3.28. Review and adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1887-24 and approval of preliminary project plans for the Cannon Street widening project. Resolution No. 11616.
I request that the City deny the preliminary project plans for the The Cannon Street widening project because it will have significant environmental impacts to residents and biological resources and the mitigation measures are inadequate.
Prior road widening and extensions to both Cannon Street and Santiago Canyon road have accommodated an significant increase in commuters at the expense of current residents. More widening will will exacerbate a problem that is causing significant air, noise, light and water pollution.
The project threatens open space and habitat of special status species, including least Bell's vireo, legless lizard, southern tarplant, mountain lion, coastal California gnatcatcher and other sensitive declining species.
Joel Robinson
5907 E Valley Forge Dr.
Orange, CA 92869
714-639-8480
jrobinson@naturalist-for-you.org
Have traffic studies determined that the majority of the northbound traffic on Cannon from Santiago Canyon Road actually turn right at Serrano? If not, this is an extremely expensive proposal that will only result in a significant slow down of traffic immediately beyond the Serrano turnoff as the additional lane ends. If this has not been statistically determined, I ask that the Mitigated Negative Declaration not be approved. In addition, continuing the expansion of the roads in this area only invites additional traffic, another reason not to approve this MND. While traffic is slow at peak times on Santiago Canyon Road, it has been widened to the point of acting as a freeway through our community during non-peak times and is often used as an unofficial racetrack at midnight. This particular road widening will also threaten the city's open space preservation efforts of the floodplain of the Santiago Creek and will have negative impacts to special status wildlife species including least Bell's vireo, coastal California gnatcatcher, mountain lion and other declining species. Thank you for your consideration.
I have comments and concerns on the potential approval of this Item and request it be removed from the Consent Calendar and public comments be accepted.
The MND for the Cannon Street Widening Project includes outdated information and unacceptable analyses.
I live in close proximity of the proposed project in Serrano Heights. No one in my neighborhood, nor in the surrounding neighborhoods of Orange Park Acres, nor Villa Park were not made aware of this proposed project during the MND process.
According to the latest Cal Fire map effective April 1, 2024, the project location is within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and therefore requires an updated analysis of Section 4.2 Wildfire prior to approval of the MND.
The traffic analysis did not consider the proximity to State Route 241 and the fact that much of the Cannon Street traffic both north and southbound is traveling to and from SR-241 at Santiago Canyon Road.
Current traffic congestion along Santiago Canyon Road and Cannon Street is unacceptable during both the morning and evening commute times. The project would not eliminate any traffic congestion, it would merely move it to less than a ½ north on Cannon St. and cause additional congestion at the intersection at Serrano Ave.
The Project’s potential to cause significant impacts to habitat, wildlife species, and plant and animal communities within the vicinity of the project was not adequately addressed.
Construction Noise of 85 dBA from 7:00 am until 8:00 pm Monday through Friday and Saturday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm is unacceptable to the surrounding residents.
Combustion emissions during construction would dramatically exceed the operational emission restrictions.
I request that the City deny the preliminary project plans for the The Cannon Street widening project because it will have significant environmental impacts to residents and biological resources and the mitigation measures are inadequate.
Prior road widening and extensions to both Cannon Street and Santiago Canyon road have accommodated an significant increase in commuters at the expense of current residents. More widening will will exacerbate a problem that is causing significant air, noise, light and water pollution.
The project threatens open space and habitat of special status species, including least Bell's vireo, legless lizard, southern tarplant, mountain lion, coastal California gnatcatcher and other sensitive declining species.
Joel Robinson
5907 E Valley Forge Dr.
Orange, CA 92869
714-639-8480
jrobinson@naturalist-for-you.org
Have traffic studies determined that the majority of the northbound traffic on Cannon from Santiago Canyon Road actually turn right at Serrano? If not, this is an extremely expensive proposal that will only result in a significant slow down of traffic immediately beyond the Serrano turnoff as the additional lane ends. If this has not been statistically determined, I ask that the Mitigated Negative Declaration not be approved. In addition, continuing the expansion of the roads in this area only invites additional traffic, another reason not to approve this MND. While traffic is slow at peak times on Santiago Canyon Road, it has been widened to the point of acting as a freeway through our community during non-peak times and is often used as an unofficial racetrack at midnight. This particular road widening will also threaten the city's open space preservation efforts of the floodplain of the Santiago Creek and will have negative impacts to special status wildlife species including least Bell's vireo, coastal California gnatcatcher, mountain lion and other declining species. Thank you for your consideration.
I have comments and concerns on the potential approval of this Item and request it be removed from the Consent Calendar and public comments be accepted.
The MND for the Cannon Street Widening Project includes outdated information and unacceptable analyses.
I live in close proximity of the proposed project in Serrano Heights. No one in my neighborhood, nor in the surrounding neighborhoods of Orange Park Acres, nor Villa Park were not made aware of this proposed project during the MND process.
According to the latest Cal Fire map effective April 1, 2024, the project location is within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and therefore requires an updated analysis of Section 4.2 Wildfire prior to approval of the MND.
The traffic analysis did not consider the proximity to State Route 241 and the fact that much of the Cannon Street traffic both north and southbound is traveling to and from SR-241 at Santiago Canyon Road.
Current traffic congestion along Santiago Canyon Road and Cannon Street is unacceptable during both the morning and evening commute times. The project would not eliminate any traffic congestion, it would merely move it to less than a ½ north on Cannon St. and cause additional congestion at the intersection at Serrano Ave.
The Project’s potential to cause significant impacts to habitat, wildlife species, and plant and animal communities within the vicinity of the project was not adequately addressed.
Construction Noise of 85 dBA from 7:00 am until 8:00 pm Monday through Friday and Saturday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm is unacceptable to the surrounding residents.
Combustion emissions during construction would dramatically exceed the operational emission restrictions.