Garden Grove City Council
August 26, 2025

AGENDA

Garden Grove City Council

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
6:30 PM

Community Meeting Center
11300 Stanford Avenue
Garden Grove, California 92840
Stephanie Klopfenstein
Mayor
Joe DoVinh
Mayor Pro Tem – District 4
George S. Brietigam
Council Member – District 1
Phillip Nguyen
Council Member – District 2
Cindy Tran
Council Member – District 3
Yesenia Muñeton
Council Member – District 5
Ariana Arestegui
Council Member – District 6

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AGENDA

ROLL CALL: COUNCIL MEMBER BRIETIGAM, COUNCIL MEMBER NGUYEN, COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN, COUNCIL MEMBER MUÑETON, COUNCIL MEMBER ARESTEGUI, MAYOR PRO

TEM DOVINH, MAYOR KLOPFENSTEIN

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES

PRESENTATIONS

1. Community Spotlight in recognition of Hank Ameen, the longest-standing employee of The Walt Disney Company, for 35 years of service with the Garden Grove Fire Department

[Item 291/2025]

2. Update on the 2025 Foods of Garden Grove Live event as presented by the Community Services Department.

[Item 303/2025]

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (TO BE HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH OTHER LEGISLATIVE

BODIES)

RECESS

CONDUCT OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES' BUSINESS

RECONVENE

CONSENT ITEMS (WILL BE ACTED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH ONE MOTION UNLESS

SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION IS REQUESTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER)

3. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing September 2025 as Hunger Action Month. (Action Item)

[Item 279/2025]

4. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing September as Service Clubs Month. (Action Item)

[Item 298/2025]

5. Approval of the escheatment of unclaimed funds to the City in accordance with the City of Garden Grove Unclaimed Property Policy (Policy No. 200-14). (Action Item)

[Item 272/2025]

6. Award a contract to Works of Art by Jennifer for the design and fabrication of a bronze sculpture for Woodbury Park. (Cost: $163,125)(Action Item) [Item 297/2025] 2

7. Receive and file warrants. (Action Item)

[Item 301/2025]

8. Approval to waive full reading of ordinances listed. (Action Item)

[Item 302/2025]

PUBLIC HEARINGS (MOTION TO APPROVE WILL INCLUDE ADOPTION OF EACH

RESOLUTION UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

9. Adoption of Resolutions for approval of General Plan Amendment No. GPA-002-2025 to establish Subareas A and B within the Industrial / Commercial Mixed Use (IC) land use designation and establish a maximum 0.55 floor area ratio for industrial uses within Subarea B; Adoption of a Negative Declaration for the Project; and, approval of Site Plan No. SP-159-2025 to facilitate the development of the Harbinger Motor Mezzanine Project located at 12821 Knott Street, Garden Grove. (Action Item)

[Item 178/2025]

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

10. Award a contract to General Pump Company for on-call services for water well and pump station repairs, maintenance and rehabilitation.
(Cost: Not-to-Exceed: $150,000/year)(Action Item)

[Item 278/2025]

ORDINANCES PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION

11. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2969, entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.02 OF TITLE 8, OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE, REVISING ITS TITLE AND ADDING SECTION 8.020.020 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESTRICTING OUTDOOR

ADVERTISING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NEAR SCHOOLS, PARKS, AND OTHER AREAS FREQUENTED BY CHILDREN. (Action Item)

[Item 299/2025]

MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER

12. Discussion on adoption of a resolution re-affirming community harmony and safety, as requested by Council Member Arestegui.

[Item 305/2025]

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California, 92840. 3 Item 279/2025
Final
City of Garden Grove

INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:

Lisa L. Kim From: Lizabeth Vasquez
Dept:

City Manager Dept: City Clerk
Date: 8/26/2025

Subject: Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing September 2025 as Hunger Action Month. (Action Item)

OBJECTIVE

For the City Council to adopt a Proclamation recognizing September as Hunger Action Month.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

Hunger Action Month (HAM) is a national effort to raise awareness of the levels of food and nutritional insecurity in our communities and to inspire the public to take action. Every year since 2021, the City Council has adopted a proclamation recognizing Se ptember as Hunger Action Month in an effort to raise awareness on the importance of food banks, food care, and to provide information on additional resources available to the Garden Grove community.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

There is no financial impact to adopt the proclamation.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:
 Adopt the 2025 Hunger Action Month Proclamation recognizing September as Hunger Action Month in Garden Grove.

ATTACHMENTS

1. 2025 Hunger Action Month Proclamation

4 2025 Hunger Action Month
Proclamation

WHEREAS, hunger and poverty are issues of vital concern in California, where one in five Californians face food insecurity on a daily basis and do not know where their next meal will come from; and
WHEREAS, everyone needs nutritious food to thrive, and people are working hard to provide for themselves and their families —yet over 359,000 individuals, including over 86,000 children, here in Orange County are food insecure; and WHEREAS, the City of Garden Grove is committed to taking steps to combat hunger in every part of our community and to provide additional resources that those in Garden Grove need; and
WHEREAS, the City of Garden Grove is committed to working with the Orange County Hunger Alliance in educating people about the role and importance of food banks and food care in addressing hunger and raising awareness of the need to devote more resources and attention to hunger issues; and
WHEREAS, in the first half of 202 5, Orange County Food Bank and Second Harvest Food Bank collectively recorded an average of 810,996 individual food distribution visits per month from our neighbors facing food insecurity; and WHEREAS, in the first half of 202 5, Orange County Food Bank and Second Harvest Food Bank have collectively distributed 36,709,298 million pounds of food through its partner network of food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, senior centers, schools, colleges, universities, and other community organizations; and WHEREAS, Abound Food Care helps to facilitate the recovery over 25 million pounds of excess edible food in Orange county each year, reducing food waste and diverting that food to those who need it; and
WHEREAS, the month of September has been designated “Hunger Ac tion Month” in order to bring attention to food insecurity in our communities and to enlist the public in the movement to end hunger by taking action – including volunteer ing, donating, and advocating – to ensure every community, and everybody in it, has the food they need to thrive; and
WHEREAS, food banks and other organizations across the country, including the members of the Orange County Hunger Alliance , will host numerous events throughout the month of September to bring awareness and help end food insecurity in our local community.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Garden Grove City Council do es hereby recognize September 2025 as HUNGER ACTION MONTH in Garden Grove, and call this observance to the attention of our citizens.

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Item 298/2025
Final

City of Garden Grove

INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:

Lisa L. Kim From: Lizabeth Vasquez
Dept:

City Manager Dept: City Clerk
Date: 8/26/2025

Subject: Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing September as Service Clubs Month. (Action Item)

OBJECTIVE

For the City Council to adopt a Proclamation recognizing September as Service Clubs Month.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

In 2023, the City Council adopted a Proclamation to recognize the month of September as Service Clubs Month. Garden Grove is home to multiple service organizations that benefit the community by providing support and a common purpose to helping others. Th e long established service clubs in Garden Grove include:

The Lions Club
The mission of the Lions Club is to empower volunteers and partners to improve health and wellbeing, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian service.

Kiwanis
The mission of Kiwanis is to improve the world one child and one community at a time.

The Rotary Club
The mission of the Rotary Club is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace.

Elks Club
The mission of the Elks Club is to inculcate the principles of charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

There is no financial impact to adopt the proclamation.

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RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:
 Adopt a Proclamation recognizing the month of September as Service Clubs Month.

ATTACHMENT(S)

1. Proclamation

7 Proclamation
September as Service Clubs Month

WHEREAS, Service clubs in Garden Grove are organizations that engage in community service, charitable work, and fundraising. These clubs have been an integral part of Garden Grove for over sixty years and have made significant contributions to the development of our communities; and

WHEREAS, Service clubs play a vital role in community development by providing resources and services to support local communities. They contribute to various community projects, such as building playgrounds, supporting educational programs, and providing scholarships; and

WHEREAS, These clubs engage in various char itable works, such as donating food, clothing, hygiene supplies, and toys to families and children in need; supporting local and international health programs; and aiding disaster relief efforts; and

WHEREAS, Service clubs provide leadership development opportunities for their members and provide avenues to lear n about leadership skills, team building, and communication, assisting them in their personal and professional lives; and

WHEREAS, These clubs offer networking op portunities for members where they can interact with other professional s and community leaders, build relationships, and expand their social and professional networks; and

WHEREAS, Service clubs also focus on developing the skills and talents of young people. They provide mentoring, leadership training, and scholarship opportunities for students and or ganize programs to support underprivileged youth; and

WHEREAS, These clubs encourage civic engagement by providing platforms for citizens to connect with their communities, participate in volunteer activities, and advocate for positive change;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Garden Grove City Council does hereby proclaim September as Service Clubs Month in Garden Grove in appreciation for all the significant contributions these organizations make to our communities.

August 26, 2025
8 Item 272/2025
Final

City of Garden Grove

INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:

Lisa L. Kim From: Patricia Song
Dept:

City Manager Dept: Finance
Date: 8/26/2025

Subject: Approval of the escheatment of unclaimed funds to the City in accordance with the City of Garden Grove Unclaimed Property Policy (Policy No. 200-14). (Action Item)

OBJECTIVE

To obtain City Council authorization for the Finance Director to initiate the escheatment process for $255, 425.00 in unclaimed funds and to recognize the amount as revenue in accordance with the City’s Unclaimed Property Policy (Policy No. 200-14).

BACKGROUND

On June 11, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 9863-24, establishing the City of Garden Grove Unclaimed Property Policy in accordance with California Government Code Sections 50050–50057. The Policy allows the City to escheat property with amount over $15.00 that remains unclaimed for over three years, after making reasonable efforts to return the funds, including publishing notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation. Funds under $15.00 that remain unclaimed for one year may be transferred to the General Fund or appropriate source fund wit hout publication. The Policy requires City Council approval to proceed with the escheatment of unclaimed property.

DISCUSSION

The City regularly issues checks for various obligations. Occasionally, some checks remain uncashed or are returned as undeliverable. In such cases, staff makes multiple attempts to locate the payees. If the payee is found, the original stale -dated check (after 180 days) is voided and a replacement is issued. If the payee cannot be located, the City follows Policy No. 200-14, the Unclaimed Property Policy, to escheat the funds.

For unclaimed checks over $15.00, the City is required to publish a notice. A public notice was published in the Orange County News on May 7 and May 14, 2025, listing unclaimed funds totaling $276,729.60. Si nce then, $2 3,236.49 has been claimed or cancelled . The remaining balance of $253,493.11, consisting of 780 checks, with issue dates ranging from 9 Item 272/2025

October 2008 to December 2021, is now eligible for escheatment under State law and City policy.

In addition, staff identified 270 unclaimed checks under $15.00 – totaling $1,931.89 and issued between August 2015 and December 2023 – that have remained uncashed for over a year. These funds may also be escheated without public notice, subject to City Council approval.

The City last conducted an escheatment process in 2018. The current escheatment includes unclaimed checks dating back to 2008. With the formal adoption of the City’s Unclaimed Property Policy in June 2024, this process will now be conducted on an annual basis, resulting in significantly lower escheatment amounts in future years.

All unclaimed checks and properties regardless the amount as of January 1 are published on the City’s official website. Detailed instructions on how to file a claim along with the claim form is also listed on the web page: https://ggcity.org/finance/unclaimed-property. The Finance Department processes claims throughout the year, with the goal to return all funds to their proper owners.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

A total of $255,425.00 in unclaimed funds meet the criteria for escheatment. Once escheated, these funds will be recognized as revenue and become available for City use.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:

 Authorize the Finance Director to proceed with the escheatment of the unclaimed checks listed in the attachment.

ATTACHMENT(S)

 Attachment 1 – Unclaimed Checks Over $15.00
 Attachment 2 – Unclaimed Checks Under $15.00
 Attachment 3 – Affidavit of Publication

10 City of Garden Grove
Unclaimed Checks over $15.00
CK# Payee Date Amount
14011Ana Zarco 10/28/2008 39.32$
14015Iger & Associates 10/28/2008 75.00$
14065Travis Runyard 11/18/2008 31.71$
14100Vern Shornick 12/9/2008 65.57$
14154Huynh Chung 1/13/2009 32.00$
14208Blanca Tapia 2/5/2009 20.64$
14213Rita B Marrs 2/5/2009 43.07$
14223Juan Rodriguez 2/11/2009 29.49$
14285Batiwala Mustak 3/13/2009 19.66$
14288Jose Mancilla 3/13/2009 19.68$
14321Carole Holston 5/8/2009 19.66$
14384Khang Bui 7/21/2009 60.00$
14391Edgar Griffin 8/3/2009 41.71$
14399Serena Martinez 8/3/2009 15.61$
14408Omelda Hernandez 8/5/2009 35.00$
14448Christine Ma 9/3/2009 20.00$
14507Harry W Gray 9/29/2009 20.38$
14513Steven Bouman 9/29/2009 26.13$
14686James Wiggimo Jr 3/3/2010 100.00$
14719TSA- LA/OC Chap Traffic Signal Assoc 3/29/2010 20.00$ 14754Duyen Le 4/21/2010 33.50$
14774Karin Williams 5/4/2010 40.00$
14836The Outsource Group 6/14/2010 32.89$
14837The Outsource Group 6/14/2010 38.28$
14840OC Star Wars Society 6/15/2010 100.00$
14869Automotive Works 7/6/2010 33.00$
14995Anabella Musia 8/26/2010 35.00$
15023Jose Barandiaran 9/20/2010 25.00$
15058National Mutliple Sclerorsis Society 10/14/2010 100.00$ 15076Terra Holistic 11/3/2010 67.50$
15107Saint Callistus Catholic Church 11/30/2010 50.00$
15409Dee Nguyen 6/27/2011 40.00$
15447Phong Nguyen 7/21/2011 70.00$
15621Derek Gossman 1/12/2012 39.00$
15617SLR Consulting 1/12/2012 19.25$
171340MCINTOSH, JACQUELINE S 2/10/2012 81.74$ 15819Whitter Christian Schools 8/2/2012 33.00$
15882Gary Lavoie 10/2/2012 48.00$
15958Robert Truong 12/20/2012 28.73$
16028Justin Truhill 3/26/2013 26.45$
16031Russ Lacy 3/26/2013 19.40$

11 CK# Payee Date Amount
16047Larry Garcia 4/30/2013 15.00$
16054Just Drift Motorsports 5/6/2013 42.50$
16229Brianna Facklam 3/19/2014 75.00$
16237Amy Thuy Tran 3/26/2014 63.00$
16244Joseph Nguyen 4/2/2014 50.00$
16301Dante Tran 6/25/2014 51.00$
16327Amie Cole 7/21/2014 60.00$
16357Joseph Construction 8/13/2014 82.50$
16372Jenifer Huynh 8/21/2014 25.50$
16487Nedra Ferraro 2/26/2015 35.00$
16524Big Pappas Oil Inc 5/8/2015 15.00$
16525David Dang 5/8/2015 100.00$
590156ABEYTA, MIKE 8/25/2015 79.90$ 590112DAVIES, MARY 8/25/2015 43.18$ 590143ESTRADA, BIBI & NICHOLAS 8/25/2015 40.54$ 590150FLORES, FELICIA 8/25/2015 36.20$ 590139HUYNH, MICHAEL 8/25/2015 47.88$ 590130TAYLOR, CONSTANTIN R 8/25/2015 26.49$ 16572Nayelli Diaz 8/28/2015 45.00$
5912908080 BEVER PLACE-NEGBA, LLC 9/22/2015 472.00$ 591550BALONICK, CHYNA 9/22/2015 29.25$ 591544BEST WEST REALTY 9/22/2015 24.02$ 591556CHI, CHARLIE 9/22/2015 19.42$ 591557DANG, DUC 9/22/2015 225.69$ 591569DO, TAMMY 9/22/2015 43.43$ 591553MARTINEZ, FRANCES JUANA 9/22/2015 60.87$ 591538NGUYEN, DAN 9/22/2015 102.49$ 591539NGUYEN, HUYEN 9/22/2015 42.76$ 591537TRAN, HIEU 9/22/2015 17.86$ 591564TRAN, KELVIN 9/22/2015 137.09$ 16587Lan La 10/5/2015 21.25$
593124SADDLEBACK COLLEGE 10/13/2015 310.00$ 593621COLEMAN, RENEE 10/27/2015 71.08$ 593654CRISTINE, MIRA 10/27/2015 38.66$ 593647NGUYEN, BRYAN 10/27/2015 139.38$ 593669NGUYEN, VINCE 10/27/2015 35.16$ 593308O C FOUNTAIN CARE 10/27/2015 50.00$ 593620ONEAL, SARAH 10/27/2015 94.41$ 593649RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES 10/27/2015 27.39$ 593648RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES 10/27/2015 27.53$ 593275ROOMS N' COVERS, ETC 10/27/2015 251.03$ 593667VU, JOHNNY 10/27/2015 32.74$ 593637WOODBECK, LORI 10/27/2015 65.30$ 594174MERCY HOUSING CA XXVIII, LP 11/1/2015 1,181.00$ 16611Jimmy Au 11/20/2015 23.97$

12 CK# Payee Date Amount
594982DOAN, LYNDA 11/24/2015 17.57$ 594998GARDEN GROVE CHURCH OF NAZARENE 11/24/2015 29.61$ 594994NGUYEN, KHAN 11/24/2015 199.50$ 594978PHAN, LINDA 11/24/2015 50.79$ 595002SANCHEZ, HERMINIA 11/24/2015 546.30$ 595000TRAN, NGUYEN 11/24/2015 125.56$ 596110GREEN LOTUS GROUP, LLC 12/1/2015 810.00$ 596810BORNEMANN, DOUG BELMAS, J 12/8/2015 20.70$ 596785HUYNH, LAN 12/8/2015 27.07$ 596798LE, LAN 12/8/2015 26.56$ 596805MARTINEZ, JENNIE 12/8/2015 45.19$ 596802NGUYEN, THANH 12/8/2015 19.43$ 596791RUANO, BARBARA 12/8/2015 31.39$ 596809WADE, GREGORY 12/8/2015 47.23$ 596786YI, SUN YOUNG 12/8/2015 124.44$ 598699ASTIN, AIDEN 1/26/2016 63.94$ 598669AU, JAMES 1/26/2016 31.01$ 598707BYERLY, TERRA 1/26/2016 23.33$ 598661CLARK, SCOTT 1/26/2016 43.99$ 598557HILL'S BROS LOCK & SAFE, INC 1/26/2016 23.98$ 598612OPPERMAN & SONS TRUCK 1/26/2016 209.58$ 598692OR, DANY 1/26/2016 28.50$ 598685TRAN, PHI-HO 1/26/2016 43.23$ 598695VO, HAI THANH 1/26/2016 66.93$ 599695CHARLIE MCCELLAN 2/9/2016 266.00$ 600185DIETZ, MIKE 2/23/2016 48.62$ 600163GABAY, MANSUETO 2/23/2016 66.78$ 600172LUU, LOI 2/23/2016 64.31$ 600177NGUYEN, VICTORIA 2/23/2016 15.96$ 600347VHB NAPA, LLC FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES 2/24/2016 654.36$ 179440LEE, JOHN JONGHUN 2/26/2016 1,147.49$ 179439SEDITA JR, ROBERT N 2/26/2016 33.65$ 600498DINH, THANH 3/1/2016 1,032.00$ 601661LA, KHANH 3/22/2016 55.84$ 601660LUVILAND CORPORATION 3/22/2016 57.56$ 601665NGO, ANH T 3/22/2016 47.98$ 601643NGUYEN, LOC 3/22/2016 18.06$ 601640RUANO, BARBARA 3/22/2016 31.39$ 601653RUIZ, DAVID 3/22/2016 20.37$ 601641SCHILLER, DAVID 3/22/2016 47.44$ 601671TAGAMI, DIANE 3/22/2016 36.79$ 601662TRAN, TRANG 3/22/2016 20.48$ 601659VINCENTE, VARAGAS 3/22/2016 119.26$ 16669Loleni Taufetee 4/11/2016 30.00$
16671OC Nissan Garden Grove 4/11/2016 53.50$

13 CK# Payee Date Amount
603487MC MASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO 4/12/2016 140.39$ 603968NGUYEN, AMY 4/26/2016 79.56$ 603985NGUYEN, HAI 4/26/2016 30.87$ 603969TRUONG, JEFF 4/26/2016 87.32$ 603963Y&S ENTERPRISES, INC 4/26/2016 48.67$ 604122MARIN, ANGIE 4/27/2016 25.00$ 604595NGUYEN, HOA THI 5/1/2016 1,192.00$ 605035O C FOUNTAIN CARE 5/10/2016 50.00$ 605539LUI, MOTOKO & ERWIN 5/24/2016 63.79$ 605281MOVING FWRD PSYCHOLOGICAL INST 5/24/2016 900.00$ 605540NGUYEN, BENZ 5/24/2016 16.35$ 605527NGUYEN, JENNY 5/24/2016 28.69$ 605513NGUYEN, TRON 5/24/2016 43.86$ 605532THACH, BRYANT 5/24/2016 38.09$ 606538GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY 6/14/2016 63.68$ 606687NGO, CHAU DAMINH 6/14/2016 25.50$ 179877ACEVEDO, ANDY 6/23/2016 45.75$ 179862HERNANDEZ, THEODORE J 6/23/2016 10,809.63$ 179920MANES, JOSHUA S 6/23/2016 42.33$ 179909STODDART, KEVIN J 6/23/2016 112.22$ 179910TARLTON, LAUREN J 6/23/2016 31.32$ 607133CHONG, TAN 6/28/2016 22.95$ 607148CITY OF GARDEN GROVE ATTN:CARLOS MARQUEZ 6/28/2016 28.28$ 607123LIM, ZIYIN 6/28/2016 25.26$ 607115MCGRATH, RYAN 6/28/2016 59.30$ 607125NGUYEN, KATHY 6/28/2016 64.84$ 607142NGUYEN, LAN 6/28/2016 31.39$ 607146NGUYEN, RACHEL 6/28/2016 41.04$ 607144ORANGE CARPET & DRAPERY 6/28/2016 39.11$ 607137TRUONG, THUY 6/28/2016 60.56$ 607149WESTHOFF, NAOMI 6/28/2016 40.11$ 607765PHAM, KHANG 7/1/2016 993.00$ 608529CHONG, THOMAS 7/26/2016 50.45$ 608516DO BUILDER & DESIGN CO. 7/26/2016 49.24$ 608517LATIF, ZIAULLAH 7/26/2016 70.00$ 608545LEE, JIMMY 7/26/2016 60.25$ 608462NGUYEN, CHAU VIET 7/26/2016 32.50$ 608565VU, NINH THI 7/27/2016 20.00$ 609025NGUYEN, HOA THI 8/1/2016 1,192.00$ 609749BANH, HY C & LAU, STEPHANIE 8/23/2016 15.95$ 609755DANG, THIEN 8/23/2016 18.92$ 180205FLORES -VAZQUEZ, CYNTHIA Y 8/23/2016 337.89$ 609724GENER, JUSTIN 8/23/2016 22.40$ 609731NGUYEN, DAVID 8/23/2016 66.33$ 609751NGUYEN, KEVIN 8/23/2016 46.70$

14 CK# Payee Date Amount
609726NGUYEN, THANG 8/23/2016 67.81$ 609733OCK, SE-KYUNG 8/23/2016 60.34$ 609735PHAN, TRAN H 8/23/2016 26.11$ 609734SUTTON, RACHAEL 8/23/2016 47.59$ 609741TANG, CAM 8/23/2016 139.07$ 609745TRAN, ANNA H 8/23/2016 250.38$ 609721TVN INVESTMENT GROUPS, INC 8/23/2016 48.66$ 610448GREEN LOTUS GROUP, LLC 9/1/2016 486.00$ 611334AYERS, PAMELA 9/27/2016 35.00$ 611345BRACAMONTES, FAITH 9/27/2016 15.00$ 611819BROWN, LOUIS R 9/27/2016 68.79$ 611801LAM, KENNY 9/27/2016 39.49$ 611808LE, SO 9/27/2016 16.64$ 611828NGO, THU 9/27/2016 51.51$ 611825TRAN, IVY 9/27/2016 58.98$ 611826VILARDO, MARYANN 9/27/2016 48.68$ 611827WHITE, NHU 9/27/2016 106.69$ 611997BIRDWELL, GUY 9/28/2016 35.00$ 613150GREENWALD, ALICIA 10/25/2016 52.34$ 613166LE PHAM, JUDY % CALIF FIRST RLTY 10/25/2016 73.25$ 613104NEGRETE, ANTONIO 10/25/2016 42.79$ 613475BUI, LAN HUYNH NGOC 11/1/2016 671.00$ 613870PHAM, KHANG 11/1/2016 993.00$ 614163ANAHEIM FENCE CO 11/8/2016 1,465.00$ 614186ELITE COMMAND TRAINING 11/8/2016 245.00$ 614174TUAN LE & THOM T LE 11/8/2016 40.35$ 614487BAI, JUSTIN 11/22/2016 38.78$ 614448JENNA MARIE HOWARD 11/22/2016 25.00$ 614493LE, KRISTINE NHI 11/22/2016 27.95$ 614515LEE, ALWIN 11/22/2016 53.02$ 614525ROMAN, FLOR 11/22/2016 104.88$ 614499UNDERWOOD, LARRY 11/22/2016 17.39$ 615066BUI, LAN HUYNH NGOC 12/1/2016 955.00$ 180559OCONNOR, JAMES 12/8/2016 45.52$ 616116BASHANDY, LLC 12/13/2016 36.78$ 616127FURLONG, KEITH 12/13/2016 299.10$ 616119TRAN, ANDY C 12/13/2016 58.14$ 616164HILTON SAN BERNARDINO 12/20/2016 1,190.16$ 616704GREEN LOTUS GROUP, LLC 1/1/2017 348.00$ 617616SMITH, CARRIE 1/24/2017 44.23$ 617625TRUONG, LIN 1/24/2017 24.42$ 618236NGUYEN,TON SANH 2/1/2017 687.00$ 618259PHAM, CAROLINE 2/1/2017 840.00$ 618419VINH,THUA 2/1/2017 305.00$ 619190BENTON, DAVID 2/28/2017 23.87$

15 CK# Payee Date Amount
619204LE, JADE 2/28/2017 40.09$ 619212MORALES, RICHARD JOHN 2/28/2017 47.17$ 619199PUSCAS, MARINEL 2/28/2017 32.85$ 619202RUIZ, RAFAEL 2/28/2017 45.14$ 619598NGUYEN,TON SANH 3/1/2017 687.00$ 619842GARDEN GROVE SECURED STORAGE 3/14/2017 20.00$ 620454BACA, DAVID 3/28/2017 100.00$ 620583CALI SHIRE CORPORATION 3/28/2017 30.17$ 620448DEL ROSARIO, STEPHANIE 3/28/2017 100.00$ 620573FUKUYAMA, HIDEHARU 3/28/2017 28.15$ 620570NELSON, GAIL 3/28/2017 45.46$ 620439TIN LOCKSMITH, INC 3/28/2017 60.00$ 620568TRAN, HIEU 3/28/2017 45.49$ 620561TRAN, TRUNG 3/28/2017 40.15$ 620522YI, CHRIS 3/28/2017 100.00$ 620739LOVELADY, KORI ELLEN 3/29/2017 27.00$ 620723NGUYEN, KIM HONG 3/29/2017 60.00$ 621928AMERICAN COMBUSTION TECH OF CALIFORNIA 4/25/2017 20.70$ 621943BERNAL, ALFREDO 4/25/2017 15.25$ 621911DO, TRAN 4/25/2017 37.87$ 621940DOAN, ALLEN and TRAN, BRITTANY 4/25/2017 76.86$ 621832OJEDA, JESUS 4/25/2017 50.00$ 621580STEPHENSON, ROBERT 4/25/2017 80.00$ 622159INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL CRIMES INVE4/27/2017 240.00$ 622148MIRANDA, PARISS A 4/27/2017 27.00$ 622166NGUYEN, AMY TU UYEN 4/27/2017 34.00$ 622216BUI, LAN HUYNH NGOC 5/1/2017 955.00$ 622290EL PUEBLO APTS 5/1/2017 186.00$ 623378BEC, ALYSSA 5/23/2017 30.00$ 623083COMMUNITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL 5/23/2017 522.00$
623083COMMUNITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL 5/23/2017 1,477.25$ 623356DELACRUZ, ALFREDO 5/23/2017 158.01$ 623341FABELLA, JAMES 5/23/2017 30.58$ 623354GALEN, MATT 5/23/2017 59.31$ 622996GARLIC & CHIVES 5/23/2017 290.00$ 623359HUY, TIM 5/23/2017 15.10$ 623270NFPA 5/23/2017 481.05$ 623368NGUYEN, MIMI A 5/23/2017 25.51$ 623353PHAM, CHAU 5/23/2017 51.00$ 623362PHAM, THINH 5/23/2017 16.77$ 624763CHARLENE GURSKI 6/27/2017 27.00$ 624839ESCANDON, CHRISTINA 6/27/2017 49.64$ 624833HICKS, JOSHUA 6/27/2017 32.43$ 624848NGUYEN, THO 6/27/2017 42.41$ 624837RAMIREZ, DANIEL 6/27/2017 49.58$

16 CK# Payee Date Amount
624856TRAN, IVY 6/27/2017 40.59$ 624834TRAN, TOMMY 6/27/2017 31.98$ 624866VU, MINH 6/27/2017 25.60$ 625160POA BRIAN TRINH 6/30/2017 45.00$ 626220BEC, ALYSSA 7/25/2017 30.00$ 626207CHILDREN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC 7/25/2017 58.03$ 626198NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE 7/25/2017 70.61$ 626210WICK, ED 7/25/2017 90.65$ 626200YOO, JEANNIE J 7/25/2017 60.33$ 627549CONTRERAS, VICTOR 8/22/2017 36.04$ 627534MONTEJANO, JUAN AND NGUYEN, THIA 8/22/2017 61.64$ 627535MULROONEY, STACY 8/22/2017 227.98$ 627617US DEPT OF THE TREASURY 8/29/2017 157.31$ 628921DANG, ANDY HUNG 9/26/2017 21.00$ 629011DINH, THANH 9/26/2017 18.24$ 628913MEJIA, MARY A 9/26/2017 22.00$ 629022TRAN, BILLY NEW MILLENNIUM INSURANCE 9/26/2017 22.62$ 629294BUI, LAN HUYNH NGOC 10/1/2017 745.00$ 629983DTNTECH MARKETING 10/10/2017 189.00$ 630415NGUYEN, KEVIN 10/24/2017 26.35$ 630416SALAMANCA, MATTHEW 10/24/2017 39.35$ 631575HA, DONG 11/14/2017 46.05$ 631578MAHBOOB, ABDULGHAFOOR 11/14/2017 138.78$ 631596NARANJO, BRANDON 11/14/2017 43.41$ 631576TON, DUC 11/14/2017 20.83$ 632853AFZAL, AZIZ 12/12/2017 19.32$ 632835BARTON, RICHARD 12/12/2017 33.23$ 632854CAO, DUNG 12/12/2017 41.01$ 632840INTON, RENATO 12/12/2017 29.98$ 632850TRAN, KEN 12/12/2017 63.10$ 632829TRAN, MAI HOA 12/12/2017 31.71$ 632852TRAN, TAI 12/12/2017 26.45$ 633242ARB / PERP AIR RESOURCES BOARD 12/20/2017 1,725.00$ 634056ABC MAXWELL, LLC 1/23/2018 46.96$ 633694CAPE 1/23/2018 225.00$ 634049HAN, THOMAS 1/23/2018 25.11$ 634066LAM, TAM 1/23/2018 43.47$ 633871MULTIRIVER STUDIOS, LLC WESTMINSTER ARTS ACADEMY 1/23/2018 219.24$ 633874SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT 1/23/2018 180.00$ 634059TRAN, TOAN 1/23/2018 51.80$ 634372JOE ARVIZU 1/30/2018 1,000.00$ 634421UNITED WELDING & FABRICATION, INC 1/30/2018 431.00$ 634921LUONG HA 2/13/2018 50.00$ 635050CHAU TRAN 2/27/2018 95.00$ 635294DAY CITY PRINTING 2/27/2018 23.75$

17 CK# Payee Date Amount
635298NGUYEN, LEON 2/27/2018 45.37$ 6366143-D POLYMERS, INC 3/27/2018 887.50$ 636719DOAN, LONG 3/27/2018 56.21$ 636420LAMAS SIGNS 3/27/2018 61.08$ 636733NGUYEN, HIEU 3/27/2018 43.22$ 636717NGUYEN, JENNY 3/27/2018 76.18$ 636699NGUYEN, THUY 3/27/2018 60.68$ 636318STEPHENSON, ROBERT 3/27/2018 80.00$ 636585TAVITA, OPETAIA 3/27/2018 150.00$ 636711TRAN, DONNA 3/27/2018 15.35$ 636760GERDIN, MICHAEL 3/28/2018 99.65$ 637128NGUYEN,TON SANH 4/1/2018 1,036.00$ 637690DELGADO, THELMA 4/24/2018 30.58$ 637664HAAS, SAMANTHA 4/24/2018 70.00$ 637667KIM, ALEX C 4/24/2018 97.49$ 637689NGUYEN, ANGELO 4/24/2018 39.68$ 637668NGUYEN, CHAU V/ LAN PHAM 4/24/2018 59.65$ 637666NGUYEN, HUNG 4/24/2018 22.04$ 637671NGUYEN, STEPHEN 4/24/2018 28.35$ 638382NGUYEN,TON SANH 5/1/2018 1,036.00$ 638949ADVANTAGE CONVEYANCE 5/22/2018 62.49$ 638951DUONG, DAVID 5/22/2018 57.55$ 638935HORNER, BEN 5/22/2018 46.05$ 638943JUNG, MISON 5/22/2018 44.90$ 638944LE, JOHN 5/22/2018 34.17$ 638956LEE, PAUL 5/22/2018 16.07$ 638563RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT 5/22/2018 556.00$ 638945TRAN, HAU 5/22/2018 40.43$ 638933YORITA, FRANK 5/22/2018 52.32$ 639388MONARK, LP 6/1/2018 1,284.00$ 640021CUONG, VU 6/26/2018 58.97$ 639886DATA TICKET, INC 6/26/2018 22.00$ 640018NGUYEN, DIEP 6/26/2018 36.40$ 640034NOBLE MANAGEMENT 6/26/2018 20.98$ 640097MONTEJO APARTMENTS 6/27/2018 340.00$ 640447MONARK, LP 7/1/2018 1,283.00$ 640523SEGUIN HOUSING AUTHORITY 7/1/2018 492.58$ 641043ALLEN, AUSTIN 7/24/2018 36.01$ 641028BORTON, SARAH 7/24/2018 129.92$ 641058HANRAHAN, JAMES T 7/24/2018 181.89$ 641041LE, TRAN 7/24/2018 55.86$ 641064LY, PHUC KEVIN 7/24/2018 21.19$ 641054PHAM, THUY 7/24/2018 96.96$ 641027SMITH, THOMAS 7/24/2018 91.49$ 641059TRUONGGIA, DIEUTHOA 7/24/2018 32.44$

18 CK# Payee Date Amount
641191HUNDLEY, MINERVA 7/26/2018 75.00$ 642124CHAU, AITIEN 8/14/2018 50.13$ 642136CRANE, JULIET 8/14/2018 63.10$ 642118IBRAHIM, SOHAIL 8/14/2018 50.09$ 642114LE, ANDY 8/14/2018 46.48$ 642137LE, ANN 8/14/2018 28.76$ 642110LE, MI 8/14/2018 32.52$ 642128NGUYEN, HANG 8/14/2018 42.41$ 642115PHUNG, VIEN 8/14/2018 18.03$ 642108RUGGERI, SEAN 8/14/2018 34.52$ 642295CALDONA, IMMANUEL 8/28/2018 57.85$ 642163HARRY, ALLEN 8/28/2018 70.00$ 642218LEE, RAPHAEL 8/28/2018 114.00$ 642631SERNA, FATIMA 8/30/2018 50.00$ 642849NGUYEN,TON SANH 9/1/2018 52.00$ 182743BARON, VALERIA J 9/24/2018 50.19$ 643384CORICA, MIKE 9/25/2018 37.77$ 643400DAO, THY 9/25/2018 24.77$ 643398DIAZ, JOSE 9/25/2018 28.56$ 643392DINH, THU 9/25/2018 39.40$ 643389INGE REALTY 9/25/2018 46.15$ 643382NGUYEN, QUYEN 9/25/2018 39.90$ 643381NGUYEN, SON 9/25/2018 36.17$ 643386TRUONG, JIMMY 9/25/2018 20.88$ 643549448500 GREAT WOLF RESORTS C/O ECOVA, INC-MS 5978 9/26/2018 135.00$ 643735NGUYEN, HOA THI 10/1/2018 602.00$ 644415DINH, TRINITY 10/23/2018 42.95$ 644406GONZALES, TERRI 10/23/2018 41.93$ 644432JACOBA, JONAS 10/23/2018 60.53$ 644429NGUYEN, CHERRY 10/23/2018 18.07$ 644425NGUYEN, KHUE 10/23/2018 39.45$ 644423NGUYEN, PHUONG T 10/23/2018 20.27$ 644420TRAN, HUNG 10/23/2018 24.00$ 644726LE, NGHIA V 11/1/2018 1,203.00$ 644764NGUYEN, HOA THI 11/1/2018 602.00$ 644791NGUYEN,TON SANH 11/1/2018 1,036.00$ 644971DESIGN & BUILD 11/13/2018 120.00$ 645150LE, CHARLIE 11/13/2018 36.86$ 645145MENDOZA, ANA 11/13/2018 92.85$ 645139ONEAL, DAVID 11/13/2018 61.61$ 645141PHAN, KIET 11/13/2018 65.06$ 645226JANZ, HEIDI 11/27/2018 110.00$ 645765NGUYEN,TON SANH 12/1/2018 1,036.00$ 646018FERNANDEZ, DEREK 12/11/2018 29.61$ 646014GGHS CHOIR BOOSTER'S 12/11/2018 75.00$

19 CK# Payee Date Amount
646017LUTZ, DEBORAH 12/11/2018 215.00$ 645982NGUYEN, MARIA THOA 12/11/2018 18.68$ 646039NGUYEN, NGOAN 12/11/2018 21.60$ 646021NGUYEN, TRUNG N 12/11/2018 20.67$ 646159GARDEN GROVE POLICE ASSOCIATION 12/18/2018 50.00$ 646151GARLIC & CHIVES 12/18/2018 700.00$ 646533LE, NGHIA V 1/1/2019 1,203.00$ 646589NGUYEN,TON SANH 1/1/2019 1,036.00$ 647107DUONG, THANH 1/22/2019 22.30$ 647106LE, HANH 1/22/2019 18.51$ 647095LE, TINA 1/22/2019 117.56$ 647117LIBERIO REALTY 1/22/2019 47.19$ 647112NGUYEN, HOANG H 1/22/2019 26.38$ 647110NGUYEN, THAO 1/22/2019 37.57$ 647098TRAN, CHUONG 1/22/2019 35.33$ 647340CEJA, URIAN 1/30/2019 75.00$ 647535NGUYEN, HOA THI 2/1/2019 875.00$ 647646GERDIN, MICHAEL 2/12/2019 228.20$ 647752NGUYEN, SUNNY 2/12/2019 30.00$ 647809PHUNG, THAI 2/12/2019 26.26$ 647813TANG, HUNG 2/12/2019 15.49$ 648721GERDIN, MICHAEL 3/26/2019 436.00$ 649037IBARA, JOHN S 3/26/2019 83.89$ 648886PEARSON, WILLIAM 3/26/2019 105.00$ 649047RAZO, CASSANDRA 3/26/2019 15.45$ 649043TRAN, MILINA 3/26/2019 22.53$ 649053TRAN, MINH 3/26/2019 27.28$ 649041TROJAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS 3/26/2019 141.78$ 649040VIDEO EQUIPMENT RENTALS 3/26/2019 100.00$ 649045YANG, BRYAN 3/26/2019 46.91$ 649209GOLTSMAN, ROBIN 3/27/2019 100.00$ 649583CATARINO ARTEAGO 4/9/2019 930.00$ 649622NATEC INTERNATIONAL, INC 4/9/2019 125.00$ 649604SCHULTZ, TOM 4/9/2019 15.00$ 649715APP-ORDER, LLC 4/23/2019 680.00$ 649957GRASS, MELODY 4/23/2019 44.58$ 649675LAVERTY, AUSTIN 4/23/2019 79.95$ 649940TRAN, THANH 4/23/2019 28.61$ 649934TRIEU, HIEU QUOC 4/23/2019 25.88$ 650298NGUYEN,TON SANH 5/1/2019 1,177.00$ 650672TRAN, LIEN 5/14/2019 85.00$ 183238CALDONA, IMMANUEL 5/22/2019 50.99$ 650769AIS ADVANCED IMAGING STRATEGIES, INC 5/28/2019 110.93$ 650946CALVARY CHAPEL LIVING WATER 5/28/2019 250.00$ 650705GARDEN GROVE HOTEL, LLC 5/28/2019 9,387.91$

20 CK# Payee Date Amount
650705GARDEN GROVE HOTEL, LLC 5/28/2019 17,039.00$ 650992KIM, SU MIN 5/28/2019 18.73$ 650995MAI, OANH 5/28/2019 26.16$ 651004TEMERZA, MAHER 5/28/2019 41.84$ 651011TRAN, THUHANG 5/28/2019 70.00$ 650934WILMES, DAVID 5/28/2019 159.92$ 651042CHOATE, RACHEL 5/29/2019 120.00$ 651131MIHALIK, DANNY 5/29/2019 80.00$ 651051ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT 5/29/2019 130.00$ 651278NGUYEN,TON SANH 6/1/2019 1,177.00$ 183296ESQUIVEL-ALVAREZ, ANGELICA 6/6/2019 652.19$ 183314TRIEU, TIFFANY V 6/6/2019 22.03$ 651365KIM, EDWARD 6/11/2019 113.91$ 651486LE, THOAI MINH 6/11/2019 375.00$ 651772AVALOS-FARIAS, MARIO 6/25/2019 24.00$ 651908HOANG, VAN 6/25/2019 30.93$ 651917KUBOTA, LAWRENCE Y 6/25/2019 100.00$ 651920NGO, LUYEN 6/25/2019 119.17$ 651926PANTER-CIRNI, TAMARA 6/25/2019 15.40$ 651927TRAN, THUHANG 6/25/2019 18.45$ 651930TRAN, VIVIAN 6/25/2019 31.35$ 651936TRUONGGIA, DIEUTHOA 6/25/2019 82.35$ 651916TULLY, NANINE 6/25/2019 34.71$ 652282AVALOS-FARIAS, MARIO 6/27/2019 24.00$ 652518NGUYEN,TON SANH 7/1/2019 1,177.00$ 652780DUONG, HA 7/9/2019 31.45$ 652773TRAN, BRADLEY 7/9/2019 37.07$ 653071COMMUNITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL 7/9/2019 256.25$ 653043VALDIVIA, CLAUDIA 7/24/2019 192.30$ 653207LAVERTY, AUSTIN 7/31/2019 32.00$ 653475LE, NGHIA V 8/1/2019 2,191.00$ 653674AVALOS-FARIAS, MARIO 8/7/2019 24.00$ 653699ERIC PALOMO 8/7/2019 200.00$ 653675FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 8/7/2019 44.00$ 653722NGUYEN-VU, KATIE 8/7/2019 28.93$ 653708THOMAS, PAM & MARK 8/7/2019 29.37$ 653715TRAN, DAN MANH 8/7/2019 58.88$ 653704TRAN, LIEN 8/7/2019 85.00$ 653898DAUGHERTY, GAIL 8/14/2019 42.00$ 653894ORTIZ, OMAR 8/14/2019 79.00$ 654065VAN LE 8/28/2019 25.00$ 654573CALIMLIM, RYAN 9/4/2019 35.13$ 654583LEUNG, JOSEPH J 9/4/2019 70.00$ 654577NGUYEN, CUNG T 9/4/2019 299.89$ 654554NGUYEN, KIMBERLY 9/4/2019 23.79$

21 CK# Payee Date Amount
654555SANTIAGO, LOURDES B 9/4/2019 45.18$ 654561TRAN, CHINH 9/4/2019 53.20$ 654758KHUU, CHLOE NGHI 9/11/2019 51.00$ 654627PROFESSIONAL POLICE SUPPLY 9/11/2019 372.22$ 655503AVALOS-FARIAS, MARIO 10/2/2019 24.00$ 655804CHAGOYA, RACQUEL 10/9/2019 56.20$ 655784DINH, LILY 10/9/2019 31.27$ 655799DUONG, BRIAN 10/9/2019 71.64$ 655787ENES, ANDREW & LEYVES, ANGELA 10/9/2019 48.49$ 655788GREENWALT, ED 10/9/2019 48.82$ 655796HUYNH, JENNY 10/9/2019 35.85$ 655798NGUYEN, BENJAMIN 10/9/2019 40.76$ 655808NGUYEN, EMILY 10/9/2019 46.05$ 655885ROSALES, REYNA 10/16/2019 16.00$ 656194QUIROZ, ROLANDO 10/30/2019 240.00$ 656417NGUYEN,TON SANH 11/1/2019 1,097.00$ 656691BAK, PHINAK 11/6/2019 1,069.00$ 656672HOA, BAO 11/6/2019 19.28$ 656690NGUYEN, LE B 11/6/2019 34.72$ 656670NGUYEN, VINH 11/6/2019 18.67$ 656676PHAM, DAVID H 11/6/2019 48.39$ 656675PHAM, TUOC 11/6/2019 61.45$ 656684TRAN, HOLLY 11/6/2019 20.63$ 656617VALERO EDUARDO 11/6/2019 51.00$ 656781AVALOS-FARIAS, MARIO 11/13/2019 24.00$ 656916RICHARD VIADE 11/20/2019 51.00$ 657251NGUYEN,TON SANH 12/1/2019 1,097.00$ 657475BUI, LAM 12/4/2019 28.53$ 657456IHOME INVESTMENTS, LLC 12/4/2019 57.79$ 657460LAM, ANDY 12/4/2019 29.98$ 657455VANDERMOLEN, JACK 12/4/2019 63.02$ 657634DIEMERT, RON 12/11/2019 18.45$ 658015NGUYEN,TON SANH 1/1/2020 1,097.00$ 658507BRE PARAGON CRYSTAL VIEW 1/15/2020 103.51$ 658484CSIKESZ, EMERY 1/15/2020 44.90$ 658505GARDEN GROVE GAS KUMAR SHASHI 1/15/2020 20.28$ 658499NGUYEN, HUNG 1/15/2020 20.58$ 658498NGUYEN, TRAVIS 1/15/2020 17.54$ 658489PHUNG, THAI 1/15/2020 18.12$ 658497TRAN, TAP 1/15/2020 122.81$ 658607BERNA GAGNE 1/22/2020 225.00$ 658838VO, KELSEY QUYEN HOANG 1/29/2020 51.00$ 658856BUI, LAN HUYNH NGOC 2/1/2020 822.00$ 658978NGUYEN,TON SANH 2/1/2020 1,172.00$ 659187GLOBAL WINS INVESTMENT, LLC 2/5/2020 50.29$

22 CK# Payee Date Amount
659185HUYNH, VIVIEN 2/5/2020 135.00$ 659195NGUYEN, TRAN 2/5/2020 60.76$ 659181TRAN, ERIC 2/5/2020 31.34$ 659180VANDERMOLEN, JACK 2/5/2020 118.02$ 659184VU, TRINA K 2/5/2020 32.36$ 659516CALIFORNIA PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 2/19/2020 315.00$ 659487CAMDEN TRADESHOW & EVENT FURNISHINGS 2/19/2020 2,958.69$ 659633ORANGE COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE & SHERIFF'S ASSOC 2/26/2020 200.00$ 659732BUI, LAN HUYNH NGOC 3/1/2020 822.00$ 660110ABRAHAM, ELIECER 3/4/2020 26.92$ 660095ANCONA, CYNTHIA 3/4/2020 39.36$ 660112BRECKENRIDGE PROP FUND 2016,, LLC 3/4/2020 21.13$ 660094CRIPE, ALISON 3/4/2020 164.11$ 660048FREEDOM FOREVER 3/4/2020 209.60$ 659932GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE 3/4/2020 1,050.00$ 660113HONG, QUEENIE 3/4/2020 52.29$ 660106KIM INVESTMENTS, LLC 3/4/2020 15.93$ 660109LE, CRYSTAL 3/4/2020 28.36$ 660101NGO, KIEN 3/4/2020 38.92$ 660108NGUYEN, DE 3/4/2020 67.52$ 660049TOM STRELOW 3/4/2020 220.50$ 660072TOPAZ ALARM CORP 3/4/2020 115.00$ 660092VANDERMOLEN, JACK 3/4/2020 242.00$ 660102VUONG, JENNY 3/4/2020 58.23$ 660290CSULB FOUNDATION 3/11/2020 438.00$ 660318ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT 3/11/2020 65.00$ 660239RDO EQUIPMENT CO 3/11/2020 26.00$ 660243RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT 3/11/2020 249.00$ 660125SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WASTE MANAGEMENT FORUM 3/11/2020 250.00$ 660546AB&R 3/18/2020 397.04$ 660518APWA 3/18/2020 50.00$ 660668AMANDA MUNOZ 3/25/2020 755.00$ 660640MATILDA THIEU 3/25/2020 24.00$ 660659TIMOTHY HURLUBT 3/25/2020 250.00$ 660709BUI, LAN HUYNH NGOC 4/1/2020 1,250.00$ 661172HONG KHUU 4/2/2020 16.00$ 661164KY NGUYEN 4/2/2020 16.00$ 661189ROSEWOOD VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 4/2/2020 156.60$ 661148VALDIVIA, CLAUDIA 4/2/2020 138.46$ 661372BARBER, ERIC 4/8/2020 18.70$ 661384CHILCOTT, CARMAN 4/8/2020 26.55$ 661386DOAN, SAMUEL 4/8/2020 33.30$ 661381FLORES, ELEAZAR 4/8/2020 28.45$ 661391HO, RANG 4/8/2020 49.40$ 661388HOOPER, GINA 4/8/2020 39.93$

23 CK# Payee Date Amount
661350KIM, SUNNY JISUN 4/8/2020 39.00$ 661331VIET BAO DAILY, INC 4/8/2020 200.00$ 661557SHALOM GROVE CHURCH 4/15/2020 100.00$ 661899BUI, LAN HUYNH NGOC 5/1/2020 1,250.00$ 662013NGUYEN,TON SANH 5/1/2020 1,125.00$ 662213DO, DANNY CHI 5/6/2020 31.00$ 662268DO, PHU VINH 5/6/2020 18.93$ 662269EASY AUTO CENTER 5/6/2020 24.50$ 662262GAUNT PROPERTIES 5/6/2020 33.84$ 662188MEJIA, MARY A 5/6/2020 15.00$ 662184NGUYEN, PHUONG KIM THI 5/6/2020 20.00$ 662487LIFECOM, INC 5/20/2020 487.64$ 662517UTILITY CRANE & EQUIPMENT, INC 5/20/2020 190.72$ 662691BUI, LAN HUYNH NGOC 6/1/2020 1,250.00$ 662802NGUYEN,TON SANH 6/1/2020 1,293.00$ 663030BENDEES, BRUCE 6/3/2020 122.20$ 663011DAVIE, MARIAN 6/3/2020 27.30$ 663024HAVERSTICK, DUSTIN 6/3/2020 45.17$ 662992LAN ANH THI DANG 6/3/2020 1,000.00$ 663032PHAM, LONG 6/3/2020 25.07$ 663014RUEBSAMEN, KYONG 6/3/2020 40.94$ 663021SCHLYER, BRANDON 6/3/2020 33.40$ 663033TRAN, THINH NAM 6/3/2020 49.20$ 663265ALEXANDRA MORA 6/10/2020 70.00$ 663241DANG , ANDREW HOAI 6/10/2020 164.00$ 663237DO, DANNY CHI 6/10/2020 31.00$ 663280LE, DUNG THI 6/10/2020 30.00$ 664275CAN VO 7/8/2020 51.39$ 664227ITJ, LLC 7/8/2020 200.00$ 664235KILMER WAGNER-WISE 7/8/2020 122.43$ 664217MIKE DUONG 7/8/2020 28.88$ 664247PHUONG NGUYEN 7/8/2020 27.98$ 664249THUY NGUYEN 7/8/2020 87.09$ 664236YOUNG KIM 7/8/2020 108.09$ 664304DUNG THI LE 7/15/2020 30.00$ 664571RODRIGO CONCEPCION 8/1/2020 929.00$ 664861BA THANH DANH PHAN, MYLE & PHAN 8/5/2020 20.21$ 664847GRANT BARNETT 8/5/2020 27.04$ 664871JACK VANDERMOLEN 8/5/2020 100.00$ 664848NELLY BOUTROS 8/5/2020 20.49$ 664865SHEA HOMES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 8/5/2020 46.43$ 664860THI HANH UYEN PHAM 8/5/2020 21.46$ 664955MARY A. MEJIA 8/12/2020 15.00$ 665267HOTSY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 8/26/2020 274.59$ 665290NGUYEN D. DUY MD 8/26/2020 922.00$

24 CK# Payee Date Amount
665376LAN HUYNH NGOC BUI 9/1/2020 1,053.00$ 665488TON SANH NGUYEN 9/1/2020 1,293.00$ 665633ANH HUYNH 9/2/2020 88.04$ 665621GERMAN BAEZ 9/2/2020 75.00$ 665655HANG TO LUU 9/2/2020 48.36$ 665634VIVIEN HUYNH 9/2/2020 75.00$ 665720YEN TONG 9/2/2020 57.21$ 665935D DUY MD NGUYEN 9/16/2020 922.00$ 666078KEN CHAU 9/23/2020 1,000.00$ 666298LAN HUYNH NGOC BUI 10/1/2020 1,053.00$ 666411TON SANH NGUYEN 10/1/2020 1,293.00$ 666573GREG / KECIA MACIAL 10/7/2020 150.00$ 666637HANG TRAN 10/7/2020 61.98$ 666646MYLINH VINH NGUYEN /CUMMIFORD, RANDY & NGUYEN 10/7/2020 81.62$ 666545STEVE GRIER 10/7/2020 31.89$ 667099TON SANH NGUYEN 11/1/2020 1,293.00$ 667249JOE MONTINOLA 11/4/2020 43.63$ 667228LINH HOANG 11/4/2020 20.52$ 667336MARY YORK 11/4/2020 18.51$ 667296SPARKLETTS 11/4/2020 186.28$ 667207VIET DOAN 11/4/2020 34.40$ 667726D DUY MD NGUYEN 12/1/2020 922.00$ 667742TON SANH NGUYEN 12/1/2020 1,293.00$ 667816ABEYEMY AFOLABI 12/2/2020 15.97$ 667864BONNIE HE 12/2/2020 22.13$ 667887TRONG NGUYEN 12/2/2020 27.12$ 184329DINH, AARON D 12/3/2020 120.19$ 667953HELENE MY HANH NGUYEN 12/9/2020 24.00$ 668263KEN PHAM 12/23/2020 1,000.00$ 668411D DUY MD NGUYEN 1/1/2021 922.00$ 668427TON SANH NGUYEN 1/1/2021 1,293.00$ 668567MICHAEL HENDRICKS 1/6/2021 175.41$ 668630ALAN MORENO 1/13/2021 53.00$ 668877THANH LE 1/27/2021 1,000.00$ 668890WALKER PRODUCTS 1/27/2021 25.00$ 669006D DUY MD NGUYEN 2/1/2021 905.00$ 669021TON SANH NGUYEN 2/1/2021 1,293.00$ 669195AN VU 2/3/2021 36.06$ 669160HUY PHAM 2/3/2021 22.00$ 669186TRAM TRAN 2/3/2021 36.84$ 669310MADRIGAL ZAMORA ANA MERCEDES 2/10/2021 53.00$ 669337SECTIGO LIMITED 2/10/2021 1,436.00$ 669644D DUY MD NGUYEN 3/1/2021 905.00$ 669838ERIK & GILYN WRAY 3/3/2021 19.93$ 669779JAMES LEE 3/3/2021 56.39$

25 CK# Payee Date Amount
669737MA BUI 3/3/2021 182.20$ 669833REYNA VILLANUEVA 3/3/2021 16.29$ 669929NGOC HA THI MAI 3/10/2021 17.00$ 670329D DUY MD NGUYEN 4/1/2021 905.00$ 670297HUY LE 4/1/2021 2,347.00$ 670474GAVIN JASPER 4/7/2021 60.77$ 670497OLAREE PIERCE 4/7/2021 106.58$ 670467SON HOANG 4/7/2021 30.90$ 670609NGOC HA THI MAI 4/14/2021 17.00$ 670638ROSE THU TRAN 4/14/2021 18.00$ 670715JRM CONSTRUCTION 4/21/2021 3,589.00$ 670716PADDY KAKIHARA 4/21/2021 50.00$ 670868SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT 4/28/2021 215.00$ 671010D DUY MD NGUYEN 5/1/2021 905.00$ 670978HUY LE 5/1/2021 2,347.00$ 671001KIM NGO 5/1/2021 899.00$ 671024TON SANH NGUYEN 5/1/2021 1,312.00$ 671290DAVID VILLAPANDO 5/12/2021 25.77$ 671227INGER HAUGE 5/12/2021 28.57$ 671410MAGICAL NAILS 5/19/2021 3,727.00$ 671375NATTIE HA 5/19/2021 3,263.49$ 671413NGOC HA THI MAI 5/19/2021 17.00$ 671502PAUL VU 5/19/2021 3,727.00$ 671461ROSE THU TRAN 5/19/2021 18.00$ 671431TAMMY NGUYEN 5/19/2021 3,727.00$ 671482THI TRAN 5/19/2021 3,727.00$ 671435TOMMY NGUYEN 5/19/2021 3,425.00$ 671712D DUY MD NGUYEN 6/1/2021 905.00$ 671679HUY LE 6/1/2021 2,347.00$ 671704KIM NGO 6/1/2021 899.00$ 671612LAN HUYNH NGOC BUI 6/1/2021 1,250.00$ 671726TON SANH NGUYEN 6/1/2021 1,312.00$ 671894CITY OF SANTA ANA 6/2/2021 198.00$ 671821KRISTOPHER DO 6/2/2021 47.06$ 671849RAJIV MEHTA 6/2/2021 66.75$ 671878VAIPHOTH SOMMAY 6/2/2021 28.90$ 672005ROSE THU TRAN 6/9/2021 18.00$ 184542KIM, JULLIANNA K 6/17/2021 42.67$ 672202BINH CONG NGUYEN DDS 6/23/2021 4,029.00$ 672203BINH NGUYEN 6/23/2021 4,029.00$ 672528D DUY MD NGUYEN 7/1/2021 905.00$ 672494HUY LE 7/1/2021 2,347.00$ 672520KIM NGO 7/1/2021 899.00$ 184566KIM, JULLIANNA K 7/1/2021 77.57$ 672543TON SANH NGUYEN 7/1/2021 1,312.00$

26 CK# Payee Date Amount
672632BRIAN CHU 7/7/2021 79.14$ 672666GIANG NGUYEN 7/7/2021 23.96$ 672647GLORIA FLORES 7/7/2021 70.00$ 672682REDFIN NOW BORROWER LLC 7/7/2021 37.47$ 672638SAHLEE CORPUS 7/7/2021 61.08$ 672688VAIPHOTH SOMMAY 7/7/2021 94.42$ 672802ROSE THU TRAN 7/14/2021 18.00$ 672836MARIA CABRERA 7/21/2021 53.00$ 673068D DUY MD NGUYEN 8/1/2021 905.00$ 673034HUY LE 8/1/2021 2,347.00$ 673059KIM NGO 8/1/2021 899.00$ 673084TON SANH NGUYEN 8/1/2021 1,312.00$ 673189CHRISTINA HO 8/4/2021 29.21$ 673186JAMES HAUGE 8/4/2021 42.10$ 673234JOHN B TRAN 8/4/2021 34.05$ 673208PHUC NGUYEN 8/4/2021 22.71$ 673310ROSE THU TRAN 8/11/2021 18.00$ 673618D DUY MD NGUYEN 9/1/2021 905.00$ 673586HUY LE 9/1/2021 2,347.00$ 673609KIM NGO 9/1/2021 899.00$ 673521LAN HUYNH NGOC BUI 9/1/2021 807.00$ 673633TON SANH NGUYEN 9/1/2021 1,331.00$ 673803ANDREW VU 9/2/2021 55.51$ 673794ANDY TRAN 9/2/2021 40.25$ 673709ATALAY ALJAN 9/2/2021 32.75$ 673767JOHN NGUYEN VU 9/2/2021 17.09$ 673802KYLE VO 9/2/2021 41.22$ 673782PAULETTE A SILVA 9/2/2021 41.86$ 673766QUANG NGO 9/2/2021 46.60$ 673966ROSE THU TRAN 9/15/2021 18.00$ 673927SANDRA J JACINTO 9/15/2021 111.00$ 673907TERRY LEE DESULER 9/15/2021 70.00$ 674056KEN PHAM 9/22/2021 1,000.00$ 674127NICOLE MYERS 9/29/2021 177.60$ 674280D DUY MD NGUYEN 10/1/2021 905.00$ 674246HUY LE 10/1/2021 2,347.00$ 674270KIM NGO 10/1/2021 899.00$ 674295TON SANH NGUYEN 10/1/2021 1,331.00$ 674401J "BEEBEE" PETERSEN EASTMAN 10/6/2021 225.00$ 674518JESSICA MARTINEZ 10/13/2021 22.66$ 674511JRM BUILDER 10/13/2021 1,000.00$ 674529LUU NGUYEN 10/13/2021 24.30$ 674517TIEN HUAN MAI 10/13/2021 87.44$ 674672KY VAN PHAM 10/20/2021 80.00$ 674679ROSE THU TRAN 10/20/2021 18.00$

27 CK# Payee Date Amount
674598SONIA LISA ASENCIO 10/20/2021 29.00$ 674891D DUY MD NGUYEN 11/1/2021 905.00$ 674859HUY LE 11/1/2021 2,347.00$ 674793LAN HUYNH NGOC BUI 11/1/2021 807.00$ 675015HAPPY DAYS RESTAURANT 11/3/2021 38.73$ 675168ROSE THU TRAN 11/10/2021 18.00$ 675290THE COUNSELING TEAM INTL NANCY K BOHL, INC 11/17/2021 220.00$ 184767VARGAS, STEPHEN J 11/18/2021 277.97$ 675500D DUY MD NGUYEN 12/1/2021 905.00$ 675468HUY LE 12/1/2021 2,347.00$ 675492KIM NGO 12/1/2021 899.00$ 675515TON SANH NGUYEN 12/1/2021 1,331.00$ 675686DONNY WHITE 12/2/2021 36.92$ 675639PATRICK HOOPER 12/2/2021 134.04$ 675670SIGN POST HOME INC. 12/2/2021 33.31$ 675715COUNTY OF ORANGE - SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT 12/8/2021 1,455.00$ 675894LEONOR HERNANDEZ SUAREZ 12/15/2021 63.00$ 675837NGOC HA THI MAI 12/15/2021 61.00$ 783 COUNTY OF ORANGE TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR11/26/2021 427.22$ 780 253,493.11$

28 City of Garden Grove
Unclaimed Checks Under $15.00
CK# Payee Date Amount
590153TRAN, PHONG 8/25/2015 2.20$ 590136STONE, BLAKE 8/25/2015 5.11$ 591542INGE REALTY 9/22/2015 2.88$ 591535TABARES, NADIA 9/22/2015 8.95$ 591565NGUYEN, FRANCES 9/22/2015 14.34$ 593657O'BOYLE, SARAH 10/27/2015 7.29$ 593640LE, LYNN 10/27/2015 8.10$ 593658NGUYEN, VINH 10/27/2015 12.81$ 594981TONG, Y 11/24/2015 1.02$ 596799TRAN, TOPAZ 12/8/2015 4.17$ 596779PETERS, SHARA 12/8/2015 5.15$ 598704STUART, MARGARET A 1/26/2016 8.72$ 600173LEWIS, DONALD 2/23/2016 5.09$ 600189TRAN, HUAN 2/23/2016 13.42$ 601645DOAN, TUAN 3/22/2016 2.28$ 601638NGUYEN, KHOI 3/22/2016 3.35$ 601650NGUYEN, TAI 3/22/2016 9.01$ 603982BANUELOS, ROBERT 4/26/2016 8.95$ 603973NGO, SON 4/26/2016 9.55$ 605518HOANG, VAN 5/24/2016 2.10$ 607143HOBBS, IDA C ROY HOBBS 6/28/2016 3.15$ 607145GARCIA, SELINA 6/28/2016 12.40$ 608465BACAZONE, INC 7/26/2016 5.10$ 608533PANIS, JACQUELYN 7/26/2016 5.13$ 608464PHUONG HOANG RESTAURANT 7/26/2016 7.23$ 608549GEDEON, PRETTY 7/26/2016 12.90$ 609736LE, TAN 8/23/2016 1.29$ 609760VU, DANG 8/23/2016 4.76$ 611839AMBSON, AMBROCIA 9/27/2016 5.02$ 611813VILLA, ARTHUR 9/27/2016 8.83$ 611809MORRISON, VICTORIA 9/27/2016 11.77$ 180340BARRAGAN, DAVIAN D 9/29/2016 7.10$ 613169NGUYEN, NGOC 10/25/2016 5.85$ 613165BRAVEK, LESTER 10/25/2016 6.95$ 614503NGUYEN, HANHTHAO 11/22/2016 2.04$ 614504VERA, IVORY 11/22/2016 6.23$ 614508NGUYEN, LESLIE 11/22/2016 6.62$ 614490ROBLES, GEORGE 11/22/2016 14.51$ 614996HALFTIME RESTAURANT 11/28/2016 5.00$ 616136ARAKI, KENJI C/O MARIA MCCLANAHAN 12/13/2016 4.20$ 616133PAHUYO, MARIA NITA D AND NORA D VISDA 12/13/2016 4.80$

29 CK# Payee Date Amount
616135HUYNH, FRANK 12/13/2016 10.11$ 616140TU, NGA 12/13/2016 13.75$ 617641PHAM, HONG 1/24/2017 2.07$ 617652VO, ASIA 1/24/2017 2.72$ 617636TRAN, VIVIAN 1/24/2017 12.18$ 617618LAJOIE, NICOLE E 1/24/2017 13.91$ 618741ARNULFO BRAVO 2/14/2017 3.70$ 620552PADILLA, JEFFERY 3/28/2017 2.83$ 620567TRUONG, VAN 3/28/2017 7.40$ 620587BEC, ALYSSA 3/28/2017 7.66$ 620591NGUYEN, TRANG THI 3/28/2017 9.20$ 621495NGUYEN, NGUYET 4/11/2017 1.00$ 621508MACH, LAM V 4/11/2017 3.00$ 621927TRUONG, VINH 4/25/2017 1.82$ 621933MORALES, YAJAIRA 4/25/2017 2.74$ 623379PENALOZA, ROSALBA 5/23/2017 10.83$ 623347MAI, JACYLN 5/23/2017 11.95$ 624424MACH, LAM V 6/13/2017 1.00$ 624403NGUYEN, NGUYET 6/13/2017 2.00$ 624847HUYNH, NU 6/27/2017 3.19$ 624828ROMERO, CARLOS 6/27/2017 9.36$ 624864LE, LAN 6/27/2017 14.09$ 625162KIM THAI 6/30/2017 5.00$ 625148LE, GIAP PHU 6/30/2017 6.00$ 626188TRAN, IVY 7/25/2017 1.40$ 626161GERMINARO, TONY 7/25/2017 5.00$ 627527SHEEK, TINA 8/22/2017 2.26$ 627552NGUYEN, TRUNG 8/22/2017 7.62$ 627548TEITELBAUM, EVAN 8/22/2017 8.28$ 627558ABC MAXWELL, LLC 8/22/2017 9.44$ 627556AOUN, DANNY C/O OCPM 8/22/2017 9.94$ 628490FARLEY, MICHAEL 9/12/2017 3.03$ 629017NGUYEN, QUAN 9/26/2017 5.41$ 628977LOVELADY, KORI ELLEN 9/26/2017 11.00$ 630396BUTLER, JAMES 10/24/2017 1.14$ 630397JENSEN, AMANDA & MOORE, RICK 10/24/2017 1.47$ 630424BROWN, SHANNON 10/24/2017 1.62$ 630403PHAM, VANTHY 10/24/2017 1.72$ 630281DEDIOS, NANCY 10/24/2017 2.00$ 630399TOY VAULT 10/24/2017 6.17$ 630414NGUYEN, THU 10/24/2017 11.83$ 632870GIANG, CHINH QUOC 12/12/2017 5.92$ 632843VO, TIN 12/12/2017 11.35$ 633184TAYLOR, ANNA LAVINE 12/20/2017 5.00$ 634064LE, KELLY 1/23/2018 1.71$

30 CK# Payee Date Amount
634043DOMINIC LUNA, JONATHAN 1/23/2018 4.43$ 634038CORDEIRO, RAFAEL 1/23/2018 6.83$ 634060NGUYEN, JOSEPH 1/23/2018 14.77$ 636211LE, QUAN H 3/13/2018 2.00$ 636238TAYLOR, ANNA LAVINE 3/13/2018 5.00$ 636692MOSS, RICHARD M 3/27/2018 1.47$ 636734FEX VI, WILLIAM 3/27/2018 1.83$ 636332PAYAN, LUIS 3/27/2018 9.00$ 636698NGUYEN, NHA 3/27/2018 10.08$ 637673HOANG, SONNY 4/24/2018 2.73$ 638936HUYNH, THANH PHUONG 5/22/2018 6.85$ 638939THAI, KIM ANH 5/22/2018 10.24$ 639630PHU, DUNG NGOC 6/12/2018 1.00$ 639619LE, QUAN H 6/12/2018 2.00$ 640044URIEE, ROLANDO 6/26/2018 3.53$ 639862NGUYEN, MARIA THOA 6/26/2018 5.00$ 640043CHOLICO, ANA 6/26/2018 6.70$ 640036LE, MICHAEL 6/26/2018 13.08$ 640020ANDELIN, DEBORAH 6/26/2018 14.29$ 641061MATIAS NANEZ, FERNARDO 7/24/2018 1.10$ 640780NGUYEN, MARIA THOA 7/24/2018 2.00$ 641036NGO, ANDY 7/24/2018 3.39$ 641049PHAM, DY 7/24/2018 6.27$ 641063MARQUEZ, FRANSISCO 7/24/2018 6.58$ 641055TRAN, NGA THI BICH 7/24/2018 10.34$ 642093VEAL-HESS, JENAE 8/14/2018 4.98$ 642145DO, BREVIN 8/14/2018 8.94$ 642103LUNA, MERY 8/14/2018 11.98$ 643387PISLAAN, JOHN 9/25/2018 2.91$ 643543LUU, LE 9/26/2018 1.00$ 643545PHU, DUNG NGOC 9/26/2018 1.00$ 644437LAM, TRANG 10/23/2018 1.03$ 644439CHANFREAU, RENE & MAI, PHUONG 10/23/2018 2.21$ 644413HUYNH, DANA 10/23/2018 3.72$ 644409TILLEY, RICHARD 10/23/2018 8.26$ 644410HUYNH, YVONNE 10/23/2018 12.96$ 182888MONARES, ZAIDA E 11/8/2018 13.41$ 645148TRAN, BRIAN 11/13/2018 7.67$ 645146NGUYEN, VIVIENNE 11/13/2018 10.97$ 646028TRUJILLO, DEBRA 12/11/2018 3.75$ 646015HWANG, SARA 12/11/2018 4.94$ 646040MADERO, EDITH 12/11/2018 6.77$ 646022LY, CAROLYN 12/11/2018 14.10$ 647105VU, CAM 1/22/2019 1.72$ 647004TRAN, HAN 1/22/2019 6.67$

31 CK# Payee Date Amount
647005TIME WARNER CABLE 1/22/2019 10.00$ 647801VU, CHI 2/12/2019 5.88$ 647799LE, VICK 2/12/2019 10.54$ 649064MEAGHER REALTY, INC 3/26/2019 10.99$ 649939MANGUYEN, VINNY 4/23/2019 5.18$ 649930BOOTH, CLAUDE 4/23/2019 6.64$ 649944WELLS, EDWARD 4/23/2019 14.13$ 650997NGUYEN, ANTHONY 5/28/2019 1.30$ 651012CRISPIN, RAFAEL 5/28/2019 7.62$ 650996NGUYEN, KATHY 5/28/2019 8.53$ 651001BURNHAM, JUNIOR 5/28/2019 8.84$ 650985BOGDANOVICH, JUSTIN 5/28/2019 9.30$ 650993DANG, KHOI 5/28/2019 9.99$ 650982SOUKUP, JOHN 5/28/2019 10.17$ 650990VANEK ENERGY 5/28/2019 12.99$ 651009PHAN, ANH 5/28/2019 14.56$ 651568LUX, RYAN 6/25/2019 2.88$ 652776JUAREZ, REBEKA 7/9/2019 4.65$ 652779VU, AIMEE 7/9/2019 6.22$ 652764YU, HELDA 7/9/2019 9.94$ 652765NGUYEN, ALEX 7/9/2019 11.57$ 652768SHULTS, RUSS 7/9/2019 12.38$ 653336HERNANDEZ, SOPHIE 7/31/2019 13.50$ 653719NGUYEN, HOANG H 8/7/2019 2.83$ 653720TRAN, DUNG 8/7/2019 7.55$ 654567LANDAU, CECILE 9/4/2019 2.65$ 654566ANTONIO, SAMUEL 9/4/2019 7.27$ 654552STEVENS JR, CHARLES A 9/4/2019 8.00$ 654560LOWTHER, MEGAN 9/4/2019 12.01$ 655133SALEM, ODISHO 9/25/2019 5.00$ 655511FRUTOS, GEORGE J 10/2/2019 4.00$ 656688SVN VANGUARD 11/6/2019 7.42$ 656673SIMIC, SANELA 11/6/2019 7.84$ 656679HO, DUNG 11/6/2019 9.55$ 656789MORENO, VALERIE 11/13/2019 3.00$ 657489HO, DUKE 12/4/2019 11.18$ 657619MORENO, VALERIE 12/11/2019 3.00$ 659182LE, DANNY 2/5/2020 13.23$ 660097NGUYEN, THERESA 3/4/2020 1.00$ 660107TRAN, HIEU 3/4/2020 13.24$ 660293MORENO, VALERIE 3/11/2020 1.00$ 661167CHEN THI TRAN 4/2/2020 8.00$ 661192NHU BICH PHAM 4/2/2020 8.00$ 661387ILJIN INVESTMENT, INC 4/8/2020 2.82$ 661392NGUYEN, KEVIN 4/8/2020 2.85$

32 CK# Payee Date Amount
661398DUONG, DUC 4/8/2020 10.51$ 661357SMITH, SHEILA MICHELLE 4/8/2020 13.00$ 661551ALLIANCE EXPRESS LUBE 4/15/2020 5.00$ 663020MITTLESTEADT, SCOTT 6/3/2020 5.36$ 663034DELGADO, JESUS 6/3/2020 12.98$ 663027PHAM, ANH 6/3/2020 13.24$ 663256TRINH, MY-NGOC THI 6/10/2020 11.00$ 664215TOM DANG 7/8/2020 2.53$ 664203ANTONIO CACEDA 7/8/2020 10.72$ 664863MONIQUE RENAUD 8/5/2020 5.75$ 665715THE ESTATE OF GERALDINE F BRENNAN c/o TERRANCE BRE9/2/2020 14.50$ 666575LORENA MARTINEZ 10/7/2020 2.46$ 667271AKSHAY PRABHU 11/4/2020 2.46$ 667303BRYANT TA 11/4/2020 8.29$ 667431TEAIRRA MONIQUE AUSTIN 11/18/2020 11.00$ 667517THAM HONG TRAN 11/18/2020 11.00$ 667895ANH PHAM 12/2/2020 3.04$ 667866TANYA THUY HOANG 12/2/2020 8.69$ 667884GIBSON NGUYEN 12/2/2020 8.69$ 668006ROSE THU TRAN 12/9/2020 3.00$ 667986CHU ONG 12/9/2020 4.00$ 667965WINDY LE 12/9/2020 7.00$ 669316MILLY NGUYEN 2/10/2021 6.15$ 669217TEAIRRA MONIQUE AUSTIN 2/10/2021 11.00$ 669934VALERIE MORENO 3/10/2021 2.00$ 669952ROSE THU TRAN 3/10/2021 3.00$ 669851TEAIRRA MONIQUE AUSTIN 3/10/2021 11.00$ 669854MYAH CHERIE BRUNSWICK 3/10/2021 12.00$ 670494MARIA ORDAZ 4/7/2021 1.17$ 670503CARLO PROVANZANO 4/7/2021 4.56$ 670554MYAH CHERIE BRUNSWICK 4/14/2021 12.00$ 671255CHAU PHAM 5/12/2021 3.42$ 671221MARINA GAMINO 5/12/2021 4.11$ 671248SADIK MUKADAM 5/12/2021 10.26$ 671216PALOMA FARIAS 5/12/2021 13.56$ 671984VALERIE MORENO 6/9/2021 6.00$ 672353JESUS MORALES 6/30/2021 7.00$ 672704TUNG TRAN 7/7/2021 5.37$ 672705VINCENT TRAN 7/7/2021 8.26$ 672635MIKENNA COFFEY 7/7/2021 10.27$ 673204HUY TOAN NGUYEN, HAO NHU & NGUYEN 8/4/2021 6.58$ 673203DUYEN NGUYEN 8/4/2021 12.65$ 673232THE GROVE SENIOR APTS 8/4/2021 13.59$ 673795HOANG TH TRAN 9/2/2021 13.84$ 673944VALERIE MORENO 9/15/2021 6.00$

33 CK# Payee Date Amount
674109GARDEN GROVE ACE HARDWARE 9/29/2021 6.51$ 675012DAVID GOULD 11/3/2021 14.22$ 675690ROSE F YANG 12/2/2021 4.27$ 675840MAIAISHA CONTREECE MILES 12/15/2021 3.00$ 675899HANH KIEU TRAM 12/15/2021 4.00$ 675844VALERIE MORENO 12/15/2021 6.00$ 676970MAIAISHA CONTREECE MILES 2/16/2022 6.00$ 676972VALERIE MORENO 2/16/2022 6.00$ 677465MAIAISHA CONTREECE MILES 3/9/2022 3.00$ 677571INC INNOVATION NAILS & SPA 3/16/2022 9.35$ 677586BICH T NGUYEN 3/16/2022 11.74$ 678092JOHN NOWELL 4/6/2022 12.81$ 6806682018-1IH BORROWER LP 8/10/2022 2.47$ 680788CONSTANCE NARANJO 8/10/2022 2.47$ 680821LAM T PHAM 8/10/2022 3.42$ 680797LINH T NGUYEN 8/10/2022 7.93$ 680845LILI SUN 8/10/2022 8.82$ 680790BARRY NGUY 8/10/2022 12.45$ 680712JONATHAN CORDOVA 8/10/2022 12.48$ 681767JEFFREY BURNELL 9/28/2022 1.19$ 681817HA HUA 9/28/2022 4.29$ 682273DEBBIE GONZALES 10/12/2022 7.00$ 682429KIM HO 10/19/2022 8.54$ 683004DEBBIE GONZALES 11/9/2022 7.00$ 683272RICHARD TRAN 11/23/2022 9.20$ 683278TOMMY VU 11/23/2022 10.18$ 683703THI DO 12/14/2022 9.77$ 683680MARIETTA BUZGA 12/14/2022 10.62$ 684378RBT CONCEPTS LLC 1/18/2023 10.19$ 684349CHARLES LIU 1/18/2023 14.62$ 684912QUOC LONG MAI 2/8/2023 8.58$ 685644ZOE GARCIA 3/15/2023 2.96$ 686212SERGIO ESPINOZA 4/12/2023 2.97$ 686956KIMBERLY WEST 5/10/2023 7.00$ 686825LONG DANG 5/10/2023 8.54$ 686818RACHELE CONCEPTION 5/10/2023 13.95$ 686832THI DUONG 5/10/2023 14.30$ 686935ANTHONY TON 5/10/2023 14.30$ 686943DAVID TREICHLER 5/10/2023 14.51$ 688160CAFE 269 7/12/2023 5.57$ 688157DUY BUI 7/12/2023 6.74$ 688192ALEXIS GARCEZ 7/12/2023 13.24$ 688973FUSANA SERRANO 8/16/2023 2.01$ 689587KIRK & JOY DODGE 9/20/2023 5.00$ 689578VUTHEA CHAN 9/20/2023 10.51$

34 CK# Payee Date Amount
689638LLC MONTANA TRAVELS 9/20/2023 10.66$ 690278KATIE NGUYEN 10/18/2023 11.57$ 691050KIMBERLY WEST 11/22/2023 7.00$ 691375VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 12/6/2023 10.00$ 270 1,931.89$

35 36
Item 297/2025
Final

City of Garden Grove

INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:

Lisa L. Kim From: John Montanchez
Dept:

City Manager Dept: Community Services
Date: 8/26/2025

Subject: Award a contract to Works of Art by Jennifer for the design and fabrication of a bronze sculpture for Woodbury Park. (Cost: $163,125)(Action Item)

OBJECTIVE

To request City Council authorization to award a contract to Works of Art by Jennifer (ARTIST) for the design and fabrication of a bronze sculpture at Woodbury Park.

BACKGROUND

The Woodbury Park Revitalization and Expansion Project is funded in part by the Proposition 68 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program. As part of the grant contract requirements, the City agreed to contract a local artist who would work alongside with youth in the community to produce an art piece that would be installed at Woodbury Park before the completion of the grant-funded project. The final art piece would not only beautify the park space, but would also allow local youth to be a part of the process.

DISCUSSION

Staff would like to contract Works of Art by Jennifer , a well -known local artist in Garden Grove, to produce the art piece for Woodbury Park. The ARTIST has proposed to design and fabricate a bronze sculpture that will incorporate facsimiles of signed drawings by local youth that will be inscribed on the backside of the sculpture. These inscriptions will offer a timeless reminder of the contributions to the project made by local youth.

The ARTIST has proven to produce quality art work for other projects commissioned by the City and local organizations. Staff has determined it is in the best interest of the City pursuant to Garden Grove Municipal Code Section 2.50.060(G), to award a contract to the ARTIST.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

The cost for the design and fabrication of a bronze sculpture is estimated to be $163,125, which includes the Artist’s original clay sculpture, the molds for the casting and the fabrication of the finished bronze art piece. The funding has been incorporated into the adopted Fiscal 37 Item 297/2025

Year 2025-26 Cultural Arts Fund budget. There is no additional appropriation necessary to award the contract.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:
 Authorize to dispense of the bidding process in the best interest of the City pursuant to Garden Grove Municipal Code 2.50.060(G);
 Award a contract to Works of Art by Jennifer in the amount of $163,125, for the design and fabrication of a bronze sculpture at Woodbury Park; and  Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to issue and execute the contract on behalf of the City, and make minor modifications as needed.

By: Janet Pelayo, Deputy Director

ATTACHMENT(S)

1. Proposal from Works of Art by Jennifer

2. Sample Drawing for Bronze Sculpture

3. Sample Maquette for Bronze Sculpture

38 PROPOSAL
8/14/2025
Woodbury Park
Jungle Motif Sculpture
Total
Works of Art by Jennifer
12911 Main Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
714-921-1718
City of Garden Grove
Attn: Woodbury Park Project Managers
11222 Acacia Parkway
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Description Amount
This is a proposal to create a 5' x 6' x 8" bronze sculpture that combines the current Woodbury Park jungle motif with the recreational activities offered in the revitalized park.

A welcoming Garden Grove art piece featuring a skateboarding gorilla, basketball dribbling giraffe and swimming hippo will put smiles on the faces of every arriving visitor.

The attached photos of the Artist's 2D drawing and 3D maquette illustrate the sculpture's impressive blend of sharp detail with playful images.

The front of the sculpture presents the main characters in shallow relief while the pictorialized back of the sculpture offers a timeless reminder of the contributions to the project made by youth in the community.

Facsimiles of signed drawings by local school children will be inscribed on the backside. A competition among local school age youth will be coordinated to select drawings. The children's artistic contributions will be inscribed forever on the sculpture. 150,000.00T
This price includes the Artist's original clay sculpture, the molds for the casting and the fabrication of the finished bronze art piece. The artists's renderings herewith are for illustrative purposes. The sculpture's final detail may incorporate changes requested by the Woodbury Park project management team or alterations needed to accommodate artistic or production necessities. The Artist will provide insurance coverage for this project to the specifications of the City of Garden Grove.

Costs and responsibilities of the project yet to be determined are:
1) Transportation of the finished bronze from the foundry to the site. 2) Construction of the concrete pedestal on which it will be installed 3) Final union of the art piece to the pedestal at the site.

A signed acceptance of this proposal and a check payable to American Fine Arts Foundry in the amount of $30,000.00 must be furnished as soon as possible to lock in the quoted price and protect against increases in the cost of materials.

Sales Tax 13,125.00
$163,125.00
39 Original drawings for Jungle Motif Sculpture
Front
Back
40 Photos of 3D Maquette for Jungle Motif Sculpture
Front
Back
Back will have pictures and
signatures inscribed as
illustrated in the drawing.

Profile
41 Item 301/2025
Final

City of Garden Grove

INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:

Lisa L. Kim From: Patricia Song
Dept:

City Manager Dept: Finance
Date: 8/26/2025

Subject: Receive and file warrants. (Action Item)

OBJECTIVE

For the City Council to receive and file the warrants.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

Attached are the warrants recommended to be received and filed.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Items listed in the warrants are budgeted.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:
 Receive and file the warrants.

ATTACHMENT(S)

1. PR08012025

42 City of Garden Grove
Certificate of Warrants
Register Date:

Aug 7, 2025
This is to certify the demands covered by EFT numbers 00060603 through 00061283 and check numbers 00186275 through 00186297 inclusive as listed on this register and have been verified by the Finance Division as properly issued and bear all proper signatures.

Note:

Finance Director
Patricia Song

Finance Director
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00060644 E03877 GOMEZ, STEVEN E 08/07/2025 $2,082.24 00060645 E04673 HART, BRANDI M 08/07/2025 $1,794.48 00060646 E03016 HERNANDEZ, GARY F 08/07/2025 $1,765.35 00060647 E04569 HOFFMAN, CORINNE L 08/07/2025 $2,625.27 00060648 E05304 LIVA, CHRISTOPHER T 08/07/2025 $2,268.08 00060649 E05167 LOFFLER, SARAH N 08/07/2025 $1,919.95 00060650 E00057 MANALANSAN, NEAL M 08/07/2025 $2,573.92 00060651 E01668 MAY, ROBERT W 08/07/2025 $1,799.79 00060652 E01393 MENDEZ, ANGELA M 08/07/2025 $2,476.78 00060653 E03628 MENDOZA, CHRISTI C 08/07/2025 $2,410.41 00060654 E05261 MENDOZA, MARELLA L F 08/07/2025 $2,103.37 00060655 E04958 NGO, TINA 08/07/2025 $2,998.03 00060656 E02429 PHAM, ANH 08/07/2025 $2,019.01 00060657 E05303 PHAN, NIKKIE N.Q. 08/07/2025 $2,416.59 00060658 E03610 RAMIREZ, EVA 08/07/2025 $4,531.96 00060659 E04973 RAMOS, NANCY 08/07/2025 $4,344.04 00060660 E05097 RODRIGUEZ, SEBASTIAN 08/07/2025 $2,393.02 00060661 E03539 SEGAWA, SANDRA E 08/07/2025 $3,932.57 00060662 E04780 SONG, YUAN 08/07/2025 $7,373.50 00060663 E03085 VICTORIA, PAUL E 08/07/2025 $1,755.51 00060664 E04859 VO, MY TRA 08/07/2025 $4,634.43 00060665 E05270 VO, NICOLE C 08/07/2025 $2,139.22 00060666 E03433 WESTON, RETA J 08/07/2025 $1,468.00 00060667 E04674 WHITTAKER DEGEN, HELEN E 08/07/2025 $783.59 00060668 E04527 YOO, MEENA 08/07/2025 $2,844.30 00060669 E04493 ANDREWS, STEVEN F 08/07/2025 $3,137.00 00060670 E00845 CHANG, TERENCE S 08/07/2025 $3,706.89 00060671 E05091 ENCISO, MARIA VERONICA M 08/07/2025 $2,562.77 00060672 E03498 ESPINOZA, VERNA L 08/07/2025 $2,544.44 00060673 E04523 GALLO, CESAR 08/07/2025 $4,045.50 00060674 E04415 GOLD, ANNA L 08/07/2025 $2,443.34 00060675 E04713 HINGCO, ERNIE E 08/07/2025 $2,444.61 00060676 E02617 KLOESS, GEOFFREY A 08/07/2025 $7,416.11 00060677 E05238 LE, JEFFREY D 08/07/2025 $1,472.72 00060678 E03571 MORAGRAAN, RACHOT 08/07/2025 $4,400.39 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
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00060679 E05071 OCHOA, NICOLAS E 08/07/2025 $2,860.00 00060680 E01277 PROFFITT, NOEL J 08/07/2025 $3,998.71 00060681 E01901 RAO, ANAND V 08/07/2025 $5,953.55 00060682 E05073 SEYMOUR, DAVID M 08/07/2025 $2,217.28 00060683 E04395 SWANSON, MATTHEW T 08/07/2025 $1,995.18 00060684 E01674 VALENZUELA, ANTHONY 08/07/2025 $1,821.76 00060685 E00809 VICTORIA, ROD T 08/07/2025 $4,975.83 00060686 E03725 ABU HAMDIYYAH, AMEENAH 08/07/2025 $2,166.31 00060687 E05215 ANDUJO, ADRIAN S 08/07/2025 $2,417.73 00060688 E02996 ASHLEIGH, JULIE A 08/07/2025 $2,452.19 00060689 E05194 AVILA, RAFAEL B 08/07/2025 $3,288.32 00060690 E05208 BROWN, ANDRE P 08/07/2025 $2,592.88 00060691 E04394 DAHLHEIMER, BRYSON T 08/07/2025 $0.00 00060692 E04879 DAKE, RYAN J 08/07/2025 $3,016.03 00060693 E04578 DENT, DAVID A 08/07/2025 $5,061.03 00060694 E05360 GARCIA, EILEEN 08/07/2025 $833.98 00060695 E05216 HERNANDEZ, ZACHARY L 08/07/2025 $2,713.77 00060696 E03410 HODSON, AARON J 08/07/2025 $2,387.77 00060697 E04716 KASKLA, PRIIT J 08/07/2025 $2,915.06 00060698 E04959 LE, KENNETH H 08/07/2025 $1,925.52 00060699 E04490 LY, HUONG Q 08/07/2025 $3,432.22 00060700 E04194 MARTINEZ, MARIA L 08/07/2025 $3,628.24 00060701 E04635 NGUYEN, PHU T 08/07/2025 $4,060.66 00060702 E02842 PARRA, MARIA C 08/07/2025 $4,422.72 00060703 E05249 PLASCENCIA, AMANDA C 08/07/2025 $2,372.90 00060704 E05172 QUENTAL, RYAN 08/07/2025 $2,651.29 00060705 E04992 ROBLES, ALFONSO 08/07/2025 $2,949.76 00060706 E05310 SEBBO, CAROL A 08/07/2025 $2,022.73 00060707 E04862 TRAN, JAKE P 08/07/2025 $2,344.70 00060708 E05209 TRAN, KAREN 08/07/2025 $698.58 00060709 E05048 TUONG, NGHIA T 08/07/2025 $2,539.47 00060710 E05053 VU, VINNY X 08/07/2025 $2,909.70 00060711 E05150 WETZEL, NIKI 08/07/2025 $4,925.36 00060712 E03643 ALVARADO, YOLANDA A 08/07/2025 $2,412.98 00060713 E05269 APODACA, ANGELA M 08/07/2025 $425.08 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
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00060714 E05348 ARELLANO MUNOZ, GABRIEL A 08/07/2025 $1,107.18 00060715 E05347 AVELAR RIVAS, NADINE N 08/07/2025 $744.93 00060716 E04771 BAILOR, REBECCA J 08/07/2025 $940.98 00060717 E04010 BAIRD, SARAH M 08/07/2025 $2,052.39 00060718 E04988 BAUTISTA, BRENDA 08/07/2025 $196.44 00060719 E05125 BUI, RUBY 08/07/2025 $938.68 00060720 E05356 CABRERA, STEPHANIE 08/07/2025 $681.25 00060721 E02658 CAMARENA, RACHEL M 08/07/2025 $2,375.54 00060722 E01588 CAMARENA, RENE 08/07/2025 $8,779.31 00060723 E05315 CARDENAS, ANTHONY A 08/07/2025 $775.24 00060724 E05344 CARDENAS, ARTEMIO D 08/07/2025 $579.17 00060725 E01902 CASILLAS, VICTORIA M 08/07/2025 $2,801.28 00060726 E05101 CASTANEDA, LILIANA 08/07/2025 $1,083.97 00060727 E05121 CASTRO PEREZ, ANDREA 08/07/2025 $262.90 00060728 E05058 CATAQUIZ, CHARLIZE N 08/07/2025 $628.86 00060729 E03304 CHUMACERO, DEANNA M 08/07/2025 $2,102.22 00060730 E05278 COLIN, ANGELICA 08/07/2025 $734.62 00060731 E04611 CROSS, AMANDA D 08/07/2025 $2,467.43 00060732 E04814 DE ROSAS, VICTOR 08/07/2025 $1,701.45 00060733 E05013 DINH, TIFFANY 08/07/2025 $553.58 00060734 E05222 DO, LOC T 08/07/2025 $421.79 00060735 E05160 DUONG, KYLE K 08/07/2025 $799.09 00060736 E05281 ENGLEBERT, BRIDGET L 08/07/2025 $719.62 00060737 E05158 FABIAN, SHARON J 08/07/2025 $163.33 00060738 E05015 FALETOI, TERRY U 08/07/2025 $218.93 00060739 E05127 FLORES, ERIKA 08/07/2025 $448.15 00060740 E02120 FRAUSTO, LUIZ F 08/07/2025 $283.85 00060741 E04679 FREEMAN, MARK C 08/07/2025 $4,445.41 00060742 E05233 GALEANA, EVALYN J 08/07/2025 $294.09 00060743 E04481 GARCIA, JARED D 08/07/2025 $825.16 00060744 E04253 GARCIA, VANESSA L 08/07/2025 $382.78 00060745 E05069 GARCIA, VERONICA 08/07/2025 $122.91 00060746 E05225 GONZALEZ, ETHAN Z 08/07/2025 $859.74 00060747 E05133 GONZALEZ, NADIA V 08/07/2025 $1,031.39 00060748 E00940 GRANT, JACOB R 08/07/2025 $2,261.72 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
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00060749 E05334 GUADARRAMA, CRYSTAL 08/07/2025 $1,145.87 00060750 E05276 GUIDRY, TARIQ A 08/07/2025 $594.50 00060751 E04967 HASHEMI, SETAREH 08/07/2025 $431.10 00060752 E05152 HERNANDEZ, CLARISSA 08/07/2025 $1,300.62 00060753 E01687 HOLER, KIMBERLY K 08/07/2025 $710.95 00060754 E05221 HUANG, WENDY Y 08/07/2025 $755.10 00060755 E05129 HUTCHINSON, ZOE M 08/07/2025 $1,171.21 00060756 E05324 HUYNH, DILLION P 08/07/2025 $417.91 00060757 E05351 LE, DANIEL D 08/07/2025 $417.91 00060758 E05147 LE, WILSON D 08/07/2025 $302.74 00060759 E05032 LEE, JASON J 08/07/2025 $679.78 00060760 E05358 LEE, YOUNGMIN 08/07/2025 $596.55 00060761 E05138 LOPEZ, ELIZABETH A 08/07/2025 $1,227.35 00060762 E03603 MA AE, ELAINE M 08/07/2025 $3,408.18 00060763 E05014 MARIN, AMANDA T 08/07/2025 $911.44 00060764 E05355 MARTINEZ AMEZCUA, ABIGAIL 08/07/2025 $711.04 00060765 E05148 MAZARIEGOS, ALEXA X 08/07/2025 $56.52 00060766 E01552 MEDINA, JESUS 08/07/2025 $1,881.49 00060767 E00455 MEDINA, JUAN 08/07/2025 $2,636.79 00060768 E05186 MELVIN, ALEXIS 08/07/2025 $981.03 00060769 E02808 MONTANCHEZ, JOHN A 08/07/2025 $6,974.18 00060770 E05044 NADEAU, RYANN E 08/07/2025 $446.14 00060771 E05235 NAVA, AARON I 08/07/2025 $501.68 00060772 E05350 NGO, SEAN M 08/07/2025 $168.44 00060773 E05126 NGO, Y N 08/07/2025 $827.01 00060774 E05346 NGUYEN, ABELLA D 08/07/2025 $579.78 00060775 E04947 NGUYEN, ALEXANDER H 08/07/2025 $1,040.31 00060776 E05332 NGUYEN, CAROLINE T 08/07/2025 $1,145.87 00060777 E05220 NGUYEN, JASON H 08/07/2025 $568.73 00060778 E05345 NGUYEN, KYLE C 08/07/2025 $853.41 00060779 E05236 NGUYEN, RYAN Q 08/07/2025 $471.41 00060780 E05337 NGUYEN, THEODORE T 08/07/2025 $1,010.15 00060781 E05340 NGUYEN, THUYLINH B 08/07/2025 $391.63 00060782 E05120 NGUYEN, VICKY 08/07/2025 $312.34 00060783 E05237 NGUYEN, YVONNE N 08/07/2025 $811.48 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
49 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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00060784 E04391 NICHOLAS, NOEL N 08/07/2025 $1,717.69 00060785 E00785 OCADIZ HERNANDEZ, GABRIELA 08/07/2025 $3,239.31 00060786 E04965 ORDUNO, SAMANTHA 08/07/2025 $275.99 00060787 E05164 PARCELL, SAMANTHA M 08/07/2025 $135.31 00060788 E03361 PELAYO, JANET E 08/07/2025 $5,059.36 00060789 E05354 PHAM, KHUONG A 08/07/2025 $402.44 00060790 E04777 PHAN, EDOUARD T 08/07/2025 $614.81 00060791 E03893 PICKRELL, ARIELLE 08/07/2025 $2,701.71 00060792 E05116 PRADO, ALEXA 08/07/2025 $466.68 00060793 E05224 RAMIREZ, JOCELYN 08/07/2025 $509.88 00060794 E05230 RAMOS, ARIEL E 08/07/2025 $1,269.03 00060795 E05130 REYNOLDS, SARABETH A 08/07/2025 $1,197.70 00060796 E02754 REYNOSO, SUGEIRY 08/07/2025 $2,851.37 00060797 E05329 RIVERA, ANGELEE D 08/07/2025 $117.91 00060798 E05352 RIVERO, JAYLA R 08/07/2025 $433.40 00060799 E05118 RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA R 08/07/2025 $740.07 00060800 E03362 ROMERO, MARINA Y 08/07/2025 $2,272.43 00060801 E04614 ROSAS, TANYA 08/07/2025 $302.51 00060802 E01893 SAUCEDO, DANA M 08/07/2025 $2,771.12 00060803 E04926 SERNA, SAMANTHA M 08/07/2025 $574.37 00060804 E04795 SIEVE, MYCHAELLA J 08/07/2025 $1,231.95 00060805 E05153 SODERSTROM, LOGAN K 08/07/2025 $1,176.22 00060806 E05151 SORIANO, KIMBERLY A 08/07/2025 $960.98 00060807 E05250 TEJEDA, ANDREA 08/07/2025 $733.47 00060808 E05030 TRIGGS, MARY S 08/07/2025 $1,676.07 00060809 E04924 TU, KATHY 08/07/2025 $55.77 00060810 E01396 VALDIVIA, CLAUDIA 08/07/2025 $4,066.74 00060811 E00015 VAN SICKLE, JEFFREY 08/07/2025 $2,831.07 00060812 E05243 VAN WINKLE, OLIVIA 08/07/2025 $1,176.22 00060813 E05338 VANDYKEN, KARREN V 08/07/2025 $745.73 00060814 E04687 VARGAS, SAMANTHA B 08/07/2025 $945.53 00060815 E05149 VAZQUEZ CHAVEZ, ELOISA E 08/07/2025 $650.33 00060816 E05022 VERA VALDEZ, JULIANNE IRENE I 08/07/2025 $1,153.45 00060817 E05311 VILLALBA, RACHELL C 08/07/2025 $1,110.56 00060818 E05117 VILLALPANDO, MIA F 08/07/2025 $1,273.58 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
50 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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00060819 E05227 VILLEGAS, JOSEPH A 08/07/2025 $541.74 00060820 E05231 VOGEL, KATIE L 08/07/2025 $614.82 00060821 E04274 WILMES, DAVID M 08/07/2025 $718.54 00060822 E05341 WONG, JADELYN W 08/07/2025 $1,020.97 00060823 E05070 XOOL VARGAS, RUDY G 08/07/2025 $167.31 00060824 E05226 ZUNIGA, MIA 08/07/2025 $382.41 00060825 E05175 AGUILAR, JENNIFER 08/07/2025 $475.28 00060826 E03819 ALAMILLO, MARCOS R 08/07/2025 $5,149.54 00060827 E03712 ALARCON, CLAUDIA 08/07/2025 $21,095.46 00060828 E03616 ALCARAZ, MARIA A 08/07/2025 $2,914.10 00060829 E04431 ALMEIDA, NICHOLAS 08/07/2025 $4,457.36 00060830 E04873 ALVARADO, MADELINE M 08/07/2025 $2,176.80 00060831 E04080 ALVAREZ BROWN, RICHARD A 08/07/2025 $0.00 00060832 E05028 AMAYA, JOSE J 08/07/2025 $4,710.34 00060833 E03011 ANDERSON, BOBBY B 08/07/2025 $3,799.45 00060834 E05206 ANGSAVOTAI-LIGAYA, AMY O 08/07/2025 $1,928.79 00060835 E05040 ARCHULETA, ANDREW M 08/07/2025 $2,370.47 00060836 E05251 ARELLANO JR, JORGE 08/07/2025 $2,459.06 00060837 E01234 ARELLANO, PEDRO R 08/07/2025 $6,768.22 00060838 E04875 ARROYO, SANDRA M 08/07/2025 $2,490.18 00060839 E04497 ASHBAUGH, TIMOTHY R 08/07/2025 $3,468.18 00060840 E03397 ASHBY, PAUL W 08/07/2025 $3,844.66 00060841 E04719 ATWOOD, MARIA S 08/07/2025 $2,652.77 00060842 E04613 AVALOS JR, FRANCISCO 08/07/2025 $3,226.01 00060843 E04033 AVALOS, KATHERINE M 08/07/2025 $2,567.60 00060844 E04550 BAEK, SHARON S 08/07/2025 $2,616.22 00060845 E05062 BAEZ, JASMIN 08/07/2025 $1,829.46 00060846 E04209 BAINTO, JUDY A 08/07/2025 $844.39 00060847 E04778 BAKER, COLLIN E 08/07/2025 $3,274.71 00060848 E03005 BANKSON, JOHN F 08/07/2025 $4,876.93 00060849 E04645 BARRAZA, RENE 08/07/2025 $4,430.19 00060850 E05041 BARRIOS-ROA, JAYDE D 08/07/2025 $3,164.70 00060851 E05253 BEDARD, CHRISTIE L 08/07/2025 $2,147.01 00060852 E04432 BEHZAD, JOSHUA K 08/07/2025 $3,482.09 00060853 E04951 BELLO, ANGELICA 08/07/2025 $2,268.03 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
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00060854 E04976 BELTHIUS, TYLER E 08/07/2025 $3,047.75 00060855 E04753 BERENGER, BEAU A 08/07/2025 $4,722.72 00060856 E03296 BERESFORD, EVAN S 08/07/2025 $4,105.66 00060857 E01604 BERLETH, RYAN S 08/07/2025 $2,791.10 00060858 E03443 BLUM, JAMES A 08/07/2025 $2,476.75 00060859 E03363 BOWEN, GENA M 08/07/2025 $2,363.42 00060860 E04767 BOWMAN, TROY F 08/07/2025 $3,377.42 00060861 E04963 BOYENS III, ROBERT 08/07/2025 $3,464.37 00060862 E00946 BRAME, KAREN D 08/07/2025 $2,504.13 00060863 E04803 BRANTNER, BRITTANEE N 08/07/2025 $1,922.02 00060864 E05083 BRITTON, CODY W 08/07/2025 $2,368.34 00060865 E03380 BROWN, JEFFREY A 08/07/2025 $4,982.26 00060866 E03968 BRUNICK, CARISSA L 08/07/2025 $2,457.66 00060867 E05074 BUJANONDA, CHANON 08/07/2025 $3,597.94 00060868 E02031 BURILLO, RICHARD O 08/07/2025 $5,720.16 00060869 E03972 BUSTILLOS, RYAN V 08/07/2025 $3,805.06 00060870 E05077 CAGLE, RONALD L 08/07/2025 $1,894.48 00060871 E05284 CAIZA NUNEZ, MERWIN D 08/07/2025 $3,636.44 00060872 E03964 CAMARA, DANIEL A 08/07/2025 $9,325.00 00060873 E04074 CAMPOS, JESENIA 08/07/2025 $2,477.33 00060874 E03739 CAPPS, THOMAS A 08/07/2025 $6,207.50 00060875 E05002 CARBALLO, MILTON A 08/07/2025 $2,509.50 00060876 E05302 CASTILLO, JOSE A 08/07/2025 $2,762.97 00060877 E05266 CENDEJAS, MELISSA 08/07/2025 $1,761.28 00060878 E02372 CENTENO, JUAN C 08/07/2025 $5,593.13 00060879 E05252 CHACON JR, JOSE A 08/07/2025 $2,429.12 00060880 E03607 CHANG, DAVID Y H 08/07/2025 $4,875.99 00060881 E03481 CHAURAN HAIRGROVE, TAMMY L 08/07/2025 $2,930.91 00060882 E04498 CHEATHAM, JEROME L 08/07/2025 $3,990.19 00060883 E04414 CHUNG, RANDY G 08/07/2025 $23.77 00060884 E04666 CORTEZ, JULIO C 08/07/2025 $3,546.00 00060885 E04555 CRUZ, REYNA 08/07/2025 $2,394.99 00060886 E01364 DALTON, BRIAN D 08/07/2025 $4,606.71 00060887 E04874 DANG, JOHN 08/07/2025 $3,735.48 00060888 E00126 DANIELEY III, CHARLIE H 08/07/2025 $1,217.02 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
52 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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00060889 E05213 DAO, NHU T 08/07/2025 $1,870.59 00060890 E04503 DAVILA, ISAAC 08/07/2025 $3,085.99 00060891 E04731 DE PADUA, TANNER C 08/07/2025 $4,954.45 00060892 E03691 DELGADO JR, JUAN L 08/07/2025 $4,790.59 00060893 E03395 DIX, JENNIFER A 08/07/2025 $21,871.47 00060894 E05088 DOAN, THOMMY 08/07/2025 $4,444.05 00060895 E02313 DOSCHER, RONALD A 08/07/2025 $3,622.43 00060896 E04586 DOVEAS, CHRISTOPHER C 08/07/2025 $0.00 00060897 E04281 DRISCOLL, RUSSELL B 08/07/2025 $3,071.69 00060898 E04844 DUARTE, TAYLOR M 08/07/2025 $2,651.37 00060899 E04720 DUDLEY, BROC D 08/07/2025 $4,773.16 00060900 E03625 EARLE, CHRISTOPHER M 08/07/2025 $3,842.75 00060901 E03740 EL FARRA, AMIR A 08/07/2025 $6,493.70 00060902 E03927 ELHAMI, MICHAEL K 08/07/2025 $3,563.05 00060903 E03933 ELIZONDO, BENJAMIN M 08/07/2025 $3,688.91 00060904 E04016 ELIZONDO, FLOR DE LIS 08/07/2025 $2,543.30 00060905 E01598 ELSOUSOU, HELENA 08/07/2025 $2,544.86 00060906 E02708 ENRIQUEZ, JOHN G 08/07/2025 $984.91 00060907 E05174 ESCOBAR, MARIANA 08/07/2025 $336.88 00060908 E04334 ESCOBEDO, JOSHUA N 08/07/2025 $4,479.50 00060909 E05305 ESPINOZA, KAREEN G 08/07/2025 $3,212.90 00060910 E02724 ESTLOW, STEPHEN C 08/07/2025 $3,541.44 00060911 E04358 ESTRADA MONSANTO, MICHELLE N 08/07/2025 $4,944.41 00060912 E04748 FAJARDO, JESUS 08/07/2025 $3,784.56 00060913 E04303 FERREIRA JR, HECTOR 08/07/2025 $3,774.23 00060914 E01663 FERRIN, KORY C 08/07/2025 $5,629.33 00060915 E03976 FIGUEREDO, GEORGE R 08/07/2025 $4,953.75 00060916 E04774 FLINN, PATRICIA C 08/07/2025 $0.00 00060917 E05321 FLORES, ASHLEY R 08/07/2025 $573.03 00060918 E02887 FOSTER, VICTORIA M 08/07/2025 $2,081.62 00060919 E04747 FRESENIUS, ROBERT D 08/07/2025 $3,968.37 00060920 E00903 FRUTOS, VERONICA 08/07/2025 $1,680.34 00060921 E05205 GAMINO, ANGEL 08/07/2025 $573.03 00060922 E05318 GARCIA, JAZLYN M 08/07/2025 $586.12 00060923 E04729 GARCIA, JOSEPH A 08/07/2025 $3,126.34 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
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00060924 E05361 GARCIA, JOSHUA S 08/07/2025 $3,163.83 00060925 E03086 GARCIA, PETE 08/07/2025 $4,608.72 00060926 E03659 GARNER, AMANDA B 08/07/2025 $2,190.00 00060927 E04351 GERDIN, MICHAEL E 08/07/2025 $5,459.15 00060928 E04542 GIFFORD, ROBERT J 08/07/2025 $4,125.53 00060929 E04401 GLEASON, SEAN M 08/07/2025 $3,930.43 00060930 E04917 GOMEZ, JESUS 08/07/2025 $2,615.34 00060931 E05319 GOMEZ, JULIO C 08/07/2025 $557.23 00060932 E04863 GONZALEZ JR, GONZALO 08/07/2025 $2,941.10 00060933 E05320 GUILLEN, ASHLEY 08/07/2025 $669.31 00060934 E05003 HA, DANNY 08/07/2025 $5,024.94 00060935 E04732 HADDEN, TRAVIS J 08/07/2025 $3,523.50 00060936 E04787 HALEY, KYLE N 08/07/2025 $3,844.44 00060937 E03527 HALLER, TROY 08/07/2025 $5,232.37 00060938 E03402 HEINE, STEVEN H 08/07/2025 $4,949.59 00060939 E05157 HERNANDEZ CALLEROS, SAIRA 08/07/2025 $3,153.90 00060940 E04872 HERNANDEZ, KRISTINA L 08/07/2025 $1,922.67 00060941 E02469 HERRERA, JOSE D 08/07/2025 $4,420.71 00060942 E05265 HERRERA, MATTHEW P 08/07/2025 $541.74 00060943 E04244 HINGCO, PINKY C 08/07/2025 $2,637.29 00060944 E03713 HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM T 08/07/2025 $5,196.94 00060945 E04739 HOWARD, JASON A 08/07/2025 $4,622.80 00060946 E04654 HURLEY, KIRK P 08/07/2025 $4,141.45 00060947 E03815 HUYNH, AI KELLY 08/07/2025 $3,003.12 00060948 E03559 HUYNH, THI A 08/07/2025 $3,759.47 00060949 E04915 ITURRALDE, JENNIFER L 08/07/2025 $2,852.03 00060950 E04583 JENSEN, MICHAEL J 08/07/2025 $6,203.56 00060951 E02935 JENSEN, NICKOLAS K 08/07/2025 $4,400.47 00060952 E04587 JIMENEZ JR, EFRAIN A 08/07/2025 $5,449.63 00060953 E04781 JIMENEZ TAVAREZ, SERGIO J 08/07/2025 $5,258.63 00060954 E04655 JOHNSON, CODY M 08/07/2025 $4,836.36 00060955 E03368 JOHNSON, JASON L 08/07/2025 $4,365.19 00060956 E03831 JORDAN, GERALD F 08/07/2025 $6,764.86 00060957 E04610 JORDAN, VICTORIA A 08/07/2025 $104.40 00060958 E04460 KAISER, GEORGE R 08/07/2025 $806.10 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
54 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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00060959 E04559 KELLEY, KRISTOFER D 08/07/2025 $3,666.88 00060960 E04353 KEUILIAN, SHELBY 08/07/2025 $2,595.64 00060961 E04663 KIM, CHAD B 08/07/2025 $3,042.74 00060962 E04641 KIM, EDWARD K 08/07/2025 $243.56 00060963 E05257 KIM, MARY H 08/07/2025 $3,191.11 00060964 E04538 KIMBERLY, ALLYSON L 08/07/2025 $1,555.71 00060965 E05254 KIMMEY, ELIZABETH J 08/07/2025 $1,781.35 00060966 E03932 KIVLER, ROBERT J 08/07/2025 $3,697.59 00060967 E03389 KOLANO, JOSEPH L 08/07/2025 $4,330.33 00060968 E03294 KOVACS, LEA K 08/07/2025 $3,752.46 00060969 E05000 KOVACS, TIMOTHY M 08/07/2025 $3,860.35 00060970 E03484 KUNKEL, PETER M 08/07/2025 $4,133.61 00060971 E04857 LANG, MICHAEL J 08/07/2025 $6,503.59 00060972 E03511 LAZENBY, NICHOLAS A 08/07/2025 $4,283.96 00060973 E04877 LE, BAO TINH THI 08/07/2025 $2,421.43 00060974 E04021 LEE, RAPHAEL M 08/07/2025 $3,486.95 00060975 E03488 LEYVA, ERICK 08/07/2025 $33,746.71 00060976 E04541 LINK, DEREK M 08/07/2025 $4,176.82 00060977 E00030 LOERA JR, RAFAEL 08/07/2025 $15,394.72 00060978 E05033 LOFFLER, CHARLES H 08/07/2025 $5,348.33 00060979 E05065 LOMELI, JONATHAN 08/07/2025 $1,596.84 00060980 E02645 LOPEZ, DAVID 08/07/2025 $1,067.45 00060981 E05214 LOPEZ, KORINA Y 08/07/2025 $1,670.01 00060982 E05256 LOPEZ, VICTORIA A 08/07/2025 $1,781.61 00060983 E04761 LUCATERO, JESSE A 08/07/2025 $3,361.47 00060984 E00027 LUKAS, STEVEN W 08/07/2025 $2,577.83 00060985 E04048 LUX, ROBERT D 08/07/2025 $2,614.78 00060986 E03663 LUX, RYAN M 08/07/2025 $6,177.68 00060987 E04772 LY, LINDALINH THU 08/07/2025 $1,927.26 00060988 E04661 MACHUCA, ROBERTO 08/07/2025 $3,393.22 00060989 E04532 MANIACI, GIANLUCA F 08/07/2025 $4,555.70 00060990 E04435 MARCHAND, MATTHEW P 08/07/2025 $4,480.53 00060991 E05282 MARRUFO PUENTES, ANDRES 08/07/2025 $2,526.16 00060992 E01359 MARTINEZ JR, MARIO 08/07/2025 $6,600.05 00060993 E05140 MARTINEZ, ERICK 08/07/2025 $874.65 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
55 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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00060994 E04974 MARTINEZ, JUANITA P 08/07/2025 $2,837.01 00060995 E02792 MATA, RAQUEL D 08/07/2025 $1,162.03 00060996 E04656 MAZON, JORGE L 08/07/2025 $2,853.20 00060997 E02796 MCFARLANE, MARIA C 08/07/2025 $3,308.94 00060998 E06761 MEEKS, REBECCA S 08/07/2025 $1,885.23 00060999 E03826 MEERS, BRYAN J 08/07/2025 $3,823.72 00061000 E04804 MONTECINOS, LAUREN M 08/07/2025 $2,812.55 00061001 E04352 MORSE, JEREMY N 08/07/2025 $4,299.03 00061002 E01940 MORTON, NATHAN D 08/07/2025 $3,444.64 00061003 E04454 MOSER, MICHAEL A 08/07/2025 $2,108.53 00061004 E03929 MURILLO JR, RAUL 08/07/2025 $8,759.65 00061005 E04626 MURO, JASON M 08/07/2025 $4,794.07 00061006 E04577 MUSCHETTO, PATRICK J 08/07/2025 $2,783.10 00061007 E03422 NADOLSKI, THOMAS R 08/07/2025 $3,140.69 00061008 E05084 NAKANO HITZKE, SARAH V 08/07/2025 $2,958.73 00061009 E04111 NEELY, JACOB J 08/07/2025 $2,669.07 00061010 E05191 NGO, ALLISON B 08/07/2025 $1,987.23 00061011 E02813 NGUYEN, TRINA T 08/07/2025 $2,091.52 00061012 E04540 NIKOLIC, ADAM C 08/07/2025 $5,873.40 00061013 E05146 NIZ, IXA N 08/07/2025 $3,046.81 00061014 E05054 NUNEZ, BREANNE S 08/07/2025 $2,650.25 00061015 E03350 OLIVO, JOSHUA T 08/07/2025 $20,715.77 00061016 E04035 ORTIZ, STEVEN TRUJILLO 08/07/2025 $3,020.95 00061017 E05636 PALACIOS, ERIK 08/07/2025 $3,577.37 00061018 E03427 PANELLA, JOSEPH N 08/07/2025 $4,263.27 00061019 E04910 PAQUA, BRANDON J 08/07/2025 $3,365.79 00061020 E01948 PARK, BRANDY J 08/07/2025 $3,098.65 00061021 E02995 PAYAN, CRISTINA V 08/07/2025 $3,049.07 00061022 E00824 PAYAN, LUIS A 08/07/2025 $5,598.83 00061023 E05200 PAZ, JUAN 08/07/2025 $4,520.14 00061024 E04843 PEREZ, EMMANUEL 08/07/2025 $4,378.59 00061025 E00145 PERKINS, JASON S 08/07/2025 $5,149.41 00061026 E04429 PHAM, PHILLIP H 08/07/2025 $3,462.87 00061027 E05195 PINEDA, MARGO S 08/07/2025 $2,619.14 00061028 E03299 POLOPEK, COREY T 08/07/2025 $3,294.79 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
56 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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Check Dates Aug 7, 2025
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00061029 E05173 PONCE, GALILEA 08/07/2025 $2,267.90 00061030 E05050 QUANG, DENNIS 08/07/2025 $3,779.74 00061031 E04788 QUIROZ, LUIS A 08/07/2025 $3,413.84 00061032 E05100 RAABE, MATTHEW A 08/07/2025 $2,668.01 00061033 E03967 RAMIREZ OROZCO, SINDY 08/07/2025 $4,699.07 00061034 E04955 RAMIREZ, KAYLYN C 08/07/2025 $2,255.93 00061035 E03390 RAMIREZ, LUIS F 08/07/2025 $3,995.86 00061036 E05021 RAMIREZ, TERRA M 08/07/2025 $2,820.99 00061037 E04914 RAMOS, RODOLFO B 08/07/2025 $1,910.93 00061038 E03217 RANEY, JOHN E 08/07/2025 $5,194.39 00061039 E04941 RASMUSSEN, TRENTON L 08/07/2025 $3,860.24 00061040 E04659 REED, THOMAS S 08/07/2025 $4,926.76 00061041 E03486 REYES, RON A 08/07/2025 $5,542.55 00061042 E04911 RICHARDS, BRYANT D 08/07/2025 $2,745.99 00061043 E04437 RICHMOND, RYAN R 08/07/2025 $5,086.52 00061044 E05229 ROBINSON, IVANA M 08/07/2025 $2,864.56 00061045 E04860 ROCHA, RUDY A 08/07/2025 $2,570.28 00061046 E05287 ROCHOW, BRITTANY A 08/07/2025 $2,186.41 00061047 E04738 RODRIGUEZ, DANIEL 08/07/2025 $3,667.01 00061048 E04082 RODRIGUEZ, JENNIFER M 08/07/2025 $2,985.78 00061049 E05001 RODRIGUEZ, RYAN E 08/07/2025 $2,678.19 00061050 E04438 ROGERS, CHRISTIN E 08/07/2025 $5,108.33 00061051 E04385 ROJAS, ASHLEY C 08/07/2025 $2,511.27 00061052 E04507 ROMBOUGH, JENNIFER V 08/07/2025 $2,502.86 00061053 E04552 RUZIECKI, ERIC T 08/07/2025 $5,296.66 00061054 E02845 SALAZAR, SEAN M 08/07/2025 $3,737.99 00061055 E04845 SALGADO JR., ALFREDO 08/07/2025 $2,566.67 00061056 E03297 SAMOFF, TANYA L 08/07/2025 $3,747.84 00061057 E02646 SANTANA, LINO G 08/07/2025 $8,447.72 00061058 E05086 SEELY, BRITTANY L 08/07/2025 $1,386.06 00061059 E03035 SEYMOUR, SUSAN A I 08/07/2025 $3,198.94 00061060 E04282 SHELGREN, CHRISTOPHER M 08/07/2025 $3,429.02 00061061 E04616 SHIPLEY, AARON T 08/07/2025 $4,685.98 00061062 E02937 SHORROW, NICOLE D 08/07/2025 $2,871.99 00061063 E04864 SILVA, LEVI J 08/07/2025 $3,064.35 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
57 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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00061064 E05203 SMITH, JAVON 08/07/2025 $4,902.41 00061065 E02587 SOSEBEE, DANNY J 08/07/2025 $4,988.21 00061066 E03563 SPELLMAN, MARSHA D 08/07/2025 $3,078.39 00061067 E04500 STAAL, GAREY D 08/07/2025 $4,054.37 00061068 E05089 STAIR, DEAN T 08/07/2025 $846.48 00061069 E03218 STARNES, CHARLES W 08/07/2025 $7,217.32 00061070 E03761 STEPHENSON III, ROBERT M 08/07/2025 $5,072.51 00061071 E04584 STROUD, BRIAN T 08/07/2025 $4,576.48 00061072 E02979 TESSIER, PAUL M 08/07/2025 $3,826.80 00061073 E04449 TRAN, SPENCER T 08/07/2025 $3,859.50 00061074 E02982 VAICARO, VINCENTE J 08/07/2025 $5,612.98 00061075 E03053 VALENCIA, EDGAR 08/07/2025 $4,724.59 00061076 E04667 VAUGHN, CALEB I 08/07/2025 $3,407.56 00061077 E04434 VELLANOWETH, KIMBRA S 08/07/2025 $2,568.27 00061078 E04903 VIGIL, DANIEL C 08/07/2025 $5,464.75 00061079 E03022 VU, TUONG-VAN NGUYEN 08/07/2025 $2,844.20 00061080 E04730 VU, TYLER D 08/07/2025 $3,226.50 00061081 E01905 WAINWRIGHT, JONATHAN B 08/07/2025 $3,958.46 00061082 E03220 WARDLE, DENNIS 08/07/2025 $5,286.47 00061083 E03213 WARDLE, SANTA 08/07/2025 $2,263.13 00061084 E04758 WEYKER, CHRYSTAL L 08/07/2025 $2,234.00 00061085 E04006 WILLIAMS, RICHARD L 08/07/2025 $822.92 00061086 E03305 WIMMER, ROYCE C 08/07/2025 $4,568.30 00061087 E04762 WREN, DANIELLE E 08/07/2025 $3,160.40 00061088 E04856 XU, DUO 08/07/2025 $2,268.69 00061089 E03543 YELENSKY, SHANNON M 08/07/2025 $1,926.94 00061090 E04156 YERGLER, JOHN J 08/07/2025 $4,565.02 00061091 E04722 YNIGUEZ, COLE A 08/07/2025 $3,944.44 00061092 E09942 YOUNG, DAVID C 08/07/2025 $815.82 00061093 E03436 ZIEGLER, RICK S 08/07/2025 $746.68 00061094 E01978 ZMIJA, ADAM D 08/07/2025 $5,493.83 00061095 E05308 AGEE, KAITLIN M 08/07/2025 $1,811.10 00061096 E05271 AGUILAR, KEVIN A 08/07/2025 $0.00 00061097 E04517 AGUIRRE, ALFRED J 08/07/2025 $3,393.94 00061098 E01626 AGUIRRE, ANSELMO 08/07/2025 $2,290.51 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
58 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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Check Dates Aug 7, 2025
Report Generated on Aug 6, 2025 3:54:19 PM Page 17
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00061099 E04163 AMBRIZ GARCIA, EDWARD D 08/07/2025 $2,012.39 00061100 E05207 AN, TONY W 08/07/2025 $3,869.58 00061101 E04631 ANDREI, IOAN 08/07/2025 $1,379.94 00061102 E04678 BABINSKI IV, SYLVESTER A 08/07/2025 $2,593.45 00061103 E04336 BECERRA, RODOLPHO M 08/07/2025 $2,394.50 00061104 E04972 BECERRA-SAMANIEGO JR, GABRIEL 08/07/2025 $2,754.12 00061105 E01255 BOS, MICHAEL C 08/07/2025 $2,447.06 00061106 E01584 CANDELARIA, DANIEL J 08/07/2025 $4,784.84 00061107 E04300 CANO, EDGAR A 08/07/2025 $3,334.81 00061108 E05280 CANTARERO, LESLY P 08/07/2025 $2,827.42 00061109 E03828 CANTRELL, JEFFREY G 08/07/2025 $2,388.12 00061110 E03811 CARRISOZA, ALBERT J 08/07/2025 $2,470.00 00061111 E00916 CARTER, PHILLIP J 08/07/2025 $3,814.17 00061112 E05359 CASTELLANOS, JOSE A 08/07/2025 $3,886.52 00061113 E05279 CASTILLO, JOSEPH A 08/07/2025 $436.20 00061114 E04869 CHAVEZ, DAMIAN J 08/07/2025 $883.08 00061115 E04551 CONTRERAS, GABRIELA R 08/07/2025 $2,982.87 00061116 E03518 COTTON, JULIE T 08/07/2025 $1,967.46 00061117 E03807 DE LA ROSA, VINCENT L 08/07/2025 $3,534.61 00061118 E05170 DELGADO REYES, JORGE A 08/07/2025 $1,676.97 00061119 E03736 DIBAJ, KAMYAR 08/07/2025 $3,699.60 00061120 E05122 DORADO, ANTHONY 08/07/2025 $2,022.81 00061121 E04514 ESPINOZA, ERIC M 08/07/2025 $2,452.91 00061122 E03733 ESPINOZA, JULIA 08/07/2025 $1,560.75 00061123 E03405 FERNANDEZ, CECELIA A 08/07/2025 $1,382.38 00061124 E04990 FLORES, MITCHELL C 08/07/2025 $1,492.29 00061125 E05037 GAINES, JEFFREY S 08/07/2025 $1,577.44 00061126 E05010 GALVAN, EDGAR 08/07/2025 $1,111.38 00061127 E04754 GARCIA, ALICIA R 08/07/2025 $3,361.34 00061128 E04677 GIROUARD, CASEY G 08/07/2025 $0.00 00061129 E05156 GOMEZ HERNANDEZ, RICARDO 08/07/2025 $1,111.10 00061130 E04629 GOMEZ, DIANA 08/07/2025 $1,245.56 00061131 E03341 GONZALEZ, JORGE 08/07/2025 $1,984.66 00061132 E03400 GREENE, MICHAEL R 08/07/2025 $683.02 00061133 E03685 GUZMAN, JESSE 08/07/2025 $2,731.87 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
59 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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00061134 E04299 HANSEN, AARON R 08/07/2025 $2,313.05 00061135 E03523 HARO, GLORIA A 08/07/2025 $1,336.40 00061136 E03759 HERNANDEZ, HERMILO 08/07/2025 $2,956.00 00061137 E04622 HOFER, ALICIA M 08/07/2025 $2,514.59 00061138 E04347 HSIEH, NICOLAS C 08/07/2025 $3,758.42 00061139 E03588 HUYNH, HUY HOA 08/07/2025 $2,563.67 00061140 E04831 ILFELD, MATTHEW D 08/07/2025 $2,614.25 00061141 E01907 JACOT, ROSEMARIE 08/07/2025 $2,630.97 00061142 E05292 JIMENEZ, ROBERT G 08/07/2025 $838.89 00061143 E04296 JOHNSON, ERIC W 08/07/2025 $2,114.84 00061144 E04979 JURADO, MICHAEL 08/07/2025 $1,144.33 00061145 E04470 KAYLOR, BRENT 08/07/2025 $2,593.47 00061146 E04728 KHALIL, MARK M 08/07/2025 $3,551.69 00061147 E03534 KIM, SAMUEL K 08/07/2025 $4,951.41 00061148 E04382 KWIATKOWSKI, BRYAN D 08/07/2025 $2,163.73 00061149 E04769 LAMAS, LEONEL A 08/07/2025 $2,897.01 00061150 E03813 LEWIS, SHAN L 08/07/2025 $3,531.21 00061151 E03301 LEYVA, RAUL 08/07/2025 $4,877.20 00061152 E05202 LONDONO, MARTIN A 08/07/2025 $2,961.51 00061153 E05155 LOPEZ, MOISES 08/07/2025 $1,162.41 00061154 E05198 MALDONADO, RICARDO 08/07/2025 $2,066.96 00061155 E05006 MARQUEZ, STEVEN A 08/07/2025 $1,881.71 00061156 E05273 MARTINEZ, ANDRES 08/07/2025 $2,484.88 00061157 E04665 MEJIA, DIEGO A 08/07/2025 $2,558.51 00061158 E03493 MENDEZ, RIGOBERTO 08/07/2025 $2,408.06 00061159 E04998 MENDOZA, LAURA 08/07/2025 $1,166.25 00061160 E04724 MOORE, DOUGLAS A 08/07/2025 $3,095.18 00061161 E04827 MORELAND, ANDREW J 08/07/2025 $2,232.95 00061162 E04222 MOSS, DANIEL C 08/07/2025 $0.00 00061163 E01243 MURRAY JR, WILLIAM E 08/07/2025 $7,505.19 00061164 E04634 NAVARRO, JUAN C 08/07/2025 $3,901.92 00061165 E03923 ORNELAS, ANDREW I 08/07/2025 $4,779.08 00061166 E04969 ORNELLAS, MICHAEL 08/07/2025 $1,615.90 00061167 E05272 ORTIZ, JESSE 08/07/2025 $1,289.61 00061168 E03378 ORTIZ, STEVEN T 08/07/2025 $2,504.25 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
60 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
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Report Generated on Aug 6, 2025 3:54:19 PM Page 19
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00061169 E04999 ORTUNO, ANIBAL 08/07/2025 $2,037.73 00061170 E05288 PADILLA, JOE L 08/07/2025 $1,360.00 00061171 E03754 PINKSTON, RICHARD L 08/07/2025 $2,547.17 00061172 E05112 POE, HEIDI L 08/07/2025 $3,355.55 00061173 E04567 POWELL, AUSTIN H 08/07/2025 $2,965.14 00061174 E03799 QUIROZ, ROLANDO 08/07/2025 $5,051.10 00061175 E05201 RAMIREZ, DANIEL A 08/07/2025 $1,862.48 00061176 E05258 RAMIREZ, GREGORY A 08/07/2025 $2,865.68 00061177 E04572 REED, MELVIN P 08/07/2025 $2,372.57 00061178 E02058 REYES, DELFRADO C 08/07/2025 $1,406.26 00061179 E04295 ROBLES, RAFAEL 08/07/2025 $2,379.40 00061180 E04563 RODRIGUEZ, ADRIANNA M 08/07/2025 $1,511.03 00061181 E05285 RODRIGUEZ, RUDY R 08/07/2025 $1,808.65 00061182 E05004 RUELAS, SERGIO 08/07/2025 $2,689.36 00061183 E04289 SALDIVAR, RICARDO 08/07/2025 $1,892.64 00061184 E05290 SERNA RODRIGUEZ, BRIZA 08/07/2025 $822.72 00061185 E05299 SOTO, JONATHAN 08/07/2025 $1,239.93 00061186 E04836 SOTO, WILLIAM A 08/07/2025 $3,005.08 00061187 E03091 SUDDUTH, STEPHEN D 08/07/2025 $3,339.16 00061188 E01625 TAPIA, LUIS A 08/07/2025 $3,329.96 00061189 E03239 TAUANU U, STEVE J 08/07/2025 $2,563.16 00061190 E05154 TELLO, ALEJANDRO 08/07/2025 $1,120.52 00061191 E04773 THURMAN JR, EDWIN O 08/07/2025 $1,241.79 00061192 E04825 TRUJILLO, JOSEPH E 08/07/2025 $2,023.73 00061193 E02482 UPHUS, MARK P 08/07/2025 $5,108.08 00061194 E03681 VASQUEZ, JOSE A 08/07/2025 $2,983.23 00061195 E05134 VEGA, ERIC J 08/07/2025 $2,240.90 00061196 E03727 VERGARA NEAL, ANA G 08/07/2025 $4,317.67 00061197 E05093 VIRAMONTES, ALEXANDRA 08/07/2025 $3,267.94 00061198 E05275 XITAMUL, JASON A 08/07/2025 $2,076.42 00061199 E03917 ALLEN, CHRISTOPHER L 08/07/2025 $1,938.33 00061200 E05098 BARNESE, VINCENZO A 08/07/2025 $2,772.32 00061201 E04063 BERGER, JAN 08/07/2025 $3,214.47 00061202 E00651 BERMUDEZ, ROBERT P 08/07/2025 $3,847.76 00061203 E03495 BLAS, VICTOR T 08/07/2025 $3,249.58 Server Name: cognos.ggcity.org User Name: victoriac
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Final

City of Garden Grove

INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:

Lisa L. Kim From: Niki Wetzel
Dept:

City Manager Dept: Community Development
Date: 8/26/2025

Subject: Adoption of Resolutions for approval of General Plan Amendment No. GPA-002- 2025 to establish Subareas A and B within the Industrial/Commercial Mixed Use (IC) land use designation and establish a maximum 0.55 floor area ratio for industrial uses within Subarea B; Adoption of a Negative Declaration for the Project; and, approval of Site Plan No. SP-159-2025 to facilitate the development of the Harbinger Motor Mezzanine Project located at 12821 Knott Street, Garden Grove. (Action Item)

OBJECTIVE

To transmit a recommendation from the Planning Commission to the City Council to take the following actions: (i) adopt a Negative Declaration for the project; (ii) approve General Plan Amendment No. GPA-002-2025; and (iii) approve Site Plan No. SP-159-2025. The proposed General Plan Amendment would designate “Subarea A” and “Subarea B” within the existing IC (Industrial / Commercial Mixed Use) land use designation. The General Plan Amendment would also increase the maximum allowable floor area ratio from 0.50 to 0.55 f or industrial uses only on five (5) parcels within “Subarea B,” located at 12777, 12821, 12832, and 12881 Knott Street. The rest of the properties within the IC land use designation would be designated as “Subarea A,” and would not be affected by the General Plan Amendment. The proposed Site Plan approval would permit the development of a n approximately 10,368 square-foot interior mezzanine addition to an existing industrial building located at 12821 Knott Street, and would increase the floor area ratio on this site to 0.53.

BACKGROUND

The proposed project would include the construction of a mezzanine office space within an existing industrial building operating as Harbinger Motors, Inc. The Harbinger Motors property currently has a General Plan Land Use designation of Industrial/Commercial Mixed Use (IC) and is zoned Planned Unit Development No. PUD-104-70 (Rev. 2019). The property abuts R-1 (Single-Family Residential) zoned properties to the west. To the north, south, and east, across Knott Street, the subject site is adjacent to various Planned Unit Development zones.
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The subject item was originally scheduled for a Planning Commission hearing on June 5 th, 2025. Staff uncovered some errors in the noticing, and re-noticed the item for the June 19th Planning Commission meeting. Additional noticing errors were discovered prior to the June 5th meeting, prompting Staff to recommend continuation of the item to a date uncertain.

Public notices were corrected, and the CEQA document was recirculated in anticipation of the July 17th Planning Commission meeting.

Prior to the meeting, three (3) public comment letters were received opposing the project.

During the hearing, two (2) speakers from the public, in addition to the project a pplicant, came forward to speak on the item. Members of the public expressed concerns with the manner in which the notices were prepared, parking for the subject project, and the manner in which building and lot sizes are calculated. By a vote of 4-0, with three (3) commissioners absent, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution Nos. 6117 -25, 6118-25, and 6119-25 recommending that the City Council adopt: (i) a Resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. A -002-2025; (ii) a Resolution approving Site Plan No. SP -159-2025 with attached Conditions of Approval; and (iii) a Resolution approving a Negative Declaration for the project.

The approval of Site Plan No. SP-159-2025, along with the related Conditions of Approval, is contingent upon City Council ’s adoption of the Negative Declaration for the project, and adoption of a Resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. GPA-002-2025.

DISCUSSION

General Plan Amendment No. GPA-002-2025:

To facilitate the project , the General Plan Amendment would establish two subareas (Subareas A and B) within the existing IC land use designation. Five (5) parcels along Knott Street, including the property on which the mezzanine addition is proposed, would be included within the new Subarea B, which would allow a maximum industrial floor area ratio (FAR) of

0.55. The maximum commercial FAR for these sites would remain at 0.50.

Subarea A would be comprised of all other parcels within the IC land use designation, and the maximum FAR for both commercial and industrial uses would remain unchanged at 0.50.

The General Plan Amendment would not authorize residential uses on any of the properties within the IC land use designation. A map of the proposed subareas, and a list of the properties assigned to each is provid ed below. A full discussion of the General Plan Amendment is found in the July 17, 2025 Planning Commission Staff Report (Attachment 5).

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PROPOSED SUBAREA AND FAR BY PROPERTY
Subarea Assessor’s Parcel
Number
Address Industrial FAR Commercial FAR
Subarea A 09918162 14221 Euclid St 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918167 14241 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918168 14255 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918169 NO ADDRESS 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918170 14291 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918171 14275 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918172 14333 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918173 14329 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918174 14325 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918175 14321 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918176 NO ADDRESS 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918177 14341 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918178 14337 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918179 14349 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918180 14345 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918181 10862 Capital Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918182 14371 Euclid St 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918183 14331 Euclid St 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918184 10891 Forbes Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918185 10871 Forbes Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918186 10781 Forbes Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918187 NO ADDRESS 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918188 14235 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918189 14231 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
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Subarea A 09918214 10892 Forbes Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918215 10872 Forbes Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918216 10852 Forbes Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918217 10822 Forbes Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918222 14322 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918223 14321 Corporate Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918224 10891 Capital Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918225 10871 Capital Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918226 10851 Capital Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918227 10821 Capital Ave 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918228 14272 Commerce Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918229 14271 Corporate Dr 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 09918303 14241 Euclid St 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 21705201 12812 Valley View St 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 21705202 12842 Valley View St 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 23111101 12902 Haster St 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 23111102 13001 Garden Grove Blvd 0.50 0.50
Subarea A 23111103 13001 Garden Grove Blvd 0.50 0.50
Subarea B 21501207 12832 Knott St 0.55 0.50
Subarea B 21501208 12832 Knott St 0.55 0.50
Subarea B 21501301 12881 Knott St 0.55 0.50
Subarea B 21501401 12821 Knott St 0.55 0.50
Subarea B 21501402 12777 Knott St 0.55 0.50

Site Plan No. SP-159-2025:

The applicant proposes to construct an approximately 10,368 square feet of mezzanine office space within an existing industrial building. A full discussion of the Site Plan is found in the July 17, 2025 Planning Commi ssion Staff Report (Attachment 5 ). A summary is provided below:

 The building is the headquarters of Harbinger Motors, Inc. Harbinger Motors specializes in the manufacturing of electric vehicle chassis for delivery vehicles.  The applicant proposes to construct a mezzanine office space within the existing building, increasing the onsite FAR to 0.53.
 The proposed mezzanine would be wholly inside the existing building, and would not increase the height, footprint, or otherwise enlarge the building beyond its existing volume.
 The proposed mezzanine would add windows to the existing bu ilding, but otherwise would leave the exterior architecture of the building intact.  The site would continue to be accessed via two (2) driveways along Knott Street. There are no changes to on- or off-site vehicle or pedestrian circulation.  With the additi on of the mezzanine, 184 parking spaces would be required. The existing parking lot would continue to provide 198 spaces, exceeding the requirement.  There are no proposed changes to the onsite landscaping, or other associated site improvements.

Environmental Review:

In conjunction with the proposed Project, the City (through an environmental consultant) has prepared an Initial Study report and Negative Declaration (“IS/ND”) in accordance with the 68 Item 178/2025

California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) analysing the potential environmental impacts of the proposed residential condominium project. In accordance with CEQA Gu idelines, the City made the IS/ND available for public review and comment prior to the meeting from May 15, 2025 to June 4, 2025. Due to errors d iscovered after the IS/ND was published, the document was revised and recirculated for public review and comment from June 26, 2025 to July 16, 2025, in accordance with CEQA guidelines

The IS/ND concludes that the proposed Project will have no, or a less than significant, impact on all relevan t environmental factors . The Planning Commission has adopted a Resolution recommending that the Garden Grove City Council adopt a Negative Declaration for the Project.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

None.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:

 Conduct a Public Hearing;

 Adopt a Resolution adopting a Negative Declaration for the Project;

 Adopt a Resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. GPA-002-2025; and

 Adopt a Resolution approving Site Plan No. SP-159-2025, subject to the recommended Conditions of Approval.

ATTACHMENT(S)

1. Attachment 1: Draft City Council Resolution for the adoption of a Negative Declaration

2. Attachment 2: Initial Study/Negative Declaration

3. Attachment 3: Draft City Council Resolution for the adoption of General Plan Amendment No. GPA-002-2025 with General Plan Land Use Element Text and Map Exhibits

4. Attachment 4: Draft City Council Resolution for the adoption of Site Plan No. SP -159- 2025, with Conditions of Approval

5. Attachment 5: Planning Commission Staff Report dated July 17, 2025, with associated Resolutions and Minute Excerpt

6. Attachment 6: Project Plans

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RESOLUTION NO. ________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE HARBINGER MOTORS / 12821 KNOTT STREET PROJECT.

WHEREAS, Harbinger Motors Inc ., the applicant, submitted a request for approval of (i) General Plan Amendment No. GPA-002-2025 to establish subareas A and B within the Industrial Commercial Mixed Use (IC) land use designation and to increase the maximum allowable floor area ratio (FAR) from 0.50 to 0.55 for industrial uses only on five (5) parcels located within Subarea B at 12777, 12821, 12832, and 12881 Knott Street, and (ii) Site Plan No. SP -159-2025 to allow construction of an approximately 10,368 square -foot interior mezzanine add ition to an existing industrial building, on a property located on the northwest corner of Knott Street and Acacia Avenue, at 12821 Knott Street (the “Project”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq. ("CEQA") and CEQA's implementing guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq., an Initial Study was prepared for the proposed Project and it has been determined that the proposed Project qualifies for a Negative Declaration as the proposed Project cannot, or will not, have a significant effect on the environment; and

WHEREAS, the Negative Declaration was prepared and circulated in accordance with CEQA and CEQA's implementing guidelines; and

WHEREAS, concurrent with its adoption of this Resolution, the Planning Commission also adopted Resolution No. 6118 -25 recommending that the City Council approve General Plan Amendment No. GPA -002-2025, and Resolution No. 6119-25 recommending that the C ity Council approve Site Plan No. SP -159-2025, subject to specified Conditions of Approval; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Garden Grove held a duly noticed public hearing on July 17, 2025 regarding the Proje ct, including the Initial Study and the Negative Declaration; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Garden Grove recommended approval of the Negative Declaration during its meeting on July 17, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, pursuant to a legal notice, a Public Hearing was held by the City Council on August 26, 2025, and all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and

WHEREAS, the City Council gave due and careful consideration to the matter during its meeting of August 26, 2025.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND AND DETERMINED as follows:

1. The City Council of the City of Garden Grove has considered the proposed Negative Declaration for the Project along with public comments regarding the Negative Declaration.

2. The City Council of the City of Garden Grove finds on the basis of the whole record before it, the conditions of approval, and the initial study and comments received, there is no substantial evidence in light of the whole record that the Project may have a significant impact.

3. The City Council further finds that the adoption of the Negative Declaratio n reflects the City Council’s independent judgment and analysis.

4. Therefore, the City Council of the City of Garden Grove adopts the Negative Declaration for the Project.

5. The record of proceedings on which the City Council of the City of Garden Grove’s decision is based is located at the City of Garden Grove, 11222 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, California. The custodian of the record of proceedings is the Director of the Community Development Department.

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INITIAL STUDY /

NEGATIVE DECLARATION

HARBINGER MOTORS/12821 KNOTT STREET PROJECT

GARDEN GROVE , ORANGE COUNTY , CALIFORNIA
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NEGATIVE DECLARATION

HARBINGER MOTORS/12821 KNOTT STREET PROJECT

GARDEN GROVE , ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Prepared for:

City of Garden Grove
Community Development Department
11222 Acacia Parkway
Garden Grove, California 92840

Prepared by:

LSA Associates, Inc.
3210 El Camino Real, Suite 100
Irvine, California 92602
(949) 553-0666

LSA Project No. 20241951
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... i FIGURES AND TABLES ............................................................................................................................ iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................. v

1.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM ................................................................................... 1-1

2.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE .......................................................................................... 2-1

2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 2-1

2.3 Intended Use of This Initial Study ..................................................................................... 2-2

2.4 Public Review of the Initial Study ...................................................................................... 2-2

3.0 PROJECT ELEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 3-1

3.1 Project Location ................................................................................................................ 3-1

3.2 Environmental Setting ....................................................................................................... 3-1

3.3 Project Description ............................................................................................................ 3-1

3.4 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................ 3-5

3.5 Proposed Project ............................................................................................................. 3-11

3.6 Scope of the Initial Study/ Negative Declaration ............................................................ 3-17

3.7 Initial Study Discretionary Actions, Permits, and Other Approvals ................................ 3-17

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED ......................................................... 4-1

4.1 Determination ................................................................................................................... 4-1

4.2 Evaluation of Environmental Impacts: .............................................................................. 4-2

5.0 CEQA ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST .................................................................................... 5-1

5.1 Aesthetics .......................................................................................................................... 5-1

5.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources .................................................................................. 5-4

5.3 Air Quality ......................................................................................................................... 5-7

5.4 Biological Resources ........................................................................................................ 5-15

5.5 Cultural Resources .......................................................................................................... 5-19

5.6 Energy .............................................................................................................................. 5-21

5.7 Geology and Soils ............................................................................................................ 5-26

5.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................................. 5-32

5.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials .................................................................................. 5-37

5.10 Hydrology and Water Quality ......................................................................................... 5-43

5.11 Land Use and Planning .................................................................................................... 5-48

5.12 Mineral Resources ........................................................................................................... 5-50

5.13 Noise................................................................................................................................ 5-52

5.14 Population and Housing .................................................................................................. 5-61

5.15 Public Services ................................................................................................................. 5-63

5.16 Recreation ....................................................................................................................... 5-66

5.17 Transportation ................................................................................................................ 5-67

5.18 Tribal Cultural Resources ............................................................................................... 5-75

5.19 Utilities and Service Systems ........................................................................................... 5-77 76 H ARBINGER M OTORS /12821 K NOTT S TREET P ROJECT

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5.20 Wildfire ........................................................................................................................... 5-82

5.21 Mandatory Findings of Significance ................................................................................ 5-85

6.0 LIST OF PREPARERS ............................................................................................................ 6-1

6.1 LSA .................................................................................................................................... 6-1

7.0 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 7-1

APPENDICES
A: AIR QUALITY AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MEMORANDUM
B: NOISE AND VIBRATION IMPACT ANALYSIS MEMORANDUM
C: TRANSPORTATION MEMORANDUM

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FIGURES AND TABLES

FIGURES
Figure 3-1: Project Site ........................................................................................................................ 3-3 Figure 3-2: Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................ 3-7 Figure 3-3: General Plan Land Use Designations ................................................................................. 3-9 Figure 3-4: Site Plan ........................................................................................................................... 3-14

TABLES
Table 3.A: Existing and Proposed FAR by Parcel and Subarea .......................................................... 3-11 Table 5.A: Short-Term Regional Construction Emissions .................................................................. 5-10 Table 5.B: Project Operational Emissions .......................................................................................... 5-11 Table 5.C: Summary of Analysis Distances by Impact Category ........................................................ 5-12 Table 5.D: Project Localized Construction and Operational Emissions ............................................. 5-12 Table 5.E: Construction Energy Consumption Estimates .................................................................. 5-22 Table 5.F: Estimated Annual Energy Use for Project Operation ....................................................... 5-23 Table 5.G: Greenhouse Gas Emissions .............................................................................................. 5-33 Table 5.H: Typical Construction Equipment Noise Levels ................................................................. 5-54 Table 5.I: Summary of Construction Phase, Equipment, and Noise Levels ....................................... 5-54 Table 5.J: Vibration Source Amplitudes for Construction Equipment ............................................... 5-57 Table 5.K: Potential Construction Vibration Annoyance ................................................................... 5-58 Table 5.L: Potential Construction Vibration Damage ........................................................................ 5-59 Table 5.M: Project Trip Generation ................................................................................................... 5-68 Table 5.N: Threshold and Base Year Project VMT per Service Population ....................................... 5-72 Table 5.O: Threshold and Cumulative Year Project VMT per Service Population ............................. 5-72 Table 5.P: Base Year (2019) Citywide Roadway VMT per Service Population .................................. 5-73 Table 5.Q: Cumulative Year (2050) Citywide Roadway VMT per Service Population ....................... 5-73

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
AB Assembly Bill
AELUP Airport Environs Land Use Plan
ALUC Orange County Airport Land Use Commission
APN Assessor’s Parcel Number
Cal/OSHA California Occupational Safety and Health Administration CalEEMod California Emissions Estimator Model
CCR California Code of Regulations
CEC California Energy Commission
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
City City of Garden Grove
Cortese List DTSC Hazardous Waste and Substances Site
County County of Orange
CRHR California Register of Historic Resources
dBA A-weighted decibel
DIR California Department of Industrial Relations
DTSC California Department of Toxic Substances Control
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EOP Orange County Operational Area Unified Emergency Operations Plan FAR floor-area ratio
ft foot/feet
GGPD Garden Grove Police Department
GGSD Garden Grove Sanitary District
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GPA General Plan Amendment
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
in/sec inch(es) per second
IS/ND Initial Study/Negative Declaration
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
JFTB Joint Forces Training Base
LHMP City of Garden Grove Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
LOS level of service
MGD million gallons per day
ND Negative Declaration
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NRHP National Register of Historic Places
OC Basin Orange County Groundwater Basin
OCFA Orange County Fire Authority
OCSD Orange County Sanitary District
OCTAM Orange County Transportation Analysis Model
OPR Office of Planning and Research
PPV peak particle velocity
project Harbinger Motors/12821 Knott Street Project
REC recognized environmental condition
RMS root-mean-square
RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board
SCE Southern California Edison
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SR- State Route
State CEQA Guidelines State of California Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act
TAZ traffic analysis zone
TPA transit priority area
UWMP Garden Grove 2020 Urban Water Management Plan
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VHFHSZ Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
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1.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM

1. Project Title:

Harbinger Motors/12821 Knott Street Project (project)

2. Lead Agency Name and Address:

City of Garden Grove
Community Development Department
11222 Acacia Parkway
Garden Grove, CA 92840

3. Contact Person and Phone Number:

Priit Kaskla, Associate Planner
(714) 741-5303
[email protected]

4. Project Location:
12821 Knott Street
Garden Grove, CA 92841

5. Project Sponsor’s (Applicant) Name and Address:

Harbinger Motors, Inc.
12821 Knott Street
Garden Grove, CA 92841

6. General Plan Land Use Designation:

According to the City of Garden Grove’s (City) General Plan Land Use Element1, the project site is currently designated for Industrial/Commercial Mixed Use (IC) land uses.

7. Zoning:

According to the City’s Zoning Map, the project site is zoned as Planned Unit Development No.

PUD-104-70 (REV. 2019) (refer to Figure 3-3, General Plan Land Use Designations). Accordingly, PUD-104-70 (REV. 2019) is the document regulating land uses on the project site. This zone and designation allows for uses including, but not limited to, manufacturing, light manufacturing, food products, compounding, and laboratory uses.

8. Description of Project:

As part of the project, the Applicant is seeking approval of one discretionary action, which would amend the IC land use designation in the City’s General Plan to create two subareas (Subareas A

1 City of Garden Grove. 2021. General Plan Land Use Element. Website: https://ggcity.org/sites/default/ files/LandUseElement.pdf (accessed September 24, 2024). 84 H ARBINGER M OTORS /12821 K NOTT S TREET P ROJECT

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The project at 12821 Knott Street (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 215-014-01) includes the construction of an additional 10,338 sf of mezzanine office space within the existing 173,000 sf building. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2025 and last for approximately 7 months. No exterior construction or revisions to the existing parking lot are proposed. All construction staging would be contained within the existing building, and all construction equipment would access the site from Knott Street on the east side of the project site. The project site’s zoning (PUD 104-70 (REV. 2019)) allows for the current use, and the current use would not change with implementation of the project. Refer to Table 3.A: Existing and Proposed FAR by Parcel and Subarea, below, for information regarding each parcel affected by the General Plan Amendment (GPA) and associated creation of subareas within the IC land use designation and changes in the maximum FAR.

The maximum allowed FAR under the General Plan Land Use Designation IC is 0.50. The additional mezzanine office space would increase the FAR to 0.53. For the project site to remain in compliance with the General Plan Land Use designation and associated maximum FAR, an Amendment to the General Plan is proposed to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation. Under the proposed Amendment, five parcels (APNs 215-014-01, 215-014- 02, 215-012-07, 215-012-08, and 215-013-01) would be included within the new Subarea B, which would allow a maximum industrial FAR of 0.55, and a maximum commercial FAR of 0.5.

The project site is at APN 215-014-01; therefore, the proposed General Plan Amendment would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. Figure 3-3, General Plan Land Use Designations, identifies each of these APNs and their existing and proposed maximum FARs.

APN 215-014-02 is the parcel immediately north of the project site. This parcel is currently occupied by a banquet facility/event hall (Garden Room Banquet Facility and Wedding Chapel) and is zoned Planned Unit Development No. PUD-105-96. At this time, there are no proposed projects or plans for expansion of the existing use on this parcel. The current development standards that apply to the PUD zone do not allow for industrial uses. If an expansion or land use change is proposed for this parcel in the future, a zone change and an amendment to the City’s General Plan would be required at that time. Because the proposed increased FAR is only associated with industrial uses, the current commercial use at this parcel would have to change to industrial to take advantage of this increased FAR. Any proposed industrial use at this site would also be constrained by parking requirements and limitations. Industrial uses rely heavily on square- or rectangular-shaped buildings. The affected parcels are generally triangular is shape, limiting the potential uses by restricting access locations to the parcel. Also, the surrounding land uses, including the Garden Room Banquet Facility and Wedding Chapel and Calvary Chapel Westgrove, are long-running and well-established businesses. As such, a change in use at these parcels is not reasonably foreseeable at this time.

APNs 215-012-07 and 215-012-08 are across Knott Street from the project site. These parcels are currently owned and occupied by a religious use (Calvary Chapel Westgrove) under PUD 134-99. Similar to APN 215-014-02, there are no proposed projects or plans for expansion of the 85 I NITIAL S TUDY /N EGATIVE D ECLARATION
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Under the proposed General Plan Amendment, 42 parcels would be included within IC Subarea A. Refer to Table 3.A: Existing and Proposed FAR by Parcel and Subarea, below, for information regarding each parcel affected by the GPA and associated creation of subareas within the IC land use designation and changes in the maximum FAR. The currently permitted land uses and maximum allowable FAR on these parcels (0.5) for both commercial and industrial uses would remain the same as the existing General Plan. There are no proposed projects or plans for expansion of the existing uses on these parcels at this time; however, if a proposed expansion or land use change is proposed in the future, a zone change and an amendment to the City’s General Plan would be required at that time.

9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting:

The project site is within a highly urbanized area of Garden Grove. Surrounding uses include the Garden Room Banquet Facility and Wedding Chapel to the north, office and industrial uses and the Calvary Chapel Westgrove across Knott Street to the east, the Garden Grove Freeway (State Route [SR-] 22) and the City of Westminster to the south, and a residential community to the west. Surrounding GP land uses include IC to the north and east, across Knott Street, Industrial (I) to the northeast across Knott Street, the Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) and the City of Westminster to the south, and low-density residential (LDR) uses to the west, across Brady Way.

10. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required (e.g., permits, financial approval, or participation agreements):

No approvals from Responsible or Trustee Agencies are necessary.

11. Have California Native American tribes traditionally and culturally affiliated with the Project area requested consultation pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 21080.3.1? If so, is there a plan for consultation that includes, for example, the determination of significance of impacts to tribal cultural resources, procedures regarding confidentiality, etc.? Public Resources Code Section 21080.3.1, et seq. (codification of Assembly Bill [AB] 52, 2013-14) requires that a Lead Agency, within 14 days of determining that it will undertake a project, must notify in writing any California Native American tribe traditionally and culturally affiliated with the geographic area of the project if that tribe has previously requested notification about projects in that geographic area. The notice must briefly describe the project and inquire whether the tribe wishes to initiate formal consultation. Tribes have 30 days from receipt of notification to request formal consultation. The Lead Agency then has 30 days to initiate the consultation, which then continues until the parties come to an agreement regarding necessary 86 H ARBINGER M OTORS /12821 K NOTT S TREET P ROJECT

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2.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE

2.1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 of this Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) describes the purpose, environmental authorization, the intended uses of the IS/ND, documents incorporated by reference, and the process and procedures governing the preparation of the environmental document. Pursuant to Section 15367 of the State of California Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (State CEQA Guidelines), the City of Garden Grove (City) is the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The City has primary responsibility for compliance with CEQA and consideration of the project.

This document is organized as follows:
• Chapter 1.0, Environmental Checklist Form, provides information about the project pursuant to Appendix G of the State CEQA Guidelines.
• Chapter 2.0, Introduction and Purpose, provides a discussion of the IS/ND’s purpose, focus, and legal requirements.
• Chapter 3.0, Project Elements, provides a detailed description of the project. • Chapter 4.0, Environmental Factors Potentially Affected, provides a list of environmental topics potentially affected by project implementation pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines. • Chapter 5.0, CEQA Environmental Checklist, includes a checklist and accompanying analyses of the project’s effect on the environment. For each environmental issue, the analysis identifies the project’s level of environmental impact.
• Chapter 6.0, List of Preparers, lists the contributors to the preparation of the IS/ND. • Chapter 7.0, References, lists the references cited throughout the document. • The appendices include the technical material prepared to support the IS/ND analysis.

2.2 PURPOSE
CEQA requires that the project be reviewed to determine the potential environmental effects that would result if the project were approved and implemented. The City is the Lead Agency and has the responsibility for preparing and adopting the associated environmental document prior to consideration of the approval of the project. The City has the authority to make decisions regarding discretionary actions relating to implementation of the project. 88 H ARBINGER M OTORS /12821 K NOTT S TREET P ROJECT

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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) 2-2 This IS/ND has been prepared in accordance with the relevant provisions of CEQA (California Public Resources Code [PRC] Section 21000 et seq.), the State CEQA Guidelines,2 and the rules, regulations, and procedures for implementing CEQA, as adopted by the City. The IS/ND’s objective is to inform City decision-makers, representatives of other affected/responsible agencies, the public, and interested parties of the project’s potential environmental consequences.

As established in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15063(c), the purposes of an IS are to:
• Provide the Lead Agency (City of Garden Grove) with information to use as the basis for deciding whether to prepare a Negative Declaration (ND), Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), or Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
• Enable an applicant or Lead Agency to modify a project, mitigating adverse impacts before an EIR is prepared, thereby enabling the project to qualify for an ND or MND • Assist in the preparation of an EIR, if one is required • Facilitate environmental assessment early in the design of a project • Provide a factual basis for finding in an ND or MND that a project would not have a significant effect on the environment
• Eliminate unnecessary EIRs
• Determine whether a previously prepared EIR could be used to evaluate the environmental effects of the project

2.3 INTENDED USE OF THIS INITIAL STUDY
The City formally initiated the environmental process for the project with the preparation of this IS/ND. As identified in the following analyses, Project impacts related to various environmental issues either would not occur, would be less than significant (when measured against established significance thresholds) or would be rendered less than significant through implementation of mitigation measures.

State CEQA Guidelines Section 15150 permits the incorporation by reference of all or portions of other documents that are generally available to the public. The IS/ND has been prepared using information from City planning and environmental documents, technical studies specifically prepared for the project, and other publicly available data. The documents used in preparation of the IS/ND are identified in Chapter 7.0 and are hereby incorporated by reference.

2.4 PUBLIC REVIEW OF THE INITIAL STUDY
This IS was first circulated for public review from May 14, 2025 through June 4, 2025. Since that time, additional parcels in the City were identified as belonging in IC Subarea A. These additional

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Priit Kaskla, Associate Planner
City of Garden Grove
Community Development Department
11222 Acacia Parkway
Garden Grove, CA 92840
(714) 741-5303
[email protected]
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3.0 PROJECT ELEMENTS

3.1 PROJECT LOCATION
The Harbinger Motors/12821 Knott Street Project (project) site is at 12821 Knott Street (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 215-014-01), in Garden Grove.

3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
As noted above, the project site is currently developed with an approximately 173,000-square-foot (sf) warehouse building with associated parking lot and landscaping. The Applicant currently uses the project site as a manufacturing facility for medium-duty electric vehicles.

As shown on Figure 3-1, Project Site, regional access to the project site is provided by State Route 22 (SR-22), immediately south of the project site, and Knott Street, immediately east of the project site.

Westminster is south of SR-22.

3.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.3.1 Project Overview
Harbinger Motors, Inc. (herein referred to as the “Applicant”) currently occupies a 7.97-acre property at 12821 Knott Street (APN 215-014-01) in Garden Grove, California. The project includes the construction of a 10,338 sf mezzanine for additional office space within the existing approximately 173,000 sf (gross floor area) warehouse on the project site. The building currently includes 27,909 sf of office space split between the first and second floors. The warehouse portion of the building is on the first floor, with an external building height of 30 feet. The office and mezzanine space is on the first and second floors, with an external building height of 40 feet. The existing building has a floor-area ratio (FAR) of 0.50. The additional mezzanine square footage would increase the FAR to 0.53. To allow for the increased FAR, the project would require a GPA to create Subareas A and B within the existing IC land use designation. The creation of Subarea B would allow the project to proceed by increasing the maximum FAR at the project site.

3.3.2 Project Location and Site Description

3.3.2.1 Regional Setting
As noted above, the project site is currently developed with an approximately 173,000 sf warehouse building with associated parking lot and landscaping. The Applicant currently uses the project site as a manufacturing facility for medium-duty electric vehicles.

As shown on Figure 3-1, Project Site, regional access to the project site is provided by SR-22, located immediately south of the project site, and Knott Street, immediately east of the project site.

Westminster is south of SR-22.

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3.3.2.2 Project Vicinity and Surrounding Land Uses
The project site is within a highly urbanized area of Garden Grove. Surrounding uses include the Garden Room Banquet Facility and Wedding Chapel to the north, office and industrial uses and the Calvary Chapel Westgrove across Knott Street to the east, the Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) and the City of Westminster to the south, and a residential community to the west. Surrounding GP land uses include Industrial/Commercial Mixed Use (IC) to the north and east, across Knott Street, Industrial (I) to the northeast across Knott Street, the Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) and the City of Westminster to the south, and low-density residential (LDR) uses to the west, across Brady Way (refer to Figure 3-2 Existing Conditions).

3.3.2.3 Current Land Use and Zoning Designations
According to the City of Garden Grove’s General Plan Land Use Element 3, the project site is currently
designated for IC land uses. According to the City’s Zoning Map, the project site is zoned as Planned Unit Development No. PUD-104-70 (REV. 2019) (refer to Figure 3-3, General Plan Land Use Designations). Accordingly, PUD-104-70 (REV. 2019) is the document regulating land uses on the project site. This zone and designation allows for uses including, but not limited to, manufacturing, light manufacturing, food products, compounding, and laboratory uses.

3.4 EXISTING CONDITIONS
As discussed above and illustrated in Figure 3-2, Existing Conditions, the project site is currently developed with an approximately 173,000 sf warehouse with associated parking lot and landscaping. The landscaping at the project site is largely comprised of non-native, ornamental plants and trees ranging from small bushes to trees more than 30 feet tall along the northern property boundary. The project site has a General Plan Land Use Designation of IC, with an FAR of

0.50. The property is currently owned by Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., and leased and operated by the Applicant, who uses the property as a light manufacturing facility for assembly of its medium- duty electric vehicles. The project site zoning (PUD 104-70 [REV. 2019]) allows for the current use.

The existing parking lot at the project site provides more parking spaces than the Garden Grove Municipal Code requires for a building of its size. The City’s Municipal Code requires 1 parking space per 1,000 sf of building space. Under current conditions, the building on the project site is approximately 173,000 sf, requiring 173 parking spaces. With implementation of the project, the building would increase to approximately 183,000 gross sf, requiring 183 parking spaces. The current parking lot includes 198 parking spaces, providing more than enough parking spaces to accommodate the existing building and the proposed improvements. Implementation of the project would not result in any changes to the current parking lot, and the resulting increase in usable square footage within the building would not require additional parking spaces in the existing parking lot. The project site is bounded by mature landscaping, as described above. The project site’s western boundary, which is accessible from Brady Way and adjacent to the low-density

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LEGEND Project Site
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General Plan Land Use IC Subarea B
Low Density Residential
Industrial
Civic/Institutional
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Parks and Open Space
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General Plan Land Use Designations
Office Professional
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3.5 PROPOSED PROJECT
As part of the project, the Applicant is seeking approval of an amendment to the IC land use designation in the City’s General Plan to create two subareas (Subareas A and B), each of which would have a different maximum FAR. The following discussion briefly summarizes the project components.

The project at 12821 Knott Street (APN 215-014-01) includes the construction of an additional approximately 10,338 sf of mezzanine office space within the existing 173,000 sf building (refer to Figure 3-4 Site Plan). Construction is anticipated to begin in 2025 and last for approximately 7 months. No exterior construction or revisions to the existing parking lot are proposed. All construction staging would be contained within the existing building, and all construction equipment would access the site from Knott Street on the east side of the project site. The project site’s zoning (PUD 104-70 [REV. 2019]) allows for the current use, and the current use would not change with implementation of the project. Refer to Table 3.A: Existing and Proposed FAR by Parcel and Subarea, below, for information regarding each parcel affected by the GPA and associated creation of subareas within the IC land use designation and changes in the maximum FAR.

Table 3.A: Existing and Proposed FAR by Parcel and Subarea Assessor’s Parcel
Number (APN)
Existing Maximum
FAR Proposed Subarea Proposed Maximum
Industrial FAR
215-014-01
(project site) 0.50 B 0.55
215-014-02 0.50 B 0.55
215-012-07 0.50 B 0.55
215-012-08 0.50 B 0.55
215-013-01 0.50 B 0.55
099-181-62 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-67 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-68 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-69 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-70 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-71 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-72 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-73 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-74 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-75 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-76 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-77 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-78 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-79 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-80 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-81 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-82 0.50 A 0.50
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Industrial FAR
099-181-83 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-84 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-85 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-86 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-87 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-88 0.50 A 0.50
099-181-89 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-14 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-15 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-16 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-17 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-22 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-23 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-24 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-25 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-26 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-27 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-28 0.50 A 0.50
099-182-29 0.50 A 0.50
099-183-03 0.50 A 0.50
217-052-01 0.50 A 0.50
217-052-02 0.50 A 0.50
231-111-01 0.50 A 0.50
231-111-02 0.50 A 0.50
231-111-03 0.50 A 0.50
Source: Compiled by LSA (2025).

FAR = Floor Area Ratio

The maximum allowed FAR under the General Plan Land Use Designation IC is 0.50. The additional mezzanine office space would increase the FAR to 0.53. For the project site to remain in compliance with the General Plan Land Use designation and associated maximum FAR, an Amendment to the General Plan is proposed to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation.

Under the proposed Amendment, five parcels (APNs 215-014-01, 215-014-02, 215-012-07, and 215-012-08, 215-013-01) would be included within the new Subarea B, which would allow a maximum

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0.5 to 0.55. Figure 3-3, General Plan Land Use Designations, identifies each of these APNs and their existing and proposed maximum FARs.

APN 215-014-02 is the parcel immediately north of the project site. This parcel is currently occupied by a banquet facility/event hall (Garden Room Banquet Facility and Wedding Chapel) and is zoned Planned Unit Development No. PUD-105-96. At this time, there are no proposed projects or plans for expansion of the existing use on this parcel. The current development standards that apply to the PUD zone do not allow for industrial uses. If an expansion or land use change is proposed for this parcel in the future, a zone change and an amendment to the City’s General Plan would be required at that time. Because the proposed increased FAR is only associated with industrial uses, the current commercial use at this parcel would have to change to industrial to take advantage of this increased FAR. Any proposed industrial use at this site would also be limited by parking requirements and limitations. Industrial uses rely heavily on square- or rectangular-shaped buildings. The affected parcels are generally triangular is shape, limiting the potential uses by restricting access locations to the parcel. Also, the surrounding land uses, including the Garden Room Banquet Facility and Wedding Chapel and Calvary Chapel Westgrove, are long-running and well-established businesses.

As such, a change in use at these parcels is not reasonably foreseeable at this time.

APNs 215-012-07 and 215-012-08 are across Knott Street from the project site. These parcels are currently owned and occupied by a religious use (Calvary Chapel Westgrove) under PUD 134-99.

Similar to APN 215-014-02, there are no proposed projects or plans for expansion of the existing use on these parcels. Unlike PUD 105-96 discussed above, PUD 134-99 does allow for industrial uses.

However, if an expansion or land use change is proposed for these parcels in the future, subsequent land use entitlements and potentially General Plan or Zoning amendments would be required at that time. As noted above, industrial uses rely heavily on square- or rectangular-shaped buildings.

The affected parcels are generally triangular is shape, limiting the potential uses by restricting access locations to the parcel. Also, the surrounding land uses, including the Garden Room Banquet Facility and Wedding Chapel and Calvary Chapel Westgrove, are long-running and well-established businesses. As such, a change in use at these parcels is not reasonably foreseeable at this time.

Under the proposed GPA, 42 parcels would be included within IC Subarea A. Table 3.A: Existing and Proposed FAR by Parcel and Subarea, below, for information regarding each parcel affected by the GPA and associated creation of subareas within the IC land use designation and changes in the maximum FAR. The currently permitted land uses and maximum allowable FAR on these parcels (0.5) for both commercial and industrial uses would remain the same as the existing General Plan.

There are no proposed projects or plans for expansion of the existing uses on these parcels at this time; however, if a proposed expansion or land use change is proposed in the future, a zone change and an amendment to the City’s General Plan would be required at that time. The proposed GPA does not approve any project on any parcel, any such future development would require discretionary approvals and further CEQA review and projecting future development that could take advantage of the FAR change on these parcels in the future would be speculative. Although no redevelopment is reasonably foreseeable, potential impacts from the FAR amendment are analyzed at a programmatic level.
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3.6 SCOPE OF THE INITIAL STUDY/ NEGATIVE DECLARATION
This IS/ND will serve as a Program IS/ND to environmentally clear the discretionary action included as part of the project, which is to amend the IC General Plan Land Use Designation by creating Subareas A and B, as described herein.

A programmatic analysis is appropriate for a series of actions that can be characterized as one large project and that are related either geographically, as logical parts in the chain of contemplated actions; in connection with the issuance of rules, regulations, plans, or other general criteria to govern the conduct of a continuing program; or as individual activities carried out under the same authorizing statutory or regulatory authority and having generally similar environmental effects that can be mitigated in similar ways. Because the project includes an amendment to the IC land use designation in the City’s General Plan to create Subareas A and B and to increase the maximum allowed FAR from 0.50 to 0.55 in Subarea B, the project may be considered a logical part of the chain of anticipated actions required for the development and implementation of the project.

While this IS/ND is programmatic in nature, it should be noted that construction and operation of the following project-specific components are analyzed at a project level in this document:
• Construction and operation of an additional 10,338 sf of mezzanine office space within the existing 173,000 sf building at 12821 Knott Street

3.7 INITIAL STUDY DISCRETIONARY ACTIONS, PERMITS, AND OTHER APPROVALS In accordance with Sections 15050 and 15367 of the State CEQA Guidelines, the City is the designated Lead Agency for the project and has principal authority and jurisdiction for CEQA actions and project approval. Responsible Agencies are those agencies that are not the lead agency and that have discretionary approval power over an aspect of a proposed project. Trustee Agencies are State agencies that have jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by a proposed project.

The discretionary actions to be considered by the City (Lead Agency) as a part of the project include:
• Approval of a General Plan Amendment by the City Council to create two subareas (Subareas A and B) within the existing IC General Plan land use designation. Subarea A would maintain the current maximum FAR of 0.50, while the maximum allowable industrial FA R in Subarea B would increase to 0.55 (the maximum commercial FAR in Subarea B would remain 0.5).

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4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED
The environmental factors checked below (x) would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a “Potentially Significant Impact” as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.

Aesthetics Greenhouse Gas Emissions Public Services
Agriculture Resources Hazards & Hazardous Materials Recreation Air Quality Hydrology/Water Quality Transportation/Traffic Biological Resources Land Use/Planning Tribal Cultural Resources Cultural Resources Mineral Resources Utilities and Service Systems Energy Noise Wildfire
Geology/Soils Population and Housing Mandatory Findings of Significance

4.1 Determination
On the basis of this initial evaluation:

I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.

I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the Project have been made by or agreed to by the Project proponent. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.

I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.

I find that the proposed project MAY have a “potentially significant impact” or “potentially significant unless mitigated” impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.

I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed Project, nothing further is required.

Signature Date

Printed Name For Priit Kaskla, Associate Planner
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4.2 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS:

1. A brief explanation is required for all answers except “No Impact” answers that are adequately supported by the information sources a lead agency cites in the parentheses following each question. A “No Impact” answer is adequately supported if the referenced information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved (e.g., the project falls outside a fault rupture zone). A “No Impact” answer should be explained where it is based on project-specific factors as well as general standards (e.g., the project will not expose sensitive receptors to pollutants, based on a Project-specific screening analysis).

2. All answers must take account of the whole action involved, including off-site as well as on-site, cumulative as well as project-level, indirect as well as direct, and construction as well as operational impacts.

3. Once the lead agency has determined that a particular physical impact may occur, then the checklist answers must indicate whether the impact is potentially significant, less than significant with mitigation, or less than significant. “Potentially Significant Impact” is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect may be significant. If there are one or more “Potentially Significant Impact” entries when the determination is made, an EIR is required.

4. “Negative Declaration: Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated” applies where the incorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from “Potentially Significant Impact” to a “Less Than Significant Impact.” The lead agency must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level (mitigation measures from “Earlier Analyses,” as described in (5) below, may be cross-referenced).

5. Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, an effect has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. State CEQA Guidelines §15063(c)(3)(D). In this case, a brief discussion should identify the following:
a. Earlier Analysis Used. Identify and state where they are available for review. b. Impacts Adequately Addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis.
c. Mitigation Measures. For effects that are “Less than Significant with Mitigation Measures Incorporated,” describe the mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they address site-specific conditions for the Project.

6. Lead agencies are encouraged to incorporate into the checklist references to information sources for potential impacts (e.g., general plans, zoning ordinances). Reference to a previously prepared or outside document should, where appropriate, include a reference to the page or pages where the statement is substantiated.
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7. Supporting Information Sources: A source list should be attached, and other sources used or individuals contacted should be cited in the discussion.

8. This is only a suggested form, and lead agencies are free to use different formats; however, lead agencies should normally address the questions from this checklist that are relevant to a project’s environmental effects in whatever format is selected.

9. The explanation of each issue should identify:
a. The significance criteria or threshold, if any, used to evaluate each question; and b. The mitigation measure identified, if any, to reduce the impact to less than significance.

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5.0 CEQA ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Environmental Checklist analysis included below provides impact conclusions for the mezzanine addition at 12821 Knott Street, and a separate analysis for the floor-area ratio (FAR) amendment. Where the impact conclusions for the mezzanine and the FAR amendment are different, the component with the greatest level of impact conclusion is identified in the table at the beginning of each resource topic section below.

5.1 AESTHETICS

Potentially
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Except as provided in Public Resources Code Section 21099, would the project:
a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? b. Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a State scenic highway?

c. In non-urbanized areas, substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings? (Public views are those that are experienced from a publicly accessible vantage point.) If the Project is in an urbanized area, would the Project conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality?

d. Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect daytime or nighttime views in the area?

5.1.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). Scenic vistas are generally defined as publicly accessible viewpoints that provide expansive or panoramic views of scenic resources. No City of Garden Grove (City) designated scenic vistas, or other scenic resources have been identified within Garden Grove.

The Harbinger Motors/12821 Knott Street Project (project) includes the construction of a mezzanine for additional office space within the existing warehouse on the project site. No exterior construction or revisions to the existing parking lot are proposed. Therefore, the project would not alter the existing views in the vicinity of the project site. All proposed improvements would be limited to the interior of the existing building, and construction staging would take place within the parking lot on the project site. Therefore, the project would have no impact on scenic vistas.

Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, under the project, a GPA proposes the establishment of two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect scenic vistas because there are no scenic vistas near or in the vicinity of the project site or any of the parcels affected by the GPA. 113

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b. Would the Project substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a State scenic highway? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Scenic Highway Program does not designate any highways within Garden Grove as officially designated scenic highways. Although a portion of State Route (SR-) 91 approximately 11.5 miles to the northeast of the project site is an officially designated scenic highway,4 SR-91 is not near enough for the project to affect scenic resources within its scenic corridor. Additionally, the project consists of interior improvements to an existing building, which would not be visible from the exterior.

Therefore, no impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. As noted above, there are no designated scenic highways in the vicinity of the parcels affected by the GPA. Although a portion of SR-91 approximately 11.5 miles northeast of the project site is an officially designated scenic highway, SR-91 is not near enough for the project to affect scenic resources within its scenic corridor. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to scenic resources within a State scenic highway.

No impact related to scenic resources within a State scenic highway would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.
c. In non-urbanized areas, would the Project substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings? (Public views are those that are experienced from a publicly accessible vantage point.) If the Project is in an urbanized area, would the Project conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). As of 2020, the United States Census Bureau estimated Garden Grove’s population to be 171,949 and the land area to be 17.96 square miles.5 The project is in an area with at least 1,000 persons per square mile and therefore meets the definition of “Urbanized Area” under Section 15387 of the State CEQA Guidelines.

During construction, the presence of construction vehicles and equipment in the parking lot may degrade the visual quality of the project site. The presence of construction vehicles and equipment would be temporary and would cease once construction is complete. Due to the temporary nature

4 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). 2018. California State Scenic Highway System Map.

Website: https://caltrans.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=465dfd3d807c46cc8e 8057116f1aacaa (accessed December 2024).
5 United States Census Bureau. n.d. QuickFacts, Garden Grove City, California. Website:
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/gardengrovecitycalifornia,US (accessed December 2024). 114
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Operation of the project would not alter the existing visual character of the site and its surroundings. The project proposes a mezzanine within the existing warehouse building. These interior improvements would not be visible from any public view. In addition, the project does not propose any changes to the exterior of the project site. The project would be consistent with the development standards set forth by the City’s Zoning Ordinance and the project would not conflict with applicable zoning or other regulations governing scenic quality. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As previously mentioned, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect scenic quality, because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to scenic quality. No impact related to scenic quality would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
d. Would the Project create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect daytime or nighttime views in the area?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). There are no new sources of light or glare proposed under the project. The project includes the construction of a mezzanine within an existing warehouse building.

No new exterior light fixtures are proposed for the project site. The project would not change the existing daytime or nighttime views in the area. Therefore, no impact would occur, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect daytime or nighttime views, because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to daytime or nighttime views. No impact related to daytime or nighttime views would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.

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5.2 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES
In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Department of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by CAL FIRE regarding the State’s inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment Project; and the forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board.

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the project:
a. Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps
prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-
agricultural use?

b. Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract?
c. Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code Section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as
defined by Government Code Section 51104(g))?

d. Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non-forest use?
e. Involve other changes in the existing environment, which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland to non-
agricultural use or conversion of forest land
to non-forest use?

5.2.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the project convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland) as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The California Department of Conservation Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program6 designates the project site as “Urban and Built-Up Land”. Urban and Built- Up Land is defined as land occupied by structures with a building density of at least one unit to 1.5 acres, or approximately six structures to a 10-acre parcel. In addition, the project site is surrounded by land designated as “Urban and Built-Up”. There is no Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance within Garden Grove, nor are there any land use designations or

6 California Department of Conservation. 2016. California Important Farmland Finder. Website:
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FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. As noted above, there is no Farmland in the vicinity of the parcels affected by the GPA. The GPA would not affect Farmland, because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to farmland. No impact related to Farmland would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. b. Would the project conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project site is zoned Industrial/Commercial Mixed Use (IC) and is not zoned for agricultural use. The project site is not under a Williamson Act contract, as there are no active Williamson Act contracts within Garden Grove. 7 Implementation of the project would
therefore not conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use or conflict with a Williamson Act contract. No impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As stated above, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. There are no Williamson Act contracts assigned to any parcels in the vicinity of the project site itself or any of the parcels affected by the GPA. The GPA would not affect Williamson Act contracts, because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to Williamson Act contracts. No impact related to Williamson Act contracts would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. c. Would the project conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code Section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code Section 51104(g))?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project site is zoned for IC and is not zoned for forest land, timberland, or timberland production. Additionally, none of the surrounding land uses are zoned for forest land, timberland, or timberland production. Therefore, there is no potential for the project to conflict with existing zoning for forest land or land zoned for timberland production. No impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

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0.5 to 0.55. None of the parcels affected by the GPA are zoned for forest land, timberland, or timberland production. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to forest land and timberland. No impact related to forest land or timberland would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. d. Would the project result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forestland to non-forest use? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project site and adjacent land are not occupied by forest resources. Implementation of the project would not result in the loss or conversion of forest land to non-forest land. No impact would occur to forest land, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. There are no forest resources in the vicinity of the project site itself or any of the parcels affected by the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to forest resources. Therefore, the implementation of the GPA would have no impact on any forest resources. e. Would the project involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest use?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). No Farmland or forest land exists on site or on adjacent land.

Development of the project would take place specifically on APN 215-014-01. Therefore, implementation of the project would not involve other changes in the existing environment that could result in the conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural use, or conversion of forest land to non-forest use. No impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As mentioned above, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. There is no Farmland or forest land within the vicinity of the project site or the parcels that would be affected by the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to farmland or forestland. No impact related to farmland or forestland would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.

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5.3 AIR QUALITY
Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management district or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations.

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the project:
a. Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan?
b. Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the Project region is non- attainment under an applicable federal or State ambient air quality standard?

c. Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant
concentrations?
d. Result in other emissions (such as those leading to odors) adversely affecting a substantial number of people?

5.3.1 Impact Analysis
The discussion and analysis presented in this section is from the Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Technical Memorandum prepared by LSA Associates, Inc. for the project in March 2025 (Appendix A).
a. Would the project conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). A consistency determination plays an essential role in local agency project review by linking local planning and unique individual projects to the air quality plans. A consistency determination fulfills the CEQA goal of fully informing local agency decision-makers of the environmental costs of the project under consideration at a stage early enough to ensure that air quality concerns are addressed. Only new or amended General Plan elements, Specific Plans, and significantly unique projects need to undergo a consistency review due to the air quality plan strategy being based on projections from local General Plans.

The project would include a modification to an existing building to add 10,338 sf mezzanine for additional office space. The project is not considered a project of statewide, regional, or area wide significance (e.g., large-scale projects such as airports, electrical generating facilities, petroleum and gas refineries, residential development of more than 500 dwelling units, or shopping centers or business establishments employing more than 1,000 persons or encompassing more than 500,000 sf of floor space) as defined in the California Code of Regulations (Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Article 13, §15206(b)). Because the project would not be defined as a regionally significant project under CEQA, it does not meet the SCAG Intergovernmental Review criteria.

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Under the proposed amendment, five parcels (APNs 215-014-01, 215-014-02, 215-012-07, 215-012- 08, and 215-013-01) would be included within the new Subarea B, which would allow a maximum industrial FAR of 0.55, and a maximum commercial FAR of 0.5. The project site is at APN 215-014-01; therefore, the proposed General Plan amendment would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55.

The City’s General Plan is consistent with the SCAG Regional Comprehensive Plan Guidelines and the SCAQMD Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). Pursuant to the methodology provided in the SCAQMD CEQA Air Quality Handbook, consistency with the Basin’s 2022 AQMP is affirmed when a project (1) would not increase the frequency or severity of an air quality standard violation or cause a new violation, and (2) is consistent with the growth assumptions in the AQMP. Consistency review is presented as follows:

1. The project would result in short-term construction and long-term operational pollutant emissions that are all less than the CEQA significance emissions thresholds established by SCAQMD, as demonstrated below; therefore, the project would not result in an increase in the frequency or severity of an air quality standards violation or cause a new air quality standards violation.

2. The CEQA Air Quality Handbook indicates that consistency with AQMP growth assumptions must be analyzed for new or amended General Plan elements, Specific Plans, and significant projects.

Significant projects include airports, electrical generating facilities, petroleum and gas refineries, designation of oil drilling districts, water ports, solid waste disposal sites, and offshore drilling facilities; therefore, the project is not defined as significant.

The project is an industrial/commercial mixed-use development consisting of the construction of an approximate 10,338 sf of mezzanine office space within the existing 173,000 sf building. Since the project is not proposing residential uses, there would be no new generation of residents in Garden Grove. The project may generate an additional 10 to 15 employees, which could potentially be filled by existing residents of Garden Grove, and which represents a negligible increase to the total population of Garden Grove, and accounts for approximately 0.3 percent of the projected employee growth for the City of 4,300 employees by 2035. In addition, the number of employees is limited by the capacity of parking lot spaces, which would not change under the project. As such, implementation of the project is consistent with planned growth within Garden Grove, and the project would not directly or indirectly induce growth in the Garden Grove. Thus, the project would be consistent with the City’s General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.

Based on the consistency analysis presented above, the project would be consistent with the regional AQMP. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

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No impact related to the regional AQMP would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.
b. Would the project result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or State ambient air quality standard?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The Basin is currently designated nonattainment for the federal and State standards for 8-hour O3 and PM10. The Basin is also nonattainment for the State standard for 1-hour O3. The Basin’s nonattainment status is attributed to the region’s development history. Past, present, and future development projects contribute to the region’s adverse air quality impacts on a cumulative basis. By its very nature, air pollution is largely a cumulative impact. No single project is sufficient in size to, by itself, result in nonattainment of an ambient air quality standard. Instead, a project’s individual emissions contribute to existing cumulatively significant adverse air quality impacts. If a project’s contribution to the cumulative impact is considerable, then the project’s impact on air quality would be considered significant.

In developing thresholds of significance for air pollutants, SCAQMD considered the emission levels for which a project’s individual emissions would be cumulatively considerable. If a project exceeds the identified significance thresholds, its emissions would be cumulatively considerable, resulting in significant adverse air quality impacts to the region’s existing air quality conditions. Therefore, additional analysis to assess cumulative impacts is not necessary. The following analysis assesses the potential project-level air quality impacts associated with construction and operation of the project.

Construction Emissions. During construction, short-term degradation of air quality may occur due to the release of particulate matter emissions (i.e., fugitive dust) generated by building construction, paving, and other activities. Emissions from construction equipment are also anticipated and would include CO, nitrogen oxides (NO
X), VOCs, directly emitted PM2.5 or PM10, and toxic air contaminants such as diesel exhaust particulate matter.

Project construction activities would include building construction and architectural coating.

SCAQMD has established Rule 403: Fugitive Dust, which would require the Applicant to implement measures that would reduce the amount of particulate matter generated during the construction period. Rule 403 measures that were incorporated in this analysis include:
• Cover all trucks hauling dirt, sand, soil, or other loose materials, or maintain at least 2 feet (0.6 meter) of freeboard (vertical space between the top of the load and the top of the trailer) in accordance with the requirements of California Vehicle Code Section 23114. • Reduce traffic speeds on all unpaved roads to 15 mph or less. 121

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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) 5-10 In addition to dust-related PM10 emissions, heavy trucks and construction equipment powered by gasoline and diesel engines would generate CO, sulfur oxides (SOX), NOX, VOCs, and some soot particulate (PM2.5 and PM10) in exhaust emissions. If construction activities were to increase traffic congestion in the area, CO and other emissions from traffic would increase slightly while those vehicles idle in traffic. These emissions would be temporary in nature and limited to the immediate area surrounding the construction site.

Construction emissions were estimated for the project using CalEEMod and are summarized in Table 5.A (CalEEMod output sheets are provided in Attachment B of Appendix A to this IS, Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emission Memorandum). Because specific construction equipment that may be used was not known at the time of modeling, default equipment was used and are thus likely more conservative.

The results shown in Table 5.A indicate the project would not exceed the significance criteria for daily VOCs, NOX, CO, SOX, PM10, or PM2.5 emissions. Therefore, construction of the project would not result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is in nonattainment under applicable NAAQS or CAAQS.

Table 5.A: Short-Term Regional Construction Emissions
Construction Phase Maximum Daily Regional Pollutant Emissions (lbs/day) VOCs NOX CO SOX Total PM10 Total PM2.5
Building Construction 0.9 8.6 12.0 <0.1 0.5 0.4
Architectural Coating 1.9 0.9 1.2 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Peak Daily Emissions 2.8 9.5 13.2 <0.1 0.6 0.5
SCAQMD Threshold 75 100 550 150 150 55
Significant? No No No No No No
Source: Compiled by LSA (January 2025).

Note: Some values may not appear to add correctly due to rounding.

CO = carbon monoxide
lbs/day = pounds per day
NOX = nitrogen oxides
PM2.5 = particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size PM10 = particulate matter less than 10 microns in size
SCAQMD = South Coast Air Quality Management District
SOX = sulfur oxides
VOCs = volatile organic compounds

Operational Air Quality Impacts. Long-term air pollutant emissions associated with operation of the project include emissions from area, energy, and mobile sources.

Mobile-source emissions are from vehicle trips associated with the operation of the project. Mobile source emissions include VOC and NOX emissions that contribute to the formation of O3.

Additionally, PM10 emissions result from running exhaust, tire and brake wear, and the entrainment of dust into the atmosphere from vehicles traveling on paved roadways.

Energy-source emissions generally result from activities in buildings that use natural gas. Energy- source emissions result from activities in buildings that use natural gas. The quantity of emissions is the product of usage intensity (i.e., the amount of natural gas) and the emission factor of the fuel source. However, the project would not use natural gas. Therefore, energy-source emissions would be minimal.
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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) Area-source emissions generally include architectural coatings, consumer projects, and landscaping.

Area-source emissions consist of direct sources of air emissions at the project site, including architectural coatings, consumer products, and use of landscape maintenance equipment.

Long-term operational emissions associated with the project were calculated using CalEEMod.

Table 5.B provides the estimated existing emission estimates and the project’s estimated operational emissions.

Table 5.B: Project Operational Emissions
Emission Type Pollutant Emissions (lbs/day)
VOCs NOX CO SOX PM10 PM2.5
Mobile Sources 0.4 0.3 3.3 <0.1 0.8 0.2
Area Sources 0.3 <0.1 0.5 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Energy Sources <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Total Project Emissions 0.7 0.4 3.8 <0.1 0.8 0.2
SCAQMD Threshold 55 55 550 150 150 55
Exceeds Threshold? No No No No No No
Source: Compiled by LSA (January 2025).

Note: Some values may not appear to add correctly due to rounding.

CO = carbon monoxide
lbs/day = pounds per day
NOX = nitrogen oxides
PM2.5 = particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size PM10 = particulate matter less than 10 microns in size
SCAQMD = South Coast Air Quality Management District
SOX = sulfur oxides
VOCs = volatile organic compounds

The results shown in Table 5.B indicate the project would not exceed the significance criteria for daily VOC, NO
X, CO, SOX, PM10, or PM2.5 emissions. Therefore, operation of the project would not result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is in nonattainment under applicable NAAQS or CAAQS.

Due to the nonattainment status of the Basin, the primary air pollutants of concern would be NO X
and VOCs, which are ozone precursors, and PM10 and PM2.5. As detailed in Table 5.B, long-term emissions were calculated for VOC, NOX, CO, SOX, PM10, and PM2.5 expected to be generated through operation of the project and indicate project-related emissions would not exceed the established SCAQMD daily emission thresholds for any criteria pollutants. Without any exceedance in air quality emissions thresholds, the project would not result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to significant air quality impacts. Cumulative air quality impacts would be less than significant.

Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutants because the FAR amendment would not result in physical changes to the project site or its vicinity. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to criteria pollutants. No impact related to a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutants would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.
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Table 5.C: Summary of Analysis Distances by Impact Category Activity Nearest Sensitive Receptor Points of Analysis Distance (feet)
Construction1 Single-family homes on
Dumont Street
Perimeter of construction activities (the edge of the
existing building as construction would all be inside)
to centroid of nearest sensitive receptor1
175
Operations Single-family homes on
Dumont Street
Emissions sources on-site generalized at the
centroid of the project site to centroid of nearest
sensitive receptor
390
1 Distance for construction air quality impact potential includes the conservative assumption that heavy construction equipment would operate adjacent to the project site boundary, which is 30 feet from the nearest off-site structures where a person would live. As it is assumed that the typical resident would move around the home during these periods, the centroid of the house is used as the “average” location of the resident in the house. This assumption is a conservative analysis of construction impacts. If the actual construction doesn’t require any actions adjacent to the boundary, then all construction emissions would be further from the off-site homes, reducing pollutant impacts.

An LST analysis was completed to show the construction and operational impacts at 53 meters (175 feet) to the nearest sensitive receptors to the project site in State Responsibility Area 17, based on a 1-acre daily disturbance area for construction and project site for operation. Table 5.D shows the results of the LST analysis during project construction and operation.

Table 5.D: Project Localized Construction and Operational Emissions Source Pollutant Emissions (lbs/day)
NOX CO PM10 PM2.5
Construction Emissions
On-Site Emissions 8.6 11.8 0.5 0.4
Localized Significance Threshold 84 776 13 4
Significant? No No No No
Operational Emissions
On-Site Emissions 0.1 0.7 <0.1 <0.1
Localized Significance Threshold 84 776 3 1
Significant? No No No No
Source: Compiled by LSA (January 2025).

Note: Source Receptor Area 17, based on a 1 -acre construction disturbance daily area and project site for operation, at a distance of 53 meters (175 feet) from the project site boundary.

CO = carbon monoxide
lbs/day = pounds per day
NOX = nitrogen oxides
PM2.5 = particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size PM10 = particulate matter less than 10 microns in size

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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) By design, the localized impact analysis only includes on-site sources; however, the CalEEMod outputs do not separate on-site and off-site emissions for mobile sources. For a worst-case scenario assessment, the emissions detailed in Table 5.D assume all area- and energy-source emissions would occur on site, and 5 percent of the project-related new mobile sources (which is an estimate of the amount of project-related on-site vehicle and truck travel) would occur on site. Considering the total trip length included in CalEEMod (from 6 to 16 miles), and that the distance traveled onsite would be a few hundred feet, the 5 percent assumption is conservative. Table 5.D indicates the localized operational emissions would not exceed the LSTs at nearby residences. Therefore, the proposed operational activity would not result in a locally significant air quality impact.

As detailed in Table 5.D, the emission levels indicate that the project would not exceed SCAQMD LSTs during project construction or operation. The project’s peak operational on-site NOX emissions would be less than 1 pound per day. Due to the small size of the project in relation to the overall Basin, the level of emissions is not sufficiently high enough to use a regional modeling program to correlate health effects on a Basin-wide level. On a regional scale, the quantity of emissions from the project is incrementally minor. Because the SCAQMD has not identified any other methods to quantify health impacts from small projects, and due to the size of the project, it is speculative to assign any specific health effects to small project-related emissions. However, based on this localized analysis, the project would not expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations. Therefore, the project would not expose sensitive receptors to substantial levels of pollutant concentrations. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect sensitive receptors because the FAR amendment would not result in physical changes to the project site or its vicinity. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to sensitive receptors.

No impact related to sensitive receptors would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.
d. Would the project result in other emissions (such as those leading to odors) adversely affecting a substantial number of people?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Heavy-duty equipment on the project site during construction would emit odors, primarily from equipment exhaust. However, the construction activity would cease after construction is completed. No other sources of objectionable odors have been identified for the project.

SCAQMD Rule 402,
8 regarding nuisances states:

A person shall not discharge from any source whatsoever such quantities of air contaminants or other material which cause injury, detriment, nuisance, or

8 SCAQMD. 1976. Rule 402. Website: https://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/rule-book/rule-iv/rule- 402.pdf (accessed January 2025)
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The office uses proposed for the mezzanine are not anticipated to emit any objectionable odors. All existing activities related to EV platform production would continue unchanged. Therefore, the project would not result in other emissions (e.g., those leading to odors) adversely affecting a substantial number of people. Impacts would be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would result in emissions such as those leading to odors because the FAR amendment would not result in physical changes to the project site or its vicinity. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to emissions or objectionable odors. No impact related to emissions or objectionable odors would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.

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5.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the project:
a. Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a
candidate, sensitive, or special-status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?

b. Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?

c. Have a substantial adverse effect on State or federally protected wetlands (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means?

d. Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with
established native resident or migratory
wildlife corridors, or
impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites?

e. Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance?

f. Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat
Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or State habitat conservation plan?

5.4.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the project have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special-status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). According to the Garden Grove General Plan 2030 Conservation Element9, biological resources in Garden Grove are almost non-existent due to the urban nature of the city and the surrounding area. However, parks, vegetated streetscapes, and neighborhoods may support plant life and small animals in Garden Grove. Five federal and/or State-listed species have been reported within 1 mile of the project site, according to California Natural Diversity Database records: western tidal-flat tiger beetle (Habroscelimorpha gabbii), Horn’s milk-vetch (Astragalus

9 City of Garden Grove. 2008a. Garden Grove General Plan 2030. Chapter 10 Conservation Element. May. 127

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As previously stated, the existing environmental conditions are moderately disturbed, and the project would not affect habitat conditions required by these species. Implementation of the project would not have a substantial direct or indirect adverse effect, through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special-status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) because the project proposes a mezzanine within the existing building with no proposed alterations to the exterior of building or associated parking lot.

Therefore, no impact related to candidate, sensitive, or special-status species, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect any species because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing uses under the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to candidate, sensitive, or special- status species. No impact related to candidate, sensitive, or special-status species would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
b. Would the project have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). There are no protected riparian habitats or wetlands located on the project site. The project would not change the existing exterior project site, as a mezzanine is proposed within the existing warehouse building on site. Implementation of the project would not have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations, or by the CDFW or the USFWS. No impact would occur, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site. The parcels affected by the GPA are fully developed, and there is no riparian habitat within the parcel boundaries or adjacent to them. Redevelopment on the applicable parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to riparian habitats. No impact related to riparian habitats would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. 128
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Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project site is disturbed and does not contain any wetlands. In addition, the project site does not contain any natural or man-made features that support any aquatic resources, stream-dependent wildlife resources, or riparian habitats, riverine areas, and/or vernal pools. The project would not alter the exterior area of the project site or the surrounding area, as the project proposes a mezzanine within an existing warehouse building. No impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As noted above, a GPA is proposed under the proposed project. The parcels affected by the GPA are fully developed, and there is no wetland habitat within the parcel boundaries or adjacent to them. Redevelopment on the applicable parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to wetlands. No impact related to wetlands would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. d. Would the project interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). Garden Grove is densely developed with little to no natural biological communities. There are no identified protected wildlife corridors or protected wildlife nursery sites within the city.10 The project site is bordered by existing development and paved roads that restrict wildlife movement in the project vicinity. The project would not substantially limit wildlife movement, as the project proposes interior improvements to an existing warehouse building. The exterior area of the building and surrounding area would not be altered as a result of the project. Therefore, no impacts would occur, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As previously mentioned, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site. The parcels affected by the GPA are fully developed.

Redevelopment on the applicable parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to migratory wildlife corridors. No impacts related to migratory wildlife corridors would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project. e. Would the project conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The Garden Grove General Plan 2030 Conservation Element does not contain any regulations or policies governing biological resources. The Garden Grove Municipal

10 City of Garden Grove. 2021. Garden Grove Focused General Plan Update and Zoning Amendments Draft EIR. August.
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FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site. The GPA does not propose physical changes to the project site. Additionally, redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to the City’s Tree Ordinance. No impacts related to the City’s Tree Ordinance would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
f. Would the project conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or State habitat conservation plan?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project is in a developed urbanized area of Garden Grove.

Additionally, there are no adopted Habitat Conservation Plans, Natural Community Conservation Plans, or other approved local, regional, or State habitat conservation plan within or that affect the project. Therefore, the project does not result in any conflicts with an adopted Habitat Conservation Plans, Natural Community Conservation Plans, or other approved local, regional, or State habitat conservation plan. No impact would occur, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). Lastly, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site. The parcels affected by the GPA are fully developed, and redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to habitat conservation plans. Therefore, no impact would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.

11 City of Garden Grove. n.d.-a. Public Works. Tree Ordinance. Website: https://ggcity.org/pw/tree- ordinance (accessed December 2024).
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5.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the project:
a. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource pursuant to §15064.5?
b. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to §15064.5?
c. Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries?

5.5.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource pursuant to §15064.5?
b. Would the project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to §15064.5?
and
c. Would the project disturb any humans remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Section 15064.5(b) of the State CEQA Guidelines states that “a project with an effect that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the environment.” The project site is currently developed with an approximately 173,000 sf warehouse building that was constructed in 1971 and renovated in 2022. Although the existing warehouse building is over 50 years old, the structure has been previously renovated, including a significant addition in 2019, compromising the integrity of the original structure as a potential historic example.

Therefore, the project site is not considered a historical resource, and the proposed mezzanine would be constructed within the existing warehouse building. Given that the project would be confined to the interior of the existing warehouse building, with no alterations to the exterior building or surrounding area, the project would not cause a substantial adverse change to any historical resources.

The proposed mezzanine would not require grading or excavation that would lead to inadvertent discoveries of unique archaeological resources or human remains during ground disturbing activities. Therefore, impacts to historical or archaeological resources pursuant to Section 15064.5 and impacts to human remains would be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, under the project, a GPA is proposed to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect any historical resources because the project site and the parcels affected by the GPA are not historical resources. Additionally, the GPA would 131

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5.6 ENERGY

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the project:
a. Result in a potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources during Project construction or operation?

b. Conflict with or obstruct a State or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency?

5.6.1 Existing Environmental Setting
Southern California Edison (SCE) provides electricity services to the region. SCE provides service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 50,000-square-mile service area within central, coastal, and Southern California. SCE sources its electricity through a mix of renewable and nonrenewable sources. Nonrenewable sources include large hydroelectric, natural gas, and nuclear fuel types while renewable sources include biomass, geothermal, small hydro, solar, and wind fuel types. Nearly half of SCE’s electricity is generated through renewable energy sources.

Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) would provide natural gas services to the project site. Natural gas is an energy source derived from fossil fuels and is primarily composed of methane (CH 4).

5.6.2 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project result in a potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources during Project construction or operation?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Implementation of the project would temporarily increase the demand for energy through construction activities and more permanently increase the demand for energy through day-to-day operations. This section discusses energy use resulting from implementation of the project and evaluates whether the project would result in the wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources.

Construction. The project would add 10,338 square feet (sf) of mezzanine (office) space to an existing 173,080 sf warehouse building. The project would increase office space on the second floor, no new office space is planned on the first floor. Construction activities would include interior building construction and architectural coating activities. Construction activities require energy associated with the manufacture and transportation of building materials and building construction.

Construction activities also typically require fuel and electricity to power construction-related equipment and do not involve the consumption of natural gas.

Transportation energy represents the largest energy use during construction and would come from the transport and use of construction equipment, delivery vehicles and haul trucks, and construction worker vehicles that would use petroleum fuels (e.g., diesel fuel, gasoline). Therefore, the analysis of energy use during construction focuses on fuel consumption. Construction trucks and vendor trucks 133

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Construction emissions were estimated for the project using CalEEMod using the land use type of General Office Building. This analysis assumes that construction of the project would begin in May 2025 and end in November 2025.12 The project would not require the import or export of soil, which was also included in CalEEMod. In addition, this analysis assumes the CalEEMod default average Tier level for certified diesel engines for all construction equipment. Other precise details of construction activities are unknown at this time; therefore, default assumptions (e.g., construction worker and truck trips and construction fleet activities) from CalEEMod were used.

Estimates of fuel consumption (diesel fuel and gasoline) from construction equipment, construction trucks, and construction worker vehicles were based on default construction equipment assumptions and trip estimates from CalEEMod and fuel efficiencies from EMFAC2021. Fuel consumption estimates are presented in Table 5.E. CalEEMod output sheets and detailed energy calculations are included in Appendix B of this EIR.

Table 5.E: Construction Energy Consumption Estimates
Energy Type Total Energy Consumption
Gasoline (gallons) 716
Diesel Fuel (gallons) 13,864
Source: Compiled by LSA (January 2025).

As indicated in Table 5.E, the project is estimated to consume 716 gallons of gasoline and 13,864 gallons of diesel fuel during construction. Based on EMFAC2021 data, approximately 432 million gallons of diesel and 3,224 million gallons of gasoline would be consumed from vehicle trips in Orange County in 2025. Therefore, construction of the project would increase the annual construction generated fuel use in Orange County by less than 0.1 percent for gasoline fuel usage and less than 0.1 percent for diesel fuel usage.

As such, construction of the project would have a negligible effect on local and regional energy supplies. Furthermore, impacts related to energy use during construction would be temporary and relatively small in comparison to Orange County’s overall use of the State’s available energy resources. It is not expected that the project construction would include any unusual characteristics that would necessitate the use of equipment that would be less energy efficient than at comparable construction sites in the region or the State. In addition, construction activities are not anticipated to result in an inefficient use of energy as gasoline and diesel fuel would be supplied by construction contractors who would conserve the use of their supplies to minimize their costs. The project would

12 Should the construction start date be later than the May 2025 date analyzed here, it is assumed that the construction impacts would be less than those analyzed due to technological improvements and efficiencies over time resulting in reduced emissions.
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Operation. Energy use consumed during operation of the project would be associated with electricity used by lighting, equipment, HVAC systems, etc., natural gas consumption used by HVAC systems and water heaters, and gasoline and diesel to fuel project-related vehicle trips. Energy consumption was estimated for the project using default energy intensities by land use type in CalEEMod.

The project would also result in energy usage associated with gasoline and diesel fuel consumed by project-related vehicle trips. Fuel use associated with vehicle trips generated by the project was calculated based on the project’s trip generation estimates. As described in section 5.17, Transportation, the project would generate approximately 112 average daily trips. The amount of operational fuel use was estimated using CARB’s EMFAC2021 model, which provided projections for typical daily fuel usage in Orange County.

Table 5.F shows the estimated potential increased electricity, natural gas, and fuel demand associated with the project.

Table 5.F: Estimated Annual Energy Use for
Project Operation
Energy Type Annual Energy Consumption
Electricity Consumption (kWh/year) 184,226
Natural Gas (therms/ year) 2,621
Diesel Fuel (total gallons) 933
Gasoline (total gallons) 10,696
Source: Compiled by LSA (January 2025).
1 Kilowatt-hour
2 1 therm = 100,000 British Thermal Units (BTU)

The CEC reported that the total electricity demand for Orange County in 2022 was 20,243,721,856 kWh.
13 As shown in Table 5.F, the estimated potential increase in electricity demand associated with the operation of the project is 184,226 kWh per year. Therefore, operation of the project would increase the annual electricity consumption in the County by less than 0.1 percent. As such, the project’s share of cumulative electricity consumption would be negligible.

The CEC reported that the total natural gas demand for Orange County in 2022 was approximately 572,454,744 therms.14 As shown in Table 5.F, the estimated potential increase in natural gas demand associated with the operation of the project is 2,621 therms per year. Therefore, operation

13 CEC. Electricity Consumption by County. www.ecdms.energy.ca.gov/elecbycounty.aspx (accessed January 2025).
14 Ibid.
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Furthermore, the project would be constructed using energy efficient modern building materials and construction practices, and the project also would use new modern appliances and equipment, in accordance with the Appliance Efficiency Regulations (Title 20, California Code of Regulations (CCR) Sections 1601 through 1608). The expected energy consumption during construction and operation of the project would be consistent with typical usage rates for commercial uses; however, energy consumption is largely a function of personal choice and the physical structure and layout of buildings.

Once operational, the project would consume approximately 10,696 gallons of gasoline and approximately 933 gallons of diesel fuel per year. Based on EMFAC2021 data, approximately 432 million gallons of diesel and 3,224 million gallons of gasoline would be consumed from vehicle trips in Orange County in 2025. As such, project operation would increase the annual gasoline fuel usage in Orange County by less than 0.1 percent and would increase diesel fuel use by less than 0.1 percent. Therefore, the project’s share of cumulative fuel consumption would have a negligible effect on local and regional energy supplies.

Electrical, natural gas, gasoline and diesel fuel demand associated with project operations would not be considered inefficient, wasteful, or unnecessary in comparison to other similar developments in the region. Furthermore, the project would not conflict with or obstruct a State plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency. Implementation of the project would be required to adhere to all federal, State, and local requirements for energy efficiency, including the latest Title 24 standards.

Impacts are considered less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect energy demand because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to energy demand. No impact related to energy demand would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. b. Would the Project conflict with or obstruct a State or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). In 2002, the State Legislature passed SB 1389, which required the CEC to develop an integrated energy plan every two years for electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuels for the Integrated Energy Policy Report. The plan calls for the State to assist in the transformation of the transportation system to improve air quality, reduce congestion, and increase the efficient use of fuel supplies with the least environmental and energy costs. To further this policy, the plan identifies a number of strategies, including assistance to public agencies and fleet operators in implementing incentive programs for ZEVs and their infrastructure needs, and encouragement of urban designs that reduce VMT and accommodate pedestrian and bicycle access. 136
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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) The CEC recently adopted the 2023 Integrated Energy Policy Report.15 The 2023 Integrated Energy Policy Report provides the results of the CEC’s assessments of a variety of energy issues facing California. Many of these issues will require action if the State is to meet its climate, energy, air quality, and other environmental goals while maintaining energy reliability and controlling costs. The 2023 Integrated Energy Policy Report covers a broad range of topics, including decarbonizing buildings, integrating renewables, energy efficiency, energy equity, integrating renewable energy, updates on Southern California electricity reliability, climate adaptation activities for the energy sector, natural gas assessment, transportation energy demand forecasts, and the California Energy Demand Forecast.

As indicated in response to checklist question 5.5a) above, energy usage on the project site during construction would be temporary in nature and would be relatively small in comparison to the State’s available energy sources. In addition, energy usage associated with operation of the project would be relatively small in comparison to the region’s available energy sources, and energy impacts would be negligible at the regional level. Because California’s energy conservation planning actions are conducted at a regional level, and because the project’s total impact on regional energy supplies would be minor, the project would not conflict with or obstruct California’s energy conservation plans as described in the CEC’s 2023 Integrated Energy Policy Report. This Report identifies the EV transition as a key component of California’s energy conservation plans. The project is an additional investment in the future of EVs and EV production in the region. Therefore, the project would not lead to new or substantially more severe energy impacts. Impacts related to a State or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency would be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA would not conflict with or obstruct a State or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to State or local plans for renewable energy or energy efficiency. No impact related to a State or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.

15 CEC. 2023. 2023 Integrated Energy Policy Report. California Energy Commission. Docket Number:
23-IEPR-01.
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5.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
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Impact
Would the project:
a. Directly or indirectly cause potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
i. Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning
Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42.

ii. Strong seismic ground shaking?
iii. Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction? iv. Landslides?
b. Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? c. Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the Project, and
potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse?

d. Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial direct or indirect risks to life or property?

e. Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of
wastewater?

f. Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature?

5.7.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the project directly or indirectly cause potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
i. Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42.

Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The project site is not within an Earthquake Fault Zone as defined by the State of California in the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone Act of 1972. Additionally, based on the 2010 California Geological Survey Fault Activity Map 16, the closest
known active faults are the Los Alamitos fault, which is approximately 4.2 miles west of the project site, and the Reservoir Hill fault, which is approximately 5.3 miles southwest of the project site.

Thus, there is no evidence of any faults or faulting activity on the project site. The risk of fault

16 California Geological Survey 2010. Fault Activity Map of California. Website: https://maps.conservation. ca.gov/cgs/fam/app/ (accessed December 2024).
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FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. As noted above, the project site and the parcels affected by the GPA are not within an Earthquake Fault Zone nor are they in the vicinity of an active fault.

Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to fault rupture. No impact related to fault rupture would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
ii. Strong seismic ground shaking?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). As discussed above, the project site is near active faults, thus making the project site and Garden Grove susceptible to ground shaking. The extent of ground-shaking is dependent upon the size of the earthquake and the geologic material of the underlying area. The San Andreas fault located approximately 42 miles north of Garden Grove has the highest probability of generating significant seismic effects. Additionally, the Newport- Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, Reservoir Hill fault, and the Los Alamitos faults are likely to cause strong seismic ground shaking within Garden Grove. Construction and development of the project would be required to comply with applicable provisions of the current California Building Code (CBC). Although the project does not include grading activities, the proposed mezzanine would be designed to resist seismic impacts in accordance with CBC requirements. The City would review and approve plans to confirm that the construction of the proposed mezzanine would be in accordance with regulations established in the CBC. The project would be constructed in accordance with the recommendations provided in the geotechnical study prepared for the project. Impacts involving seismic ground shaking would be less than significant. Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The project site and the other parcels affected by the GPA are all fully developed.

Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to strong seismic ground shaking. Therefore, no impact related to strong seismic ground shaking would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. iii. Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Liquefaction takes place when loosely packed, water-logged sediments at or near the ground lose their strength in response to strong ground shaking. According to the City General Plan, liquefaction is a particular concern in the City. As described in the General Plan Safety Element, the project site is within a liquefaction zone. 17 The

17 City of Garden Grove. 2008b. Garden Grove General Plan 2030. Chapter 11 Safety Element. Exhibit SAF-2. 139

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FAR Amendment (No Impact). As discussed above, the project includes a GPA that would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not directly or indirectly lead to seismic ground failure as the GPA would not result in physical changes to the project site. Additionally, redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to liquefaction. Therefore, no impact related to liquefaction would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. iv. Landslides?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The Department of Conservation does not map the project site within a landslide zone. In addition, the proposed mezzanine would not exacerbate landslide risks because the proposed construction would be confined to the interior of an existing warehouse building. The project site is not located in an area with significant slopes that could have the potential for landslide risks. The project would be constructed in accordance with the recommendations provided in the geotechnical study prepared for the project. Accordingly, the flat topography of the project site ensures the likelihood of landslides is less than significant. Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As previously mentioned, the project includes a GPA that would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The project site and the other parcels affected by the GPA are not in an area at risk of landslides. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to landslides. Therefore, no impact related to landslides would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
b. Would the project result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). Garden Grove is characteristically flat and developed. The project consists of the construction of a mezzanine within an existing warehouse building. Therefore, the construction of the mezzanine would not require grading or ground disturbing activities that could result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil. The project would be constructed in

18 City of Garden Grove. 2008b. Garden Grove General Plan 2030. Chapter 11 Safety Element. 140
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No impact would occur, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA component of the project would have no impact related to soil erosion or loss of topsoil. The parcels affected by the GPA are all fully developed with well- established businesses. Additionally, redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to soil erosion and topsoil loss. No impact related to soil erosion and loss of topsoil would occur with the implementation of GPA component of the project.
c. Would the project be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the Project, and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). As discussed above, the project site is within a liquefaction zone. According to the Garden Grove General Plan Update DEIR, the underlying geology within Garden Grove is composed of alluvial deposits. Due to the proximity to local and regional faults such as the Los Alamitos fault and the Newport-Inglewood-Rose-Canyon fault, Garden Grove may experience subsidence, lateral spreading, or collapse during strong seismic events. The City’s General Plan Safety Element contains goals, policies, and implementation programs that provide guidance to minimize risk associated with seismic activity and geologic conditions to people and property. In addition to the General Plan, the CBC has guidelines on building design. The project would be constructed in accordance with the recommendations provided in the geotechnical study prepared for the project. With implementation of the General Plan policies and applicable building codes, impacts related to unstable soils would be less than significant. No mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA component of the project would have no impact related to unstable soils because there are no physical changes to the project site proposed with implementation of the GPA. The GPA would not result in unstable soils because there are no changes in existing use, the project site is fully developed, and grading activities are not anticipated.

Additionally, redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to unstable soils. No impact related to unstable soils would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
d. Would the project be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial direct or indirect risks to life or property? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Expansive soils generally have a substantial amount of clay particles that can shrink or swell, causing structural damage to building foundations.

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FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The project site and the other parcels affected by the GPA are all fully developed. The GPA would not directly or indirectly risk life or property because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to expansive soils. Therefore, no impact related to expansive soils would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. e. Would the project have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of wastewater?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project consists of the construction of a mezzanine within an existing building. The project would be constructed in accordance with the recommendations provided in the geotechnical study prepared for the project. The project would not use septic systems or alternative wastewater disposal systems, so there would be no impact related to septic system or alternative wastewater disposal systems. Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As discussed above, the project includes a GPA that would increase the allowable FAR on the project site. The GPA does not affect wastewater disposal systems because it would not result in physical changes to the project site or existing use. Additionally, redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to wastewater disposal systems. The implementation of the GPA would have no impacts related to soils incapable of supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems.
f. Would the project directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). Construction of the proposed mezzanine would not require grading or any ground-disturbing activities, and no unique paleontological or geologic features would be impacted as a result of the project. In addition, the General Plan does not contain any goals, policies, or implementation programs related to paleontological resources because of the low potential for paleontological discovery. The project would be constructed in accordance with the recommendations provided in the geotechnical study prepared for the project. Therefore, no impact would occur, and mitigation is not required.

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5.8 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
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Impact
Would the Project:
a. Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the
environment?

b. Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases?

5.8.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the project generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). This section describes the project’s construction- and operation-related GHG emissions.

Construction Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Construction activities associated with the project would produce combustion emissions from various sources. Construction would emit GHGs through the operation of construction equipment and from worker and builder supply vendor vehicles for the duration of the approximately 7-month construction period. The combustion of fossil-based fuels creates GHGs such as CO
2, CH4, and N2O. Furthermore, the fueling of heavy equipment emits CH4.

Exhaust emissions from on-site construction activities would vary daily as construction activity levels change.

SCAQMD does not have an adopted threshold of significance for construction-related GHG emissions. However, lead agencies are required to quantify and disclose GHG emissions that would occur during construction. The SCAQMD then recommends the construction GHG emissions to be amortized over the life of the project (with 30 years assumed to be representative), added to the operational emissions, and compared to the applicable interim GHG significance threshold tier.

Based on the CalEEMod analysis, it is estimated that construction of the project would generate 142 MT CO
2e. When amortized over the 30-year life of the project, annual emissions would be 4.7 MT CO2e.

Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Long-term operation of the project would generate GHG emissions from area, mobile, waste, and water sources, as well as indirect emissions from sources associated with energy consumption. Mobile-source GHG emissions would include 112 additional project-generated vehicle trips associated with trips to the project (Appendix A: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Technical Memorandum). Area-source emissions would be associated with activities such as continued existing maintenance on the project site and other sources. Waste- source emissions generated by the project include energy generated by landfilling and other methods of disposal related to transporting and managing project-generated waste. Water-source emissions associated with the project are generated by water supply and conveyance, water 144
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GHG emissions were estimated using CalEEMod. Table 5.G shows the estimated net operational GHG emissions for the project over existing conditions. Motor vehicle emissions are the largest source of GHG emissions for the project, at approximately 61 percent of the project total. Energy sources are the next largest category, at approximately 34 percent. Waste sources are about 2 percent, water sources are about 3 percent, area and refrigerant make up less than 1 percent of the total emissions combined.

Table 5.G: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Emission Type Operational Emissions (MT/yr)
CO2 CH4 N2O Refrigerant CO2e Percentage of Total
Mobile Source 102.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.2 103.7 60.6
Area Source 0.2 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.2 0.1
Energy Source 58.4 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 58.6 34.3
Water Source 3.6 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 5.5 3.2
Waste Source 0.9 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 3.0 1.8
Refrigerant Source <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Total Operational Emissions 171.0
Amortized Construction Emissions 4.7 —
Total Annual Emissions 175.7 —
SCAQMD Threshold 3,000
Exceedance? No
Source: Compiled by LSA (February 2025).

Note: GHG emissions shown are for the proposed mezzanine addition only; the existing operational GHG emissions are not included.

Figures may not appear to add correctly due to rounding.

CH4 = methane
CO2 = carbon dioxide
CO2e = carbon dioxide equivalent
GHG = greenhouse gas
MT/yr = metric tons per year
N2O = nitrous oxide
SCAQMD = South Coast Air Quality Management District

A project would have less than significant GHG emissions if it would result in operational GHG emissions of less than the SCAQMD threshold of 3,000 MT CO2e/year. Based on the analysis results, the project would generate approximately 176 MT CO2e/year, which is well below the SCAQMD’s 3,000 MT CO2e/year threshold. Therefore, operation of the project would not generate significant GHG emissions that would have a significant effect on the environment. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect greenhouse gas emissions because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to greenhouse gas emissions.

Therefore, no impact related to greenhouse gas emissions would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
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Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The following discussion evaluates the project according to the goals of the 2022 Scoping Plan and SCAG’s 2024–2050 RTP/SCS. 2022 Scoping Plan. EO B-30-15 added the immediate target of reducing GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. SB 32 affirms the importance of addressing climate change by codifying into statute the GHG emissions reduction target of at least 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 contained in EO B-30-15. CARB released the 2017 Scoping Plan to reflect the 2030 target set by EO B-30-15 and codified by SB 32.19 SB 32 builds on AB 32 and keeps California on the path toward achieving the State’s 2050 objective of reducing emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels.

AB 197, the companion bill to SB 32, provides additional direction to CARB that is related to the adoption of strategies to reduce GHG emissions. Additional direction in AB 197 that is intended to provide easier public access to air emission data collected by CARB was posted in December 2016.

AB 1279 codifies the State goals of achieving net carbon neutrality by 2045 and maintaining net negative GHG emissions thereafter.

In addition, the 2022 Scoping Plan
20 assesses progress toward the statutory 2030 target while laying out a path to achieving carbon neutrality no later than 2045. The 2022 Scoping Plan focuses on outcomes needed to achieve carbon neutrality by assessing paths for clean technology, energy deployment, natural and working lands, and others, and is designed to meet the State’s long-term climate objectives and support a range of economic, environmental, energy security, environmental justice, and public health priorities.
• Energy-efficient measures are intended to maximize energy-efficiency building and appliance standards, pursue additional efficiency efforts including new technologies and new policy and implementation mechanisms, and pursue comparable investment in energy efficiency from all retail providers of electricity in California. In addition, these measures are designed to expand the use of green building practices to reduce the carbon footprint of California’s new and existing inventory of buildings. The project would comply with the latest Title 24 standards regarding energy conservation and green building standards. Therefore, the project would comply with applicable energy measures.
• Water conservation and efficiency measures are intended to continue efficiency programs and use cleaner energy sources to move and treat water. Increasing the efficiency of water transport and reducing water use would reduce GHG emissions. As noted above, the project would be required to comply with the latest Title 24 standards, which include a variety of different

19 California Air Resources Board (CARB). 2017. California’s 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan. November.

Website: www.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/ab-32-climate-change-scoping-plan/2017-scoping-plan- documents (accessed January 2025).
20 CARB. 2022. California’s 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality. December. arb.ca.gov/our- work/programs/ab-32-climate-change-scoping-plan/2022-scoping-plan-documents (accessed January 2025).
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The project would comply with existing State regulations adopted to achieve the overall GHG emission reduction goals identified in the 2022 Scoping Plan, EO B-30-15, SB 32, AB 197, and AB 1279.

SCAG’s Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2024
21 (Regional Transportation Plan/ Sustainable Communities Strategy [RTP/SCS]) identifies land use strategies that focus on new housing and job growth in areas served by high-quality transit and other opportunity areas would be consistent with a land use development pattern that supports and complements the proposed transportation network. The core vision in the Connect SoCal 2024 is to better manage the existing transportation system through design management strategies, integrate land use decisions and technological advancements, create complete streets that are safe for all roadway users, preserve the transportation system, and expand transit and foster development in transit-oriented communities. The Connect SoCal 2024 contains transportation projects to help more efficiently distribute population, housing, and employment growth, as well as providing a forecast development pattern that is generally consistent with regional-level General Plan data. The forecast development pattern, when integrated with the financially constrained transportation investments identified in the Connect SoCal 2024, would reach the regional target of reducing GHG emissions from automobiles and light-duty trucks by 8 percent by 2020 and 19 percent by 2035 (compared to 2005 levels per capita emission levels). The Connect SoCal 2024 does not require that local General Plans, Specific Plans, or zoning be consistent with the Connect SoCal 2024, but it provides incentives for consistency for governments and developers.

Implementing SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2024 will greatly reduce the regional GHG emissions from transportation, helping to achieve statewide emissions reduction targets. As demonstrated in the Consistency with Applicable Air Quality Plans section, above, the project does not meet the criteria identified in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15205.b.2 (Projects of Statewide, Regional, or Areawide Significance) for projects of statewide, regional, or area wide significance. As such, the project would not interfere with SCAG’s ability to achieve the region’s GHG reduction target of 19 percent below 2005 per capita emissions levels by 2035. Furthermore, the project is not regionally significant per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15206 and, as such, it would not conflict with the SCAG Connect SoCal 2024 targets since those targets are applicable on a regional level.

21 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). 2024. Connect SoCal 2024. April. Website:
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Therefore, impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the proposed GPA would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time. Although redevelopment of the parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable, any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. No impact related to conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.

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5.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project:
a. Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials?

b. Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident
conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment?

c. Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-
quarter mile of an existing or proposed school?

d. Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code
Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment?

e. For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2 miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the Project result in a safety hazard or excessive noise for people residing or working in the Project area?

f. Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan?

g. Expose people or structures, either directly or indirectly, to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires?

5.9.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the project create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Construction of the project has the potential to create a hazard to the public or environment through the routine transport, use, and disposal of construction-related hazardous materials such as fuels, oils, solvents, and other materials. These materials are typical materials that are delivered to construction sites. However, due to the limited quantities of these materials to be used by the project, they are not considered hazardous to the public at large. The temporary transport, use, or disposal of fuels, lubricants, paints, and other hazardous materials related to construction would not pose a significant hazard to the public or environment unless the materials were accidently spilled or released into the environment. The transport, use, and storage of hazardous materials during construction and operation will be regulated by the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Commercial operations and maintenance on the project site would require relatively small amounts of hazardous materials, such as chemicals associated with heating and cooling systems, fuel for landscape equipment, solvents (including auto body chemicals and paint), 149

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Implementation of the project would not substantially change the existing use, nor would it substantially increase the amount of existing hazardous materials onsite. The existing use at the project site includes potentially hazardous materials related to lithium batteries for chassis production. Construction of the mezzanine as identified in the project would not increase the amount of these materials on the site. The project does not represent a change of use nor an increase in hazardous material on the project site.

Worker health and safety is regulated at the federal level by the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 authorizes states to establish their own safety and health programs with OSHA approval. The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is responsible for enforcement and implementation of federal laws and regulations pertaining to safe storage and transportation of hazardous materials. CFR Title 49 regulates the transportation of hazardous materials, types of hazardous materials defined as hazardous, and the marking of vehicles transporting hazardous materials. Worker health and safety protections in California are regulated by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The DIR includes the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which acts to protect workers from safety hazards through its California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) program and provides consultant assistance to employers.

California standards for workers dealing with hazardous materials are contained in CCR Title 8 and include practices for all industries (General Industrial Safety Orders), and specific practices for construction and other industries. The routine transport, use, and disposal of hazardous materials at the project site during construction and operation would be performed in accordance with the requirements of CCR Title 8, which would minimize potential health hazards for construction workers, landscapers, maintenance personnel, and residents. As such, impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, a GPA proposes the establishment of two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA.

Although redevelopment of the parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable, any future development on those parcels would be subject to extensive federal and State regulations, including, without limitation, OSHA, CFR Title 49, and CCR Title 8. As such, the GPA component of the project would result in no impact related to the routine use and transport of hazardous materials, and no mitigation is required.
b. Would the project create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Any hazardous materials used during construction and operation of the project would be regulated by extensive federal and state regulations including OSHA, CFR Title 49, CCR Title 8 and the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) and the Cal/OSHA to ensure impacts from reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions 150
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FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA component of the project would not create a significant hazard through upset and accident conditions as the GPA does not result in any physical changes to the subareas within the existing IC land use designation as redevelopment of the parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable. The use of any hazardous materials on the parcels affected by the GPA would be subject to extensive federal and State regulations, including, without limitation, OCFA and OSHA. Therefore, the implementation of the GPA would have no impact related to foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials.
c. Would the project emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The closest school to the project site is Garden Park Elementary School (6562 Stanford Avenue), 0.6 mile west of the project site. As detailed in response to Checklist Question 5.9(a), the transport, use, and storage of hazardous materials during construction and operation of the project would be regulated by the OCFA and the Cal/OSHA.

Some common hazardous materials (e.g., fuels, lubricants, paints, pesticides, household products) would be used at the project site during construction and operational activities. Operational uses, including use of lithium batteries, would be consistent with existing uses on the project site.

Compliance with all applicable federal, State, and local laws for construction and operation of the project would ensure impacts from the emission or handling of hazardous materials within 0.25 mile of an existing or proposed school would remain less than significant. Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As discussed above, the GPA component of the project would not emit hazardous emissions, as the GPA does not result in any physical changes to the subareas within the existing IC land use designation as redevelopment of the parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable. The use and/or emission of hazardous materials, substances, or waste on the parcels affected by the GPA would be subject to extensive federal and State regulations, including, without limitation, OCFA and Cal/OSHA, which would reduce risks to the public. Therefore, the implementation of the GPA would have no impact related to hazardous emissions within 0.25 mile of a school.
d. Would the project be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project site was evaluated via the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) GeoTracker database
22, the California Department of Toxic Substances

22 State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). 2022. Geotracker Database. Website:
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FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The project site and the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA are not included on any list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. Therefore, no impact related to hazardous materials release sites included on the Cortese List would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. e. Would the Project be located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2 miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the Project result in a safety hazard or excessive noise for people residing or working in the Project area? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). In 2016, the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) adopted the Airport Environs Land Use Plan (AELUP) for the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) Los Alamitos at 11206 Lexington Drive in Los Alamitos, approximately 2 miles west of the project site. The AELUP
25 indicates that western Garden Grove, including the project site, is within the AELUP Planning Area and the JFTB Notification Area.26 The Garden Grove General Plan Land Use Element contains policies to assure new development would be consistent with the AELUP.27 The project includes the construction of a mezzanine within an existing warehouse building, which would not result in a safety hazard or excessive noise for people residing or working in the vicinity of the project site. No changes or expansion to the existing building would occur that would conflict with height restrictions identified in the AELUP. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA component of the project would not impact land uses related to the AELUP, because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Although redevelopment of the parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably foreseeable, any potential future land uses on those parcels would be required to comply with the

23 California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). 2022. EnviroStor Database. Website:
https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/ (accessed December 2024). 24 California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). 2020. Cortese List Data Resources. Website:
https://calepa.ca.gov/sitecleanup/corteselist/ (accessed December 2024). 25 Orange County Airport Land Use Commission. 2016. Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos AELUP. 26 Notification Area = Airport Planning Area for JFTB, Los Alamitos. The Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 77 defines the notification area as a 20,000-foot radius from the nearest point of the nearest runway with its longest runway being more than 3,200 feet in actual length, excluding heliports. 27 City of Garden Grove. 2008c. Garden Grove General Plan 2030. Chapter 2, Land Use Element. 152
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Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The City of Garden Grove follows the Orange County Operational Area Unified Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)28 and the City of Garden Grove Local Hazard Mitigation Plan29 (LHMP). The EOP defines the roles of county agencies in emergency preparedness, emergency response, and hazard mitigation. The City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan provides guidance to better protect the people and property of the City from effects of hazard events. The City of Garden Grove General Plan Safety Element identifies all major public streets as evacuation routes, including Knott Street and Garden Grove Boulevard, both of which are near the project site.30 Regional access to the project site is provided by State Route 22 (SR-22), immediately south of the project site, and Knott Street, located immediately east of the project site. In the event of an emergency, employees working at the project site would be able to evacuate the site via Knott Street. The project would not alter the existing site access or circulation design. The project, which includes construction of a mezzanine within an existing warehouse building, would not impair or interfere with the EOP or LHMP. Therefore, impacts related to emergency access would remain less than significant. Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The proposed GPA component of the project would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55; however, it would not result in physical changes to the established subareas because redevelopment of the parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time. Any future development on the parcels affected by the GPA would be subject to the EOP and LHMP. Therefore, no impact related to an emergency response or evacuation plan would occur with the implementation of the GPA. g. Would the project expose people or structures, either directly or indirectly, to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The project site is surrounded by urban development and is not within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) 31, so the risk of a
wildfire event affecting the site is extremely low. The project would be required to comply with applicable provisions of the California Building Code and California Fire Code, as well as the Garden Grove LHMP mitigation actions related to wildfire.

Prior to final plan check approval, the City of Garden Grove, in coordination with the Orange County Fire Authority, will review the plans for the proposed mezzanine to ensure adequate design features

28 County of Orange. 2023. Orange County Operational Area Unified Emergency Operations Plan. November. 29 City of Garden Grove. 2020. Garden Grove Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. February. 30 City of Garden Grove. 2008b. Garden Grove General Plan 2030. Chapter 11 Safety Element. 31 CAL FIRE. n.d. Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP). Orange County. Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in LRA. Website: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness- and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones/fire-hazard-severity-zones-maps (accessed December 2024). 153

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FAR Amendment (No Impact). Lastly, the GPA component of the project would not result in physical changes to any of the parcels affected by the proposed GPA because the redevelopment of those parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time. Additionally, the project site and affected parcels are fully developed and surrounded for more than a mile in each direction by urban development and are not in a VHFHSZ. Therefore, no impact related to wildland fires would occur with the implementation of the GPA.
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5.10 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project:
a. Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality?

b. Substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the
Project may impede sustainable groundwater management
of the basin?

c. Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious
surfaces, in a manner that would:

i. Result in substantial erosion or siltation on or off site? ii. Substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner that would result in flooding on or off site?

iii. Create or contribute runoff water that would exceed the capacity of existing or planned storm water drainage
systems or provide substantial additional sources of
polluted runoff?

iv. Impede or redirect flood flows?
d. In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, would the Project risk release of pollutants due to Project inundation?
e. Conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan?

5.10.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The California State Water Resources Control Board and nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards regulate the quality of surface water and groundwater bodies throughout California. For Garden Grove, including the project site, the RWQCB is responsible for implementation of the Basin Plan, which establishes water quality standards for the ground and surface waters of the region. Runoff water quality is regulated by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (established through the federal Clean Water Act).

The NPDES program’s objective is to control and reduce pollutant discharges to surface waterbodies. Compliance with NPDES permits is mandated by State and federal statutes and regulations. Locally, the NPDES program is administered by the RWQCB and any construction activities, including grading, which would result in the disturbance of one acre or more of land would require compliance with the General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction and Land Disturbance Activity (Construction General Permit). The project would not result in the disturbance of one acre or more and therefore would not be required to comply with the Construction General Permit.
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Construction activities would remain within the existing building and no water quality degradation would occur as a result of the project. Construction of the project would remain above-ground and would not alter the existing drainage system. Therefore, the project does not violate water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater capacity. No impact would occur, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, a GPA is proposed under the project to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. Any future development on the parcels affected by the proposed GPA would be subject to NPDES requirements and the Construction General Permit. The GPA component of the project would not have impacts related to water quality standards, as the parcels affected by the proposed GPA are fully developed and their redevelopment is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time. No impact would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
b. Would the Project substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the Project may impede sustainable groundwater management of the basin?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The Garden Grove Water Services Division (GGWSD) supplies water to Garden Grove. According to the Garden Grove 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), the City provides water to its residents and customers using a combination of local groundwater from the Orange County Groundwater Basin (OC Basin) and supplemental imported water supply from the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC). 32 The 2020 UWMP also
notes that the City’s water supplies are 100 percent reliable to meet demand for normal year, single dry year, and multiple dry year demands from 2025 to 2045.33 The UWMP estimates water supply and demand based on the land uses in the City. Because the project involves the nominal expansion of an existing land use within Garden Grove, it is already accounted for in the water supply and demand scenarios provided in the UWMP. Water demand associated with commercial/industrial/institutional (CII) is projected to increase by 0.5 percent annual growth between 2025 and 2045.34 According to California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod) output for the project, the project is anticipated to generate a net increase in water demand of 1,837,411 gallons annually (approximately 5.64 acre-feet). The minor increase in water demand and usage from the project within the existing building falls well within the parameters of Citywide economic growth and water demand anticipated in the UWMP.

32 City of Garden Grove. 2021. Garden Grove 2020 Urban Water Management Plan. Executive Summary.

June.
33 City of Garden Grove. 2021. Garden Grove 2020 Urban Water Management Plan. 7.3 Water Service Reliability Assessment. June.
34 City of Garden Grove. 2021. Garden Grove 2020 Urban Water Management Plan. 4.3 Water Use Projections. June.
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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) As noted previously, the project includes the construction of a mezzanine within an existing building.

The development of the project would not increase the impervious surface area of the site. The project does not include changes to the existing stormwater recharge design. Under the project, the project site’s stormwater drainage system would remain unchanged. Therefore, the project would not substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that it impedes sustainable groundwater management of the OC Basin. No impact would occur, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The proposed GPA would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55.

As noted above, the City is expected to meet water demand for all year demands from 2025 to 2045 based on existing land uses, and redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time. The GPA would not affect groundwater supplies, because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to groundwater supplies. Therefore, the GPA component of the project would have no impact related to groundwater supplies.
c. Would the Project substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner that would: (i) Result in substantial erosion or siltation on or off site; (ii) Substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner that would result in flooding on or off site; (iii) Create or contribute runoff water that would exceed the capacity of existing or planned storm water drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff; or (iv) Impede or redirect flood flows? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project site is developed and is not occupied by a stream or river. The project would not alter the existing drainage pattern of the site because no increase of impervious surfaces is proposed under the project. The project consists of the construction of a mezzanine within an existing building, with no changes to the exterior of the building or project site.

According to the most recent Flood Insurance Rate Map,35 the project site is within Flood Zone X (Other Areas).36 As discussed above, the project would not alter the existing drainage pattern of the project site. Construction of the project would occur above ground, and within the existing building.

Therefore, the project would not result in substantial erosion or siltation on or off site, substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner that would result in flooding on or off site, or create or contribute runoff water that would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff. No impact would occur, and mitigation is not required.

35 Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2009. National Flood Insurance Program, Flood Insurance Rate Map. City of Garden Grove.
36 Flood Zone X (other flood areas) correspond to areas between the limits of the 0.2 percent annual chance (500 year) flood and areas of 1 percent annual chance (100 year) flood. No base flood elevations or depths have been determined.
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d. In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, would the Project risk release of pollutants due to Project inundation?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The project site is not located within a designated 100-year special flood hazard area. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Map 06059C0119J (December 3, 2009), the project site is located within Flood Zone X. According to the Department of Conservation Tsunami Hazard Area Map
37, the project site is not within a California Tsunami Hazard Area. In addition, there are no large bodies of water near the project site. Therefore, seiches and tsunamis are not a concern of the project, and the risk of project inundation is low. Therefore, impacts associated with flood hazards, tsunamis, or seiches, or release of pollutants due to project inundation would be less than significant. Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA proposed under the project would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The project site and other parcels affected by the proposed GPA are not within a designated 100-year special flood hazard area or tsunami hazard area, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to project inundation in flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones. Therefore, the GPA component of the project would have no impact related to project inundation in flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones.
e. Would the Project conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The project would not substantially contribute to groundwater depletion, nor would it interfere with groundwater recharge. The project does not propose changes to groundwater, including direct additions or withdrawals. Furthermore, construction proposed by the project would remain within the existing building, above ground, resulting in no impairment or alteration in direction or rate of groundwater flow. Since the project would not inhibit groundwater recharge potential, and the GGWSD determined the project has adequate water supply to meet demands through the year 2045 under normal year, single dry year, and multiple dry year conditions, the project would not conflict with any applicable water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

37 California Department of Conservation. 2022. Orange County Tsunami Hazard Areas Map. Website:
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5.11 LAND USE AND PLANNING

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project:
a. Physically divide an established community?
b. Cause a significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect?

5.11.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project physically divide an established community? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The physical division of an established community typically refers to the construction of a physical feature (such as an interstate or railroad tracks) or removal of a means of access (such as a local road or bridge) that would impair mobility within an existing community, or between a community and outlying area. For instance, the construction of an interstate highway or railroad track through an existing community may constrain travel from one side of the community to another; similarly, such construction may also impair the travel to areas outside the community.

The project does not include the installation of infrastructure or roadways that would divide an existing community or separate existing residential uses from other residential or commercial uses.

The project would consist of construction of a mezzanine within an existing building and would not alter the existing setting of the surrounding area. Therefore, no impact related to the division of established community would result from development of the project. Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The GPA does not result in any physical changes to the subareas within the existing IC land use designation, as there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA.

Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to established communities. Therefore, no impact related to an established community would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. b. Would the Project cause a significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The City of Garden Grove General Plan land use designation for the project site is IC. This designation allows for uses including, but not limited to, manufacturing, light manufacturing, food products, compounding, and laboratory uses. The maximum allowed FAR under the General Plan Land Use Designation IC is 0.50. The additional mezzanine office space 160
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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) would increase the FAR to 0.53. In order for the project site to remain in compliance with the General Plan Land Use designation and associated maximum FAR, an Amendment to the General Plan is proposed to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation. With implementation of the GPA, the project would be consistent with the General Plan Land Use policies and requirements of the City’s Zoning Code. It should also be noted that the project would facilitate the expansion of an existing business in Garden Grove, which is generally consistent with the goals and policies outlined in the Economic Development Element of the City’s General Plan. Therefore, the project would result in no impact related to potential conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The GPA does not result in any physical changes to the subareas within the existing IC land use designation as there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA.

Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to established communities. Therefore, no impact related to an established community would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.

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5.12 MINERAL RESOURCES

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project:
a. Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the State?

b. Result in the loss of availability of a locally-important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan?

5.12.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the State?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). In 1975, the California Legislature enacted the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, which, among other things, provided guidelines for the classification and designation of mineral lands. Areas are classified on the basis of geologic factors without regard to existing land use and land ownership. The areas are categorized into four Mineral Resource Zones (MRZs):
• MRZ-1: An area where adequate information indicates that no significant mineral deposits are present, or where it is judged that little likelihood exists for their presence. • MRZ-2: An area where adequate information indicates that significant mineral deposits are present, or where it is judged that a high likelihood exists for their presence. • MRZ-3: An area containing mineral deposits, the significance of which cannot be evaluated. • MRZ-4: An area where available information is inadequate for assignment to any other MRZ.

Of the four categories, lands classified as MRZ-2 are of the greatest importance. Such areas are underlain by demonstrated mineral resources or are located where geologic data indicate that significant measured or indicated resources are present. MRZ-2 areas are designated by the Mining and Geology Board as being “regionally significant” (California Surface Mining and Reclamation Policies and Procedures 2000). Such designations require that a Lead Agency’s land use decisions involving designated areas be made in accordance with its mineral resource management policies and that it considers the importance of the mineral resource to the region or the State as a whole, not just to the Lead Agency’s jurisdiction.
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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) No known mineral resources exist within the City.38 Implementation of the project would not result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and residents of the State. Therefore, no impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. No known mineral resources exist in the vicinity of the project site or the other parcels that would be affected by the proposed GPA. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to known mineral resources.

Therefore, the GPA component of the project would have no impact related to known mineral resources.
b. Would the Project result in the loss of availability of a locally-important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). According to the City General Plan 2030 Conservation Element, no known mineral resource recovery sites exist within the City. Therefore, the project would not result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan. Therefore, no impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, under the project, a GPA is proposed to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to locally-important mineral resource recovery sites.

The GPA component of the project would have no impact related to locally-important mineral resource recovery sites as there are no known sites within the vicinity of the project site and the other parcels that would be affected by the proposed GPA.

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5.13 NOISE

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project result in:
a. Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent
increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the Project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies?

b. Generation of excessive groundborne vibration or
groundborne noise levels?
c. For a project located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2
miles of a public airport or public use
airport, would the Project expose people residing or working in the Project area to excessive noise levels?

The information and analysis in this section is based, in part, on the Noise and Vibration Impact Analysis for the Warehouse project at 12821 Knott Street LSA Associates, Inc. prepared on January 17, 2025 (Appendix B).

5.13.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project result in generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the Project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The following describes how short-term construction and long-term operation noise impacts of the project would be less than significant, according to the standards set forth in the City’s General Plan Noise Element.

Short-Term Construction Noise Impacts. Two types of short-term noise impacts would occur during project construction. The first type would be from construction crew commutes and the transport of construction equipment and materials to the project site and would incrementally raise noise levels on roadways leading to the site. The pieces of construction equipment for construction activities would move on site, would remain for the duration of each construction phase, and would not add to the daily traffic volume in the vicinity of the project site. Although there would be a relatively high single-event noise exposure potential causing intermittent noise nuisance (passing trucks at 50 ft would generate up to a maximum of 84 A-weighted decibels [dBA]), the effect on longer-term ambient noise levels would be small because the number of daily construction-related vehicle trips is small compared to the existing daily traffic volume on Knott Street. The building construction and architectural coating phase are the only phases of construction for this project and would overlap, which would have an acoustical equivalent traffic volume of 90 passenger car equivalent based on the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod) (Version 2022.1) results contained in Attachment B of the Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Technical Memorandum for the 12821 Knott 164
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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) Street Project.39 Knott Street and Garden Grove Boulevard would be used to access the project site, and the existing average daily traffic (ADT) volumes are 33,000 and 17,000, respectively, based on the 2024 Traffic Flow Map (OCTA 2024). Based on the information above, construction-related traffic would increase noise by up to 0.02 dBA. A noise level increase of less than 1 dBA would not be perceptible to the human ear. Therefore, short-term construction-related noise impacts associated with worker commutes and equipment transport to the project site would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required.

The second type of short-term noise impact is related noise generated from construction activities.

Construction is performed in discrete steps, each of which has its own mix of equipment and, consequently, its own noise characteristics. The project anticipates only building construction and architectural coating phases of construction. These various sequential phases change the character of the noise generated on a project site. Therefore, the noise levels vary as construction progresses.

Despite the variety in the type and size of construction equipment, similarities in the dominant noise sources and patterns of operation allow construction-related noise ranges to be categorized by work phase. Table 5.H lists the L
max recommended for noise impact assessments for typical construction equipment included in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Construction Noise Handbook (2006), based on a distance of 50 ft between the equipment and a noise receptor.

Table 5.I lists the anticipated construction equipment for each construction phase based on the CalEEMod (Version 2022.1) results contained in Attachment B of the Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Technical Memorandum for the 12821 Knott Street Project (LSA 2025a). Table 5.I shows the combined noise level at 50 ft from all of the equipment in each phase and the L eq noise level for
each equipment type at 50 ft based on the quantity, reference instantaneous maximum (Lmax) noise level at 50 ft, and acoustical usage factor. Although the construction of the project would be primarily inside the existing warehouse building, the anticipated construction equipment would operate at the exterior of the existing warehouse building at the west side of the project site, approximately 100 feet from the nearest residential receptor property line, near the existing truck loading dock. As shown in Table 5.I, construction noise levels would reach up to 85.1 L eq at a
distance of 50 ft.

The closest residential property line is approximately 100 ft from where construction equipment would operate near the existing warehouse building and may be subject to short-term construction noise reaching 79.1 dBA L
eq generated by construction activities on the project site. Construction noise is temporary and would stop once project construction is completed. Project construction activities shall be limited to between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. as specified in Section

8.47.060(D) of the City’s Municipal Code and would ensure construction-related noise would not be generated during the more sensitive nighttime hours. Furthermore, construction-related noise levels would be below the FTA noise level standard of 80 dBA L eq for residential uses. Therefore,
noise levels generated from project construction would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required.

39 LSA Associates, Inc. 2025a. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Technical Memorandum for the 12821 Knott Street Project.
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Equipment Description Acoustical Usage Factor (%)1 Maximum Noise Level (Lmax) at 50 ft2 Backhoes 40 80
Compactor (ground) 20 80
Compressor (air) 40 80
Concrete Mixer Truck 40 85
Cranes 16 85
Dozers 40 85
Dump Trucks 40 84
Excavators 40 85
Flat Bed Trucks 40 84
Manlift (Forklift) 20 85
Front-end Loaders 40 80
Generator 50 82
Graders 40 85
Jackhammers 20 85
Pavement Scarifier 20 85
Paver 50 77
Pickup Truck 40 55
Pneumatic Tools 50 85
Pumps 50 77
Rock Drills 20 85
Rollers 20 85
Scrapers 40 85
Tractors 40 84
Welder/Torch 40 73
Source: Table 1, FHWA Roadway Construction Noise Model User’s Guide (FHWA 2006).

Note: Noise levels reported in this table are rounded to the nearest whole number. 1 Usage factor is the percentage of time during a construction noise operation that a piece of construction equipment is operating at full power.
2 Maximum noise levels were developed based on Specification 721.560 from the Central Artery/Tunnel program to be consistent with the City of Boston’s Noise Code for the “Big Dig” project.

FHWA = Federal Highway Administration
ft = foot/feet
Lmax = maximum instantaneous sound level

Table 5.I: Summary of Construction Phase, Equipment, and Noise Levels Construction Phase Construction Equipment Quantity
Reference
Noise Level
at 50 ft
(dBA Lmax)
Acoustical
Usage
Factor1
(%)
Noise Level
at 50 ft
(dBA Leq)
Combined
Noise Level
at 50 ft
(dBA Leq)
Building Construction
Forklifts 2 85 20 81.0

85.1 Backhoe 2 80 40 79.0
Front-End Loaders 3 80 40 80.8
Architectural Coating Air Compressors 1 80 40 76.0 76.0 Source: Compiled by LSA (2025).
1 The acoustical usage factor is the percentage of time during a construction noise operation that a piece of construction equipment operates at full power.
dBA = A-weighted decibel(s)
ft = foot/feet
Leq = equivalent continuous sound level
Lmax = maximum instantaneous noise level

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P:\2024\20241951 Garden Grove 12821 Knott ISMND\IS\Distribution\IS\LSA_GG 12821 Knott St_ISND_Draft_20250616.docx (06/16/25) Long-Term Traffic Noise Impacts. The project is estimated to generate a net new ADT volume of 112, which would consist of automobiles from the additional office space based on the Transportation Memorandum for the 12821 Knott Street Project (LSA 2025b). The existing ADT volumes of 33,000 and 17,000 along Knott Street and Garden Grove Boulevard in the vicinity of the project site, respectively, were obtained from the 2024 Traffic Flow Map (OCTA 2024). It takes a doubling of traffic to increase traffic noise levels by 3 dBA. Based on the information above, project- related traffic on Knott Street and Garden Grove Boulevard would increase traffic noise levels by up to 0.03 dBA. A noise level increase of less than 3 dBA would not be perceptible to the human ear in an outdoor environment. Therefore, traffic noise impacts from project-related traffic on off-site sensitive receptors would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required.

Long-Term Stationary Source Noise Impacts. Operations of the project would include truck delivery and truck loading and unloading activities, parking lot activities; and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The following provides a detailed noise analysis, discussion of each stationary noise source, and the potential operational noise increase:
• Truck Delivery and Truck Loading and Unloading Activities: Truck delivery and truck unloading activities would occur at the west side of the existing warehouse building during the hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., which is the same as the existing condition. Also, the number of trucks and the intensity of truck unloading activities would remain the same because the existing warehouse capacity would remain the same as the existing warehouse under the project. Given this, noise generated from truck delivery and truck unloading activities would be similar to the existing condition, and a project-related noise increase is not anticipated.

Therefore, noise generated from truck delivery and truck unloading activities would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required.
• Parking Activities: The project would not modify the existing parking lot because the existing 198 parking spaces is more than the required parking spaces under the existing and proposed warehouse project. The required number of parking spaces under the existing and proposed project is 173 and 183 parking spaces, respectively. Based on the increase of required parking spaces, the increase in parking activities and associated noise would be minimal because the increase in parking activities would not double. As described above, it takes a doubling of sound energy to increase noise levels by 3 dBA. A noise level increase of less than 3 dBA would not be perceptible to the human ear in an outdoor environment. Therefore, noise generated from parking activities on the project site would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required.
• Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Noise: The existing warehouse building has approximately 12 rooftop HVAC units based on an aerial photo survey. The project may include additional rooftop HVAC equipment for the proposed mezzanine office space. The additional HVAC equipment would operate during the hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. along with the existing rooftop HVAC equipment. Also, it is assumed that the number of additional rooftop HVAC units, if any, would be minimal. It takes a doubling of sound energy to increase noise levels by 3 dBA. A noise level increase of less than 3 dBA would not be 167

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In summary, the project would not result in the generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies. Through compliance with the City’s Municipal Code pertaining to noise, no substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project site in excess of applicable standards would occur. With no impacts resulting from short-term and long-term ambient noise, impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not result in generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels because the proposed GPA does not include any changes in land uses. In addition, redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to ambient noise. Therefore, no impact would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. b. Would the Project result in generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Vibration refers to ground-borne noise and perceptible motion. Ground-borne vibration is almost exclusively a concern inside buildings and is rarely perceived as a problem outdoors, where the motion may be discernible, but without the effects associated with the shaking of a building there is less adverse reaction. Vibration energy propagates from a source through intervening soil and rock layers to the foundations of nearby buildings. The vibration then propagates from the foundation throughout the remainder of the structure. Building vibration may be perceived by occupants as the motion of building surfaces, the rattling of items on shelves or hanging on walls, or a low-frequency rumbling noise. The rumbling noise is caused by the vibration of walls, floors, and ceilings that radiate sound waves. Annoyance from vibration often occurs when the vibration exceeds the threshold of perception by 10 vibration velocity decibels (VdB) or less. This is an order of magnitude below the damage threshold for normal buildings.

Typical sources of ground-borne vibration are construction activities (e.g., blasting, pile driving, and operating heavy-duty earthmoving equipment), steel-wheeled trains, and occasional traffic on rough roads. Ground-borne vibration and noise from these sources are usually localized to areas within approximately 100 feet (ft) from the vibration source, although there are examples of ground-borne vibration causing interference out to distances greater than 200 ft (see the Federal Transit Administration’s [FTA] 2018 Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual). When roadways are smooth, vibration from traffic, even heavy trucks, is rarely perceptible. It is assumed for most projects that the roadway surface will be smooth enough that ground-borne vibration from street traffic will not exceed the impact criteria; however, both construction of a project and freight 168
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Ground-borne noise is not likely to be a problem because noise arriving via the normal airborne path will usually be greater than ground-borne noise. Ground-borne vibration has the potential to disturb people and damage buildings. Although it is very rare for train-induced ground-borne vibration to cause cosmetic building damage, it is not uncommon for heavy duty construction processes (e.g., blasting and pile driving) to cause vibration of sufficient amplitudes to damage nearby buildings (FTA 2018). Ground-borne vibration is usually measured in terms of vibration velocity, either the root- mean-square (RMS) velocity or peak particle velocity (PPV). The RMS is best for characterizing human response to building vibration, and PPV is used to characterize potential for damage. Decibel notation acts to compress the range of numbers required to describe vibration. Vibration velocity level in decibels is defined as:

Lv = 20 log10 [V/Vref]
where “L
v” is the VdB, “V” is the RMS velocity amplitude, and “Vref” is the reference velocity amplitude, or 1 × 10-6 inches/second (in/sec) used in the United States.

Short-Term Construction Vibration Impacts. This construction vibration impact analysis discusses the level of human annoyance using vibration levels in RMS (VdB) and assesses the potential for building damage using vibration levels in PPV (in/sec). Vibration levels calculated in RMS velocity are best for characterizing human response to building vibration, whereas vibration levels in PPV are best for characterizing damage potential.

Table 5.J shows the reference vibration levels at a distance of 25 ft for each type of standard construction equipment from the Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual (FTA 2018). Project construction is expected to require the use of loaded trucks, which would generate ground-borne vibration levels of up to 0.076 PPV (in/sec) when measured at 25 ft. Jackhammers, bulldozers, and other vibration-generating construction equipment would not be used because the project primarily consists of the addition of an approximately 10,000 sf mezzanine within an existing warehouse building as described above.

Table 5.J: Vibration Source Amplitudes for Construction Equipment Equipment Reference PPV (in/sec) at 25 ft
Pile Driver (Impact), Typical 0.644
Pile Driver (Sonic), Typical 0.170
Vibratory Roller 0.210
Hoe Ram 0.089
Large Bulldozer 0.089
Caisson Drilling 0.089
Loaded Trucks1 0.076
Jackhammer 0.035
Small Bulldozer 0.003
Source: Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual (FTA 2018). 1 The equipment shown in bold is expected to be used on site. ft = foot/feet
FTA = Federal Transit Administration
in/sec = inches per second
PPV = peak particle velocity
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The formula for vibration transmission is provided below:

LvdB (D) = LvdB (25 ft) - 30 Log (D/25)
PPVequip = PPVref x (25/D)1.5
Table 5.K lists the projected vibration levels from loaded trucks on the project site to the nearest buildings in the project vicinity. Areas where loaded trucks would operate on the project site include the truck loading dock area west of the warehouse building and on-site access routes north and south of the warehouse building leading to the loading dock area. As shown in Table 5.K, the closest receptors are residential buildings approximately 80 ft away and would experience a vibration level of up to 71 VdB. This vibration level would not have the potential to result in community annoyance because vibration levels would not exceed the FTA community annoyance threshold of 78 VdB for daytime residences. Other building structures that surround the project site would experience lower vibration levels because they are farther away.

Table 5.K: Potential Construction Vibration Annoyance
Land Use Direction Equipment/
Activity
Reference
Vibration Level
(VdB) at 25 ft
Distance to
Structure (ft)1
Vibration Level
(VdB)
Commercial North Loaded trucks 86 125 65
Industrial East Loaded trucks 86 170 61
Office Southeast Loaded trucks 86 145 63
Residential West Loaded trucks 86 80 71
Source: Compiled by LSA (2025).

Note: The FTA threshold perception is 65 VdB.
1 Distance from where loaded trucks operate on the project site to the nearest receptor. ft = foot/feet
FTA = Federal Transit Administration
VdB = vibration velocity decibel(s)

Table 5.L lists the projected vibration levels from loaded trucks on the project site at the project construction boundary to the nearest buildings in the project vicinity. As shown in Table 5.L, the closest buildings from the project site’s property line are residential buildings approximately 15 ft away and would experience a vibration level of up to 0.164 PPV (in/sec). This vibration level would not have the potential to result in building damage because these residential buildings are conservatively assumed to have been built using nonengineered timber and/or masonry construction, and the anticipated project-related vibration levels would not exceed the FTA vibration damage threshold of 0.20 PPV (in/sec). Other building structures that surround the project site would experience lower vibration levels because they are farther away and are also conservatively assumed to have been built using nonengineered timber and/or masonry construction. Therefore, construction vibration impacts during project construction would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required.
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Land Use Direction Equipment/Activity
Reference Vibration
Level at 25 ft Distance to
Structure (ft)1
Vibration Level
PPV (in/sec) PPV (in/sec)
Commercial North Loaded trucks 0.076 100 0.010
Industrial East Loaded trucks 0.076 130 0.006
Office Southeast Loaded trucks 0.076 100 0.010
Residential West Loaded trucks 0.076 15 0.164
Source: Compiled by LSA (2025).

Note: The FTA-recommended building damage threshold is 0.20 PPV (in/sec) at the receiving nonengineered timber and masonry building.
1 Distance from the project construction boundary to the building. ft = foot/feet
FTA = Federal Transit Administration
in/sec = inches per second
PPV = peak particle velocity

Long-Term Vibration Impacts (Operations). The project would not generate vibration. In addition, vibration levels generated from project-related traffic on the roadways (Knott Street and Garden Grove Boulevard) leading to the project site are unusual for on-road vehicles because the rubber tires and suspension systems of on-road vehicles provide vibration isolation. Vibration generated from operations of the project would be minimal to negligible. Therefore, vibration impacts from project-related operations would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The proposed GPA would not result in generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels. No impact related to generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
c. For a Project located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2 miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the Project expose people residing or working in the Project area to excessive noise levels? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The closest airport to the project site is JFTB Los Alamitos, which is 2 miles northwest of the project site. Based on the Airport Environs Land Use Plan for Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos (ALUC 2017), the project site is well beyond the 60 dBA CNEL noise contour. Also, there are no private airstrips within 2 miles of the project site. Therefore, the project would not expose people working in the project vicinity to aviation-related excessive noise levels, and this topic is not further discussed. No Impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

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5.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project:
a. Induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)?

b. Displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?

5.14.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The project is an industrial/commercial mixed- use development consisting of the construction of an approximate 10,338 sf of mezzanine office space within an existing 173,000 sf warehouse building. Since the project is not proposing residential uses, there would be no new generation of residents in Garden Grove. The project may generate an additional 10 to 15 employees, which represents a negligible increase to the total population of the City. In addition, the number of employees is limited by the capacity of parking lot spaces which would not change under the project. As such, implementation of the project is consistent with planned growth within Garden Grove, and the project would not directly or indirectly induce growth in the City. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, under the project, a GPA is proposed to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not induce substantial unplanned population growth because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Additionally, redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to substantial unplanned population growth. No impact related to substantial unplanned population growth would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
b. Would the Project displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
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FAR Amendment (No Impact). As discussed above, the proposed GPA would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site. None of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA contain housing units and their redevelopment is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to housing displacement. Therefore, the GPA component of the project would not displace people or housing, and no impact would occur.

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5.15 PUBLIC SERVICES

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project:
a. Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental 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:

i. Fire protection?
ii. Police protection?
iii. Schools?
iv. Parks?
v. Other public facilities?

5.15.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental 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: (i) Fire protection? (ii) Police protection? (iii) Schools? (iv) Parks? (v) Other public facilities?
i. Fire Protection.

Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) provides fire and emergency medical services to the City of Garden Grove with seven fire stations throughout the City. OCFA Fire Station 85, located at 12751 Western Avenue, approximately 0.40 miles east of the project site, is the nearest fire station to the project site. 40 The project site is
already served by OCFA, and the project would introduce an additional 10 to 15 employees. The proposed mezzanine would provide additional office space for employees and would not increase manufacturing operations on the project site. Thus, the project would not increase fire risk on the project site. The additional employees represent a negligible increase in OCFA’s service capacity.

Therefore, the project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or expanded fire facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance standards. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA component of the project would not result in physical changes that would impact fire protection services. The GPA would increase the allowable industrial

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Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD), located at 11301 Acacia Parkway provides police protection services throughout the City. The GGPD is approximately 5.3 miles east of the project site. The project would construct a mezzanine within an existing warehouse building to provide office space for an additional 10 to 15 employees. The increase in employees represents a negligible increase in the GGPD’s service capacity. Therefore, the project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or expanded police facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance standards.

Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As discussed above, the GPA component of the project would not result in physical changes that would impact police protection services. The GPA would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time. Any future development on the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA would be within the service capacity of GGPD. Therefore, no impact to police protection services would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.
iii. Schools
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The project site proposes the modest expansion of an existing industrial business and does not provide any residential uses that would substantially increase Garden Grove’s population. The City is served by the Garden Grove Unified School District, which serves nearly 39,000 students.
41 The closest school to the project site is Garden Park Elementary School, 0.6 mile west of the project site. The project proposes the construction of a mezzanine within an existing building, which would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or expanded school facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA proposed under the project would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. Residential uses would not be allowed on the project site or any of the parcels affected by the proposed GPA. Additionally, redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would

41 Garden Grove Unified School District. District Overview. About Us. Website: https://www.ggusd.us/ district/about-us (accessed December 2024)
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Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). See Section 5.16, Recreation, for analysis on parks. Impacts were found to be less than significant.

FAR Amendment. No Impact. As discussed above, the GPA component of the project would not result in physical changes that would impact police protection services. The GPA would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time. Any future development on the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA would not affect any existing or foreseeable future park facilities in the City. Therefore, no impact to parks would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.
v. Other Public Facilities.

Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Development of the project would not substantially increase demand for other public services, including libraries, community centers, and public healthcare facilities, since the project involves the modest expansion of an existing industrial business and would not include the development of new residential uses that could result in demand for public facilities.

As detailed in Section 5.14, the project would not include substantial population growth in Garden Grove or the region, as the project is consistent with the existing capacity of the warehouse building. The increase in land use or development intensity is negligible and no potential cumulative overburdening of other public facilities is expected to occur. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA proposed under the project would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. Redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable; therefore, no changes in development intensity and the corresponding demand for public services are expected on those parcels. Therefore, the GPA component of the project would have no impact on public facilities in the City.

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5.16 RECREATION

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
a. Would the Project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated?

b. Does the Project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment?

5.16.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated?
or
b. Does the Project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The project involves the modest expansion of an existing industrial use through the construction of an approximately 10,338 sf mezzanine providing additional office space within an existing 173,000 sf warehouse building. Since the project is not proposing residential uses, the project would not add residents to the City that would result in the need to construct or expand recreational facilities. Although the project may generate an additional 10 to 15 employees who may increase the use of parks/recreational facilities, this increase would be negligible. No substantial physical deterioration of the neighborhood or regional parks would occur or be accelerated. Impacts are less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As previously mentioned, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect recreational facilities because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, any future development on those parcels would be unlikely to result in a substantial population growth that would increase use of parks and cause physical deterioration. No impact related to recreational facilities would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.

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5.17 TRANSPORTATION

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project:
a. Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy
addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities?

b. Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines §15064.3, subdivision (b)?
c. Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?

d. Result in inadequate emergency access?

The discussion and analysis below are based on the Transportation Memorandum for the 12821 Knott Street Project (Appendix C) prepared by LSA Associates, Inc. and dated January 20, 2025.

5.17.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). To assess the impact of the project on the surrounding circulation system, LSA calculated the existing and proposed project’s potential trip generation.

The project would add 10,338 sf of mezzanine (office) space to the existing warehouse building, increasing the total office area to 38,247 sf. The potential trip generation for the project was developed using rates from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition) for Land Use 710 – “General Office Building.” Table A (provided in Attachment B of Appendix C) presents the project’s potential trip generation.

Trip generation for the existing and proposed uses were developed using rates from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition) for Land Use 150 – “Warehousing, Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban” and Land Use 710 – “General Office Building, Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban.” Truck percentages for the warehousing use were obtained from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) as recommended for warehousing uses. Based on the Warehouse Truck Trip Study Data Results and Usage, 42 31
percent of the trips are trucks. The 31 percent truck mix was 6.8 percent 2-axle, 5.5 percent 3-axle, and 18.7 percent 4-axle or more. The truck trips were converted to passenger car equivalents (PCEs) as a conservative analysis using the following factors: 1.0 for cars, 1.5 for 2-axle trucks, 2.0 for 3-axle trucks, and 3.0 for 4-axle or more trucks. PCE trips are typically examined for LOS purposes and

42 South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2014. Warehouse Truck Trip Study Data Results and Usage.

July.
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Table 5.M: Project Trip Generation
Land Use Size Unit PCE3 Daily AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour In Out Total In Out Total
Trip Rates1,2
Warehousing (cars) tsf 1.180 0.089 0.028 0.117 0.035 0.089 0.124 Warehousing (2-axle trucks) tsf 0.116 0.009 0.003 0.012 0.003 0.009 0.012 Warehousing (3-axle trucks) tsf 0.094 0.007 0.002 0.009 0.003 0.007 0.010 Warehousing (4-axle trucks) tsf 0.320 0.025 0.007 0.032 0.009 0.025 0.034 Warehousing (total) tsf 1.710 0.130 0.040 0.170 0.050 0.130 0.180 Office tsf 10.840 1.340 0.180 1.520 0.240 1.200 1.440 Existing Trip Generation (in PCEs)
Warehousing (cars) tsf 1.0 171 13 4 17 5 13 18
Warehousing (2-axle trucks) tsf 1.5 25 2 1 3 1 2 3
Warehousing (3-axle trucks) tsf 2.0 27 2 1 3 1 2 3
Warehousing (trucks) tsf 3.0 139 11 3 14 4 11 15
Warehousing (Truck Sum) tsf - 191 15 5 20 6 15 21
Warehousing Total (Cars+Trucks) 145.171 tsf - 362 28 9 37 11 28 39 Office 27.909 tsf 1.0 303 37 5 42 7 33 40
Total 173.080 tsf - 665 65 14 79 18 61 79
Project Trip Generation (in PCEs)
Warehousing (cars) tsf 1.0 171 13 4 17 5 13 18
Warehousing (2-axle trucks) tsf 1.5 25 2 1 3 1 2 3
Warehousing (3-axle trucks) tsf 2.0 27 2 1 3 1 2 3
Warehousing (4-axle trucks) tsf 3.0 139 11 3 14 4 11 15 Warehousing (Truck Sum) tsf - 191 15 5 20 6 15 21
Warehousing Total (Cars+Trucks) 145.171 tsf - 362 28 9 37 11 28 39 Office4 38.247 tsf 1.0 415 51 7 58 9 45 54
Total 183.418 tsf - 777 79 16 95 20 73 93
Net Trip Generation (Project - Existing) 112 14 2 16 2 12 14 1 Trip rates referenced from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual, 11th Edition (2021).

Land Use Code 150 - Warehousing, Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban Land Use Code 710 - General Office Building, Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban 2 Trips were converted to passenger vehicles and trucks based on the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) requirements for warehouse projects. Based on the Warehouse Truck Trip Study Data Results and Usage (SCAQMD, July 2014), 31% of the trips are trucks. The 31% truck mix was 6.8% 2-axle, 5.5% 3-axle, and 18.7% 4-axle or more. 3 Trips were converted to PCEs using the following factors: 1.0 for cars, 1.5 for 2-axle trucks, 2.0 for 3-axle trucks, and 3.0 for 4-axle or more trucks.
4 The addition of 10,338 sf office use (mezzanine space), increasing the total office area to 38,247 sf.

PCE = passenger car equivalent
tsf = thousand square feet (or thousand-square-foot)

As shown on Table 5.M, the existing warehouse use is estimated to generate 37 PCE trips in the a.m. peak hour, 39 PCE trips in the p.m. peak hour, and 362 daily PCE trips. This includes 17 automobile trips in the a.m. peak hour, 18 automobile trips in the p.m. peak hour, and 171 daily automobile trips. Truck PCE trips are estimated to represent 20 trips in the a.m. peak hour, 21 trips in the p.m. peak hour, and 191 daily trips.
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The project would add 10,338 sf of mezzanine (office) space to the existing warehouse building, increasing the total office area to 38,247 sf and the total building area to 183,418 sf.

Table 5.M also presents the project’s potential trip generation. The increased office space would generate 58 trips during the a.m. peak hour, 54 trips during the p.m. peak hour and 415 daily trips.

With the warehousing use unchanged (362 daily PCE trips, 37 a.m. peak-hour trips, and 39 p.m. peak-hour trips of which Truck PCE trips represent 20 trips in the a.m. peak hour, 21 trips in the p.m. peak hour, and 191 daily trips), the entire site (183,418 sf) is estimated to generate 95 PCE trips in the a.m. peak hour, 93 PCE trips in the p.m. peak hour and 777 daily PCE trips. As shown in Table

5.M, after accounting for the existing use (Project-Existing) the project (the addition of 10,338 sf of office use) is expected to generate 112 daily auto trips, including 16 auto trips (14 inbound and 2 outbound) during the a.m. peak hour and 14 auto trips (2 inbound and 12 outbound) during the p.m. peak hour.

The City’s General Plan Circulation Element provides policy direction for the transportation system and links circulation strategies with those of population growth, environmental quality, and economic well-being. The Circulation Element establishes key goals, polices, programs, and requirements for achieving a transportation system that balances the needs of all road users. The project would not remove any sidewalks, bus shelters, obstruct any bicycle lanes or make any modifications to any transportation facilities (e.g., vehicular, transit, bicycle, or pedestrian).

Therefore, the project would not conflict with the Circulation Element. Impacts would be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not conflict with the Circulation Element because the proposed GPA does not include any changes in land uses. In addition, redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to the City’s General Plan Circulation Element.

Therefore, no impact would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. b. Would the Project conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines §15064.3, subdivision (b)? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, Subdivision (b), states that for land use projects, transportation impacts are to be measured by evaluating the project’s VMT, as outlined in the following:
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VMT is the amount and distance of automobile travel attributable to a project. According to the 2018 Office of Planning and Research (OPR) Technical Advisory, “automobile” refers to “on-road passenger vehicles, specifically cars and light trucks.” Project VMT Screening Determination
The City VMT Guidelines outline three screening criteria for land use projects:
• Transit Priority Area (TPA) Screening: Projects within a TPA that meet criteria such as minimum FARs may be presumed to have a less than significant VMT impact. The project is not within a TPA; therefore, this criterion does not apply.
• Low-VMT-Area Screening: Projects in low-VMT-generating areas may be presumed to have a less than significant VMT impact. The project is not in such an area; therefore, this criterion does not apply.
• Project Type Screening: Certain land use types (e.g., local-serving retail uses, schools, and gas stations), projects generating 110 daily vehicle trips, and warehousing uses up to 63,000 square feet are presumed to have a less than significant VMT impact. The existing use generates 665 daily trips; with the addition of the project, the site would generate 777 daily trips resulting in a net increase of 112 daily trips, slightly exceeding the daily trip threshold. Therefore, this criterion does not apply.

Based on the VMT screening criteria of the City VMT Guidelines, the project is not screened out of a detailed VMT analysis. Therefore, a VMT analysis has been prepared for the project. The VMT analysis methodology and results are presented in the following sections.

VMT Analysis
Detailed VMT Analysis Methodology. As recommended in the City VMT Guidelines, the most recent version of the Orange County Transportation Analysis Model (OCTAM), OCTAM 5.1, was used to conduct the detailed project VMT analysis. Additionally, the City VMT Guidelines recommend use of two types of VMT for land use project evaluation: project-generated VMT and the project’s effect on VMT.

The City VMT Guidelines established VMT per service population (population plus employment) as the metric to evaluate project-generated VMT. The threshold was established as 85 percent of the County of Orange’s (County) baseline average VMT per service population. Therefore, the project would result in a significant VMT impact if the project-generated VMT per service 182
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The project’s potential effect on VMT is determined by comparing the citywide VMT per service population for baseline and cumulative “with project” scenarios with the corresponding “no project” scenarios. The project would result in a significant impact if the citywide roadway VMT per service population increases in the “with project” conditions compared to “no project” conditions. The following is a detailed description of the VMT analysis:

Project Traffic Analysis Zone Update. The first step in preparation of this analysis was to update the traffic analysis zone (TAZ) in OCTAM that includes the project site. Typically, project VMT is estimated by isolating the project in a new TAZ or multiple TAZs, depending on the diversity of project land uses and project size. Since OCTAM does not allow addition of new TAZs, one TAZ was borrowed for this project. Land use from the borrowed TAZ was moved to an adjacent TAZ and the project land use was added to the borrowed TAZ. Moving land use from the borrowed TAZ to an adjacent TAZ does not affect model’s performance while it helps with isolating the project in the model and to determine project VMT and its impact. The project TAZ was used to calculate project-specific VMT per service population.

OCTAM is a socioeconomic model and therefore project land uses should be converted into model employment types. Project land use was converted to socioeconomic data using appropriate regional factors. The land use to employee conversion factors were developed using the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 11th edition. The ITE trip generation manual includes trip generation rates for different land use categories by different units such as square footage, number of units, and/or number of employees. Employee/square footage rate was determined for project use by dividing the daily trip rate per 1,000 sf by daily trip rate per employee. This ratio was used to estimate number of employees per square feet for the project use, which, in turn, was used to estimate total project employees.

A similar approach was used for the cumulative year. It should be noted that, for these purposes, the project land use was included in OCTAM as an additional land use and no shifting of land use/socioeconomic data from the parent TAZ was applied. Therefore, the cumulative VMT analysis can be considered as a conservative estimate.

Model Runs and Project VMT Estimation. Model runs were conducted for the updated “with project” OCTAM scenarios after incorporating the project land use as described above. Project- generated VMT was estimated from the OCTAM outputs using origin-destination trip matrices and multiplying them with the final assignment skim matrices. The Origin/Destination (OD) method for calculating VMT sums all weekday VMT generated by trips with at least one trip-end in the study area and tracks those trips to their origins or destinations. Origins are all vehicle trips that start in a specific TAZ, whereas destinations are all vehicle trips that end in a specific TAZ. The OD method accounts for all trip purposes and therefore provides a more complete estimate of VMT. Origin-destination matrix outputs were used as trips and the trip lengths were derived from the skimming step to estimate OD VMT as recommended in the guidelines. OD matrix outputs include all vehicle trips (all trip purposes) and, hence, no conversion for 183

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Similarly, the OCTAM output roadway volumes were used to estimate citywide roadway VMT per service population for the “no project” and “with project” conditions for both the base and cumulative scenarios.

Project’s Potential VMT Impact. Table 5.N summarizes the City’s significance threshold and project VMT per service population for the base year. As shown in Table 5.N, the project’s potential VMT per service population is anticipated to be 24.2 percent lower than the City’s threshold. Therefore, based on the City VMT Guidelines, the project would not have a significant VMT impact for the base year.

Detailed VMT calculations for the project are provided in Attachment B of Appendix C.

Table 5.N: Threshold and Base Year Project VMT per Service Population City of Garden Grove Threshold (2019
Baseline Orange County)1 Proposed Project Difference % Difference Significant Impact

21.6 16.3 (5.2) -24.2% No
1 Estimated using “no project” OCTAM base year (2019) model runs OCTAM = Orange County Transportation Analysis Model
VMT = vehicle miles traveled

Table 5.O summarizes the significant threshold and the project VMT per service population for the cumulative year. As shown in Table 5.17.C, the project’s cumulative year VMT per service population is anticipated to be 28.4 percent lower than the City’s threshold. Therefore, as stated in the City VMT Guidelines, the project will not have a significant VMT impact for the cumulative year.

Detailed VMT calculations for the project are provided in Attachment B of Appendix C.

Table 5.O: Threshold and Cumulative Year Project VMT per Service Population
City of Garden Grove Threshold
(2019 Baseline Orange County)1 Proposed Project Difference % Difference Significant Impact

21.6 15.4 (6.1) -28.4% No
1 Compiled by LSA using OCTAM (2025).

OCTAM = Orange County Transportation Analysis Model
VMT = vehicle miles traveled

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Detailed VMT calculations for the project are provided in Attachment B of Appendix C.

Table 5.P: Base Year (2019) Citywide Roadway VMT per
Service Population
2019 No Project With Project Difference Percentage
Difference
City of Garden Grove1 11.0 11.0 0.0 0.0%
1 Compiled by LSA using OCTAM (2025).

OCTAM = Orange County Transportation Analysis Model
VMT = vehicle miles traveled

Table 5.Q summarizes the corresponding values for cumulative year. As shown in Table 5.Q, the “with project” citywide roadway VMT per service population remains unchanged compared to the “no project” metric. As such, the project’s effect on VMT for the cumulative year is less than significant.

Table 5.Q: Cumulative Year (2050) Citywide Roadway VMT per Service Population
2050 No Project With Project Difference Percentage
Difference
City of Garden Grove1 11.2 11.2 0.0 0.0%
1 Estimates from OCTAM (2025)
OCTAM = Orange County Transportation Analysis Model
VMT = vehicle miles traveled

As such, the project would not conflict or be inconsistent with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3(b). Potential impacts are determined to be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The proposed includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not conflict with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3(b) because the proposed GPA does not include any changes in land uses. In addition, redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3(b).

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FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, the project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not conflict with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3(b) because the proposed GPA does not include any changes in land uses. In addition, redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to hazards due to geometric design features.

Therefore, no impact would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project. d. Would the Project result in inadequate emergency access? Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The project would use the existing regional and local roadway network serving the project area and would not introduce any new roadways or land uses that conflict with existing development. The existing emergency access conditions comply with OCFA access requirements as well as Chapter 5 of the California Fire Code and the project would not alter or otherwise affect these existing conditions. Because no modifications would be necessary and no improvements to Knott Street are required, no roadway or lane closures are anticipated, and project-related vehicles would not impede traffic flow on the surrounding circulation system. Design features such as internal access, ingress, and egress would be subject to review by the City’s Public Works Department and OCFA to ensure adequate fire engine access and turning radii. All emergency access routes to the project site and adjacent areas would be kept clear and unobstructed at all times. The project would not require improvements to Knott Street as described above. No roadway closures or lane closures are anticipated, and project vehicles would not impede traffic flow on the surrounding circulation system. Therefore, the project would not result in inadequate emergency access. Impacts would be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project includes a GPA that would establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not result in inadequate emergency access because the proposed GPA does not include any changes in land uses. In addition, redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to emergency services. Therefore, no impact would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.
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5.18 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project:
a. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code Section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that is:

i. Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code Section
5020.1(k)? Or

ii. A resource determined by the lead agency, in its
discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1?
In applying
the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public
Resource Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall
consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe.

5.18.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code Section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that is:
i. Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code Section 5020.1(k)? Or ii. A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1? In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe.

Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant). AB 52 and CEQA Public Resources Code Section 21080.3.1, subdivisions (b), (d), require a lead agency to consult with any California Native American tribe that requests consultation and is traditionally and culturally affiliated with the geographic area of a proposed project. The City sent consultation request letters to the tribal contacts on their existing consultation list on January 7, 2025. These tribes have 30 days to request consultation for the project. The purpose of this effort was to provide Native American tribes with the opportunity 187

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1. Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe

2. Juaneño Band of Mission Indians- Acjachemen Nation

3. Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians

4. Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
In compliance with AB 52, tribes had 30 days from the date of receipt of notification to request consultation on the proposed project. Information provided through the AB 52 tribal consultation process typically informs the assessment as to whether tribal cultural resources are present within the project site and the significance of any potential impacts to such resources. No responses were received during the open tribal consultation period.

The project would not include any ground disturbing activities. As such, it is unlikely that implementation of the project would result in impacts to a resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As previously discussed, a GPA is proposed under the project to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. Senate Bill 18 (SB 18) consultation is required when an amendment to the General Plan is proposed. SB 18 consultation letters were sent to all tribes on the City’s SB 18 consultation list on January 7, 2025. These tribes have 90 days to request consultation for the project and GPA. On January 13, 2025, the City received a response from the Gabrielino Tribe, Kizh Nation, requesting consultation. City staff sent a follow-up email on January 14, 2025, clarifying the scope of work and necessity for consultation and/or mitigation given that the project would not include any ground disturbing activities. The City sent another follow-up email on March 5, 2025 and received no response. On March 28, 2025, the City sent an email to the Kizh Nation deeming the consultation period closed. On March 31, the Kizh Nation responded asking for clarification regarding ground disturbing activities. City staff confirmed that there is no proposed ground disturbance. The parcels affected by the proposed GPA are fully developed, and implementation of the GPA would not result in any ground-disturbing activities. No impact related to tribal cultural resources would occur.

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5.19 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Would the Project:
a. Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or storm water
drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects?

b. Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the Project and reasonably foreseeable future development during
normal, dry and multiple dry years?

c. Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves or may serve the Project that it has adequate capacity to serve the Project’s projected demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments?

d. Generate solid waste in excess of State or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals?

e. Comply with federal, State, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste?

5.19.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). The project consists of the construction of a mezzanine within an existing warehouse building. The mezzanine is expected to support additional office space within a building that is currently served by existing utilities.

Water. The primary water supplier in the City is the Garden Grove Water Services Division (GGWSD), serving an area of 17.8 square miles.43 According to the Garden Grove 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), the City provides water to its residents and customers using a combination of local groundwater from the Orange County Groundwater Basin (OC Basin) and supplemental imported water supply from the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC).
44 Water use within the City is expected to remain stable as the City is essentially built- out. Although water demand is projected to increase 0.9 percent from 2025 to 2045, the City’s water supply is 100 percent reliable for normal year, single dry year, and multiple dry year demands from 2025 to 2045.45 The project involves the addition of a mezzanine within an existing building

43 City of Garden Grove. 2008d. Garden Grove General Plan. Chapter 6 Infrastructure Element. 44 City of Garden Grove. 2021. Garden Grove 2020 Urban Water Management Plan. Executive Summary. 45 City of Garden Grove. 2021. Garden Grove 2020 Urban Water Management Plan. 7.3 Water Service Reliability Assessment.
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Wastewater. The Garden Grove Sanitary District (GGSD) provides sewer services to the City of Garden Grove. The City’s wastewater systems consist of gravity sewer pipes, manholes, and four lift stations. Wastewater in the City is collected and conveyed to Orange County Sanitary District (OCSD) trunk sewers for treatment and disposal. OCSD Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley has a capacity of 320 million gallons per day (MGD) and Plant No. 2 in Huntington Beach has a capacity of 312 MGD. Both plants share a common ocean outfall off the coast of Huntington Beach. According to OCSD’s 2023/2024 Annual Report, OCSD treated more than 190 million gallons of wastewater from residential, commercial, and industrial sources per day.46 The proposed mezzanine is expected to support an additional 10 to 15 employees. The project’s incremental contribution to wastewater treatment demand would not in and of itself exceed the existing or planned capacity of the GGSD or OCSD or require or result in the construction of new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects. Impacts would be less than significant, and no mitigation is required.

Stormwater Drainage. The project is expected to maintain the existing drainage pattern on the project site and surrounding properties. No alterations to the existing building’s utilities or drainage pattern are proposed under the project. Therefore, the project would not result in the need to upgrade stormwater drainage facilities. Implementation of the project would not require or result in the relocation or construction of new stormwater infrastructure that would cause significant environmental effects. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

Electricity, Natural Gas, and Telecommunications. Electrical services in the City are provided by Southern California Edison (SCE). Telecommunications are provided by Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, and other service providers in the area. The project site is already connected to existing electrical and telecommunications infrastructure. Implementation of the project would not require the relocation or construction of new electrical/natural gas/telecommunications infrastructure that would cause significant environmental effects. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). A GPA is proposed under the project to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from

0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not result in physical changes to the project site or any of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA. Although redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, any future development on those parcels would be subject to General Plan Land Use policies and requirements of the City’s Zoning Code. Therefore, the GPA component of the project would have no impact existing utility facilities or require new or expanded facilities to be constructed.

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The project-generated increase in water demand would be negligible and would fall within the City’s existing capacity and available supply. As such, the project would not necessitate new or expanded water entitlements, and the City would be able to accommodate the increased demand for potable water.

The project would be served by the GGWSD through interconnection to existing water utilities. The project would not require or result in the construction of new or expanded water entitlements, and the City would be able to accommodate the incrementally increased demand for potable water.

Therefore, water demand from the project would have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from existing entitlements and resources and would not require new or expanded entitlements. Therefore, impacts related to water supplies would be less than significant, and no mitigation would be required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As mentioned above, the proposed GPA would not physically change the project site or applicable parcels within the proposed subareas. No physical changes would occur as the GPA would only increase the allowable FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55.

Additionally, there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA.

Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to water supplies. Therefore, no impact to water supplies would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.
c. Would the Project result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves or may serve the Project that it has adequate capacity to serve the Project’s projected demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). As discussed above, the wastewater treatment plants that serve the City have an existing combined treatment capacity of 632 million gallons per day and operate at 190 million gallons of wastewater intake per day (a combined 442 million gallon per day treatment surplus capacity). As such, the wastewater treatment provider that serves the project site would have adequate capacity to serve the project’s demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments. The project would generate an additional 10 to 15 employees, which represents a minimal increase in demand for wastewater services. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.
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Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Solid waste generated from the project would be disposed at either the Olinda Alpha Landfill in Brea, the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill in Irvine, or the Prima Deshecha Landfill in San Juan Capistrano.47
The Olinda Alpha Landfill at 1942 N. Valencia Avenue in Brea, is open Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and accepts wood waste, tires, mixed municipal waste, construction/demolition waste, industrial waste, and agricultural waste. As of 2020, the landfill reported 17,500,000 cubic yards of remaining capacity, with an estimated closure date of 2036. The Olinda Alpha Landfill has a daily disposal capacity of up to 8,000 tons. 48 The Frank R. Bowerman Landfill at 11002 Bee Canyon Access Road in Irvine, is open Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and only accepts mixed municipal solid waste, construction/demolition waste, and industrial waste from commercial haulers. As of 2008, the landfill reported 205,000,000 cubic yards of remaining capacity with an estimated closure date of 2053. The Frank R. Bowerman Landfill has a daily disposal capacity of up to 11,500 tons. 49 The Prima Deschecha Landfill at 32250 Avenida La Pata in San Juan Capistrano, is open Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and accepts wood waste, sludge (bio solids), mixed municipal waste, construction/demolition waste, and industrial waste. As of 2023, the landfill reported 128,800,000 cubic yards of remaining capacity with an estimated closure date of 2102. The Prima Deschecha Landfill has a daily disposal capacity of up to 4,000 tons. 50 Construction activities on the project site would generate solid waste, of which at least 65 percent of non-hazardous material would be diverted to a material recycling facility. The City’s Municipal Code identifies construction and demolition waste diversion requirements that are applicable to the project. Additionally, the Garden Grove General Plan contains goals and policies related to solid waste that are in compliance with state laws and regulations. Per the California Green Building Code

47 OC Waste & Recycling. n.d. Landfills. Website: https://www.oclandfills.com/landfills (accessed December 2024).
48 CalRecycle. 2019a. SWIS Facility/Site Activity Details. Olinda Alpha Landfill. Website: https://www2.cal recycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/SiteActivity/Details/2757?siteID=2093 (accessed December 2024). 49 Cal Recycle. 2019b. SWIS Facility/Site Activity Details. Frank R. Bowerman Landfill. Website: https://www

2.calrecycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/SiteActivity/Details/2767?siteID=2103 (accessed December 2024). 50 Cal Recycle. 2019c. SWIS Facility/Site Activity Details. Prima Deschecha Landfill. Website: https://www2. calrecycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/SiteActivity/Details/2750?siteID=2085 (accessed December 2024). 192
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FAR Amendment (No Impact). Additionally, a GPA is proposed under the project to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not have a physical effect on the project site or any of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA that would generate solid waste and affect local infrastructure. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to solid waste. Therefore, the GPA component of the project would have no impact related to solid waste.
e. Would the Project comply with federal, State, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). Solid waste generated during project operation would be managed pursuant to the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Assembly Bill 939), which requires each city’s or county’s source reduction and recycling element to include an implementation schedule demonstrating at least 50 percent diversion of solid waste from landfill disposal or transformation on and after January 1, 2000. In addition, construction waste would be subject to Part 11 of the Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (CALGreen), which requires a minimum of 65 percent of construction waste be diverted from landfills for reuse and/or recycling.

Project compliance with the CALGreen Program is required as a matter of regulatory policy. The project must comply with the City’s waste disposal requirements as well as the California Green Building Code and, as such, would not conflict with any federal, State, or local regulations related to solid waste. Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA component of the project would not conflict with any waste disposal requirements or regulations related to solid waste because the GPA would not result in any physical changes to the project site or any of the other parcels within the IC land use designation.

Additionally, redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time. Any future development on the other parcels affected by the GPA would be subject to General Plan Land Use policies and requirements of the City’s Zoning Code. Therefore, no impact related to solid waste regulation would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the proposed project.

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5.20 WILDFIRE

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
If located in or near State Responsibility Areas or lands classified as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, would the Project:

a. Substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
b. Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose Project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?

c. Require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment?

d. Expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes?

CAL FIRE designates the project site in the Local Responsibility Area (LRA) and not within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ).51

5.20.1 Impact Analysis
a. Would the Project substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project site is surrounded by urban development and is not within or near a State Responsibility Area (SRA) or within a VHFHSZ in an LRA.52 Additionally, the project does not alter the existing project access or circulation design that would affect the existing emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. Existing emergency response plans and evacuation plans would remain unchanged with the implementation of the project. Additionally, because the project consists of the construction of a mezzanine within an existing building, no changes to the existing project vicinity or site design that may impair emergency evacuation routes would occur. No impact would occur, and mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). As previously discussed, a GPA is proposed under the project to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not affect an adopted emergency response plan or evacuation plan, because there are no proposed projects or changes in existing use under the GPA.

Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and

51 CAL FIRE. n.d. Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP). Orange County. Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in LRA. Website: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness- and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones/fire-hazard-severity-zones-maps (accessed December 2024). 52 Ibid.
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Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). The project consists of interior improvements to an existing warehouse structure. The construction of the proposed mezzanine would not result in ground-disturbing activities that may result in slope instabilities. The project site is flat with no potential for landslides. In addition, the project site is surrounded by other urban development.

Since the project site is surrounded by other development and is not within a SRA or within a VHFHSZ in an LRA, no impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The GPA component of the project does not have any physical components that would exacerbate wildfire risk or expose project occupants to pollutant concentrations. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to wildfire. Therefore, no impact related to wildfire would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project. c. Would the Project require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). Construction of the project would not involve installation of new infrastructure that may exacerbate fire risk on the project site. The existing building has existing infrastructure that would support the proposed mezzanine. Operation of the project would not increase fire risk on the site or in the project vicinity. Since the project site is surrounded by other development and is not within a SRA or within a VHFHSZ in an LRA, no impact would occur, and no mitigation is required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The proposed GPA would not result in physical changes to any other parcels affected by this GPA. Although redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably foreseeable, any future development on those parcels would be subject to General Plan Land Use policies and requirements of the City’s Zoning Code. Therefore, no impact related to the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure that may exacerbate fire risk would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project. d. Would the Project expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes?
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FAR Amendment (No Impact). As mentioned above, the proposed GPA would not result in physical changes to the project site, or any other parcels affected by the FAR increase. Redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time.

Furthermore, none of the other parcels affected by the GPA are within a flood hazard or landslide zone. Therefore, no impact related to post-fire slope instability or drainage changes would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project.

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5.21 MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
a. Does the Project have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the
major periods of California history or prehistory?

b. Does the Project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are
considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects.)

c. Does the Project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly?

5.21.1 Impact Analysis
a. Does the Project have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? Mezzanine Addition (No Impact). As articulated in Section 5.4, Biological Resources, the project would not impact any fish or wildlife species or associated habitat. The project includes the construction of a mezzanine within an existing warehouse building and would not alter the exterior of the project site or its surrounding area. Construction activities for the proposed mezzanine would remain within the existing warehouse building and would not impact any biological resources in the project vicinity. Additionally, as articulated in Section 5.5, Cultural Resources, the project would not require any grading activities that could eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory. The project would not (1) degrade the quality of the environment, (2) substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, (3) cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, (4) threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, (5) reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal, or (6) eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history. No impact would occur.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project also includes a GPA to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. Redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to degradation of environmental quality. Therefore, the proposed discretionary 197

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Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). As presented in the discussion of environmental impacts in Sections 5.1 through 5.20 of this IS/ND, the project would have no impact or a less than significant impact with respect to all environmental issues.

The project includes the construction of an additional 10,338 sf of mezzanine office space within an existing 173,000 sf building. Construction is anticipated to begin in early 2025 and last for approximately 7 months. No exterior construction or revisions to the existing parking lot are proposed. All construction staging would be contained within the project site, and all construction equipment would access the site from Knott Street on the east side of the project site. The proposed mezzanine space would likely allow additional capacity for 10 to 15 employees.

The project is consistent with the planned growth of the City, and cumulative overburdening of community infrastructure and service capacity is not expected. Impacts specified throughout this IS are considered project specific in nature due to the limited scope of direct physical impacts to the environment. Consequently, the project, along with other cumulative projects, would result in a less than significant cumulative impact with respect to all environmental uses.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). The project site’s zoning (PUD 104-70 [REV. 2019]) allows for the current use, and the current use would not change with implementation of the project. The maximum allowed FAR under the General Plan Land Use Designation IC is 0.50. The additional mezzanine office space would increase the FAR to 0.53. In order for the project site to remain in compliance with the General Plan Land Use designation and associated maximum FAR, an Amendment to the General Plan is proposed to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation. Redevelopment of the other parcels affected by the proposed GPA is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time. Therefore, no impact, cumulatively considerable or otherwise, would occur with the implementation of the GPA component of the project. c. Does the Project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly?
Mezzanine Addition (Less Than Significant Impact). In general, impacts to human beings are associated with air quality, hazards and hazardous materials, and noise. The South Coast Air Basin is currently designated as a non-attainment area for ozone, particulate matter equal to or less than 10 microns in diameter (PM
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As described in further detail in Section 5.13, Noise, the project would not result in the generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies. Mitigation is not required.

FAR Amendment (No Impact). In addition, under the project, a GPA is proposed to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation to increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55. The GPA would not cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, because there are no projects or changes in existing use under the GPA. Additionally, redevelopment on the affected parcels is not reasonably feasible or foreseeable at this time, and any future development on those parcels would be subject to applicable plans, policies, or regulations related to environmental effects. No impact related to environmental effects that would cause substantial adverse effects on human beings would occur with implementation of the GPA component of the project.

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6.0 LIST OF PREPARERS

6.1 LSA
Ryan Bensley, Principal in Charge
Trevor Wimmer, Project Manager/Senior Environmental Planner Victoria Aispuro, Assistant Environmental Planner
Christopher Leon, Assistant Transportation Planner
Ron Brugger, Senior Air Quality Specialist
Jason Lui, Associate/Senior Noise Specialist

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APPENDIX A

AIR QUALITY AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION MEMORANDUM

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PALM SPRINGS

POINT RICHMOND

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ROSEVILLE

SAN LUIS OBISPO
1500 Iowa Avenue, Suite 200, Riverside, California 92507 951.781.9310 www.lsa.net

MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 19, 2025
TO: Priit Kaskla, Associate Planner, City of Garden Grove FROM: Ron Brugger, Senior Air Quality Specialist
SUBJECT: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Technical Memorandum for the 12821 Knott Street Project in Garden Grove, California

INTRODUCTION
LSA has prepared this Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Technical Memorandum to evaluate the potential impacts associated with construction and operation of the proposed mezzanine addition to the existing Harbinger Motors, Inc. facility at 12821 Knott Street (project) in Garden Grove, California. This analysis was prepared using methods and assumptions recommended in the air quality impact assessment guidelines of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in its CEQA Air Quality Handbook (1993)1 and associated updates. This analysis includes an assessment of criteria pollutant emissions, an assessment of carbon monoxide (CO) hot-spot impacts, and an assessment of the project’s potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

PROJECT LOCATION
Harbinger Motors, Inc. (herein referred to as the “Applicant”) currently occupies a 7.97-acre property at 12821 Knott Street (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 215-014-01) in Garden Grove, California. Regional access to the project site is provided by State Route 22 (SR-22), located immediately south of the project site, and Knott Street, immediately east of the project site. Figure 1 (all figures are provided in Attachment B) shows the project location.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed project would add 10,338 sf of mezzanine (office) space to the existing 173,080- square-foot (sf) warehouse building. The existing warehouse building has 27,909 sf of office space split between the first and second floors. The proposed project would increase office space on the second floor, bringing the second-floor office space total to 28,247 sf, for a total of 38,247 sf of office space at project completion. No additional office space square footage is planned on the first floor nor is any alteration of the building shell planned. At project completion, the project site would have 183,418 total sf and would exceed the maximum floor-area ratio (FAR) of 0.50 allowed under its General Plan Land Use Designation, requiring a General Plan Amendment to allow an FAR of 0.53.

1 South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). 1993. CEQA Air Quality Handbook. Website:
www.aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/ceqa/air-quality-analysis-handbook/ceqa-air-quality-handbook- (1993) (accessed January 2025).
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No exterior construction is proposed as part of the project. Construction of the proposed project would only include internal building construction and architectural coating activities, material delivery handling, and worker commutes. Construction of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2025 and last for approximately 7 months. This study is based on this anticipated construction schedule.

SENSITIVE RECEPTORS IN THE PROJECT AREA
For this analysis, sensitive receptors are those that have an increased sensitivity to air pollution or environmental contaminants. Sensitive receptor locations include residences, schools, daycare centers, hospitals, parks, and similar uses that are sensitive to air quality. Impacts on sensitive receptors are of particular concern because those receptors are the population most vulnerable to the effects of air pollution. The project site is within a highly urbanized area of Garden Grove.

Surrounding uses include The Garden Room Banquet Facility and Wedding Chapel to the north, office and industrial uses and the Calvary Chapel Westgrove across Knott Street to the east, the Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) and the city of Westminster to the south, and a residential community to the west. Surrounding General Plan land designations include Industrial/Commercial Mixed Use (IC) to the north and east, across Knott Street, Industrial (I) to the northeast across Knott Street, the Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) and Westminster to the south, and low-density residential (LDR) uses to the west, across Brady Way. A summary of the analysis distances relative to the sensitive receptors for air quality is provided in Table A.

Table A: Summary of Analysis Distances by Impact Category Activity Nearest Sensitive
Receptor Points of Analysis Distance
(feet)
Construction1 Single-family homes on
Dumont Street
Perimeter of construction activities (the edge
of the existing building as construction would
all be inside) to building edge of the nearest
sensitive receptor
160
Operations Single-family homes on
Dumont Street
Emissions sources on-site generalized at the
centroid of the project site to edge of nearest
sensitive receptor
355
Source: Google Maps view of project area.

Note: Distance for construction air quality impact potential includes the assumption that heavy construction equipment would operate adjacent to the proposed project boundary, which is 30 feet from the nearest off-site structures where a person would live.

2 LSA Associates, Inc. 2025. Transportation Memorandum for the 12821 Knott Street Project , January. 210

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Air Quality Background
Air quality is primarily a function of local climate, local sources of air pollution, and regional pollution transport. The amount of a given pollutant in the atmosphere is determined by the amount of the pollutant released and the atmosphere’s ability to transport and dilute the pollutant.

The major determinants of transport and dilution are wind, atmospheric stability, terrain and, for photochemical pollutants, sunshine.

A region’s topographic features have a direct correlation with air pollution flow and therefore are used to determine the boundary of air basins. The project site is in Garden Grove in Orange County and is within the jurisdiction of SCAQMD, which regulates air quality in the South Coast Air Basin (Basin).

The Basin comprises approximately 10,000 square miles and covers all of Orange County and the urban parts of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. The Basin is on a coastal plain with connecting broad valleys and low hills to the east. Regionally, the Basin is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the southwest and high mountains to the east, forming the inland perimeter.

Both State and federal governments have established health-based ambient air quality standards for six criteria air pollutants: CO, ozone (O
3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), lead (Pb), and suspended particulate matter. In addition, the State has set standards for sulfates, hydrogen sulfide, vinyl chloride, and visibility-reducing particles. These standards are designed to protect the health and welfare of the populace with a reasonable margin of safety. Two criteria pollutants, O 3 and NO2,
are considered regional pollutants because they (or their precursors) affect air quality on a regional scale. Pollutants such as CO, SO2, and Pb are considered local pollutants that tend to accumulate in the air locally.

Air quality monitoring stations are located throughout the nation and are maintained by the local air districts and state air quality regulating agencies. Data collected at permanent monitoring stations are used by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify regions as “attainment” or “nonattainment” depending on whether the regions meet the requirements stated in the applicable National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Nonattainment areas are imposed with additional restrictions as required by the EPA. In addition, different classifications of attainment (e.g., marginal, moderate, serious, severe, and extreme) are used to classify each air basin in the State on a pollutant-by-pollutant basis. The classifications are used as a foundation to create air quality management strategies to improve air quality and to comply with the NAAQS. As shown in Table B, the Basin is designated as nonattainment by the federal standards for O 3 and
particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) and nonattainment by the State standards for O3, particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10), and PM2.5. 211

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O3 1-hour Nonattainment N/A
O3 8-hour Nonattainment Extreme Nonattainment
PM10 Nonattainment Attainment/Maintenance
PM2.5 Nonattainment Nonattainment
CO Attainment Attainment/Maintenance
NO2 Attainment Unclassified/Attainment (1-hour)
Attainment/Maintenance (Annual)
SO2 Attainment Unclassified/Attainment
Lead Attainment1 Unclassified/Attainment1
All Others Attainment/Unclassified Attainment/Unclassified Source 1: NAAQS and CAAQS Attainment Status for South Coast Air Basin (SCAQMD 2016).

Source 2: Nonattainment Areas for Criteria Pollutants (Green Book) (EPA 2019). 1 Only the Los Angeles County portion of the South Coast Air Basin is in nonattainment for lead.

CAAQS = California Ambient Air Quality Standards
CO = carbon monoxide
EPA = United States Environmental Protection Agency
N/A = not applicable
NAAQS = National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NO2 = nitrogen dioxide
O3 = ozone
PM10 = particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter PM2.5 = particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter SCAQMD = South Coast Air Quality Management District
SO2 = sulfur dioxide

O3 levels, as measured by peak concentrations and the number of days over the State 1-hour standard, have declined substantially as a result of aggressive programs by SCAQMD and other regional, State, and federal agencies. The reduction of peak concentrations represents progress in improving public health; however, the Basin still exceeds the State standard for 1-hour and 8-hour O3 levels. The EPA lowered the 1997 0.80 part per million (ppm) federal 8-hour O3 standard to 0.75 ppm in 2008 and then to 0.70 ppm on October 1, 2015. The Basin is classified as nonattainment for the 1-hour and 8-hour O3 standards at the State level and as extreme nonattainment for the 8-hour O3 standard at the federal level.

From 2021 to 2023, the Anaheim, Pampas Lane monitoring station at 1630 West Pampas Lane, Anaheim, California (the closest station to the project site) recorded the following exceedances of O 3 standards3:
• The federal and State 8-hour O3 standards had no exceedances in 2021, 1 in 2022, and 2 in 2023. • The State 1-hour O3 standard had no exceedances in 2021, 1 in 2022, and 0 in 2023.

Federal and State standards have also been established for PM2.5 over 24-hour and yearly averaging periods. PM2.5, because of the small size of individual particles, can be especially harmful to human health. PM2.5 is emitted by common combustion sources such as cars, trucks, buses, and power plants, in addition to ground-disturbing activities. On February 7, 2024, the USEPA strengthened the NAAQS for PM2.5 by revising the primary (health-based) annual standard from 12.0 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) to 9.0 µg/m3; however, a new attainment designation has not been issued. The Basin is

3 California Air Resources Board (CARB). 2023. iADAM: Air Quality Data Statistics. Website: www.arb.ca. gov/adam/index.html (accessed January 2025).
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• The federal 24-hour PM2.5 standard had 10 exceedances in 2021, 0 in 2022, and 1 in 2023. • The 2012 federal Annual PM2.5 standard was not exceeded in 2021, 2022, or 2023 (the 2024 federal Annual PM2.5 standard was exceeded in all three years). • The State Annual PM2.5 standard was not exceeded in 2021, 2022, or 2023.

The Basin is classified as a PM10 nonattainment area at the State level and was redesignated from serious nonattainment to attainment of the federal PM10 standard on July 26, 2013. Because the Basin was redesignated from nonattainment to attainment, a PM10 maintenance plan was adopted in 2013 and is required to be updated every 10 years. The Anaheim Pampas Lane station recorded the following exceedances of the PM10 standards:
• The State 24-hour PM10 standard had 1 exceedance in each of 2021, 2022, and 2023. • The federal 24-hour PM10 standard had 0 exceedances in each of 2021, 2022, and 2023. • The federal Annual PM10 standard was not exceeded in 2021, 2022, or 2023. • The State Annual PM10 standard was exceeded in each of 2021, 2022, and 2023.

All areas of the Basin have continued to remain below the federal CO standards (35 ppm 1-hour and 9 ppm 8-hour) since 2003. The EPA redesignated the Basin to attainment of the federal CO standards effective June 11, 2017. The Basin is also well below the State CO standards (20 ppm 1-hour CO and 9 ppm 8-hour CO). Similarly, ambient levels of nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur oxides (SOX) continue to remain below their respective federal and State standards.

Greenhouse Gas Background
GHGs are present in the atmosphere naturally, are released by natural sources, or form from secondary reactions taking place in the atmosphere. Although man-made GHGs include naturally occurring GHGs such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), some gases like hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) are completely new to the atmosphere.

Certain gases, such as water vapor, are short-lived in the atmosphere. Others remain in the atmosphere for significant periods of time. Water vapor is excluded from the list of GHGs above because it is short-lived in the atmosphere and its atmospheric concentrations are largely determined by natural processes, such as oceanic evaporation.

These gases vary considerably in terms of global warming potential (GWP), which is a concept developed to compare the ability of each GHG to trap heat in the atmosphere relative to another gas. The GWP is based on several factors, including the relative effectiveness of a gas in absorbing infrared radiation and the length of time that the gas remains in the atmosphere (“atmospheric lifetime”). The GWP of each gas is measured relative to CO 2, the most abundant GHG; the definition
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REGULATORY SETTING
This section provides regulatory background information for air quality and GHGs.

Air Quality
Applicable federal, State, regional, and local air quality regulations are discussed below.

Federal Regulations
The 1970 federal Clean Air Act (CAA) authorized the establishment of national health-based air quality standards and set deadlines for their attainment. The CAA Amendments of 1990 changed deadlines for attaining national standards as well as the remedial actions required for areas of the nation that exceed the standards. Under the CAA, State and local agencies in areas that exceed the national standards are required to develop State Implementation Plans to demonstrate how they will achieve the national standards by specified dates.

State Regulations
In 1988, the California Clean Air Act (CCAA) required that all air districts in the State endeavor to achieve and maintain California Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) for CO, O 3, SO2, and NO2 by
the earliest practical date. The CCAA provides districts with the authority to regulate indirect sources and mandates that air quality districts focus particular attention on reducing emissions from transportation and areawide emission sources. Each nonattainment district is required to adopt a plan to achieve a 5 percent annual reduction, averaged over consecutive 3-year periods, in districtwide emissions of each nonattainment pollutant or its precursors. A Clean Air Plan shows how a district would reduce emissions to achieve air quality standards. Generally, the State standards for these pollutants are more stringent than the national standards.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the State’s “clean air agency”. CARB’s goals are to attain and maintain healthy air quality, protect the public from exposure to toxic air contaminants, and oversee compliance with air pollution rules and regulations.

Regional Regulations
The proposed project would be required to comply with regional rules that assist in reducing short- term air pollutant emissions. SCAQMD Rule 403 requires that fugitive dust be controlled with best available control measures so that the presence of such dust does not remain visible in the atmosphere beyond the property line of the emission source. In addition, SCAQMD Rule 403 requires implementation of dust suppression techniques to prevent fugitive dust from creating a nuisance off site. SCAQMD Rule 1113 limits the volatile organic compound (VOC) content of architectural coatings. Applicable dust suppression techniques from SCAQMD Rule 403 and low VOC content in paints under SCAQMD Rule 1113 are summarized below. Implementation of these dust suppression techniques can reduce the fugitive dust generation (and thus the PM 10 component).

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○ All trucks hauling dirt, sand, soil, or other loose materials are to be covered or should maintain at least 2 feet of freeboard in accordance with the requirements of California Vehicle Code Section 23114 (freeboard means vertical space between the top of the load and top of the trailer).
○ Traffic speeds on all unpaved roads shall be reduced to 15 miles per hour (mph) or less. • South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1113 Measures: SCAQMD Rule 1113 governs the sale, use, and manufacture of architectural coating and limits the VOC content in paints and paint solvents. This rule regulates the VOC content of paints available during construction and operation of the proposed project. Therefore, all paints and solvents used during construction and operation of the proposed project must comply with SCAQMD Rule 1113.

Local Regulations
City of Garden Grove General Plan. The City of Garden Grove addresses air quality in the Air Quality Element of its Policy Plan.4 The Air Quality Element includes goals and policies that work to improve and maintain air quality for the benefit of the health and vitality of the residents and the local economy. The following policies from the Air Quality Element are applicable to the proposed project:
• Goal AQ-1: Air quality that meets the standards set by the State and Federal governments ○ Policies AQ-1.1 & 1.2
○ Implementation Programs AQ-IMP-1A, AQ-IMP-1B, & AQ-IMP-1C • Goal AQ-2: Increased awareness and participation throughout the community in efforts to reduce air pollution and enhance air quality.
○ Policies AQ-2.1 through AQ-2.5
○ Implementation Programs AQ-IMP-2A through AQ-IMP-2E
• Goal AQ-3: A diverse and energy efficient transportation system incorporating all feasible modes of transportation for the reduction of pollutants. ○ Policies AQ-3.1 & AQ-3.2
○ Implementation Programs AQ-IMP-3A through AQ-IMP-3F

4 City of Garden Grove. 2008. 2021 General Plan, Air Quality Element. May. Website:
ggcity.org/planning/general-plan (accessed January 2025). 215

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○ Implementation Programs AQ-IMP-4A through AQ-IMP-4C
• Goal AQ-5: An improved balance of residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, and institutional uses to satisfy the needs of the social and economic segments of the population.

Work towards clean air while still permitting reasonable planned growth. ○ Policies AQ-5.1 through AQ-5.7
○ Implementation Program AQ-IMP-5A
• Goal AQ-6: Increased energy efficiency and conservation. ○ Policies AQ-6.1 through AQ-6.2
○ Implementation Programs AQ-IMP-6A through AQ-IMP-6H
• Goal AQ-7: Reduced particulate emissions from paved and unpaved roads, parking lots, and building construction
○ Policies AQ-7.1 through AQ-7.5
○ Implementation Programs AQ-IMP-7A & AQ-IMP-7B
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This section describes regulations related to GHG emissions at the federal, State, and local levels.

Federal Regulations
The United States has historically had a voluntary approach to reducing GHG emissions. However, on April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has the authority to regulate CO2 emissions under the CAA.

Although there currently are no adopted federal regulations for the control or reduction of GHG emissions, the EPA commenced several actions in 2009 to implement a regulatory approach to global climate change, including the 2009 EPA final rule for mandatory reporting of GHGs from large GHG emission sources in the United States. Additionally, the EPA Administrator signed an endangerment finding action in 2009 under the CAA, finding that seven GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, NF3, PFCs, and SF6) constitute a threat to public health and welfare, and that the combined emissions from motor vehicles cause and contribute to global climate change, leading to national GHG emission standards.
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CARB is the lead agency for implementing GHG regulations in the State. Since its formation, CARB has worked with the public, the business sector, and local governments to find solutions to California’s air pollution problems. Key efforts by the State are described below.

Assembly Bill 32 (2006), California Global Warming Solutions Act. California’s major initiative for reducing GHG emissions is Assembly Bill (AB) 32, passed by the State Legislature on August 31, 2006.

This effort set a target to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. CARB has established the level of GHG emissions in 1990 at 427 million metric tons (MMT) of CO2e. The emission target of 427 MMT requires the reduction of 169 MMT from the State’s projected business-as-usual 2020 emissions of 596 MMT. AB 32 requires CARB to prepare a Scoping Plan that outlines the main State strategies for meeting the 2020 deadline and to reduce GHGs that contribute to global climate change. CARB approved the Scoping Plan on December 11, 2008, which contains the main strategies California will implement to achieve the reduction goals and includes CARB-recommended GHG reductions for each emissions sector of the State’s GHG inventory.

The CARB approved the First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan on May 22, 2014. The First Update identifies opportunities to leverage existing and new funds to further drive GHG emission reductions through strategic planning and targeted low carbon investments. The First Update defines CARB climate change priorities until 2020 and sets the groundwork to reach long-term goals set forth in Executive Orders (EO) S-3-05 and B-16-2012. The First Update highlights California’s progress toward meeting the “near-term” 2020 GHG emission reduction goals as defined in the initial Scoping Plan. It also evaluates how to align the State’s “longer-term” GHG reduction strategies with other State policy priorities for water, waste, natural resources, clean energy, transportation, and land use. CARB released a second update to the Scoping Plan, the 2017 Scoping Plan, 5 to reflect
the 2030 target that was set by EO B-30-15 and codified by Senate Bill (SB) 32.

The 2022 Scoping Plan6 was approved in December 2022 and assesses progress toward the statutory 2030 target while laying out a path to achieving carbon neutrality no later than 2045. The 2022 Scoping Plan Update focuses on outcomes needed to achieve carbon neutrality by assessing paths for clean technology, energy deployment, natural and working lands, and others, and is designed to meet the State’s long-term climate objectives and support a range of economic, environmental, energy security, environmental justice, and public health priorities.

The 2022 Scoping Plan focuses on building clean energy production and distribution infrastructure for a carbon-neutral future, including transitioning existing energy production and transmission infrastructure to produce zero-carbon electricity and hydrogen and utilizing biogas resulting from wildfire management or landfill and dairy operations, among other substitutes. The 2022 Scoping Plan states that in almost all sectors, electrification will play an important role. The 2022 Scoping

5 CARB. 2017. California’s 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan. November. Website: www.arb.ca.gov/our- work/programs/ab-32-climate-change-scoping-plan/2017-scoping-plan-documents (accessed January 2025).
6 CARB. 2022. California’s 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality. December. arb.ca.gov/our- work/programs/ab-32-climate-change-scoping-plan/2022-scoping-plan-documents (accessed January 2025).
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Senate Bill 375 (2008). Signed into law on October 1, 2008, SB 375 supplements GHG reductions from new vehicle technology and fuel standards with reductions from more efficient land use patterns and improved transportation. Under the law, CARB approved GHG reduction targets in February 2011 for California’s 18 federally designated regional planning bodies, known as Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). CARB may update the targets every 4 years and must update them every 8 years. MPOs, in turn, must demonstrate how their plans, policies, and transportation investments meet the targets set by CARB through Sustainable Community Strategies (SCSs). The SCSs are included with the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), a report required by State law. However, if an MPO finds that its SCS will not meet the GHG reduction targets, it may prepare an Alternative Planning Strategy. The Alternative Planning Strategy identifies the impediments to achieving the targets.

Executive Order B-30-15 (2015). Governor Jerry Brown signed EO B-30-15 on April 29, 2015, which added the immediate target of:
• GHG emissions reduced to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.

All State agencies with jurisdiction over sources of GHG emissions were directed to implement measures to achieve reductions of GHG emissions to meet the 2030 and 2050 targets. CARB was directed to update the AB 32 Scoping Plan to reflect the 2030 target and, therefore, is moving forward with the update process. The mid-term target is critical to help frame the suite of policy measures, regulations, planning efforts, and investments in clean technologies and infrastructure needed to continue reducing emissions.

Senate Bill 350 (2015) Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act. SB 350, signed by Governor Jerry Brown on October 7, 2015, updates and enhances AB 32 by introducing the following set of objectives in clean energy, clean air, and pollution reduction for 2030:
• Raise California’s renewable portfolio standard from 33 percent to 50 percent • Increase energy efficiency in buildings by 50 percent by the year 2030 The 50 percent renewable energy standard will be implemented by the California Public Utilities Commission for private utilities and by the California Energy Commission for municipal utilities. Each utility must submit a procurement plan showing it will purchase clean energy to displace other nonrenewable resources. The 50 percent increase in energy efficiency in buildings must be achieved through the use of existing energy efficiency retrofit funding and regulatory tools already available to State energy agencies under existing law. The addition made by this legislation requires State energy agencies to plan for and implement those programs in a manner that achieves the energy efficiency target.
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AB 197, the companion bill to SB 32, provides additional direction to CARB related to the adoption of strategies to reduce GHG emissions. Additional direction in AB 197 meant to provide easier public access to air emission data that are collected by CARB was posted in December 2016.

Senate Bill 100.On September 10, 2018, Governor Brown signed SB 100, which raises California’s renewable portfolio standard requirements to 60 percent by 2030, with interim targets, and 100 percent by 2045. The bill also establishes a State policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all State agencies by December 31, 2045.

Under the bill, the State cannot increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid or allow resource shuffling to achieve the 100 percent carbon-free electricity target.

Executive Order B-55-18.EO B-55-18, signed September 10, 2018, sets a goal “to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible, and no later than 2045, and achieve and maintain net negative emissions thereafter.” EO B-55-18 directs CARB to work with relevant State agencies to ensure that future Scoping Plans identify and recommend measures to achieve the carbon neutrality goal. The goal of carbon neutrality by 2045 is in addition to other statewide goals, meaning that, not only should emissions be reduced to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, but that, by no later than 2045, the remaining emissions should be offset by equivalent net removals of CO 2e from the
atmosphere, including through sequestration in forests, soils, and other natural landscapes.

Assembly Bill 1279. AB 1279 was signed in September 2022 and codifies the State goals of achieving net carbon neutrality by 2045 and maintaining net negative GHG emissions thereafter. This bill also requires California to reduce statewide GHG emissions by 85 percent compared to 1990 levels by 2045 and directs CARB to work with relevant State agencies to achieve these goals.

Title 24, Building Efficiencies Standards, and the California Green Building Standards Code. In November 2008, the California Building Standards Commission established the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) (California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 11), which sets performance standards for residential and nonresidential development to reduce environmental impacts and to encourage sustainable construction practices. CALGreen addresses energy efficiency, water conservation, material conservation, planning and design, and overall environmental quality.

CALGreen is updated every 3 years and was most recently updated in 2022 to include new mandatory measures for residential as well as nonresidential uses; the new measures took effect on January 1, 2023.
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Southern California Association of Governments. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is a regional council consisting of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. In total, the SCAG region encompasses 191 cities and more than 38,000 square miles within Southern California. SCAG is the MPO serving the region under federal law and serves as the Joint Powers Authority, the Regional Transportation Planning Agency, and the Council of Governments under State law. As the Regional Transportation Planning Agency, SCAG prepares long-range transportation plans for the Southern California region, including the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) and the 2008 Regional Comprehensive Plan.

On April 4, 2024, SCAG adopted Connect SoCal 2024 (Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy).7 In general, the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) outlines a development pattern for the region, which, when integrated with the transportation network and other transportation measures and policies, would reduce vehicle miles traveled from automobiles and light-duty trucks and thereby reduce GHG emissions from these sources. For the SCAG region, CARB has set GHG reduction targets at 8 percent below 2005 per-capita emission levels by 2020 and 19 percent below 2005 per capita emission levels by 2035. The Connect SoCal 2024 lays out a strategy for the region to meet these targets. Overall, the SCS is meant to provide growth strategies that will achieve the regional GHG emission reduction targets. Land use strategies to achieve the region’s targets include planning for new growth around high-quality transit areas and livable corridors and creating neighborhood mobility areas to integrate land use and transportation and to plan for more active lifestyles.8 However, the SCS does not require that local General Plans, Specific Plans, or zoning be consistent with the SCS; instead, it provides incentives to governments and developers for consistency.

South Coast Air Quality Management District. In 2008, the SCAQMD formed a Working Group to identify GHG emission thresholds for land use projects that could be used by local lead agencies in the SCAQMD.
9 The Working Group developed several different options that are contained in the SCAQMD 2008 draft guidance document titled Interim CEQA GHG Significance Threshold for Stationary Sources, Rules and Plans (2008) that could be applied by lead agencies. On September 28, 2010, SCAQMD Working Group Meeting No. 15 provided further guidance, including a tiered approach for evaluating GHG emissions for development projects where SCAQMD is not the lead agency. SCAQMD has not presented a finalized version of these thresholds to the governing board.

SCAQMD identifies the emission level for which a project would not be expected to substantially conflict with any State legislation adopted to reduce statewide GHG emissions. As such, the use of a service population represents the rates of emissions needed to achieve a fair share of the State’s

7 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). 2024. Connect SoCal 2024. Website:
scag.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/23-2987-connect-socal-2024-final-complete-040424.pdf (accessed January 2025).
8 Ibid.
9 SCAQMD. 2024. Greenhouse Gases (GHG) CEQA Significance Thresholds . Website:
www.aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/ceqa/air-quality-analysis-handbook/ghg-significance-thresholds (accessed January 2025).
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METHODOLOGY
Construction Emissions
Construction activities can generate a substantial amount of air pollution. Construction activities are considered temporary; however, short-term impacts can contribute to exceedances of air quality standards. Construction activities include general construction operations inside the existing building. The emissions generated from these construction activities include fuel combustion from mobile heavy-duty, diesel- and gasoline-powered equipment, portable auxiliary equipment, and worker commute trips.

LSA used the California Emissions Estimator Model version 2022.1 (CalEEMod) computer program to calculate emissions from on-site construction equipment and emissions from construction worker and vehicle trips to the site using the land use type of General Office Building. As mentioned in the Project Location and Description section, construction of the proposed project would include building construction and architectural coating activities confined entirely to the interior of the existing building, which would begin in 2025 and last for approximately 7 months. No exterior construction is proposed as part of the project. This analysis assumes the CalEEMod default average tier level for certified diesel engines for all construction equipment. This analysis also assumes that the proposed project would comply with applicable SCAQMD Rule 403 measures for all activities that would take place outside, such as construction material deliveries. All other construction details are not yet known; therefore, default assumptions (e.g., construction equipment, construction worker and truck trips, and fleet activities) from CalEEMod were used.

Operational Emissions
This air quality analysis includes estimating emissions associated with long-term operation of the project. Indirect emissions of criteria pollutants with regional impacts would be emitted by project- generated vehicle trips. In addition, localized air quality impacts (i.e., higher CO concentrations or “hot-spots”) near intersections or roadway segments in the project vicinity could also potentially occur due to project-generated vehicle trips.

Consistent with SCAQMD guidance for estimating emissions associated with land use development projects, the CalEEMod computer program was used to calculate the long-term operational emissions associated with the project. As previously discussed in the Project Location and Description section, the proposed project would construct a 10,338 sf mezzanine for additional office space. As mentioned above, the proposed project analysis was conducted using the land use 221

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
GHG emissions associated with the project would occur over the short term from construction activities, consisting primarily of emissions from equipment exhaust. There would also be long-term GHG emissions associated with project-related vehicular trips. To determine the project’s potential contribution to GHG emissions, emissions from vehicular traffic, energy consumption, water conveyance and treatment, waste generation, construction activities, and other significant sources of emissions within the project area were calculated. The CalEEMod results were used to quantify GHG emissions potentially generated by the project.

THRESHOLDS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The State CEQA Guidelines indicate that a project would have a significant adverse air quality impact if project-generated pollutant emissions would do any of the following:
• Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan; • Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project is in nonattainment under applicable NAAQS or CAAQS;
• Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations; or • Result in other emissions (such as those leading to odors) affecting a substantial number of people.

Certain air districts (e.g., SCAQMD) have created guidelines and requirements to conduct air quality analysis. The SCAQMD’s current guidelines, the CEQA Air Quality Handbook 11 with associated
updates, were followed in this assessment of air quality impacts for the proposed project.

Regional Emissions Thresholds
SCAQMD has established daily emission thresholds for construction and operation of proposed projects. The emission thresholds were established based on the attainment status of the South Coast Air Basin (“Basin”) with regard to air quality standards for specific criteria pollutants. Table C lists the CEQA significance thresholds for construction and operational emissions established for the SCAQMD.

10 LSA Associates, Inc. 2025. Transportation Memorandum for the 12821 Knott Street Project. January 17. 11 SCAQMD. 1993. CEQA Air Quality Handbook. Website: www.aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/ceqa/air- quality-analysis-handbook/ceqa-air-quality-handbook-(1993) (accessed January 2025). 222

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Construction 75 100 550 150 55 150
Operations 55 55 550 150 55 150
Source: South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). 2019. Air Quality Significance Thresholds. Website:
www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/ceqa/handbook/south-coast-aqmd-air-quality-significance-thresholds.pdf (accessed January 2025).

CO = carbon monoxide
lbs/day = pounds per day
NOX = nitrogen oxides
PM2.5 = particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size PM10 = particulate matter less than 10 microns in size
SOX = sulfur oxides
VOCs = volatile organic compound

Projects in the SCAQMD with construction- or operations-related emissions that exceed any of their respective emission thresholds would be considered significant under SCAQMD guidelines. These thresholds, which the SCAQMD developed, and which apply throughout the Basin, apply as both project and cumulative thresholds. If a project exceeds these standards, it is considered to have a project-specific and cumulative impact.

CO Standards
The significance of localized project impacts under CEQA depends on whether ambient CO levels in the project vicinity are above or below State and federal CO standards. Because ambient CO levels are below the standards throughout the SCAQMD, a project would be considered to have a significant CO impact if project emissions would result in an exceedance of one or more of the 1-hour or 8-hour standards. The following are applicable local emission concentration standards for CO:
• California State 1-hour CO standard of 20 ppm
• California State 8-hour CO standard of 9 ppm
Localized Impact Analysis
The SCAQMD published its Final Localized Significance Threshold Methodology in July 2008, recommending that all air quality analyses include an assessment of air quality impacts to nearby sensitive receptors.
12 This guidance was used to analyze potential localized air quality impacts associated with construction of the proposed project. Localized significance thresholds (LSTs) are developed based on the size or total area of the emission source, the ambient air quality in the Source Receptor Area (SRA), and the distance to the project. Sensitive receptors include residences, schools, hospitals, and similar uses that are sensitive to adverse air quality. The nearest sensitive receptors include residences west of the project site approximately 160 feet from the existing building, within 80 feet of the project boundaries.

12 SCAQMD. 2008. Final Localized Significance Threshold Methodology. July. Website:
www.aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/ceqa/air-quality-analysis-handbook/localized-significance- thresholds (accessed January 2025).
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Table D: SCAQMD Localized Significance Thresholds
Emissions Source Pollutant Emissions Threshold (lbs/day) NOX CO PM10 PM2.5
Construction (0.35 acre 25-meter distance) 67 442 2.1 1.7 Operations (0.35 acre, 25-meter distance) 67 442 0.35 0.35 Source: Final Localized Significance Threshold Methodology (SCAQMD, July 2008).

CO = carbon monoxide
lbs/day = pounds per day
NOx = nitrogen oxides
PM2.5 = particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size PM10 = particulate matter less than 10 microns in size
SCAQMD = South Coast Air Quality Management District

Greenhouse Gas Thresholds
Appendix G of the State CEQA Guidelines includes significance thresholds for GHG emissions. A project would normally have a significant effect on the environment if it would do either of the following:
• Generate GHG emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment; or
• Conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of GHGs.

13 SCAQMD. n.d. Fact Sheet for Applying CalEEMod to Localized Significance Thresholds. Website:
www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/ceqa/handbook/localized-significance-thresholds/caleemod- guidance.pdf (accessed January 2025).
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14 Based on the last Working Group meeting held in September 2010 (Meeting No. 15), SCAQMD proposed to adopt a tiered approach for evaluating GHG emissions for development projects where SCAQMD is not the lead agency:
• Tier 1—Exemptions: If a project is exempt from CEQA, project-level and cumulative GHG emissions are less than significant.
• Tier 2—Consistency with a Locally Adopted GHG Reduction Plan: If the project complies with a GHG emissions reduction plan or mitigation program that avoids or substantially reduces GHG emissions in the project’s geographic area (i.e., city or county), project-level and cumulative GHG emissions are less than significant.
• Tier 3—Numerical Screening Threshold: If GHG emissions are less than the numerical screening- level threshold, project-level and cumulative GHG emissions are less than significant.

For projects that are not exempt or where no qualifying GHG reduction plans are directly applicable, SCAQMD requires an assessment of GHG emissions. SCAQMD, under Option 1, is proposing a “bright-line” screening-level threshold of 3,000 metric tons (MT) of CO 2e (or MT
CO2e) per year (or MT CO2e/year) for all land use types or, under Option 2, the following land use-specific thresholds: 1,400 MT CO2e for commercial projects, 3,500 MT CO2e for residential projects, or 3,000 MT CO2e for mixed-use projects. This bright-line threshold is based on a review of the Office of Planning and Research database of CEQA projects. Based on their review of 711 CEQA projects, 90 percent of CEQA projects would exceed the bright-line thresholds identified above. Therefore, projects that do not exceed the bright-line threshold would have a nominal and therefore less than cumulatively considerable impact on GHG emissions. • Tier 4—Performance Standards: If emissions exceed the numerical screening threshold, a more detailed review of the project’s GHG emissions is warranted. The SCAQMD has proposed an efficiency target for projects that exceed the bright-line threshold. The current recommended approach is per-capita efficiency targets. The SCAQMD is not recommending use of a percentage emissions reduction target. Instead, the SCAQMD proposes proposed a 2020 efficiency target of

4.8 MT CO2e/year per service population for project-level analyses and 6.6 MT CO2e/year per service population for plan-level projects (e.g., program-level projects such as General Plans).

For the purpose of this analysis, the proposed project will be compared to the Tier 3 threshold of 3,000 MT CO2e/year for all land use types. The project is also evaluated for compliance with the 2022 Scoping Plan and SCAG’s RTP/SCS.

14 SCAQMD. 2024. Greenhouse Gases (GHG) CEQA Significance Thresholds . Website:
www.aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/ceqa/air-quality-analysis-handbook/ghg-significance-thresholds (accessed January 2025).
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This section identifies potential air quality and GHG impacts associated with implementation of the proposed project.

Air Quality Impacts
Potential air pollutant emissions associated with the project would occur over the short term from construction activities and over the long term from project-related vehicular trips and energy consumption.

Consistency with Applicable Air Quality Plans
A consistency determination plays an essential role in local agency project review by linking local planning and unique, individual projects to the air quality plans. A consistency determination fulfills the CEQA goal of fully informing local agency decision-makers of the environmental costs of the project under consideration at a stage early enough to ensure that air quality concerns are addressed. Only new or amended General Plan elements, Specific Plans, and significantly unique projects need to undergo a consistency review due to the air quality plan strategy being based on projections from local General Plans.

The proposed project would include a modification to an existing building to add 10,338 sf mezzanine for additional office space. The proposed project is not considered a project of statewide, regional, or area-wide significance (e.g., large-scale projects such as airports, electrical generating facilities, petroleum and gas refineries, residential development of more than 500 dwelling units, or shopping centers or business establishments employing more than 1,000 persons or encompassing more than 500,000 sf of floor space) as defined in the California Code of Regulations (Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Article 13, §15206(b)). Because the proposed project would not be defined as a regionally significant project under CEQA, it does not meet the SCAG Intergovernmental Review criteria.

The maximum allowed FAR under the General Plan Land Use Designation IC is 0.50. The additional mezzanine office space would increase the FAR to 0.53. For the project site to remain in compliance with the General Plan Land Use designation and associated maximum FAR, an amendment to the General Plan is proposed to establish two subareas within the existing IC land use designation.

Under the proposed amendment, five parcels (APNs 215-014-01, 215-014-02, 215-012-07, 215-012- 08, and 215-013-01) would be included within the new Subarea B, which would allow a maximum industrial FAR of 0.55, and a maximum commercial FAR of 0.5. The project site is at APN 215-014-01; therefore, the proposed General Plan amendment would increase the allowable industrial FAR on the project site from 0.5 to 0.55.

The City’s General Plan is consistent with the SCAG Regional Comprehensive Plan Guidelines and the SCAQMD Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). Pursuant to the methodology provided in the SCAQMD CEQA Air Quality Handbook, consistency with the Basin’s 2022 AQMP is affirmed when a project (1) would not increase the frequency or severity of an air quality standard violation or cause a new violation, and (2) is consistent with the growth assumptions in the AQMP. Consistency review is presented as follows:
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2. The CEQA Air Quality Handbook indicates that consistency with AQMP growth assumptions must be analyzed for new or amended General Plan elements, Specific Plans, and significant projects.

Significant projects include airports, electrical generating facilities, petroleum and gas refineries, designation of oil drilling districts, water ports, solid waste disposal sites, and offshore drilling facilities; therefore, the proposed project is not defined as significant.

The proposed project is an industrial/commercial mixed-use development consisting of the construction of 10,338 sf of mezzanine office space within the existing 173,080 sf building. Since the project is not proposing residential uses, there would be no new generation of residents in Garden Grove. The proposed project may generate an additional 10 to 15 employees, which could potentially be filled by existing residents of the City, thereby resulting in a negligible increase to the total population of Garden Grove. This potential employment growth is well within the projected employee growth for the City of 4,300 employees by 2035. In addition, the number of employees is limited by the capacity of parking lot spaces, which would not change under the proposed project. As such, implementation of the proposed project is consistent with planned growth within Garden Grove, and the proposed project would not directly or indirectly induce growth in Garden Grove. Thus, the proposed project would be consistent with the City’s General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.

Based on the consistency analysis presented above, the proposed project would be consistent with the regional AQMP.

Criteria Pollutant Analysis The Basin is currently designated nonattainment for the federal and State standards for 8-hour O
3 and PM10. The Basin is also nonattainment for the State standard for 1-hour O3. The Basin’s nonattainment status is attributed to the region’s development history. Past, present, and future development projects contribute to the region’s adverse air quality impacts on a cumulative basis. By its very nature, air pollution is largely a cumulative impact. No single project is sufficient in size to, by itself, result in nonattainment of an ambient air quality standard. Instead, a project’s individual emissions contribute to existing cumulatively significant adverse air quality impacts. If a project’s contribution to the cumulative impact is considerable, then the project’s impact on air quality would be considered significant.

In developing thresholds of significance for air pollutants, SCAQMD considered the emission levels for which a project’s individual emissions would be cumulatively considerable. If a project exceeds the identified significance thresholds, its emissions would be cumulatively considerable, resulting in significant adverse air quality impacts to the region’s existing air quality conditions. Therefore, additional analysis to assess cumulative impacts is not necessary. The following analysis assesses the potential project-level air quality impacts associated with construction and operation of the proposed project.
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Project construction activities would include building construction and architectural coating.

SCAQMD has established Rule 403: Fugitive Dust, which would require the applicant to implement measures that would reduce the amount of particulate matter generated during the construction period. Rule 403 measures that were incorporated in this analysis include:
• Cover all trucks hauling dirt, sand, soil, or other loose materials, or maintain at least 2 feet (0.6 meter) of freeboard (vertical space between the top of the load and the top of the trailer) in accordance with the requirements of California Vehicle Code Section 23114. • Reduce traffic speeds on all unpaved roads to 15 mph or less.