Eastvale City Council
March 27, 2024

City of Eastvale Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
The City of Eastvale is currently conducting a 5-year update to its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), which was previously adopted in 2018. The intent of the plan is to help identify, reduce, or remove long-term risk and protect people and property from the effects of events like earthquake, fire, flood, terrorism, etc. Under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106- 1797
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390), State, local, and Tribal governments are required to develop a hazard mitigation plan to be eligible for certain Federal disaster assistance.

City of Eastvale Emergency Operations Plan
The City of Eastvale Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) was adopted in April 2018. The purpose of the EOP is to establish a comprehensive, all-hazards approach to natural, man-made and technological disasters. The plan provides an overview of operational concepts; identifies the components of the City’s emergency management division; and describes overall responsibilities of Federal, State and local agencies. The plan establishes a system for coordinating the preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation phases of emergency management in Eastvale.

It is intended to be an overview of emergency management and not a detailed operational document.

STANDARDS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The following thresholds of significance are based on CEQA Guidelines Appendix G. For the purposes of this EIR, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan may have a significant adverse impact related to public services and recreation if it would result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, or need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives for any of the following public services:

1. Fire protection

2. Police protection

3. Schools

4. Parks

5. Other public facilities
Additionally, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would result in significant impacts related to parks and recreation if it would:

6. Increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated.
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7. Include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment.

PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION

FIRE PROTECTION
Impact 3.10-1 The project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts to fire protection services due to the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities. Impacts would be less than significant.

As stated, in cooperation with CALFIRE, the RCFD provides fire protection and safety services to the City of Eastvale. The RCFD operates two fire stations in Eastvale: Station #27 located at 7067 Hamner Avenue, and Station #31 located at 14491 Chandler Street. The City is planning a third fire station at the northwest corner of Scholar Way and 58th Street as part of Phase III of the Leal Master Plan.

Future buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would increase the City’s population by 16,358 residents over the next 20 years. In addition, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would allow for the development of 6,999,959 square feet of non-residential uses over the next 20 years. As a result, buildout of the project may create increased demand for RCFD facilities, staffing, and/or equipment to ensure the adequate provision of services to the City’s existing and future population. As buildout occurs, the expansion of existing facilities or construction of expansion of new facilities may be required to address such demands. The City is planning a third fire station at the northwest corner of Scholar Way and 58th Street as part of Phase III of the Leal Master Plan. However, requirements to meet future service demands at full buildout are unknown at this time.

As future buildout of the General Plan would occur over several decades, the potential increase in demand for fire protection services would be incremental with new development and population growth. The RCFD would routinely evaluate its fire protection facilities, staff, and equipment needs to ensure that such growth can be adequately accommodated over time, in addition to existing demands. Potential increases in demand would further be addressed through payment of Development Impact Fees for new development, as well as property taxes and other funding sources, would further ensure that appropriate resources are available and to offset potential effects on the continued availability of fire protection services.

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standards. Fire flow requirements are based upon building size and building construction type, thus reducing potential impacts. The latest fire regulations also require all buildings to be equipped with a fire sprinkler system, including residential uses. In addition, RCFD would review plans for new development when proposed to ensure conformance with State and local design requirements for emergency access, adequate fire flow capacity, and brush management, as well asfor connectionsto water mains and hydrants, to ensure that fire protection services and public safety are properly maintained.

The Safety Element of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan includes policies related to fire protection and emergency services. The City intends to work with the RCFD to ensure the continued safety and protection of Eastvale and its community members (Policy S-1.3). The City also identifies the need to provide appropriate first response to emergencies and ensure that sufficient resources are available to provide adequate protection as the community grows (Policy S-1.4).

Additionally, the City encourages the promotion of community emergency preparedness by distributing flyers for Community Emergency Response Team trainings provided by the RCFD (Policy S-1.10). The Safety Element also identifies policies relative to wildfire risk. All proposed development within the City is required to meet minimum standards for fire safety as defined in the City’s Building or Fire codes, based on building type, design, occupancy, and use (Policy S-4.1) and is required to be located, designed, and constructed to provide adequate defensibility and minimize the risk of structural loss and life safety resulting from wildfires (Policy S-4.7).

To ensure adequate evacuation routes are maintained, the City requires development occurring within FHSZs to include secondary public access, unless determined otherwise by the Fire Chief (Policy S-4.2) and to provide adequate access for fire and emergency vehicles and equipment that meets or exceeds California Fire Safe Regulations standards (Policy S-4.6). The City also aims to coordinate with the JCSD to perform maintenance including fuel management techniques by eliminating dead vegetation and planting fire-resistant vegetation to prevent or remove the fuel that causes the spread of wildfires (Policy S-4.3).

Further, the City aims to maintain inter-jurisdictional cooperation and coordination, including automatic aid agreements with fire protection/suppression agencies in Riverside County (Policy S-4.9). Adherence to such policies will help to guide the provision of fire protection services for future growth occurring with buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan and to reduce potential demands on RCFD and CALFIRE.

As a result, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts to fire protection services due to the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities. Impacts would be less than significant. 1800
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Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Impact 3.10-2 The project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts to police protection services due to the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities. Impacts would be less than significant.

Buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would result in future residential and non-residential development and population growth that would place increased demands on sheriff protection services. Such demands may result in the need for the expansion of existing facilities or construction of new facilities, as well as increased staffing or new equipment. However, such future needs are unforeseen at this time, as buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would occur over time and conditions may change.

As stated above, RCSD’s response time in Eastvale is approximately 5 minutes for Priority 1 calls (an immediate threat to life or property). As the RCSD’s adopted goal for Priority 1 call is 7 minutes, the RCSD is exceeding its established goal. The RCSD has not identified goals for Priority 2 or 3 calls. The goal for response time to Priority 4 calls is 60 minutes; response time in early 2023 was approximately 60 minutes. Although the RCSD is meeting its 60-minute Priority 4 goal, there is an opportunity to improve this response time by adding non-sworn officers to assist with these lower priority calls to allow sworn officers to respond to the higher priority calls.

To decrease response times, RCSD anticipates adding 1 sworn officer position and 2 non-sworn community service officers. As noted, Community Service Officers are non-sworn and respond to lower risk calls such as for traffic collisions and car or property thefts. Their services allow swornin deputies to respond to higher priority calls, thus ensuring that law protection services are provided in an efficient manner that meets demands.

The RCSD does not plan to expand existing substations serving the City of Eastvale. However, the City’s future Eastvale Civic Center would provide space to accommodate a new approximately 20,000 square foot substation to support RCSD operations. Such facilities and staff would therefore be available to provide sheriff protection services to future development and population generated with buildout of Eastvale 2040 General Plan. In addition, as part of the City’s Development Impact Fee program, the City would collect fees from new development to mitigate any impact the development projects have on providers’ ability to provide a public service, including sheriff protection services. Payment of these fees would assist in the funding and construction of new sheriff facilities and would minimize the project’s operational impacts to sheriff protection services to the greatest extent practicable. 1801
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The Safety Element of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan includes goals and policies related to crime risk and prevention. Policy S-1.4 identifies the City’s intent to ensure the safety and protection of Eastvale and its community members by providing appropriate first response to emergencies and ensuring that sufficient resources are available to provide adequate protection as the community grows. Further, Policy S-1.5 indicates that the City will seek to maintain and enhance communications between community residents and the police through regular meetings and a visible community policing program. Policy S-1.6 also encourages the design of neighborhoods and buildings in a manner that discourages crime and promotes security and safety for people and property. Lastly, new developments are encouraged to use Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles in the design of private development projects and public facilitiesthrough natural surveillance, territorial reinforcement, natural access control, and target hardening (Policy S-1.7).

Potential effects on sheriff protection services would be reduced through implementation of such goals and policies to minimize risks related to criminal activities and heighten awareness for public safety. Additionally, the RCSD coordinates with the City in its site plan review process for new development proposals. Assigned RCSD staff review development plans to ensure that public safety, emergency access, proper ingress/egress, and both onsite and offsite circulation are provided through conformance with local design regulations. Such reviews ensure public safety is maintained and help to reduce potential conflicts or constraints in the RCSD’s ability to provide sheriff protection services.

Additionally, project implementation could result in adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of a new or physically altered sheriff protection facilities. The actual need for a new sheriff station or alteration to an existing station would be verified and dependent upon RCSD’s service response times and capacities at the time the entitlement application is submitted to the County. Future construction and operation of a new sheriff station would be subject to environmental review pursuant to CEQA to determine whether adverse physical effects on the environment would occur. Adherence to Policies S-1.4 through S-1.7 would reduce impacts to a less than significant level.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.
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SCHOOLS
Impact 3.10-3 The project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts to schools due to the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities. Impacts would be less than significant.

A total of seven elementary schools, two intermediate schools, and one high school presently serve the City of Eastvale. School districts typically use student generation factors to determine the potential number of students that would be generated by the amount of residential development to accurately anticipate the needs for new/expanded facilities. Implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan could result in the development of up to 4,173 dwelling units over existing conditions. Such growth is anticipated to add an estimated 16,358 persons to the City’s existing population, some of which would be school-aged children.

As buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan occurs through 2040, is it unclear where and when new development would occur and what schools within the district may be affected. Depending on the school affected and conditions at the time when development occurs, additional facility improvements or staffing may be needed. As under current conditions, the CNUSD would continue to monitor and evaluate the potential need for improvements or staffing to adequately accommodate any future growth in student population and attendance and identify anticipated needs. As the growth anticipated with the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would occur incrementally through 2040, any increase in the demand for school services would occur over time and would not be substantial given the school district would accommodate any growth in student population by providing additional school facilities.

Pursuant to Senate Bill 50, new development is required to make payment of fees to affected school districts. The payment of such fees is considered to fully mitigate potential impacts that may result with project implementation, including impacts related to the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects. New development occurring with buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would be subject to payment of such fees to ensure that school facilities remain adequate to serve existing and future student populations through new construction or expansion of existing facilities in order to maintain acceptable service ratios or other performance objectives.

The payment of such fees would ensure that potential impacts to school services remain less than significant.

Payment of SB 50 impact fees required of future development are intended to offset those school district project costs and are considered full mitigation by State statute. Impacts on school facilities would be less than significant.
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Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.

PARKS AND RECREATION
Impact 3.10-4 The project would not substantially increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities. Impacts would be less than significant.

The JARPD and JCSD currently operate a total of 18 parks and recreation areas within the City, including Riverwalk Park, a 13-acre park adjacent to the Santa Ana River. Collectively, these parks provide residents with approximately 250 acres of open space.

As stated above, under the Quimby Act, the dedication of land, or payment of fees, or both, cannot exceed the proportionate amount necessary to provide 3 acres of park area per 1,000 persons residing within the subdivision, unless the amount of existing neighborhood and community park area exceeds that limit, in which case the calculated amount may be adopted as a higher standard not to exceed 5 acres per 1,000 persons residing within a subdivision. The Eastvale 2040 General Plan establishes a parkland standard of 5 acres of land for parks per 1,000 residents with proposed Policy CO-2.4. Land dedication and/or payment of in-lieu fees shall be required consistent with State law.

The City of Eastvale’s existing 250 acres of parkland provides for a parks-to-population ratio of approximately 3.5 acres per 1,000 residents. As such, the City does not currently meet proposed Policy CO 2.4 standard of 5 acres per 1,000 residents. Further, as buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan is anticipated to add an estimated 16,358 persons to the City’s existing population of 69,978 by 2040, increased demand for parks and recreational facilities would occur.

The Eastvale 2040 General Plan proposes an additional 1,547 acres of open space land use place types (Water, Open Space – Recreational, and Riverfront Policy Area); refer to Table 2.0-2, Eastvale 2040 General Plan Development Potential. Depending on their function, the open space place types may be used for passive or active recreation. For example, the Open Space – Recreation designation is intended to provide for and preserve publicly owned land for passive and active recreational uses including parks, trails, and athletic fields. In addition to the neighborhood parks in Eastvale, it has also been applied to the electric utility easement on the north end of the City where trails and landscaping are allowed with the approval of the utility company. This designation may also be applied to private outdoor recreation facilities. The Riverfront Policy Area aims to activate the entire interface of the Santa River with various recreational uses to take full advantage of this unique natural asset. This category has been applied to the Santa Ana River watershed, associated habitat areas, and parcels prone to flooding 1804
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and owned by the Flood Control District. Potential uses within the Riverfront Policy Area include athletic fields, trails, and other types of recreation uses subject to the approval of the Flood Control District.

To further ensure that adequate parks and recreational resources are provided, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan Conservation and Open Space Element identifies policies aimed at enhancing and maintaining parks and recreational resources within the City. The City aims to ensure that park resources provide for the needs of all people regardless of their socioeconomic status, ethnicity, physical capabilities, or age (Policy CO-2.1) and requires that new development provide and fund both active and passive parks and recreational sites to serve a project (Policy CO-2.3). Further, the City identifies the need to enhance its trail system to provide connectivity so that all trails are linked as feasible to encourage greater use (Policy CO-3.1) and to promote rewilding efforts of portions of the Santa Ana River (Policy CO-4.1).

As mentioned previously, the City Council adopted an ordinance to designate the City of Eastvale as the public agency eligible to receive land dedications and fees, revoking the JCSD’s previous designation. Future residential development within the City would also be subject to Eastvale Municipal Code Section 130.20.020, Park and Recreation Fees and Dedications, which provides for the dedication of land or the payment of fees in lieu thereof for park and recreational facilities as a condition of approval of a tentative map or parcel map. Such dedications are required prior to issuance of a certificate occupancy in order to offset potential impacts on park and recreational facilities caused by new development and population growth.

For the reasons above, project implementation would not substantially increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities. Impacts would be less than significant.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.

LIBRARIES
Impact 3.10-5 The project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts to libraries due to the provision of new or physically altered libraries.

Impacts would be less than significant.

Library services within the City are provided by the approximately 6,200 square-foot Eastvale Public Library, located at 7447 Scholar Way. No additions are planned for this facility. The City intends to replace the Eastvale Public Library with a new facility of approximately 20,000 square feet in size as part of the City’s planned Civic Center. As indicated previously, Eastvale residents 1805
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have access to the County public library system, which includes 35 branch libraries, through its inter-library loan program, thereby greatly expanding resident access to resources.

The City of Eastvale has not adopted standards for the provision of adequate library space for its residents (i.e., gross square feet of library space per person), and there is no State mandate for maintaining a service standard of providing a certain number of volumes per population.

However, the Riverside County Library system is expected to prepare and implement a strategic plan to identify targets for volume/population and other goals for the library system to ensure that the library system remains adequate to serve both existing and future populations. The Draft Plan is expected to be available in Fall 2023.

The City of Eastvale has a population of 69,978 and has 0.089 square feet of library space per capita. As of early 2023, the Eastvale Public Library held an estimated 21,310 volumes, representing a volume/population ratio of 0.305. It is anticipated that library facilities would be adequate to serve the City future population at General Plan buildout with consideration for existing facilities, access to other libraries within the County’s public library system, and construction of a new 20,000 square foot library at the Civic Center. With an estimated population of 86,336 persons in the year 2040, a 20,000 square foot library would provide for

0.232 square feet of library space per capita.

Ongoing operation of the Eastvale Public Library is funded by County Library property tax revenue. Thus, as incremental development occurs through 2040, property taxes would be collected to offset impacts to library services. Thus, the project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts to other public facilities due to the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities or the need for new or physically altered governmental facilities. Impacts would be less than significant.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.

CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact 3.10-6 The project would not result in a cumulatively considerable impact to public services and recreation. Impacts would be less than cumulatively considerable.

Fire Protection
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service areas. However, future development within the region would be required to comply with applicable State and local codes, ordinances, and regulatory requirements, including the current edition of the CBC pertaining to building construction and fire prevention measures. Future development within the City, as well as the region, would also be required to comply with measures to reduce the potential for wildfire hazards and risk and to implement best practices to reduce the demand for related fire protection services. Further, individual development projects would be reviewed by the RCFD and the City to identify specific design requirements applicable to individual properties to ensure compliance and reduce the potential demand for emergency services. Thus, buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, in combination with other anticipated development in the area, would not result in a cumulatively significant impact on the RCFD. Impacts would be less than cumulatively considerable.

Law Enforcement
The geographic scope for cumulative impacts to sheriff protection services includes the service area for the RCSD. Depending on the future development’s location and opening year, future cumulative development could impact sheriff protection services response times to the project area. Like the proposed project, cumulative development occurring within the RCSD service area would be required to pay development impact fees to offset impacts to sheriff protection services to the greatest extent practicable. The RCSD would continue to coordinate with participating cities in its site plan review process for new development proposals to ensure that public safety, emergency access, proper ingress/egress, and both onsite and offsite circulation are provided through conformance with local design regulations. Such reviews ensure public safety is maintained and help to reduce potential conflicts or constraints in the RCSD’s ability to provide sheriff protection services. As a result, project impacts relative to law enforcement services would therefore be less than cumulatively considerable.

Schools
The geographic scope for cumulative impacts to schools includes the service areas the CNUSD.

Implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would allow for future development that would add new residents to the City, including school-aged children who would require school services. Future development occurring under the General Plan, similar to other new development on a cumulative level, would be required to make payment of SB 50 school impact fees to ensure that the need for increased staffing or new or expanded facilities is addressed and that adequate school services are maintained over the long term. Impacts related to school facilities would therefore be less than cumulatively considerable. 1807
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Parks and Recreation
The geographic scope for cumulative impacts to parks and recreation includes the City of Eastvale. As discussed, it is anticipated that the City would implement goals and policies identified in the General Plan Conservation and Open Space Element which identify the potential to create a great park on Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District land and completing the portion of the Santa Ana River Trail to activate the riverfront and provide a regional recreational amenity. Additionally, new development would be subject to payment of fees pursuant to Section 130.20.020, Park and Recreation Fees and Dedications, of the Eastvale Municipal Code, which provides for the dedication of land or the payment of fees in lieu thereof for park and recreational facilities as a condition of approval. Such fees would offset potential future impacts on park and recreational facilities caused by new development and population growth. Impacts related to parks and recreation would be less than cumulatively considerable.

Libraries
The geographic scope for cumulative impacts to library services includes the service area for the Riverside County Library System. Implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would increase demand for library services. The project, in combination with other proposed, approved, and reasonably foreseeable development in the Riverside County Library System service area, would therefore contribute to a cumulative increase in the demand for such services within the City. However, such demands are not considered to be substantial and growth would occur incrementally over time. The requirement for new development to pay property taxes to offset impacts to library services would ensure future demands are met. Therefore, the project’s contribution to impacts on library services would be less than cumulatively considerable.

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This section describes regulations related to transportation and circulation and the existing transportation systems in the project area, identifies significance criteria for impacts on transportation and circulation, and evaluates potential impacts associated with the proposed project. Discussion in this section is based on the 2019 Local Profiles Report for the City of Eastvale, conducted by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG 2019); and project Transportation Analysis - Eastvale General Plan Update (Michael Baker International 2023; Appendix D). Additional information was obtained from the City of Eastvale General Plan Mobility Element (2023).

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
Existing Travel Characteristics
Journey to Work
Eastvale lies immediately west of Interstate 15 (I-15) with State Route (SR) 60 to the north and SR 91 to the south. Ontario International Airport is approximately nine miles north of the I15/Limonite interchange. The East Ontario Metrolink Station serving the Riverside Rail Line is approximately six miles north of the I-15/Limonite interchange and the Corona North Metrolink Station serving the Inland Empire-Orange County Line is approximately eight miles to the south of I-15/Limonite interchange.

According to the SCAG’s Local Profiles Report, 3% of Eastvale residents work within the City limits, while 97% commute to other destinations such as the Cities of Ontario, Riverside, Los Angeles, Corona and others. Of the residents who commute to work, 76% drive alone, 14% carpool, 8% bike or walk and 2% use public transit (SCAG 2019). Of the Eastvale residents who work outside the home, 9% experience a travel time to work of 15 minutes or less while 28% experience a travel time to work time of more than an hour (SCAG 2019). The majority of Eastvale residents (48%) experience a commute travel time between 15 and 45 minutes. The average travel time during work commutes (both directions) for Eastvale residents is 42.1 minutes (SCAG 2019).

Access to Recreation
Eastvale is known for its many parks scattered throughout the City. There are currently 18 parks and recreation areas, including Riverwalk Park, a 13-acre park adjacent to the Santa Ana River.

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automobile. While placed along residential streets, there are often physical barriers such as walls, fencing, or community design that restrict pedestrian and bike access.

Most parks are inaccessible by transit or lack bike facilities connecting to parks. Of the 18 parks that exist in Eastvale today, only one park (Harada Heritage Park) is accessible via RTA’s Route 3.

Four parks (Harada Heritage, Riverwalk, Eastvale Community, and Orchard Parks) are connected to the community with existing bike facilities along their frontage and along roadways connecting to the parks.

Access to Retail and Shopping Centers
Most commercial retail is located along Limonite Avenue in the northeastern part of the City. All retail centers are auto centric with large parking fields and multiple access points along major arterials. Most retail centers are less accessible by transit, by bike or on foot. Although the retail centers can be accessed via buses that travel along Hamner Avenue, 68th Street, and Limonite Avenue, Routes 3 and 29 operate with one to two-hour headways resulting in long wait times between successive buses.

To demonstrate the limited accessibility of these retail centers by a pedestrian, a walkability study was conducted to document the existing 0.5-mile walksheds to three commercial retail centers in the City. These commercial retail centers included Cloverdale Marketplace, Eastvale Marketplace, and Corona Valley Marketplace. The largest of the retail shopping centers (Eastvale Gateway) was excluded from the analysis as the retail buildings sit towards the end of large parking lots and the existing shopping center lacks pedestrian and bike accessibility. The three locations selected were determined to both have the greatest potential for non-motorized access. Physical barriers such as walls between neighborhoods and retail centers limit access and constrain the walkshed areas.

Collision Data
According to the Office of Traffic Safety, Eastvale was listed 67th of the 106 California cities related to the average number of traffic injuries and fatalities with populations between 50,000 to 100,000 in 2017. This means the City has slightly fewer than average traffic injuries and fatalities than other peer California cities. In 2018, Eastvale was ranked 36 out of 102 cities with similar population size. The City has taken a proactive approach to improve upon its transportation network by completing a Systemic Safety Analysis Report (SSAR) in 2020.

The Statewide Information Traffic Records System (SWITRS) database was used to evaluate crash information in the City of Eastvale for a period of 5 years. Collision data used in the SSAR was from the most recent 5-year period (January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019), allowing for an observation in collision trends by location and types on a broad City-wide scale. From 2015-2019, 1811
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there were 1,766 total reported collisions on City streets. Within this timeframe, 6 fatal collisions and 20 collisions resulting in serious injury occurred. Collisions were concentrated at or within 250 feet of an intersection. The corridor of Limonite Avenue from Hamner Avenue to the I-15 interchange had the highest collision activity. The most frequent contributing factor as identified by the responding officer for collisions are unsafe speed (27%), followed by unknown/other (22%), improper turning (19%), and auto R/W violation (12%). The remaining causes make up approximately 20% of all collisions within Eastvale. Other common reasons of collisions are unsafe starting/backing, traffic signals and signs, and driving under the influence.

Additional findings include where collisions occurred, most common type of crash, and factors that contributed to the 1,766 collisions that occurred from 2015-2019. Most collision activity throughout the City is heavily concentrated at or within 250 feet of intersections. Rear end collisions were consistently the most common collision type, accounting for 33% of all collisions.

Aggressive driving (i.e. unsafe speed, following too closely, and disobeying traffic signals and signs) was a factor in 35% of all collisions within the City.

Given the findings and recommendations highlighted in the SSAR, the City has committed to the implementation of systemic countermeasures that focus on the following three areas:

Aggressive Driving
Active Transportation
School Zones
The SSAR identified the implementation of traffic signal coordination, dilemma zone detection, retroreflective signal heads, and leading pedestrian intervals as potential Citywide countermeasures to reduce collisions. The Eastvale SSAR contains additional information on high collision intersections and corridors and prioritizes them based on the focus areas.

Existing Transportation Infrastructure
Pedestrian Facilities
Pedestrian facilities in Eastvale include sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, trails, and one pedestrian bridge. Being a relatively young City, incorporated in 2010, development included the construction of pedestrian facilities such as sidewalks, which can be found on both sides of most roadways. While most sidewalks are located parallel to the travel way and immediately adjacent to the curb, meandering sidewalks with landscaped parkway have been constructed along arterial roadways, providing a buffer between people walking and moving vehicles. 1812
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Crosswalks are prevalent at most legs of signalized intersections; however, some key intersections have one or two crosswalks removed to benefit the vehicular operations of the intersection. A combination of crosswalk styles are prevalent throughout Eastvale such as transverse lines and continental style (with and without a gap). Near schools, crosswalks most often are continental style with a gap in the middle.

Eastvale has a walk score of 24 out of 100, characterizing it as a car-dependent City. This score is developed by a private company called Walk Score that measures the walkability of any address and/or City by allotting points to nearby amenities. The walkability ranks are as follows:
• 0-24 (Car Dependent) - Almost all errands require a car • 25-49 (Car Dependent) – Most errands require a car
• 50-69 (Somewhat Walkable) – Some errands can be accomplished on foot • 70-89 (Very Walkable) – Most errands can be accomplished on foot • 90-100 (Walker’s Paradise) – Daily errands do not require a car Although not considered walkable, Eastvale’s sidewalk network is generally complete with minimal gaps. Because of the relative newness of the roadway system, sidewalks are in generally good condition. The pedestrian network most commonly connects residents from neighborhoods to parks, schools, retail land uses, and transit stops, where present. Gaps in the sidewalk network typically occur along stretches of roadways where development is planned or has not yet occurred as shown in Exhibit 3.11-1, Existing Pedestrian Gaps.

Trails are only found in the southern part of the City near Riverwalk Park. There are three miles of trail network existing and nine miles of trail network planned, as per the current General Plan and the WRCOG Active Transportation Plan (WRCOG 2018). The Eastvale Jogging/Running/Bike Trail connects Riverwalk Park to a few of the neighborhoods along the southern border of the City as shown in Exhibit 3.11-2, Existing Trails.

According to the City’s Capital Improvement Program, the City will have Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Enhancements, including Pedestrian Countdown Timers, at all existing signalized intersections by 2021. Table 3.11-1, Planned Pedestrian Improvements in the City of Eastvale, summarizes the City’s plans to improve the pedestrian network. 1813
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Table 3.11-1: Planned Pedestrian Improvements in the City of Eastvale Project Type Project Name Project Description Source
Multi-use
Path(s)
Improvement
of Bike
Network
Connectivity/
ATP Trails
Project will design and construct nearly 5 miles of
trails running along Scholar Way and Harrison
Avenue. The project will provide dedicated space for
people to bike and walk from north Eastvale to the
Santa Ana River Trail on the south.

Eastvale Capital
Improvement Project
Trail Limonite Gap
Closure
Project will connect from 2,450 LF east of Hellman
Avenue to Archibald Avenue. The total length of the
proposed project is approximately 3,200 LF including
a bridge over the Cucamonga Creek. Both road and
bridge will serve 4 lanes of traffic including bicycle
and pedestrian facilities. A separate pedestrian
bridge over the Cucamonga Creek south of the
proposed vehicular bridge, as shown on Exhibit 3.11-
1, is also part of this project.

Eastvale Capital
Improvement Project
Multi-use Path Santa Ana
River Trail
A multi-use path along the Santa Ana River
connecting Riverside County with the Pacific Ocean.

This project would add 3miles of trail to the southern
end of the City.

WRCOG Active
Transportation Plan
ADA
Enhancements
ADA
Transition
Plan
Program includes preparation and implementation of
an ADA Self Evaluation Plan as required under the
ADA. Future year funding will support removal of
ADA barriers as identified in the Plan. Annual
program to provide improvements focusing on ADA
accessibility, including curb ramps and sidewalks
throughout the City.

Eastvale Capital
Improvement Project
Traffic Signage Traffic Sign
Inventory
The project will improve roadway safety and traffic
through upgrades to existing and/or new highvisibility traffic signs.

Eastvale Capital
Improvement Project
Street
Widening
Archibald
Avenue/
Limonite
Avenue
Widening
Project
Street widening and safety project for Archibald
Avenue from the City of Ontario limits south of the
SCE easement, including the intersection at Limonite
Avenue and portions of Limonite Avenue east and
west of the intersection. The project looks to improve
safety and overall circulation in conjunction with the
improvements associated with the Homestead and
Merge developments, and Limonite Gap Project.

Components of the project include, but are not
limited to, coordinating with SCE to relocate SCE
high-tension support structures.

Eastvale Capital
Improvement Project
Source: City of Eastvale 2022.

Bike Facilities
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Additionally, there are no bike facilities present along Scholar Way, a street that connects multifamily housing with multiple schools and parks. A complete map of the existing bike facilities within the City can be found Exhibit 3.11-3, Existing Bicycle Facilities.

Existing Multi-Use Path
There is currently one multi-use path located at the south end of the City, connecting Eastvale Community Park with River Walk Park and nearby neighborhoods. The multi-use path has entrances at the ends of local cul-de-sacs such as Soaring Bird Court, Cobble Creek Drive, Harrison Avenue, Dellbrook Street, Dearborn Street, and Grapewin Street, providing nearby residents with formal, direct access to the facility.

The multi-use path is the paved portion to the left of the equestrian dirt trail, as shown in the adjacent photo. It is in good condition with minimal buckling/damage to the
pavement and is lined with trees. The City and County of Riverside have plans to extend the Santa Ana River Trail east through western Riverside with a connection in Eastvale.

Existing Bike Lanes
The City of Eastvale currently has bike lanes on three roadways, providing very limited bike connectivity to destinations located in the central portion of the City. Below are descriptions of the existing bike lanes:
• Bike lanes along Sumner Avenue begin roughly 250 feet south of Bellegrave Avenue and extend south to Citrus Street, provide cyclists direct connectivity to eight bus stops, the Eastvale Marketplace shopping center, Orchard Park, and bike lanes along 65th Street.

Sumner Avenue is classified as a major collector street and has a speed limit of 45 miles per hour (MPH).
• Archibald Avenue is a north/south urban arterial roadway with speed limits of 50 and 55 MPH. It contains Class II bike lanes that vary in width and are at times buffered, beginning at 65th Street and continuing south to River Road. The bike lanes along Archibald Avenue provide bike access to The Marketplace at the Enclave and the Corona Valley Marketplace shopping centers as well as the Eastvale Jogging/Running/Walking Bike Path at the southern end of the City.
• The bike lanes along 65th Street are 5-foot wide and extend into the curb cut, giving about

2.5 feet of usable space for a cyclist to ride in. 65th Street is an east/west secondary Photo: Multi-use Path – Eastvale
Walking/Jogging/Running Trail
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collector roadway with a speed limit of 40 MPH. It provides direct bike connectivity to Harada Heritage Park and the north/south bike lanes along Sumner Avenue and Hamner Avenue. This is the only east/west bike facility in the City. • Hamner Avenue is a north/south urban arterial roadway that traverses the eastern portion of the City. It supports Class II bike lanes from Limonite Avenue to Schleisman Road.

Bike facilities in the City of Eastvale are in satisfactory condition. Bike lane striping is typically faded near intersections and is often blocked by parked vehicles in front of retail centers and parks. Bike lane symbols and signs are only present at intersections. Existing vehicular speeds and traffic volumes result in high stress bike facilities in much of the City.

The bike network in Eastvale is not complete and should be expanded upon to better connect residents to local and regional destinations. Currently, the City of Eastvale has 10 miles of bike lanes and approximately 3 miles of multi-use paths. The City plans to extend the bike network as described in Table 3.11-2, Planned Bike Facilities in the City of Eastvale. 1816
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Table 3.11-2: Planned Bike Facilities in the City of Eastvale Facility Type Project Name Project Description Source
Bike Lane
(Class II)
Limonite Gap
Closure
Project will connect from 2,450 linear feet east of
Hellman Avenue to Archibald Avenue. The total
length of the proposed project is approximately
3,200 linear feet including a bridge over the
Cucamonga Creek. Both road and bridge will serve
4 lanes of traffic including bicycle and pedestrian
facilities. A separate pedestrian bridge over the
Cucamonga Creek south of the proposed vehicular
bridge, is also part of this project.

Eastvale Capital
Improvement
Project
Multi-use
Path (Class I)
Improvement of
Bike Network
Connectivity/ATP
Trails
Project will design and construct nearly 5 miles of
trails running along Scholar Way and Harrison
Avenue. The project will provide dedicated space
for people to bike and walk from north Eastvale to
the Santa Ana River Trail on the south.

Eastvale Capital
Improvement
Project
Multi-use
Path (Class I)
Santa Ana River
Trail
A multi-use path along the Santa Ana River
connecting Riverside County with the Pacific
Ocean. This project would add 3miles of trail to the
southern end of the City.

WRCOG Active
Transportation
Plan
Unknown
Cajalco - San
Bernardino County
Line Route
A north-south regional facility connecting
Eastvale, Riverside, and Jurupa Valley. It would
start at the northernmost corner of the City and
continue southeast beyond City limits.

WRCOG Active
Transportation
Plan
Bike Lanes
(Class II)
I-15 Corridor via
Temescal Canyon
Road
Starting at the south end of the City along River
Road, this project, if constructed, will help
alleviate mobility barriers and better connect
communities along I-15.

WRCOG Active
Transportation
Plan
Source: City of Eastvale 2022.

Types of Bike Facilities
• Multi-use Paths (Class I) are paved facilities that are separated from automobile right of way. A shared-use path provides users of all skill levels with a comfortable facility that is away from traffic. Multi-use paths are often located along natural greenway corridors, utility corridors, waterways, or abandoned railroad right of way with a limited number of street crossings. This type of facility is often shared with pedestrians. • Bike Lanes (Class II) are on-street facilities that designate an exclusive space for bicycles through the use of pavement markings and signage. Bike lanes are located directly to motor vehicle travel lanes and are in the same direction. Bike lanes are typically located on the right side of the roadway, between the travel lane and curb or parked cars. Bike lanes may include buffer striping on either side to provide greater separation between bicyclists and parked or moving vehicles.
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• Bike Routes (Class III) are streets designated for cyclist travel and shared with motor vehicles. While the only required treatment is signage, streets are designated as bike routes because they have slower speed limits and may have more direct access than other roadways, making them suitable for sharing with motor vehicles. Bike routes often have shared lane bike markings (sharrows). There are currently no bike routes in the City of Eastvale.
• Separated Bikeways (Class IV), also commonly referred to as Cycle Tracks, provide space that is exclusively for bicyclists and separated from motor vehicles, parking, and sidewalks. Parked cars, curbs, bollards, or planter boxes provide physical separation between bicyclists and moving cars.

Public Transit
Public transit, provided by the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA), is limited to bus service along six roadways within the central western portion of the City. Given this geographical limitation, transit serves few Eastvale residents. Route 3 and 29 are provided by RTA. Route 3, which runs north/south, connects Eastvale with the Cities of Corona and Norco, located south of Eastvale. • Route 3 runs along Hamner Avenue, 68th Street, Limonite Avenue, and terminates at the Amazon warehouse facility located in the north part of the City. Service is provided on weekdays and weekends with 1 ½ to 2-hour headways.
• Route 29, an east/west bus route, connects Eastvale with the Riverside Metrolink station, located east of the City. Route 29 primarily runs along Hamner Avenue and Limonite Avenue. Service is provided on weekdays and weekends with 1-hour headways.

Transit stops in Eastvale are commonly equipped with at least one bench and a trash can, typically placed within the pedestrian right of way, reducing the width of existing sidewalks. Most bus stops do not contain shade structures. The larger two bus stops along Limonite Avenue provide multiple benches, trash cans, and bus shelters. A map highlighting what transit routes and stops exist in Eastvale can be found on Exhibit 3.11-4, Existing Transit Routes and Stops.

First/Last Mile
The first/last mile describes the beginning or end of an individual trip primarily made by transit.

While sidewalks are prevalent on most roadways, there is a general absence of first/last mile connections that would enhance the current and potential transit trips Eastvale residents undertake, such as shared use services, bike or car share, or wayfinding signage. There is also an absence of passenger loading zones near transit, as well as park and ride facilities. 1818
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The gap in the first/last mile network makes it difficult for residents to use transit as their primary travel mode. RTA has identified first/last mile connections through Eastvale and the neighboring City of Jurupa Valley in its First & Last Mile Mobility Plan, published in April 2017. The report identifies the Eastvale Gateway station as a Commercial Station classification and calls for the expansion of wayfinding, bike network improvements, pedestrian network improvements, crossing treatments, bus stop enhancements, carsharing, transit-oriented development, and placemaking in a 0.5-mile walking radius and 3-mile biking radius surrounding the bus stop.

Both RTA and the City of Eastvale are interested in building a multi-modal network that would allow for improved first/last mile connections.

Roadways
The City of Eastvale contains a complete network of roadways. Most roadways are wide and autocentric, primarily serving drivers. The City’s network consists of local roads, secondary and major collectors, arterials and urban arterials; refer to Exhibit 3.11-5, Existing Circulation Plan. The following table summarizes the existing roadway functional classes as described in the City’s current 2012 Circulation Element and as verified on field visits:

Table 3.11-3: Roadway Classifications
Current
Roadway
Classifications
ROW
Width (in
feet) Parking Sidewalks
Bike
Facilities Lanes Median
Maximum
Two-Way Daily
Traffic Volume
Urban Arterial 128 – 152    4-6
Raised median
with dedicated
turn lanes
4 lanes: 35,900
6 lanes: 53,900
Arterial 128 – 152    4
Raised median
with dedicated
turn lanes
35,900
Major
Collector 100 – 118 Varies   4
Striped median
with dedicated
turn lanes
18,000
Secondary
Collector 74 – 100 Varies   2-4
Striped median
with dedicated
turn lanes
13,000
Local Min 56    2 Not applicable 2,500
Source: City of Eastvale General Plan 2012.

While Eastvale has a complete, well connected road network, the City is in the process of designing and constructing the Limonite Gap Closure, which is a Capital Improvement Program funded project that will provide connection from 2,450 linear feet east of Hellman Avenue to Archibald Avenue. The segment is approximately 3,200 linear feet including a bridge over the 1819
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Cucamonga Creek. Both road and bridge will serve four lanes of traffic including bike and pedestrian facilities. A separate pedestrian bridge over the Cucamonga Creek south of the proposed vehicular bridge is also part of this project. The project received funding; however, data sources indicate that there is no current target date for groundbreaking. A map highlighting the City’s existing roadway classifications and their location is provided as Exhibit 3.11-5.

Goods Movement/Truck Routes
The efficient movement of goods in and through the City is essential to continued economic success. Eastvale Municipal Code Chapter 10.32, Miscellaneous Traffic Regulations, establishes the City’s designated truck routes within the City’s limits. Hamner Avenue, Cantu-Galleano Ranch Road, and Riverside Road are all designated truck routes that serve the industrial/commercial centers in the northern part of the City. Limonite Avenue, Archibald Avenue, Schleisman Road, and River Road also designated truck routes within the City.

Technology/Signal Systems
In 2020, a Systemic Safety Analysis Report (SSAR) was prepared for the City of Eastvale that conducted a Citywide transportation network collision analysis, identified safety issues along primary corridors (Major arterials and Collectors) throughout the City, and developed a list of systemic safety improvements that can be implemented by the City. Based on the SSAR analysis and recommendations, the City selected the following four high-priority projects to have California Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant applications prepared and submitted to Caltrans for consideration:
• Traffic Signal Leading Pedestrian Interval Implementation: Leading pedestrian intervals are adjustments to signal timing that provides a crossing pedestrian a 3 to 7 second head start before vehicles are given the green signal indication. This helps reduce conflicts between pedestrians and turning vehicles and improves the visibility of pedestrians in the crosswalk. This project includes 44 locations where pedestrian collisions occurred. • Traffic Signal Synchronization: Signal synchronization can improve traffic safety and efficiency. Synchronization is making a group of traffic signals along a corridor or grid arrangement work together so that cars moving through the group will make the least number of stops and least amount of delay as possible. This process is achieved by gathering traffic into platoons and coordinating consecutive traffic signals such that the green lights in one direction of travel all come up as the traffic platoon arrives and finishes before the platoon has passed. This project includes 39 traffic signal locations along Hamner Avenue, Limonite Avenue, Archibald Avenue, and Schleisman Road. 1820
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• Traffic Signal Dilemma Zone Detection and Mitigation: Improving visibility of the location of traffic signal indications through the placement of retroreflective borders along the backplates improve the conspicuity during both the daytime and nighttime conditions.

This improved visibility is also helpful for drivers with colorblindness so they can recognize where the placement of the illuminated indication is within the signal head pattern (e.g., red on top, green on bottom). In addition, the retroreflective borders will allow signalized locations to be visible during power outages, so drivers know to follow the “treat backed out traffic signals as a multi-way stop” rule required in the California Vehicle Code. This project includes 39 traffic signal locations along Hamner Avenue, Limonite Avenue, Archibald Avenue, and Schleisman Road.
• Traffic Signal Visibility Improvements: Dilemma Zone Detection systems modify traffic signal timing to reduce the number of drivers that may have difficulty deciding whether to stop or proceed during a yellow phase. These systems can extend the yellow phase depending on the vehicle locations and speeds. This enhances safety by potentially reducing rear-end crashes associated with unsafe stopping and angle crashes associated with drivers illegally continuing into the intersection during an opposing movement green phase. This project includes 16 traffic signal locations where there were more than 5 rearend collisions reported.

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
State
Complete Streets Act of 2008 (Assembly Bill 1358)
The California Complete Streets Act requires circulation elements to address the transportation system from a multi-modal or complete streets perspective. A complete street is a transportation facility that is planned, designed, operated, and maintained to provide safe mobility for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit vehicles, truckers, and motorists, and appropriate to the function and context of the facility. Each complete street appears different according to its surroundings, community preferences, and the types of road users and their needs. The benefits of complete streets include increased transportation choices, economic revitalization, improved return on infrastructure investments, livable communities, improved safety for all users, more walking and cycling, and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and improved air quality.

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the goal of more sustainable communities. Under the Sustainable Communities Act, the California Air Resources Board sets regional targets for GHG emissions reductions from passenger vehicle use.

Regional
Western Riverside Council of Governments
Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) focuses on a number of regional matters important to the future of Western Riverside County including transportation. The Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) program, Active Transportation Plan (ATP) and SB 743 implementation study are resources available to the City of Eastvale.

The TUMF program ensures that new development pays its fair share for the increased traffic that it creates (WRCOG n.d.). The fees collected through the TUMF program are utilized to complete transportation system capital improvements necessary to meet the increased travel demand and to sustain current traffic levels of service. WRCOG is designated as the program administrator for the TUMF program receiving all fees generated from the TUMF as collected by the local jurisdictions. The latest TUMF fee calculations for land uses can be found within the TUMF program.

WRCOG’s ATP aims to improve transportation choices within the subregion for the benefit of all residents, employees, and visitors by identifying regional facilities to provide more transportation options (WRCOG 2018). This plan serves as a resource for WRCOG member jurisdictions and stakeholders to help identify important active transportation facilities they would like to see in their community and provides guidance on how each individual project can be achieved.

WRCOG conducted an implementation study1 of SB 743 that developed localized guidelines, thresholds, and mitigation measures related to SB 743 to assist jurisdictions. SB 743 mandates that lead agencies will need to determine appropriate VMT methodologies, thresholds, and feasible mitigation measures to implement SB 743. WRCOG developed a screening tool2 aimed at assisting local agencies in screening projects and evaluating VMT impacts.

Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Plan (RTP/SCS) The 2020-2045 RTP/SCS is a long-range visioning plan that balances future mobility and housing needs with economic, environmental, and public health goals. The 2020-2045 RTP/SCS closely integrates land use and transportation so that the region can grow smartly and sustainably. 1 https://www.fehrandpeers.com/wrcog-sb743/
2 https://apps.fehrandpeers.com/WRCOGVMT/
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The purpose of the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS is to meet the mobility needs of the six-county SCAG region over the 25-year planning horizon through a roadmap identifying ways to expand transportation options, improve air quality, and bolster the region’s long-term economic viability.

The 2010-2045 RTP/SCS identifies several themes that resonate throughout the document including integrating strategies for land use and transportation; striving for sustainability; protecting and preserving existing transportation infrastructure; increasing capacity through improved systems management; providing people more transportation choices; leveraging technology; responding to demographic and housing market changes; supporting commerce, economic growth, and opportunity; promoting the link among public health, environmental protection, and economic opportunity; and building a plan based on the principle of social equity and environmental justice.

Local
Complete Streets Safety Assessment
A Complete Streets Safety Assessment3 was prepared in 2017 for the City of Eastvale to improve motorists, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic safety throughout the City. The report documents pedestrian and bicycle involved collision data (January 2014 to December 2016) and identifies the highest concentration of collisions in the City. Based on the assessment of collision data, the report provides Citywide suggested improvements to reduce the frequency and severity of collisions, specifically related to pedestrians and bicyclists in Chapter 3.0 of the report. In addition, the report provides a comprehensive Toolbox of Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Other Road User Safety Improvement Measures the City can use to improve pedestrian safety in other areas of the City.

Bicycle Master Plan
The City of Eastvale Bicycle Master Plan (February 2016) is a comprehensive document that provides detailed information on the City’s bicycle network and a bicycle network map depicting existing and planned bikeways and facilities. A total of 59.23 miles of new bikeways are recommended in the City’s Bicycle Master Plan. Of the new facilities, 33% are planned to be cycle tracks, 26% bike routes, 16% multi-use paths, 15% bike boulevards and 10% buffered bike lanes.

These types of bicycle infrastructure are described in detail in the “Existing Facilities” section of this report.

In addition to the planned bicycle facilities, the City’s Bicycle Master Plan outlines new educational and promotional programs aimed at bicyclists and motorists. These programs include 3 https://www.eastvaleca.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=6777
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bicycle parking improvements, multi-modal (transit) support facilities, bicycle safety and education programs, safe routes to school programs, community and employer outreach programs, and bike-to-work and school day events.

Transportation Demand Management
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) refers to programs and strategies that manage and reduce traffic congestion. Typical TDM programs encourage ridesharing such as carpooling and vanpooling, alternative work schedules and teleworking, transit use, biking, and walking. These programs reduce overall vehicle miles traveled, making more efficient use of our existing roadways and maximizing the movement of people and goods.

The City of Eastvale established policies and procedures to encourage and promote the use of alternative transportation modes through project design and facility planning. In addition, the City is currently working with WRCOG to develop detailed implementation strategies for congestion management and air quality to identify and define impacted areas within western areas of the County where these TDM strategies could be implemented.

Emerging Technologies
Shared, electric, connected and automated mobility technologies and services hold the potential to improve safety, increase efficiency and reduce the environmental impacts caused by the transportation system. Technology demonstrations and pilot projects can increase awareness and understanding of technology uses, potential benefits and implementation challenges for the public, policy makers and City staff. Demonstrations, pilot projects and programs may include transit right-of-way priority, congestion pricing, curbside management, first-mile/last-mile connections and autonomous/connected vehicles.

Autonomous or automated vehicles would operate independently from other vehicles and utilize internal sensors to survey and respond to one’s surroundings. Connected vehicles wirelessly communicate with other connected vehicles and the roadway to reduce congestion, decrease fuel consumption and promote increased safety. The use of smart infrastructure such as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology improvements and traffic signal communications can improve mobility as this market evolves. WRCOG’s Climate Action Plan encourages local agencies to incorporate technology to synchronize and coordinate traffic signals along local arterials in efforts to reduce GHG emissions and improves air quality. The City’s Capital Improvement Plan includes a Citywide traffic signal synchronization master plan to help meet the regions emission reduction targets.
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Parking
The City’s Zoning Ordinance provides standards for parking facilities based on development types. To promote efficient parking supply, the City allows developers to provide alternative parking programs which reduce parking demand in return for a reduction in the number offstreet parking spaces. These alternative parking programs include:
• Private car pool/van pool operations – Office or industrial development which guarantee preferred parking spaces to employees who participate in a car or van pool may have their parking requirement reduced by two parking spaces for every one space which is marked for car or van pool at a preferred location;
• Mass transit - Developments which are located within 150 feet of a bus stop or any other type of transit stop may have their parking requirement reduced by 2% of the total number of required parking spaces;
• Planned residential development for senior citizens - A 20% reduction in the total number of required parking spaces may be allowed when an alternative senior citizen transportation program is proposed;
• Bike parking - Developments which provide secured bike parking facilities exceeding the minimum requirement may reduce the number of required vehicle parking spaces by one vehicle space for every three additional bike spaces provided. The total reduction in vehicle parking spaces shall not exceed 5%;
• Shared parking requirements - The planning director may, upon application by the owner or lessee of any property, authorize shared use of parking facilities under the following conditions:
o Sufficient evidence shall be presented to the planning director to demonstrate that no substantial conflict in the principal hours or periods of peak demand will exist between the uses or structures which propose to share parking; o The building or use for which an application for shared parking is being made shall be located within 150 feet of the parking area to be shared; o No more than 50% of the parking space requirement shall be met through shared parking;
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Eastvale Municipal Code
The Eastvale Municipal Code is intended to enhance the quality of life as well as the circulation system in Eastvale. The Municipal Code includes parking design and regulations, roadway classifications, and design guidelines, among other regulations intended to address the circulation system. In addition, the municipal code addresses mobility topics such as Transportation Demand Management, the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee, and encroachment of the public right-of-way.

Transportation Demand Management
In Chapter 10.36, the City outlines a voluntary TDM program, which includes a list of design/facility improvements and operational programs developers are encouraged to implement. This chapter is provided to guide the development of transportation facilities that will help meet the requirements of the City congestion management and air quality management programs. The City is required by Government Code § 65089.3 to adopt and implement a TDM ordinance.

Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee
The TUMF, created and administered by WRCOG, is a program that ensures new development pays its fair share to mitigate the increased traffic that it creates. By Eastvale’s involvement in the TUMF, funding is provided for local and regional transportation projects in efforts to reduce congestion associated with new development. The program is further explained in Chapter 4.72 of the City’s Municipal Code.

STANDARDS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The following thresholds of significance are based on CEQA Guidelines Appendix G. For the purposes of this EIR, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan may have a significant adverse impact related to transportation if it would:

1. Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities.

2. Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, subdivision (b).

3. Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment).

4. Result in inadequate emergency access.
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PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION

CONFLICT WITH AN APPLICABLE PROGRAM, PLAN, ORDINANCE OR POLICY Impact 3.12-1 The project would conflict with an applicable program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. Impacts would be significant and unavoidable.

Eastvale 2040 General Plan
The Eastvale 2040 General Plan is intended to reflect the City’s vision through the plan horizon year of 2040 while complying with changes in State law and improving the usefulness of the General Plan. Several elements of the General Plan address transportation-related issues, including the Mobility Element, Land Use Element, and Open Space and Conservation Element.

The Mobility Element is intended to provide guidance on achieving a safe, multimodal, efficient transportation system that meets both current and anticipated future needs of the planning area.

The City’s residents require a range of mobility needs and a desire to be able to move through the planning area safely and efficiently, regardless of the mode of travel. Goals and policies identified in the Mobility Element are aimed at providing safe and viable alternatives to vehicular use, while continuing to provide efficient automobile circulation and recognizing the distinct, suburban character of the planning area and its neighborhoods.

Goals and policies identified in the Mobility Element are complementary to the following General Plan elements in achieving the objectives of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan:
• Land Use Element: The Mobility Element complements the Land Use Element in providing safe, efficient connections to various land uses and seeking to meet the transportation needs of current and future development throughout the planning area. The Mobility Element also recognizes that by locating complementary land uses adjacent or near to each other, the ability to walk or bike between them improves and the land uses can work together to create a sense of place and gathering for the community. Such conditions may reduce reliance on vehicle use to move between land uses within proximity to each other if a connection between the uses is provided via public sidewalks and trails. Further, the Land Use Element focuses new development within several focus areas making it easier to provide such connections between land uses while striving to achieve a multimodal transportation network.
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both recreation and transportation uses. The Mobility Element defines the City’s transportation network, including streets, transit routes, bikeways, and sidewalks, and describes how people would move throughout the City. The Open Space and Conservation Element recognizes the potential to provide an established trail system and achieve connectivity between commercial, residential, and other uses, in combination with community and gathering spaces. Opportunities are available to provide a trail system linking various uses via a River Trail, thus enhancing circulation along and access to the Santa Ana River as well as creation of a “grand park.” Further, the Mobility Element complements the Open Space and Conservation Element in providing a multimodal transportation network that would help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through reduced dependency on the automobile and enhanced alternative modes of transportation.

Future development under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan is intended to support multimodal transportation options and would be consistent with policies, plans, and programs that support alternative transportation, as identified in the Mobility Element. Future growth under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan is intended to minimize impacts by making use of the public right-ofway to enhance the user experience and by integrating multimodal transportation options via pedestrian, bike, vehicular, and transit zones. In addition, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would encourage pedestrian and bicyclist activity and would concentrate future development in areas that have or will have public transit and activity centers to provide residents and visitors access to such modes of transit. Enhancements to encourage walking, biking, or taking transit will be integrated into new development, while ensuring that City design standards are met to provide adequate movement and public safety. Therefore, it is not anticipated that implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system in this regard. Impacts would be less than significant.

SCAG 2020-2045 RTP/SCS
SCAG reviews environmental documents for regionally significant projects for their consistency with the adopted 2020-2045 RTP/SCS. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board implements its 2022 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) which incorporates the latest scientific and technical information and planning assumptions, including the latest applicable growth assumptions, updated emission inventory methodologies for various source categories. The 2022 AQMP utilized information and data from SCAG and its 2020-2045 RTP/SCS. The SCAQMD considers projects that are consistent with the 2022 AQMP, which is intended to bring the air basin into attainment for all criteria pollutants, to also have less than significant cumulative impacts.
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The 2022 AQMP utilizes growth projections from the City’s current 2012 General Plan. Compared to the 2012 General Plan, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan anticipates an additional 4,173 units of residential land use development and an estimated 6.2 million square feet of non-residential land use development under the full buildout conditions. The project would not include any direct demolition or development. Future individual development projects within the planning area would be required to undergo environmental review pursuant to CEQA, as well as comply with all applicable SCAQMD rules and regulations. However, as future development anticipated under the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan would cause potential significant and unavoidable air quality impacts (refer to Section 3.1, Air Quality), the proposed project would have the potential to contribute to a violation of the ambient air quality standards.

The 2020-2045 RTP/SCS performance goals were adopted to help focus future investments on the best-performing projects and strategies to preserve, maintain and optimize the performance of the existing transportation system. The project’s consistency with SCAG’s reduction strategies is presented in Section 3.4, Energy and Greenhouse Gases, in Table 3.4-4, Consistency with the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS.

As discussed previously, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would accommodate a greater number of residential units than the existing 2012 General Plan and the SCAQMD has not incorporated these projections into the 2022 AQMP. With approval of the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan, SCAG would include the growth projections associated with Eastvale 2040 in the regional planning projections, and SCAQMD would incorporate the same projections in the next update of the AQMP. As projections associated with the Eastvale 2040 General Plan are not currently included in the 2022 AQMP, impacts due to conflict with an adopted plan, policy, or regulation are considered potentially significant. The proposed project would therefore be inconsistent with SCAG’s regional planning efforts and a significant and unavoidable impact would occur in this regard.

As such, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would potentially conflict with an applicable program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities, or otherwise decrease the performance or safety of such facilities. Impacts would be significant and unavoidable.

Mitigation Measures: No feasible mitigation measures identified.

Level of Significance: Significant and unavoidable.
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CONFLICT WITH CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15064.3(B)
Impact 3.11-2 The project would conflict and be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, subdivision (b). Impacts would be significant and unavoidable.

Land uses included in the Eastvale 2040 General Plan include single family, multi family, retail, industrial flex, office space, business professional, commercial retail, water, open spacerecreation, and right-of-way. In addition to these general land use categories, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan includes four Policy Areas which are primarily mixed use and demonstrate the greatest opportunities for growth and development in the City over the next 20 or more years.

Table 3.11-4, Proposed Land Uses - Eastvale 2040, summarizes the land use categories included in the Eastvale 2040 General Plan Land Use Element and the associated developed and vacant acres in each land use category.

Table 3.11-4: Proposed Land Uses - Eastvale 2040
Proposed Land Use Gross Acres Developed Acres Vacant Acres Single Family - Very Low 33.0 33.0 0.0
Single Family - Low 3,018.2 2,927.8 90.4
Single Family - Moderate 255.7 234.7 20.9
Multi Family - Low-Moderate 9.9 9.9 0.0
Commercial Retail 192.8 113.4 79.4
Industrial Flex 481.8 425.0 56.8
Business - Professional 405.1 331.5 73.5
Water 279.6 3.9 275.7
Open Space - Recreational 177.8 137.4 40.4
Riverfront Policy Area 1,369.9 138.8 1,231.1
Downtown West Policy Area 153.1 0.0 153.1
Chandler Policy Area 204.9 165.5 39.4
Downtown East Policy Area 130.2 110.5 19.7
Citrus Policy Area 36.1 11.2 24.9
Right-Of-Way 1,662.8 1,591.9 70.9
TOTAL 8,410.8 6,234.7 2,176.1
Vehicle Miles Traveled
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travel demand forecasting model uses traffic analysis zones (TAZs) which contain socioeconomic data and other model inputs. When calculating VMT, residential VMT is based on Home Based trips (for all home-based trip types, productions only). Employment VMT is based on Home Based Work trips (attractions only).

The City has adopted thresholds and general guidance on how VMT impacts for development projects and transportation projects should be evaluated. City adopted VMT metrics are as follows:
• Riverside Countywide Average VMT/Service Population = 15.68 The City of Eastvale utilizes a series of VMT screening criteria to streamline land use project review and transportation project review for CEQA transportation impacts. Projects in the City of Eastvale may be screened out if they meet one of the criteria. If a project does not pass the initial screening criteria, then a full transportation impact analysis is necessary. For land development projects, a significant transportation impact would occur if the baseline or cumulative project generated VMT per capita exceeds the Riverside County average VMT per capita for General Plan buildout conditions. For transportation projects, a significant transportation impact would occur if addition of the project results in a net cumulative increase in regional VMT for the County of Riverside region.

If a project has a significant impact, TDM strategies would be built into the project to reduce the VMT below the threshold. TDM strategies for consideration include but not limited to diversifying land use; improving pedestrian networks; implementing neighborhood traffic management infrastructure; building bike network improvements; installing workplace bike storage, locker, and shower facilities; and providing commute-based ride-share programs such as carpooling and vanpooling.

Citywide VMT for the current 2012 General Plan and Eastvale 2040 was forecasted and the results are shown in Table 3.11-5, VMT Assessment Findings. As shown, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would result in an increase in Citywide population and a reduction in number of employees. The Homebased VMT (productions) increase and Homebased Work VMT (attractions) would decrease as a result. Evaluating the residential VMT metric, the Eastvale 2040 VMT per capita would decrease compared to both the existing (2018) condition and the 2012 General Plan condition.

For the employment metric, Eastvale 2040 would result in a decrease in VMT per employee over the existing condition (2018 Eastvale), but the decrease would be less than that previously forecast for the 2012 General Plan. Both the VMT per capita and the VMT per employee would be well above the Countywide average for year 2045, but would be a reduction over the existing 1831
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conditions. Such conditions indicate that the land uses planned in the City align with the regional goal of reducing VMT. However, as metrics for Riverside Countywide Average VMT/Service Population and Riverside Countywide Average VMT/Employee would be exceeded, a significant impact would occur.

Table 3.11-5: VMT Assessment Findings
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Population 63,243 71,654 89,154 3,424,454
Employment 6,867 35,807 31,881 1,116,025
Service Population 70,110 107,461 121,035 4,540,479
Homebased (HB) VMT 1,496,135 1,637,725 1,998,142 63,976,131 Homebased Work (HBW) VMT 404,430 1,680,878 1,540,035 32,318,620 OD VMT (auto only) 2,747,934 4,723,531 5,097,010 145,958,343 OD VMT (auto + truck) 2,889,694 4,957,197 5,354,161 152,940,057 HB VMT per capita 23.7 22.9 22.4 18.7
HBW VMT per employee 58.9 46.9 48.3 29.0
OD VMT per service population
(auto only) 39.2 44.0 42.1 32.1
OD VMT per service population
(auto + truck) 41.2 46.1 44.2 33.7
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Summary
The City of Eastvale is largely built out and future development is therefore anticipated to occur as infill or redevelopment over the next 20 years. Therefore, operational improvements within the City are anticipated to focus on addressing delays at intersections and providing travel options that reduce overall dependence on automobile travel. Smart signals, improved traffic signal communication infrastructure, and other features could be integrated into the City’s traffic signal system to ensure that traffic flow and capacity is optimized along the City’s busiest corridors. Fee programs may also be considered to help fund Citywide network improvements.

It is anticipated that providing travel options and accommodating multiple travel modes (e.g., vehicular and transit zones) within the public rights-of-way would reduce reliance on single occupant vehicle trips, with excess space within the rights-of-way being repurposed to provide new, enhanced pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Repurposing can be accomplished without reducing capacity by reducing the width of existing travel lanes and center medians. Providing mobility hubs and charging stations for electric-assist (e-assist) bikes or scooters would also help to make these travel modes more viable throughout the City. The City would also continue to 1832
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coordinate with local and regional agencies to provide new or enhanced transit service that connects to regional rail and bus routes. Such enhancements would further increase travel options for the City’s residents and employees.

Additionally, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan Mobility Element identifies goals and policies aimed at the reduction of vehicle trips and the provision of goods and services, as well as access to public transit. Key policies are aimed at achieving a system of roadways that support multi-modal features (Policy MC-3.1); adhering to the principles of complete streets to facilitate safe pedestrian movement (Policy MC-2.1); coordinating with Caltrans, Riverside County Transportation Commission, and other transit agencies to identify the need for park-and-ride facilities along major corridors and at major activity centers (Policy MC-5.3); encouraging transitrelated uses, high density residential housing, and commercial uses along transit corridors to maximize the potential for transit trips (Policy MC-5.8); and, evaluating roadways to determine whether reconfiguration or modification of the right-of-way may be possible to provide pedestrian facilities, trails, bike lanes, and additional landscaped medians and parkways, among others (Policy MC-2.7). Additional goals and policies to address mobility, non-motorized transportation, public transportation, and alternative means of transportation (e.g., bicycle, pedestrian) are also included in the Mobility Element. Other relevant goals and policies identified in the Open Space and Conservation Element and the Land Use Element also address mobility and enhancing the connection between land uses and transit to reduce automobile use. Future development under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would occur in conformance with such goals and policies as buildout occurs through 2040.

The types of mitigation that affect VMT are those that reduce the number of single occupant vehicles generated by a project. This can be accomplished by changing the land uses being proposed or by implementing TDM strategies, which are reductions available from certain types of project site modifications, programming, and operational changes. The effectiveness of identified TDM strategies is based primarily on research documented in the 2010 California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) publication, Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures. For a comprehensive list of available TDM strategies, refer to the CAPCOA document, which contains detailed equations to apply the TDM reductions given the land use type and built environment context. It should be noted that some TDM strategies have complementary benefits reducing VMT and need to be considered in combination and not individually.

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the effectiveness of TDM strategies is continuing to evolve, feasible mitigation measures should be considered based on the best data available at the time a project is being considered by the City.

While Eastvale 2040 would be implemented in compliance with relevant local and regional plans, as well as identified General Plan goals and policies aimed at reducing dependence on vehicles and enhancing access to jobs, goods, and services, impacts related to VMT would not be reduced to below the Riverside County Average VMT per Service Population. Impacts related to VMT would remain significant and unavoidable.

Mitigation Measures: No feasible mitigation measures are available.

Level of Significance: Significant and unavoidable.

DESIGN FEATURES
Impact 3.12-3 The project would not substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment). Impacts would be less than significant.

While the City of Eastvale is primarily a built-out with limited vacant parcels, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would introduce land use intensification in certain portions of the Planning Area, primarily in the focus areas. By focusing development in underutilized areas, the project would relieve increased pressure to develop available open space or in lower density areas to avoid changing the semi-rural and suburban character of well-established neighborhoods or creating incompatible uses that may adversely affect circulation or access.

The City of Eastvale has adopted engineering standards to ensure consistency in the geometric design of its circulation and mobility facilities. Access for future development occurring with implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would be designed to comply with City standards and would provide adequate sight distance, sidewalks, crosswalks, and pedestrian movement controls that meet the City’s requirements to protect public safety. Additionally, all future plans would be subject to the City’s review process to ensure consistency with these adopted standards. Such review would ensure that impacts are reduced to less than significant.

Further, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan identifies goals and policies in the Mobility Element, Land Use Element, and Open Space and Conservation Element that address the provision of a safe, multimodal, efficient transportation system (encompassing automobile circulation, reduced dependency on automobiles, pedestrian and bicycle facilities and trails) that would meet both 1834
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existing and anticipated future needs of the City, while continuing to recognize the established suburban character.

For the reasons above, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment). Impacts would be less than significant.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.

EMERGENCY ACCESS
Impact 3.12-4 The project would not result in inadequate emergency access. Impacts would be less than significant.

The City of Eastvale maintains adopted standards related to emergency accessibility. All future roadway and access improvements would be designed in conformance with City engineering and fire department standards for emergency access and circulation. Implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not directly alter any established off-site emergency vehicle routes or otherwise interfere with emergency access. All future development applications would be subject to review to ensure that adequate emergency accessibility is provided based on local and State guidance.

For these reasons, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not result in inadequate emergency access. Impacts would be less than significant.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.

CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact 3.12-5 The project would result in a significant cumulative impact related to transportation. Impacts would be cumulatively considerable.

Cumulative transportation impacts are generally influenced by changes in regional population, housing, and/or employment growth projections prepared by SCAG and found in the RTP/SCS. A project that falls below an efficiency-based threshold that is aligned with long-term environmental goals and relevant plans would have no cumulative impact distinct from the project impact. Accordingly, a finding of a less than significant project impact would imply a less than significant cumulative impact, and vice versa (OPR 2018). A project that falls below an efficiency-based threshold that is aligned with long-term environmental goals and relevant plans 1835
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would have no cumulative impact distinct from the project impact. Accordingly, a finding of a less than significant project impact would imply a less than significant cumulative impact, and vice versa (OPR 2018).

According to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) Technical Advisory (OPR 2018), increased demand on transit systems throughout a region may cause a cumulative impact by requiring new or additional transit infrastructure. Such impacts may be adequately addressed through a fee program that allocates the cost of improvements not just to projects located near transit, but on a regional level for all projects that may impose a potential burden on the transportation system.

As previously indicated, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not contribute to a significant impact resulting from conflict with an applicable program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities. Eastvale 2040 would support implementation of the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS policies, and as such, cumulative impacts related to conflict with applicable plans would be less than significant. Consistency with local and regional bicycle and pedestrian plans, community plans, and other similar plans and policies would be evaluated at a project-specific level to identify conformance requirements with planned systems (i.e., provision of new bike lanes, construction of connecting sidewalks or trails).

All cumulative projects would be required to make payment of the City’s Transportation Fees to ensure that transportation facilities continue to be adequately provided and maintained. As Eastvale 2040 was determined to have a less than significant impact in this regard, it is not anticipated that it would contribute to a significant cumulative impact due to a conflict when considered with other cumulative projects.

Future development under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would result in an increase in residential development and a slight decrease in commercial development when compared to existing conditions. As discussed previously, implementation of Eastvale 2040 would result in an increase in Citywide population and a reduction in number of employees. The Homebased VMT (productions) increase and Homebased Work VMT (attractions) would decrease as a result.

Evaluating the residential VMT metric, the Eastvale 2040 VMT per capita would decrease compared to both the existing (2018) condition and the 2012 General Plan condition. For the employment metric, Eastvale 2040 would result in a decrease in VMT per employee over the existing condition (2018 Eastvale), but the decrease would be less than that previously forecast for the 2012 General Plan. Both the VMT per capita and the VMT per employee would be well above the Countywide average for year 2045, but would be a reduction over the existing conditions. Such conditions indicate that the land uses planned in the City align with the regional goal of reducing VMT.
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Although the Eastvale 2040 General Plan includes numerous goals and policies related to integrating transportation and land use planning to provide mobility options and comfort for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, and personal vehicles; and providing a balance of high quality active and passive public open spaces, a regional trail system, and recreation facilities based on community needs, VMT reductions at buildout conditions would be substantially lower than the 15 percent minimum threshold. As such, the contribution to VMT generation in the region would be cumulatively considerable.

Regarding increased hazards and inadequate emergency access, future development under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would be consistent with surrounding development and would not create a geometric design feature that increase hazards in the planning area. All cumulative projects would be evaluated at a project-specific level to identify whether a project has the potential to result in hazardous conditions relative to transportation and circulation. All such projects would be required to demonstrate conformance with the City’s roadway and intersection design standards and would be subject to review to ensure that the potential to contribute to a substantial increase in hazards would not occur. As appropriate, measures would be incorporated to reduce a project’s potential to contribute to any such hazardous conditions.

Implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would occur consistent with City design requirements and would not introduce incompatible uses that would increase the risk of hazardous conditions.

All cumulative projects would also be subject to discretionary review to ensure that adequate emergency access is provided during project construction and operation. Such projects would be required to be designed to City roadway and access standards and to consider the potential for development to contribute to adverse effects on the local and/or regional circulation system, including on maintaining emergency access at all times. Measures (i.e., Traffic Control Plan, design elements) would be implemented as appropriate to ensure that a project does not contribute to a significant impact relative to inadequate emergency access.

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Tribal Cultural Resources
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This section addresses the project’s potential impacts relative to tribal cultural resources. Tribal cultural resources include landscapes, sacred places, or objects with a cultural value to a California Native American tribe. This section of the Environmental Impact Report evaluates the potential for the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan to impact tribal cultural resources in the City of Eastvale. Other potential impacts to cultural resources (i.e., prehistoric [pre-contact], historic, and disturbance of human remains) are evaluated in Section 3.3, Cultural Resources, of this EIR.

In accordance with Senate Bill 18 (SB 18) and Assembly Bill 52 (AB 52), the City notified local tribes about the proposed project on August 2, 2022, to determine the potential for tribal cultural resources onsite and to determine if local knowledge of tribal cultural resources is available about the project site and surrounding area. The Gabrielieño Tongva Indians of California responded on August 2, 2022 and declined consultation. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians responded on August 16, 2022 and declined consultation. The Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation responded on August 16, 2022 and declined consultation for the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, but requested to be consulted for future ground-disturbing development projects within the City. The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians responded on August 22, 2022 and declined consultation.

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
Several Federal and State laws address Native American involvement in the development review process. The most notable of these are the Federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990) and the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (2001). These acts ensure that Native American human remains and cultural items be treated with respect and dignity.

Potential impacts to tribal cultural resources are also regulated by CEQA. By statute, “tribal cultural resources,” are generally described as sites, features, places, cultural landscapes, sacred places, and objects with cultural value to a California Native American tribe and are further defined in Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21074(a)(1)(A)–(B).

The City is located between the traditional territories of several Native American tribes so the potential for buried pre-contact archaeological sites in the City does exist, particularly in undeveloped agricultural and dairy fields as well as along Santa Ana River. Additionally, the region is recognized to have been in regular use by Native Americans for thousands of years. As such, the City routinely coordinates with local tribes that have expressed interest in development in the City which satisfies State and Federal requirements. Therefore, future projects must 1848
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coordinate with the City to determine if project implementation would result in tribal cultural impacts.

Ethnographic Setting1
The City of Eastvale is located in an area with a cultural background that begins with Native American occupation and use of the area going back at least 10,000 years. Several chronologies based on archaeological finds are used to divide different periods of prehistoric cultural habitation and development, the most common of which divides human occupation of southern California into five broad periods: the Paleoindian Period (10,000 years before present [BP] to 8000 BP), the Early Period or Millingstone Horizon (8000 BP to 3000 BP), the Middle Period or Intermediate Horizon (3000 BP to AD 1000), the Late Prehistoric Period (AD 1000 to 1770), and the Historic Period (AD 1770 to present).

Different patterns and types of material culture distinguish each of these periods. Large fluted or leaf-shaped projectile points from the Paleoindian Period indicate a reliance on hunting large animals. Human diet probably included smaller game and harvested plants. Sites representing this period have been found mostly inland at prehistoric lake-beds (i.e., China Lake, Tulare Lake).

The Early Period or Millingstone Horizon is characterized by the widespread adoption of millingstones including metates and manos used in the preparation of plant and seed-based foods. Subsistence on terrestrial game supplemented the diet of people during this time. During the Middle Period or Intermediate Horizon, subsistence expanded to a greater diversity of plant and animal foods. Tools used during this period included mortars and pestles likely indicating a new reliance on hard nut foods like acorn. During the Late Prehistoric Period, the Tongva (Gabrielieño), Cahuilla, and Payómkawichum (Luiseño) used many areas throughout much of the Project landscape within present Riverside County. Villages among these groups were permanent to semi-permanent, with seasonal camps. There were trade networks linking the coast, Channel Islands, mountains, and inland valleys which became more complex and significant in shaping cultural practices.

The incursion of Spanish, Mexican, and later Americans would force Native American relocations.

Families and individuals once part of distinct and separate groups were forced into the mission system and renamed for their corresponding mission: Gabrieleno's for Mission San Gabriel, Luiseños for Mission San Luis Rey, etc. The Cahuilla as a tribe, however, were never part of the mission system.
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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Federal
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Enacted in 1966 and amended most recently in 2014, the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) established a partnership between the Federal government and State, tribal, and local governments that is supported by Federal funding for preservation activities. The NHPA authorized the expansion and maintenance of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), provided for the designation of a State Historic Preservation Officer in each State, the designation of State historic preservation review boards, and created the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The NHPA also set up a mechanism to certify local governments to carry out the goals of the NHPA and assists Native American tribes in preserving their cultural heritage.

National Register of Historic Places
The NHPA describes the required process to identify historic properties, including consultation with Federally recognized Native American tribes to identify culturally important resources.

Cultural resources may be considered eligible for listing in the National Register if they possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and meet one of the following criteria A through D:

A. Are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or
B. Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or C. Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
D. Have yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

State
California Public Resources Code
Archaeological resources are protected pursuant to various State policies and regulations detailed in the California Public Resources Code (PRC). PRC Sections 5097.9 to 5097.991 provide protection to Native American historical and cultural resources and sacred sites, and identify the 1850
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powers and duties of the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC). These sections also require notification of the discovery of Native American human remains to the most likely descendant, and provide for the treatment of human remains and associated grave goods. PRC Section 21074 defines tribal cultural resources as described below. (a) “Tribal cultural resources” are either of the following:
1) Sites, features, places, cultural landscapes, sacred places, and objects with cultural value to a California Native American tribe that are either of the following:

A) Included or determined to be eligible for inclusion in the California Register.

B) Included in a local register of historical resources as defined in PRC Section 5020.1(k).
2) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in PRC Section 5024.1(c). In applying the criteria set forth in PRC Section 5024.1(c) for the purposes of this paragraph, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe.
(b) A cultural landscape that meets the criteria of subdivision (a) is a tribal cultural resource to the extent that the landscape is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape.
(c) A historical resource described in PRC Section 21084.1, a unique archaeological resource as defined in PRC Section 21083.2(g), or a “nonunique archaeological resource” as defined in PRC Section 21083.2(h) may also be a tribal cultural resource if it conforms with the criteria of Section 21083.2(a).

California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR)
According to PRC Section 5020.1(j), a historical resource includes, but is not limited to, any object, building, structure, site, area, place, record, or manuscript which is historically or archaeologically significant, or is significant in the architectural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political, military, or cultural annals of California. The CRHR was established as an authoritative guide in California to be used by State and local agencies, private groups, and citizens to identify the State’s historical resources and to indicate what properties are to be protected, to the extent prudent and feasible, from substantial adverse change pursuant to PRC Section 5024.1(a). Criteria for listing a resource in the CRHR were developed to be in accordance with the established criteria for listing in the National Register. According to PRC Sections 1851
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5024.1(c)(1)–(4), a resource is considered historically significant if it meets any of the following criteria:

1. Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of California’s history and cultural heritage.

2. Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past.

3. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses high artistic values.

4. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

Historical resources eligible for the CRHR must also retain sufficient integrity as defined in California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 14, Division 3, Chapter 11.5, Section 4852(c). According to 14 CCR, Division 3, Chapter 11.5, Section 4852(d)(2), a resource may be considered for listing in the CRHR if it can be demonstrated that sufficient time has passed to understand its historical importance. Additionally, pursuant to PRC 5024.1(d)(2), resources listed in, or formally determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Resources are automatically listed in the CRHR, as well as California Registered Historical Landmarks numbers 770 onward.

Senate Bill 18
SB 18, signed into law in 2004, requires that local governments, such as cities and counties, notify and consult with the NAHC and California Native American tribes about proposed local land use planning decisions for the purpose of protecting traditional tribal cultural places. Cities and counties must notify California Native American tribes that the NAHC has identified as having traditional lands located within the city or county boundaries, of proposed general plans, general plan amendments, specific plans, and specific plan amendments. As part of the planning process, California Native American tribes must be given the opportunity to consult with the lead agency for the purpose of identifying, preserving, and mitigating impacts to cultural places.

Assembly Bill 52
California AB 52 (2014) established a formal consultation process for California tribes in the CEQA process. The bill specifies that any project that may affect or cause a substantial adverse change to the significance of a tribal cultural resource would require a lead agency to “begin consultation with a California Native American tribe that is traditional and culturally affiliated with the geographic area of the proposed project.” A tribal cultural resource is defined as a site, feature, place, cultural landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe that is:
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• Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources or a local register of historical resources;
• Determined by the lead agency to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in PRC Section 5024.1;
• A geographically defined cultural landscape that meets one or more of these criteria; or • A historical resource described in PRC Section 21084.1, a unique archaeological resource described in PRC Section 21083.2, or is a non-unique archaeological resource if it conforms with the above criteria.

AB 52 provides guidance for consultation between California Native American tribes and lead agencies to address potential impacts of development activities on known or unknown tribal cultural resources and to identify appropriate mitigation for such impacts. PRC Section 21074(a) defines tribal cultural resources, indicating that a project having the potential to cause a substantial adverse change to a tribal cultural resource is a project that may have an adverse environmental effect.

Under AB 52, tribes that wish to be notified of projects subject to CEQA are to send a letter to the lead agency making it known they wish to be notified. The City is then obligated to send notifications inviting consultation to the requesting tribe for all subsequent projects subject to CEQA.

California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act The California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S. Code 3001 et seq.) was enacted in 2001. Pursuant to the act, Federal and State institutions and museums that receive Federal funding and having possession or responsibility for collections of human remains or cultural artifacts are required to return Native American cultural items to their respective peoples. In addition, the act establishes a program of Federal grants to assist in the repatriation process and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to assess civil penalties on museums that fail to comply.

California Health and Safety Code Sections 7050.5, 7051, and 7054 California Health and Safety Code Sections 7050.5, 7051, and 7054 collectively address the illegality of interference with human burial remains as well as the disposition of Native American burials in archaeological sites. The law protects such remains from disturbance, vandalism, or inadvertent destruction and establishes procedures to be implemented if Native American 1853
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skeletal remains are discovered during construction of a project, including the treatment of remains prior to, during, and after evaluation, and reburial procedures.

Local
There are currently no local ordinances regarding tribal cultural resources. Consideration to tribal cultural resources at the City-level is implemented through preapplication review of proposed projects and CEQA. Please refer to the “Project Impacts and Mitigation” subsection below for discussion of proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan policies relevant to tribal cultural resources.

STANDARDS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The following thresholds of significance are based on CEQA Guidelines Appendix G. For the purposes of this EIR, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan may have a significant adverse impact related to tribal cultural resources if it would:

1. Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code Section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that is:
o Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in PRC Section 5020.1(k), or o A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of PRC Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of PRC Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe.
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PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION

TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES
Impact 3.12-1 The project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code Section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe and that is:

Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code Section 5020.1(k), or,
A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of PRC Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of PRC Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe. Impacts would be less than significant.

In compliance with AB 52, the City of Eastvale distributed letters notifying each tribe that requested to be on the City’s list for the purposes of AB 52 of the opportunity to consult with the City regarding the proposed project. The letters were distributed by certified mail and tribes had 30 days to respond to the City’s request for consultation. The Gabrielieño Tongva Indians of California responded on August 2, 2022 and declined consultation. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians responded on August 16, 2022 and declined consultation. The Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation responded on August 16, 2022 and declined consultation for the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, but requested to be consulted for future ground-disturbing development projects within the City. The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians responded on August 22, 2022 and declined consultation. Further, as discussed in Section 3.3, no historic resources listed or eligible for listing in a State or local register of historical resources are located within the City of Eastvale. Therefore, no impacts related to historic tribal cultural resources defined in Public Resources Code Section 5020.1(k) would occur. Adoption of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not directly affect tribal cultural resources in this regard.

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Bernardino Mountains, the Luiseño of the Perris-Elsinore region, and the Gabrielino of the San Gabriel Valley).

Tribal cultural resources are protected by a wide array of State regulations under the California PRC; refer to the “Regulatory Framework” section above. Tribal cultural resources are also recognized as nonrenewable and therefore receive protection under the California PRC and CEQA. In accordance with Eastvale Municipal Code Section 110.52.060, the City would review any major environmental issues associated with the individual development proposals, including the project’s potential to impact tribal cultural resources. Future site specific development proposals subject to CEQA would also be required to undergo government-to-government consultation in accordance with AB 52 requirements, and would be required to adhere to State and Federal regulations, as well as project-specific mitigation measures to reduce impacts to tribal cultural resources.

To further protect tribal cultural resources, the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan Open Space and Conservation Element and Natural Resources Element include the following policies:

Policy CO-5.2 Protect the community’s water quality, wildlife diversity, and cultural and aesthetic characters.

Policy CO-6.1 Develop management strategies to preserve the memory of important historic periods.

Policy CO-6.4 Preserve cultural resources within the City by requiring a Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment for new development proposals which occur on native (e.g. ungraded, undeveloped) soils.

Policy NR-5.2 Prioritize conservation actions that demonstrate multiple resource preservation benefits, such as biology, climate change adaptation and resiliency, hydrology, cultural, scenic, and community character.

With implementation of applicable State regulations, proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan policies, and the AB 52 process, impacts to tribal cultural resources would be less than significant.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.
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CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact 3.12-2 The project would not result in cumulative impacts related to tribal cultural resources. Impacts would be less than cumulatively considerable.

Impacts to tribal cultural resources are site-specific and generally do not combine to result in cumulative impacts. As discussed, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan does not propose development, but is a regulatory document that sets the framework for future development and redevelopment in the City. As such, adoption of the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not result in direct impacts to the significance of a tribal cultural resource.

Subsequent projects as a result of implementation of the land use plans and policies within the Eastvale 2040 General Plan could have the potential to impact tribal cultural resources. However, as with the proposed project, future development would be subject to a preapplication review process. This would allow the City to determine any potentially significant environmental impacts and require technical studies, as necessary. In addition, in accordance with AB 52, the City would be required to notify local tribes for the opportunity to consult and propose mitigation measures.

These procedures and requirements would allow for site-specific analysis and mitigation, which would reduce the potential for adverse impacts on tribal cultural resources both individually and cumulatively. Therefore, cumulative impacts to tribal cultural resources would be less than significant.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.
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This section addresses potential utilities and service systems impacts that may result from construction and/or operation of the proposed project.

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
Water
The Jurupa Community Services District (JCSD) provides water service to an approximately 40.5 square-mile service area covering the entirety of Eastvale and a majority of Jurupa Valley in western Riverside County. As of 2020, JCSD delivered water to approximately 33,000 municipal service connections, serving approximately 141,600 people.1 JCSD’s water supply is primarily sourced from groundwater production from the adjudicated Chino and Riverside-Arlington Groundwater Basins. In addition to groundwater, JCSD also purchases desalted water from the Chino Desalter Authority and treated domestic water from the Rubidoux Community Services District.2
In 2020, JCSD obtained its total water supply from 18 potable and 7 non-potable wells in the Chino Basin and an additional 2 percent of its supply from two non-potable wells in the RiversideArlington Basin and the Chino Basin. JCSD also imported/purchased approximately 39 percent of its total water supply the Chino Desalter Authority (CDA). JCSD has extraction rights from the adjudicated Chino Basin under the 1978 Chino Basin Municipal Water District v. City of Chino et al. judgement (1978 Judgment). Similarly, the portion of the Riverside-Arlington Basin underlying JCSD’s service area is adjudicated under the 1969 Western-San Bernardino Judgment.3 While not presently part of its supply portfolio, JCSD has been pursuing opportunities to supply recycled water from the Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (WRCRWA) plant for irrigation and other non-potable uses in its service area.

Table 3.13-1, JCSD Water Supplies - Current and Projected, summarizes JCSD’s current and projected water supplies.
1 Albert A. Webb Associates, Jurupa Community Services District, 2020 Water Master Plan, June 2021. 2 Jurupa Community Services District, About Your Water, https://www.jcsd.us/customers/about-your-water, accessed June 30, 2023.
3 Albert A. Webb Associates, Jurupa Community Services District, 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, June 28, 2021.
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Table 3.13-1: JCSD Water Supplies – Current and Projected Water Supplies (AFY) 20201 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
Potable
Chino Basin – Potable Wells 11,029 14,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 Purchased Groundwater – Chino
Desalter Authority
11,414 11,733 11,733 11,733 11,733 11,733
Purchased Groundwater – Rubidoux
Community Services District
- 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Purchased Water – Cucamonga Valley
Water District
- 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Purchased Water – Western Municipal
Water District
3,446 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Desalinated Water Agreement with City
of Ontario
1,446 2,000 0 0 0 0
Transfers 1,170 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
Recycled Water - 660 660 660 660 660
Other 767 500 500 500 500 500
Supply Total 29,372 42,093 44,093 44,093 44,093 44,093

1. Actual supplies in 2020.

AFY = acre feet per year; JCSD = Jurupa Community Services District Source: Albert A Webb Associates, Jurupa Community Services District 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, June 28, 2021.

Water Demand
The JCSD 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) details water demand from 2010 to 2019 by sector, including single-family residential, multi-family residential, commercial/institutional, industrial, and landscape irrigation. After peaking at 27,508 acre-feet (AF) in 2013, water demand lessened between 2014 and 2019. This demand reduction is attributed primarily to conservation measures instituted during the multi-year drought and new meter installations across the JCSD service area, which reduced system losses substantially. However, demand peaked again in 2020, with 29,372 acre-feet.4 The 2020 UWMP projects future water demand through 2045. The capacity rate study used information from the JCSD Development Status Map, which identifies active and inactive residential and non-residential development, and applied annual water demand factors from JCSD’s draft Summary Master Water Plan for future land uses in the JCSD service area. Table 3.13- 4 Ibid.
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2, Current and Projected Demands for Potable and Raw Water, shows JCSD’s projected demands by sector, as stated in the 2020 UWMP.

Table 3.13-2: Current and Projected Demands for Potable and Raw Water Use Type 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
Single Family 17,300 18,551 20,082 21,174 22,375 22,375 Multi-Family 1,323 1,606 1,731 1,821 1,919 1,919
Commercial 2,282 2,251 2,451 2,595 2,752 2,752
Industrial 675 722 782 825 872 872
Landscape 2,945 3,007 3,258 3,437 3,634 3,634
Other Potable (Hydrants) 190 210 228 241 254 254
Sales 1,658 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
Potable Losses1 2,133 328 328 328 328 328
Non-Potable Landscape 627 96 231 328 434 434
Non-Potable Losses 140 2,255 2,444 2,578 2,726 2,726
Demand Total 29,272 30,865 33,375 35,165 37,135 37,135
Units in acre feet per year (AFY)
Note: Demand projections assume a two percent annual growth. 1 Losses are equal to five percent of annual demand.

Source: Albert A Webb Associates, Jurupa Community Services District 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, Tables 4-2 and 4-3, June 28, 2021.

Dry Year Projections
JCSD estimates future water supply availability under single- and multiple-dry year scenarios.

Given the adjudication of the groundwater basins upon which it depends, JCSD assumes 100 percent of its supplies would remain available during both single and multiple-dry year scenarios. JCSD projects multiple-dry year demand based on measured water use data from the multi-year drought extending from 2012 through 2015. JCSD assumes the first dry year would result in no change in demand, followed by a 5 percent reduction in demand in the second dry year, a ten percent reduction in the third dry year, and a 20 percent reduction in the fourth dry year as increasingly stringent conservation measures are implemented. Table 3.13-3, Supply and Demand in Multiple Dry Years, summarizes JCSD’s multiple-dry year supply and demand through 2040. Under all scenarios for all years, demand remains below anticipated supply. 1860
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Table 3.13-3: Supply and Demand in Multiple Dry Years
Year-Type 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
First Dry Year
First Dry Year Supply 41,883 43,608 43,432 43,255 43,079 First Dry Year Demand 31,462 34,443 36,470 38,702 38,928 Excess Supply 10,420 9,165 6,962 4,554 4,150
Second Dry Year
Second Dry Year Supply 41,883 43,608 43,432 43,255 43,079 Second Dry Year Demand 28,316 30,999 32,823 34,832 35,036 Excess Supply 13,567 12,609 10,609 8,424 8,043
Third Dry Year
Third Dry Year Supply 41,883 43,608 43,432 43,255 43,079 Third Dry Year Demand 25,170 27,554 29,176 30,961 31,143 Excess Supply 16,713 16,054 14,256 12,294 11,936
Fourth Dry Year
Fourth Dry Year Supply 41,883 43,608 43,432 43,255 43,079 Fourth Dry Year Demand 22,024 24,110 25,529 27,091 27,250 Excess Supply 19,859 19,498 17,903 16,164 15,829
Fifth Dry Year
Fifth Dry Year Supply 41,883 43,608 43,432 43,255 43,079 Fifth Dry Year Demand 18,877 20,666 21,882 23,221 23,357 Excess Supply 23,005 22,942 21,550 20,034 19,722
Units in acre feet per year (AFY)
Source: Albert A Webb Associates, Jurupa Community Services District 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, Table 7-4, June 28, 2021.

Wastewater
JCSD provides sewer service in its service area, including Eastvale, via a collection system consisting of approximately 370 miles of collection pipelines, nine active lift stations, and two standby lift stations.5 Wastewater collected within the JCSD service area is treated at three wastewater treatment plants: City of Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant (WQCP), the Orange County Sanitation District Fountain Valley Plant via the Inland Empire Brine Line, and the WRCRWA plant.
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As of 2016, JCSD discharged its maximum allowable flow of 3.25 million gallons per day (MGD) into the WRCRWA treatment plant. Consequently, the WRCRWA treatment capacity and related assets are not available for growth and their value will not be allocated to the Sewer Capacity Charge. The district also had 4 MGD of capacity rights at the Riverside's WQCP, leaving 0.75 MGD available for growth. In total, it is estimated that there will be a wastewater treatment capacity for 20,455 new equivalent dwelling units in the JCSD.

JCSD does not currently have a recycled water distribution system or access to recycled water.

To the extent feasible, if and when recycled water is available to JCSD, this water will be offered to JCSD customers. However, the District is planning to replace some potable water use with recycled water to meet the demands of future irrigation needs. JCSD has a current Federal and State grant application in conjunction with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) for the construction of both regional and local recycled water infrastructure. This will allow JCSD to utilize its own recycled water generated from the WRCRWA facility for both groundwater recharge and direct non-potable application.

Stormwater Facilities
Stormwater conveyance facilities in Eastvale are maintained by the City of Eastvale and Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (RCFCWCD). The County Line Channel on the northern border of Eastvale is maintained by San Bernardino County Flood Control District, and the Cucamonga Creek channel, which runs through the northwest portion of the City, is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

The City of Eastvale is listed as a co-permittee for the Riverside County National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit (renewed 2018) and is bound to comply with all the aspects of the permit requirements. The City has adopted an ordinance that addresses nonstorm water discharges that are not allowed into the City's storm water system in Title 14 of Eastvale’s Municipal Code. The State permit regulations and the City ordinance affect residential, industrial, commercial, and construction sites and/or projects.

Electricity
Southern California Edison (SCE) provides electricity to Eastvale, and SCE maintains substations and distribution lines in the region.

Natural Gas
Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) provides natural gas service to approximately six million residential and business customers across 20,000 square miles of southern California, including Eastvale.
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Telecommunications Facilities
Telecommunications facilities are not currently provided on the project site. The major service providers that serve the City and their coverages are listed below:
 AT&T Fiber – 67.6% Availability (Fiber)
 Spectrum – 99.9% Availability (Cable)
 T-Mobile – 100% Availability (5G, Internet)
 Viasat – 100.0% Availability (Satellite)
 HughesNet – 100.0% Availability (Satellite)
 Frontier – 10.2% Availability (Fiber)
 Earthlink – 81.8% Availability (Fiber, 5G)
Solid Waste Disposal
Solid waste collection, transport, and disposal are handled by a contracted private firm that hauls collected materials to several regional landfills and materials recovery facilities. Waste Management (WM) is the City's franchise hauler for refuse, recycling, and organic materials. In accordance with State recycling and disposal laws, Eastvale residents are provided with three 96- gallon carts; one for regular trash, one for commingled recyclables, and one for organics (food and green waste). All trash, organics, and recyclables are collected on the same service day once a week.6 Solid waste collected in northwestern Riverside County is taken to one of three sanitary landfills: Badlands, El Sobrante, or Lamb Canyon. The Robert A. Nelson Transfer Station is used by waste haulers in the region to reduce the loads and distances necessary to transport waste to sanitary landfills. The Badlands Landfill is a regional municipal solid waste landfill that is owned and operated by Riverside County. The landfill has a total estimated permitted capacity of 82,300,000 cubic yards with a remaining estimated capacity of 7,800,000 cubic yards. The landfill has an estimated closure year of 2059.
7 The El Sobrante Landfill is a Riverside County regional municipal solid waste landfill located at 10910 Dawson Canyon Road. The landfill is privately owned and operated by USA Waste Services of California, Inc., a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. The landfill has a total estimated permitted capacity of 209,910,000 cubic 6 City of Eastvale, Recycling and Waste Disposal, https://www.eastvaleca.gov/services/recycling-and-wastedisposal, accessed June 30, 2023. 7 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Solid Waste Information System Facility Detail, Badlands Sanitary Landfill (33-AA-0006),
https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/SiteActivity/Details/2245?siteID=2367, accessed June 30, 2023. 1863
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yards and an estimated remaining capacity of 143,977,170 cubic yards. The landfill has an estimated closure year of 2051.
8 The Lamb Canyon Landfill, owned and operated by Riverside County, is located between the cities of Beaumont and San Jacinto. The landfill has a total estimated permitted capacity of 39,681,513 cubic yards with a remaining estimated capacity of 19,242,950 cubic yards. The landfill has an estimated closure year of 2032. 9 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Federal
Clean Water Act
The Federal Clean Water Act (CWA), enacted by Congress in 1972 and amended several times since, is the primary Federal law regulating water quality in the United States and forms the basis for several State and local laws throughout the country. The CWA established the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States. The CWA gave the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) the authority to implement Federal pollution control programs, such as setting water quality standards for contaminants in surface water, establishing wastewater and effluent discharge limits for various industry contaminants in surface water, establishing wastewater and effluent discharge limits for various industry categories, and imposing requirements for controlling nonpoint-source pollution. At the Federal level, the CWA is administered by the USEPA and USACE. At the State and regional levels in California, the act is administered and enforced by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs).

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Part 258, contains regulations for municipal solid waste landfills and requires states to implement their own permitting programs incorporating the Federal landfill criteria. The Federal regulations address the location, operation, design (liners, leachate collection, runoff control, etc.), groundwater monitoring, and closure of landfills. 8 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Solid Waste Information System Facility Detail, El Sobrante Landfill (33-AA-0217), https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/Site/Summary/2402, accessed June 27, 2023.
9 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Solid Waste Information System Facility Detail, Lamb Canyon Sanitary Landfill (33-AA-0007),
https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/Site/Summary/2368. Accessed June 27, 2023. 1864
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State
Safe Water Drinking Act
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulates public water systems that supply drinking water (42 USC Section 300(f) et seq.; 40 CFR Section 141 et seq). The principal objective of the Federal SDWA is to ensure that water from the tap is potable (safe and satisfactory for drinking, cooking, and hygiene). The main components of the Federal SDWA are to:
 Ensure that water from the tap is potable
 Prevent contamination of groundwater aquifers that are the main source of drinking water for a community
 Regulate the discharge of wastes into underground injection wells pursuant to the Underground Injection Control program (see 40 CFR Section 144)  Regulate distribution systems
State Water Resources Control Board
Created by the California legislature in 1967, the five-member SWRCB allocates water rights, adjudicates water right disputes, develops statewide water protection plans, establishes water quality standards, and guides the nine RWQCBs located in the major watersheds of the State. The joint authority of water allocation and water quality protection enables the SWRCB to provide comprehensive protection for California’s waters. The SWRCB is responsible for implementing the Clean Water Act and issues National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits to cities and counties through the RWQCBs. Eastvale lies within the jurisdiction of the Santa Ana RWQCB (Region 8).

California Urban Water Management Planning Act
In 1983, the State Legislature enacted the Urban Water Management Planning Act (California Water Code Sections 10610–10656), which requires specified urban water suppliers in the State to prepare an UWMP and update it every 5 years. State and local agencies and the public frequently use such plans to determine if agencies are planning adequately to reliably meet water demand in various service areas. As such, the plans serve as an important element in documenting water supply availability and reliability for compliance with State laws, including Senate Bill (SB) 610 and SB 221, which link water supply sufficiency to large land-use development project approvals. Urban water suppliers also must prepare such plans, pursuant to the Urban Water Management Planning Act, to be eligible for State funding and drought assistance.
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Every urban water supplier that either provides over 3,000 acre-feet of water annually or serves more than 3,000 urban connections is required to assess the reliability of its water sources over a 20-year planning horizon. Each supplier must report its progress on a 20 percent reduction in per capita urban water consumption by the year 2020, as required in the Water Conservation Act of 2009 (SB X7-7).

The State’s urban water suppliers prepare UWMPs to support their long-term resource planning and ensure adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water demands.

The UWMPs include information on water usage, water supply sources, and water reliability planning. They also may provide implementation schedules to meet projected demands over a planning horizon, a description of opportunities for new development of desalinated water, groundwater information (where groundwater is identified as an existing or planned water source), a description of water quality over the planning horizon, and identification of water management tools that maximize local resources and minimize imported water supplies. A UWMP’s water supply analysis includes a water supply reliability assessment, water shortage contingency plan, and development of a plan in case of an interruption in water supply.

The plans must be prepared every 5 years and submitted to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). DWR staff then reviews the submitted plans to make sure they have completed the requirements identified in the Water Code, then submits a report to the State Legislature summarizing the status of the plans.

Senate Bill 221
Enacted in 2001, SB 221 (Government Code Sections 66455.3 and 66473.7) requires that the legislative body of a city or county which is empowered to approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve a subdivision map must condition such approval upon proof of sufficient water supply.

The term sufficient water supply is defined in SB 221 as the total water supplies available during normal, single dry, and multiple dry water years within a 20-year projection that would meet the projected demand associated with a proposed subdivision. The definition also includes the requirement that sufficient water encompasses not only the project but also existing and planned future uses, including, but not limited to, agricultural and industrial uses.

California Water Recycling Standards
The State Legislature has developed requirements for the production, discharge, distribution, and use of recycled water. These requirements are contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 4, Chapter 3, Reclamation Criteria, Sections 60301 through 60475, and Title 17. The California Department of Public Health administers the State recycling water standards.
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California Integrated Waste Management Act
Assembly Bill (AB) 939 established the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Public Resources Code Sections 42900–42927) which required all California cities and counties to reduce the volume of solid waste deposited in landfills by 50 percent by the year 2000. It also requires that cities and counties continue to remain at 50 percent or higher for each subsequent year. The act is intended to reduce, recycle, and reuse solid waste generated to the maximum extent feasible.

The act requires each California city and county to prepare, adopt, and submit to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) a source reduction and recycling element (SRRE) that demonstrates how the jurisdiction will meet the act’s mandated diversion goals. Each jurisdiction’s SRRE must include specific components as defined in Public Resources Code Sections 41003 and 41303. In addition, the SRRE must include a program for management of solid waste generated in the jurisdiction consistent with the following hierarchy: (1) source reduction; (2) recycling and composting; and (3) environmentally safe transformation and land disposal. The SRRE is required to emphasize and maximize the use of all feasible source reduction, recycling, and composting options to reduce the amount of solid waste to be disposed of by transformation and land disposal (Public Resources Code Sections 40051, 41002, and 41302).

California’s Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings (Title 24)
In 1978, the California Energy Commission (CEC) established the Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6), commonly referred to as Title 24, California’s energy efficiency standards for residential and nonresidential buildings, in response to a legislative mandate to create uniform building codes to reduce California’s energy consumption and provide energy efficiency standards for residential and nonresidential buildings. Title 24 requires the design of building shells and building components to conserve energy. The standards are updated periodically to allow consideration and possible incorporation of new energy efficiency technologies and methods.

The 2022 Title 24 standards encourage efficient electric heat pumps, establish electric-ready requirements for new homes, expand solar photovoltaic and battery storage standards, and strengthen ventilation standards. Buildings whose permit applications are applied for on or after January 1, 2023, must comply with the 2022 Title 24 standards.

Additionally, the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11) is a statewide mandatory construction code that was developed and adopted by the California Building Standards Commission and the California Department of Housing and Community Development. CALGreen standards require new residential and 1867
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commercial buildings to comply with mandatory measures under five topical areas: planning and design; energy efficiency; water efficiency and conservation; material conservation and resource efficiency; and environmental quality. CALGreen also provides voluntary tiers and measures that local governments may adopt which encourage or require additional measures in the five green building topics. CALGreen requires new buildings to reduce water consumption by 20 percent, divert 50 percent of construction waste from landfills, and install low pollutant-emitting materials.

Assembly Bill (AB) 827 Commercial and Organic Waste Recycling Bins Effective July 1, 2020, AB 827 requires that food establishments that provide trash containers for products purchased and consumed on the premises to also provide properly labeled containers for recyclables and organic waste (food waste). These containers must be placed adjacent to trash containers. The new law applies to limited-service restaurants such as those restaurants where customers order and pay at the counter and bus their own tables after eating. The law will affect restaurants, malls, and other businesses that serve food. Full-service food establishments that do not provide access to trash containers for products consumed on the premises will be exempt.

Local
Updated Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Report Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) published the Updated Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Report (IRWMP) in May 2008 and includes JCSD as a designated stakeholder.

While the IRWMP focuses on long-range water planning needs in WMWD’s service area, the document includes a regional-scale assessment of water planning efforts, infrastructure, and pending studies and projects. The IRWMP also discusses regional water management efforts in the context of other applicable water and environmental regional plans, such as the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority’s One Water-One Watershed Program and the Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan.10
Jurupa Community Services District 2020 Urban Water Management Plan The California Water Code, Division 6, Part 2.6, Section 10610 et. seq. (California Urban Water Management Planning Act) requires any municipal water supplier serving over 3,000 connections or 3,000 AFY to prepare a UWMP. JCSD’s 2020 UWMP characterizes historical water supplies and use, projects future demand and supply through 2045, and identifies supply augmentation projects and programs, cumulative water demand projections, and water shortage contingency 10 Western Municipal Water District, Updated Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Report, May 2008. 1868
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plans. Supply and demand projections are included for normal, single-dry, and multiple-dry year scenarios.11
JCSD also requires developers to obtain a Water/Sewer Availability letter for all projects that involve water and/or sewer services within the district’s boundaries. This includes a deposit for either Parcel Maps or Tract Maps, feedback if needed, and a request for approval to the Board of Directors. Other services JCSD provides include plan-check review services.

Jurupa Community Services District Sewer Master Plan
JCSD’s Sewer Master Plan was adopted in 2019. The Sewer Master Plan estimates wastewater generation for uses within the service district. These estimates are used to predict ultimate treatment plant capacity and estimate the project cost of adding and/or purchasing treatment plant capacity. The plan also provides a preliminary sewer project implementation schedule.

Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit
On January 29, 2010, the Santa Ana RWQCB adopted Order R8‐2010‐0033, as amended by Order R8-20130024 (NPDES Permit and Waste Discharge Requirements for the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the County of Riverside, and the Incorporated Cities of Riverside County within the Santa Ana Region) otherwise known as the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permit. Eastvale was added as a co-permittee under the Riverside County MS4 permit in the 2013 amendment. One component of the MS4 permit requires the development of site-specific WQMPs for new development and significant redevelopment projects. WQMPs include site design, source control, and treatment elements to reduce stormwater pollution from urban runoff.

On April 7, 2015, the Santa Ana RWQCB adopted statewide Trash Provisions to address impacts of trash on surface waters in the region. The Trash Provisions outline additional requirements for co-permittees under the MS4 permit, including either installation of Full Capture Systems for all storm drains capturing runoff from priority land uses, or a combination of full capture systems, multi-benefit projects, treatment controls, and/or institutional controls to reduce trash accumulation in surface waters.

Riverside County Drainage Area Management Plan
The Riverside County Drainage Area Management Plan (DAMP), developed by the RCFCWCD and other co-permittees to the MS4 Permit, outlines programs and policies to manage urban runoff (Riverside County 2017a). The DAMP includes development review procedures for co-permittees, 11 Ibid.
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requires construction best management practices (BMPs) and inspection frequency, annual reporting and evaluation framework, and total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation strategies. The DAMP is the primary document outlining compliance procedures for copermittees to adhere to the requirements of the MS4 Permit in Riverside County.

STANDARDS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The following thresholds of significance are based on CEQA Guidelines Appendix G. For the purposes of this EIR, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan may have a significant adverse impact related to utilities and service systems if it would:

1. Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water or wastewater treatment or stormwater drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects.

2. Have insufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry, and multiple dry years.

3. Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves, or may serve, the project that it has inadequate capacity to serve the project’s projected demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments.

4. Generate solid waste in excess of State or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals.

5. Not comply with Federal, State, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste.

PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION

UTILITY FACILITIES
Impact 3.13-1 The project would not require, or result in, the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or stormwater drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. Impacts would be less than significant.

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electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications require and/or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded utilities (i.e., water, wastewater treatment, stormwater drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunication facilities). It should be noted that feasible future development under the project is assumed to occur through 2040; thus, any increase in demand for new or expanded utilities would occur gradually as additional development and associated population growth is added to the project area. As concluded in Section 3.9, Population and Housing, future development associated with the project is not anticipated to directly or indirectly induce substantial unplanned population growth.

The actual need for new or expanded systems would be verified and dependent upon the provider’s capacities at the time the entitlement application is submitted to the City. Where new or expanded systems/infrastructure or facilities would be warranted to ensure adequate capacity, environmental impacts would be associated with facility construction to the extent that its location, construction methods, and operations affect the site and surrounding land uses.

Construction and operation of new systems/infrastructure or facilities would be subject to environmental review pursuant to CEQA to determine whether adverse physical effects on the environment would occur.

Development in the City is generally first scoped through a preapplication review per Eastvale Municipal Code Section 110.52.060. During this process, City staff would determine whether the proposed development has potential to impact utilities. Proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan Policy LU-1.7, which requiresthat new development have adequate public services such as school capacity, parkland, water, wastewater, and storm drainage, would ensure that each new development would be adequately served by the City’s utilities. In addition, Housing Element Policy HE-7.3 would encourage the City to proactively address future demand on infrastructure facilities to support existing and future housing needs.

With implementation of applicable Eastvale 2040 General Plan policies and the preapplication review process, impacts to utilities would be less than significant.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.
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WATER SUPPLY
Impact 3.13-2 The project would have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry, and multiple dry years. Impacts would be less than significant.

Eastvale is served by the JCSD for water services. Exhibit 3.13-1, Existing Infrastructure (Water), shows the existing water infrastructure system. The current and planned sources of water, identified in Table 3.13-3, show that supply is anticipated to exceed demands through 2045 (beyond the project’s buildout year). In addition, water conservation efforts by JCSD and the City will further ensure adequate water supplies are available to serve the project. As discussed, development in the City is generally first scoped through a preapplication review per Eastvale Municipal Code Section 110.52.060. During this process, City staff would determine whether the proposed development has potential to impact water supplies. JCSD would also review future development on a project-by-project basis through the District’s Will-Serve process to ensure adequate water supplies are available. Future development would be required to comply with applicable JCSD regulations to connect to the JCSD watersystem. This would include the payment of a water connection fee to construct new water infrastructure and/or incremental expansions to the existing water system to accommodate individual development to preclude any impact of the development on the water system.12
In addition, proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan Policy LU-1.7 would ensure that each new development would be adequately served by JCSD supplies. Housing Element Policy HE-7.3 would encourage the City to proactively address future demand on infrastructure facilities to support existing and future housing needs. With implementation of applicable Eastvale 2040 General Plan policies and the preapplication review/Will Serve process, impacts to water supply would be less than significant.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.
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WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPACITY
Impact 3.13-3 The project would not result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves, or may serve, the project that the project has inadequate capacity to serve the project’s projected demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments. Impacts would be less than significant.

Refer to Impact 3.13-1. The project site is located in the service area of JCSD. Exhibit 3.13-2, Existing Infrastructure (Sewer), shows the existing wastewater infrastructure system.

Wastewater collected within the JCSD service area is treated at three wastewater treatment plants: City of Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant, the Orange County Sanitation District Fountain Valley Plant via the Inland Empire Brine Line, and the WRCRWA plant. In total, it is estimated that there will be a wastewater treatment capacity for 20,455 new equivalent dwelling units in the JCSD.

As discussed, development in the City is generally first scoped through a preapplication review per Eastvale Municipal Code Section 110.52.060. During this process, City staff would determine whether adequate sewer capacity and infrastructure exists to serve the proposed development.

JCSD would also review future development on a project-by-project basis through the District’s Will-Serve process to ensure adequate wastewater treatment is available. Future development would be required to comply with applicable JCSD regulations to connect to the JCSD sewer system. This would include the payment of a sewer connection fee to construct new wastewater treatment infrastructure and/or incremental expansions to the existing wastewater treatment system to accommodate individual development to preclude any impact of the development on the wastewater treatment system.

In addition, proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan Policy LU-1.7 would ensure that each new development would be adequately served by JCSD wastewater treatment infrastructure. Housing Element Policy HE-7.3 would encourage the City to proactively address future demand on infrastructure facilities to support existing and future housing needs. With implementation of applicable Eastvale 2040 General Plan policies and the preapplication review/Will-Serve process, impacts regarding wastewater treatment would be less than significant.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.
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SOLID WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY AND REGULATIONS
Impact 3.13-4 The project would not generate solid waste in excess of State or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals. Impacts would be less than significant.

Impact 3.13-5 The project would comply with Federal, State, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste. Impacts would be less than significant.

Although the Eastvale 2040 General Plan does not include specific development proposals, it does facilitate the future development of residential and non-residential uses, which would result in increased generation of solid waste. Solid waste collected in northwestern Riverside County is taken to one of three sanitary landfills after being sorted at the Robert A. Nelson Transfer Station:

Badlands, El Sobrante, or Lamb Canyon. These landfills have a combined remaining capacity of 171 million cubic yards to serve future development resulting from the proposed project.

Solid waste disposal services must follow Federal, State, and local statutes and regulations related to the collection of solid waste. Future development within the Planning Area would be required to comply with all applicable State and local waste diversion requirements, including AB 939, Senate Bill 1016, and the California Green Building Standards Code. Future implementing projects would also be subject to SB 1383. In September 2016, the State set methane emission reduction targets for California in SB 1383, intended as a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (like organic waste) in various sectors of California’s economy. SB 1383 establishes statewide targets to reduce the amount of organic waste disposed of in landfills (50 percent reduction by 2020 and 75 percent by 2025). It also sets a goal to rescue at least 20 percent of currently disposed edible food by 2025 and redirect that food to people in need.

Therefore, project disposal requirements can be met by the existing landfills and the project would not generate solid waste in excess of State or local standards or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure. Impacts would be less than significant in this regard.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.
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CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Impact 3.13-6 The project would not result in a significant cumulative impact related to utilities and service systems. Impacts would be less than cumulatively considerable.

The Eastvale 2040 General Plan, in combination with existing and reasonably foreseeable future projects that utilize the same utilities and service systems as the proposed project, is not anticipated to overburden the respective wastewater, water, stormwater, natural gas, telecom, or solid waste providers, resulting in the need for upgraded or new facilities, the construction of which could result in significant environmental effects. Cumulative development occurring within the utility provider service areas would be subject to the payment of appropriate development impact fees and/or the construction of new or expanded public facilities on a project-by-project basis, and in accordance with applicable local, State, and Federal agency requirements, to avoid, reduce, and/or mitigate substantial increases in demand (and significant impacts) on utilities and service systems. Concerning solid waste disposal, the El Sobrante, Lamb Canyon, and Badlands Landfills have remaining capacity well into the future to accommodate the Eastvale 2040 General Plan and cumulative projects. Therefore, for the reasons stated above, the project would not contribute to a significant cumulative impact related to utilities and service systems. Cumulative impacts would be less than cumulatively considerable.

Mitigation Measures: None required.

Level of Significance: Less than significant.
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Section 4.0
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California Public Resources Code Section 21003(f) states, “It is the policy of the state that…all persons and public agencies involved in the environmental review process be responsible for carrying out the process in the most efficient, expeditious manner in order to conserve the available financial, governmental, physical, and social resources with the objective that those resources may be better applied toward the mitigation of actual significant effects on the environment.” This policy is reflected in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15126.2(a), which states that “an EIR [environmental impact report] shall identify and focus on the significant impacts of the proposed project on the environment,” and Section 15143, which states that “the EIR shall focus on the significant effects on the environment.” As stated in Section 15128 of the CEQA Guidelines, “An EIR shall contain a statement briefly indicating the reasons that various possible significant effects of a project were determined not to be significant and were therefore not discussed in detail in the EIR.” In the course of the EIR scoping process, certain impacts were found not to be significant (no impact) or to be less than significant because the characteristics of the proposed project would not result in such impacts. This section briefly describes such effects.

4.1 AESTHETICS
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? Eastvale features scenic mountain views of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains to the north and northeast. These mountains are partially visible from most areas of the City.

While Eastvale is primarily a built-out City with limited vacant parcels, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would allow for development of such parcels as well as redevelopment of currently developed parcels and intensification of land uses in some areas of the City. Areas of new development, redevelopment, or land use intensification would primarily be in areas where development has already taken place. Open space areas, parks, and public trails that currently provide views of scenic resources would continue to be preserved under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

Furthermore, any future development under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would remain subject to development standards as defined in the Municipal Code and other ordinances regarding aesthetic qualities, such as landscaping, building setbacks, signage, and lighting.

Therefore, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not have a substantial adverse effect on scenic vistas, and impacts would be less than significant. 1880
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b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway?
There are no State-designated or eligible highways in Eastvale that are identified in the California Department of Transportation’s Caltrans State scenic highway program. The nearest State-designated highway is a portion of SR-91 located approximately 9.5 miles southwest of Eastvale, near Yorba Regional Park.1 Based on the distance and intervening topography and development, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not substantially damage scenic resources within a State scenic highway. No impact would occur. c) In non-urbanized areas, substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings. If the project is in an urbanized area, would the project conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality? Eastvale is largely already developed with urban and suburban uses. Although implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would allow for development of currently vacant parcels or intensification of existing land uses, new development would not substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views in the City. Much of the new development or redevelopment would occur in already developed areas, and areas designated for open space, parks, and similar uses would remain undeveloped. Further, the goals and policies of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan reflect a commitment to preserving the design character of existing neighborhoods.

For example, Policy LU-2.1 would require setbacks, step backs, or other design elements at the transition between existing and proposed land uses if there is a significant increase in density between the existing and proposed land uses to soften changes in development style.

Policy LU-2.4 would develop and maintain objective design standards for all land use types in the City, or unique to one or more of the policy areas, including the Downtown West Policy Area, Downtown East Policy Area, Chandler Policy Area, and Citrus Policy Area.

All new development in the City would be required to comply with existing City regulations to maintain existing community character, including the City’s development standards and landscaping plan requirements as documented in the Municipal Code. The City would review future development proposals per standards outlined in Municipal Code Section 120.02.010, Development Review, to ensure the proposed architecture, site design, and landscape are suitable for the purposes of proposed buildings and sites and will enhance the character of 1 Caltrans (California Department of Transportation). N.d. California State Scenic Highway System Map. https://caltrans.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=465dfd3d807c46cc8e8057116f1aacaa.

Accessed June 13, 2023.
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the neighborhood and community; and the architecture, including the character, scale, and quality of the design, relationship with the site and other buildings, building materials, colors, screening of exterior appurtenances, exterior lighting and signing and similar elements, establishes a clear design concept and is compatible with the character of buildings on adjoining and nearby properties.

Through compliance with existing City regulations and proposed policies of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of views in the City and would not conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality. Impacts would be less than significant.
d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area?
The Eastvale 2040 General Plan would result in new development or intensification of uses in certain portions of the City that would introduce new sources of nighttime illumination for architectural highlighting, parking, signage and security purposes, as well as new sources of potential glare from window glass. However, new light sources, including signage, architectural lighting, and other outdoor lighting would be implemented in conformance with the Eastvale Municipal Code Chapter 120.05.050, Outdoor Lighting. Following compliance with the Municipal Code, lighting impacts generated by future development under the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan would be less than significant. Further, future development would be subject to the City’s development review process as outlined in Municipal Code Section 120.02.010 to ensure that future development does not incorporate building materials that would result in substantial glare. Therefore, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area. Impacts would be less than significant.

4.2 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland) as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use? According to the California Department of Conservation, most of the City is classified as Urban and Built Up Land, which is defined as land occupied by structures with a building density of 1882
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at least one unit to 1.5 acres, or approximately six structures on a 10-acre parcel.2 Common examples include residential, industrial, commercial, institutional facilities, cemeteries, airports, golf courses, sanitary landfills, sewage treatment, and water control structures.

There are three areas of the City classified as Prime Farmland, which is defined as irrigated land with the best combination or physical and chemical features able to sustain long term production of agricultural crops. The first area comprises approximately 12.6 acres of land located towards the northern portion of the City, southeast of the intersection of CantuGalleano Ranch Road and Hamner Avenue. This area currently has a Commercial Retail land use designation and is fully developed with various commercial uses. The Commercial Retail land use designation for the area would remain under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

The second area is the approximately 70.6-acre western portion of the Leal Property, an approximately 153-acre property at the northwest corner of Limonite and Hamner Avenues.

The property currently has a Leal Policy Area land use designation, which would be updated to Downtown West Policy Area with implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan. The development of the Leal Property would be guided by the Leal Master Plan, which was adopted by the City in 2017. The property is intended to include a variety of uses, such as residential, retail, and restaurants and serve as the centerpiece of the City’s future downtown. In 2017, the City certified the Final EIR (FEIR) for the Leal Master Plan, which indicated that impacts to important farmlands would be less significant. As disclosed in the Leal Master Plan FEIR, the Leal Property was designated for development by the current General Plan and the conversion of agricultural uses is therefore consistent with the adopted General Plan and certified General Plan EIR.3
The third area includes a 27-acre parcel located at the northeast corner of Archibald Avenue and Limonite Avenue. The northern portion of this area currently has a Light Industrial land use designation and the southern portion currently has a Commercial Retail land use designation. The area is fully developed with various commercial and industrial uses. The Light Industrial and Commercial Retail land use designations would remain under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

As discussed, although these three parcels are identified as Prime Farmland, all have already been designated for non-agricultural uses through separate planning applications. Because 2 California Department of Conservation. 2022. California Important Farmland Finder. https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/ciff/. Accessed June 14, 2023. 3 City of Eastvale. 2015. Leal Master Plan Final Environmental Impact Report. Available at:
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the areas identified above are already designated for non-agricultural uses, and impacts associated with the conversion of agricultural uses were addressed by previously certified environmental documents, impacts of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan relative to the conversion of Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance would be less than significant.
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? There are no Williamson Act contract lands in the City.4 Therefore, no impact would occur. c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forestland (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code Section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code Section 51104(g))?
The City does not support any lands zoned as forestland or timberland. Therefore, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, any forestland or timberland. No impact would occur. d) Result in the loss of forestland or conversion of forestland to non-forest use? The City does not contain any forestlands. Therefore, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not result in the loss or conversion of forestland to non-forest use and would not otherwise adversely impact forestland in the area. No impact would occur. e) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland to nonagricultural use or conversion of forestland to nonforest use? Refer to Responses 4.2(c) and (d) above. The City does not support any lands zoned as forestland or timberland and does not contain any forestlands.

Few agricultural uses remain in Eastvale, as these areas have largely been converted into homes, parks, and shopping centers. Nonetheless, it should be noted that the proposed Chandler Policy Area is intended to support the continuation of existing agricultural uses and 4 Riverside County Transportation and Land Management Agency GIS. California Williamson Act Enrollment 2022. https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgis.conservation.ca.gov%2Fserver %2Frest%2Fservices%2FDLRP%2FCaliforniaWilliamsonActEnrollment_2022%2FMapServer&source=sd, accessed June 15, 2023.
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the future agricultural base of the area. Proposed concepts for the area include fork-to-table operations.

Further, the City’s Right to Farm Regulations (“Right to Farm Ordinance”) is included in Chapter 6.40 of the Municipal Code. The ordinance is intended to conserve, protect, and encourage the development, improvement, and continued viability of the City’s agricultural land and industries for the long-term production of food and other agricultural products and for the economic well-being of the City’s residents. It is also the intent of the City to balance the rights of farmers to produce food and other agricultural products with the rights of nonfarmers who own, occupy or use land within or adjacent to agricultural areas. It is the intent of this chapter to reduce the loss of any agricultural resources by limiting the circumstances under which agricultural operations may be deemed to constitute a nuisance.

The Eastvale 2040 General Plan does not propose changes to the City’s Right to Farm Regulations. Implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not involve other changes in the existing environment, which due to their location or nature, could result in the conversion of farmland to nonagricultural uses or conversion of forestland to non-forest use.

Impacts would be less than significant.

4.3 GEOLOGY AND SOILS
a) Directly or indirectly cause potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving:

1. Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault.

2. Strong seismic ground shaking.

3. Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction.

4. Landslides.

Earthquake risk is very high in western Riverside County (including Eastvale) due to the presence of two of California’s most active faults: the San Andreas and San Jacinto. In Eastvale, earthquake-triggered geologic effects include ground shaking, landslides, liquefaction, and subsidence. The Eastvale 2040 General Plan includes several policies that would minimize risks to public health, safety, and welfare resulting from geologic and seismic hazards. Included among these policies include adoption and strict enforcement of current building codes, which will be amended as necessary when local deficiencies are identified 1885
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(Action S-2.1.1). Furthermore, under Policy S-2.3, projects proposed in areas of known or suspected seismic or other geologic hazards, such as the Alquist-Priolo Fault Zones and liquefiable soils, would require submittal of a geotechnical report and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are incorporated. Policy S-2.4 would prohibit construction of buildings intended for human occupancy in areas where seismic and other geologic hazards (e.g., liquefaction, fault lines) cannot be adequately mitigated.

Additionally, future development would be required to comply with grading standards established in the City’s Municipal code to reduce landslide potential and ensure soil stability.

Moreover, all new buildings would be required to comply with the current California Building Code (CBC), Part 2 of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), as well as the City’s Building Code (Municipal Code Chapter 110.04).

Compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements would ensure that implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not directly or indirectly cause potential adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving rupture of a known earthquake fault, strong seismic ground shaking, seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction, and landslides. Impacts would be less than significant. b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil.

Construction activities associated with future development would include clearing, excavation, and grading, which would displace soils and temporarily increase the potential for soils to be subject to wind and water erosion. Short-term erosion impacts associated with the construction of future development would be prevented through required grading permits as outlined in Municipal Code Chapter 110.92, Grading. In compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program, individual projects involving one or more acres of site disturbance would be required to prepare and implement a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) and association best management practices (BMPs) in compliance with the Construction General Permit during grading and construction. Potential BMPs could include installing vegetated swales and sediment barriers, stabilizing soils with hydroseeding, and regular dust control. Adherence to the BMPs in the SWPPP would reduce, prevent, or minimize soil erosion from grading and construction activities. Following compliance with the established regulatory framework, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not result in substantial soil erosion or loss of topsoil. Impacts would be less than significant.
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c) Be located on geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on-or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction, or collapse.

Future development could be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable. Adherence to standards identified in Response 4.3(a) above, including the CBC, City’s Building Code, and Eastvale 2040 General Plan policies, would ensure impacts related to unstable geologic units or soil are less than significant.
d) Be located on expansive soils, as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial direct or indirect risks to life or property? Future development could be located on expansive soils. Expansion testing and mitigation are required by current grading and building codes. Special engineering designs are used effectively to alleviate problems caused by expansive soils. Adherence to standards identified in Response 4.3(a) above would reduce impacts relative to expansive soils. Further, under Eastvale 2040 General Plan Action S-1.1.3, the City would coordinate with the Public Utilities Commission and/or utilize the Capital Improvement Program to strengthen, relocate, or take other appropriate measures to safeguard high-voltage lines, water, sewer, natural gas, and petroleum pipelines, and major electrical and telephone conduits that extend through areas of high liquefaction potential, are located on collapsible or expansive soils; traverse earth cracks or landslides; or require extra design considerations for lifelines across subsidence areas. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant. e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of wastewater? No septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems are proposed within the City. New development would connect to existing sewer mainlines and service lines. No impact would occur.
f) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature?
Based on Figure 4.9.3, Paleontological Sensitivity, of the County of Riverside Environmental Impact Report No. 521, portions of the City are designated as areas of High Sensitivity A (HA) for paleontological resources.5 HA is based on geological formations or mapped rock units that are known to contain or have the correct age and depositional conditions to contain s 5 County of Riverside, County of Riverside Environmental Impact Report No. 521. 2015. Available at:
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ignificant paleontological resources. These include rocks of Silurian or Devonian age and younger that have potential to contain remains of fossil fish, and Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks that contain fossilized body elements and trace fossils such as tracks, nests, and eggs.

Much of the future development associated with implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would occur on already developed sites and would not be anticipated to unearth unknown paleontological resources. Further, potential impacts to paleontological resources from future discretionary projects are generally first scoped through a preapplication review per Section 110.52.060, Preapplication Review Letter, of the Municipal Code. Paleontology studies for projects are typically conducted as part of CEQA compliance, as necessary, with construction monitoring being a common mitigation approach for paleontologically-sensitive sites. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant.

4.4 MINERAL RESOURCES
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state?
According to the California Department of Conservation Division of Mines and Geology, most of the land in Eastvale is designated as Mineral Resource Zone 3 (MRZ-3), which indicates areas containing mineral occurrences of undetermined mineral resource significance. An area in the northern portion of the City is designated as MRZ-2, which indicates areas where adequate information indicates that significant mineral deposits are present, or where it is judged that a high likelihood for their presence exists.6 This portion of the City is entirely developed with various commercial uses, and it is considered unlikely that there might be a future proposal to remove existing land uses to establish an operation to extract mineral resources. Impacts would be less than significant.
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan? Refer to Response 4.4(a) above. There are no designated mineral resource recovery sites in the City of Eastvale. No impact would occur.
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4.5 WILDFIRE
If located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high hazard severity zones, would the project:
a) Substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire Hazard Zone Map Viewer, land in the southwest portion of Eastvale is a State Responsibility Area and designated as a moderate fire hazard severity zone (FHSZ)7 due to the presence of wild vegetation along the Santa Ana River. A portion of these lands is already developed with public utility uses or would be designated as Riverfront Policy Area, the potential uses of which include various recreation uses subject to the approval of the Riverside County Flood Control District. Future development in the FHSZ would be required to meet minimum standards for fire safety as defined in the City’s Building or Fire codes. To ensure emergency services in the City are not impaired by future development, all development projects are reviewed by the Riverside County Fire Department (RCFD) prior to approval.

Further, General Plan Policy S-4.2 would require development in FHSZs to include secondary public access, unless determined otherwise by the Fire Chief. Additionally, Policy S-4.6 would require proposed development to provide adequate access for fire and emergency vehicles and equipment that meets or exceeds the standards in the California Fire Safe Regulations (Sections 1273 and 1274 of the California Code of Regulations – Title 24, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Articles 2 and 3). Therefore, the proposed project would not substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. No impact would occur. b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project occupants to, pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
The City requires adherence to a wide range of state and local codes. The California Building Standards Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, was published on July 1, 2022 and went into effect on January 1, 2023. The California Building Standards Code includes the Building Design Standards and the California Fire Code (CFC), which prescribe specific requirements for building infrastructure and structures in fire-prone and wildland-urban interface areas. The CBC identifies general building design and construction requirements relating to fire and life safety, structural safety, and access compliance. The CFC, Part 9 of 7 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. N.d. FHSZ Viewer. https://gis.data.ca.gov/datasets/789d5286736248f69c4515c04f58f414. Accessed June 12, 2023. 1889
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Title 24, incorporates, by adoption, the International Fire Code of the International Council, with necessary California amendments. The CFC contains regulations consistent with nationally recognized accepted practices for safeguarding, to a reasonable degree, life and property from various hazards, including fire and explosion.

Further, General Plan Policy S-4.7 would require development to be located, designed, and constructed to provide adequate defensibility and minimize the risk of structural loss and life safety resulting from wildfires. With adherence to state building practices and the City’s Building and Fire Codes, development associated with the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not exacerbate wildfire risks, thereby exposing project occupants to elevated particulate concentrations from a wildfire. Impacts would be less than significant. c) Require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment? Implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would result in additional infrastructure, such as roads, in underdeveloped and undeveloped areas of the City. Such development would be required to comply with state and local codes as identified in Responses 4.4(a) and (b) above to minimize risks from wildfire hazards. Further, no wildfire-resistant design measures, such as emergency water storage facilities or additional power facilities, are anticipated to support buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan. Therefore, implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not exacerbate fire risks or result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment related to the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure. Impacts would be less than significant. d) Expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes? As described in Section 4.3 above, impacts of future development relative to landslides and other geologic hazards would be less than significant with adherence to the CBC, City grading and building standards, and proposed policies under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

Additionally, Eastvale 2040 General Plan Policy S-3.3 would require all residential, commercial, and industrial structures to be flood-proofed from the 200-year storm flow.

Further, Municipal Code Section 110.80.170, Standards of Construction, outlines required standards for all new construction or substantial improvements in all areas of special flood hazards to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions such as mudslides or flood-related erosion. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant. 1890
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5.1 INTRODUCTION
Section 15126.6(a) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines requires that an EIR describe a reasonable range of project alternatives that could feasibly attain the basic objectives of the project, while avoiding or reducing impacts associated with the project.

According to CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(a), the discussion of alternatives must focus on alternatives to the project, or to the project location, which will avoid or substantially reduce any significant effects of the project, even if the alternatives would be costlier or hinder to some degree the attainment of the project objectives.

The “No Project” alternative must also be evaluated. The “No Project” analysis must discuss the existing conditions and what would reasonably be expected to occur in the foreseeable future if the proposed project was not approved.

The range of alternatives required is governed by a “rule of reason,” meaning that the EIR must only evaluate those alternatives necessary to permit a reasoned choice. The alternatives must be limited to only ones that would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the proposed project.

Additionally, an EIR should not consider an alternative whose effects cannot be reasonably ascertained and whose implementation is remote and speculative. The CEQA Guidelines also require an EIR to state why an alternative is being rejected. If the City ultimately rejects any or all alternatives, the rationale for rejection will be presented in the findings that are required before the City certifies the EIR and takes action on the proposed project.

According to Section 15126.6(f)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines, among the factors that may be taken into account when addressing feasibility of alternatives are environmental impacts, site suitability, economic viability, availability of infrastructure, general plan consistency, regulatory limitations, jurisdictional boundaries, and whether the applicant could reasonably acquire, control, or otherwise have access to the alternate site.

CEQA requires that an environmentally superior alternative be identified; that is, an alternative that would result in the fewest or least significant environmental impacts. If the No Project Alternative is the environmentally superior alternative, State CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(e)(2) requires that another alternative that could feasibly attain most of the project’s basic objectives be chosen as the environmentally superior alternative. 1892
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5.2 DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES
Generally, the “rule of reason” governs the range of project alternatives that may be considered for analysis in an EIR. Through such analysis, sufficient information is provided with the intent of enabling readers to reach conclusions about an alternative, while also avoiding the need to evaluate a wide range of alternatives that may be too similar in nature to achieve a substantial difference in the degree to which they may reduce a project-related impact while still achieving the majority of the project objectives.

The alternatives addressed in this Draft EIR were selected with consideration for one or more of the following factors. The project alternatives identified for further analysis were ultimately selected based on their ability to feasibly attain the basic project objectives while avoiding or reducing one or more of the project’s significant effects. • The extent to which the alternative would accomplish most of the basic objectives of the project;
• The extent to which the alternative would avoid or reduce any of the identified significant environmental effects of the project;
• The feasibility of the alternative, taking into account site suitability and parcel sizes, and consistency with applicable public plans, policies, and regulations; • The appropriateness of the alternative in contributing to a reasonable range of alternatives necessary to permit a reasoned choice.

5.3 PROJECT OBJECTIVES
As described in Section 2.0, Project Description, the following objectives have been established for the proposed project and will aid decision makers in their review of the project, the project alternatives, and associated environmental impacts:
• Direct future growth in in designated policy areas in a manner which preserves existing neighborhoods, enhances quality of life, and maintains a balance of land uses which benefits residents and businesses;
• Preserve Eastvale’s suburban character and promote development that embraces the City’s diversity, history, and sense of community;
• Enhance and activate public/quasi-public land uses, including resources unique to the City of Eastvale such as the Santa Ana Riverfront;
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• Create a sustainable multi-modal transportation network that includes walkable, bicyclefriendly environments; • Increase residential development potential to meet regional housing needs; • Promote a variety of housing choices to achieve the City’s 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment housing goals; and
• Implement new California State law General Plan requirements.

5.4 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED AND REJECTED
In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6, an EIR should identify any alternatives that were considered by the lead agency but were rejected as infeasible during the scoping process and should briefly explain the lead agency’s determination. Among the factors that may be used to eliminate alternatives from detailed consideration in an EIR are failure to meet most of the basic project objectives, infeasibility, or inability to avoid significant environmental effects. The following are brief discussions of alternatives that were considered and subsequently rejected by the City as infeasible, and thus were not further analyzed in this EIR.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITRUS POLICY AREA ALTERNATIVE
This alternative would involve removing the Citrus Policy Area from the floodplain, thereby allowing for more intense residential or mixed-use development to occur. As the site is currently located within an area subject to the 100-year flood event, avoiding this restriction would involve grading techniques to raise the elevation of the site to above potential flood levels, which would require Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approval of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR). With removal of the potential risk for flooding to occur, the site could be developed with residential housing units, thereby offering a unique setting within proximity to the river, thereby improving access to the resource and activating the space. Alternatively, the site could also support mixed-use development, thereby providing a commercial connection to both the surrounding neighborhood and visitors to the adjacent regional commercial recreational facility, while enhancing pedestrian movement and connectivity.

However, as the area is currently a regional park enjoyed for public use, implementing the Citrus Policy Area Alternative would require that the size of the existing park be reduced to accommodate the intended residential development. Thus, this alternative would reduce lands currently available for public recreation.

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lesser degree than would the proposed project, as it would remove recreational lands from public use. Further, the requirement to raise the site above hazardous flood levels would require extensive and costly engineering and design efforts. Such activities may also have the potential to lead to adverse environmental effects pertaining to air quality emissions and noise from construction, hydrology and water quality, noise, and biological and cultural resources, among other issues, due to the degree of site disturbance required. For these reasons, this alternative was rejected from further consideration in the EIR.

ADD RESIDENTIAL TO NON-RESIDENTIAL USES ALTERNATIVE
While the majority of planned non-residential land located in the City lies within the influence area of the Chino Airport, other lands are available where residential, professional office, and mixed-use development could be introduced. The Add Residential to Non-Residential Uses Alternative would allow for incorporation of residential land uses on such lands to increase available housing, while still accommodating commercial or retail uses.

To achieve this alternative, some existing land use designations would be changed to encourage more mixed-use development to occur (for example, in the vicinity of the existing Costco site).

Implementation of this alternative would also rely on provisions identified in recent legislation, including Assembly Bill (AB) 2011, the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, and Senate Bill (SB) 6, the Middle Class Housing Act of 2022, which are intended to permit residential development on sites zoned and designated for commercial or retail uses. Such allowances encourage the development of new affordable housing units without also causing effects on the density or character of existing residential neighborhoods.

Specifically, AB 2011 allows for ministerial, by-right approval for affordable housing on commercially zoned lands. By-right approval is similarly allowed for mixed-income housing located along commercial corridors if such development meets specific criteria aimed at affordability, labor, and environmental protection. Further, SB 6 allows residential development on commercially zoned property without requiring a rezone, wherein the applicant is required to commit to payment of prevailing wages for construction workers and to "skilled and trained workforce" requirements. However, SB 6 does not provide by-right approval.

This alternative would not meet the project objectives of directing future growth in designated policy areas in a manner which preserves existing neighborhoods, enhances quality of life, and maintains a balance of land uses which benefits residents and businesses; enhancing and activating public/quasi-public land uses, including resources unique to the City of Eastvale such as the Santa Ana Riverfront; or creating a sustainable multi-modal transportation network that includes walkable, bicycle-friendly environments. This alternative is expected to result in increased impacts relative to air quality, energy and greenhouse gases, and transportation, as 1895
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compared to the proposed project, largely due to operational effects of allowing for dispersed development, rather than development that is focused in specific areas with access to goods, services, and public transit to reduce vehicle trips. Therefore, the Add Residential to NonResidential Uses Alternative was rejected from further analysis in the EIR.

ANNEXATION ALTERNATIVE
The Annexation Alternative considers the option for the City to expand its existing boundary by annexing new land in the vicinity to accommodate additional future growth. The City of Eastvale is largely built out under existing conditions and is surrounded by established incorporated cities such as Norco, Ontario, Jurupa Valley, and Chino. No unincorporated land, with exception of a small amount of flood control land that cannot be developed, is available in the surrounding area.

Therefore, expanding the City’s existing boundaries to provide new land for future development opportunities is not a viable option.

The Eastvale 2040 General Plan would guide future growth into the policy areas identified, with limited development occurring elsewhere in the planning area. Allowing for growth to occur outside of the planning area would not reduce the significant and unavoidable impacts of Eastvale 2040 related to air quality and transportation. In addition, allowing growth to occur in other areas would not achieve the City’s goals of preserving Eastvale’s suburban character and promoting development that embraces the City’s diversity, history, and sense of community; or directing future growth in designated policy areas in a manner which preserves existing neighborhoods, enhances quality of life, and maintains a balance of land uses which benefits residents and businesses.

Rather, expanding the City’s growth boundary would likely result in greater impactsto air quality, energy and greenhouse gases, biological and cultural/tribal cultural resources, land use (e.g., encroachment into open space), and transportation. Under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, the City carefully considered those areas in the planning area with the highest potential to accommodate future growth while limiting environmental impacts. Therefore, this alternative was rejected from further analysis in the EIR.

REDESIGNATING EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS
As stated, the City is largely built out under existing conditions, with limited vacant or underdeveloped lands available to accommodate future growth over upcoming decades. To encourage continued new growth, the Redesignating Existing Neighborhoods Alternative would involve the City undertaking substantive changes to planned future development patterns. This alternative would require the City to redesignate the land use of existing neighborhoods to allow for increased density of units or to change the land use to allow for professional offices and 1896
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similar service land uses, thereby allowing for a greater intensity of uses, as compared to that currently planned for future buildout of the 2012 General Plan. Such actions would likely result in a substantial increase in the number of single- and multi-family housing units that would be available, while also enhancing future opportunities for mixed-use, businesses, industries, and other related development.

Because many of the neighborhoods in Eastvale are relatively new construction, the opportunity for redesignation to alternative land uses is considered to be limited and such an approach is not anticipated to be supported by existing residents. The Eastvale 2040 General Plan wasformulated over an extended period of time, allowing for extensive public input which influenced the ultimate land use plan that was achieved. As discussed in Section 2.0, in drafting Eastvale 2040, the City implemented a public engagement program to solicit input from community members on their vision for the future, lasting over two years, with the input received forming the foundation of the plan as currently drafted.

As stated in the Eastvale 2040 General Plan Land Use Element, the expectation is that the City would grow modestly but keep the suburban feel that attracted new residents to the area and that new development would be focused in areas that are either vacant or located in a suitable area with existing land uses that can support more intensive development. In consideration of this, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan Land Use Element identifies various policies aimed at the goal of respecting the design character of the City’s existing neighborhoods.

Additionally, this alternative may not meet the project objectives of directing future growth in designated policy areas in a manner that preserves existing neighborhoods, enhances quality of life, and maintains a balance of land uses which benefits residents and businesses; or preserving Eastvale’s suburban character and promoting development that embraces the City’s diversity, history, and sense of community.

Although the Redesignating Existing Neighborhoods Alternative would allow for increased density/intensity of new growth within the City, it may ultimately achieve a land use pattern that is undesirable or that may be inconsistent with the planned vision for Eastvale. Further, this alternative may result in land use conflicts as well as increased air quality, noise, transportation, and other effects. For the reasons discussed above, this alternative was rejected from further analysis in the EIR.

5.5 ALTERNATIVES SELECTED FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS
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As noted previously, the CEQA Guidelines (Section 15126.6(e)(2)) require that the alternatives discussion include an analysis of the No Project Alternative. Pursuant to CEQA, the No Project Alternative refers to the analysis of existing conditions (i.e., implementation of current plans) and what would reasonably be expected to occur in the foreseeable future if the project was not approved. Further, CEQA Section 15126.6(a) provides that an EIR need not consider every conceivable alternative to a project; rather, an EIR need only consider a reasonable range of alternatives. The following alternatives have been identified for analysis in compliance with CEQA:
• Alternative 1: No Project Alternative
• Alternative 2: Dispersed Development Alternative
ALTERNATIVE 1: NO PROJECT/EXISTING GENERAL PLAN ALTERNATIVE The No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative is required to discuss the existing conditions at the time the notice of preparation is published and evaluate what would reasonably be expected to occur in the foreseeable future if the proposed project is not approved (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15126.6(e)). Pursuant to CEQA, this alternative is also based on current plans and consistent with available infrastructure and community services. Therefore, the No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative assumes that the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not be adopted, and the land uses and development intensity assumed in the existing 2012 General Plan would be followed.

Air Quality
The No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative would reduce the amount of future development as compared to that which would occur under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

During construction of future development under the current General Plan, regional and localized emissions could still exceed the South Coast Air Management District (SCAQMD) daily significance thresholds, resulting in significant and unavoidable impacts regarding consistency with the air quality management plan (AQMP), exposure of sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations, and a cumulatively considerable net increase of pollutants for which the project region is in non-attainment. Therefore, air quality impacts under Alternative 1 during construction of future development projects could be significant and unavoidable, similar to the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

New development allowed under the current General Plan would be less than that allowed under the buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan. However, unlike the proposed project, this alternative would not focus higher density development in specific areas of the City, with improved access to nearby transit as well as goods, services, and jobs which could potentially 1898
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reduce vehicle trip length and associated mobile emissions. Similar to the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, the current General Plan identifies goals and policies aimed at achieving air quality that promotes health and wellness of residents and reducing mobile and stationary emission sources.

As with Eastvale 2040, given the volume of air pollutants attributable to buildout of the planning area, impacts related to operational emissions under the No Project/Existing General Plan would be conservatively considered significant and unavoidable, although slightly increased as compared to those resulting with the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

Land Use and Planning
The No Project/Existing General Plan would not meet the goals of the 2022-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Community Strategy (2022-2045 RTP/SCS) as well as the proposed project. For example, the benefits of directing future growth in designated policy areas in a manner which preserves existing neighborhoods, enhances quality of life, and maintains a balance of land uses which benefits residents and businesses, would not occur under this alternative. The Existing General Plan proposes less mixed and high density uses and does not propose a better connection between employment and residential uses. Therefore, as the Existing General Plan would not emphasize land use patterns that facilitate multimodal access to work, educational, and other destinations, the No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative would not meet the goals of the 2022-2045 RTP/SCS as well as the proposed project.

Like the proposed project, the No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative is not anticipated to divide an established community. As projections associated with the Existing General Plan are currently included in the 2022 AQMP, impacts due to a conflict with the AQMP would be less than significant, and the project’s significant and unavoidable land use impact would be avoided under this alternative.

Transportation
Implementation of Eastvale 2040 would result in significant and unavoidable transportation impacts related to VMT. For the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, both the VMT per capita and the VMT per employee are well above the Countywide average for year 2045, but are a reduction over the existing conditions, indicating the land uses planned in the City align with the regional goal of reducing VMT. Under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, an increase in Citywide population and a reduction in number of employees would occur. The Homebased VMT (productions) would increase and Homebased Work VMT (attractions) would decrease as a result. Evaluating the residential VMT metric, the Eastvale 2040 VMT per capita would decrease compared to the current 2012 General Plan. For the employment metric, Eastvale 2040 would result in a decrease, but the decrease would be less than what was previously forecast for the current 2012 General Plan.
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Under this alternative, development would occur within the City boundaries as permitted by the current 2012 General Plan. Buildout under Alternative 1 is expected to be at or below buildout scenarios considered for the Eastvale 2040 General Plan. Given the pattern of increasing VMT impacts as buildout projections decrease, this alternative is expected to slightly increase the significant VMT impacts as compared to the project as proposed, due to the conditions discussed above. Impacts would remain significant and unavoidable, similar to the proposed project.

ALTERNATIVE 2: DISPERSED DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE
Under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, new development would be focused in areas that are either vacant or located in suitable areas with existing land uses and infrastructure that can support more intensive development. This alternative was chosen to provide a counterpoint to the design approach taken in the proposed Eastvale 2040 plan. Rather than emphasizing growth in the identified policy areas, the Dispersed Development Alternative would redistribute density throughout the City. Some of this future growth would occur on the limited available vacant land within the City boundaries. The remainder would occur by changing the existing density/intensity of the assigned land use designation(s).

It is anticipated that buildout of the Dispersed Development Alternative would be within the range of the buildout scenario considered under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan. As this alternative would not focus new development near major transportation corridors or hubs that either have transit or will have transit, the ability to protect the established suburban neighborhoods from substantial growth and to achieve a sustainable multi-modal transportation network that includes walkable, bicycle-friendly environments would be substantially lessened.

Implementing the Dispersed Development Alternative may also result in the need to revise the General Plan Housing Element in order to ensure that regional housing needs assessment (RHNA) can still be met, thereby requiring a somewhat lengthy process for state and local approvals. Such land use and zoning changes would be required to revise existing density ranges throughout the City and lower density at the policy areas as compared to the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

Air Quality
As stated, the Dispersed Development Alternative would redistribute density throughout the City, outside of the policy areas planned with Eastvale 2040. It is anticipated that buildout of the Dispersed Development Alternative would be within the range of the buildout scenario considered under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, and therefore,short-term construction related impacts on air quality are considered to be similar. During construction of future development, regional and localized emissions could still exceed the SCAQMD significance thresholds, resulting in significant and unavoidable impacts regarding consistency with the AQMP, exposure of 1900
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sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations, and a cumulatively considerable net increase of pollutants for which the project region is in non-attainment.

As construction activities could occur close to existing sensitive receptors, construction emissions generated by future development projects that are larger than the representative projects considered with the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would have the potential to exceed SCAQMD LSTs and it cannot be determined with certainty that conformance with applicable regulations or implementation of mitigation would reduce impacts below SCAQMD’s thresholds in all cases.

Therefore, construction impacts under this alternative are conservatively considered to be significant and unavoidable, similar to the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

By dispersing development throughout the City, rather than in focused areas that would allow for proximity to transit, services, and goods, it is anticipated that this alternative would increase operational impacts on air quality as longer vehicle trips would be required. Similar to the proposed project, although it is anticipated that impacts related to exceedance of established air quality standards could be reduced through conformance with applicable SCAQMD rules and regulations and goals and policies identified in the City’s General Plan, impacts would remain significant and unavoidable. However, due to the development pattern anticipated, operational impacts related to air quality would be increased with this alternative as compared to that which would occur under implementation of Eastvale 2040.

Additionally, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would accommodate more residential units than the existing 2012 General Plan and the SCAQMD has not yet incorporated these projections into the current AQMP. As projections associated with Eastvale 2040 are not included in the current AQMP, the proposed project would not meet this criterion, and the impact would be potentially significant; a similar significant and unavoidable impact would occur with the Dispersed Development Alternative.

The proposed project would be inconsistent with the SCAQMD AQMP as buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan could exceed current SCAG population and employment estimates and would contribute to the nonattainment designations of the air quality basin. Conformance with local, State, and Federal regulations during construction and operation would contribute to reduced criteria air pollutant emissions associated with buildout of the proposed project and/or this alternative. In addition, goals and policies included in the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would promote increased capacity for alternative transportation modes and implementation of transportation demand management strategies.

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significant level. In addition, the population and employment assumptions of the AQMP would still be exceeded until such time the AQMP is revised and incorporates updated projections that consider Eastvale 2040. Therefore, air quality impacts related to the implementation of the AQMP would remain significant and unavoidable. Similar impacts would result with the Dispersed Development Alternative in this regard.

Land Use and Planning
The Dispersed Development Alternative would not meet the goals of the 2022-2045 RTP/SCS as well as the proposed project. For example, the benefits of directing future growth in designated policy areas in a manner which preserves existing neighborhoods, enhances quality of life, and maintains a balance of land uses which benefits residents and businesses, would not occur under this alternative. This alternative does not propose a better connection between employment and residential uses and would not focus growth near destinations and mobility options.

Like the proposed project, the No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative is not anticipated to divide an established community. In addition, the population and employment assumptions of the AQMP would still be exceeded until such time the AQMP is revised and incorporates updated projections that consider Eastvale 2040. Therefore, air quality impacts related to the implementation of the AQMP would remain significant and unavoidable.

Transportation
Buildout of the Dispersed Development Alternative would be within the range of the buildout scenario considered under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan. As discussed in Section 3.11, Transportation, of this EIR, Eastvale 2040 would result in significant and unavoidable transportation impacts related to VMT. For the Eastvale 2040 General Plan, both the VMT per capita and the VMT per employee are well above the Countywide average for year 2045, but are a reduction over the existing conditions, indicating the land uses planned in the City align with the regional goal of reducing VMT. Under Eastvale 2040, an increase in Citywide population and a reduction in number of employees would occur. The Homebased VMT (productions) would increase and Homebased Work VMT (attractions) would decrease as a result. Evaluating the residential VMT metric, the Eastvale 2040 VMT per capita would decrease compared to the current 2012 General Plan. For the employment metric, Eastvale 2040 would result in a decrease, but the decrease would be less than what was previously forecast for the current 2012 General Plan.

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neighborhoods, with residents not being able to take advantage of existing and planned transit as they would under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan. Implementing this alternative would evenly distribute growth throughout the City, thereby minimizing localized impacts on roadways.

However, doing so would be anticipated to result in increased VMT as it would be more difficult to justify any changes to existing bus routes, as fewer riders would be available to serve at each mobility hub. As a result of increased personal vehicle trips, greater energy use and increased vehicle emissions would result also result. For these reasons, this alternative would not reduce the identified significant and unavoidable impact relative to VMT to a less than significant level.

This alternative is anticipated to slightly increase VMT-related significant and unavoidable impacts as compared to that which would occur under the Eastvale 2040 General Plan.

5.6 ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE
CEQA requires that an environmentally superior alternative be identified; that is, an alternative that would result in the fewest or least significant environmental impacts. The No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative is the environmentally superior alternative. However, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(e)(2), a secondary alternative must be identified if the No Project Alternative is environmentally superior. Therefore, the Dispersed Development Alternative is identified as the environmentally superior alternative. This alternative would have similar significant and unavoidable land use and planning impacts as compared to the proposed project. This alternative would involve greater significant and unavoidable impacts relative to air quality and transportation.

This alternative would meet the majority of the project objectives, including fulfilling the City’s 6 th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment housing goals by increasing the residential development potential in the project area by 4,173 dwelling units through redesignating land uses through 2040; promoting a variety of housing choices to achieve the City’s 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment housing goals; and implementing new California State law General Plan requirements. This alternative would also achieve the objectives of enhancing and activating public/quasi-public land uses, including resources unique to the City of Eastvale such as the Santa Ana Riverfront; and creating a sustainable multi-modal transportation network that includes walkable, bicycle-friendly environments, but to a lesser degree than would the proposed project.

Table 5-1, Comparison of Project Alternative Impacts to the Proposed Project, summarizes the potential impacts of each alternative on the environmental resources evaluated in the EIR, as compared to the proposed project.
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Table 5.0-1: Comparison of Project Alternative Impacts to the Proposed Project Topic
Project
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Determination
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No Project
Alternative
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Dispersed Development
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Air Quality SU > >
Land Use and Planning SU < =
Transportation1SU > >
Notes:

SU = Significant and unavoidable; LSM = Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated; LS = Less than Significant = Impact is equivalent to impact of proposed project (neither environmentally superior nor inferior). < Impact is less than impact of proposed project (environmentally superior). > Impact is greater than impact of proposed project (environmentally inferior). 1 Transportation impacts are based upon vehicle miles traveled (not total traffic volume) impacts. Refer to Section 3.11, Transportation. 1904
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This section addresses those topics requiring evaluation under CEQA Guidelines Section 15126, which requires that all aspects of a project be considered when evaluating its impact on the environment, including planning, acquisition, development, and operation. As part of this analysis, the EIR must also identify: (1) significant and unavoidable environmental effects of the proposed project; (2) significant irreversible environmental changes that would result from implementation of the proposed project; and (3) growth-inducing impacts of the proposed project. Each of these topics is discussed in greater detail below.

6.1 SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS
Section 15126.2(a) of the CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR discuss any significant impacts associated with the project.

Section 3.0, Environmental Analysis, of this EIR describes the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project and recommends mitigation measures to reduce impacts to a less than significant level, where feasible. The executive summary includes Table ES-1, which summarizes the environmental impacts, mitigation measures, and levels of significance before and after mitigation.

CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2(c) requires that an EIR describe any significant impacts that cannot be avoided, even with the implementation of feasible mitigation measures. The environmental effects of the proposed project on various aspects of the environment are discussed in detail in Section 3.0. Based on the analysis in this EIR, all significant environmental impacts can be mitigated to a less than significant level with exception of the following:

AIR QUALITY
Impact 3.1-1 The project would conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan. Impacts would be significant and unavoidable.

Impact 3.1-2 The project would result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of criteria pollutants for which the project region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard. Impacts would be significant and unavoidable.

Impact 3.1-3 The project would result in localized emissions impacts or expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations. Impacts would be significant and unavoidable.
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Impact 3.1-5 The project would result in a cumulatively considerable impact regarding consistency with an applicable air quality plan.

Impact 3.1-6 The project would result in cumulative impacts due to short-term construction air emissions.

Impact 3.1-7 The project would result in cumulative impacts due to long-term operational air emissions.

LAND USE AND PLANNING
Impact 3.7-2 The project would cause a significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect.

TRANSPORTATION
Impact 3.11-1 The project would conflict with an applicable program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities.

Impact 3.11-2 The project would conflict and be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, subdivision (b).

Impact 3.11-5 The project would result in a significant cumulative impact related to transportation.

6.2 SIGNIFICANT AND IRREVERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES
Section 15126.2(d) of the CEQA Guidelines requires an EIR to discuss the significant irreversible environmental changes that would result from implementation of a proposed project. Examples include a project’s primary or secondary impacts that would generally commit future generations to similar uses (e.g., highway improvements at the access point); uses of nonrenewable resources during the initial and continued phases of the project (because a large commitment of such resources make removal or nonuse thereafter unlikely); and/or irreversible damage that could result from any potential environmental accidents associated with the project.

Future development associated with implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would consume limited, slowly renewable, and nonrenewable resources. This consumption would occur during the construction phase of the project and would continue throughout its operational lifetime. Although site-specific development proposals are not available at this time, it can be 1907
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assumed that future development would require a commitment of resources that would include:
(1) building materials, (2) fuel and operational materials/resources, and (3) the transportation of goods and people to and from the project site. Construction activities would require the consumption of resources that are not renewable, or which may renew so slowly as to be considered non-renewable. These resources would include construction supplies, such as aggregate materials used in concrete and asphalt, metals, and water. Fossil fuels such as gasoline and oil would also be consumed in the use of construction vehicles and equipment.

The resources that would be committed during future operational activities associated with buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would include energy resources such as electricity and natural gas, petroleum-based fuels required for vehicle trips, fossil fuels, and water. Fossil fuels would represent the primary energy source associated with both construction and ongoing operation of the project and the existing, finite supplies of these natural resources would be incrementally reduced. Site-specific development proposals accommodated by implementation of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would occur in accordance with California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 6, which sets forth conservation practices that would limit the amount of energy consumed by the project. However, the energy requirements associated with the project would, nonetheless, represent a long-term commitment of essentially non-renewable resources.

In summary, future construction and operation activities associated with buildout of the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would result in the irretrievable commitment of limited, slowly renewable, and nonrenewable resources, which would limit the availability of these particular resource quantities for future generations or for other uses during the life of the project. The project would involve the use of building materials and energy, some of which are non-renewable resources.

Consumption of these resources would occur with any development in the region and are not unique to the project. Additionally, increasingly efficient building fixtures, construction practices/materials, and vehicular engines are expected to offset this demand to some degree.

Thus, although irreversible environmental changes would result from the project, such changes would not be considered significant.

6.3 GROWTH-INDUCING IMPACTS
CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2(e) requires that an EIR discuss a project’s potential to foster economic or population growth, or the construction of additional housing, either directly or indirectly, in the surrounding environment. The CEQA Guidelines also indicate that it must not be assumed that growth in any area is necessarily beneficial, detrimental, or of little significance to the environment. This section analyzes such potential growth-inducing impacts, based on criteria suggested in the CEQA Guidelines.
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In general terms, a project may foster spatial, economic, or population growth in a geographic area if it meets any one of the following criteria:
• Removes an impediment to growth (e.g., establishes an essential public service or provides new access to an area).
• Fosters economic expansion or growth (e.g., changes revenue base, expands employment).
• Fosters population growth (e.g., constructs additional housing), either directly or indirectly.
• Establishes a precedent-setting action (e.g., an innovation, a change in zoning, or a general plan amendment approval).
• Develops or encroaches on an isolated or adjacent area of open space (distinct from an infill type of project).

Should a project meet any one of the above-listed criteria, it may be considered growth inducing.

The potential growth-inducing impacts of the proposed project are evaluated against these five criteria in this section.

CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2(e) requires that an EIR “discuss the ways” a project could be growth inducing and “discuss the characteristic of some projects which may encourage and facilitate other activities that could significantly affect the environment, either individually or cumulatively.” However, the CEQA Guidelines do not require that an EIR predict (or speculate) specifically where such growth would occur, in what form it would occur, or when it would occur.

The answers to such questions require speculation, which CEQA discourages (see CEQA Guidelines Section 15145).

Removal of a Barrier to Growth
Several types of projects can induce population growth by removing obstacles that prevent growth. An example would be the expansion of a wastewater treatment plant which would accommodate additional sewer connections within a service area and therefore would allow for future construction and growth that may not have otherwise been feasible.

Future development anticipated by the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan would increase demands for public services (i.e., fire and police protection, schools, parks and recreational facilities, and libraries) and utility and service systems (water, wastewater, solid waste, and energy and telecommunications infrastructure). The Planning Area is already served by essential public services and utilities; refer to Section 3.10, Public Services and Recreation, and 1909
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Section 3.13, Utilities and Service Systems. Future individual development projects would negotiate cooperative agreements between service agencies/utility providers to address the development’s incremental increased demands on public services and utilities. The Land Use Plan has been designed to focus growth in key areas of the City to take advantage of the City’s existing network of public services and utilities and service systems, including fire, police, water, wastewater, and solid waste services. Because the growth is directed to areas already developed, it is not anticipated that major new infrastructure will be needed. Thus, implementation of the proposed project would not result in a removal of an impediment to growth by establishing an essential public service or utility or service system.

Regional access to the City is provided via Interstate 15 (I-15) and State Route (SR-60). Local access is provided by various arterial roadways that intersect the Planning Area, including Archibald Avenue, Sumner Avenue, Hamner Avenue, Limonite Avenue, and Schleisman Road.

Future roadway improvements would not provide new access to any portion of the Planning Area since both regional and local access is already provided by an existing roadway network.

Therefore, implementation of the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan would not remove an existing impediment to growth through the provision of new access to an area.

Economic Growth
Construction activities associated with future site-specific development proposals would generate a number of design, engineering, and construction jobs. Construction employees would likely be absorbed from the regional labor force, and individual development proposals would not attract new workers to the region.

As concluded in Section 3.9, Population and Housing, based on the amount of feasible development in the foreseeable future (i.e., development through 2040), Eastvale 2040 General Plan implementation would not directly induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area by proposing new businesses. Thus, although economic growth could occur within the project area due to project implementation, future economic effects are not expected to significantly affect the environment.

Population Growth
A project could induce population growth in an area either directly or indirectly. More specifically, the development of new residences or businesses could induce population growth directly, whereas the extension of roads or other infrastructure could induce population growth indirectly. As noted in the “Removal of a Barrier to Growth” section above, the project would not indirectly induce substantial population growth through extension of roads or other infrastructure.
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As analyzed in detail in Section 3.9, the project would not induce substantial unplanned population growth, either directly or indirectly, in the project area. Thus, growth inducing impacts related to population growth would be less than significant in this regard.

Establishment of a Precedent-Setting Action
The Eastvale 2040 General Plan is long-term planning document that proposes a series of land use changes and policy updates. Future development anticipated through project implementation could involve as many as 4,173 dwelling units and approximately 6,999,959 square feet of non-residential uses over existing conditions. However, all future land uses within the City would be developed pursuant to the Land Use Map, Zoning Map, and goals and policies recommended under the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan. Implementation of the proposed project would not establish a procedure that would make future re-designations and/or rezones easier and would be speculative to determine any such effect. As such, the proposed project would not involve a precedent-setting action that could significantly affect the environment.

Development or Encroachment of Open Space
As noted in Section 3.2, Biological Resources, Eastvale is generally a highly developed area with limited natural open space. The most prominent natural resource within the City is the Santa Ana River and surrounding riparian and woodland habitat. The Santa Ana River forms the southern boundary of Eastvale and is an important local and regional open space resource. Buildout of the proposed Eastvale 2040 General Plan would concentrate development in areas that are already characterized by existing development, thus reducing development pressures on open space areas that have a greater likelihood of supporting sensitive or protected species of wildlife and plants. Additionally, the Eastvale 2040 General Plan would designate 1,547.2 acres of land within the City as Open Space, including 1,231.1 acres specifically designated as Riverfront Policy Area, resulting in an increase of 1,515.1 acres of Conservation, Open Space, and Water designations.

The Riverfront Policy Area would provide for the conservation of natural resource areas including watersheds, habitat areas and corridors, and areas within flood zones. This category has been applied to the Santa Ana River watershed, associated habitat areas, and parcels prone to flooding and owned by the Flood Control District. Therefore, future development in accordance with the proposed project would not develop or encroach on an isolated or adjacent area of open space, resulting in a growth inducing impact. No impact would occur in this regard. 1911
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Gustavo Gonzalez, AICP ....................................Community Development Director Jamie Cerda, AICP ............................................Senior Planner Allen Lim ...........................................................Associate Planner

MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL
Bob Stark, AICP .................................................Project Director Alicia Gonzalez..................................................Project Manager Nicole Marotz, AICP, LEED AP...........................Senior Environmental Planner Renee Gleason ..................................................Senior Environmental Planner David Christie, AICP...........................................Environmental Planner Krista Perine......................................................Environmental Planner Milena LaBarbiera.............................................Environmental Planner Kevin Oliver.......................................................GIS/Exhibits Hilary Heidenreich ............................................Graphics and Word Processing Air Quality/Energy/Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Noise
Zhe Chen ...........................................................Senior Technical Analyst Eddie Torres......................................................Principal Technical Analyst Darshan Shivaiah...............................................Technical Analyst Transportation
Dawn Wilson, PE TE ..........................................Principal Transportation Planner Jacob Swim, TE..................................................Senior Transportation Planner

PLACEWORKS
Mark Teague, AICP............................................QA/QC 1912
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ES Executive Summary
No references cited.

1.0 Introduction
No references cited.

2.0 Project Description
Eastvale, City of. 2012. City of Eastvale General Plan. Last amended 2022. https://www.eastvaleca.gov/government/community-development/planning/generalplan. _____. 2022. 2021 – 2029 Housing Element.

3.0 Environmental Analysis
No references cited.

3.1 Air Quality
California Air Resources Board. 2023. Mira Loma Van Buren station historical data. https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/topics/air-quality- monitoring. Accessed February 23, 2023.

California Air Resources Board and US Environmental Protection Agency. May 4, 2016. Ambient Air Quality Standards Chart.

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. 2014. Application for Leave to File Brief of Amicus Curiae Brief of San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District in Support of Defendant and Respondent, County of Fresno and Real Party In Interest and Respondent, Friant Ranch, L.P. In the Supreme Court of California. Sierra Club, Revive the San Joaquin, and League of Women Voters of Fresno v. County of Fresno.

South Coast Air Quality Management District. 1993. CEQA Air Quality Handbook.

South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2014. Application of the South Coast Air Quality Management District for Leave to File Brief of Amicus Curiae in Support of Neither Party and Brief of Amicus Curiae. In the supreme Court of California. Sierra Club, Revive the San Joaquin, and League of Women Voters of Fresno v. County of Fresno. 1914
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South Coast Air Quality Management District. Amended February 5, 2016. Rule 1113 Architectural Coatings.

Southern California Association of Governments. September 3, 2020. 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Demographics & Growth Forecast.

3.2 Biological Resources
Riverside, County of. Transportation and Land Management Agency. 2004. Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.
https://rctlma.org/Portals/0/mshcp/volume1/index.html. Accessed June 14, 2023.

US Environmental Protection Agency. June 9, 2021. News Releases: EPA, Army Announce Intent to Revise Definition of WOTUS. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-armyannounce-intent-revise-definition-wotus.

3.3 Cultural Resources
Eastvale, City of. 2012. General Plan.
https://www.eastvaleca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2360/6357671982666700

00. Accessed June 15, 2021.
_____. 2015. Leal Master Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report. https://www.eastvaleca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/3887/6357671982666700

00. Accessed June 15, 2021.
_____. 2021. Eastvale Municipal Code. Codified through Ordinance No. 21-02 (Supp. No. 11, Update 2).

3.4 Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
California Air Resource Board. 2021. EMFAC2021. Accessed June 6, 2023.

California Air Resource Board. October 26, 2022. California Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 2000- 2020.

California Air Resources Board. November 16, 2022. 2022 Scoping Plan.

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. 2023. Green Building Materials. https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/greenbuilding/materials#Material. Accessed July 6, 2021. 1915
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California Energy Commission. 2022. 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11.

California Public Utilities Commission. Updated January 2011. Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan.

California Energy Commission. 2023. Supply and Demand of Natural Gas in California, https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/californias-natural-gasmarket/supply-and-demand-natural-gas-california. Accessed June 5, 2023.

California Environmental Protection Agency. 2023. Climate Action. https://calepa.ca.gov/climate-action/. Accessed June 6, 2023.

California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. December 2018. Discussion Draft CEQA and Climate Change Advisory.

California Natural Resources Agency. April 13, 2009. Final Statement of Reasons for Regulatory Action, pp. 11-13, 14, 16, December 2009; see also Letter from Cynthia Bryant, Director of the Office of Planning and Research to Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Natural Resources, April 13, 2009.

Riverside, County of. 2023. California Energy Commission, Electricity Consumption by County. http://www.ecdms.energy.ca.gov/elecbycounty.aspx. Accessed June 4, 2023.

Riverside, County of. 2023. California Energy Commission, Gas Consumption by County, http://www.ecdms.energy.ca.gov/gasbycounty.aspx. Accessed June 4, 2023.

Southern California Association of Governments. September 3, 2020. 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy – Connect SoCal.

Southern California Edison. 2021. 2021 Power Content Label.

Southern California Gas Company. 2023. Company Profile, https://www.socalgas.com/aboutus/company-profile. Accessed June 3, 2023.

US Environmental Protection Agency. 2021. Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990-2021.

US Energy Information Administration. 2020. California Energy Consumption Estimates, 2020, https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=CA#tabs-1. Accessed June 5, 2023. 1916
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8.0 References Environmental Impact Report

8.0-4 City of Eastvale
US Environmental Protection Agency. 2023. Final Rule to Revise Existing National GHG Emissions Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Through Model Year 2026, https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/final-rule-reviseexisting-national-ghg-emissions. Accessed June 4, 2023.

3.5 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2018. Strategic Fire Plan.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2020a. Fire Hazard Severity Zones. https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/divisions/wildfire-planning-engineering/wildland-hazardsbuilding-codes/firehazard-severity-zones-maps/. Accessed September 15, 2020.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2020b. Fire Perimeters. https://frap.fire.ca.gov/mapping/gis-data/. Accessed September 15 ,2020.

Eastvale, City of. 2012. General Plan. https://www.eastvaleca.gov/government/communitydevelopment/planning/general-plan. Accessed June 20, 2023. _____. 2018a. Emergency Operations Plan.
_____. 2018b. Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Federal Aviation Administration. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 77, Safe, Efficient Use, and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace. 2023. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title14/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-77. Accessed June 20, 2023.

Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2020. FEMA Flood Map Service. Available at https://hazards.fema.gov/gis/nfhl/services. Accessed September 17, 2020.

Ontario, City of. July 2018. Ontario International Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, Map 2-1, Compatibility Policy Map: Airport Influence Area.

Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission. September 2008. Riverside County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan Policy Document, Map CH-1, Compatibility Map – Chino Airport.

Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission. September 2008. Riverside County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan Policy Document, Map CH-3, Chino Airport.

US Environmental Protection Agency. 2020. Hazardous Waste. https://www.epa.gov/hw/defining-hazardous-waste-listed-characteristic-and-mixedradiological-wastes. Accessed September 15, 2020. 1917
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City of Eastvale 8.0-5

3.6 Hydrology and Water Quality
California Department of Water Resources. 2023. SGMA Basin Prioritization Dashboard. https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/bp-dashboard/final/. Accessed June 15, 2023.

California Water Boards. 2012. NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activities (Construction Activities General Permit) (SWRCB Order No. 2012-0006-DWQ, NPDES No. CAS000002).
______. 2010. Municipal Storm Water Permit. Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. R8-2010-0033, NPDES Permit No. CAS618033.

Eastvale, City of. March 2012a. Eastvale General Plan Environmental Impact Report, Section 3.4, Water Resources.
_____. 2012b. General Plan. https://www.eastvaleca.gov/government/communitydevelopment/planning/general-plan. Accessed June 20, 2023. _____. 2018. Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
_____. 2021. Eastvale Municipal Code. Codified through Ordinance No. 21-02 (Supp. No. 11, Update 2).

Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2020. FEMA Flood Map Service. Available at https://hazards.fema.gov/gis/nfhl/services. Accessed September 17, 2020.

Jurupa Community Services District. 2021a. 2020 Water Master Plan. _____. 2021b. 2020 Urban Water Management Plan.

3.7 Land Use and Planning
Eastvale, City of. 2012. General Plan.
https://www.eastvaleca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2360/6357671982666700

00. Accessed June 15, 2021.
_____. 2021. Eastvale Municipal Code. Codified through Ordinance No. 21-02 (Supp. No. 11, Update 2).
_____. 2022. 2021 – 2029 Housing Element.

Riverside, County of. Transportation and Land Management Agency. 2004. Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.
https://rctlma.org/Portals/0/mshcp/volume1/index.html. Accessed June 27, 2023. 1918
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8.0 References Environmental Impact Report

8.0-6 City of Eastvale
Southern California Association of Governments. September 3, 2020. 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy – Connect SoCal.

South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2022. Air Quality Management Plan.

3.8 Noise
California Department of Transportation. September 2013. Technical Noise Supplement to the Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol.

Eastvale, City of. 2021. Eastvale Municipal Code Section 8.52.040, General sound level standards.

California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.2017. 2017 General Plan Guidelines, Appendix D, Noise Element Guidelines.

Cyril M. Harris. 1979. Handbook of Noise Control.

Federal Highway Administration. January 2006. Roadway Construction Noise Model (FHWAHEP-05-054).

Federal Transit Administration. September 2018. Transit Noise and Vibration Assessment Manual.

Kariel, H. G. 1991. Noise in Rural Recreational Environments, Canadian Acoustics 19(5), 3-10.

Ontario, City of. July 2018. Ontario International Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, Map 2-1, Compatibility Policy Map: Airport Influence Area.

Ontario, City of – Inter Agency Collaborative. July 2018. Ontario International Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, Map 2-3, Compatibility Policy Map: Noise Impact Zones.

Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission. September 2008. Riverside County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan Policy Document, Map CH-1, Compatibility Map – Chino Airport.

Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission. September 2008. Riverside County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan Policy Document, Map CH-3, Chino Airport.

3.9 Population and Housing
California Department of Finance. 2020. E-5 City/County Population and Housing Estimates.

January 1, 2022. https://dof.ca.gov/forecasting/demographics/estimates/e-5- population-and-housing-estimates-for-cities-counties-and-the-state-2020-2023/.

Accessed May 12, 2023.
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City of Eastvale 8.0-7
California Employment Development Department. 2023. Unemployment Rate and Labor Force. https://labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/unemployment-and-labor-force.html.

Accessed January 2023.
____. 2023. Monthly Labor Force Data for Cities and Census Designated Places (CDP). Average Annual Average 2021 – Revised. Accessed May 2023.

Southern California Association of Governments. 2020. 2016-2040 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Community Strategy, Demographics & Growth Forecast. Technical Report. Adopted September 3, 2020.

US Census Bureau. 2021. QuickFacts Eastvale City, California. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/eastvalecitycalifornia#. Accessed January 2023.

3.10 Public Services and Recreation
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2020a. Fire Hazard Severity Zones. https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/media/6752/fhszs_map60.pdf. Accessed June 27, 2023.

Education Data Partnership. 2023. District Summary: Corona-Norco Unified. http://www.eddata.org/district/Riverside/Corona--Norco-Unified. Accessed May 8, 2023.

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. April 24, 2023. Conversation with Ernie Esquibel, Lieutenant.
____. 2023. About Us. https://www.riversidesheriff.org/27/About-Us. Accessed May 8, 2023.

Riverside County Fire Department. 2021a. Riverside County Fire Department Service Area. https://www.rvcfire.org/about-us/service-area. Accessed May 9, 2023. ____. 2021b. Riverside County Fire Stations. https://www.rvcfire.org/resources/fire-stations.

Accessed May 9, 2023.

Riverside, County of. Library System. 2023a. Conversation with Joan Tyler, MLIS, Interim Chief Librarian.
____. 2023b. April 24, 2023. Email from Joan Tyler.

Riverside, County of. Office of Economic Development. April 24, 2023. Email from Khylia Chapin, Principal Library System Manager.
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8.0 References Environmental Impact Report

8.0-8 City of Eastvale

3.11 Transportation
Eastvale, City of. 2012. General Plan. https://www.eastvaleca.gov/government/communitydevelopment/planning/general-plan. _____. 2022. Eastvale Public Works Project Updates.
https://www.eastvaleca.gov/home/showdocument?id=16079. Accessed January 2023. _____. 2023. Eastvale 2040.
_____. 2023. Parks and Recreation. https://www.eastvaleca.gov/community/parks-andrecreation. Accessed January 2023.

Kimley Horn. 2022. Systemic Safety Analysis Report for the City of Eastvale.

Michael Baker International. 2023. Technical Memorandum – Transportation Analysis, Eastvale General Plan.

Southern California Association of Governments. 2019. Profile of the City of Eastvale, Local Profiles Report 2019.

Statewide Information Traffic Records System. 2023.
https://tims.berkeley.edu/help/Query_and_Map.php. Accessed January 2023.

Western Riverside Council of Governments. 2018. Western Riverside Active Transportation Plan. _____. 2023. TUMF. https://www.wrcog.us/174/TUMF. Accessed January 2023.

3.12 Tribal Cultural Resources
Rancho Cucamonga, City of. September 2021. General Plan Update and Climate Action Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Report.

3.13 Utilities and Service Systems
Broadband Now. 2023. Internet Providers in Eastvale, CA. https://broadbandnow.com/California/Corona.

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. 2019a. Solid Waste Information System Facility Detail, El Sobrante Landfill (33-AA0217). https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/Site/Summary/2402. Accessed June 27, 2023.
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____. 2019b. Solid Waste Information System Facility Detail, Badlands Sanitary Landfill (33-AA0006). https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/SiteActivity/Details/2245?siteID=236

7. Accessed June 27, 2023.
____. 2019c. Solid Waste Information System Facility Detail, Lamb Canyon Sanitary Landfill (33- AA0-007). https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/Site/Summary/2368. Accessed June 27, 2023.

City of Eastvale, Recycling and Waste Disposal, https://www.eastvaleca.gov/services/recyclingand-waste-disposal, accessed June 30, 2023.

Jurupa Community Services District, 2021a. 2020 Water Master Plan. _____. 2021b. 2020 Urban Water Management Plan.

Jurupa Community Services District, About Your Water, https://www.jcsd.us/customers/aboutyour-water, accessed June 30, 2023.

Jurupa Community services District, Development Engineering Fees, https://www.jcsd.us/business/development-engineering-fees, accessed June 30, 2023.

Jurupa Community Services District, Sewer System Management Plan, July 22, 2019.

Western Municipal Water District, Updated Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Report, May 2008.

4.0 Effects Found Not to Be Significant
California Department of Conservation. 2014. Updated Mineral Land Classification Map for Portland Cement Concrete-Grade Aggregate in the Temescal Valley Production Area, Riverside County, California.

California Department of Conservation. 2022. California Important Farmland Finder. https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/ciff/. Accessed June 14, 2023.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2023. Fire and Resources Assessment Program (FRAP) FHSZ Viewer.
https://gis.data.ca.gov/datasets/789d5286736248f69c4515c04f58f414. Accessed June 12, 2023.

California Department of Transportation. 2023. California State Scenic Highway System Map. https://caltrans.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=465dfd3d807c46c c8e8057116f1aacaa. Accessed June 13, 2023.
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8.0 References Environmental Impact Report

8.0-10 City of Eastvale
Eastvale, City of. 2015. Leal Master Plan Final Environmental Impact Report. https://www.eastvaleca.gov/government/communitydevelopment/planning/environmental-documents/leal-master-plan.

Riverside, County of. 2015. County of Riverside Environmental Impact Report No. 521. https://planning.rctlma.org/Portals/14/genplan/general_plan_2015/DEIR 521/DEIR No. 521.pdf
Riverside, County of. Transportation and Land Management Agency. 2022. California Williamson Act Enrollment 2022.
https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgis.conserv ation.ca.gov%2Fserver%2Frest%2Fservices%2FDLRP%2FCaliforniaWilliamsonActEnrollm ent_2022%2FMapServer&source=sd. Accessed June 15, 2023.

5.0 Alternatives
No references cited.

6.0 Other CEQA Considerations
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7.0 EIR Preparers
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APPENDIX A
Notice of Preparation
and Comment Letters
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CITY OF EASTVALE
Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report DATE: August 5, 2022
TO: Responsible and Trustee Agencies, Interested Parties and Organizations SUBJECT: Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report PROJECT TITLE: Eastvale 2040 General Plan Update
PROJECT LOCATION: City of Eastvale
The City of Eastvale (City), as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to CEQA. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15082, the City is issuing the Notice of Preparation (NOP) to inform agencies and the public that an EIR will be prepared and to provide an opportunity for a meaningful response related to the scope and content of the EIR, including the potentially significant issues, reasonable project alternatives, and mitigation measures.

PROJECT LOCATION
Eastvale is located in northwestern Riverside County, California, within the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Its boundaries extend from Hellman Avenue to the west (the San Bernardino county line), Philadelphia Avenue to the north (also the San Bernardino county line), the Santa Ana River and the City of Norco to the south, and Interstate 15 to the east. This “Planning Area” includes all land within the city limits; refer to Attachment

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
California State law requires each city and county to adopt a comprehensive, long-term General Plan. The General Plan is the official policy statement of the City for use by the Council to guide private and public development in the City, as well as the City’s own operations and decisions. State law requires that the City’s ordinances regulating land use be consistent with the General Plan. The Zoning Code, individual project proposals, and other related plans and City ordinances must be consistent with the goals and policies in this General Plan.

The General Plan projects conditions and needs into the future as a basis for determining long-term objectives and policies and shorter-term decision making, budgeting and prioritization of implementation programs. The General Plan is considered “long-term” since it looks 20 years or further into the future. The City’s current General Plan was adopted in 2012. As such, the City is undertaking the development of a new General Plan known as Eastvale 2040 to help guide future development and plan for future needs for services in the City.

The proposed project, Eastvale 2040, will update all the state-required elements, including Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Conservation, Open Space, Noise, and Safety. The Eastvale 2040 plan will also address urban design, environmental justice, economic development, public health, and sustainability. As a matter of information, on June 21, 2022 the State Department of Housing Community and Development found the Eastvale 2021-2029 Housing Element update consistent with State law.

A Draft Land Use Plan is included as Attachment 1 of this NOP.

EIR SCOPE
An EIR will be prepared to assess the effects of the project on the environment, identify potentially significant impacts, identify feasible mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate potentially significant environmental impacts, and discuss potentially feasible alternatives to the project that may accomplish basic project objectives while lessening or eliminating any potentially significant impacts. The City has initially identified the following environmental issue areas to be evaluated in the EIR:
• Aesthetics
• Agriculture and Forestry
• Air Quality
• Biological Resources
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NOTICE OF PREPARATION
2 • Cultural Resources
• Energy
• Geology and Soils
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Hazards and Hazardous Materials
• Hydrology and Water Quality
• Land Use and Planning
• Noise
• Public Services
• Transportation
• Tribal Cultural Resources
• Utilities
• Wildfire

OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT
The City is requesting comments as to the scope and content of the EIR. Please provide your comments in writing before 5:00 p.m. on September 6, 2022 to:

Mr. Gustavo N. Gonzalez, Planning Manager
City of Eastvale
Community Development Department
12363 Limonite Ave. Suite 910
Eastvale, CA 91752
Phone: (951) 703-4499
Email: [email protected]

PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING
Consistent with Section 21083.9 of the CEQA statute, the City of Eastvale Community Development Department will conduct a scoping meeting to solicit input and comments from the general public and public agencies as to the content and scope of the Draft EIR on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Vantage Point Church (8500 Archibald Avenue, Eastvale, CA 92880).

Ms. Gina Gibson-Williams Date
Community Development/Public Works Director
City of Eastvale, Community Development Department
August 3, 2022
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From: Christina Marsden Conley
To: intern2
Cc: Gustavo Gonzalez; Robert Dorame
Subject: Re: Eastvale 2040 General Plan Update
Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 11:37:34 AM
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Good morning,
We have no comment and will defer to our sister tribes.

Christina Conley
626.407.8761
Native American Cultural Resource Monitor
Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California
****I am presently on a field site with limited communication- please excuse any typos***** On Aug 2, 2022, at 9:48 AM, intern2 <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Christina,
Please find attached a request for tribal consultation related to the Eastvale 2040 General Plan Update project.

Regards,
Elijah Harding | City Intern
CITY OF EASTVALE | T: 951.703.4407
12363 Limonite Avenue | Suite 910 | Eastvale, CA 91752
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SENT VIA E-MAIL: August 12, 2022
[email protected]
Gustavo N. Gonzalez, Planning Manager
City of Eastvale
Community Development Department
12363 Limonite Avenue, Suite 910
Eastvale, California 91752
Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Eastvale 2040 General Plan Update] (Proposed Project)
South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) staff appreciates the opportunity to comment on the above-mentioned document. Our comments are recommendations on the analysis of potential air quality impacts from the Proposed Project that should be included in the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Please send a copy of the Draft EIR upon its completion and public release directly to South Coast AQMD as copies of the Draft EIR submitted to the State Clearinghouse are not forwarded.

In addition, please send all appendices and technical documents related to the air quality, health risk, and greenhouse gas analyses and electronic versions of all emission calculation spreadsheets, and air quality modeling and health risk assessment input and output files (not PDF files). Any delays in providing all supporting documentation for our review will require additional review time beyond the end of the comment period.

CEQA Air Quality Analysis
Staff recommends that the Lead Agency use South Coast AQMD’s CEQA Air Quality Handbook and website1as guidance when preparing the air quality and greenhouse gas analyses. It is also recommended that the Lead Agency use the CalEEMod2land use emissions software, which can estimate pollutant emissions from typical land use development and is the only software model maintained by the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association.

South Coast AQMD has developed both regional and localized significance thresholds. South Coast AQMD staff recommends that the Lead Agency quantify criteria pollutant emissions and compare the emissions to South Coast AQMD’s CEQA regional pollutant emissions significance thresholds3and localized significance thresholds (LSTs)4to determine the Proposed Project’s air quality impacts. The localized analysis can be conducted by either using the LST screening tables or performing dispersion modeling.

The Lead Agency should identify any potential adverse air quality impacts that could occur from all phases of the Proposed Project and all air pollutant sources related to the Proposed Project. Air quality impacts from both construction (including demolition, if any) and operations should be calculated.

Construction-related air quality impacts typically include, but are not limited to, emissions from the use of 1 South Coast AQMD’s CEQA Handbook and other resources for preparing air quality analyses can be found at:
http://www.aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/ceqa/air-quality-analysis-handbook. 2 CalEEMod is available free of charge at: www.caleemod.com. 3 South Coast AQMD’s CEQA regional pollutant emissions significance thresholds can be found at:
http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/ceqa/handbook/scaqmd-air-quality-significance-thresholds.pdf. 4 South Coast AQMD’s guidance for performing a localized air quality analysis can be found at:
http://www.aqmd.gov/home/regulations/ceqa/air-quality-analysis-handbook/localized-significance-thresholds. 1937
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heavy-duty equipment from grading, earth-loading/unloading, paving, architectural coatings, off-road mobile sources (e.g., heavy-duty construction equipment) and on-road mobile sources (e.g., construction worker vehicle trips, material transport trips, and hauling trips). Operation-related air quality impacts may include, but are not limited to, emissions from stationary sources (e.g., boilers and air pollution control devices), area sources (e.g., solvents and coatings), and vehicular trips (e.g., on- and off-road tailpipe emissions and entrained dust). Air quality impacts from indirect sources, such as sources that generate or attract vehicular trips, should be included in the analysis. Furthermore, emissions from the overlapping construction and operational activities should be combined and compared to South Coast AQMD’s regional air quality CEQA operational thresholds to determine the level of significance.

Sensitive receptors are people that have an increased sensitivity to air pollution or environmental contaminants and include schools, daycare centers, nursing homes, elderly care facilities, hospitals, and residential dwelling units. The Proposed Project may include residential units located in close proximity to freeways or other sources of air pollution like railroad tracks, and to facilitate the purpose of an EIR as an informational document, it is recommended that the Lead Agency perform a mobile source health risk assessmentError! Bookmark not defined. to disclose the potential health risks5.

The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Air Quality and Land Use Handbook: A Community Health Perspective6is a general reference guide for evaluating and reducing air pollution impacts associated with new projects that go through the land use decision-making process with additional guidance on strategies to reduce air pollution exposure near high-volume roadways available in CARB’s technical advisory7.

The South Coast AQMD’s Guidance Document for Addressing Air Quality Issues in General Plans and Local Planning8includes suggested policies that local governments can use in their General Plans or through local planning to prevent or reduce potential air pollution impacts and protect public health. It is recommended that the Lead Agency review this Guidance Document as a tool when making local planning and land use decisions.

Mitigation Measures
In the event that the Proposed Project results in significant adverse air quality impacts, CEQA requires that all feasible mitigation measures that go beyond what is required by law be utilized to minimize these impacts. Any impacts resulting from mitigation measures must also be analyzed. Several resources to assist the Lead Agency with identifying potential mitigation measures for the Proposed Project include South Coast AQMD’s CEQA Air Quality Handbook1, South Coast AQMD’s Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan for the 2016 Air Quality Management Plan9, and Southern California Association of Government’s Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan for the 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy10.
5 Ibid.
6 CARB’s Air Quality and Land Use Handbook: A Community Health Perspective can be found at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/handbook.pdf.
7 CARB’s technical advisory can be found at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/landuse.htm. 8 South Coast AQMD. 2005. Guidance Document for Addressing Air Quality Issues in General Plans and Local Planning.

Available at: http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/planning/air-quality-guidance/complete-guidance-document.pdf. 9 South Coast AQMD’s 2016 Air Quality Management Plan can be found at: http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/defaultsource/Agendas/Governing-Board/2017/2017-mar3-035.pdf (starting on page 86). 10 Southern California Association of Governments’ 2020-2045 RTP/SCS can be found at:
https://www.connectsocal.org/Documents/PEIR/certified/Exhibit-A_ConnectSoCal_PEIR.pdf. 1938
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Health Risk Reduction Strategies
Many strategies are available to reduce exposures, including, but are not limited to, building filtration systems with MERV 13 or better, or in some cases, MERV 15 or better is recommended; building design, orientation, location; vegetation barriers or landscaping screening, etc. Enhanced filtration units are capable of reducing exposures. However, enhanced filtration systems have limitations. For example, in a study that South Coast AQMD conducted to investigate filters11, a cost burden is expected to be within the range of $120 to $240 per year to replace each filter panel. The initial start-up cost could substantially increase if an HVAC system needs to be installed and if standalone filter units are required. Installation costs may vary and include costs for conducting site assessments and obtaining permits and approvals before filters can be installed. Other costs may include filter life monitoring, annual maintenance, and training for conducting maintenance and reporting. In addition, because the filters would not have any effectiveness unless the HVAC system is running, there may be increased energy consumption that the Lead Agency should evaluate in the Draft EIR. It is typically assumed that the filters operate 100 percent of the time while residents are indoors, and the environmental analysis does not generally account for the times when the residents have their windows or doors open or are in common space areas of the project.

These filters have no ability to filter out any toxic gases. Furthermore, when used filters are replaced, replacement has the potential to result in emissions from the transportation of used filters at disposal sites and generate solid waste that the Lead Agency should evaluate in the Draft EIR. Therefore, the presumed effectiveness and feasibility of any filtration units should be carefully evaluated in more detail prior to assuming that they will sufficiently alleviate exposures to diesel particulate matter emissions.

South Coast AQMD staff is available to work with the Lead Agency to ensure that air quality, greenhouse gas, and health risk impacts from the Proposed Project are accurately evaluated and mitigated where feasible. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Michael Morris
Michael Morris
Planning and Rules Manager, CEQA IGR
Planning, Rule Development & Area Sources
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11 This study evaluated filters rated MERV 13 or better. Accessed at: http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/defaultsource/ceqa/handbook/aqmdpilotstudyfinalreport.pdf. Also see 2012 Peer Review Journal article by South Coast AQMD:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ina.12013.
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Andrew Salas, Chairman Nadine Salas, Vice-Chairman Dr. Christina Swindall Martinez, secretary Albert Perez, treasurer I Martha Gonzalez Lemos, treasurer II Richard Gradias, Chairman of the council of Elders PO Box 393 Covina, CA 91723 www.gabrielenoindians.org [email protected]

GABRIELENO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS - KIZH NATION
Historically known as The Gabrielino Tribal Council - San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians recognized by the State of California as the aboriginal tribe of the Los Angeles basin August 16, 2022
Project Name: Eastvale 2040 General Plan Update, City of Eastvale Thank you for your letter dated August 5,2022 regarding the project above. This is to concur that we are in agreement with the General Plan update. However, our Tribal government would like to request consultation if there will be ground disturbance occurring for any and all future projects within this location.

Sincerely,
Andrew Salas, Chairman
Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation
1(844)390-0787
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From: Raslich, Nicole (TRBL)
To: Gustavo Gonzalez
Subject: EIRPrep
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 2:40:14 PM
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Hello,
We appreciate your effort and thank you for your inquiry.

A records check of the Tribal Historic preservation office’s cultural registry revealed that this project is not located within the Tribe’s Traditional Use Area. Therefore, we defer to the other tribes in the area. This letter shall conclude our consultation efforts.

Best,
Nicole A. Raslich, M.A.

Archaeological Technician
Tribal Historic Preservation Office
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
D: +1 (760) 883-1134
C: +1 (760) 985-3615
[email protected]
1941
From: Vega, Jaqueline
To: Gustavo Gonzalez
Cc: Rull, Paul
Subject: Eastvale 2040 General Plan
Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022 9:51:36 AM
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New Complete ALUC Application.pdf
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Hello Gustavo,
Thank you for transmitting the above referenced project to ALUC for review. Please note that the proposed project is a legislative action (citywide) and will require review by ALUC.

Please see attached application and let me know if you have any questions.

Jackie Vega
Urban Regional Planner I
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County of Riverside California
1942
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians

CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
One Government Center Lane | Valley Center | CA 92082
(760) 749-1092 | Fax: (760) 749-8901 | rincon-nsn.gov
Bo Mazzetti
Chairman
Tishmall Turner
Vice Chair
Laurie E. Gonzalez
Council Member
John Constantino
Council Member
Joseph Linton
Council Member
August 22, 2022
Sent via e-mail: [email protected]
Re: Eastvale 2040 Project
Dear Mr. Gonzalez,
This letter is written on behalf of Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, (“Rincon Band” or “Band”), a federally recognized Indian Tribe and sovereign government.

The Band has received the notification for the above referenced project. The location identified within project documents is not within the Band’s specific Area of Historic Interest (AHI).

At this time, we have no additional information to provide. We recommend that you directly contact a Tribe that is closer to the project and may have pertinent information.

Thank you for submitting this project for Tribal review. If you have additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our office at your convenience at (760) 749-1092 or via electronic mail at [email protected].

Thank you for the opportunity to protect and preserve our cultural assets.

Sincerely,
Deneen Pelton
Cultural Resources Department Coordinator
Rincon Culture Resources Department
1943
From: John C.

To: Gustavo Gonzalez
Subject: Development Question
Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022 1:15:28 PM
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Hey Gustavo, I had completely forgotten to send you my concerns after the city hall meeting last week so I hope it is not too late.

1. What is the plan to lower/minimize water needs for the development? Seeing that Southern California's water issues are expected to increase, the development should be made with this in mind. For example using a desert/rock landscape instead of a green landscape.

2. What are the traffic control plans? Many of our main streets entering our commerce centers experience long traffic light wait times. Currently Eastvale's public transportation does not accommodate most of the city so most people are expected to drive. 1944
State of California – Natural Resources Agency GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CHARLTON H. BONHAM, Director Inland Deserts Region
3602 Inland Empire Boulevard, Suite C-220
Ontario, CA 91764
www.wildlife.ca.gov
Conserving California’s Wildlife Since 1870
September 6, 2022
Sent via email
Gustavo N. Gonzalez
City of Eastvale
12363 Limonite Ave
Eastvale, CA 92583
[email protected]
Subject: Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report City of Eastvale General Plan Update
State Clearinghouse No. 2022080090
Dear Mr. Gonzalez:

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) received a Notice of Preparation (NOP) of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) from the City of Eastvale (City) for the City’s General Plan Update (Project; Eastvale 2040) pursuant the California EnvironmentalQuality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines.1
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments and recommendations regarding those activities involved in the Project that may affect California fish and wildlife.

Likewise, we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments regarding those aspects of the Project that CDFW, by law, may be required to carry out or approve through the exercise of its own regulatory authority under the Fish and Game Code.

CDFW ROLE
CDFW is California’s Trustee Agency for fish and wildlife resources, and holds those resources in trust by statute for all the people of the State. (Fish & G. Code, §§ 711.7, subd. (a) & 1802; Pub. Resources Code, § 21070; CEQA Guidelines § 15386, subd. (a).) CDFW, in its trustee capacity, has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species. (Id., § 1802.) Similarly, for purposes of CEQA, CDFW is charged by law to provide, as available, biological expertise during public agency environmental review efforts, focusing specifically on projects and related activities that have the potential to adversely affect fish and wildlife resources.

CDFW is also submitting comments as a Responsible Agency under CEQA (Pub.

Resources Code, § 21069; CEQA Guidelines, § 15381.). CDFW expects that it may need to exercise regulatory authority as provided by the Fish and Game Code. As proposed, for example, the Project may be subject to CDFW’s lake and streambed alteration regulatory authority. (Fish & G. Code, § 1600 et seq.) Likewise, to the extent implementation of the Project as proposed may result in “take” as defined by State law of any species protected under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) (Fish & 1945
Gustavo N. Gonzalez, Planning Manager
City of Eastvale
September 6, 2022