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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6th Street Island Avenue West Balboa Boulevard and West Bay Avenue, CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT NEGATIVE DECLARATION PROPOSED PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 3, EAST NEWPORT AUGUST 1975 I. LOCATION The alley is located on the Balboa Peninsula in the City of Newport Beach. Block 3, East Newport, is the City block bounded by 6th Street, Island Avenue, West Balboa Boulevard and West Bay Avenue. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT The proposed project consists of paving an existing unpaved alley, and the re- construction of two existing concrete alley approaches. The pavement will be 6-inch thick portland cement concrete pavement, 330 feet long by 10 feet in width. The project was initiated by a petition from concerned property owners. The procedure being used is found in Chapter 27 of the Improvement Act of 1911. The cost of the project will be borne by the property owners. III. PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT The purposes of the project are to: Eliminate dust and mud from the alley. Provide a smoother driving surface. Raise the value of adjacent property by improving the appearance of the alley. a. b. c. IV. DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT A. Land Resources Pavement constructed by the project will be built on land already used an alley. No additional land will be required. B. Human Resources There will be no harmful effects on human resources caused by the project• since the proposed work is within the right-of-way of an existing, unpaved alley. No relocation of residences will be necessary. as • ( C. Air Resources This project will not increase or decrease the total volume of vehicle emissions in this air quality region. Hard surface pavement will reduce the amount of dust raised by passing vehicles. Dust control procedures will be used during construction. D. Flooding, Erosion, and Siltation The terrain in the project area is very flat. The streets adjoining these alleys are paved. There will be no change in the possibility of flooding, erosion, or siltation of Newport Bay as a result of paving the alley. E. Groundwater There are no water aquifers in the area of the project. F. Noise Level Construction of the project will not alter the ambient noise levels for the surrounding area, since no new additional volume of traffic in the alley is expected. During construction, ndise levels may rise due to necessary construction operations. Working hours will be limited to create the minimum of dis- turbance to neighboring residents. The operations will cease upon comple- tion of the project. G. Vegetation and Animal Life There are no known rare or endangered species or habitats of such species of animal or plant life within or adjacent to the project area. H. Short -Term Impacts The only short-term impacts anticipated tion. They are items such as noise and These impacts do not have a significant Summary The project does not appear to have a significant effect on the environment. V. BASIS FOR NEGATIVE DECLARATION The proposed project has been reviewed in 15082 of Article 7, Chapter 3 (Guidelines Environmental Quality Act of 1970), Title trative Code. Comparison with the criteria set forth in the above sections indicates that the proposed project will not have a significant environmental impact. I. Prepared by. oseph T Devlin Public orks Director City of Newport Beach are those associated with construc- inconvenience during construction. effect on the environment. conjunction with Sections 15081 and for Implementation of the California 14, Division 6 of California Adminis- xxxxxx 640-2128 October. 30,:1975 Clerk of the -Board of Supervisors P. 0. Box 687 Santa Ana, California92702 Subject: Notice of Determination --Alley Improvements in Bloek 3, East Newport —tract To whore it may concern: Enclosed is a Notice of Determination for alley improvements in the City clock bounded by 6th Street, Island Avenue, West Balboa Boulez; vard and West Bay Avenue. A Negative Declaration has been prepared:and is on file in our Community Development Department. If you have any questions. please call me at (714) 640-2128 Very truly yours. I. Miller Administrative Assistant Public Works Department IM: jd Enclosure cc: Community Development Department, B111 Foley CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS IN BLOCK 3, EAST NEWPORT TRACT, ENVIRONMENTALREVIEW--NOTICE OF DETERMINATION A preliminary' environmental review of the proposed project for alley improvements at the above locations in the City of Newport Beach has been performed._ The review was conductedinaccordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, the State "Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970", and the City's "Policies and Procedures for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act". The environmental statement has been reviewed and was approved by the City's Environmental Affairs Committee. As a result of the preliminary review, it has been dete ined that: 1 The project is approve°. 2 The project will not have a significant effect on the env i ronment- An environmental impact report has not been prepared.' A Negative Declaration' has been prepared and is attached hereto. • 0, L - Joseph T. Devlin Public Works Director IM: jd Att.