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CHAPTER TWO – ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST

2.1 Project Summary

1. Project Title:

Sysco Los Angeles Facility Expansion Project

2. Lead Agency Name and Address:

City of Industry
15625 Mayor Dave Way
City of Industry, CA 91744

3. Contact Person and Phone Number:

Eduardo Manriquez
Contract Associate Planner
p. (626) 333-2211 ext. 144
e. [email protected]

4. Project Location:
20701 Currier Road
City of Industry, CA 91789

5. Project Applicant’s Name and Address:

Arlo Eby | Senior Project Manager, Design & Construction Sysco Corporation
1390 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX 77077, USA

6. General Plan Designation:

Employment

7. Zoning Designation:

Industrial (M)

8. Project Description:

Sysco Foods, Inc. (“Applicant”) submitted to the City of Industry (“City”) an application for a Development Plan (“DP”) to construct the expansion of the Sysco Los Angeles Facility on approximately 42.1 acres of non-vacant land located at 20701 East Currier Road in the City (refer to Figure 2-1: Regional Vicinity). The project site consists of four (4) irregular shaped parcels: Accessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 8760-023-023, -026, -030, and -034 (refer to Figure 2-2: Project Boundary and Figure 2-3: Assessor Parcel Numbers).

The City’s General Plan land use designation for the project site is Employment, and the zoning designation is Industrial (M) (refer to Figure 2-4: General Plan Land Use and Figure 2- 5: Zoning). The project site is located in the eastern portion of the City and is surrounded by industrial and commercial uses to the north, south and east, and institutional uses including the Ron Hockwalt Academies (a high school in the Walnut Unified School District) to the west.

The site is bordered by Currier Road to the south, South Lemon Avenue to the west and San Jose Creek to the north. The project site is currently operated by Sysco Corporation as a food

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storage and distribution center and is currently developed with a 536,565 square-foot warehouse building, a 9,854 square-foot transportation center, a 3,800 square-foot dispatch office, a 2,250 square-foot driver’s building, and an additional 6,268 square feet of accessory buildings for a total existing building area of 558,737 square feet. In addition, the project site includes an existing 95,000 square-foot solar farm located in the southeast corner.

The Applicant proposes to demolish the existing 78,000 kilowatt-hour (kwh) solar farm that provides electricity to the facility, and truck parking area located northeast of the existing warehouse and construct a 109,423 square-foot expansion to the existing facility and relocate the truck parking to the northeastern location of the site (“Project”) (refer to Figure 2-6: Site Plan). Approximately 91% of the proposed building expansion will be used for food storage and/or docks, and approximately 1,600 square feet will be used for offices, restrooms and breakrooms. Refer to Table 2-1 for a list of proposed buildings. Additional site improvements include the construction of parking spaces including 495 standard parking stalls, 6 compact stalls, 21 electric vehicle (EV) parking stalls, 16 accessible stalls, 349 truck parking stalls including 167 new truck/trailer parking stalls located in the northeastern portion of the site, 93 dock-high doors for truck docking, the installation of 220,562 square feet of landscaping, a biofiltration basin and stormwater systems.

Table 2-1: Proposed Building Additions
Proposed Building Square Feet
POffices 1,620
Cold Dock 24,873
Freezer 37,261
IC Freezer 3,856
Maintenance 4,233
Dry Dock 7,085
Dry Storage 26,866
Pump Room 400
VMF Truck Bay 1,515
Refrigeration Skid 1,714
Total Proposed 109,423
Total Existing 558,737
Total Building Footprint 668,160
The Project is accessible via two (2) existing driveways off Currier Road and one (1) existing driveway off South Lemon Avenue. The Project includes a proposed expansion to the easterly driveway off Currier Road to include a twenty-eight-foot (28’) wide truck entrance to the site.

The freezer/cold storage facility currently operates 24 hours a day Monday – Saturday and generally begins operation around 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. The existing hours of operation will remain the same. The current operation at the Project site employs 839 employees, of which a maximum of 160 employees are onsite at any given time. The proposed expansion is expected to increase the total number of employees by four.

9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting:

The Project site has a General Plan Land Use designation of Employment, and a zoning designation of Industrial (APNs: 8760-023-023, -026, -030, and -034). Immediate

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surroundings to the north, south, and east have a land use designation of Employment and are zoned as Industrial (M) within the City. Land uses to the west are designated and zoned for Industrial (M) and Institutional uses within the City. Land uses surrounding the Project site are described below:

North: The Project site is bounded by San Jose Creek to the north and surrounding uses consist of industrial and manufacturing uses that are located within the City, and have a zoning designation of Industrial (M).

East: Land uses east of the Project site consist of industrial and manufacturing uses that are located within the City, and have a zoning designation of Industrial (M).

South: The Project site is bounded by Currier Street to the south. South of Currier Street are industrial and manufacturing uses located within the City, and have a zoning designation of Industrial (M).

West: Land uses west of the Project site consist of industrial and institutional uses, including Ron Hockwalt Academies which are located within the City and have a zoning designation of Industrial (M) and Institutional, respectively.

10. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required (e.g., permits, financing approval, or participation agreement):
• Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (NPDES permit; construction storm water run-off permits, Storm Drain MS4 Permit)
• Los Angeles County Fire Department (for emergency site access review) • Los Angeles County Building Department (site plan review) • Los Angeles County Public Works Department

11. California Native American Tribes:

Have California Native American tribes traditionally and culturally affiliated with the project area requested consultation pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.3.1? If so, is there a plan for consultation that includes, for example, the determination of significance of impacts to tribal cultural resources, procedures regarding confidentiality, etc.? Note: Conducting consultation early in the CEQA process allows tribal governments, lead agencies, and project proponents to discuss the level of environmental review, identify and address potential adverse impacts to tribal cultural resources, and reduce the potential for delay and conflict in the environmental review process. (See Public Resources Code section 21083.3.2.) Information may also be available from the California Native American Heritage Commission’s Sacred Lands File per Public Resources Code section 5097.96 and the California Historical Resources Information System administered by the California Office of Historic Preservation. Please also note that Public Resources Code section 21082.3(c) contains provisions specific to confidentiality.

The City, as Lead Agency, commenced the AB 52 process by transmitting letters of notification on January 9, 2023, to three (3) tribes that are traditionally and/or culturally affiliated with the Project area or have specifically requested notice for all projects within the City. The tribes included in the notification were the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation, Gabrielino Tongva Tribe, and Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians.

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The City received a request for consultation from the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation. Consultation was conducted on March 9, 2023. The Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation provided mitigation measures on April 10, 2023. The mitigation measures are incorporated in Section XVIII. Tribal Cultural Resources of this Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND). The City therefore complied with the requirements of AB 52.

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Figure 2-1: Regional Vicinity Map

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Figure 2-2: Project Boundary

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Figure 2-3: Assessor’s Parcel Number

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Figure 2-4: General Plan Land Use

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Figure 2-5: Zoning

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Figure 2-6: Proposed Site Plan (January 31, 2023)
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2.2 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this Project, involving at least one impact that is a “Potentially Significant Impact” or “Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated” as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.

2.3 Determination
On the basis of this initial evaluation:

I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.

I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have been made by or agreed to by the project proponent. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION has been prepared.

I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.

I find that the proposed project MAY have a “potentially significant impact” or “potentially significant unless mitigated” impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.

I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project, nothing further is required. ____________________________________ ___________________ Eduardo Manriquez Date
Contract Associate Planner
Aesthetics Agriculture and Forestry
Resources Air Quality
Biological Resources Cultural Resources Energy
Geology/Soils Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
Hazards & Hazardous
Materials
Hydrology/Water Quality Land Use/Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population/Housing Public Services
Recreation Transportation/Traffic Tribal Cultural Resources Utilities/Service Systems Wildfire Mandatory Findings of Significance

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2.4 Evaluation of Environmental Impacts
1) A brief explanation is required for all answers except “No Impact” answers that are adequately supported by the information sources a lead agency cites in the parentheses following each question. A “No Impact” answer is adequately supported if the referenced information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved (e.g., the Project falls outside a fault rupture zone). A “No Impact” answer should be explained where it is based on project-specific factors, as well as general standards (e.g., the Project would not expose sensitive receptors to pollutants, based on a projectspecific screening analysis). 2) All answers must take account of the whole action involved, including off-site as well as on-site, cumulative as well as project-level, indirect as well as direct, and construction as well as operational impacts.
3) Once the lead agency has determined that a particular physical impact may occur, then the checklist answers must indicate whether the impact is potentially significant, less than significant with mitigation, or less than significant. “Potentially Significant Impact” is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect may be significant. If there are one or more “Potentially Significant Impact” entries when the determination is made, an EIR is required.
4) “Negative Declaration: Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated” applies where the incorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from “Potentially Significant Impact” to a “Less Than Significant Impact.” The lead agency must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level (mitigation measures from “Earlier Analyses,” as described in (5) below, may be cross referenced).
5) Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, an effect has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration.

Section 15063(c)(3)(D). In this case, a brief discussion should identify the following:
a) Earlier Analysis Used. Identify and state where they are available for review. b) Impacts Adequately Addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis. c) Mitigation Measures. For effects that are “Less than Significant with Mitigation Measures Incorporated,” describe the mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they address site-specific conditions for the Project.
6) Lead agencies are encouraged to incorporate into the checklist references to information sources for potential impacts (e.g., general plans, zoning ordinances). Reference to a previously prepared or outside document should, where appropriate, include a reference to the page or pages where the statement is substantiated. 7) Supporting Information Sources: A source list should be attached, and other sources used or individuals contacted should be cited in the discussion. 8) This is only a suggested form, and lead agencies are free to use different formats; however, lead agencies should normally address the questions from this checklist that are

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relevant to a project’s environmental effects in whatever format is selected. 9) The explanation of each issue should identify:
a) the significance criteria or threshold, if any, used to evaluate each question; and b) the mitigation measure identified, if any, to reduce the impact to less than significant.

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CHAPTER THREE – ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DISCUSSION
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant
with Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
I. Aesthetics – Except as provided in Public Resources Code Section 21099, would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a
scenic vista?
b) Substantially damage scenic resources,
including, but not limited to, trees, rock
outcroppings, and historic buildings within a
state scenic highway?
c) In nonurbanized areas, substantially
degrade the existing visual character or
quality of public views of the site and its
surroundings? (Public views are those that
are experienced from publicly accessible
vantage point). If the project is in an
urbanized area, would the project conflict
with applicable zoning and other regulations
governing scenic quality?
d) Create a new source of substantial light or
glare which would adversely affect day or
nighttime views in the area?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • City of Industry 2014 General Plan Final EIR (certified June 12, 2014) • Industry Municipal Code, Section 17.56.010 Height of Structures • Los Angeles County GIS-NET
• Submitted Project Materials
• California Department of Transportation. List of Eligible and Officially Designated State Scenic Highways, 2019
Findings of Fact: Findings of Fact: The Project site is located in an urban, built-up environment within the southerly portion of the City, in the County of Los Angeles. The Project site has a land use designation of Employment and is zoned as Industrial (M) (APNs: 8760-023-023, -026, -030, and -034). The Project site is currently developed and consists of one (1) warehouse building totaling 536,656 square feet, a 9,854 square-foot transportation center, a 3,800 square-foot dispatch office, a 2,250 square-foot driver’s building, and 6,268 square feet of accessory buildings for a total existing building area of 558,737 square feet. Uses surrounding the Project site include manufacturing, distribution, commercial and institutional. The Project site is bounded by Currier Road to the south, S. Lemon Avenue to the north, existing manufacturing/distribution uses to the

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west and east, and the institutional uses to the west. The nearest State-designated scenic highway is a portion of State Route 91 (SR-91) located approximately 11 miles south of the Project site and the nearest State-eligible scenic highway is a portion of SR-57 located approximately 1.1 miles south of the Project site. The nearest historic building is the Homestead Museum which is located approximately 6.4 miles west of the Project site within the City’s jurisdiction.

The Applicant proposes a 109,423 square-foot building expansion with a maximum building height of 80 feet. Pursuant to Section 17.56.010 of the City’s Code, the maximum building height for the Industrial (M) zone is 150 feet. The proposed building will include new sources of lighting that will be consistent in scale and character with the surrounding uses and developments. Lighting will be constructed in a manner that prohibits excessive glare and light spill by utilizing shields or hoods that direct the light in a downward manner away from adjoining properties. These additional light sources are not anticipated to be substantial enough to adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area. The Project will be conditioned during the entitlement process to ensure compliance with the City’s standards related to lighting.

Discussion of Impacts
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? Less than Significant Impact: Scenic vistas consist of expansive, panoramic views of important, unique, or highly valued visual features that are seen from public viewing areas.

The Project site is not adjacent to or within the viewshed of a scenic vista. The scenic vistas and corridors of the City are provided by the Puente Hills and the San Gabriel Mountains. The Puente Hills border the City to the south and the San Gabriel Mountains are approximately seven miles to the north of the City. The properties surrounding the Project site consist primarily of industrial and commercial structures, and an adult school.

There are fourteen (14) existing buildings located on the Project site that are being utilized for food storage and distribution purposes with a footprint of approximately 558,737 square feet. The Project is consistent with the underlying land use designation and site development standards for industrial uses. The Project proposes a 109,423 square-foot building expansion that will increase the total building footprint at the site to 668,160 square feet (refer to Table 2-1: Proposed Building Additions). Pursuant to Section

17.56.010 of the City’s Code, buildings cannot exceed 150 feet in height. The maximum height of the proposed expansion is 80 feet in height and therefore, the Project complies with the City’s requirements for building height. Due to the Project’s compliance with the City’s zoning ordinance, the consistency in scale with the surrounding industrial uses, and the location of the Project site outside the vicinity of a scenic vista, Project impacts would be less than significant.
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? Less than Significant Impact: The Project site is not located within a state scenic highway. The nearest State-designated scenic highway is a portion of SR-91 located approximately 11 miles south of the Project site. Additionally, the nearest State-eligible scenic highway is a portion of SR-57 located approximately 1.1 miles south of the Project site. As described in Section (a) above, the Project site is currently developed, and the proposed Project is consistent with the character of the surrounding environment. The Project site has existing landscaping which includes ornamental trees, grass, shrubs and

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hedges along the Project frontage throughout the parking lots. There are no rock outcroppings on site. Landscape area provided on the Project site is approximately

12.03%, totaling approximately 220,562 square feet, which is compliant with the City’s requirements. The Project site is not within the vantage point of a scenic highway.

Furthermore, the City’s historic building, the Homestead Museum, lies outside of the Project vicinity and will not be impacted by the proposed development. Due to the nature of the surrounding industrial uses, the existing on-site development, and the distance between the Project site and a scenic highway, the proposed building demolition and replacement would have a less than significant impact on scenic resources. c) In nonurbanized areas, substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings? (Public views are those that are experienced from publicly accessible vantage point). If the project is in an urbanized area, would the project conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality? Less than Significant Impact: The Project site is located within an urbanized area and is currently developed with approximately 558,737 square feet of industrial buildings. The proposed Project is consistent with the current General Plan Land Use Designation of Employment and the Industrial (M) zoning designation of the site. The proposed buildings will be constructed of concrete tilt-up walls and will remain consistent with the visual character of the existing development, as well as the surrounding industrial uses and existing buildings in the vicinity of the Project site. The proposed buildings will range in height from 60 to 80 feet tall, which conforms with the City’s (M) Zone regulations that permit heights up to 150 feet. The design of the Project is compliant with the City’s Industrial (M) zoning requirements. Therefore, the Project would not conflict with zoning or other regulations and impacts to scenic quality would be less than significant. d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area?
Less than Significant Impact: The Project site is located in a built-up urban environment where existing sources of light are generated by the existing building and parking lot onsite as well as surrounding industrial and institutional uses located in the Project vicinity. Lightsensitive receptors located within the Project vicinity include Ron Hockwalt Academies located west of the Project site. The proposed Project will introduce new sources of light at the eastern portion of the site where the building expansion is proposed. New sources of light will result from building, parking, and security lighting. The proposed lighting will conform to the City’s General Plan and Code and will be reviewed by the City to ensure consistency with the CBC. All proposed lighting would be designed, arranged, directed, or shielded to prevent excess illumination and light spillover onto adjoining land uses. These measures also serve to reduce any adverse effects of the new source of lighting on nighttime views. New sources of lighting located at the eastern portion of the site will conform to the City’s General Plan and Code and thus would not affect light-sensitive receptors to the west. The on-site light sources due to the proposed building expansion are not anticipated to be substantial enough to adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area. Therefore, a less than significant impact would occur.

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Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • California Department of Conservation (CDC). California Important Farmland Finder, 2016 Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant
with Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
II. Agricultural and Forestry Resources – In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Department of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the State’s inventory of forest land, including the Forest Legacy Assessment Project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. Would the project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique
Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide
Importance (Farmland), as shown on the
maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland
Mapping and Monitoring Program of the
California Resources Agency, to
nonagricultural use?
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural
use, or a Williamson Act contract?
c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause
rezoning of, forest land (as defined by
Public Resource Code section 12220(g)),
timberland (as defined by Public Resource
Code section 4526), or timberland zoned
Timberland Production (as defined by
Government Code section 51104 (g))?
d) Result in the loss of forest land or
conversion of forest land to non-forest
use?
e) Involve other changes in the existing
environment which, due to their location or
nature, could result in conversion of
Farmland, to non-agricultural use or
conversion of forest land to non-forest
use?

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Findings of Fact: The City was founded as a business and industrial hub. According to the City of Industry General Plan Land Use Map, there are no land uses designated for agriculture, forest, or timberland within the City boundaries. Furthermore, the Project site is located on the east side of the City of Industry near the cities of Walnut, Diamond Bar, and the Unincorporated Los Angeles County, which contain highly urbanized residential and commercial communities. The Project site is currently developed with fourteen (14) existing buildings and is located within an area designated for Employment per the City’s General Plan. There is no active agriculture, forest, or timberland within the vicinity of the Project.

Discussion of Impacts
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined by Public Resource Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resource Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104 (g))?
d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non-forest use? e) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest use?
a-e) No Impact: The following analysis addresses environmental checklist questions a) through e) for Agriculture and Forestry Resources. The California Department of Conservation manages the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP), which identifies and maps significant farmland. Farmland is classified using a system of five categories including Prime Farmland, Farmland of Statewide Importance, Unique Farmland, Farmland of Local Importance or Potential, and Grazing Land. The classification of farmland is determined by a soil survey conducted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) which analyzes the suitability of soils for agricultural production. Based on the Important Farmland Finder, an interactive GIS application, the Project site is identified as “Urban and Built-Up Land” and there are no agricultural resources within the City of Industry. The Project site is not subject to a Williamson Act contract, nor would the Project conflict with zoning for agriculture uses, forest land area, or timberland production. Finally, the Project site is fully disturbed and developed with fourteen (14) existing buildings and associated improvements. Based on the preceding, the Project would not result in the conversion of Farmland, to nonagricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest use and no impact to agricultural or forestry resources would occur.

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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant
with Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
III. Air Quality – Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management district or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations.

Would the project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of
the applicable air quality plan?
b) 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?
c) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial
pollutant concentrations?
d) Result in other emissions (such as those
leading to odors) adversely affecting a
substantial number of people?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • Los Angeles County GIS-NET
• South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), adopted December 2, 2022.
• South Coast Air Quality Management District, Air Quality Modeling, Web Access • 20701 Currier Road Project Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Assessment. Urban Crossroads, Inc. May 31, 2024. (Appendix B)
Regulatory Setting: The Project site is located in the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB) within the jurisdiction of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The SCAQMD was created by the 1977 Lewis-Presley Air Quality Management Act, which merged four county air pollution control bodies into one regional district. Under the Act, the SCAQMD is responsible for bringing air quality in areas under its jurisdiction into conformity with federal and state air quality standards. The SCAB is a 6,745-square mile subregion of the SCAQMD, which includes portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, and all of Orange County.

Criteria Pollutants
Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have established ambient air quality standards for common pollutants. These ambient air quality standards are levels of contaminants representing safe levels that avoid specific adverse health effects associated with each pollutant. The ambient air quality standards cover

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what are called “criteria” pollutants because the health and other effects of each pollutant are described in criteria documents. The six criteria pollutants are ozone (O3) (precursor emissions include NOX and reactive organic gases (ROG)), CO, particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and lead (Pb). Areas that meet ambient air quality standards are classified as attainment areas, while areas that do not meet these standards are classified as nonattainment areas.

Regional Air Quality
The SCAQMD has developed regional significance thresholds for criteria pollutants, as summarized in Table 3-1. The SCAQMD’s CEQA Air Quality Significance Thresholds (April 2019) indicate that any projects in the SCAB with daily emissions that exceed any of the indicated thresholds should be considered as having an individually and cumulatively significant air quality impact.

Table 3-1 Maximum Daily Regional Emissions Thresholds
Pollutant Construction Operation
NOx 100 lbs/day 55 lbs/day
VOC 75 lbs/day 55 lbs/day
PM10 150 lbs/day 150 lbs/day
PM2.5 55 lbs/day 55 lbs/day
SOx 150 lbs/day 150 lbs/day
CO 550 lbs/day 550 lbs/day
*lbs/day – Pounds Per Day
Local Air Quality
Localized Significant Thresholds (LSTs) apply to CO, NO2, PM10, and PM2.5. The SCAQMD produced look-up tables for projects less than or equal to 5 acres in size. For projects that exceed 5 acres, the 5-acre LST look-up tables can be used as a screening tool to determine which pollutants require additional detailed analysis. As the Project site is greater than 5 acres, Urban Crossroads used the 5-acre LST look-up tables in their analysis (Appendix B). This approach is conservative as it assumes that all on-site emissions associated with the Project would occur within a concentrated 5-acre area. This screening method would therefore over-predict potential localized impacts by assuming on-site construction activities are occurring over a smaller area, the resulting concentrations of air pollutants are more highly concentrated once they reach the smaller site boundary than they would be for activities if they were spread out over a larger surface area. On a larger site, the same amount of air pollutants generated would disperse over a larger surface area and would result in a lower concentration once emissions reach the Projectsite boundary. As such, LSTs for a 5-acre site during demolition, site preparation and grading activities are used as a screening tool to determine if further detailed analysis is required. Table 3-2 presents thresholds for localized construction and operational emissions (Appendix B).

Table 3-2 Maximum Daily Localized Emissions Thresholds
Source Activity Emissions (lbs/day)

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VOC NOX PM10 PM2.5
Construction
Site Improvements 103 612 110 51
New Building
Expansion 103 612 110 51
Existing Building
Work 103 612 110 51
Operations N/A 236 1,566 33 16
Toxic Air Contaminants (TAC)
In 1984, as a result of public concern for exposure to airborne carcinogens, CARB adopted regulations to reduce the amount of TAC emissions resulting from mobile and area sources, such as cars, trucks, stationary products, and consumer products. The seven TACs studied include those that are derived from mobile sources: diesel particulate matter (DPM), benzene (C6H6), and 1,3-butadiene (C4H6); those that are derived from stationary sources:
perchloroethylene (C2Cl4) and hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)); and those derived from photochemical reactions of emitted VOCs: formaldehyde (CH2O) and acetaldehyde (C2H4O).

Sensitive Receptors
Some people are especially sensitive to air pollution and are given special consideration when evaluating air quality impacts from projects. These groups of people include children, the elderly, and individuals with pre-existing respiratory or cardiovascular illnesses. Structures that house these persons or places where they gather are defined as “sensitive receptors”. These structures typically include uses such as residences, hotels, and hospitals where an individual can remain for 24 hours. Consistent with the LST Methodology, the nearest land use to the Project site where an individual could remain for 24 hours has been used to determine construction and operational air quality impacts for emissions of PM10 and PM2.5, which is an existing residence located at 20739 Lycoming St. approximately 1,234 feet south of the Project site. The nearest receptor used for evaluation of localized impacts of NOx and CO is Kings Two Dental located at 20819 Currier Rd, approximately 42 feet east of the Project site.

Findings of Fact: The General Plan land use designation of the site is Employment. The Employment land use designation allows for a variety of business and employment uses including distribution, warehousing, storage, and supporting office uses, and therefore the Project is consistent with the City’s General Plan. Build out from local general plans adopted by cities in the district are provided to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), which develops regional growth forecasts, which are then used to develop future air quality forecasts for the AQMP. Thus, the City’s General Plan provides consistency with the SCAQMD Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP).

An Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Assessment was prepared by Urban Crossroads on May 31, 2024 (Appendix B) to evaluate the Project. The California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod) v2022.1.1.23 was used to calculate construction-source and operational-source criteria pollutants (VOCs, NOX, SOX, CO, PM10, and PM2.5) and GHG emissions from direct and indirect sources. The SCAQMD, the responsible agency for air quality, sanctions the use of CalEEMod to quantify potential criteria pollutants and Greenhouse Gas emissions associated

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with both construction and operation from a variety of land uses (SCAQMD, Air Quality Modeling).

Discussion of Impacts
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? Less than Significant Impact: The Project site is located within the SCAB, which is characterized by relatively poor air quality. The SCAQMD is principally responsible for air pollution control and works directly with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), county transportation commissions, local governments, as well as state and federal agencies to reduce emissions from stationary, mobile, and indirect sources to meet state and federal ambient air quality standards. Currently, these state and federal air quality standards are exceeded in most parts of the SCAB. In response, the SCAQMD has adopted a series of AQMPs to meet the state and federal ambient air quality standards. AQMPs are updated regularly in order to more effectively reduce emissions, accommodate growth, and to minimize any negative fiscal impacts of air pollution control on the economy.

In December 2022, the SCAQMD released the Final 2022 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) that establishes thresholds for criteria pollutants; projects that exceed any of the indicated daily thresholds should be considered as having an individually and cumulatively significant air quality impact and are not in compliance with the AQMP. The primary purpose of the air quality plan is to bring an area that does not attain federal and state air quality standards into compliance with those standards pursuant to the requirements of the Clean Air Act and California Clean Air Act. A proposed project should be considered to be consistent with the AQMP if it furthers one or more policies and does not obstruct other policies. The SCAQMD CEQA Handbook identifies two key indicators of consistency:
1) Whether the project will result in an increase in the frequency or severity of existing air quality violations or cause or contribute to new violations or delay timely attainment of air quality standards or the interim emission reductions specified in the AQMP. 2) Whether the project will exceed the assumptions in the AQMP, or increments based on the years of project buildout phase.

Criterion 1 - Increase in the Frequency or Severity of Violations? The violations that Consistency Criterion No. 1 refers to are the California Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) and National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). CAAQS and NAAQS violations would occur if regional or localized significance thresholds were exceeded.

As evaluated in the Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Assessment (Appendix B), the Project’s regional and localized construction and operational-source emissions would not exceed applicable regional significance thresholds. As such, a less than significant impact is expected.

Criterion 2 - Exceed Assumptions in the AQMP?
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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 the 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 to the entire site occurring during construction activities. As such, when considering that no emissions thresholds will be exceeded, a less than significant impact would result.

The City’s General Plan designates the Project site for Employment uses. The Employment designation allows for a wide range of business and employment uses including industrial, manufacturing, assembly, printing, machining, milling, welding research and development, distribution, warehousing, storage, and supporting office uses. The Project is consistent with the site’s land use designation, would not exceed any applicable regional or local thresholds, and would not result in or cause NAAQS or CAAQS violations. The Project is therefore considered to be consistent with the AQMP and a less than significant impact is expected. b) 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?
Less than Significant Impact: The CAAQS designates the Project site as nonattainment for O3, PM10, and PM2.5, while the NAAQS designates the Project site as nonattainment for O3 and PM2.5. The SCAQMD states that individual projects that do not generate operational or construction emissions that exceed the SCAQMD’s recommended daily thresholds for project‐specific impacts would also not cause a cumulatively considerable increase in emissions for those pollutants for which the Basin is in nonattainment, and, therefore, would not be considered to have a significant, adverse air quality impact. Alternatively, individual project‐related construction and operational emissions that exceed SCAQMD thresholds for project‐specific impacts would be considered cumulatively considerable. The following analysis is based on the Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Assessment prepared by Urban Crossroads (Appendix B).

Construction Related Impacts
The Project involves construction activities associated with demolition, site preparation, and grading. Construction activities associated with the Project would result in emissions of VOCs, NOX, SOX, CO, PM10, and PM2.5. Construction is scheduled to occur from February 2025 to January 2027. The construction schedule utilized in Urban Crossroad’s analysis has construction commencing in August 2024 and represents a “worst-case” analysis scenario should construction occur any time after the respective dates since emission factors for construction decrease as time passes and the analysis year increases due to emission regulations becoming more stringent. Table 3-3 presents the results of the Project's regional construction impact assessment, and Table 3-4 presents the results of the Project's localized construction impact assessment.

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Table 3-3 Overall Regional Construction Emissions Summary Source Emissions (pounds/day)
VOC NOX CO SOX PM10 PM2.5
Summer
2024 3.37 31.24 31.76 0.07 3.97 2.23
2025 3.26 28.27 31.42 0.07 3.82 2.09
2026 2.95 23.99 28.65 0.06 1.44 0.95
Winter
2024 3.37 31.38 31.31 0.07 3.97 2.23
2025 3.25 28.39 30.76 0.07 3.82 2.09
2026 3.09 24.14 29.91 0.06 3.50 1.91
2027 2.87 23.05 27.88 0.06 1.38 0.89
Maximum Daily Emissions 3.37 31.38 31.76 0.07 3.97 2.23 SCAQMD Regional Threshold 75 100 550 150 150 55
Threshold Exceeded? No No No No No No
Table 3-4 Project Localized Construction Impacts
On-Site Emissions Emissions (pounds/day)
NOx CO PM10 PM2.5
Site Improvements
Maximum Daily Emissions 28.35 27.47 2.85 1.93
SCAQMD Localized Threshold 103 612 110 51
Threshold Exceeded? No No No No
New Building Expansion
Maximum Daily Emissions 25.49 26.41 2.69 1.78
SCAQMD Localized Threshold 103 612 110 51
Threshold Exceeded? No No No No
Existing Building Work
Maximum Daily Emissions 23.76 25.84 0.89 0.82
SCAQMD Localized Threshold 103 612 110 51
Threshold Exceeded? No No No No
The Project-specific evaluation of emissions presented in Tables 3-3 and 3-4 demonstrates that proposed Project construction-source air pollutant emissions would not result in exceedances of regional or local thresholds. Therefore, proposed Project constructionsource emissions would be considered less than significant on a project-specific and cumulative basis.

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Long-term air quality impacts generally involve mobile source emissions generated from project-related traffic and stationary source emissions. Operational emissions would be expected from the following primary sources—mobile source emissions, area source emissions, energy source emissions, and on-site equipment emissions. The estimated emissions generated by Project operations are shown in Table 3-5, which presents the results of the Project's regional operation impact assessment. Table 3-6 presents the results of the Project's local operation impact assessment. The Project would not exceed the thresholds of significance established by the SCAQMD for emissions of any criteria pollutant.

Therefore, operational emissions would be less than significant.

Table 3-5 Total Project Regional Operational Emissions
Source Emissions (pounds/day)
VOC NOX CO SOx PM10 PM2.5
Summer
Mobile Source -1.98 -4.84 -64.35 -0.19 -18.37 -4.74
Area Source 3.29 0.04 4.78 0.00 0.01 0.01
Energy Source 0.04 0.74 0.62 0.00 0.06 0.06
Stationary Source 0.98 2.75 2.51 0.00 0.14 0.14
On-Site Equipment Source 0.12 0.38 16.44 0.00 0.03 0.03 Total Max Daily Emissions 2.45 -0.94 -39.99 -0.18 -18.13 -4.51 SCAQMD Regional Threshold 55 55 550 150 150 55
Threshold Exceeded? No No No No No No
Source Emissions (pounds/day)
VOC NOX CO SOx PM10 PM2.5
Winter
Mobile Source -1.96 -5.32 -54.96 -0.18 -18.37 -4.74
Area Source 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Energy Source 0.04 0.74 0.62 0.00 0.06 0.06
Stationary Source 0.98 2.75 2.51 0.00 0.14 0.14
On-Site Equipment 0.12 0.38 16.44 0.00 0.03 0.03
Total Max Daily Emissions 1.68 -1.46 -35.39 -0.17 -18.14 -4.51 SCAQMD Regional Threshold 55 55 550 150 150 55
Threshold Exceeded? No No No No No No
Table 3-6 Project Localized Operational Impacts
On-Site Emissions Emissions (pounds/day)
NOx CO PM10 PM2.5
Maximum Daily Emissions 5.45 16.44 0.23 0.21
SCAQMD Localized Threshold 236 1,566 33 16
Threshold Exceeded? No No No No
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result in exceedances of regional or local thresholds. The Project would not 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. Therefore, the proposed Project operational-source emissions would be considered less than significant on a project-specific and cumulative basis.
c) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? Less than Significant Impact: The nearest sensitive receptors to the Project site are listed below. All distances are measured from the Project site boundary to the outdoor living areas (e.g., backyards) or at the building façade, whichever is closer to the Project site. • Kings Two Dental located at 20819 Currier Rd, approximately 42 feet east of the Project site.
• Existing residence located at 20739 Lycoming St, approximately 1,234 feet south of the Project site.
• Clemson Distribution, Inc. located at 20722 Currier Rd, approximately 72 feet south of the Project site.
• Ron Hockwalt Academies located at 476 S Lemon Ave, approximately 197 feet west of the Project site.
• Walnut Valley Pest Control located at 404 S Lemon Ave, approximately 165 feet north of the Project site.

As explained in Section III (b) above, construction emissions would not exceed the applicable SCAQMD Localized Significant Thresholds (LSTs) for any criteria pollutant. Sensitive receptors in the vicinity of the Project site would not be exposed to substantial pollutant concentrations in violation of SCAQMD LSTs during construction or operation of the proposed Project. As the proposed Project will not cause or contribute to an exceedance of the most stringent applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard identified by SCAQMD at the nearest residence or sensitive receptor, impacts would be less than significant. d) Result in other emissions (such as those leading to odors) adversely affecting a substantial number of people?
Less than Significant Impact: The Project will not involve land uses that are typically associated with odor complaints such as, agricultural uses, wastewater treatment plants, food processing plants, chemical plants, composting operations, refineries, landfills, dairies, and fiberglass molding facilities. Potential odor sources associated with the proposed Project may result from construction equipment exhaust and the application of asphalt and architectural coatings during construction activities and the temporary storage of typical solid waste (refuse) associated with the Project’s (long-term operational) uses. Standard construction requirements would minimize odor impacts from construction. The construction odor emissions would be temporary, short-term, and intermittent in nature and would cease upon completion of the respective phase of construction and is thus considered less than significant.

It is expected that Project-generated refuse would be stored in covered containers and removed at regular intervals in compliance with the City’s solid waste regulations. The Project would also be required to comply with SCAQMD Rule 402 (Nuisance) to prevent occurrences of public nuisances. Therefore, odors associated with the Project construction and operations would be less than significant and no mitigation is required.

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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant
with Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
IV. Biological Resources: Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either
directly or through habitat modifications, on
any species identified as a candidate,
sensitive, or special status species in local
or regional plans, policies, or regulations,
or by the California Department of Fish and
Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
b) 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?
c) Have a 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?
d) Interfere substantially with the movement
of any native resident or migratory fish or
wildlife species or with established native
resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or
impede the use of native wildlife nursery
sites?
e) Conflict with any local policies or
ordinances protecting biological resources,
such as a tree preservation policy or
ordinance?
f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted
Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural
Community Conservation Plan, or other
approved local, regional, or state habitat
conservation plan?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) BIOS • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory • Low Impact Development Plan (LID Plan), R.A. Smith, Inc. June 18, 2024 (Appendix F)

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Findings of Fact: The Project site is currently disturbed and fully developed with fourteen (14) buildings totaling 558,737 square-feet utilized for storage and distribution purposes. The Project vicinity is fully developed and consists of manufacturing and distribution uses as well as an adult school and contains minimal open space and vegetation. The developments on and surrounding the Project site include ornamental landscaping such as trees, grasses, and shrubs along the property boundaries and within parking lots. Endangered species are not likely on the Project site or in the immediate vicinity.

The Project site and immediate surroundings to the south, east and west are heavily developed and not designated, or likely to be deemed, as a wetland. North of the Project site is the San Jose Creek Diversion Channel which is a concrete channelized structure. A channel is an open conduit either naturally or artificially created which periodically or continuously contains moving water, or which forms a connecting link between two bodies of standing water. San Jose Creek is a tributary of the San Gabriel River which is located approximately 9.9 miles northwest of the Project site. It is not anticipated that the development of the Project will have a significant impact on the San Gabriel River, concrete channelized creeks, or other biological resources. Additional discussion pertaining to the Project site’s drainage and flood control is provided in Section X. Hydrology and Water Quality of this IS/MND.

According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) GIS application, the Project site has National Land Cover Database (NLCD) designations of “Developed, Low Intensity”, “Developed, Medium Intensity”, and “Developed, High Intensity”, meaning there is little to no land cover consistent with wildlife habitat. Additionally, the Project site as well as the surrounding vicinity are in urban areas that are utilized generally for manufacturing and distribution uses. The NLCD designations for the surrounding areas consist of “Developed, High Intensity,” “Developed, Medium Intensity,” and “Developed, Low Intensity”. Endangered species are not likely on the Project site or in the immediate vicinity due to regional characteristics of the area and the built out, industrial nature of the City.

Discussion of Impacts
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service?
No Impact: The Project site is developed with fourteen (14) existing food storage and distribution buildings, parking lots, landscaping, and other on-site infrastructure that is consistent with the Project site’s industrial zoning designation. No significant biological habitat exists on the Project site and no candidate, sensitive or special species are known to exist on the site or in the Project area. The Project consists of a 109,423 square-foot building expansion, which would not cause a substantial adverse effect on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species. Therefore, no impacts would occur.
b) 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? Less than Significant Impact: There are no suitable habitat areas, riparian or otherwise, sensitive natural communities, wetlands, or migratory wildlife corridors for sensitive

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mammals, reptile, or fish species on the Project site that would otherwise be threatened by Project development. The Project site has no riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community; no wetlands or other jurisdictional waters of the United States, and no surface water bodies, drainages, streams, or waterways are within the Project boundary.

The San Jose Creek Diversion Channel is a channelized structure located approximately 75 feet north of the Project site and is classified as a R4SBCx riverine streambed according to the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) Mapper GIS application. The classification is utilized to identify characteristics of the channel, such as the fact that the channel is manmade and has flowing water only part of the year. When water is not flowing in the channel it may remain in isolated pools or surface water may be altogether absent.

When surface water is present it will typically be for brief periods during the growing season as the water table usually lies well below the ground surface for most of the season (USFWS). Under proposed conditions, the Project will continue to drain south to north as it has historically. Therefore, it is not anticipated that the Project will have an adverse effect on the water body in the vicinity, as no change in Project drainage will occur. Impacts are expected to be less than significant.
c) Have a 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?
Less than Significant Impact: No wetlands exist on-site. The nearest wetland according to the National Wetlands Mapper is an engineered drainage channel (San Jose Creek Diversion Channel) immediately north of the Project site that drains into the San Gabriel River. Project implementation is not anticipated to cause a significant adverse effect to the channel or river. There will be no direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means of adverse effect as this wetland is located outside of the Project site. The proposed 109,423 square-foot building expansion is permitted in the Industrial (M) zone and is subject to meeting local and state regulations on water quality management and best management practices. A less than significant impact would occur. d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites?
Less than Significant Impact: No habitat including waters or native trees exist on-site.

The Project site is developed and landscaping occurs along the Project frontage and within the parking lots and consists of non-native trees, grass, shrubs, and hedges, which are not considered to be suitable habitat given the heavily developed, industrial nature of the Project site and surrounding uses. Implementation of the proposed Project would not interfere with the movement of any migratory fish or wildlife species. Additionally, the Project site is not an established wildlife corridor or designated nursery site according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CDFW). Less than significant impact is expected.
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance?
No Impact: The City has no ordinances protecting biological resources. There are no plans or policies at the local, regional, or state level dedicated to tree preservation that include the Project site. No impact would occur.

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f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan? No Impact: There are no adopted plans or policies at the local, regional, or state level dedicated to habitat conservation that govern the Project site (CDFW). No impact would occur.

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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant
with Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
V. Cultural Resources – Would the project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of a historical resource
pursuant to §15064.5?
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of an archaeological resource
pursuant to §15064.5?
c) Disturb any human remains, including
those interred outside of formal
cemeteries?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 2022
• National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. National Register of Historic Places • Sysco Los Angeles Facility Expansion Project Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), ESA, November 2022 (Appendix E)
Findings of Fact: Cultural resources consist of places, sites, structures, artifacts, and landscapes that are considered important for scientific, traditional, religious, or other reasons. Resources may be historical, paleontological, archaeological, architectural, or archival in nature. The City is largely built-up and is devoted primarily to activities related to business and industry. The remaining vacant land is largely approved for development. The Temple Family Homestead Museum, located at 15415 Don Julian, is registered with the National Register of Historical Places and is located approximately 6.4 miles northwest of the Project site within the City’s jurisdiction.

The Project site is fully developed with fourteen (14) food storage and distribution buildings totaling 558,737 square feet and is surrounded by manufacturing and distribution uses to the north, south and east, and a school for adults to the west. Due to the built-up and urbanized environment of the site and surrounding areas, the discovery of cultural resources is unlikely. In the event that cultural resources are discovered during the grading phase of the Project, mitigation measures are identified below to ensure impacts would be less than significant.

Discussion of Impacts
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource pursuant to §15064.5?
No Impact: Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines defines historic resources as resources listed or determined to be eligible for listing by the State Historical Resources

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Commission, a local register of historical resources, or the lead agency. Generally, a resource is considered “historically significant” if it meets one of the following criteria:
i) Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of California’s history and cultural heritage. ii) Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past. iii) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses high artistic values.
iv) Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

The Project site is fully developed with industrial buildings utilized for storge and distribution uses. According to the Phase I ESA prepared by ESA, dated November 2022, early development of the site occurred during 1988 with the site fully built out by 2002 (Appendix E). There are no resources onsite that are listed or determined to be eligible for listing by the State Historical Resources Commission in the California Register of Historical Resources. Furthermore, the City’s General Plan does not identify any historical resources on the Project site nor within the Project vicinity. Therefore, the Project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in CEQA Guidelines §15064.5 and no impact would occur. b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to §15064.5?
Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated: Archaeological resources are prehistoric or historic evidence of past human activities, including structural ruins and buried resources. Project construction would require grading activities and the demolition of pavement onsite for the proposed expansion. Given the developed nature of the Project site and surrounding area, the discovery of archeological resources is unlikely. Although, it is not anticipated that unknown cultural resources exist on-site, Mitigation Measure CUL1 is identified to ensure that in the event unanticipated resources are encountered during grading activities, potential impacts would remain less than significant. In the event archeological resources are discovered, grading activities must cease, a qualified archeologist must be consulted, and all discoveries must be documented accordingly.

Implementation of the Project is not anticipated to result in a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archeological resource pursuant to Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines. A less than significant impact with mitigation incorporated would occur. c) Disturb any human remains, including those outside of formal cemeteries? Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated: Due to the developed nature of the Project site and surrounding area, no human remains, or cemeteries are anticipated to be disturbed by the proposed Project. The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) conducted by ESA on November 2022, (Appendix E) for the proposed Project describes that the historical use of the subject Property was for agricultural purposes as early as the 1920s until the 1950s. By the 1960s the site began being used

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for industrial purposes up until the present day. The EDR Aerial Photographs provided in the Phase I ESA date back to 1928. Review of these aerial photos identified early development of the warehouse on the site dating back to 1988 and shows no indication that the Project site was used for cemeteries (Appendix D). Therefore, the likelihood of encountering human remains during Project development is minimal. However, these findings do not preclude the existence of previously unknown human remains located below the ground surface, which may be encountered during construction excavations associated with the proposed Project. As a result, Mitigation Measure CUL-1 has been identified to reduce potentially significant impacts to previously unknown human remains that may be unexpectedly discovered during Project implementation to a less than significant level. Consistent with State law, if at any time during grading, human remains are found, the Project is to be conditioned to halt work and contact the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Based on compliance with existing regulations and the implementation of Mitigation Measure CUL-1, the Project’s potential to disturb human remains is considered less than significant with mitigation.

Mitigation Measures
Mitigation:

V. (b, c)
CUL-1: Inadvertent Finds
If previously unidentified cultural materials are unearthed during construction, work shall be halted within 60 feet of the area of discovery until a qualified archaeologist can assess the significance of the find. If human remains are encountered, State Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the County Coroner has made a determination of origin and disposition pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5097.98. The County Coroner must be notified of the find immediately. If the remains are determined to be prehistoric, the Coroner will notify the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), which will determine and notify the Most Likely Descendant (MLD). With the permission of the landowner or his/her authorized representative, the MLD may inspect the site of the discovery. The MLD shall complete the inspection within 48 hours of notification by the NAHC. The MLD may recommend scientific removal and nondestructive analysis of human remains and items associated with Native American burials.

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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant
with Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
VI. Energy – Would the project:
a) Result in potentially significant
environmental impacts due to wasteful,
inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of
energy resources, during project
construction or operation?
b) Conflict with or obstruct a State or Local
plan for renewable energy or energy
efficiency?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • California Energy Commission. Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act – SB 350. 2022. • California Energy Commission. Joint Energy Report – SB 100. 2022. • California Department of General Services. California Building Standards Code (Title 24, 2022).
• California Air Resources Board. Guide to Off-Road Vehicle & Equipment Regulations.

Findings of Fact: The California Energy Conservation and Development Commission (California Energy Commission) adopted Title 24, Part 6, of the California Code of Regulations Energy Conservation Standards for new residential and nonresidential buildings in June 1977, and standards are updated every three years. Title 24 ensures building designs conserve energy. The requirements allow for the opportunities to incorporate updates of new energy efficiency technologies and methods into new developments.

Energy resources that would be potentially impacted by the Project include electricity, natural gas, and petroleum-based fuel supplies and distribution systems. This analysis includes a discussion of the potential energy impacts of the Project, with emphasis on avoiding or reducing inefficient, wasteful, and unnecessary consumption of energy. A general definition of each of these energy resources is provided below:

Electricity is a man-made, consumptive utility resource. The production of electricity requires the consumption or conversion of energy resources, including water, wind, oil, gas, coal, solar, geothermal, and nuclear resources, into energy. The delivery of electricity involves several system components, including substations and transformers that lower transmission line power (voltage) to a level appropriate for on-site distribution and use. The electricity generated is distributed through a network of transmission and distribution lines commonly called a power grid.

Conveyance of electricity through transmission lines is typically responsive to market demands.

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Natural gas is a combustible mixture of simple hydrocarbon compounds (primarily methane) that is used as a fuel source. Natural gas consumed in California is obtained from naturally occurring reservoirs, mainly located outside the State, and delivered through high-pressure transmission pipelines. The natural gas transportation system is a nationwide network and, therefore, resource availability is typically not an issue. Natural gas satisfies almost one-third of the State’s total energy requirements and is used in electricity generation, space heating, cooking, water heating, industrial processes, and as a transportation fuel.

Petroleum-based fuels currently account for a majority of California’s transportation energy sources and primarily consist of diesel and gasoline types of fuels. However, the state has been working on developing strategies to reduce petroleum use. Over the last decade California has implemented several policies, rules, and regulations to improve vehicle efficiency, increase the development and use of alternative fuels, reduce air pollutants and GHG emissions from the transportation sector, and reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Accordingly, petroleum-based fuel consumption in California has declined.

Discussion of Impacts
a) Result in potentially significant environmental impacts due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation? Less than Significant Impact: The proposed Project would impact energy resources during construction and operation. The construction activities for the Project include demolition, site preparation, grading, building construction, paving, and architectural coating. The Project would consume energy resources during construction in three (3) general forms:

1. Petroleum-based fuels used to power off-road construction vehicles and equipment on the Project site, construction worker travel to and from the Project site, as well as delivery and haul truck trips (e.g., hauling of demolition material to off-site reuse and disposal facilities);

2. Electricity associated with the conveyance of water that would be used during Project construction for dust control (supply and conveyance) and electricity to power any necessary lighting during construction, electronic equipment, or other construction activities necessitating electrical power; and,

3. Energy used in the production of construction materials, such as asphalt, steel, concrete, pipes, and manufactured or processed materials such as lumber and glass.

Construction Related Impacts
Construction of the Project would result in fuel consumption from construction tools and equipment, vendor and haul truck trips, and vehicle trips generated from construction workers traveling to and from the site. Construction activities and corresponding fuel energy consumption would be temporary and localized. The use of diesel fuel and heavy-duty equipment would not be a typical condition of the Project. Also, there are no unusual Project

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characteristics that would cause construction equipment that would be less energy efficient compared with other similar construction sites in other parts of the State.

Electricity and Natural Gas Usage
Southern California Edison (SCE) would provide temporary electric power for as-necessary lighting and electronic equipment. The electricity used for such activities would be temporary and would be substantially less than that required for Project operation and would have a negligible contribution to the Project's overall energy consumption.

Natural gas is not anticipated to be required during construction of the Project. Fuels used for construction would primarily consist of diesel and gasoline, which are discussed below under the "Petroleum Fuel Usage" subsection. Any minor amounts of natural gas that may be consumed as a result of Project construction would be substantially less than that required for Project operation and would have a negligible contribution to the Project's overall energy consumption.

Petroleum Fuel Usage
Off-road heavy-duty construction equipment associated with construction activities would rely on diesel fuel, as well as vendors and haul trucks that would be involved in delivering building materials and removing the demolition debris from the Project site. All construction equipment is subject to the CARB In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation. This regulation, which applies to all off-road diesel vehicles 25 horsepower or greater, limits unnecessary idling to 5 minutes, requires all construction fleets to be labeled and reported to CARB, bans Tier 0 equipment, and phases out Tier 1 and Tier 2 equipment (thereby replacing fleets with cleaner equipment), and requires that fleets comply with Best Available Control Technology requirements, which would increase construction equipment fuel efficiency. These limitations on idling vehicles and equipment, and the requirements that equipment must be properly maintained (CCR Title 13, Sections 2449(d)(2) and 2485), would result in fuel savings. Due to the temporary nature of construction, the Project would not result in wasteful, inefficient, and unnecessary consumption of energy. Furthermore, there are no policies at the local level applicable to energy conservation specific to the construction phase.

Operational Related Impacts
Electricity and Natural Gas Usage
SCE and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) would provide electricity and natural gas for the Project. The on-going operation of the proposed industrial facility would require the use of electricity for multiple purposes including, but not limited to, refrigeration, lighting, appliances, and electronics. Natural gas is often used for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and hot water heaters and would be required for the operation of the Project. Energy would also be consumed during operations related to water usage, solid waste disposal, landscape equipment and vehicle trips.

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The operation of the Project would involve a 109,423 square-foot building expansion to the existing facility for the purposes of expanding the quantity of products and number of product lines that are currently carried by the facility. According to CEQA Guidelines Appendix F, the goal of conserving energy implies the wise and efficient use of energy, including decreasing overall per capita energy consumption, reducing reliance on natural gas and oil, and increasing reliance on renewable energy sources. The Project would comply with applicable energy efficiency requirements under Title 24. The proposed Project would also be required adhere to CALGreen, which establishes planning and design standards for sustainable developments and energy efficiency.. As a result, even with the increase in demand for electricity and natural gas, the operation of the Project would not result in inefficient, wasteful, or unnecessary energy use compared with other similar industrial projects in the region. A less than significant impact would occur. b) Conflict with or obstruct a State or Local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency? Less than Significant Impact: The applicable state plans that address renewable energy and energy efficiency are CALGreen, the California Energy Code, and the California Renewable Portfolios Standard (RPS). Under the California RPS, the State of California is transitioning to renewable energy through the California’s Renewable Energy Program.

Renewable sources of electricity include wind, small hydropower, solar, geothermal, biomass, and biogas. Electricity production from renewable sources is generally considered carbon neutral. Executive Order S-1408, signed in November 2008, expanded the state’s RPS to 33 percent renewable power by 2020. This standard was adopted by the legislature in 2011 (SB X1-2). Senate Bill 350 (de Leon) was signed into law September 2015 and establishes tiered increases to the RPS—40 percent by 2024, 45 percent by 2027, and 50 percent by 2030. Senate Bill 350 also set a new goal to double the energy-efficiency savings in electricity and natural gas through energy efficiency and conservation measures.

On September 10, 2018, Governor Brown signed SB 100, which supersedes the SB 350 requirements. Under SB 100, the RPS for public owned facilities and retail sellers consist of 44 percent renewable energy by 2024, 52 percent by 2027, and 60 percent by 2030.

Additionally, SB 100 also established a new RPS requirement of 50 percent by 2026. The bill also established a state policy that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045.

Under SB 100 the state cannot increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid or allow resource shuffling to achieve the 100 percent carbon-free electricity target.

The statewide RPS goal is not directly applicable to individual development projects, but to utilities and energy providers such as Southern California Edison (SCE), which is the utility provider that would fulfill all electricity needs for the proposed Project. Compliance by SCE in meeting the RPS goals would ensure the State in meeting its objective in transitioning to renewable energy.

The Project includes the removal of an onsite solar farm that produces approximately 78,000 kwh which is approximately 1.2% of the current net usage of the facility per year (6,515,212 kwh/year). Though the Project would result in the removal of renewable energy resources,

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the amount of energy currently produced by the solar panels is negligible and the Project would continue purchasing electricity from SCE. Additionally, the proposed Project would comply with the Building Energy Efficiency Standards and CALGreen. Therefore, implementation of the proposed Project would not conflict or obstruct plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency and a less than significant impact would occur.

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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
VII. Geology and Soils– Would the project:
a) Directly or indirectly cause potential
substantial adverse effects, including the
risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault,
as delineated on the most recent
Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault
Zoning Map issued by the State
Geologist for the area or based on
other substantial evidence of a
known fault? Refer to Division of
Mines and Geology Special
Publication 42.
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking?
iii) Seismic-related ground failure,
including liquefaction?
iv) Landslides?
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the
loss of topsoil?
c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is
unstable, or that would become unstable
as a result of the project, and potentially
result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral
spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or
collapse?
d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined
in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building
Code (1994), creating substantial direct or
indirect risks to life or property?
e) Have soils incapable of adequately
supporting the use of septic tanks or
alternative wastewater disposal systems
where sewers are not available for the
disposal of wastewater?
f) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique
paleontological resource or site or unique
geologic feature?

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Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • Industry Municipal Code
• Los Angeles County GIS-NET
• California Department of Conservation (CDC). California Earthquake Hazards Zone Application (EQ Zapp). 2021.
• Geotechnical Engineering Report for Proposed Sysco Facility Exapnsion 20701 Currier Road, City of Industry, California. Professional Service Industries, Inc. July 8, 2022. (Appendix C)
• CEQA-Level Geologic and Geotechnical Peer Review Proposed Sysco Facility Expansion 20701Currier Road, City of Industry, California. October 26, 2022 (Appendix D)
Findings of Fact:

Faulting and Seismicity
The Project site, like the rest of Southern California, is located within a seismically active region as a result of being located near the active margin between the North American and Pacific tectonic plates. The principal source of seismic activity is movement along the northwest-trending regional faults such as the San Andreas, San Jacinto, and Elsinore fault zones. Annually, these fault systems produce approximately 5 to 35 millimeters of slip between the plates.

The Project site is not included within any Earthquake Fault Zones as established by the AlquistPriolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act. Review of geologic literature pertaining to the site area indicates that there are no known active or potentially active faults located within or immediately adjacent to the subject property. The closest known active fault to the Project site is the Whittier Elsinore fault, which has been mapped approximately 3.5 miles south of the site.

Surface Fault Rupture and Ground Shaking
Due to the distance between the Project site and the nearest known active fault, the potential for fault rupture at the site is considered low, and the potential for future ground shaking at the site appears no greater than that at many other sites in southern California (Appendix C).

Liquefaction
Liquefaction and seismic settlement are conditions that can occur under seismic shaking from earthquake events. Liquefaction describes a phenomenon in which saturated, cohesionless soil loses strength during an earthquake as a result of induced shearing strains. Lateral and vertical movements of the soil mass, combined with loss of bearing can result in the event of liquefaction.

Fine, well sorted, loose sand, shallow groundwater conditions, higher intensity earthquakes, and particularly long duration of ground shaking are the requisite conditions for liquefaction.

Professional Service Industries (PSI) conducted a review of the California Geological Survey online data for zones of required investigation for geologic hazards (such as fault rupture, liquefaction, or land sliding) and uncovered that the Project site is located within a liquefaction hazard zone. The subsurface exploration conducted by PSI at the Project site encountered

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groundwater ranging from 15.8 to 28.4 feet below ground surface (bgs). The liquefaction analysis found that the historic high groundwater level is 20 feet bgs based on information provided by the California Geological Survey, and data provided by a nearby monitoring well. PSI reported that subsurface soils have a potential for liquefaction at layers below the site at depths of 20 to 27 feet and 41 to 50 feet bgs, and associated seismic settlement is estimated to be less than 1 inch.

Based on PSI’s analysis, the potential impact of liquefaction may be significant (Appendix C).

Seismically Induced Settlement
Ground accelerations generated from a seismic event can produce settlements in sands or in granular earth materials both above and below the groundwater table. This phenomenon is often referred to as seismic settlement and is most common in relatively clean sands, although it can also occur in other soil materials. The analysis prepared by PSI indicates that post construction total seismic settlements would be less than one inch (Appendix C).

Lateral Spreading
Seismically induced lateral spreading involves movement of earth materials due to earth shaking.

Lateral spreading is demonstrated by near-vertical cracks with predominantly horizontal movement of the soil mass involved. For lateral spreading to occur, the liquefiable zone must be continuous, unconstrained laterally, and free to move along gently sloping ground toward an unconfined area. Based on Project site conditions presented by PSI, hazards related to lateral spreading are considered less than significant. (Appendix C).

Discussion of Impacts
a) Directly or indirectly cause potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
i. Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map, issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault. Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42?
Less than Significant Impact: Neither the site nor any area within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City are within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone. The Project site is not included within any Earthquake Fault Zones as created by the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act. A geotechnical review pertaining to the site area indicates that there are no known active or potentially active faults located within or immediately adjacent to the subject property. The nearest fault to the Project site is the San Jose fault zone which is mapped approximately 2.5 miles south of the site.

Although there are no known active faults through the Project site, the site is still subject to ground shaking and potential damage as a result of seismic activity, which is characteristic of Southern California. Accordingly, proposed construction will be designed and constructed in accordance with applicable portions of Section 1808.6.2 of the 2022 California Building Code (“CBC”) to ensure that potential impacts are less than significant.
ii. Strong seismic ground shaking?

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Less than Significant Impact: The Project site is subject to strong seismic ground shaking and potential damage as a result of seismic activity, which is characteristic of Southern California. Accordingly, proposed construction would be designed and constructed in accordance with applicable portions of Section 1808.6 of the 2022 CBC to ensure that potential impacts are less than significant. iii. Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction? Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation: Liquefaction is a phenomenon associated with shallow groundwater combined with the presence of loose, fine sands, and/or silts within a depth of 50-feet below grade or less. Liquefaction occurs when these soils become saturated and are subjected to strong ground shaking resulting from an earthquake event. Due to the increasing overburden pressure with depth, liquefaction of granular soils are generally limited to the upper 50 feet of a soil profile.

Increasing duration of the ground shaking during a seismic event can also increase the potential for liquefaction.

The subsurface exploration of the Project site consisted of eleven (11) Borings (B-1 through B-11) advanced to depths of 6 to 31 feet bgs. and five (5) Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT1-CPT5) soundings to depths reaching approximately 60 bgs as part of the liquefaction analysis. The findings of the liquefaction analyses performed by PSI Intertek estimates indicated that various layers of susceptible soils between depths of roughly 20 to 27 feet bgs and 41 to 50 feet bgs may liquefy during a major earthquake (Appendix C). Soils that were located above the historic groundwater table are considered non-liquifiable. Several clayey strata were encountered at the site between the depths of 18 and 2 feet and are considered to be non-liquifiable due to their cohesive characteristics. The analysis of the data from the liquefaction analysis indicated total seismic settlements of less than 1 inch across the improvement site (Appendix C).

Based on the liquefaction analysis, it is considered feasible to support the proposed structures on shallow foundations with a recommended layer of newly placed compacted structural fill above the liquefiable soils onsite, as identified in Mitigation Measure GEO-1 (Appendix D). Shallow foundation systems can be designed to resist the effects of the anticipated differential settlements to the extent that the structures would not catastrophically fail. The Project structural engineer will evaluate the planned structure design and conclude that the estimated static and seismic settlements are acceptable. Furthermore, the Project would be designed and constructed in accordance with applicable portions of Section 1808.6 of the 2022 CBC to ensure that potential impacts to seismic-related ground failure are less than significant. Therefore, a less than significant impact would occur with mitigation incorporated.
iv. Landslides?
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geologic structure, and grading impacts. The Project site is relatively flat and not considered at risk for landslides. Therefore, no impact would occur. b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? No Impact: The Project site is fully developed with several building facilities totaling 558,737 square feet, including a 95,000 square-foot solar farm with minimal exposed soil.

The Applicant is proposing to remove the existing solar farm and truck parking and construct an expansion to the existing warehouse facility of an additional 109,423 square feet. Measures to manage erosion will be implemented pursuant to the 2022 CBC to ensure that the faces of cut and fill slopes are prepared and maintained to control erosion throughout construction. Any exposed soil is proposed to be landscaped and the Project would comply with the applicable City regulatory programs related to erosion. Therefore, the Project would have no impact on erosion or loss of topsoil. c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse?
Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated: The subsurface exploration of the Project site consisted of eleven (11) test borings that were drilled to depths of 6 to 31 feet bgs and five (5) Cone Penetrometer Test soundings to depths reaching approximately 60 bgs. The results of the field and laboratory testing indicate generally encountering various layers of stiff to hard silty clay, sandy silt, and silt along with layers of medium dense to very dense silty sand and sand to depths of approximately 60 feet bgs. Layers of medium stiff silts and clays along with loose sands were also observed.

Harder (denser) layers and exploration refusal was reached at some of the northern locations [B1 at 31½ feet, C1 at 33 feet, C3/3A at 19 feet, B5 at 7 feet, B8 at 4½ feet, and B11 at 16½ feet bgs which may consist of bedrock of the Monterey formation.

The Project will be required to comply with applicable requirements and recommendations outlined in the Geotechnical Investigation prepared by Southern California Geotechnical, as required by Mitigation Measure GEO-1 (as set forth below). Furthermore, the Project will comply with applicable provisions of the Uniform Building Code (UBC) and California Building Code (CBC) that would act to minimize any unstable soils or unstable geologic units that may be encountered. On this basis, the potential for the Project to be located on a geologic units or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the Project and potentially result in on- or off-site landslides, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse is less than significant with mitigation incorporated. d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial direct or indirect risks to life or property? Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated: The near surface soils at the Project site have expansion potential. Over time, expansive soils will experience cyclic drying and wetting as the dry and wet seasons pass. Expansive soils experience volumetric changes (shrink/swell) as the moisture content of the clayey soils fluctuates.

These shrink/swell cycles can impact foundations and lightly loaded slabs-on-grade when not designed for the anticipated expansive soil pressures.

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Artificial fill soils were encountered at a depth of 2 ½ to 3 feet bgs and consisted of medium stiff to very stiff clayey soils. Native alluvium was also encountered below ground surface and extended to at least the maximum depth explored of 50 feet. The alluvial soils consist of gravel and sand of the valley areas. The fill extended to depths 5.5 to 6.5 feet below the ground surface. The fill soil mostly consists of medium stiff to very stiff silty clays and clayey silts. Southern California Geotechnical conducted expansion index testing on one (1) sample of the sandy lean clay soils collected from depths of 0 to 5 feet bgs. The results of the expansion testing indicate an expansion index of 53 which indicates that soil below ground surface of the site have a medium expansion potential.

The Project will implement Mitigation Measure GEO-1 (as set forth below) which requires the Project to comply with applicable requirements and recommendations outlined in the Geotechnical Investigation prepared by Southern California Geotechnical dated June 13, 2023 (Appendix I). Recommendations within the report include requirements for expansive soils that will reduce the potential of direct or indirect risks to life and property to a level below significance. Therefore, impacts are less than significant with mitigation incorporated.
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of wastewater?
No Impact: The Project site is serviced by Rowland Water District for potable water, and sewage disposal services are provided via the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD). The Project does not propose to utilize a septic tank or alternative wastewater disposal system. In addition, the Phase I ESA identified that there was no indication of an existing septic system on the property (Appendix C). Therefore, the Project will have no impact.
f) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature?
Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated: No paleontological resources have been discovered or are known to exist on the site. Implementation of the Project will require some grading and installation of underground service facilities. Given the highly disturbed condition of the Project site from the previous development, the discovery of paleontological resources is unlikely. Implementation of the Project is not anticipated to destroy a unique paleontological resource or site directly or indirectly; nonetheless a mitigation measure is identified and discussed below to ensure that in the event that unanticipated resources are encountered during excavation, impacts would remain less than significant. Mitigation Measure GEO-2 (as set forth below) has been included to further ensure that any impact is reduced to a less than significant impact with mitigation incorporated into the Project.

Mitigation Measures
Mitigation:

VII. (c, d)
GEO-1: Grading
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June 13, 2023 (Appendix I). The recommendations are presented in Section 6.0 Conclusions and Recommendations of the report under the following subheadings:

Seismic Design Considerations, Geotechnical Design Considerations, Site Grading Recommendations, Construction Considerations, Foundation Design and construction, Floor Slab Design and Construction, Retaining Wall Design and construction and Pavement Design Parameters (pages 10-29).

VII. (f)
GEO-2: Inadvertent Paleontological Discovery
In the event that paleontological resources are inadvertently discovered during ground disturbing activities, work shall be hauled until the qualified paleontologist can document the discovery as appropriate, evaluate the potential resource, and assess the significance of the find under the criteria set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5.

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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant
with Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
VIII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Would the project:
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions either
directly or indirectly, that may have a
significant impact on the environment?
b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or
regulation adopted for the purpose of
reducing the emissions of greenhouse
gases?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • Los Angeles County GIS-NET
• 20701 Currier Road Project Air Quality & Greenhouse Gas Assessment, Urban Crossroads, May 31, 2024 (Appendix B)
Findings of Fact:

The evaluation of an impact under CEQA requires measuring data from a project against both existing conditions and a “threshold of significance.” For establishing significance thresholds, the Office of Planning and Research’s amendments to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.7(c) state “[w]hen adopting thresholds of significance, a lead agency may consider thresholds of significance previously adopted or recommended by other public agencies, or recommended by experts, provided the decision of the lead agency to adopt such thresholds is supported by substantial evidence.”
As the City has not adopted its own significance threshold for greenhouse gas emissions, the City relies on compliance with a local air district threshold in the determination of significance of Project-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Specifically, the City defers to the interim 3,000 MTCO2e per year threshold recommended by SCAQMD staff for residential and commercial sector projects against which to compare Project-related GHG emissions.

The 3,000 MTCO2e per year threshold is based on a 90 percent emission “capture” rate methodology. Prior to its use by the SCAQMD, the 90 percent emissions capture approach was one of the options suggested by the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) in their CEQA & Climate Change white paper (2008). A 90 percent emission capture rate means that unmitigated GHG emissions from the top 90 percent of all GHG-producing projects within a geographic area – the SCAB in this instance – would be subject to a detailed analysis of potential environmental impacts from GHG emissions, while the bottom 10 percent of all GHG-producing projects would be excluded from detailed analysis. A GHG significance threshold based on a 90 percent emission capture rate is appropriate to address the long-term adverse impacts associated with global climate change because medium and large projects will be required to implement measures to reduce GHG emissions, while small projects, which are

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generally infill development projects that are not the focus of the State’s GHG reduction targets, are allowed to proceed. Further, a 90 percent emission capture rate sets the emission threshold low enough to capture a substantial proportion of future development projects and demonstrate that cumulative emissions reductions are being achieved while setting the emission threshold high enough to exclude small projects that will, in aggregate, contribute approximate 1 percent of projected statewide GHG emissions in the Year 2050 (Appendix B).

Discussion of Impacts
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment?
Less than Significant Impact:

Urban Crossroads conducted a Greenhous Gas Analysis for the proposed Project, dated May 31, 2024 (Appendix B). The analysis provides the estimated GHG emissions that will result from Project construction and operation. Construction related GHG emissions are quantified and amortized over the life of the Project, which is identified as a 30-year period, in accordance with SCAQMD recommendation. Project operational emissions would consist of mobile sources, area source, energy source, water supply and treatment, waste, refrigerants, and on-site equipment.

The existing Sysco facility is currently at capacity, thus is using warehouse facilities in Ventura, San Diego and Riverside Counties to service customers in the local Los Angeles area. Based on the VMT Assessment prepared by Fehr and Peers, dated March 26, 2024, the Project’s proposed expansion will result in approximately 60,100 less weekly vehicle trips or 3,133,794 less yearly vehicle trips on a regional scale (Appendix H). The reduction in VMT is a direct result of the facility expansion which will allow for sufficient space to receive and store goods for consolidated loads and reduce partial deliveries to other facility locations, which will result in less mileage traveled, less fuel usage, and less operating costs. As such, mobile sources were modeled based on the 3,133,794 yearly vehicle trips and will result in a net decrease in emissions, as shown on Table 8-1: Total Project Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Table 8-1 Total Project Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Source
Emissions (lbs/day)
CO2 CH4 N2O Refrigerants Total
CO2E
Annual constructionrelated emissions
amortized over 30
years

75.80 3.22E03 1.78E-03 1.68E-02 76.42
Mobile -
3112.16 -0.09 0.10 -4.36 -3149.17
Area 2.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.24
Energy 595.81 0.05 0.00 0.00 598.21
Water 47.04 0.83 0.02 0.00 73.76

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Waste 9.23 0.92 0.00 0.00 32.28
Refrigerants 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.56 18.56
Stationary Sources 11.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.46
On-Site Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.37
Total CO2E (All
Sources) -2,288.86
According to the threshold of significance, a cumulative global climate change impact would occur if the GHG emissions created from construction and on-going operations of the proposed Project would exceed the SCAQMD threshold of 3,000 MTCO2e per year.

Therefore, since the Project will not exceed the threshold of significance, the Project does not have the potential to result in a cumulatively considerable impact with respect to GHG emissions and a less than significant impact would occur. b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases?
Less than Significant Impact: Pursuant to 15064.4 of the CEQA Guidelines, a lead agency may rely on qualitative analysis or performance-based standards to determine the significance of impacts from GHG emissions. The Project would not conflict with any applicable plan, policy or regulation of an agency adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions. Applicable plans adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions include the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Scoping Plan and SCAG’s Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). A consistency analysis with these plans is presented below.

CARB Scoping Plan
CARB’s Scoping Plan is California’s GHG reduction strategy to achieve the state’s GHG emissions reduction target established by Assembly Bill (AB) 1279, which is to return to 1990 emission levels by year 2045 (CARB 2022). The CARB Scoping Plan is applicable to state agencies and is not directly applicable to cities/counties and individual projects.

Nonetheless, the Scoping Plan has been the primary tool that is used to develop performance-based and efficiency-based CEQA criteria and GHG reduction targets for climate action planning efforts.

In December 2022, CARB released the Final 2022 Scoping Plan Update to address the new 2045 interim target to achieve an 85 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2045, established by AB 1279 (CARB 2022). Statewide strategies to reduce GHG emissions include the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), California Appliance Energy Efficiency regulations, California Renewable Energy Portfolio standard, changes in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, and other early action measures as necessary to ensure the state is on target to achieve the GHG emissions reduction goals of AB 1279.

Also, new buildings are required to comply with the latest applicable Building Energy Efficiency Standards and California Green Building Code (CALGreen). While measures in the Scoping Plan apply to state agencies and not the proposed Project, the Project’s GHG emissions would be reduced from compliance with statewide measures that have been

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adopted since AB 1279 were adopted. Therefore, the proposed Project would not obstruct implementation of the CARB Scoping Plan and impacts would be less than significant.

SCAG’s Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy SCAG’s 2016-2040 RTP/SCS was adopted April 7, 2016. The RTP/SCS identifies multimodal transportation investments, including bus rapid transit, light rail transit, heavy rail transit, commuter rail, high-speed rail, active transportation strategies (e.g., bike ways and sidewalks), transportation demand management strategies, transportation systems management, highway improvements (interchange improvements, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, high-occupancy toll lanes), arterial improvements, goods movement strategies, aviation and airport ground access improvements, and operations and maintenance to the existing multimodal transportation system.

The RTP/SCS identifies that land use strategies that focus on new housing and job growth in areas served by high quality transit and other opportunity areas would be consistent with a land use development pattern that supports and complements the proposed transportation network. The overarching strategy in the 2016-2040 RTP/SCS is to provide for a plan that allows the southern California region to grow in more compact communities in existing urban areas, provide neighborhoods with efficient and plentiful public transit, abundant and safe opportunities to walk, bike and pursue other forms of active transportation, and preserve more of the region’s remaining natural lands (SCAG 2016).

The 2016-2040 RTP/SCS contains transportation projects to help more efficiently distribute population, housing, and employment growth, as well as forecasted development that is generally consistent with regional-level general plan data. The projected regional development, when integrated with the proposed regional transportation network identified in the RTP/SCS, would reduce per capita vehicular travel related GHG emissions and achieve the GHG reduction per capita targets for the SCAG region.

The RTP/SCS does not require that local general plans, specific plans, or zoning be consistent with the SCS, but provides incentives for consistency for governments and developers. The Project would replace the existing building and pavement onsite with one (1) warehouse building approximately 213,500 square feet. The Project is consistent with the general plan land use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the Project area in SCAG's Sustainable Community Strategy/ Regional Transportation Plan. Thus, a less than significant impact related to GHG emissions from Project construction and operation would occur.

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IX. Hazards and Hazardous Materials – Would the project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or
the environment through the routine
transport, use, or disposal of hazardous
materials?
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or
the environment through reasonably
foreseeable upset and accident conditions
involving the release of hazardous materials
into the environment?
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle
hazardous or acutely hazardous materials,
substances, or waste within one-quarter mile
of an existing or proposed school?
d) Be located on a site which is included on a
list of hazardous materials sites compiled
pursuant to Government Code Section
65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a
significant hazard to the public or the
environment?
e) For a project located within an airport land
use plan or, where such a plan has not been
adopted, within two miles of a public airport
or public use airport, would the project result
in a safety hazard or excessive noise for
people residing or working in the project
area?
f) Impair implementation of or physically
interfere with an adopted emergency
response plan or emergency evacuation
plan?
g) Expose people or structures, either directly
or indirectly, to a significant risk of loss, injury
or death involving wildland fires?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • Los Angeles County GIS-NET

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• Sysco Los Angeles Facility Expansion Project, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment.

Environmental Science Associates (ESA). November 2022. (Appendix E) Findings of Fact: A Phase I) was conducted by ESA for the proposed Project to determine if any recognized environmental conditions (RECs) exist on the Project site in accordance with the scope and limitations of ASTM Practice E1527-21 (Appendix E). The term “recognized environmental conditions” means the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products on a property under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of a release into structures on the property or into the ground, ground water, or surface water of the property. The term includes hazardous substances or petroleum products even under conditions in compliance with laws.

Property History
According to available historical sources, Sysco has been operating at the Project site since 1991.

In approximately 1928, the Project site was developed for agriculture purposes. The site was cleared of vegetation in 1964. By 1988, images show early development of the Project site including the main warehouse and transportation center being constructed. Current operations at the Project site include various industrial uses related to distribution of food from the Main Warehouse, located on the east side of the property. The support facilities are clustered in the northwest portion of the property and include a transportation center, dispatch center, and forklift charging facilities. Other support facilities located throughout the subject property include warehouses; office buildings; interior roads and lots used for parking and circulation of worker vehicles and trailer trucks; equipment maintenance and storage areas; and restricted entrance roads with gates and/or security booths.

The Project site is currently in operation and has five underground storage tanks (UST) and four above ground storage tanks (AST) all surrounding the main warehouse. No REC’s, HERCs or CRECs were observed during the property investigation conducted by ESA on May 24, 2022.

Sysco stores and disposes hazardous waste with authorized and accredited contractors and has been issued Hazardous Materials Disclosure, Hazardous Waste Generator, and AST and UST Program Permits. According to the Phase I ESA, on November 23, 2021, the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) issued a compliance order for the subject property, citing a violation of the UST Program due to failed leak detection equipment in two USTs. The database search identified two former leaking underground storage tank (LUST) sites at northeast property line which contain residual fuel contaminants in soils/groundwater plumes. However, the former LUSTs have since been removed from the sites, and petroleum and hydrocarbon contaminants have been treated and monitored to the satisfaction of the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). On April 23, 1998, the RWQCB issued a UST case closure letter for the site (Appendix E). According to the Phase I ESA, there is a small potential for increased groundwater levels/southwest flows to transport low-level contaminants to the subject property during periods of high rain, the two LUST sites generally have a low threat to impact the subject property.

Discussion of Impacts
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials?
Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated:

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Construction Related Impacts:

The proposed Project involves the demolition of the existing solar farm and truck parking area, and the construction of 109,423 square feet building expansion to the existing main warehouse facility. Project construction would require fuels, lubricating fluids, solvents, cleaners, and paint. The use, transport, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials using these substances is subject to existing regulations established by several agencies which the Project would comply with, including the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the EPA, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Additionally, the Project will comply with policies S4-1 through S4-3 of the City’s General Plan Safety Element requiring hazardous material handling protocols to ensure safe storage, handling, transport, use, and disposal of all hazardous materials (City of Industry, 2014).

Due to the previous use of the site for agriculture purposes, there is the potential for hazardous chemicals such as pesticides or fertilizers to remain within the Property soils and be unearthed during the construction phase of the Project. Compliance with Mitigation Measure HAZ-1 (as set forth below) will ensure proper disposal of hazardous materials and result in less than significant impact during the demolition and construction phase of the Project.

Operation Related Impacts
Sysco stores and disposes hazardous waste with authorized and accredited contractors and has been issued Hazardous Materials Disclosure, Hazardous Waste Generator, and AST and UST Program Permits. Therefore, operations of the proposed Project will continue to transport and/or use hazardous materials in accordance with Sysco’s permits.

Furthermore, the Project will comply with policies S4-1 through S4-3 of the City’s General Plan Safety Element requiring hazardous material handling protocols to ensure safe storage, handling, transport, use, and disposal of all hazardous materials (City of Industry, 2014). The Project is consistent with the underlying General Plan Land Use Designation of Employment and Industrial zoning designation.

With the incorporation of Mitigation Measures HAZ-1, (as set forth below), the Project would not result in a significant impact associated with the routine transport, use or disposal of hazardous materials. Impacts would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated.
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment?
Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated:

Construction Related Impacts:

The construction phase of the Project will involve the expansion of the existing use.

Cal/OSHA regulates worker safety with respect to the use of hazardous materials,

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including requirements for safety training, availability of safety equipment, hazardous materials exposure warnings, and emergency action and fire prevention plan preparation.

The use of certain construction materials may result in safety hazards. Cal/OSHA enforces the hazard communication program regulations, which include provisions for identifying and labeling hazardous materials, describing the hazards of chemicals, and documenting employee training programs. Incorporation of Mitigation Measures HAZ-1 reduces impacts to construction workers and the public from any hazardous materials during construction activities to a less than significant impact.

Operation Related Impacts
As discussed in Section “a” above, construction and operation of the Project would comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations in order to reduce the likelihood and severity of accidents during the future buildout of the Project site.

Adherence to the required applicable regulations established by the federal, state, and local agencies with jurisdictions over fueling stations, such as Cal OSHA, CFC, RCRA, and OCFA would reduce potential impacts associated with hazardous waste and ensure any transport or interaction with hazardous materials occurs in the safest possible manner.

This would reduce the opportunity for accidental release and impacts. Any hazardous material handling associated with the operation of the proposed Project would be limited in both quantity and concentration to the smallest possible limits. Pursuant to Cal OSHA requirements, all hazardous material stored on-site would be accompanied by a Material Safety Data Sheet, which would inform on-site operators of necessary remediation processes in the event of accidental release. Therefore, with implementation of all required applicable federal, state, and local regulations, potential impacts to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated.
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? Less than Significant Impact: The proposed Project is located within one-quarter mile of Ron Hockwalt Academies which is located on the east side of South Lemon Avenue and is adjacent to the Project site boundary but is at least 500 feet away from the proposed construction activities. The Project would comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations in order to reduce the likelihood and severity of accidents during construction of the Project. Pursuant to Cal OSHA requirements, all hazardous material stored on-site would be accompanied by a Material Safety Data Sheet, which would inform on-site operators of necessary remediation processes in the event of accidental release.

Therefore, potential impacts associated with the proposed Project would be less than significant.
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment?
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must indicate whether the site is included on any of the lists compiled pursuant to that section and identify which list(s). As stated in the Phase I ESA, dated November 2022, a search of government databases that provide information regarding facilities or sites identified as meeting the Cortese List requirements was performed. According to the database search results, the Project site is not identified on the Cortese List data resources (Appendix E). Therefore, the Project would not create a significant hazard to the public or the environment. A less than significant impact would occur. e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project result in a safety hazard or excessive noise for people residing or working in the project area? Less than Significant Impact: The Project site is not located within an airport land use plan or within two miles of an airport or heliport. The closest airport to the Project site is the San Gabriel Valley Airport located approximately 14.8 miles northwest of the Project site. The closest heliport is the Industry Hills Golf Club located approximately 4.3 miles northwest of the Project site within the City’s boundaries. The LA County Sheriff’s Department Heliport is located approximately 7.3 miles west of the Project site within the City’s boundaries. Thus, the proposed Project would not result in a safety hazard or excessive noise for people residing or working in the Project area due to airport hazards and a less than significant impact would occur.
f) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
Less than Significant Impact: The Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) provides emergency planning and coordination for the City. The County OEM also prepares the Operational Area Emergency Response Plan (OAERP) which identifies emergency procedures and emergency management routes in the County. The City’s major roadways and access to major freeways serve as evacuation routes in the event of an emergency. The Project does not involve construction or operational characteristics which would interfere or impact emergency response or evacuation of the Project site or immediate surrounding area. Ingress and egress to the Project site will be maintained and circulation on-site is provided to comply with County and City requirements. Therefore, potential impacts to the implementation of or physical interference with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan would be less than significant and no mitigation would be required. g) Expose people or structures, either directly or indirectly, to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires?
Less than Significant Impact: According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the City is not within a severe fire hazard zone and does not anticipate exposure to hazards associated with wildland fires. Despite the proximity to a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ), located approximately 1.3 miles south of the Project site, no wildlands exist within the immediate vicinity of the site. Therefore, the VHFHSZ is not anticipated to expose people or structures, either directly or indirectly, to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires, as the project site is not located within a VHFHSZ and will comply with all 2022 California Building Codes and 2022 California

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Fire Code requirements. Furthermore, the Project site is currently developed with existing industrial structures. Therefore, implementation of the proposed Project would have a less than significant impact.

Mitigation Measures
Mitigation:

IX. (a & b)
HAZ-1 Phase I ESA
The Project Applicant shall incorporate applicable recommendations provided in the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment prepared by Environmental Science Associates (ESA), dated November 2022 (Appendix E), The recommendations are identified as follows:
• Responsible parties, landowners, and contractors performing subsurface activities at the site should be prepared to encounter residual petroleum- and hydrocarbon-contaminants in soils and groundwater, particularly following extended rainy periods when groundwater levels and flows may increase.

Appropriate health and safety equipment and protocols should be managed properly to avoid threats to human health, or the environment associated with the HRECs.
• In order to identify residual contaminants in soils associated with previous agricultural uses at the subject property, preparation of a Soil Investigation Report prior to construction is required. Any contaminated soils identified in the report shall be removed, transported, and disposed in accordance with applicable regulations.

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Significant
with Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
X. Hydrology and Water Quality – Would the project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste
discharge requirements or otherwise substantially
degrade surface or groundwater quality?
b) Substantially decrease groundwater supplies or
interfere substantially with groundwater recharge
such that the project may impede sustainable
groundwater management of the basin?
c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of
the course of a stream or river or through the
addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner which
would:
i) result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or
off-site;
ii) substantially increase the rate or amount of
surface runoff in a manner which would result
in flooding on- or offsite;
iii) create or contribute runoff water which would
exceed the capacity of existing or planned
stormwater drainage systems or provide
substantial additional sources of polluted
runoff; or
iv) impede or redirect flood flows?
d) In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, risk
release of pollutants due to project inundation?
e) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water
quality control plan or sustainable groundwater
management plan?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • Department of Homeland Security. FEMA Flood Map Service Center. December 2021.

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• Walnut Valley Water District, Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency, June 2022
• Low Impact Development (LID) Plan Sysco Los Angeles, 20701 Currier Road, Capitol Walnut, California 91789. R.A. Smith, Inc. June 18, 2024. (Appendix F) Findings of Fact: The City lies within the San Gabriel River Watershed, and the San Gabriel River is the main drainage for the watershed. Major tributaries to the San Gabriel River along its path to the Pacific Ocean include Walnut Creek, San Jose Creek, Coyote Creek, and numerous storm drainage structures. The watershed in Los Angeles County is under the authority of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works leads the planning and implementation of the San Gabriel River Watershed. The primary receiving water body for the majority of the City is San Jose Creek. The San Gabriel Basin aquifer, which encompasses approximately 170 square miles, is the primary groundwater and drinking water source for the San Gabriel Valley.

Flood Zones
The Project site is located in FEMA Flood Zone X (area of 0.2% annual chance flood) according to FEMA Flood Hazard map 06037C1725F, which is described as an area determined to be outside of the 100- and 500- year floodplains with a minimal flood hazard. According to the City’s General Plan, Figure 16 “Dam Inundation Hazards” Map, the Project site is not located within a dam inundation area.

Water Quality
A Preliminary Low Impact Development (LID) Plan was prepared by R.A. Smith, Inc. dated June 18, 2024, for the proposed Project (Appendix F). The LID Plan complies with the standard BMP requirements set forth by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. Additionally, the LID Plan sets forth Source Control Best Management Practices (BMPs), non-structural BMPs, Structural BMPs, and Inspection/Maintenance Responsibilities for the Project. This plan is included as Appendix F to this document.

Discussion of Impacts
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality?
Less than Significant Impact: According to the Low Impact Development Plan (LID) prepared by R.A. Smith, Inc. dated June 18, 2024, (Appendix F), the Project is considered a redevelopment project, which is a land-disturbing activity that results in the creation, addition, or replacement of 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface area on an already developed site. All designated redevelopment projects must retain 100 percent of the Stormwater Quality Design Volume (SWQDv) on-site through infiltration, evapotranspiration, stormwater runoff harvest and use, or a combination thereof unless it is demonstrated that it is technically infeasible to do so. To meet these requirements, the Project must:
• Conduct site assessment and identify design considerations, including the feasibility of on-site infiltration,
• Apply site-specific source control measures,
• Calculate Stormwater Quality Design Volume,
• Implement stormwater quality control measures

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• Develop a maintenance plan
In order to comply with the New Development and Redevelopment Standards of the Los Angeles County Municipal NPDES Permit (MS4 Permit), a Low Impact Development (LID) Plan was prepared by R.A. Smith, Inc. to determine the best capability of the Project to use BMPs to manage and capture stormwater runoff (Appendix F). With the implementation of the Stormwater Quality Control Measures outlined in the LID Plan as approved by the City, the volume of stormwater runoff and potential pollution loads in stormwater runoff will be reduced to the maximum extent possible. The LID Plan describes spill prevention, control and cleanup BMPs which reduce the potential for soil contamination and/or groundwater contamination. The Project will additionally conform with conditions related to water quality standards and waste discharge requirements to reduce the potential to substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality to a less than significant impact. Thus, a less than significant impact would occur. b) Substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the project may impede sustainable groundwater management of the basin?
Less than Significant Impact: The Project site is serviced by the Walnut Valley Water District (WVWD) according to the City of Industry General Plan Figure 10, Water District Boundaries and Drainage Channels. WVWD utilizes water purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) through Three Valleys Municipal Water District and recycled water supplies purchased from Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and from groundwater pumped from the Puente Basin and Spadra Basin.

Imported potable water is treated either at MWD’s Weymouth Treatment Plant or at Three Valleys’ Miramar Water Treatment Plant. WVWD’s main source of water supply is purchased water from the Three Valleys Municipal Water District. According to the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), the Basin has not experienced water supply constraints or deficiencies. The UWMP shows that the Basin’s base years for average, single dry, and multiple dry years are sufficient in meeting historical water demands.

Project implementation would result in a decrease of impervious area from 98% to 65%, or 507,025 square feet to 337,775 square feet(Appendix F). Therefore, the Project design would reduce the amount of groundwater recharge interference. The Project is consistent with the underlying land use designation and is not anticipated to generate an increased demand that would result in a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table. Therefore, a less than significant impact would occur. c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner which would:
i) result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site; Less than Significant Impact: Buildout of the Project would result in a decrease of impervious area from 98% to 65%, or 507,025 square feet to 337,775 square feet. The Project is also not anticipated to substantially increase the amount of runoff or rate of surface runoff located on-site as the proposed development would not increase impervious surface area. Additionally, implementation of the Stormwater Quality Control Measures outlined in the LID Plan will reduce the potential for on- or offsite flooding to the maximum extent possible. Therefore, a less than significant impact would occur.

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ii) substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or offsite; or
Less than Significant Impact: The proposed Project is an expansion of the existing facility onsite. While the building footprint would increase by 109,423 square feet, based on the proposed site plan, the Project would decrease the amount of impervious surface on-site. Therefore, the Project would not significantly increase the amount of runoff water and is not expected to exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems. Any increases in runoff quantities are expected to be within the capacity of the existing infrastructure.

Additionally, the Project will implement the recommendations outlined in the LID Plan to reduce the potential for polluted stormwater runoff to a less than significant impact (Appendix F). The Project will follow the City regulations regarding stormwater runoff and treatment for industrial projects. A less than significant impact would occur.
iii) create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff?
Less than Significant Impact: The Project proposes a drainage system that will mimic the existing drainage patterns. The proposed grading and drainage designs are anticipated to protect the proposed on-site improvements from the 100-year storm event without causing adverse impacts to the downstream drainage conditions (Appendix F). Therefore, Project impacts would be less than significant. iv) Impede or redirect flood flows?
Less Than Significant Impact: The FEMA Flood Map Service Center Map Number 06037C1725F shows the Project site is located in an “Area of Minimal Flood Hazard- Zone X”. As stated above in Section (c)(ii), the implementation of the Stormwater Quality Control Measures outlined in the LID Plan shall reduce the potential for on- or offsite flooding to the maximum extent possible. The Project Site currently drains from south to north via an existing valley gutter. The valley gutter drains into an existing inlet, which discharges into the San Jose Creek. The proposed drainage follows a similar pattern; by dividing the property into two drainage areas that capture run off in bio-filtration areas that treat the water prior to discharging if off site to San Jose Creek. The Project would not significantly alter the existing drainage patterns of the site and would therefore have a less than significant impact on redirecting flood flows. There are no streams or rivers on the Project site, or in the immediate vicinity which would be impeded or redirected.

Therefore, potential impacts associated with impeding or redirecting flood flows would be less than significant and no mitigation would be required. d) In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, risk release of pollutants due to project inundation?
No Impact: The Project site is located in a FEMA Flood Zone X (area of 0.2% annual chance flood) according to the City of Industry General Plan Figure 15, FEMA Flood Hazards. Zone X is described as an area determined to be outside of the 100- and 500- year floodplains with a minimal flood hazard. According to the City’s General Plan, Figure

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16 “Dam Inundation Hazards” map, the Project site is not located within a dam inundation area. The site is not in an area that would be subject to seiche, tsunami, or flood due to the subject site’s lack of directly adjacent bodies of water that could be the source of a seiche, distance from the shoreline in the event of a tsunami, or proximity to areas prone to landslides that could create mudflows or flash flooding. Therefore, there would be no significant risk of releasing pollutants due to Project inundation from flood, tsunami, or seiche. Furthermore, the engineering of the site along with implementation of the LID Plan will prevent on-site inundation. No impact would occur. e) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan?
Less than Significant Impact: A LID Plan was prepared by R.A. Smith, Inc. to determine the best capability of the Project to use BMPs to manage and capture stormwater runoff.

With the implementation of the Stormwater Quality Control Measures outlined in the LID Plan as approved by the City, the volume of stormwater runoff and potential pollution loads in stormwater runoff will be reduced to the maximum extent possible. The Project is designed to meet City regulations regarding construction and operation for the Project.

Thus, the Project will comply with City water quality control plans and sustainable groundwater management plans to reduce impact to a less than significant impact level.

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Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
XI. Land Use and Planning – Would the project:
a) Physically divide an established
community?
b) Cause a significant environmental impact
due to a conflict with any land use plan,
policy, or regulation adopted for the
purpose of avoiding or mitigating an
environmental effect?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • City of Industry 2014 General Plan Final EIR (certified June 12, 2014) Findings of Fact: The proposed Project involves a 109,423 square-foot building expansion to the existing facility. The underlying General Plan land use designation is Employment, and the zoning designation is Industrial (M) (APNs: 8760-023-023, -026, -030, and -034). Areas south and east of the site are zoned Industrial (M), and west of the site is zoned Institutional within the City.

Immediately north of the Project site is zoned Industrial (M) and north of Valley Boulevard is zoned Light Manufacturing Zone (M-1) within the City of Walnut. The proposed building expansion would occur on the eastern portion of the site, 197 feet away from the adult school, and is consistent with the surrounding land uses and the City’s role as an employment and commercial hub for the surrounding areas.

Discussion of Impacts
Would the project:
a) Physically divide an established community?
No Impact: The Project site has an underlying General Plan land use designation of Employment, and a zoning designation of Industrial (M) (APNs: 8760-023-023, -026, -030, and -034). The Project site is surrounded by existing manufacturing and distribution uses, as well as a school for adults to the west. The nearest residential use is located approximately 0.2 miles south of the Project site. The Project site is currently developed with an industrial building used for food storage and distribution purposes. No established communities exist within the Project site, nor does the Project propose or require elements or operations that would divide an off-site community. Based on the preceding, the Project would not physically divide an established community, and no impact would occur. b) Cause a significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? No Impact: The proposed Project is consistent with the City’s General Plan land use designation of Employment and is permitted in the Industrial (M) Zone. Implementation of

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the proposed Project would not cause a significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. Therefore, no impact would occur.

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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
XII. Mineral Resources – Would the project:
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known
mineral resource that would be of value to
the region and the residents of the state?
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locallyimportant mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific
plan or other land use plan?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • Los Angeles County General Plan Update 2035
• California Department of Conservation, Mineral Land Use Classification Web Access Findings of Fact: The City does not designate any land uses within the City for mineral resources, nor does the City delineate any resource recovery sites. The Project site has a General Plan land use designation of Employment and is zoned Industrial (M). According to the California Geological Survey and the State Mining and Geology Board, no areas within the City are designated as mineral areas. Mineral Land Classification (MLC) studies are produced by the State Geologist as specified by the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA, PRC 2710 et seq.) of 1975. To address mineral resource conservation, SMARA mandated a two-phase process called classification-designation. Classification is carried out by the State Geologist and designation is a function of the State Mining and Geology Board. According to SMARA, the Project site lies within Special Report143 Part 6, and Special Report 202.

Discussion of Impacts
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state?
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally-important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan or other land use plan? a-b) No Impact: According to the City’s General Plan, the Project site is not designated as an area of known mineral resources. According to the California Geological Survey, the Project site is considered to be an area where little likelihood exists for the presence of significant mineral resources. Additionally, there are no resource recovery sites delineated within the City boundaries, Project vicinity or surrounding areas. Therefore, the Proposed Project would not result in the loss of availability of locally important mineral resources and no impact would occur.

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Less Than
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Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
XIII. Noise – Would the project result in:
a) Generation of a substantial, temporary, or
permanent increase in ambient noise
levels in the vicinity of the project in excess
of standards established in the local
general plan or noise ordinance, or
applicable standards of other agencies?
b) Generation of excessive groundborne
vibration or groundborne noise levels?
c) For a project located within the vicinity of a
private airstrip or an airport land use plan
or, where such a plan has not been
adopted, within two miles of a public airport
or public use airport, would the project
expose people residing or working in the
project area to excessive noise levels?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • Industry Municipal Code
• U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Construction Noise Handbook. Chapter 9.0 “Construction Equipment Noise Levels and Ranges.” • Los Angeles County A-NET
• Noise and Vibration Due Diligence Technical Report. ESA. July 2024 (Appendix G) Findings of Fact: The City is an industrial suburb of Los Angeles and serves as an economic hub for the surrounding region. The City is located along Highways 60 and 57 as well as the 605 Freeway. Thus, the City is impacted by a variety of existing noise sources related to the existing industrial and commercial uses in the area and from vehicular traffic from surrounding freeways and roadways. The Project site is located at the northwest corner of Railroad Street and S.

Lawson Street.

As noted in the Noise and Vibration Technical Report prepared by ESA dated July 2024 (Appendix G), the nearest and most sensitive noise receivers to the Project site is a school located on the east side of South Lemon Avenue but at least 500 feet away from the proposed construction activities, adjacent to the western property line of the Project site. All other surrounding properties are developed with industrial land uses. The Project site is currently developed with 536,565 square-foot warehouse building, a 9,854 square-foot transportation center, a 3,800 square-foot dispatch office, a 2,250 square-foot driver’s building, and an additional 6,268 square feet of accessory buildings, for a total existing building area of 558,737 square feet. In addition, the Project site includes an existing 95,000 square-foot solar farm located in the southeast corner of

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the site. The Project proposes to demolish the solar farm and construct a 109,423 square foot expansion to the existing facility and associated site improvements.

According to the Land Use Compatibility figure of the City’s General Plan, the normally acceptable community noise equivalent level (CNEL) for industrial land uses is within the 50 - 75 CNEL (dBA) range. The conditionally acceptable CNEL for industrial land uses is 70 - 80 CNEL, with the normally unacceptable range starting at 75 CNEL. According to the Construction Noise Handbook prepared by the Federal Highway Administration, some heavy construction equipment can produce noise levels above 80 A-weighted decibels (dBA) at a distance of 50 feet. Construction can also cause temporary ground borne vibration that may be perceptible to humans, but the vibration drops off rapidly with distance as you move farther away from the source.

Discussion of Impacts
Would the project result in
a) Generation of a substantial, temporary, or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated: The Project is located within the Industrial (M) zone and is identified within the 70 dBA CNEL noise contour zone.

The Project proposes a 109,423 square foot expansion to the existing facility to expand the number of products and product lines that are carried by the facility and includes 1,600 square feet of office space. The proposed Project will also remove the existing solar facility on the site. Industrial land uses such as the proposed Project are considered normally acceptable with exterior noise levels below 70 dBA CNEL, and conditionally acceptable with noise levels below 75 dBA CNEL. The Noise and Vibration Technical Report prepared by ESA, dated July 2024 (Appendix G) was prepared using the applicable City standards and thresholds of significance based on guidance provided by Appendix G of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

Construction Related Impacts
Neither the City’s General Plan nor County Code establish numeric maximum acceptable construction source noise levels at potentially affected receivers for CEQA analysis purposes. Therefore, a numerical construction threshold based on Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual is used for analysis of daytime construction impacts. The FTA considers a daytime exterior construction noise level of 80 dBA Leq as a reasonable threshold for noise sensitive residential land use (Appendix G). Construction noise levels will vary due to each stage of construction requiring a specific equipment mix, depending on the work to be completed.

As a result of the equipment mix, each stage has its own noise characteristics; some stages have higher continuous noise levels than others, and some have higher impact noise levels than others. Project construction activities are expected to occur in the following stages: Site Improvements, New Building Expansion and Existing Building work.

Table 13-1 presents the reference levels for construction equipment at a reference distance of 50 feet.

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Table 13-1 Construction Equipment Noise Levels
Equipment Type Estimated Usage
Factor %
Max Noise Level
(dBA at 50 Feet)
Aerial Lift 20 75
Concrete Saw 20 90
Crane 16 81
Excavator 40 81
Forklift 10 75
Dozer 40 85
Off Highway Truck 40 76
Skid Steer Loader 40 78
Surfacing Equipment 20 90
Tractor/Loader/Backhoe 40 78
As shown in Table 13-1 above, estimated maximum instantaneous construction noise levels can reach up 90 dBA Leq at 50 feet. The vehicle truck bay site improvements will occur within 500 feet of the existing school, therefore a distance of 50 feet is used in the Noise impact analysis. All other external improvements would occur more than 750 feet from the school to the east of the existing Sysco warehouse. To evaluate whether the Project will generate potentially significant short-term noise levels at the nearest receiver locations at 500 to 1,200 feet, a construction-related daytime noise level threshold of 57.9 dBA Leq is used as a reasonable threshold to assess the daytime construction noise level impacts (Appendix G). The construction noise analysis shows that the nearest receiver locations will exceed the threshold of 57.9 dBA Leq during Project construction activities with a maximum noise level of 66.4 dBA Leq, as shown in Table 13-2. Therefore, Mitigation Measures NOI-1 and NOI-2 have been incorporated to reduce construction noise levels to below the significance threshold, as shown in Table 13-3.

Table 13-2 Unmitigated Construction Noise Levels per Phase Phase Name
Estimated
Construction Noise
Levels at Nearest
Receiver (500 to 1,200
feet)
Site Improvements 66.4
New Building
Expansion 50.6
Existing Building
Work 47.4
Maximum
Overlapping Phases 66.6
Ambient-based
threshold(Ambient52.9+5dBA)57.9
Increase over
Threshold 8.7
Exceeding
Threshold YES

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Table 13-3 Mitigated Construction Noise Levels per Phase Phase Name
Estimated
Construction Noise
Levels at Nearest
Receiver (500 to 1,200
feet)
Site Improvements 56.4
New Building
Expansion 50.6
Existing Building
Work 47.4
Maximum
Overlapping Phases 57.8
Ambient-based
threshold(Ambient52.9+5dBA)57.9
Increase over
Threshold -0.1
Exceeding
Threshold NO
Operation Related Impacts
Operational noise generated by the proposed Project would result from roof-top air conditioning units, loading dock activity, and trash enclosure activity. Consistent with similar warehouse and industrial uses, the Project business operations would primarily be conducted within enclosed buildings, except for traffic movement, parking, as well as loading and unloading of trucks at designated loading bays. As detailed in the Project’s Noise and Vibration Analysis, ESA modeled an operational scenario of the proposed Project to measure noise levels at the school located west of the property. The operations scenario assumed all HVAC equipment was running simultaneously resulting in a 36.6 dBA Leq, and noise levels at the school to the west of the property would reach 47.5 dBA Leq and would not exceed the threshold of 5 dBA over ambient noise levels (57.9 dBA Leq) (Appendix G). Trash collection would likely remain the same as the existing operations.

Truck loading docks would be located on the east side of the warehouse building, approximately 850 feet from the nearest noise-sensitive receivers. If all loading docks were operating at the same time, noise levels at the nearest school would be approximately 62.1dBA Leq. without any attenuation from intervening structures.

However, the proposed design of the warehouse building would provide a substantial amount of noise reduction by blocking the noise path (i.e., the direct line-of-sight) between the truck loading dock area and the schools. Accounting for this acoustical shielding, the truck loading dock noise at the nearest noise-sensitive land use is estimated to be approximately 47.1 dBA Leq which is below the applicable noise threshold of 5 dBA over ambient noise levels (57.9 dBA Leq)

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Based on the Noise and Vibration Due Diligence Technical Report, operational noise from the proposed Project will not exceed the noise threshold of 62 dBA Leq. Therefore, noise level impacts as a result of Project operations would be less than significant.

Off-Site Traffic Noise
The Proposed Project will reduce shipments by at least 31% due to the expansion of storage on site. Small or less than full truckload shipments would be reduced by 50% while full truckload shipments would remain the same as existing conditions. The Project would result in a significant reduction in trips and would reduce the noise from the proposed Project over existing conditions, therefore impacts would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required.
b) Generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels? Less than Significant Impact: Construction activity can result in varying degrees of ground vibration, depending on the equipment and methods employed. The maximum acceptable continuous vibration damage threshold is 0.20 in/sec PPV. According to Caltrans, excavators, earthmovers, and trucks have not exceeded 0.10 inches/second PPV at 10 feet (Caltrans 2020). The closest off-site receptor is located approximately 25 feet away from likely heavy construction equipment. According to the Noise and Vibration Report the construction equipment would generate approximately 0.089 in/sec. PVV when measured at 25 feet (Appendix G). Therefore, vibration from construction activities at the closest sensitive receiver would not exceed the significance threshold of 0.20 in/sec PPV.

Furthermore, the proposed Project is not expected to generate significant amounts of ground-borne noise or vibration during Project operation (Appendix G). Therefore, the Project-related ground-borne vibration and ground-borne noise level impacts are considered less than significant during typical construction activities and long-term operations at the Project site.
c) For a project located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels?
No Impact: No private airstrips exist within two miles of the Project vicinity. The nearest airport is San Gabriel Valley Airport, located approximately 12 miles to the-northwest of the Project site. The closest heliport is the Industry Hills Golf Club located approximately

4.3 miles northwest of the Project site. The LA County Sheriff’s Department Heliport is located approximately 7.3 miles west of the Project site within the City’s boundaries. The Project site is not located within 2 miles of any public airport, nor is it located within the boundaries of any airport land use plans. Therefore, the proposed Project would not expose or result in excessive noise for people residing or working in the Project area, and no impact would occur.

Mitigation Measures
Mitigation:

XIII. (a)
NOI-1: Temporary Noise Barriers

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Temporary noise barriers shall be installed along the western Project boundary to the south of the Vehicle Truck Bay Construction (the Project site boundary to the north of the schools) to shield the sensitive receivers from construction noise. The barrier for the project site boundary to the north of the schools shall have a minimum length of 500 feet starting from the Project’s northwestern corner where the security gate is and extending eastward along the Project boundary and have a minimum height of 15 feet (with the top of the barrier at least 15 feet above the ground surface of the school(s) to the south of the proposed sound barrier) that is made of sound blanket, plywood or other solid material capable of reducing on-site construction noise levels by at least 10 dBA. The temporary noise barrier shall be in place during the site improvement construction phase (e.g., during the Vehicle Truck Bay Construction).

NOI-2: Construction Noise Control Plan
The construction contract bid shall require the chosen construction contractor(s) to prepare a Construction Noise Control Plan. The details of the Construction Noise Control Plan shall be included as part of the permit application drawing set and as part of the construction drawing set. The Construction Noise Control Plan shall include, but not be limited to the following:
• During the entire active construction period, equipment and trucks used for project construction shall utilize the best available noise control techniques (e.g., improved mufflers, equipment regarding-design, use of intake silencers, ducts, engine enclosures, and acoustically attenuating shields or shrouds). • Require the contractor to use impact tools (e.g., jack hammers and hoe rams) that are hydraulically or electrically powered wherever such alternatives are available in the market. Where the use of pneumatic tools is unavoidable, an exhaust muffler on the compressed air exhaust shall be used along with external noise jackets on the tools.
• During the entire active construction period, stationary noise sources shall be located as far from sensitive receptors as possible, and they shall be muffled and enclosed within temporary sheds, or insulation barriers or other measures. • During the entire active construction period, noisy operations shall be combined so that they occur in the same time period as the total noise level produced would not be significantly greater than the level produced if the operations were performed separately (and the noise would be of shorter duration). • Select haul routes that avoid the greatest amount of sensitive use areas.

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Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
XIV. Population and Housing – Would the project:
a) 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)?
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing
people or housing, necessitating the
construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • City of Industry 2014 General Plan Final EIR (certified June 12, 2014) Findings of Fact: The Project site is currently developed with fourteen (14) existing buildings, totaling approximately 558,737 square feet. The Project proposes a 109,423 square-foot building expansion for a total building footprint of 668,160 square-feet. The proposed facility expansion is consistent with the underlying General Plan land use designation of Employment and is permitted per the City’s Industrial (M) Zone.

Discussion of Impacts
Would the project:
a) 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)?
No Impact: The most immediate presence of potential growth related to the proposed Project would be the labor force associated with the construction and operation of the food storage and distribution facility. Section 1.5.1 of the City’s General Plan, indicates that 70% of people working in the City live in the nearby communities of the East San Gabriel Valley, South San Gabriel Valley, Upper San Gabriel Valley, and Whittier. Since the Project site is in an urban and built-up area, the labor force associated with the construction and operation of the proposed Project would likely be comprised of persons from the surrounding and existing workforce within the area. The Project does not propose any residential dwelling units and would not result in direct or indirect population growth.

Therefore, the proposed Project will have no impact regarding unplanned population growth.
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
No Impact: The Project would expand upon an existing storage and distribution facility.

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The Project would not require the removal of existing housing or people. Therefore, the proposed Project will have no impact on displacing existing housing or people.

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Less Than
Significant
Impact
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XV. Public Services – Would the project:

Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service rations, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services:
i) Fire protection?
ii) Police protection?
iii) Schools?
iv) Parks?
v) Other public facilities?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • City of Industry 2014 General Plan Final EIR (certified June 12, 2014) Findings of Fact: The City is served by Battalion 12 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Three fire stations are located within the City: Fire Station No. 43 on Stimson Ave, Fire Station No. 87 on 2nd Ave., and Fire Station No. 118 on Gale Ave. The City is also served by stations in neighboring communities via mutual aid agreements. The nearest fire station to the Project site is Los Angeles County Fire Department Station No. 118, located in the City of Industry approximately 1.26 miles west of the Project site. The City is served by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Industry Sheriff’s Station is located at 150 N. Hudson Ave, approximately 3.2 miles northwest of the Project site.

The Project site is located within the boundaries of the Walnut Unified School District which provides public school facilities to accommodate students. The nearest school is the Ron Hockwalt Academies, which is located approximately 197 feet west of the Project site. Additional surrounding schools include Walnut Elementary School located approximately 0.5 miles south of the Project site, and Vejar Elementary School located approximately 0.6 miles Northwest of the Project site.

Discussion of Impacts
Would the project:
a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order

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to maintain acceptable service rations, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services:
i) Fire protection?
Less than Significant Impact: The Los Angeles County Fire Department will continue to provide fire protection and emergency medical services to the Project site, as well as to the surrounding community. The proposed Project involves a 109,423 squarefoot building expansion to the existing facility and additional site improvements including parking and landscaping. Based on the increase in building square footage of 109,423 square feet, the proposed Project may result in an incremental increase in demand for fire services, but not to a significant degree as population growth is not anticipated to occur as a direct or indirect result of Project implementation. The proposed Project will be constructed to current building code requirements regarding fire suppression and access. Furthermore, the Project will be subject to the review and approval of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. According to the City’s General Plan EIR, there are adequate firefighting resources in the region to serve the proposed Project, and construction of a new or expanded fire station would not be required.

Therefore, Project impacts would be less than significant. ii) Police protection?
Less than Significant Impact: The Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department provides police protection to the City and will continue to provide police protection services to the Project site and surrounding community. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Station is located at 21695 Valley Blvd., approximately 1.74 miles northeast of the Project site. The subject property is currently developed with one (1) industrial building totaling approximately 558,737 square feet that is used for food storage and distribution purposes. The proposed Project includes the expansion of the existing structure and associated improvements. Based on the increase in building square footage of 109,423 square feet, the proposed Project may result in an increase in demand for police protection services, but not to a significant degree as population growth is not anticipated to occur as a direct or indirect result of the Project implementation. The proposed Project will not result in the need for construction of new police protection facilities; therefore, a less than significant impact is expected. iii) Schools?
No Impact: Project implementation would not create a direct demand for public school services, as the proposed Project includes industrial uses that would not generate any school-aged children requiring public education. The proposed Project is not expected to draw new residents (as the Project is only anticipated to generate four additional employees once fully operational) to the region and therefore would not indirectly generate school-aged students requiring public education. Therefore, the Project would not cause or contribute to a need to construct new or physically altered public school facilities and no impact would occur.
iv) Parks?
No Impact: The proposed industrial building expansion is not expected to impact local recreational areas. The Project does not involve park development or displacement, and the Project would not alter the utilization rate of any nearby parks. Therefore, no impact would occur.

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v) Other facilities?
No Impact: Demand for public facilities is generated by the population within a facility’s service area. The Project would not induce population growth and therefore would not create a demand for public facilities/services, including libraries, community recreation centers, post offices, and animal shelters. As such, implementation of the proposed Project would not adversely affect or require the construction of new or modified public facilities. No impact would occur.

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Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
XVI. Recreation
a) Would the project increase the use of
existing neighborhood and regional parks
or other recreational facilities such that
substantial physical deterioration of the
facility would occur or be accelerated?
b) Does the project include recreational
facilities or require the construction or
expansion of recreational facilities which
might have an adverse physical effect on
the environment?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) Findings of Fact: Although the proposed Project may provide additional jobs, it is not anticipated that the increase in jobs will result in the need for additional recreational spaces (it is anticipated that the Project will only result in four new jobs once operation commences). According to the City’s General Plan Section 3.2.3 Open Space and Recreation Resources, “[a]s a largely developed, business-oriented City with a limited population, the City of Industry does not serve the recreational needs of a residential base.” Additionally, industrial land uses are not subject to the Quimby Act (California Government Code § 66477), which requires developers to provide a percentage of open space with development projects.

Discussion of Impacts
a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated?
b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? a-b) No Impact: The Applicant proposes a 109,423 square-foot expansion for an existing food storage and distribution facility. The Project does not include a residential use or other land use that may generate a population that would increase the utilization of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities. Accordingly, implementation of the proposed Project would not result in substantial physical deterioration of an existing neighborhood or regional park. The Project does not include any new on- or off-site recreation facilities, nor the expansion of any existing off-site recreational facilities. Thus, environmental effects related to the use, construction, or expansion of recreational facilities would not occur with implementation of the proposed Project. No impact on recreational facilities would occur.

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Impact
Less Than
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Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
XVII. Transportation/Traffic– Would the project:
a) Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or
policy addressing the circulation system,
including transit, roadway, bicycle, and
pedestrian facilities?
b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA
Guidelines section 15064.3, subdivision
(b)?
c) Substantially increase hazards due to a
geometric design feature (e.g., sharp
curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
d) Result in inadequate emergency access?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • Resolution No CC 2020-20 (...) Adopting Vehicle Miles Traveled Thresholds of Significance for Purposes of Analyzing Transportation Impacts under CEQA. City of Industry. Adopted June 25, 2020.
• Memorandum 20701 Currier Road Project – VMT Assessment, Fehr and Peers, March 26, 2024. (Appendix H)
Findings of Fact: The proposed Project includes a facility expansion totaling 109,423 square feet.

The Project site currently consists of fourteen (14) industrial buildings totaling 558,737 square feet. The Project is accessible via two (2) existing driveways off Currier Road and one (1) existing driveway off South Lemon Avenue. The Project includes a proposed expansion to the easterly driveway off Currier Road to include a twenty-eight-foot (28’) wide truck entrance to the site.

According to Figure 5 of the General Plan, Currier Road is classified as a collector street and Lemon Avenue is classified as a Major Highway. Collector streets gather traffic from local streets and convey it to the arterial system and provides direct access to abutting properties, and major highways serve through-traffic and major activity centers, carry high volumes of traffic and provide access to abutting properties as a secondary function (City of Industry, 2014).

Performance Standards
Beginning July 1, 2020, agencies analyzing the transportation impacts of new projects must now look at a metric known as vehicle miles traveled (VMT) instead of level of service (LOS). VMT measures how much actual auto travel (additional miles driven) a proposed project would create on California roads. If the project adds excessive car travel onto roads, the project may cause a

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significant transportation impact. A VMT Assessment was prepared by Fehr and Peers, dated March 26, 2024, for the proposed Project (Appendix H).

Trip Generation
In April 2022, the City adopted the City of Industry Transportation Study Guidelines for Vehicle Miles Traveled and Level of Service Assessment (Transportation Guidelines) for analyzing transportation impacts under CEQA. The Project’s trip generation was measured in the VMT Assessment prepared by Fehr and Peers, dated March 26, 2024, to determine whether any traffic operations analysis is required for the proposed Project based on the City’s Transportation Guidelines (Appendix H). As discussed in Section VIII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions, the Project would result in a decrease in vehicle trips on a regional scale as the proposed expansion would allow the Sysco facility to meet local demand rather than utilizing warehouses in San Diego, Ventura and Riverside Counties. Based on Fehr and Peers’s analysis, the Project is anticipated to result in a net increase of 233 daily trips, with an estimated 12.1 AM peak hour trips and 13.2 PM peak hour trips, compared to the existing use at the Project site. This is due to the proposed expansion being able to adequately serve customer demands in the Los Angeles County area.

The City’s Guidelines indicate that development projects that generate a net increase of 200 or more peak hour vehicle trips (and would contribute 100 or more peak hour trips to any off-site intersection) would require the preparation and submittal of a level of service (LOS) based Traffic Study. Projects that generate less than 200 peak hour trips typically do not affect LOS significantly once distributed to the local roadway network. The Project is anticipated to generate less than 200 peak hour trips during the peak hours with the expansion of the facility (12.1 AM peak hour trips and 13.2 PM peak hour trips). Based on the City’s Guidelines, additional peak hour operations analysis of off-site intersections is not necessary for the proposed Project.

Senate Bill (SB) 743
Senate Bill (SB) 743 was signed by Governor Brown in 2013 and required the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to amend the CEQA Guidelines to provide an alternative to LOS for evaluating Transportation impacts. SB 743 specified that the new criteria should promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the development of multimodal transportation networks and a diversity of land uses. The bill also specified that delay-based level of service could no longer be considered an indicator of a significant impact on the environment. In response, Section 15064.3 was added to the CEQA Guidelines beginning January 1, 2019. Section 15064.3, Determining the Significance of Transportation Impacts, states that Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) is the most appropriate measure of transportation impacts and provides lead agencies with the discretion to choose the most appropriate methodology and thresholds for evaluating VMT.

Section 15064.3(c) states that the provisions of the section shall apply statewide beginning on July 1, 2020.

On June 25, 2020, the City adopted a resolution approving VMT thresholds of significance and VMT screening thresholds of significance for analyzing transportation impacts under CEQA. One of the three project screening criteria adopted by the City is Low VMT Area Screening which identifies employment related land use projects that can be reasonably expected to generate VMT per worker that is similar to the existing land uses in the low VMT area. The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG) developed an online VMT evaluation tool to assess whether a project is screened out from further VMT analysis using either the Transportation Priority Area (TPA) screening criteria, the Low VMT Area screening criteria or the Small Project screening

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criteria. Fehr and Peers determined that the Project was not located within a TPA or in a Low VMT area and the Project did not meet the threshold for Small Project screening criteria.

Therefore, a full VMT analysis was performed for the proposed Project and concluded that the Project would result in approximately 60,100 less vehicle miles of travel weekly on a regional scale with the proposed expansion (Appendix H).

Discussion of Impacts
Would the project:
a) Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities?
Less than Significant: Traffic generation is expressed in vehicle trip ends, defined as oneway vehicular movements, either entering or exiting the generating land use. Currently, the subject property is built-out with fourteen (14) industrial buildings totaling 558,737 square feet that are utilized for food storage and distribution uses. The proposed Project would expand the existing facility with ten (10) new buildings totaling 109,423 square feet as shown in Table 1: Proposed Building Additions. Access to the site is provided via two (2) existing driveways off Currier Road and one (1) existing driveway off South Lemon Avenue. The Project includes a proposed expansion to the easterly driveway off Currier Road to include a twenty-eight-foot (28’) wide truck entrance to the site. Therefore, the proposed driveway expansion accommodates truck and passenger vehicles entering and exiting the site.

Construction Related Impacts
Demolition and construction phases of the Project are expected to commence in February 2025 and would last through January 2027. The Project is not expected to have significant impacts to the circulation system around the Project site. Construction of the Project would generate additional temporary traffic on the existing area roadway network. These new vehicle trips would include construction workers traveling to the site as well as delivery trips associated with construction equipment and materials. Delivery of construction materials to the site would likely require oversize vehicles that may travel at slower speeds than existing traffic and, due to their size, may intrude into adjacent travel lanes. Additionally, the total number of vehicle trips associated with all construction-related traffic (including construction workers) would temporarily increase VMT traffic volumes traveling on local roadways and intersections.

Once materials are delivered to the site, all construction activities and staging of construction vehicles will occur on-site within the existing boundaries. Lane closures are not anticipated, and no off-site roadway improvements are required or proposed that would have the potential to interrupt area circulation or redirect traffic. As such, Project construction is not anticipated to substantially disrupt area traffic or cause a significant increase in daily traffic on area roadways or at local intersections, thereby adversely affecting existing conditions. Per standard construction procedures, the construction contractor will prepare and implement a traffic control plan to ensure that public safety and emergency access are maintained during the construction phase. Implementation of the traffic control plan will ensure that existing conditions are not adversely affected or substantially degraded by Project construction.

Therefore, construction effects would have a less than significant impact.

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Operation Related Impacts
Senate Bill (SB) 743 Consistency
The VMT Analysis for the Project was prepared by Fehr and Peers using the SGVCOG online VMT evaluation tool. The City has adopted VMT thresholds and VMT screening thresholds.

Fehr and Peers utilized the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG) VMT Evaluation Tool for the proposed Project. The analysis concluded that the Project did not meet the thresholds for TPA, Low VMT Area or Small Project screening criteria. Therefore, a full VMT analysis was performed for the Project and concluded that the Project would result in approximately 60,100 less vehicle miles of travel weekly with the proposed expansion (Appendix H). This is due to the proposed expanded warehouse being able to serve the increase in local demand, rather than using warehouses located as far away as San Diego County to serve customers in Los Angeles. Therefore, the Project would have a less than significant impact and would not have significant conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

Parking Requirements
Section 17.36.060.K of the City’s Municipal Code provides that “[t]he number of parking spaces which shall be provided is based upon the square footage of the building which they are intended to serve and the use to which that building is to be put.” The number of parking spaces provided for the Project shall be as follows:

Table 17-1 Parking Compliance
Building Floor
Area
(square feet)
Parking Stalls
Required Parking Stalls
Building
0-First 100,000 sq.
ft.
50 spaces plus 1 space per 750
sq. ft. of floor area over 25,000 sq.
ft.
150
Over 100,000
(568,160)
150 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of
floor area over 100,000 sq. ft. 568.16
Total Spaces Required 718.16
Additional spaces provided 169
TOTAL SPACES PROVIDED 887
As illustrated above, the total building area of 668,160 square feet would require 718 parking stalls for the proposed industrial building expansion. The Project includes 495 standard parking stalls, 6 compact stalls, 21 electrical vehicle (EV) stalls, 16 accessible stalls, and 349 truck trailer stalls for a total of 887 parking stalls. Thus, the proposed parking for the industrial building complies with the City’s Municipal Code and operational related impacts would be less that significant.

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b) Would the project conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3, subdivision (b)?
No Impact: CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3 subdivision (b) addresses Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and whether the land use project will generate vehicle miles traveled in excess of an applicable threshold of significance. On June 25, 2020, the City approved a resolution to adopt the VMT thresholds of significance for purposes of analyzing transportation impacts under CEQA and notice of exemption regarding the same (City of Industry, 2020). As described above in section “a,” the Project would result in a decrease of 60,100 vehicle miles travelled with the proposed expansion. Thus, the Project would not conflict with or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines § 15064.3, subdivision (b). No impact would occur.
c) Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? No Impact: The streets and intersections are designed to accommodate the anticipated levels of vehicular and pedestrian activity and have historically been accommodating activities at the Project site. The Project would not result in any major modifications to the existing access or circulation features. The Project circulation pattern is subject to City review and approval and thus, will conform with local, state, and federal regulations regarding circulation and traffic pattern design. The Project would not substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses. No impact would occur.
d) Result in inadequate emergency access?
Less than Significant Impact: The proposed Project would be compatible with the design and operation of the street network and would not result in any major modifications to the existing circulation features. The Project is accessible via two (2) existing driveways off Currier Road and one (1) existing driveway off South Lemon Avenue. The Project includes a proposed expansion to the easterly driveway off Currier Road to include a twenty-eight-foot (28’) wide truck entrance to the site. Project access features are subject to and must satisfy City design requirements and would be subject to approval by the City. Additionally, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Los Angeles Sanitation District will be consulted to ensure the necessary fire prevention and emergency response features are built into the project. Therefore, the Project would not result in inadequate emergency access and impacts would be less than significant.

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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
XVIII. Tribal Cultural Resources – Would the project 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:
a) 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
b) 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 Resource Code
Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall
consider the significance of the resource to
a California Native American tribe.

Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • Industry Municipal Code
• Los Angeles County GIS-NET
Findings of Fact: As of July 1, 2015, Public Resources Code Sections 21080.1, 21080.3.1, and 21080.3.2 require public agencies to consult with California Native American tribes recognized by the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) for the purpose of mitigating impacts to tribal cultural resources. This law does not preclude agencies from initiating consultation with the tribes that are culturally and traditionally affiliated with their jurisdictions.

In accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21080.3.1(d), a lead agency is required to provide formal notification of intended development projects to Native American tribes that have requested to be on the lead agency’s list for receiving such notification. The formal notification is required to include a brief description of the proposed Project and its location, lead agency contact information, and a notification that the California Native American tribe has 30 days to request consultation for tribal cultural resources. On January 9, 2023, the City sent out notification to three (3) tribes that are traditionally and/or culturally affiliated with the Project area or have specifically requested notice for all projects within the City. The tribes included in the notification were the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation, Gabrielino Tongva Tribe, and Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. The City received a request for consultation from the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation and consultation was conducted on March 9, 2023. The Gabrieleño

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Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation provided mitigation measures on April 10, 2023 which are incorporated into this IS/MND.

Discussion of Impacts
a) 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 Less than Significant Impact: The Project site is currently built-out with a 536,565 squarefoot warehouse building, a 9,854 square-foot transportation center, a 3,800 square-foot dispatch office, a 2,250 square-foot driver’s building, and additional 6,268 square feet of accessory buildings for a total existing building area of 558,737 square feet. The proposed Project would expand the existing use with 109,4223 square feet of additional industrial buildings totaling 668,160 square feet. According to the Resource Management Element of the General Plan, the Project site is not located within an area that contains historic resources. Furthermore, the Project site is not located on the Built Environment Resource Directory of resources listed in the Office of Historic Preservation’s Inventory for Los Angeles County.

Formal notification of the Project pursuant to AB 52 was provided to the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation, Gabrielino Tongva Tribe, and Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians by the Lead Agency on January 9, 2023. A request for consultation was received from the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation (Tribe) during the 30-day comment period.

The Tribe provided historical documentation that showed the Project site had been located within the vicinity of traditional trade routes. However, no known Tribal Cultural Resources (TCRs) that are 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), have been identified or associated with the Project site.

Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines, and subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code section 5024.1, define historic resources as resources listed or determined to be eligible for listing by the State Historical Resources Commission, a local register of historical resources, or the lead agency. Generally, a resource is considered “historically significant” if it meets one of the following criteria:
i) Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of California’s history and cultural heritage. ii) Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past. iii) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses high artistic values.
iv) Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

The Project site is not listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources as it is a fully developed site and does not meet the criteria for listing of

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historical resources in the California Register, or in a local register of historical resources as set forth above. The Project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code § 21074 as either a site, feature, place, or 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 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). Therefore, Project impacts would be less than significant.
b) 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 Resource Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe.

Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated: The Project does not contain any known resources 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, as described in Section (a) above. No historic resources on the Project site are listed in the City of Industry, Resource Management Element within the General Plan. The Project site is not listed or eligible for listing in the CRHR or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code Section 5020.1(k). Additionally, the Property has been built out and developed with industrial uses.

Formal notification of the Project pursuant to AB 52 was provided to the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation, Gabrielino Tongva Tribe, and Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians by the Lead Agency on January 9, 2023. A request for consultation was received from the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation (Tribe) during the 30-day comment period. The Tribe provided historical documentation that showed tribal affiliation within the general vicinity of the Project site. Therefore, it is possible that TCRs exist at depth given the prehistoric occupation of the region and TCRs may be uncovered during grading activities. Therefore, the Tribe provided Mitigation Measures TCR-1, TCR-2, and TCR-3 (as set forth below) that will be incorporated during Project construction.

Although, it is not anticipated that unknown TCRs exist on-site, Mitigation Measures TCR1, TCR-2, and TCR-3 are identified to ensure that a Native American Monitor is on-site prior to any “ground-disturbing activity.” In the event that unanticipated resources are encountered, all construction activities in the immediate vicinity of the discovery shall cease (i.e., not less than the surrounding 50 feet) and shall not resume until the discovered TCR has been fully assessed by the Kizh monitor and/or Kizh archaeologist. Additionally, if Native American human remains and/or grave goods are discovered or recognized on the Project site, then all construction activities shall immediately cease. Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 dictates that any discoveries of human skeletal material shall be immediately reported to the County Coroner and all ground-disturbing activities shall immediately halt and shall remain halted until the coroner has determined the nature of the remains. Therefore, Project impacts would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated.

Mitigation Measures

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Mitigation:

XVIII. (b)
TCR-1: Retain a Native American Monitor Prior to Commencement of GroundDisturbing Activities A. The Project applicant/lead agency shall retain a Native American Monitor from or approved by the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation. The monitor shall be retained prior to the commencement of any “ground-disturbing activity” for the subject Project at all Project locations (i.e., both on-site and any off-site locations that are included in the Project description/definition and/or required in connection with the Project, such as public improvement work). “Ground-disturbing activity” shall include, but is not limited to, demolition, pavement removal, potholing, auguring, grubbing, tree removal, boring, grading, excavation, drilling, and trenching.

B. A copy of the executed monitoring agreement shall be submitted to the lead agency prior to the earlier of the commencement of any ground-disturbing activity, or the issuance of any permit necessary to commence a ground-disturbing activity.

C. The monitor will complete daily monitoring logs that will provide descriptions of the relevant ground-disturbing activities, the type of construction activities performed, locations of ground disturbing activities, soil types, cultural-related materials, and any other facts, conditions, materials, or discoveries of significance to the Tribe.

Monitor logs will identify and describe any discovered TCRs, including but not limited to, Native American cultural and historical artifacts, remains, places of significance, etc., (collectively, tribal cultural resources, or “TCR”), as well as any discovered Native American (ancestral) human remains and burial goods. Copies of monitor logs will be provided to the Project applicant/lead agency upon written request to the Tribe.

D. On-site tribal monitoring shall conclude upon the latter of the following (1) written confirmation to the Kizh from a designated point of contact for the Project applicant/lead agency that all ground-disturbing activities and phases that may involve ground-disturbing activities on the Project site or in connection with the Project are complete; or (2) a determination and written notification by the Kizh to the Project applicant/lead agency that no future, planned construction activity and/or development/construction phase at the Project site possesses the potential to impact Kizh TCRs.

TCR-2: Unanticipated Discovery of Tribal Cultural Resources Objects (NonFunerary/Non-Ceremonial) A. Upon discovery of any TCRs, all construction activities in the immediate vicinity of the discovery shall cease (i.e., not less than the surrounding 50 feet) and shall not resume until the discovered TCR has been fully assessed by the Kizh monitor and/or Kizh archaeologist. The Kizh will recover and retain all discovered TCRs in the form and/or manner the Tribe deems appropriate, in the Tribe’s sole discretion, and for any purpose the Tribe deems appropriate, including for educational, cultural and/or historic purposes.

TCR-3: Unanticipated Discovery of Human Remains and Associated Finery or Ceremonial Objects

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A. Native American human remains are defined in PRC 5097.98(d)(1) as an inhumation or cremation, and in any state of decomposition or skeletal completeness. Funerary objects, called associated grave goods in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98, are also to be treated according to this statute.

B. If Native American human remains and/or grave goods are discovered or recognized on the Project site, then Public Resource Code 5097.9 as well as Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 shall be followed.

C. Human remains and grave/burial goods shall be treated alike per California Public Resources Code section 5097.98(d)(1) and (2).

D. Preservation in place (i.e., avoidance) is the preferred manner of treatment for discovered human remains and/or burial goods.

E. Any discovery of human remains/burial goods shall be kept confidential to prevent further disturbance.

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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No Impact
XIX. Utilities and Service Systems – Would the project:
a) Require or result in the relocation or
construction of new or expanded water or
wastewater treatment or storm water
drainage, electric power, natural gas, or
telecommunications facilities, the
construction or relocation of which could
cause significant environmental effects?
b) Have sufficient water supplies available to
serve the project and reasonably
foreseeable future development during
normal, dry, and multiple dry years?
c) 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?
d) 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?
e) Comply with federal, state, and local
management and reduction statutes and
regulations related to solid waste?
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • City of Industry 2014 General Plan Final EIR (certified June 12, 2014) • Industry Municipal Code, Section 8.20.060
• Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), Wastewater (Sewage) Facilities, San Jose Creek Water Reclamation Plant
• Walnut Valley Water District Final 2020 Urban Water Management Plan Stetson Engineers Inc. (UWMP). June 2021.
• 2022 California Gas Report. California Gas and Electric Utilities. 2022 • 2023 California Gas Report Supplement. California Gas and Electric Utilities, 2023 • Estimated Solid Waste Generation Rates. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). 2019a.
• Frequently Asked Questions. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). 2019b.
• Low Impact Development (LID) for Sysco Los Angeles. R.A. Smith, Inc. June 18, 2024. (Appendix F)

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Findings of Fact: The Project site is currently built-out with a 536,565 square-foot warehouse building, a 9,854 square-foot transportation center, a 3,800 square-foot dispatch office, a 2,250 square-foot driver’s building, and additional 6,268 square feet of accessory buildings for a total existing building area of 558,737 square feet. The proposed Project would expand the existing use with 109,4223 square feet of additional industrial building totaling 668,160 square feet. The Project consists of minor infrastructure improvements such as water quality improvements, road improvements and landscaping.

Domestic Water
The Project site is located in the service boundaries of Walnut Valley Water District (WVWD).

WVWD’s water supply consists of treated and untreated surface water purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California through Three Valleys Municipal Water District and recycled water supplies purchased from Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and from groundwater pumped from the Puente Basin and Spadra Basin. Imported potable water is treated either at MWD’s Weymouth Treatment Plant or at Three Valleys’ Miramar Water Treatment Plant.

As a result of WVWDs diverse water supply, water supplies may be re-apportioned during a five (5) consecutive year drought to meet the water demands (UWMP, 2020).

Wastewater Treatment
The Project is designed to accommodate Sysco with a wide variety of uses, including manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse/distribution and office space. The Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD) Wastewater Ordinance requires any business that desires to discharge industrial wastewater to the District’s sewage system to first obtain an industrial wastewater discharge permit. The LACSD provides wastewater treatment for much of Los Angeles County including the Project site. Wastewater from the Project site is treated at the San Jose Creek Water Reclamation Plant (SJCWRP) in unincorporated Los Angeles County, near the western boundary of the City of Industry. The SJCWRP serves a population of approximately 1,000,000 people. SJCWRP treats approximately 100 million gallons of wastewater per day, of which 42 million gallons per day are reused at over 130 sites (LACSD Wastewater).

Solid Waste
Assembly Bill (AB) 939, the Integrated Waste Management Act, requires that every California city divert 50 percent of its waste from landfills by the year 2000, and the City is meeting or exceeding these requirements. Under AB 939, local jurisdictions are required to develop source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting programs to reduce the amount of solid waste entering landfills.

Local jurisdictions are mandated to divert at least 50% of their solid waste generation into recycling. The Project would be required to submit plans to the City for review and approval to ensure the plan would comply with AB 939. In addition, the state has set a goal of 75% recycling, composting, and source reduction of solid waste by 2020. To help reach this goal, the state has adopted AB 341 and AB 1826. AB 341 is a mandatory commercial recycling bill, and AB 1826 is mandatory organic recycling.

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Southern California Edison (SCE) provides electricity to the site. Anticipated electric power uses include indoor lighting, office appliances, perimeter lighting, and security systems. All electrical uses associated with the Project would connect to the existing electric power system.

Natural Gas
Natural gas is provided to the Project site by Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) and will supply the proposed facility as well. Natural gas is often used for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and hot water heaters. SoCalGas’s 2022 California Gas Report (CGR) projects the total system demand to decline at an annual rate of 1.5% between 2022 and 2035.

Discussion of Impacts
Would the project:
a) Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water or wastewater treatment or storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects?
Less than Significant Impact:

Water Demand Impacts
The Project site is currently developed with a 536,565 square-foot warehouse building, a 9,854 square-foot transportation center, a 3,800 square-foot dispatch office, a 2,250 square-foot driver’s building, and an additional 6,268 square feet of accessory buildings for a total existing building area of 558,737 square feet. The proposed Project expands the existing use with a 109,423 square-foot expansion to the existing facility and include other minor improvements. Water connection to the Project site will be provided via an existing Water Main. Water demands from the proposed Project will be similar to other industrial land uses, including the existing use on the Project site. Therefore, Project water demands will not result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water facilities, a less than significant impact would occur.

Wastewater Treatment Impacts
The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts provide wastewater treatment services to the City. Wastewater generated on the Project site would be transported to the San Jose Creek Water Reclamation Plan (SJCWRP) located in unincorporated Los Angeles County, near the western boundary of the City of Industry. SJCWRP is required to comply with treatment requirements specified in the NPDES permits issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). The Project will generate similar types and amounts of municipal wastewater that are currently generated throughout the City by other industrial land uses, including the current use on the Project site. The Project will implement a Low Impact Development (LID) Plan ensuring that the Project will not violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements (Appendix K). With the implementation of the Stormwater Quality Control Measures outlined in the LID Plan, the Project will not require a unique wastewater treatment process or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded wastewater treatment facility. A less than significant impact would occur.

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Electric Power Impacts
Southern California Edison (SCE) provides electricity to the site. Electric power uses are anticipated to include indoor lighting, office appliances, perimeter lighting, and security systems. All electrical uses associated with the Project would connect to the existing electric power system. Further, all utility connections to the proposed Project would be required to comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations related to electric power supply. Therefore, relocation and expansion of existing facilities and construction of new facilities would not be required. Impacts would be less than significant.

Natural Gas Impacts
Natural gas would be provided by Southern California Gas (SoCalGas). Natural gas would be used for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and hot water heaters. SoCalGas’s 2022 California Gas Report (CGR) projects the total system demand to decline at an annual rate of 1.5% between 2022 and 2035. Since demand for natural gas is decreasing, Project development will not require SoCalGas to obtain new or expanded electricity or natural gas supplies and impacts would be less than significant.

Telecommunication Facilities Impacts
Various private services, including AT&T, Time Warner, and Frontier Communications, provide telecommunication services to the City, including the Project site. No changes to telecommunication facilities would occur. Therefore, Project development would not require the construction of new or expanded telecommunication facilities. Impacts would be less than significant, and no mitigation measures are necessary. b) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry, and multiple dry years? Less than Significant Impact: Walnut Valley Water District provides potable and domestic water to the Project area. Walnut Valley imports 100% of the drinking water supply through Three Valleys Municipal Water District and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Table 19-1 describes data from the UWMP which shows that Walnut Valley’s supply for base years for average, single dry, and multiple dry years are sufficient in meeting historical water demands (UWMP, 2020).

Table 19-1 Multiple Dry Years Supply and Demand Comparison (acre-feet) 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
First Year
Supply Totals 22,300 22,574 22,853 23,113 23,337
Demand Totals 22,300 22,574 22,853 23,113 23,337
Difference 0 0 0 0 0
Second Year
Supply Totals 22,965 23,247 23,534 23,801 24,073
Demand Totals 22,965 23,247 23,534 23,801 24,073
Difference 0 0 0 0 0
Third Year Supply Totals 23,580 23,869 24,164 24,439 24,718

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Demand Totals 23,580 23,869 24,164 24,439 24,718
Difference 0 0 0 0 0
Fourth Year
Supply Totals 21,118 21,378 21,641 21,888 22,138
Demand Totals 21,118 21,378 21,641 21,888 22,138
Difference 0 0 0 0 0
Fifth Year
Supply Totals 17,896 18,116 18,340 18,548 18,760
Demand Totals 17,896 18,116 18,340 18,548 18,760
Difference 0 0 0 0 0
As illustrated in Table 19-1, the City’s water demands can be met under multiple dry years.

Future water supply will meet projected demand due to diversified supply and conservation measures. Walnut Valley Water District has sufficient water resources available to supply water service to the property. Therefore, impacts associated with water supply availability would be less than significant.
c) 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?
Less than Significant Impact: The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts provides wastewater treatment services to the Project site. Wastewater generated on the Project site would be transported to the San Jose Creek Water Reclamation Plant (SJCWRP) located in unincorporated Los Angeles County. SJCWRP has a design capacity of 100 million gallons of wastewater per day (MGD). SJCWRP serves a population of approximately 1,000,000, and approximately 48 MGD of the reclaimed water is reused at over 170 different reuse sites. The Project would pay applicable sewer connection and service fees, providing funds available for the LACSD wastewater system expansion and maintenance, acting to offset the Project’s incremental demands for wastewater collection and treatment services. Given that the Project proposes a land use that is permitted within the Industrial (M) zone and the Employment land use designation, wastewater from the proposed Project is not anticipated to exceed the capacity of the wastewater treatment provider, even when considering existing and cumulative demand. Impacts are expected to be less than significant.
d) 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? Less than Significant Impact: Locally generated solid waste is deposited into three (3) LACSD solid waste facilities located within the City: the Puente Hills Landfill, the Puente Hills Material Recovery Facility (MRF), and the Puente Hills Intermodal Facility (PHIMF).

The proposed Project would minutely increase the volume of solid waste generated in the City. Solid waste is collected in the City through a franchise agreement (City Code Section

8.20.060). Valley Vista Services is the City’s contracted franchise hauler to support commercial and industrial businesses with meeting the State’s recycling requirements.

The Project would comply with the Integrated Waste Management Ordinance (Section

8.20) adopted by the City. The Applicant is proposing 109,423 square-foot building expansion to the existing facility which includes 1,620 square feet for office space.

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Industrial waste, defined in Section 17225.35 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, is not subject to the requirements of the AB 341 regulation (CalRecycle, 2019b). Based on the CalRecycle Industrial Section Generation Rates chart, the proposed expansion would generate approximately 6,747.72 pounds of solid waste per day.

Table 19-2 Proposed Expansion Estimated Solid Waste Generation Waste Generation
Source Square Feet Generation Rate, pounds per day
Per square foot Total
Industrial 107,803 .0625 pounds 6,738 (lbs/day)
Office 1,620 0.006 pounds 9.72 (lbs/day)
Source: CalRecycle, 2019b, Estimated Solid Waste Generation Rates (ca.gov) The Project would consist of 109,423 square-foot building expansion to the existing facility expansion of the easterly driveway off Currier Road, parking spaces, installation of landscaping and stormwater systems. Commercial solid waste generated at an industrial facility or site, for example paper, plastic, metals, cardboard, etc., could be subject to the requirements of the regulation provided the facility/site generates four or more cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week. The Project would participate in the City’s commercial recycling and waste reduction program to comply with AB 939, AB 341 and AB 1826.

The industrial uses proposed by the Project, and solid waste generated by those uses, would not otherwise conflict with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste. Based on the preceding, the potential for the Project to 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 is less than significant. e) Comply with federal, state, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste?
Less than Significant Impact: The Project would be implemented and operated in compliance with applicable City General Plan Goals and Policies, and would conform with City Zoning regulations—specifically, the Project would comply with local, state, and federal initiatives and directives acting to reduce and divert solid waste from landfill waste streams. As described in section (d) above, the Project would comply with the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) and AB 341 as implemented by the City. The proposed Project is required to comply with applicable federal, state, County, and City statues and regulations related to solid waste as a standard project condition of approval. Therefore, a less than significant impact would occur.

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Less Than
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Impact
No Impact
XX. Wildfire – If located in or near a State Responsibility Area (“SRA”), lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zone, or other hazardous fire areas that may be designated by the Fire Chief, would the project:
a) Substantially impair an adopted
emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other
factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and
thereby expose project occupants to,
pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or
the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
c) 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?
d) Expose people or structures to significant
risks, including downslope or downstream
flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff,
post-fire slope instability, or drainage
changes?
Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Sources:
• City of Industry 2014 General Plan (adopted June 12, 2014) • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map • Low Impact Development (LID) for Sysco Los Angeles, 20701 Currier Road, Walnut, CA 91789. R.A. Smith, Inc. June 18, 2024 (Appendix F)
Findings of Fact: According to the City’s General Plan, the Project site is not located in a fire hazard severity zone. However, fires can occur in urban environments. Additionally, facilities which contain flammable materials can pose a greater potential for fire risk due to their flammable nature. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) provides fire protection services to the City of Industry and maintains a comprehensive inspection program that reduces the potential for accidents. Additionally, the California Fire Code contains fire safety-related building standards that are referenced in other parts of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. These standards will be required as applicable when constructing the new facility at the Project site.

Wildland fire protection in California is the responsibility of either the state, local government, or the federal government. The State of California has the primary financial responsibility for the prevention and suppression of wildland fires within State Responsibility Areas (SRA). The SRA

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forms one large area over 31 million acres to which the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) provides a basic level of wildland fire prevention and protection services.

Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) include incorporated cities, cultivated agriculture lands, and portions of the desert. LRA fire protection is typically provided by city fire departments, fire protection districts, counties, and by CAL FIRE under contract to local government. CAL FIRE uses an extension of the SRA Fire Hazard Severity Zone model as the basis for evaluating fire hazard in LRA. The LRA hazard rating reflects flame and ember intrusion from adjacent wildlands and from flammable vegetation in the urban area. The Project site is located within an LRA, and the LACFD currently provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the City.

Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) are identified by Moderate, High and Very High in an SRA, and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) in an LRA. The Project site is not located in an SRA or classified as a VHFSZ, as identified in the CAL FIRE FHSZ Map. The nearest VHFHSZ is located approximately 2.5 miles south of the Project site, north of SR-57.

Discussion of Impacts
If located in or near a State Responsibility Area (“SRA”), lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zone, or other hazardous fire areas that may be designated by the Fire Chief, would the project:
a) Substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
No Impact: Wildland fire protection in California is the responsibility of the state, local government, or the federal government. The Project site is not located in an SRA or classified as a VHFSZ within an LRA, as identified in the CAL FIRE FHSZ Map. The emergency response plan in effect in Los Angeles County is the Los Angeles County Operational Area Emergency Response Plan (OAERP) maintained by the County Office of Emergency Management and approved by the County Board of Supervisors in 2012.

The proposed Project will not block access to the Project site or to surrounding properties and will not impede the evacuation program. Notification of emergency personnel of impending blockages, detour signs, and a construction plan for traffic would ensure that there would be no impact in the case of emergency evacuation. Furthermore, Project development would not interfere with implementation of the OAERP, and no impact would occur.
b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
Less than Significant: The Project site is located in a relatively flat area, and there are no steep slopes immediately adjacent to the site where high winds can exacerbate wildfire risks. The Project site and surrounding area are characterized by features typical of an urban landscape. Wind patterns across the region are characterized by westerly and southwesterly onshore winds during the day and easterly or northeasterly breezes at night.

Winds are characteristically light although the speed is somewhat greater during the dry summer months than during the rainy winter season.

The nearest open space and urban interface classified as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone is located approximately 2.5 miles south of the site, and no wildlands exist within the immediate vicinity of the site. Development of the proposed Project would not result in the

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exposure of Project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire due to slope and prevailing winds, and impacts would be less than significant.
c) 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? Less than Significant Impact: The proposed Project does not require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment. The Project will be constructed entirely on the previously developed site and will consist of road improvements, installation of storm water systems, and landscaping. The proposed Project will comply with federal, state, and local regulations relating to safety, and Project impacts would be less than significant.
d) Expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes? Less than Significant Impact: The topography of the Project site is relatively flat with soils that are not susceptible to landslides. The Project site is currently operated by Sysco Corporation as a food storage and distribution center and is developed with a 536,565 square-foot warehouse building, a 9,854 square-foot transportation center, a 3,800 square-foot dispatch office, a 2,250 square-foot driver’s building, and additional 6,268 square feet of accessory buildings for a total existing building area of 558,737 square feet.

The proposed 109,423 square-foot building expansion to the existing facility would not expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes.

Runoff from the proposed development will be captured via the on-site storm drain system through catch basins and will ultimately connect with the existing stormwater systems along the San Jose Creek and Currier Road. Project implementation will not alter the existing drainage patterns because the proposed drainage pattern for the site has been structured to match existing drainage patterns (Appendix F). Therefore, Project impacts would be less than significant.

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Impact
Less Than
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Incorporated
Less Than
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Impact No Impact
XXI. Mandatory Findings of Significance
a) Does the project have the potential to
substantially degrade the quality of the
environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a
fish or wildlife population to drop below
self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate
a plant or animal community, substantially
reduce the number or restrict the range of
a rare or endangered plant or animal or
eliminate important examples of the major
periods of California History or prehistory?
b) Does the project have impacts that are
individually limited, but cumulatively
considerable? (Cumulatively considerable
means that the incremental effects of a
project are considerable when viewed in
connection with the effects of past projects,
the effects of other current projects, and
the effects of probable future projects)?
c) Does the project have environmental
effects which will cause substantial
adverse effects on human beings, either
directly or indirectly?
Discussion of Impacts
a) Does the project have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California History or prehistory?
Less than Significant Impact with Mitigation Incorporated: The proposed Project would not substantially impact any scenic vistas, scenic resources, or the visual character of the area, and would not result in excessive light or glare. The Project site is located within a developed area that contains light industrial uses and commercial uses. The proposed Project would not significantly impact any sensitive plants, plant communities, fish, wildlife, or habitat for any sensitive species.

As described in Section V. Cultural Resources and XVIII. Tribal Cultural Resources, adverse impacts to historical resources would be less than significant. Construction-phase procedures would be implemented if any cultural, archaeological, or paleontological resources are discovered during grading, consistent with Mitigation Measures CUL-1 and

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TCR-1 through TCR-3.

Furthermore, the analysis provided in Section III. Air Quality and VIII. Greenhouse Gas emissions concludes that impacts related to emissions of criteria pollutants, climate change, and other air quality impacts would be less than significant.

Based on the preceding analysis of potential impacts in the responses to Sections I through XX, no evidence is presented that the proposed Project would degrade the quality of the environment. Impacts related to degradation of the environment, biological resources, and cultural resources would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated.
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (Cumulatively considerable means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? Less than Significant Impact: Cumulative impacts can result from the interactions of environmental changes resulting from one proposed Project with changes resulting from other past, present, and future projects that affect the same resources, utilities and infrastructure systems, public systems, transportation network elements, air basin, watershed, or other physical conditions. Such impacts could be short-term and temporary, usually consisting of overlapping construction impacts, as well as long-term, due to the permanent land use changes and operational characteristics involved with the proposed Project.

Implementation of the Project, in conjunction with other approved or pending projects in the region, would not result in cumulatively considerable impacts. Where appropriate, the environmental checklist questions above include discussion regarding cumulative impacts of the Project when developed in conjunction with related projects. As concluded throughout the analysis, the proposed Project would include both operation- and construction-related project components whose adherence to applicable regulations would ensure that the Project’s incremental contribution would be less than cumulatively considerable. Further, the Project would not achieve short-term environmental goals to the disadvantage of long-term goals. Therefore, cumulatively considerable impacts would be considered less than significant.
c) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly?
Less than Significant Impact: Based on the analysis of the Project’s impacts in the responses to Sections I through XX, there is no indication that this Project could result in substantial adverse effects on human beings. While there would be a variety of temporary adverse effects during construction, these would be less than significant. There are no long-term effects related to traffic, noise, hazardous materials, emissions of criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, increased demand for water use, wastewater disposal, and electricity use, or increased demand on emergency response services.

Environmental effects would result in less than significant impacts. Based on the analysis in this Initial Study, direct and indirect impacts to human beings would be less than significant.

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CHAPTER FOUR – MITIGATION, MONITORING, AND REPORTING PROGRAM (MMRP) Mitigation measures are included within each section of the initial study checklist and are provided below. Table 22-: Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program outlines the potential impacts and mitigation measures of the proposed Project and assigns responsibility for the oversight of each mitigation measure. This Table shall be included in all bid documents and included as a part of the Project development.

Table 22-1: Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Section
Number Mitigation Measures Responsible for Monitoring Timing Impact after Mitigation Cultural Resources
V. Cultural
Resources
CUL-1 Inadvertent Archaeological Discovery: If
previously unidentified cultural materials are
unearthed during construction, work shall be halted
in that area until a qualified archaeologist can
assess the significance of the find. If human
remains are encountered, State Health and Safety
Code Section 7050.5 states that no further
disturbance shall occur until the County Coroner
has made a determination of origin and disposition
pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
5097.98. The County Coroner must be notified of
the find immediately. If the remains are determined
to be prehistoric, the Coroner will notify the Native
American Heritage Commission (NAHC), which
will determine and notify the Most Likely
Descendant (MLD). With the permission of the
landowner or his/her authorized representative, the
MLD may inspect the site of the discovery. The
MLD shall complete the inspection within 48 hours
of notification by the NAHC. The MLD may
recommend scientific removal and nondestructive
Applicant and City
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During ground
disturbing
activities.

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Number Mitigation Measures Responsible for Monitoring Timing Impact after Mitigation analysis of human remains and items associated
with Native American burials
Geology and Soils
VII. Geology
and Soils
GEO-1 Grading: The
Project shall incorporate applicable
recommendations provided in the Geotechnical
Investigation prepared by Southern California
Geotechnical, dated June 13, 2023 (Appendix I).

The recommendations are presented in Section

6.0 Conclusions and Recommendations of the
report under the following subheadings: Seismic
Design Considerations, Geotechnical Design
Considerations, Site Grading Recommendations,
Construction Considerations, Foundation Design
and construction, Floor Slab Design and
Construction, Retaining Wall Design and
construction and Pavement Design Parameters
(pages 10-29).

Applicant and City
of Industry–
approved
geotechnical
engineer
Prior to start of
construction.

Less than
Significant
VII. Geology
and Soils
GEO-2 Inadvertent Paleontological Discovery:

In the event that paleontological resources are
inadvertently discovered during ground disturbing
activities, work shall be halted until the qualified
paleontologist can document the discovery as
appropriate, evaluate the potential resource, and
assess the significance of the find under the criteria
set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5.

Applicant and City
of Industry
During ground
disturbing
activities.

Less than
Significant

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IX. Hazards
& Hazardous
Materials
HAZ-1 Phase 1 ESA: The Project Applicant shall
incorporate applicable recommendations provided
in the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
prepared by Environmental Science Associates
(ESA). dated November, 2022 (Appendix C), The
recommendations are identified as follows:
• Responsible parties, land owners, and
contractors performing subsurface
activities at the site should be prepared to
encounter residual petroleum- and
hydrocarbon-contaminants in soils and
groundwater, particularly following
extended rainy periods when groundwater
levels and flows may increase. Appropriate
health and safety equipment and protocols
should be managed properly to avoid
threats to human health or the environment
associated with the HRECs.
• In order to identify residual contaminants in
soils associated with previous agricultural
uses at the subject property, preparation of
a Soil Investigation Report prior to
construction is required. Any contaminated
soils identified in the report shall be
removed, transported, and disposed in
accordance with applicable regulations.

Applicant and City
of Industry
Prior to and during
construction.

Less than
Significant

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XIII. Noise
NOI-1: Temporary Noise Barriers
Temporary noise barriers shall be installed along
the western Project boundary to the south of the
Vehicle Truck Bay Construction (the project site
boundary to the north of the schools) to shield the
sensitive receivers from construction noise. The
barrier for the project site boundary to the north of
the schools shall have a minimum length of 500
feet starting from the Project’s northwestern corner
where the security gate is and extending eastward
along the Project boundary and have a minimum
height of 15 feet (with the top of the barrier at least 15 feet above the ground surface of the school(s)
to the south of the proposed sound barrier) that is
made of sound blanket, plywood or other solid
material capable of reducing on-site construction
noise levels by at least 10 dBA. The temporary
noise barrier shall be in place during the site
improvement construction phase (e.g., during the
Vehicle Truck Bay Construction).

Applicant and City
of Industry
During
Construction.

Less than
Significant

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XIII. Noise
NOI-2: Construction Noise Control Plan
The construction contract bid shall require the
chosen construction contractor(s) to prepare a
Construction Noise Control Plan. The details of the
Construction Noise Control Plan shall be included
as part of the permit application drawing set and as
part of the construction drawing set. The
Construction Noise Control Plan shall include, but
not be limited to the following:
• During the entire active construction period,
equipment and trucks used for project
construction shall utilize the best available
noise control techniques (e.g., improved
mufflers, equipment regarding-design, use
of intake silencers, ducts, engine
enclosures, and acoustically attenuating
shields or shrouds).
• Require the contractor to use impact tools
(e.g., jack hammers and hoe rams) that are
hydraulically or electrically powered
wherever such alternatives are available in
the market. Where the use of pneumatic
tools is unavoidable, an exhaust muffler on
the compressed air exhaust shall be used
along with external noise jackets on the
tools.
• During the entire active construction period,
stationary noise sources shall be located as
far from sensitive receptors as possible,
and they shall be muffled and enclosed
within temporary sheds, or insulation
barriers or other measures.

Applicant and City
of Industry
Prior to
Construction.

Less than
Significant

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Number Mitigation Measures Responsible for Monitoring Timing Impact after Mitigation • During the entire active construction period,
noisy operations shall be combined so that
they occur in the same time period as the
total noise level produced would not be
significantly greater than the level produced
if the operations were performed separately
(and the noise would be of shorter
duration).
• Select haul routes that avoid the greatest
amount of sensitive use areas.

Tribal Cultural Resources
XVIII. Tribal
Cultural
Resources
TCR-1: Retain a Native American Monitor Prior
to Commencement of Ground-Disturbing
Activities
A. The project applicant/lead agency shall retain
a Native American Monitor from or approved by
the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh
Nation. The monitor shall be retained prior to
the commencement of any “ground-disturbing
activity” for the subject project at all project
locations (i.e., both on-site and any off-site
locations that are included in the project
description/definition and/or required in
connection with the project, such as public
improvement work). “Ground-disturbing
activity” shall include, but is not limited to,
demolition, pavement removal, potholing,
Applicant and City
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of a grading
permit, during
ground disturbing
activities, and
upon discovery of
any tribal cultural
resources (TCRs).

Less than
Significant

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grading, excavation, drilling, and trenching.

B. A copy of the executed monitoring agreement
shall be submitted to the lead agency prior to
the earlier of the commencement of any
ground-disturbing activity, or the issuance of
any permit necessary to commence a grounddisturbing activity.

C. The monitor will complete daily monitoring logs
that will provide descriptions of the relevant
ground-disturbing activities, the type of
construction activities performed, locations of
ground-disturbing activities, soil types, culturalrelated materials, and any other facts, conditions, materials, or discoveries of
significance to the Tribe. Monitor logs will
identify and describe any discovered TCRs,
including but not limited to, Native American
cultural and historical artifacts, remains, places
of significance, etc., (collectively, tribal cultural
resources, or “TCR”), as well as any
discovered Native American (ancestral) human
remains and burial goods. Copies of monitor
logs will be provided to the project
applicant/lead agency upon written request to
the Tribe.

D. On-site tribal monitoring shall conclude upon
the latter of the following (1) written
confirmation to the Kizh from a designated
point of contact for the project applicant/lead
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activities on the project site or in connection
with the project are complete; or (2) a
determination and written notification by the
Kizh to the project applicant/lead agency that
no future, planned construction activity and/or
development/construction phase at the project
site possesses the potential to impact Kizh
TCRs.

E. Upon discovery of any TCRs, all construction
activities in the immediate vicinity of the
discovery shall cease (i.e., not less than the
surrounding 50 feet) and shall not resume until
the discovered TCR has been fully assessed
by the Kizh monitor and/or Kizh archaeologist.

The Kizh will recover and retain all discovered
TCRs in the form and/or manner the Tribe
deems appropriate, in the Tribe’s sole
discretion, and for any purpose the Tribe
deems appropriate, including for educational,
cultural and/or historic purposes.

XVIII. Tribal
Cultural
Resources
TCR-2: Unanticipated Discovery of Tribal
Cultural Resources Objects (NonFunerary/Non-Ceremonial) A. Native American human remains are defined in
PRC 5097.98 (d)(1) as an inhumation or
cremation, and in any state of decomposition or
skeletal completeness. Funerary objects,
called associated grave goods in Public
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Less than
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Number Mitigation Measures Responsible for Monitoring Timing Impact after Mitigation Resources Code Section 5097.98, are also to
be treated according to this statute.

B. If Native American human remains and/or
grave goods discovered or recognized on the
project site, then all construction activities shall
immediately cease. Health and Safety Code
Section 7050.5 dictates that any discoveries of
human skeletal material shall be immediately
reported to the County Coroner and all grounddisturbing activities shall immediately halt and shall remain halted until the coroner has
determined the nature of the remains. If the
coroner recognizes the human remains to be
those of a Native American or has reason to
believe they are Native American, he or she
shall contact, by telephone within 24 hours, the
Native American Heritage Commission, and
Public Resources Code Section 5097.98 shall
be followed.

C. Human remains and grave/burial goods shall
be treated alike per California Public
Resources Code section 5097.98(d)(1) and
(2).

D. Construction activities may resume in other
parts of the project site at a minimum of 200
feet away from discovered human remains
and/or burial goods, if the Kizh determines in
its sole discretion that resuming construction
activities at that distance is acceptable and
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Number Mitigation Measures Responsible for Monitoring Timing Impact after Mitigation mitigation measures the Kizh monitor and/or
archaeologist deems necessary). (CEQA
Guidelines Section 15064.5(f).)
E. Preservation in place (i.e., avoidance) is the
preferred manner of treatment for discovered
human remains and/or burial goods. Any
historic archaeological material that is not
Native American in origin (non-TCR) shall be
curated at a public, non-profit institution with a
research interest in the materials, such as the
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County or the Fowler Museum, if such an
institution agrees to accept the material. If no
institution accepts the archaeological material,
it shall be offered to a local school or historical
society in the area for educational purposes.

F. Any discovery of human remains/burial goods
shall be kept confidential to prevent further
disturbance.

XVIII. Tribal
Cultural
Resources
TCR-3: Unanticipated Discovery of Human
Remains and Associated Finery or Ceremonial
Objects
A. As the Most Likely Descendant (“MLD”), the
Koo-nas-gna Burial Policy shall be
implemented. To the Tribe, the term “human
remains” encompasses more than human
bones. In ancient as well as historic times,
Tribal Traditions included, but were not limited
to, the preparation of the soil for burial, the
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Less than
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and the ceremonial burning of human remains.

B. If the discovery of human remains includes four
or more burials, the discovery location shall be
treated as a cemetery and a separate
treatment plan shall be created.

C. The prepared soil and cremation soils are to be
treated in the same manner as bone fragments
that remain intact. Associated funerary objects
are objects that, as part of the death rite or
ceremony of a culture, are reasonably believed
to have been placed with individual human
remains either at the time of death or later;
other items made exclusively for burial
purposes or to contain human remains can also
be considered as associated funerary objects.

Cremations will either be removed in bulk or by
means as necessary to ensure complete
recovery of all sacred materials.

D. In the case where discovered human remains
cannot be fully documented and recovered on
the same day, the remains will be covered with
muslin cloth and a steel plate that can be
moved by heavy equipment placed over the
excavation opening to protect the remains. If
this type of steel plate is not available, a 24-
hour guard should be posted outside of working
hours. The Tribe will make every effort to
recommend diverting the project and keeping
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burials will be removed.

E. In the event preservation in place is not
possible despite good faith efforts by the
project applicant/developer and/or landowner,
before ground-disturbing activities may resume
on the project site, the landowner shall arrange
a designated site location within the footprint of
the project for the respectful reburial of the
human remains and/or ceremonial objects.

F. Each occurrence of human remains and
associated funerary objects will be stored using
opaque cloth bags. All human remains,
funerary objects, sacred objects and objects of
cultural patrimony will be removed to a secure
container on site if possible. These items
should be retained and reburied within six
months of recovery. The site of
reburial/repatriation shall be on the project site
but at a location agreed upon between the
Tribe and the landowner at a site to be
protected in perpetuity. There shall be no
publicity regarding any cultural materials
recovered.

G. The Tribe will work closely with the project’s
qualified archaeologist to ensure that the
excavation is treated carefully, ethically and
respectfully. If data recovery is approved by the
Tribe, documentation shall be prepared and
shall include (at a minimum) detailed
descriptive notes and sketches. All data

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Number Mitigation Measures Responsible for Monitoring Timing Impact after Mitigation recovery data recovery-related forms of
documentation shall be approved in advance
by the Tribe. If any data recovery is performed,
once complete, a final report shall be submitted
to the Tribe and the NAHC. The Tribe does
NOT authorize any scientific study or the
utilization of any invasive and/or destructive
diagnostics on human remains.

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CHAPTER FIVE– REFERENCES AND PREPARERS

5.1 References Cited
2024 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute and Guidelines. Association of Environmental Professionals 2024.
2022 California Gas Report. California Gas and Electric Utilities, 2022 Joint_Utility_Biennial_Comprehensive_California_Gas_Report_2022.pdf (socalgas.com) 20701 Currier Road Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Assessment. Urban Crossroads, Inc. May 31, 2024. (Appendix B)
A-NET. L.A. County’s Airport Land Use Commission Site. County of Los Angeles. A-NET (arcgis.com)
California Air Resources Board. Guide to Off-Road Vehicle & Equipment Regulations. In-Use OffRoad Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation | California Air Resources Board California Department of Conservation (CDC). California Important Farmland Finder (CIFF). 2016.

Accessed October 3, 2023. DLRP Important Farmland Finder (ca.gov) California Department of Conservation (CDC). California Earthquake Hazards Zone Application (EQ Zapp). 2021. Accessed October 26, 2023. EQ Zapp: California Earthquake Hazards Zone Application
California Department of Conservation (CDC). SMRA Mineral Land Use Classification 2015.

Accessed October 17, 2023. CGS Information Warehouse (ca.gov) California Department of Fish and Wildlife. BIOS Habitat Connectivity Viewer. Accessed October 3, 2023. BIOS Viewer@CDFW (ca.gov)
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map. Accessed October 21, 2023. FHSZ Viewer (ca.gov)
California Department of General Services. California Building Standards Code (Title 24, 2022).

Codes (ca.gov)
California Department of Transportation. List of Eligible and Officially Designated State Scenic Highways. 2019. Accessed October 3, 2023. California State Scenic Highway System Map (arcgis.com)
California Energy Commission. Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act – SB 350. 2022. Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act - SB 350 (ca.gov)
California Energy Commission. Joint Energy Report – SB 100. 2022. SB 100 Joint Agency Report (ca.gov)
Noise and Vibration Due Diligence Technical Report, 20701 Currier Road, City of Industry. ESA.

June 2024. (Appendix G)
City of Industry 2014 General Plan. Adopted June 12, 2014. 2014 General Plan (cityofindustry.org)
City of Industry 2014 General Plan Final Environmental Impact Report. Certified June 12, 2014.

City of Industry Municipal Code. Industry, California Municipal Code (qcode.us)

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Conceptual Low Impact Development Plan 20701 Currier Road, City of Industry, California. City of Industry. June 18, 2024. (Appendix F)
Consideration of Resolution No CC 2020-20 (...) Adopting Vehicle Miles Traveled Thresholds of Significance for Purposes of Analyzing Transportation Impacts under CEQA. City of Industry. June 25, 2020. ShowDocument (cityofindustry.org) County of Los Angeles General Plan 2035. Updated July 14, 2022. General Plan 2035 | DRP (lacounty.gov)
Department of Homeland Security. FEMA Flood Map Service Center. December 2021. Accessed October 24, 2023. FEMA Flood Map Service Center | Search By Address Estimated Solid Waste Generation Rates. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). 2019a. Estimated Solid Waste Generation Rates (ca.gov) Frequently Asked Questions. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). 2019b. Frequently Asked Questions - CalRecycle Home Page GIS-NET Public. Planning & Zoning Information for Unincorporated L.A. County, Department of Regional Planning. GIS-NET Public (lacounty.gov)
National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. National Register of Historic Places.

Accessed October 5, 2023. National Register of Historic Places (nps.gov) Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 20701 Currier Road City of Industry, California. ESA.

November 2022 (Appendix E)
Preliminary Geotechnical Engineering Engineering Report, 20701 Currier Road City of Industry, California. Professional Services Industries, Inc. July 8, 2022. (Appendix C) South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). revised draft 2022. revised-draft-2022-aqmp.pdf (aqmd.gov) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Wetlands Inventory, Surface Water and Wetlands.

Accessed October 4, 2023. National Wetlands Inventory (usgs.gov) U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Construction Noise Handbook. Chapter 9.0 “Construction Equipment Noise Levels and Ranges.” August 2006. 9.0 Construction Equipment Noise Levels and Ranges - Handbook - Construction Noise - Noise - Environment - FHWA (dot.gov)
Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) Assessment for 20701 Currier Road, City of Industry, California.

Fehr Peers. March 26, 2024. (Appendix H)
Walnut Valley Water District Final 2020 Urban Water Management Plan Stetson Engineers Inc. (UWMP). June 2021.

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5.2 List of Preparers
City of Industry
Eduardo Manriquez, Contract Associate Planner
CASC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.

Frank Coyle, Director of Planning
Danielle Ornelas, Senior Environmental Planner
Jess Bruckhart, Senior Planner
Ben Hamada, GIS Specialist

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APPENDIX A
Site Plan 20701 Currier Road, City of Industry,
California

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APPENDIX B
20701 Currier Road Project Air Quality and
Greenhouse Gas Assessment

DATE: May 31, 2024
TO: Danielle Ornelas, CASC Engineering & Consulting
FROM: Haseeb Qureshi
Ali Dadabhoy
Shannon Wong
JOB NO: 13206-02 AQ & GHG Assessment
20701 CURRIER ROAD PROJECT AIR QUALITY & GREENHOUSE GAS

ASSESSMENT
Danielle Ornelas,
Urban Crossroads, Inc. is pleased to provide the following Air Quality & Greenhouse Gas Assessment for the 20701 Currier Road Project (Project), which is located at 20710 East Currier Road in the City of Industry (APN’s 8760-023-023, - 026, -030, and -034).

PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Project is proposing a 109,423 square-foot building expansion to the existing facility for the purpose of expanding the quantity of products and number of product lines that are carried by the facility. Approximately 91% of the proposed building expansion will be used for food storage and/or docks, and approximately 1,600 square feet will be used for offices, restrooms, and breakrooms. The proposed Project is anticipated to have an opening year of 2027. The Project’s Site Plan is shown as Exhibit 1.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Results of the assessment indicate that the Project would result in a less than significant with respect to air quality and greenhouse gases.

Danielle Ornelas, CASC Engineering & Consulting
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PROJECT AIR QUALITY IMPACTS

AIR QUALITY SETTING

SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN (SCAB)
The Project site is located in the SCAB within the jurisdiction of South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) (1). The SCAQMD was created by the 1977 Lewis-Presley Air Quality Management Act, which merged four county air pollution control bodies into one regional district. Under the Act, the SCAQMD is responsible for bringing air quality in areas under its jurisdiction into conformity with federal and state air quality standards. As previously stated, the Project site is located within the SCAB, a 6,745-square mile subregion of the SCAQMD, which includes portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, and all of Orange County.

The SCAB is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto Mountains to the north and east. The Los Angeles County portion of the Mojave Desert Air Basin is bounded by the San Gabriel Mountains to the south and west, the Los Angeles / Kern County border to the north, and the Los Angeles / San Bernardino County border to the east. The Riverside County portion of the Salton Sea Air Basin is bounded by the San Jacinto Mountains in the west and spans eastward up to the Palo Verde Valley.

Regional Climate
The regional climate has a substantial influence on air quality in the SCAB. In addition, the temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and amount of sunshine influence the air quality.

The annual average temperatures throughout the SCAB vary from the low to middle 60s degrees Fahrenheit (°F). Due to a decreased marine influence, the eastern portion of the SCAB shows greater variability in average annual minimum and maximum temperatures. January is the coldest month throughout the SCAB, with average minimum temperatures of 47°F in downtown Los Angeles and 36°F in San Bernardino. All portions of the SCAB have recorded maximum temperatures above 100°F.

Although the climate of the SCAB can be characterized as semi-arid, the air near the land surface is quite moist on most days because of the presence of a marine layer. This shallow layer of sea air is an important modifier of SCAB climate. Humidity restricts visibility in the SCAB, and the conversion of sulfur dioxide (SO2) to sulfates (SO4) is heightened in air with high relative humidity.

The marine layer provides an environment for that conversion process, especially during the spring and summer months. The annual average relative humidity within the SCAB is 71 percent (%) along the coast and 59% inland. Since the ocean effect is dominant, periods of heavy early morning fog are frequent and low stratus clouds are a characteristic feature. These effects decrease with distance from the coast.

More than 90% of the SCAB’s rainfall occurs from November through April. The annual average rainfall varies from approximately nine inches in Riverside to fourteen inches in downtown Los Angeles. Monthly and yearly rainfall totals are extremely variable. Summer rainfall usually consists of widely scattered thunderstorms near the coast and slightly heavier shower activity in the eastern portion of the SCAB with frequency being higher near the coast.

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Due to its generally clear weather, about three-quarters of available sunshine is received in the SCAB. The remaining one-quarter is absorbed by clouds. The ultraviolet portion of this abundant radiation is a key factor in photochemical reactions. On the shortest day of the year there are approximately 10 hours of possible sunshine, and on the longest day of the year there are approximately 14½ hours of possible sunshine.

The importance of wind to air pollution is considerable. The direction and speed of the wind determines the horizontal dispersion and transport of the air pollutants. During the late autumn to early spring rainy season, the SCAB is subjected to wind flows associated with the traveling storms moving through the region from the northwest. This period also brings five to ten periods of strong, dry offshore winds, locally termed “Santa Anas” each year. During the dry season, which coincides with the months of maximum photochemical smog concentrations, the wind flow is bimodal, typified by a daytime onshore sea breeze and a nighttime offshore drainage wind.

Summer wind flows are created by the pressure differences between the relatively cold ocean and the unevenly heated and cooled land surfaces that modify the general northwesterly wind circulation over southern California. Nighttime drainage begins with the radiational cooling of the mountain slopes. Heavy, cool air descends the slopes and flows through the mountain passes and canyons as it follows the lowering terrain toward the ocean. Another characteristic wind regime in the SCAB is the “Catalina Eddy,” a low level cyclonic (counterclockwise) flow centered over Santa Catalina Island which results in an offshore flow to the southwest. On most spring and summer days, some indication of an eddy is apparent in coastal sections.

In the SCAB, there are two distinct temperature inversion structures that control vertical mixing of air pollution. During the summer, warm high-pressure descending (subsiding) air is undercut by a shallow layer of cool marine air. The boundary between these two layers of air is a persistent marine subsidence/inversion. This boundary prevents vertical mixing which effectively acts as an impervious lid to pollutants over the entire SCAB. The mixing height for the inversion structure is normally situated 1,000 to 1,500 feet above mean sea level.

A second inversion-type forms in conjunction with the drainage of cool air off the surrounding mountains at night followed by the seaward drift of this pool of cool air. The top of this layer forms a sharp boundary with the warmer air aloft and creates nocturnal radiation inversions.

These inversions occur primarily in the winter when nights are longer and onshore flow is weakest. They are typically only a few hundred feet above mean sea level. These inversions effectively trap pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides (NOX) and carbon monoxide (CO) from vehicles, as the pool of cool air drifts seaward. Winter is therefore a period of high levels of primary pollutants along the coastline.

Wind Patterns and Project Location
The distinctive climate of the Project area and the SCAB is determined by its terrain and geographical location. The SCAB is located in a coastal plain with connecting broad valleys and low hills, bounded by the Pacific Ocean in the southwest quadrant with high mountains forming the remainder of the perimeter.

Wind patterns across the south coastal region are characterized by westerly and southwesterly onshore winds during the day and easterly or northeasterly breezes at night. Winds are characteristically light although the speed is somewhat greater during the dry summer months than during the rainy winter season.