMD’s GHG CEQA Significance Threshold Working Group, construction-related GHG emissions were calculated and added to the operational GHG emissions for a total Project GHG emission value. Table II -9, Project-Related GHG Emissions, presents the Project’s GHG emissions as determined by CalEEMod.

Table II-9
Project-Related GHG Emissions
Emissions Source
Estimated Project Generated
CO2e Emissions
(Metric Tons per Year)
Area Sources a 0.31
Energy Usage b 37.51
Mobile Sources c 127.28
Solid Waste d 4.16
Water/Wastewater e 5.78
Construction Emissions f 2.72
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Table II-9
Project-Related GHG Emissions
Emissions Source
Estimated Project Generated
CO2e Emissions
(Metric Tons per Year)
Total GHG Emissions 177.77
SCAQMD Draft Screening Threshold (Tier 3) 3,000
Exceeds Threshold? No
a Area sources consist of GHG emissions from consumer products, architectural coatings, and landscape equipment. b Energy usage consists of GHG emissions from electricity and natural gas usage. c Mobile sources consist of GHG emissions from vehicles. d Solid waste includes the CO2 and CH4 emissions created from the solid waste placed in landfills. e Water/wastewater includes GHG emissions from electricity used for transport of water and processing of wastewater. f Construction GHG emissions are based on a 30-year amortization rate.

Source: MD Acoustics, LLC, Dale Avenue Project Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study, City of Anaheim, CA, April 11, 2022, page 59. Refer to Appendix E.

As shown in Table II -9, the estimated GHG emissions from the Project would not exceed SCAQMD’s Tier 3 draft screening threshold.
(ii) Consistency with GHG Plans
As discussed above, in the absence of an adopted Climate Action Plan or GHG Reduction Plan for the City of Anaheim, this consistency analysis focuses on CARB’s Scoping Plan, SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2020-2045 RTP/SCS, SB 32, and Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards.

The Project would be subject to compliance with all building codes in effect at the time of construction, which would include energy conservation measures mandated by Title 24 of the California Building Standards Code – Energy Efficiency Standards. Because Title 24 standards require energy conservation features in new construction (e.g., high- efficiency lighting, high- efficiency heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, thermal insulation, double- glazed windows, water conserving plumbing fixtures), they indirectly regulate and reduce GHG emissions. California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards are updated on an approximately three-year cycle. The most recent 2019 st andards went into effect January 1, 2020. Compliance with Title 24 Standards is mandatory; therefore, the Project would be consistent with their conservation measures.

Furthermore, the Project would be subject to compliance with the South Coast AQMD’s proposed GHG threshold and would not interfere with the state’s goals of reducing GHG emission. The Project would comply with the City’s General Plan policies and State Building Code provisions designed to reduce GHG emissions. Approximately 93 percent of the Project’s emissions would be from energy and mobile sources, which would be further reduced by 2017 Scoping Plan implementation. In addition, the City has no control over vehicle emi ssions (approximately 72 percent of the Project’s total emissions). However, these emissions would decline in the future due to statewide measures including the reduction in the carbon content of fuels, CARB’s advanced clean car program, CARB’s mobile source strategy, fuel efficiency standards, cleaner technology, and fleet turnover. Additionally, SCAG expects implementation of its Connect SoCal 2020-2045 RTP/SCS to help California reach its GHG reduction goals, with reductions in per capita City of Anaheim Dale Avenue Project
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transportation emissions of 19 percent 2035. 41 The Project is an infill development near large employment centers, local -serving commercial uses, and several OCTA transit stops along Orangethorpe Avenue, Magnolia Street, and La Palma Avenue , thereby potentially reducing t he need to travel long distances.42 Accordingly, the Project would not interfere with the state’s efforts to reduce GHG emissions in 2030.

The 2017 Scoping Plan builds on the 2008 Scoping Plan in order to achieve the 40 percent reduction from 1990 levels by 2030. Major elements of the 2017 Scoping Plan framework that would achieve the GHG reductions include:
• Implementing and/or increasing the standards of the Mobile Source Strategy, which include increasing Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) buses and trucks. When adopted, this measure would apply to all trucks accessing the Project Site; this may include existing trucks or new trucks purchased by the project proponent, which could be eligible for incentives that expedite the Project’s implementation of ZEVs. • Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), with an increased stringency (18 percent by 2030).

When adopted, this measure would apply to all fuel purchased and used by the Project in the state.
• Implementing SB 350, which expands RPS to 50 percent and doubles energy efficie ncy savings by 2030. When adopted, this measure would apply when electricity is provided to the Project by a utility company.
• California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, which improves freight system efficiency, utilizes near-zero emissions technology, and deployment of ZEV trucks. When adopted, this measure would apply to all trucks accessing the Project Site, this may include existing trucks or new trucks that are part of the statewide goods movement sector. • Implementing the proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy (SLPS), which focuses on reducing methane and hydrofluorocarbon emissions by 40 percent and anthropogenic black carbon emissions by 50 percent by year 2030. When adopted, the Project would be required to comply with this measure and reduce SLPS accordingly. • Continued implementation of SB 375. The Project is not within the purview of SB 375 and would, therefore, not conflict with this measure.
• Post-2020 Cap-and-Trade Program that includes declining caps. When adopted, the Project would be r equired to comply with the Cap- and-Trade Program if it generates emissions from sectors covered by Cap-and-Trade.
• 20 percent reduction in GHG emissions from refineries by 2030. When adopted, the Project would be required to comply with this measure if it were to utilize any fuel from refineries.

41 Southern California Association of Governments, Connect SoCal 2020–2045 RTP/SCS, September 3, 2020, p. 9 42 The California Air Pollution Control Officers Association, Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures (August 2010) identifies that infill developments, such as the proposed project reduce vehicle miles traveled which reduces fuel consumption. Infill projects such as the proposed project would have an improved location efficiency.

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• Development of a Natural and Working Lands Action Plan to secure California’s land base as a net carbon sink. This is a statewide measure that would not apply to the Project.

As shown above, the Project would not conflict with any of the 2017 Scoping Plan elements as any regulations adopted would apply directly or indirectly to the Project. Furthermore, recent studies show that the state’s existing and proposed regulatory framework would allow the state to reduce its GHG emissions level to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. 43 Concerning Executive Order S -3-05 goals for 2050, it is not currently possible to quantify all emissions savings from future regulatory measures because government agencies have not yet developed the measures. Just as the Project’s GHG emissions would decrease over time from the known regulations that the state would phase in over time, it can be anticipated that Project operations would benefit from all applicable measures enacted by state lawmakers to reach the goal of an 80 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2050. This percentage reduction in the level of GHG emissions that the state’s GHG regulators believe the state needs to achieve in order to stabilize GHG-induced temperature increases and limit GHG impacts in California’s environment.

The basis for the analysis included in this Categorical Exemption is generally the consultant’s knowledge about current GHG emissions regulations and its prediction of GHG impacts, to the extent possible, based on scientific and factual data. Further analysis would be speculative; therefore, in compliance with CEQA, this Categorical Exemption provides no further analysis or conclusions concerning the project’s long-term GHG impacts. In addition, the Project would be subject to compliance with applicable building codes and SCAQMD rules and regulations during the construction and operational phases, therefore, would not interfere with the state’s goals of reducing GHG emissions.

Based on the above, the Project would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation (e.g., Title 24, AB 32, and SB 32) adopted to reduce GHG emissions. (d) Greenhouse Gas Impact Summary
As indicated above, the Project would not result in GHG emissions that would exceed the SCAQMD draft screening threshold and would be consistent with, and not conflict with applicable plans, policies, or regulations for reducing the emissions of GHGs . Therefore, the Project would not result in any significant effects related to GHGs.

As explained in detail in above subsections, the Project would not result in any significant effects relating to greenhouse gases.
5) Project-Specific Water Quality Impacts
A project would normally have a significant impact on surface water quality if discharges associated with a project would create pollution, contamination, or nuisance as defined in Section 13050 of the California Water Code (CWC) or that cause regulatory s tandards to be violated, as defined in the applicable National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit or Water Quality Control Plan for the receiving water body. For the purpose of this issue,

43 California Legislative Information, Senate Bill No. 32.

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a significant impact may occur if a project would discharge water which does not meet the quality standards of agencies which regulate surface water quality and water discharge into stormwater drainage systems. Significant impacts would also occur if a project does not comply with all applicable regulations with regard to surface water quality as governed by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).

The Project has prepared a Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP), which has been conditionally approved by the Anaheim Department of Public Works Development Services subject to further review and coordination with Orange County Water District during final engineering.44 The Preliminary WQMP is intended to comply with the requirements of the local NPDES Stormwater Program. In addition, the Project has prepared a Preliminary Drainage Study, which has been conditionally approved by the Anaheim Department of Public Works Development Services subject to further review during final engineering. 45 (a) Groundwater
Groundwater was recorded at a depth of 25 feet beneath the Project Site, 46 consistent with the historic high level of 18 feet.47 Fluctuations in the level of groundwater may occur due to variations in rainfall, temperature, and other factors; however, due to the recorded depth and histori c high depth of groundwater, neither construction nor operation of the Project would be expected to encounter groundwater which would require temporary or permanent dewatering. If groundwater were encountered during construction, temporary pumps and filtra tion would be used in compliance all applicable regulations and requirements, including with all relevant NPDES requirements related to construction and discharges from dewatering operations during construction. Furthermore, contaminated soils or other sources of pollution have not been identified on or in the vicinity of the Project Site that, if exposed to stormwater during construction, could enter the groundwater table via percolation.48
In addition, the Project does not propose direct percolation or injection into the groundwater beneath the Project Site for any reason. The Project would include onsite retention of surface water in accordance with LID requirements. However, the retained water would be pre-treated (via either subsurface infiltration or biofiltration as detailed further below) prior to discharge to the public stormdrain system west of the proposed residences and surface water would not be permitted to reach the groundwater table. Furthermore, although development of the Project would increase the onsite usage and storage of materials such as paints, solvents, and cleaning solutions, residential

44 Walden and Associates, County of Orange/Santa Ana Region, Priority Project, Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan, 1442 N Dale Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802, First Prepared: August 10, 2021, Final Revision:

April, 21, 2022, Approved with Conditions by the Department of Public Works, Development Services: April 26, 2022. Refer to Appendix F.1.
45 Walden and Associates, Preliminary Drainage Study for 1442 N Dale, OTH 2021-01397, Anaheim, CA, April 11, 2022, Approved with Conditions by the Department of Public Works, Development Services: April 21, 2022. Refer to Appendix F.2.
46 Group Delta Consultants, Inc., Geotechnical Design Report for the Proposed Residential Development at 1442 North Dale Avenue, Anaheim, California, July 29, 2021, page 3. 47 California Geological Survey, Seismic Hazard Zone Report for the Anaheim 7.5 -Minute Quadrangle, Orange County, California, Seismic Hazard Zone Report 012, 1997. 48 Group Delta Consultants, Inc., Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 1442 North Dale Avenue, Anaheim, California, April 4, 2022. Refer to Appendix H.

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uses are not typically associated with the release of large amounts of hazardous materials that would pose a risk to groundwater quality. Compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and manufacturers recommendations for the proper use, storage, and disposal of minor amounts of hazardous materials required for operation of the Project would ensure that the Project would not release such materials to groundwater. Orange County Water District (OCWD) would continue to monitor the water quality of groundwater and drinking water wells and the Project would not be expected to expand any potential areas of contamination, increase levels of contamination, or cause regulatory water quality standards at existing production wells to be violated.
(b) Surface Water
(i) Construction
During construction, the Project Site would contain a variety of construction materials such as adhesives, cleaning agents, landscaping, plumbing, painting, heat/cooling fluids, masonry materials, floor and wall coverings, and demolition debris. Spills of construction materials can be a source of stormwater pollution and/or soil contamination. All hazardous materials are to be stored, labeled, used, and disposed of in accordance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. These regulations for routine handling and storing of hazardous materials effectively control the potential stormwater pollution caused by these materials.

Construction site preparation activities would require various earth- moving activities such as grading and excavation, that would expose soils to potential erosion. Soil erosion is the process by which soil particles are removed from the land surface, by wind, water and/or gravity. Soil particles removed by stormwater runoff can have negative impacts on downstream conditions through increased sedimentation as well as spread of contaminants found in the exposed soil of the Project Site.

As required by the Clean Water Act, the Property owner/developer must comply with the Santa Ana Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) NPDES Permit. The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) issues the NPDES MS4 Permit Program, and the City of Anaheim and County of Orange administers the NPDES MS4 Permit Program throughout the Project area. The NPDES MS4 Permit Program regulates storm water and urban runoff discharges from developments to natural and constructed storm drain systems in the City of Anaheim.

Because the Project Site is under 1-acre in size, the Project would not be subject to the erosion and sediment control requirements of the NPDES Construction General Permit and would not be required to prepare a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. However, all grading and excavation activities would be subject to the requirements of Anaheim Municipal Code Chapter 17.04, which requires that excavations and fills which may affect drainage and watercourse be performed in accordance with good engineering practices. Pursuant to Section 17.04.050, all grading activities require approval of the City Engineer under a grading permit, which is to include an Erosion Control Plan consistent with the stormwater management and best management practice policies of the California Stormwater Quality Association. In addition, Section 17.04.180.020 requires the immediate protection of all excavation slopes with approved erosion control devices. Section

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and hauling. The Project would be required to comply with these regulations of the City’s Municipal Code.

Two general strategies are typically required to prevent construction sediment from entering drainage courses. First, the amount of exposed soil is typically limited and best management practices (BMPs) for erosion control are implemented for those areas that must be exposed.

Common methods for controlling fugitive dust emissions, such as covering truck loads and street sweeping, are also effective in controlling stormwater quality. Second, the construction area would be secured to control off-site migration of pollutants. Erosion control devices, including temporary diversion dikes/berms, drainage swales, and siltation basins, are t ypically required around construction areas to ensure that sediment is trapped and properly removed. When properly designed and implemented, BMPs ensure that construction of the Project would not result in degradation of surface water quality through incre ased sedimentation or spread of soil contaminants. Accordingly, required compliance with the City of Anaheim grading permit regulations and implementation of BMPs would ensure that Project construction would not create a significant impact by degrading sur face water quality, or by causing a violation of applicable water quality standards.
(ii) Operation
Operation of the Project would introduce sources of potential water pollution that are typical of residential developments. Anticipated and potential pollutants generated by the Project would sediment, nutrients, pesticides for landscaping, metals, pathogens, oil /grease, and cleaning solvents. The Project’s proposed residential land uses do not represent the type of use that would substantially degrade water quality (e.g., an industrial land use that could adversely affect water quality). Furthermore, such hazardous materials would be used, stored, and disposed of in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and manufacturers recommendations. The Project Site is not located in an area that would be subject to flooding; therefore, any such hazardous materials stored onsite would not be released into surface water as a result of Project inundation. In addition, each residential unit would be provided with trash bins to ensure the proper containment and disposal of trash.

Operational impacts to surface water quality can also occur as a result of erosion and sedimentation within stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff from the Project Site currently drains untreated northwesterly onto a private alley v-gutter and continues westerly into a public catch basin at the end of the cul -de-sac at Dale Street. Runoff then surface flows southwesterly to Coyote Creek Channel and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean.
49 According to the Preliminary WQMP, the Project
would increase the coverage of impervious surfaces at the Project Site from 12 percent to 84 percent.
50 As such, there would be a decrease in the potential for stormwater to encounter exposed

49 Walden and Associates, County of Orange/Santa Ana Region, Priority Project, Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan, 1442 N Dale Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802, First Prepared: August 10, 2021, Final Revision:

April, 21, 2022, Approved with Conditions by the Department of Public Works, Development Services: April 26, 2022, page 4. Refer to Appendix F.1.
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soil at the Projec t Site. Pervious surface areas of the Project Site would be landscaped with drought-tolerant plant species and would contain yard drains to collect surface water, including stormwater collected from building rain gutters. Furthermore, surface drainage at t he Project Site would flow to an onsite stormdrain system. All surface drainage would be pre -treated prior to discharge to the private alley v- gutter via either a subsurface infiltration system or a biofiltration system, which would be determined during fi nal engineering following an infiltration test and subject to the review and approval of Anaheim Department of Public Works Development Services during final engineering.

As required by the Preliminary WQMP, the Project would include non-structural pollution source control BMPs, including: education on general good housekeeping practices for owners/tenants/occupants; restrictions on the handling and disposal of contaminants, trash management and litter control, irrigation and landscaping practices, vehicle and equipment cleaning, and fertilizer applications; landscape maintenance consistent with the County Management Guidelines for Use of Fertilizers and Pesticides; implementation and maintenance of all non- structural BMPs; implementation of trash management and litter control; training of employees in stormwater protection; inspection and cleaning of catch basins following major rain events and prior to the start of the rainy season each year (October 1 st); and sweeping of driveways
and parking areas on a mi nimum monthly basis as well as prior to the start of the rainy season. 51 Structural pollution source control BMPs would include: installation and maintenance of stenciling/signage prohibiting illegal dumping on all onsite stormdrain inlets and catch basins, as well as public access points along channels and creeks within the Project area.52 The Project Site does not currently operate under a site -specific or Master WQMP and surface water currently drains from the Site untreated. Therefore, implementation of t he Project under a WQMP and pre-treatment of surface water prior to discharge would improve the water quality of surface water leaving the Project Site for Coyote Creek and, ultimately, the Pacific Ocean. As such, operation of the Project would not create a significant impact by degrading surface water quality, or by causing a violation of applicable water quality standards. (c) Water Quality Impact Summary
As indicated above, the Project would not violate water quality standards or discharge requirements, and would not significantly impact the water quality of either groundwater or surface water during construction or operation of the Project . Therefore, the Project would not result in any significant effects related to water quality.

51 Walden and Associates, County of Orange/Santa Ana Region, Priority Project, Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan, 1442 N Dale Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802, First Prepared: August 10, 2021, Final Revision:

April, 21, 2022, Approved with Conditions by the Department of Public Works, Development Services: April 26, 2022, page 24. Refer to Appendix F.1.
52 Walden and Associates, County of Orange/Santa Ana Region, Priority Project, Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan, 1442 N Dale Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802, First Prepared: August 10, 2021, Final Revision:

April, 21, 2022, Approved with Conditions by the Department of Public Works, Development Services: April 26, 2022, page 26. Refer to Appendix F.1.

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6) Condition (d) Conclusion
As detailed above, the Project would not significantly impact the nearby roadways and intersections, would have a less -than-significant VMT impact, and would have adequate access and internal circulation; would comply with applicable noise standards during construction, would not increase existing ambient noise levels during operation, and would not expose people to excessive noise levels related to airports; would not result in emissions that would exceed regional or local significance thresholds, would not contribute to long- term health impacts related to nonattainment of the ambient air quality standards, would not be a source of substantial TAC emissions during construction or a CO “hot spot” during operation, would not emit substantial odors, and would be consistent with and not obstruct implementation of the applicable AQMP ; would not result in GHG emissions that would exceed the SCAQMD draft screening threshold and would be consistent with, and not conflict with applicable plans, policies, or regulations for reducing the emissions of GHGs; and would not violate water quality standards or discharge requirements, and would not significantly impact the water quality of either groundwater or surface water during construction or operation of the Project . Therefore, the Project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, greenhouse gases, or water quality. As such, the Project meets Categorical Exemption Condition (d).

Condition (e): The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.

The following provides a Project -specific analysis of the impacts to utilities and public services that would serve the Project. Proposed utility connections can be seen on Figure II-3, Preliminary Utility Plan.
1) Utilities
(a) Water
(i) Existing and Projected Supplies
The City of Buena Park (CBP) currently supplies water to the Project Site. CBP is responsible for ensuring that the City meets its water demand and that it can achieve state and federal water quality standards. The City relies on a combination of groundwater and supplemental imported potable water supply obtained from Metropolitan Water District of Souther n California (MWD) and delivered through its regional wholesaler, Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) to meet its water supply needs. CBP works together with MWDOC and OCWD to ensure a safe and reliable water supply f or their service area in periods of drought and shortage. In fiscal year 2019-2020, CBP relied on groundwater from the Orange County Groundwater Basin (OCGB) to provide 80 percent of its water supply and MWDOC to provide 20 percent of its water. Over the 25-year planning period, groundwater supplies are expected to increase to 90 percent of total water use due to the expansion of OCWD’s Groundwater Replenishment System, which recharges recycled water into the OCGB. OCWD continues to develop new replenishment supplies, recharge capacity, and basin protection measures to meet projected production from the OCGB during average/normal rainfall and drought periods. MWD’s principal sources of water are the Colorado River via the Colorado River Aqueduct and the Lake Oroville watershed in northern California through the State Water Project.

Figure II-3
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MWD’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) finds that MWD can meet full -service demands of its member agencies from 2020 through 2045 during normal, single dry, and multiple dry years. Through the combination of projects and programs implemented by MWD, OCWD, and OCGB and conservation measures by CBP , CBP’s 2020 UWMP finds that CBP will be able to provide for reliable water supplies to meet full-service demands through the year 2045 under normal, dry, and multiple dry year conditions and projects no water shortages should a drought occur over the next five years.53 Water demand projections contained within CBP’s 2020 UWMP were based on population projection data from the Center of Demographics Research at California State University, Fullerton, which projects that the population of CBP’s service area will increase by 10,621 people between 2020 and 2045, from 82,023 people to 92,644 people.54 The Project’s addition of 18 dwelling units would be expected to increase the population by approximately 62 people.55 As such, the increase in population as a result of the Project would be within the projected population increase for the CBP service area for the water supply planning period and the Project’s water demand would, accordingly, not exceed long- range land use and water supply planning projections. Existing and projected water supplies would be sufficient to serve the Project.

Furthermore, the Project would be required to comply with the City’s mandatory water conservation measures that, relative to the City’s increase in population, have reduced the rate of water demand in recent years. Compliance with water conservation measures, including Title 20 and 24 of the California Administrative Code would serve to reduce the Project’s water demand.

Chapter 10.18 of Code comprises the City’s Water Conservation and Water Contingency Rules and Regulations. The Water Conservation Water Contingency Rules and Regulations stipulate conservation measures pertaining to water closets, showers, landscaping, maintenance activities, and other uses. At the State level, Title 24 of the California Administrative Code contains the California Building Standards, including the California Plumbing Code (Part 5), which promotes water conservation. Title 20 of the California Administrative Code addresses Public Utilities and Energy and includes appliance efficiency standards that promote conservation. Various sections of the Health and Safety Code also regulate water use. Compliance with the above regulations and standards would reduce the overall water demand of the Project as compared to the standard per capita assumptions used in the water supply projections. (ii) Facilities and Infrastructure
CBP ensures the reliability and quality of its water supply through an extensive system that includes 8 active groundwater wells, 4 service connections with MWDOC, a 20- million-gallon reservoir, and over 236 miles of water mains with approximately 19,391 service connections. 56 As

53 City of Buena Park, 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, June 2021, page ES-3. 54 City of Buena Park, 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, June 2021, page 3-7. 55 Population estimate is based on a Citywide 3.44 persons per household factor published in the City of Anaheim 2014-2021 Housing Element (the most recently adopted Housing Element). 56 City of Buena Park, 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, June 2021, page 3-1.

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shown in previously presented Figure I-10, an existing water main is located within Peppertree Drive.

As detailed above under the discussion of water supply, implementation of Project would be within the growth projections for the CBP service area and, therefore, within water supply demand projections, which CBP anticipates having adequate supplies for through 2045 under normal, dry, and multiple dry year condit ions, including during drought conditions over the next 5- years.57 Therefore, CBP would be able to adequately serve the Project’s water demand without constructing new or expanding existing water supply infrastructure, such as reservoirs, treatment plants, pump stations, or water mains, beyond what has already been planned for and the environmental impacts of evaluated as part of CBP’s long-range planning efforts . As shown in previously presented Figure I-10, there is an existing water main within Peppertree Drive which CBP has confirmed is available to service the Project. 58 The construction of new on-site Project-serving water delivery infrastructure, such as service laterals and meters, and connections to existing off-site water mains would be required. Impacts from such construction activities are part of typical site development and would not be substantial based on their temporary and localized nature both on-site and within existing rights-of-way or public easements that have been previously disturbed. The Project would be required to coordinate connections to the public water main with the CBP, which would avoid impacts related to service disruptions and the Project’s water plan would be subject to the approval of both the City and CBP, which would avoid impacts related to pressure or capacity deficiencies.

In addition to supplying water for domestic uses, CBP also supplies water for fire protection services. The Anaheim Fire and Rescue Department (AFR) requires a water flow of 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm). If water main or infrastructure upgrades are required to serve the Project, the Code requires the Project Applicant to pay for such upgrades, which the Project Applicant or CBP would construct. To the extent such upgrades result in a temporary disruption in service, proper notification to CBP customers would take place, as is standard practice . In the event that water main and other infrastructure upgrades are required, it would not be expected to create a significant impact to the physical environment because: (1) any disruption of service would be of a short-term nature; (2) replacement of the water mains would be within previously-disturbed, public rights-of- way; and (3) any foreseeable infrastr ucture improvements would be limited to the immediate Project vicinity. Therefore, the Project would be adequately served with regard to fire flow. (b) Wastewater
The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) treats the wastewater collected within City, including wastewater from the Project Site . CBP provides wastewater collection service to the Project area . As shown in previously presented Figure I-10, an existing 8-inch sewer main is located within Peppertree Drive. Sewage from the Project Site is ultimately conveyed via existing sewer infrastructure to either Reclamation Plant No. 1, located in the City of Fountain Valley,

57 City of Buena Park, 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, June 2021, page ES-3. 58 Correspondence from Mina Mikhael, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer, City of Buena Park, Water and Sewer Will-Serve Letter at 1442 North Dale Avenue, May 2, 2022. Refer to Appendix G.

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which has the capacity to treat approximately 182 million gallons per day (mgd) of wastewater; or Reclamation Plant No. 2, located in the City of Huntington Beach, which has the capacity to treat approximately 150 mgd of wastewater ; for a total treatment capacity of 332 mgd. Between Plant No. 1 and Plant No. 2, OCSD treats approximately 182 mgd of w astewater;59 for a remaining capacity of 150 mgd. Although these treatment capacities would expand in the future, these existing design capacities would be sufficient to serve the wastewater that would be generated by Project, which would be negligible in c omparison to total and remaining treatment capacity.

Furthermore, OCSD would continue to provide ongoing analysis of the wastewater conveyance and treatment system to ensure the long-term functionality of their facilities.

CBP has confirmed that the existing sewer main within Peppertree Drive is available to service the Project.60 Given the infill location of the Project Site, surrounded by residential uses served by existing utility infrastructure, it is reasonable to anticipate that the existing sewer line located Peppertree Drive has sufficient capacity to accommodate the additional wastewater flow that would be generated by the Project . Nonetheless, the Project’s sewer plan would be subject to the approval of both the City and CBP and prior to issuance of building permits, the City would require detailed gauging and evaluation of the Project’s wastewater connection point at the time of connection to the system. If deficiencies are identified at that time, the Project Applicant would be required, at its own cost, to build secondary sewer lines to a connection point in the sewer system with sufficient capacity, in accordance with standard requirements. The installation of any such secondary lines, if needed, would require minimal trenching and pipeline installation in accordance with all City permitting requirements, which would be a temporary, localized action and would not result in any adverse environmental impacts . In addition, the Applicant would be required to execute a sewer maintenance agreement to pay an annual fair share cost to CBP to be approved by the Buena Park Public Works Director.
61 They payment of such fees contributes to funding
maintenance and repair of the existing sewer system should future capacity issues arise.62 (c) Solid Waste
Solid waste generated within the City is disposed of at privately- owned landfill facilities throughout Orange County. The Sanitation Services Division, in coordination with Republic Services, a private waste, recycling, and disposal company, provides waste collection services for all residential, commercial, and industrial development within the City. As is typical for most solid waste haulers in the Anaheim area, Republic Services separates and recycles all reusable material collected from the Project area at a local materials recovery facility. The remaining solid waste

59 Orange County Sanitation District Website, Services, Regional Sewer System, Facts and Key Statistics, available at: https://www.ocsan.gov/services/regional-sewer-service. 60 Correspondence from Mina Mikhael, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer, City of Buena Park, Water and Sewer Will-Serve Letter at 1442 North Dale Avenue, May 2, 2022. Refer to Appendix G. 61 Correspondence from Mina Mikhael, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer, City of Buena Park, Water and Sewer Will-Serve Letter at 1442 North Dale Avenue, May 2, 2022. Refer to Appendix G. 62 City of Buena Park, Ordinance No . 1,473 (Sewer Maintenance Fee), Buena Park Municipal Code Section

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would be disposed of at a variety of landfills . Currently, there are three active landfills in the County: Olinda Alpha, Frank R. Bowerman, and Prima Deshecha. The landfills are among the largest statewide and receive more than four million tons of waste annually. Most commonly, the Olinda Alpha Landfill, in the City of Brea, serves the City. This Class III landfill is permitted to accept up to 8,000 tons per day (tpd) of non-hazardous solid waste , including construction and demolition waste, and has a remaining capacity of 34,200,000 cubic yards (cy).63 Additionally, the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill, near the City of Irvine, is permitted to accept up to 11,500 tpd and has a remaining capacity of 205,000,000 cy;64 while the Prima Deshecha Landfill, near the City of San Juan Capistrano, accepts up to 4,000 tpd and has a remaining capacity of 134,300,000 cy.65 Construction of the Project would generate construction and demolition waste, including concrete, asphalt, wood, drywall, metals, concrete rubble, and other miscellaneous and composite materials.

As required by the City of Anaheim Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion Application, permitted haulers would haul Project construction waste to City-certified construction and demolition processing facilities, monitored for compliance with recycling regulations . The inert solid waste and soil would require disposal at the County’s operating inert landfills (Olinda Alpha, Frank R. Bowerman, and Pri ma Deshecha) or at any of a number of state -permitted Inert Debris Engineered Fill Operations in the County. This does not include any asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), lead-based paints (LBPs), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), contaminated soil, or other contaminated waste, which would be disposed of at facilities licensed to accept such waste. In compliance with the requirements of SB 1374, the Applicant would implement a construction waste management plan to recycle and/or salvage a minimum of 65 perc ent of non- hazardous demolition and construction debris. Construction would be temporary and would represent a small percentage of the inert waste disposal capacity in the region. In addition, the City’s Public Works Department develops and implements source reduction, recycling, and re-use programs in the City in order to comply with the 75 percent diversion rate mandate established by AB 374. The Sanitation Services Section provides technical assistance to public and private recyclers, manages the collection and disposal programs for Household Hazardous Waste, and helps create markets for recycled materials. With the State-mandated minimum diversion rate of 75 percent, there would be adequate landfill capacity for the Project’s operational solid waste generation. Accordingly, the Project would not generate solid waste in excess of standards or infrastructure capacity and would not impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals or conflict with management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste.

63 County of Orange Waste & Recycling Website, Landfills, Olinda Alpha, available at :
https://oclandfills.com/landfills/active-landfills/olinda-landfill. 64 County of Orange Waste & Recycling Website, Landfills, Frank R. Bowerman, available at :
https://oclandfills.com/landfills/frank-r-bowerman-landfill. 65 County of Orange Waste & Recycling Website, Landfills, Prima Deshecha, available at :
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(d) Electrical Power
Southern California Edison (SCE) provides electrical service to the Project Site. On September 1, 2020, SCE submitted their 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to the California Public Utility Commission. The IRP provides a roadmap to guide SCE through 2030 in meeting future energy needs by forecasting demand for energy and determining how to meet that demand by executing new projects and replacement projects and programs. 66 The IRP lays out strategies for meeting SCE’s regulatory requirements and environmental policy goals for increasing renewable energy and reducing GHG emissions, while maintaining power reliability. The IRP provides detailed analysis and results of resource cases, which investigate the economic and environm ental impact of increased Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), local solar, energy storage, and various levels of transportation electrification through 2030 . SCE sources power from a variety of different resources that include renewable energy, natural gas , nuclear, large hydroelectric, and other or unspecified sources (i.e., electricity purchased through open market transactions not traceable to specific generation sources) . Most recently reported in 2020, SCE received 30.9 percent of its power from eligible renewable resources (biomass/biowaste, geothermal, eligible hydroelectric, solar, and wind).
67 In 2020, SCE-owned facilities and infrastructure had the capacity to generate approximately 3,280 megawatts (MW) of electricity.68 In 2020, the residential sector of the County of Orange consumed approximately 19,733 million kWh of electricity.69 The estimated electrical demand of the Project was calculated by CalEEMod to be approximately 149,983 kilowatt -hours (kWh) per year. 70 As suc h, the Project would represent a negligible percentage of the residential electrical demand countywide and of SCE’s generation capacity.

Therefore, new or expanded electrical generation or transmission infrastructure would not be required. Furthermore, SCE routinely plans capacity additions and changes at existing and new facilities as needed to supply area load based on consideration of projects within the City that may affect energy demand, including residential development, such as the Project . Accordingly, the Project’s electrical consumption would be part of the total load growth forecast for the SCE service area and accounted for in the planned growth of SCE’s power system. In addition, as the Project would be infill redevelopment, and as shown on Figure I-10, there is already an electrical power connection point, and new or expanded local distribution and delivery infrastructure would not be required. The installation of any on-site electrical equipment (wiring, meters, etc.) would be a temporary, localized action part of normal residential development and would not result in any adverse environmental impacts. Coordination with SCE prior to connection to the local system would be required and would avoid service disruption to existing users in the vicinity.

66 Southern California Edison, 2020 Integrated Resource Plan, September 1, 2020, page 19. 67 Southern California Edison, 2020 Power Content Label, available at:
https://www.energy.ca.gov/filebrowser/download/3902.
68 Anaheim Public Utilities -About Electric Services, website: https://www.anaheim.net/2104/About -Electric- Services.
69 California Energy Commission, Electricity Consumption by County, available at:
https://ecdms.energy.ca.gov/elecbycounty.aspx.
70 MD Acoustics, LLC., Dale Avenue Project Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study, City of Anaheim, CA, March 31, 2022, page 66. Refer to Appendix E.

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(e) Natural Gas
Southern California Gas Company (SCG) provides natural gas service to the City, including the Project Site. The 2020 California Gas Report presents a comprehensive outl ook for natural gas requirements and supplies for California through 2035. SCG expects its active meter growth to increase by an annual average of 0.58 percent from the period 2019 through 2035; however, SCG expects natural gas demand in its service area would decline at an annual rate of 1.0 percent during this same period. Specifically, the SCG expects residential load in Southern California to decline by 1.7 percent annually from 238 billion cubic feet in 2019 to 198 billion cubic feet in 2035. The decrease in gas demand results from a combination of continued decline in residential use per meter, increases in marginal gas rates, the impact of savings from SCG’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project deployment, which began in 2013, and CPUC authorized energy efficiency program savings in this market . SCG forecasts that these energy efficiency savings would lead to very large reductions in residential natural gas use equaling a total of 18.8 billion cubic feet in year 2035.
71 Currently, SCG has a to tal capacity of 3,175 million cubic feet (cf) available per day, with an expected increase to 3,435 million cf per day after 2023. 72 In 2020, the residential sector of the County of Orange consumed approximately 387 therms of natural gas per year, or 104 cf per day.73
The estimated natural gas demand of the Project was calculated by CalEEMod to be approximately 200,693 kBTU per year, or 0.5 cf per day.
74 As such, the Project would represent a negligible
percentage of the residential natural gas demand countywide and of SCG’s available capacity.

Therefore, new or expanded sources of natural gas or natural gas storage or pipeline infrastructure would not be required. Furthermore, SCG is satisfactorily meeting its obligations to its current customers and projects to meet the obligations of its future customers. As such, SCG’s existing infrastructure and storage supplies are well -prepared for the long- term forecasts. In addition, as the Project would be infill redevelopment, and as shown on Figure I-10, there is already an existing 2-inch natural gas line within Peppertree Drive; new local distribution infrastructure would not be required and capacity- increasing alterations to the existing line would be highly unlikely.

However, in the event SCG cannot provide service from the existing infrastructure, a system analysis would be conducted by SCG to determine the best method to provide service and appropriate actions such as pressure betterments may be initiated to resolve the issue. Thus, any corrective action, albeit unlikely, would be localized and temporary under the supervision of SCG, and would not result in any adverse environmental impacts.

71 California Gas and Electric Utilities, 2020 California Gas Report, page 99. 72 California Gas and Electric Utilities, 2020 California Gas Report, Table 33 – SoCalGas: Table 1-SCG Annual Gas Supply and Requirements, page 144.
73 California Energy Commission, Gas Consumption by County, available at:
https://ecdms.energy.ca.gov/gasbycounty.aspx.
74 MD Acoustics, LLC., Dale Avenue Project Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas/Energy Impact Study, City of Anaheim, CA, March 31, 2022, page 66. Refer to Appendix E.

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2) Public Services
(a) Fire Protection
Anaheim Fire & Rescue (AFR) provides fire protection services in the City and operates 11 fire stations, comprised of 11 engine companies, and employs approximately 270 firefighters along with various other support staff.75 The Project is closest to Fire Station No. 04, located at 2736 W.

Orange Avenue, approximately 2.4- roadway-mile to the south of the Project Site. 76 Fire Station No. 04 includes an engine company. 77 Furthermore, Fire Station No. 02, located at 2141 W.

Crescent Avenue, approximately 2.8-roadway-miles to the southeast of the Project Site , and Fire Station No. 11, locations at 3078 W. Orange Avenue , approximately 2.9- roadway miles to the south, would also aid as needed. Fire Station No. 02 includes an engine company, truck company, an urban search and rescue team, and an ambulance; Fire Station No. 11 includes an engine company, an ambulance, a community care response unit, an urban search and rescue team, and a rescue engine.78 The AFR bases the adequacy of its f ire protection upon the required fire flow, equipment access, and AFR’s safety requirements regarding needs and service for the area.

The required fire flow necessary for fire protection varies with the type of development, life hazard, occupancy, and the degree of fire hazard. Pursuant to Code Title 16, City-established fire flow requirements vary from 1,500 gpm in low -density residential areas to 8,000 gpm in high- density commercial or industrial areas. In any instance, a minimum residual water pressure of 20 pounds per square inch (PSI) is to remain in the water system while the required gpm is flowing.

Code Title 16 identifies a fire flow requirement of 1,500 gpm for one -family residential projects such as the Project. AFR would confirm the adequacy of existing water pressure and availability in the Project area with respect to required fire flow prior to issuance of building permits . As part of the normal building permit process, the Project would be required to upgrade water service laterals, meters, and related devices, as applicable, in order to provide required fire flow; however, it is not anticipate d that there would be a need for new water facilities to serve the Project .

Moreover, if needed, the Project would implement such improvements either on- site or off -site within the right-of-way, and as such, the construction activities would be temporary and not result in disruption of service to neighboring properties.

Municipal Code Title 16 (Fire) addresses land use-based requirements for fire hydrant spacing and type, which states that no structure shall be more than 300 feet travel distance from a fire hydrant.

As previously shown on the preliminary utilities plan in Figure II-3, the Project would install one fire hydrant east of Building 3, along the proposed private, internal road. All areas of the Project Site would be within 300 feet of this hydrant, in compliance with Municipal Code requirements.

AFR would continue to provide emergency vehicle access to the Project Site from local roadways.

All improvements proposed would comply with the Fire Code, including any additional access requirements of AFR. Additionally, the Applicant would maintain emergency access to the Project

75 City of Anaheim Fire and Rescue Department— Administration Website, available at:
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76 City of Anaheim Fire and Rescue Department-Facilities, website: https://www.anaheim.net/Facilities. 77 California Fire and EMS, Anaheim FD Website, available at: http://www.cafirefighters.com/anaheim.htm. 78 California Fire and EMS, Anaheim FD Website, available at: http://www.cafirefighters.com/anaheim.htm.

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Site at all times during both Project construction and operation pursuant to the Worksite Traffic Control Plan that would be prepared for the Project and approved by the City. As previously shown in Figure, II-1, the Project would provide adequate access and roadway radius for fire truck turn- around.

The Project would implement City Building and Fire Code requirements regarding Project components including, but not limited to, structural design, building materials, site access, clearance, hydrants, and fire flow. The Applicant would demonstrate compliance with these requirements prior to issuance of a building permit in accordance with City regulations as part of AFR’s plan review. AFR would confirm implementation through its safety inspection for new construction projects. Construction activities to install any new pipes or pumping infrastructure would be temporary and of short duration and would not result in any disruption of service to neighboring properties. Therefore, the Project would have adequate proximity to a fire station, fire flow, fire hydrants, and emergency access.
(b) Police Protection
The City of Anaheim Police Department’s (APD) Main Station, located at 425 S. Harbor Boulevard, approximately 5.4-roadway-miles to the southeast of the Project Site would serve the Project.
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Construction sites, if not properly managed, have the potential to attract criminal activity (such as trespassing, theft, and vandalism) and can become a distraction for local law enforcement from more pressing matters that require their attention. However, as required by the City as a regulatory compliance measure, the Project would employ construction safety features including erecting temporary fencing along the periphery of the active construction areas to screen as much of the construction activity from view at the local street level and to deter trespassing, vandalism, short- cut attractions, potential criminal activity, and other nuisances. Therefore, construction of the Project would not be expected to result in incidents that would require the services of APD beyond their response capacity.
(ii) Operation
Responses to thefts, vehicle burglaries, vehicle damage, traffic -related incidents, and crimes against persons may increase because of the Project due to increased on-site activity and increased traffic on adjacent streets and arteria ls. The Project would include adequate and strategically positioned lighting to enhance public safety. Visually obstructed and infrequently accessed “dead zones” would be limited, and, where possible, security controlled to limit public access .

Additionally, the continuous visible and non- visible presence of residents at all times of the day would provide a sense of security during evening and early morning hours. As such, the Project’s residents would be able to monitor suspicious activity in the neighborhood. These preventative and proactive security measures would decrease the amount of service calls that APD would otherwise

79 City of Anaheim Police Department, Locations Website, available at: https://www.anaheim.net/363/Locations.

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receive. Therefore, operation of the Project would not be expected to result in incidents that would require the services of APD beyond their response capacity. (c) Schools
The Project Site is in an area that is currently served by Buena Park Elementary School District (BPSD) for elementary school s, specifically Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary School and Buena Park Junior High School, and Fullerton Joint Union High School District (FJUHSD ) for high school, specifically Buena Park High School . The Project would construct a n 18-unit residential development which would increase the student population.

It should be noted that state-mandated open enrollment policy enables students anywhere in in the school districts to apply to any regular, grade -appropriate BPSD and FJUDSD school with designated “open enrollment” seats. The number of open enrollment seats is determined annually.

Each individual school is assessed based on the principal’s knowledge of new housing and other demographic trends in the attendance area. Open enrollment seats are granted through an application process that is completed before the school year begins. Students living in a particular school’s attendance area are not displaced by a student requesting an open enrollment transfer to that school.

To reduce any potential population growth impacts on public schools, the governing board of any school district is authorized to levy a fee, charge, dedication, or other requirement against any construction within the boundaries of the district for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of facilities (pursuant to California Education Code Section 17620(a)(1)) . The Developer Fee Justification Studies for BPSD and FJUDSD were both prepared to support the school district’s levy of the fees authorized by Section 17620 of the California Education Code .

The Project would be required to pay the appropriate fees, based on the square footage, to both BPSD and FJUDSD.

The Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 (SB 50) sets a maximum level of fees a developer may be required to pay to address a project’s impacts on school facilities. The maximum fees authorized under SB 50 apply to zone changes, general plan amendments, zoning permits, and subdivisions. SB 50 is deemed to fully address school facilities impacts, notwithstanding any contrary provisions in CEQA or other State or local law. (d) Parks and Recreation
The City of Anaheim Parks Division of the Community Services Department is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of nearly 800 acres that make up the 57 parks in the City. 80 The following
City-owned parks and recreational facilities are available to serve the Project Site:
• Peter Marshall Park, located at 801 N. Magnolia Avenue • Brookhurst Park and Community Center, located at 2271 W. Crescent Street

80 City of Anaheim Community Services Department — Parks & Facilities Website, available at :
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• Maxwell Park, located at 2655 W. Orange Avenue
• Schweitzer Park, located at 238 S. Belair Street
• John Marshall Park, located at 2001 W. Le Palma Avenue In addition, the City of Buena Park’s Henry Boisseranc Park, located at 7520 Dale Street, is located two blocks south of the Project Site.

The Project would construct an 18-unit residential development, which would increase the usage of local parks. To help alleviate the burden on existing park and recreational facilities, the Project would provide private open space for Project residents at each single -family home. Even so, the Project would result in an increase in the use of parks and recreational facilities that may not have the capacity to serve residents . Therefore, the City requires the payment of the park fees for residential projects. The City would collect these park fee s based on their current rate and fee schedule. The City requires park fees to reduce the park- and open space-related impacts of new residential development projects and requires payment of these fees prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy. Therefore, the site can be adequately served by Anaheim Parks Division of the Community Services Department with respect to parks and recreation. (e) Libraries
Anaheim Public Library (APL) provides library services to the City . The APL system includes a network of seven library branches serving the City of Anaheim and surrounding communities, a Mobile Library (Bookmobile), a book vending machine at the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) transportation center, and the Anaheim Heritage Center, which houses a local history collection.
81 The provision of library services is the responsibility of local government, typically financed through the City general funds. The APL also receives additional funding through donations to the Library Foundation. Regardless, the City would continue to maintain the library’s existing service levels with the Project without an additional library or alterations to the existing libraries. Therefore, APL can serve this the site with respect to libraries. 3) Condition (e) Conclusion
As demonstrated above, the Project would be adequately served by all required utilities and public services. Therefore, the Project meets the requirements of Categorical Exemption Condition (e). b) Conditions Consistency Conclusion
As demonstrated above, the Project would be consistent with the applicable General Plan designations and policies and applicable zoning designations and regulations; would occur within City limits on a site less than five acres surrounded by urban uses; would occur on a sit e that has no value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species; would not result in significant effects related to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality; and would be adequately served by all

81 City of Anaheim Community Services Department — Libraries Website, available at :
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required utilities and public services. Ther efore, the Project meets all five conditions enumerated for a Class 32 Categorical Exemption under CEQA.

4. PROJECT ANALYSIS OF EXCEPTIONS
a) Exceptions to a Categorical Exemption
[State CEQA Guidelines Section] 15300.2. Exceptions
(a) Location. Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11 are qualified by consideration of where the project is to be located – a project that is ordinarily insignificant in its impact on the environment may in a particularly sensitive environment be significant. Therefore, these classes are considered to apply all instances, except where the project may impact on an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies.
(b) Cumulative Impact. All exemptions for these classes are inapplicable when the cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time is significant.
(c) Significant Effect. A categorical exemption shall not be used for an activity where there is a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
(d) Scenic Highways. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may result in damage to sc enic resources, including but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway. This does not apply to improvements which are required as mitigation by an adopted negative declaration or certified EIR. (e) Hazardous Waste Sites. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
(f) Historical Resources. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.

Exception (a): Location. Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11 are qualified by consideration of where the project is to be located – a project that is ordinarily insignificant in its impact on the environment may in a particularly sensitive environment be significant. Therefore, these classes are considered to apply all instances, except where the pr oject may impact on an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies.

This exception does not apply to the Project as the Project is seeking Class 32 Categorical Exemption. Nonetheless, the Project would not affect an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern (see also the discussion for Exception [e]), below). As discussed under Condition City of Anaheim Dale Avenue Project
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(C), above, the Project Site does not contain any habitat capable of sustaining any species identified as endangered, rare, or threatened. Therefore, Exception (a) is not applicable to the Project.

Exception (b): Cumulative Impact. All exemptions for these classes are inapplicable when t he cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time is significant.

Cumulative impacts are two or more individual effects which, when considered together, are considerable or which compound or increase other environme ntal impacts (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15355) . Cumulative impacts may be analyzed by considering a list of past, present, and probable future projects producing related or cumulative impacts (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15130[b][1][A]) . An overview of each impact discussion is provided below, and as shown, the Project would not result in any Project -specific significant impacts and would not have any impacts that are individually limited but cumulatively considerable. 1) Local Land Use Plans and Zoning
Development of related projects would occur in accordance with adopted plans and regulations.

Most related projects would be compatible with the zoning and land use designations of each related project site and its existing surrounding uses , and any requi red variances would be approved on a case -by-case basis taking into consideration potential environmental effects . In addition, it is reasonable to assume that related projects under consideration in the surrounding area would implement and support local a nd regional planning goals and policies . Therefore, cumulative land use impacts would be less than significant. 2) Endangered, Rare, or Threatened Species
The Project Site is located in an urbanized area and does not consist of any endangered, rare, or threatened species. However, it is unknown whether or not any of the properties on which related projects may be located contain biological resources, such as sensitive species listed at the federal or State level as endangered, rare, or threatened. Nonetheless, as the Project would not result in a potentially significant impact to listed species or habitat, there is no potential for the Project to contribute to a cumulative impact.
3) Transportation
With respect to construction traffic, it is unknown whether any r elated projects would have overlapping construction schedules with the Project. However, similar to the Project, and pursuant to existing City regulations and policies, related projects would be required to submit formal construction staging and traffic control plans for review and approval by the City prior to the issuance of construction permits . These plans, identified as a Work Area Traffic Control Plan herein, would identify all traffic control measures, signs, delineators, and work instructions through the duration of construction activities. Related projects would comply with this requirement, similar to the Project, and as such, cumulative construction traffic impacts would be less than significant.

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With respect to cumulative operational traffic imp acts, analyses should consider both short -term and long-term project effects on VMT. This document analyzed short-term effects in the project- level VMT analysis summarized above. Long-term, or cumulative, effects are determined through a consistency check with the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS. The 2020-2045 RTP/SCS is the regional plan that demonstrates compliance with air quality conformity requirements and greenhouse gas reduction targets. As such, projects that are consistent with this plan, such as the Project, in terms of development, location, density, and intensity, are part of the regional solution for meeting air pollution and GHG goals . Projects deemed consistent would have a less than significant cumulative impact on VMT. Furthermore, the Project would not result in significant VMT impacts to the surrounding transportation system . Therefore, as no VMT analysis was required for the Project, the Project would not make a cumulatively considerable contribution to operational traffic impacts. As such, cumulative operational transportation impacts would be less than significant. 4) Noise
Development of the Project in combination with related projects in ¼-mile of the Project Site could result in an increase in construction noise in an already urbanized area of the City. With respect to construction impacts, it is unknown whether any potential nearby projects would have overlapping construction schedules with the Project. However, as with the Project, any nearby project built simultaneously with the Project would be required to meet the same Code requirements regarding construction noise levels . Specifically, construction of all projects would be subject to Code Section 6.72, which limits the hours of allowable construction activities. In addition, each project would be subject to Code Section 6.70, which prohibits any powered equipment or powered hand tool from producing noise levels that exceed 60 dBA for extended periods of time. To comply with this standard, nearby development projects, much like the Project, would implement best practices and/or project design features to reduce construction noise levels . Accordingly, while concurrent construction of nearby projects in ¼-mile of the Project Site could potentially contribute to cumulative increases in ambient noise leve ls, the Project would not result in any significant construction noise increases, and, thus, it would not result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to any such increase . Therefore, potential construction-related noise impacts would not be significant.

The potential for cumulative operational noise impacts would occur primarily because of increased traffic on local roadways due to the Project and related projects within the study area . The trip generation potential of the Project is approximately 109 daily trips, with 6 trips ( 1 inbound, 5 outbound) produced in the AM peak hour and 8 trips (5 inbound, 3 outbound) produced in the PM peak hour. As a result, based on the nominal AM peak hour trip generation and nominal PM peak hour trip generation incre ase with the Project (i.e. < 50 peak hour trips), the Project is not anticipated to make a cumulatively considerable contribution to a cumulative noise impact associated with traffic noise sources.

In addition to cumulative mobile source noise levels, operation of the Project in combination with other projects that could develop nearby could result in an increase in operational noise in this urbanized area of the City. However, as described above, long- term noise impacts from Project operations would be negligible, as building operations and human activities inside and outside the Project would generate minimal noise impacts. Moreover, as with the Project, other developments City of Anaheim Dale Avenue Project
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in ¼-mile of the Project would be required to comply with the City’s extensive regul atory requirements that limit operational noise sources to minimal levels . Accordingly, as the Project would not produce any significant operational noise impacts, it would not result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to any significant operational noise impacts. As such, cumulative on-site operational noise impacts would be less than significant. 5) Air Quality
SCAQMD recommends that any construction- related emissions and operational emissions from individual development projects that exceed the project-specific mass daily emissions thresholds identified above also be cumulatively considerable. Individual projects that generate emissions not in excess of SCAQMD’s significance thresholds would not contribute considerably to any potential cumulative impact. SCAQMD neither recommends quantified analyses of the emissions generated by a set of cumulative development projects nor provides thresholds of significance to assess the impacts associated with these emissions . As described above, the Project doe s not generate any regional or localized emissions that exceed SCAQMD’s thresholds; therefore, the Project would not contribute a cumulatively considerable increase in emissions for the pollutants, which the Basin is in nonattainment, and cumulative air quality impacts would be less than significant.
6) Greenhouse Gases
Although the Project would emit GHGs, the emission of GHGs by a single project into the atmosphere is not necessarily an adverse environmental effect. As discussed in CEQA case law, 82 the global scope of climate change and the fact that carbon dioxide and other GHGs, once released into the atmosphere, are not contained in the local area of their emission means that the impacts to be evaluated are also global rather than local. For many air pollut ants, the significance of their environmental impact may depend greatly on where they are emitted; for GHGs, it does not.

For individual developments, like the Project, this fact gives rise to an argument that a certain amount of GHG emissions is as inevit able as population growth. Under this view, a significance criterion framed in terms of efficiency is superior to a simple numerical threshold because CEQA is not a population control measure. Meeting statewide reduction goals does not preclude all new development. Rather, the Scoping Plan, the State’s roadmap for meeting AB 32’s target, assumes continued growth and depends on increased efficiency and conservation in land use and transportation from all Californians . To the extent, a project incorporates ef ficiency and conservation measures sufficient to contribute its portion of the overall GHG reductions necessary; one can reasonably argue that the Project’s impact is not cumulatively considerable, because it is helping to solve the cumulative problem of GHG emissions as envisioned by California law.

As discussed above, the Project would reduce GHGs in a manner consistent with applicable regulatory plans and policies to reduce GHG emissions, including AB 32 Scoping Plan, and SCAG’s 2020-2045 RTP/SCS.

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Similar to the Project, all future projects in the State are subject to review for consistency with applicable State, regional and local plans, policies, or regulations for the reduction of GHGs .

Therefore, based on the discussion above, and consistent with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064(h)(3), the Project’s generation of GHG emissions would not be cumulatively considerable because the Project would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation for the purposes of reducing the emissions of GHGs. Therefore, the Project’s contribution to cumulative impacts to GHGs would not be cumulative considerable, and cumulative impacts would be less than significant.
7) Water Quality
With respect to construction impacts, it is unknown whether any related projects would have overlapping construction schedules with the Project . However, similar to the Project, related projects would be required to comply with the City Building Code, NPDES requirements, etc.

Assuming compliance with these regulatory requirements, similar to the Project, the cumulative water quality impact during construction would be less than significant.

With respect to operational impacts, development of the Project in combination with related projects would result in the further infilling in an already developed area. The existing City storm drain system would continue to serve the Project Site and the surrounding area . Runoff from the Project Site and the adjacent land uses is directed into the adjacent streets, where it flows to the drainage system. It is likely that most, if not all, related projects would also drain to the surrounding street system or otherwise retain stormwater on- site as all projects would comply with existing stormwater/LID requirements, which would ensure impacts are less than significant.

The capture of runoff associated with related projects would occur in either non- erosive drainage devices to landscaped areas or an existing storm drain system and would not encounter exposed soils. Related projects would include a drainage system with pipes that would adequately convey surface water runoff into the existing storm drain or the on- site cisterns . Additionally, related projects would be required to implement BMPs and to conform to the existing NPDES water quality program . Therefore, cumulat ive hydrology and water quality impacts during operation would be less than significant.
8) Utilities
(a) Water
Implementation of the Project in combination with related projects within the service area of OCWD would generate demand for additional water supplies. In terms of the overall water supply condition, CBP’s adopted 2020 UWMP accounts for water demand for any project that is consistent with long-range growth projections. The 2020 UWMP anticipates that the future water supplies would be sufficient to mee ting existing and planned growth in the City to the year 2045 (the planning horizon required of 2020 UWMPs) under wet and dry year scenarios. The Project is consistent with the Site’s General Plan land use designation, as well as growth projections, and, therefore, has been accounted for in the 2020 UWMP and its water demand would not be cumulatively considerable. Related projects, as well as other development in the OCWD service area, would be required to comply with current Green Building Code requirement s to conserve City of Anaheim Dale Avenue Project
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water, and, in addition, larger projects with over 500 residential units would have to prepare a Water Supply Assessment (pursuant to SB 610) to be reviewed and certified by OCWD to demonstrate adequate water supply. Therefore, because the 2020 UWMP forecasts adequate water supplies to meet all projected water demands in the CBP service area through the year 2045, this analysis does not anticipate cumulative impacts with respect to water supply from the development of the Project and related projects.

Development of the Project and future new development in ¼-mile of the Project Site would cumulatively increase demands on the existing water infrastructure system. Similar to the Project, related projects would be subject to CBP review to assure the existing public infrastructure would be adequate to meet the domestic and fire water demands of each project and individual projects would be subject to AFR requirements regarding infrastructure improvements needed to meet respective water demands, flow and pressure requirements. Furthermore, CBP would conduct on- going evaluations of its infrastructure through the five-year updates of the UWMP and the AFD project-specific checks. Therefore, the cumulative impact would be less than significant. (b) Wastewater
Implementation of the Project in combination with related projects within the service area of the Reclamation Plant No. 1 and Reclamation Plant No. 2 would generate the demand for treatment of additional wastewater . Currently, the remaining wastewater treatment capacity within the OCSD system is approximately 150 mgd, or approximately 45 percent of the total permitted capacity. Therefore, OCSD would have adequate capacity to serve the additional wastewater demanded by the Project and, as such, the Project’s demand would not be cumulatively considerable.

With respect to wastewater infrastructure, all future development that would utilize sewer m ains belonging to CBP would also be required to pay the annual sewer maintenance fee, which would ensure the availability of funding for maintenance and repair of the existing sewer system should future capacity issues arise.
83 The City’s Public Works Depar tment assesses the anticipated wastewater flows from development projects at the time of connection and makes the appropriate decisions on how best to connect to the local sewer lines at the time of construction. The applicants of related projects would be required to conduct a detailed gauging and evaluation of the Project’s wastewater connection point at the time of connection to the system to verify the anticipated sewer flows and points of connection and to assess the condition and capacity of the sewer lines receiving additional sewer flows from the Project and other cumulative development projects . If it is determined that the sewer system in the local area has insufficient capacity to serve a particular development, the applicant of that project would be required to replace or build new sewer lines to a point in the sewer system with sufficient capacity to accommodate that project’s increased flows. Each project would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and would be required to comply with all applica ble City and state water conservation programs and sewer allocation ordinances .

Therefore, the cumulative impact would be less than significant.

83 City of Buena Park, Ordinance No. 1,473 (Sewer Maintenance Fee), Buena Park Municipal Code Section

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(c) Solid Waste
Implementation of the Project in combination with related projects within the Southern California region, serviced by area landfills, would increase regional demands on landfill capacities .

Construction of the Project and related projects generate construction and demolition waste, resulting in a cumulative increase in the demand for inert (unclassifie d) landfill capacity. The Project and all other future cumulative development would be required to implement a construction waste management plan to achieve a minimum 75 percent diversion from landfills . Furthermore, as described above, the Olinda Alpha, Frank R. Bowerman, and Prima Deshecha Landfills all have sufficient capacity to accommodate the Project, and, as such, the Project’s demand would not be cumulatively considerable. Therefore, cumulative impacts from demolition and construction waste would be less than significant.

Operation of the Project in conjunction with related projects would generate municipal solid waste and result in a cumulative increase in the demand for waste disposal capacity at Class III landfills.

The County Integrated Waste Ma nagement Plan Annual Report (IWMR) evaluates countywide demand for landfill capacity. Each Annual Report assesses future landfill disposal needs over a 10-year planning horizon. As such, the 2020 Annual Report projects waste generation and available landfill capacity through 2030 . Based on the 2020 Annual Report, Orange County has the projected disposal capacity through 2030 .
84 The Project’s increase in operational solid waste
generation, in conjunction with related projects, would represent an insignificant portion of the estimated approximately 4.77 million tons that is anticipated to be disposed of at county landfills in 2023 (Project build-out year).85 In addition, the IWMR projects a sharp decline in the tonnage that will be disposed of at county landfills when the importation of out -of-county waste ends in 2025. The County would continually address landfill capacity through the preparation of Annual Reports. The preparation of each Annual Report provides sufficient lead time (10 years) to address potential future shortfalls in landfill capacity. Therefore, cumulative impacts from operational solid waste would be less than significant.
(d) Electrical Power
Implementation of the Project, in conjunction with related projects, would increase demands for electrical power . As discussed above, SCE utilizes renewable energy sources and currently receives approximately 30.9 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. State law requires all new development in California to be designed and constructed in conformance with State Building Energy Efficiency Standards outlined in Title 24. It is possible that implementation of related proj ects could require the removal of older structures that were not designed and constructed to conform to the more recent and stringent energy efficiency standards . Thus, it is possible that with implementation of related projects that the resulting demands for electricity supply could be the same or less than the existing condition. Nonetheless, the IRP considers a 20- year planning horizon to guide SCE as it executes major new and replacement projects and programs. The estimated power requirement for related projects would be part of the total load growth forecast for the service area and accounted for in the planned growth of power system. SCE

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undertakes expansion or modification of electrical service infrastructure and distribution systems to serve future growth in their service area as required in the normal process of providing electrical service. SCE addresses any potential cumulative impacts related to electric power service through this process. Electrical service to related projects would also be in accordance with SCE rules and regulations. Therefore, cumulative impacts related to electricity supply and infrastructure would be less than significant.
(e) Natural Gas
Implementation of the Project, in conjunction with related projects, would increase demands for natural gas. The State Building Energy Efficiency Standards, embodied in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, regulates energy consumption by new buildings in California. The efficiency standards apply to new construction of both residential and non-residential buildings and regulate insulation, glazing, lighting, shading, and water - and space-heating systems. Local jurisdictions enforce these building efficiency standards through the local building permit process. Similar to the Project, rel ated projects and future development must also abide by the same statues, regulations, and programs that mandate or encourage energy conservation. SCG is also required to plan for necessary upgrades and expansion to its systems to ensure that it would provide adequate service for other projects. Specifically, SCG regularly updates its infrastructure reports as required by law. Development projects within the SCG service area would incorporate site - specific infrastructure improvements, as appropriate. Therefore, cumulative impacts would be less than significant.
9) Public Services
(a) Fire Protection
Development of the Project in combination with related projects would cumulatively increase the demand for fire protection services. Over time, AFR would continue to monitor population growth and land development throughout the City and identify additional resource needs including staffing, equipment, trucks and engines, ambulances, other special apparatuses, and possibly station expansions or new station construction that may become necessary to achieve the desired level of service. The City’s regular budgeting efforts identify AFR’s resource needs and allocate funding according to the priorities at the time. Any new or expanded fire station would be funded via existing mechanisms (e.g., property and sales taxes, government funding, and developer fees) to which the Project and cumulative growth would contribute.

Moreover, AFR would review all of the cumulative development in order to ensure adequate fire flow capabilities and adequate emergency access. Compliance with AFR, City Building Code, and Fire Code requirements related to fire safety, access, and fire flow would ensure that cumulative impacts to fire protection would be less than significant. (b) Police Protection
The Project in combination with related projects would increase the demand for police protection services. This cumulative increase would increase demand for additional APD staffing, equipment, and facilities over time . Similar to the Project, other proj ects served by APD would implement City of Anaheim Dale Avenue Project
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safety and security features according to APD recommendations. APD would continue to monitor population growth and land development throughout the City and identify additional resource needs including staffing, equipment, vehicles, and possibly station expansions or new station construction that may become necessary to achieve the desired level of service. The City’s regular budgeting efforts would identify APD’s resource needs and allocate funding according to the priorities at the time . Any new or expanded police station would be funded via existing mechanisms (e.g., property and sales taxes, government funding, and developer fees) to which the Project and cumulative growth would contribute . Therefore, the cumulative impa ct on police protection services would be less than significant.
(c) Schools
As discussed above, payment of developer impact fees in accordance with SB 50 and pursuant to Section 65995 of the California Government Code would ensure that the impacts of the Project on school facilities would be less than significant . Similar to the Project, related projects would be required to pay school fees to the appropriate school district wherein their site is located. The payment of school fees would fully address any pot ential impacts to school facilities . Therefore, cumulative impacts would be less than significant.
(d) Parks and Recreation
As discussed above, the Project would result in a less than significant impact on parks and recreational facilities. Projects that meet the established criteria would be required to pay Parks and Recreation Fees to the City for the construction of residential dwelling units. The payment of fees would address potential impacts to park and recreational facilities. Therefore, the cumulative impact would be less than significant.
(e) Libraries
Related projects within the City and with a residential component could generate additional residents who could increase the demand upon library services . Population growth affects online resources becaus e the basis for licensing fees for these databases, eBooks, and other digital resources are generally the population of the library’s service area. With additional residents to serve, the Project would reduce the overall availability per capita of books, media, computers, and library public service space. Therefore, in order to maintain current per capita levels and licensing agreements, the City would need to provide additional physical and virtual resources to the Anaheim library system.

The threshold for determining impacts pursuant to CEQA is based upon whether the project would result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmenta l facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services. The impacts to the overall availability per capita of books, media, computers, and library public service space would not create significant physical or environmental impacts . Therefore, the cumulative impact would be less than significant.

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10) Historical Resources
See the analysis under Exception ( f), below, for a detailed evaluation of Project-specific impacts to historic resources. The Project would not result in a significant impact to an historical resource.

Although the existing structures at the Project Site are over 45 years of age ( constructed between 1893-1942), an Historic Built Environment Assessment determined that they do not retain substantial integrity, nor do they qualify as historically significant resources under state or local criteria. As the Project would not result in a signific ant impact to historical resources, there is no potential for the Project to contribute to a cumulative impact, and thus, the cumulative impact would be less than significant.
11) Exception (b) Conclusion
As no cumulatively significant impacts would result fr om the Project, Exception (b) is not applicable to the Project.

Exception (c): Significant Effect. A categorical exemption shall not be used for an activity where there is a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.

There are no unusual circumstances with the Project Site or the Project that would create a reasonable possibility of significant effects to the environment . The Project Site is located within an urbanized, reside ntial setting. The Project would replace a single-family use with a n 18-unit single-family, attached development in a one-lot subdivision. Moreover, the Lead Agency has not determined an unusual circumstance is applicable to the Project . The Project would be consistent with the underlying zoning. Moreover, as analyzed in Exception (b), above, the Project would not result in any Project -specific or cumulative traffic, noise, air quality, greenhouse gas, or water quality impacts. The proposed land use would be consistent and compatible with the Project Site’s urban, residential setting and is typical for an infill development. Therefore, as there are no unusual circumstances regarding the Project or Project Site, Exception (c) is not applicable to the Project.

Exception (d): Scenic Highways. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may result in damage to scenic resources, including but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway. This does not apply to improvements which are required as mitigation by an adopted negative declaration or certified EIR.

There are no State-designated scenic highways or highways eligible for scenic designati on in the Project Site vicinity. 86 There are also no locally- designated scenic highways in the Project Site vicinity.87
There are several ornamental trees growing within the Project Site boundaries . The existing on- site trees, none of which are protected species by the City’s tree protection ordinance, would be removed during construction. While grading for Project would require removal of all on-site trees,

86 Caltrans, Scenic Highways Website, available at:
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the Project proposes to plant approximately 41 trees, of which 8 would be street trees. See Figure I-18 for the Project’s landscape plan.

Therefore, as the Project Site is not located along a state- or City-designated scenic highway and would not damage scenic resources, Exception (d) is not applicable to the Project.

Exception (e): Hazardous Waste Sit es. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.

California Government Code Section 65962.5 requires various State agencies to compile lists of hazardous waste disposal facilities, unauthorized releases from underground storage tanks, contaminated drinking water wells, and solid waste facilities where there is known migration of hazardous waste, and submit such information to the Secretary for Environmental Protection on at least an annual basis. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (included as Appendix H to this Categorical Exemption) was prepared for the Project Site that included a search of environmental regulatory agency databases to identify known or suspected environmental concerns, or RECs, that may be associated with the Project Site.88
The Project Site was not identified on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and no associated or other RECs were identi fied for the Project Site .89 Accordingly, the Project would not pose an environmental hazard to surrounding sensitive uses or the environment in regards to siting the Project on a known hazardous waste site or any other type of site appearing on a list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. Therefore, Exception (e) is not applicable to the Project.

Exception (f): Historical Resources. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.

Section 15064.5 of the State CEQA Guidelines defines an historical resource as:
(1) A resource listed in or determined to be eligible by the State Historical Resources Commission, for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources; (2) A resource listed in a local register of historical resources or identified as significant in an historical resource survey meeting certain state guidelines; or (3) An object, building, structure, site, area, place, record, or manuscript which a lead agency determines to be significant in the architectural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political, military, or cultural annals of California, provided that the lead agency’s determination is supported by substantial evidence in light of the whole record.

88 Group Delta Consultants, Inc., Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 1442 N orth Dale Avenue, Anaheim, California, April 4, 2022. Refer to Appendix H.
89 Group Delta Consultants, Inc., Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 1442 North Dale Avenue, Anaheim, California, April 4, 2022 pages 4-14. Refer to Appendix H.

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A significant adverse effect would occur if a project were to adversely affect an historical resource meeting one of the above definitions. A substantial adverse change in the significance of an historic resource means demolition, destruction, relocation, or alteration of the resource or its immediate surroundings such that the significance of a historical resource would be materially impaired.

The Project Site is currently developed with a 1,910-square-foot single-family home, 930-square- foot detached garage, 900-square-foot concrete pad, and two accessory structures all constructed between 1893-1942. The Project Site is surrounded by multi-family residential townhomes to the south, east, and west. Visitor parking and a private community recreational facility (pool/spa and landscaped open space) belonging to the townhome development is also located to the south. A landscaped slope of SR-91 borders the Project Site to the north.

As part of a Cultural Resources Constraints Desktop Review (included as Appendix I.1 to this Categorical Exemption), a search of cultural resources records maintained by the South-Central Coast Information Center (SCCIC) of the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) located at California State University (CSU), Fullerton in Fullerton, California was requested in order to assess potential presence of previously-recorded cultural resources within the Project area and a 0.25-mile radius around the Project area. The purpose of the record search was to identify if any prehistoric and/or historic -period cultural resources and studies had been previously documented in the project area and/or the surrounding 0.25- mile radius in order to better understand the cultural sensitivity of the area . Additionally, a Sacred Lands File (SLF) search with the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) was requested to identify the presence of Native American gravesites, tribal resources, and other cultural and spiritual sites of interests and importance to tribes that are traditionally and culturally affiliated with the Project’s geographic area.
90 In addition, due to the age of the existing structures on the Project Site, an Historic Built Environment Assessment (included as Appendix I.2 to this Categorical Exemption) was prepared for the Project Site. The Historic Assessment evaluated the significance of the existing home, garage, and accessory structure s in accordance with the criteria for listing resources on the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) established in California Public Resources Code Section 5024.1(c).
91 1) SCCIC Search Results
The search of SCCIC cultural resource records indicated no previously-recorded cultural resources identified, or previously conducted cultural resources studies conducted, within the Project Site.

One previously-recorded historic structure has been recorded, and six cultural resources studies have bee n conducted within the 0.25- mile radius . Because the Project Site has never been

90 Kleinfelder, Cultural Resources Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021-00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, page 1. Refer to Appendix I.1. 91 South Environmental, Historic Built Environment Assessment for the 1442 North Dale Aven ue Project, City of Anaheim, California, April 22, 2022. Refer to Appendix I.2.

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surveyed, the cultural resources sensitivity of the Project Site is, therefore, high .92 Although the existing single-family residence and detached garage has not been formally recorded or evaluated for historical significance under any criteria, it appears to be an historic -period building greater than 50 years old. 93 Accordingly, an Historic Assessment of the built environment (included as Appendix I.2) was prepared for the Project Site and is discussed below.

In addition, no archaeological survey has been completed to assess the potential for historic-period archeological materials associated with the use of the single -family residence. Based on information provided by the City of Anaheim, the single -family residence was a citrus farming property dating from the late 19th century. Due to the age of the building and its use as a residential building within an agricultural property there is an increased possibility of subsurface archaeological materials.94 Therefore, the Project Applicant shall obtain the services of a qualified archaeologist to be on-call in the event of inadvertent discovery of any subsurface archaeological materials and provide on- site construction workers with a one -day training for awareness and procedures to follow in the event of inadvertent findings. 2) SLF Search Results
The search of SLF Native-American-related cultural resource records was negative for the Project Site and 0.25- mile radius. However, NAHC provided a list of 12 contacts of Native American tribes identified as traditionally and culturally affiliated with the geographic area, who may also have knowledge of cultural resources potentially occurring within the Project vicinity. Therefore, the City s hall follow up with the identified contacts for Native American tribes to determine if there are any known tribal cultural resources within the Project area and coordinate with the Tribe(s) to develop appropriate conditions, if warranted.

In addition, in the unlikely case the Applicant discovers human remains during ground disturbing activities, California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Orange County Coroner has made the necessary findings as t o origin. Further pursuant to California Public Health & Safety Code, Section 5097- 98(b) remains shall be left in place and free of disturbance until a final decision as the treatment and disposition has been made.

If the Orange County Coroner determines t he remains to be Native American, the Project Applicant must contact the Native American Heritage Commission within 24 hours. The Native American Heritage Commission must then immediately identify the "most likely descendants(s)" for purposes of receiving notification of discovery. The most likely descendant(s) shall then make recommendations within 48 hours and engage in consultation concerning the treatment of the remains as provided in California Public Resources Code, Section 5097.98.

92 Kleinfelder, Cultural Resources Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021-00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, page 2. Refer to Appendix I.1. 93 Kleinfelder, Cultural Resources Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021-00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, page 2. Refer to Appendix I.1. 94 Kleinfelder, Cultural Resources Constraints Desktop Review for the Dale Avenue Project (DEV2021-00188), City of Anaheim, Orange County, California, page 2. Refer to Appendix I.1.

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3) Historic Assessment
According to California Public Resources Code Section 5024.1(c), a resource is considered historically significant if it (i) retains “substantial integrity,” and (ii) meets at least one of the following criteria:
(1) Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of California’s history and cultural heritage;
(2) Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past; (3) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses high artistic values; or
(4) Has yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

Similarly, the City of Anaheim Mills Act Program Guidelines establish the following criteria for designation as an “Historically Significant Structure” in the City:
(1) It strongly represents a significant event or broad patterns of local, regional, or national history;
(2) It is associated with the life of a significant person in local, regional, or national history; or
(3) It is a very good example of a significant architectural style, property type, period, or method of construction; or it represents the work of an architect, designer, engineer, or builder who is locally, regionally, or nationally significant; or it is a significant visual feature of the City.
(a) Significance Evaluation
(i) Integrity
Location: The subject property has diminished integrity of location. Aside from being sited on the original location from when it was constructed and sitting in its original orientation, its immediate location (formerly agricultural land) and immediate surroundings have changed dramatically since its construction.

Design: The subject property lacks integrity of design as the building has been altere d several times over the years. Although most of the alterations likely occurred early in the building’s history, it is unclear what the building originally looked like when it was first constructed.

Setting: The subject property lacks integrity of setting. From a 52- acre farm and orchard with several agricultural buildings, the property now sits on less than one acre, surrounded on all sides by condominiums and SR-91.

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Materials: The subject property retains diminished integrity of materials. Despite havi ng had numerous alterations over time, most of the original building materials appear to be intact on the residence. However, original buildings have since been removed, diminishing the integrity of materials overall.

Workmanship: The subject property lacks integrity of workmanship. There have been numerous alterations over time that have diminished evidence of the original craftsmanship.

Feeling: The subject property lacks integrity of feeling. The property’s location and setting have been compromised, and it no longer conveys its original historic function as a family farm/orchard.

Association: The subject property lacks integrity of association. The subject property lacks the ability to convey important associations with events, people, or patterns of development in the City.
(ii) Significance Criteria
CRHR Criterion 1: Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of California’s history and cultural heritage.

Anaheim Criterion 1: It strongly represents a significant event or broad patterns of local, regional, or national history.

The subject property is a single -family residence that was originally part of a sprawling 52- acre farm. Joseph Henry Boisseranc first purchased the property in 1889 at a time when development in Buena Park and Anaheim consisted of acres of uninterrupted farmland and orchards. Currently, the subject property sits on less than one -acre and features a single -family residence, a three -car garage, and two ancillary buildings. All elements associated with the property’s farming history have been lost over time, including the barns and several ancillary buildings. Further, although the subject property represents some of the earliest residential and agricultural development in the area, its significance is no longer well -conveyed due to loss of the original acreage, loss of its original function as a family farm, and its obliterated integrity of setting resulting from construction of a multi -family development all around it and construction of the SR -91 and I -5 freeway. Therefore, the subject property is recommended not eligible under CRHR Criterion 1/City Criteria 1.
95 CRHR Criterion 2: Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past.

Anaheim Criterion 2: It is associated with the life of a significant person in local, regional, or national history.

Review of local publications and newspaper articles indicates that the subject property has remained in the same family, the Boisserancs, since 1889. Joseph Henry and his wife , Marie, purchased the land before their son, Henry Joseph, inherited the property. Throughout the years, the land was used to raise sheep and dairy cows, and grow sugar beets, corn, barley, alfalfa hay,

95 South Environmental, Historic Built Environment Assessment for the 1442 North Dale Avenue Project, City of Anaheim, California, April 22, 2 022, State of California Natural Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation Form 523L, page 11. Refer to Appendix I.2.

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and Valencia oranges. There is a park located south of the property named after Henry Boisseranc.

Cursory research found a claim that the park was named after Boisseranc because he sold land to Walt Disney for Disneyland. Research did not find information that could substantiate this claim.

Although the family has owned the subject parcel for approximately 133 years, no information was uncovered that connects the Boisseranc family to any organization, church, or to any important contributions made to the cities of Buena Park or Anaheim. No other information was discovered that would identify the Boisseranc s as a significant pioneering family in cities of Buena Park or Anaheim. Further, the subject property can no longer convey its early associations with the Boisserancs and their family farm. Therefore, the subject property is not eligible under CRHR Criterion 2/City Criterion 2.
96 CRHR Criterion 3: Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses high artistic values.

Anaheim Criterion 3: It is a very good example of a significant architectural style, property type, period, or method of construction; or it represents the work of an architect, designer, engineer, or builder who is locally, regionally, or nationally significant; or it is a significant visual feature of the City.

The subject property was constructed at the end of the 19th century and has been altered throughout the years. The design is simple with little to no ornamentation. There is no known architect and it may have been constructed by the original owner, Joseph Henry Boisseranc. The building features a hipped roof with boxed eaves and a central dormer. Windows consists of a combination of wood sash one -over-one, two- over-two, and six -over-six wood sash windows with wood surrounds, some with cornice brackets beneath the window sill. The building is clad in three different types of wood siding throughout all four elevations, each signifying an alteration and/or addition to the building. There are also three different window types, indicating the different time periods in which the building was altered. The bay window on the north elevation has cladding that differs from the rest of the house and the west elevation appears to have featured a porch that was enclosed at a point in time. The building has been altered and lacks distinctive features and high artistic values.

Although it may have had elements of the National style of architecture at one time, it now appears as a ubiquitous architec tural form and lacking distinctive design. Therefore, the subject property is not eligible under CRHR Criterion 3/City Criterion 3. 97 96 South Environmental, Historic Built Environment Assessment for the 1442 North Dale Avenue Project, City of Anaheim, California, April 22, 2022, State of California Natural Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation Form 523L, page 11. Refer to Appendix I.2.
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CRHR Criterion 4: Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

The subject prope rty is not significant as a source, or likely source, of important historical information, nor does it appear likely to yield important information about historic construction methods, materials, or technologies. Therefore, the property is not eligible under CRHR Criterion

4.98 (iii) Determination
Based on the above, the subject property does not retain significant integrity. In addition, the subject property does not meet any of the CRHR or City criteri a for historical significance.

Therefore, the Historic Assessment recommended the property as not eligible for designation as a historically significant resource.99
4) Exception (f) Conclusion
Based on the above, implementation of the Project would not result in a substantial adverse change to an historic resource. Therefore, Exception (f) is not applicable to the Project. b) Exceptions Conclusion
As demonstrated above, Exception (a) does not apply to the Project and the Project would not result in significant cum ulative impacts; would not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances; would not result in damage to scenic resources within an officially designated state scenic highway; would not be located on a site included on a list com piled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; and would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an historical resource. As such, none of the six categorical exemption exceptions apply to the Project.

5. CLASS 32 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION CONCLUSION
As the Project meets all five conditions enumerated for a Class 32 Categorical Exemption under CEQA and none of the six exceptions are applicable, the Project therefore qualifies for a Categorical Exemption under CEQA. No further analysis is required.

DETERMINATION:

I find that the answers given above are adequately supported by the information sources cited following each question and that the effects of the Project are typical of those generated within that class of projects ( i.e., Cl ass 32 – Infill Development Projects) characterized as in- fill

98 South Environmental, Historic Built Environment Assessment for the 1442 North Dale Avenue Proj ect, City of Anaheim, California, April 22, 2022, State of California Natural Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation Form 523L, page 12. Refer to Appendix I.2.
99 South Environmental, Historic Built Environment Assessment for the 1442 North Dale Avenue Project, City of Anaheim, California, April 22, 2022, State of California Natural Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation Form 523L, pages 13. Refer to Appendix I.2.

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development meeting the conditions of Section 15332 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. The Project will not cause a significant effect on the environment and is, therefore, categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Signature of City of Anaheim Representative Date

Printed Name, Title Phone Number
Andy Uk, Associate Planner
May 25, 2022
714-765-5238

Anaheim City CouncilAugust 9, 2022

Anaheim City Council
August 9, 2022