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ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
BY
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
Traffic Signal Installation,
Balboa Blvd. at 23rd Street
1. Location: At the intersection of Balboa Blvd. with 23rd Street
in the City of Newport Beach.
2. Project Description: The intersection will be signalized and
safety lighting will be installed.
3. Purpose of Projects: A traffic signal at this location will
provide more orderly movement, reduce the number of right
angle collisions, and interrupt major vehicular flows to
provide safe crossing for pedestrians and vehicles.
4. Discussion of Environmental Impacts: The surrounding area
encompasses a large recreation usage and 23rd Streetprovides
egress from the Newport Pier area. Pedestrian safety will be
increased by the use of a Ped phase in the proposed traffic
signal. With a signalized intersection the occurrence of
right angle accidents should be reduced. The addition of
adequate safety lighting at the intersection should improve
night time visibility.
The intersection is presently controlled with stop signs on
23rd Street. With a traffic signal control a large percent-
age of the vehicles should be able to pass through the
intersection without stopping.
This should be an environmental benefit since it would
reduce the excessive exhaust emissions and noise produced
when vehicles accelerate from a stop
5. Basis for Negative Declaration: The installation of a
traffic signal at this location will not:
a. Displace any people.
b. Have a negative impact on recreation lands.
c. Have an effect on the pattern of behavior of wildlife
species, and wildlife breeding, nesting, or feeding grounds.
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d. Affect the air or water pollution problems of the area.
e. Have an effect on the water table of the area.
At this intersection and in its vicinity there exist street
light poles, power poles and lines. The addition of the
poles required for the traffic signal and safety lighting
will not appreciably change the appearance of the area.
The physical and operationalcharacteristics of the
intersection will be improved thus offering an overall
benefit to the public without any adverse effect on the
environment.
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640-2128
October 30, 1975
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Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
P. 0. Box 687
Santa Ana, California 92702
Subject: Notice of Determination --Traffic Signal installation,
Balboa Boulevard at 23rd Street
To whom it may concern:
Enclosed is a Notice of Determination for a traffic signal installa-
tion at the above location,
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,
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Irwin Miller
Administrative Assistant, Public Works Department
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Enclosure
cc: Community Development Department, Bill Foley
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION
BALBOA BOULEVARD AT 23RD STREET
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW-4NOTICE OF DETERMINATION
,A preliminary environmental review of the proposed_ project for a
traffic signal installation at the above location in the City of
Newport Beach has been performed. The review was conducted in accor-
dance 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 Pro-
cedures 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 determined that:
1. The project is approved.
Z The project will not have a significant effect on the
environment.
An environmental impact report has not been prepared. A''
Negative'Declar4tioi+ has been prepared and is attached
-hereto.
Joseph T.'Devli{n
Public Works Director
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Att.
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