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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCoast Highway from Morning Canyon to Avocado and Irvine Avenue from Westcliff 17th to Mesa Drive• • CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH P.U. BOX 1768, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92663-3884 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 714/640-2281 November 4, 1982 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 687 Santa Ana, California 92702 Subject: Fuel Efficient Traffic Signal Management Coast Highway from Morning. Canyon to Avocado and Irvine Avenue from Westcliff/17th to Mesa Drive Dear Sir: Enclosed is a notice of determination for the subject project. A categorical exemption has been prepared and is on file in our Planning Department. If you have any questions, pleasecall me at•(714) 640-2128. Very truly yours, '1/ttJ 7 -62tf Irwin Miller Administrative Assistant IM: j d Enc. cc: Planning Department 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach November 4, 1982' TO: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE FROM: Public Works Department SUBJECT: FUEL EFFICIENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL MANAGEMENT COAST HIGHWAY FROM MORNING CANYON TO AVOCADO AND IRVINE AVENUE FROM WESTCLIFF/17TH TO MESA DRIVE Attached for the Committee's review and comment are drafts of the notice of determination, and the categorical exemp- tion. • The Public Works Department will supply the Committee with any additional information which may be required to make findings and recommendations in. this matter. Irwin Miller Administrative Assistant IM:jd Att. •NOTICE OF EXEMPTION • Clerk of the Board of Supervisors P. 0. Box 687 Santa Ana, Calif. 92702 Project Title: Fuel Efficient Traffic Signal Management Project Location - Specific: Coast Highway from Morning Canyon to Avocado Project Location - City Newport Beach Description of Nature, Purpose, and Beneficiaries and Irvine Avenue from Westcliff/17th to Mesa E. Project Location - County Orange of Project: Project provides for the optimization of interconnected traffic signals so as to minimize fuel use. The motoring.public utilizing the affected`:street segments should benefit from a reduction in both the number of stops and length of delays and the resultant reduction in fuel consumption. The project should also reduce vehicular emissions. Name of Public Agency Approving Project: City of Newport Beach flame of•Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: City of Newport Beach Exempt Status: (Check one) Ministerial (Sec. 15073) Declared Emergency (16c. 15071 (a)) Emergency Project (Sec. 15071 (b) and (c)) _IL Categorical Exemption. State type and section number: Class 1 Existi g Facilities Section 15101(c) Reasons why project is exempt: Project does not include any new construction or modifications. possibly modifying traffic signal timing. Project is limited to Contact Person Richard'Edmonston Area Code Telephone (714) 640-2181 Extension • • • CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FUEL EFFICIENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL MANAGEMENT COAST HIGHWAY FROM MORNING CANYON TO AVOCADO AND IRVINE AVENUE FROM WESTCLIFF/17TH TO MESA DRIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW --NOTICE OF DETERMINATION A preliminary environmental review of the project for fuel efficient traffic signal management, Coast Highway from Morning Canyon to Avocado and Irvine Avenue from Westcliff/17th to Mesa Drive in the City of Newport Beach, has been performed. The review was conducted in accordance 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 wasapproved by the City's Environmental Affairs Committee. As a result of the preliminary review, it has been determined that: 1. The project is approved. 2. The project will not have a significant effect on the environment. 3. An environmental impact report has not been prepared. A categorical exemption has been prepared and is attached hereto. Benjamin B. Nolan Public Works Director IM:jd Att. 11/4/82