3 III. THE LEAD AGENCY PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES ARE LEGALLY
INSUFFICIENT AND CONTRARY TO EXISTING LAW
The mitigation measures as proposed will not bring the project into compliance with CEQA, but will actually violate CEQA requirements concerning tribal cultural resources and tribal consultation. The mitigation measures will not bring project effects to a level below significance.
Specifically, as written, the mitigation measures are contradictory between the CEQA environmental categories of cultural resources/unique archaeological resources and tribal cultural resources, which are two (2) separate categories of resources under CEQA. What is legally appropriate for an archaeological resource in terms of identification, analysis, and treatment is not culturally appropriate and legally sufficient for tribal cultural resources. Tribal cultural resources must be mitigated for in a culturally appropriate manner (Cal. Pub. Res. Code §§ 21080.3.2, 21082.3, and 21084.3). Although some methods to address tribal cultural resources may utilize archaeological methodology, identification and assessment cannot be accomplished solely through archaeological methods, but must be driven by Tribal knowledge and culturally appropriate methods and programs.
Mitigation Measure CUL-1 (“CUL-1”) appears to be a mitigation measure to address inadvertent finds (CEQA Guidelines § 15064.5(f)). Inadvertent finds may be historical or archaeological resources, but they may also be tribal cultural resources.1 The Tribe’s position is that all resources encountered on the Project property are tribal cultural resources in addition to possibly being historical resources and archaeological resources (unique or non-unique). As such, mitigation for cultural resources must not contradict or come into conflict with the culturally appropriate mitigation that CEQA intends for tribal cultural resources (Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 21084.3). To prevent erring by applying archaeological methods to tribal cultural resources, it is necessary that all mitigation for cultural resources be mitigation that would be appropriate for tribal cultural resources.
Yet, proposed CUL-1 is in conflict with culturally appropriate mitigation that is required for tribal cultural resources. For example, for culturally appropriate mitigation under CEQA, the Project archaeologist must not have the sole authority to determine the monitoring program for tribal cultural resources or to unilaterally determine the significance of any resources uncovered/discovered in connection with the Project. Furthermore, the Tribe is opposed to any requirement for curation of tribal cultural resources and believes that such a requirement violates State law. The law sets forth that the preference for all cultural/archaeological/tribal cultural resources is avoidance and preservation in place. (Cal. Pub. Res. Code §§ 21084.3, 21083.2). When this is not feasible, culturally appropriate treatment methods are required by CEQA, and these required culturally appropriate methods do not include curation for tribal cultural resources, which may also be historical or archaeological resources.
As the Project is within Payómkawish Ancestral Territory, and the Tribe was not involved in the process that led to the current mitigation measure language included in the DSEIR, the mitigation measures must be revised in consultation with Pechanga. There is no sufficient justification pursuant to CEQA to include the group referred to within the DSEIR as the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation (“Kizh”) in any monitoring, assessment, treatment, or mitigation activities at the Project. Gabrielino territory does not overlap with the Project area. The Tribe has expertise in its own culture and territory (see Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 21080.3.1) and has provided sufficient evidence that the Project is within Payómkawish Ancestral Territory. This is stated as a
1 Pursuant to CEQA, a cultural resource can be a historical resource, an archaeological resource, and a tribal cultural resource. (CEQA Guidelines § 15064.5; Cal Pub. Res. Code § 21074).
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4 plain fact in the Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment for the Project, which states that the Project is “well within the borders of ethnographic Luiseño territory,” and that Gabrielino people were, along with the Cahuilla people and the Cupeño people, located to the north and east of the Luiseño territory, not at the Project site. (Appendix F, DSEIR, 2.0-11, 12).
The Tribe has a rightful claim to CEQA tribal consultation and monitoring on this Project. No other group, including the Kizh, has a sufficient connection to the Project area to be included within the mitigation measures, and certainly the Kizh have no claim at the exclusion of Pechanga. It is contrary to law to name the Kizh in the mitigation for this Project and the group must be removed.
Furthermore, if ancestral Native American human remains are uncovered on the Project property, those ancestral remains will be Luiseño and not Gabrielino. It is wholly inappropriate and contrary to the law to provide the Gabrielino with treatment authority in the DSEIR prior to the state Native American Heritage Commission (“NAHC”) naming a Most Likely Descendant under the California Public Resources Code. Adopting this language within the DSEIR would effectively attempt to divest the NAHC, an authorized State agency, of its mandatory legal obligations. (Cal Pub. Res.
Code § 5097.98).
In light of the above legal and factual information, the Tribe has attached revisions to the proposed mitigation measures and expects they will be incorporated into the SEIR as part of CEQA’s requirements for AB 52 tribal consultation.
IV. SCHEDULING A CONSULTATION
The Tribe, as the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government for the Project, is eager to continue government-to-government consultation under AB 52 and SB 18 to ensure the Project includes appropriate mitigation measures necessary to mitigate the risk of the Project causing a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource. In furtherance of this, Pechanga Cultural Resources Department staff will be reaching out to schedule a consultation meeting at a date and time of mutual availability with the City. Prior to occurrence of the next government-to-government consultation on this Project, Pechanga also requests that the City review the attached mitigation measures as revised by the Tribe.
If you have any questions about the Tribe’s requests in this letter, please reach out to Laura Miranda, Of Counsel for the Pechanga Band of Indians, at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Steve Bodmer
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Pechanga Cultural Resources Department
Pechanga Office of the General Counsel
Native American Heritage Commission, [email protected]
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Cultural Resources Mitigation Measures
CUL-1: Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)Inadvertent Unanticipated Discoveries of Cultural Resources. As a condition of project approval, and prior to grading permit issuance, a Tribal Cultural Resources/Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan TCR-CRMP MMRP is recommended required to be prepared by the Project archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government that will set forth a Plan to identify for identification of any cultural resources/Tribal Cultural Resources that may be uncovered during gradingany ground-disturbing activities, and subsequently, to identify treatment, including methods to mitigate potential impacts to any discovered archaeological resources evaluated as significant by the project archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribe. The program to mitigate archaeological resources does not conflict with the program to identify, treat and mitigate Tribal Cultural Resources.
This program TCR-CRMP shall include, at least, but not be limited to, the following actions provisions:
1) Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall provide written verification in the form of a letter from the project archaeologist to the lead agency stating that a certified archaeologist has been retained to implement the monitoring program.
2) The project applicant shall provide Native American monitoring from the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government during all grading and ground-disturbing activities. when the archaeological monitor identifies undisturbed soil or Native American artifacts. The Native American monitor shall work in concert with the archaeological monitor to observe ground disturbances for purposes of fulfillment of provisions in the TCR-CRMP. and search for cultural materials when the potential exists to encounter prehistoric artifacts. 3) The certified archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government shall attend the pre-grading meeting with the contractors to explain and coordinate the requirements of the TCR-CRMPmonitoring program.
4) During the cutting of previously undisturbed deposits, the archaeological monitor(s) shall be onsite, as determined by the consulting archaeologist, to perform periodic inspections of the excavations. The frequency of inspections will depend upon the rate of excavation, the materials excavated, and the presence and abundance of artifacts and features. The consulting archaeologist shall have the authority to modify the monitoring program if the potential for cultural resources appears to be less than anticipated.
5) Isolates and clearly non-significant deposits will be minimally documented in the field so the monitored grading can proceed.
64) In the event that previously unidentified cultural resources or Tribal Cultural Resources are discovered, the m o n i t o r s archaeologist shall have the authority to divert or temporarily halt ground disturbance operation in the area of discovery to allow for the evaluation of potentially significant tribal cultural resources or cultural resources. The archaeologist shall contact the lead agency at the time of discovery. The archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government, in consultation with the lead agency, shall determine the significance of the discovered resources. The lead agency must concur with the evaluation before construction activities will be allowed to resume in the affected area. Forsignificant cultural resources and Tribal Cultural Resources, a Research Design and Data Recovery Program to mitigate impacts t h e T C R - C R M P shall be prepared by the consulting archaeologist and approved by the lead agency before being carried out using professional archaeological methods address culturally appropriate methods and treatment, including additional steps to mitigate impacts. If any human bones are discovered, the county coroner and lead agency shall be contacted. In the event that the remains are determined to be of Native American origin, the Most Likely
Descendant (MLD), as identified by the NAHC, shall be contacted in order to determine proper treatment and disposition of the remains.
75) Before construction activities are allowed to resume in the affected area, the Tribal Cultural Resources/Cultural Resources that cannot be avoided and preserved in place, artifacts shall be will be addressed though the methods and processes identified in the TCR-CRMP. Such methods may include recovered r e c o v e r y and/or r e c o r d a t i o n o f features recorded using both culturally appropriate methodology and professional archaeological methods that do not conflict with culturally appropriate mitigation. The project archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government shall determine the me t h o d s f o r d a t a r e c o v e r y i n t h e T C R-C R M P . amount of material to be recovered for an adequate artifact sample for analysis. 86) All cultural material collected during the grading monitoring program shall be subject to the culturally appropriate treatment and mitigation standards outlined in the TCR-CRMP, which may include reburial on-site in an area that will be protected in perpeturity or relinquishment to the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government for culturally appropriate treatment.processed and curated according to the current professional repository standards. The collections and associated records shall be transferred, including title, to an appropriate curation facility, to be accompanied by payment of the fees necessary for permanent curation.
97) A Phase 4 report documenting the field and analysis results and interpreting the artifact and research data within the research context shall be completed, in consultation with the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government, and submitted to the satisfaction of the lead agency prior to the issuance of any building permits. The report will include DPR Primary and Archaeological Site Forms.
8) Any historic archaeological material that is not Native American in origin (non-TCR and nonCultural) shall be curated at an institution meeting the State and federal standards for curation.
CUL-2: Human Remains - If human remains are encountered, California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County Coroner has made the necessary findings as to origin. Further, pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County Coroner determines the remains to be Native American, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) shall be contacted within the period specified by law (24 hours).
Subsequently, the NAHC shall identify the Most Likely Descendant. "most likely descendant." The most likely descendant shall then make recommendations and engage in consultation concerning the treatment of the remains as provided in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98.
Tribal Cultural Resources Mitigation Measures
TCR-1: Retain a Native American Monitor Prior to Commencement of Ground-Disturbing Activities. 1) The project applicant shall provide Native American monitoring from culturally affiliated consulting tribe during all grading and ground-breaking activities associated with the Project. The Native American monitor shall work in concert with the archaeological monitor to observe ground disturbances for tribal cultural resources.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 all ground-disturbing activity for the 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, all grading activities, archaeological investigations, demolition, pavement removal, subsurface testing of any
kind, weed abatement, potholing, auguring, clearing, 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 activity logs that will provide descriptions of the relevant ground-disturbing activities, the type of construction activities performed, locations of ground-disturbing activities, soil types, Tribal Cultural Resource materials, and any other facts, conditions, materials, or discoveries of significance to the Tribe. Tribal monitoring activity logs will be provided to the City and Applicant with confidential information not subject to a Public Records Act Request. 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 when the culturally affiliated consulting tribe confirms through a written confirmation that all grading and ground-disturbing activities are no longer within archaeological and cultural resources soils. 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.
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.
TCR-2: Unanticipated Discovery of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects.
A. If human remains are encountered, California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County Coroner has made the necessary findings as to origin. Further, pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County Coroner determines the remains to be Native American, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) shall be contacted within the period specified by law (24 hours). Subsequently, the NAHC shall identify the Most Likely Descendant. "most likely descendant." The most likely descendant shall then make recommendations and engage in consultation concerning the treatment of the remains as provided in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98.
AB. 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, unless there are multiple Ancestral remains comprising a burial site, which may also be a Tribal Cultural Resource. In that case, additional treatment measures and mitigation will be implemented by the MLD and the cultural affiliated consulting tribe.
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 ground-disturbing 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).
DC. 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 named MLD determines in its sole discretion that resuming construction activities at that distance is acceptable. and provides the project manager express consent of that determination (along with any other mitigation measures the Kizh monitor and/or archaeologist deems necessary). (CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(f).)
ED. Preservation in place (i.e., avoidance) is the preferred manner of treatment for discovered human remains and/or burial goods. If multiple Native American human remains are uncovered, additional treatment and measures will be required for the site as agreed upon by the MLD and culturally affiliated consulting tribe. 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.
FE. Any discovery of human remains/burial goods shall be kept confidential to prevent further disturbance.
TCR-2: Unanticipated Discovery of Tribal Cultural Resources. As a condition of project approval, and prior to grading permit issuance, a Tribal Cultural Resources/Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan TCR-CRMP MMRP is recommended required to be prepared by the Project archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government that will set forth a Plan to identify for identification of any cultural resources/Tribal Cultural Resources that may be uncovered during gradingany grounddisturbing activities, and subsequently, to identify treatment, including methods to mitigate potential impacts to any discovered archaeological resources evaluated as significant by the project archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribe. The program to mitigate archaeological resources does not conflict with the program to identify, treat and mitigate Tribal Cultural Resources.
This program TCR-CRMP shall include, at least, but not be limited to, the following actions provisions:
1) Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall provide written verification in the form of a letter from the project archaeologist to the lead agency stating that a certified archaeologist has been retained to implement the monitoring program.
2) The project applicant shall provide Native American monitoring from the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government during all grading and ground-disturbing activities. when the archaeological monitor identifies undisturbed soil or Native American artifacts. The Native American monitor shall work in concert with the archaeological monitor to observe ground
disturbances for purposes of fulfillment of provisions in the TCR-CRMP. and search for cultural materials when the potential exists to encounter prehistoric artifacts. 3) The certified archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government shall attend the pre-grading meeting with the contractors to explain and coordinate the requirements of the TCR-CRMPmonitoring program.
4) During the cutting of previously undisturbed deposits, the archaeological monitor(s) shall be onsite, as determined by the consulting archaeologist, to perform periodic inspections of the excavations. The frequency of inspections will depend upon the rate of excavation, the materials excavated, and the presence and abundance of artifacts and features. The consulting archaeologist shall have the authority to modify the monitoring program if the potential for cultural resources appears to be less than anticipated.
5) Isolates and clearly non-significant deposits will be minimally documented in the field so the monitored grading can proceed.
64) In the event that previously unidentified cultural resources or Tribal Cultural Resources are discovered, the m o n i t o r s archaeologist shall have the authority to divert or temporarily halt ground disturbance operation in the area of discovery to allow for the evaluation of potentially significant tribal cultural resources or cultural resources. The archaeologist shall contact the lead agency at the time of discovery. The archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government, in consultation with the lead agency, shall determine the significance of the discovered resources. The lead agency must concur with the evaluation before construction activities will be allowed to resume in the affected area. Forsignificant cultural resources and Tribal Cultural Resources, a Research Design and Data Recovery Program to mitigate impacts t h e T C R - C R M P shall be prepared by the consulting archaeologist and approved by the lead agency before being carried out using professional archaeological methods address culturally appropriate methods and treatment, including additional steps to mitigate impacts. If any human bones are discovered, the county coroner and lead agency shall be contacted. In the event that the remains are determined to be of Native American origin, the Most Likely Descendant (MLD), as identified by the NAHC, shall be contacted in order to determine proper treatment and disposition of the remains.
75) Before construction activities are allowed to resume in the affected area, the Tribal Cultural Resources/Cultural Resources that cannot be avoided and preserved in place, artifacts shall be will be addressed though the methods and processes identified in the TCR-CRMP. Such methods may include recovered r e c o v e r y and/or r e c o r d a t i o n o f features recorded using both culturally appropriate methodology and professional archaeological methods that do not conflict with culturally appropriate mitigation. The project archaeologist and the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government shall determine the me t h o d s f o r d a t a r e c o v e r y i n t h e T C R-C R M P . amount of material to be recovered for an adequate artifact sample for analysis. 86) All cultural material collected during the grading monitoring program shall be subject to the culturally appropriate treatment and mitigation standards outlined in the TCR-CRMP, which may include reburial on-site in an area that will be protected in perpeturity or relinquishment to the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government for culturally appropriate treatment.processed and curated according to the current professional repository standards. The collections and associated records shall be transferred, including title, to an appropriate curation facility, to be accompanied by payment of the fees necessary for permanent curation.
97) A Phase 4 report documenting the field and analysis results and interpreting the artifact and research data within the research context shall be completed, in consultation with the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government, and submitted to the satisfaction of the lead agency prior to the issuance of any building permits. The report will include DPR Primary and Archaeological Site Forms.
8) Any historic archaeological material that is not Native American in origin (non-TCR and nonCultural) shall be curated at an institution meeting the State and federal standards for curation.
MM TCR-3: Procedures for Burials and Funerary Remains.
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 burial of funerary objects with the deceased, 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 the remains in situ and protected. If the project cannot be diverted, it may be determined that 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 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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Response to Comment Letter P: Pechanga Band of Indians
November 25, 2024
Comment P-1. Commenter asserts they are the “culturally affiliated consulting tribal government for the Project, consulting under both AB 52 and SB 18” for the Project. Commenter requests that the City continue to include the Tribe in such consultation processes for other future projects. Commenter asserts the City needs to revise the cultural resources and tribal cultural resources mitigation measures contained in the Draft SEIR, and to this end provides the City with suggested revisions to the mitigation measures.
Response to P-1. The City acknowledges Commenter is one of several culturally affiliated consulting tribal governments that provide important information regarding tribal cultural resources (TCRs) within the City’s limits and it is understood future consultation processes for CEQA projects will include the Tribe. For this reason, the City consulted with Commenter in accordance with AB 52 and SB 18 during the months of July, August and September 2022. At that time, the City provided Commenter with requested materials including a biological report and grading plans for the Project. Based on discussions during that time period, Commenter agreed to provide draft mitigation measures for the City to review and to consider for incorporation into the Draft SEIR. The City followed up with the Commenter on August 4, 2022 and September 9, 2022 and did not receive a response. Therefore, the City considered consultation to be closed.
The City sent the Commenter the CEQA Notice of Availability regarding the release of the Draft SEIR on October 11, 2024 and the 45-day review period ended November 25, 2024.
Commenter requested they be given an extension on the CEQA comment period, but the City communicated to the Commenter that the City would not be extending the CEQA comment period. Commenter then submitted Letter P at the close of the comment period.
The City agrees that Commenter is a tribal government closely affiliated with the geographic area in which the Project site is located. However, Commenter discontinued communications with the City during AB 52 and SB 18 consultation requests in 2022. Another Tribe did consult, and therefore the Draft SEIR mitigation measures were created based on the consulting Tribe’s input. The Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation (Kizh Nation) provided input to the City in 2022 during the consultation process. The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians (Soboba) also chose not to continue communications during AB 52 and SB 18 consultation requests in 2022; however, Soboba provided comment on the Draft SEIR regarding the cultural resources and tribal cultural resources mitigation measures.
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Although the Commenter discontinued consultation in 2002, prior to the time that the Draft SEIR was publicly circulated, the City has carefully reviewed and considered the Commenter’s letter and requests. In an effort to address the feedback of all three Tribes who have provided input regarding the Project’s mitigation measures, the City has considered the requested changes presented in Commenter’s letter and agrees that modifications to the mitigation measures are appropriate, which are intended to reflect the input of all three Tribes. The resulting changes to MMs CUL-1, CUL-2, TCR-1, TCR-2 and TCR-3 are as follows and are also shown in the Errata, Section 3.0, of this Final SEIR. Note that Draft SEIR MM TCR-3 has been eliminated, because it is a repeat of revised MM CUL-2.
MM CUL-1: Unanticipated Discoveries of Cultural Resources Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) - Prior to issuance of grading permits, a Cultural Resources/ Tribal Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (CR/TCR-MMP) shall be prepared by the Project archaeologist and submitted to the City for dissemination to the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation (Kizh), Pechanga Band of Indians (Pechanga), and Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians(Soboba). All parties shall review and be provided with an opportunity to comment upon, the plan in a reasonable time period as determined by the City prior to permitting for the Project. If consensus among the Project archeologist, the City and Tribe(s) about monitoring and treatment methods cannot be reached, the City shall make the determination in its best judgement regarding the appropriate measures for inclusion in the CR/TCR-MMP considering input and recommendations from archaeologist and the consulting Tribe(s). Any and all findings of discovered resources will be subject to the protocol detailed within the CR/TCR-MMP. As a condition of project approval, a MMRP is recommended to identify any cultural resources that may be uncovered during grading, and subsequently, to mitigate potential impacts to any discovered archaeological resources evaluated as significant.
This CR/TCR-MMP program shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions actions:
1) Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall provide written verification in the form of a letter from the project archaeologist to the Citylead agency stating that a certified archaeologist has been retained to implement the CR/TCR-MMP monitoring program.
2) The project applicant shall provide Native American monitoring from the consulting Tribe(s) on a rotating basis during all grading and ground disturbing activities. when the archaeological monitor identifies undisturbed soil or Native American artifacts.
The Native American monitor(s) shall work in concert with the archaeological monitor to observe ground disturbances to fulfill the provisions of the CR/TCR-MMPand search for cultural materials when the potential exists to encounter prehistoric artifacts.
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3) The certified archaeologist and the consulting tribal monitor(s) shall attend the pregrading meeting with the contractors to explain and coordinate the requirements of the CR/TCR-MMPmonitoring program.
4) During the cutting of previously undisturbed deposits, the archaeological monitor(s) shall be on-site, as determined by the consulting archaeologist, to perform periodic inspections of the excavations. The frequency of inspections will depend upon the rate of excavation, the materials excavated, and the presence and abundance of artifacts and features. The consulting archaeologist shall have the authority to modify the monitoring program if the potential for cultural resources appears to be less than anticipated.
5) Isolates and clearly non-significant deposits will be minimally documented in the field so the monitored grading can proceed.
6) 4) In the event that previously unidentified cultural resources or tribal cultural resources are discovered, the archaeologist in consultation with the tribal monitor(s) shall have the authority to divert or temporarily halt ground disturbance operation in the area of discovery to allow for the evaluation of potentially significant cultural resources or tribal cultural resources. The archaeologist shall contact the Citylead agency at the time of discovery. The archaeologist, in consultation with the tribal monitor(s) and City lead agency, shall determine the significance of the discovered resources. The Citylead agency must concur with the evaluation before construction activities will be allowed to resume in the affected area. For significant cultural resources and tribal cultural resources, the CR/TCR-MMP shall address culturally appropriate methods and treatment, including additional steps to mitigate impacts as determined by the City., a Research Design and Data Recovery Program to mitigate impacts shall be prepared by the consulting archaeologist and approved by the lead agency before being carried out using professional archaeological methods. If any human bones are discovered, the county coroner and lead agency shall be contacted.
In the event that the remains are determined to be of Native American origin, the Most Likely Descendant (MLD), as identified by the NAHC, shall be contacted in order to determine proper treatment and disposition of the remains. 7) 5) Before construction activities are allowed to resume in the affected area, any cultural resources or tribal cultural resources that cannot be avoided and preserved in place shall be addressed though the methods and processes identified in the CR/TCR-MMP. the artifacts shall be recovered and features recorded using professional archaeological methods. The project archaeologist in consultation with the consulting tribal monitor(s) shall identify the methods for data recovery in the CR/TCR-MMP. determine the amount of material to be recovered for an adequate artifact sample for analysis.
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8) 6) All cultural material collected during the grading monitoring program shall be subject to the culturally appropriate treatment and mitigation standards outlined in the TCR-CRMP, which may include reburial on-site in an area that will be protected in perpetuity or relinquishment to the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government for culturally appropriate treatment. processed and curated according to the current professional repository standards. The collections and associated records shall be transferred, including title, to an appropriate curation facility, to be accompanied by payment of the fees necessary for permanent curation.
9) 7) A Phase 4 report documenting the field and analysis results and interpreting the artifact and research data within the research context shall be completed, in consultation with the consulting tribal monitor(s), and submitted to the satisfaction of the Citylead agency prior to the issuance of any building permits. The report will include DPR Primary and Archaeological Site Forms.
8) Any historic archaeological material that is not Native American in origin (non-TCR and) shall be curated at an institution meeting the State and federal standards for curation.
MM CUL-2: Human Remains - If human remains are encountered, California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County Coroner has made the necessary findings as to origin. Further, pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County Coroner determines the remains to be Native American, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) shall be contacted within the period specified by law (24 hours).
Subsequently, the NAHC shall identify the Most Likely Descendant."most likely descendant." The most likely descendant shall then make recommendations and engage in consultation concerning the treatment of the remains as provided in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98.
MM TCR-1: Retain a Native American Monitor Prior to Commencement of GroundDisturbing Activities A. The Project applicant/lead agency shall retain, via a monitoring agreement, a Native American Monitor(s) authorized to represent Kizh Nation, Pechanga, and Soboba on a rotating basis for all “ground-disturbing activities” in native soil and previously unexamined fill soils that occur within the proposed project areafrom or approved by the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation. The monitor(s) 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, all
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grading activities, archaeological investigations, demolition, pavement removal, subsurface testing of any kind, weed abatement, potholing, auguring, clearing, grubbing, tree removal, boring, grading, excavation, drilling, and trenching.
B. A copy of the executed monitoring agreement shall be submitted to the Citylead 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(s) will complete daily monitoring activity 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 and Tribal Cultural Resource materials, and any other facts, conditions, materials, or discoveries of significance to the Tribe(s). Tribal monitoring activity logs will be provided to the City and Applicant with any confidential information, as provided by law, not being subject to a Public Records Act Request. 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 for site preparation activities and for construction within each Planning Area shall conclude upon the sooner of (1) when the consulting Tribe(s)’ monitor(s) confirms through a written confirmation that all grading and ground-disturbing activities are no longer within archaeological and cultural resources soils or (2) a determination by the City and written notification to the Tribal monitor(s) that soildisturbing construction activities have concluded at the site. 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.
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.
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MM TCR-2: Unanticipated Discovery of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects
A. If human remains are encountered, California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County Coroner has made the necessary findings as to origin. Further, pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County Coroner determines the remains to be Native American, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) shall be contacted within the period specified by law (24 hours). Subsequently, the NAHC shall identify the Most Likely Descendant (“MLD”). The MLD shall then make recommendations and engage in consultation concerning the treatment of the remains as provided in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98.
BA. 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, unless there are multiple Ancestral remains comprising a burial site, which may also be a Tribal Cultural Resource. In the event that funerary objects are located, additional treatment measures will be imposed and implemented pursuant to the provisions of a Cultural Resources/Tribal Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan and after seeking recommendations from the MLD and the culturally affiliated consulting tribe(s).
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 ground-disturbing 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).
CD. 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 City, after consulting with the project archeologist and after seeking recommendations from the named MLD and consulting Tribe(s), Kizh determines in its sole discretion that resuming construction activities at that distance is acceptable. and provides the project manager
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express consent of that determination (along with any other mitigation measures the Kizh monitor and/or archaeologist deems necessary). (CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(f).) DE. Preservation in place (i.e., avoidance) is the preferred manner of treatment for discovered human remains and/or burial goods. If multiple Native American human remains are uncovered, additional treatment and measures will be required for the site as agreed upon by the project archeologist and the City, after seeking recommendations from the MLD and consulting Tribe(s). 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.
EF. Any discovery of human remains/burial goods shall be kept confidential to prevent further disturbance.
MM TCR-3: Procedures for Burials and Funerary Remains
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 burial of funerary objects with the deceased, 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 the remains in situ and protected. If the project cannot be diverted, it may be determined that burials will be removed.
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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 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.
Comment P-2. Commenter requests continuation of government-to-government consultation under AB 52 and SB 18 regarding mitigation measures related to potential impacts to tribal cultural resource.
Response to P-2. Please see response to comment P-1. Because Commenter discontinued consultation following the City’s requests in 2022, the City understood that consultation under those laws had concluded. Accordingly, the City prepared the Draft SEIR and circulated it for public review. However, the City has carefully reviewed the Tribe’s comment letter, and is incorporating a number of revisions to the previously proposed mitigation measures in response to the Tribe’s input.
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From: Joseph On@veros <jon@[email protected]>
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To: Sandra Vanian <[email protected]>; jvaldez <[email protected]> Subject: Request for Extension of SubmiTal Comment Deadline for Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) - Green Ranch River SPA & Business Park Industrial Development [CAUTION] DO NOT CLICK links or aTachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Hello Sandra,
I hope all is well. It has been brought to our aTen@on that the s@pula@ons of the environmental impact repo rt are not consistent with the standard mi@ga@on measures developed with corona planning department.
Instead, what we have no@ced are one side mi@ga@on measures that in many cases challenge the actual statutes set forth under California Public resource codes, and health and safety codes.
This is specifically rela@ng to the discovery of human remains and predetermining how treatment and dispos i@on will take place, before the actual, most likely descendent process has been executed.
For this specific sec@on, we recommend either u@lizing the standard mi@ga@on, measure language, or inco rpora@ng the actual statutes verba@m. we highly advise against modifying or predetermining the process, as it can be problema@c in the event that the most likely to send it is none of those tribes that have engaged in consulta@on, or, that it is all three of the tribes that are engaged in consulta@on.
Addi@onally, there are many sec@ons , including the sec@on for TCRs, which is in contrast with the requ irements of CEQA to mi@gate impacts to cultural resources, and tribal cultural resources by defini@on. Many of these extensive requirements go beyond what is required, and in some cases have nothing to do with mi@ga@on for tribal cultural resources at all.
For this reason, the Soboba Band is kindly reques@ng an 48 hr extension of @me to provide a redline markup, of the proposed mi@ga@on measures that are currently in the drah EIR. Along with those proposed revisions, will be suppor@ng comments, as well as reference to the applicable statutes for your review.
If the city is not willing to grant the requested extension of @me, then we recommend that all of the newly incorporated revisions and newly proposed mi@ga@on measures for TCRs, are omiTed and not approved.
Instead, the standard mi@ga@on measures that the city has been using since AB52 went into place, should be incorporated as final language. The standard mi@ga@on measures that the city maintains are inclusive of all Q-1
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tribes that have engaged in consulta@on, and are sufficient for mi@ga@ng impacts, as @me has shown.
Thank you again and my apologies for the late email, but this is a dire situa@on, and of the utmost importance.
Sincerely
JOSEPH ONTIVEROS
TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER
(951) 654-5544 Ext. 4137
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Response to Comment Letter Q: Soboba Band of Indians
November 24, 2024
Comment Q-1. Commenter asserts the Draft SEIR uses non-standard mitigation measures, they are one sided, and inconsistent with applicable California Public Resource Codes and Health and Safety Codes. Commenter specifically objects to the predetermination of how treatment and disposition of human remains would take place before the most likely descendent process has been executed.
Commenter recommends use of either standard mitigation, measure language, or incorporation of actual statutes. Commenter asserts the Draft SEIR creates conflicts between the unique mitigation requirements of cultural resources and tribal cultural resources.
Response to Q-1. The City proposes to modify the language in cultural resources and tribal cultural resources mitigation measures MM CUL-1, CUL-2, TCR-1, and TCR-2 as shown above in response to comment P-1. MM TCR-3 was removed because it is a repeat of MM CUL-2 as revised. The intent of these changes addresses the comments raised by Commenter. The resulting changes to MMs CUL-1, CUL-2, TCR-1, and TCR-2 are also shown in the Errata, Section 3.0, of this Final SEIR.
Comment Q-2. Commenter requested a 48-hour extension to provide comment on the Draft SEIR in order to provide a redline markup of the proposed mitigation measures, supporting comments, and reference to the applicable statutes. If an extension can not be allowed, Commenter recommends all of the Draft SEIR current mitigation measures for TCRs be replaced with standard mitigation measures.
Response to Q-2. The City consulted with Commenter in accordance with AB 52 and SB 18 in October 2020. During consultation, the City sent the cultural resources study along with the confidential appendices, geotechnical study, paleontological study, and conceptual grading plan prepared for the Project to Commenter per their request. The City followed up in June 2022 and did not receive a response. Commenter discontinued communications with the City during AB 52 and SB 18 consultation, and therefore, the City considered consultation to be closed. The City sent the Notice of Availability regarding the release of the Draft SEIR on October 11, 2024 and the 45-day review period ended November 25, 2024. Commenter submitted Letter Q on November 24, 2024, requesting they be given an extension on the comment period. Commenter then submitted Letter Q at the close of the comment period. No changes to the Draft SEIR are required.
See response to comment P-1 regarding the revisions made to mitigation measures MMs CUL1, CUL-2, TCR-1, and TCR-2. Note that Draft SEIR MM TCR-3 has been eliminated, because it is a repeat of revised MM CUL-2. The intent of these changes addresses the comments raised by Commenter.
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3.1 INTRODUCTION
This section of the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR) provides changes to the Draft SEIR that have been made to clarify, correct, or add to the environmental impact analysis for the Modified Project. These changes are a result of public and agency comments received in response to the Draft SEIR and/or information that has become available since publication of the Draft SEIR that clarify or update the SEIR narrative. The changes described in this section are minor changes that do not constitute significant new information that alter the outcome of the environmental analysis or require recirculation of the Draft SEIR document [California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15088.5]. CEQA Guidelines, Section 15088.5, states in part:
(a) A lead agency is required to recirculate an EIR when significant new information is added to the EIR after public notice is given of the availability of the Draft EIR for public review under Section 15087 but before certification. As used in this section, the term “information” can include changes in the project or environmental setting as well as additional data or other information. New information added to an EIR is not “significant” unless the EIR is changed in a way that deprives the public of a meaningful opportunity to comment upon a substantial adverse environmental effect of the project or a feasible way to mitigate or avoid such an effect (including a feasible project alternative) that the project’s proponents have declined to implement. “Significant new information” requiring recirculation includes, for example, a disclosure showing that:
(1) A new significant environmental impact would result from the project or from a new mitigation measure proposed to be implemented.
(2) A substantial increase in the severity of an environmental impact would result unless mitigation measures are adopted that reduce the impact to a level of insignificance. (3) A feasible project alternative or mitigation measure considerably different from others previously analyzed would clearly lessen the significant environmental impacts of the project, but the project’s proponents decline to adopt it. (4) The Draft EIR was so fundamentally and basically inadequate and conclusory in nature that meaningful public review and comment were precluded.
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(b) Recirculation is not required where the new information added to the EIR merely clarifies or amplifies or makes insignificant modifications in an adequate EIR.
The changes to the Draft SEIR disclosed in these Final SEIR modifications do not constitute “significant” new information because:
• There is no new significant information disclosed in this Final EIR that would result in the creation of a new significant environmental impact from either the Modified Project or from a new or revised mitigation measure.
• There is no new significant information disclosed in this Final EIR that would result in the substantial increase in the severity of an environmental impact from the Modified Project unless mitigation measures are adopted that reduce the identified significant impact to a level of insignificance.
• There is no new significant information disclosed in this Final EIR that would produce the ability of a project alternative or mitigation measure considerably different from others previously analyzed to clearly lessen the significant environmental impacts of the Modified Project, but the project Applicant declines to adopt it. The Final EIR does not require the introduction of a new feasible project alternative or mitigation measure considerably different from others previously analyzed to reduce any significant environmental impact attributable to the Modified Project. • The Draft SEIR is not fundamentally or basically inadequate or conclusory in nature such that meaningful public review and comment was precluded. This conclusion is supported by the fact that none of the comments received during the public review period require substantive changes to the text of the Draft SEIR.
Therefore, recirculation of the Draft SEIR is not required because the new information added to SEIR No. 2 through the modifications presented in the next subsection of this Final SEIR clarifies or makes insignificant modifications to the text of the Draft SEIR.
3.2 ERRATA AND ADDITIONS
The following errata changes and text additions to the Draft SEIR are presented in this subsection. The Draft SEIR section heading or appropriate indicator identifying where changes have been made are shown in ITALICS. Deletions to text are shown with strikethrough (strikethrough) and additions are shown with double underline (underline).
The text of Mitigation Measures 4.7.4A (Draft SEIR pp 1-17 and 1-18), CUL-1 (Draft SEIR pp 1-19 to 1-21), CUL-2 (Draft SEIR p 1-21), TCR-1 (Draft SEIR pg 1-17 and 1-18), TCR-2 (Draft SEIR pg 1-17 and 1-18), TCR-3 (Draft SEIR pg 1-17 and 1-18), and 4.11.3.C (Draft SEIR pg 1-27) as they appear or were missing from Table 1-1 - Summary of Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Level of Significance after Mitigation, of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
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4.7.4A: Prior to issuance of grading permits for PA 1, 2, 3, and 5, and 6, the project shall comply with Chapter 17.59 of the Corona Municipal Codethe City’s Hillside Development Overlay Ordinance.
This mitigation was previously introduced as mitigation measure 4.6-
1. This Ordinance promotes the use of residential clustering techniques and their measures to minimize impacts on hillside sites, typically areas containing oak trees. Home sites shall be clustered into the fewest number of acres possible to minimize the spread of impacts over a large portion of the property to reduce fragmentation of the remaining natural areas.
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CUL-1: Unanticipated Discoveries of Cultural Resources Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) - Prior to issuance of grading permits, a Cultural Resources/ Tribal Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan CR/TCR-MMP shall be prepared by the Project archaeologist and submitted to the City for dissemination to the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation (Kizh), Pechanga Band of Indians (Pechanga), and Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians (Soboba). All parties shall review and be provided with an opportunity to comment upon, the plan in a reasonable time period as determined by the City prior to permitting for the Project. If consensus among the Project archeologist, the City and Tribe(s) about monitoring and treatment methods cannot be reached, the Lead Agency shall make the determination in its best judgement regarding Less than
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the appropriate measures for inclusion in the CR/TCR-MMP considering input and recommendations from archaeologist and the consulting Tribe(s). Any and all findings of discovered resources will be subject to the protocol detailed within the CR/TCR-MMP. As a condition of project approval, a MMRP is recommended to identify any cultural resources that may be uncovered during grading, and subsequently, to mitigate potential impacts to any discovered archaeological resources evaluated as significant.
This CR/TCR-MMP program shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions actions:
1) Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall provide written verification in the form of a letter from the project archaeologist to the Citylead agency stating that a certified archaeologist has been retained to implement the CR/TCR-MMP monitoring program.
2) The project applicant shall provide Native American monitoring from the consulting Tribes on a rotating basis during all grading and ground disturbing activities. when the archaeological monitor identifies undisturbed soil or Native American artifacts. The Native American monitor(s) shall work in concert with the archaeological monitor to observe ground disturbances to fulfill the provisions of the CR/TCR-MMPand search for cultural materials when the potential exists to encounter prehistoric artifacts.
3) The certified archaeologist and the consulting tribal monitor(s) shall attend the pre-grading meeting with the contractors to explain and coordinate the requirements of the CR/TCRMMPmonitoring program.
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4) During the cutting of previously undisturbed deposits, the archaeological monitor(s) shall be on-site, as determined by the consulting archaeologist, to perform periodic inspections of the excavations. The frequency of inspections will depend upon the rate of excavation, the materials excavated, and the presence and abundance of artifacts and features. The consulting archaeologist shall have the authority to modify the monitoring program if the potential for cultural resources appears to be less than anticipated. 5) Isolates and clearly non-significant deposits will be minimally documented in the field so the monitored grading can proceed. 6) 4) In the event that previously unidentified cultural resources or tribal cultural resources are discovered, the archaeologist in consultation with the tribal monitor(s) shall have the authority to divert or temporarily halt ground disturbance operation in the area of discovery to allow for the evaluation of potentially significant cultural resources or tribal cultural resources. The archaeologist shall contact the Citylead agency at the time of discovery. The archaeologist, in consultation with the tribal monitor(s) and Citylead agency, shall determine the significance of the discovered resources. The Citylead agency must concur with the evaluation before construction activities will be allowed to resume in the affected area. For significant cultural resources and tribal cultural resources, the CR/TCR-MMP shall address culturally appropriate methods and treatment, including additional steps to mitigate impacts as determined by the City., a Research Design and Data Recovery Program to mitigate impacts shall be prepared by the consulting archaeologist and approved by the lead agency before being carried out using professional archaeological methods. If any human bones are discovered, the
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county coroner and lead agency shall be contacted. In the event that the remains are determined to be of Native American origin, the Most Likely Descendant (MLD), as identified by the NAHC, shall be contacted in order to determine proper treatment and disposition of the remains.
7) 5) Before construction activities are allowed to resume in the affected area, any cultural resources or tribal cultural resources that cannot be avoided and preserved in place shall be addressed though the methods and processes identified in the CR/TCRMMP. the artifacts shall be recovered and features recorded using professional archaeological methods. The project archaeologist in consultation with the consulting tribal monitor(s) shall identify the methods for data recovery in the CR/TCR-MMP. determine the amount of material to be recovered for an adequate artifact sample for analysis.
8) 6) All cultural material collected during the grading monitoring program shall be subject to the culturally appropriate treatment and mitigation standards outlined in the TCR-CRMP, which may include reburial on-site in an area that will be protected in perpetuity or relinquishment to the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government for culturally appropriate treatment. processed and curated according to the current professional repository standards. The collections and associated records shall be transferred, including title, to an appropriate curation facility, to be accompanied by payment of the fees necessary for permanent curation.
9) 7) A Phase 4 report documenting the field and analysis results and interpreting the artifact and research data within the research context shall be completed, in consultation with the consulting
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tribal monitor(s), and submitted to the satisfaction of the Citylead agency prior to the issuance of any building permits. The report will include DPR Primary and Archaeological Site Forms. 8) Any historic archaeological material that is not Native American in origin (non-TCR and) shall be curated at an institution meeting the State and federal standards for curation.
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CUL-2: Human Remains - If human remains are encountered, California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County Coroner has made the necessary findings as to origin. Further, pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County Coroner determines the remains to be Native American, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) shall be contacted within the period specified by law (24 hours). Subsequently, the NAHC shall identify the Most Likely Descendant."most likely descendant." The most likely descendant shall then make recommendations and engage in consultation concerning the treatment of the remains as provided in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98.
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Significant
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TCR-1: Retain a Native American Monitor Prior to Commencement of Ground-Disturbing Activities
A. The Project applicant/lead agency shall retain, via a monitoring agreement, a Native American Monitor(s) authorized to represent Kizh Nation, Pechanga, and Soboba on a rotating basis for all “ground-disturbing activities” in native soil and previously Less than
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unexamined fill soils that occur within the proposed project areafrom or approved by the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation. The monitor(s) 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, all grading activities, archaeological investigations, demolition, pavement removal, subsurface testing of any kind, weed abatement, potholing, auguring, clearing, grubbing, tree removal, boring, grading, excavation, drilling, and trenching.
B. A copy of the executed monitoring agreement shall be submitted to the Citylead 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(s) will complete daily monitoring activity logs that will provide descriptions of the relevant ground-disturbing activities, the type of construction activities performed, locations of grounddisturbing activities, soil types, cultural-related and Tribal Cultural Resource materials, and any other facts, conditions, materials, or discoveries of significance to the Tribe(s). Tribal monitoring activity logs will be provided to the City and Applicant any with confidential information, as provided by law, not being subject to a Public Records Act Request. 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
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monitor logs will be provided to the project applicant/lead agency upon written request to the Tribe.
D. On-site tribal monitoring for site preparation activities and for construction within each Planning Area shall conclude upon the sooner of (1) when the consulting Tribe(s)’ monitor(s) confirms through a written confirmation that all grading and ground-disturbing activities are no longer within archaeological and cultural resources soils or (2) a determination by the City and written notification to the Tribal monitor(s) that soil-disturbing construction activities have concluded at the site. 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.
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.
TCR-2: Unanticipated Discovery of Human Remains and
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A. If human remains are encountered, California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County Coroner has made the necessary findings as to origin. Further, pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County Coroner determines the remains to be Native American, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) shall be contacted within the period specified by law (24 hours). Subsequently, the NAHC shall identify the Most Likely Descendant (“MLD"). The MLD shall then make recommendations and engage in consultation concerning the treatment of the remains as provided in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98.
BA. 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, unless there are multiple Ancestral remains comprising a burial site, which may also be a Tribal Cultural Resource. In the event that funerary objects are located, additional treatment measures will be imposed and implemented pursuant to the provisions of a Cultural Resources/Tribal Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan and after seeking recommendations from the MLD and the culturally affiliated consulting tribe(s).
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
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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. 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).
CD. 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 City, after consulting with the project archeologist and after seeking recommendations from the named MLD and consulting Tribe(s)Kizh determines in its sole discretion that resuming construction activities at that distance is acceptable. and provides the project manager express consent of that determination (along with any other mitigation measures the Kizh monitor and/or archaeologist deems necessary). (CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(f).)
DE. Preservation in place (i.e., avoidance) is the preferred manner of treatment for discovered human remains and/or burial goods. If multiple Native American human remains are uncovered, additional treatment and measures will be required for the site as agreed upon by the project archeologist and the City, after seeking recommendations from the MLD and consulting Tribe(s). 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
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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.
EF. Any discovery of human remains/burial goods shall be kept confidential to prevent further disturbance.
MM TCR-3: Procedures for Burials and Funerary Remains
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 burial of funerary objects with the deceased, 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.
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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 the remains in situ and protected. If the project cannot be diverted, it may be determined that 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 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.
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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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• Dikes, drains, swales or other features shall be used to divert and/or redirect runoff.
4.11.3.C: Manufactured slopes shall be stabilized. Where appropriate, retaining wall designs shall include waterproofing and weep holes, subdrains or backdrains for relieving possible hydrostatic pressures.
4.11.3.D: Manufactured slopes shall be revegetated to help ensure stability. Revegetation plans shall be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to the issuance of grading permits. Plant selection shall comply with the Plant Palette contained in Section 4.3.6 of the Green River Ranch Specific Plan.
4.11.4.A: Development within the Specific Plan area shall comply with applicable provisions of the NPDES permit and the applicable standards and regulations of responsible agencies.
4.11.4.B: Precast “stormceptors” shall be installed in parking areas and/or in areas where fuels, oils, solvents or other pollutants may enter the stormwater stream (i.e., gas stations, loading areas). Such devices shall be adequately maintained (including the cleaning/replacing of absorbent fiberglass “pillows” and periodic removal of accumulated sand and silt).
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The text on page p. 4.3-17 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
…..significance thresholds during operational activities. The Modified Project is required to comply with SCAQMD Rule 2305, the Warehouse Indirect Source Rule, which requires owners and operators associated with warehouses 100,000 square feet or larger are required to directly reduce NOX and PM emissions, or to otherwise facilitate emission and exposure reductions of these pollutants in nearby communities. As such, the Modified Project would be required to incorporate Mitigation Measures, MM AQ-2 through MM AQ-45 to reduce operational-related emissions, specifically designed to improve truck efficiency. However, the estimated long-term operational emissions generated under full buildout of the Modified Project would exceed the SCAQMD’s regional operational significance thresholds. In addition, Project operational-source VOC emissions during summer cannot be definitively reduced below applicable SCQMD thresholds and therefore would therefore exceed regional operational significance thresholds.
The text on page p. 4.3-18 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
Mitigation Measure
The Modified Project introduces the following Mitigation Measures and are further described in detail Section 4.3.10.
• MM AQ-1 through AQ-45
The text on page p. 4.3-21 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
As previously stated in Impact AQ-1, the Modified Project would be required to incorporate Mitigation Measures, MM AQ-2 through MM AQ-45 to reduce operational-related emissions. The estimated maximum daily operational emissions with mitigation are summarized on Table 4.3-4 below.
The text on page p. 4.3-22 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
As discussed previously, the 2001 EIR determined the Approved Project would produce construction-related impacts from NOx and PM10 emissions and operational-related emissions from CO, ROC, and NOx that would be significant and unavoidable even with implementation of all feasible mitigation measures. Therefore, no new impacts would occur with implementation of the Modified Project when compared to those identified in the 2001 EIR.
However, additional mitigation measures MM AQ-1 through MM AQ-45 have been identified for the Modified Project to reduce impacts from construction and operations of the Modified Project to the fullest extent feasible.
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The Modified Project introduces the following Mitigation Measures and are further described in detail Section 4.3.10.
• MM AQ-1 through AQ-45
The text on page p. 4.3-30 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
NEW MITIGATION MEASURES APPLICABLE TO MODIFIED PROJECT
The Modified Project introduces the following Mitigation Measures and are further described in detail below. No feasible mitigation measures beyond MM AQ-2 through MM AQ-45 exist that would reduce project-related operational emissions to levels that are less than significant.
The text on page pp. 4.7-19 and 4.7-20 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
The Geotechnical Study identified the existence of very old alluvial fan sediments and sedimentary formations beneath the Modified Project that are considered to possess high paleontological resource sensitivity. Consequently, ground breaking activities during Project construction are considered to have a potential for impact to paleontological resources and therefore mitigation is required. Full-time paleontological monitoring shall be required in undisturbed fossil-bearing formations starting at the surface during surficial grading, excavation, or utility trenching activities associated with site preparation. This same conclusion was reached by the earlier investigations contained in the 2001 EIR for the Approved Project.
For this reason, the Geotechnical Study recommended a draft PRIMP that would complimentreplace the PRIMP contained in MM 4.9.1A of the prior 2001 EIR for the Approved Project. The revised and updated PRIMP would be comparable to the Approved Project’s mitigation, consistent with the provisions of CEQA, the City’s GP policies regarding paleontological resources, and the guidelines of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Upon implementation, the revised and updated PRIMP in combination with the recommendations contained in the 2001 EIR Mitigation Measure 4.9.1A would mitigate any adverse impacts (loss or destruction) to potential nonrenewable paleontological fossil resources, if present, to less than significant. The updated and revise PRIMP acknowledges that paleontological monitoring may be reduced or halted if the excavations are unlikely to yield paleontological resources based upon the observations and recommendations of the professional-level project paleontologist.
Therefore, no new or substantially greater impacts would occur with implementation of the Modified Project when compared to those identified in the 2001 EIR for the Approved Project with implementation of 2001 EIR MM 4.9.1.A plus revised and updated Mitigation Measure MM PAL-1.
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In addition to 2001 EIR MM 4.9.1.A, tThe Modified Project introduces Mitigation Measure MM PAL-1 that would reduce project-related impacts to levels that are less than significant.
4.7.8 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MODIFIED
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Future development within the Modified Project vicinity would result in the potential for loss of paleontological resources. However, each development project is required to implement appropriate mitigation during earth moving activities in the same manner as identified for the Modified Project (prior EIR MM 4.9.1.4 and new MM PAL-1). For this reason, cumulative impacts to paleontological resources would be reduced to below a level of significance in the same manner as concluded in the 2001 EIR. Pursuant to local paleontological protection measures contained in the County of Riverside’s and City’s GPs, and the provisions of CEQA, impacts to paleontological resources from projects within the cumulative impact area that require discretionary action by a public agency would be assessed.
Similar to the conclusion reached in the prior EIR, it is reasonable to assume appropriate mitigation would be required for all cumulative projects and impacts would be reduced to less than significant on a project and cumulative level. Therefore, no new or substantially greater cumulative impacts would occur with implementation of the Modified Project when compared to those identified in the 2001 EIR for the Approved Project.
The text of Mitigation Measure 4.7.4A as it appears on p. 4.4.-44 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
4.7.4A: Prior to issuance of grading permits for PA 1, 2, 3, and 5, the project shall comply with Chapter 17.59 of the Corona Municipal Codethe City’s Hillside Development Overlay Ordinance. This mitigation was previously introduced as mitigation measure 4.6-1.
This Ordinance promotes the use of residential clustering techniques and their measures to minimize impacts on hillside sites, typically areas containing oak trees.
Home sites shall be clustered into the fewest number of acres possible to minimize the spread of impacts over a large portion of the property to reduce fragmentation of the remaining natural areas.
The text on p. 4.10-23 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
Mitigation Measures
The following Mitigation Measures from the previously certified 2001 EIR are applicable to the Modified Project are shown below and further described in detail Section 4.10.9:
• 4.11.1A, 4.11.1.B, 4.11.2.A, 4.11.2B, 4.11.3A, 4.11.3.B, 4.11.3.C, 4.11.3.D, and 4.11.4A, and 4.11.4B
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The text of Mitigation Measure CUL-1 as it appears on pp. 4.5.-9 to 4.5-11 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
MM CUL-1: Unanticipated Discoveries of Cultural Resources Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) - Prior to issuance of grading permits, a Cultural Resources/ Tribal Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (CR/TCRMMP) shall be prepared by the Project archaeologist and submitted to the City for dissemination to the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation (Kizh), Pechanga Band of Indians (Pechanga), and Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians (Soboba).
All parties shall review and be provided with an opportunity to comment upon, the plan in a reasonable time period as determined by the City prior to permitting for the Project. If consensus among the Project archaeologist, the City and Tribe(s) about monitoring and treatment methods cannot be reached, the City shall make the determination in its best judgement regarding the appropriate measures for inclusion in the CR/TCR-MMP considering input and recommendations from archaeologist and the consulting Tribe(s). Any and all findings of discovered resources will be subject to the protocol detailed within the CR/TCR-MMP. As a condition of project approval, a MMRP is recommended to identify any cultural resources that may be uncovered during grading, and subsequently, to mitigate potential impacts to any discovered archaeological resources evaluated as significant.
This CR/TCR-MMP program shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions actions:
1) Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall provide written verification in the form of a letter from the project archaeologist to the Citylead agency stating that a certified archaeologist has been retained to implement the CR/TCR-MMP monitoring program.
2) The project applicant shall provide Native American monitoring from the consulting Tribes on a rotating basis during all grading and ground disturbing activities. when the archaeological monitor identifies undisturbed soil or Native American artifacts. The Native American monitor(s) shall work in concert with the archaeological monitor to observe ground disturbances to fulfill the provisions of the CR/TCR-MMPand search for cultural materials when the potential exists to encounter prehistoric artifacts. 3) The certified archaeologist and the consulting tribal monitor(s) shall attend the pregrading meeting with the contractors to explain and coordinate the requirements of the CR/TCR-MMPmonitoring program.
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4) During the cutting of previously undisturbed deposits, the archaeological monitor(s) shall be on-site, as determined by the consulting archaeologist, to perform periodic inspections of the excavations. The frequency of inspections will depend upon the rate of excavation, the materials excavated, and the presence and abundance of artifacts and features. The consulting archaeologist shall have the authority to modify the monitoring program if the potential for cultural resources appears to be less than anticipated.
5) Isolates and clearly non-significant deposits will be minimally documented in the field so the monitored grading can proceed.
6) 4) In the event that previously unidentified cultural resources or tribal cultural resources are discovered, the archaeologist in consultation with the tribal monitor(s) shall have the authority to divert or temporarily halt ground disturbance operation in the area of discovery to allow for the evaluation of potentially significant cultural resources or tribal cultural resources. The archaeologist shall contact the Citylead agency at the time of discovery. The archaeologist, in consultation with the tribal monitor(s) and City lead agency, shall determine the significance of the discovered resources. The Citylead agency must concur with the evaluation before construction activities will be allowed to resume in the affected area. For significant cultural resources and tribal cultural resources, the CR/TCR-MMP shall address culturally appropriate methods and treatment, including additional steps to mitigate impacts as determined by the City., a Research Design and Data Recovery Program to mitigate impacts shall be prepared by the consulting archaeologist and approved by the lead agency before being carried out using professional archaeological methods. If any human bones are discovered, the county coroner and lead agency shall be contacted.
In the event that the remains are determined to be of Native American origin, the Most Likely Descendant (MLD), as identified by the NAHC, shall be contacted in order to determine proper treatment and disposition of the remains. 7) 5) Before construction activities are allowed to resume in the affected area, any cultural resources or tribal cultural resources that cannot be avoided and preserved in place shall be addressed though the methods and processes identified in the CR/TCR-MMP. the artifacts shall be recovered and features recorded using professional archaeological methods. The project archaeologist in consultation with the consulting tribal monitor(s) shall identify the methods for data recovery in the CR/TCR-MMP. determine the amount of material to be recovered for an adequate artifact sample for analysis. 8) 6) All cultural material collected during the grading monitoring program shall be subject to the culturally appropriate treatment and mitigation standards outlined in the TCR-CRMP, which may include reburial on-site in an area that will be protected in perpetuity or relinquishment to the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government
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for culturally appropriate treatment. processed and curated according to the current professional repository standards. The collections and associated records shall be transferred, including title, to an appropriate curation facility, to be accompanied by payment of the fees necessary for permanent curation.
9) 7) A Phase 4 report documenting the field and analysis results and interpreting the artifact and research data within the research context shall be completed, in consultation with the consulting tribal monitor(s), and submitted to the satisfaction of the Citylead agency prior to the issuance of any building permits. The report will include DPR Primary and Archaeological Site Forms.
8) Any historic archaeological material that is not Native American in origin (non-TCR and) shall be curated at an institution meeting the State and federal standards for curation.
The text of Mitigation Measure CUL-2 as it appears on p. 4.5-11 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
MM CUL-2: Human Remains - If human remains are encountered, California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County Coroner has made the necessary findings as to origin. Further, pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County Coroner determines the remains to be Native American, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) shall be contacted within the period specified by law (24 hours). Subsequently, the NAHC shall identify the Most Likely Descendant."most likely descendant." The most likely descendant shall then make recommendations and engage in consultation concerning the treatment of the remains as provided in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98.
The text of Mitigation Measure TCR-1 as it appears on pp. 4.18-16 and 4.18-17 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
MM TCR-1: Retain a Native American Monitor Prior to Commencement of GroundDisturbing Activities A. The Project applicant/lead agency shall retain, via a monitoring agreement, a Native American Monitor(s) authorized to represent Kizh Nation, Pechanga, and Soboba on a rotating basis for all “ground-disturbing activities” in native soil and previously unexamined fill soils that occur within the proposed project areafrom or approved by the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation. The monitor(s) shall be retained prior to the commencement of any “ground-disturbing activity” for the subject project at all
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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, all grading activities, archaeological investigations, demolition, pavement removal, subsurface testing of any kind, weed abatement, potholing, auguring, clearing, grubbing, tree removal, boring, grading, excavation, drilling, and trenching.
B. A copy of the executed monitoring agreement shall be submitted to the Citylead 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(s) will complete daily monitoring activity 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 and Tribal Cultural Resource materials, and any other facts, conditions, materials, or discoveries of significance to the Tribe(s). Tribal monitoring activity logs will be provided to the City and Applicant with any confidential information, as provided by law, not being subject to a Public Records Act Request. 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 for site preparation activities and for construction within each Planning Area shall conclude upon the sooner of (1) when the consulting Tribe(s)’ monitor(s) confirms through a written confirmation that all grading and ground-disturbing activities are no longer within archaeological and cultural resources soils or (2) a determination by the City and written notification to the Tribal monitor(s) that soildisturbing construction activities have concluded at the site. 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.
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
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deems appropriate, in the Tribe’s sole discretion, and for any purpose the Tribe deems appropriate, including for educational, cultural and/or historic purposes.
The text of Mitigation Measure TCR-2 as it appears on pp. 4.18-17 and 4.18-18 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
MM TCR-2: Unanticipated Discovery of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects A. If human remains are encountered, California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County Coroner has made the necessary findings as to origin. Further, pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County Coroner determines the remains to be Native American, the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) shall be contacted within the period specified by law (24 hours). Subsequently, the NAHC shall identify the Most Likely Descendant (“MLD”). The MLD shall then make recommendations and engage in consultation concerning the treatment of the remains as provided in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98.
BA. 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, unless there are multiple Ancestral remains comprising a burial site, which may also be a Tribal Cultural Resource. In the event that funerary objects are located, additional treatment measures will be imposed and implemented pursuant to the provisions of a Cultural Resources/Tribal Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan and after seeking recommendations from the MLD and the cultural affiliated consulting tribe(s).
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 ground-disturbing 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).
CD. 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 named MLD and
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consulting Tribe(s)Kizh determines in its sole discretion that resuming construction activities at that distance is acceptable. and provides the project manager express consent of that determination (along with any other mitigation measures the Kizh monitor and/or archaeologist deems necessary). (CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(f).) DE. Preservation in place (i.e., avoidance) is the preferred manner of treatment for discovered human remains and/or burial goods. If multiple Native American human remains are uncovered, additional treatment and measures will be required for the site as agreed upon by project archeologist and the City, after seeking recommendations from the MLD and consulting Tribe(s). 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.
EF. Any discovery of human remains/burial goods shall be kept confidential to prevent further disturbance.
The text of Mitigation Measure TCR-3 as it appears on pp. 4.18-18 and 4.18-19 of the Draft SEIR has been revised as follows:
MM TCR-3: Procedures for Burials and Funerary Remains
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 burial of funerary objects with the deceased, 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
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working hours. The Tribe will make every effort to recommend diverting the project and keeping the remains in situ and protected. If the project cannot be diverted, it may be determined that 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 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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4.0 UPDATED MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM
This Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) was originally formulated based on the findings of the certified Environmental Impact Report (Certified EIR) for the Green River Ranch Specific Plan, State Clearinghouse No. 1999091143, approved in 2001. The MMRP has been updated with changes to mitigation measures included in the original Certified EIR as well as new mitigation measures presented in the 2024 Draft SEIR. This MMRP complies with Section 15097 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, which requires that the Lead Agency “adopt a program for monitoring or reporting on the revisions which it has required in the project and the measures it has imposed to mitigate or avoid significant environmental effects.” CEQA requires adoption of a reporting or monitoring program for those measures placed on a project to mitigate or avoid adverse effects on the environment (Public Resource Code Section 21081.6). The law states that the reporting or monitoring program shall be designed to ensure compliance during project implementation.
The MMRP contains the following elements:
1. The mitigation measures are recorded with the action and procedure necessary to ensure compliance. In some instances, one action may be used to verify implementation of several mitigation measures.
2. A procedure for compliance and verification has been outlined for each action necessary. This procedure designates who will take action, what action will be taken and when, and to whom and when compliance will be reported.
3. The program has been designed to be flexible. As monitoring progresses, changes to compliance procedures may be necessary based upon recommendations by those responsible for the program.
As changes are made, new monitoring compliance procedures and records will be developed and incorporated into the program.
The City of Corona (City) as Lead Agency is responsible for ensuring full compliance with the mitigation measures adopted for the proposed Modified Project, as well as the balance of the Green River Ranch Specific Plan. The City will monitor and report on all mitigation activities. Mitigation measures will be implemented at different stages of development throughout the Green River Ranch
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Specific Plan project area as revised by the Modified Project. In this regard, the responsibilities for implementation have been assigned to the project Applicant, contractor, or a combination thereof. If during the course of project development and implementation any of the mitigation measures identified herein cannot be successfully implemented, the City shall be immediately informed and the City will notify affected responsible agencies. The City, in conjunction with affected responsible agencies, will determine if modification to the project is required and/or whether alternative mitigation is appropriate.
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UPDATED MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM CHECKLIST Project File Name: GRRSP Amendment & BPI Development Date: January 2025 Mitigation Measure No. / Implementing
Action
Responsible
for Monitoring
Monitoring
Frequency
Timing of
Verification
Method of
Verification
Verified
Date/
Initials
Sanctions for
NonCompliance
AESTHETICS
4.6.1M: Sources of lighting within the Specific Plan area should be limited to the minimum standard to ensure safe circulation and visibility.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
4.6.1N: Street lighting should be limited to intersections and other locations needed to maintain safe access (e.g., sharp curves).
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Encroachment
Permits
Review of street
improvement plans
and on-site inspection
Withhold
Encroachment
Permits
4.6.1O: Exterior lighting for buildings should be of a
low profile and intensity.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
and on-site inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
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AIR QUALITY
4.3.1A: The Construction Contractor shall select the
construction equipment used on site based on low
emission factors and high energy efficiency. The
Construction Contractor shall ensure that construction
grading plans include a statement that all construction equipment will be tuned and maintained in accordance
with the manufacturer's specifications.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building and
Development
Services Divisions
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Grading
Permits
4.3.1B: The Construction Contractor shall utilize electric or diesel-powered equipment in lieu of gasoline-powered engines where feasible.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
4.3.1C: The Construction Contractor shall ensure that
construction grading plans include a statement that work crews will shut off equipment when not in use. During
smog season (May through October), the overall length
of the construction period should be extended, thereby
decreasing the size of the area prepared each day, to
minimize vehicles and equipment operating at the same
time.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building and
Development
Services Divisions
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Grading
Permits
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Date/
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4.3.1D: The Construction Contractor shall time the
construction activities so as to not interfere with peak hour traffic and minimize obstruction of through traffic lanes adjacent to the site; if necessary, a flag person shall be retained to maintain safety adjacent to existing
roadways.
City of Corona,
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Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
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Construction
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Prior to
Issuance of
Grading and
Building
Permits
Review of traffic
control plans and onsite inspection
Withhold Grading
Permit, Building
Permit, and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
4.3.1E: The Construction Contractor shall support and
encourage ridesharing and transit incentives for the
construction crew.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
4.3.1F: Dust generated by the development activities
shall be retained on site and kept to a minimum by
following the dust control measures listed below:
a. During clearing, grading, earth moving, excavation,
or transportation of cut or fill materials, water
trucks or sprinkler systems shall be used to prevent
dust from leaving the site and to create a crust after
each day's activities cease.
b. During construction, water trucks or sprinkler
systems shall be used to keep all areas of vehicle
movement damp enough to prevent dust from
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Review of
construction
documents and onsite inspection.
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
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leaving the site. At a minimum, this would include
wetting down such areas in the later morning and
after work is completed for the day, and whenever
wind exceeds 15 miles per hour.
c. After clearing, grading, earth moving, or excavation is completed, the entire area of disturbed soil shall
be treated immediately by pickup of the soil until
the area is paved or otherwise developed so that
dust generation will not occur.
d. Soil stockpiled for more than two days shall be
covered, kept moist, or treated with soil binders to
prevent dust generation.
e. Trucks transporting soil, sand, cut or fill materials and/or construction debris to or from the site shall
be tarped from the point of origin.
4.3.1G: The Construction Contractor shall utilize as
much as possible precoated/natural colored building
materials, water-based or low-VOC coating, and coating
transfer or spray equipment with high transfer efficiency, such as high volume low pressure (HVLP) spray method,
or manual coatings application such as paint brush, hand roller, trowel, spatula, dauber, rag, or sponge.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
The City shall
provide the applicant
and the construction
contractor(s) the
relevant information.
Withhold Building
Permit
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Verified
Date/
Initials
Sanctions for
NonCompliance
4.3.2A: The project shall comply with Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations established by the
Energy Commission regarding energy conservation
standards. The project applicant shall incorporate the
following in building plans:
• Planting trees to provide shade and shadow to
building.
• Solar or low-emission water heaters shall be used
with combined space/water heater unit.
• Refrigerator with vacuum power insulation.
• Double-pained glass or window treatment for
energy conservation shall be used in all exterior
windows.
• Energy-efficient low-sodium parking lot lights shall
be used.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
4.3.2B: Encourage use of transportation demand
measures (TDM) such as preferential parking for
vanpooling/carpooling, subsidy for transit pass or
vanpooling/carpooling, flextime work schedule, bike
racks, lockers, showers, and on-site cafeteria in the
design and operations of the commercial land uses.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building and
Planning Divisions
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
issuance of
Building
Permit
Review of
construction
documents and onsite inspection
Withhold Building
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
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Date/
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4.3.2C: The project proponent shall determine with the
City and the electrical purveyor if it is feasible to prewire houses for electrical charges for EV cars and/or optic fibers for home offices. If feasible, install EV
charges and/or optic-fibers per the electrical purveyor's direction prior to Certificate of Occupancy.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
AQ-1: During grading of Planning Areas 1, 2, and 3, all Construction Contractors shall ensure that offroad diesel construction equipment complies with Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)/CARB Tier 4 Interim
emissions standards or equivalent and shall ensure that all construction equipment is tuned and maintained in
accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Review of
construction
documents and onsite inspection.
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
AQ-2: Legible, durable, weather-proof signs shall be
placed at truck access gates, loading docks, and truck
parking areas that identify applicable CARB anti-idling regulations. At a minimum, each sign shall include: 1)
instructions for truck drivers to shut off engines when not in use; 2) instructions for drivers of diesel trucks to restrict idling to no more than five (5) minutes once the vehicle is stopped, the transmission is set to "neutral" or "park," and the parking brake is engaged; and 3)
telephone numbers of the building facilities manager and the CARB to report violations. Prior to the issuance of a City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
F I N A L S U B S E Q U E N T E I R
G R E E N R I V E R R A N C H S P A & B U S I N E S S P A R K
I N D U S T R I A L D E V E L O P M E N T A N D R E L O C A T I O N O F PCL- 1
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certificate of occupancy, the Lead Agency (City of
Corona) shall conduct a site inspection to ensure that the signs are in place.
AQ-3: Prior to tenant occupancy for Planning Areas 1, 2 and 3, the Project Applicants or successors in interest shall provide documentation to the Lead Agency (City of Corona) demonstrating that occupants/tenants of the
Project site have been provided documentation on
funding opportunities, such as the Carl Moyer Program,
that provide incentives for using cleaner-than-required engines and equipment.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Occupancy
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold
Occupancy Permits
AQ-4: The minimum number of automobile electric
vehicle (EV) charging stations required by the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 24 shall be provided.
Final designs of Project buildings shall include electrical infrastructure sufficiently sized to accommodate the
potential installation of additional auto and truck EV
charging stations.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
4.7.1A: Prior to issuance of grading permits for each
increment of development, applicable pre-construction
California gnatcatcher surveys shall be conducted and a survey report approved by the City. The report shall
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Submit to the City
California
gnatcatcher preconstruction surveys
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
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identify mitigation for impacts to the California
gnatcatcher consisting of acquiring and preserving
California gnatcatcher habitat of equal or greater quality at a minimum replacement ratio of 1:1 (acquire at least 1 acre for each acre impacted). The Modified Project
would impact 8 acres of habitat used by the California
gnatcatcher; therefore, mitigation shall consist of the acquisition and preservation of at least 8 acres of
occupied habitat. The acquired habitat shall be in a
location that facilitates management for the species (i.e., currently supports the species and is contiguous with a larger area that will be managed for conservation of the species). Potential suitable locations include areas
adjacent to existing reserves (such as Stephens’ kangaroo rat reserves) or within established mitigation banks for the California gnatcatcher.
Project impacts to the California gnatcatcher and its
designated critical habitat may require consultation or other permitting for compliance with the federal ESA
that may result in requirements for additional mitigation measures beyond those described above.
Department,
Planning Division
construction
operations.
and other proof of
documentation as
necessary,
demonstrating that
mitigation measure
has been met.
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
4.7.2A: Prior to issuance of grading permits for each
increment of development, applicable pre-construction
riparian area surveys shall be conducted and a survey
report approved by the City. The report shall identify all City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Submit to the City
riparian area preconstruction surveys,
mitigation bank
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
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I N D U S T R I A L D E V E L O P M E N T A N D R E L O C A T I O N O F PCL- 1
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riparian habitat impacted (i.e., removed) by the proposed project and such impacted areas shall be replaced
through creation of new riparian habitat of equal or
greater quality. Impacts to 3.66 acres of CDFW
jurisdiction (including 2.10 acres of potential RWQCB
jurisdiction) shall be mitigated at a 3:1 ratio (10.98
acres) through the combination of onsite restoration and preservation, and offsite mitigation (Riverpark
Mitigation Bank). The onsite mitigation will consist of the restoration of 2.57 acres of riparian oak woodland
and the preservation of 6.36 acres of oak woodlands and streams. The balance of mitigation would consist of 4.62 acres would be purchased at a Mitigation bank.
It is anticipated that project construction may require permits or approvals from the CDFW (per Section
1601/1603 of the Fish and Game Code) and RWQCB
(per Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act).
Department,
Planning Division
construction
operations.
receipts, and proof of
documentation
showing compliance
with CDFW,
RWQCB permits and
regulations, as
applicable.
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
4.7.3A: Prior to the commencement of tree removal or
grading on the proposed project site during the nesting season (March-July), all suitable habitat shall be
thoroughly surveyed for the presence of nesting birds by a qualified biologist. If any active nests are detected, the area shall be flagged and avoided until the nesting cycle is complete. In addition, a biologist shall be present on site to monitor the tree removal and grading to ensure
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Submit to the City
nesting bird preconstruction surveys.
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
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NonCompliance
that any nests detected during the initial survey are not disturbed.
4.7.3B: (Alternative) Tree removal and grading shall be delayed until after the nesting season (March-July).
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection.
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
4.7.4A: Prior to issuance of grading permits for PA 1, 2, 3, and 5, the project shall comply with Chapter 17.59 of the Corona Municipal Code. This mitigation was
previously introduced as mitigation measure 4.6-1. This Ordinance promotes the use of residential clustering
techniques and their measures to minimize impacts on
hillside sites, typically areas containing oak trees. Home sites shall be clustered into the fewest number of acres possible to minimize the spread of impacts over a large portion of the property to reduce fragmentation of the
remaining natural areas.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Review of
construction and
grading plans and onsite inspection.
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
4.7.4B: Prior to issuance of grading permits for PAs 1, 2, 3, and 5, the applicant shall design an oak woodland
management plan which includes the following:
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Submit to the City an
oak woodland
management plan.
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
F I N A L S U B S E Q U E N T E I R
G R E E N R I V E R R A N C H S P A & B U S I N E S S P A R K
I N D U S T R I A L D E V E L O P M E N T A N D R E L O C A T I O N O F PCL- 1
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• Provisions for ongoing maintenance, management,
and construction impact practices for all oaks on
site.
• Provisions for enhancing oak woodlands not within
the development zone.
• Provisions for limiting human and vehicular access
to existing oak woodland areas in order to preserve
habitat quality.
• Limitations on the use of herbicides or pesticides
within the oak woodland areas.
Department,
Planning Division
construction
operations.
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
4.7.4C: Prior to grading within PAs 1, 2, 3, and 5, the applicant shall conduct a revised Tree Survey, based on the staking of the specific limits of grading, to assess opportunities for transplanting the oak trees.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Submit to the City a
tree survey.
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
4.7.4D: Prior to issuance of grading permits within PAs 1, 2, 3, and 5, the applicant shall obtain a qualified native plant horticulturist to determine the sensibility and
likelihood of survival of transplanting 10 percent of the oak trees.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Submit to the City a
report prepared by a
qualified native plant
horticulturist.
Withhold Grading
Permits
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Date/
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Sanctions for
NonCompliance
4.7.4E: Prior to certification of occupancy, the applicant shall replant 15-gallon size oaks at a ratio of 10 to 1 for all oaks lost but not transplanted. The location and
methods for these plantings would be specified by a
qualified native plant biologist/horticulturist.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Occupancy
Permits
Review of landscape
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold
Occupancy Permits
BIO-1: If construction will occur within 300 feet of
potential vireo habitat between March 15 and September
30, a biologist shall determine whether vireo individuals are present within the adjacent habitat. If work will start prior to March 15 and continue into the vireo season, or will start between March 15 and April 30, the biologist shall survey the adjacent habitat weekly for eight
weeks[1] starting on or around March 15 until vireo are detected, or until eight visits are completed and the vireo is confirmed absent. If construction work will start after April 30, then surveys will start on or around April 10 (the formal start of the vireo survey period), and surveys will follow the survey intervals as stated above.
If vireo individuals are detected, the biologist will
determine necessity and applicability of measures to
address edge effects for construction activities occurring within 300 feet of occupied vireo habitat to protect the vireo. At minimum the following are recommended.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Submit to the City a
vireo habitat survey.
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
F I N A L S U B S E Q U E N T E I R
G R E E N R I V E R R A N C H S P A & B U S I N E S S P A R K
I N D U S T R I A L D E V E L O P M E N T A N D R E L O C A T I O N O F PCL- 1
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NonCompliance
1) Noise: Given the proximity of the vireo habitat to the existing Green River Road and the adjacent SR-91, there is already an existing noise baseline from heavy traffic use, and it is possible that construction noise would not exceed that baseline. The Project proponent will retain a qualified biologist to perform noise monitoring to
determine the ambient noise level at the habitat edge
without construction activities occurring within 300 feet of the habitat edge, and then determine noise levels
while construction activities are occurring. If it is
determined that with construction, the noise levels
exceed the ambient levels, then noise attenuation
measures may be implemented, including the
construction of a temporary noise attenuation barrier
(sound wall) along the disturbance limits north of Green River Road. If it is determined that noise levels cannot be attenuated, then the specific construction activities resulting in the noise will need to be temporarily ceased until August 31, or prior if it is determined through
surveys that the vireo are no longer present.
2) Lighting: Any night lighting needed during
construction within 300 feet of occupied vireo habitat
will be down shielded or directed away from the vireo
habitat to prevent the illumination of the adjacent habitat.
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Verification
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Verification
Verified
Date/
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Sanctions for
NonCompliance
3) Dust Emissions: The Project, as a part of standard best management practices (BMPs) pursuant to South Coast
Air Quality Management District Rule 403, will
introduce dust control measures for the duration of
construction activities to minimize any dust-related
effect on adjacent vireos.
4) Trespassing: Prior to the start of construction
activities along the northern side of Green River Road, the edge of the disturbance limits adjacent to the vireo habitat will be demarcated with orange construction
fencing to prevent trespassing into the adjacent habitat.
In addition, the Project proponent will implement an
Environmental Awareness Training program prior to the
start of construction to advise workers of sensitive
biological areas adjacent to the development footprint, including the habitat areas north of Green River Ranch
Road.
BIO-2: If the Crotch bumble bee is still a Candidate
species or has been confirmed as a State listed species at the time of Modified Project site disturbance, then prior to the issuance of a grading permit that would remove
Crotch bumble bee habitat the following measures shall
be implemented:
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Submit to the City a
Crotch bumble bee
survey and proof of
documentation
showing compliance
with the RCA and
CDFW permits and
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
F I N A L S U B S E Q U E N T E I R
G R E E N R I V E R R A N C H S P A & B U S I N E S S P A R K
I N D U S T R I A L D E V E L O P M E N T A N D R E L O C A T I O N O F PCL- 1
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• The Project proponent shall have conveyed or have
an agreement to convey approximately 50.96 acres
of various scrub habitats and 26 acres of nonnative
grassland in the southern portion of the Project site
to the RCA, which constitutes avoidance of suitable
habitat.
• If the land to be conserved in the southern portion
of the Project site has not been conveyed to the
RCA and no agreement is yet in place to convey the
property, the Project proponent shall coordinate
with CDFW to address the extent of impacts and
determine whether an Incidental Take Permit (ITP)
for Crotch bumble bee would be required. If an ITP
were required, then mitigation may be required by
CDFW as part of the ITP process, and the
conservation of the comparable open space habitat
would be presented to support the ITP.
regulations, as
applicable.
CULTURAL RESOURCES
CUL-1: Unanticipated Discoveries of Cultural
Resources - Prior to issuance of grading permits, a
Cultural Resources/ Tribal Cultural Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan CR/TCR-MMP shall be prepared
by the Project archaeologist and submitted to the City for dissemination to the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Provide evidence to
the City that a
qualified
archeologist(s)
monitor has been
retained, and that the
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
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Verification
Verified
Date/
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Sanctions for
NonCompliance
– Kizh Nation (Kizh), Pechanga Band of Indians
(Pechanga), and Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians
(Soboba). All parties shall review and be provided with an opportunity to comment upon, the plan in a
reasonable time period as determined by the City prior to permitting for the Project. If consensus among the
Project archeologist, the City and Tribe(s) about
monitoring and treatment methods cannot be reached,
the City shall make the determination in its best
judgement regarding the appropriate measures for
inclusion in the CR/TCR-MMP considering input and
recommendations from archaeologist and the consulting
Tribes. Any non-responsive party shall be assumed to
have agreed to the plans without comment. Any and all
findings of discovered resources will be subject to the protocol detailed within the CR/TCR-MMP.
This CR/TCR-MMP shall include, but not be limited to,
the following provisions:
1) Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the
applicant shall provide written verification in the form of a letter from the project archaeologist to the City stating that a certified archaeologist has been retained to
implement the CR/TCR-MMP.
2) The project applicant shall provide Native
American monitoring from the consulting Tribes on a
construction
operations.
monitor will be
present during all
grading and other
significant grounddisturbing.
Provide the City a
copy of the executed
tribal agreement
between the applicant
and Native American
tribe(s) who
consulted on the
project.
A report of findings
shall be submitted to
the City 30 days of
the end of monitoring
activities.
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rotating basis during all grading and ground disturbing activities. The Native American monitor(s) shall work in concert with the archaeological monitor to observe
ground disturbances to fulfill the provisions of the
CR/TCR-MMP.
3) The certified archaeologist and the consulting
tribal monitor(s) shall attend the pre-grading meeting
with the contractors to explain and coordinate the
requirements of the CR/TCR-MM.
4) In the event that previously unidentified
cultural resources or tribal cultural resources are
discovered, the archaeologist in consultation with the
tribal monitor(s) shall have the authority to divert or temporarily halt ground disturbance operation in the area of discovery to allow for the evaluation of potentially significant cultural resources tribal cultural resources.
The archaeologist shall contact the City at the time of discovery. The archaeologist, in consultation with the
tribal monitor(s) and City, shall determine the
significance of the discovered resources. The City must concur with the evaluation before construction activities will be allowed to resume in the affected area. For
significant cultural resources and tribal cultural
resources, the CR/TCR-MMP shall address culturally
appropriate methods and treatment, including additional steps to mitigate impacts as determined by the City.
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5) Before construction activities are allowed to
resume in the affected area, any cultural resources or
tribal cultural resources that cannot be avoided and
preserved in place shall be addressed though the methods and processes identified in the CR/TCR-MMP. The
project archaeologist in consultation with the consulting tribal monitor(s) shall identify the methods for data
recovery in the CR/TCR-MMP.
6) All cultural material collected shall be subject
to the culturally appropriate treatment and mitigation
standards outlined in the TCR-CRMP, which may
include reburial on-site in an area that will be protected in perpetuity or relinquishment to the culturally affiliated consulting tribal government for culturally appropriate treatment.
7) A Phase 4 report documenting the field and
analysis results and interpreting the artifact and research data within the research context shall be completed, in consultation with the consulting tribal monitor(s), and submitted to the satisfaction of the City prior to the
issuance of any building permits. The report will include DPR Primary and Archaeological Site Forms.
8) Any historic archaeological material that is not
Native American in origin (non-TCR and) shall be
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curated at an institution meeting the State and federal standards for curation.
CUL-2: Human Remains - If human remains are
encountered, California Health and Safety Code Section
7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County Coroner has made the necessary
findings as to origin. Further, pursuant to Public
Resource Code Section 5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County Coroner determines the remains to be
Native American, the Native American Heritage
Commission (NAHC) shall be contacted within the
period specified by law (24 hours). Subsequently, the
NAHC shall identify the Most Likely Descendant." The
most likely descendant shall then make
recommendations and engage in consultation concerning
the treatment of the remains as provided in Public
Resources Code Section 5097.98.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
On-site inspection. Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
GEOLOGY AND SOILS
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PAL-1: 1) Monitoring of mass grading and excavation
activities in areas identified as likely to contain
paleontological resources by a qualified paleontologist or paleontological monitor. Full time monitoring of grading or excavation activities should be performed starting
from the surface in undisturbed areas of very old
Quaternary (middle to early Pleistocene) alluvial fan
deposits, and the Tertiary-aged Sespe, Vaqueros,
Santiago, and Silverado formations within the project.
Paleontological monitors will be equipped to salvage
fossils as they are unearthed to avoid construction delays and to remove samples of sediments that are likely to
contain the remains of small fossil invertebrates and
vertebrates. The monitor must be empowered to
temporarily halt or divert equipment to allow for the
removal of abundant or large specimens in a timely
manner. Monitoring may be reduced if the potentially
fossiliferous units are not present in the subsurface, or if present, are determined upon exposure and examination
by qualified paleontological personnel to have a low
potential to contain or yield fossil resources.
2) Paleontological salvage during trenching and boring
activities is typically from the generated spoils and does not delay the trenching or drilling activities. Fossils are collected and placed in cardboard flats or plastic buckets and identified by field number, collector, and date
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Grading and
during grading
and
construction
operations.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading Permit
Provide the City
proof of
documentation that a
qualified
paleontological
monitor(s) has been
retained, and that the
monitor will be
present during all
grading.
If paleontological
resources are found
during grading and
construction, a final
monitoring and
mitigation report
shall be submitted to
the City.
Withhold Grading
Permit and/or
Issuance of a Stop
Work Order
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collected. Notes are taken on the map location and
stratigraphy of the site, and the site is photographed
before it is vacated and the fossils are removed to a safe place. On mass grading projects, any discovered fossil
site is protected by red flagging to prevent it from being overrun by earthmovers (scrapers) before salvage begins.
Fossils are collected in a similar manner, with notes and photographs being taken before removing the fossils.
Precise location of the site is determined with the use of handheld Global Positioning System units. If the site
involves a large terrestrial vertebrate, such as large
bone(s) or a mammoth tusk, that is/are too large to be
easily removed by a single monitor, Brian F. Smith and
Associates, Inc. (BFSA) will send a fossil recovery crew in to excavate around the find, encase the find within a plaster jacket, and remove it after the plaster is set. For large fossils, use of the contractor’s construction
equipment is solicited to help remove the jacket to a safe location before it is returned to the BFSA laboratory
facility for preparation.
3) Particularly small invertebrate fossils typically
represent multiple specimens of a limited number of
organisms, and a scientifically suitable sample can be
obtained from one to several five-gallon buckets of
fossiliferous sediment. If it is possible to dry screen the sediment in the field, a concentrated sample may consist
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of one or two buckets of material. For vertebrate fossils, the test is usually the observed presence of small pieces of bones within the sediments. If present, as many as 20 to 40 five-gallon buckets of sediment can be collected
and returned to a separate facility to wet-screen the
sediment. In the laboratory, individual fossils are cleaned of extraneous matrix, any breaks are repaired, and the
specimen, if needed, is stabilized by soaking in an
archivally approved acrylic hardener (e.g., a solution of acetone and Paraloid B-72).
4) Preparation of recovered specimens to a point of
identification and permanent preservation, including
screen washing sediments to recover small invertebrates and vertebrates, if necessary. Preparation of individual vertebrate fossils is often more time-consuming than for accumulations of invertebrate fossils.
5) Identification and curation of specimens into a
professional, accredited public museum repository with a commitment to archival conservation and permanent
retrievable storage (e.g., the Western Science Center,
2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, California 92543). The
paleontological program should include a written
repository agreement prior to the initiation of mitigation activities.
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6) Preparation of a final monitoring and mitigation report of findings and significance, including lists of all fossils recovered and necessary maps and graphics to accurately record their original location. The report, when
submitted to the appropriate lead agency (City of
Corona), will signify satisfactory completion of the
project program to mitigate impacts to any
paleontological resources.
7) Decisions regarding the intensity of the CRMMRP
will be made by the project paleontologist based upon
the significance of the potential paleontological
resources and their biostratigraphic, biochronologic,
paleoecologic, taphonomic, and taxonomic attributes, not upon the ability of a project proponent to fund the
CRMMRP.
GREENHOUSE GASES AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GHG-1: Prior to issuance of a building permit for each
increment of development in the GRRSP, the Project
applicant shall provide documentation to the City of
Corona Building Division demonstrating that the
improvements and/or buildings subject to a building
permit application include the measures from the CAP
GHG Emissions Screening Tables (Appendix C to the
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
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CAP), as needed to achieve a minimum of 100 points for
both the residential and non-residential portions of the Project. Alternatively, specific measures may be
substituted for other measures that achieve an equivalent amount of GHG reduction, subject to City of Corona
Building Division review.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZ-1: Prior to issuance of a demolition permit for
each phase of development requiring demolition and
removal of onsite structures, the Project applicant shall provide documentation to the City of Corona Building
Division demonstrating that the improvements and/or
buildings subject to a demolition permit application
include survey testing for asbestos-containing materials (ACM) and lead-based paints (LBP) in accordance with
existing federal and state regulations.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building Division
Prior to
Demolition
Prior to
issuance of
demolition
permits
Review of demolition
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold
Demolition Permits
HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
4.11.1A: The project applicant shall obtain all required permits and clearances from the Corps, the RWQCB,
and the CDFG prior to the disturbance of any existing
drainage.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Prior to grading
for any
development.
Prior to the
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Submittal of copy of
Notice of Intent
(NOI) to City filed
with the RWQCB,
and evidence of
Withhold Grading
Permits
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Development
Services Division
compliance with
applicable Corps and
CDFW permits.
4.11.1B: Drainage facilities within engineered
slopes/fills shall be designed and installed in accordance with the City of Corona standards.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Division
Prior to
grading for any
development.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Grading
Permits
4.11.2A: All proposed storm drain facilities and
equipment shall be designed, installed and maintained in a manner to convey peak flows estimated for the project.
Drainage plans shall be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to the issuance of grading permits.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Division
Prior to
grading for any
development.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Grading
Permits
4.11.2B: On-site detention basins shall be constructed to accommodate storm flows from the project site. Such
facilities shall be designed, installed and maintained in a manner to reduce on-site runoff to a level that can be
accommodated by the existing culverts beneath Green
River Road. All required drainage structures shall be
designed, installed, and maintained in accordance with
applicable City of Corona standards.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Division
Prior to grading
for any
development.
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Grading
Permits
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4.11.3A: The construction and/or grading contractor shall establish and implement a construction Storm Water
Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and postconstruction
Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) in accordance
with NPDES permit issued by the Santa Ana RWQCB.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Division
Prior to grading
for any
development.
Prior to the
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Precise
Grading Permit
4.11.3B: In accordance with issuance of a NPDES permit, the construction and/or grading contractor shall establish and implement specific Best Management Practices
(BMP) at time of project implementation. Construction
erosion and sediment control plans shall be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to the issuance of grading permits. BMPs to minimize erosion and/or
sedimentation impacts shall include (but not be limited to) the following:
• Collection of runoff entering developing areas into
surface and subsurface drains for removal to
nearby drainages.
• Capture of runoff above steep slopes or poorly
vegetated areas and conveyance to nearby
drainages.
• Conveyance of runoff generated on paved or
covered areas via drains and swales to natural
drainage courses.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Division
Prior to grading
for any
development.
Prior to the
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Precise
Grading Permit
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• Revegetation of disturbed areas and vegetation of
non-disturbed but highly erosive areas.
• Use of drought tolerant plants and irrigation
systems which minimize runoff.
• Use of other erosion control devices such as rip-rap, gabions, concrete lining, small check dams, etc. to
reduce erosion in gullies and active stream
channels.
• During the time that on-site soils are exposed, the
soil surface shall be approximately 2 feet below the
surrounding grade. Any storm water falling on
exposed soils will infiltrate on site.
• To the maximum extent possible, on-site vegetation
shall be maintained.
• Limit grading disturbance to essential project area.
• Limit grading activities during the rainy season.
• Balance and limit, to the extent possible, the
amount of cut and fill.
• Water entering and exiting the site shall be diverted through the placement of interceptor trenches or
other erosion control devices.
• Water shall be sprayed on disturbed areas to limit
dust generation.
• The construction entrance shall be stabilized to
reduce tracking onto adjacent streets.
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• Dikes, drains, swales or other features shall be used to divert and/or redirect runoff.
4.11.3C: Manufactured slopes shall be stabilized. Where appropriate, retaining wall designs shall include
waterproofing and weep holes, subdrains or backdrains for relieving possible hydrostatic pressures.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Building and
Development
Services Divisions
Prior to grading
and
construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading and
Building
Permits
Review of grading
and building plans
and on-site inspection
Withhold Building
and Grading Permits
4.11.3D: Manufactured slopes shall be revegetated to help ensure stability. Revegetation plans shall be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to the issuance of grading permits. Plant selection shall comply with the
Plant Palette contained in Section 4.3.6 of the Green River Ranch Specific Plan.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Divisions
Prior to
construction.
Prior to the
Issuance of
Grading and
Landscape
Permits
Review of grading
and landscape plans
and on-site inspection
Withhold Precise
Grading and
Landscape Permit
4.11.4A: Development within the Specific Plan area shall comply with applicable provisions of the NPDES permit
and the applicable standards and regulations of responsible agencies.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Grading
Permits
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4.11.4B: Precast “stormceptors” shall be installed in
parking areas and/or in areas where fuels, oils, solvents or other pollutants may enter the stormwater stream (i.e., gas stations, loading areas). Such devices shall be adequately maintained (including the cleaning/replacing of absorbent fiberglass “pillows” and periodic removal of accumulated sand and silt).
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Grading
Permits
HYD-1: Erosion of existing natural downstream canyons
and hillsides will be mitigated by properly designed
grading, detention basins, energy dissipators and erosion protection rip-rap pads at the outlet of storm drain system.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Development
Services Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Review of grading
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Grading
Permits
TRANSPORTATION
4.17.1: Prior to the issuance of building permits for the BPI Development in PA 1, 2 and 3 and the Estate
Residential uses in PA 5, separate Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plans shall be prepared to reduce
project VMT. Applicable trip reduction strategies may
include but are not limited to the following:
• Implement voluntary local hiring programs.
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to
Construction
(once)
Prior to
Issuance of
Building
Permits
Review of building
plans and on-site
inspection
Withhold Building
Permits
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• Mark preferred parking spaces for vanpools and
carpools.
• Provide on-site secured bike parking facilities.
• Provide information on carpooling and vanpooling
opportunities to employees.
• Provide an on-site message board in each building or
other comparable system to encourage and provide
information about public transit, carpooling, and
vanpooling, and carpool and vanpool ride-matching
services.
The TDM Plan shall include an estimate of the vehicle trip reduction anticipated for each strategy proposed based on published research such as California Air Pollution
Control Officers Association (CAPCOA), Handbook for
Analyzing Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions,
Assessing Climate Vulnerabilities, and Advancing Health and Equity (December 2021) (CAPCOA Handbook).
TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES
TCR-1: Retain a Native American Monitor Prior to
Commencement of Ground-Disturbing Activities
A. The Project applicant shall retain, via a monitoring agreement, a Native American Monitor(s) authorized to
represent Kizh Nation, Pechanga, and Soboba on a
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to grading
for any
development.
Prior to the
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
Submit to the City a
copy of an executed
tribal monitoring
agreement between
the project applicant
Withhold Precise
Grading Permit
F I N A L S U B S E Q U E N T E I R
G R E E N R I V E R R A N C H S P A & B U S I N E S S P A R K
I N D U S T R I A L D E V E L O P M E N T A N D R E L O C A T I O N O F PCL- 1
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ENPLANNERS
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Action
Responsible
for Monitoring
Monitoring
Frequency
Timing of
Verification
Method of
Verification
Verified
Date/
Initials
Sanctions for
NonCompliance
rotating basis for all “ground-disturbing activities” in native soil and previously unexamined fill soils that
occur within the proposed project area. The monitor(s)
shall be retained prior to the commencement of any
“ground-disturbing activity” for the subject project (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, all grading activities, archaeological
investigations, demolition, pavement removal,
subsurface testing of any kind, weed abatement,
potholing, auguring, clearing, grubbing, tree removal,
boring, grading, excavation, drilling, and trenching.
B. A copy of the executed monitoring agreement shall be submitted to the City 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(s) will complete daily monitoring
activity 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 and Tribal Cultural
Resource materials, and any other facts, conditions,
materials, or discoveries of significance to the Tribe(s). and Native
American Monitor(s).
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G R E E N R I V E R R A N C H S P A & B U S I N E S S P A R K I N D U S T R I A L
D E V E L O P M E N T A N D
R E L O C A T I O N O F P C L- 1
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Frequency
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Verified
Date/
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Sanctions for
NonCompliance
Tribal monitoring activity logs will be provided to the City and Applicant with any confidential information, as provided by law, not being subject to a Public Records
Act Request.
D. On-site tribal monitoring for site preparation
activities and for construction within each Planning Area shall conclude upon the sooner of (1) when the
consulting Tribe(s)’ monitor(s) confirms through a
written confirmation that all grading and grounddisturbing activities are no longer within archaeological and cultural resources soils or (2) a determination by the City and written notification to the Tribal monitor(s) that soil-disturbing construction activities have concluded at the site.
TCR-2: Unanticipated Discovery of Human Remains
A. If human remains are encountered, California Health
and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further
disturbance shall occur until the Riverside County
Coroner has made the necessary findings as to origin.
Further, pursuant to Public Resource Code Section
5097.98(b), remains shall be left in place and free from disturbance until a final decision as to the treatment and disposition has been made. If the Riverside County
Coroner determines the remains to be Native American,
the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
City of Corona,
Planning and
Development
Department,
Planning Division
Prior to grading
for any
development.
Prior to the
Issuance of
Grading
Permits
On-site inspection
and submittal of a
report prepared by
the project
archaeologist
documenting the
unanticipated
discovery of human
remains, mitigation
measures (if any) and
final treatment and
Withhold
Occupancy Permits
F I N A L S U B S E Q U E N T E I R
G R E E N R I V E R R A N C H S P A & B U S I N E S S P A R K
I N D U S T R I A L D E V E L O P M E N T A N D R E L O C A T I O N O F PCL- 1
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Monitoring
Frequency
Timing of
Verification
Method of
Verification
Verified
Date/
Initials
Sanctions for
NonCompliance
shall be contacted within the period specified by law (24 hours). Subsequently, the NAHC shall identify the Most
Likely Descendant (“MLD”). The MLD shall then make
recommendations and engage in consultation concerning
the treatment of the remains as provided in Public
Resources Code Section 5097.98.
B. 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, unless there are multiple
Ancestral remains comprising a burial site, which may
also be a Tribal Cultural Resource. In the event that
funerary objects are located , additional treatment
measures will be imposed and implemented pursuant to
the provisions of a Cultural Resources/Tribal Cultural
Resources Mitigation and Monitoring Plan and after
seeking recommendations from the MLD and the
culturally affiliated consulting tribe(s).
C. 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
City, after consulting with the project archaeologist and after seeking recommendations from the named MLD
and consulting Tribe(s), determines that resuming
disposition of the
remains.
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G R E E N R I V E R R A N C H S P A & B U S I N E S S
P A R K I N D U S T R I A L D E V E L O P M E N T A N D R E L O C A T I O N O F P C L- 1
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Action
Responsible
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Monitoring
Frequency
Timing of
Verification
Method of
Verification
Verified
Date/
Initials
Sanctions for
NonCompliance
construction activities at that distance is acceptable.
D. Preservation in place (i.e., avoidance) is the preferred manner of treatment for discovered human remains
and/or burial goods. If multiple Native American human
remains are uncovered, additional treatment and
measures will be required for the site as agreed upon by the project archeologist and the City, after seeking
recommendations from the MLD and consulting
Tribe(s).
E. Any discovery of human remains/burial goods shall
be kept confidential to prevent further disturbance.
Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report available at Draft SEIR Green River Ranch
DATE: 11/25/2024
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Planning and Development Department
2024-125
APPLICATION REQUEST:
GPA2020-0002: General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of 5.5 acres located north of Green River Road and west of Dominguez Ranch Road from Mixed Use II (Industrial & Commercial) to General Commercial, and change the land use designations on the south side of Green River Road and west of Dominguez Ranch Road from General Commercial, Mixed Use II, and Estate Residential to 49.31 acres of Mixed Use II, 20.39 acres of Estate Residential, and 83.34 acres of Open Space-General. (Applicant: PSIP WR Green River LLC, 500 Newport Center Drive, Suite 630, Newport Beach, CA 92660) RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the Planning and Housing Commission adopt Resolution No. 2650 granting GPA2020- 0002 as part of Cycle I of General Plan Amendments for 2025, and recommend approval of GPA2020-0002 to the City Council based on the findings contained in the staff report and certify the Subsequent Environmental Impact Report to the Green River Ranch Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2022080640).
BACKGROUND
General Plan Amendment (GPA) 2020-0002 is a request by PSIP WR Green River, LLC to amend the city’s General Plan land use map to change and redistribute the General Plan land use designations located within the Green River Ranch Specific Plan. The purpose of the amendment is to facilitate the development of a 49.31-acre business park consisting of five warehouse/industrial buildings totaling 746,167 square feet. The development is located on
the south side of Green River Road, between Fresno Road and Dominguez Ranch Road within the specific plan.
Green River Ranch Specific Plan Background
The Green River Ranch Specific Plan was originally approved by the city on February 7, 2021, and encompasses approximately 165.33 acres of undeveloped land located on the north and south sides of Green River Road, between Fresno Road and Dominguez Ranch Road (Exhibit 2). The established General Plan land uses within the specific plan are described below.
• Mixed Use II – Commercial and Industrial (MU II): Four planning areas totaling 59.01 acres are designated MU II. These areas are located on the north and south sides of Green River Road and west of Dominguez Ranch Road. The MU II designation allows for the development of light industrial uses or a mix of “clean” types of industrial and commercial uses.
• General Commercial (GC): Two planning areas totaling 8.12 acres are designated GC.
These areas are located on the south side of Green River Road and east side of Fresno Road. The GC designation allows a range of commercial uses that serve local neighborhoods, the community and visitors.
• Estate Residential (ER): The ER designation encompasses the largest planning area within the specific plan, totaling 98.2 acres, and covers the southern portion of the specific plan. The ER designation allows for the development of single family homes at a density ranging from 1 to 3 dwelling units to the acre (du/ac).
Table 1 summarizes the existing General Plan land use designations, specific plan zoning, acreages, and planning areas within the specific plan.
Table 1
Existing Green River Ranch Specific Plan Land Use Summary Existing General
Plan
Existing
Zoning
Existing
Planning
Area
Existing
Acreage
Existing Allowable Uses
Per the Zoning
Mixed Use II (MU II)
(Commercial &
Industrial)
Mixed Use 1, 2, 5, 7 59.01 Mix of commercial retail,
service, office, hotel, and
light industrial uses.
General
Commercial (GC)
General
Commercial
3, 4 8.12 Mix of commercial services,
retail, restaurant, and
freeway-oriented service
uses.
Estate Residential
(ER)
Estate
Residential
6 98.2 Up to 32 single family
residential dwellings.
Total Acreage 165.331
1. Includes 27.3 acres of manufactured slopes and streets.
Land Use Entitlements
GPA2020-0002 is being reviewed in conjunction with Specific Plan Amendment 2020-0006, Tentative Tract Map 37963, and Precise Plan 2020-0004. The purpose of each entitlement is summarized below.
• Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) 2020-0006 – SPA2020-0006 proposes to amend the Green River Ranch Specific Plan to reorganize the zoning districts and planning areas for consistency with the General Plan land use changes proposed by GPA2020-0002.
The amendment also includes corresponding changes to maps, figures and tables in the document as well as updates to the signage and landscape requirements. • Tentative Tract Map (TTM) 37963 – TTM 37963 proposes to subdivide 154.50 acres into seven (7) lots, which encompasses the areas of the Green River Ranch Specific Plan that are south of Green River Road.
• Precise Plan (PP) 2020-0004 – PP2020-0004 is for the review of the site plan, architecture, landscaping and other features associated with the five warehouse/industrial buildings totaling 746,167 square feet on 49.31acres in the proposed Business Park Industrial designation.
Land Acquisition
The applicant is in the process of acquiring 3.4 acres of city-owned land to be developed as part of the proposed business park (Exhibit 6). The 3.4 acres currently lie outside of the Green River Ranch Specific Plan’s east boundary and consist of 1.46 acres of a portion of the
city’s Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) area (APN 101-190-034) and 1.94 acres of a portion of excess street right-of-way on Green River Road and a portion of the LMD property.
On August 16, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-090 which declared the
3.4 acres as surplus land and that the land is no longer necessary for the city’s use. On July 8, 2024, the city received a written determination from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) confirming that the city’s disposition of the surplus land complies with the requirements under Surplus Land Act. The applicant is required to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement with the city prior to the recordation of TTM 37963.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
GPA2020-0002 proposes to change and redistribute the General Plan land use designations located with the Green River Ranch Specific Plan, including the adjacent 3.4 acres being added to the specific plan by SPA2020-0006. The existing and proposed land use changes are shown on the General Plan Amendment map attached as Exhibit 3 and described below. • Change the General Plan land use designation of the 5.05 acres located on the north side of Green River Ranch Road from MU II to GC.
• Expand the MU II land use designation on the south side of Green River Road replacing the GC designation on 8.12 acres. In total, the MU II designation will be reduced from 53.1 acres to 49.31 acres.
• Reduce the ER designation from 98.2 acres to 20.39 acres and designate 83.34 acres as Open Space General (OSG).
Table 2 summarizes the proposed General Plan land use designations and the compatible zoning designations proposed by SPA2020-0006. The designated land uses are identified by the planning areas established in the specific plan, including the assigned acreages. For reference, the zoning changes proposed by the SPA is provided as Exhibit 5.
Table 2
Proposed Green River Ranch Specific Plan Land Use Summary Proposed
General Plan
Proposed
Zoning
Proposed
Planning
Area
Proposed
Acreage
Proposed
Allowable Uses
Mixed Use II Business Park
Industrial1
1, 2, 3 49.31 Light business park
industrial uses.
General
Commercial
General
Commercial
4 5.50 Mix of commercial
services, retail, restaurant,
and freeway-oriented
service uses.
Estate
Residential
Estate
Residential
5 20.39 Up to 32 single family
residential dwellings.
Open Space
General
Open Space
General1
6 83.34 Permanent open space.
Circulation (Streets) N/A 1.46 ---
Total Acreage 160.00 ---
1. New zoning districts proposed by SPA2020-0006 for the Green River Ranch Specific Plan.
Table 3 provides a side-by-side comparison of the existing and proposed General Plan land use designations and acreages for the land within the specific plan.
Table 3
Existing and Proposed General Plan Land Use Summary
Existing
General Plan and Acreage
Proposed
General Plan and Acreage
Mixed Use II
59.01 acres
Mixed Use II
49.31 acres
General Commercial
8.12 acres
General Commercial
5.50 acres
Estate Residential
98.2 acres
Estate Residential
20.39 acres
N/A Open Space General (new)
83.34 acres
California Housing Accountability Act
The state’s Housing Accountability Act (Government Code Section 65589.5) was amended in 2019 to include the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (Government Code Section 66300). The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 requires cities to maintain the residential capacity that existed at the time of adoption of the legislation to ensure a no net loss in the zoning for residential
units. Cities are allowed to change a General Plan land use designation or rezone residential properties to a non-residential land use designation or zone or a less intense residential land use designation or zone only if the city concurrently changes the land use designation or rezones another parcel to make up for the shortfall in housing units lost under the previous General Plan land use change or zoning.
However, Section 66300(e)(4) provides that the Housing Crisis Act does not apply to a housing development project located within a very high fire hazard severity zone. Because the proposed project involves a housing development project on a site that is located entirely within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, the Housing Crisis Act does not apply to GPA2020-0002.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
Proposed Constrained Linkage 1
The Green River Ranch Specific Plan contains a wildlife linkage identified by the Western Riverside County’s Multiple Specific Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) as Proposed Constrained Linkage 1 (PCL-1). The current alignment of PCL-1 extends through the specific plan from the Cleveland National Forest south of the specific plan to the Prado Dam and Santa Ana River areas north of the 91 Freeway. An exhibit for PCL-1 is attached as Exhibit 7.
In December 2023, the city submitted a Criteria Refinement Analysis (prepared by the applicant’s biology consultant, Glen Lukos Associates) on behalf of the applicant to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife to have PCL-1 relocated off-site.
Development of the land within the specific plan would require the applicant to also design a wildlife linkage that meets the requirements of the MSCHP. Having PCL-1 relocated offsite would help to alleviate site constraints brought on by the wildlife linkage requirements.
On February 20, 2024 and March 25, 2024 the city and applicant received general agreements from the RCA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife to have PCL-1 relocated onto land recently acquired by the RCA. The new alignment is located southwest of the Green River Ranch Specific Plan and outside of Corona’s city limits, within the jurisdiction of Riverside County. The new alignment was considered to be less constrained and superior compared to the current alignment to support wildlife movement.
Green River Ranch Specific Plan Subsequent EIR
The Green River Ranch Specific Plan EIR was certified by the city on February 7, 2021. In accordance with Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines, the city prepared a draft Subsequent EIR to the certified Green River Ranch Specific Plan Final EIR to address the potential environmental impacts associated with the revised Green River Ranch Specific
Plan project. The Subsequent EIR also addresses the proposed 49.31-acre business park development and the relocation of PCL-1.
The project’s Subsequent EIR identifies environmental impacts that are capable of being mitigated to a less than significant level through the implementation of mitigation measures.
In the areas of biological resources and noise, the revised project would result in a reduction of impacts compared to the 2001 approved specific plan. In the areas of air quality and transportation, the revised project would continue to have significant and unavoidable impacts, even with the implementation of mitigation measures. These significant impacts are discussed further below.
The project’s air quality analysis indicated that the project would exceed the allowable threshold for certain pollutant emissions associated with the project’s operations. The source of the emissions includes stationary sources (chemicals from regular maintenance of landscaped areas, buildings, etc) and mobile sources (vehicles and trucks accessing the site). This impact does not change from the 2001 EIR which disclosed that the original project would exceed the allowable threshold for certain pollutants associated with the original project’s operations.
As it pertains to transportation, the project’s traffic impact analysis indicated that the project would exceed the city’s daily Vehicle Miles Threshold (VMT) threshold. VMT measures the number of miles that would be traveled by vehicles associated with the project. Although the Subsequent EIR proposes mitigation measures (ride share programs, carpooling, etc.) to help reduce the project’s VMT, there is no amount of feasible mitigation that can fully reduce the project’s VMT below the threshold, and therefore, the project’s transportation impact is considered to be significant. However, the number of daily vehicle trips generated by the project would decrease by 61% compared to the original project (original project showed 11,207 daily trips to and from the project site and the current project shows 4,370 daily trips).
Overall, most of the project’s environmental impacts remain similar to the impacts that were previously identified in the 2001 EIR for the original approved specific plan. Table 4 provides a comparison of the environmental impacts between the approved and proposed specific plan.
Table 4
Environmental Impact Comparison
of the Approved GRR Specific Plan vs. Proposed GRR Specific Plan Environmental Area of
Concern
Level of Significance
(Environmental Impact) for
Approved GRR Specific Plan
Proposed GRR Specific
Plan Comparison
Aesthetics Less than Significant with
Mitigation
Similar
Agricultural & Forestry
Resources
Less than Significant Similar
Air Quality Significant and Unavoidable Similar
Biological Resources Significant and Unavoidable Reduced Cultural Resources Less than Significant Similar
Energy No Impact Similar
Geology/Soils/Paleontology Less than Significant with
Mitigation
Similar
Greenhous Gas Emissions Was not required by CEQA to
be addressed in 2001
Less than Significant with
Mitigation
Hazards & Hazardous
Materials
Less than Significant Similar
Hydrology/Water Quality Less than Significant with
Mitigation
Similar
Land Use & Planning Less than Significant Similar
Minerals Less than Significant Similar
Noise Less than Significant with
Mitigation
Reduced
Population & Housing Less than Significant Similar
Public Services Less than Significant with
Mitigation
Similar
Recreation Less than Significant Similar
Transportation Significant and Unavoidable,
(in terms of the number of
vehicle trips to be generated
by the original project)
Similar (in terms of the
project’s daily VMT)
Reduced (in terms of the
number of vehicle trips to
be generated by the
proposed project)
Tribal Cultural Resources Was not required by CEQA to
be addressed in 2001
Less than Significant with
Mitigation
Utilities/Service Systems Less than Significant Similar Wildfire Less than Significant with
Mitigation
Similar
FISCAL IMPACT
The applicant has paid the applicable application processing fees for the project.
PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENTS
In accordance with CEQA procedures, the Planning and Development Department mailed a Notice of Availability notifying the public of the release of the draft Subsequent EIR to all property owners within a 500-foot radius of the project site, regulatory agencies, and interested parties on October 11, 2024 for public comment for a period of 45 days. The Notice of Availability was also posted on the project site, submitted to the State Clearinghouse (SCH No. 2022080640), and mailed to the residential properties within the adjacent Montenero Community (most properties were beyond the 500-foot noticing radius).
A separate 20-day public hearing notice for the November 25, 2024 Planning and Housing Commission meeting was mailed to all property owners within a 500-foot radius of the project site, regulatory agencies, and interested parties. The public hearing notice was also advertised on the Sentinel Weekly newspaper, posted onsite, and mailed to the residential properties within the adjacent Montenero Community.
As of the preparation of this staff report, the Planning and Development Department has received written comments in response to the draft Subsequent EIR from the following:
• City of Chino Community Development Department
• Montenero Community Association
• Mr. Paul Ramlo, president of the Montenero Community Homeowner’s Association • Advocates For The Environment
• Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District • Riverside Transportation Authority
• Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District
• Residents (multiple)
The comments are attached as Exhibit 9.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The proposed amendment to the General Plan land use map aligns with the established goals and policies of the General Plan to provide for a mix of land uses based on the current market and to protect and conserve wildlife and habitat. The Mixed Use II and General Commercial land use designations provide an opportunity for developing the project site according to the objectives of the Green River Ranch Specific Plan. The amendment also
preserves the rural and low density residential character of the neighborhood by using the existing Estate Residential land use designation on approximately 21 acres and adding Open Space General on 83.34 acres of natural hillsides.
The amendment overall maintains the existing land use pattern that was established for the Green River Ranch Specific Plan by having the commercial and light industrial uses along Green River Road and the freeway, and maintaining the residential land use on the southern area of the specific plan. The area continues to be buffered from existing surrounding development by Dominguez Ranch Road and natural intervening features such as topography and distance.
Therefore, the Planning and Development Department recommends approval of GPA2020- 0002 based on the recommended conditions of approval in Exhibit 4 and the findings of approval below.
FINDINGS FOR THE APPROVAL OF GPA2020-0002
1. In accordance with Section 15162 of the State Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Corona, as the lead agency under CEQA, prepared a draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to the Green River Ranch Specific Plan Final Environmental Impact Report certified by the City Council on February 7, 2001. The Subsequent EIR was prepared to address the potential environmental impacts of the proposed changes to the Green River Ranch Specific Plan.
The Subsequent EIR also addresses the relocation of Proposed Constrained Linkage 1 (PCL-1) of the Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan as a separate but related project. The Subsequent EIR was submitted to the State Clearinghouse (SCH No. 2022080640). The Subsequent EIR identified most environmental impacts from the previous EIR remain unchanged, with impacts to air quality and transportation being significant and unavoidable.
2. GPA2020-0002 it is in the public interest and would not be detrimental to public health, safety and welfare for the following reason:
a. There is adequate infrastructure in place to accommodate the land use changes proposed by GPA2020-0002. The project site and its intended uses will not unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighboring existing or future developments, will not create traffic or pedestrian hazards, and will not otherwise have a negative impact on the aesthetics, health, safety or welfare of neighboring uses because future development allowed by the Mixed Use II, Estate Residential and Open Space General designations will be required to adhere to the development standards required by the zoning of their respective properties
and other development standards required by the Green River Ranch Specific Plan, as amended by SPA2020-0006.
3. GPA2020-0002 it is an internally consistent with the elements of the General Plan, including the goals and policies stated therein for the following reasons:
a. The amendment proposes land uses that fit with the current market and facilitates the development of property that is accessible from the freeway and in proximity to other urban land uses, which is consistent with General Plan Land Use Policy LU-3.3, which is to allow flexibility in the defined land use types, densities and intensities to account for changes in housing needs and characteristics, industrial and employment markets, and retail commercial enterprises that will occur during implementation of the General Plan that such deviations be consistent with the Plan’s vision, goals and overall policy intentions. b. The amendment is consistent with General Plan Goal LU-16 by preserving approximately 80 acres of permanent open space land that provides Corona’s residents with opportunities to enjoy the natural environment, provide visual “relief” from urban development, protect significant plant and animal habitats, and protect development from natural environmental hazards. c. The amendment is consistent with General Plan Goal ER-6 by protecting over 80 acres of permanent open space to enhance and sustain significant plant and wildlife species and habitat that exist in Corona and its Planning Areas, for the long-term benefit of the natural environment and Corona residents and visitors. d. The amendment is consistent with General Plan Goal LU-13 by providing the structure for a mix of general commercial, estate residential, business park industrial, and open space uses. The non-residential uses will house a variety of businesses, enhance the local economy and is appropriately situated on Green River Road, a major arterial roadway, near the 91 and 71 freeways. The residential and open space uses preserve the existing low density and rural character of the neighborhood.
4. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 66300 (Housing Crisis Act of 2019), the change in the Estate Residential General Plan land use designation from 98.2 acres of Estate Residential to 20.39 acres of Estate Residential would not individually or cumulatively reduce the site’s residential development capacity for the following reason:
a. The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (Government Code Section 66300; enacted by Senate Bill 330) prevents a city from changing the general plan land use designation, specific plan land use designation, or zoning of a parcel to a less intensive use below what was in effect on January 1, 2018, unless the city concurrently changes the regulations applicable to other parcels within the jurisdiction to ensure that there is no net loss in residential capacity. (Subds. (b)(1)(A), (h)(1).) However, Section 66300(e)(4) provides that the Housing Crisis Act does not apply to a housing development project located within a very high fire hazard severity zone. Because the proposed Project involves a housing development project on a site that is located entirely within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, the Housing Crisis Act does not apply to GPA2020-0002.
PREPARED BY: SANDRA VANIAN, PLANNING MANAGER
SUBMITTED BY: JOANNE COLETTA, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Exhibits:
1. Resolution No. 2650
2. Locational Map
3. General Plan Amendment Map
4. Conditions of Approval
5. Specific Plan Amendment Map
6. Land Acquisition Exhibit
7. Proposed Constrained Linkage 1 Realignment Exhibit
8. Environmental Documentation available at:
https://www.coronaca.gov/government/departments/communitydevelopment/planning-division
9. Public Response
Case Planner: Sandra Vanian (951) 736-2262
RESOLUTION NO. 2650
APPLICATION NUMBER: GPA2020-0002
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND HOUSING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA
APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE
THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 5.5 ACRES LOCATED
NORTH OF GREEN RIVER ROAD AND WEST OF
DOMINGUEZ RANCH ROAD FROM MIXED USE II
(INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL) TO GENERAL
COMMERCIAL, AND CHANGE THE LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GREEN RIVER
ROAD AND WEST OF DOMINGUEZ RANCH ROAD FROM
GENERAL COMMERCIAL, MIXED USE II, AND ESTATE
RESIDENTIAL TO 49.31 ACRES OF MIXED USE II, 20.39
ACRES OF ESTATE RESIDENTIAL, AND 83.34 ACRES OF
OPEN SPACE-GENERAL AS PART OF CYCLE 1 FOR
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS 2025. (APPLICANT: PSIP
WR GREEN RIVER LLC)
WHEREAS, the Planning and Housing Commission of the City of Corona initiated proceedings through GPA2020-0002 to consider amending the City’s General Plan land use map to change the land use designation of 5.5 acres located north of Green River Road and west of Dominguez Ranch Road from Mixed Use II (Industrial & Commercial) to General Commercial, and change the land use designations on the south side of Green River Road and west of Dominguez Ranch Road from General Commercial, Mixed Use II, and Estate Residential to 49.31 acres of Mixed Use II, 20.39 acres of Estate Residential, and 83.34 acres of Open Space-General; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendment was submitted in conjunction with Specific Plan Amendment 2020-0006 (SPA2020-0006), Tentative Tract Map 37963 (TTM 37963), and Precise Plan 2020-0004 (PP2020-0004); and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Housing Commission held a noticed public hearing for GPA2020-0002, SPA2020-0006, TTM 37963, and PP2020-0004 on November 25, 2024 as required by law, and
RESOLUTION NO. 2650
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WHEREAS, the Planning and Housing Commission after close of the public hearing considered all of the evidence presented in its deliberations; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Housing Commission, by the majority, approved GPA2020-0002 in accordance with the analysis and findings in the staff report; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Housing Commission recommended the City Council approve GPA2020-0002 and certify the Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to the Green River Ranch Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2022080640) prepared for GPA2020-0002 pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, because based on the information contained in the Subsequent EIR and the administrative records for this project, including all written and oral evidence provided during the comment period and presented to the Planning and Housing Commission, the Commission finds that most environmental impacts from the previous EIR remain unchanged, with impacts to air quality and transportation being significant and unavoidable.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING AND
HOUSING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. CEQA Findings. The Green River Ranch Specific Plan Final EIR was certified by the city on February 7, 2021. In accordance with Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines, the city prepared a draft Subsequent EIR to the certified Green River Ranch Specific Plan Final EIR to address the potential environmental impacts associated with the revised Green River Ranch Specific Plan project. The Subsequent EIR also addresses 49.31-acre business park development proposed by PP2020-0004 and the relocation of Proposed Constrained Linkage 1 (PCL-1) of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. The Subsequent EIR was submitted to the State Clearinghouse (SCH No. 2022080640). The Subsequent EIR identified most environmental impacts from the previous EIR remain unchanged, with impacts to air quality and transportation being significant and unavoidable.
Overall, most of the project’s environmental impacts remain similar to the impacts that were previously identified in the 2001 EIR for the original approved specific plan.
SECTION 2. Findings. GPA2020-0002 is internally consistent with the elements of the General Plan, including the goals and policies stated therein for the following reasons:
1. In accordance with Section 15162 of the State Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Corona, as the lead agency under CEQA, prepared a draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to the Green River Ranch Specific Plan Final Environmental Impact Report certified by the City Council on February 7, 2001. The Subsequent EIR was prepared to address the potential environmental impacts of the proposed changes to the Green River Ranch Specific Plan. The Subsequent EIR also addresses the relocation of Proposed Constrained Linkage 1 (PCL-1) of the Riverside County
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Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan as a separate but related project. The Subsequent EIR was submitted to the State Clearinghouse (SCH No. 2022080640). The Subsequent EIR identified most environmental impacts from the previous EIR remain unchanged, with impacts to air quality and transportation being significant and unavoidable.
2. GPA2020-0002 it is in the public interest and would not be detrimental to public health, safety and welfare for the following reason:
a. There is adequate infrastructure in place to accommodate the land use changes proposed by GPA2020-0002. The project site and its intended uses will not unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighboring existing or future developments, will not create traffic or pedestrian hazards, and will not otherwise have a negative impact on the aesthetics, health, safety or welfare of neighboring uses because future development allowed by the Mixed Use II, Estate Residential and Open Space General designations will be required to adhere to the development standards required by the zoning of their respective properties and other development standards required by the Green River Ranch Specific Plan, as amended by SPA2020-0006.
3. GPA2020-0002 it is an internally consistent with the elements of the General Plan, including the goals and policies stated therein for the following reasons:
a. The amendment proposes land uses that fit with the current market and facilitates the development of property that is accessible from the freeway and in proximity to other urban land uses, which is consistent with General Plan Land Use Policy LU-3.3, which is to allow flexibility in the defined land use types, densities and intensities to account for changes in housing needs and characteristics, industrial and employment markets, and retail commercial enterprises that will occur during implementation of the General Plan that such deviations be consistent with the Plan’s vision, goals and overall policy intentions.
b. The amendment is consistent with General Plan Goal LU-16 by preserving approximately 80 acres of permanent open space land that provides Corona’s residents with opportunities to enjoy the natural environment, provide visual “relief” from urban development, protect significant plant and animal habitats, and protect development from natural environmental hazards.
c. The amendment is consistent with General Plan Goal ER-6 by protecting over 80 acres of permanent open space to enhance and sustain significant plant and wildlife species and habitat that exist in Corona and its Planning Areas, for the long-term benefit of the natural environment and Corona residents and visitors.
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d. The amendment is consistent with General Plan Goal LU-13 by providing the structure for a mix of general commercial, estate residential, business park industrial, and open space uses. The non-residential uses will house a variety of businesses, enhance the local economy and is appropriately situated on Green River Road, a major arterial roadway, near the 91 and 71 freeways. The residential and open space uses preserve the existing low density and rural character of the neighborhood.
4. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 66300 (Housing Crisis Act of 2019), the change in the Estate Residential General Plan land use designation from 98.2 acres of Estate Residential to 20.39 acres of Estate Residential would not individually or cumulatively reduce the site’s residential development capacity for the following reason:
a. The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (Government Code Section 66300; enacted by Senate Bill 330) prevents a city from changing the general plan land use designation, specific plan land use designation, or zoning of a parcel to a less intensive use below what was in effect on January 1, 2018, unless the city concurrently changes the regulations applicable to other parcels within the jurisdiction to ensure that there is no net loss in residential capacity. (Subds. (b)(1)(A), (h)(1).) However, Section 66300(e)(4) provides that the Housing Crisis Act does not apply to a housing development project located within a very high fire hazard severity zone. Because the proposed Project involves a housing development project on a site that is located entirely within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, the Housing Crisis Act does not apply to GPA2020-0002.
THAT THE COMMISSION passes and adopts Resolution No. 2650 approving the General Plan Amendment granted in accordance with Exhibit 3 of the staff report for GPA2020- 0002; and
THAT THE COMMISSION recommends to the City Council that it approve such General Plan Amendment as part of Cycle 1 for General Plan Amendments 2025 and certify the Subsequent Environmental Impact Report to the Green River Ranch Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2022080640) prepared for GPA2020-0002.
LOCATIONAL MAP
General Plan Legend:
ER – Estate Residential
GC – General Commercial
LI – Light Industrial
LMDR – Low Medium Density Residential
MDR – Medium Density Residential
OSR – Open Space Residential
OSG – Open Space General
Zoning Legend:
A – Agricultural
C-3 – General Commercial
FS – Fire Station
LDR – Low Density Residential
LMDR – Low Medium Density Residential
M-1 – Light Manufacturing
MH – Mobile Home Park
OS – Open Space
Details:
LIST OF CONDITIONS
DEPARTMENT CONTACT
PLANNING
1. The project shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC) and ordinances and the relevant Specific Plan, if any, including the payment of all required fees.
2. The applicant or his successor in interest shall comply with the mitigation measures established in the Green River Ranch Subsequent Environmental Impact Report.
3. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the applicant shall defend, indemnify and hold the City of Corona and its directors, officials, officers, employees, volunteers and agents free and harmless from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, proceedings, costs, expenses, liabilities, losses, damages or injuries of any kind, in law or equity, in any manner arising out of, pertaining to, or incident to any attack against or attempt to challenge, set aside, void or annul any approval, decision or other action of the City of Corona, whether such approval, decision or other action was by its City Council, Planning and Housing Commission or other board, director, official, officer, employee, volunteer or agent. To the extent that Government Code Section 66474.9 applies, the City will promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action or proceeding made known to the City to which Government Code Section 66474.9 applies and the City will fully cooperate in the defense. The Applicant's obligations hereunder shall include, without limitation, the payment of any and all damages, consultant and expert fees, and attorney's fees and other related costs and expenses. The City shall have the right to retain such legal counsel as the City deems necessary and appropriate.
4. Nothing herein shall be construed to require City to defend any attack against or attempt to challenge, set aside, void or annul any such City approval, decision or other action. If at any time Applicant chooses not to defend (or continue to defend) any attack against or attempt to challenge, set aside, void or annul any such City approval, decision or other action, the City may choose, in its sole discretion, to defend or not defend any such action. In the event that the City decides not to defend or continue the defense, Applicant shall be obligated to reimburse City for any and all costs, fees, penalties or damages associated with dismissing the action or proceeding. If at any time both the Applicant and the City choose not to defend (or continue to defend) any action noted herein, all subject City approvals, decisions or other actions shall be null and void. The Applicant shall be required to enter into any reimbursement agreement deemed necessary by the City to effectuate the terms of this condition.
Project Number: GPA2020-0002
Applied: 8/13/2020 Approved:
Closed: Expired:
Status: RECEIVED
Parent Project: DPR2019-
0030
AMEND GENERAL PLAN FOR GREEN RIVER RANCH
SPECIFIC PLAN
Site Address: GREEN RIVER RD / DOMINGUEZ RANCH RD CORONA, CA 0 GARY EDWARDS, PSIP WR GREEN RIVER, LLC
500 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE NEWPORT BEACH CA, 92660
Description:
Applicant:
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EXISTING AND PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
PA 6
PA 4 PA 3
PA 2
PA 1
PA 7
PA 5
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................1-1
1.1 PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE APPROVED PROJECT.........................1-1
1.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES...............................................................................1-2
1.3 REQUIRED APPROVALS............................................................................1-2
1.4 PURPOSE OF A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT.........................................................................................................1-4
1.5 TECHNICAL STUDIES AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE...........................................................1-6
1.6 SCOPING MEETING AND NOTICE OF PREPARATION........................1-8
1.7 PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD..........................................................................1-8
1.8 SUMMARY OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ..........................................1-10
1.9 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND
MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................1-11
2.0 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................2-1
2.1 PURPOSE OF THIS SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT.........................................................................................................2-1
2.2 PROPOSED MODIFIED PROJECT .............................................................2-1
2.3 PROPOSED RELOCATION OF PCL-1 .......................................................2-2
2.4 BASIS FOR AND INTENDED USE OF THIS SUBESQUENT EIR..........2-2
2.5 CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS SUBSEQUENT EIT ..........2-4
2.6 LEAD AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION...........................................2-7
2.7 PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING.....................................................................2-7
2.8 NOP PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD...............................................................2-13
2.9 DRAFT SEIR REVIEW PERIOD ...............................................................2-26
3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................3-1
3.1 PROJECT LOCATION AND SETTING ......................................................3-1
3.1.1 MODIFIED PROJECT...................................................................................3-1
3.1.2 RELOCATION OF PCL-1.............................................................................3-7
3.2 MODIFIED PROJECT DEFINITION.........................................................3-11
3.2.1 MODIFIED PROJECT OVERVIEW ..........................................................3-11
3.2.2 PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT........................................3-12
3.2.3 PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT .........................................3-15
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3.2.4 PROPOSED TENTATIVE TRACT MAP...................................................3-15
3.2.5 PROPOSED PRECISE PLAN .....................................................................3-19
3.3 RELOCATION OF PCL-1 PROJECT DEFINITION .................................3-24
3.4 EXISTING LAND USES, GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS, AND ZONING..............................................................3-24
3.5 PROJECT OBJECTIVES.............................................................................3-26
3.6 DISCRETIONARY ACTIONS, PERMITS, AND OTHER
APPORVALS...............................................................................................3-27
4.0 MODIFIED PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS ......................4-1
4.0.1 APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE
PROPOSED MODIFIED PROJECT .............................................................4-1
4.0.2 MODIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST..........................................4-2
4.1 AESTHETICS .............................................................................................4.1-1
4.2 AGRICULTURE AND FOREST RESOURCES .......................................4.2-1
4.3 AIR QUALITY ...........................................................................................4.3-1
4.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES.....................................................................4.4-1
4.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES........................................................................4.5-1
4.6 ENERGY.....................................................................................................4.6-1
4.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS............................................................................4.7-1
4.8 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ...........................................................4.8-1
4.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.......................................4.9-1
4.10 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ..............................................4.10-1
4.11 LAND USE AND PLANNING ................................................................4.11-1
4.12 MINERAL RESOURCES.........................................................................4.12-1
4.13 NOISE .......................................................................................................4.13-1
4.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING .............................................................4.14-1
4.15 PUBLIC SERVICES.................................................................................4.15-1
4.16 RECREATION..........................................................................................4.16-1
4.17 TRANSPORTATION ...............................................................................4.17-1
4.18 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES ......................................................4.18-1
4.19 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS..................................................4.19-1
4.20 WILDFIRE................................................................................................4.20-1
5.0 RELOCATION OF PCL-1 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................5-1
6.0 ALTERNATIVES ......................................................................................................6-1
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6.1 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................6-1
6.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES...............................................................................6-2
6.3 2001 EIR ALTERNATIVES..........................................................................6-3
6.3.1 2001 EIR ALTERNATIVE 1: NO BUILD ALTERNATIVE.......................6-3
6.3.2 2001 EIR ALTERNATIVE 2: NO PROJECT ALTENATIVE.....................6-4
6.3.3 2001 EIR ALTERNATIVE 3: COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL
ALTERNATIVE ............................................................................................6-4
6.3.4 2001 EIR ALTERNATIVE 4: RESIDENTIAL.............................................6-5
6.3.5 2001 EIR ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE...............6-5
6.4 ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER IN THIS SEIR......................................6-6
6.4.1 ALTERNATIVE 1: NO PROJECT/NO BUILD ALTERNATIVE...............6-6
6.4.2 ALTERNATIVE 2: MIXED USE ALTERNATIVE.....................................6-7
6.4.3 ALTERNATIVE 3: RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVE ................................6-9
6.5 SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF ALTERNATIVES.............6-10
6.5 ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE.............................6-12
7.0 OTHER CEQA-REQUIRED ANALYSIS.................................................................7-1
7.1 CEQA REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................7-1
7.2 SIGNIFICANT AND IRREVERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGES .....................................................................................................7-1
7.3 GROWTH INDUCING IMPACTS ...............................................................7-3
7.4 MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE........................................7-5
8.0 REFERENCES...........................................................................................................8-1
APPENDICES
A: Scoping Meeting Comments
B: NOP, NOP Comments
C: Green River Ranch Visual Impact Analysis
D-1: Air Quality Impact Analysis
D-2: Health Risk Assessment
E-1: Biological Technical Report
E-2: Determination of Biologically Equivalent or Superior Preservation (DBESP) Analysis E-3: Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Consistency Analysis F: Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment
G: Energy Analysis
H-1: EIR-Level Geotechnical Study
H-2: Update of EIR-Level Geotechnical Study
H-3: Paleontological Resource Record Search Update
I: Greenhouse Gas Analysis
J: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Update
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K-1: Preliminary Drainage Report
K-2: Project Specific Water Quality Management Plan
L: Noise and Vibration Analysis
M-1: Traffic Analysis
M-2: Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Analysis
M-2: Preliminary Wastewater Report
N: Sacred Lands File Search
O-1: Preliminary Wastewater Report
O-2: Preliminary Water Report
O-3: Water Supply Assessment
P: Fire Protection Plan
Q: Criteria Refinement Analysis Relocation of Proposed Constrained Linkage 1
FIGURES
Figure 3.1: Regional Location..............................................................................................................................3-2 Figure 3.2: Project Vicinity..................................................................................................................................3-3 Figure 3.3: PCL-1 Alignment...............................................................................................................................3-5 Figure 3.4: Existing and Proposed General Plan Land Use Designations...........................................................3-7 Figure 3.5: Existing and Proposed Specific Plan Land Use Designations...........................................................3-7 Figure 3.6: Proposed Business Park Site Plan......................................................................................................3-9 Figure 4.1-1: Site Photos...................................................................................................................................4.1-3 Figure 4.1-2: Conceptual Rendering – Aerial Perspective..............................................................................4.1-15 Figure 4.1-3: Conceptual Rendering – Westerly Perspective .........................................................................4.1-17 Figure 4.1-4: B1 Building Elevations 1 of 2 ...................................................................................................4.1-23 Figure 4.1-5: B1 Building Elevations 2 of 2 ...................................................................................................4.1-25 Figure 4.1-6: B2 Building Elevations .............................................................................................................4.1-27 Figure 4.1-7: B3 Building Elevations .............................................................................................................4.1-29 Figure 4.1-8: B4 Building Elevations .............................................................................................................4.1-31 Figure 4.1-9: B5 Building Elevations .............................................................................................................4.1-33 Figure 4.1-10: Conceptual Landscape Plan.....................................................................................................4.1-35 Figure 4.1-11: Site Photometrics B1...............................................................................................................4.1-39 Figure 4.1-12: Site Photometrics B2, 3, 4, 5...................................................................................................4.1-41 Figure 4.4-1: Vegetation Map ...........................................................................................................................4.4-7 Figure 4.4-2: RWQCB Jurisdictional Drainages.............................................................................................4.4-13 Figure 4.4-3: CDFW Jurisdictional Drainages................................................................................................4.4-15 Figure 4.4-4: MSHCP Jurisdictional Drainages..............................................................................................4.4-17 Figure 4.20-1: Fuel Modification Zones.......................................................................................................4.20-13 Figure 4.20-2: Wildfire History ....................................................................................................................4.20-17 Figure 5.1: PCL-1 Vegetation Map....................................................................................................................5-15 TABLES
Table 1-1: Summary of Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Level of Significance after Mitigation ................1-13 Table 2-1: Summary of Comments Received in Response to the Public Scoping Meeting ................................2-7 Table 2-2: Summary of Comments Received in Response to the NOP.............................................................2-13 Table 4.3-1: Overall Construction Emissions Summary – Without Mitigation..............................................4.3-19 Table 4.3-2: Overall Construction Emissions Summary – With Mitigation...................................................4.3-19
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Table 4.3-3: Summary of Peak Operational Emissions – Without Mitigation ...............................................4.3-20 Table 4.3-4: Summary of Peak Operational Emissions – With Mitigation ....................................................4.3-21 Table 4.3-5: Localized Significance Summary of Operations – Without Mitigation.....................................4.3-23 Table 4.3-6: Localized Significance Summary of Operations – With Mitigation ..........................................4.3-23 Table 4.3-5: Summary of Construction and Operational Cancer and Non-Cancer Risks Without Mitigation....................................................................................................................................4.3-23 Table 4.4-1: Natural Communities within the Project Site and Offsite Improvements....................................4.4-6 Table 4.8-1: Project GHG Emissions..............................................................................................................4.8-19 Table 4.9-1: Trip Generation Comparison Approved Project vs. Modified Project.......................................4.9-10 Table 4.11-1: Comparison of the Approved and Modified Project GRRSP Land Uses.................................4.11-3 Table 4.11-2: GRRSPA (Modified Project) Consistency with Connect SoCal Goals....................................4.11-9 Table 4.11-3: GRRSPA (Modified Project) Conformance with City General Plan Goals ..........................4.11-10 Table 4.13-1: 24-Hour Ambient Noise Level Measurements.........................................................................4.13-3 Table 4.13-2: Significance Criteria Summary ................................................................................................4.13-6 Table 4.13-3: Operational Noise Standards....................................................................................................4.13-7 Table 4.14-1: City of Corona Population, Households, and Employment .....................................................4.14-3 Table 5.4-1: Vegetation Communities within the Existing PCL-1 and Alternate PCL-1..................................5-14 Table 6.5-1 - Comparison of the Project Alternatives ......................................................................................6-10 Table 6.5-2 - Comparison of the Approved Project vs. Modified Project ........................................................6-11
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE APPROVED PROJECT
The Project Applicant proposes to Amend the Green River Ranch Specific Plan (GRRSP) to modify land uses and rearrange Planning Areas (PAs). The proposed GRRSP Amendment (GRRSPA) would create Business Park Industrial (BPI) PAs that are also proposed for development as part of the Project. The combined affect of the GRRSPA and BPI Development proposal is defined as the Modified Project in this Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR).
The Project Applicant, PSIP WR Green River, LLC, seeks approval of Amendment No. 1 to the GRRSP to rearrange and change the previously approved land uses, slightly expand the Specific Plan boundary, and designate a large portion of the site as open space for permanent preservation to compliance with the WR-MSHCP. Concurrent with the proposed GRRSPA, the Project Applicant requests entitlements for development of the BPI PAs located in revised PAs 1, 2 and 3. A detailed description of the proposed Modified Project is provided in Section
3.2. To implement the GRRSPA and BPI Development, the project Applicant proposes a General Plan Amendment (GPA), Specific Plan Amendment (SPA), Tentative Tract Map (TTM), and Precise Plan (PP). These discretionary approvals represent the proposed Project, proposed Modified Project, or Modified Project analyzed in this SEIR. These actions are summarized as follows:
• GPA 2020-0002 • SPA 2020-0006
• TTM 37963 • PP 2020-0004
In addition to the proposed changes, the Regional Conservation Agency (RCA) requested that the City apply for a WR-MSHCP Criteria Area Refinement to relocate Proposed Constrained Linkage 1 (PCL-1) from its current alignment to the B Canyon property as the GRRSP Planning Area contains four Criteria Cells (1702, 1704, 1811, and 1812) and PCL-1. The Criteria Cells support PCL-1 that connects Core Area A to the north (Prado Basin/Santa Ana River) with Core Area B to the south (Cleveland National Forest). The RCA recently purchased approximately 670 acres of land adjacent to and west of the GRRSP Planning Area known as the B Canyon property. This property has long been considered a superior location for a wildlife linkage because it removes or reduces the physical barriers at Green River Road, the railroad tracks, and SR-91 associated with the existing alignment of PCL-1. Consequently, the City has agreed to address the proposed Relocation of PCL-1 in this SEIR as a separate but related project. The environmental analysis of the proposed Relocation of PCL-1 is presented in this SEIR on a project level, independent of the Modified Project.
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1.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Modified Project
The following project objectives from the previously approved GRRSP EIR remain valid for the proposed Modified Project.
• To provide for the orderly and efficient development of the Green River Ranch property. • To implement the goals, objectives, and policies of the City of Corona General Plan. • To develop land uses which reflect sound economic, market, and financial consideration. • To develop uses which will generate additional revenue for the City of Corona, and establish a strong tax base for the City.
• To provide convenient commercial and industrial services for the community, in addition to similar services for freeway oriented and generated visitors. • To promote organized and well-planned development within the Specific Plan area. • To provide guidance and direction for the future development of this property. • To create an aesthetically pleasing western gateway into the City of Corona.
Relocation of PCL-1
The project objectives for the proposed Relocation of PCL-1 are as follows:
• Improve wildlife linkage between Core Areas A and B by connecting wildlife habitats, between the Santa Ana Mountains, Prado Basin, and Chino Hills. • Establish a superior PCL-1 wildlife corridor due to existing constraints from roads, railroads, SR 91, and development associated with the existing PCL-1 alignment. • Increase overall Covered Habitat as described in the WR-MSHCP through conserving additional lands.
1.3 REQUIRED APPROVALS
The legislative and discretionary actions to be considered by the City as part of the proposed Project include:
Modified Project
• General Plan Amendment No. 2020-0002 (GPA 2020-0002): The Modified Project requires City approval of a GPA to amend the existing GRRSP designations. As discussed in Section 3.2.2, the MU2 designation on approximately 5.5 acres would change to GC.
The current configuration and designation of MU2, GC, ER, and OS-G on 49.31 acres would change to Light Industrial (LI). The current configuration and designation of MU2 and ER on approximately 20.39 acres would change to ER. The configuration and designation of ER on 83.34 acres would change to Open Space.
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• Specific Plan Amendment to the GRRSP (SPA 2020-0006): The Modified Project requires City approval of an SPA to amend the existing GRRSP Land Use Plan and the City’s Zoning Map consistent with GRRSPA No. 1. As discussed in Section 3.2.3, the Modified Project would: redesignate 5.5 acres from Mixed Use to General Commercial as part of proposed PA 4; redesignate 49.52 acres of Mixed Use, Hotel/Mixed Use/Office, and General Commercial to BPI as part of proposed PAs 1 through 3; Estate Residential would occur on 20.39 acres within proposed PA 5; Open Space – General would cover
83.34 acres as PA 6; and onsite roadways would be reconfigured to provide a single northsouth oriented access road (Street A), which would connect to Green River Road in the north and provide primary vehicular access to PAs 1, 2, 3, and 5. In addition to amending the land uses, the Modified Project requires City approval of a conceptual grading plan and a conceptual infrastructure plan; amendments to development standards; design Guidelines for site planning, architectural character, landscape architecture, and development phasing, financing, maintenance responsibilities, and administration of the Specific Plan.
• Tentative Tract Map No. 39763 (TTM 37963): The Modified Project requires City approval of a TTM to change the City Zoning Map consistent with GGRSP. As discussed in Section 3.2.4, the Modified Project Site is comprised of Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 101- 180-014; 101-180-015; 101-180-017; 101-180-034; 101-180-035; 101-180-037; 101-180- 038; and 101-190-034. The TTM would subdivide 154.90 acres of the Specific Plan area into nine (9) lots within PAs 1 through 6.
• Precise Plan No. 2020-0004 (PP 2020-004) (pertaining to the industrial park component of the proposed Project in PAs 1, 2 and 3): The Modified Project requires City approval of a PP to approve the final design of the proposed industrial park component of the Project within PAs 1, 2, and 3. As discussed in Section 3.2.5, the PP includes detailed site planning, architectural treatments, landscaping details, and a signage plan for the future construction of five (5) light industrial buildings within the proposed BPI land use designation. The building sizes range from 86,600 square feet to 296,737 resulting in a total of 746,167 square feet. In addition, the PP would include off-site improvements to roads and utilities impacting a total of 12.8 acres.
Relocation of PCL-1
• Relocation of Proposed Constrained Linkage: The proposed Relocation of PCL-1 requires the City, as permittee to the WR-MSHCP, to prepare CEQA documentation and approval of the relocation based on superiority of the proposed alignment in comparison to the alignment of existing PCL-1. This SEIR will be used by RCA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife to approve the relocation in their role as Responsible and Trustee agencies.
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1.4 PURPOSE OF A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT
The purpose of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) is to assess the change in the environmental significance conclusions originally reached in a previous Environmental Impact Report (EIR) attributable to either: 1) change in a project; 2) change in the circumstance under which a project is undertaken; or 3) introduction of new information of substantial importance that was not known at the time the previous EIR was certified.
To determine whether a project is eligible for the preparation of an SEIR, the criteria in Section 15162 governing preparation of Subsequent CEQA documents and the additional criteria in Section 15163 governing preparation of Supplemental CEQA documents must be met, as follows:
1. There are no substantial changes associated with the project which require major revisions to the previous EIR due to new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects (Section 15162).
2. There are no substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which require major revisions to the previous EIR due to new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects (Section 15162).
3. There is no new information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified that shows any of the following (Section 15162):
(a) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR.
(b) Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR.
(c) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative.
(d) Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative.
4. Only minor additions or changes would be necessary to make the previous EIR adequately apply to the project in the changed situation (Section 15163).
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As stated in Section 15163 of the CEQA Guidelines, the Lead Agency may choose to prepare a Supplemental EIR rather than a Subsequent EIR if:
1. Any of the conditions described in Section 15162 would require the preparation of a subsequent EIR, and
2. Only minor additions or changes would be necessary to make the previous EIR adequately apply to the project in the changed situation.
An SEIR need contain only the information necessary to make the Prior EIR adequate for the Modified Project as revised (Section 15163). Additionally, an SEIR may be circulated in accordance with CEQA Section 15087 by itself without recirculating the Prior EIR. When the Lead Agency decides whether to approve the Modified Project, the decision-making body shall consider the previous EIR as revised by the SEIR. A finding under Section 15091 must be made for each significant effect shown in the previous EIR as revised in the SEIR.
The reason for preparation of this SEIR relates to the first and second conditions (changes in a project; changes in the circumstance under which a project is undertaken) of the four conditions listed above. The project definition contained in the proposed GRRSP Amendment and BPI Development proposal differs from the Approved Project addressed in the previous EIR certified in 2001 for the 165±-acre GRRSP. In addition, development of the GRRSP is affected by the biological resource conservation goals and associated development constraints pursuant to the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Conservation Plan (WR-MSHCP) approved in 2004 after approval of the original Project. The combined affect of the GRRSPA and BPI Development proposal is defined as the Modified Project in this SEIR.
The GRRSP Planning Area is bisected by the existing alignment of Proposed Constrained Linkage 1 (PCL-1) defined in the WR-MSHCP. The Regional Conservation Agency (RCA) recently purchased approximately 670 acres of land adjacent to and west of the GRRSP Planning Area known as the B Canyon property. This property has long been considered a superior location for a wildlife linkage because it removes or reduces the physical barriers at Green River Road, the railroad tracks, and SR-91 associated with the existing alignment of PCL-1. The RCA requested that the City apply for a WR-MSHCP Criteria Area Refinement to relocate PCL-1 from its current alignment to the B Canyon property. Consequently, the City has agreed to address the proposed Relocation of PCL-1 in this SEIR as a separate but related project.
For this reason, this SEIR analyzes each of the two projects. The proposed Modified Project consisting of the GRRSPA and BPI Development proposal is addressed in Section 4. The Proposed Relocation of PCL-1 is addressed in Section 5 as a separate but related project.
Section 2.2 contains a brief summary of the proposed Modified Project. Section 2.3 contains a brief summary of the proposed of the proposed Relocation of PCL-1 Project. The process
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undertaken and the determinations reached by the City governing why this SEIR is being prepared are detailed in Section 2.4.
This SEIR has been prepared by the City in accordance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines.
The SEIR will be used by the City, responsible agencies, and the public for the purpose of evaluating the environmental effects associated with the proposed GPA, GRRSPA No. 1, TTM, and PP. The SEIR will also be used by the City, responsible agencies, and the public for the purpose of evaluating the environmental effects associated with the Relocation of PCL-1.
1.5 TECHNICAL STUDIES AND RELATED DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE
This SEIR incorporates by reference several citywide reports and analyses. In addition, technical studies and reports addressing the Modified Project and Relocation of PCL-1 have been used to prepare the applicable analytical sections of the SEIR. These documents are included in SEIR Appendices B through T and include:
• Green River Ranch Visual Impact Analysis, January 8, 2024, T&B Planning (Appendix C)
• Green River Ranch Specific Plan Amendment, SP00-001 Amendment No.1, Air Quality Impact Analysis, June 12, 2024, Urban Crossroads (Appendix D-1) • Green River Ranch Specific Plan Amendment, SP00-001 Amendment No.1, Health Risk Assessment, June 12, 2024, Urban Crossroads (Appendix D-2) • Biological Technical Report for the Green River Ranch Specific Plan, Revised April 2, 2024, Glenn Lukos Associates, Inc. (Appendix E-1)
• Determination of Biologically Equivalent or Superior Preservation (DBESP) Analysis For Impacts to MSHCP Riparian/Riverine Areas Green River Ranch Industrial Project, Revised August 29, 2024, Glenn Lukos Associates, Inc. (Appendix E-2) • Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Consistency Analysis Green River Ranch Industrial Project, Revised August 29, 2024, Glenn Lukos Associates, Inc. (Appendix E3)
• A Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment for the Green River Ranch III Project, Revised January 10, 2024, Brian F. Smith and Associates (Appendix F) • Green River Ranch Specific Plan Amendment, SP00-001 Amendment No.1, Energy Analysis, June 12, 2024, Urban Crossroads (Appendix G)
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• EIR-Level Geotechnical Study Proposed Green River Ranch Business Park Development Southwest of Green River and Dominguez Roads City of Corona, Riverside County, California, August 12, 2020, Petra Geosciences, Inc. (Appendix H1) • Update of EIR-Level Geotechnical Study Proposed Green River Ranch Business Park Development Southwest of Green River and Dominguez Roads City of Corona, Riverside County, California, January 31, 2024, Petra Geosciences, Inc. (Appendix H2) • Paleontological Resource Record Search Update for the Green River Ranch III Project, Revised January 10, 2024, Brian F. Smith and Associates (Appendix H-3) • Green River Ranch Specific Plan Amendment, SP00-001 Amendment No.1, Greenhouse Gas Analysis, June 12, 2024, Urban Crossroads (Appendix I) • Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Update Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNS) 101-180-014, -015, -037 and -038 Corona, Riverside County, California 2882, August 19, 2019, GeoTek, Inc. (Appendix J)
• Preliminary Drainage Report, December 2022, KWC Engineers (Appendix K-1) • Project Specific Water Quality Management Plan, December 12, 2022, KWC Engineers (Appendix K-2)
• Green River Ranch Specific Plan Amendment, SP00-001 Amendment No.1, Noise and Vibration Analysis, June 4, 2024, Urban Crossroads (Appendix L) • Green River Ranch Specific Plan Amendment, SP00-001 Amendment No.1, Traffic Analysis, June 10, 2024 Urban Crossroads (Appendix M-1) • Green River Ranch Specific Plan Amendment, SP00-001 Amendment No.1, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Analysis, June 24, 2024 Urban Crossroads (Appendix M-2) • Sacred Lands File Search, July 9, 2020 (Appendix N)
• Preliminary Wastewater Report Green River Rach Business Park, April 2022, KWC Engineers (Appendix O-1)
• Preliminary Water Report Green River Rach Business Park, November 2021, KWC Engineers (Appendix O-2)
• Water Supply Assessment for the Green River Ranch Business Park, June 2024, Michael Baker International (Appendix O-3)
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• Fire Protection Plan, Green River Ranch Business Park, April 7, 2023, Herbert A.
Spitzer (Appendix P)
• Criteria Refinement Analysis Relocation of Proposed Constrained Linkage 1, Revised December 12, 2023, Glenn Lukos Associates, Inc. (Appendix Q)
1.6 SCOPING MEETING AND NOTICE OF PREPARATION
The City held a Public Scoping Meeting on September 22, 2022 to solicit agency and public comments on the scope and content of the environmental analysis to be included in the Draft SEIR. Numerous comments were received prior to, during, and after the meeting. The comments are presented in Section
2.0, Table 2-1, along with the location in the SEIR that addresses the issues raised.
The City also distributed a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for a 30-day review period starting August 29, 2022, to solicit agency and public comments on the scope and content of the environmental analysis to be included in the Draft SEIR. Four (4) agency and numerous individual members of the public provided comments on the NOP. The comments are presented in Section 2.0, Table 2-2, along with the location in the SEIR that addresses the issues raised.
Section 15123(b) of the CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR identify areas of controversy and issues to be resolved. The areas of controversy and issues to be resolved by the lead agency include whether and how to mitigate the significant effects of the proposed project, consideration of the various mitigation measures and alternatives recommended in the Draft SEIR by the City, and whether the discretionary approvals required to implement the proposed Project and its development components should be granted. At this time, there are no areas of controversy and issues to be resolved associated with the proposed Modified Project. Significant and unavoidable impacts have been identified in this SEIR for the proposed Modified Project; therefore, a Statement of Overriding Considerations would be required for the proposed Project. However, the impacts associated with the proposed Project and the level of significance of impacts are similar to those that were previously certified by the City in 2001 For the Approved Project.
1.7 PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD
The Draft SEIR is being distributed to public agencies and other interested parties for review and comment. The Draft SEIR is also available on the City’s website www.Coronaca.gov and at the following locations:
Corona City Hall Circulation Desk
Planning and Development Department Corona Public Library 400 South Vicentia Avenue 650 South Main Street
Corona, California 92882 Corona, California 92882
Phone: (951) 736-2434 Phone: (951) 736-2381
Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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All comments received from agencies and individuals on the Draft SEIR will be accepted during the public review period, which will not be less than 45 days, in compliance with CEQA. All comments on the Draft SEIR should be sent to the following City contact person:
Sandra Vanian, Planning Manager
City of Corona
Planning and Development Department
400 S. Vicentia Avenue
Corona, California 92882
Following the close of the public review period, the City will prepare responses to all comments and will compile these comments and responses into a Final SEIR. All responses to comments submitted on the Draft SEIR by public agencies during the CEQA comment period will be provided to those agencies at least 10 days prior to final action on the proposed Modified Project and proposed Relocation of PCL-1. The City will make findings regarding the extent and nature of the impacts as presented in the Final SEIR. The Final SEIR will need to be certified as complete by the City Council prior to making a decision to approve or deny the Modified Project (i.e., the GPA, SPA, TTM, and PP) and Relocation of PCL-1. Public input is encouraged at all public hearings (e.g., Planning and Housing Commission, City Council) regarding approval of the proposed Projects.
The Draft SEIR is being distributed to public agencies and other interested parties for review and comment. The Draft SEIR is also available at the following locations and on the City’s website:
Corona City Hall Circulation Desk
Planning & Development Department Corona Public Library 400 South Vicentia Avenue 650 South Main Street
Corona, California 92882 Corona, California 92882
Phone: (951) 736-2434 Phone: (951) 736-2381
Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. www.Coronaca.gov All comments received from agencies and individuals on the Draft SEIR will be accepted during the public review period, which will not be less than 45 days, in compliance with CEQA. All comments on the Draft SEIR should be sent to the City contact person at the address listed above.
Following the close of the public review period, the City will prepare responses to all comments and will compile these comments and responses into a Final SEIR. All responses to comments submitted on the Draft SEIR by public agencies during the CEQA comment period will be provided to those agencies at least 10 days prior to final action on the Modified Project.
The City will make findings regarding the extent and nature of the impacts as presented in the
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will be provided to those agencies at least 10 days prior to final action on the Modified Project.
The City will make findings regarding the extent and nature of the impacts as presented in the Final SEIR. The Final SEIR will need to be certified as complete by the City Council prior to making a decision to approve or deny the Modified Project (i.e., the GPA, SPA, TTM, and PP.
Public input is encouraged at all public hearings (e.g., Planning and Housing Commission, City Council) regarding the proposed Modified Project before the City.
1.8 SUMMARY OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES
Section 15126.6 of the CEQA Guidelines identifies the parameters within which consideration and discussion of alternatives to the proposed Project should occur. As stated in this section of the guidelines, alternatives must focus on those that are reasonably feasible and that attain most of the basic objectives of the proposed Project. Each alternative should be capable of avoiding or substantially lessening any significant effects of the proposed Project. The rationale for selecting the alternatives to be evaluated and a discussion of the No Project Alternative are also required, per Section 15126.6.
As presented in Section 6.0 of this SEIR, the proposed PCL-1 Realignment proposed PCL-1 alignment is an environmentally superior alternative and the need to conduct an Alternative analysis would be pointless and therefore not necessary. For these reasons, the Alternatives considered in Section 6.0 of this SEIR focuses on Alternatives to the proposed Modified Project as follows:
• Alternative 1: No Project/No Build Alternative: Under this Alternative, the undeveloped site would remain vacant and unoccupied. No further modification of topography or disturbance of existing biological, cultural, paleontological, or visual resources would be required. This Alternative would dramatically reduce the number of daily vehicle trips in the vicinity of the Project site, resulting in a corresponding reduction in construction and operational emissions, and noise. This Alternative would neither alter existing geologic and hydrologic conditions nor require the implementation of mitigation to reduce potential impacts associated with these issues.
The No Project/No Build Alternative by definition would not meet the objectives of the Modified Project that were discussed earlier in this chapter. Therefore, this Alternative is rejected.
• Alternative 2: Mixed Use Alternative: Under this Alternative, PA 1 through 5 and PA 7 would be developed for mixed (commercial and industrial) use purposes only per the existing GRRSP design guidelines. This Alternative would require a specific plan amendment. Under the Mixed Use Alternative, the Project site would be developed with less intensity of commercial and industrial uses in PAs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 while