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November 2013
Chapter 1 Executive Summary
This Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is an informational document intended for use by the City of
Chula Vista, other public agencies, and members of the general public in evaluating the potential
environmental effects of the proposed Village 8 West Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan and Tentative
Map (TM), hereafter referred to as the project. The proposed SPA Plan is a document that refines and
implements the land use plans, goals, and objectives of the Otay Ranch General Development Plan
(GDP) for the development of Village 8 West.
CEQA Statute Section 21002 requires that an EIR identify the significant effects of a project on the
environment and provide measures or alternatives that can mitigate or avoid these effects. This Draft
EIR evaluates the environmental effects associated with development of the project and discusses the
manner in which the project’s significant effects can be reduced or avoided through the implementation
of mitigation measures or feasible alternatives to the proposed project. In accordance with Section
15130 of the CEQA Guidelines, this EIR also includes an examination of the effects of cumulative
development.
The 2013 General Plan Amendment/General Development Plan Amendment SEIR (SEIR 09-01), 2005
General Plan Update Final Program EIR (EIR 05-01), and the 1993 Otay Ranch GDP Program Final EIR (EIR
90-01) are incorporated by reference in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(d). This Draft
EIR addresses environmental issues associated with the project that were not evaluated in the
previously certified EIRs and updates information in these EIRs pertaining to the project area.
This summary provides a brief synopsis of: 1) the proposed project, 2) results of the environmental
analysis contained within this environmental document, 3) alternatives to the proposed project that
were considered, and 4) major areas of controversy and issues to be resolved by decision-makers. This
summary does not contain the extensive background and analysis found throughout the individual
chapters within the EIR. Therefore, the reader should review the entire document to fully understand
the project and its environmental consequences.
1.1 Project Location and Setting
The project consists of approximately 300 acres of land in Otay Ranch known as Village 8 West, located
entirely within the city of Chula Vista, California, near the southeasterly edge of the city limits. Chula
Vista is located in San Diego County, approximately 13 miles southeast of the downtown area of the city
of San Diego, and approximately 7 miles north of the U.S./Mexico international border.
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The project site is currently undeveloped. La Media Road currently terminates at the northerly boundary
of Village 8 West, and a portion of Magdalena Avenue runs along the northeast boundary of the site.
Rock Mountain is located to the west and southwest and the Otay River Valley is south of the site. A
reservoir facility owned and operated by the City of San Diego is located in approximately the center of
the project site. This facility is not a part of the proposed Village 8 West SPA Plan.
1.2 Project Background
Otay Ranch is a partially developed master-planned community that proposes a broad range of
residential, commercial, retail, and industrial development interwoven with civic and community uses,
such as libraries, parks, and schools. The community is 23,000 acres in size, and includes an open space
preserve system consisting of approximately 11,375 acres. Village 8 West is one of the designated
fourteen villages within the Otay Ranch General Development Plan (GDP) area. The GDP was recently
amended in 2013. The GDP establishes land plans, design guidelines, objectives, policies, and
implementation measures that apply to all portions of Otay Ranch while supporting a balance of
housing, shops, workplaces, schools, parks, civic facilities, and open spaces. The majority of
development is intended to be clustered in villages, with conveniently located features and well-defined
edges such as the Chula Vista greenbelt, open spaces, and wildlife corridors.
Under the implementation program for the Otay Ranch GDP, review and City Council approval of SPA
plans is required before final development entitlements can be considered. The GDP defines Village 8
West as an urban village. The GDP states, “Urban villages are adjacent to existing urban development
and are planned for transit oriented development with higher densities and mixed uses in the village
cores.” According to the GDP, Village 8 West is to provide single-family and multi-family residential
units, a Town Center containing commercial uses, parks, a community purpose facility site, schools,
affordable housing and a transit stop. The most intense development would be concentrated near the
Town Center, with building heights and density gradually decreasing with distance from the center.
1.3 Project Description
The project includes the SPA Plan and TM for Village 8 West, including associated off-site improvements,
consistent with the Otay Ranch GDP. The development proposed by the Otay Land Company (OLC)
pursuant to the Village 8 West SPA Plan is referred to as the “project,” and is the focus of this EIR. The
Village 8 West SPA Plan is incorporated by reference and is available for review at the offices of the City
of Chula Vista, Development Services Department, located at 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California
91910. The components of the project description are summarized briefly below and detailed in
Chapter 3.
1.3.1 Development Concept
Village 8 West has been planned in transects to provide organization for development that focuses
activity within the Town Center, transitioning into residential opportunities and rural open space at the
edges. Uses include an elementary school, a middle school, a variety of parks, various open space areas,
multi-family and single-family residential units, and mixed-use areas. The proposed land uses and
proposed maximum residential unit yield for Village 8 West are provided below in Table 1-1.
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Table 1-1 Village 8 West SPA Land Uses
Land Use
Area
(Acres)
Residential
(Units)
Office
(Square feet)
Commercial
(Square feet)
Mixed Use (TC) 40.7 899 50,000 250,000
Multi-family (MH) 29.5 530 -- --
Cluster Single-family/Town homes (M) 26.2 290 -- --
Single-family (LMV) 67.0 331 -- --
Schools 31.6 -- -- --
Community Purpose Facility 5.8 -- -- --
Parks 27.9 -- -- --
Open Space 39.1 -- -- --
Arterial Rights-of-Way and Basin 32.5 -- -- --
Total 300.3 2,050 50,000 250,000
TC = Town Center, MH = medium-high density, M = medium density, and LMV = low-medium density
Source: Otay Land Company, LLC. 2012
1.3.2 Off-Site Improvement Area
Village 8 West would include an off-site utility corridor to the south of the project site. The corridor
would be 30 feet wide, including a 20-foot sewer corridor to connect to existing sewer facilities, and a
10-foot storm drain corridor to direct drainage to Otay River. A 12-foot paved utility access road would
be included within the 30-foot utility corridor. This utility access road would provide access for the off-
site utilities and would serve as a trail connection to the Otay Valley Regional Park trail system. The
project would also require 4.6 acres of off-site grading on the City of San Diego reservoir site in the
middle of Village 8 West.
1.3.3 Mobility
The Village 8 West circulation system would provide a system of roadway and trail corridors to support
both vehicular and non-vehicular modes of transportation. This system includes the extension of existing
and planned roads, trails, and transit from adjacent villages as well as internal systems to serve the
project site. Streets in the community are designed as “complete” streets, considering all modes of
transportation by providing vehicular travel lanes, bike lanes or bike routes, sidewalks, and transit lanes
where appropriate.
1.3.4 Infrastructure
The SPA Plan includes plans to provide adequate infrastructure to the proposed development, including
water distribution, recycled water distribution, sewer service, and storm water collection.
1.3.5 Tentative Map
The TM for Village 8 West details how the utilization plan would be implemented. The map includes the
various land uses, proposed grading, and street layout. In addition, a TM depicts proposed utilities,
easements and conceptual trail design.
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1.3.6 Project Objectives
The SPA Plan identifies project objectives that would implement the aforementioned GDP vision for
Village 8 as indicated below:
1. Create a recognizable “place” that is unique, attractive, and full of cultural and social diversity.
2. Develop distinctive design standards and invest in design excellence to create inspiring and
memorable places; emphasize the appearance and qualities of the public realm; create
streetscapes, pathways, and public spaces of beauty, interest, and functional benefit to
pedestrians.
3. Encourage development patterns that promote orderly growth, prevent urban sprawl, and
promote effective resource management.
4. Protect and enhance the natural environment and increase the quality of life. Design
neighborhoods with compact and multi-dimensional land use patterns that ensure a mix of uses
and joint optimization of transportation modes to minimize the impact of cars, promote walking
and bicycling, and provide access to employment, education, recreation, entertainment,
shopping, and services.
5. Create an appropriately scaled and economically healthy Town Center. Include a wide range of
commercial, residential, cultural, civic, recreational uses, and businesses that serve the daily
needs of nearby residents.
6. Establish a pedestrian and transit-oriented village with an intense, vibrant Town Center to
reduce reliance on the automobile and promote walking and the use of bicycles, buses, and
regional transit.
7. Encourage community development in mixed use and compact pedestrian oriented forms to
accommodate all income levels and lifestyles.
8. Foster a compact form facilitated by “form-based planning,” resulting in efficient infrastructure
investments and advanced opportunities to provide socially diverse housing.
9. Retain and recruit a skilled and motivated workforce to ensure economic stability into the future
by providing attainable housing opportunities. Promote jobs that match the skills of existing and
future residents through provision of housing opportunities and choices and by providing an
opportunity for the City to attract a university or related uses by dedication of land for such
purposes.
10. Promote synergistic uses and graceful transitions within the SPA and between the SPA and
neighborhoods of adjacent SPAs to balance activities, services, and facilities. Integrate Village 8
West with existing Otay Ranch development, including connectivity to the Greenbelt.
11. Implement the goals, objectives and policies of the Chula Vista General Plan, the Otay Ranch
General Development Plan, the Chula Vista Greenbelt Master Plan, and the Otay Valley Regional
Park Concept Plan.
12. Encourage the interactivity of a wide range of people, promote community diversity, and enrich
the human experience by providing a broad variety of public spaces and housing types and
styles that appeal to all ages, incomes, and lifestyles.
13. Establish a plan that is fiscally responsible and viable with consideration of existing and
anticipated economic conditions.
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1.3.7 Discretionary Actions
The project is a “discretionary project,” which is defined in Section 15357 of the CEQA Guidelines as “a
project that requires the exercise of judgment or deliberation when the public agency or body decides
to approve or disapprove a particular activity.” The following discretionary actions are associated with
the project and would be considered by the Chula Vista Planning Commission and City Council:
■ Adoption of the Village 8 West SPA Plan and associated documents including but not limited to:
Village 8 West SPA Plan
Air Quality Improvement Plan
Agricultural Plan
Non-Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
Preserve Edge Plan
Fire Protection Plan
Affordable Housing Plan
Water Conservation Plan
Parks, Recreation, Open Space Master Plan
Emergency Disaster Plan
Public Facility Finance Plan
■ Approval of a tentative map to establish the location of development and open space lots and
identify the infrastructure requirements for Village 8 West
■ Approval of a development agreement amendment including conditions of approval for
development within the Village 8 West SPA Plan area
■ Certification of a Final EIR and adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program
1.4 Areas of Controversy
The Notice of Preparation (NOP) was distributed June 25, 2010 for a 30-day public review and comment
period and a public scoping meeting was held in July 2010. Public comments were received on the NOP
and at the scoping meeting related to several environmental issues. The NOP and comment letters are
included in this EIR as Appendix A. Controversy associated with the project primarily concerns the issues
of public services, landform alteration, hazards from Brown Field, wildland fire, biological resources, and
traffic. These issues are analyzed in the EIR.
1.5 Issues to be Resolved by the City Council
The issues to be resolved by the decision-making body are whether to adopt the proposed project and
how to mitigate significant effects created by its implementation. The City will decide if benefits of the
project outweigh any significant unmitigable impacts associated with scenic resources and visual
character (degradation of rolling hills), air quality (consistency with existing plans, increased criteria
pollutants), noise (short-term increase in traffic noise), cultural resources (cumulative disturbance of
archaeological resources and human remains), potential effects of climate change (exacerbate air
quality problems), agricultural resources (conversion of agricultural resources), and public utilities
(water, wastewater, energy, and cumulative recycled water demand).
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The City will also decide if the significant impacts associated with the environmental issues of land use
(compatibility with existing water lines), aesthetics (lighting and glare, landform alteration, scenic
resources); transportation and traffic (level of service standards, congestion management, air traffic
patterns), air quality (sensitive receptors), noise (excessive noise levels), biological resources (sensitive
plant and wildlife species, riparian habitat and other sensitive natural communities, federally protected
wetlands, local policies and ordinances), cultural resources (paleontological resources, direct impacts to
archaeological resources and human remains), geology and soils (exposure to seismic related hazards,
soil erosion or topsoil loss, soil stability, expan sive soils), hydrology and water quality (storm water
pollution, public services (fire and emergency medical services, police services, schools, libraries, parks
and recreation), agricultural resources (land use zoning conflicts), hazards and hazardous materials
(accidental release of hazardous materials, hazards to schools, airport hazards, consistency with hazard
policies, historic use of pesticides), and public utilities (direct demand for recycled water) have been
fully mitigated below a level of significance. Lastly, the City would determine whether any alternative
might meet the key objectives of the project while reducing its environmental impact.
1.6 Project Alternatives
Section 15126.6 of the CEQA Guidelines requires the discussion of “a range of reasonable alternatives to
the project, or to the location of the project, which would feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of
the project but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the project” and the
evaluation of the comparative merits of the alternatives. The alternatives discussion is intended to
“focus on alternatives to the project or its location which are capable of avoiding or substantially
lessening any significant effects of the project,” even if these alternatives would impede to some degree
the attainment of the project objectives. The EIR addresses the No Project (No Build) Alternative and
two reduced project alternatives: Reduced Project Alternative #1 – 1,167 Dwelling Units, and Reduced
Project Alternative #2 – 672 Dwelling Units. Alternatives to the project are evaluated in full in Chapter
10 of this document.
1.6.1 No Project–No Build Alternative
The No Project (No Build) Alternative assumes that no SPA Plan would be developed for Village 8 West
and that the project area would remain unchanged. Accordingly, the site characteristics of this
alternative would be equivalent to the existing conditions for each category analyzed in this EIR.
1.6.2 Reduced Project Alternative #1 – 1,167 Dwelling Units
Reduced Project Alternative #1 would include the development of 1,167 residential units, compared to
2,050 units under the proposed Village 8 West SPA Plan and TM. This alternative is intended to provide a
more suburban approach to development in the SPA Plan area, which reduces residential development
by almost 50 percent. Under the Reduced Project Alternative #1, no residential units would be
developed in Planning Areas B, C, H-1, or L. Multi-family residential units would still be developed in
Planning Areas F and J, at reduced densities compared to the project. Commercial development in the
Town Center would also be reduced to 170,000 square feet, compared to 300,000 square feet under the
proposed project. Additionally, the Neighborhood Park proposed for the project would be eliminated
under this alternative. The park area (Planning Area T) would be designated for single-family residential
development to further reduce density in the Neighborhood General Zone.
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1.6.3 Reduced Project Alternative #2 – 672 Dwelling Units
Reduced Project Alternative #2 would include the development of 672 residential units, compared to
2,050 units under the proposed project. This lower density alternative is intended to provide more open
space and eliminate mixed-use development. The greatest reduction in development would occur in the
Town Center. Under this alternative, no mixed-use development is proposed and no residential
development would occur in the Town Center.
Residential densities would also be reduced in the Neighborhood Edge, Neighborhood General, and
Neighborhood Central Zones. Commercial development in the Town Center would also be reduced to
104,000 square feet, compared to 300,000 square feet under the project. Additionally, the
Neighborhood Park proposed for the project would be eliminated under this alternative. The park area
(Planning Area T) would be designated for single-family residential development to further reduce
density in the Neighborhood General Zone. The development footprint would be reduced until this
alternative. Portions of Planning Areas N, P, and V of the proposed project would be replaced with an
open space designation. This alternative would include 40.4 acres of open space, compared to 23.5
acres under the project. This additional open space area would provide additional transition from
developed areas to the Multiple Species Conservation Program Preserve, but would not be incorporated
into the Preserve.
1.6.4 Environmentally Superior Alternative
The No Project (No Build) Alternative would be the environmentally superior alternative, as it would
entirely avoid the project’s significant and unavoidable impacts associated with aesthetics (direct and
cumulative), air quality (direct and cumulative), noise (short-term direct), archaeological resources and
human remains (cumulative), potential effects of climate change (direct and cumulative), agricultural
resources (direct and cumulative), water supply (direct and cumulative), wastewater treatment capacity
(cumulative), recycled water (cumulative), and energy (direct and cumulative). However, as the No
Project (No Build) Alternative is determined to be environmentally superior, another environmentally
superior alternative must be identified among the remaining alternatives.
The Reduced Project Alternative #2 is identified as the environmentally superior alternative as it would
reduce traffic (direct and cumulative), air quality (direct and cumulative), noise (direct and cumulative),
biological resources (direct), public services (direct), water quality (direct), and public utilities (direct and
cumulative) impacts. Mitigation measures 5.3-7 through 5.3-16 and 5.3-18 through 5.3-20 identified for
potential traffic impacts would not be required under this alternative and mitigation measure 5.5-3
would not be required for excessive noise impacts to residences in Planning Areas B, C, F, G, H1, H2, J,
and L because no residences are proposed in these areas. However, as with the Reduced Project
Alternative #1, this alternative would not avoid any of the project’s significant and unavoidable impacts
associated with aesthetics (cumulative), air quality (direct and cumulative), noise (short-term direct),
archaeological resources and human remains (cumulative), potential effects of climate change (direct
and cumulative), agricultural resources (direct and cumulative), water supply (direct and cumulative),
wastewater treatment capacity (cumulative), recycled water (cumulative), and energy (direct and
cumulative). This alternative would reduce significant VOC emissions by approximately 57 percent and
energy use by approximately 65 percent.
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1.7 Summary Tables
Table 1-2 identifies the subject areas analyzed in the SEIR, providing a summary of potential impacts,
mitigation measures, and significance of impacts. Table 1-3 identifies the cumulatively significant subject
areas and a summary of the potential impacts as analyzed in the SEIR. Table 1-4 provides a summary
comparison of the potential impacts of the proposed project and the project alternatives. Mitigation
measures that refer to the applicant would be implemented by the developer applying for permits to
develop on the project site.
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Table 1-2 Summary of Significant Environmental Analysis Results
Environmental Issue Result of Impact Analysis Mitigation
Impact Level
After Mitigation
5.1 Land Use and Planning
Would the project physically divide an
established community (incompatibility with
adjacent and surrounding uses)?
A significant land use compatibility impact would
occur if the on-site City of San Diego water lines
would not be relocated before development of
Village 8 West.
5.1-1 Waterline Agreement. Prior to approval of the first final map,
the applicant shall provide evidence, satisfactory to the City Engineer,
that the:
i. Applicant has entered into an agreement with the City of San
Diego to relocate the City of San Diego waterlines within Village 8
West to a location approved by both the City of San Diego and the
City of Chula Vista.
ii. City of San Diego has abandoned any water main easements not
needed as a consequence of the relocation of the City of San
Diego waterlines within Village 8 West.
5.1-2 Waterline Relocation. Prior to issuance of the first grading
permit within Village 8 West, the applicant shall relocate the City of
San Diego waterlines to the satisfaction of the City of San Diego and
the City of Chula Vista.
Less than
significant.
Would the project conflict with any applicable
land use plan, policy, or regulation of an agency
with jurisdiction over the project (including but
not limited to the general plan, specific plan,
local coastal program, or zoning ordinance),
adopted for the purpose of avoiding or
mitigating an environmental effect?
No significant impacts related to the conflicts with
land use plans, policies, and regulations have been
identified for implementation of the SPA Plan and
TM for Village 8 West.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project conflict with any applicable
habitat conservation plan or natural community
habitat conservation plan?
No significant impacts related to Habitat
Conservation Plans or Natural Community
Conservation Plans have been identified for
implementation of the SPA Plan and TM for Village 8
West, other than significant impacts identified in
Section 5.6 Biological Resources. Implementation of
the mitigation measures identified in this section
would reduce all potential land use impacts to a less
than significant level.
No additional mitigation measures are required other than those
listed in Section 5.6 Biological Resources.
Less than
significant.
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5.2 Aesthetics/Landform Alteration
Would the project have a substantial adverse
effect on a scenic vista?
No significant impacts to scenic vistas have been
identified for the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project substantially damage scenic
resources, including, but not limited to, trees,
rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a
State Scenic highway?
The project would alter a portion of the east-facing
slope of Rock Mountain.
5.2-1 Landscape Master Plan. Prior to issuance of the first final map
for Village 8 West, the applicant shall prepare to the satisfaction of
the Development Services Director (or their designee), a Landscape
Master Plan. The Landscape Master Plan shall demonstrate
compliance with GDP Policies pertaining to softening manufactured
slopes, particularly on Rock Mountain and other visible manufactured
slopes greater than 25 feet in height, through plant selection,
placement, and density, etc.
Less than
significant.
Would the project substantially degrade the
existing visual character or quality of the site and
its surroundings?
The project would permanently alter the character
of the project site from open, rolling topography to
urban development. This impact would be
significant.
Mitigation measure 5.2-1 would also reduce impacts to visual
character or quality.
Significant.
Would the project create a new source of
substantial light or glare which would adversely
affect day or nighttime views in the area?
New sources of nighttime lighting from parks,
mixed-use residential, commercial, multi-family
residential, and Community Purpose Facility uses
may be incompatible with surrounding
development and inconsistent with applicable
regulations. Potential impacts associated with light
cannot be determined until the location, size, and
orientation of future buildings are established.
These impacts would be potentially significant.
5.2-2 Lighting Plan and Photometric Analysis - Parks. Concurrent with
the preparation of site-specific plan(s) for park sites, including the
town center park, Planning Area A and Planning Area T and prior to
issuance of a building permit for any park, the applicant shall prepare,
or in the case of the City being the lead on the preparation of the site
specific plan, the applicant shall fund the preparation of a lighting plan
and photometric analysis. The plan shall be prepared to the
satisfaction of the Development Services Director (or their designee)
and evaluate the proposed height, location, and intensity of all
exterior lighting for compliance with the City's performance standards
for light, and glare (Chula Vista Municipal Code19.66.100).
5.2-3 Lighting Plan and Photometric Analysis – New Structures.
Concurrent with design review and prior to the issuance of building
permits for mixed-use residential, commercial, Community Purpose
Facility and multi-family residential, the applicant shall prepare a
lighting plan and photometric analysis. The plan shall be prepared to
the satisfaction of the Development Services Director (or their
Less than
significant.
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designee) and evaluate the proposed height, location, and intensity of
all exterior lighting for compliance with the City's performance
standards for light, and glare (Chula Vista Municipal Code19
19.66.100).
5.2-4 Shadow Analysis. Prior to design review approval for any
structure three stories and above, the applicant shall prepare to the
satisfaction of the Development Services Director (or their designee),
a shadow analysis demonstrating that adjacent shadow-sensitive uses
are not permanently shadowed, and/or any other approved city-
standard in place at the time the shadow analysis is performed.
Would the project alter areas of sensitive
landforms and grade steep slopes that may be
visible from future development and roadways
that negatively detract from the prevailing
aesthetic character of the site or surrounding
area?
The project would not significantly impact steep
slopes. However, grading on a portion of the east-
facing slope of Rock Mountain would be a
potentially significant.
Mitigation measure 5.2-1 would also reduce impacts to landform
alteration.
Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, or other objectives and policies
regarding visual character, thereby resulting in a
significant physical impact?
The project would be consistent with all applicable
visual character policies.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.3 Transportation/Traffic
Would the project conflict with an applicable
plan, ordinance, or policy establishing measures
of effectiveness for the performance of the
circulation system, taking into account all modes
of transportation including mass transit and non-
motorized travel and relevant components of
the circulation system, including but not limited
to intersections, streets, highways, and
freeways, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and
mass transit?
The project would result in direct and cumulative
impacts on roadways and intersections under the
Existing Plus Project, Year 2015, Year 2020, Year
2025, and Year 2030 Scenarios. Based on the
Intersection Lane Volume Analysis, a significant
direct impact would occur to the I-805 southbound
ramps at Main Street, and a cumulative impact
would occur to the I-805 northbound ramps at Main
Street. Impacts related to congestion management
would be potentially significant.
Growth Management Oversight Commission Compliance (Section
19.09 of the CVMC)
5.3-1 Olympic Parkway: Heritage Road to Oleander Avenue: Prior to
the issuance of the building permit for the 2,463rd dwelling unit for
development east of I-805 (commencing from April 4, 2011), the
applicant may:
i. Prepare a traffic study that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of
the City Engineer, that the circulation system has additional
capacity without exceeding the Growth Management Ordinance
traffic threshold standards; or
Less than
significant.
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Would the project conflict with an applicable
congestion management program, including, but
not limited to level of service standards and
travel demand measures, or other standards
established by the county congestion
management agency for designated roads or
highways?
ii. Demonstrate that other improvements are constructed which
provide the additional necessary capacity to comply with the
Growth Management Ordinance traffic threshold to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer; or
iii. Agree to the City Engineer's selection of an alternative method of
maintaining Growth Management Ordinance traffic threshold
compliance; or
iv. Enter into agreement, approved by the City, with other Otay
Ranch applicants that alleviates congestion and achieves Growth
Management Ordinance traffic threshold compliance for Olympic
Parkway. The agreement will identify the deficiencies in
transportation infrastructure that will need to be constructed, the
parties that will construct said needed infrastructure, a timeline
for such construction, and provide assurances for construction, in
accordance with the city's customary requirements, for said
infrastructure.
If Growth Management Ordinance compliance cannot be achieved
through i, ii, iii, or iv above, then the City may, in its sole discretion,
stop issuing new building permits within the project area, after
building permits for 2,463 dwelling units have been issued for any
development east of I-805 after April 4, 2011, until such time that
Growth Management Ordinance traffic threshold standard
compliance can be assured to the satisfaction of the City Manager.
These measures shall constitute full compliance with growth
management objectives and policies in accordance with the
requirements of the General Plan, Chapter 10 with regard to traffic
thresholds set forth in the Growth Management Ordinance.
On-site Circulation Mitigation
5.3-2 Main Street/La Media Road Intersection: Prior to the issuance
of the final map that contains the first equivalent dwelling unit, the
applicant shall secure or construct a traffic signal at the intersection of
Main Street and La Media Road.
5.3-3 Main Street/Magdalena Avenue Intersection: Prior to the
issuance of the final map that contains the first equivalent dwelling
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unit, the applicant shall secure or construct the west leg of this
intersection and modify existing striping to provide access to Village 8
West. The applicant shall secure or construct a stop sign on the
southbound approach.
5.3-4 Main Street: Prior to the issuance of the final map that contains
the first equivalent dwelling unit, the applicant shall secure or
construct Main Street from La Media Road to Magdalena Avenue as a
two-lane, two-way street to provide access to Village 8 West.
5.3-5 La Media Road: Prior to the issuance of the final map that
contains the first equivalent dwelling unit, the applicant shall secure
or construct La Media Road from existing terminus south of Santa
Luna Street to Planning Areas N, I and J south of Main Street as a two-
lane, two-way street to provide access to Village 8 West.
5.3-6 Otay Valley Road: Prior to the issuance of the final map that
contains the 302nd equivalent dwelling unit, the applicant shall secure
or construct Otay Valley Road from south of Main Street to Village 8
West Street A as four-lane major roadway, or construct the
improvement at the first final map for the applicable planning areas as
listed in Table 4.1.4 of the Public Facilities Finance Plan, whichever
comes first.
5.3-7 Main Street (La Media Road to Magdalena Avenue): Prior to
the issuance of the final map that contains the 1,388th equivalent
dwelling unit, the applicant shall secure or construct the remaining
two lanes of Main Street through the couplet, install traffic signals at
new couplet intersections, and restripe Main Street as a one-way
segment for each leg of couplet, or construct the improvements at the
first final map for the applicable planning areas as listed in Table 4.1.4
of the Public Facilities Finance Plan, whichever comes first.
5.3-8 La Media Road: Prior to the issuance of the final map that
contains the 1,388th equivalent dwelling unit, the applicant shall
secure or construct the remaining two lanes of La Media Road through
the couplet, install traffic signals at new couplet intersections, and
restripe La Media Road as a one-way segment for each leg of couplet,
or construct the improvements at the first final map for the applicable
planning areas as listed in Table 4.1.4 of the Public Facilities Finance
Plan, whichever comes first.
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5.3-9 Otay Valley Road: Prior to the issuance of the final map that
contains the 1,388th equivalent dwelling unit, the applicant shall
secure or construct Otay Valley Road as a four-lane major roadway
from Village 8 West Street A to the Village 8 West eastern project
boundary and install stop control on side streets until a traffic signal is
warranted, or construct the improvements at the first final map for
the applicable planning areas as listed in Table 4.1.4 of the Public
Facilities Finance Plan, whichever comes first.
5.3-10 Main Street/Magdalena Avenue Intersection: Prior to the
issuance of the final map that contains the 1,388th equivalent dwelling
unit, the applicant shall re-stripe the Main Street/Magdalena Avenue
intersection to include dual eastbound left turn lanes and one
eastbound through lane, and secure or construct a traffic signal, or
construct the improvements at the first final map for the applicable
planning areas as listed in Table 4.1.4 of the Public Facilities Finance
Plan, whichever comes first.
5.3-11 Village 8 West Street A: Prior to the issuance of the final map
that contains the 2,234th equivalent dwelling unit, the applicant shall
secure or construct Street A as a local street from Main Street to Otay
Valley Road and provide signalized access at Otay Valley Road and at
Main Street, or construct the improvements at the first final map for
the applicable planning areas as listed in Table 4.1.4 of the Public
Facilities Finance Plan (whichever comes first).
Direct Impact Mitigation
5.3-12 Olympic Parkway/Brandywine Avenue Intersection: Prior to
the issuance of the final map that contains the 1,388nd equivalent
dwelling unit, the applicant shall: 1) secure or construct a northbound
right turn overlap phase to reduce delay to the northbound right
turning volume and provide a overall capacity improvement to the
intersection, and 2) secure or construct the extension of the
westbound left turn pocket, if not already completed by 2015.
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5.3-13 Olympic Parkway: Heritage Road to La Media Road: Prior to
the issuance of the final map that contains the 1,388nd equivalent
dwelling unit, the applicant shall secure or construct Santa Victoria
Road from Heritage Road to La Media Road and shall construct
Heritage Road from Olympic Parkway to Santa Victoria Road.
5.3-14 Birch Road/La Media Road, Birch Road/Eastlake Parkway, and
Main Street/Eastlake Parkway Intersections; Birch Road from La
Media to SR-125; Magdalena Avenue from Birch Road to Main
Street; and Eastlake Parkway from Birch Road to Main Street: Prior
to the issuance of the final map that contains the 2,234th equivalent
dwelling unit, the applicant shall secure or construct Main Street from
the existing terminus east of Village 8 West to Eastlake Parkway,
including the construction of an overcrossing at SR-125.
5.3-15 Birch Road/La Media Road, Birch Road/SR-125 Northbound
Ramps, Birch Road/Eastlake Parkway, Main Street/I-805 Southbound
Ramps, and Main Street/I-805 Northbound Ramps Intersections;
Birch Road, La Media to SR-125; Birch Road, SR-125 to Eastlake
Parkway; Main Street, I-805 to Brandywine Avenue; and Main
Street, Brandywine Avenue to Heritage Road: Prior to the issuance of
the final map that contains the 2,610th equivalent dwelling unit, the
applicant shall construct SR-125 northbound and southbound ramps
at Main Street.
5.3-16 Main Street/La Media Road Couplet, Main Street/ Magdalena
Avenue, and Main Street/ Eastlake Parkway Intersections: Prior to
the issuance of the final map that contains the 2,610th equivalent
dwelling unit, the applicant shall secure or construct Otay Valley Road
from the Village 8 West eastern boundary to Village 9 Street A,
including the construction of an overcrossing at SR-125.
Cumulative Impact Mitigation
5.3-17 Prior to the issuance of each building permit, the applicant
shall pay their fair share into Chula Vista’s Transportation
Development Impact Fee program for cumulative impacts related to:
i. Olympic Parkway/I-805 northbound ramps intersection
ii. Olympic Parkway: I-805 to Brandywine roadway segment
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iii. Olympic Parkway: Brandywine to Heritage Road roadway segment
iv. Olympic Parkway: Heritage Road to La Media Road
v. Heritage Road: Main Street to Entertainment Circle roadway
segment
vi. Heritage Road: Entertainment Circle to Avenida de Las Vistas
roadway segment
vii. Eastlake Parkway: Birch Road to Main Street roadway segment
Circulation System Assumptions
5.3-18 The Year 2020 scenario assumes the following roadway
improvements:
i. Construction of Main Street from Village 9 Street A to Eastlake
Parkway as a six-lane gateway
ii. Construction of Otay Valley Road, from Village 9 Street A to the
University site four-lane major street.
If the project equivalent dwelling unit limit for study Year 2015 (302
equivalent dwelling units) is exceeded prior to these roadway
segments being constructed and open to traffic, then one of the
following steps shall be taken as determined by the City Engineer:
i. Development in Village 8 West shall stop until those assumed
future roadways are constructed by others; or
ii. City and the applicant shall meet to determine the need for the
incomplete roadway segments. A number of factors, including
changes to the tolling structure at SR-125, may affect the traffic
patterns in the Otay Ranch. Additional traffic analysis of the
roadway network and levels of service assessment may be
necessary to determine if such improvements are necessary and
the scope and timing of additional circulation improvements; or
iii. Applicant shall construct the missing roadway links and receive a
transportation development impact fee credit for those
improvements as applicable; or
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iv. An alternative measure is selected by the city in accordance with
the city of Chula Vista Growth Management Ordinance.
v. All to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
5.3-19 The Year 2025 scenario assumes the following intersection
and roadway improvements:
i. Construction of Olympic Parkway/Santa Victoria intersection
ii. Construction of Santa Victoria/Heritage Road intersection
iii. Construction of Heritage Road from Olympic Parkway to Main
Street; re-stripe southbound Heritage Road from Olympic Parkway
to Main Street to include dual left turn lanes, three through lanes,
and one right turn lane
iv. Widening of Heritage Road from Main Street to Avenida de la
Vistas from a Class II collector to a six-lane prime arterial.
If the project equivalent dwelling unit limit for study Year 2020 (1,388
equivalent dwelling units) is exceeded prior to these intersections or
roadway segments being constructed and open to traffic, then one of
the following steps shall be taken as determined by the City Engineer:
i. Development in Village 8 West shall stop until those assumed
future roadways are constructed by others; or
ii. Development in Village 8 West shall stop until those assumed
future roadways are constructed by others; or
iii. City and the applicant shall meet to determine the need for the
incomplete roadway segments. A number of factors, including
changes to the tolling structure at SR-125, may affect the traffic
patterns in the Otay Ranch. Additional traffic analysis of the
roadway network and levels of service assessment may be
necessary to determine if such improvements are necessary and
the scope and timing of additional circulation improvements; or
iv. Applicant shall construct the missing roadway links and receive a
transportation development impact fee credit for those
improvements as applicable; or
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v. An alternative measure is selected by the city in accordance with
the Chula Vista Growth Management Ordinance.
vi. All to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
5.3-20 The Year 2030 scenario assumes the following roadway
improvement:
i. Construction of Main Street from Heritage Road to La Media Road
as a six-lane prime arterial
If the project equivalent dwelling unit limit for study Year 2025 (2,234
equivalent dwelling unit) is exceeded prior to this roadway segment
being constructed and open to traffic, then one of the following steps
shall be taken as determined by the City Engineer:
i. Development in Village 8 West shall stop until the assumed future
roadway is constructed by others; or
ii. City and the applicant shall meet to determine the need for the
incomplete roadway segment. A number of factors, including
changes to the tolling structure at SR-125, may affect the traffic
patterns in the Otay Ranch. Additional traffic analysis of the
roadway network and levels of service assessment may be
necessary to determine if such improvements are necessary and
the scope and timing of additional circulation improvements; or
iii. Applicant shall construct the missing roadway link and receive a
transportation development impact fee credit for those
improvements as applicable; or
iv. An alternative measure is selected by the city in accordance with
the Chula Vista Growth Management Ordinance.
v. All to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
Would the project result in a change in air traffic
patterns, including either an increase in traffic
levels or a change in location that results in
substantial safety risks?
Potentially significant impacts could result from the
location of structures proposed in Village 8 West
within a Federal Aviation Administration notification
area.
Mitigation measures 5.13-2 through 5.13-4 in Section 5.13, Hazards
and Hazardous Materials, would reduce impacts related to air traffic
patterns.
Less than
significant.
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Would the project substantially increase hazards
due to a design feature or incompatible uses?
Village 8 West would include intersection bulb outs
to narrow the through travel way at intersections,
narrow, multi-modal streets to slow vehicular
traffic, and multiple connections to evenly
distribute traffic. The project would not result in
significant impacts related to hazards due to a
design feature. Hazard impacts due to incompatible
uses would be less than significant.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project result in inadequate
emergency access?
Individual developments within Village 8 West
would be required to demonstrate adequate
emergency access as part of the city design review
process, including review by the Chula Vista Fire
Department. In addition, construction activities
including staging would occur in accordance with
city requirements, which would ensure that
adequate emergency access would be provided
during construction of the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project conflict with adopted policies,
plans or programs regarding the circulation
network, public transit, bicycle or pedestrian
facilities, or otherwise decrease the performance
or safety of such facilities?
The project would not conflict with any General
Plan or GDP policies.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.4 Air Quality
Would the project violate any air quality
standard or contribute substantially to an
existing or projected air quality violation?
Construction of the project would exceed the
significance thresholds for nitrogen oxides, PM10,
and PM2.5 during grading, and the nitrogen oxide
threshold during surface improvements (paving).
Simultaneous construction activities would combine
to exceed the significance thresholds VOC
emissions. The project would exceed the daily
regional thresholds for nitrogen oxides, VOCs, and
PM10 during operation of the development in
Village 8 West.
5.4-1 Short-term Air Quality Violations Reduction Measures. The
following techniques to reduce construction emissions shall be
implemented during all construction activities:
i. Minimize simultaneous operation of multiple construction
equipment units (i.e., phase construction to minimize impacts).
ii. Use low pollutant-emitting construction equipment.
iii. Use electrical construction equipment as practical.
iv. Use catalytic reduction for gasoline-powered equipment.
v. Use injection timing retard for diesel-powered equipment.
Significant.
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vi. Water the construction area twice daily to minimize fugitive dust.
vii. Stabilize (for example hydroseed) graded areas as quickly as
possible to minimize fugitive dust.
viii. Pave permanent roads as quickly as possible to minimize dust.
5.4-2 Dust Control Measures. Mitigation of PM10 impacts requires
active dust control during construction. As a matter of standard
practice, the City of Chula Vista shall require the following standard
construction measures be included on all grading plans to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer, and shall be implemented during
construction to the extent applicable:
i. All unpaved construction areas shall be sprinkled with water or
other acceptable San Diego Air Pollution Control District dust
control agents twice daily during dust-generating activities to
reduce dust emissions. Additional watering or acceptable Air
Pollution Control District dust control agents shall be applied
during dry weather or on windy days until dust emissions are not
visible.
ii. Trucks hauling dirt and debris shall be properly covered to reduce
windblown dust and spills.
iii. A 20-mile-per-hour speed limit on unpaved surfaces shall be
enforced.
iv. On dry days, dirt and debris spilled onto paved surfaces shall be
swept up immediately to reduce re-suspension of particulate
matter caused by vehicle movement. Approach routes to
construction sites shall be cleaned daily of construction-related
dirt in dry weather.
v. On-site stockpiles of excavated material shall be covered or
watered.
vi. Disturbed areas shall be hydroseeded, landscaped, or developed
as quickly as possible and as directed by the city and/or Air
Pollution Control District to reduce dust generation.
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vii. To the maximum extent feasible:
a. Heavy-duty construction equipment with modified
combustion/fuel injection systems for emissions control shall
be utilized during grading and construction activities.
viii. Catalytic reduction for gasoline-powered equipment shall be used.
ix. Equip construction equipment with pre-chamber diesel engines
(or equivalent) together with proper maintenance and operation
to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, to the extent available and
feasible.
x. Electrical construction equipment shall be used to the extent
feasible.
xi. The simultaneous operations of multiple construction equipment
units shall be minimized (i.e., phase construction to minimize
impacts).
5.4-3 Construction Best Management Practices. During all
construction activities for the project, the project applicant shall
ensure implementation of the following best management practices
to reduce the emissions of nitrogen oxides and fugitive dust (PM10 and
PM2.5). Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the following best
management practices shall be included on all grading plans to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer and shall be implemented during
construction to the extent applicable:
i. All construction equipment shall be outfitted with best available
control technology devices certified by the California Air
Resources Board. A copy of each unit’s best available control
technology documentation shall be provided at the time of
mobilization of each applicable unit of equipment.
ii. Approach routes to the site shall be cleaned daily of construction-
related dirt.
iii. Apply chemical stabilizer or pave the last 100 feet of internal
travel path within the construction site prior to public road entry.
iv. Install wheel washers or rumble plates adjacent to a paved apron
prior to any vehicle entry on public roads.
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v. Remove any visible track-out into traveled public streets within 30
minutes of occurrence.
vi. Wet wash the construction access point at the end of each
workday if any vehicle travel on unpaved surfaces has occurred.
vii. Provide sufficient perimeter erosion control to prevent washout of
silty material onto public roads.
viii. General contractors shall maintain and operate construction
equipment so as to minimize exhaust emissions. During
construction, trucks and vehicles in loading and unloading queues
should turn their engines off when not in use to reduce vehicle
emissions. Construction emissions should be phased and
scheduled to avoid emissions peaks and shall be discontinued
during second stage smog alerts.
ix. During construction, site grading activities within 500 feet of a
school in operation shall be discontinued or all exposed surfaces
shall be watered to minimize dust transport off site to the
maximum degree feasible, when the wind velocity is greater than
15 miles per hour in the direction of the school.
x. During blasting, utilize control measures to minimize fugitive dust.
Control measures may include, but are not limited to, blast
enclosures, vacuum blasters, drapes, water curtains, or wet
blasting.
Would the project expose sensitive receptors to
substantial pollutant concentrations?
The carbon monoxide concentrations at all of the
remaining intersections under each scenario are
also below the state and federal standards.
Provided that new sources of toxic air contaminants
emissions proposed within Village 8 West comply
with San Diego Air Pollution Control District
standards, the impact associated with risk of toxic
exposure to sensitive receptors is considered less
than significant.
5.4-4 San Diego Air Pollution Control District Toxic Air Contaminants
Emission Criteria Compliance. Prior to approval of the building permit
for any uses that are regulated for toxic air contaminant emissions by
the San Diego Air Pollution Control District, the project applicant shall
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Development Services Director
(or their designee) that the use complies with established criteria
(such as those established by San Diego Air Pollution Control District
Rule 1200 and California Air Resources Board). Specifically, gas
stations would not be allowed to be constructed within 50 feet of a
sensitive receptor, in compliance with the California Air Resources
Board siting recommendations.
Less than
significant.
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Would the project create objectionable odors
affecting a substantial number of people?
The project would not create or result in
objectionable odors that may affect a substantial
number of people, and odor impacts are less than
significant.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project result in a conflict with, or
obstruct implementation of, the Regional Air
Quality Strategy or State Implementation Plan?
Implementation of the project would exceed the
growth projections in the Regional Air Quality
Strategy and would exceed the significant
thresholds for ozone precursors and particulate
matter during construction and operation. Impacts
related to consistency with applicable air quality
plans would be potentially significant.
Mitigation measures 5.4-1, 5.4-2, and 5.4-3 would also minimize
impacts related to conflicts with air quality plans.
Significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, or other relevant objectives and
policies regarding air quality thereby resulting in
a significant physical impact?
The project would be consistent with applicable air
quality policies and impacts would not be
significant.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.5 Noise
Would the project expose persons to or
generate noise levels in excess of standards
established in the Chula Vista General Plan or
noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other
agencies?
Implementation of the project would have the
potential to result in exposure to excessive noise
levels from traffic noise and operational sources
including HVAC equipment, commercial equipment,
and recreational facilities. Short-term increased in
noise levels would remain significant until the
proposed roadway system is complete.
5.5-1 Noise Attenuation in the Neighborhood Edge Zone (Planning
Area N) and Neighborhood General Zone (Planning Areas Q and U).
Prior to the approval of grading permits for residential development
along Otay Valley Road within Planning Areas N, Q, and U in the
Neighborhood Edge and Neighborhood General Zones (as shown in
Figure 3-3, Utilization Plan), the applicant shall be responsible for the
preparation of a subsequent acoustical study based on the final map
design and implementation of any measures recommended as a result
of the analysis to the satisfaction of the Development Services
Director (or their designee). The study shall include, but not be limited
to the following:
i. Location, height, and building material of the noise barriers in
accordance with Figure 5.5-4. Heights are provided relative to final
pad elevation. Required heights may be achieved through
construction of walls, berms or a wall/berm combination;
ii. A detailed analysis which demonstrates that barriers and/or
setbacks have been incorporated into the project design, such
Less than
significant.
Significant
(Short-term)/Less
than significant
(Long-term).
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that noise exposure to residential receivers placed in all useable
outdoor areas, including multi-family residential patios and
balconies, are at or below 65 dBA CNEL; and
iii. Should grading, lot configuration, and/or traffic assumptions
change during the processing of any final maps, the barriers shall
be refined to reflect those modifications.
5.5-2 Site-Specific Acoustic Analysis – Single-family Residences.
Concurrent with design review and prior to the approval of building
permits for single-family residential development where the exterior
noise level exceeds 65 dBA CNEL (Planning Areas N, Q, and U), the
applicant shall prepare an acoustical analysis ensuring that interior
noise levels due to exterior noise sources will be at or below 45 dBA
CNEL. Design-level architectural plans will be available during design
review and will permit the accurate calculation of transmissions loss
for habitable rooms. For these lots, it may be necessary for the
windows to be able to remain closed to ensure that interior noise
levels meet the interior standard of 45 dBA CNEL. Consequently, the
design for these units may need to include ventilation or an air
conditioning system to provide a habitable interior environment with
the windows closed based on the result on the interior acoustical
analysis.
5.5-3 Site-Specific Acoustic Analysis – Multi-family Residences.
Concurrent with design review and prior to the approval of building
permits for multi-family areas where first and/or second floor exterior
noise levels exceed 60 dBA CNEL and/or where required outdoor area
(patios or balconies) noise levels exceed 65 dBA CNEL (Planning Areas
B, C, E, F, H1, H2, I, J, L, M, and O), the applicant shall prepare an
acoustical analysis demonstrating compliance with California’s Title 24
Interior Noise Standards (i.e., 45 dBA CNEL) and the City’s Exterior
Land Use/Noise Compatibility Guidelines for outdoor use areas (i.e.,
65 dBA CNEL). Design-level architectural plans will be available during
design review and will permit the accurate calculation of
transmissions loss for habitable rooms. For these areas, it may be
necessary for the windows to be able to remain closed to ensure that
interior noise levels meet the interior standard of 45 dBA CNEL.
Consequently, the design for buildings in these areas may need to
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include a ventilation or air conditioning system to provide a habitable
interior environment with the windows closed based on the result on
the interior acoustical analysis.
5.5-4 Site-Specific Acoustic Analysis – Non-Residential Noise
Sensitive Land Use. Concurrent with design review and prior to the
approval of building permits for any non-residential noise sensitive
land use (schools, neighborhood parks, outdoor use areas, some
Community Purpose Facility uses, etc.) area where exterior noise
levels exceed 65 dBA CNEL (Planning Areas B, C, D, F, G, H1, H2, I, J, M,
L, R, S, and T), the applicant shall be responsible for the preparation of
an acoustical analysis ensuring that exterior noise levels at the
boundary of the proposed noise sensitive land use will be below 65
dBA CNEL and implementation of any measures recommended as a
result of the analysis. Measures to reduce noise levels may include,
but would not be limited to, setback of structures from the roadway,
installing acoustic barriers, or orienting outdoor activity areas away
from roadways so that surrounding structures provide noise
attenuation. The analysis shall also demonstrate that barriers or
setbacks have been incorporated into the project design, such that,
when considered with proposed construction specifications, ground
level and upper story interior noise levels shall not exceed 45 dBA
CNEL. Roof-ceiling assemblies making up the building envelope shall
have a sound transmission class value of at least 50, and exterior
windows shall have a minimum sound transmission class of 30 in
compliance with the California Green Building standards code.
5.5-5 Site-Specific Acoustic Analysis – Office Uses. Concurrent with
design review and prior to the approval of building permits for any
office area where exterior noise levels exceed 70 dBA CNEL (Planning
Areas H2, J, and L), the applicant shall prepare an acoustical analysis,
and construct any attenuation measures identified therein, to ensure
that exterior noise levels at the property line of the proposed office
building will be below 70 dBA CNEL. Measures to reduce noise levels
may include, but would not be limited to, setback of structures from
the roadway, installing acoustic barriers, or, in mixed-use buildings,
orienting offices away from roadways so that surrounding structures
provide noise attenuation.
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5.5-6 HVAC Mechanical Equipment Shielding. Concurrent with design
review and prior to the approval of building permits for non-
residential development requiring HVAC equipment, the applicant
shall prepare a report demonstrating that HVAC equipment is
designed to ensure that noise levels from the equipment will not
exceed the Chula Vista noise ordinance standards. Noise from HVAC
equipment shall be reduced by either the installation of acoustical
shielding around all new rooftop HVAC equipment, or by placing the
HVAC equipment below grade in basement space.
5.5-7 Shielded Private Outdoor Usable Space for Town Center
Residences. Private usable outdoor space for new residential or
commercial development such as patios, balconies, or outdoor dining
areas in the Town Center shall be located or protected from noise to
ensure noise levels are below 65 dB CNEL. The proposed plan for
private residential open space shall be designed to the satisfaction of
the City Engineer prior to design review.
5.5-8 Site Specific Acoustic Analysis - Community Park and
Neighborhood Park. Concurrent with the preparation of site-specific
plan(s) and prior to the approval of a precise grading plan for the
Community Park or Neighborhood Park, the applicant shall prepare, or
in the case the City being the lead on the preparation of the site
specific plan, the applicant shall fund the preparation of an acoustical
analysis shall be conducted to ensure that noise levels generated from
any active uses at the Community Park or Neighborhood Park, such as
sports fields and a skate park, do not exceed the exterior noise limits
of the receiving land use category as identified in the Chula Vista
Noise Ordinance. The applicant shall be responsible for the
implementation of any measures recommended as a result of the
analysis. Measures to reduce noise levels may include, but would not
be limited to, siting of structures or buildings to provide setbacks
between active areas and adjacent noise sensitive uses or
construction of a wall to provide noise attenuation. Final noise
attenuation design shall be determined by a site-specific acoustic
analysis conducted by a qualified acoustical engineer, to the
satisfaction of the Development Services Director, or their designee.
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Would the project expose persons to or
generation of excessive ground borne vibration
or ground borne noise levels?
No significant impacts related to groundborne
vibration have been identified for the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project result in a substantial
permanent increase in ambient noise levels in
the project vicinity above levels existing without
the project?
Existing Plus Project Scenario and Unmitigated
Year 2025 Scenario. Five roadway segments would
result in a significant noise impact under the
Existing Plus Project scenario: Birch Road, La Media
Road to SR-125; Birch Road, SR-125 to Eastlake
Parkway; La Media Road, Olympic Parkway to Birch
Road; La Media Road, Birch Road to Main Street;
and Magdalena Avenue, Birch Road to Main Street.
Traffic-related noise is reduced either by
constructing noise barriers, lowering traffic speeds,
or by reducing traffic. Implementation of the SPA
Plan and TM would include the construction of new
roadways that would provide new connections from
the project area to the regional transportation
system. These new connections would reduce long-
term traffic on the roadways surrounding the
project site by routing some cumulative traffic
through Village 8 West instead of the surrounding
roadways. Additionally, these connections would
direct traffic generated by Village 8 West away from
the existing off-site roadways and reduce associated
traffic noise. The 2030 buildout traffic scenario
includes future roads that are proposed as part of
the development plans for other villages. However,
if the equivalent dwelling unit assumption for the
buildout study year (2030) is reached prior to
implementation of these roadways being open to
traffic, then mitigation measure 5.3-20 in Section
5.3, Transportation and Traffic, would be
implemented to ensure that this circulation system
would be implemented concurrently with Village 8
West. Short-term increases in noise levels would
Mitigation measure 5.3-20 would ensure that the regional circulation
system would be implemented concurrently with Village 8 West. No
mitigation required.
Significant
(Short-term,
Existing + Project
Only)/Less than
significant (Long-
term). Less than
significant.
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remain significant until the proposed roadway
system is complete.
Unmitigated Year 2025 Scenario. One roadway
segment would result in a significant impact under
the Year 2025 Scenario: La Media Road, Birch Road
to Main Street. As described above under the
Existing Plus Project Scenario, the buildout
circulation network for Village 8 West would reduce
long-term traffic noise. Mitigation measure 5.3-20
would ensure that the circulation network is
implemented concurrently with development.
Unmitigated and Mitigated Year 2030 Scenarios. In
the Unmitigated and Mitigated Year 2030 (Buildout)
scenarios, Village 8 West would not result in a
significant traffic noise increase on any roadway.
Would the project result in a substantial
temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise
levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project?
Construction of the project would have the
potential to generative noise levels and that would
significantly impact biological resources.
Mitigation measures 5.6-3, 5.6-6, 5.6-7, 5.6-8, 5.6-9, and 5.6-11 in
Section 5.6, Biological Resources, would also reduce impacts related
to construction noise.
Less than
significant.
For a project located within an airport land use
plan or, where such a plan has not been
adopted, within two miles of a public use airport
or private airstrip, expose people residing or
working in the project area to excessive noise?
The proposed project would not have a significant
impact on airport operations, nor would the project
be exposed to excessive aircraft overflight noise
levels
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project Be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP or other objectives and policies
regarding noise, thereby resulting in a significant
physical impact?
No significant impacts related to consistency with
general plan policies have been identified for
implementation of the Village 8 West SPA Plan and
TM.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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5.6 Biological Resources
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?
Implementation of the project would result in
significant direct and indirect impacts to several
sensitive species, including coast barrel cactus, Otay
tarplant, San Diego marsh elder, California
gnatcatcher, least Bell’s vireo, cactus wren, rufous-
crown sparrow, orange-throated whiptail,
burrowing owl, raptors and breeding migratory
birds.
In addition to the measures listed below, mitigation measures 5.4-1
through 5.4-3, 5.11-1 through 5.11-5, and 5.6-17 through 5.6-19
would also reduce impacts to sensitive species.
5.6-1 Maritime Succulent Scrub Restoration Plan. Prior to the
issuance of any land development permits (including clearing and
grubbing or grading permits) the applicant shall prepare a restoration
plan to restore impacted maritime succulent scrub at 1:1 ratio,
pursuant to the Otay Ranch Resource Management Plan. A total of
1.05 acres of maritime succulent scrub will require restoration 1.05
acres of maritime succulent scrub. The restoration plan shall include,
at a minimum, an implementation strategy; species salvage and
relocation, appropriate seed mixtures and planting method; irrigation;
quantitative and qualitative success criteria; maintenance, monitoring,
and reporting program; estimated completion time; and contingency
measures. The maritime succulent scrub restoration shall be prepared
by a city-approved biologist pursuant to the Otay Ranch Resource
Management Plan restoration requirements. The applicant shall also
be required to implement the revegetation plan subject to the
oversight and approval of the Development Services Director (or their
designee).
5.6-2 Resource Salvage Plan. Prior to issuance of land development
permits, including clearing or grubbing and grading permits, the
applicant shall prepare a resource salvage plan for areas with
salvageable resources, including, but not limited to, Otay tarplant, a
Chula Vista narrow endemic species, Plantago erecta (Quino
checkerspot butterfly larval host plant), coast barrel cactus, and San
Diego sunflower. The resource salvage plan shall, at a minimum,
evaluate options for plant salvage and relocation, including native
plant mulching, selective soil salvaging, application of plant materials
on manufactured slopes, and application/relocation of resources
within the Preserve. Relocation efforts may include seed collection
and/or transplantation to a suitable receptor site and will be based on
the most reliable methods of successful relocation. The program shall
contain a recommendation for method of salvage and relocation/
Less than
significant.
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application based on feasibility of implementation and likelihood of
success. The program shall include, at a minimum, an implementation
plan, maintenance and monitoring program, estimated completion
time, and any relevant contingency measures.
The resource salvage plan shall be prepared by a city-approved
biologist. The applicant shall also be required to implement the
resource salvage plan subject to the oversight of the Development
Services Director (or their designee).
5.6-3 Coastal California Gnatcatcher, Coastal Cactus Wren, and Least
Bell’s Vireo Pre-Construction Survey. For any work proposed between
February 15 and September 15 (March 125 and September 15 for
least Bell’s vireo), a pre-construction survey for the coastal California
gnatcatcher, coastal cactus wren, and least Bell’s vireo shall be
performed in order to reaffirm the presence and extent of occupied
habitat. The pre-construction survey area for the species shall
encompass all potentially suitable habitat within the project work
zone, as well as a 300-foot survey buffer. The pre-construction survey
shall be performed to the satisfaction of the Development Services
Director (or their designee) by a qualified biologist familiar with the
Chula Vista Multiple Species Conservation Program Subarea Plan. The
results of the pre-construction survey must be submitted in a report
to the Development Services Director (or their designee) for review
and approval prior to the issuance of any land development permits
and prior to initiating any construction activities. If California
gnatcatcher, cactus wren or least Bell’s vireo is detected, a minimum
300-foot buffer delineated by orange biological fencing shall be
established around the detected species to ensure that no work shall
occur within occupied habitat from February 15 through August 15 for
Coastal California gnatcatcher and cactus wren, and March 15 through
September 15 for least Bell’s vireo. On-site noise reduction techniques
shall be implemented to ensure that construction noise levels not
exceed 60 dBA Leq at the location of any occupied sensitive habitat
areas. The Development Services Director (or their designee) shall
have the discretion to modify the buffer width depending on site-
specific conditions. If the results of the pre-construction survey
determine that the survey area is unoccupied, the work may
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commence at the discretion of the Development Services Director (or
their designee) following the review and approval of the pre-
construction report.
5.6-4 Burrowing Owl Pre-Construction Survey. Prior to issuance of
any land development permits (including clearing and grubbing or
grading permits), the applicant shall retain a city-approved biologist to
conduct focused pre-construction surveys for burrowing owls. The
surveys shall be performed no earlier than 30 days prior to the
commencement of any clearing, grubbing, or grading activities. If
occupied burrows are detected, the city-approved biologist shall
prepare a passive relocation mitigation plan subject to the review and
approval by the wildlife agencies and city including any subsequent
burrowing owl relocation plans to avoid impacts from construction-
related activities.
5.6-5 Revegetation Plan. Prior to issuance of land development
permits, including clearing, grubbing, grading and construction
permits, the applicant shall provide a revegetation plan to restore 0.7
acre of temporary impacts associated with off-site planned and future
facilities. The revegetation plan must be prepared by a qualified city-
approved biologist familiar with the Chula Vista Multiple Species
Conservation Program Subarea Plan and must include, but not be
limited to, an implementation plan; appropriate seed mixtures and
planting method; irrigation method; quantitative and qualitative
success criteria; maintenance, monitoring, and reporting program;
estimated completion time; and contingency measures. The applicant
shall be required to prepare and implement the revegetation plan
subject to the oversight and approval of the Development Services
Director (or their designee).
5.6-6 Biological Construction Monitoring. Prior to issuance of land
development permits, including clearing or grubbing and grading
and/or construction permits for any areas adjacent to the Preserve
and the off-site facilities located within the Preserve, the applicant
shall provide written confirmation that a city-approved biological
monitor has been retained and shall be on site during clearing,
grubbing, and/or grading activities. The biological monitor shall attend
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all pre-construction meetings and be present during the removal of
any vegetation to ensure that the approved limits of disturbance are
not exceeded and provide periodic monitoring of the impact area
including, but not limited to, trenches, stockpiles, storage areas and
protective fencing. The biological monitor shall be authorized to halt
all associated project activities that may be in violation of the Chula
Vista Multiple Species Conservation Program Subarea Plan and/or
permits issued by any other agencies having jurisdictional authority
over the project.
5.6-7 Pre-Construction Education. Before construction activities occur
in areas adjacent to and/or containing sensitive biological resources,
all workers shall be educated by a city-approved biologist to recognize
and avoid those areas that have been marked as sensitive biological
resources.
5.6-8 Migratory Bird Treaty Act Compliance. To avoid any direct
impacts to raptors and/or any migratory birds protected under the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act, removal of habitat that supports active
nests on the proposed area of disturbance should occur outside of the
breeding season for these species (January 15 to August 31). If
removal of habitat on the proposed area of disturbance must occur
during the breeding season, the applicant shall retain a city-approved
biologist to conduct a pre-construction survey to determine the
presence or absence of nesting birds on the proposed area of
disturbance. The pre-construction survey must be conducted within
10 calendar days prior to the start of construction, the results of which
must be submitted to the city for review and approval prior to
initiating any construction activities. If nesting birds are detected, a
letter report or mitigation plan as deemed appropriate by the city,
shall be prepared and include proposed measures to be implemented
to ensure that disturbance of breeding activities are avoided. The
report or mitigation plan shall be submitted to the city for review and
approval and implemented to the satisfaction of the city. The city-
approved mitigation monitor shall verify and approve that all
measures identified in the report or mitigation plan are in place prior
to and/or during construction.
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5.6-9 Northern Harrier Pre-Construction Survey. Prior to issuance of
any land development permits, including clearing and grubbing or
grading permits, the applicant shall retain a city-approved biologist to
conduct focused surveys for northern harrier to determine the
presence or absence of this species within 900 feet of the construction
area. The pre-construction survey must be conducted within 10
calendar days prior to the start of construction. The results of the
survey must be submitted to the city for review and approval. If active
nests are detected by the city-approved biologist, a biological monitor
shall be on site during construction to minimize construction impacts
and ensure that no nests are be removed or disturbed until all young
have fledged.
5.6-10 Construction Fencing and Signage. Prior to issuance of land
development permits, including clearing or grubbing and grading
and/or construction permits, the applicant shall install fencing in
accordance with Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 17.35.030.
Prominently colored, well-installed fencing and signage shall be in
place wherever the limits of grading are adjacent to sensitive
vegetation communities or other biological resources, as identified by
the qualified monitoring biologist. Fencing shall remain in place during
all construction activities. All temporary fencing shall be shown on
grading plans for areas adjacent to the Preserve and for all off-site
facilities constructed within the Preserve. Prior to release of grading
and/or improvement bonds, a qualified biologist shall provide
evidence that work was conducted as authorized under the approved
land development permit and associated plans.
5.6-11 Indirect Impact Avoidance. In accordance with the Chula Vista
Adjacency Management Guidelines and the Otay Ranch Village 8 West
Edge Plan, and in addition to mitigation measure 5.11-1, Storm Water
Pollution Prevention Plan, the following measures shall be
implemented to further reduce indirect impacts (from lighting, noise,
invasive, toxic substances, and public access) to sensitive biological
resources located in the adjacent Otay Ranch Preserve areas:
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i. Prior to issuance of a building permit, a lighting plan and
photometric analysis shall be submitted to the satisfaction of the
Development Services Director (or their designee) to ensure
lighting of all developed areas adjacent to the Preserve has been
directed away from the Preserve, wherever feasible and
consistent with public safety. The lighting plan shall illustrate the
location of the proposed lighting standards and, if applicable, type
of shielding measures required to minimize light spillage into the
Preserve. Where necessary, development shall provide adequate
shielding with non-invasive plant materials (preferably native),
berming, and/or other methods to protect the Preserve and
sensitive species from night lighting. Consideration shall be given
to the use of low-pressure sodium lighting.
ii. Construction-related noise shall be limited within and adjacent to
the Preserve during the typical breeding season of January 15 to
September 15. Construction activity within and adjacent to any
occupied sensitive habitat areas must not exceed 60 dBA Leq, or
ambient noise levels if higher than 60 dBA Leq, during the
breeding season. Prior to issuance of land development permits,
including clearing or grubbing and grading and/or construction
permits for areas within or adjacent to the Preserve, the applicant
shall prepare and submit to the satisfaction of the Development
Services Director (or their designee), an acoustical analysis to
demonstrate that the 60 dBA Leq noise level is not exceeded at
the location of any occupied sensitive habitat areas as determined
based on the results the required biological pre-construction
surveys. The acoustical analysis shall describe the methods by
which construction noise shall not exceed 60 dBA Leq. Noise
abatement methods may include, but are not limited to,
reoperation of specific construction activities, installation of noise
abatement at the source, and/or installation of noise abatement
at the receiving areas.
5.6-12 Retain Existing Vegetation. Existing vegetation shall be
retained where possible during construction activities and grading
activities shall be limited to the immediate area required for
construction.
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5.6-13 Landscape Plan. Prior to issuance of land development
permits, including clearing or grubbing and grading and/or
construction permits for areas within the 100-foot Preserve edge, the
applicant shall prepare and submit to the satisfaction of the
Development Services Director (or their designee), landscape plans to
ensure that the proposed plant palette is consistent with the plant list
contained in Attachment A of the Otay Ranch Village 8 West Preserve
Edge Plan. The landscape plan shall also incorporate a manual
weeding program for areas adjacent to the Preserve. The manual
weeding program shall describe at a minimum, the entity responsible
for controlling invasive species, the maintenance activities and
methods required to control invasives, and a maintenance/monitoring
schedule.
5.6-14 MCSP Preserve Boundary Delineation. Prior to issuance of land
development permits, including clearing or grubbing and grading
and/or construction permits for the project, the applicant shall submit
wall and fence plans depicting appropriate barriers to prevent
unauthorized access into the Otay Ranch Preserve. The wall and fence
plans shall, at a minimum, illustrate the locations and cross-sections of
proposed walls, fences, informational and directional signage, access
controls, and/or boundary markers along the Preserve boundary and
any off-site pedestrian trails as conceptually described in the Otay
Ranch Village 8 West Edge Plan. The required wall and fence plan shall
be subject to the approval the Development Services Director (or their
designee).
Would the project have a substantial adverse
effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive
natural community identified in local or regional
plans, policies, and regulations or by the
California Department of Fish and Wildlife or
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
The project would result in significant direct impact
to coastal sage scrub, disturbed coastal sage scrub,
maritime succulent scrub, non-native grasslands,
mule fat scrub, and freshwater marsh habitat.
Implementation of mitigation measures 5.6-1, 5.6-2, 5.6-5, 5.6-6, 5.6-
7, and 5.6-10 through 5.6-19; mitigation measures 5.4-1 through 5.4-
3; and mitigation measures 5.11-1 through 5.11-5 would reduce
impacts to riparian habitat and other sensitive natural communities.
Less than
significant.
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Would the project have a substantial adverse
effect on federally protected wetlands as
defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
through direct removal, filling, hydrological
interruption, or other means?
Army Corps of Engineers regulated jurisdictional
waters and California Department of Fish and
Wildlife jurisdictional channels would be
significantly impacted by development of the
project.
Implementation of mitigation measures 5.11-1 and 5.11-5 would
reduce impacts to federally protected wetlands.
5.6-15 Wetlands Mitigation and Monitoring Plan. Prior to issuance of
land development permits, including clearing or grubbing and grading
permits that impact jurisdictional waters, the applicant shall prepare a
wetlands mitigation and monitoring plan. This plan shall include, at a
minimum, an implementation plan, maintenance and monitoring
program, estimated completion time, and any relevant contingency
measures. Areas under the jurisdictional authority of Army Corps of
Engineers and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shall be
delineated on all grading plans. Creation areas shall occur within the
Otay River watershed in accordance with the wetlands mitigation and
monitoring plan to the satisfaction of the Development Services
Director (or their designee), Army Corps of Engineers, and California
Department of Fish and Wildlife. The applicant shall also be required
to implement the wetlands mitigation and monitoring plan subject to
the oversight of the Development Services Director (or their
designee), Army Corps of Engineers, and California Department of Fish
and Wildlife.
5.6-16 Regulatory Permits. Prior to issuance of land development
permits, including clearing or grubbing and grading permits for areas
that impact jurisdictional waters, the applicant shall provide evidence
that all required regulatory permits, such as those required under
Sections 404 and 401 of the federal Clean Water Act, Section 1600 of
the California Fish and Game Code, and the Porter Cologne Water
Quality Act, have been obtained.
Less than
significant.
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?
The project would not result in potentially
significant impacts related to wildlife corridors.
No mitigation required. However, mitigation measure 5.6-14 would
ensure that fencing installed along the off-site trail would not impede
wildlife movement.
Less than
significant.
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Would the project conflict with any local policies
or ordinances protecting biological resources,
such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance?
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?
The project would have the potential to result in
impacts to sensitive species that would conflict with
Chula Vista Multiple Species Conservation Program
Subarea Plan. Additionally, the project would have
significant impacts related to biological resources
management unless the Otay Ranch regional open
space is preserved proportionally and concurrently
with development, in accordance with the
provisions of the Chula Vista Multiple Species
Conservation Program Subarea Plan and the Otay
Ranch Resource Management Plan.
Mitigation measures 5.6-1 through 5.6-7, and 5.6-9 through 5.6-16
would also reduce potential impacts related to conflicts with the
Multiple Species Conservation Program Subarea Plan.
5.6-17 Annexation into Otay Ranch Preserve Community Facilities
District No. 97-2. Prior to the approval of the first final map for the
SPA Plan, the applicant shall coordinate with the City Engineer and
annex the project area within the Otay Ranch Preserve Community
Facilities District No. 97-2.
5.6-18 Otay Ranch Preserve Land Conveyance. Prior to recordation of
each final map the applicant shall convey land within the Otay Ranch
Preserve to the Otay Ranch Preserve Owner Manager or its designee
at a ratio of 1.188 acres for each acre of development area, as defined
in the Otay Ranch Resource Management Plan. Access for
maintenance purposes shall also be conveyed to the satisfaction of
the Preserve Owner Manager, and each tentative map shall be subject
to a condition that the applicant shall execute a maintenance
agreement with the Preserve Owner Manager stating that it is the
responsibility of the applicant to maintain the conveyed parcel until
the Otay Ranch Preserve Community Facilities District No. 97-2 has
generated sufficient revenues to enable the Preserve Owner Manager
to assume maintenance responsibilities. The applicant shall maintain
and manage the offered conveyance property consistent with the
Otay Ranch Resource Management Plan Phase 2 until the Otay Ranch
Preserve Community Facilities District No. 97-2 has generated
sufficient revenues to enable the Preserve Owner Manager to assume
maintenance and management responsibilities.
5.6-19 Area-Specific Management Directives. Prior to the Preserve
Owner Manager’s acceptance of the conveyed land in fee title, the
applicant shall prepare, to the satisfaction of the Preserve Owner
Manager, area specific management directives for the associated
conveyance areas, which shall incorporate the guidelines and specific
requirements of the Otay Ranch Resource Management Plan,
management requirements of Table 3-5 of the Multiple Species
Conservation Program Subarea Plan and information and
recommendations from any relevant special studies.
Less than
significant.
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Guidelines and requirements from these documents shall be
evaluated in relationship to the Preserve configuration and specific
habitats and species found within the associated conveyance areas
and incorporated into the area specific management directives to the
satisfaction of the Preserve Owner Manager.
5.7 Cultural and Paleontological Resources
Would the project cause a substantial adverse
change in the significance of a historical
resource?
No significant impacts related to historical resources
have been identified for implementation of SPA
Plan and TM.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project cause a substantial adverse
change in the significance of an archaeological
resource?
Construction activities associated with the project
could inadvertently result in significant impacts to
presently unknown archaeological resources that
may be uncovered during clearing and grading. It is
not anticipated that construction would extend
beyond the defined area of potential effect.
However, a mitigation measure is include below,
consistent with the recommendations of the
cultural resources report (Appendix F1), to avoid a
potentially significant impact that could occur if
construction activities inadvertently extended in the
proximity of site CA-SDI-12809.
5.7-1 Protective Fencing. Prior to the issuance of any land
development permits for the SPA Plan and associated off-site
facilities, including clearing, grubbing, and grading, the applicant shall
install protective fencing (i.e., orange snow fence or similar) along the
area of potential effect in the area of CA-SDI-12809 as directed by a
qualified archaeologist. A qualified archaeologist shall monitor the site
throughout the construction of the off-site facilities (including
clearing, grubbing, grading, and installation) to ensure that
unanticipated finds are handled in an appropriate and professional
manner and that required fencing remains intact and project related
construction activities do not extend beyond the approved limits of
work.
5.7-2 Archaeological Monitor. Prior to issuance of land development
permits, including clearing or grubbing and grading permits, the
applicant shall provide written confirmation and incorporate into
grading plans, to the satisfaction of the Development Services Director
(or their designee), that a principal investigator as listed by the
Secretary of the Interior (Code of Federal Regulations Title 36, Section
61) has been retained in an oversight capacity to ensure than an
archeological monitor(s) will be present during all cutting of previously
undisturbed soil. If these cutting activities would occur in more than
one location, multiple monitors shall be provided to monitor these
areas, as determined necessary by the principal investigator.
Less than
significant.
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5.7-3 Resource Discovery Procedure. During the initial grading of
previously undisturbed soils within Village 8 West and the off-site
improvement area, prehistoric and historic resources may be
encountered. In the event that the monitor identifies a potentially
significant site, the archaeological monitor shall secure the discovery
site from further impacts by delineating the site with staking and
flagging, and by diverting grading equipment away from the
archaeological site. Following notification to the Development
Services Director (or their designee), the archaeological monitor shall
conduct investigations as necessary to determine if the discovery is
significant under the criteria listed in CEQA and the environmental
guidelines of the City of Chula Vista.
If the discovery is determined to be not significant, grading operations
may resume and the archaeological monitor shall summarize the
findings in a letter report to the Development Services Director (or
their designee) following the completion of mass grading activities.
The letter report shall describe the results of the on-site archeological
monitoring, each archaeological site observed, the scope of testing
conducted, results of laboratory analysis (if applicable), and
conclusions. The letter report shall be completed to the satisfaction of
the Development Services Director (or their designee) prior to release
of grading bonds. Any artifacts recovered during the evaluation shall
be curated at a facility approved by the Development Services
Director (or their designee). For those prehistoric/historic resources
that are determined to be significant, the following measures shall be
implemented:
i. An alternate means of achieving mitigation shall be pursued. In
general, these forms of mitigation include: 1) site avoidance by
preservation of the site in a natural state in open space or in open
space easements, 2) site avoidance by preservation through
capping the site and placing landscaping on top of the fill, 3) data
recovery through implementation of an excavation and analysis
program, or 4) a combination of one or more of the above
measures. Procedures for implementing the alternative forms of
mitigation described herein are further detailed in the Mitigation
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Monitoring and Reporting Program adopted as part of the 1993
Otay Ranch General Development Plan Program EIR (EIR 90-01).
ii. For those sites for which avoidance and preservation is not
feasible or appropriate, the applicant shall prepare a Data
Recovery Plan. The plan shall, at a minimum, include the
following: 1) a statement of why data recovery is appropriate as a
mitigating measure, 2) a research plan that explicitly provides the
research questions that can reasonably be expected to be
addressed by excavation and analysis of the site, 3) a statement of
the types and kinds of data that can reasonably be expected to
exist at the site and how these data will be used to answer
important research questions, 4) a step-by-step discussion of field
and laboratory methods to be employed, and 5) provisions will be
stated for curation and storage of the artifacts, notes, and
photographs. In cases involving historic resources, archival
research and historical documentation shall be used to augment
field-testing programs. Grading operations within the affected
area may resume once the site has been fully evaluated and
mitigated to the satisfaction of the Development Services Director
(or their designee). All significant artifacts collected during the
implementation of the Data Recovery Plan shall be curated at a
facility approved by the Development Services Director (or their
designee).
iii. Following the completion of mass grading operations, the
applicant shall prepare a plan that addresses the temporary on-
site presentation and interpretation of the results of the
archaeological studies for the project. This could be accomplished
through exhibition within a future community center, civic
building and/or multi-purpose building. This exhibition will only be
for temporary curation of those materials being actively used for
interpretation and display, and that permanent curation of
artifacts and data shall be at a regional repository when one is
established. All significant artifacts collected during the
implementation of the Data Recovery Plan shall be permanently
curated at a facility approved by the Development Services
Director (or their designee).
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Would the project disturb any human remains,
including those interred outside of formal
cemeteries?
Construction activities associated with the project
could inadvertently result in significant impacts to
presently unknown human remains that may be
uncovered during clearing and grading.
5.7-4 Human Remains Disturbance Protocol. If human remains are
discovered during grading or site preparation activities within Village 8
West or off-site improvement area, the archaeological monitor shall
secure the discovery site from any further disturbance. State Health
and Safety Code Section 7050.5 requires that no further disturbance
shall occur until the San Diego County Coroner has made the
necessary findings as to the origin and disposition of the remains
pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5097.98. If the remains are
determined to be of Native American descent, the coroner has 24
hours to notify the Native American Heritage Commission. The Native
American Heritage Commission will then identify the person(s)
thought to be the Most Likely Descendent of the deceased Native
American. The Most Likely Descendent will assist the Development
Services Director (or their designee) in determining what course of
action shall be taken to deal with the remains. Grading operations
within the affected area may resume once the site has been fully
evaluated and mitigated to the satisfaction of the Development
Services Director (or their designee). The Archaeological Monitor shall
summarize the findings in a letter report to the Development Services
Director (or their designee) following the completion of mass grading
activities.
Less than
significant.
Would the project directly or indirectly destroy a
unique paleontological resource or site or
unique geologic feature?
Geological formations underlying Village 8 West and
off-site improvement areas have a high sensitivity
for paleontological resources. Therefore,
construction activities would have the potential to
result in significant impacts to paleontological
resources.
5.7-5 Paleontological Resource Mitigation Program. Prior to the
issuance of grading permits for the SPA Plan or off-site improvement
area, the applicant shall provide written confirmation to the
Development Services Director (or their designee) that a qualified
paleontologist has been retained to carry out an appropriate
mitigation program. A qualified paleontologist is defined as an
individual with a M.S. or Ph.D. in paleontology or geology who is
familiar with paleontological procedures and techniques. A pre-grade
meeting shall be held among the paleontologist and the grading and
excavation contractors.
5.7-6 Paleontological Monitor. A paleontological monitor shall be on
site at all times during the original cutting of previously undisturbed
sediments of the Otay Formation or Quaternary alluvial and terrace
deposits to inspect cuts for contained fossils. A paleontological
monitor is defined as an individual who has experience in the
Less than
significant.
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collection and salvage of fossil materials. The paleontological monitor
shall work under the direction of a qualified paleontologist.
i. The monitor shall be on site on at least a quarter-time basis during
the original cutting of previously undisturbed sediments of low
sensitivity geologic formations (Holocene alluvial deposits) to
inspect cuts for contained fossils. He or she shall periodically
(every several weeks) inspect original cuts in deposits with
unknown resource sensitivity (i.e., Quaternary alluvium).
ii. In the event that fossils are discovered in unknown, low, or
moderately sensitive formations, the per-day field monitoring
time shall be increased. Conversely, if fossils are not discovered,
the monitoring, at the discretion of the Planning Department,
shall be reduced. A paleontological monitor is not needed during
grading of rocks with no resource sensitivity (Santiago Peak
Volcanics).
5.7-7 Fossil Discovery Procedure. If fossils are discovered, the
paleontologist (or paleontological monitor) shall recover them. In
most cases, this fossil salvage can be completed in a short time frame.
However, some fossil specimens (such as a complete whale skeleton)
may require an extended salvage time. In these instances, the
paleontologist (or paleontological monitor) shall be allowed to
temporarily direct, divert, or halt grading to allow recovery of fossil
remains in a timely manner. Because of the potential for the recovery
of small fossil remains such as isolated mammal teeth, it may be
necessary in certain instances and at the discretion of the
paleontological monitor to set up a screen-washing operation on the
site.
5.7-8 Fossil Recording. Prepared fossils along with copies of all
pertinent field notes, photos, and maps shall be deposited in a
scientific institution with paleontological collections such as the San
Diego Natural History Museum. A final summary report shall be
completed. This report shall include discussions of the methods used,
stratigraphy exposed, fossils collected, and significance of recovered
fossils.
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Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan cultural and paleontological policies thereby
resulting in a significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to cultural resource
policies have been identified for implementation of
SPA Plan and TM.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.8 Geology and Soils
Would the project expose people or structures
to potential substantial adverse effects, including
the risk of loss, injury, or death involving rupture
of a known earthquake fault; strong seismic
ground shaking; seismic-related ground failure,
including liquefaction; and/or landslides?
The exposure of people and structures to
moderate-to-severe ground shaking generated from
potential earthquakes along active faults in the
region is considered a less than significant impact.
However, grading activities could result in slope
instabilities or landslides within the project area.
5.8-1 Geotechnical Recommendations. Prior to the issuance of each
grading permit for Village 8 West, the applicant shall verify that the
applicable recommendations in the Geotechnical Investigation
prepared by Advanced Geotechnical Solutions, Inc., dated October 22,
2010, have been incorporated into the final project design and
construction documents to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. These
recommendations address issues including but not limited to site
grading, backdrain systems, undercuts, excavation and fill, monitoring,
and soil testing. Geotechnical review of grading plans shall include a
review of all proposed storm drain facilities to ensure the storm water
runoff would not interfere with the proposed geotechnical
recommendations.
5.8-2 Slope Factor of Safety. All graded slopes shall have a minimum
factor of safety of 1.5. Strategies to increase stability may include, but
are not limited to, a stability buttress or sheer pins. All slopes stability
strategies shall be approved by the City Engineer.
Less than
significant.
Would the project result in substantial soil
erosion or the loss of topsoil?
Impacts associated with soil erosion and topsoil loss
during and following project construction would be
potentially significant. Compliance with applicable
regulatory requirements would ensure that impacts
associated with erosion and loss of topsoil would be
minimized during construction activities. Following
construction, implementation of the proposed
drainage plan would reduce the long-term potential
for erosion.
Implementation of mitigation measures 5.11-1 through 5.11-5 in
Section 5.11, Hydrology and Water Quality, would reduce impacts
related to soil erosion and topsoil loss.
Less than
significant.
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?
The presence of loose compressible materials
within Village 8 West could become unstable as a
result of the project. As a result, there is the
potential for landsliding, lateral spreading,
liquefaction and/or collapse.
Mitigation measures 5.8-1 and 5.8-2 would also reduce impacts
related to slope stability.
Less than
significant.
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Would the project be located on expansive soil,
as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform
Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks
to life or property?
Soils within Village 8 West have high to very high
expansion potential. Development of structures on
these soils could create substantial risks to life or
property.
Mitigation measures 5.8-1 and 5.8-2would also reduce impacts
related to expansive soil.
Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan geotechnical policies thereby resulting in a
significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to consistency with
geotechnical policies have been identified for
implementation of the SPA Plan and TM.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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 disposal of
wastewater?
Septic tanks and alternative wastewater disposal
systems would not be required to the proposed
project and no impact would occur.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.9 Public Services
5.9.1 Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Would the project result in substantial adverse
physical impacts associated with the provision of
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 fire protection
and emergency services?
No significant impacts related to fire and emergency
medical facilities have been identified for the
project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project further reduce the ability of
properly equipped and staffed fire and medical
units to respond to calls throughout the city
within 7 minutes in 80 percent of the cases?
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, and other objectives and policies
regarding fire protection and emergency medical
services thereby resulting in a significant physical
impact?
The anticipated increase in residential population of
5,737 people and the employment base from
300,000 square feet of commercial and office
development would increase demand on fire and
emergency medical services. The increase in
demand would be significant if fully operational and
appropriately equipped and staffed fire stations are
not provided commensurate with the demand on
fire and emergency medical services.
5.9.1-1 Public Facilities Development Impact Fees. Prior to the
approval of each building permit, the applicant shall pay a Public
Facilities Development Impact Fee in accordance with the fees in
effect at the time of building permit issuance and phasing approved in
the Public Facilities Finance Plan. Subject to approval of the City
Council, in lieu of paying the required impact fee, the applicant may
satisfy that requirement through a written agreement, by which the
applicant agrees to either pay the fee or build the facility in question,
pursuant to the terms of the agreement.
Less than
significant.
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5.9.1-2 Growth Management Program’s Fire and Emergency Medical
Service Threshold Standard. The City of Chula Vista shall continue to
monitor the Chula Vista Fire Department responses to emergency fire
and medical calls and report the results to the Growth Management
Oversight Commission on an annual basis.
5.9.1-3 Fire Code Compliance. Prior to the approval of each building
permit and to the satisfaction of the City of Chula Vista Fire Marshal,
the project shall meet the provisions of the current city-adopted
California fire code. In meeting said provisions, the project shall meet
the minimum fire flow requirements based upon construction type
and square footage.
5.9.2 Police Services
Would the project result in substantial adverse
physical impacts associated with the provision of
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 police
protection services?
No significant impacts related to police service
facilities have been identified for implementation of
the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project exceed the city’s growth
management threshold standard to respond to
Priority One emergency calls throughout the
city; and/or exceed the city’s growth
management threshold standard to respond to
Priority Two urgent calls throughout the city?
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan objectives and policies regarding police
protection thereby resulting in a significant
physical impact?
The project would not result in significant impacts
associated with the provision of new or expanded
police facilities. The project would result in a
potentially significant increase demand on police
protection if additional police officers are not
provided commensurate with demand.
5.9.2-1 Public Facilities Development Impact Fees. Prior to the
issuance of each building permit for any residential dwelling units, the
applicant(s) shall pay a Public Facilities Development Impact Fee in
accordance with the fees in effect at the time of building permit
issuance and phasing approved in the Public Facilities Finance Plan,
unless stated otherwise in a separate development agreement.
5.9.2-2 Growth Management Program’s Police Threshold Standard.
The City of Chula Vista shall continue to monitor the Chula Vista Police
Department responses to emergency calls and report the results to
the Growth Management Oversight Commission on an annual basis.
5.9.2-3 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Features.
Prior to the issuance of each building permit, site plans shall be
reviewed by the Chula Vista Police Department or their designee to
Less than
significant.
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ensure the incorporation of Crime Prevention through Environmental
Design features and other recommendations of the Chula Vista Police
Department, including, but not limited to, controlled access points to
parking lots and buildings; maximizing the visibility along building
fronts, sidewalks, and public parks; and providing adequate street,
parking lot, and parking structure visibility and lighting.
5.9.3 Schools
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
educational facilities services?
Project implementation would result in a significant
impact to elementary and middle schools unless
construction of an elementary school, a middle
school, and high school coincides with student
generation and associated service demands.
5.9.3-1 School Service Fees. Prior to the issuance of each building
permit, the applicant(s) shall provide the city with evidence or
certification by the Chula Vista Elementary School District that any fee
charge, dedication, or other requirement levied by the school district
has been complied with or that the district has determined the fee,
charge, dedication or other requirements does not apply to the
construction.
5.9.3-2 School Site Protection. Prior to approval of a final map for
private development on Planning Areas D or S, designated for future
schools, the applicant shall provide evidence from the Chula Vista
Elementary School District or Sweetwater Unified High School District
that the site has not been determined by the district to be needed for
use as a school site.
Less than
significant.
Would the project locate schools on sites that
are not appropriate for school facilities?
The potential exists for pesticides/herbicides to
occur at the future school site and for potential
unstable soils to occur on site. Impacts would be
potentially significant.
Mitigation measures 5.8-1 and 5.8-2 in Section 5.8, Geology and Soils,
and 5.13-1 in Section 5.13, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, would
reduce impacts related to schools siting.
Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, and other objectives and policies
regarding school services thereby resulting in a
significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to consistency with
schools policies have been identified for the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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5.9.4 Libraries
Would the project result in substantial adverse
physical impact associated with the provision of
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 library
services?
No significant impacts related to library facilities
have been identified for the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project fail to meet the city’s growth
management threshold standard of 500 gross
square feet of library space, adequately
equipped and staffed, per 1,000 population?
The project would increase demand on library
services, which would be significant if library
resources are not provided commensurate with
demand.
5.9.4-1 Public Facility Development Impact Fees. Prior to the issuance
of each building permit for any residential dwelling units, the
applicant shall pay a required Public Facilities Development Impact
Fee in accordance with the fees in effect at the time of building permit
issuance and phasing approved in the Public Facilities Finance Plan.
5.9.4-2 Growth Management Program’s Libraries Threshold
Standard. The City of Chula Vista shall continue to monitor library
facilities and services and report the results to the Growth
Management Oversight Commission on an annual basis.
Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP or other objectives and policies
regarding library services thereby resulting in a
significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to consistency with
library policies have been identified for the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.9.5 Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails
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?
Would the project fail to meet the city’s growth
management threshold standard for parks and
recreation of three acres of neighborhood and
community parkland per 1,000 residents east of
I-805?
The project would increase demand on recreational
facilities, which would be significant if the proposed
parks and recreational facilities are not provided
commensurate with demand.
5.9.5-1 Public Facility Development Impact Fees. Prior to the issuance
of each building permit for any residential dwelling units, the
applicant shall pay recreation facility development impact fees (part
of the Public Facilities Development Impact Fee) in accordance with
the fees in effect at the time of building permit issuance and phasing
approved in the Public Facilities Finance Plan, subject to approval of
the Director of Library and Recreation.
5.9.5-2 Park Acquisition and Development Fees. Prior to the approval
of each final map for the project, or, for any residential development
project within Village 8 West that does not require a final map, prior
to building permit approval, the applicant shall pay applicable Park
Less than
significant.
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Acquisition and Development in-lieu fees for the area covered by the
final map(s). The payment of in-lieu fees shall be in accordance with
the phasing indicated in the Project's approved SPA Plan, and a park
agreement, if any, subject to approval of the Director of Library and
Recreation. In-lieu fees shall be based on the Park Acquisition and
Development fees in effect at the time of issuance of building permits,
unless stated otherwise in a parks or development agreement.
5.9.5-3 Growth Management Program’s Parks and Recreation
Threshold Standard. The City of Chula Vista shall continue to monitor
parks and recreation services and report the results to the Growth
Management Oversight Commission on an annual basis.
5.9.5-4 Dedication of Parkland. Prior to approval of the first final map
for the project, the applicant shall offer for dedication all public
parkland identified in the Project's approved SPA Plan, or as approved
by the Director of Library and Recreation. Park facilities such as the
Neighborhood Park and Town Square indentified as being required to
meet the overall park obligation shall be identified on the first final
map.
5.9.5-5 Town Square Park. Prior to issuance of the final map
containing the 383rd residential building permit, the Town Square Park
shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Library and
Recreation.
5.9.5-6 Park Development Agreement. Prior to the approval of the
first final map for Village 8 West the applicant shall enter into an
agreement with the City that provides the following: dedication of
public park sites, payment of Park Development Agreement Fees,
schedule for completion of improvements, including utilities to streets
adjacent to the park sites, all to the satisfaction of the Director of
Library and Recreation. Under the current method for delivery of new
parks the city will award a design-build contract for the Project's
neighborhood park. The agreement will include provisions that in the
event the City chooses not to go forward with a design-build contact,
the applicant will be obligated to fully comply with the Parkland
Ordinance and park threshold standards by constructing the parks in
accordance with all City standards and under a time schedule as
specified in the agreement.
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Would the project require the construction or
expansion of recreational facilities which might
have an adverse physical effect on the
environment?
No significant impacts related to new recreational
facilities have been identified for the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP or other relevant objectives and
policies regarding parks thereby resulting in a
significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to consistency with
park policies have been identified for the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.10 Global Climate Change
Would the project conflict with or obstruct goals
or strategies of the California Global Solutions
Act of 2006 (AB 32) or related executive orders?
Greenhouse gas emissions from buildout of the SPA
Plan and TM would be reduced by 32 percent
compared to business-as-usual as a result of
reduced trip lengths and required compliance with
statewide and local greenhouse gas reduction
measures. Therefore, implementation of Village 8
West would comply with AB 32 and related
executive orders.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project result in substantially
increased exposure of the project from the
potential adverse effects of global warming
identified in the California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32)?
The project would have significant impacts related
to regional and local air quality resulting from
vehicular emissions of ozone precursors. The
project would result in a less than significant impact
regarding water supply, marine and natural
environment, sea level rise, and human health
hazards.
The applicable mitigation measures from previous EIRs have already
been incorporated into the project to reduce emissions and energy
consumption that would contribute to global climate change. No
feasible mitigation measures are available for this impact.
Significant.
5.11 Hydrology and Water Quality
Would the project violate any water quality
standards or waste discharge requirements,
including City of Chula Vista engineering
standards for storm water flows and volumes?
Would the project substantially alter the existing
drainage pattern of the site or area, including
through the alteration of the course of a stream
Even though the project includes features and
would implement best management practices to
reduce the amount and rate of runoff to a less than
significant level, these features are also prescribed
as mitigation measures to assure implementation
and facilitate monitoring through buildout of the
project.
5.11-1 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. Prior to issuance of
each grading permit for the Village 8 West SPA Plan area or any land
development permit, including clearing and grading, the project
applicant shall submit a notice of intent and obtain coverage under
the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for
construction activity from the State Water Resources Control Board.
Adherence to all conditions of the General Permit for Construction
Less than
significant.
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or river, in a manner, which would result in
substantial erosion or siltation on or off the site
or City of Chula Vista engineering standards for
storm water flows and volumes?
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 substantially increase the rate or
amount of surface runoff in a manner which
would result in flooding on or off the site?
Would the project create or contribute runoff
water, which would exceed the capacity of
existing or planned storm water drainage
systems or provide substantial additional
sources of polluted runoff?
Would the project otherwise substantially
degrade water quality?
Activity is required. The applicant shall be required under the State
Water Resources Control Board General Construction Permit to
develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and monitoring plan
that shall be submitted to the City Engineer and the Director of Public
Works.
The Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan shall be incorporated into
the grading and drainage plans and shall specify both construction and
post-construction structural and non-structural best management
practices on site to reduce the amount of sediments and pollutants in
construction and post-construction surface runoff before it is
discharged into off-site storm water facilities. Section 7 of the City’s
Storm Water Manual outlines construction site best management
practices requirements.
The Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan shall also address
operation and maintenance of post-construction pollution prevention
measures, including short-term and long-term funding sources and
the party or parties that will be responsible for said measures. The
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan shall incorporate construction
and post-construction best management practices as outlined in the
Village 8 West Edge Plan. The grading plans shall note the condition
requiring a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and monitoring
plans.
5.11-2 Supplemental Water Quality Report. Prior to issuance of each
grading permit, the applicant shall submit a supplemental report to
the Preliminary Water Quality Technical Report for Village 8 West
prepared by Hale Engineering dated December 8, 2011 that identifies
which on-site storm water management measures from the Water
Quality Technical Report have been incorporated into the project, to
the satisfaction of the City Engineer. If a storm water management
option is chosen by the parcel owner that is not shown in the water
quality technical report, a project-specific water quality technical
report shall be prepared for the planning area, referencing the
Preliminary Water Quality Technical Report for Village 8 West for
information relevant to regional design concepts (e.g., downstream
conditions of concern) to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
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5.11-3 Post-Construction/Permanent Best Management Practices.
Prior to issuance of each grading permit, the City Engineer shall verify
that parcel owners have incorporated and will implement post-
construction best management practices in accordance with current
regulations. In particular, applicants are required to comply with the
requirements of Section 2c of the Chula Vista Standard Urban Storm
Water Management Plan, the Chula Vista Development Storm Water
Manual, and the Preliminary Water Quality Technical Report for
Village 8 West or any supplements thereto to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer. Specifically, the applicant shall implement low impact
development best management practices in the preparation of all site
plans and, the applicant shall incorporate structural on-site design
features into the project design to address site design and treatment
control best management practices as well as requirements of the
hydromodification management plan. The applicant shall monitor and
mitigate any erosion in downstream locations that may occur because
of on-site development.
5.11-4 Limitation of Grading. The project applicant shall comply with
the Chula Vista Development Storm Water Manual limitation of
grading requirements, which limit disturbed soil area to 100 acres,
unless expansion of a disturbed area is specifically approved by the
Director of Public Works. With any phasing resulting from this
limitation, if required, the project applicant shall provide, to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer, erosion and sediment control best
management practices in areas that may not be completed, before
grading of additional area begins.
5.11-5 Hydromodification Criteria. The project applicant shall comply,
to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, with city hydromodification
criteria or the hydrograph modification management plan, as
applicable, addressed regionally at the SPA Plan level concurrent with
grading and improvement plans for the project.
Would the project substantially deplete
groundwater supplies or interfere substantially
with groundwater recharge such that there
would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a
lowering of the local groundwater table level?
No significant impacts related to groundwater
supplies or recharge have been identified with
implementation of Village 8 West.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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Would the project place housing within a 100-
year flood hazard area as mapped on a federal
Flood Would the project Hazard Boundary or
Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard
delineation map?
Would the project place structures within a 100-
year flood hazard area which would impede or
redirect flood flows?
No significant impacts related to 100-year flood
have been identified with implementation of Village
8 West.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP or other objectives and policies
regarding water quality thereby resulting in a
significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to consistency with
water quality policies have been identified with
implementation of Village 8 West.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project expose people or structures
to a significant risk of loss, injury or death
involving flooding, including flooding as a result
of the failure of a levee or dam?
No significant impacts related to flooding have been
identified with implementation of Village 8 West.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project result in a substantial increase
in risk of exposure to inundation by seiche,
tsunami, or mudflow?
No significant impacts related to inundation have
been identified with implementation of Village 8
West.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.12 Agricultural Resources
Would the project convert prime farmland,
unique farmland, or farmland of statewide
importance, as shown on the maps prepared
pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and
Monitoring Program of the California Resources
Agency, to non-agricultural use?
Development of Village 8 West would not result in
significant land uses conflicts that would result in
the conversion of agricultural resource. However,
implementation of the SPA Plan and TM would
result in a significant impact to agricultural
resources, due to the on-site loss of approximately
250 acres of farmland of local importance and
grazing land. Short-term land use incompatibility
issues from ongoing agricultural activities adjacent
to urban land uses would be significant without
implementation of the Agricultural Plan.
5.12-1 Agricultural Plan. The Agricultural Plan included in the SPA Plan
shall be implemented as development proceeds in Village 8 West. The
following measures shall be implemented to the satisfaction of the
Chula Vista Development Services Director (or their designee):
i. Prior to approval of each building permit, the applicant shall
ensure that a 200-foot fenced buffer shall be maintained between
development and any ongoing agricultural operations on the
property.
ii. In those areas where pesticides are to be applied, the farmland
owner shall utilize vegetation to shield adjacent urban
development (within 400 feet) from agricultural activities. Use of
pesticides shall comply with federal, state and local regulations.
Significant.
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iii. If permitted interim agricultural uses require the use of
pesticides, the farmland owner shall notify adjacent developed
property owners of potential pesticide application a minimum of
10 days prior to application through advertisements in
newspapers of general circulation. Limits shall be established as
to the time of day and type of pesticide applications that may be
used. The use of pesticides shall comply with federal, state, and
local regulations.
Would the project conflict with existing zoning
for agricultural use or a Williamson Act contract?
Impacts related to land use zoning conflicts and
consistency with agricultural resource policies
would be potentially significant if the Agriculture
Plan is not implemented concurrent with
development.
Mitigation measure 5.12-1 would also reduce impacts related to land
use zoning conflicts.
Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan agricultural resource policies thereby
resulting in a significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to agricultural
resources policies have been identified for
implementation of the SPA Plan and TM.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.13 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Would the project create a significant hazard to
the public or environment through the routine
transport, use, or disposal of hazardous
materials?
Adherence to federal, state, and local regulations
regarding the use and disposal of hazardous
materials and wastes would reduce potential
impacts on human health and safety from handling
and transport of hazardous construction materials
to less than significant.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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?
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?
Potentially significant impacts related to accidental
release of hazardous materials and hazards to
schools could result from the exposure of
construction workers, future residents, and the
future on-site schools to pesticide residue occurring
in soils on the site.
5.13-1 Soil Assessment. Prior to issuance of a mass grade permit, the
applicant shall prepare a soils assessment to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer to determine if residual pesticides, herbicides, and/or
arsenic are present on site. The assessment shall be prepared by a
Registered Environmental Assessor in accordance with Department of
Toxic Substances Control guidance document. The assessment shall
include analysis for organochlorine pesticides that include compounds
such as toxaphene, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane, dichlorodiphenyl-
trichloroethane, and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, which have
been historically identified at properties in the site vicinity. The
concentrations of the contaminants shall be compared to Department
of Toxic Substances Control soil screening levels for residential land
Less than
significant.
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use. If levels of contamination exceeding the Department of Toxic
Substances Control screening levels are found on site, a Soil Reuse
Plan shall be prepared prior to construction on site. The Soil Reuse
Plan shall include a determination of the suitability of the soils for on-
site or off-site reuse, any special handling provisions that shall be
incorporated as part of the site grading activities, and the procedure
for the proper remediation and disposal of the contaminated soils,
either on site or off site. The results of the limited soil assessment and
the Soil Reuse Plan shall be submitted to the County of San Diego
Department of Environmental Health, the Development Services
Director (or their designee), and/or the Regional Water Quality
Control Board for review and approval, prior to implementation.
Would the project be located on a site that is
included on a list of hazardous materials sites
and, as a result, a significant hazard to the public
or the environment is created?
The proposed project is not located on a site that is
included on a list of hazardous materials sites
compiled pursuant to Government Code Section
65962.5.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project be located within an airport
land use plan or, where such a plan has not been
adopted, within two miles of a public airport or
public use airport and would result in a safety
hazard for people residing or working in the
project area?
Would the project be located within the vicinity
of a private airstrip and would result in a safety
hazard for people residing or working in the
project area?
Village 8 West is located within the Federal Aviation
Administration Height Notification Boundary and
Airport Overflight Notification Area. Proper
notification in compliance with the Brown Field
Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan is required to
reduce this impact to a less than significant level.
5.13-2 Federal Aviation Administration Notification. Prior to issuance
of a building permit for the first structure and/or dwelling unit within
the Airport Influence Area of Brown Field, the applicant shall prepare
and file a Form 7460-1, Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration,
with the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that no objects
related to development in Village 8 West would present a hazard to
air navigation.
5.13-3 Federal Aviation Administration Clearance. Prior to the
issuance of a building permit for the first structure and/or dwelling
unit within the Airport Influence Area of Brown Field, the applicant
shall obtain and provide proof of Federal Aviation Administration
clearance to the satisfaction of the Development Services Director (or
their designee).
5.13-4 Airport Overflight Agreement. Prior to approval of the first
Final Map for those areas within the overflight notification area for
Brown Field, the applicant shall record the Airport Overflight
Agreement with the County Recorder’s office, and provide a signed
copy of the recorded Airport Overflight Agreement to the Chula Vista
Development Service Director (or their designee).
Less than
significant.
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Would the project impair implementation of or
physically interferes with an adopted emergency
response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
The project would not interfere with city emergency
response plans because it would not obstruct any
existing roadways or evacuation routes.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project expose people or structures
to a significant risk or loss, injury, or death
involving wildland fires, including where
wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or
where residences are intermixed with wildlands?
With implementation of the Fire Protection Plan,
the impact associated with the risk of wildland fires
would be reduced to a less than significant level.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, and other objectives and policies
regarding hazards thereby resulting in a
significant physical impact?
Potentially significant impacts related to
consistency with hazard polities could result from
the exposure of construction workers, future
residents, and the future on-site schools to
pesticide residue occurring in soils on the site.
Mitigation measure 5.13-1 would also reduce impacts related to
consistency with hazard Policies.
Less than
significant.
Would the project result in an increase in the
uses, transport, storage, and disposal of
hazardous waste materials and an associated
increase in the risk of an upset condition in the
area; and/or the historic use of pesticides would
result in soil contamination and health effects?
Elevated levels of pesticides in the near surface soils
at the project area could be disturbed from grading
and trenching activities and result in an increased
health risk to construction workers on site and
future inhabitants of the proposed development,
particularly the future residential and school uses,
and potentially impact water quality through storm
water runoff.
Mitigation measure 5.13-1 would reduce impacts related to historic
use of pesticides.
Less than
significant.
5.14 Housing and Population
Would the project displace substantial numbers
of existing housing or people, necessitating the
construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
The project would not displace any existing
households or people, or necessitate the
construction of replacement housing elsewhere and
impacts would not be significant.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, and other objectives and policies
regarding housing and population thereby
resulting in a significant physical impact?
The project would be consistent with all applicable
General Plan and GDP policies and impacts would
not be significant.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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5.15 Public Utilities
5.15.1 Water Impacts
Would the project require or result in the
construction of new water treatment facilities or
expansion of existing facilities, the construction
of which could cause significant environmental
effects?
No significant impacts related to new water
treatment facilities have been identified for
implementation of the SPA Plan and TM.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project have insufficient water
supplies available to serve the project from
existing entitlements and resources, or require
new or expanded entitlements?
Long-term water supply availability cannot be
guaranteed; therefore, the increase in water
demand that would result from implementation of
the project would be potentially significant.
Additionally, the transfer of density between
planning areas could have a significant impact on
on-site infrastructure.
No mitigation measures are available to guarantee a long-term water
supply would be available to serve the project. The following
mitigation measure reduces impacts related to density transfers.
5.15.1-1 Density Transfer Technical Report. Prior to design review
approval in accordance with the Intensity Transfer provision in the
Village 8 West SPA, the applicant shall provide an update to the
Overview of Water Service for Otay Ranch Village 8 West (Dexter
Wilson Engineering, Inc. 2010) with each proposed project requesting
an intensity transfer. The technical study shall demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer that adequate on-site water
infrastructure will be available to support the transfer. The transfer of
residential density shall be limited by the ability of the on-site water
supply infrastructure to accommodate flows.
Significant.
Would the project exceed city threshold
standards which seek to ensure that adequate
supplies of quality water, appropriate for
intended uses, are available?
The increase in water demand would be significant
if future developers did not provide service
availability letters.
5.15.1-2 Service Availability Letters. Prior to approval of each final
map, the applicant shall request and obtain a service availability letter
from the Otay Water District and submit the letter to the City of Chula
Vista.
5.15.1-3 Subarea Master Plan Preparation. Prior to approval of the
first final map, the applicant shall provide a Subarea Master Plan to
the Otay Water District. Water facilities improvements shall be
financed or installed on the site and off the site in accordance with the
fees and phasing in the approved Public Facilities Finance Plan and
Subarea Master Plan. The Subarea Master Plan shall include, but shall
not be limited to:
i. Existing pipeline locations, size, and capacity;
ii. The proposed points of connection and system;
iii. The estimated water demands and/or sewer flow calculations;
Less than
significant.
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iv. Governing fire department’s flow requirements (flow rate,
duration, hydrant spacing, etc);
v. Agency Master Plan;
vi. Agency’s planning criteria (see Sections 4.1 through 4.3 of the
Water Agencies Standards);
vii. Water quality maintenance; and
viii. Size of the system and number of lots to be served.
5.15.1-4 Subarea Master Plan Approval. Prior to approval of the first
final map, the applicant shall obtain Otay Water District’s approval of
the Subarea Master Plan for potable water. Any on-site and off-site
facilities identified in the Subarea Master Plan required to serve a final
mapped area shall be secured or constructed by the applicant prior to
the approval of the final map and in accordance with the phasing in
the Public Facilities Finance Plan.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP or other relevant objectives and
policies regarding water supply thereby resulting
in a significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to consistency with
water supply policies have been identified for
implementation of the SPA Plan and TM.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.15.2 Wastewater
Would the project result in a determination by
the wastewater treatment provider which serves
or may serve the project that it has inadequate
capacity to serve the project’s projected demand
in addition to the providers existing
commitments?
A significant impact would occur if adequate
wastewater facilities and adequate wastewater
treatment capacity are not provided concurrently
with new demand. Additionally, the transfer of
density between planning areas could have a
significant impact on on-site infrastructure.
5.15.2-1 Sewer System Improvements. The applicant shall finance or
install all on-site and off-site sewer facilities required to serve
development in Village 8 West in accordance with the fees and
phasing in the approved Public Facilities Finance Plan to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer.
5.15.2-2 Salt Creek Development Impact Fee. Prior to issuance of
each building permit, the applicant shall pay the Salt Creek
Development Impact Fee at the rate in effect at the time of building
permit issuance and corresponding to the sewer basin that the
building will permanently sewer to, unless stated otherwise in a
development agreement that has been approved by the City Council.
Existing fees are provided in Table 5.15-14.
5.15.1-3 Density Transfer Technical Report. Prior to design review
approval in accordance with the Intensity Transfer provision in the
Less than
significant.
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Village 8 West SPA Plan, the applicant shall provide an update to the
Overview of Sewer Service for Otay Ranch Village 8 West (Dexter
Wilson Engineering, Inc. 2010) with each proposed project requesting
an intensity transfer. The technical study shall demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer that adequate on-site wastewater
infrastructure will be available to support the transfer. The transfer of
residential density shall be limited by the ability of the on-site
sewerage facilities to accommodate flows.
Would the project require the construction of
new wastewater treatment facilities or
expansion of existing facilities, the construction
of would cause significant environmental
effects?
With respect to conveyance lines, no significant
impacts have been identified for implementation of
the SPA Plan and TM. However, the proposed
project would require sewerage treatment beyond
the City’s existing wastewater treatment capacity
rights and allocated additional treatment capacity.
Therefore, additional capacity would need to be
acquired from the San Diego Metropolitan Sewer
Authority or other sources. The means by which
additional treatment capacity would be acquired is
unknown and the development of additional
capacity may require construction of new treatment
facilities. As the location and scope of construction
for any newly developed treatment facilities is
unknown, the development of treatment capacity
beyond the City's existing and allocated capacity
may result in a potentially significant environmental
impact, even understanding that such projects
would likely be subject to environmental review.
No mitigation is available at this time. Significant.
Would the project generate sewage flows and
volumes that exceed City Engineering Standards
as set forth in the Subdivision Manual, as may be
amended from time to time?
No significant impacts related to City engineering
standards have been identified for implementation
of the SPA Plan and TM.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with the
General Plan, GDP or other relevant objectives
and policies regarding wastewater thereby
resulting in a significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to consistency with
wastewater policies have been identified for
implementation of the SPA Plan and TM.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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5.15.3 Solid Waste
Would the project be served by a landfill with
insufficient permitted capacity to accommodate
the project’s solid waste disposal needs?
There is sufficient existing and future landfill
capacity to accommodate projected development
of Village 8 West.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project comply with federal, state,
and local statutes and regulations relating to
solid waste?
The project would be consistent with all applicable
statutes and regulations.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, or other relevant objectives and
policies regarding solid waste thereby resulting
in a significant physical impact?
The project would be consistent with the General
Plan and GDP policies that pertain to solid waste.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.15.4 Recycled Water
Would the project require or result in the
construction of new recycled water treatment
facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the
construction of which could cause significant
environmental effects?
If recycled water facilities are not provided
concurrently with demand, a potentially significant
impact would occur.
5.15.4-1 Subarea Master Plan Preparation. Prior to approval of the
first final map, the applicant shall provide a Subarea Master Plan to
the Otay Water District. Recycled water facilities improvements shall
be financed or installed on the site and off the site in accordance with
the fees and phasing in the approved Public Facilities Finance Plan and
Subarea Master Plan. The Subarea Master Plan shall include, but shall
not be limited to the following information related to recycled water:
i. Existing recycled water pipeline locations, size, and capacity;
ii. The proposed points of connection and system;
iii. The estimated recycled water demand calculations; and
iv. Size of the system and number of lots to be served.
5.15.4-2 Subarea Master Plan Approval. Prior to approval of the first
final map, the applicant shall obtain Otay Water District approval of
the Subarea Master Plan for recycled water. Any on-site and off-site
facilities identified in the Subarea Master Plan required to serve a final
mapped area shall be secured or constructed by the applicant prior to
the approval of the final map and in accordance with the phasing in
the Public Facilities Finance Plan.
Less than
significant.
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Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, or other relevant objectives and
policies regarding recycled water thereby
resulting in a significant physical impact?
No significant impacts related to recycled water
polices have been identified for the project.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
5.15.5 Energy
Would the project increase the demand of
energy resources to exceed the available supply
or cause a need for new and expanded facilities?
While energy consumed by future occupants of
Village 8 West would not be excessive,
implementation of the SPA Plan and TM has the
potential to result in impacts due to increased
consumption of electricity and natural gas above
that analyzed in the 2005 GPU EIR, which identified
a significant and unavoidable impact related to
energy demand. Although development pursuant to
the project would be required comply with state
and city building and energy codes and regulations
related to reduction in energy use, there is no long-
term assurance that energy supplies will be
available as needed to support subsequent
development projects.
No feasible mitigation measures are available for this impact. Significant.
Would the project result in the wasteful,
inefficient, or unnecessary use of energy?
Compliance with applicable policies and the energy
conservation plan would ensure that average
energy consumed by future occupants of Village 8
West would not be wasteful, inefficient, or
unnecessary, and would in fact be less than the
regional average and less than statewide business-
as-usual projections.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, or other relevant objectives and
policies regarding energy thereby resulting in a
significant physical impact?
The project would be consistent with the General
Plan and GDP policies that pertain to energy.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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5.16 Mineral Resources
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?
Mineral resources in the Otay River Valley would
continue to be available with implementation of the
SPA Plan and TM and impacts would not be
significant.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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?
Mineral resources in the Otay River Valley would
continue to be available with implementation of the
SPA Plan and TM and impacts would not be
significant.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
Would the project be inconsistent with General
Plan, GDP, and other objectives and policies
regarding mineral resources thereby resulting in
a significant physical impact?
The project would be consistent with applicable
mineral resource policies and impacts would not be
significant.
No mitigation required. Less than
significant.
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Significant
Cumulative
Impact? Project Contribution
5.1 Land Use and Planning
Physical Division of an Established
Community and Conflicts with Land
Use Plans, Policies, and Regulations
The proposed project and the cumulative projects would be consistent with City’s General
Plan and the GDP, which are in turn consistent with regional plans. As such, the proposed
project, as part of and combined with the cumulative projects, would not result in a
significant cumulative land use impact.
No No cumulative impact.
Conflicts with HCPs or NCCPs The cumulative projects, including Village 8 West, would be required to demonstrate
compliance with the MSCP Subarea Plan and the RMP as part of project approval.
Therefore, cumulative land use impacts associated with potential conflicts with HCPs or
NCCPs would be less than significant.
No No cumulative impact.
5.2 Aesthetics/Landform Alteration
Scenic Vistas and Scenic Resources
The project, in combination with the cumulative projects, would contribute to a
cumulative loss of views of natural open space. Therefore, the project would result in a
cumulatively considerable contribution to a significant and unavoidable cumulative
impact.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
Visual Character or Quality A cumulatively considerable and unavoidable impact would occur related to permanent
alteration to the open, rolling hills within the cumulative planning area.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
Lighting and Glare Development of Village 8 West and cumulative growth in Otay Ranch would result in
additional sources of nighttime lighting and would have the potential to result in
significant cumulative impact.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
Landform Alteration The proposed project and other cumulative projects would be required to demonstrate
compliance with the RMP steep slope standard. Therefore, cumulative impacts related to
steep slopes would be less than significant.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
5.3 Transportation/Traffic
Traffic and Level of Service Standards
and Congestion Management
At full buildout, the project would result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to a
significant impact at seven intersections and seven roadways segments.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable with
implementation of mitigation measures
5.3-1 through 5.3-20.
Air Traffic Patterns, Road Safety,
Emergency Access
Construction of a project that would interfere with air traffic, result in a traffic hazard, or
have inadequate emergency access would not affect these issues at another site. Similar
to the project, cumulative development would be required to provide proper notification
in compliance with Brown Field Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan when applicable and
comply with all city requirements for parking, roadway design, and emergency access.
Therefore, cumulative impacts would be less than significant.
No No cumulative impact.
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5.4 Air Quality
Air Quality Violations The SDAB is currently in non-attainment for ozone, PM10, and PM2.5. Therefore, a
significant cumulative impact exists.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
Sensitive Receptors Carbon monoxide concentrations at all of the studied intersections were below state and
federal standards. Similar to the proposed project, new emitters of TACs would need to
comply with the San Diego Air Pollution Control District criteria, such as Rule 1200.
Potential diesel particulate matter emissions from commercial deliveries and bus service
proposed in the adjacent villages would be subject to existing CARB regulations that
would reduce emissions to the extent feasible. Therefore, a cumulative impact would not
occur.
No No cumulative impact.
Objectionable Odors Similar to the proposed project, none of the adjacent villages propose land uses that are a
typical source of odor complaints. Therefore, a cumulatively significant impact associated
with objectionable odors would not occur.
No No cumulative impact.
Air Quality Plans A project that conflicts with the RAQS growth projections would be inconsistent with the
RAQS and SIP and result in cumulative impact. As discussed in Section 5.4 under Threshold
4, the SPA Plan would exceed regional growth projections and therefore the project
would result in a cumulatively considerable and unavoidable impact to consistency with
adopted air quality plans.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
5.5 Noise
Excessive Noise Levels The noise study conducted for Village 8 West included an analysis of impacts from
cumulative traffic growth in 2030 to contribute to excessive noise levels on noise sensitive
land uses within Village 8 West. Noise levels would potentially exceed the Chula Vista
noise compatibility standards along Main Street, La Media Road, Otay Valley Road, and
Street A. Therefore, a cumulative impact would occur.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
Excessive Groundborne Vibration The future cumulative projects that would potentially be located within 600 feet of Village
8 West are not considered vibration sensitive.
Additionally, the existing Declaration of Covenants of Operation for the quarry includes
provisions to minimize nuisance impacts from groundborne vibration. Therefore,
cumulative groundborne vibration impacts would be less than significant.
No No cumulative impact.
Permanent Increase in Ambient Noise
Levels
Cumulative growth, including the proposed project, would result in six new roadway
segments that would exceed 65 dBA CNEL. Cumulative growth would cause three existing
roadway segments to exceed 65 dBA, and would result in an increase in traffic noise of 3
dBA CNEL or more on 12 existing roadway segments. A cumulatively considerable impact
would occur on a total of 21 roadway segments.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
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Table 1-3 Summary of Cumulative Impacts (continued)
Environmental Issue Result of Impact Analysis
Significant
Cumulative
Impact? Project Contribution
Temporary Increase in Ambient Noise
Levels
The cumulative projects and the proposed project would be subject to the Chula Vista
construction noise ordinance, which limits the hours of construction to 7:00 a.m. and
10:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.,
Saturday and Sunday. Compliance with the Chula Vista ordinance would reduce impacts
to a less than significant level.
No No cumulative impact.
Excessive Noise Exposure from a
Public of Private Airport
Impacts related to nuisance noise from over flights are site specific and are not
cumulative in nature. Therefore, a cumulative impact related to aviation would not occur.
No No cumulative impact.
5.6 Biological Resources
Sensitive Plant and Wildlife Species,
Riparian Habitat and Other Sensitive
Natural Communities, Federally
Protected Wetlands, and Wildlife
Movement Corridors and Nursery
Sites
A cumulatively considerable impact would occur if a project would be inconsistent with
the Chula Vista MSCP Subarea Plan.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
Local Policies, Ordinances, HCP and
NCCP
The cumulative projects would be required to demonstrate compliance with the MSCP
Subarea Plan and the RMP as part of project approval. Therefore, cumulative impacts
would be less than significant.
No No cumulative impact.
5.7 Cultural and Paleontological Resources
Historic Resources While any individual project may avoid or mitigate the direct loss of a specific resource,
the effect is considerable when considered cumulatively.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
Archaeological Resources and Human
Remains
While any individual project may avoid or mitigate the direct loss of a specific resource,
the effect is considerable when considered cumulatively.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
Paleontological Resources While any individual project may avoid or mitigate the direct loss of a specific resource,
the effect was considerable when considered cumulatively.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable with
implementation of mitigation measures
5.7-8 through 5.7-11.
5.8 Geology and Soils
Exposure to Seismic Related Hazards,
Soil Stability, and Expansive Soils
Potential impacts related to geologic hazards in Village 8 West are not additive with other
projects and are therefore not cumulatively significant.
No No cumulative impact.
Soil Erosion or Topsoil Loss The project and the other cumulative projects in Otay Ranch and the city would be
required to comply with the federal, state, and local regulations and Chula Vista General
Plan policies. Therefore, a cumulative impact related to erosion or topsoil loss would not
occur.
No No cumulative impact.
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Table 1-3 Summary of Cumulative Impacts (continued)
Environmental Issue Result of Impact Analysis
Significant
Cumulative
Impact? Project Contribution
Septic Tanks and Alternative Waste
Water Disposal Systems
Development in the city of Chula Vista and Otay Ranch would be serviced by city
wastewater and would not require septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal
systems. A cumulative impact would not occur.
No No cumulative impact.
5.9 Public Services
Fire and Emergency Medical Services If growth would outpace the CVFD’s ability to expand and serve new development, a
cumulative impact would occur.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
Police Services If growth outpaces the Chula Vista Police Department’s ability to expand and serve new
development a cumulative impact would occur.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
Schools If new growth in school-aged children would exceed the capacity of available schools, a
cumulative impact would occur.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
Libraries A shortfall of approximately 28,080 square feet of library facilities currently exists.
Therefore, a cumulative impact currently exists.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and
Trails
If growth outpaces the city’s ability to provide additional facilities, a cumulative impact
would occur.
Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
5.10 Global Climate Change
Compliance with AB 32 A project that would not comply with AB 32 would result significant cumulative impact. Yes Not cumulatively considerable.
Potential Effects of Global Climate
Change
A project that would not exacerbate the potential effects of global climate change would
result significant cumulative impact.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
5.11 Hydrology and Water Quality
Water Quality Standards and
Degradation of Water Quality
Compliance with the applicable regulatory requirements would ensure that the potential
water quality impacts of the proposed project, and all cumulative projects, would not
result in significant cumulative impact. Therefore, a cumulatively considerable impact
related to water quality would not occur.
No No cumulative impact.
Erosion or Siltation, Surface Runoff,
and Exceed Drainage Capacity
The proposed project and other cumulative projects in Otay Ranch and the city would also
be required to comply with the Chula Vista General Plan policies. Therefore, a
cumulatively considerable impact related to hydrology would not occur.
No No cumulative impact.
Groundwater Supplies and Recharge Village 8 West groundwater does not support an aquifer or local groundwater table.
Therefore, no cumulative groundwater impact would occur as a result of implementation
of the SPA Plan and TM.
No No cumulative impact.
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Table 1-3 Summary of Cumulative Impacts (continued)
Environmental Issue Result of Impact Analysis
Significant
Cumulative
Impact? Project Contribution
100-Year Flood Hazards, Flooding, and
Inundation
Impacts related to flood and inundation hazards are site specific and not cumulative in
nature. The location of one project in a flood hazard area would not affect the location of
another cumulative project. Therefore, cumulative impacts related to flood and
inundation hazards would be less than significant.
No No cumulative impact.
5.12 Agricultural Resources
Direct Conversion of Agricultural
Resources and Land Use Zoning
Conflicts
The incremental loss of farmland as a result of the project in combination with other
projects in Otay Ranch would result in a cumulatively significant impact with respect to
agricultural resources. No mitigation measures are available to reduce long-term impacts
to below a level of significance without restricting the development proposed in the SPA
Plan and TM to allow interim agricultural uses to continue in perpetuity. Therefore, this
impact would remain cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
5.13 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Transport, Use, and Disposal of
Hazardous Materials and Accidental
Release of Hazardous Materials
The project and cumulative projects would not interfere with the implementation of
General Plan Objective 19 or Policy E 20.2 and a cumulative impact related to hazardous
materials would not occur.
No No cumulative impact.
Emergency Response and Evacuation
Plans
Similar to the proposed project, cumulative development would also enhance the Otay
Ranch circulation network and provide additional connections to the regional circulation
system. Therefore, cumulative emergency response and evacuation plan impacts would
be less than significant.
No No cumulative impact.
Hazards to Schools, Existing
Hazardous Materials Sites, Airport
Hazards, Wildland Fires, and Historic
Use of Pesticides
Impacts related to schools sites, listing on a hazardous materials site, surrounding
airports, wildland fires, and pesticide soil contamination are site specific and not
cumulative in nature because impacts to individual projects would be site specific.
Potential risks identified for Village 8 West or on other cumulative project sites would not
affect potential risks elsewhere in Otay Ranch. Cumulative impacts would be less than
significant.
No No cumulative impact.
5.14 Housing and Population
Population Growth Because the increase in population associated with the cumulative projects, including
Village 8 West, would be accommodated by the proposed homes and town center
commercial services, cumulative impacts associated with housing and population growth
would be less than significant.
No No cumulative impact.
Displacement of Housing and People The project is currently undeveloped and would not result in the displacement of housing
or people. Cumulative impacts related to displacement of housing and people are less
than significant.
No No cumulative impact.
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Table 1-3 Summary of Cumulative Impacts (continued)
Environmental Issue Result of Impact Analysis
Significant
Cumulative
Impact? Project Contribution
5.15 Public Utilities
Water Impacts Long-term water supply cannot be guaranteed; therefore, any increase in water demand
would be considered significant. Although the proposed project and the cumulative
projects would comply with applicable regulations to reduce water demand, an increase
in water demand would occur as a result in development. Cumulative impacts related to
water supply would be significant and unavoidable.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
Wastewater The location and scope of construction for any future expanded or newly developed
treatment facilities is unknown and the development of additional treatment capacity
may result in potentially significant and unavoidable cumulative impacts associated with
construction of new or expanded treatment facilities even understanding that such
projects would likely be subject to environmental review.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
Solid Waste The Otay Landfill has sufficient capacity to accommodate Village 8 West waste disposal in
combination with the city-wide cumulative increase in solid waste generation projected in
the 2005 GPU EIR. The project, in combination with the other cumulative projects, would
not result in a significant cumulative wastewater impact.
No No cumulative impact.
Recycled Water A cumulatively considerable and unavoidable impact would occur until recycled water
from the South Bay Water Treatment Plant is available to meet the projected future
recycled water demand.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
Energy While individual cumulative projects may be able to reduce their energy consumption
through energy conservation measures, there remains no assurance that an adequate
energy supply will be available to serve the cumulative increase in energy demand. The
project would result in a cumulatively considerable and unavoidable contribution to the
significant cumulative impact related to energy.
Yes Cumulatively considerable and unavoidable.
5.16 Mineral Resources
Mineral Resource Availability and
Mineral Resource Recovery Sites
Because the majority of resources in the City’s MRZ-2 area would be available for
extraction and extraction of resources outside of the quarry property would not be
precluded, a significant cumulative impact would not occur.
No No cumulative impact.
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Table 1-4 Summary of Alternative Impacts Compared to Proposed Project
Issue Areas
Proposed Project Alternatives to the Proposed Project
Without
Mitigation
With
Mitigation
No Project
(No Build)
Reduced Project
Alternative #1 –
1,167 Dwelling
Units
Reduced Project
Alternative #2 –
672 Dwelling
Units
5.1 Land Use and Planning
Land Use Compatibility PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Conflicts with Land Use Plans, Policies, & Regulations LS LS ▲ ▲ ▲
Cumulative NCC NCC ▲ ▲ ▲
Conflicts with HCPs or NCCPs PS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
5.2 Aesthetics/Landform Alteration
Scenic Vistas LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▬ ▬
Scenic Resources PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▬ ▬
Visual Character or Quality PS SU ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▬ ▬
Lighting and Glare PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Landform Alteration PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Visual Character Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
5.3 Transportation and Traffic
Traffic and Level of Service Standards S LS ▲ ▼ ▼
Cumulative CC LCC ▲ ▼ ▼
Congestion Management S LS ▲ ▼ ▼
Cumulative CC LCC ▲ ▼ ▼
Air Traffic Patterns PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Road Safety LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Emergency Access LS LS ▲ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▲ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Transportation Policies LS LS ▲ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
5.4 Air Quality
Air Quality Violations S SU ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▼ ▼
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Table 1-4 Summary of Alternative Impacts Compared to Proposed Project (continued)
Issue Areas
Proposed Project Alternatives to the Proposed Project
Without
Mitigation
With
Mitigation
No Project
(No Build)
Reduced Project
Alternative #1 –
1,167 Dwelling
Units
Reduced Project
Alternative #2 –
672 Dwelling
Units
Sensitive Receptors PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Objectionable Odors LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Air Quality Plans S SU ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▼ ▼
Consistency with Air Quality Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
5.5 Noise
Excessive Noise Levels S LS ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▼ ▼
Excessive Groundborne Vibration LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Permanent Increase in Ambient Noise Levels LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Temporary Increase in Ambient Noise Levels PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Aircraft Noise LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Noise Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
5.6 Biological Resources
Sensitive Plant and Wildlife Species S LS ○ ▬ ▼
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Riparian Habitat and Other Sensitive Natural
Communities S LS ○ ▬ ▼
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Federally Protected Wetlands S LS ○ ▬ ▼
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Wildlife Movement Corridors and Nursery Sites LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Local Policies, Ordinances, HCP and NCCP PS LS ○ ▬ ▼
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
5.7 Cultural Resources
Historical Resources LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Archaeological Resources PS LS ○ ▬ ▼
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▬ ▼
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Table 1-4 Summary of Alternative Impacts Compared to Proposed Project (continued)
Issue Areas
Proposed Project Alternatives to the Proposed Project
Without
Mitigation
With
Mitigation
No Project
(No Build)
Reduced Project
Alternative #1 –
1,167 Dwelling
Units
Reduced Project
Alternative #2 –
672 Dwelling
Units
Human Remains PS LS ○ ▬ ▼
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▬ ▼
Paleontological Resources PS LS ○ ▬ ▼
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▼
Consistency with Cultural Resource Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
5.8 Geology and Soils
Exposure to Seismic Related Hazards PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Soil Erosion or Topsoil Loss PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Soil Stability PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Expansive Soils PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Geotechnical Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
Waste Water Disposal Systems LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
5.9 Public Services
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Fire and Emergency Medical Facilities LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Fire Protection Service Standard PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Consistency with Fire and Emergency Medical
Service Policies PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Police Services
Police Service Facilities LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Police Service Standard PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Consistency with Police Service Policies PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Schools
School Facilities PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Schools Siting PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with School Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
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Table 1-4 Summary of Alternative Impacts Compared to Proposed Project (continued)
Issue Areas
Proposed Project Alternatives to the Proposed Project
Without
Mitigation
With
Mitigation
No Project
(No Build)
Reduced Project
Alternative #1 –
1,167 Dwelling
Units
Reduced Project
Alternative #2 –
672 Dwelling
Units
Libraries
Library Facilities LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Library Service Standard PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Consistency with Library Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails
Deterioration of Facilities PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
New Recreational Facilities LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Parks and Recreation Standard PS LS ▲ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Park Policies LS LS ▲ ▲ ▲
Cumulative CC LCC ▲ ▲ ▲
5.10 Global Climate Change
Compliance with AB 32 LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC LCC ○ ▬ ▬
Potential Effects of Global Climate Change PS SU ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▼ ▼
5.11 Hydrology and Water Quality
Water Quality Standards PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Groundwater Supplies and Recharge LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Erosion or Siltation PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Surface Runoff PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Exceed Drainage Capacity PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Degradation of Water Quality PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
100-Year Flood Hazards LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Water Quality Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
Flooding LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Inundation LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
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Table 1-4 Summary of Alternative Impacts Compared to Proposed Project (continued)
Issue Areas
Proposed Project Alternatives to the Proposed Project
Without
Mitigation
With
Mitigation
No Project
(No Build)
Reduced Project
Alternative #1 –
1,167 Dwelling
Units
Reduced Project
Alternative #2 –
672 Dwelling
Units
5.12 Agricultural Resources
Direct Conversion of Agricultural Resources PS SU ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▬ ▬
Land Use Zoning Conflicts PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Agricultural Resource Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
5.13 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Routine Use and Accidental Release of Hazardous
Materials PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Hazards to Schools PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Existing Hazardous Materials Sites LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Airport Hazards PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Emergency Response and Evacuation Plans LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Wildland Fires LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Hazard Policies PS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
Historic Use of Pesticides PS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
5.14 Housing/Population
Displacement of Housing and People LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Housing and Population Policies LS LS ▲ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
5.15 Public Utilities
Water
New Water Treatment Facilities LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Long-Term Water Supply and Entitlements PS SU ○ ▬ ▬
Compliance with City-wide Supply Thresholds PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Consistency with Water Supply Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▬ ▬
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Table 1-4 Summary of Alternative Impacts Compared to Proposed Project (continued)
Issue Areas
Proposed Project Alternatives to the Proposed Project
Without
Mitigation
With
Mitigation
No Project
(No Build)
Reduced Project
Alternative #1 –
1,167 Dwelling
Units
Reduced Project
Alternative #2 –
672 Dwelling
Units
Wastewater
Adequate Wastewater Facilities PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
New Wastewater Treatment Facilities PS SU ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with City Engineering Standards LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Wastewater Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▬ ▬
Solid Waste
Sufficient Landfill Capacity LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Solid Waste Regulations LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Solid Waste Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Recycled Water
New Recycled Water Facilities PS LS ○ ▼ ▼
Consistency with Recycled Water Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▼ ▼
Energy
Energy Resources S SU ○ ▼ ▼
Wasteful Use of Energy LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Energy Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative CC SU ○ ▼ ▼
5.16 Mineral Resources
Mineral Resource Availability LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Mineral Resource Recovery Sites LS LS ○ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ○ ▬ ▬
Consistency with Mineral Resources Policies LS LS ▬ ▬ ▬
Cumulative NCC NCC ▬ ▬ ▬
▲ Alternative is likely to result in greater impacts to issue when compared to project.
▬ Alternative is likely to result in a similar impacts to issue when compared to project.
▼ Alternative is likely to result in less impacts to issue when compared to project, however, impacts would still be significant
before and/or after mitigation.
○ No impact would occur as a result of the Alternative.
CC = Cumulatively Considerable
LCC = Project would contribute to a cumulative impact, but contribution would less than Cumulatively Considerable
LS = Less Than Significant Impact
NCC = Not Cumulatively Considerable (A cumulatively considerable impact would not occur)
PS = Potentially Significant
S = Significant Impact
SU = Significant and Unavoidable Impact