Beaumont City Council
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existing without the Project. Noise impacts associated with long-term on -site operations would be less than significant. (DEIR pp. 4.13-25 to 4.13-28)

3.12.2 THRESHOLD B
Impact Statement: The Project would not generate excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold b are discussed in detail in Section 4.13.7 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant impacts related to Threshold b; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
The metric used to evaluate whether the Project's vibration levels are considered "excessive" during either construction or operation is adapted from Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual. Accordingly, the FTA criterion of 78 VdB is used to assess impacts due to groundborne vibration.

Construction activities on the Project site would utilize construction equipment that has the potential to generate vibration. Vibration resulting from construction activities on the Project site was calculated at the same five receiver locations that were evaluated in the construction noise analysis. DEIR Table

4.13-23, Project Construction Vibration Levels, summarizes Project construction vibration levels at the modeled receiver locations and the significance of the vibration levels using the FTA vibration level significance threshold of 78 VdB. All receiver locations in the vicinity of the Project site would be exposed to vibration levels that fall far below the applicable significance threshold (i.e., 78 VdB).

Impacts would be less than significant.

In addition, rock blasting may be required to support Project construction; therefore, this analysis considers the potential blasting vibration levels at the nearest noise sensitive receiver locations. DEIR Table 4.13-24, Project Blasting Vibration and Compliance Summary, shows the calculated vibration levels from the worst -case (closest) Project blasting activities. As shown, the vibration levels of Project blasts are expected to range from 0.00 to 0.05 in/sec PPV based on the distances to nearby residential noise sensitive receiver locations. The Project blasting vibration levels will remain below the maximum acceptable transient peak -particle -velocity (PPV) vibration threshold 0.5 PPV (in/sec) at the nearby noise sensitive residential receiver locations. Therefore, the Project -related airblast vibration level impacts would be less than significant. Accordingly, Project construction would not generate temporary, excessive groundborne vibration or noise levels and a less than significant impact would occur. (DEIR, pp. 4.13-35 to 4.13-36)

3.12.3 THRESHOLD C
Impact Statement: The Project would not expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels due to airport noise.

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❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold c are discussed in detail in Section 4.13.7 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant impacts related to Threshold c; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
The Project site is not located within two miles of a public airport or within an airport land use plan.

The closest major airport is the March Air Reserve Base located roughly 12 miles west of the Project site. Therefore, the Project site would not be exposed to excessive noise levels from airport operations and no impact would occur. (DEIR, p. 4.13-36)

3.12.4 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project would not result in cumulatively considerable impacts related to noise (construction -related or on -site operational noise).
❑ Findings
Potential cumulative noise impacts of the Project related to construction and on -site operation are discussed in detail in Section 4.13.8 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant cumulative impacts related to noise for these two effects; therefore, no mitigation is required.
❑ Substantial Evidence
Substantial Noise Increase or Violations
Short -Term Cumulative Construction -Noise Impacts
This cumulative impact analysis considers development of the Project in conjunction with other development projects in the vicinity of the Project site. Cumulative impacts would potentially occur if other projects are being constructed in the vicinity of the proposed Project at the same time. There are three projects identified in the Traffic Analysis (DEIR Technical Report J1) within approximately a quarter -mile radius of the proposed Project, listed below.

1. B2, Fairway Canyon SCPGA (3,300 residential units)

2. B4, Heartland (Olivewood; 981 residential units)

3. B5, Hidden Canyon Industrial (2,890,000 sf industrial) All three projects are already under construction, and construction would be complete for the nearest related project (B5) prior to grading activities for proposed Project. Therefore, overlapping construction phases between that project and the Project would be minimal. Additionally, the two related projects (B2 and B4) are located across the SR -60 Freeway and would not combine with Project -related construction to result in cumulatively considerable construction -related noise impacts.

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Construction activities associated with the Project, especially activities involving heavy equipment and blasting, would create intermittent periods of noise when construction equipment is in operation and cause a short-term increase in ambient noise levels. As shown in Table 4.13-7, the peak noise level anticipated during construction activities are estimated to reach a maximum noise level of 73.4 dBA Leq at receiver R5 (represents the existing noise sensitive residence at 13270 Jack Rabbit Trail (Hoy Ranch), approximately 92 feet south of the Project site) which does not exceed the construction noise threshold of 75 dBA Leq. Additionally, as shown in Table 4.13-8, Project airblast noise levels are shown to satisfy the 133 dB airblast threshold at the nearest noise sensitive residential receiver locations. As shown in Table 4.13-9, noise impacts due to Project construction nighttime concrete pour noise activity would not exceed the construction noise threshold of 75 dBA Leq. Therefore, Project construction -related activities would result in less than significant noise impacts.

Because the Project's construction noise levels would be less than significant, construction noise would be temporary in nature, and the Project and other cumulative projects would not combine with Project - related construction, cumulative construction impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.13- 36 to 4.13-37)
Long -Term Cumulative Stationary Noise Impacts
This cumulative impact analysis considers development of the proposed Project in conjunction with other development projects in the vicinity of the Project site. As shown in DEIR Table 4.13-12, the Project would not result in an increase in the cumulative noise levels at sensitive receiver locations.

The nearest sensitive receptor (R5) is located approximately 92 feet from the Project and 850 feet from the nearest related project (B5, Hidden Canyon Industrial). As shown on DEIR Table 4.13-9, Project's operational activities are below the established day and nighttime noise thresholds. Operational noise levels would not combine with operational noise levels from the nearest related project (B5, Hidden Canyon Industrial) to cause or contribute to the exposure of sensitive receptors to noise levels in excess of applicable standards. Consistent with the cumulative impact significance thresholds outlined in the Air Quality Impact Analysis (DEIR Technical Appendix B1), this noise analysis uses the same operational significance thresholds for project specific and cumulative impacts as discussed in Section

4.13.6A.2. Therefore, since the Project operational -noise levels satisfy the thresholds, the proposed Project operational activities are considered less than significant on a project -specific and cumulative basis. In addition, the City's General Plan Noise Element and Municipal Code Section 9.02.050 identify stationary -source policies and noise level limits to control and abate potential environmental noise level impacts. The two other related projects (B2 and B4) are located across the SR -60 Freeway from the Project site and operational noise would not be additive. Accordingly, the Project would have less than significant direct and cumulative stationary operational noise impacts. (DEIR, pp. 4.13-37 to

4.13-38)
Groundborne Vibration and Noise
The types of construction equipment that would be used to implement the Project would not create vibration amplitudes that could cause structural damage to nearby structures. The nearest existing off - site structures would not be exposed to substantial ground -borne vibration due to the temporary operation of heavy construction equipment on the Project site. Additionally, as shown in DEIR Table Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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4.13-24, Project blasting vibration levels will remain below the maximum acceptable transient peak - particle -velocity (PPV) vibration threshold 0.5 PPV (in/sec) at the nearby noise sensitive residential receiver locations. Since construction would be complete for the nearest related project (B5) prior to grading activities for the proposed Project, overlapping construction phasing between that project and the Project is not expected to occur and construction vibration would not be additive. Additionally, the two related projects (B2 and B4) are located across the SR -60 Freeway and would not combine with Project -related construction to result in cumulatively considerable construction -related noise impacts.

Under long-term operating conditions, the Project would not involve the use of equipment, facilities, or activities that would result in perceptible groundborne vibration. In addition, there are no sources of substantial groundbourne-vibration associated with the Project or related projects. Accordingly, groundborne vibration and noise impacts would not be cumulatively considerable. (DEIR, p. 4.13-38) Noise from Airport Operations
As stated, the Project site is not located within two miles of a public airport or within an airport land use plan. The closest major airport is the March Air Reserve Base located roughly 12 miles west of the Project site. Therefore, the Project site would not contribute to the exposure of excessive noise levels from airport operations. Accordingly, noise impacts related to public airport or public use airport would not be cumulatively considerable. (DEIR, p. 4.13-38)

3.13 POPULATION AND HOUSING
Project impacts for CEQA Populations and Housing Thresholds a and b do not result in significant impacts and findings are discussed below.

3.13.1 THRESHOLD A
Impact Statement: The Project would not induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure).
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold a are discussed in detail in Section 4.14.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant impacts related to Threshold a; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
Construction
The Project would be developed over a 56 -month construction period with final buildout anticipated in 2027. Project construction activities would require contractors and laborers. It is anticipated that general construction labor would be available from the local and regional labor pool and would not result in substantial population growth because the construction workers would commute from their homes. Additionally, each construction phase (e.g. grading, paving, electrical etc.) requires different skills and specialties, which would be needed for the length of time of that phase. Because of that, the Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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Project's construction phases would not result in a long-term increase in employment and would not induce substantial unplanned population growth from short-term construction activities. Therefore, the Project would not directly or indirectly induce substantial unplanned population growth in the City during construction.

Operation
The 539.9 -acre Project site has an existing Rural Mountainous (RM) land use designation under the County General Plan and Pass Plan, which permits one single family residence with a minimum lot size of 10 acres. Although the Project site is located in the City's SOI and outside of the City's jurisdiction, the City has established a designation for the Project site in its General Plan. The City's existing SOI Rural Residential 1 land use designation would allow up to 383 dwelling units, which would generate a maximum population of approximately 1,203 residents (383 dwelling units x 3.14 persons per household = —1,203 persons) (City of Beaumont, 2020a). As such, the City's General Plan anticipated that the development of the Project site based on current planning documents would result in modest population growth.

The Project Applicant would not develop the Project site with the existing General Plan land use designation. The proposed Industrial and General Commercial land uses are evaluated below to determine whether the Project's proposed employment growth or planned infrastructure has the potential to directly or indirectly induce substantial unplanned population growth. The Project's direct and indirect impacts are discussed below.

Direct Impacts
Implementation of the Project could result in a substantial unplanned level of population growth if estimated increase in businesses would exceed local or regional population growth projections and result in a substantial job -housing imbalance.

In 2020, the City had a population of approximately 51,475 residents and according to SCAG, growth in the City is projected to continue in the future. By 2045, the City is anticipated to have a population of 80,200 residents according to SCAG's Connect SoCal and 131,949 by 2040 based on City's estimates. Because the Project's ultimate tenant mix is currently unknown, it is speculative at this time to estimate what percentage of employees generated by the Project would originate from the City or relocate to the City, and, thus, it is not possible to quantify any specific changes to the City's population or number of households that would result from development of the Project. It is nevertheless anticipated that the employees would come from within the City or the surrounding region because there is an imbalance of jobs and housing in Western Riverside County and the jobs that an industrial and commercial project in the region is likely to provide would be consistent with the job skills of residents in the area. For example, according to SCAG's Pre -Certified Local Housing Data, Beaumont has 19,385 workers living within its borders who work across 13 major industrial sectors. The most prevalent industry is Education & Social Services with 5,714 employees (29.5% of total) and the second most prevalent industry is Retail trade with 2,593 employees (13.4% of total). Additionally, the Construction industry has 1,071 employees (0.06% of total) and the Manufacturing industry has 1,483 employees (0.08% of total) (SCAG, 2021b). The Project's employment generation would not Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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induce substantial growth in the area because the Project would result in service -oriented and industrial -oriented jobs, which are jobs that are anticipated to be filled by existing and planned for future residents of the City and surrounding area.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in August 2021, the Riverside -San Bernardino - Ontario region's civilian labor force exceeded 2,090,800 persons with more than 1,931,500 people employed and an unemployment rate of 7.6% (or 159,300 persons) (BLS, 2021). Accordingly, the Riverside -San Bernardino -Ontario region contains an ample supply of potential employees under existing conditions and the Project's labor demand is not expected to draw a substantial number of new, unplanned residents to the area. Furthermore, approximately 91.1% of Beaumont residents commute outside of the City for work and more housing units are expected to be built within the City over the next 20 years. The Project would provide job opportunities close to home for existing and planned for future Beaumont residents, which would subsequently help achieve a better job -to -housing balance within the City, as analyzed below.

At full -Project build out, the Project is estimated to generate approximately 5,456 permanent jobs.3 SCAG forecasted 15,900 jobs in the City by the year 2045; the Project's proposed jobs would represent approximately 34% of SCAG's forecast.

However, the City's December 2020 Updated General Plan contains newer projections than SCAG used. The Updated General Plan forecasted that the City would provide 21,497 jobs within the City limits (exceeding SCAG forecasts) and 16,727 jobs within the SOI, totaling 38,224 jobs within the City and its SOI by 2040 (City of Beaumont, 2020b). The City General Plan forecasted 22,774 more jobs as compared to SCAG's job forecast for the City. As such, the Project's proposed 5,456 total jobs were anticipated by the City's General Plan and represent approximately 33% of the anticipated jobs within the City's SOI and approximately 14% of the City's total job pool. Therefore, the Project's employment is within both SCAG and City growth forecasts.

As shown in DEIR Table 4.14-4, Estimated Population and Housing Growth in Beaumont with Project, the City has jobs -housing ratio of 0.61 (existing) and 0.93 (buildout year), which is still below the recommended jobs -housing ratio range of 1.0. The Project would contribute new employment to a housing -rich area contributing to an improved jobs -housing ratio of 0.92 for the City under existing plus Project conditions and 0.93 at Project buildout. Therefore, the Project would have a beneficial impact on the City's jobs -housing ratio and contribute to the City goal of reaching the recommended jobs -housing ratio of approximately 1.0.

In summary, the Project would be within the anticipated business growth projections of the City and would contribute to a more balanced job -housing ratio. Therefore, the Project would not result in substantial unplanned population growth. Impacts would be less than significant. 3 Based on standard employment factors in the City's General Plan. Specifically, 1,000 s.f./employee for 4,500,000 s.f. Industrial Warehouse, 750 s.f./employee for 500,000 s.f. General Light Industrial, and 1,163 s.f./employee for 336,000 s.f. of Commercial.

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Indirect Impacts
Implementation of the Project could result in a substantial and unplanned level of growth if it would result in the extension of new roads or other infrastructure that could induce population growth. The Project would require construction of roadways and utility infrastructure to serve the development.

The Project would construct four main roadways for on -site circulation -4th Street, Jack Rabbit Trail, Entertainment Avenue, and Industrial Way. The main roadway that would provide access to the Project site is 4th Street, which would be constructed from Jack Rabbit Trail at the easterly edge of the Project site to provide a looped road system around the entire site. Since all proposed roadways would be constructed on site and for the exclusive purpose of serving the proposed development, the Project would not create major new infrastructure that could result in substantial, unplanned growth.

Water, reclaimed water, and sewer infrastructure is currently under construction to the center line of 4th Street 350 feet east of the eastern boundary of the Project site. As shown in DEIR Figures 3-9, 3- 10, and 3-11, the proposed potable water, reclaimed water, and sewer system would connect to infrastructure lines from the Hidden Canyon Industrial Park project located immediately to the east to the Project to provide service to the Project site. The Project site is located at the end of a cul-de-sac and is surrounded by existing development to the east, the SR -60 to the north, and MSHCP conservation land to the west and to the south/southwest of the site, with rural mountainous lands directly to the south/southeast. Therefore, infrastructure would not extend beyond the Project site and induce population growth. Since all proposed utility infrastructure would connect to lines at the eastern edge of the Project site and would exclusively serve the proposed development, this Project infrastructure would not indirectly induce substantial unplanned population growth.

Summary
The Project is not expected to be a catalyst for any substantial, unplanned population increases. Based on the foregoing analysis, neither the Project nor any Project -related component would directly or indirectly result in substantial unplanned population growth that would cause a significant impact to the environment. Impacts would be less than significant.

The jobs generated by the Project are expected to be filled by the existing labor force in the City and the larger Inland Empire area from the east via SR -60 and I-10. Project generated jobs are within the SCAG's and City's growth projections and the Project would improve the job -housing balance in the City. Accordingly, the Project would not induce substantial unplanned population growth and impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, p. 4.14-7 to 4.14-10)

3.13.2 THRESHOLD B
Impact Statement: The Project would not displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere.

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❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold b are discussed in detail in Section 4.14.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant impacts related to Threshold b; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
Under existing conditions, the Project site is uninhabited, disturbed, and vacant. The Project site does not contain any existing structures, including residential structures. Therefore, implementation of the Project would not displace a substantial number of existing people or housing. As such, the implementation of the Project would not necessitate construction of replacement housing elsewhere.

No impacts would occur. (DEIR, p. 4.14-10)

3.13.3 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project would not result in a cumulatively considerable impact related to population and housing.
❑ Findings
Potential cumulative impacts of the Project related to population and housing are discussed in detail in Section 4.14.6 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant cumulative impacts related to population and housing; therefore, no mitigation is required.
❑ Substantial Evidence
The Project's employment generation would not induce substantial growth in the area because the Project would result in service -oriented industrial -oriented jobs, which are jobs that are anticipated to be filled by residents of the City and the surrounding area who live in the area due to the presence and planned construction of more affordable housing units. The Project is not anticipated to attract new residents to move to the City or the immediate surrounding area to become employees. The Project most likely would supply employment opportunities to people already residing in the area.

With the related projects (see DEIR Section 4.0, for the related projects list), there would be an increase of 13,317 residential units, 6,318,000 square feet of industrial uses, and 60,899 square feet of commercial uses. The related projects' industrial and commercial uses would generate approximately 6,370 jobs, which when combined with the Project, result in 11,826 jobs. As shown in DEIR Table

4.14-5, Cumulative Projects Population, Housing, and Employment Growth Trends in Beaumont, the projected population, housing units, and employment growth generated by the Project and related projects would be within the anticipated growth for the City. Additionally, by adding housing and non- residential uses in the City, the Project, along with related projects, would increase the City's jobs - housing ratio from 0.66 (Buildout Year Without Project) to 0.75 (Buildout Year With Project Plus Related Projects), which is within the City's projected job -housing ratio of 0.93 in 2040. The increase in housing and jobs from the related projects and jobs generated by the Project would contribute to the Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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City's projected growth and improved jobs -housing ratio. Therefore, the Project with related projects would improve the City's jobs -housing balance and impacts would be less than significant.

The Project plus related projects totals are based on the more recent projections from the City's General Plan. These figures exceed SCAG's growth projections for the City in 2045, but as determined by the City's updated numbers, the cumulative growth would improve the City's projected jobs -housing ratio from 0.63 to 0.75 at Project buildout with related projects and the goal of 1.0 jobs -housing ratio in 2040. Because the jobs generated by the Project are anticipated in the City's projections and would improve the City's and SCAG's projected jobs -housing ratio, Project cumulative impacts would be less than significant.

Population growth in the City and surrounding areas resulting from the employment opportunities offered at the Project site are not expected. The City and surrounding area have an ample supply of housing (with additional housing development expected in the City into the future) to accommodate population growth that is anticipated to occur whether or not the Project proceeds. Therefore, the Project would not induce substantial population growth. The creation of employment opportunities would benefit the City and the larger Inland Empire region by helping to achieve a better jobs -to - housing balance. The Project does not propose construction of new homes or dwelling units that would directly introduce new residents to the area. As such, the Project's contribution to unplanned housing and population growth would not be cumulatively considerable.

Under existing conditions, the Project site is undeveloped and vacant. There are no existing people or housing located on site. As such, the Project has no potential to contribute to a cumulatively significant impact associated with the need to construct unplanned housing units. (DEIR, pp. 4.14-11 to 4.14-12)

3.14 PUBLIC SERVICES
Project impacts for CEQA Public Services Threshold a does not result in significant impacts and findings are discussed below.

3.14.1 THRESHOLD A
Impact Statement: The Project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered government facilities or the 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 any of the public services: Fire Protection; Police Protection; Schools; Parks; or Other Public Facilities.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold a are discussed in detail in Section 4.15.5 of the DEIR, Technical Appendix D, Fire Protection Plan, of the FEIR, and Supplemental CEQA Memorandum. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold a; therefore, no mitigation is required.

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❑ Substantial Evidence
The Project would allow for the development on the Project site of a maximum of 246,000 square feet (sf) of general commercial uses in addition to a 125 -room hotel (90,000 sf) and a maximum of 4,995,000 sf of industrial uses. The Project would provide 124.7 acres of open space to accommodate landscaped manufactured slopes, fuel modification areas, and natural open space as a buffer to adjacent conservation area and 152.4 acres of open space — conservation. The Project does not include construction of new fire station, police, school, public park or recreation or other public facilities, which are not required to serve the Project.

The Project does not propose the construction of new homes or dwelling units that would directly introduce new residents to the area which could increase demand on public services. Additionally, the Project's employment generation would not induce substantial residential population growth in the area because: 1) it is anticipated in the business growth projections of the City, 2) it would contribute to a more balanced job -housing ratio, and 3) the Project would result in service -oriented and industrial - oriented jobs, which are anticipated to attract employees from City and surrounding area. The Project would supply employment opportunities to people already residing in the area.

Fire Protection Services
The Project site is currently located in the jurisdiction of the County of Riverside, and as it is in the unincorporated portion of the County, is in a State Responsibility Area and serviced by the RCFD. The Project site is designated within a "High" and "Very High" Fire Hazard Severity Zone within a state responsibility area (SRA) by the Riverside County General Plan and CalFire. CalFire has released an updated version of their fire hazard severity zone maps that, if adopted, would revise the fire hazard designation of the Project and its surroundings to all Very High rather than the current combination of Very High and High. (CalFire, 2023). With implementation of the Project, the Project site would be annexed into the City which contracts with RCFD for fire protection services. Development of the Project is expected to create the typical range of fire and emergency service calls, and would increase call volumes, which impacts response times for emergency and non -emergency services. The RCFD would continue to provide fire protection services to the Project. After being annexed into the City of Beaumont, it is possible that Project could be re -designated as Local Responsibility Area (LRA) in a future update of CalFire's hazard severity zone maps, which would mean the City of Beaumont would have the primary responsibility for the prevention and suppression of wildland fires at the Project site.

Following annexation, the Project site would continue to be primarily served by the Riverside County Fire Station (Station No. 66), an existing station located approximately 3.6 roadway miles east of the Project site and secondarily served by Station 20, located approximately 5 roadway miles east of the Project site (Google Earth, 2021). Station 66 is considered to have a low sensitivity workload, and Station 20 is considered to have moderate sensitivity with the capacity for more workload.

Additionally, in September 2022, the City kicked off the construction of new Fire Station No. 106 (the "West Side Fire Station") along Potrero Boulevard across from Olivewood Avenue. Construction is expected to take approximately twelve months. The new fire station will be approximately 10,000 sq. ft. and will include living quarters, offices, a fitness center and large bays to house multiple fire Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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apparatus. Staffing will include three-four personnel, including a paramedic to provide advanced life support care. Services from the facility will be provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days of the year. Personnel at this station will be equipped with cardiac monitors, advanced life support medications, intubation equipment, trauma life support equipment, auto extrication tools, and more.

The apparatus which will be housed in the facility will be capable of suppressing structure, wildland, vehicle, and other types of fires. The new station will decrease response times for the City's west side communities, including Olivewood, Tournament Hills, Tukwet and the new logistics centers located off of SR -60; and will provide a response time of 3.54 minutes to the Project.

Development of the Project would impact fire services by placing an additional demand on existing RCFD resources and personnel but would not increase the level of personnel or resources beyond that currently provided by these stations.

The Project is estimated to generate approximately 5,456 permanent jobs at Project buildout. The number on site at any given time may likely be half the estimated employee population, due to employee shift work, estimated transient population and operating hours of individual businesses.

Based on this information, the total maximum estimated total population (which includes employees and transient use) of the Project site at any given time, is projected to be 2,728 persons.

The Project development is estimated to increase call volume up to 191 calls per year (4 calls per week or 16 calls per month). In 2017, Fire Stations 66 and 20 had a combined emergency responses of 4,943 calls per year (1,982 and 2,961 respectively), or 5.43 and 8.11 calls per day per station, respectively.

The level of service demand for the Project raises overall call volume but is not anticipated to impact the existing fire stations to a point that they cannot meet the demand. For perspective, five calls per day are typical in an urban or suburban area. A busy fire station company would be one with 10 to 15 or more calls per day. Upon buildout of the Project site, Fire Station 66 could respond to an additional 4 calls per week, although the number will likely be lower than that based on the conservative nature of the population and calls per capita data used in this estimate. Additionally, with the operational status of new Fire Station 106, call volumes are anticipated to be reduced for the two existing stations and Station 106 should be approximately 5 to 7 calls per day (Dudek, 2023).

Therefore, considering the existing firefighting resources available in the City, implementation of the Project is not expected to result in the need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impact. Additionally, Project development would occur in an area of the City already served by RCFD; therefore, the Project would not result in an expansion of RCFD's service area. In the event of an emergency within the Project site that requires more resources than the primary fire stations that serve the area could provide, RCFD would direct resources to the site from other RCFD stations nearby.

A number of California regulations, including Public Resources Code Sections 4290-4299 and California Government Code (CGC) Section 51178, also would apply to the Project and would address fire safety. In particular, these regulations require minimum state-wide fire safety standards pertaining to: roads for fire equipment access; signage for identifying streets, roads, and buildings; minimum private water supply reserves for emergency fire use; and, fire fuel breaks. In addition, they set fire Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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safety standards for all buildings and structures in, or adjoining, mountainous areas, or forest-, brush - or grass -covered lands or any land covered with flammable material to protect property from wildland fires. Furthermore, in order to offset the increased demand for fire protection services, the Project would be conditioned by the City to provide fire safety and support fire suppression activities, including compliance with State and local fire codes, fire sprinklers, a fire hydrant system, and paved access.

Implementation of the Project would result in an increase in calls for service; however, RCFD has indicated that this increase would not adversely impact RCFD's existing resources or impose a requirement for additional facilities over and above current facilities. Moreover, as is required of all projects in the City, the Project would be required to pay a development impact fee (DIF) to the City to assist in providing for future fire protection facilities, including fire stations. Payment of the DIF fee would ensure that funds are available for capital improvements, such as land/equipment purchases and fire station construction when they are needed.

The Project is also required to comply with Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 3.36, which requires payment of a development mitigation fee prior to issuance of building permits to assist in providing revenue that the City can use to improve the Emergency Preparedness Center to offset the incremental increase in the demand for public services that would be created by the Project. Because the Project does not include construction of new fire station facilities and does not generate a need for additional facilities and the Project Applicant will pay fees that will provide its fair share of future fire and EMS needs established by the City. Project -related impacts to fire protection services are evaluated to be less than significant.

Police Protection Services
The Project is currently located in the jurisdiction of the County of Riverside and is served by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. With implementation of the Project, the Project site would be annexed into the City and would be served by the Beaumont Police Depaitiiient (BPD). Buildout of the Project would increase demands for police protection services in the Project area. During the construction and operation of the Project, the need for police services is expected to grow due to the increase in employment and associated potential for additional crime and accidents. Crime and safety issues during Project construction may include theft of building materials and construction equipment, malicious mischief, graffiti, and vandalism. After construction, the Project is anticipated to generate a typical range of police service calls as similar developments, such as vehicle burglaries, disturbances, and driving under the influence.

The increase in demands on police services resulting from the implementation of the Project would not adversely impact BPD's existing resources. There are currently no staffing or equipment deficiencies in the service area. The increase in potential services needed would not require the construction of a new police station or improvements to the existing station that serves the Project site. Implementation of the Project would result in an increase in calls for service; however, BPD has indicated that this increase would not adversely impact BPD's existing resources. BPS is currently expanding into an additional off -site facility to accommodate growth and develop a downtown bike patrol program.

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Additionally, BPD has indicated that as the City population continues to grow, BPD is anticipating an 8% increase in sworn personnel and 12% increase in support staffing.

Moreover, as is required of all projects in the City, the Project would be required to pay DIF fees to the City to assist in providing for future police protection facilities, including police stations. Because the Project does not include construction of new police facilities and does not generate a need for additional facilities, and the Project Applicant will pay Police Facilities Development fees that will provide its fair share of future police needs established by the City, increases in demands for police protection resulting from implementation of the Project would not have significant impacts on BPD services.

School Services
There is adequate capacity under current conditions for all school levels for the 2021/2022 school year.

Moreover, as is required of all projects in the City, the Project would be required to pay development impact fees to BUSD. These fees are collected by school districts at the time of issuance of building permits for commercial, industrial, and residential projects. BUSD would be able to collect these school impact fees pursuant to SB 50. The State Legislature has declared that the payment of those fees constitutes full mitigation for the impacts generated by new development, per Government Code Section 65995. Because the Project does not include construction of new school facilities and does not generate a need for additional facilities and the Project applicant will pay fees that are deemed by State legislation to provide the equivalent of mitigation, the Project would not have an impact on school services.

Parks
The Project would not directly or indirectly induce population growth. Employees and visitors who visit the Project site would have access to several recreational amenities on site. Due to the availability of active and passive recreational amenities and entertainment proposed on site, the potential for employees and visitors to travel to existing City parks during breaks or before and after business operations is low. Employees and visitors who may occasionally use the City's neighborhood parks, regional parks, or other recreational facilities, would not cause a substantial deterioration of park facilities. The Project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered parks or recreational facilities or the need for new or physically altered parks or recreational facilities.

Other Public Facilities
As previously stated, development of the Project would not result in an increase in the population of the Project area. Therefore, the Project would not increase the demand for other public facilities, including library services which would require the construction of new or expanded public facilities.

The Beaumont Library is owned and operated by the Beaumont Library District (BLD), not the City, and is funded by property taxes, contributions from individuals, and foundations. Development under the Project would result in the conversion of vacant land to commercial and industrial development, which in turn will increase property tax revenue to the BLD. As such, implementation of the Project Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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would not adversely affect other public facilities or require the construction of new or modified public facilities and no impact would occur. (DEIR, pp. 4.15-11 to 4.15-15)

3.14.2 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project would not result in a cumulatively considerable impact related to public services.
❑ Findings
Potential cumulative impacts of the Project related to public services are discussed in detail in Section

4.15.6 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant cumulative impacts related to public services; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
This cumulative impact analysis considers development of the Project in conjunction with other development projects and planned development within the City and its Sphere of Influence, listed in DEIR Table 4.0-1, Cumulative Development Land Use Summary.

Fire Protection Services
Residential and employment population increases and associated increases in the demand for public services have been taken into account in long-range planning efforts on behalf of the City and the agencies providing public services to the area.

As with the Project, related projects within the City and the surrounding area would also be required pay DIF fees to their respective cities to assist in providing for fire protection facilities, including fire stations. Increased property and sales tax from future new developments would provide additional funding for any capital improvements necessary to maintain adequate fire protection facilities, equipment, and/or personnel. By maintaining a consistent level of service through expansion of facility improvements, RCFD would be able to ensure that its performance objectives are consistently met. In addition, compliance with the existing regulations would maintain adequate access within the Project site, which further ensures an adequate level of service for fire protection and emergency services to visitors and workers in the Project site. Furthermore, individual development projects pursuant to the City' General Plan would be reviewed by the City and RCFD and would be required to comply with all applicable building code and other code requirements in effect at the time building permits are issued. Therefore, the Project's increased demand for fire protection services, in conjunction with the increased demand for cumulative development pursuant to the City's General Plan, would not result in significant cumulative impacts.

Police Protection Services
Local population growth would result in an increased demand for public services and facilities, including law enforcement. Service providers would continue to evaluate levels of service and potential funding sources to meet demand. The City performs long-range planning for the provisions of public services and facilities based on its growth projections, which are revised over time and includes areas Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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within the City's sphere of influence. Through assessments of the City's capital improvement needs and annual budget review process, police department needs are assessed, and budget allocations are revised accordingly to ensure that adequate levels of police services, including police protection facilities, equipment, and/or personnel, are maintained throughout the City.

As with the Project, related projects within the City would also be required to pay DIF fees to the City to assist in providing for police protection facilities, including police stations. Increased property and sales tax from future new developments would provide funding for any capital improvements necessary to maintain adequate police protection facilities, equipment, and/or personnel to accommodate future growth. By maintaining a consistent level of service through expansion or facility improvements on parcels assumed for development in the City's General Plan, BPD would be able to ensure that its performance objectives are consistently met. Furthermore, individual development projects pursuant to the City's General Plan would be reviewed by the City and would be required to comply with the requirements in effect at the time building permits are issued.

Therefore, the demand for police services would not be adversely affected by the Project in conjunction with cumulative development pursuant to the City's General Plan. No significant cumulative impacts related to police services are anticipated.

School Services
Cumulative development in the BUSD service area, including the related projects, may generate a substantial increase in student population in BUSD schools. Assuming BUSD's enrollment increases, administrators will need to seek short-term and long-term remedies to accommodate those added students. In recognition of these conditions, the State Legislature provided authority for school districts to assess impact fees for both residential and nonresidential development projects. Those fees, as authorized under Education Code Section 17620(a) and Government Code Section 65995(b), are collected by municipalities at the time building permits are issued and conveyed to the affected school district in accordance with a defined fee structure, and the payment of these fees constitutes full mitigation for the impacts generated by new development, per Government Code Section 65995.

Since the Project would have no impact on school services and cumulative development must pay appropriate impact fees, no cumulative impact would occur as a result of the implementation of the Project in conjunction with other area -wide development activities. Cumulative project impacts would be less than significant.

Other Public Facilities
Cumulative population growth within the service area as a result of the related projects will likely increase the demand for library services. Funding for library services is from property taxes, contributions from individuals, and foundations. Therefore, as new developments within the service area of BLD occur, property tax revenues would increase in rough proportion, consequently increasing revenue to the BLD for library services.

The Project does not include any residential land uses and, therefore, is not expected to result in any additional significant demand for libraries. As concluded in the City's General Plan DEIR, Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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development and redevelopment in the City will result in increased tax revenue to BLD and impacts to library facilities are considered less than significant. Therefore, cumulative project impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.15-15 to 4.15-17)

3.15 RECREATION
Project impacts for CEQA Recreation Thresholds a and b do not result in significant impacts and findings are discussed below.

3.15.1 THRESHOLD A
Impact Statement: The Project would not 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.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold a are discussed in detail in Section 4.16.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold a; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
The Project proposes a mixture of General Commercial, Industrial, and Open Space and Open Space - Conservation uses. The Project would not directly or indirectly induce population growth. As indicated in the City's General Plan, the City identifies residential development as land uses that will contribute to population growth and not industrial and commercial uses. Additionally, the dedication of parkland or the in -lieu payment of fees only applies to residential development and industrial and commercial developments are not viewed as generators of park activity. Therefore, it is not anticipated that the Project would result in an increased demand for recreational facilities. As such, the Project would not result in an increased use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated. However, the Project would introduce development on vacant and undeveloped land, which would generate 5,456 permanent employees and visitors to the Project area.

Employees and visitors who visit the Project site would have access to several recreational amenities on site. The 30.2 acres of General Commercial land uses include a combination of hospitality, restaurant, and recreation commercial uses. The "Activities Park" within the General Commercial land uses would consist of landscaping, seating, video screen walls, and programming for wellness activities such as yoga, movies on the lawn, "biergarten" games, and a large climbing wall. In addition, to encourage social interaction, the Industrial and General Commercial building sites within Project site may include outdoor employee break areas with tables affixed to the ground to provide employees with a location to eat, gather, and enjoy being outside. Shading of these areas would be achieved through a combination of shade trees, umbrellas, or man-made shade structures. Other recreational amenities within the Industrial areas may include, but are not limited to, pedestrian walkways, pocket parks, seating areas, overhead structures, and open space areas.

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Due to the availability of active and passive recreational amenities and entertainment proposed on site, the potential for employees and visitors to travel to existing City parks during breaks or before and after business operations is low. Employees and visitors who may occasionally use the City's neighborhood parks, regional parks, or other recreational facilities, would not cause a substantial deterioration of park facilities. Impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, p. 4.16-6)

3.15.2 THRESHOLD B
Impact Statement: The Project would not include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment. ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold b are discussed in detail in Section 4.16.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold b; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
On -Site
The Project would result in the development of General Commercial, Industrial, and Open Space and Open Space -Conservation uses. Approximately 152.4 acres (PA 10) is designated as Open Space - Conservation in order to preserve habitats to be dedicated to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) for inclusion in the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) Reserve. Approximately 124.7 acres in PA 9 are designated as Open Space to accommodate landscaped manufactured slopes, fuel modification areas, project signage, sewer lift station, optional water tank, and natural open space as a buffer for the Open Space - Conservation area in PA 10.

The Project would provide active and passive recreational opportunities for its future employees and visitors through climbing walls, pedestrian walkways, pocket parks, seating areas, overhead structures, and open space areas. The construction of these recreational facilities would occur within the boundaries of the Project site and would be part of the Project's construction phase. The Project's construction impacts are analyzed throughout the DEIR and mitigation is incorporated where necessary. As concluded in the DEIR, the Project's construction activities would be less than significant. Additionally, future open space and recreational facility development in the Project site would be required to adhere to the development standards and design guidelines of the Project.

Therefore, impacts associated with the Project's on -site recreational facilities would be less than significant.

Off -Site
As stated above, the City currently has a park ratio of 6.52 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents (343.4 acres of parkland in total), exceeding the goal of 5 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents.

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park ratio would remain unchanged with the Project. Implementation of the Project would include adequate recreation and open space facilities and would not cause the deterioration of existing facilities.

Because the City is currently meeting its park ratio requirement and the Project would not increase the residential population in the City, there is no need for the construction or expansion of recreational facilities within the City. Therefore, Project impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, p. 4.16-7)

3.15.3 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project would not result in a cumulatively considerable impact related to recreation.
❑ Findings
Potential cumulative impacts of the Project related to recreation are discussed in detail in Section 4.16.6 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant cumulative impacts related to recreation; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
Cumulative impacts consider development of the Project in conjunction with other development projects and planned development within the City and its Sphere of Influence.

The Project does not propose any residential uses or other land use that would result in an increase in population, thereby increasing the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities. Although there may be a nominal increase in the use of local recreation facilities, Project employees and visitors who do not already reside in the area are not anticipated to utilize local recreational facilities to the extent that physical deterioration would occur or be accelerated, even when considered in the context of cumulative developments in the area. New residential development is required to dedicate parkland or pay in -lieu fees in accordance with Beaumont Municipal Code Section

16.66.020 pursuant to the Quimby Act. In -lieu Parkland fees that are utilized by the City are required to be used for the development and acquisition of park facilities. Moreover, in compliance with the City's Municipal Code Chapter 3.34, residential projects would pay the City's Regional Park, Multipurpose Trail and Open Space and Open Space Facility Fee, which would ensure that improvements to the City's regional parks, multipurpose trail and open space facilities would occur.

Further, the Project would provide active and passive recreational facilities on site, further reducing the frequency of future employees and visitors using the City's existing off -site parks. Other cumulative developments in the local area that involve residential uses would be required to comply with the City's Municipal Code, Chapter 3.34 and Section 16.66 to accommodate the City's anticipated population growth. As such, the Project's contribution to such effects would be de minimis and would be less than significant on both a direct and cumulative basis.

The City currently meets its target park ratio of 5 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. As shown in DEIR Table 4.14-5, Cumulative Projects Population, Housing, and Employment Growth Trends in Beaumont, the City's General Plan projects a population of 131,949 by 2040. As concluded in the Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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City's General Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), based on the projected population of 131,949, which results in an increase of approximately 82,699 persons, a total of 415 new acres of parkland would be required. With the existing 343.4 acres of parkland and approximately 10,252 acres of open space projected in the City's General Plan, the adoption of the Revised Zoning Ordinance making parks a permitted use in all of City's residential zoning districts. and compliance with Chapter

3.34 of the Beaumont Municipal Code and applicable Beaumont 2040 Plan goals, policies, and implementation measures, impacts regarding maintaining acceptable service ratios and performance standards for park and recreation facilities would be less than significant (City of Beaumont, 2020b, pp. 5.15-18). Therefore, the construction or expansion of recreational facilities would not be required and cumulative impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.16-7 to 4.16-8)

3.16 TRANSPORTATION
Project impacts for CEQA Transportation Thresholds a, c, and d do not result in significant impacts and findings are discussed below.

3.16.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
The following Regulatory Requirements (RRs) are applicable regardless of CEQA and would apply to any project under similar circumstances and, therefore, do not constitute mitigation measures.

However, they will nonetheless be included in the Project's Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to ensure the implementation of the mandated RRs.

RR 17-1
RR 17-2
Prior to issuance of any building permits, the Project Applicant shall make required per -unit fee payments associated with the Western Riverside County Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fees (TUMF) and the City of Beaumont Development Impact Fee (DIF).

Prior to the issuance of grading or building permits, the Project Applicant shall prepare and the City of Beaumont shall approve, a temporary traffic control plan for construction. The temporary traffic control plan shall comply with the applicable requirements of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. A requirement to comply with the temporary traffic control plan shall be noted on all grading and building plans and also shall be specified in bid documents issued to prospective construction contractors.

3.1 6.2 THRESHOLD A
Impact Statement: The Project would not conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities. ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold a are discussed in detail in Section 4.17.7 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold a; therefore, no mitigation is required.

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❑ Substantial Evidence
SCAG's 2020-2045 RTPISCS
The fundamental goals of SCAG's 2020-2045 RTP/SCS are to make the SCAG region a better place to live, work, and play for all residents regardless of race, ethnicity, or income class. DEIR Section

4.11, Land Use and Planning, Table 4.11-2, shows Project consistency with the following goals related to transportation.
• Goal 2: Improve mobility, accessibility, reliability, and travel safety for people and goods. • Goal 3 • Enhance the preservation, security, and resilience of the regional transportation system. • Goal 4: Increase person and goods movement and travel choices within the transportation system.
• Goal 7: Adapt to changing climate and support an integrated regional development pattern and transportation network.
• Goal 8: Leverage new transportation technologies and data driven solutions that result in more efficient travel.

The City of Beaumont is identified as one of the priority growth areas for job centers in the region under the Connect SoCal Plan. Job Centers have been identified in all six counties in the SCAG region and represent areas that have a significantly higher employment density than surrounding areas.

Employment growth and residential growth are prioritized in existing Job Centers in order to leverage existing density and infrastructure. When growth is concentrated in Job Centers, the length of vehicle trips for residents can be reduced. The Project is located within the City of Beaumont and proposes a variety of land uses (commercial and industrial) for the region. Implementation of the Project would be consistent with the goals and policies of SCAG's regional transportation planning program and would not conflict with SCAG's ability to implement the regional strategies outlined in the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

City of Beaumont General Plan Mobility Element
DEIR Table 4.17-1, General Plan Applicability Analysis, provides an analysis of the Project's consistency with applicable General Plan policies addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. In addition, payment of TUMF and DIF fees and fair share improvements would ensure that traffic congestion and acceptable peak hours operations at intersections affected by the Project would remain acceptable and consistent with applicable General Plan policies. As shown, The Project would not conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities and impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.17-10 to 4.17-14) Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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Although impacts would be less than significant, Mitigation Measure MM 4.17-2 was added to the Project at the request of Planning Commission to ensure trucks would travel on designated routes (see Supplemental CEQA Memorandum).

MM 4.17-2
Prior to the issuance of occupancy permits for the first buildings in Planning Areas 4- 8 (i.e., industrial/warehouse buildings), the Project Applicant shall prepare and submit a Truck Traffic Demand Management Plan to the Planning Department for approval in order to prohibit Project trucks from driving on Oak Valley Parkway or on Potrero Boulevard north of the Potrero/SR-60 Interchange. The Truck Traffic Demand Management Plan shall include, but is not limited to the following:
• Lease provisions clearly identifying the required truck routes; • CC&R restrictions with financial penalties for violations and City ability to enforce as third -party beneficiary;
• Truck route maps provided to all drivers and posted in breakrooms and throughout the Project;
• Designation of a Traffic Coordinator contact for the City to notify in the event of traffic issues;
• Annual reports to the City's Planning Department.

3.16.3 THRESHOLD C
Impact Statement: The Project would not substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment). ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold c are discussed in detail in Section 4.17.7 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold c; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
Project Access
Driveways and access point locations, as shown in the Specific Plan, are conceptual until approved by the City Engineer and shall conform to the City's standard intersection and access spacing, based upon the street's classification. Additionally, specific design criteria have been established to address the needs of pick-up, delivery, and service vehicles related to Industrial uses, as follows:
• Design interior driveways and drive aisles to provide adequate stacking and prevent queuing of vehicles on public streets.
• Locate and design service entrances so they do not interfere with owner/tenant/customer access.

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• Design loading areas to provide for tractor trailer backing and maneuvering on -site and not from a public street.
• Provide appropriate on -site service vehicle parking/turnouts in an efficient, non -obtrusive location appropriate to the scale and needs of the development. • Vehicle loading/unloading when parked, shall not impede normal traffic flow.

Proposed roadway improvements along the Project site frontage would occur within the public rights - of -way and would be installed in conformance with the City's design standards. Access to the Project's proposed industrial and commercial uses would be separated to allow for safe access for visitors to the Project's commercial uses. Jack Rabbit Trail provides access to PAs 1 and 2; however, Jack Rabbit Trail will not provide non -emergency access to the SR -60 Freeway but will provide gated emergency access only to SR -60. Primary access to the Industrial PAs 3 through 8 is provided via 4th Street along the south, with Industrial Way providing secondary access along the north. The City reviewed the Project's application materials and determined that no hazardous transportation design features would be introduced by the Project. Accordingly, the proposed Project would not create or substantially increase safety hazards due to a design feature or incompatible use. Impacts would be less than significant.

Freeway Off -Ramp Queuing
A project would result in a significant impact, if it would substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature or incompatible use, and CEQA does not include freeway off -ramp queuing within these categories. However, for informational purposes only, a queuing analysis was performed for the off -ramps at the I-10 Freeway at Oak Valley Parkway and Beaumont Avenue interchanges to assess whether vehicle queues for the off ramps may potentially result in deficient peak hour operations at the ramp -to -arterial intersections and may potentially "spill back" onto the I-10 Freeway mainline.

There are no movements that are anticipated to experience queuing issues during the weekday AM or weekday PM peak 95th percentile traffic flows with the addition of Project (Phase 1), Project (Phase 2), and Project Buildout traffic.

There are no movements that are anticipated to experience queuing issues during the weekday AM or weekday PM peak 95th percentile traffic flows under Opening Year Cumulative (2023), Opening Year (2025), and Opening Year (2027), Without Project and With Project traffic conditions.

The following movements are anticipated to experience queuing issues during the weekday AM or weekday PM peak 95th percentile traffic flows under Horizon Year (2045) Without Project and With Project traffic conditions:
• I-10 Eastbound Ramps & Oak Valley Parkway (#7), Southbound shared left -through -right turn lane — AM and PM peak hours; and
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• I-10 Westbound Ramps & Oak Valley Parkway (#8), Northbound shared left -through -right turn lane — PM peak hour only
Although queue lengths could increase in the Horizon Year, such queuing is consistent with general freeway conditions throughout the region and would not substantially increase hazards due to geometric design features or incompatible uses. Additionally, queuing issues at these locations would occur in 2045 without the Project. Therefore, the Project would not create or substantially increase safety hazards due to a design feature or incompatible use and impacts would be less than significant.

3.16.4 THRESHOLD D
Impact Statement: The Project would not result in inadequate emergency access. ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold d are discussed in detail in Section 4.17.7 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold d; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
The Specific Plan includes a detailed Circulation Plan to ensure efficient access to and within the Project site. Jack Rabbit Trail forms the Project site's eastern boundary and connects to Industrial Way at the northeast corner and with 4th Street at the southeast corner of the Project site. Local access to the Project site would be provided from the future extension of 4th Street from Jack Rabbit Trail to Potrero Boulevard currently under construction as part of the Hidden Canyon Industrial Park project located immediately to the east to the Project. 4th Street between Jack Rabbit Trail and Potrero Boulevard is being constructed across the Hidden Canyon Industrial Park site as an industrial collector with a 78 -foot right-of-way and 56 -feet curb -to -curb. Upon construction of the Project, access from the Project site to the SR -60 via Jack Rabbit Trail would be restricted, with the northerly portion of Jack Rabbit Trail to the SR-60/Jack Rabbit Trail interchange utilized as secondary emergency egress (and fire and emergency vehicle ingress) only. Jack Rabbit Trail provides access to PAs 1 and 2, however, Jack Rabbit Trail will provide gated emergency access only to SR -60. Specifically, the Project will install emergency access gates on Jack Rabbit Trail just south of the CalTrans right-of- way upon construction of alternative temporary access to Hoy Ranch from 4th Street and installation of a temporary connection from 4th Street to Jack Rabbit Trail south of the development area of the Property. The emergency access gates shall be installed prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy in Phase 1. Primary access to the Industrial PAs 3 through 8 is provided by 4th Street along the south, with Industrial Way providing secondary access along the north. Industrial Way connects with 4th Street at the south side of PA 8, assuring a loop road for both firefighting and evacuation.

Entertainment Way also provides access to PAs 3 and 4 along their western edges. Entertainment Way demarcates the change in land use between the Industrial uses in PAs 3 through 8, and "The Experience at Beaumont Pointe" commercial areas in PAs 1 and 2, while connecting Jack Rabbit Trail and 4th Street.

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To provide emergency secondary access to each phase of development, 40 -foot wide Interim Fire Access Loop Connections will be constructed between PAs 4 and 5 for Phase 1 (PA 1, 2, 3 and 4), between PAs 6 and 7 for Phase 2 (PAs 5 and 6), and a permanent Fire Lane Loop (Industrial Way) will be constructed around the perimeter of PA 8 as part of Phase 3. Interim Fire Access Loop Connections will be eliminated by being incorporated into the parking areas for the PA in which each is located upon installation of either: additional Interim Fire Access Loop Connections or completion of the Industrial Way connection to 4th Street.

The City evaluated the Project's design, including but not limited to proposed driveway locations and parking lot/drive aisle configuration, to ensure that adequate access would be provided for emergency vehicles at all phases of Project development. The Project would provide adequate emergency access along abutting roadways during temporary construction activities within the public right-of-way.

In addition, the Project would comply with fire safety requirements and standards of the Riverside County Fire Department, including fire prevention and suppression measures relating to water improvement plans, fire hydrants, automatic fire extinguishing systems, fire access, access gates, combustible construction, water availability, and fire sprinkler systems. This would ensure that the Project is designed and constructed to provide adequate emergency access for emergency vehicles.

Therefore, the Project would not result in inadequate emergency access and impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.17-19 to 4.17-20)

3.1 6.5 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project would not result in a cumulatively considerable impact related to transportation (conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system; increase hazards; inadequate emergency access).
❑ Findings
Potential cumulative transportation impacts of the Project related to conflicts with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system; increase in hazards; and inadequate emergency access are discussed in detail in Section 4.17.8 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant cumulative impacts related to these topics; therefore, no mitigation is required.
❑ Substantial Evidence
This cumulative impact analysis considers development of the proposed Project in conjunction with other development projects and planned development.

The analysis under Threshold a indicates that the Project would not conflict with relevant SCAG RTP/SCS or City General Plan programs, plans, and policies addressing the circulation system.

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to comply with all applicable relevant programs, plans, and policies. Therefore, no cumulative impact would occur.

Based on the review of the Project Site driveways and the informational queuing analysis outlined above, under Threshold c, no safety concerns relating to geometric design of the Project Site access points would occur. Therefore, impacts are not considered to be cumulatively considerable and no significant cumulative impact would occur.

As discussed under Threshold d above, the Project would not result in inadequate emergency access.

Therefore, the Project would not cumulatively contribute to inadequate emergency access, and no cumulative impact would occur. (DEIR, pp. 4.17-20 to 4.17-21)

3.1 7 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
Project impacts for CEQA Utilities and Service Systems Thresholds a through e do not result in significant impacts and findings are discussed below.

3.17.1 THRESHOLD A
Impact Statement: The Project would not require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold a are discussed in detail in Section 4.19.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold a; therefore, no mitigation is required.

D Substantial Evidence
Water Facilities
Water service to the Project site would be provided by BCVWD. Water demand associated with the Project would consist of interior plumbing devices (i.e., sinks, toilets, faucets), outdoor landscape irrigation, and various industrial and commercial process systems.

The Project is anticipated to increase water demand in the Project site by 196.7 acre-feet per year (AFY; 175,584 gpd) of which 85.2 AFY is outdoor, non -potable use (BCVWD, 2021). Based on the Project -specific WSA prepared for the Project, BCVWD forecasts that it will have sufficient water supplies to meet estimated water demands from Project buildout. Water supply is discussed in detail under Threshold b, below.

The Project site is within BCVWD's 2650 Pressure Zone (PZ). The development of the Project would require construction of new water distribution lines within the Project site's development footprint.

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The final design and sizing of on -site facilities would accommodate the anticipated water demand (landscaping, potable, and fire flow) based on the proposed land use. These new water distribution lines would connect to existing facilities that are located within the Project area and within adjacent roadways.

The proposed system includes the following facilities: on -site dual potable water lines to create a connection between the 2650 Pressure Zone and 2750 Pressure Zone within the Specific Plan, along with an optional 1.2 MG tank which allows for 960,000 gallons (usable storage). The Project proposes to extend the dual 16 -inch potable water lines from the Hidden Canyon development located 350 feet east of the Project site in 4th Street in the existing right of way to create a hydraulic loop around the development area. The northern potable water line in the northern side of 4th Street, Entertainment Way, and Industrial Way is the primary potable water supply to the Project site from the 5 -MG Hannon Tank (2650 PZ). The southern potable water line in the southern side of 4th Street is an emergency potable water supply from the future 2750-2650 Pressure -Reducing Valve Station (PRV Station) located along 4th Street. The dual potable water lines in 4th Street connect to the existing dual lines and off -site check valve located within 4th Street at Project's eastern boundary. The two potable water lines along with an off -site check valve allow for back -feeding (flushing) of the 2650 PZ from the 2750-2650 PRV Station, provide redundant daily and emergency service from the 2750 PZ, reduce the potential for stagnant water quality issues, and allow for a future 2650 PZ tank south of CA -60 Freeway to back -feed the 2650 PZ.

Additionally, the Project would construct an on -site recycled water system supplied by BCVWD.

Recycled water will be used for construction dewatering, irrigation of manufactured and replanted slopes within PA 9, as well as for irrigation of parkway landscaping and irrigation of landscaping within the General Commercial and Industrial land uses (PAs 1-8). The Project would connect a proposed 14 -inch recycled water line that would connect to the existing 14 -inch recycled water line within the adjacent Hidden Canyon development at 4th Street, 350 feet east of the Project site in the existing right of way. Additionally, a proposed 8 -inch water line would branch off from the 14 -inch main line within 4th Street and extend between PAs 7 and 8 to provide irrigation water to the portion of PA 9 on the north side of the Project site.

Wastewater and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
The Project is anticipated to have a wastewater generation rate of 0.26 million gallons of wastewater per day. The Project would construct a wastewater conveyance system to service the Project site and connect to the City's sanitary system. The Project proposes to utilize 8" gravity sewer main lines, located within Industrial Way, to move wastewater flows from the Project's high points (at PA 8 and PA 1), to the lift station constructed at the low point between PA 5 and PA 6. Flows from the lift station would then be conveyed in dual 6" force main lines located within Industrial Way, Entertainment Way, Jack Rabbit Trail, and 4th Street, to the point of connection at the existing 12" gravity main line at the manhole located at the eastern boundary of the Project site. The on -site lift station will be designed to the Project's ultimate capacity with no interim condition except potential pump quantity.

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Beyond the point of connection, the existing 12 -inch gravity line continues to the east within 4th Street, downstream approximately 2,500 feet, where it would connect to the existing Hidden Canyon lift station (also known as the Beaumont Crossroads Lift Station). From there, the existing 6" and 16" force mains within 4th Street continue conveyance.

Although there is some capacity remaining that can be utilized for the Project, buildout of the Project will require improvements at the Hidden Canyon Lift Station. Such improvements will consist of installing a new larger below ground precast wet well sized for the full buildout flows of the service area, upsizing the pumps to handle the increased flows and associated electrical and mechanical improvements. The construction of the new onsite sewer lift station and the improvements to the existing Beaumont Crossroads Lift Station shall be completed prior to the issuance of any Certificate of Occupancy for any of the project buildings.

The precise alignments and sizing of sewer facilities will be determined at the Plot Plan, Conditional Use Permit, and/or final map stages of Specific Plan implementation. As shown on Figure 3-11, Conceptual Sewer Plan, the Project provides the following sewer improvements:
• Proposed 8 -inch Dual Sewer Force Main within Industrial Way through Entertainment Way to Jack Rabbit Trail to the point of connection at 4th Street. • Connection to the proposed 12 -inch gravity sewer main within 4th Street, 350 feet east of the Project site.
• Proposed 8 -inch gravity sewer lines within Industrial Way. • Lift Station in PA 5.
• Point of connection at 4th Street east of Jack Rabbit Trail.

The Project's proposed wastewater facilities, including the on -site sewer lift station, would be sized only to accommodate the wastewater generated by the Project. No new or expanded off -site sewer lines are anticipated to serve the Project.

The 0.26 mgd of wastewater generated by the Project would be treated at the Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1, which currently has the upgraded capacity to treat 6.0 mgd of effluent. The Project's anticipated wastewater generation represents approximately 4% of the treatment capacity for the Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1. The Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 has sufficient capacity to treat wastewater generated by the Project in addition to existing commitments. The Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 is anticipated to adequately treat flows generated over the next 20 years. No new or expanded wastewater treatment facilities not already planned would be required. Impacts would be less than significant.

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Stormwater Drainage Facilities
The Project would increase the amount of impervious surface within the Project site, and the Project would construct an on -site storm drain system. The Project's proposed storm drain system would consist of catch basins, grated inlets, storm drainpipes with sizing varying from 18 -inches to 48 -inches, and four detention basins, each of which provides stormwater treatment and peak flow mitigation for each of the respective tributaries. On -site and some off -site flows would be conveyed within the proposed streets to a series of catch basin and stormwater lines which direct flows to the four on -site detention basins. Detention basins are planned within PAs 4, 5, 6, and 8. The Project's flood protection facilities would be designed in accordance with the requirements of the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (RCFCWCD) with adequate access easements and facilities provided.

The Project's proposed stormwater drainage system is designed to accommodate anticipated stormwater flows to accept 100 -year, 1 -hour storm events from the Project site underdeveloped conditions. The Project's stormwater will flow to the existing culverts, drain to San Timeteo Creek Reach 3, then into the Santa Ana River, and ultimately discharge into the Pacific Ocean. No new or expanded off -site storm drain facilities are required to accommodate runoff from the Project site beyond that proposed as part of the Project.

Dry Utilities (Electrical Power, Natural Gas, and Telecommunications) Construction of the Project would require connections to existing electricity, natural gas, and telecommunication facilities 350 feet east of the Project site in 4th Street in the existing right-of-way.

The Project would be served in accordance with the State of California's Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission tariffs. As discussed in DEIR Section 4.6, Energy, Project operations will result in the total annual demand of 53,857,582 kBTU of natural gas and 25,747,206 kWh of electricity. Twenty percent of the Project's electricity demand will be met by rooftop solar as indicated in DEIR Table 4.8-6. By comparison, approximately 23 billion BTU of natural gas is consumed in California annually based on the California daily petroleum consumption estimate of approximately 64.1 billion BTU per day. Similarly, approximately 3,717,674 GWh of electricity is consumed in California annually based on the California daily electricity consumption estimate of approximately 10,185 GWh per day. Therefore, the Project's natural gas and electricity consumption would be 0.0002% and conservatively would be 0.0007% of the State's consumption in 2020, respectively. According to the County of Riverside Climate Action Plan, in 2017 the County consumed 89,469,089 therms of natural gas and 2.9 billion kWh of electricity. Therefore, the Project's natural gas and electricity consumption would be 28.78% and 0.89% of the County's consumption in 2017, respectively, and no new or expanded off -site dry utilities are required to serve the Project.

Environmental Impacts from Utility and Infrastructure Systems Domestic and recycled water infrastructure, sewer lines, lift station, storm drain infrastructure, and dry utilities would be installed in compliance with the requirements of the respective utility providers, and consistent with final plans approved by the utility providers. Construction activities associated with the proposed utility infrastructure would be within the Project's construction impact area and within Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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the 4th Street right of way 350 feet east of the Project site as shown in Figure 3-7, in Section 3.0, Project Description, of the DEIR. The installation of the proposed infrastructure improvements would result in physical environmental impacts; however, these impacts have been included in the analyses of construction -related effects presented throughout the DEIR, (e.g., air quality impacts, impacts to biological and cultural resources, water quality impacts, and noise and vibration impacts, etc.). Any applicable Project -specific mitigation measures for construction identified for each topical issue would address potential significant impacts associated with construction and installation of utilities.

Therefore, through consistent implementation of a variety of measures related to construction impacts, no additional impacts related to construction and operation of utility systems would occur. Impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.19-19 to 4.19-22)

3.17.2 THRESHOLD B
Impact Statement: The Project would have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry and multiple dry years. ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold b are discussed in detail in Section 4.19.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold b; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
The Project site will be annexed into the service area for the BCVWD and the BCVWD is the operator of the public water system that would provide potable water service to the Project site. Due to the total building area (over 500,000 s.f. of floor space) permitted by the Beaumont Point Specific Plan, the Project's water demand is required to be evaluated in a WSA, in accordance with Section 10912 of the California Water Code. A WSA and Amendment #1 WSA was prepared by Charles Marr Consulting and Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc. (CMC & PACE) for BCVWD to determine whether the Project's water demand was adequately accounted for in the 2015 and 2020 BCVWD UWMPs and if the Project's water demand could have a significant impact on projected water supplies and resources.

The results of the WSA are summarized below.

According to the Project -specific WSA, the City's General Plan anticipated that the Project site would be developed with land use with a density of 2,000 equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) and have a water demand of 1,092 AFY, which was included in BCVWD's 2015 UWMP. The 2015 BCVWD UWMP concluded that BCVWD had adequate existing and planned water supplies to serve the Project site, existing commitments, and future commitments. The Project's new proposed land uses for the Project site estimates a new density equivalent to 360 EDUs, representing a site density reduction of 82%, and an estimated water demand of 197 AFY of which, 85.2 AFY (approximately 43%) would be used for outdoor, non -potable irrigation purposes.

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the Project, the 2020 UWMP incorporates the specific change in land use from residential to commercial, reducing the total water demand for the Project from 2,000 EDUs to 360.26 EDUs, a reduction of 82%. Additionally, the 2020 UMWP further defines BCVWD's and City's commitment to using non -potable water, available from the City's upgraded Title 22 recycled water treatment plant and shallow aquifer wells, which are not suitable for direct potable water supply. This is consistent with the approved WSA, which indicated 43.31% of the total demand could be supplied by BCVWD's non -potable water system. This further reduces Project's imported and local groundwater (potable) demand, from 360.26 EDUs to 204.21 EDUs. Therefore, the Project's water demand is accounted for in the 2020 UWMP (BCVWD, 2021).

Water Code Section 10910 (c)(3) states that if the projected water demand associated with the proposed project was accounted for in the most recently adopted UWMP, the public water system may incorporate information from that plan in preparing the WSA. The BCVWD 2020 UWMP includes the Project water demands and indicates that the District can meet its service area's water supply requirements under normal, single, and multiple consecutive dry years. Therefore, the WSA concludes that BCVWD has sufficient water supplies available to serve the Project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry, and multiple dry years through 2045 and impacts would be less than significant.

Additionally, the Riverside County Fire Department (RCFD) has a fire flow requirement of 4,000 gallons per minute (gpm) for 4 hours for the Project. As identified in the WSA, the backbone transmission system in the main pressure zones consists primarily of 24 -inch pipes with some 30 -inch pipeline leading to some reservoirs. The bulk of the backbone transmission and distribution pipe is ductile iron with cement mortar lining, installed in the last 10 to 15 years. Small, older distribution lines in the system are gradually being replaced over time with minimum 8 -inch ductile iron pipe. The WSA concluded that the system can provide over 4,000 gpm fire flow; therefore, impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.19-22 to 4.19-23)

3.1 7.3 THRESHOLD C
Impact Statement: The Project would result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves or may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand in addition to the provider's existing commitments. ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold c are discussed in detail in Section 4.19.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold c; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
As previously discussed, the City controls and manages its sewer collection, conveyance, and treatment system. Wastewater generated in the City is treated at the Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1, which currently has a treatment capacity of 4.0 mgd with an average daily flow of 3.1 mgd. As such, Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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the Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 has an excess capacity of 0.9 mgd. As discussed under Threshold a of this section, the Project is estimated to generate 0.26 mgd of wastewater requiring treatment. Therefore, the Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 has sufficient excess capacity to treat Project -generated wastewater. In November 2020, the City completed its upgrading and expanding of the Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 capacity, which increases the treatment capacity from 4.0 mgd to 6.0 mgd. The upgrades and expansion to the Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 is anticipated to adequately handle anticipated flows over the next 20 years.

Therefore, the City has adequate capacity to serve the Project's projected demand in addition to the existing commitments and impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, p. 4.19-23 to 4.19-24)

3.1 7.4 THRESHOLD D
Impact Statement: The Project would not generate solid waste in excess of State or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold d are discussed in detail in Section 4.19.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold d; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
Construction Impacts
During the Project's construction phases, various types of construction -related waste, primarily consisting of discarded materials and packaging. Based on the anticipated building square footage of 5,331,000 s.f.4 and the US EPA's construction waste generation factor of 4.34 pounds (lbs.) per s.f. of non-residential uses, approximately 11,5685 tons of waste would be generated during the building construction phase (EPA, 2009, p. 10). The Project's building construction is reasonably expected to occur over a period of approximately 53 months, or 1,586 days (see Table 3-4), which corresponds to approximately 7.3 tons6 of construction waste generated per day during the building construction phase. Additional waste would be expected from infrastructure installation and other Project -related construction activities.

The California Green Building Standards (CalGreen) Code, which has been adopted by the City's Municipal Code (Chapter 15.22, Green Building Standards Code), requires that at least 65% of construction debris be diverted from landfills through recycling, reuse, and/or salvage. Non -recyclable demolition debris and construction waste generated by the Project would be disposed at the Lamb Canyon Landfill, which has a permitted tonnage of 5,000 tpd, plus 500 tpd for beneficial reuse, and has 19,242,950 cy of capacity remaining as of January 2015. Therefore, it is anticipated that the Project 4 246,000 s.f. (General Commercial) + 4,995,000 s.f. (Industrial) + 90,000 s.f. (125 -room hotel) = 5,331,000 s.f. 5 (5,331,000 s.f. x 4.34. lbs/s.f.) x (1 ton/2,0001bs) = —11,568 tons 6 11,568 tons/1,586 days = —7.3 tons/day
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would require 2.6 tons' of solid waste to be disposed of at a landfill per day, which represents approximately 0.05%8 of the permitted capacity at the Lamb Canyon Landfill. The remaining 4.7 tons of solid waste would be recycled, reused, and/or salvaged pursuant to CalGreen and the City's Municipal Code Chapter 15.22. As such, the disposal of construction -related solid waste associated with the Project is not anticipated to exceed the permitted capacity of the Lamb Canyon Landfill and impacts would be less than significant.

Operational Impacts
Based on a daily waste generation factor of 10.8 tons of solid waste annually per 1,000 square feet of industrial building area, identified in the City's General Plan EIR, long-term operation of the Project's industrial buildings would generate approximately 53,946 tons of solid waste per year. Additionally, based on a daily waste generation factor of 2.4 tons of solid waste annually per 1,000 square feet of commercial building area, identified in the City's General Plan, long-term operation of the Project's commercial buildings would generate approximately 806 tons9 of solid waste per year. The Project is estimated to generate a total of 54,752 tons of solid waste per year or approximately 150 tons of solid waste per day, which represents approximately 3% of the Lamb Canyon Landfill maximum daily capacity and 3.1% of the Badlands Landfill maximum daily capacity. Additionally, the Project would be required to comply Assembly Bill 341, which requires all commercial businesses that generate 4 cubic yards or more of waste per week to have a recycling program in place. The goal is to divert 75% of California's waste stream towards recycling and away from the landfill. Waste Management, Inc. has programs in place to support commercial customer's compliance with AB 241.

As previously discussed, the City is within the service area of the Lamb Canyon Landfill and a majority of the waste generated by the City is taken to the Lamb Canyon Landfill. However, waste generated within the City is also taken to other Riverside County landfills, as well as various landfills throughout the State. Disposal of the municipal waste generated within the City is ultimately the responsibility of Riverside County, and as such, the County directs municipal wastes to any available disposal sites.

This could be accomplished through direct transport to an alternative landfill, or through the construction and operation of a transfer facility. Waste generated under buildout conditions will be directed to landfills with available capacity, as determined by the County. As part of its long-range planning and management activities, the RCDWR ensures that Riverside County has a minimum of 15 years of capacity, at any time, for future landfill disposal. The 15 -year projection of disposal capacity is prepared each year by as part of the annual reporting requirements for the Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (City of Beaumont, 2020b, pp. 5.18-36). As previously discussed, Riverside County's active landfills currently have adequate capacity to serve the Project. Therefore, the implementation of the Project is not anticipated to exceed the capacities of existing landfill facilities and impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.19-24 to 4.19-25)

7.3 tons x 0.35 = — 2.6 tons
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3.1 7.5 THRESHOLD E
Impact Statement: The Project would comply with federal, State, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste. ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold e are discussed in detail in Section 4.19.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold e; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
Federal, State, and local statutes and regulations regarding solid waste generation, transport, and disposal are intended to decrease solid waste generation through mandatory reductions in solid waste quantities (e.g., through recycling and composting of green waste) and the safe and efficient transport of solid waste. The Project would be required to coordinate with Waste Management, Inc. to develop a collection program for recyclables, such as paper, plastics, glass, and aluminum, in accordance with local and State programs, including AB 341, Mandatory Commercial Recycling, and the California Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Act of 1991.

Additionally, the Project would be required to comply with applicable practices enacted by the City under the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 and Solid Waste Disposal Measurement Act of 2008. State law requires that local jurisdictions divert at least 50% of all solid waste generated by January 1, 2000. The diversion goal has been increased to 75% by 2020 by SB 341.

Further, the Solid Waste Disposal Measurement Act of 2008 was established to make the process of goal measurement (as established by California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989) simpler, timelier, and more accurate. The Solid Waste Disposal Measurement Act of 2008 builds on California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 compliance requirements by implementing a simplified measure of jurisdictions' performance. The Solid Waste Disposal Measurement Act of 2008 accomplishes this by changing to a disposal -based indicator —the per capita disposal rate —which uses only two factors: (1) a jurisdiction's population (or in some cases employment); and (2) its disposal, as reported by disposal facilities. In 2019 (the last year data was approved), the City implemented 41 programs to reduce solid waste generation and achieve the increased solid waste diversion required.

These programs involve composting, facility recovery, household hazardous waste, policy incentives, public education, recycling, source reduction, special waste materials, and transformation (biomass) (CalRecycle, 2019a). Building operators would be required to participate in the City's recycling programs and comply with hazardous waste disposal regulations. The City had an average disposal rate of 4.8 pounds per resident per day and 33.2 pounds per employee per day in 2019. These disposal rates are less than the established disposal rate targets for the City (9.7 pounds per resident per day and

42.1 pounds per employee per day) (CalRecycle, 2019b). Therefore, resident- and employee -generated solid waste being diverted to landfills is less than anticipated for the City, and the City is in compliance with solid waste management regulations. The Project would be required to coordinate with Waste Management, Inc., the waste hauler, to develop collection of recyclable material for the Project on a common schedule as set forth in applicable local, regional, and state programs. Recyclable materials Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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that could be recycled by the Project include paper products, glass, aluminum, and plastic. Future tenants of the Project would comply with the solid waste management regulations by mandatory participation in the City's recycling programs and with hazardous waste disposal regulations.

Hazardous waste generated during construction would be disposed of per existing legal requirements.

Similarly, hazardous materials used during the construction and operation of the warehouse uses, including maintenance activities, would be disposed of in compliance with applicable regulations.

Further, as discussed above, solid waste generated during construction activities would adhere to the diversion requirements outlined in the CalGreen Code and would exceed the required 65% diversion rate. The Project would participate in established programs for commercial development projects to reduce solid waste generation, in accordance with the provisions of the Riverside Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan.

As such, the Project would not conflict with any federal, State, or local regulations related to solid waste management. Therefore, no impacts related to compliance with solid waste statutes would occur, and no mitigation is required. (DEIR, pp. 4.19-25 to 4.19-27)

3.1 7.6 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project would not result in a cumulatively considerable impact related to utilities and service systems.
❑ Findings
Potential cumulative impacts of the Project related to utilities and service systems are discussed in detail in Section 4.19.6 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant cumulative impacts related to utilities and service systems; therefore, no mitigation is required.
❑ Substantial Evidence
This cumulative impact analysis considers development of the Project site in conjunction with other development projects and planned development within the service area for the respective utility that provides utilities for, or the service area for specific facilities (e.g., wastewater treatment facilities) that serve the Project.

As with the Project, each individual related development project would require the construction of necessary infrastructure (water and wastewater lines, storm drain facilities, dry utilities, and others) to serve the project. Each individual development project is subject to review for utility capacity to avoid unanticipated interruption of service or inadequate supplies. Coordination with the utility providers would allow for the provision of utility services to the Project and other developments. The Project and other planned projects are subject to connection and service fees to offset increased demand and assist in facility expansion and service (at the time of need). Therefore, the Project impacts would not contribute to a significant cumulative impact associated with construction of utility infrastructure or provision of utility services.

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The Project involves a General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Pre -Zone, Vesting Tentative Parcel Map, and Development Agreement to develop the Project site with industrial, commercial, open space, and open space — conservation uses. The Project site was previously planned with a different proposed land use -- density of 2,000 EDUs with an estimated water demand of 1,092 AFY, which was included in BCVWD's UWMP. With the approval of the Project's proposed discretionary approvals, the Project would reduce the density of EDUs from 2,000 EDUs to 360 EDUs and reduce the estimated water demand from 1,092 AFY to 197 AFY, a substantial reduction. According to the Project -specific WSA, the BCVWD has sufficient potable water supplies to meet existing and future demands through the year 2040 under normal, single -dry, and multiple dry years. As such, the Project would not contribute to a cumulatively considerable impact on water supply.

The Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 has an existing capacity of 6.0 mgd and is poised to meet current and future demands of the City. As such, there is adequate existing and proposed capacity to provide wastewater treatment for the Project and cumulative development. Therefore, the Project would not result in a significant cumulative impact on wastewater treatment facilities.

The City, including the Project site and cumulative development, is within the service area of the Lamb Canyon Landfill and a majority of the City's solid waste is disposed of at the Lamb Canyon Landfill.

The remaining portions of the City's solid waste are disposed of at landfills with adequate capacity throughout Riverside County and surrounding counties within the State. The solid waste generated by construction and operation of the Project would represent nominal portions of daily disposal capacities at existing landfill facilities. The existing landfill facilities have sufficient daily capacity to handle solid waste during the Project's construction and operation and would not directly result in the need for expanded solid waste disposal facilities.

As part of its long-range planning and management activities, the RCDWR ensures that Riverside County has a minimum of 15 years of capacity, at any time, for future landfill disposal. The 15 -year projection of disposal capacity is prepared each year as part of the annual reporting requirements for the Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan. (City of Beaumont, 2020b, pp. 5.18-36) Further, the Project would adhere to applicable local and State regulations during both construction and long- term operation to reduce solid waste generation. Other cumulative development would be required to comply with such regulations. Therefore, the Project would not have a significant cumulative impact related to solid waste disposal and compliance with regulations addressing the reduction of solid waste generation and disposal. (DEIR, pp. 4.19-27 to 4.19-28)

3.18 WILDFIRE
Project impacts for CEQA Wildfire Thresholds a through d do not result in significant impacts and findings are discussed below.

3.1 8.1 THRESHOLD A
Impact Statement: The Project would not substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan.

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❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold a are discussed in detail in Section 4.20.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold a; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
As stated above, the Project site is located within a High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) and within a State responsibility area (SRA) as designated by the Riverside County General Plan and CalFire (see DEIR Figure 4.20-1a, Fire Hazard Severity Zone). Adjacent to the Project site, within the City's jurisdictional boundary, the land is primarily designated as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) and High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (HFHSZ) local responsibility area (LRA). Adoption of CALFire's new fire hazard zone maps would not change the findings in the Fire Protection Plan (Technical Appendix M1), which was planned and prepared for the Project as if it was entirely within the VHFHSZ. After being annexed to the City, it is possible that the Project site could be re -designated as LRA in a future update of CALFIRE's Hazard Severity Zone (RCIT, 2021; CalFire, 2021; Dudek, 2023).

The Project site does not currently contain any emergency facilities nor does it serve as an emergency evacuation route. During an emergency in the City, operations are coordinated from the City's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in accordance with the City's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). The primary EOC location is at the Chatigny Recreation Center (CRC) located on the northeast corner of Oak Valley Parkway and Cherry Avenue. The alternate EOC location is the Beaumont City Hall Facility located at 550 E 6th Street. Additionally, according to the City's General Plan Safety Element, the City has major evacuation routes which include I-10 and SR -60 as well as several major roadways. The following existing major roadways are emergency evacuation routes: Brookside Avenue, Oak Valley Parkway, Highland Spring Avenue, and Beaumont Avenue. It should be noted that an interchange at Potrero Boulevard and SR -60 is under construction and an extension of Potrero eastward to connect to Highland Springs Avenue is planned. Additionally, SR -60, immediately north of the Project site, serves as an evacuation route for the City. Following the completion of the extension, Potrero Boulevard will be designated as an evacuation route (City of Beaumont, 2020a).

Primary access to the Project site is currently provided by Jack Rabbit Trail with immediate access from/to SR -60, and this route will be restricted to providing emergency access only after the Project is constructed. The Project will build an internal "Jack Rabbit Trail" road which will connect to the existing Jack Rabbit Trail at the southern edge of the Caltrans right-of-way in its current location. The emergency -access -only gate will be located immediately south of the Caltrans right-of-way where the new Jack Rabbit Trail connects with the existing Jack Rabbit Trail. The gate is proposed to limit access to Jack Rabbit Trail for fire and emergency access only but will not represent an obstructed roadway as there will be various RCFD-approved remote and on -site methods for opening the gate in an emergency (e.g., for egress during an evacuation), including fitment with sensors, remote opening via cell technology, 3rd party monitoring and gate control (24/7 security company, or others as preferred by RCFD). 4th Street will be extended into the Project site and will serve as the primary access (78 feet wide) and designed to meet fire department access requirements including approved provisions Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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for fire apparatus turnaround. In addition, according to the Fire Protection Plan (DEIR, Attachment C) prepared for the Project, on -site construction will comply with the following requirements from the Road Circulation and Design Guidelines:
• All roads will comply with access road standards of not less than 24 feet, unobstructed width and capable of supporting an imposed load of at least 75,000 pounds. • Interior circulation streets and parking lot roadways that are considered roadways for traffic flow through the Project site will meet fire department access requirements when serving the proposed structures.
• Typical, interior Project roads, including collector and local roads, will be constructed to minimum 24 -foot, unobstructed widths and shall be improved with aggregate cement or asphalt paving materials.
• Private or public streets that provide fire apparatus access to buildings three stories or more in height shall be improved to 30 feet unobstructed width. • Private and public streets for each phase shall meet all Project approved fire code requirements, paving, and fuel management prior to combustible materials being brought to the Project site.
• Vertical clearance of vegetation (lowest -hanging tree limbs), along roadways will be maintained at clearances of 13 feet, 6 inches to allow fire apparatus passage. • Cul-de-sacs and fire apparatus turnarounds will meet requirements and RCFD Fire Prevention Standards.
• Any roads that have traffic lights shall have approved traffic pre-emption devices (Opticom) compatible with devices on the Fire Apparatus. • Roadways and/or driveways will provide fire department access to within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior walls of the first floor of each structure. • Roadway design features (e.g., speed bumps, humps, speed control dips, planters, and fountains) that could interfere with emergency apparatus response speeds and required unobstructed access road widths will not be installed or allowed to remain on roadways. • Access roads shall be usable by fire apparatus to the approval of RCFD prior to lumber drop on site. Developer will provide information illustrating the new roads, in a format acceptable to the RCFD for updating of Fire Department response maps.

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existing road that would impair or interfere with an adopted emergency response or evacuation plan.

No impacts would occur.

Under operational conditions, the Project would be required, by Riverside County Ordinance No. 348, Section 21.32a, Emergency Access, to maintain adequate emergency access for emergency vehicles on site. The Project provides for two avenues of egress in the event of an emergency, with primary access provided at 4th Street and emergency access provided via the Jack Rabbit Trail interchange with SR -

60. The Project does not include any features that would physically impair or otherwise conflict with an emergency response plan or evacuation plan. Additionally, as part of the City's discretionary review process, the City reviewed the Project's application materials to ensure that the design of the Project would meet City requirements, appropriate emergency ingress and egress would be available to -and - from the Project site and that the Project would not substantially impede emergency response times in the local area. Station 66 would respond within approximately 7 minutes to the Project's entrance, Station 20 would respond within approximately 9 minutes, and Station 106 would respond within approximately 3.54 minutes (Dudek, 2023, p. 37).

The Project's proposed industrial/commercial development is anticipated to increase the call volume at a rate of up to 191 calls per year (4 calls per week or 16 calls per month). Fire Stations 66 and 20 combined emergency responses in 2017 totaled 4,943 calls per year or 5.43 and 8.11 calls per day per station, respectively. The level of service demand for the Project would increase overall call volume; however, the increase is not anticipated to impact the existing fire stations to a point that they cannot meet the demand (Dudek, 2023). Furthermore, it should be noted that the Project would be required by City Chapter 3.36, Emergency Preparedness Facilities Fees, to contribute costs to improve Emergency Preparedness Centers.

The Project will maintain a conservative approach to fire safety, including maintaining the landscape and structural components according to the standards described above and embracing a "Ready, Set, Go!" stance on evacuation.

The time to evacuate under multiple scenarios was calculated via traffic simulations. DEIR Table 4.20- 1, Evacuation Time Summary, displays the calculated evacuation roadway capacity and the time it would take to evacuate for the Project and surrounding land uses for 17 different scenarios. DEIR Figure 4.20-2, Evacuation Routes, displays the evacuation route as well as the location of the emergency exit gate.

During a Project evacuation, law enforcement would shut down traffic along SR -60 to prevent people from entering an active wildfire area, diverting traffic away from the evacuation area, as well as to keep it open to evacuees who may be in harm's way during mass evacuation scenarios. Evacuees from the Project would need to travel along both or one of the adjacent evacuation routes, SR -60 or West 4th Street, to reach more urban landscapes and the travel way is hardened (low fuel loading, converted landscapes, developed ignition resistant buildings and hardscape on both sides) and exposure during an evacuation would be limited. Currently, there is no population relying on the emergency egress points at Jack Rabbit Trail and SR -60 or 4th Street. However, future development (Hidden Canyon Industrial Park) would use these routes for evacuation during some wildfire scenarios. In the scenario Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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where Hidden Canyon evacuates simultaneously with the Project, evacuation of the Project site and Hidden Canyon is possible in all modeled scenarios; therefore, the Project would not substantially impair an emergency evacuation plan (CRA Mobility, 2022). Details of each scenario are found in the Project's evacuation analysis (DEIR Technical Appendix M2). According to the Project's evacuation analysis, the Project site can be safely evacuated under the worst -case scenarios:
1) When the Project site and Hidden Canyon are fully occupied (all parking spaces occupied) and need to be evacuated concurrently, within 3 hours and 36 minutes using SR -60 only, 3 hours and 32 minutes using 4th Street only, or 2 hours and 1 minute when using all evacuation routes are available (Scenarios 13-15).
2) When the Project site, Hidden Canyon Industrial Park, and Olive Wood are fully occupied (all parking spaces occupied) and need to be evacuated concurrently, within 2 hours 4 minutes when all evacuation routes are available (Scenario 17).

These scenarios will require additional emergency management pre -planning and "in the field" determinations of when evacuations are needed and how they are phased to maximize efficiency.

However, the current evacuation time for the surrounding communities ranges from 27 minutes to 35 minutes (Scenarios 10 and 16), adding the maximum number of vehicles from the Project site increases the evacuation time between 16 minutes and 26 minutes.

In the event that the time to evacuate is considered too long to evacuate safely by police and fire personnel in the field at the time of the evacuation event, then Project site employees and visitors can be ordered not to evacuate and to shelter -in -place in the specific locations that were constructed to allow for safe sheltering in place. In accordance with the Fire Protection Plan, a shelter -in -place plan will be prepared and provided to all on -site personnel outlining the actions to take if a shelter -in -place notification is provided by emergency management sources. The project buildings will be constructed of concrete which is non- combustible and highly resistant to heat. Because of the concrete/ignition resistant construction, fuel modification zone setbacks and the type of lower fire intensity vegetative fuels in the vicinity of the site, sheltering in place is considered to be a safe option if a fast-moving wildfire precludes complete evacuation of the Project site. The City has adopted the Emergency Operations Plan and Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) / National Incident Management System (NIMS). This plan establishes the emergency organization, assigns tasks, specifies policies and general procedures, and provides for coordination of planning efforts of the various emergency staff and service elements. Emergency responders will utilize this plan to determine whether the Project's visitors and employees should shelter -in -place or evacuate under an emergency scenario.

Evacuations are fluid events and evacuation timeframes may vary widely, depending on a variety of factors including the number of vehicles evacuating, the road capacity to move those vehicles, employee or patrons' awareness and preparedness, evacuation messaging and direction, and on -site law enforcement control. Because there are no standards for determining whether an evacuation timeframe is appropriate, deferring to actual evacuation results and similar project analysis is a typical Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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approach. In the case of historical wildfire evacuations in Riverside County, there are several notable examples that indicate the extremely high success rate for evacuating large numbers of people and doing so in a managed and strategic way through the available technological innovations available to emergency managers. While large-scale evacuations may take several hours or more and require moving people long distances to designated areas, the success rate in Riverside County is nearly 100% safe evacuations. Comparing similar project analysis indicates that it is common to increase evacuation times when new communities are built and the increase in time can be 45 minutes or more based on lack of road capacity to absorb and facilitate movement of the additional vehicles. However, as indicated above, the Project can be safely evacuated under the worst -case scenarios and would not interfere or impede an emergency evacuation route.

Additionally, although the Project is not to be considered a shelter -in -place development, because the Project site would be highly ignition resistant in terms of its buildings and landscape/hardscape, it is anticipated that an additional option available to emergency managers in some wildfire and other emergency scenarios will be directing people to temporarily remain on site and seek refuge within the ignition resistant buildings or other safe areas on the site. When an evacuation is ordered, it will occur according to pre -established evacuation decision points or as soon as notice to evacuate is received, which may vary depending on many environmental and other factors.

Based on the foregoing analysis, the Project is not anticipated to interfere with or impede an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation route during operation or construction. As such, impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.20-7 to 4.20-14)

3.18.2 THRESHOLD B
Impact Statement: The Project would not, due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildlife risks, and thereby expose Project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold b are discussed in detail in Section 4.20.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold b; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
Currently, the Project site is undeveloped, disturbed, vacant and has hills in the south. The Project site's hills would remain undeveloped and would contain existing native and non-native vegetation that would be susceptible to wildfire.

Defensible space is defined as managed and maintained areas adjacent to structures that enable fire suppression activities through the removal of flammable fuels and maintenance of landscapes that would not readily transmit wildfire. Defensible space enables firefighters to safely position themselves at the development edge and begin tactical protection efforts. The Project would incorporate defensible Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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space in the form of modified fuel areas in two managed zones, a fuel maintenance zone and a fuel modification area (FMA).

A typical fuel modification zone (FMZ) is a strip of land where combustible vegetation is removed and/or modified and partially or totally replaced with more appropriately spaces, drought -tolerant, fire- resistant plants to provide a reasonable level of protection to structures from wildland fire. Although a FMZ is the typical method used to ensure that a Project would not exacerbate wildfire risks and would reduce wildfire -related impacts, other fuel management methods can be used to provide the functional equivalent to a traditional FMZ, such as a FMA or fuel maintenance zone. The fuel maintenance zone reduces the fuel load of a wildland area adjacent to the FMA.

In addition to a 100 -foot FMA, the Project will provide a 20 -foot -wide fuel maintenance zone. An FMA occurs around the perimeter of the Project's wildland exposures and a fuel maintenance zone is measured outward from the edge of the developed pad. The fuel maintenance zone will be irrigated and landscaped area to the pad edge, extending the protections provided by the FMA. For the Project, the FMA will be 100 feet wide starting from the edge of the developed pad and moving inward.

As a wildfire burns into the irrigated zone, fire behavior is affected, substantially reducing flame lengths, spread rates and intensity, thus causing wildfires to become spotty. FMZs or "brush management" was initially made part of the Public Resources Code 4290 and 4291 to protect natural resources from fires originating in neighboring developed areas and have since become focused on protecting communities and structures. However, FMZs, fuel maintenance zones and FMAs in the case of the Project, continue to have the same benefit of buffering preserved open space areas from accidental ignitions within communities. Positioning low plant density, creating an irrigated zone directly adjacent to the development pad, and implementing defensible space provides a significant buffer between structures and other landscape fire and native vegetation. These techniques aid in preventing ignitions in the built environment but also across the larger landscape. The same way that fuel modification will setback a wildland fire from structures, the fuel modification will setback a structure fire from the more burnable native plants. Embers can be generated by a structure fire and can be blown over the fuel modification into native fuels, but the inclusion of automatic sprinklers in every building combined with the presence of staffed fire stations with fast response times significantly reduces the potential for a structure fire to reach a size that would produce significant impacts. The highest likelihood of vegetation ignitions would be related to roadways. Further, as depicted in the fire behavior modeling for existing and post -Project conditions, the Project at buildout would reduce the overall risk of wildfire spreading off site with implementation of the fire safety requirements, defensible space, and vegetation management.

Should future iterations of the site plan result in buildings that do not achieve a minimum of 100 feet of defensible space, then alternative materials and methods may be proposed to provide the functional equivalency of a full 100 feet of defensible space. Alternative materials and methods will be to the satisfaction of the RCFD and may include structural hardening enhancements or landscape features, like non-combustible walls (Dudek, 2023).

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Based on the conceptual site plan, the buildings have more than adequate on -site defensible space (FMAs and FMZs), which consists of asphalt roadway, parking stalls, loading zones, irrigated landscaping, and irrigated slope protection landscaping. A description of the Project's FMZs is provided below.
• FMZ 1— Planning Area 1 (Hospitality): The single proposed hospitality building would be surrounded by paved parking lots, streets, driveways, irrigated landscaping a minimum of 200 feet wide, and adjacent buildings, the closest of which is about 80 feet away. • FMZ 2 — Planning Area 2 (Commercial): There are seven proposed buildings in the commercial Planning Area with eleven different occupancies proposed in the conceptual plan.

The east side of the buildings is bordered by a 75 -foot -wide street and an approved development (grading underway) across the street. The west side of the buildings is adjacent to a large parking lot at least 500 feet wide. The north side of the buildings is adjacent to the hospitality building approximately 80 feet north.
• FMZ 3 — Planning Area 3 through Planning Area 8 (Industrial): In the conceptual plan, there are five industrial buildings each of which is set back from the edge of the developed pad between 195 feet and 405 feet; in between are asphalt roadways, parking stalls, loading zones, and irrigated landscaping. Along the entire southern perimeter of the developed pad and PAs 3 through 8 is the 78 -foot -wide 4th Street fire apparatus access road. Provided below is a description of the five proposed buildings' setbacks.
o Building 1 has a 205 -foot setback on the north side with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 25 feet and a 265 -foot setback on the south with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 100 feet. The east and west exposures have adjacent buildings. Additionally, the Planning Area 4 Park is proposed south of proposed Building 1.
o Building 2 has a 205 -foot setback on the north side with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 80 feet and a 265 -foot setback on the south with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 125 feet. The east and west exposures have adjacent buildings.
o Building 3 has a 70 -foot setback on the north side with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 125 feet and a 192 -foot setback on the south with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 75 -feet. The east and west exposures have adjacent buildings.
o Building 4 has a 205 -foot setback on the northside with adjacent irrigated slopes with an average width of 25 feet and a 283 -foot setback on the south with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 25 feet. The east and west exposures have adjacent buildings.
o Building 5 has a 205 -foot setback on the north side with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 200 feet, a 283 -foot setback on the south with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 100 feet, and a 235 -foot setback on the Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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west with adjacent irrigated slopes that have an average width of 100 feet. The east and west exposure has an adjacent building. The 20 -foot fuel maintenance zone is achieved on all exposed sides of the building; however, there is a small portion of the building's northwest corner that is not able to achieve the full 100 -foot FMA. Based on the structure's ignition resistance and the modeled flame lengths, the achievable FMA and fuel maintenance zone is sufficient (Dudek, 2023).

Vegetation management would be implemented as interim fuel management throughout the Project's construction phases for each structure as there may be a period of one or more years where developing phases are exposed on multiple sides to wildland fuels. The Project's proposed design features, which include asphalt roads and parking stalls, and a fully irrigated landscape, would provide a level of safety against wildfires equal to a 100 -foot wide FMZ. The Project is considered to represent a low wildfire risk to its occupants based on its ability to provide for evacuations and contingency on -site shelter -in - place. The implementation of the on -site defensible space (FMAs and FMZs) would reduce the risk of wildfire at the Project site and would improve the ability of firefighters to fight fires on the properties and protect the site and neighboring resources, irrespective of the cause or location of ignition (Dudek, 2023).

Moreover, all structures would be protected by an automatic, internal fire sprinkler system. Fire sprinkler systems shall be in accordance with RCFD and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 13. Fire sprinkler plans for each structure would be submitted and reviewed by RCFD for compliance with the applicable fire and life safety regulations, codes, and ordinances as well as the RCFD Fire Prevention Standards for fire protection systems. The internal waterlines are anticipated to supply sufficient fire flows and pressure to meet the demands required for the Project's interior fire sprinkler systems for all the Project's proposed structures (Dudek, 2023).

The ignition resistance and fire safety awareness of the Project and its population influences the likelihood of fire ignitions and the potential for fire to spread off site into adjacent wildland fuels and negatively impact existing communities. It is a relatively rare event when a wildfire occurs, and an even rarer event when a wildfire escapes initial containment efforts. Approximately 90 to 95% of wildfires are controlled below 10 acres. Studies (Keeley & Syphard 2018; Syphard et al. 2007; Syphard & Keeley 2015) show the ignition resistance and fire safety awareness of the Project and its population influences the 123epreshood of fire ignitions and the potential for fire to spread off site into adjacent wildland fuels and negatively impact existing communities. As the research indicates, humans can drive wildfire ignition risk, but they can also reduce it. When fire protection is implemented at the parcel level and leverages ignition resistant building materials, infrastructure improvements, and landscape design the wildfire risk can be significantly reduced in the surrounding environment. When wildfire is planned for and safety measures are incorporated into the building design, such as with the Project, it can not only withstand wildfire, but prevent it. This prevention benefits the Project and the surrounding areas by reducing the landscape level fire risk. Further, given the Project's multi -scaled approach to fire protection, it is unlikely that the Project would be a significant source of ignitions and result in increased off -site impacts related to wildfire (Dudek, 2023).

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The Project is not expected to significantly increase the already known fire risk associated with roads, and the Project- and road -adjacent fuel modification would aid in reducing the preexisting risk. Interior roadways are also not expected to result in significant vehicle ignitions. Jack Rabbit Trail will be restricted to serve as an emergency access road only, all but eliminating the fire risk associated with vehicle use on that road. The on -site roadways would comply with all fire department access requirements and be adjacent to fuel modification. Therefore, even if ignition were to occur on the Project interior roadways, it is highly unlikely it would spread beyond the Project site, and due to the level of hardscape and the adjacent fuel modification areas, would result in patchy and slow fire spread and reduced fire intensity.

On-going/as-needed fuel modification maintenance during the interim period while the Project is built out and adjacent parcels are developed, which may be one or more years, will include necessary measures for consistency with the FPP, including:
• Regular Maintenance of dedicated Open Space.
• Removal or thinning of undesirable combustible vegetation and replacement of dead or dying landscaping.
• Maintaining ground cover at a height not to exceed 18 inches. Annual grasses and weeds shall be maintained at a height not to exceed three inches. • Removing accumulated plant litter and dead wood. Debris and trimmings produced by thinning and pruning should be removed from the Project site or chipped and evenly dispersed in the same area to a maximum depth of four -inches. • Maintaining manual and automatic irrigation systems for operational integrity and programming. Effectiveness should be regularly evaluated to avoid over or under -watering. • Complying with these FPP requirements on a year-round basis. Annual inspections are conducted following the natural drying of grasses and fine fuels, between the months of May and June, depending on precipitation during the winter and spring months.

Long-term protection of the development and the surrounding area is dependent on the maintenance of fuel modification as even fire -safe designs can degrade over time. To alleviate this, the Project will conduct regular assessments of the FMZs and FMAs. During this maintenance, dead and dying material and undesirable plants will be removed. Thinning will also be conducted as necessary to maintain plant spacing and fuel densities. This will keep the FMZs, FMAs and landscaped areas in a highly fire resistive condition free of accumulated flammable debris and plants.

The development of the Project site with the Project 124epred not facilitate the spread of wildfire and would reduce projected flame lengths to levels that would be manageable by firefighting resources for protecting the site's structures, especially given the ignition resistance of the structures and the planned ongoing maintenance of the entire site landscape (Dudek, 2023). In addition, the Project will comply with the measures established in the FPP with respect to construction and maintenance at the Project Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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site, including in FMZs and FMAs. As such, the Project is not anticipated to exacerbate wildlife risks, thereby exposing Project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire. Impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.20-15 to 4.20-19)

3.18.3 THRESHOLD C
Impact Statement: The Project would not require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines, or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment. ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold c are discussed in detail in Section 4.20.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold c; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
The Project would implement on -site defensible space (FMAs and FMZs) to preclude wildfire impacts.

These are designed to reduce rather than exacerbate fire risk. Analysis of the Project's construction impacts on other aspects of the environment is provided throughout the DEIR. As indicated in Threshold b, vegetation management during construction and operation within FMZs and FMAs will be performed by the Project owners, tenants and managers in accordance with the FPP to reduce risk of wildfire. Therefore, impacts associated with construction and maintenance of FMZs and FMAs would be less than significant.

The Project would result in the construction of on -site, internal roadways, and a portion of 4th Street and would improve Jack Rabbit Trail. The Project Applicant would construct 4th Street from its current terminus at the easterly edge of the Project site and would replace the existing Jack Rabbit Trail on the Project Site with alternative roadways providing access to the existing unmaintained Jack Rabbit Trail roadway to the south of the Project site and providing emergency egress to the Jack Rabbit Trail interchange at SR -60. As discussed under Threshold a above, the Project's paved roads would be constructed to meet City Building and Fire Code requirements and would be incorporated into the FMA to reduce the Project's potential to spread wildfires. As described above, regular maintenance during construction and operation would be performed in accordance with the FPP to avoid exacerbating fire risk. Therefore, impacts associated with roadway construction and maintenance would be less than significant.

As further discussed in DEIR Section 4.19, Utilities and Service Systems, the Project would result in the installation of utility infrastructure on site and to the terminus of 4th Street to the east of the Project site that would connect to the existing utility infrastructure within the surrounding roadways. Common ignition sources in southern California are related to power lines and vehicles. Power line -based ignitions are a major concern with respect to off -site wildfire impacts. However, this risk would be prevented by burying power lines. Burying power lines significantly eliminates a potential ignition source within the Project site and benefits the larger vicinity. The Project would underground power Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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lines within the Project site. In addition, a new water tank is anticipated to be installed as part of the nearby Legacy Highland Project and would be used to serve the Project's water demand, including fire protection requirements. The impacts associated with the installation of the new water tank are analyzed in the DEIR for the Legacy Highland Project. The Project would install an 18 -inch waterline that would be extended westerly along 4th Street on the Project site and connect to the new water tank that is part of the nearby Legacy Highland Project. The installation of the 18 -inch waterline would be inherent to the Project's construction phase. Installation and maintenance of water infrastructure would not exacerbate fire risk and would support the Project's ability to withstand fire by providing required fire flows to the Project site. As discussed under Threshold a above, the Project's paved roads would be incorporated into the FMA to reduce the Project's potential to spread wildfires and impacts and regular maintenance during construction and operation would be performed in accordance with the FPP to avoid exacerbating fire risk. Therefore, impacts associated with utilities construction and maintenance would be less than significant.

The remaining highest likelihood of vegetation 126epress 126ns in the Project area would be related to existing SR -60 and other roads used by Project employees. However, the Project provides roadside fuel modification along all roads it creates and neighboring development is converting fuels along the primary access road such that it will be free of flammable roadside fuelbeds. Ongoing maintenance along SR -60 is provided and is expected to continue, if not increase in frequency as part of overall fire reduction efforts not within the control of the Project. These efforts reduce or minimize the ability for a vehicle related spark, catalytic converter failure, or other ignition source to ignite and spread fire from the roadsides into unmaintained fuels. The Project is not expected to significantly increase the already known fire risk associated with roads and in fact the Project- and road -adjacent fuel modification would aid in reducing the preexisting risk. Interior roadways are also not expected to result in significant vehicle ignitions. Jack Rabbit Trail on the Project Site to SR -60 will be restricted to serve as an emergency use road only; reducing fire risk associated with vehicle use on that road. The on -site roadways would comply with all fire department access requirements and be adjacent to fuel modification. Therefore, even if ignition were to occur on the Project interior roadways, it is highly unlikely it would spread beyond the Project site, and due to the level of hardscape and the adjacent fuel modifications areas, would result in patchy and slow fire spread and reduced fire intensity (Dudek, 2023).

In addition to the Project's utility infrastructure, the Project would result in the installation of on -site fire hydrants that are designed in accordance with the RCFD standards. The internal waterlines are anticipated to supply sufficient fire flows and pressure to meet the demands required for on -site fire hydrants. Furthermore, the Project would provide a proactive educational component to business owners with informational brochures at time of occupancy, disclosing the potential wildfire risk and the requirements identified in the Project's FPP. This educational information must include maintaining the landscape and structural components according to the appropriate standards and embracing a "Ready, Set, Go!" stance on evacuation. The "Ready, Set, Go!" concept is widely known and encouraged by the state of California and most fire agencies, including RCFD and includes: Pre- planning for emergencies, including wildfire emergencies, focuses on being prepared, having a well- defined plan, minimizing potential for errors, maintaining the Project site's fire protection systems, and implementing a conservative (evacuate as early as possible) approach to evacuation and Project Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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site uses during periods of fire weather extremes. The Project's educational component is not anticipated to result in temporary or ongoing impacts on the environment (Dudek, 2023).

Although the Project would result in the installation and maintenance of new infrastructure, the Project's proposed infrastructure would not exacerbate fire risk or result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment. Impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.20-19 to 4.20-21)

3.1 8.4 THRESHOLD D
Impact Statement: The Project would not expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post -fire instability, or drainage changes.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold d are discussed in detail in Section 4.20.5 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project will not result in significant impacts related to Threshold d; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
According to RCIT and FEMA, the Project site is within an area of minimal flooding (RCIT, 2021; FEMA, 2014). The Project would maintain a similar drainage pattern as compared to existing conditions. The overall development pad would be elevated by the proposed design grading to be situated above local drainage courses. As such, the risk of flooding is low (KCG, 2019). Additionally, the implementation of the Project would result in a 98 cfs reduction in peak flows discharging from the Project site. As such, impacts related to downslope/downstream flooding and drainage changes would be less than significant.

Portions of the Project site have a "low" to "moderate" susceptibility for landslides (KCG, 2019).

Regardless of the landslide susceptibility, the Project would be required by the CBC and Beaumont Building Code to comply with the recommendations identified in the Project's Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation, which would ensure that the Project is engineered and constructed to maximize stability and preclude safety hazards to on -site areas. The implementation of the Project is not anticipated to directly or indirectly cause potential substantial risks, including landslides, as a result of runoff, post -fire instability, or drainage change. Impacts would be less than significant.

Based on the foregoing analysis, the Project is not anticipated to expose people or structure to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides as a result of runoff, post - fire instability, or drainage change. Impacts would be less than significant. (DEIR pp. 4.20-21 to 4.20- 22)

3.1 8.5 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project would not result in a cumulatively considerable impact related to wildfire.

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❑ Findings
Potential cumulative impacts of the Project related to wildfire are discussed in detail in Section 4.20.6 of the DEIR. The City finds that the development of the proposed Project would not result in significant cumulative impacts related to wildfire; therefore, no mitigation is required. ❑ Substantial Evidence
The cumulative impact analysis considers potential wildfire impacts of the Project in conjunction with other development projects in the vicinity of the Project site as well as other projects within the City.

The Project would be required to comply with the City's EOP during construction and operation. With respect to evacuation, the cumulative analysis considered the Project in conjunction with surrounding development that would utilize the same evacuation routes during a wildfire.

As described above under Threshold a, adding the maximum number of vehicles from the Project's site would increase evacuation times for surrounding development between 16 minutes and 26 minutes.

However, these scenarios are highly conservative as they assume that all parking spaces are fully occupied at both the proposed Project site and the Hidden Canyon Industrial Park site. Additionally, under all scenarios, the increase in evacuation time is associated with the proposed Project, and not the surrounding land uses, as the proposed Project is located on the furthest end of the study area, and vehicles from the surrounding land uses would reach the transportation network before vehicles from the proposed Project. The Project and surrounding development can be safely evacuated under the worst -case scenario (Scenario 14: Project with Hidden Canyon Industrial Park with SR -60 Only) and would not interfere or impede with an emergency evacuation route. Additionally, although the Project is not to be considered a shelter -in -place development, because the Project site would be highly ignition resistant in terms of its buildings and landscape/hardscape, it is anticipated that an additional option available to emergency managers in some wildfire and other emergency scenarios will be directing people to temporarily remain on site and seek refuge within the ignition resistant buildings or other safe areas on the site. When an evacuation is ordered, it will occur according to pre -established evacuation decision points or as soon as notice to evacuate is received, which may vary depending on many environmental and other factors. The implementation of the Project would not result in the substantial alteration of an existing roadway such that the Project would interfere directly or indirectly with the implementation of an adopted emergency response or emergency evacuation route. Thus, the Project would not result in a significant cumulative impact.

The Project would implement FMZs and FMAs that will reduce the potential to exacerbate wildfires at the Project site and surrounding area. Additionally, the Project's proposed buildings would incorporate internal sprinkler systems and the Project would install fire hydrants on site, which would further reduce the Project's potential to exacerbate wildfire risks. As such, the Project would reduce the potential for wildfires to spread to adjacent properties. Additionally, other development Projects in the area within a VHFHSZ would incorporate FMZs and/or other infrastructure to reduce the potential to spread wildfires. Implementation of the measures will reduce the risk of wildfire spreading from the Project site into surrounding areas and will improve the ability of firefighters to fight fires on the protect Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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property and neighboring properties and resources, irrespective of the cause or location of ignition. As such, under Threshold b, the Project would not result in a cumulative impact.

The Project would result in the Installation of infrastructure consisting of FMAs, FMZs and utilities; however, the construction and operation of the proposed infrastructure would comply with applicable State and local standards regulating fire risk. Other projects under construction would also be required to comply with the same State and local building and fire code requirements regarding construction and access. As such, under Threshold c, the implementation of the Project would not result in a cumulative impact from the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure.

The potential hazards related to wildfire addressed under Threshold d are unique to the Project site and are inherently restricted to the specific property proposed for development. That is, issues including downslope or downstream flooding and landslides are specific to the Project site and the immediately surrounding area. Additionally, the Project site would not influence or exacerbate downslope or downstream flooding and landslides at other, off -site properties. Due to the site -specific nature of these potential hazards and the measures to address them, there would be no direct or indirect connection to similar potential issues or cumulative effect to or from other properties. The Project would not result in a cumulative impact. (DEIR, pp. 4.20-22 to 4.20-23)
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4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS MITIGATED TO A LEVEL OF LESS -THAN -

SIGNIFICANT

4.1 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

4.1.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND PROJECT DESIGN FEATURES The Project includes the following RRs and PDFs that serve to reduce the Project's impacts. The RRs and PDFs will be included in the Project's Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to ensure implementation.

RR 4-1 The Project Applicant is required to pay MSHCP development fees.

PDF 4-1 The Project would conserve 230.82 acres of open space, including 80.63 acres of native vegetation communities (1.20 acres of Southern Riparian Scrub, 1.28 acres of Chaparral and 78.15 acres of Riversidean Sage Scrub).

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The Project would result in permanent impacts to vegetation communities described for conservation by the MSHCP associated with Cells 933, 936, 1030, 1032, and 1125 totaling 109.69 acres and would impact the following communities: chaparral (0.21 acre), Riversidean sage scrub (24.40 acres), non-native grassland (82.13 acres), and southern riparian scrub (0.03 acre). To offset these impacts, the Project will conserve 133.62 acres of replacement lands through the Criteria Refinement Process, including

0.32 acre of chaparral, 45.85 acres of Riversidean sage scrub, 86.03 acres of non-native grassland, and 0.22 acre of southern riparian scrub. These replacement lands are in areas that are not described for conservation by the Cell Criteria for Cells 933, 936, 1030, 1032, and 1125.

4.1.2 THRESHOLD A
Impact Statement: The Project could 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 Depaitiiient of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold a are discussed in detail in DEIR Section 4.4.7.

No special -status plants were detected at the Project site during focused plant surveys; therefore, no impact to special -status plants would occur. The Project would result in potential impacts to crotch bumble bee, coastal California gnatcatcher and burrowing owl during construction activities.

Therefore, impacts to special -status animals would be potentially significant. The Project is required to comply with Mitigation Measures MM 4.4-1, MM 4.4-2, and MM 4.4-3 which would reduce impacts to less than significant. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in or Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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incorporated into the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR.
❑ Substantial Evidence
No special -status plants were detected at the Project site during focused plant surveys. Therefore, the Project would not result in an impact to special -status plants, and no impact would occur.

The Project site has the potential to support a number of animal species (raptors and bats), that might forage at the site, but would not otherwise use the site for live-in habitat, including for nesting (or roosting in the case of bats). As such, these impacts are not evaluated in the context of CEQA significance because special status for these species is in the context of breeding.

The following special -status species have the potential to use the site as live-in habitat, including Crotch bumble bee, California glossy snake, Southern grasshopper mouse, coast horned lizard, coastal whiptail, red -diamond rattlesnake, Bell's sage sparrow and Southern California rufous -crowned Sparrow, coastal California gnatcatcher, loggerhead shrike, American badger, bobcat, Dulzura pocket mouse, mountain lion, northwestern San Diego pocket mouse, southern grasshopper mouse, Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (SKR), San Diego black -tailed jackrabbit, and burrowing owl.

The Project is not required per the MSHCP to conduct presence/absence surveys for any of the above - referenced species, either because the species are fully covered and the MSHCP does not have any project -specific survey requirements for these species, or the species are not covered and survey requirements were not developed for the MSHCP. For the majority of these species, including the reptiles, loggerhead shrike, and small mammals, either there is no established survey protocol for the species or the extensive survey efforts to confirm the presence/absence of these species is not warranted. Since focused surveys were not performed for these species to confirm absence, or to determine the extent of site use by the one or more species if present, then the alternative is to acknowledge the possibility of occurrence based on the presence of suitable habitat. The likelihood is that certain species, if present, occupy a smaller portion of the site, and that although the loss of habitat might impact one or more species, impacts are not expected to be considered as "substantial adverse" impacts that would trigger a determination of significance. The coast horned lizard, coastal whiptail, red -diamond rattlesnake, coastal California gnatcatcher, loggerhead shrike, bobcat, mountain lion, northwestern San Diego pocket mouse, SKR and San Diego black -tailed jackrabbit are all MSHCP Covered Species. As such, through the participation in the MSHCP, including the payment of MSHCP development fees, impacts to these species would be less than significant. In addition, the species receive coverage under the MSHCP because lands have adequately been conserved throughout the Plan area to support coverage. Furthermore, given that adequate conservation is provided within western Riverside County for these species, the loss of habitat because of the Project would not be a substantial adverse effect to the species at the local level.

California glossy snake, American badger, Dulzura pocket mouse, and southern grasshopper mouse are not designated as Covered Species under the MSHCP as sufficient information was not available to make that determination when the MSHCP was approved. Crotch bumble bee is not a Covered Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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Species because at the time that the MSHCP was approved the bumble bee was not regarded with a level of sensitivity to warrant consideration. Regardless of whether these species have an official designation as a Covered Species, the lands collectively conserved as part of the MSHCP Reserve are certain to provide habitat for these species, and through participation of the Project in the MSHCP, including the proposed conservation of 230.82 acres of lands with potential habitat for these species, impacts to these species would be less than significant.

However, the Project would result in potential impacts to crotch bumble bee, coastal California gnatcatcher, and burrowing owl during construction activities. Therefore, impacts to special -status animals would be potentially significant and mitigation would be required.

In the context of biological resources, indirect edge effects are those effects associated with developing areas adjacent to native open space. The MSHCP acknowledges that in the absence of measures to address urban edge effects to open space, it is assumed that edge effects resulting from development or land use practices in proximity to conserved habitat areas include: 1) long-term presence of unshielded noise -generating land uses in proximity to the MSHCP Conservation Area; 2) unshielded night -lighting directed within the MSHCP Conservation Area; 3) use of exotic landscape plant materials that may invade native vegetation communities within the MSHCP Conservation Area; 4) discharge of uncontrolled or unfiltered urban runoff toward the MSHCP Conservation Area, including potential toxics; and 5) uncontrolled access, dumping or trespass within the MSHCP Conservation Area. In absence of measures to address these issues, edge effects would have the potential for significant indirect impacts to native biological resources. As such, projects located adjacent to the MSHCP Conservation Area are required to implement measures pursuant to the Urban/Wildland Interface Guidelines per Volume I, Section 6.1.4 of the MSHCP. With adherence to the guidelines, projects are expected to minimize potential edge effects such that a project will not have significant impacts to sensitive resources because of indirect edge effects. The Project would implement measures consistent with the MSHCP guidelines to address the following: drainage, toxics, lighting, noise, invasives, barriers, and grading/land development. (DEIR, pp. 4.4-43 to 4.4-54) The following mitigation measures have been incorporated into the Project:

MM 4.4-1
MM 4.4-2
Prior to initial site ground -disturbing activities (including vegetation clearing, clearing and grubbing, tree removal, site watering, equipment staging, grading, etc.), a qualified biologist will conduct a pre -construction presence/absence survey for crotch bumble bee. If the bumble bee were to be detected (or assumed present) within the development footprint, then the Project proponent shall coordinate with CDFW to address the extent of impacts and determine whether an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) would be required.

If an ITP were required, then mitigation may be required by CDFW as part of the ITP process, and the conservation of the comparable open space habitat within PA 10 would be presented to support the ITP.

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within 30 days to ensure that no owls have colonized the site in the days or weeks preceding the ground -disturbing activities. If burrowing owls have colonized the project site prior to the initiation of ground -disturbing activities, the project proponent will immediately inform and coordinate with the RCA and the Wildlife Agencies (CDFW, USFWS) to prepare a Burrowing Owl Protection and Relocation Plan (if required), prior to initiating ground disturbance. If ground -disturbing activities occur, but the site is left undisturbed for more than 30 days, a pre -construction survey will again be necessary to ensure burrowing owl has not colonized the site since it was last disturbed. If burrowing owl is found, the same coordination described above will be necessary. The Burrowing Owl Protection and Relocation Plan, if necessary, will describe methods to safely relocate burrowing owls from the Project site (if avoidance were infeasible) and to monitor burrowing owls with an adequate setback buffer if construction would proceed at the site until the owls could be relocated.

MM 4.4-3
Prior to the issuance of grading permits or other permits allowing for ground -disturbing activities or the removal of vegetation on site, the City of Beaumont Department of Public Works shall ensure that the following note is included on the grading plans.

Project contractors shall be required to ensure compliance with this note and permit periodic inspection of the construction site by City of Beaumont staff or its designee to confirm compliance. This note also shall be specified in bid documents issued to prospective construction contractors:

Ground -disturbing activities (including vegetation removal) within the Criteria Area (Criteria Cells) shall be conducted outside of the coastal California gnatcatcher breeding season (between March 1 and August 15) if occupied by coastal California gnatcatcher. If ground -disturbing activities (including vegetation removal) cannot be limited to outside the coastal California gnatcatcher breeding season, a qualified biologist shall conduct a pre -construction presence/absence survey for coastal California gnatcatcher within 14 days prior to site disturbance. If the species is found, the Project proponent shall immediately inform the Wildlife Agencies (CDFW, USFWS) and ground disturbing activities within these areas will be postponed to outside of the coastal California gnatcatcher breeding season. If the species is not found, no further action is needed.

Implementation of Mitigation Measure MM 4.4-1 would ensure that appropriate preconstruction surveys are conducted prior to ground -disturbing activities and/or vegetation removal for bumble bees and an ITP be obtained, as necessary. Implementation of Mitigation Measure MM 4.4-2 would ensure that appropriate preconstruction surveys are conducted prior to ground -disturbing activities and/or vegetation removal and would ensure that owls are relocated following the Burrowing Owl Protection and Relocation Plan, if necessary. Implementation of Mitigation Measure MM 4.4-3 would ensure that appropriate preconstruction surveys are conducted if ground -disturbing activities (including vegetation removal) occur within the coastal California gnatcatcher breeding season. Implementation of the required mitigation measures would reduce Project impacts to species identified as a candidate, Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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sensitive, or special status species, including the crotch bumble bee, coastal California gnatcatcher and burrowing owl, to less -than- significant levels. (DEIR, pp. 4.4-62 to 4.4-65)

4.1.3 THRESHOLD B
Impact Statement: The Project could have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service. ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold b are discussed in detail in Section 4.4.7 of the DEIR. The Project would result in a permanent impact to 0.43 acre of MSHCP riparian/riverine areas, of which 0.03 acre supports riparian habitat. Therefore, impacts to riparian habitat would be potentially significant. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR.
❑ Substantial Evidence
The Project would result in a permanent impact to approximately 58.76 acres of native vegetation communities (Chaparral, Riversidean Sage Scrub and Southern Riparian Scrub) and 328.71 acres of non-native habitats (non-native grassland) and disturbed/developed areas. Southern Riparian Scrub is considered to be a sensitive community in general as a "riparian" community. However, based on state rankings, the Riversidean sage scrub and chaparral communities are not sensitive. These vegetation communities could potentially support special -status animal species. These impacts are addressed through consistency with the MSHCP, which includes the payment of MSHCP development fees and the proposed conservation of 230.82 acres of open space, including 80.63 acres of native vegetation communities (1.20 acres of Southern Riparian Scrub, 1.28 acres of Chaparral and 78.15 acres of Riversidean Sage Scrub). Therefore, through the Project's participation in the MSHCP, impacts to vegetation communities would be less than significant.

The Project would result in a permanent impact to 0.43 acre of MSHCP riparian/riverine areas, of which 0.03 acre supports riparian habitat. Therefore, impacts to riparian habitat would be potentially significant. (DEIR pp 4.4-54 to 4.4-55)
The following mitigation measure has been incorporated into the Project:

MM 4.4-4
Prior to issuance of grading permits or other permits authorizing ground disturbance (e.g., vegetation clearing, clearing and grubbing, tree removal, site watering, equipment staging), the Project Applicant shall provide evidence to the City of Beaumont that impacts to 0.31 acre of Corps jurisdiction and Regional Board jurisdiction, and 0.43 acre of CDFW jurisdiction and MSHCP riparian/riverine resources (including 0.03 acre of riparian habitat) have been mitigated through either the purchase wetland/riparian habitat establishment and/or rehabilitation credits from Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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an approved mitigation bank/in-lieu fee program at a minimum 1:1 ratio. Approved mitigation banks and/or in -lieu fee programs include, but are not limited to, the Riverpark Mitigation Bank, the Inland Empire Resource Conservation District In -Lieu Fee Program, and the Riverside -Corona Resource Conservation District In -Lieu Fee Program. In addition, and also prior to issuance of grading permits, the Project Applicant shall provide the City of Beaumont of a copy of the Project's CWA Section 404 permit from the Corps, Section 401 Water Quality Certification from the Regional Board, Waste Discharge Order from the Regional Board, and Fish and Game Code Section 1602 Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement from CDFW, as applicable.

Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-4 would ensure that Project impacts to 0.43 acre of MSHCP riparian/riverine resources (including 0.03 acre of riparian habitat) are mitigated through either the purchase wetland/riparian habitat establishment and/or rehabilitation credits from an approved mitigation bank/in-lieu fee program at a minimum 1:1 ratio. Implementation of the required mitigation would reduce the Project's impacts to riparian habitat to less -than -significant levels. DEIR pp. 4.4-64 to 4.4-65)

4.1.4 THRESHOLD C
Impact Statement: The Project could have substantial adverse effect on state or federally protected wetlands (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold c are discussed in detail in Section 4.4.7 of the DEIR. The Project site does not contain any State- or federally -protected wetlands, and therefore the Project would not impact wetlands. However, the Project would result in impacts to potential Corps and Regional Board jurisdictional resources and resources within CDFW jurisdiction. Project impacts to waters considered jurisdictional by the Corps, Regional Board, and/or CDFW represent a significant impact of the proposed Project. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR.
❑ Substantial Evidence
Approximately 0.02 acre of potential Corps and Regional Board jurisdictional wetlands are present within Drainage L within the Project site; however, this portion of Drainage L is located outside of the development footprint. Therefore, the Project would not result in the loss of state or federally protected wetlands, and no impact would occur. The Project would, however, result in impacts to drainages considered jurisdictional by the Corps, Regional Board, and/or CDFW.

DEIR Table 4.4-10, Summary of Impacts to Potential Corps and Regional Board Jurisdiction, summarizes impacts to potential resources within Corps and Regional Board jurisdiction. The Project would impact approximately 0.31 acre (5,506 linear feet) of potential Corps and Regional Board Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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jurisdictional resources but would not result in impacts to jurisdictional wetlands, as depicted. The Project site does not contain any State- or federally -protected wetlands, and therefore the Project would not impact wetlands. However, the Project would result in impacts to 0.31 acre (5,506 linear feet) of potential Corps and Regional Board jurisdictional resources and 0.43 acre (5,506 linear feet) of CDFW jurisdictional resources. Project impacts to waters considered jurisdictional by the Corps, Regional Board, and/or CDFW represent a significant impact of the proposed Project. Project impacts to Corps jurisdiction would require a permit pursuant to Section 404 of the CWA and water quality certification pursuant to Section 401 of the CWA from the Regional Board. Impacts to Regional Board jurisdiction Waters of the U.S. would require water quality certification pursuant to Section 401 of the CWA from the Regional Board and impacts to Regional Board jurisdictional Waters of the State would require a Waste Discharge Order from the Regional Board. Therefore, impacts to Corps and Regional Board jurisdiction would be potentially significant.

DEIR Table 4.4-11, Summary of CDFW Jurisdictional Impacts, summarizes impacts to potential resources within CDFW jurisdiction. The Project would result in impacts to 0.43 acre (5,506 linear feet) of CDFW jurisdiction, which includes 0.40 acre of non -riparian streambed and 0.03 acre of jurisdictional riparian habitat. Impacts to CDFW jurisdiction would require a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement pursuant to CFGC Section 1602. Therefore, impacts to CDFW jurisdiction would be potentially significant. (DEIR pp. 4.4-55, 4.4-56) Refer to Mitigation Measure MM 4.4-4, above. Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-4 would ensure that Project impacts to 0.31 acre of Corps jurisdiction and Regional Board jurisdiction, and 0.43 acre of CDFW jurisdiction are mitigated through either the purchase wetland/riparian habitat establishment and/or rehabilitation credits from an approved mitigation bank/in-lieu fee program at a minimum 1:1 ratio. The required mitigation also would ensure that the Project Applicant obtains appropriate permits from the Corps, Regional Board, and/or CDFW. Implementation of the required mitigation would reduce the Project's impacts to jurisdictional waters to less -than -significant levels. (DEIR pp. 4.4-64 to 4.4-66)

4.1.5 THRESHOLD D
Impact Statement: The Project has the potential to interfere with the movement of migratory nesting birds.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold d are discussed in detail in Section 4.4.7 of the DEIR. Although the Project would result in impacts to lands that support the local movement of wildlife, the Project is designed to support the MSHCP goals for Proposed Core 3 through its proposed conservation lands, wildlife fencing, and management of edge effects. Through compliance with MSHCP goals for Proposed Core 3, impacts to wildlife movement would be less than significant.

However, the Project has the potential to impact nesting migratory birds protected by the MBTA and CFGC, should habitat removal occur during the nesting season and should nesting birds be present.

Therefore, impacts to nesting birds would be potentially significant. The City has determined that Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. ❑ Substantial Evidence
Wildlife Corridor
The Project site provides for the local movement of wildlife, including mountain lion, mule deer, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, and other smaller mammals, as well as general habitat, including live-in habitat for some species. As such, the Project would result in impacts to the local movement of wildlife through the Project site. However, the Project is designed to support the MSHCP goals pertaining to movement, specifically as it relates to supporting the goals of Proposed Core 3. The supporting design elements of the Project include 1) conserving the lands required by the MSHCP to support the assembly and function of Proposed Core 3; 2) installing and maintaining fencing that would separate the development footprint (including the Project's managed open space buffer) from Proposed Core 3 conservation lands; and 3) managing edge effects between the Project and the conserved lands, including lighting and noise.

The Project would conserve 230.82 acres of lands that would support the function of Proposed Core 3 consistent with the MSHCP goals of providing live-in habitat and facilitating movement, including 152.42 acres on -site and 78.40 acres off site. As Proposed Core 3 extends from northwest to southeast, the Core is bisected by SR -60 to the west of the Project. As such, SR -60 provides a constraint to movement of wildlife through Proposed Core 3. MSHCP Volume I, Section 7.5.2 provides guidelines for the construction of wildlife crossings associated with roadway projects. The MSHCP notes undercrossing structures of varying sizes should be included in a long road alignment to accommodate small, medium, and large wildlife, with multiple undercrossings for each size group depending on the length of the roadway. Caltrans is currently constructing the SR -60 Truck Lanes Project which extends for approximately 4.75 miles from approximately Gilman Springs Road on the west to a point about one mile east of the western limits of the Project site. The Caltrans work is expected to be completed by the time that construction of the Project would begin. Therefore, Project components including proposed fencing would tie in consistently with SR -60 improvements.

As part of SR -60 improvements, Caltrans is constructing eight all-weather undercrossing structures specifically for wildlife, including two 20 -foot -tall by 20 -foot -wide box culverts to accommodate larger wildlife (mule deer, mountain lion, and bobcat) and six smaller undercrossings. The smaller structures consist of a combination of corrugated metal pipes (CMPs), reinforced concrete pipes (RCPs) and arch concrete pipes (ACPs). Three of the eight undercrossings are being constructed for the section of SR -60 improvements that abut the northern Project boundary, including one 60 -inch pipe at the western end of the Project site, one of the 20 -foot by 20 -foot culverts approximately 0.50 mile along the Project boundary east of the 60 -inch pipe, and one 36 -inch pipe another 0.50 mile to the east of the box culvert. Wildlife expected to occur at the Project site with the potential to use these three features include medium to large -sized mammals such as mule deer, mountain lion, bobcat and coyote, smaller mammals such as gray fox, raccoon and rodents, and other smaller wildlife such as reptiles and amphibians. The remaining five Caltrans undercrossings are being constructed west of the Project site, with the second 20 -foot by 20 -foot culvert located approximately one -mile west of the Project site.

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Conservation proposed by the Project includes the northwestern corner of Ce11 933, which, based on the existing Cell Criteria, is not currently described for conservation. The northwestern portion of Cell 933 is located adjacent to the Caltrans box culvert and based on the existing Cell Criteria, the box culvert might not be properly connected to the Proposed Core 3 open space. As such, one benefit of the Criteria Refinement is to place this portion of the Cell into conservation such that undercrossing is properly connected to the main portion of the Proposed Core 3 to the southwest, as requested by the RCA and Wildlife Agencies.

SR -60 improvements include a wildlife fence along both the northern and southern edges of SR -60 to minimize the likelihood that wildlife enter the roadway and direct wildlife to the areas north and south of the freeway. The eastern terminus of the SR -60 fence is being constructed just east of the proposed 36 -inch pipe culvert. The proposed Project would similarly construct a wildlife fence along the western and southern edges of the Project site to prevent wildlife from entering the site from the adjacent conserved lands. The fence would be constructed approximately along the boundary between the proposed conserved lands (PA 10) and the Project's PA 9, although the exact location would vary depending on the topography. The Project's fence would tie into the SR -60 fence at the easternmost proposed wildlife CMP and would extend west and then south/southeast around the Project to direct wildlife in the northwesterly/southeasterly direction. The wildlife fencing along the Project boundary would include one-way swing gates opening into the MSHCP conservation area for any wildlife that enter the Project site from the north and east trying to escape into the adjacent conserved lands. In addition to the wildlife fence, the Project would also include six-foot tubular steel security fencing along the northern boundary abutting the SR -60 right-of-way, beginning from the wildlife fence on the west and extending east to the Project's entry point. Wildlife that either cross over or under SR -60 east of the Caltrans wildlife fence terminus would be forced to the west or east along the security fence. A swing gate would be installed to the west along the section of lateral (north -south) wildlife fence connecting to the SR -60 fence, allowing wildlife to escape the freeway right-of-way towards the conserved lands.

The Project through its design would also address edge effects relative to adjacent conserved lands.

The Project's night lighting would be designed to prevent spillage into the MSHCP conserved lands along the western and southern development boundary. As such, consistent with the MSHCP Urban/Wildlife Interface Guidelines (MSHCP Volume I, Section 6.1.4), night lighting shall be directed away from the MSHCP Conservation Area to protect species within the MSHCP Conservation Area from direct night lighting to ensure ambient lighting in the MSHCP Conservation Area is not increased.

Regarding noise, the Project's Maintained Open Space (i.e., PA 9) would serve as a buffer between the main development footprint and the proposed conservation lands, such that wildlife within the adjacent conserved lands would not be subjected to noise that exceeds residential standards.

In conclusion, although the Project would result in impacts to lands that support the local movement of wildlife, the Project is designed to support the MSHCP goals for Proposed Core 3 through its proposed conservation lands, wildlife fencing, and management of edge effects. Through compliance with MSHCP goals for Proposed Core 3, impacts to wildlife movement would be less than significant.

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Native Wildlife Nursery Sites
The Project site does not represent a nursery site. Therefore, the Project would not result in impacts to a native wildlife nursery site. However, the Project site contains vegetation with the potential to support native nesting birds. Impacts to nesting birds are prohibited by the MBTA and CFGC. Since the Project has the potential to impact active nests regulated by the MBTA and CFGC, Project impacts to nesting birds represent a significant impact of the Project for which mitigation in the form of pre -construction surveys and avoidance of active nests would be required. (DEIR pp. 4.4-57 to 4.4-59) The following mitigation measure has been incorporated into the Project:

MM 4.4-5
Prior to the issuance of grading permits or other permits allowing for ground -disturbing activities or the removal of vegetation on site, the City of Beaumont Department of Public Works shall ensure that the following note is included on the grading plans.

Project contractors shall be required to ensure compliance with this note and permit periodic inspection of the construction site by City of Beaumont staff or its designee to confirm compliance. This note also shall be specified in bid documents issued to prospective construction contractors:

As feasible, vegetation clearing shall be conducted outside of the nesting season, which is generally identified as February 1 through September 15. If avoidance of the nesting season is not feasible, then a qualified biologist shall conduct a nesting bird survey within three days prior to any disturbance of the site, including disking, demolition activities, and grading. If active nests are identified, the biologist shall establish suitable buffers around the nests, and the buffer areas shall be avoided until the nests are no longer occupied and the juvenile birds can survive independently from the nests.

Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-5 would ensure that appropriate pre -construction surveys are conducted during the bird nesting season and would ensure that impacts to any active nests are avoided. Implementation of the required mitigation would reduce the Project's potential impacts to nesting birds to less -than -significant levels. (DEIR pp. 4.4-63, 4.4-64, 4.4-66)

4.1.6 THRESHOLD F
Impact Statement: The Project could conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold f are discussed in detail in Section 4.4.7 of the DEIR. The Project would be consistent with the biological requirements of the MSHCP Reserve Assembly Requirements, Section 6.1.2 (Protection of Species Associated with Riparian/Riverine Areas and Vernal Pools), Section 6.1.3 (Protection of Narrow Endemic Plant Species), Section 6.1.4 (Guidelines Pertaining to the Urban/Wildlands Interface), and Section 6.3.2 (Additional Survey Needs Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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and Procedures). However, implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-2 would be required to ensure that the Project is consistent with Section 6.3.2 (Additional Survey Needs and Procedures) of the MSHCP Reserve Assembly Requirements for Burrowing Owl. Therefore, this impact is considered potentially significant. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR.
❑ Substantial Evidence
The Project site is located in the MSHCP Criteria Area, within portions of independent Cells 933, 936, 1030, 1032, and 1125, as well as a portion of Cell Group A', divided between two Area Plans: The Pass Area Plan (Cells 933, 936, 1030, 1032, and 1125) and the Reche Canyon/Badlands Area Plan (Cell Group A'). The Project is subject to the Habitat Evaluation and Acquisition Negotiation Strategy (HANS) process in coordination with the City. The Project will be subject to Joint Project Review (JPR) by the RCA in order for the RCA to determine that the Project will be consistent with the MSHCP. The Project's compliance with MSHCP Reserve assembly requirements, Section 6.1.2 (Protection of Species Associated with Riparian/Riverine Areas and Vernal Pools), Section 6.1.3 (Protection of Narrow Endemic Plant Species), Section 6.1.4 (Guidelines Pertaining to the Urban/Wildlands Interface), and Section 6.3.2 (Additional Survey Needs and Procedures), is provided below.
• Protection of Species Associated with Riparian/Riverine Areas and Vernal Pools (Section 6.1.2): The Project site supports 1.18 acres of riparian habitat and 2.57 acre of riverine streambed. Although riparian habitat is present within the Project site in the form of Southern Riparian Scrub, this community does not have the potential to support least Bell's vireo, southwestern willow flycatcher, or western yellow -billed cuckoo. Within the Project site, this community is comprised of individual trees and shrubs with an herbaceous understory, and does not contain a stratified canopy or support the structural complexity required to support these species.

The Project site does not contain 140epresssions (natural or artificial) that would inundate long enough to support resources associated with vernal pools, including fairy shrimp. The soils mapped within the Project site are categorized as sandy loam soils, which are generally not associated with vernal pools, and direct observations of the soils within the Project site showed a lack of clay soil components. Road ruts are generally not allowed to develop or persist for durations long enough to support resources associated with pools due to regular maintenance of the access roads within the Project site. Regular maintenance keeps these roads free of ruts and washouts, in order to allow operations and maintenance of various utilities (i.e., Southern California Edison transmission towers and a SoCal Gas transmission pipeline), as well as access to commercial apiary operations. In addition, no plant species were observed within the Project site that are associated with vernal pools and similar habitats that experience prolonged inundation.

The Project would result in impacts to 0.03 acre of riparian habitat and 0.40 acre of riverine streambed. Therefore, a Demonstration of Biologically Equivalent or Superior Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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Preservation (DBESP) would be required for impacts to Riparian/Riverine resources. A DBESP would be completed as part of the Project. Therefore, the Project is consistent with Section 6.1.1 of the MSHCP.
• Protection of Narrow Endemic Plants (Section 6.1.3): Volume I, Section 6.1.3 of the MSHCP requires that within identified Narrow Endemic Plant Species Survey Areas (NEPSSA), site -specific focused surveys for Narrow Endemic Plants Species will be required for all public and private projects where appropriate soils and habitat are present.

No special -status plant species were observed within the Project site during focused plant surveys. The Project site occurs within NEPSSA 8; therefore, the following target species were evaluated: many -stemmed dudleya and Yucaipa onion. As discussed above, these species are not expected to occur due to a lack of suitable (clay) soils and were not detected during focused surveys. Therefore, these species were confirmed to be absent from the Project site and the Project would not result in impacts to NEPSSA species; therefore, the Project is consistent with Section 6.1.3 of the MSHCP.
• Guidelines Pertaining to the Urban/Wildlands Interface (Section 6.1.4): The MSHCP Urban/Wildland Interface Guidelines are intended to address indirect effects associated with locating development in proximity to the MSHCP Conservation Area. As the MSHCP Conservation Area is assembled, development is expected to occur adjacent to the Conservation Area. Future development in proximity to the MSHCP Conservation Area may result in edge effects with the potential to adversely affect biological resources within the Conservation Area. To minimize such edge effects, the guidelines shall be implemented in conjunction with review of individual public and private development projects in proximity to the MSHCP Conservation Area. As discussed in threshold a, the Project will implement applicable measures as it relates to temporary construction impacts to minimize adverse indirect impacts on special -status resources within Conserved Lands. Therefore, the Project is consistent with Section 6.1.4 of the MSHCP. • Additional Survey Needs and Procedures (Section 6.3.2): The Project site is not located within a CAPSSA, Mammal Survey Area, or Amphibian Survey Area, and does not support suitable habitat for riparian/riverine associated species (i.e. listed fairy shrimp, least Bell's vireo); therefore, surveys for these species were not required and impacts would not result from the Project.

The Project site is located within the Burrowing Owl Survey Area. Focused surveys were conducted during the 2019 burrowing owl breeding season, with negative results.

Regardless, at a minimum, a 30 -day preconstruction survey will be conducted immediately prior to the initiation of construction to ensure protection for this species and compliance with the conservation goals as outlined in the MSHCP. If burrowing owls are detected on - site during the 30 -day preconstruction survey, a burrowing owl relocation plan will be developed for the passive/active translocation of individuals as directed by the RCA and wildlife agencies. With incorporation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-2, the Project is consistent with Section 6.3.2 of the MSHCP.

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The Project would be consistent with the biological requirements of the MSHCP Reserve Assembly Requirements, Section 6.1.2 (Protection of Species Associated with Riparian/Riverine Areas and Vernal Pools), Section 6.1.3 (Protection of Narrow Endemic Plant Species), Section 6.1.4 (Guidelines Pertaining to the Urban/Wildlands Interface), and Section 6.3.2 (Additional Survey Needs and Procedures). However, implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-2 would be required to ensure that the Project is consistent with Section 6.3.2 (Additional Survey Needs and Procedures) of the MSHCP Reserve Assembly Requirements for Burrowing Owl. Therefore, this impact is considered potentially significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.4-59 to 4.4-61)
Refer to Mitigation Measure MM 4.4-2, above. Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-2 would be required to ensure that the Project is consistent with Section 6.3.2 (Additional Survey Needs and Procedures) of the MSHCP Reserve Assembly Requirements for Burrowing Owl. Implementation of the required mitigation would ensure the Project's consistency with the MSHCP. (DEIR, pp. 4.4-63, 4-64, 4.4-66)

4.1.7 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project could have significant cumulative biological impacts without implementation of mitigation measures.
❑ Findings
Potential cumulative impacts of the Project related to biological resources are discussed in detail in DEIR Section 4.4.8. No special -status plants were detected at the Project site during focused plant surveys; therefore, no impact to special -status plants would occur. The Project would result in potential impacts to crotch bumble bee, coastal California gnatcatcher and burrowing owl during construction activities. Therefore, impacts to special -status animals would be potentially significant. The Project is required to comply with Mitigation Measures MM 4.4-1, MM 4.4-2, and MM 4.4-3 which would reduce impacts to less than significant. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR.
❑ Substantial Evidence
This cumulative impact analysis considers development of the Project in conjunction with other development projects and planned development in the vicinity of the Project site. The cumulative impact evaluation also takes into consideration the geographic area covered by the Western Riverside County MSHCP, which is the prevailing habitat conservation plan applicable to the Project site.

The temporary direct and/or indirect impacts of the Project would not result in significant cumulative impacts to environmental resources within the region of the Project site. Cumulative impacts refer to incremental effects of an individual project when assessed with the effects of past, current, and proposed projects. The MSHCP was developed to address the comprehensive regional planning effort and anticipated growth in the City. Projects in the area would be required to comply with the MSHCP Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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and to mitigate project impacts consistent with MSHCP requirements. The Project would result in permanent impacts to vegetation communities described for conservation by the MSHCP associated with Cells 933, 936, 1030, 1032, and 1125 totaling 109.69 acres and would impact the following communities: chaparral (0.21 acre), Riversidean sage scrub (24.40 acres), non-native grassland (82.13 acres), and southern riparian scrub (0.03 acre). To offset these impacts, the Project would conserve 133.62 acres of replacement lands, including 0.32 acre of chaparral, 45.85 acres of Riversidean sage scrub, 86.03 acres of non-native grassland, and 0.22 acre of southern riparian scrub consistent with the MSHCP. Additionally, the Project would potentially impact MSHCP covered species (coast horned lizard, coastal whiptail, red -diamond rattlesnake, coastal California gnatcatcher, loggerhead shrike, bobcat, mountain lion, northwestern San Diego pocket mouse, SKR and San Diego black -tailed jackrabbit). Impacts to covered species would be mitigated through a combination of general MSHCP compliance, pre -construction surveys, protection plans and avoidance, as required through implementation of Mitigation Measures MM 4.4-1, MM 4.4-2, MM 4.4-3, and MM 4.4-5. Non - covered sensitive floral species were not detected or expected to occur within or adjacent to the Project and therefore the development of the Project site would not result or contribute to a cumulative impact to non -covered species. A few non -covered sensitive faunal species have potential to occur within the Project site, and so the Project could contribute to a cumulative impact for these species. However, adequate lands would be conserved by the Project as part of the MSHCP conservation to address these species and reduce any impacts to below a level of significance. Furthermore, the Project has been designed and mitigated to remain in compliance with all MSHCP conservation goals and guidelines which other projects are required to do as well, and therefore would not result in an adverse cumulative impact.

The Project would also impact jurisdictional waters (0.31 acres of Corps and Regional Board jurisdiction, and 0.43 acres of CDFW jurisdiction and MSHCP riparian/riverine resources, of which

0.03 acre is vegetated riparian habitat). Through the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM 4.4- 4, the Project would be required to purchase wetland/riparian habitat establishment and/or rehabilitation credits from an approved mitigation bank/in-lieu fee program at a minimum 1:1 ratio. (DEIR, pp. 4.4-61 to 4.4-62) Because any other projects in the area that impact jurisdictional waters would be required to mitigate for those impacts, and the Project has mitigated for its impacts, there are no cumulative impacts to jurisdictional waters that result from the Project.

4.2 CULTURAL RESOURCES

4.2.1 THRESHOLD B
Impact Statement: The Project could cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to Section 15064.5.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold b (historical resources) are discussed in detail in Section 4.5.6 of the DEIR. No known prehistoric archeological resources are present on the Project site. Nonetheless, the potential exists for Project -related ground -disturbing activities to result in a direct impact to significant subsurface prehistoric archaeological resources should such resources be discovered during Project -related ground -disturbing activities. The Project is required to comply with Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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Mitigation Measures MM 4.5-1 and 4.5-2, which would reduce impacts to less than significant. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. ❑ Substantial Evidence
Although the Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project will result in direct impacts to recorded cultural resources RIV-5060, RIV-5061, P-33-006229, P-33-009027, P-33-015672 and P-33-015673, based on the cultural resources inventory and records search, an intensive pedestrian survey, and Phase II significance testing, it was determined that there are no unique or significant archaeological resources on the Project site and site -specific mitigation measures with respect to these artifacts are not required.

Therefore, implementation of the Project would result in less than significant impacts associated with known archaeological resources. However, due to the presence of cultural resources documenting prehistoric and historic use of this property, and the poor ground visibility during the survey, there is a potential to impact buried prehistoric archaeological resources during ground disturbance activities (i.e., grading and excavation activities), which would result in a potentially significant impact. (DEIR p. 4.5-16)
The following mitigation measures have been incorporated into the Project:

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Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the Project Applicant shall provide written verification in the form of a letter from the archaeologist to the City's Community Development Director stating that a certified archaeologist that meets the U.S.

Secretary of Interior Standards has been retained to implement the monitoring program.

The archaeologist shall be present during all ground -disturbing activities to identify any known or suspected archaeological and/or cultural resources. The archaeologist will conduct a Cultural Resource Sensitivity Training, in conjunction with the consulting Native American Tribe(s) Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO), and/or designated Tribal Representative. The training session will focus on the archaeological and tribal cultural resources that may be encountered during ground - disturbing activities as well as the procedures to be followed in such an event. The certified archaeologist and consulting tribe(s) representative shall attend the pre - grading meeting with the contractors to explain and coordinate the requirements of the monitoring program.

Prior to any ground -disturbing activities the project archaeologist shall develop a Cultural Resource Management Plan (CRMP) and/or Archaeological Monitoring and Treatment Plan (AMTP) to address the details, timing, and responsibilities of all archaeological and cultural resource activities that occur on the project site. This Plan should be written in consultation with the consulting Tribe[s] and shall include the following: approved mitigation measures, conditions of approval, contact information for all pertinent parties, parties' responsibilities, procedures for each mitigation measure and condition of approval, and an overview of the project schedule. The Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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monitoring program shall include the following requirements for each phase of ground disturbance:
a) During all ground -disturbing activities, the qualified archaeologist and the Native American monitor shall be on -site full-time. The frequency of inspections will depend upon the rate of excavation, the materials excavated, and any discoveries of tribal cultural resources as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21074.

Archaeological and Native American monitoring will be discontinued when the depth of grading and the soil conditions no longer retain the potential to contain cultural deposits. The qualified archaeologist, in consultation with the Native American monitor, shall be responsible for determining the duration and frequency of monitoring.
b) In the event that previously unidentified cultural resources are discovered, the qualified archaeologist and Native American monitor shall have the authority to divert or temporarily halt ground disturbance operation in the area of discovery to allow for the evaluation of potentially significant cultural resources. Isolates and clearly non -significant deposits will be minimally documented in the field so the monitored ground disturbance activities can proceed. If a potentially significant cultural resource(s) is discovered, work shall stop within a 60 -foot perimeter of the discovery and an environmentally sensitive area physical demarcation/barrier constructed. The archaeologist shall contact the City and consulting tribe(s) at the time of discovery. The archaeologist, in consultation with the City, the consulting tribe(s), and Native American monitor, shall determine the significance of the discovered resources.
c) A recommendation for the treatment and disposition of the tribal cultural resource shall be made by the qualified archaeologist in consultation with the tribe(s) and the Native American monitor and be submitted to the City for review and approval.

Treatment and disposition may include full avoidance; preservation in place; reburial in a permanent conservation easement or deed restriction away from future impact areas; or excavation and curation in a facility that meets Federal Curation Standards (CFR 79.1).

The City must concur with the evaluation before ground disturbance activities will be allowed to resume in the affected area. For significant cultural resources meeting the definition of a historical resource per CEQA Section 15064.5(a) or a unique archaeological resource per CEQA Section 21083.2(g), a Research Design and Data Recovery Program to mitigate impacts shall be prepared by the consulting archaeologist and approved by the City before being carried out using professional archaeological methods.
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methods. The archaeologist shall determine the amount of material to be recovered for an adequate artifact sample for analysis.
e) All cultural material collected during the grading monitoring program shall be processed and curated according to the current professional repository standards.

The collections and associated records shall be transferred, including title, to an appropriate curation facility, to be accompanied by payment of the fees necessary for permanent curation.
f) A report documenting the field and analysis results and interpreting the artifact and research data within the research context shall be completed and submitted to the City's Community Development Director for approval and subsequently submitted to the Eastern Information Center, and consulting tribe(s), prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the first building in each phase of ground disturbance.

Implementation of Mitigation Measure MM 4.5-1 and 4.5-2 would ensure the proper identification and subsequent treatment of any significant archaeological resources that may be encountered during ground -disturbing activities associated with implementation of the Project. With implementation of the required mitigation, the Project's potential impacts to important archaeological resources would be reduced to less than significant. (DEIR pp. 4.5-16 to 4.5-18, 4.5-20)

4.2.2 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project would not result significant cumulative cultural resources impacts. ❑ Findings
As discussed, under Threshold b, above, there are no significant archaeological resources located on the Project site. Impacts to previously undiscovered subsurface archeological resources are typically site specific from ground disturbing activities and generally do not combine to result in cumulative impacts, unless resources are identified immediately adjacent to the Project site. The nearest development to the Project is Hidden Canyon Industrial Park to the east, which has been graded and is currently under development. Further, site -specific archeological resource investigations would be required for other projects before the City would permit ground disturbances or demolition or substantial alteration of existing structures. Such investigations would include some degree of surface - level surveying and identify resources on the affected project sites that are or appear to be eligible for listing on the national or state registers for historic resources. Such investigations would also recommend mitigation measures to protect and preserve cultural resources. Therefore, cumulative impacts to archaeological resources would be less than significant.

4.3 GEOLOGY AND SOILS

4.3.1 THRESHOLD F
Impact Statement: The Project would have potential to directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature.

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❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold f are discussed in detail in Section 4.7.6 of the DEIR. The Project site is identified as within an area of "High" Paleontological Sensitivity; therefore, implementation of the Project would result in potentially significant impacts associated with paleontological resources. The Project could result in direct impacts to paleontological resources within the Project site should such resources be discovered during Project -related construction activities. The Project is required to comply with Mitigation Measures MM 4.7-1 to 4.7-3, which would reduce impacts to less than significant. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR.
❑ Substantial Evidence
Because the City does not have specific guidelines for the preservation of paleontological resources, the City elects to use Riverside County guidelines for rating the paleontological sensitivity of geologic formations. A paleontological sensitivity map generated by the Riverside County Land Information System in February 2021 ranks most of the Project area as having a High Paleontological Potential/Sensitivity (High A). The category "High A" indicates that fossils are likely to be encountered at the surface and may be impacted during excavation by construction activities.

The Project site has a high potential to contain paleontological resources due to the: 1) presence of the middle Pliocene to lower Pleistocene fossiliferous middle member of the San Timoteo Formation, 2) recovery of fossils from the formation within and nearby the Project site boundaries, and 3) "High" Paleontological Sensitivity assigned to the San Timoteo Formation for yielding paleontological resources. The San Timoteo Formation also extends below the cover of young alluvial fan deposits and would be exposed during grading activities. Areas having a low paleontological sensitivity are represented by Holocene (modern) young alluvial fan deposits lining the drainage valleys. Generally, these sedimentary deposits do not yield fossils, being too young.

A paleontological literature review and collections and records search was performed by the Los Angeles County Museum (LACM). The review did not find any documented paleontological localities (fossil sites) held by the LACM from within the Project site; however, six localities held by the LACM are just west of the southernmost portion of the Project site. Significant fossil vertebrate remains "may well" be encountered in any digging in the San Timoteo Formation, as well as in older Quaternary alluvial deposits that may underlie the younger alluvium mapped on the surface within the Project site.

However, based upon the topography and the distribution of the various Quaternary deposits in the Project vicinity, it is more likely that the San Timoteo Formation underlies the young alluvial fan deposits within the Project site.

Therefore, there is a high probably of encountering paleontological resources during grading activities that impact the San Timoteo Formation and Quaternary older alluvial fan sediments. Impacts to paleontological resources would be significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.7-22 to 4.7-23) Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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The following mitigation measures have been incorporated into the Project:

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Prior to issuance of grading permits, the Project Applicant shall retain a qualified paleontologist. Paleontological monitoring of the young alluvial fan deposits is not warranted, since their potential to yield fossils is low. However, if, during earth disturbance activities, the San Timoteo Foundation or older Quaternary alluvial deposits is exposed beneath the overlying young alluvial fan deposits, monitoring should be initiated during periods in which the San Timoteo Formation or older Quaternary alluvial deposits will be impacted. Monitoring shall be conducted during any grading or excavation in undisturbed sediments of the San Timoteo Foundation.

Complete grading plans for each phase shall be made available to the City of Beaumont and to the paleontologist/ paleontological monitor prior to the start of any earth -moving activities for each phase.

Prior to initiation of any grading and/or excavation activities, a preconstruction meeting shall be held and attended by the paleontologist of record, representatives of the grading contractor and subcontractors, the project owner or developer, and a representative of the lead agency. The nature of potential paleontological resources shall be discussed, as well as the protocol that is to be implemented following discovery of any fossiliferous materials.

Paleontological monitors shall be equipped to salvage fossils as they are unearthed to avoid construction delays. The monitor shall be empowered to temporarily halt or divert equipment to allow removal of abundant or large specimens in a timely manner.

Monitoring may be reduced if the potentially fossiliferous units are not present in the subsurface, or if present, are determined upon exposure and examination by qualified paleontological personnel to have low potential to contain fossil resources. Fossil discovery and salvage shall occur as follows:
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Notification of fossil discoveries shall be immediately reported by the paleontologist or paleontological monitor to the City of Beaumont, the Project owner or developer, and the consulting company overseeing development of the Project.
h) Paleontological salvage shall complete with professional standard protocols, as detailed in Section VII, Paleontological Resource Impact Mitigation Program in Technical Appendix F2 of the DEIR.
i) In the laboratory, individual fossils shall be cleaned of extraneous matrix, any breaks repaired, and the specimen, if needed, stabilized by soaking in an archivally approved acrylic hardener (e.g., a solution of acetone and Paraloid B-72).

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j) The recovered specimens shall be prepared to a point of identification and permanent preservation (not display), including screen -washing of sediments to recover small invertebrates and vertebrates.
k) The prepared specimens, along with relevant information, shall be curated into a professional, accredited public museum repository with a commitment to archival conservation and permanent retrievable storage (e.g., the Western Science Center in Hemet, California). The paleontological program should include a written repository agreement prior to the initiation of mitigation activities. The City of Beaumont may select another repository if it so desires. 1) A final monitoring and mitigation report of findings and significance, including lists of all fossils recovered and necessary maps and graphics to accurately record their original location, shall be prepared. The report, when submitted to, and accepted by, the City of Beaumont, shall signify satisfactory completion of the project program to mitigate impacts to any potential non-renewable paleontological resources (i.e., fossils) that might have been lost or otherwise adversely affected without such a program in place.

Implementation of Mitigation Measures MM 4.7-1 through 4.7-3 would ensure the proper identification and subsequent treatment of any significant paleontological resources that may be encountered during ground -disturbing activities associated with implementation of the proposed Project. With implementation of the required mitigation, the Project's potential impacts to important paleontological resources would be reduced to less than significant. The Project's contribution to cumulative impacts would likewise be reduced to less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.7-25 to 4.7-26)

4.3.2 CUMULATIVE IMPACT
Impact Statement: The Project would have potential to result in cumulative impacts to paleontological resources.
❑ Findings
Potential cumulative impacts of the Project related to paleontological resources are discussed in detail in Section 4.7.7 of the DEIR. The Project site is identified as within an area of "High" Paleontological Sensitivity; therefore, implementation of the Project could result in potentially significant impacts associated with paleontological resources. The Project could result in direct impacts to paleontological resources within the Project site should such resources be discovered during Project -related construction activities. The Project is required to comply with Mitigation Measures MM 4.7-1 to 4.7- 3, which would reduce impacts to less than significant. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR.

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❑ Substantial Evidence
The Project's potential to result in impacts to paleontological resources (Threshold f) is similar to that of other projects located in the region that are underlain by alluvial fan deposits. The Project -specific PRIMP, required as Mitigation Measures MM 4.7-1 through MM 4.7-3, would ensure Project -specific paleontological impacts are reduced to less than significant. Therefore, the Project's contribution to a cumulatively considerable impacts is less than significant. (DEIR, pp. 4.7-23 to 4.7-24)

4.4 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES

4.4.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
The following Regulatory Requirements (RRs) are applicable regardless of CEQA and would apply to any project under similar circumstances and, therefore, do not constitute mitigation measures.

However, they will nonetheless be included in the Project's Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to ensure the implementation of the mandated RRs.

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Inadvertent Discovery of Human Remains. Should human remains and/or cremations be encountered on the surface or during any and all ground -disturbing activities (i.e., clearing, grubbing, tree and bush removal, grading, trenching, fence post placement and removal, construction excavation, excavation for all water supply, electrical, and irrigation lines, and landscaping phases of any kind), work in the immediate vicinity of the discovery shall immediately stop within a 100 -foot perimeter of the discovery. The area shall be protected; project personnel/observers will be restricted. The County Coroner is to be contacted within 24 hours of discovery. The County Coroner has 48 hours to make his/her determination pursuant to State and Safety Code Section 7050.5 and Public Resources Code Section 5097.98.

In the event that the human remains and/or cremations are identified as Native American, the Coroner shall notify the Native American Heritage Commission within 24 hours of determination pursuant to subdivision (c) of Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5.

The Native American Heritage Commission shall immediately notify the person or persons it believes to be the Most Likely Descendant (MLD). The MLD has 48 hours, upon being granted access to the Project site, to inspect the site of discovery and make his/her recommendation for final treatment and disposition, with appropriate dignity, of the remains and all associated grave goods pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5097.98
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sheriff -coroner, parties, and lead agencies will be asked to withhold public disclosure information related to such reburial.

4.4.2 THRESHOLD A
Impact Statement: The Project has the potential to cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code Section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that is (1) listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code Section 5020.1(k) or (2) a resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe. ❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold a are discussed in detail in Section 4.18.7 of the DEIR. The NAHC SLF search did not indicate the presence of any sacred sites or locations of religious or ceremonial importance within the search radius. Additionally, all previously recorded cultural resources were evaluated as not significant and ineligible for listing on the CRHR. There are no significant historical resources pursuant to Section 15064.5 located within the Project site. Although no tribal cultural resources are known to occur within the Project's impact limits, implementation of the Project has the potential to cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of tribal cultural resources that may be buried beneath the site's surface or in on -site vegetation. The Project is required to comply with Mitigation Measures MM 4.5-1 and 4.5-2 set forth in Section 4.2, above, and which ensure the proper identification and subsequent treatment of any significant resources that may be encountered during ground -disturbing activities associated with implementation of the Project. These mitigation measures would reduce impacts to less than significant. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. ❑ Substantial Evidence
As discussed in Phase I and Phase II Cultural Resources Assessment (DEIR Technical Appendix D), BFSA requested a review of the Sacred Lands Files (SLF) by the NAHC in March of 2019 to determine if any recorded Native American sacred sites or locations of religious or ceremonial importance are present within one mile of the project. The NAHC SLF search did not indicate the presence of any sacred sites or locations of religious or ceremonial importance within the search radius.

Additionally, all previously recorded cultural resources were evaluated as not significant and ineligible for listing on the CRHR and NRHP. There are no significant historical resources pursuant to Section 15064.5 located within the Project site. However, because multiple resources have been identified on Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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the Project site, and due to heavy vegetation during the survey, there remains the potential that previously unobserved resources may exist.

Native American Consultation
The City sent notification to the Native American tribes with traditional or cultural affiliation to the area that previously requested consultation pursuant to AB 52 and SB 18 requirements.

Of the 10 tribes that were sent notifications letters, three requested government -to -government consultation: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and Soboba Band of Mission Indians. In a letter dated December 15, 2020, the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians stated that they were unaware of specific cultural resources that may be affected by the Project but would like to be notified in the event cultural resources are discovered during development.

The City submitted the Phase I and Phase II Cultural Resources Assessment (Technical Appendix D) to three tribes that requested consultation and conducted telephone consultations with Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians on March 2, 2021 and Morongo Band of Mission Indians on February 2, 2021. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and Morongo Band of Missions Indians requested revisions to the cultural resources assessment and mitigation, which were incorporated into Technical Appendix D. To date the Soboba Band of Mission Indians have not responded to schedule consultation.

Based on information provided in DEIR Section 4.5, Cultural Resources, and consultation with Native American tribes, there is potential that buried tribal cultural resources could be encountered during ground -disturbing activities. Accordingly, there is a potential for significant impacts to occur during grading. (DEIR, pp. 4.18-13 to 4.18-14)
Refer to Mitigation Measures MM 4.5-1 and MM 4.5-2, in Section 4.2, above which address archeological resources. Implementation of Mitigation Measures MM 4.5-1 and MM 4.5-2, would ensure that grading and other ground -disturbing activities during construction are monitored by a qualified archaeologist as well as Native American monitors. The mitigation measures further require the proper treatment of any resources that may be uncovered, and the avoidance of disturbance in areas where potential resources are uncovered. With implementation of the required mitigation measures, the Project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code Section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American Tribe, and potential Project and cumulative impacts would be reduced to less than significant levels. (DEIR, p. 4.18-15)

4.4.3 CUMULATIVE IMPACT
Impact Statement: The Project has the potential to result in cumulative impacts to tribal cultural resources.

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❑ Finding
Potential cumulative impacts of the Project related to tribal cultural resources are discussed in detail in Section 4.18.8 of the DEIR. Although no tribal cultural resources are known to occur within the Project's impact limits, implementation of the Project has the potential cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of tribal cultural resources that may be buried beneath the site's surface or in on -site vegetation. The Project is required to comply with Mitigation Measures MM 4.5-1 and 4.5- 2, which would reduce impacts to less than significant. The City has determined that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the DEIR. ❑ Substantial Evidence
This cumulative impact analysis considers development of the Project in conjunction with other development projects and planned development projects in the vicinity of the Project site that are in the western area of Riverside County and the traditional use of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Torres -Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, Santa Rosa band of Cahuilla Indians, Ramona band of Cahuilla Indians, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, Soboba Band of Mission Indians, Cahuilla Band of Indians, Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians, and Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians.

As noted previously, the City conducted Native American consultation with potentially culturally affiliated tribes, as required by AB 52 and SB 18. Although other development projects in the traditional use area for the above listed culturally affiliated tribes may impact significant tribal cultural resources, impacts are generally site -specific resulting from ground disturbing activities; however, discovery of resources could contribute knowledge regarding other resources farther away from the Project site. Therefore, cumulative impacts to tribal cultural resources have the potential to occur.

However, with implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.5-1, Project impacts to tribal cultural resources would be less than significant. Other projects will also be required to comply with all applicable existing statutes, regulations, procedures, and policies that address tribal cultural resources, including consultation under SB 18 and/or AB 52. Other development projects will also implement mitigation measures similar to Mitigation Measures MM 4.5-1 and MM 4.5-2 to ensure impacts to tribal cultural resources are fully mitigated to a less than significant level. With implementation of Mitigation Measures MM 4.5-1 and 4.5-2, the Project would not to contribute towards a significant cumulative impact associated with the significance of a tribal cultural resource or a collection of resources pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5. Therefore, with mitigation, the Project would not result in a significant cumulative impact related to tribal cultural resources. (DEIR, po. 4.18-14 to

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5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT REMAIN SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE

AFTER MITIGATION
The City finds the project would result in significant and unavoidable impacts in the following impact categories after implementation of all feasible mitigation measures: Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Noise, and Transportation. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15092(b)(2), The City cannot approve the project unless it first finds (1) under Public Resources Code Section 21081(a)(3), and CEQA Guidelines Section 15091(a)(3), that specific economic, legal, social technological, or other considerations, including provisions of employment opportunities to highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the EIR; and (2) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15092(b), that the remaining significant effects are acceptable under CEQA Guidelines Section 15093 because the economic, legal, social, technological or other benefits of the proposed project outweigh its unavoidable adverse environmental effects. Therefore, a statement of overriding considerations has been prepared (see Section 9.0, herein).

5.1 AIR QUALITY

5.1.1 THRESHOLD A
Impact Statement: The Project would conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan.
❑ Findings
Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold a are discussed in detail in Section 4.3.6 of the DEIR. The Project would be inconsistent with South Coast AQMD Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) because 1) will would exceed regional significance thresholds, resulting in NAAQS and CAAQS violations; and 2) would exceed the assumptions in the AQMP based on the years of project buildout phase. Specifically, the Project would exceed regional thresholds of significance for NOx during construction and for NOx, CO, PM10, and PM2.5 during operation even after mitigation. The Project's regional exceedance for VOCs during construction would be mitigated to less than significant level with the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM 4.3-1. Further, The Project would require a General Plan Amendment and therefore is inconsistent with the land use assumptions on which the AQMP was based and is conservatively assumed to generate operational source emissions not accounted for in the AQMP. As such, the Project is considered to be inconsistent with the AQMP and significant impacts would occur.

The Project is required to comply with Mitigation Measures MM 4.3-1 through 4.3-17, which includes all feasible mitigation measures recommended in the FEIR and would reduce impacts related to NOx, CO, PM10, and PM2.5 emissions during both construction and operation to the extent feasible. The implementation of mitigation measures, the Project's emissions -reducing design features and operational programs, including but not limited to South Coast AQMD Rule 2305 (WAIRE) are consistent with and support overarching AQMP air pollution reduction strategies. Project support of these strategies would globally promote timely attainment of AQMP air quality standards and would bring the Project into conformance with the AQMP to the extent feasible. However, impacts would Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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remain significant and unavoidable. The City finds that the above mitigation measures are feasible, are adopted, and will reduce air quality impacts attributable to the proposed Project.

Several mitigation measures were recommended by commenters on the DEIR. These measures were evaluated in the FEIR and were: 1) already required through regulatory requirements, project design features, or mitigation; 2) added as mitigation and included, herein; or 3) determined to be infeasible.

For example, due to the reasons described under "Substantial Evidence below, the requirement that all heavy-duty vehicles must be zero emission was found to be economically and technologically infeasible because they are not commercially available for the foreseeable future. Additionally, regulations that control heavy-duty truck emissions are the responsibility of the State and outside of the responsibility and control of the City. Therefore, pursuant to Section 21081(a)(3) of the California Public Resources Code, control of tailpipe emissions are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and have been adopted by that other agency. See FEIR, Response to Comments B-34 through B-63 and D-4 through D-29.

Pursuant to Section 21081(a)(3) of the California Public Resources Code, as described below, the City has determined that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations make infeasible the mitigation measures or alternatives identified in the EIR. ❑ Substantial Evidence
The South Coast AQMD's 2016 AQMP is the applicable air quality plan for the Project area, which estimates long-term air quality conditions for the SCAB. The 2016 AQMP continues to evaluate current integrated strategies and control measures to meet the NAAQS, as well as explore new and innovative methods to reach its goals. Some of these approaches include utilizing incentive programs, recognizing existing co -benefit programs from other sectors, and developing a strategy with fair -share reductions at the federal, state, and local levels. The 2016 AQMP incorporates scientific and technological information and planning assumptions, including the 2016-2040 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (2016-2040 RTP/SCS), a planning document that supports the integration of land use and transportation to help the region meet the federal CAA requirements.

Criteria for determining consistency with the AQMP are defined in Chapter 12, Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the 1993 CEQA Handbook. These indicators are discussed below:
• Consistency Criterion No. 1: The proposed project will not result in an increase in the frequency or severity of existing air quality violations or cause or contribute to new violations or delay the timely attainment of air quality standards or the interim emissions reductions specified in the AQMP.

Consistency Criterion No. 1 refers to violations of the CAAQS and NAAQS. CAAQS and NAAQS, or violations would occur if LSTs or regional significance thresholds are exceeded. The Project's localized construction -source emissions would not exceed applicable LST thresholds. However, the Project's regional construction -source emissions would exceed the applicable regional thresholds for Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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emissions of VOCs and NOx. As such, the the Project has the potential to result in a significant impact with respect to this criterion and the Project would have the potential to conflict with the AQMP according to this criterion, and could be potentially significant.

The Project would not exceed the LST thresholds for operational activity. However, the regional operational -source emissions are anticipated to exceed the regional thresholds of significance for NOx, VOC, CO, PM10, and PM2.5 emissions and would not be reduced to less than significant with imposition of mitigation measures. As such, the Project has the potential to result in a significant impact with respect to this criterion and the Project would have the potential to conflict with the AQMP according to this criterion.

Based on the preceding, the Project is determined to be inconsistent with the first criterion and impacts would be potentially significant.
• Consistency Criterion No. 2: The Project will not exceed the assumptions in the AQMP based on the years of project build -out phase.

The 2016AQMP demonstrates that the applicable ambient air quality standards can be achieved within the timeframes required under federal law. Growth projections from local general plans adopted by cities in the district are provided to the SCAG, which develops regional growth forecasts, which are then used to develop future air quality forecasts for the AQMP. Development consistent with the growth projections in City's General Plan is considered to be consistent with the AQMP.

Peak day emissions generated by construction activities are largely independent of land use assignments, but rather are a function of development scope and maximum area of disturbance.

Irrespective of the site's land use designation, development of the site to its maximum potential would likely occur, with disturbance of the entire site occurring during construction activities. As such, since the Project would exceed applicable NOx regional emissions thresholds during construction activity, a significant impact would result.

The Project is proposed to consist of a maximum of 246,000 sf of general commercial uses in addition to a 125 -room hotel and a maximum of 4,995,000 sf of industrial uses. The Project would provide 124.7 acres of open space to accommodate landscaped manufactured slopes, fuel modification areas, and natural open space as a buffer to adjacent conservation area and 152.4 acres of open space — conservation. The open space — conservation area would be preserved as natural habitat as required by the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP). Associated improvements to the Project site would include, but are not limited to, paved roads, paved parking areas, drive aisles, truck courts, utility infrastructure, landscaping, water quality basins, signage, lighting, property walls, gates, and fencing, including perimeter fencing for the Project site.

Implementation of the Project would require approval of a General Plan Amendment. The General Plan Amendment would re -designate approximately 539.9 acres from "Rural Residential" to "General Commercial" (30.2 -acres), "Industrial" (232.6 -acres), "Open Space" (124.7 -acres), and "Open Space — Conservation." (152.4 -acres). Permitted uses within the "General Commercial" land use will include Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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a wide range of recreation and entertainment, retail, restaurant, hotel, service -oriented land uses, and self -storage. Examples of recreation and entertainment uses may include indoor and/or outdoor go kart racing, rock climbing, trampoline park, bowling alley, and miniature golf. Allowable uses within the "Industrial" land use designation primarily include high -cube warehousing (warehouse/distribution center for the receipt, storage, cold storage and distribution of goods, products, supplies) and general light industrial. Other uses also permitted include but are not limited to manufacturing, distribution warehouses, e -commerce fulfillment, research services and laboratories, repair services, and various indoor recreational uses. Lastly, areas designated for "Open Space" uses would include landscaped, manufactured slopes, fuel modification areas, project signage, as well as the natural slopes which form a buffer between the Specific Plan's developed areas and the "Open Space — Conservation." Accordingly, the 2016 AQMP does not reflect the proposed land use designation for the Project site.

For this reason, there is the potential for the Project to exceed air quality impact assumptions in the AQMP or increments based on the years of Project build -out phase. Consequently, the development of the Project is conservatively assumed to generate operational -source emissions not reflected within the current 2016 AQMP regional emissions inventory for the SCAB (Urban Crossroads, 2022a, pp. 68- 69).

Based on the preceding, the Project is determined to be inconsistent with the second criterion and impacts would be potentially significant. (DEIR pp. 4.3-36 to 4.3-38) The Project would be required to implement the following mitigation measures, as provided in DEIR Section 4.3.9, Mitigation, and updated in DEIR Section 3.0, Clarifications and Revisions:

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The Project shall utilize "Super -Compliant" low VOC paints for nonresidential interior and exterior surfaces and low VOC paint for parking lot surfaces. Super -Compliant low VOC paints have been reformulated to be more stringent than the regulatory VOC limits put forth by South Coast AQMD's Rule 1113. Super- Compliant low VOC paints shall be no more than 10g/L of VOC. Alternatively, the applicant may utilize tilt -up concrete buildings that do not require the use of architectural coatings.

Prior to the start of construction activities, the project applicant, or its designee, shall ensure that all 50 -horsepower or greater diesel -powered equipment is powered with California Air Resources Board (CARB)-certified Tier 4 Final engines, except where the project applicant establishes to the satisfaction of the City of Beaumont (City) that Tier 4 Final equipment is not available. An exemption from these requirements may be granted by the City if the City documents that equipment with the required tier is not reasonably available and corresponding reductions in criteria air pollutant emissions are achieved from other construction equipment to the extent feasible. Before an exemption may be considered by the City, the applicant shall be required to demonstrate that two construction fleet owners/operators in Riverside County were contacted and that those owners/operators confirmed Tier 4 Final equipment could not be located within Riverside County. In order to meet this requirement to demonstrate that such equipment is not available, the Project Applicant must seek bids/proposals Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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from contractors of large fleets, defined by the California Air Resources Board as, "A fleet with a total max hp (as defined below) greater than 5,000 hp." In addition, this should not be limited to Riverside County but statewide. In the event that Tier 4 Final equipment is not feasible, then Tier 4 interim equipment shall be required. In the event that Tier 4 Interim equipment is not available, Tier 3 equipment shall be used. All construction equipment shall be tuned and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.

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All on -site outdoor cargo -handling equipment (including yard trucks, hostlers, yard goats, pallet jacks, forklifts, and other on -site equipment) shall be electric or non -diesel fueled. All on -site indoor forklifts shall be powered by electricity.

Legible, durable, weather-proof signs shall be placed at truck access gates, loading docks, and truck parking areas that identify applicable CARB anti -idling regulations.

At a minimum, each sign shall include: 1) instructions for truck drivers to shut off engines when not in use; 2) instructions for drivers of diesel trucks to restrict idling to no more than three (3) minutes once the vehicle is stopped, the transmission is set to "neutral" or "park," and the parking brake is engaged; and 3) telephone numbers of the building facilities manager and the CARB to report violations. Prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit, the City shall conduct a site inspection to ensure that the signs are in place.

Prior to tenant occupancy, the Project Applicant or successor in interest shall provide documentation to the City demonstrating that occupants/tenants of the Project site have been provided documentation on funding opportunities, such as the Carl Moyer Program and other Programs promulgated by South Coast AQMD (which can be found at the SCAQMD Incentives & Programs landing page,
http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs) that provide incentives for using cleaner -than - required engines and equipment.

Prior to issuance of occupancy permits for the industrial/warehouse buildings, the Project operator shall prepare and submit a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program detailing strategies that would reduce the use of single occupant vehicles by employees by increasing the number of trips by walking, bicycle, carpool, vanpool and transit. The TDM shall include, but is not limited to the following:
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Provide a transportation information center and on -site TDM coordinator to educate employers, employees, and visitors of surrounding transportation options.

Promote bicycling and walking through design features such as showers for employees, self-service bicycle repair area, etc. around the project site.

Provide secure bicycle storage space equivalent to 2% of the automobile parking spaces provided.

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Provide on -site car share amenities for employees who make only occasional use of a vehicle, as well as others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different type than they use day-to-day.

Promote and support carpool/vanpool/rideshare use through parking incentives and administrative support, such as ride -matching service.

Incorporate incentives for using alternative travel modes, such as preferential load/unload areas or convenient designated parking spaces for carpool/vanpool users.

Provide meal options on -site or shuttles between the facility and nearby meal destinations.

Each building shall provide preferred parking for electric, low -emitting and fuel — efficient vehicles equivalent to at least 8% of the required number of parking spaces.

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For the warehouse/industrial portion of the Project, the buildings' electrical room shall be sufficiently sized to hold additional panels that may be needed to supply power for the future installation of electric vehicle (EV) truck charging stations on the site.

Conduit should be installed from the electrical room to tractor trailer parking spaces in logical location(s) on the site determined by the Project Applicant during construction document plan check, for the purpose of accommodating the future installation of EV truck charging stations at such time this technology becomes commercially available and the buildings are being served by trucks with electric -powered engines.

The buildings' electrical room shall be sufficiently sized to hold additional panels that may be needed in the future to supply power to trailers with transport refrigeration units (TRUs) during the loading/unloading of refrigerated goods. Conduit should be installed from the electrical room to the loading docks determined by the Project Applicant during construction document plan check as the logical location(s) to receive trailers with TRUs.

Final Project designs shall provide for installation of conduit in tractor trailer parking areas for the purpose of accommodating potential installation of EV truck charging stations.

All truck/dock bays that serve cold storage facilities within the proposed buildings shall be electrified to facilitate plug-in capabilities and support use of electric standby and/or hybrid electric transport refrigeration units (TRUs). All site and architectural plans submitted to the City Planning Department shall note all the truck/dock bays designated for electrification. Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the City Building Department shall verify electrification of the designated truck/dock bays.

All landscaping equipment (e.g., leaf blower) used for property management shall be electric powered only. The property manager/facility owner shall provide documentation (e.g., purchase, rental, and/or services agreement) to the Planning Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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Department to verify, to the City's satisfaction, that all landscaping equipment utilized will be electric powered.

MM 4.3-11 If the Project constructs a go-kart facility in the commercial area, all go-karts would be required to be electric or zero emissions.

MM 4.3-12 Prior to the issuance of occupancy permits for any of the industrial/warehouse buildings, the Planning Department shall confirm that tenant lease agreements require the Project Applicant to provide $1.00 per square foot in funding for fleet upgrade financing to be used over the term of their lease on Zero Emissions (ZE) and Near Zero Emissions (NZE) delivery vans or trucks. This requirement shall apply to new leases only (not renewals) and for the first 10 years of the Project's life. The funding shall be provided in the form of lease allowance/concession. The allowance shall be a reimbursement once ZE or NZE medium/heavy duty vehicles are purchased and can be used at any time during the lease term (i.e., the landlord shall reimburse the tenant once the tenant provides receipt of paid invoice for the order). If a tenant leases their fleet, this allowance shall also cover the cost to lease ZE or NZE trucks. This measure would also facilitate compliance with South Coast AQMD Rule 2305.

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Plans submitted for grading permit issuance and building permit issuance shall specify a designated area of the construction site where electric or non -diesel vehicles, equipment, and tools can be fueled or charged. The provision of temporary electric infrastructure for such purpose shall be approved by the utility provider, Southern California Edison (SCE). If SCE will not approve the installation of temporary power for this purpose, the establishment of a temporary electric charging area will not be required. If electric equipment will not be used on the construction site because the construction contractor(s) does not have such equipment in its fleet (as specified in Mitigation Measure MM 4.3-14), the establishment of a temporary electric charging area also will not be required. If electric powered equipment is in the contractor(s) equipment fleet, and SCE approval is secured, the temporary charging location is required to be established upon issuance of grading permits and building permits.

If electric or non -diesel off -road trucks and construction support equipment, including but not limited to hand tools, forklifts, aerial lifts, materials lifts, hoists, pressure washers, plate compactors, and air compressors are available in the construction contractor's equipment fleet and can fulfill the Project's construction requirements during the building construction, paving, and architectural coating phases of Project construction, such equipment shall be used during Project construction. This requirement shall be noted on plans submitted for building permit issuance.

MM 4.3-15 Project construction contractors shall maintain records of all off -road diesel construction equipment associated with Project construction to document that each off - road diesel construction equipment used meets emission standards. Records shall be kept on -site for the duration of construction activities and shall be made available for periodic inspection by City of Beaumont staff or their designee.

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During construction activities, the City shall conduct periodic inspections to verify compliance with construction -related mitigation measures pursuant to the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.

Prior to building final, the Project Applicant or successor in interest shall install signs at each truck exit driveway that provides directional information to the City's truck route. Text on the sign shall read "To Truck Route" with a directional arrow.

As part of the FEIR, the City considered a recommendation to require that all heavy-duty vehicles engaged in drayage to or from the Project site to be zero emission beginning in 2030. However, at present, requiring zero -emission vehicles is economically and technologically infeasible; also, such vehicles are not available on a large enough scale to be relied upon. In a report titled "Transitioning to Zero -Emission Heavy -Duty Freight Vehicles," the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) provides an overview of advancing technologies (ICCT, September 2017). The ICCT reports that although the technology is advancing and although at some point in the distant future non -diesel technology will likely be used in mass to power freight movement, "zero -emission vehicle technologies do present considerable challenges. They have a combination of near- and long-term barriers, issues, and questions that will have to be addressed before they can become widespread replacements for conventional trucks and tractor -trailers that are typically diesel fueled" (ICCT, p. 31). "Tesla's announced battery electric semi -tractor prototype is the only battery electric project we found in our [world-wide] assessment targeting long -haul heavy-duty applications" (ICCT, p. 31). Imposing extensive requirements on the proposed Project related to emerging technology, when the various types of technological advancements and their timeframes for common availability are not known with any certainty, is not a feasible mitigation measure.

Further, South Coast AQMD recently adopted a Warehouse Indirect Source Rule, Rule 2305, in May 2021. Rule 2305 applies to warehouse operators and owners of warehouses greater than or equal to 100,000 square feet of indoor floor space within a single building that may be used for warehousing activities. As discussed in Section 4.3, Air Quality, of the DEIR, the Project would be subject to compliance with Rule 2305 (refer to Pages 4.3-22 and 4.3-23). Because compliance will be implemented by lessees, the specific measures that will be implemented to comply with Rule 2305 are not known at this time, although they potentially would include use of electric of heavy duty trucks.

Mitigation Measure 4.3-12 requires the City's Planning Department to confirm that tenant lease agreements requiring the Project Applicant to provide $1.00 per square foot in funding for fleet upgrade financing to be used over the term of their lease on Zero Emissions (ZE) and Near Zero Emissions (NZE) delivery vans or trucks. Compliance with Rule 2305 would reduce air quality effects associated with the warehouse industry, including the Project, throughout the air basin, although quantification of such reductions is not feasible at this time.

The Project would be inconsistent with AQMP Criterion No. 1 and 2, resulting in a potentially impact significant. The Project would implement development -specific air quality mitigation measures (Mitigation Measures MM 4.3-1 through 4.3-17), to reduce the Project's construction -source and operational -source air pollutant emissions. A detailed explanation of why Mitigation Measures MM

4.3-1 through 4.3-17 would not reduce Project emissions to less than significant is provided in Section

5.1.2, "Substantial Evidence," below (see also DEIR pp. 4.3-54 to 4.3-58). Additionally, incorporation Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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of contemporary energy -efficient technologies and operational programs, and compliance with South Coast AQMD emissions reductions and control requirements would reduce Project air pollutant emissions. The implementation of mitigation measures, Project's emissions -reducing design features, and operational programs are consistent with and support overarching AQMP air pollution reduction strategies. Project support of these strategies would globally promote timely attainment of AQMP air quality standards and would bring the Project into conformance with the AQMP to the extent feasible.

However, impacts would remain significant and unavoidable. (DEIR pp. 4.3-50 to 4.3-54)

5.1.2 THRESHOLD B
Impact Statement: The Project would result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non -attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard.
❑ Findings
Air pollution by nature is largely a cumulative impact. The nonattainment status of regional pollutants is a result of past and present development, and the South Coast AQMD develops and implements plans for future attainment of ambient air quality standards. Based on these considerations, project - level thresholds of significance for criteria pollutants are used by the South Coast AQMD to determine whether a project's individual emissions would have a cumulatively significant impact on air quality.

The potential for the project to result in a cumulatively considerable impact, specifically a cumulatively considerable new increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is nonattainment under an applicable NAAQS and/or CAAQS is potentially significant. Potential impacts of the Project related to Threshold b are discussed in detail in Section 4.3.6 of the DEIR. The Project -specific evaluation of emissions demonstrates that Project construction -source and operation -source air pollutant emissions would result in exceedances of regional thresholds for criteria pollutants VOCs, NOx, CO, PM10, and PM2.5 for which the project region is in non -attainment for ozone and particulate matter. Therefore, Project impacts would be significant on a project -specific and cumulative basis for those emissions.

The Project is required to comply with Mitigation Measures MM 4.3-1 through 4.3-17, which would reduce impacts to the extent feasible. Even with the Project's compliance with applicable rules, and the imposition of all feasible mitigation measures, the Project's construction NOx and operational VOC, NOx, CO, PM10, and PM2.5 emissions would exceed South Coast AQMP regional thresholds of significance.

Several mitigation measures were recommended by commenters on the DEIR. These measures were evaluated in the FEIR and were: 1) already required through regulatory requirements, project design features, or mitigation; 2) added as mitigation and included, herein; or 3) determined to be infeasible.

For example, due to the reasons described under Section 5.1.1 "Substantial Evidence" above, the requirement that all heavy-duty vehicles must be zero emission was found to be economically and technologically infeasible because they are not commercially available for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, regulations that control heavy-duty truck emissions are the responsibility of the State and outside of the responsibility and control of the City. Therefore, pursuant to Section 21081(a)(3) of the California Public Resources Code, control of tailpipe emissions are within the responsibility and Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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jurisdiction of another public agency and have been adopted by that other agency. See FEIR, Response to Comments B-34 through B-63 and D-4 through D-29.

As such, Project impacts are considered significant and unavoidable. The City finds that the above mitigation measures are feasible, are adopted, and will reduce air quality impacts attributable to the proposed Project to the extent feasible. Pursuant to Section 21081(a)(3) of the California Public Resources Code, as described below, the City has determined that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations make infeasible the mitigation measures or alternatives identified in the EIR.
❑ Substantial Evidence
Construction
Construction is expected to occur over a 56 -month period. The Project consists of grading (including blasting) of the Project site, construction of the proposed buildings, and eventual operation of the completed proposed buildings. South Coast AQMD Rules that are currently applicable during construction activity for this Project include but are not limited to Rule 403 (Fugitive Dust) and Rule 1113 (Architectural Coatings).

DEIR Table 4.3-6, Maximum Daily Peak Construction Emission Summary, shows that estimated maximum daily construction emissions without mitigation resulting from Project construction will exceed criteria pollutant thresholds established by the South Coast AQMD for VOC and NOx during construction activity. Therefore, impacts would be potentially significant.

After application of regulatory controls such as Rule 403, the Project construction -source emissions would exceed South Coast AQMD regional thresholds for VOC and NOx emissions prior to mitigation.

With the implementation of Mitigation Measure MM 4.3-1 (see above), however, Project construction - source emissions of VOCs would be reduced to less than significant levels. Even after implementation of Mitigation Measure MM 4.3-2, NOx emissions would still exceed applicable South Coast AQMD thresholds.

With respect to NOx, based on discussions with contractors regarding availability of equipment in Riverside County, it is anticipated due to the size of the Project that there may be a lack of availability of sufficient Tier 4 equipment for construction of the Project. Accordingly, notwithstanding Mitigation Measure MM 4.3-2 which requires use of Tier 4 equipment to the extent feasible, to evaluate the effect of mitigation on NOx impacts from construction, it is conservatively assumed that 50% all off -road diesel construction equipment used for project construction would be available to comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/California Air Resources Board (CARB) Tier 4 off -road emissions standards or equivalent and the remaining 50% with Tier 3 off -road emissions standards.

Applying these assumptions, after implementation of Mitigation Measure MM 4.3-2, Project construction -source emissions with respect to NOx is considered significant and unavoidable. (DEIR pp. 4.3-38 to 4.3-39, 4.3-54)
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Operational activities for summer and winter scenarios are presented in DEIR Table 4.3-7, Summary of Peak Operation Emissions. During Phase 1, the Project would exceed the numerical thresholds of significance established by the South Coast AQMD for emissions of NOx. During Phase 2, the Project will exceed the thresholds of significance for emissions of VOC, NOx, PM10, and PM2.5. During Phase 3, the Project would exceed the numerical thresholds of significance for emissions of VOC, NOx, PM10, and PM2.5. Therefore, impacts would be potentially significant.

The Project would exceed regional thresholds of significance established by the South Coast AQMD for emissions of CO, VOC, NOx, PM10, and PM2.5. During Phase 1, the Project would exceed the numerical thresholds of significance established by the South Coast AQMD for emissions of NOx.

During Phase 2, the Project will exceed the thresholds of significance for emissions of VOC, NOx, PM10, and PM2.5. During Phase 3, the Project would exceed the numerical thresholds of significance for emissions of VOC, NOx, CO, PM10, and PM2.5. (DEIR pp. 4.3-39 to 4.3-41) Even with the Project's compliance with applicable rules, and the imposition of all feasible mitigation measures identified above (see MM 4.3-3 through MM 4.3-17), the Project's operational NOx, CO, PM10, and PM2.5 emissions would exceed the applicable regional thresholds of significance. As such, Project operational -source NOx, CO, PM10, and PM2.5 emissions are considered significant and unavoidable.

It should be noted that, approximately 91% of the Project's NOx emissions, 93% of the Project's CO emissions, 99% of the Project's PM10 emissions, and 97% of the Project's PM2.5 emissions are derived from vehicle usage which cannot be directly regulated by the City. Neither the Project Applicant nor the Lead Agency can substantively or materially affect reductions in project -related vehicular source emissions beyond the regulatory requirements, and mitigation measures identified herein. While there are no feasible mitigation measures that would reduce vehicular emissions, as discussed in the mitigation measures section above, the Project will install electric vehicle supply equipment in accordance with California Building Code which will allow charging stations to be supplied based on demand. Charging stations could lead to less use of gasoline -burning automobiles over time as more electric vehicles and trucks come into usage, and thus, would result in less air pollutant emissions.

Additionally, the Project would be required to implement on -site renewable energy to offset 20% of the expected energy demand for the commercial and industrial land uses as required by compliance with the County of Riverside's Climate Action Plan (CAP). Hence, overall, there are no additional feasible mitigations that would reduce emissions consistent with the 2015 Air Quality Attainment Plan, and this impact is considered significant and unavoidable.

The majority of the Project's NOx and PM10, and PM2.5 emissions are derived from are from the transportation sector, and vast majority of the project's emissions are associated with emissions generated by trucks. In general, the state strategy for the transportation sector for medium and heavy- duty trucks is focused on making trucks more efficient and expediting truck turnover and eventually utilizing electric trucks as they become available rather than reducing VMT from trucks. This is in contrast to the passenger vehicle component of the transportation sector where both per -capita VMT Beaumont Pointe Specific Plan Project
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reductions and an increase in vehicle efficiency and electric vehicle usage are forecasted to be needed to achieve the overall state emissions reductions goals. Regulating tailpipe emissions is beyond the scope of the Project Applicant or the City and no feasible mitigation measures exist that would reduce these emissions to levels that are less -than -significant.

The Project would also be required to be consistent with the provisions of interior and exterior bicycle storage as a sustainable design strategy consistent with CALGreen. Furthermore, the Project would install 60 electric vehicles (EV) charging stations and clean air/vanpool parking stalls at the Project site, which would contribute to and support the use of more EVs and ridesharing and consequently reduce air quality emissions associated with passenger vehicle travel.

Emissions associated with heavy duty trucks involved in goods movements are generally controlled on the technology side and through fleet turnover of older trucks and engines to newer and cleaner trucks and engines. The first battery -electric heavy -heavy duty trucks are being tested this year and South Coast AQMD is looking to integrate this new technology into large-scale truck operations. The following state strategies would reduce air quality emissions and GHG emissions from the medium and heavy-duty trucks when implemented:
• CARB's Mobile Source Strategy focuses on reducing emissions through the transition to zero and low emission vehicles and from medium -duty and heavy-duty trucks. • CARB's Sustainable Freight Action Plan establishes a goal to improve freight efficiency by 25% by 2030, deploy over 100,000 freight vehicles and equipment capable of zero emission operation and maximize both zero and near -zero emission freight vehicles and equipment powered by renewable energy by 2030.
• CARB's Emissions Reduction Plan for Ports and Goods Movement (Goods Movement Plan) in California focuses on reducing heavy-duty truck -related emissions focus on establishment of emissions standards for trucks, fleet turnover, truck retrofits, and restriction on truck idling.

While the focus of Goods Movement Plan is to reduce criteria air pollutant and air toxic emissions, the strategies to reduce these pollutants would also generally have a beneficial effect in reducing GHG emissions.

In addition, the US EPA, CARB, and South Coast AQMD are currently in the rule development processes for the following strategies:
• US EPA Cleaner Truck Initiative: In response to a petition from SCQMD, the US EPA has committed to updating its truck engine standard to reduce NOx emissions. • CARB's Transport Refrigeration Unit Regulation. Measure to reduce residual risk from TRUs by transitioning to zero -emission technologies.
• CARB's Advanced Clean Truck Rule: Requires truck manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of zero -emission trucks by 2030 (up to 15% or 50%, depending on truck type).

Also, this proposed rule would require one-time fleet reporting for large businesses.

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• CARB's Zero -Emission Fleet Rule: Would require some fleets to transition to zero -emissions. • CARB's Heavy -Duty Low NOx Program: Would set new statewide engine standards, test cycles, and warranty and durability requirements to reduce NOx from trucks. • CARB's Heavy -Duty Inspection/Maintenance Program: Would set new inspection and maintenance requirements to ensure emissions controls are functioning properly. • South Coast AQMD's Warehouse Indirect Source Review (ISR): South Coast AQMD adopted an ISR rule for warehouse distribution centers 100,000 square feet and larger. The Warehouse ISR requires warehouse projects to implement facility -based measures or pay a fee that would reduce local air quality emissions.

These strategies would contribute to reducing heavy duty truck emissions associated with the Project over time. The Project would not conflict with these strategies. Trucks on site are required to comply with CARB's Heavy -Duty (Tractor -Trailer) GHG Regulation, currently in effect, which requires SmartWay tractor trailers that include idle -reduction technologies, aerodynamic technologies, and low - rolling resistant tires that would reduce fuel consumption and associated emissions.

Additionally, the Project applicant proposes the Project Design Features (PDFs) 8-1 through PDF 8-5 and Mitigation Measure MM 4.8-1 that would be incorporated into the Project design and constructed or implemented as part of the Project. PDFs are specific design and/or operational characteristics proposed by the Project Applicant that are incorporated into the Project. These measures are all designed to reduce GHG emissions attributable to the Project. Although not quantifiable, some of these measures will have a co -benefit of reducing air quality emissions. Therefore, the emissions summary shown in DEIR Table 4.3-7 is a conservative forecast of air quality emissions and the Project is likely to be less than the total shown in DEIR Table 4.3-7 above.

Despite the design features and mitigation measures provided by the Project and the anticipated regulations implemented by the US EPA and CARB to improve truck efficiency, the estimated long- term emissions generated under full buildout of the Project would exceed the South Coast AQMD's regional operational significance thresholds and would cumulatively contribute to the nonattainment designations in the SCAB. In addition, regarding VOC, it is important to note that the majority of on - site operational VOC emissions are derived from consumer products. For analytical purposes, consumer products include cleaning supplies, aerosols, and other consumer products. As such, the Project Applicant cannot meaningfully control the use of consumer products by future building users via mitigation. On this basis, it is concluded that Project operational -source VOC emissions cannot be definitively reduced below applicable South Coast AQMD thresholds and are considered significant and unavoidable. Therefore, the Project would result in a significant and unavoidable impact. (DEIR pp. 4.3-51 to 4.3-58)

5.1 .3 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact Statement: The Project would result in cumulatively considerable air quality impacts for construction (NOx) and operational regional emissions for VOC, NOx, CO, PM10, and PM2.5.

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