7.0_TCMV SP_Draft EIR.pdf — Moreno Valley City Council, June 3, 2025 (part 4 of 6)

water was observed on site during the field visit conducted during preparation of the Project-specific geotechnical investigation. (Leighton 2025a)

4.10.2 REGULATORY SETTING
A. Federal Plans, Policies, and Regulations

1. Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters . The basis of the CWA was enacted in 1948 and was called the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, but the Act was substantially reorganized and expanded in 1972. "Clean Water Act" became the Act's common name with amendments in 1972 . Under the CWA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented pollution control programs such as setting wastewater standards for industry and has set water quality standards for all contaminants in surface waters. The CWA made it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters unless a permit was obtained. EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls discharges . Point sources are discrete conveyances such as pipes or man- made ditches. Individual homes that are connected to a municipal system, use a septic system, or do not have a surface discharge, do not need an NPDES permit; however, industrial, municipal, and other facilities must obtain permits if their discharges go directly to surface waters.

B. State Plans, Policies, and Regulations

1. Porter-Cologne Water Control Act
The Porter-Cologne Act is the principal law governing water quality regulation in California. It establishes a comprehensive program to protect water quality and the beneficial uses of water. The Porter-Cologne Act applies to surface waters, wetlands, and ground water and to both point and nonpoint sources of pollution. Pursuant to the Porter-Cologne Act (California Water Code Section 13000 et seq.), the policy of the State is as follows:
• That the quality of all the waters of the State shall be protected; • That all activities and factors affecting the quality of water shall be regulated to attain the highest water quality within reason; and
• That the State must be prepared to exercise its full power and jurisdiction to protect the quality of water in the State from degradation.

The Porter-Cologne Act established nine RWQCBs (based on hydrogeologic barriers) and the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), which are charged with implementing its provisions and which have primary responsibility for protecting water quality in California. The SWRCB provides program guidance and oversight, allocates funds, and reviews RWQCBs decisions. In addition, the SWRCB allocates rights to the use of surface water. The RWQCBs have primary responsibility for individual permitting, inspection, and enforcement actions within each of nine hydrologic regions. The ■■
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SWRCB and RWQCBs have numerous non -point source (NPS) related responsibilities, including monitoring and assessment, planning, financial assistance, and management.

The RWQCBs regulate discharges under the Porter-Cologne Act primarily through issuance of NPDES permits for point source discharges and waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for NPS discharges.

Anyone discharging or proposing to discharge materials that could affect water quality (other than to a community sanitary sewer system regulated by an NPDES permit) must file a report of waste discharge. The SWRCB and the RWQCBs can make their own investigations or may require dischargers to carry out water quality investigations and report on water quality issues. The Porter- Cologne Act provides several options for enforcing WDRs and other orders, including cease and desist orders, cleanup and abatement orders, administrative civil liability orders, civil court actions, and criminal prosecutions.

The Porter-Cologne Act also requires adoption of water quality control plans that contain the guiding policies of water pollution management in California. R egional water quality control plans (basin plans) have been adopted by each of the RWQCBs and are updated as necessary and practical. These plans identify the existing and potential beneficial uses of waters of the State and establish water quality objectives to protect these uses. The basin plans also contain implementation, surveillance, and monitoring plans. The Santa Ana River watershed is within the purview of Santa Ana RWQCB, and the Santa Ana RWQCB’s Santa Ana River Basin Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) is the governing water quality plan for the region as discussed below.

2. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Construction General Permit Pursuant to Section 402(p) of the CWA, which requires regulations for permitting of certain stormwater discharges, the SWRCB has issued a statewide general NPDES Permit for stormwater discharges from construction sites ([NPDES No. CAS000002] Water Quality Order 2009-0009- DWQ).
1 Under this Construction General Permit, stormwater discharges from construction sites with a disturbed area of one acre or more are required to either obtain individual NPDES permits for stormwater discharges or to be covered by the Construction General Permit. Coverage under the Construction General Permit is accomplished by determining the risk level of the construction site and by preparing a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) that includes a site evaluation and assessment, best management practices ( BMPs) to be implemented at the construction site, and an inspection program. The SWPPP should also outline the monitoring and sampling program to verify compliance with discharge Numeric Action Levels (NALs) according to the Risk Level for the site, as set by the Construction General Permit. The primary objective of the SWPPP is to ensure that the responsible party properly construct, implement, and maintain BMPs to reduce or eliminate pollutants in stormwater discharges and authorized non-stormwater discharges from the construction site. Permit Registration Documents (SWPPP, Notice of Intent, and other documents), as well as annual reports,

1 NPDES No. CAS000002, Water Quality Order 2009-0009 DWQ, SWRCB NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity (adopted by the SWRCB on September 2, 2009, and effective on July 1, 2010). This order was amended by 2010-0014-DWQ, which became effective on February 14, 2011, and 2012-0006-DWQ, which became effective on July 17, 2012. In accordance with the language set forth in Order No. 2009-0009 -DWQ, this permit was administratively extended.
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Notice of Terminations, and NAL exceedance reports, must be electronically submitted to the SWRCB and the permit fee mailed to the SWRCB for Construction General Permit coverage. The SWRCB adopted revisions to the Construction General Permit on September 8, 2022. The new permit went into effect on September 1, 2023. However, for those projects that secure coverage under the current permit (2012 permit) prior to September 1, 2023, that coverage will last for two years after the effective date (September 1, 2025).

3. Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires governments and water agencies of high and medium priority basins to halt overdraft and bring groundwater basins into balanced levels of pumping and recharge. Under the SGMA, these basins should reach sustainability within 20 years of implementing their sustainability plans . The DWR categorizes the priority of groundwater basins. For critically over-drafted basins, 2040 is the deadline . For the remaining high and medium priority basins, 2042 is the deadline. The SGMA also requires local public agencies and Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) in high- and medium -priority basins to develop and implement Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) or Alternatives to GSPs. GSPs are detailed road maps for how groundwater basins will reach long term sustainability.

C. Local Plans, Policies, and Regulations

4. Santa Ana River Basin Water Quality Control Plan
The Santa Ana Regional Board Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan) was originally adopted in 2005 and has been subsequently amended through June 2019 (RWQCB 2019). The Basin Plan is designed to preserve and enhance water quality and to protect the beneficial uses of all regional waters. Specifically, the Basin Plan: 1) designates beneficial uses for surface and subsurface waters (groundwater); 2) sets narrative and numerical objectives that must be attained or maintained to protect the designated beneficial uses and to conform to the State’s anti -degradation policy; 3) describes the implementation plan to achieve water quality objectives and to protect the beneficial uses of all waters in the region; 4) describes the comprehensive monitoring and assessment program used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Basin Plan; and 5) provides an overview of water resource management studies and projects which are in progress in the region. Additionally, the Basin Plan incorporates by reference all applicable State and Regional Board plans and policies.

The Basin Plan establishes or designates beneficial uses and water quality objectives for all the ground and surface waters in the region. Beneficial uses are the uses of water necessary for the survival and well-being of humans, plants, and wildlife. These uses serve to promote tangible and intangible economic, social, and environmental goals. Water quality objectives are the levels of water quality constituents or characteristics that must be met to protect beneficial uses. The Basin Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin also establishes an implementation program that describes the actions that the Santa Ana RWQCB and others must achieve and maintain for the designated beneficial uses and water quality objectives of the region’s waters.

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Water bodies that do not meet water quality standards are deemed “impaired” and, under Section 303(d) of the CWA, are placed on a list of impaired waters for which a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) must be developed for the impairing pollutant(s). A TMDL is an estimate of the total load of pollutants from point, non-point, and natural sources that a water body may receive without exceeding applicable water quality standards (with a “factor of safety” included). Once established, the TMDL is allocated among current and future pollutant sources to the water body. TMDLs must consider and include allocations to both point sources and non- point sources of listed pollutants. Table 4.10-1, Receiving Waters Tributary to the Project Site, indicates the Basin Plan’s beneficial use designations for the receiving waters that the Project is tributary to (in order of upstream to downstream), as well as the 303(d) listed impairment (if any). The definitions of the beneficial uses applicable to the Proje ct area are as follows (RWQCB 2019):
• Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN): Uses of water for community, military, municipal, or individual water supply systems including, but not limited to, drinking water supply. • Agricultural Supply (AGR): Uses of water for farming, horticulture, or ranching including, but not limited to, irrigation, stock watering, or support of vegetation for range grazing. • Groundwater Recharge (GWR): Uses of water for natural or artificial recharge of groundwater for purposes including, but not limited to, future extraction, maintaining water quality, or halting of saltwater intrusion into freshwater aquifers. • Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Species (RARE): Uses of water that support the habitats necessary for the survival and successful maintenance of plant or animal species designated under state or federal law as rare, threatened, or endangered. • Water Contact Recreation (REC1): Uses of water for recreational activities involving bodily contact with water where ingestion of water is reasonably possible. These uses include, but are not limited to, swimming, wading, water -skiing, skin and scuba diving, surfing, white water activities, fishing, or use of natural hot springs.
• Non-Contact Water Recreation (REC2): Uses of water for recreational activities involving proximity to water, but not normally involving bodily contact with water, where ingestion of water is reasonably possible. These uses include, but are not limited to, picnicking, sunbathing, hiking, beachcombing, camping, boating, tidepool and marine life study, hunting, sightseeing, or aesthetic enjoyment in conjunction with the above activities. • Warm Freshwater Habitat (WARM): Uses of water that support warm water ecosystems including, but not limited to, preservation and enhancement of aquatic habitats, vegetation habitats, and fish and wildlife habitats (including invertebrates). • Limited Warm Freshwater Habitat (LWRM): Waters support warmwater ecosystems which are severely limited in diversity and abundance as the result of concrete -lined watercourses and low, shallow dry weather flows which result in extreme temperature, pH, and/or dissolved oxygen conditions. Naturally reproducing finfish populations are not expected to occur in LWRM waters.
• Wildlife Habitat (WILD): Uses of water that support wildlife habitat including, but not limited to, preservation and enhancement of vegetation and prey species used by waterfowl and other wildlife water.
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• Industrial Service Supply (IND): Waters are used for industrial activities that do not depend primarily on water quality. These uses may include, but are not limited to, mining, cooling water supply, hydraulic conveyance, gravel washing, fire protection and oil well repressurization.
• Spawning, Reproduction and Development (SPWN): Waters support high quality aquatic habitats necessary for reproduction and early development of fish and wildlife.

Table 4.10-1 Receiving Waters Tributary to the Project Site Receiving Waters EPA Approved 303(d) List
Impairments
Designated Beneficial
Uses
Proximity to
RARE
Beneficial Use
Perris Valley Storm Drain None Listed NA NA
San Jacinto River
(Reaches 1, 2 and 3) None Listed

INT-MUN, AGR, GWR,
REC1, REC2, WARM,
WILD
NA
Canyon Lake Nutrients MUN, AGR, GWR, REC1,
REC2, WARM, WILD NA
Lake Elsinore
PCBs (68444), Organic
Enrichment/ Low Dissolved
Oxygen (68808), Toxicity
(76493), Nutrients (69206),
DDT (94768)
REC1, REC2, WARM,

WILD NA
Temescal Creek Reach 6 None Listed INT-GWR, REC1, REC2,

WARM, WILD NA
Temescal Creek Reach 5 None Listed AGR, GWR, REC1, REC2,

WARM, WILD RARE NA
Temescal Creek Reach 4 None Listed

RARE, INT-AGR, GWR,
REC1, REC2, WARM,
WILD
NA
Temescal Creek Reach 3 None Listed NA NA
Temescal Creek Reach 2 None Listed

INT-AGR, IND, GWR,
REC1, REC2, LWARM,
WILD
NA
Temescal Creek Reach 1 None Listed REC1, REC2, WARM,

WILD NA
Santa Ana River Reach 2 None Listed
AGR, GWR, REC1, REC2,

WARM, WILD RARE,
SPWN
48 miles
Santa Ana River Reach 1 None Listed REC1, REC2, WARM,

WILD NA
PCB: polychlorinated biphenyls; DDT: dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane; NA: not applicable; INT: intermittent; AGR:
agricultural supply; GWR: groundwater recharge; MUN: municipal and domestic supply; RARE: rare, threatened or endangered species; REC1: water contact recreation; REC2: non-contact water recreation; WARM: warm freshwater habitat; LWARM: limited warm freshwater habitat; IND: industrial service supply; WILD: wildlife habitat; SPWN: spawning, reproduction and development)
Source: (Cannon 2022)
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5. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit
On January 29, 2010, the Santa Ana Regional Board issued the NPDES Permit and Waste Discharge Requirements for the RCFC&WCD, the County of Riverside, and the Incorporated Cities of Riverside County Within the Santa Ana Region (Order No. R8-2010-0033 and NPDES No. CAS 618033). Order No. R8-2010-0033, which remains in effect until the effective date of a new permit, regulates the way the Permittees manage urban runoff in the Santa Ana Region. This order renews Order No. R8-2002- 001 and regulates discharges of urban runoff from the MS4s in the Riverside County portion of the Santa Ana Region. As part of the permit application, the Permittees submitted a revised Drainage Area Management Plan that contained programs, policies, and BMPs to achieve the water quality standards in receiving waters. The City of Moreno Valley, as a co -permittee, is responsible for implementing MS4 permits in Region 8.

6. West San Jacinto Groundwater Sustainability Agency
Under SGMA, each high and medium priority basin, as identified by the DWR, is required to have a groundwater sustainability agency (GSA) that will be responsible for groundwater management and development of GSPs. The EMWD Board of Directors is the GSA for the San Jacinto Groundwater Basin and is responsible for development and implementation of the West San Jacinto Groundwater Basin GSP.

The EMWD, as the GSA, initiated the development of the West San Jacinto Groundwater Basin GSP in February 2019 and adopt ed the GSP in September 2021. The GSP was approved by the DWR in 2023. The purpose of the GSP is to define the conditions under which the groundwater resources of the West San Jacinto GSA Plan Area, which support agricultural, domestic, municipal and industrial, and environmental uses, will be managed sustainably in the future. The adoption of the GSP represents the commitment of the West San Jacinto GSA to maintain long -term, sustainable use of groundwater resources within the West San Jacinto GSA Plan Area, as required by SGMA. Over the next 20 years, data will continue to be gathered, analyzed, and used to refine the estimated sustainable yield and understanding of the sources of and influences on degraded water quality. As the understanding of the West San Jacinto GSA Plan Area improves, the findings of the GSP will be evaluated and updated as necessary. The GSP documents a viable approach, determined by the GSA in collaboration with stakeholders and informed by the best available information, to maintaining the long- term sustainability of the groundwater resources within the West San Jacinto GSA Plan Area (EMWD 2021a).

7. Moreno Master Drainage Plan
The Project site is within the boundary of the Moreno MDP . The Moreno MDP was prepared by the RCFC&WCD, to identify master-planned drainage and flood control facilities that are needed in the project are to safely convey the peak runoff of a 100-year frequency storm (RCFC&WCD, 2015).

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8. Moreno Valley Municipal Code
Chapter 8.10 et seq , Stormwater/Urban Runoff Management and Discharge Controls , and Section

8.21.170, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems , of the Moreno Valley Municipal Code (MVMC) requires the City to participate as “Co-permittee” under the NPDES permit program to accomplish the requirements of the CWA (City of Moreno Valley 2021c). Pursuant to this chapter, the City is required to participate in the improvement of water quality and comply with federal requirements for the control of urban pollutants to stormwater runoff.

4.10.3 BASIS FOR DETERMINING SIGNIFICANCE
The City of Moreno Valley evaluates impacts to hydrology and water quality based on thresholds of significance included in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines. A significant hydrology and water quality impact would occur if the Project:
a) Would violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality;
b) Would substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the project may impede sustainable groundwater management of the basin;
c) Would substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner which would:
i. Result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site; ii. Substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or offsite;
iii. Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff; or
iv. Would Impede or redirect flood flows.
d) In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, would risk release of pollutants due to project inundation.
e) Would conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan.

4.10.4 IMPACT ANALYSIS
Threshold a: Would the Project violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality? The Project would be required to comply with the CWA, which authorizes the NPDES permit program that covers point sources of pollution discharging to a water body. The NPDES program also requires ■■
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operators of construction sites one -acre or larger to prepare a SWPPP and obtain authorization to discharge stormwater under an NPDES construction stormwater permit . The Project also would be required to comply with the California Porter‐Cologne Water Quality Control Act ( California Water Code Section 13000 et seq.), which requires that comprehensive water quality control plans be developed for all waters within the State. The Project site is located within the jurisdiction of the Santa Ana RWQCB.

A. Construction-Related Water Quality Impacts
The Project would include the development of residential, commercial , civic, and park uses on the currently undeveloped Project site. Construction- related activities have the potential to result in impacts to water quality. The grading and construction phases would require the disturbance of surface soils and removal of the existing, limited vegetative cover. During the construction period, grading activities would result in exposure of soil to storm water runoff, potentially causing erosion and sedimentation in runoff. Sediments also transport substances such as nutrients, hydrocarbons, and trace metals, which would be conveyed to the storm drain facilities and receiving waters. Substances such as fuels, oil and grease, solvents, paints and other building construction materials, wash water, and dust control water could also enter storm water runoff and be transported to nearby waterways. This could potentially degrade the quality of the receiving waters and potentially result in the impairment of downstream water sources.

Construction activities for the Project would occur over an area more than one acre. Therefore, the Project is required to obtain coverage under a NPDES permit . Construction impacts due to P roject development would be minimized through compliance with the applicable NPDES Construction General Permit, discussed above under Section 4.10.2, Regulatory Setting. As part of compliance with the NPDES requirements, a Notice of Intent (NOI) would be prepared and submitted to the SWRCB, and a Water Discharge Identification Number would be obtained prior to grading. This will provide notification and intent to comply with the State Construction General Permit. This permit requires the discharger to perform a risk assessment for the proposed development (with differing requirements based upon the determined risk level) and to prepare and implement a SWPPP, which must include erosion-control and sediment -control BMPs that would meet or exceed measures required by the determined risk level of the construction site, in addition to tracking control, waste management, and site BMPs that control the other potential construction-related pollutants. BMPs may include the use of gravel bags, silt fences, straw wattles, hay bales, check dams, hydroseed, or soil binders. The construction contractor would be required to operate and maintain these BMPs throughout the duration of on-site construction activities. A Construction Site Monitoring Program that identifies monitoring and sampling requirements during construction is a required component of the SWPPP. In addition, the construction contractor would be required to maintain an inspection log and have the log on site to be reviewed by the City and representatives of the RWQCB.

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parameters in a discharge. The permittee may choose which technologies to use to achieve that level.

Some permits, however, do contain generic BMPs for sediment control (e.g., silt fences, sediment trapping devices); erosion control (e.g., chemical stabilization, dust control wind/sand fences); and good housekeeping (e.g., construction site waste management, spill prevention and control measures, and vehicle maintenan ce) (EPA 2022). As shown on Figure 3-7, TTM 38421 Preliminary Water Quality Exhibit, the Project includes installation of temporary sedimentation basins as part of the grading activities (pre-development). The construction-phase BMPs would ensure effective control of not only sediment discharge, but also of pollutants associated with sediments (e.g., nutrients, hydrocarbons, and trace metals). Mandatory compliance with regulatory requirements for the protection of water quality during construction, including implementation of a SWPPP, would ensure that the Project does not violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements during construction activities. Therefore, water quality impacts associated with construction activities would be less than significant.

B. Post-Development Water Quality Impacts
Stormwater pollutants that may be produced during Project operation include bacterial indicators, metals, nutrients, pesticides, toxic organic compounds, sediments, trash and debris, and oil and grease.

Lake Elsinore is listed as a receiving water of the Project and has existing Section 303(d) impairments for PCBs, organic enrichment/low dissolved oxygen, nutrients, toxicity and DDT; therefore, potential waterborne pollutants generated by the Project could contribute to existing Section 303(d) impairments of downstream receiving waters and thus could potentially be considered “pollutants of concern” (Cannon 2022).

The Project Applicant would be required to implement a Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) to demonstrate compliance with the City’s NPDES municipal stormwater permit, and to minimize the release of potential waterborne pollutants, including pollutants of concern for downstream receiving waters. The WQMP is a site -specific post-construction water quality management program designed to address the pollutants of concern of a development project via BMPs, implementation of which ensures the on-going protection of the watershed basin. The Project’s Preliminary WQMP is included in EIR Technical Appendix I. The Preliminary WQMP was prepared to support a non-development- specific tentative tract map and associated grading activities. During the processing of future plot plans, required site -specific WQMPs would be prepared and would identify structural and non-structural BMPs that would be installed with each development project implementing the proposed TCMV Specific Plan. The type and size of BMPs would be dependent on the feasibility of infiltration. If infiltration is feasible, BMPs would include but not be limited to infiltration trenches, infiltration basins, permeable pavement, etc. If infiltration is not feasible, the BMPs would include , but not be limited to , harvest and reuse and bioretention facilities. Non-structural BMPs would also be implemented. Compliance with the site-specific WQMPs would be required as a condition of Project approval pursuant to MVMC Chapter 8.10 and MVMC Section 8.21.170, and long-term maintenance of on-site BMPs would be required to ensure their long-term effectiveness . Therefore, water quality impacts associated with long-term operational activities would be less than significant.

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C. Groundwater Quality
As previously discussed in Section 4.10.1, during soil sampling conducted for the Project, groundwater was not encountered during the drilling of any of the borings, which extended to depths of approximately 51 feet bgs, and the groundwater level at an EMWD well approximately one mile south of the Project site was measured in March 2021 at approximately 40 feet bgs . Therefore, excavation activities associated with the Project, including grading, are not anticipated to encounter significant amounts of groundwater. Nonetheless, since the Project would comply with regulatory requirements, including the Construction General Permit, any surface water that may percolate into the soil would not adversely affect groundwater on or off site.

Based on the foregoing analysis, the Project would not violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or ground water quality during long- term operation. Impacts would be less than significant.

Threshold b: Wo
uld the Project s ubstantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the project may impede sustainable groundwater management of the basin?
The Project would be served with potable water by the EMWD and would not utilize wells or any other groundwater extractive activities. The EMWD relies on local potable groundwater as a source of its water supply (in addition to imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, desalted ground water, and recycled water). As determined in the Project’s Water Supply Assessment, which is provided as EIR Technical Appendix M, EMWD would have adequate water supply, including groundwater resources, to serve the Project in addition to its existing and future demands (EMWD 2022a). Accordingly, implementation of the proposed Project has no potential to extract or consume a substantial quantity of groundwater and the Project’s direct impact to groundwater supplies would be less than significant.

Natural recharge to the San Jacinto Groundwater Basin is primarily from percolation of flows in the San Jacinto River and its tributary streams, with percolation of water stored in Lake Perris as an additional source of recharge. According to Figure 2-27, Recharge Map, of the West San Jacinto Groundwater Basin GSP , the Project site is located within a recharge area. Implementation of the Project would reduce the pervious areas available for potential natural recharge due to construction of the proposed resi dential, commercial and civic buildings, and a ssociated parking areas, roadway improvements, and other improvements. However, the Project site is a relatively small (approximately

69.6 gross acres) in relation to the total size of the groundwater subbasin (approximately 248 square miles or 158,7820 acres) (EMWD 2021a), and the Project site’s only source of water is from precipitation, providing little opportunity to recharge under existing conditions. With buildout of t he Project, the local groundwater levels would not be adversely affected. Accordingly, buildout of the Project would not interfere substantially with groundwater recharge.

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For the reasons stated above, the Project would neither substantially deplete groundwater supplies nor interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table level. Impacts would be less than significant.

Threshold c: Wo
uld the Project substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious surfaces, in a manner which would: result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site; substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or offsite; create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff; or impeded or redirect flood flows?
A. On- or Off-Site Flooding and Stormwater Drainage System Capacity As described in the Drainage Report included in EIR Technical Appendix J, implementation of the Project would alter the existing ground contours of the Project site and would result in the installation of impervious surfaces (approximately 40 acres), which would result in changes to the site’s existing, internal drainage patterns. Residential lots are estimated to contain approximately 70% impervious land cover, parks are estimated to contain approximately 20% impervious land cover, and commercial and civic uses are expected to contain approximately 85% impervious land cover. (Cannon 2025)

As described in EIR Section 3.0, Project Description, the Project would include the installation of an integrated, on-site system of underground storm drain pipes and inlets to capture on-site stormwater runoff flows, convey the runoff across the site, and treat the runoff to minimize the amount of water- borne pollutants carried from the Project site . Upon development of the Project, all stormwater from the Project site would be discharged to existing public storm drains beneath Alessandro Boulevard , Nason Street, and Bay Avenue . Additionally, a 36-inch storm drain would be installed along Alessandro Boulevard extending from Street A to the west (approximately 650 feet west of the Project site’s westerly boundary). Figure 4.10-2, Proposed Hydrology Exhibit, depicts the post-development drainage conditions at the Project site. Under the proposed developed condition, the proposed north- south street and the east-west extension of Bay Avenue would divide the Project into four quadrants.

Similar to existing conditions, a pproximately 17.94 acres would drain to Nason Street, 23.37 acres would drain to Bay Avenue and 24.75 would drain to Alessandro Boulevard.

Utilizing the Rational Methodology per the Riverside County Hydrology Manual, expected peak flows and projected attenuation values were determined for the Project build-out conditions . During a peak storm event (100- year event), it is estimated that 53.8 cfs of stormwater runoff would flow to Alessandro Boulevard (with 54.2 cfs allowable), and 52.8 cfs would flow to Bay Avenue (with 63.5 cfs allowable). Therefore, the storm drains within Alessandro Boulevard and Bay Avenue would have sufficient capacity to accommodate stormwater runoff from the Project site and no attenuation is required.

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It is also estimated that approximately 38.8 cfs of stormwater runoff would flow to Nason Street from the eastern portion of the Project site; however, only 26.7 cfs is allowable. Therefore, approximately

11.1 cfs of attenuation is required. Project BMPs, as required in the site -specific WQMP, would be installed to provide peak flow attenuation, which would ensure that stormwater runoff would not exceed the capacity of the existing storm drain along Nason Street (Cannon 2025). Therefore, implementation of the Project would not result in flooding on or off site. Impacts would be less than significant.

B. Erosion and Siltation/Polluted Runoff
As described above under Threshold “a,” because the Project would implement short - and long-term water quality controls (i.e., BMPs) consistent with applicable regulatory requirements, the Project would not result in substantial erosion or siltation on or off site during both construction and operation or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff. Implementation of the Project would result in less than significant impacts.

C. Flood Flows
According to the FEMA FIRM No. 06065C0765G, the Project site is within “Zone X,” which corresponds to areas with minimal flood hazard. No portions of the Project site are within a 100-year floodplain (FEMA 2008). T herefore, the Project would not impede or redirect flood flows, and no impact would occur.

Threshold d: Wo
uld the Project in flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, risk release of pollutants due to project inundation?
The Pacific Ocean is located over 42 miles southwest of the Project site; consequently, there is no potential for the Project site to be impacted by a tsunami as tsunamis typically only reach up to a few miles inland. The Project site is not subject to flooding due to a seiche as seiches occur on enclosed or partially enclosed bodies of water. The nearest large, enclosed body of water is Lake Perris located approximately 3.6 miles south of the Project site . Additionally, the Project site is not within a flood hazard zone or within a dam inundation area. Therefore, the Project is not anticipated to risk the release of pollutants due to Project inundation. No impact would occur.

Threshold e:

Would the Project conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan? As previously discussed, the Project site is within the Santa Ana River watershed; thus, Project-related construction and operational activities would be required to comply with the Santa Ana River Basin Water Quality Control Plan by preparing and adhering to a SWPPP and WQMP . Implementation of the Project would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of the Santa Ana River Basin Water Quality Control Plan and impacts would be less than significant.

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Under the SGMA passed in 2014 (California Water Code Section 10729[d]), each high and medium priority basin, as identified by the California DWR, is required to have a GSA that will be responsible for groundwater management and development of a GSP . The Project site is within the San Jacinto Groundwater Basin, which is a classified as a “high priority” basin. EMWD is the local GSA responsible for developing and implementing a GSP for the non-adjudicated portions of the San Jacinto Groundwater Basin. A GSP for the San Jacinto Groundwater Basin was prepared in September 2021, West San Jacinto Groundwater Basin GSP (EMWD 2021a). The Project is not anticipated to conflict with the Plan as groundwater wells and groundwater extraction would not be part of Project operation.

The Project would be supplied with imported, purchased water for potable water demands and recycled water for non-potable water demands.

According to Figure 2-27, Recharge Map, of the West San Jacinto Groundwater Basin GSP, the Project site is within a recharge area. Although the Project would introduce impervious surfaces to the Project site, the Project would introduce a relatively small amount of impervious surfaces in relation to the entire recharge area. As such, implementation of the Project is not anticipated to conflict with the West San Jacinto Groundwater Basin GSP. Impacts would be less than significant.

4.10.5 CUMULATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS
This cumulative impact analysis considers development of the Project in conjunction with other development projects and planned development in the Santa Ana River Basin and San Jacinto Groundwater Basin.

A. Water Quality
Project construction and the construction of other projects in the cumulative study area would have the potential to contribute waterborne pollution, including erosion and siltation, to the Santa Ana River Watershed. Pursuant to the requirements of the State Water Resources Control Board and the Santa Ana RWQCB, all construction projects that disturb one or more acres of land area are required to obtain coverage for construction activities under the State’s Construction General Permit. In order to obtain coverage, an effective site-specific SWPPP is required to be developed and implemented . The SWPPP must identify potential on-site pollutants and identify an effective combination of erosion control and sediment control measures to reduce or eliminate discharge of pollutants to surface waters.

In addition, the Project Applicant and all cumulative developments in the Santa Ana River Basin would be required to comply with the Santa Ana RWQCB’s Santa Ana River Basin Water Quality Control Program, which establishes water quality standards for ground and surface waters of the region .

Compliance with these mandatory regulatory requirements would ensure that development projects within the Santa Ana River watershed, including the Project, would not contribute substantially to water quality impairments during construction.

Operational activities on the Project site would be required to comply with site -specific WQMPs to minimize the amount of waterborne pollution, including erosion and sediment, discharged from the site. Other development projects within the watershed would similarly be required by law to prepare and implement site-specific WQMPs to ensure that runoff does not substantially contribute to water ■■
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quality violations . Accordingly, operation of the Project would not contribute to cumulatively- considerable water quality effects.

B. Groundwater Supplies and Management
Although the Project would increase impervious surface coverage on the site, the Project would incorporate design features that would allow surface runoff to infiltrate into the groundwater basin, as feasible. Other development projects would similarly be required by applicable lead agencies to incorporate design features that facilitate percolation (e.g., through minimum landscaped/permeable area requirements, water quality/detention basins, infiltration basins ). No component of the Project would obstruct with or prevent implementation of the applicable GSP (West San Jacinto Groundwater Basin GSP) and other development projects within the San Jacinto Groundwater Basin would be prohibited from any activity that would endanger the health and sustainability of the groundwater basin. Based on the lack of impacts to groundwater, the provision of design measures that would facilitate percolation, and compliance with applicable San Jacinto Groundwater Basin management plans, cumulative development would not result in a considerable, adverse effect to local groundwater supplies.

C. Flooding
Construction of the Project and other development projects within the Santa Ana River watershed would be required to comply with federal, State, and local regulations and applicable regional and local master drainage plans to mitigate flood hazards on and off site. Compliance with federal, State, and local regulations and applicable drainage plans would require development sites to be protected from flooding during peak storm events (i.e., 100-year storm) and would not allow development projects to expose downstream properties to increased flooding risks during peak storm events. In addition, future development proposals within the Santa Ana River Basin would be required to prepare hydrologic and hydraulic calculations, subject to review and approval by the responsible City/County Engineer, to demonstrate that substantial on- and/or off-site flood hazards would not occur. As discussed under the response to Threshold “c,” the Project would be designed to ensure that runoff from the Project site during peak storm events is substantially reduced relative to existing conditions . Because the Project and all other developments throughout the Santa Ana River Basin would need to comply with federal, State, and local regulations to ensure that stormwater discharges do not substantially exceed existing volumes or exceed the volume of available conveyance infrastructure, a substantial cumulative impact related to flood hazards would not occur.

The Project site is not within a special flood hazard area or in an area subject to inundation.

Accordingly, development on the Project site would have no potential to impede or redirect flood flows and a cumulatively-considerable impact would not occur.

4.10.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS BEFORE MITIGATION
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Adherence to a SWPPP and site -specific WQMPs is required as part of the Project’s implementation to address construction- and operational-related water quality.

Threshold b: Le ss than Significant Impact. The Project would not physically impact any groundwater recharge facilities . The Project would not substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that the Project would impede sustainable groundwater management of the Groundwater Basin.

Threshold c: Les s than Significant Impact. The Project would increase stormwater runoff from the Project site, which would be discharged to the public storm drain system. The Project would not substantially alter the drainage pattern or site or area and would be required to comply with applicable water quality regulatory requirements to minimize erosion and siltation. Additionally, the Project would not result in flooding onsite or off site or impede/redirect flood flows. Lastly, the Project would not create or contribute to increased flooding risks due to insufficient capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or and would not provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff.

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4.11 LAND USE AND PLANNING
This section includes a description of the Project site and surrounding land uses and an evaluation of the Project’s consistency with land use and planning policies adopted by the City of Moreno Valley (City) and other governing agencies for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating environmental effects.

Information presented in this section is based on the review of relevant regional and local planning programs including, but not limited to, the City of Moreno Valley current 2006 General Plan (City of Moreno Valley, 2006), the City of Moreno Valley General Plan 2040 Update (2040 General Plan) that the City is in the process of readopting (City of Moreno Valley, 2021b), the Moreno Valley Municipal Code (MVMC), and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) 2024-2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) (Connect SoCal 2024) (SCAG, 2024b).

4.11.1 EXISTING CONDITIONS
A. City of Moreno Valley
The total area within the Moreno Valley City limit is approximately 33,000 acres, and the area within the City’s sphere of influence (SOI) is approximately 9,900 acres. Residential land uses account for nearly 32% of land (10,479 acres) within the city limit, concentrated primarily in the western and central portions of the city where most development has historically occurred. The remaining area within the City limits consists of commercial land uses, industrial land uses , public and community facilities, parks and recreation land uses , and vacant land primarily in the eastern portion of the City north and south of State Route (SR)-60. Land outside of the City limit but within the SOI is largely undeveloped natural open space or in use for agricultural purposes.

B. Project Site and Adjacent Land Uses
Under existing conditions, the Project site, which encompasses approximately 69.6 gross acres, is undeveloped. There are soil stockpiles in the southeastern portion of the Project site; the soil was generated during construction for street improvements in the City. The smaller of the two stockpiles is approximately 90 feet wide, 410 feet long, and three feet high. The larger stockpile is approximately 160 feet wide, 975 feet long, and 20 feet high at its highest point.

Existing land uses in the immediate vicinity of the Project site are illustrated on Figure 2-1, Existing On-site and Surrounding Land Uses, and are described below. • North: Cottonwood Avenue abuts the Project site on the north. South of Cottonwood Avenue, there is a vacant parcel northeast of the Project site (southwest of the Nason Street and Cottonwood Avenue intersection), and an Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) booster station northwest of the Project site (southeast corner of Cottonwood Avenue and Letterman Street) that are not part of the Project. North of Cottonwood Avenue, there are existing residential uses to the north and northeast of the Project site, and the Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) Early Learning Academy is to the northwest on the north side of Cottonwood Avenue (at the site of the former Moreno Elementary School). ■■
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• South: Alessandro Boulevard abuts the Project site on the south. South of Alessandro Boulevard is vacant/undeveloped land and the Valley Christian Academy. • West: Immediately west of the northern portion of the Project site are residential uses . The area immediately west of the southern portion of the Project site consists of vacant/undeveloped land that is planned for residential development. • East: Immediately east of the Project site is Nason Street. There are existing residential and religious uses, and vacant/undeveloped land east of Nason Street. The new Moreno Elementary School east of Project site opened in 2023 (across Nason Street and north of Bay Avenue).

4.11.2 REGULATORY SETTING
A. Regional
SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2024 is the regional land use plan/program particularly relevant to the Project and is discussed below. Other regional programs relevant to the Project that address environmental issues include the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), discussed in EIR Section 4.3, Air Quality ; the Santa Ana R egional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB ) Santa Ana River Basin Water Quality Control Plan, discussed in EIR Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water Q uality; and the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), discussed in EIR Section 4.4, Biological Resources.

1. Connect SoCal 2024
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) under California State law, established as an association of local governments and agencies that voluntarily convene as a forum to address regional issues . Under federal law, SCAG is designated as a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and under State law as a Regional Transportation Planning Agency and a Council of Governments . The SCAG region encompasses six counties (Riverside, Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Ventura) and 191 cities in an area covering more than 38,000 square miles . SCAG develops long -range regional transportation plans including sustainable communities strategy and growth forecast components, regional transportation improvement programs, regional housing needs allocations, and other plans for the region.

Additionally, SCAG reviews environmental impact reports for projects having regional significance to ensure they are in line with approved regional plans (SCAG, 2024b). As identified in Section 15206 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, regionally significant projects include residential development of more than 500 dwelling units. Therefore, the proposed Town Center at Moreno Valley (TCMV) Specific Plan, which could involve future development consisting of up to 800 residential units, approximately 230,000 square feet (sf) of non-residential uses, and 4.9 acres of public park uses, is considered regionally significant and subject to review by SCAG.

Pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 375, SCAG is responsible for preparation of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) including the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS).

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SCAG adopted the Connect SoCal 2024 (also known as the 2024-2050 RTP/SCS ) in April 2024.

Connect SoCal 2024 represents the vision for Southern California’s future, including policies, strategies, and projects for advancing the region’s mobility, economy, and sustainability through 2050.

The plan details how the region will address its transportation and land use challenges and opportunities to achieve its regional emissions standards and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. Connect SoCal 2024 builds from the policy direction established in Connect SoCal 2020 as well as more recent policy direction from SCAG’s Regional Council policy committees and special subcommittees to reflect emerging issues such as equity, resilience, and the economy. Connect SoCal 2024 identifies goals to: 1) build and maintain an integrated multimodal transportation network; 2) develop, connect and sustain communities that are livable and thriving; 3) create a healthy region for the people of today and tomorrow; and 4) support a sustainable, efficient and productive regional economic environment that provides opportunities for all residents.

B. Local

1. City of Moreno Valley Current 2006 General Plan
California Government Code Section 65300 requires each city and county in California to adopt a general plan “for the physical development of the county or city, and any land outside its boundaries which...bears relation to its planning.” As further discussed below, the City of Moreno Valley General Plan currently in effect was adopted July 11, 2006 (2006 General Plan) and is a policy document that reflects the City’s vision for the future of Moreno Valley prior to adoption of the 2040 General Plan, which the City is in the process of readopting. The 2006 General Plan is organized into seven separate elements that contain a series of policies to guide the City’s vision for future development. Each of the elements from the 2006 General Plan are summarized below:
• Community Development
The Community Development Element functions as a land use guide for future development in the City. The Element identifies the general distribution, general location, and extent of land uses, such as housing, business, industry, open space, recreation, floodplains, and public facilities. These designations are reflected on the 2006 General Plan Land Use Map, which are applied on a parcel -by-parcel basis throughout the City. The Community Development Element also provides standards for residential density and non-residential intensity. It governs how land is to be used; therefore, many of the issues and policies contained in other elements of the 2006 General Plan are linked in some degree to this Element. Each of the elements is summarized below, and the 2006 General Plan policies for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect are included under the General Plan consistency analysis for Threshold “b” included in Section 4.11.4, below.

Based on the 2006 General Plan, the TCMV Specific Plan area currently has a general plan land use designation of Public Facilities.
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• Economic Development
The Economic Development Element identifies redevelopment project areas within the City of Moreno Valley.
• Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
The Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element includes specific policies related to open space preservation, outdoor recreation and recreation facilities, and trails. • Circulation
The Circulation Element identifies major thoroughfares ; transportation routes for vehicles, transit, bicycles, and pedestrians ; and military airports. The element includes policies for “complete streets,” which provide a balanced, multimodal transportation network serving all users and abilities.
• Safety
The Safety Element addresses the topics of safety and community protection from wildfires, flooding, seismic events, landslides, and dam inundation. This element includes background information, policies, and standards for community protection from natural and human-made disasters, including promoting safety and compatibility with the March Air Reserve Base/Inland Port (MARB/IP), adjacent to city limits.
• Conservation
The Conservation Element is intended to achieve the wise use of natural resources within the City and immediate environs. Issues addressed by the Conservation Element include erosion, water quality and supply, biological resources and associated habitat, energy conservation, historical/archaeological resources, visual quality, and solid waste and recycling. • Housing
The Housing Element identifies and establishes the City’s policies with respect to meeting the needs of existing and future residents of the City. Specific components of the Housing Element, which also are requirements of State law, include the following: an assessment of housing needs and inventory; an analysis and program for preserving assisted housing developments; a statement of community goals, quantified objectives, and policies relative to the maintenance, preservation, improvement, and development of housing; and a program which sets forth a five-year schedule of actions that the City is undertaking, or intends to undertake, to implement the policies set forth in the Housing Element. The current Housing Element is the 2021-2029 Moreno Valley Housing Element discussed below.

2. City of Moreno Valley Proposed 2040 General Plan
On June 15, 2021, the City of Moreno Valley City Council approved and adopted the 2040 General Plan, a Change of Zone and Municipal Code Update, and a Climate Action Plan (CAP), and certified an EIR (S tate Clearinghouse [SCH] No. 2020039022), as having been prepared in compliance with ■■
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CEQA in connection with the approvals. A lawsuit entitled Sierra Club v. The City of Moreno Valley, Riverside Superior Court Case No. CVRI2103300, challenged the validity of the 2040 General Plan, the CAP, and the EIR. In June 2024, the City Council set aside the 2021 approvals and certification, based on a May 2024 ruling and judgment of the court. The City is in the process of readopting the 2040 General Plan, Municipal Code, Zoning, and CAP consistent with the Court’s direction and issued a Notice of Preparation of a Revised Environmental Impact Report for MoVal 2040: The Moren o Valley Comprehensive General Plan Update, Municipal Code and Zoning (including Zoning Atlas) Amendments, and Climate Action Plan on July 30, 2024. The 2040 General Plan designated a mixed- use “Downtown Center” district to serve as a focal point of the community and destination for people from around the region. The Downtown Center is located around the prominent cross-roads of Nason Street and Alessandro Boulevard and enc ompasses approximately 1,200 acres near the center of the City. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan area is within the designated Downtown Center (DC) District and land use designation, per the City’s Zoning Atlas and 2040 General Plan, respectively.

However, until such time that the proposed 2040 General Plan and associated Municipal Code and Zoning amendments are readopted, the current 2006 General Plan (discussed above) land use designation in effect prior to the June 2021 approvals remain.

The City’s proposed 2040 General Plan incorporates priorities and goals identified in the City’s first Strategic Plan, Momentum MoVal, which was adopted in 2016 to guide growth in a three-to-five-year timeframe (from 2016 forward), and other local planning initiatives and projects that have identified specific goals for the City, or that would shape land uses within the City. Relevant to the Project, these prior planning efforts include the Alessandro Boulevard Corridor Vision Plan, the Nason Street Corridor Plan, and Destination MoVal Town Center. The latter document is a City-initiated project that involved a Request for Proposals (RFP) in November 2019 to transform the Project site (currently owned by the City) into a vibrant mixed-use downtown center; through this competitive publicly noticed RFP process the City selected the Project Applicant to purchase and develop the Project site consistent with the City’s vision. Many of the goals for development established through these previous planning efforts are reflected in the proposed policy framework included in the proposed 2040 General Plan.

The City’s proposed 2040 General Plan is organized into ten elements, including those required by State law, and three additional topics of local importance to the community (economic development, community character, and health). Each of the elements is summarized below, and the 2040 General Plan policies for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect are included under the General Plan consistency analysis for Threshold “b” included in Section 4.11.4, below. • Land Use and Community Character
The Land Use and Community Character Element describes the existing land use pattern and provides an explanation of the proposed 2040 General Plan’s approach to Citywide growth.

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concept of mixed-use is central to the vision for the future of Moreno Valley. As identified in the Land Use and Community Character Element, areas where vacant, underutilized, and City- owned properties are clustered present the best opportunities for redevelopment, as they are locations that can accommodate significant physical change. Areas with the most potential to accommodate new development over the next 20 years are shown on 2040 General Plan Map LCC-2, Concept Areas and Major Specific Plans; the Project site is within the identified “Downtown Center/Aquabella” concept area. Additionally, the intersection of Nason Street and Alessandro Boulevard is identified as a “gateway” on Map LCC-3, Land Use Framework.

Buildout of the proposed 2040 General Plan is projected to result in approximately 22,000 new homes and 39,000 new jobs by 2040.

As identified on Map LCC-4, General Plan Land Use, of the City-proposed 2040 General Plan, the Project site has a “Downtown Center” General Plan land use designation. This is one of the mixed-use designations and provides for development of a vibrant new Downtown Center at the heart of the city to serve as a focal point of the community and destination for people from around the region. It allows for a vibrant mix of business, entertainment, residential, cultural, and civic uses to activate the Downtown Center throughout the day and into the evening. It integrates existing uses and layers compatible new land uses and public amenities together at various scales and intensities to foster a mix of uses that encourages people to live, work, play, and shop within the Downtown Center. The Land Use and Community Character Element identifies development principl es for the Downtown Center related to land use and urban design, circulation, and parks and open space.

The areas east and south of the Project site, and the area west of the southern portion of the Project site also have a proposed 2040 General Plan land use designation of “ Downtown Center.” The area immediately north of the Project site (north of Cottonwood Avenue), and immediately west of the northern portion of the Project site, have an “R5 Residential” proposed 2040 General Plan land use designation (maximum allowable density of 5.0 dwelling units per acre). The MVUSD Early Learning Academy , northwest of the Project site, has a proposed land use designation of “Public.” The area to the northeast of the Project site (north of Cottonwood Avenue) has a proposed 2040 General Plan land use designation of “R2 Residential” (maximum allowable density shall be 2.0 dwelling units per acre). • Housing Element
The current 2021-2029 Moreno Valley Housing Element, adopted by the City in June 2021 and certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in October 2022, has been prepared to address the legal requirements for the Housing Element, to provide a framework for addressing current and near-term housing needs in the City, and to articulate the community’s longer- term approach to addressing its housing needs given the special characteristics of the local housing environment. The Housing Element outlines how the City will meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation obligations for the Sixth Cycle Housing Element Update, which covers the housing element planning period of October 2021 through October 2029. For the 2021-2029 planning period, the City’s share of regional housing need is 13,627 units of total new construction. The City’s quantified ■■
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objectives for the 2021-2029 Housing Element cycle include 13,595 units of new construction and 152 rehabilitated units. The City’s RHNA requirements are further addressed in EIR Section 4.14, Population and Housing.
• Economic Development
The City’s proposed Economic Development Element provides an overview of the economic profile for the City, including economic assets and market opportunities; diversification and growth strategies; support for local business es; the community profile and competitive position; and workforce development.
• Circulation
The proposed Circulation Element provides a circulation diagram identifying major thoroughfares and transportation routes for vehicles, transit, bicycles, and pedestrians. The City’s relationship to the March Air Reserve Base/Inland Port (MARB/IP) Airport is also discussed. Pertinent information from the Circulation Element is further addressed in EIR Section 4.16, Transportation.
• Parks and Public Services
The purpose of the City’s proposed Parks and Public Services Element is to establish a framework to guide decision-making and investment in parks and public services that contribute to a high quality of life for local residents and an attractive climate for business. The Parks and Pub lic Services Element provides background information and policy framework related to police and fire services, school, community facilities and libraries, and parks and recreation. This element addresses the topics of open space for outdoor recreation and the location and extent of public utilities, including water, sewer, stormwater, and electricity.

Pertinent information about these topics is further discussed in EIR Section 4.15, Public Services and Recreation, and EIR Section 4.18, Utilities and Service Systems. • Safety
The goal of the City’s proposed Safety Element is to assist the City in achieving acceptable levels of protection from natural and man- made hazards to life, health, and property, and to ensure that emergency services in the City are adequate to meet the City’s needs during both minor emergencies and major catastrophic situations. Topics addressed in this Element include seismic and geologic hazards, flood hazards, wildfire hazards, hazardous materials, wind hazards, emergency management, community resilience to climate hazards, and airport/aviation safety. These issues are further addressed in EIR Section 4.7, Geology and Soils; EIR Section 4.8, Greenhouse Gas Emissions; EIR Section 4.9, Hazards and Hazardous Materials; EIR Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water Quality; and EIR Section 4.19, Wildfire. • Noise
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quantifies future noise levels through a contour map, and establishes measures to address noise issues. Pertinent information from this Element is addressed in EIR Section 4.13, Noise. • Environmental Justice
The focus of the City’s proposed Environmental Justice Element is on actions the City can take to promote public health, provide protection from environmental hazards, and enrich the quality of life for all residents of Moreno Valley. The Environmental Justice element addresses air quality and pollution exposure; safe and sanitary homes; public facilities and physical activity; healthy food access ; and civic engagement and investment prioritization. Based on review of Map EJ-1, Disadvantaged Communities (Senate Bill 535), and Population Density, the Project site is not within a census tract designated as a disadvantaged community. • Healthy Community
The State does not mandate that local governments address health in general plans; however, the City values health and the important role it plays in the community. The purpose of the City’s proposed Healthy Community Element is to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of Moreno Valley’s residents, workers, and visitors. The Healthy Community Element contains policies aimed to focus engagement towards traditionally under-represented groups such as youth and those with less fluency in English; provide opportunities for social connections; provide an array of health care options; and promote businesses that support healthy and active lifestyles.
• Open Space and Resource Conservation
The City’s proposed Open Space and Resource Conservation Element addresses open space preservation and access, agricultural resources, habitat conservation, and species protection, recreational trails, water quality, and groundwater protection, scenic resources and cultural heritage, water and energy conservation, and waste reduction. Measures to protect and enhance open space, natural habitat, and biological and cultural resources are provided along with strategies to promote the wise use of energy and water while minimizing waste. Map OSRC- 1, Regional Open Space and Trails, identifies that the Project site includes Farmland of Local Importance (further discussed in EIR Section 4.2, Agriculture and Forestry Resources ), and that there is a park northwest of the Project site and a trail to the north (further discussed in EIR Section 4.15, Public Services and Recreation). Map OSRC-2, Special Status Species, does not identify any special status species in the vicinity of the Project site (further discussed in EIR Section 4.4, Biological Resources), and Map OSRC-3, Scenic Resources and Ridgelines, does not identify any view corridors within the Project site (further discussed in EIR Section

4.1, Aesthetics).

3. City of Moreno Valley Zoning Ordinance
Development of the Project site is currently regulated by the development regulations and design standards contained within the City’s Zoning Ordinance (MVMC Chapter 9). As shown on Figure 2- 3, Existing Zoning, the City’s current Zoning Map applies the “Public (P) District” zoning to the entire ■■
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Project site. The primary purpose of this district is to provide for the conduct of public and institutional activities, including providing protected designated areas for public and institutional facilities.

However, if the City readopts the 2040 General Plan and Zoning Update as proposed, the “Downtown Center (DC) District” zoning classification would be applied to the entire Project site . According to the City-proposed Zoning Ordinance, the purpose of the Downtown Center (DC) District zoning is to establish standards to aid in the development of a downtown center at the heart of the City to serve as a focal point of the community and destination for people around the region. The Downtown Center (DC) District would allow for a mix of businesses, entertainment, residential, cultural, and civic uses with the focus of the highest intensity of development along Nason Street.

Under the current zoning, the area immediately north of the Project site and the area west of the northern portion of the Project site is zoned Residential 5 (R5) District. The MVUSD Early Learning Academy site northwest of the Project site is zoned Public (P) District and the area to the northeast (north of Cottonwood Avenue) is zoned Residential Agriculture 2 (RA -2) District with a Primary Animal Keeping Overlay (PAKO). The PAKO is intended to maintain animal keeping and the rural character of the area noted within the overlay district and designates a portion of the parcel for medium and large animal keeping. The area south of the Project site is currently zoned Office within a Mixed Use District, the area east of the Project site is zoned Residential (R3) District and Office, and the area west of the southern portion of the Project site is zoned Office. However, if the City readopts the 2040 General Plan and Zoning Update, the areas east and south of the Project site and the area west of the southern portion of the Project site would be zoned “Downtown Center (DC) District.”

Specific plans supersede the City’s zoning and development standards/regulations. MVMC Chapter

9.13, Specific Plans, outlines the City’s regulations relevant to the preparation and use of specific plans.

As identified in MVMC Section 9.13.010, specific plans are a tool for the systematic implementation of the General Plan.

MVMC Section 9.13.050 outlines specific plan requirements, which include identification of standards and criteria by which development will proceed and standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable. MVMC Section 9.13.060 specifically outlines minimum design standards to be included in specific plans and identifies that “[a]ll specific plans shall provide for development which exceeds the minimum standards and quality, as determined by the city council over the whole of the project, of development commensurate with what would be permitted under the existing district classification that most closely resembles the type and density of development proposed.”

4.11.3 BASIS FOR DETERMINING SIGNIFICANCE
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a) Physically divide an established community;
b) Cause a significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect

4.11.4 IMPACT ANALYSIS
Threshold a: Would the Project physically divide an established community? The Project site is undeveloped and is bordered by existing roadways to the north, east and south; beyond these roadways is existing development or vacant land planned for future development pursuant to the existing and City-proposed General Plan and zoning designations. There is also existing development and vacant land to the east; the vacant land is also planned for future development. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan would involve develop ment of the Project site with residential, commercial/civic, and park uses. The Project would also involve construction of a new north-south oriented street through the Project site that would connect Cottonwood Avenue and Alessandro Boulevard, and construction of Bay Avenue through the site, an east -west oriented street that would connect existing segments of this roadway to the west and east (with an intersection at Nason Street).

The implementation of the Project would not physically divide an established community, and no impact would occur.

Threshold b: Wo
uld the Project 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?
This EIR analyzes the physical environmental effects associated with all components of the Project, including Project construction and operation associated with development that would be allowed by the proposed TCMV Specific Plan and Tentative Tract Map No. 38421. The Project’s consistency with land use plans, policies, and regulations adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect is discussed below.

A. City of Moreno Valley General Plan
As identified above, the Project site has an existing 2006 General Plan land use designation of Public Facilities; therefore, the Project involves a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designations for the Project site to Residential (30 du/acre maximum), Open Space, and Commercial.

However, under the City-proposed 2040 General Plan, the Project site would have a General Plan land use designation of “Downtown Center”. This is one of the mixed -use designations proposed in the General Plan, and it provides for development of a vibrant new Downtown Center at the heart of the City. As allowed by the City -proposed Downtown Center General Plan land use designations for the Project site, the proposed TCMV Specific Plan involves a mixed -use development consisting of residential, commercial/civic, and open spaces uses. Figure 3-6, Conceptual Land Use Plan, depicts the location of proposed uses. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan encourages a range of housing ■■
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densities to accommodate various typologies. The commercial /civic and open space uses would provide local conveniences and recreational opportunities.

Activities undertaken by a planning agency must be substantially consistent with the goals and policies of the agency’s general plan. The City’s existing 2006 General Plan serves as the main land use policy document for the City. However, as previously discussed, the City is in the process of readopting the proposed 2040 General Plan. Future development in the City must substantially comply with the General Plan’s policies. The State’s general rule for a General Plan consistency determination is that “an action, program, or project is consistent with the General Plan if, considering all its aspects, it will further the objectives and policies of the General Plan and not obstruct their attainment” (OPR, 2017).

Table 4.11-1, 2006 General Plan Consistency Analysis , provides an analysis of the Project’s consistency with applicable policies outlined in the 2006 General Plan adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect , and Table 4.11-2, City-Proposed 2040 General Plan Consistency Analysis , provides an analysis of the Project’s consistency with applicable policies outlined in the City-proposed 2040 General Plan, which would be applicable in the event it is readopted prior to consideration of the Project by the City.

An assessment of the Project’s consistency with current 2006 General Plan and proposed 2040 General Plan policies that govern scenic quality are presented in EIR Section 4.1, Aesthetics. The Project’s consistency with policies that address circulation are presented in EIR Section 4.16, Transportation.

As identified through the respective consistency analyses, the Project would not conflict with policies adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect, or policies that a ddress scenic quality and circulation.

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Community Development Element
Objective 2.2: Provide a wide range of residential opportunities and dwelling types to meet the demands of present and future residents of all socioeconomic groups.

Policy 2.2.17: Discourage nonresidential uses
on local residential streets that generate traffic,
noise or other characteristics that would
adversely affect nearby residents.

No Conflict: Primary access to the proposed commercial area would be from Nason Street, Alessandro Boulevard and Bay Avenue, and would not require travel along residential streets.

Objective 2.11: Maintain a water system that is capable of meeting the daily and peak demands of Moreno Valley residents and businesses, including the provision of adequate fire flows.

Policy 2.11.1 Permit new development only
where and when adequate water services can be
provided.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.18, Utilities and Service Systems, The Project’s water service would be connected to the existing water lines in Bay Avenue, Alessandro Boulevard, Nason Street, and Cottonwood Avenue, which have sufficient capacity to serve the Project.

Objective 2.12: Maintain a wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal system that is capable of meeting the daily and peak demands of Moreno Valley residents and businesses.

Policy 2.12.1: Prior to the approval of any new
development application ensure that adequate
septic or sewer service capacity exists or will be
available in a timely manner.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.18, Utilities and Service Systems, the Project would involve the installation of sewer lines along the proposed north-south public street and Bay Avenue. The proposed sewer line in Bay Avenue would connect to the existing sewer line in Bay Avenue west of the Project site. The proposed sewer line in the proposed north- south public street would connect to a new 10-inch sewer line to be installed in Alessandro Boulevard, which would extend to the east to its point of connection with the existing sewer line in Nason Street. The primary trunk sewer line serving the Project site is located in Iris Avenue south of the Project site, which continues in a southerly direction at La Fortuna Lane, and then southwest across El Potrero Park, and crossing Mariposa Avenue to convey wastewater to the Moreno Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility (MVRWRF) located in the southwestern portion of the City near Kitching Street and Mariposa Avenue. Wastewater generated from the TCMV Specific Plan area would be treated at the MVRWRF. The existing sewer lines and MVRWRF have sufficient capacity to serve the Project.

Objective 2.13: Coordinate development activity with the provision of public infrastructure and services to eliminate possible gaps in service provision.

Policy 2.13.1: Limit the amount of development
to that which can be adequately served by
public services and facilities, based upon
current information concerning the capability of
public services and facilities.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.18, Utilities and Service Systems, the Project would include the installation of on-site and off-site utility infrastructure (water, sewer, storm drains/water quality features, electric, natural gas, telecommunications, etc.) necessary to serve the Project. Additionally, the proposed building would be designed, as required, to accommodate the installation of infrastructure needed for solar energy.

The proposed utility infrastructure would connect to the existing utility lines adjacent to or in proximity to the Project site, which have sufficient capacity to serve the Project. The final sizing and design of on-site facilities would occur during final design.

Policy 2.13.2: Unless otherwise approved by
the City, public water, sewer, drainage and
other backbone facilities needed for a project
phase shall be constructed prior to or concurrent
with initial development within that phase.

Policy 2.13.3: It shall be the ultimate
responsibility of the sponsor of a development
project to assure that all necessary
infrastructure improvements (including system
wide improvements) needed to support project
development are available at the time that they
are needed.

Policy 2.13.4: Encourage installation of
advanced technology infrastructure, including,
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but not limited to, infrastructure for high speed
internet access and solar energy.

Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element
Objective 4.2: Provide safe, affordable and accessible recreation facilities and programs to meet the current and future needs of Moreno Valley’s various age and interest groups and promote the provision of private recreational facilities.

Policy 4.2.1: Neighborhood parks shall serve as
the day-to-day recreational areas of the City,
Neighborhood parks should be within a
reasonable walking distance of the population
served. Community parks may also serve day
to-day recreation needs. That portion of the
community and/or regional facilities that
provide similar amenities to those found in
neighborhood parks shall also be considered as
meeting this objective.

No Conflict. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan includes approximately

4.9 acres of designated park area, including an approximately 3.5-acre area to be centrally located and open to the public, and an approximately 1.4- acre linear park. The open space areas would provide recreational opportunities for the community. The location of parks near the commercial/civic uses would add an enhanced visitor and resident experience to the community as people can conveniently spend time in both the commercial and the park spaces. The parks would be constructed by the Project Applicant and operated/maintained by the City of Moreno Valley.

Additionally, in compliance with the Moreno Valley Municipal Code Chapter 3.40, the parkland requirement for the Project would be met through a combination of dedication of land, provision of on-site recreational facilities, and payment of in-lieu fees. In compliance with MVMC Chapter 3.38, the Project Applicant would also pay the required Development Impact Fee (DIF) for residential uses, which are collected for the purposes of acquiring, designing, constructing, improving, providing, and maintaining, to the extent permitted by law, park improvements and recreation/community center facilities provided for in the General Plan and adopted CIP, or an adopted Master Plan of Parks and Recreation Facilities.

Policy 4.2.7: The City level of service standard
is 3 acres of developed parkland for every 1,000
new residents. Exceptions from this ratio may
be made in exchange for extraordinary
amenities of comparable economic value. Land
not suitable for active recreation purposes may
not be counted toward fulfilling parkland
dedication requirements.

Policy 4.2.8: Encourage the development of
recreational facilities within private
developments, with appropriate mechanisms to
ensure that such facilities are properly
maintained and that they remain available to
residents in perpetuity.

Policy 4.2.17: Require new development to
contribute to the park needs of the City.

Safety Element
Objective 6.1: Minimize the potential for loss of life and protect residents, workers, and visitors to the City from physical injury and property damage due to seismic ground shaking and secondary effects.

Policy 6.1.1: Reduce fault rupture and
liquefaction hazards through the identification
and recognition of potentially hazardous
conditions and areas as they relate to the San
Jacinto fault zone and the high and very high
liquefaction hazard zones. During the review of
future development projects, the City shall
require geologic studies and mitigation for fault
rupture hazards in accordance with the Alquist-
Priolo Special Study Zones Act. Additionally,
future geotechnical studies shall contain
calculations for seismic settlement on all
alluvial sites identified as having high or very
high liquefaction potential. Should the
calculations show a potential for liquefaction,
appropriate mitigation shall be identified and
implemented.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.7, Geology and Soils, the required geotechnical study has been prepared for the Project to identify site-specific geologic and seismic conditions and provide site-specific recommendations to preclude adverse impacts from unstable soils and strong seismic ground-shaking. Due to the observed soil characteristics on the Project site and the lack of shallow groundwater beneath the site, there is a low to moderate potential for liquefaction. Regardless, the City will require the Project site to be developed in accordance with the latest applicable seismic safety guidelines, including the standard requirements of the California Building Code (CBC) and the City’s Building Code, and the recommendations outlined in the site-specific geotechnical studies to minimize potential liquefaction hazards.

Policy 6.1.2 Require all new developments,
existing critical and essential facilities and
structures to comply with the most recent
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Uniform Building Code seismic design
standards.

Valley Building Code, which is based on the CBC with local amendments.

With mandatory compliance with building code standards and site-specific design and construction measures, implementation of the Project would not directly or indirectly expose people or structures to substantial adverse effects from seismic ground shaking.

Objective 6.2: Minimize the potential for loss of life and protect residents, workers, and visitors to the City from physical injury and property damage, and to minimize nuisances due to flooding.

Policy 6.2.3: Maximize pervious areas in order
to reduce increases in downstream runoff
resulting from new development.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water Quality, the proposed residential lots are estimated to contain approximately 70% impervious land cover, parks are estimated to contain approximately 20% impervious land cover, and commercial and civic uses are expected to contain approximately 85% impervious land cover. The Project would maintain the existing drainage patterns and would involve the installation of on-site storm drains that would connect to existing storm drains along Alessandro Boulevard, Nason Street and Bay Avenue. Additionally, a 36- inch storm drain would be installed along Alessandro Boulevard extending from Street A to the east (approximately 650 feet west of the Project site’s westerly boundary). The storm drain system would be designed in accordance with applicable requirements for the respective storm events and would not result in flooding on- or off-site.

Policy 6.2.4: Design, construct and maintain
street and storm drain flood control systems to
accommodate 10 year and 100 year storm flows
respectively.

Policy 6.2.5: The storm drain system shall
conform to Riverside County Flood Control and
Water Conservation District master drainage
plans and the requirements of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.

Objective 6.3: Provide noise compatible land use relationships by establishing noise standards utilized for design and siting purposes.

Policy 6.3.1: The following uses shall require
mitigation to reduce noise exposure where
current or future exterior noise levels exceed 20
CNEL above the desired interior noise level:
a. Single and multiple family residential
buildings shall achieve an interior noise
level of 45 CNEL or less. Such buildings
shall include sound insulating windows,
walls, roofs and ventilation systems. Sound
barriers shall also be installed (e.g. masonry
walls or walls with berms) between single-
family residences and major roadways.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.13, Noise, the primary source of noise impacts to the Project site would be traffic noise from site-adjacent and on-site roadways. As discussed in EIR Section 4.13, Noise, the interior noise assessment conducted for the Project shows that with the exception of the proposed residential land uses located west of Nason Street, the required interior noise levels for proposed residential land uses pursuant to Title 24 can be satisfied using standard windows. However, upgraded windows and sliding glass doors are required for the residential land uses located west of Nason Street. Compliance with established interior noise standards would be confirmed at the time building permits are issued through the preparation of a final acoustical study based on actual building design details (refer to Condition of Approval 4.13-2 in EIR Section 4.13, Noise).

Policy 6.3.5: Enforce the California
Administrative Code, Title 24 noise insulation
standards for new multi-family housing
developments, motels and hotels.

Objective 6.5: Minimize noise impacts from significant noise generators such as, but not limited to, motor vehicles, trains, aircraft, commercial, industrial, construction, and other activities.

Policy 6.5.1: New commercial and industrial
activities (including the placement of
mechanical equipment) shall be evaluated and
designed to mitigate noise impacts on adjacent
uses.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.13, Noise, future on-site commercial uses would include rooftop mechanical equipment. The noise levels generated by this equipment, in combination with other on-site noise sources would not exceed established noise standards and would not substantially increase existing noise levels. Notwithstanding, the proposed TCMV Specific Plan requires that mechanical equipment be screened from public view; the required screening would serve to reduce noise levels experienced by nearby uses.

Policy 6.5.2: Construction activities shall be
operated in a manner that limits noise impacts
on surrounding uses.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.13, Noise, noise impacts related to Project construction would be less than significant and no mitigation is required.

Objective 6.6: Promote land use patterns that reduce daily automotive trips and reduce trip distance for work, shopping, school, and recreation.

Policy 6.6.1: Provide sites for new
neighborhood commercial facilities within
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close proximity to the residential areas they
serve.
housing, including affordable housing, and employment opportunities, allowing residents to work locally, reducing vehicle trips and commute times. Policy 6.6.2: Provide multi-family residential
development sites in close proximity to
neighborhood commercial centers in order to
encourage pedestrian instead of vehicular
travel.

Policy 6.6.3: Locate neighborhood parks in
close proximity to the appropriate concentration
of residents in order to encourage pedestrian
and bicycle travel to local recreation areas.

Conservation Element
Objective 7.3: Minimize the consumption of water through a combination of water conservation and reuse.

Policy 7.3.1: Require water conserving
landscape and irrigation systems through
development review. Minimize the use of lawn
within private developments, and within
parkway areas. The use of mulch and native and
drought tolerant landscaping shall be
encouraged.

No Conflict. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan would adhere to the Moreno Valley Landscape and Water Efficiency Requirements (MVMC Chapter 9.17) as well as CALGreen requirements related to water conservation. Water-efficient plumbing fixtures would be installed in buildings and water-conserving irrigation as well as climate-appropriate landscaping would be utilized.

Objective 7.4: Maintain, protect, and preserve biologically significant habitats where practical, including the San Jacinto Wildlife Area, riparian areas, habitats of rare and endangered species, and other areas of natural significance.

Policy 7.4.1: Require all development,
including roads, proposed adjacent to riparian
and other biologically sensitive habitats to
provide adequate buffers to mitigate impacts to
such areas.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.4, Biological Resources, there are no special status vegetation communities present within the Project site or reported within two miles of the Project site. Additionally, the Project site does not contain riparian habitat, wetlands, or other sensitive natural communities. Potential impacts to a sensitive plant species with the potential to occur on-site (San Diego tarplant) were determined to be less than significant, and potential impacts to sensitive animal species with the potential to occur on or near the Project site (Cooper’s hawk, burrowing owl, and western mastiff bat) were determined to be less than significant with implementation of identified mitigation measures.

Objective 7.5: Encourage efficient use of energy resources.

Policy 7.5.1: Encourage building, site design,
and landscaping techniques that provide passive
heating and cooling to reduce energy demand.

No Conflict. Development on-site pursuant to the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would adhere to applicable California Green Building Code (CALGreen) regulations in effect at the time building permits applications are submitted. Additionally, development would adhere to the proposed TCMV Specific Plan development standards and design guidelines, which address landscape and open space requirements, and building materials to be used. Notably, the landscape guidelines indicate that landscaping is to be used within large, paved areas to reduce heat island effect, and shade trees and shade structures are to be provided in parking lots to reduce the amount of heat absorbed by paved parking surfaces.

Policy 7.5.2: Encourage energy efficient modes
of transportation and fixed facilities, including
transit, bicycle, equestrian, and pedestrian
transportation. Emphasize fuel efficiency in the
acquisition and use of City-owned vehicles.

No Conflict. As described in EIR Section 3.0, Project Description, the proposed TCMV Specific Plan encourages multi-modal circulation system with an internal focus on pedestrian activity. The on-site circulation system would provide direct connections to existing and/or proposed bikeway and sidewalks adjacent to the Project site to encourage and facilitate bicycle travel. For residential areas, pedestrian/bicycle access and connections to public sidewalks and bikeways, paseos, and open space systems would be emphasized. The proposed residential uses are within walking distance to the proposed commercial uses and residents can use the commercial center for convenience and entertainment. Residents would have the ability to access proposed commercial and retail by foot, bicycle or neighborhood ■■
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electric vehicle (NEV). Additionally pedestrian access and circulation from bus stops and public sidewalks into and through the Specific Plan area would be convenient and well-marked with wayfinding signage.

Policy 7.5.3: Locate areas planned for
commercial, industrial and multiple family
density residential development within areas of
high transit potential and access.

No Conflict. There are existing Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) bus stops adjacent to or near the Project site on Nason Street (at Cottonwood Avenue and Alessandro Boulevard) as well as a stop on Alessandro Boulevard.

Potential new bus routes and bus stops may be implemented within the Specific Plan area with the specific locations to be determined in coordination with RTA during the processing of site development plans.

Policy 7.5.5: Encourage the use of solar power
and other renewable energy systems.

No Conflict. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan would be implemented in conformance with building regulations included in CALGreen, including the installation of solar facilities.

Objective 7.6: Identify and preserve Moreno Valley's unique historical and archaeological resources for future generations.

Policy 7.6.1: Historical, cultural and
archaeological resources shall be located and
preserved, or mitigated consistent with their
intrinsic value.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.5, Cultural Resources, and EIR Section 4.17, Tribal Cultural Resources, there are no known resources within the Project site. However, the potential exists for Project-related construction activities to result in impacts to unknown subsurface resources should such resources be discovered during Project-related construction activities. Mitigation measures have been identified to reduce potential impacts to a level considered less than significant.

Policy 7.6.2: Implement appropriate mitigation
measures to conserve cultural resources that are
uncovered during excavation and construction
activities.

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Land Use and Community Character Element
Policy LCC.1-4: Focus new development in centers and
corridors so as to support the vitality of existing
businesses, optimize the use of utility infrastructure, and reduce vehicle trip frequency, length, and associated
emissions.

No Conflict. The Project site is located in the proposed Downtown Center and along Alessandro Boulevard and Nason Street. As further addressed in EIR Section 4.18, Utilities and Service Systems, there is existing utility infrastructure available adjacent to or near the Project site to serve the proposed uses. The mixed-use nature of the Project site reduces trip frequency, trip length and associated emissions. As further addressed in EIR Section 4.16, Transportation, the anticipated non-residential uses to be developed based on the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would have a less than significant vehicle miles traveled (VMT) impact due to the Project type (local serving retail buildings with less than 50,000 sf or other local serving essential services).

Additionally, the VMT analysis for residential uses concludes that VMT per capita would be less than the City’s VMT
significance threshold under the base year and cumulative year.

With the reduced trip frequency and less than significant VMT impacts, the associated emissions would be less than that experienced by development that does not meet the development principles established for the Downtown Center areas (discussed below).

Policy LCC.1-8: Promote a land and resource efficient
development pattern in order to support efficient delivery of public services and infrastructure, conserve open space lands surrounding the city, reduce vehicle trip lengths and improve air quality.

No Conflict. The Project site is currently vacant and does not include designated open space or sensitive biological resources.

The Project site is surrounded by existing development and other vacant lots also planned for development. The Project site is within the service area of existing public services. As discussed in EIR Section 4.15, Public Services and Recreation, there are existing public services (fire, police, park, schools) in proximity to the Project site. Development of the Project site pursuant to the proposed TCMV Specific Plan, and consistent with the
development pattern anticipated in the General Plan, would be consistent with this policy. Refer to the policy consistency analysis for Policy LCC.1-4, which addresses vehicle trip lengths and air quality.

Policy LCC.1-12: Balance levels of employment and
housing within the community to provide more
opportunities for Moreno Valley residents to work locally, cut commute times, and improve air quality.

No Conflict. The Project includes a mixed-use development consisting of residential and non-residential uses, which would provide needed housing, including affordable housing, and employment opportunities, allowing residents to work locally, reducing commute times and associated air quality emissions.

Circulation Element
Policy C.3-11: Implement National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Best Management Practices relating
to construction of roadways to control runoff
contamination from affecting water resources.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water Quality, water quality impacts would be less than significant with adherence to applicable water quality regulations, including installation of best management practices (BMPs), during construction and operation.

Parks and Public Services Element
Policy PPS.3-7: Continue to engage the Police and Fire
Departments in the development review process to ensure that projects are designed and operated in a manner that minimizes the potential for criminal activity and fire
hazards and maximizes the potential for responsive police and fire services.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.15, Public Services and Recreation, the Moreno Valley Fire Department (MVFD) and Moreno Valley Police Department (MVPD) have reviewed the Project. Future projects implementing the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would also be subject to additional review during the plan check process.
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Policy PPS.4-1: Coordinate with utility agencies to
provide for water and sewer systems capable of meeting
the daily and peak demands of Moreno Valley residents
and businesses, including the provision of adequate fire flows.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.18, Utilities and Service Systems, EMWD would provide water and sewer service to the Project. The Project includes the installation of on-site water and sewer lines, which would connect to existing
infrastructure in the roadways adjacent to the Project site and would be sufficient to meet Project requirements.

Safety Element
Policy S.1-4: Ensure that structures intended for human occupancy are designed and constructed to retain their
structural integrity when subjected to seismic activity, in accordance with the California Building Code.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.7, Geology and Soils, future buildings to be developed pursuant to the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would be constructed in accordance with the CBC and the City of Moreno Valley Building Code, which is based on the CBC with local amendments. With mandatory compliance with building code standards and site-specific design and construction measures, buildings would retain their structural integrity when subjected to seismic activity.

Policy S.1-7: Design, construct and maintain street and storm drain flood control systems to accommodate 10-
year and 100-year storm flows respectively, employing
“green infrastructure” techniques as feasible and
appropriate. The storm drain system shall conform to
Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District master drainage plans and the requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

No Conflict. As described in EIR Section 3.0, Project
Description, and EIR Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water
Quality, the Project would maintain the existing drainage patterns and would involve the installation of on-site storm drains that would connect to existing storm drains along Alessandro Boulevard, Nason Street and Bay Avenue. Additionally, a 36- inch storm drain would be installed along Alessandro Boulevard extending from Street A to the east (approximately 650 feet west of the Project site’s westerly boundary). Expected peak flows and projected attenuation values were determined for the Project build-out conditions. The storm drains within Alessandro Boulevard and Bay Avenue have sufficient capacity to
accommodate storm water runoff from the Project site and no attenuation is required. With implementation of the required on- site BMPs, which would provide peak flow attenuation, the existing storm drain system in Nason Street would also have sufficient capacity to accommodate storm water runoff from the Project site. During the processing of future plot plans, required site-specific Water Quality Management Plans (WQMPs) would be prepared and would identify structural and non-structural BMPs that would be installed with each development project implementing the proposed TCMV Specific Plan. The type and size of BMPs would be dependent on the feasibility of
infiltration. If infiltration is feasible, BMPs would include but not be limited to infiltration trenches, infiltration basins, permeable pavement, etc. If infiltration is not feasible, the BMPs would include, but not be limited to, harvest and reuse bioretention facilities. Non-structural BMPs would also be implemented. The Project site is not within a FEMA 100-year flood zone.

Policy S.1-9: Encourage project designs that minimize
drainage concentrations, minimize impervious coverage,
utilize pervious paving materials, utilize low impact
development (LID) strategies, and utilize best
management practices (BMPs) to reduce stormwater
runoff and minimize increases in downstream runoff
resulting from new development.

Policy S.1-10: Through development agreements and
compliance with adopted master drainage plans and
existing regulations, require that new development
provide necessary storm drainage improvements and
ensure that upstream stormwater generators fully address stormwater needs on their property. Policy S.1-25: No Conflict with State regulations, require proper storage and disposal of hazardous materials to
reduce the likelihood of leakage, explosions, or fire, and to properly contain potential spills from leaving the site.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.9, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, the Project would not involve uses that would utilize, store, or generate hazardous materials or waste in quantities that may pose a significant hazard to the public.

Manufacturing and other chemical processing are not allowed and would not occur within the proposed uses. Any business that occupies on-site buildings and that handles/stores hazardous materials would do so in accordance with applicable regulations.

Policy S.3-6: Encourage the use of landscaping, building materials, and site design techniques that provide passive cooling and reduce energy demand. In particular, promote the use of voluntary measures identified in the California No Conflict. Development on-site pursuant to the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would adhere to applicable CALGreen
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Green Building Code (Title 24, Part 11 of the California Code of Regulations) to minimize heat island effects,
including hardscape and roof materials with beneficial
solar reflectance and thermal emittance values and
measures for exterior wall shading.
proposed TCMV Specific Plan development standards and design guidelines, which address landscape and open space
requirements, and building materials to be used. Notably, the landscape guidelines indicate that landscaping is to be used within large, paved areas to reduce heat island effect, and shade trees and shade structures are to be provided in parking lots to reduce the amount of heat absorbed by paved parking surfaces.

Policy S.3-7: Require new development to provide and
maintain shade trees suitable to local climatic conditions.

A climate-appropriate strategy may involve planting
mostly drought-tolerant native trees that may have less foliage, interspersed with leafier trees at points where people gather.

No Conflict. Landscaping that is compliant with the Moreno Valley Landscape and Water Efficiency Requirements (MVMC Chapter 9.17) as well as CALGreen would be installed. Further, landscape that provides a pleasant environment for pedestrians and park-goers would be included to lend shade in the warmer months and a pleasing aesthetic.

Noise Element
Policy N.1-1: Protect occupants of existing and new
buildings from exposure to excessive noise, particularly adjacent to freeways, major roadways, the railroad, and within areas of aircraft overflight.

Policy N.1-4: Require a noise study and/or mitigation
measures if applicable for all projects that would expose people to noise levels greater than the “normally
acceptable” standard and for any other projects that are likely to generate noise in excess of these standards.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.13, Noise, the primary source of noise impacts to the Project site would be traffic noise from site-adjacent and on-site roadways. The traffic noise analysis indicates that the installation of noise barriers and upgraded windows at identified locations would be sufficient to obtain acceptable interior noise levels for sensitive uses adjacent to off-site roadways. Compliance with established interior noise standards would be confirmed at the time building permits are issued through the preparation of a final acoustical study based on actual building design details (refer to Condition of Approval

4.13-2).

N.1-5: Noise impacts should be controlled at the noise
source where feasible, as opposed to at receptor end with measures to buffer, dampen, or actively cancel noise
sources. Site design, building orientation, building design, hours of operation, and other techniques, for new
developments deemed to be noise generators shall be used to control noise sources.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.13, Noise, potential commercial and park land use noise source activities resulting from the Project include outdoor seating activity, trash enclosure activity, roof-top air conditioning, and parking lot activity. Based on the Project-specific noise analysis, these noise sources would not result in operational noise levels that exceed the City’s noise standards at nearby noise-sensitive receiver locations and no mitigation is required.

Policy N.1-6: Require noise buffering, dampening, or
active cancellation, on rooftop or other outdoor
mechanical equipment located near residences, parks, and other noise sensitive land uses.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.13, Noise, future on- site uses would include rooftop mechanical equipment. The noise levels generated by this equipment, in combination with other on- site noise sources would not exceed established noise standards and would not substantially increase existing noise levels.

Notwithstanding, the proposed TCMV Specific Plan requires that mechanical equipment be screened from public view; the required screening would serve to reduce noise levels experienced by nearby uses.

Policy N.1-7: Developers shall reduce the noise impacts on new development through appropriate means (e.g.,
double-paned or soundproof windows, setbacks, berming,
and screening). Noise attenuation methods should avoid
the use of visible sound walls where possible.

No Conflict. Refer to the consistency analysis provided for Policy N.1-1 above. Noise walls along site adjacent roadways would be installed only for private backyards of single-family residential uses, as necessary to ensure compliance with the City’s noise standards.

Environmental Justice
Policy EJ.1-6: Ensure that construction and grading
activities minimize short-term impacts to air quality by employing appropriate mitigation measures and best
practices.

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established thresholds of significance and construction-related air quality impacts would be less than significant.

Policy EJ.1-7: Require new large commercial or light
industrial projects to develop and implement a plan to
minimize truck idling in order to reduce diesel particulate emissions.

No Conflict. While the TCMV Specific Plan would involve non- residential development, the anticipated uses (e.g., office, hotel, civic, restaurant, commercial/retail), are not the type of uses that would involve use of heavy trucks with the potential to generate substantial diesel particulate emissions from truck idling.

Notwithstanding, any idling from delivery trucks with the proposed retail space would be required to comply with
California Air Resources Board (CARB) anti-idling rules.

Policy EJ.1-8: Support the incorporation of new
technologies and design and construction techniques in
new development that minimize pollution and its impacts.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.3, Air Quality, construction-related mitigation measures that incorporate new technologies and construction techniques are required to ensure that construction-related air quality impacts are reduced to a less than significant level.

EJ.1-13: Through the development review process, ensure that hazardous material-affected soil, groundwater, or
buildings will not have the potential to adversely affect the environment or the health and safety of site occupants.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.9, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, based on the Phase I and Phase II
Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) prepared for the Project site, the site does not contain any recognized environmental conditions (RECs), historical RECs (HRECs), controlled RECs (CRECs), underground storage tanks (USTs), or other evidence of hazardous materials-affected soil or groundwater that would have the potential to adversely affect the environment or the health and safety of site occupants.

Open Space & Resource Conservation
Policy OSRC.1-7: Require that grading plans include
appropriate and feasible measures to minimize erosion,
sedimentation, wind erosion, and fugitive dust.

Particularly in hillside areas, new roadways and trails should follow natural contours to minimize grading.

No Conflict. The Project site is relatively flat, with the exception of soil stockpiles, and would not involve hillside development.

As discussed in EIR Section 4.7, Geology and Soils, construction activities would be conducted in compliance with regulations established by the State Water Resources Control Board, MVMC, and SCAQMD to address erosion and sedimentation. These
requirements would be included on the contractor specifications and grading plans.

Policy OSRC.1-9: Ensure that adverse impacts on
sensitive biological resources, sensitive natural
communities, sensitive habitat, and wetlands are avoided or mitigated to the greatest extent feasible as development takes place.

Potential impacts to a sensitive plant species with the potential to occur on-site (San Diego tarplant) were determined to be less than significant, and potential impacts to sensitive animal species with the potential to occur on or near the Project site (Cooper’s hawk, burrowing owl, and western mastiff bat) were determined to be less than significant with implementation of identified mitigation measures.

Policy OSRC.1-10: In areas where development
(including trails or other improvements) has the potential for adverse effects on special-status species, require
project proponents to submit a study conducted by a
qualified professional that identifies the presence or
absence of special-status species at the proposed
development site. If special-status species are determined to be present, require incorporation of appropriate
mitigation measures as part of the proposed development prior to final approval.

No Conflict. As required, a Biological Technical Report for Town Center at Moreno Valley Project (Biological Report) was prepared by VCS Environmental (VCS) and is included as EIR Technical Appendix C to this EIR. The results of this study are summarized in EIR Section 4.4, Biological Resources, and as identified under the policy consistency analysis for Policy OSRC.1-9, mitigation measures have been incorporated to reduce potential impacts to special status species to a less than significant level.
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Policy OSRC.1-19: Maximize the amount of pervious
surfaces in public spaces to permit the percolation of
urban runoff while implementing best practices for
stormwater pollution prevention.

No Conflict. As shown on conceptual land use plan provided on Figure 3-6, the Project includes 4.9 acres of public open space and park uses. As described in EIR Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water Quality, the parks are estimated to contain 80% pervious surface (20% impervious area).

Policy OSRC.1-20: Facilitate groundwater recharge in
Moreno Valley by encouraging development projects to
use Low Impact Development (LID) practices such as
bioretention, porous paving, and rainwater harvesting
systems, and by encouraging private property owners to
design or retrofit landscaped or impervious areas to better capture stormwater runoff.

No Conflict. As described in EIR Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water Quality, site-specific WQMPs would be prepared and would identify structural and non-structural BMPs that would be dependent on the feasibility of infiltration. If infiltration is feasible, BMPs would include but not be limited to infiltration trenches, infiltration basins, permeable pavement, etc. If infiltration is not feasible, the BMPs would include, but not be limited to, harvest and reuse and bioretention facilities. Non- structural BMPs would also be implemented.

Policy OSRC.1-21: Continue to regulate new commercial
and industrial activities as well as construction and
demolition practices to minimize discharge of pollutants and sedimentation into the stormwater drainage system.

No Conflict. As discussed in EIR Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water Quality, the Project’s construction and operational activities would comply with applicable regulations that govern water quality and discharges to municipal systems. Water quality impacts would be less than significant with adherence to applicable water quality regulations, including installation of on- site BMPs.

Policy OSRC.3-6: Encourage new development to
incorporate as many water-wise practices as feasible in their design and construction.

Policy OSRC.3-7: Conserve water through the provision
of water-efficient infrastructure, drought-tolerant
plantings, and greywater usage to support public parks
and landscaped areas.

No Conflict. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan would adhere to the Moreno Valley Landscape and Water Efficiency
Requirements (MVMC Chapter 9.17) as well as CALGreen
requirements related to water conservation. Water-efficient plumbing fixtures would be installed in buildings and water- conserving irrigation as well as climate-appropriate landscaping would be utilized.

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In addition to the policies identified in Table 4.11 -1, Land Use and Community Character Element Policy LCC.2-2 states: “Require that proposed projects in the Downtown Center prepare an area plan demonstrating consistency with the principles outlined in Table LCC-2 and the illustrative development program shown in Table LCC-3 prior to approval. Development on smaller parcels may satisfy this requirement with a site plan.” Table LCC -2 identifies Downtown Center development principles related to land use and urban design , parks and open space, and circulation. Refer to EIR Section 4.16, Transportation, for a discussion of development principles addressing circulation. As required under the proposed policy, t he proposed TCMV Specific Plan has been developed to implement or facilitate future implementation of the following development principles that address land use and urban design and parks and open space:

Downtown Center Development Principles: Land Use and Urban Design • Focus the highest intensity of development along Nason with a mix of employment, residential, civic, cultural, restaurant, hotel, and entertainment uses to serve Moreno Valley residents and visitors.
• Build the visual presence of the Downtown Center with taller building heights, landmarks, trees, and distinctive branding and signage.
• Orient new buildings to the street, minimize setbacks along street frontage, and ensure a consistent street wall to promote a walkable, pedestrian-friendly environment. • Provide common, resident-serving uses such as lobbies, fitness centers, and common areas in visible, ground-floor locations within multifamily developments and mixed -use buildings to activate the street level.
• Locate higher-density residential uses along major arterials (Alessandro, Cactus, and Nason) and transition to lower-intensity residential and employment-oriented uses in other parts of the Downtown Center.
• Locate low and medium-density housing (up to 20 du/ac) and neighborhood-serving shops and services on the periphery of the Downtown Center and on streets adjacent to the Central Park feature in order to integrate the park into the rhythm of daily activity in the area. • Preserve views of the hills to the southeast from within the Downtown Center and incorporate the natural topography into site development plans to help create a distinctive sense of place. • Use a variety of architectural styles throughout the area, varying rooflines, building materials, colors, and façade articulation to heighten visual interest. • Emphasize human-scaled design within largescale commercial and mixed -use development and employ measures such as articulated massing, awnings, and landscape elements to break down the scale of development.

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floor uses and featuring seating, landscaping, trees, and public art to create an active public space. Provide pedestrian paseos to connect new developments with each other and with the Kaiser hospital campus.
• Create a network of public outdoor spaces including neighborhood and community parks, so that all residents of the Downtown Center are within a half-mile walk of outdoor recreational space.
• Promote a variety of plazas, pocket parks, and other common outdoor spaces in commercial and employment areas. These are envisioned as privately-owned, publicly accessible spaces. • Locate neighborhood parks and open spaces along designated bicycle and pedestrian routes.

Table LCC -3, Downtown Center Illustrative Development Program (Net New Development 2020- 2040), indicates that the proposed Downtown Center-designated area is programmed to be developed with up to 5,524 Medium/ High-Density residential units (more than 10 dwelling units per acre [du/acre]); 400,000 square feet (sf) or retail/service uses; 1.45 million square feet (msf) of office/research and development uses; and 1.5 msf of other/commercial uses. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan with up to 800 residential units (maximum 30 du/acre), and approximately 230,000 sf of non-residential uses would be well within the land use program anticipated in the General Plan for the Downtown Center.

B. City of Moreno Valley Zoning Ordinance
As previously discussed, the City’s Zoning Ordinance is within Title 9 of the MVMC and establishes specific standards for the use and development of all properties within the City by regulating land uses, development intensity, including limits of building setbacks, landscaping standards, and building heights. Currently, the P roject site is zoned Public (P) District, and the Project involves a proposed change of zone for the Project site to change the zoning designation to TCMV Specific Plan (SP 222).

However, the zoning for the Project site would be Downtown Center (DC ) District under the zoning the City is in the process of readopting in connection with the 2040 General Plan. The Project would add the TCMV Specific Plan (SP 222) to the Downtown Center (DC) District for the Project site. The uses allowed by the proposed TCMV Specific Plan are consistent with those allowed by the MVMC for the City-proposed Downtown Center (DC) District, and as outlined in MVMC Table 9.02.020-2, Permitted Uses.

Per MVMC Chapter 9.07, Special Districts, large projects may implement a specific plan in lieu of an area plan . MVMC Chapter 9.13, Specific Plans , outlines the City’s regulations relevant to the preparation and use of specific plans. The application of the TCMV Specific Plan (SP 222) would allow for development within the Project site to be implemented in accordance with the proposed TCMV Specific Plan, which would constitute the zoning regulations applicable to the Project site .

Once adopted, the TCMV Specific Plan would supersede the City’s zoning for the Project site in both the designation of land and its regulations. Where discrepancies occur between the proposed TCMV Specific Plan and the MVMC, the TCMV Specific Plan development standards would prevail. Where no regulations or guidelines are specified in the TCMV Specific Plan, the City’s General Plan and MVMC would govern development.
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The Project would not conflict with the requirements of the MVMC, including Zoning regulations.

C. Connect SoCal
As previously identified, SCAG adopted the Connect SoCal 2024 in April 2024. Connect SoCal 2024 represents the vision for Southern California’s future, including policies, strategies, and projects for advancing the region’s mobility, economy, and sustainability through 2050. Connect SoCal 2024 identifies goals to: 1) build and maintain an integrated multimodal transportation network; 2) develop, connect and sustain communities that are livable and thriving; 3) create a healthy region for the people of today and tomorrow; and 4) support a sustainable, efficient and productive regional economic environment that provides opportunities for all residents. Connect So Cal 2024 identifies that the regional planning policies identified are a resource for County Transportation Commissions and local jurisdictions, who can refer to specific policies to demonstrate alignment with the RTP/SCS when seeking resources from state or federal programs. However, since there are no one -size-fits-all solutions in such a diverse region, it is up to local agencies to identify which policies are the most applicable regional planning policies. As requested by SCAG in its comment letter on the Draft EIR Notice of Preparation, Table 4.11-3, SCAG Connect SoCal 2024 Consistency Analysis, addresses the Project’s consistency with applicable Connect SoCal 2024 regional policies. As demonstrated through this analysis, implementation of the Project would not conflict with the applicable Connect SoCal 2024 regional policies.

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Table 4.11-3 SCAG Connect SoCal 2024 Consistency Analysis Connect
SoCal
Regional
Policy
Number
Policy Statement Consistency
Complete Streets

03. Pursue the development of Complete
Streets that comprise a safe, multimodal
network with flexible use of public rights-
of-way for people of all ages and abilities
using a variety of modes (e.g., people
walking, biking, rolling, driving, taking
transit)
No Conflict. As part of the Project, the Project Applicant would implement roadway improvements adjacent to the Project site along Alessandro Boulevard, Nason Street and Cottonwood Avenue, and would involve the construction of new public roadways within the Project site (Bay Avenue and Street A). There is an existing Class II Bike Lane (on-street striped) along Nason Street, an existing Class III Bike Route along Cottonwood Avenue, and a proposed Class II Bike Lane along Alessandro Boulevard, which would be constructed as part of the Project. The on-site circulation system would provide direct connections to these bikeways to encourage and facilitate bicycle travel. Streets within the Specific Plan area including Street A, Bay Avenue, and smaller streets would accommodate bikes within travel lanes (shared travel lanes for bikes and vehicles with no striping). These improvements would promote non-vehicular modes of transportation in the area. Further, the proposed non-vehicular circulation system would facilitate access to existing bus stops near the Project site along Nason Street and Alessandro Boulevard.

Housing the Region

35. Encourage housing development in areas
with access to important resources and
amenities (economic, educational, health,
social and similar) to further fair housing
access and equity across the region
No Conflict. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan would allow for the development of up to 800 residential units, including a minimum of 100 affordable units at the Project site. The Project would also include the development of civic uses in the proposed commercial area. As previously discussed, the Project site is west of the MVUSD Moreno Elementary School, and south of the MVUSD Early Learning Academy. Further, the Project site is located approximately 0.25-mile north of the Riverside University Health System Medical Center. Therefore, the Project would involve development of housing in an area with access to important resources and amenities.

36. Encourage housing development in
transit-supportive and walkable areas to
create more interconnected and resilient
communities
No Conflict. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan would allow for the development of up to 800 residential units, which would contribute to housing development that could support existing and future transit in the local area.

37. Support local, regional, state and federal
efforts to produce and preserve affordable
housing while meeting additional housing
needs across the region
No Conflict. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan would allow for the development of up to 800 residential units, with a minimum of 100 affordable units, which would assist the City in meeting its housing requirements.
15-Minute Communities

42. Promote 15-minute communities as places
with a mix of complementary land uses
and accessible mobility options that align
with and support the diversity of places
(or communities) across the region. These
are communities where residents can
either access their most basic, day-to-day
needs within a 15-minute walk, bike ride
or roll from their home or as places that
No Conflict. The proposed TCMV Specific Plan would allow for the development of up to 800 residential units, non-residential commercial/civic uses, and a park within an area that is developed with various uses, including but not limited to residential, educational and religious uses. The Project would facilitate future residents with the proposed TCMV Specific Plan area, and adjacent areas planned for development, and existing residents in the area to access day-to-day needs within 15 minutes.
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SoCal
Regional
Policy
Number
Policy Statement Consistency
result in fewer and shorter trips because of
the proximity of complementary land uses
Sustainable Development

48. Promote sustainable development and best
practices that enhance resource
conservation, reduce resource
consumption and promote resilience
No Conflict. As presented throughout this EIR, the Project’s impacts to the environment would be less than significant or would be reduced to the maximum feasible extent with the
implementation of mitigation measures. Additionally, the analysis presented in EIR Section 4.6, Energy, with mandatory compliance with applicable federal and State regulations and requirements, including the provisions of the Title 24 Building Energy Standards and CALGreen, Project construction and operation would not result in the inefficient, wasteful, or unnecessary consumption of energy.

Air Quality

51. Reduce hazardous air pollutants and
greenhouse gas emissions and improve air
quality throughout the region through
planning and implementation efforts
No Conflict. An analysis of the Project’s environmental impacts is provided throughout this EIR and mitigation measures are specified where warranted. Air quality impacts are addressed in Section 4.3, Air Quality, and GHG emissions are addressed in EIR Section 4.8, Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Air quality and GHG emissions impacts would be reduced to the maximum extent feasible through the implementation of mitigation measures. Additionally, the mixed-use nature of the Project site reduces trip frequency, trip length and associated air quality and GHG emissions. As further addressed in EIR Section 4.16, Transportation, the anticipated non- residential uses to be developed based on the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would have a less than significant VMT impact due to the Project type (local serving retail buildings with less than 50,000 sf or other local serving essential services). Additionally, the VMT analysis for residential uses concludes that VMT per capita would be less than the City’s VMT significance threshold under the base year and cumulative year.

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4.11.5 CUMULATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS
This cumulative impact analysis considers development of the Project in addition to other development in the City in accordance with the General Plan and zoning, and as identified in Table 4.0-1, List of Cumulative Projects.

The Project site is undeveloped, and the Project would involve development of residential, commercial/civic and park uses on a site planned for development and would not divide an established community. The cumulative projects adjacent to the Project site to the northeast and west are proposed for development with residential uses and also would not divide an established community. Therefore, the Project would not cause or cumulatively contribute to the division of an established community.

As discussed under Threshold “b,” the land use character and overall density of the Project would be compatible with surrounding uses. Cumulative development projects would be reviewed for consistency with adopted land use plans, policies and regulations by the City (including General Plan policies and MVMC regulations), in accordance with the requirements of CEQA, the state Zoning and Planning Law, and the State Subdivision Map Act, all of which require findings of plan and policy consistency prior to approval of entitlements for development. Through these requirements, future development would be consistent with adopted goals and policies , would be in compliance with applicable regulations, and would be compatible with existing land uses. Even if the cumulative impact of these projects would be significant, the Project’s contribution to such cumulative land use impacts is less than significant and is thus not cumulatively considerable because the Project does not conflict with adopted goals and policies as identified through the analysis presented in this section.

4.11.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS BEFORE MITIGATION
Threshold a: No Impact. The Project would involve development of the currently vacant Project site with residential, commercial/civic, and park uses, on a vacant site planned for development . The Project would not obstruct access to and from the existing neighborhoods and would improve connectivity with implementation of proposed roadway improvements. The implementation of the Project would not physically divide an established community and no impact would occur.

Threshold b: Les
s than Significant Impact. Implementation of the Project would not conflict with the City’s existing 2006 General Plan or proposed 2040 General Plan, which the City is in the process of readopting; MVMC; or SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2024, and specifically would not conflict with applicable environmental plans, policies, and regulations adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. This impact would be less than significant.

4.11.7 MITIGATION
No significant impacts would result, and mitigation is not required.

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4.12 MINERAL RESOURCES
This subsection analyzes potentially significant impacts related to mineral resources that could result from the implementation of the Project. All references used in this subsection are listed in EIR Section

7.0, References.

4.12.1 EXISTING CONDITIONS
There are no active mineral resource extraction facilities within the City . The City of Moreno Valley General Plan 2040 land use map does not delineate any mineral resource recovery sites or designate any land for mineral resource production (City of Moreno Valley, 2021b).1

According to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the MoVal 2040: Moreno Valley Comprehensive Plan Update, Housing Element Update, and Climate Action Plan, a majority of the City is designated as Mineral Resource Zone (MRZ) 3, for which the significance of mineral resources cannot be determined (City of Moreno Valley 2021a).
2 T he Land Use Plan for the Reche
Canyon/Badlands Subarea of Riverside County designates land along Jack Rabbit Road within the southeastern portion of the City as Mineral Resources (Riverside County, 2020). This area is designated as MRZ 2, which indicates an area is underlain by mineral deposits where geologic data indicates that significant measured or indicated mineral resources are present. This area is approximately 7.0 miles east-southeast of the Project site and is not currently used for mineral resource extraction.

4.12.2 REGULATORY SETTING
A. State Plans, Policies, and Regulations

1. Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975
The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA, Public Resources Code, Sections 2710- 2796) established policies for the conservation, development, and reclamation of mineral lands. It also contained specific provisions for the California Geological Survey to classify the regional significance of mineral resources through the use of MRZs . The objective of these zones is to identify the significance of mineral deposits and ensure that the mineral potential of land is recognized and considered by local government decision- makers before they make land use decisions that could preclude mining. The highest priority areas are those within the state that are subject to urban expansion or other irreversible land uses that would preclude mineral extraction. The following provides a description of the four MRZs:

1 The mineral resources information provided in the City of Moreno Valley General Plan 2040, which the City is in the process of readopting, remains applicable to the discussion of the existing environmental setting for mineral resources in the City. The court decision did not address this topical issue. 2 The mineral resources information provided in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the MoVal 2040: Moreno Valley Comprehensive Plan Update, Housing Element Update, and Climate Action Plan remains applicable to the discussion of the existing environmental setting for mineral resources in the City. The court decision did not address this topical issue.
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• MRZ-1 designates areas where adequate geologic information indicates that no significant mineral deposits are present, or where it is judged that little likelihood exists for their presence. • MRZ-2 designates areas underlain by mineral deposits where geologic data indicates that significant measured or indicated mineral resources are present. • MRZ-3 designates areas that contain known mineral deposits, the significance of which cannot be evaluated from available data.
• MRZ-4 designates areas where available information is inadequate for assignment to an MRZ.

4.12.3 BASIS FOR DETERMINING SIGNIFICANCE
The City of Moreno Valley evaluates mineral resource impacts based on thresholds of significance included in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines. A significant impact would occur if the Project would:
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state.
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally -important mineral resource recover y site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan.

4.12.4 IMPACT ANALYSIS
Threshold a: Would the Project result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region or the residents of the State? As discussed previously, the Project site has no known identified mineral resources of regional or statewide importance; the Project site is in MRZ-3. Therefore, the Project site does not have any known mineral resources that would be of value to the region or the residents of the State. Additionally, the Project site is surrounded by existing development or areas planned for future urban uses based on the General Plan; therefore, mining at the Project site would not be feasible. As previously discussed, the Land Use Plan for the Reche Canyon/Badlands Subarea of Riverside County designates land along Jack Rabbit Road within the southeastern portion of the City as Mineral Resources (Riverside County, 2020). This area is designated as MRZ 2, which indicates an area is underlain by mineral deposits where geologic data indicates that significant measured or indicated mineral resources are present. This area is approximately 7.0 miles east-southeast of the Project site and is not currently used for mineral resource extraction. Due to distance, the implementation of the Project would not impact the identified MRZ-2 resources. Therefore, implementation of the Project would not result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and residents of the State. No impact would occur.

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Threshold b: Would the Project result in the loss of availability of a locally -important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan or other land use plan?
The Project site is not identified as a mineral resource recovery site. Therefore, the Project would not result in the loss of availability of a locally-important mineral resource recovery site. No impact would occur.

4.12.5 CUMULATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS
The Project site is classified as MRZ-3 and is not designated as Mineral Resources under the General Plan, or as a locally-important mineral resource recovery site or within proximity to a local mineral resource recovery site . Furthermore, there are no delineated site s or locations of known mineral resources in proximity to the Project site. Therefore, the Project would not result in a significant impact to mineral resources and would not contribute to a cumulative impact on mineral resources.

4.12.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS BEFORE MITIGATION
Threshold a: No Impact. The Project site does not have any known mineral resources that would be of value to the region or residents of the State . Accordingly, with implementation of the Project , there would be no impact on known mineral resources.

Threshold b: No Impact. T he Project site is not within a mineral resource recovery site. Therefore, the Project would not 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. No impact would occur.

4.12.7 MITIGATION
Impacts would be less than significant, and mitigation is not required.

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4.13 NOISE
This subsection addresses the environmental issue of noise, including existing noise levels in the Project area and the Project’s potential to introduce new or elevated sources of noise . The analysis contained herein incorporates information contained within the Project-specific noise study titled Town Center at Moreno Valley Noise and Vibration Impact Analysis (Noise Analysis) prepared by Urban Crossroads (Urban Crossroads, 2025d). This report is included as Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Technical Appendix K. References used in this subsection are listed in EIR Section 7.0, References.

4.13.1 NOISE AND VIBRATION FUNDAMENTALS AND TERMINOLOGY Detailed information about the fundamentals of noise and vibration, and associated terminology is presented in Section 2 of the Noise Impact Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K of this EIR; this information is summarized herein.

A. Noise
Noise is simply defined as an "unwanted sound." Sound becomes unwanted when it interferes with normal activities, when it causes actual physical harm or when it has adverse effects on health. Noise is measured on a logarithmic scale of sound pressure level known as a decibel (dB). A -weighted decibels (dBA) approximate the subjective response of the human ear to broad-frequency noise source by discriminating against very low and very high frequencies of the audible spectrum. They are adjusted to reflect only those frequencies which are audible to the human ear.

Since the range of intensities that the human ear can detect is so large, the scale frequently used to measure intensity is a scale based on multiples of 10, the logarithmic scale. The scale for measuring intensity is the decibel scale. Each interval of 10 decibels indicates a sound energy ten times greater than before, which is perceived by the human ear as being roughly twice as loud. The most common sounds vary between 40 dBA (very quiet) to 100 dBA (very loud). Normal conversation at three feet is roughly at 60 dBA, while loud jet engine noises equate to 110 dBA at approximately 100 feet, which can cause serious discomfort.

Environmental noise descriptors are generally based on averages, rather than instantaneous, noise levels. The most used figure is the equivalent level (L eq). Equivalent sound levels are not measured
directly but are calculated from sound pressure levels typically measured in dBA. The Leq represents a steady state sound level containing the same total energy as a time varying signal over a given sample period (typically one hour) and is commonly used to describe the “average” noise levels within the environment.

Noise levels lower than peak hour may be disturbing if they occur during times when quiet is most desirable, namely evening and nighttime (sleeping) hours. To account for this, the Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL), representing a composite 24-hour noise level, is utilized. The CNEL is the weighted average of the intensity of a sound, with corrections for time of day, and averaged over 24 hours. The time-of-day corrections require the addition of 5 decibels to dBA L eq sound levels in the
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evening from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and the addition of 10 decibels to dBA Leq sound levels at night between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. These additions are made to account for the noise sensitive time periods during the evening and night hours when sound appears louder. CNEL does not represent the actual sound level heard at any time but rather represents the total sound exposure. The City of Moreno Valley (City) relies on the 24-hour CNEL level to assess land use compatibility with transportation - related noise sources.

The sound level attenuates (or decreases) at a rate of 6 dB for each doubling of distance from a point source, and at a rate of 3 dB for each doubling of distance from a line source. A large object or barrier in the path between a noise source and a receiver can substantially attenuate noise levels at the receiver.

The amount of attenuation provided by shielding depends on the size of the object and the frequency content of the noise source.

To account for the ground-effect attenuation (absorption), two types of site conditions are commonly used in noise prediction: soft-site and hard-site conditions. Hard sites (i.e., sites with a reflective surface between the source and the receiver, such as parking lots or smooth bodies of water) receive no excess ground attenuation, and the changes in noise levels with distance (drop-off rate) are simply the geometric spreading of the source. Soft sites are sites that have an absorptive ground surface (e.g., soft dirt, grass, or scattered bushes and trees) and receive an excess ground attenuation value of 1.5 dBA per doubling of distance.

Community responses to noise vary depending upon everyone’s susceptibility to noise and personal attitudes about noise. Despite this variability in behavior on an individual level, a change of 3 dBA is considered barely perceptible and a change of 5 dBA is considered readily perceptible.

B. Vibration
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual , provides technical guidance for predicting and assessing noise and vibration impacts. According to the FTA, vibration is the periodic oscillation of a medium or object. The rumbling sound caused by the vibration of room surfaces is called structure-borne noise. Sources of ground-borne vibrations include natural phenomena (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, sea waves, landslides) or human- made causes (e.g., explosions, machinery, traffic, trains, construction equipment). As is the case with airborne sound, ground-borne vibrations may be described by amplitude and frequency.

There are several different methods that are used to quantify vibration. The peak particle velocity (PPV) is defined as the maximum instantaneous peak of the vibration signal. The PPV is used to describe vibration impacts to buildings but is not always suitable for evaluating human response (annoyance) because it takes some time for the human body to respond to vibration signals. Instead, the human body responds to average vibration amplitude often described as the root mean square (RMS). Decibel notation (VdB) is commonly used to measure root mean square (RMS). Typically, ground-borne vibration generated by man- made activities attenuates rapidly with distance from the source of the vibration.
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The background vibration-velocity level in residential areas is generally 50 VdB . Ground-borne vibration is normally perceptible to humans at approximately 65 VdB. A vibration-velocity level of 75 VdB is the approximate dividing line between barely perceptible and distinctly perceptible levels.

4.13.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS
A. Ambient Noise Conditions
Urban Crossroads recorded 24-hour noise level measurements at nine locations in the vicinity of the Project site on Thursday, December 4, 2024. Figure 4.13-1, Noise Measurement Locations, provides the boundaries of the Project site and the noise level measurement locations. Table 4.13-1, 24-Hour Ambient Noise Level Measurements , identifies the hourly daytime (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and nighttime (10:01 p.m. to 7:59 a.m.) noise levels at each noise level measurement location. These daytime and nighttime energy average noise levels represent the average of all hourly noise levels observed during these time periods expressed as a single number.

Table 4.13-1 24-Hour Ambient Noise Level Measurements
Location1 Description
Energy Average
Noise Level
(dBA Leq)2
Daytime Nighttime
L1 Located north of the site near the residence at 26783 Campus Point Drive 56.9 50.0 L2 Located east of the site near the residence at 13760 Nason Street. 71.6 65.1 L3 Located east of the site near the residence at 13860 Nason Street. 69.7 63.8 L4 Located south of the site near the residence at 26871 Alessandro Blvd. 47.8 41.8 L5 Located south of the site at the Valley Christian Academy located at 26755 Alessandro Blvd. 69.9 61.3
L6 Located west of the site near the residence at 26606 Danube Way 54.7 48.5 L7 Located west of the site near the residence at 26722 Bay Avenue. 57.8 54.6 L8 Located northwest of the site near the residence at 26656 Quartz Road. 57.2 50.0 L9 Located east of the site near Moreno Elementary School at 13700 Nason Street. 58.6 48.7
1 See Figure 4.13-1 for the noise level measurement locations. 2 Energy (logarithmic) average levels. The long-term 24-hour measurement worksheets are included in Appendix 5.2. of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K.
"Daytime" = 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; "Nighttime" = 10:01 p.m. to 7:59 a.m.

Source: (Urban Crossroads, 2025d)

B. Existing Groundborne Vibration
There are no sources of perceptible groundborne vibration on the Project site under existing conditions.

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4.13.3 REGULATORY SETTING
A. State Plans, Policies, and Regulations

1. Building Standards Code
The State of California’s noise insulation standards are codified in the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 24, Building Standards Administrative Code, Part 2, and the California Building Standards Code. These noise standards are applied to new construction in California for the purpose of controlling interior noise levels resulting from exterior noise sources . The regulations specify that acoustical studies must be prepared when noise -sensitive structures, such as residential buildings, schools, or hospitals, are developed near major transportation noise sources, and where such noise sources create an exterior noise level of 60 dBA CNEL or higher. Acoustical studies that accompany building plans for noise-sensitive land uses must demonstrate that the structure has been designed to limit interior noise in habitable rooms to acceptable noise levels. For new residential buildings, schools, and hospitals, the acceptable interior noise limit for new construction is 45 dBA CNEL.

2. Green Building Standards Code
The State of California’s Green Building Standards Code contains mandatory measures for non- residential building construction in Section 5.507, Environmental Comfort. These noise standards are applied to new construction in California for controlling interior noise levels resulting from exterior noise sources. The regulations specify that acoustical studies must be prepared when non-residential structures are developed in areas where the exterior noise levels exceed 65 dBA CNEL, such as within a noise contour of an airport, freeway, railroad, and other noise sources. If the development falls within an airport or freeway 65 dBA CNEL noise contour, buildings shall be constructed to provide an interior noise level environment attributable to exterior sources that does not exceed an hourly equivalent level of 50 dBA L
eq in occupied areas during any hour of operation.

3. California Noise Insulation Standards
The California Noise Insulation Standards (CCR Title 24 Section 1092) establish uniform minimum noise insulation performance standards for new hotels, motels, dormitories, apartment houses, and dwellings other than detached single -family dwellings. Specifically, Title 2 4 specifies that interior noise levels attributable to exterior sources shall not exceed 45 dBA Ldn/CNEL (i.e., the same levels that the EPA recommends for residential interiors) in any habitable room of a new dwelling. An acoustical study must be prepared for proposed multiple-unit residential and hotel/motel structures where outdoor Ldn/CNEL is 60 dBA or greater. The study must demonstrate that the design of the building would reduce interior noise to 45 dBA Ldn/CNEL or lower. Because noise levels can increase over time in developing areas, Title 24 also specifies that dwellings are to be designed so that interior noise levels will meet this standard for at least ten years from the time of building permit application.

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B. Local Plans, Policies , and Regulations

1. City of Moreno Valley General Plan
The City of Moreno Valley General Plan currently in effect was adopted July 11, 2006 (2006 General Plan) and is a policy document that reflects the City’s vision for the future of Moreno Valley prior to adoption of the 2040 General Plan, which the City is in the process of readopting. The City of Moreno Valley 2006 General Plan does not include a noise element or specific transportation-related noise standards. Rather, noise is considered in the Environmental Safety section of the General Plan Safety Element. The City-proposed 2040 General Plan includes a Noise Element. Applicable policies of the current 2006 General Plan and the proposed 2040 General Plan and the Project’s consistency with these policies are identified in EIR Section 4.11, Land Use and Planning.

The existing Environmental Safety section of the General Plan Safety Element and proposed Noise Element rely on the transportation noise criteria that are derived from standards contained in the California Office of Planning and Research (OPR) General Plan Guidelines. The OPR land use/noise compatibility standards are used by many California cities and counties and specify the maximum noise levels allowable for new developments impacted by transportation noise sources. The OPR Community Noise Compatibility Matrix describes the land use compatibility guidelines for the Project, and is shown in Exhibit 3-A of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K. Relevant to the analysis in this subsection, the City requires a noise study and/or mitigation measures for all projects that expose people to noise levels greater than the “normally acceptable” standard and for any other project that are likely to generate noise in excess of these standards.

Relevant to the Project, residential uses are considered normally acceptable with exterior noise levels of up to 65 dBA CNEL and conditionally acceptable up to 70 dBA CNEL. For conditionally acceptable land use, new construction or development should be undertaken only after a detailed analysis of the noise reduction requirements is made and needed noise insulation features included in the design.

Conventional construction, but with closed windows and fresh air supply systems or air conditioning will normally suffice. Residential uses are considered normally unacceptable with exterior noise of up to 75 dBA CNEL . For normally unacceptable land use, new construction or development should generally be discouraged. If new construction or development does proceed, a detailed analysis of the noise reduction requirements must be made and required noise insulation features included in the design. The City requires that noise impacts should be controlled at the noise source where feasible, as opposed to at receptor end with measure to buffer, dampen, or actively cancel noise sources. The City also requires noise buffering, dampening, or active cancellation, on rooftop or other outdoor mechanical equipment located near residences, parks, and other noise -sensitive land uses.

Additionally, the City requires that developers reduce noise impacts on new development through appropriate means and indicates that noise attenuation methods should avoid the use of visible sound walls where possible.

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conditionally acceptable up to 70 dBA CNEL and normally unacceptable above 70 dBA CNEL.

Commercial uses are considered normally acceptable with exterior noise levels of up to 70 dBA CNEL, conditionally acceptable up to 77 dBA CNEL and normally unacceptable above 77 dBA CNEL .

Libraries are considered normally acceptable with exterior noise levels of up to 70 dBA CNEL, and conditionally acceptable up to 80 dBA CNEL, and unacceptable above 80 dBA CNEL.

2. Moreno Valley Municipal Code (MVMC)
The Noise Ordinance included in MVMC Chapter 11.80 provides performance standards and noise control guidelines for activities within the City limits, as described below.

Construction Noise Standards
The MVMC has established restrictions on the time of day that noisy construction activities can occur.

MVMC Section 11.80.030(D)(7), Construction and Demolition, states:

No person shall operate or cause operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration, or demolition work between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day such that the sound there from creates a noise disturbance, except for emergency work by public service utilities or for other work approved by the city manager or designee.

In addition, grading operations are limited to the hours identified in MVMC Section 8.21.050(O) of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays or as approved by the City Engineer.

Operational Noise Standards
MVMC Section 11.80.030(C), Nonimpulsive Sound Decibel Limits, provides the following restriction:

No person shall maintain, create, operate or cause to be operated on private property any source of sound in such a manner as to create any non-impulsive sound which exceeds the limits set forth for the source land use category (as defined in Section

11.80.020) in Table 11.80.030-2 when measured at a distance of two hundred (200) feet or more from the real property line of the source of the sound, if the sound occurs on privately owned property, or from the source of the sound, if the sound occurs on public right-of-way, public space or other publicly owned property. Any source of sound in violation of this subsection shall be deemed prima facie to be a noise disturbance.

Based on this standard, the operational noise level limits for commercial land use, from Table

11.80.030-2, of 65 dBA L
eq during the daytime (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) hours and 60 dBA Leq during the nighttime (10:01 p.m. to 7:59 a.m.) hours shall apply to the operational noise source activities from the Project. Therefore, at a distance of 200 feet from the property line, the Project’s operational noise ■■
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levels shall not exceed the 65 dBA L eq daytime and 60 dBA L eq nighttime noise level standards for commercial land uses.

Vibration
MVMC Section 9.10.170 prohibits vibration that “can be felt at or beyond the property line.”

Commercial Land Use Noise Regulations
Depending on what types of commercial land uses are developed in the Specific Plan, the following MVMC sections, which address noise, may also apply to the Project. • Section 9.09.070(C)(3), Vehicle repair facilities. This section requires that all repair activities and operations shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building. Outdoor hoists are prohibited.
• Section 9.09.080(C)(6), Drive-in, drive-through, fast food and take-out restaurants. This section requires that any drive-up or drive-through speaker system shall not be detectable above ambient noise levels beyond the property boundaries. The system shall incorporate best available technology to compensate for ambient noise levels. • Section 9.09.110 Recycling facilities. The purpose of this section is to serve the need of the public for convenient recycling redemption and processing facilities, while guaranteeing the adequacy of the site for the use and for the protection of the surrounding properties through review and consideration of physical treatment and compatibility with surrounding properties. • Section 9.09.270(B)(6) Outdoor dining . This section requires that amplified sound (e.g., music, television, etc.) not be audible beyond the lot line. • Section 9.09.260, Mixed Use Development (Noise Notification). This section requires that residents, whether owners or tenants, of a mixed-use development project be notified in writing before taking up residence that they will be living in an urban type of environment and that the noise levels may be higher than a typical residential area. Additionally, t he covenants, conditions, and restrictions of a mixed-use project shall require that the residents acknowledge their receipt of the written noise notification.
• Section 11.80.040(H) Special provisions for temporary use and special event permits. This requires that functions for which the permits are issued be limited to a continuous airborne sound level not to exceed 70 dB(A), as measured 200 feet from the real property boundary of the source property if on private property, or from the source if on public right-of-way, public space or other publicly owned property.

4.13.4 BASIS FOR DETERMINING SIGNIFICANCE
The City of Moreno Valley evaluates noise impacts based on thresholds of significance included in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines. A significant impact would occur if the Project would result in:
a) Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies;
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b) Generation of excessive ground borne vibration or ground borne noise levels; c) For a project located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels.

The evaluation of the Project’s noise and vibration impacts during construction and operation under Thresholds “a” and “b” are based on the criteria identified in Table 4.13-2, Significance Criteria Summary, which are further discussed in Section 4, Significance Criteria, of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K.

Table 4.13-2 Significance Criteria Summary
Analysis Condition(s)
Significance Criteria7
Daytime Nighttime
Off-Site
Traffic1
If ambient is < 60 dBA CNEL ≥ 5 dBA CNEL Project increase If ambient is 60 - 65 dBA CNEL ≥ 3 dBA CNEL Project increase If ambient is > 65 dBA CNEL ≥ 1.5 dBA CNEL Project increase On-Site
Traffic
Exterior Noise Compatibility Criteria2 See Exhibit 3-A of EIR Technical Appendix K Interior Noise Level Standard3 45 dBA CNEL
Operational
At 200' from the property line of the source4 65 dBA Leq 60 dBA Leq If ambient is < 60 dBA Leq1 ≥ 5 dBA Leq Project increase If ambient is 60 - 65 dBA Leq1 ≥ 3 dBA Leq Project increase If ambient is > 65 dBA Leq1 ≥ 1.5 dBA Leq Project increase Construction
At 200' from the property line of the source4 65 dBA Leq 60 dBA Leq Exterior Noise Level Increase5 12 dBA Leq
Vibration Level Threshold6 0.3 PPV (in/sec)
1 Federal Interagency Committee on Noise (FICON),1992.
2 City of Moreno Valley General Plan Community Noise Compatibility Matrix, Table N-1 (Exhibit 3-A of EIR Technical Appendix K).
3 CCR), Title 24, Building Standards Administrative Code, Chapter 12, Section 1206. 4 MVMC, Chapter 11.80 Noise Regulation, Table 11.80.030-2. 5 Caltrans Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol, April 2020. 6 Caltrans Transportation and Construction Vibration Manual, April 2020 Table 19, which is derived from the FTA Transit Noise Impact and Vibration Impact Assessment Manual.
7 MVMC, Chapter 11.80 Noise Regulation, Table 11.80.020 defines "Daytime" = 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.: "Nighttime" = 10:01 p.m. to 7:59 a.m. for operational noise. MVMC Section 11.80.030(D)(7) defines "Daytime" = 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; "Nighttime" = 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for construction noise.

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4.13.5 IMPACT ANALYSIS
Threshold a: Would the Project generate substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? To assess the potential for long-term operational and short -term construction noise impacts, Urban Crossroads identified nine representative receiver locations1, described below and shown on Figure

4.13-2, Off-site Noise Receiver Locations. All distances were measured in a straight line from the Project site boundary to the outdoor living areas (e.g., private backyards) or at the building fa cade, whichever is closer to the Project site. Other sensitive land uses in the Project study area that are located at greater distances than those identified in the Noise Analysis would experience lower noise levels than those presented due to the additional attenuation from distance and the shielding of intervening structures.

R1: Location R1 represents the existing noise -sensitive residence at 26873 Campus Point Drive, approximately 92 feet north of the Project site . R1 is placed in the private outdoor living areas (backyard) facing the Project site . A 24-hour noise measurement was taken near this location, L1, to describe the existing ambient noise environment.

R2: Location R2 represents the existing noise-sensitive residence at 13760 Nason Street, approximately 164 feet east of the Project site. Since there are no private outdoor living areas (backyards) facing the Project site, receiver R2 is placed at the building façade . A 24-hour noise measurement was taken near this location, L2, to describe the existing ambient noise environment.

R3: Location R3 represents the existing noise-sensitive residence at 13980 Nason Street, approximately 211 feet east of the Project site. Since there are no private outdoor living areas (backyards) facing the Project site, receiver R3 is placed at the building façade . A 24-hour noise measurement was taken near this location, L3, to describe the existing ambient noise environment.

R4: Location R4 represents the existing noise-sensitive residence at 26871 Alessandro Boulevard, approximately 453 feet south of the Project site . R4 is placed in the private outdoor living areas (backyard) facing the Project site . A 24-hour noise measurement was taken near this location, L4, to describe the existing ambient noise environment.

1 Sensitive receivers are generally defined as locations where people reside or where the presence of unwanted sound could otherwise adversely affect the use of the land . Noise-sensitive land uses are generally considered to include schools, hospitals, single-family dwellings, mobile home parks, churches, libraries, and recreation areas. Moderately noise-sensitive land uses typically include multi-family dwellings, hotels, motels, dormitories, out- patient clinics, cemeteries, golf courses, country clubs, athletic/tennis clubs, and equestrian clubs . Land uses that are considered relatively insensitive to noise include business, commercial, and professional developments. Land uses that are typically not affected by noise include: industrial, manufacturing, utilities, agriculture, undeveloped land, parking lots, warehousing, liquid and solid waste facilities, salvage yards, and tr ansit terminals.
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R5: Location R5 represents the Valley Christian Academy located at 26755 Alessandro, approximately 163 feet south of the Project site. Since there are no private outdoor living areas facing the Project site, receiver R5 is placed at the building façade. A 24-hour noise measurement was taken near this location, L4, to describe the existing ambient noise environment.

R6: Location R6 represents the existing noise -sensitive residence at 26606 Danube Way, approximately 675 feet west of the Project site. R6 is placed in the private outdoor living areas (backyard) facing the Project site. A 24-hour noise measurement was taken near this location, L5, to describe the existing ambient noise environment.

R7: Location R7 represents the existing noise -sensitive residence at 26722 Bay Avenue, approximately 26 feet west of the Project site. Since there are no private outdoor living areas (backyards) facing the Project site, receiver R7 is placed at the building façade. A 24-hour noise measurement was taken near this location, L6, to describe the existing ambient noise environment. Location R7 can also be used to represent the potential future noise sensitive receivers within the Alessandro Walk (Tentative Tract Map 38265) residential development located west of the Project site and north of Alessandro Boulevard.

R8: Location R8 represents the Moreno Valley Unified School District Early Learning Academy located at 26700 Cottonwood Avenue, approximately 296 feet northwest of the Project site.

R8 is placed at the closest classroom . A 24-hour noise measurement was taken near this location, L1, to describe the existing ambient noise environment.

R9: Location R9 represents the relocated Moreno Elementary School located at 13700 Nason Street, approximately 220 feet east of the Project site . R9 is placed at the building façade facing the Project. A 24-hour noise measurement was taken near this location, L2, to describe the existing ambient noise environment.

B. Construction Noise Level Compliance
This section analyzes potential impacts resulting from the short-term construction activities associated with the development of the Project . Construction activities on the Project site would include the following stages: site preparation, grading, building construction, paving, application of architectural coatings. Each stage has a specific equipment mix, depending on the work to be completed during that stage, as described in EIR Section 3.0, Project Description . As a result of the equipment mix, each stage has its own noise characteristics; some stages have higher continuous noise levels than others, and some have higher impact noise levels than others. Figure 4.13-3, Construction Noise Source Locations, shows the construction noise source activity in relation to the nearest sensitive receiver locations.

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The construction noise analysis was prepared using reference construction equipment noise levels from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published the Roadway Construction Noise Model (RCNM), which includes a national database of construction equipm ent reference noise emission levels. The RCNM equipment database provides a comprehensive list of the noise -generating characteristics for specific types of construction equipment. In addition, the database provides an acoustical usage factor to estimate the fraction of time each piece of construction equipment is operating at full power (i.e., its loudest condition) during a construction operation.

Using the reference construction equipment noise levels provided in Table 11-1 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K , and the CadnaA (Computer Aided Noise Abatement) noise prediction model described in Section 10.3 of the Noise Analysis, calculations of the Project construction noise level impacts at the nearby sensitive receiver locations were completed. Consistent with FTA guidance for general construction noise assessment, Table 11-3 of the Noise Analysis presents the combined noise levels for the loudest construction equipment, assuming they operate at the same time. As shown on Table 11-3, the construction noise levels are expected to range from 45.7 to 60.6 dBA L
eq at the nearby receiver locations and 56.3 dBA Leq at 200 feet from the property line of the source. Appendix 11.1 of the Noise Analysis includes the detailed CadnaA construction noise model inputs. Table 4.13-3, Construction Noise Level Compliance , the Project’s construction noise levels would not exceed the City’s daytime 65 dBA L
eq significance threshold at all receiver locations
and at 200 feet from the property line of the sources.

The off-site storm drain improvement would proceed linearly along Alessandro Boulevard and would not take place at one location for the entire duration of construction. Construction noise from this work would, therefore, be relatively short -term because it would take place for only a matter of days . As storm drain construction work moves linearly along the alignment within the existing right-of-way and farther from sensitive uses, noise levels would be reduced.

Therefore, noise impacts related to Project construction would be less than significant and no mitigation is required.

C. Temporary Construction Noise Level Increases
To describe the temporary Project construction noise level contributions to the existing ambient noise environment, the Project construction noise levels were combined with the existing ambient noise levels measurements at the nearest off -site receiver locations. The difference between the combined Project-construction and ambient noise levels is used to describe the construction noise level increase.

Temporary noise level increases that would be experienced at sensitive receiver locations when Project construction-source noise is added to the ambient daytime conditions are presented on Table 4.13-4.

A temporary noise level increase of 12 dBA is considered a potentially significant impact based on Caltrans’ substantial noise level increase criteria, which is being applied for purposes of this analysis.

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Table 4.13-3 Construction Noise Level Compliance
Receiver
Location1
Construction Noise Levels (dBA Leq)
Highest Construction
Noise Levels2 Threshold3 Threshold
Exceeded?4
R1 57.2 65 No
R2 57.4 65 No
R3 56.0 65 No
R4 52.7 65 No
R5 56.4 65 No
R6 45.7 65 No
R7 60.6 65 No
R8 50.6 65 No
R9 55.4 65 No
@200' 56.3 65 No
1 Noise receiver locations are shown on Figure 4.13-2.
2 Highest construction noise level calculations based on distance from the construction noise source activity to the nearest receiver locations as shown on Table 11-2 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K. 3 Construction noise level thresholds as shown on Table 4.13-2. 4 Do the estimated Project construction noise levels exceed the construction noise level threshold? Source: (Urban Crossroads, 2025d)

Table 4.13-4 Daytime Construction Noise Level Increases Receiver
Location1
Highest
Project
Construction
Noise Level2
Measurement
Location3
Reference
Ambient
Noise
Levels4
Combined
Project
and
Ambient5
Project
Increase6
Increase
Criteria7
Increase
Criteria
Exceeded?
R1 57.2 L1 56.9 60.1 3.2 12 No
R2 57.4 L2 71.6 71.8 0.2 12 No
R3 56.0 L3 69.7 69.9 0.2 12 No
R4 52.7 L4 47.8 53.9 6.1 12 No
R5 56.4 L4 47.8 57.0 9.2 12 No
R6 45.7 L5 69.9 69.9 0.0 12 No
R7 60.6 L6 54.7 61.6 6.9 12 No
R8 50.6 L1 56.9 57.8 0.9 12 No
R9 55.4 L2 71.6 71.7 0.1 12 No
@200' 56.3 L3 69.7 69.9 0.2 12 No
1 Construction noise source and receiver locations are shown on Figure 4.13-3. 2 Total Project daytime construction noise levels as shown on Table 4.13-3. 3 Reference noise level measurement locations as shown on Figure 4.13-1. 4 Observed daytime ambient noise levels as shown on Table 4.13-1. 5 Represents the combined ambient conditions plus the Project construction activities. 6 The noise level increase expected with the addition of the proposed Project construction activities. 7 Caltrans Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol.

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D. Operational Noise Level Impacts
The potential stationary-source operational noise impacts at the nearest receiver locations resulting from the operation of uses allowed by the Project are addressed in this section . Urban Crossroads collected noise level measurements from similar types of activities to represent the noise levels expected with the development of the Project, as described in Section 10.2 of EIR Technical Appendix K. Figure 4.13-4, O perational Noise Source Locations i dentifies the representative noise source activities used to assess the commercial and park land use noise source activities , which include outdoor seating activity, trash enclosure activity, roof-top air conditioning, parking lot activities, park activities, and ground air conditioning units . The projected noise levels conservatively assume all of these activities operating at the same time; however, these sources of noise activity would likely vary throughout the day.

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o fully describe the exterior operational noise levels from the Project, the CadnaA noise prediction model was used; CadnaA can analyze multiple types of noise sources using the spatially accurate Project site plan, georeferenced Nearmap aerial imagery, topography, buildings, and barriers in its calculations to predict outdoor noise levels. Using the reference noise levels to represent the Project operations, the operational source noise levels that are expected to be generated at the Project site and the Project-related noise level increases that would be experienced at each of the sensitive receiver locations and at 200 feet from the property line of the source were calculated.

As shown in Table 10-2 and 10-3 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K, the Project’s daytime operational noise levels are anticipated to range between 29.5 and 49.9 dBA L eq and
the Project’s nighttime operational noise levels are anticipated to range between 25.8 and 43.8 dBA Leq. The differences between the daytime and nighttime noise levels are largely related to the duration of noise activity. Appendix 10.1 of EIR Technical Appendix K includes the detailed noise model inputs including the existing perimeter walls used to estimate the Project operational noise levels.

To demonstrate compliance with local noise regulations, the Project-only operational noise levels are evaluated against exterior noise level thresholds based on the City’s exterior noise level standards at nearby noise-sensitive receiver locations. Table 4.13-5, Operational Noise Level Compliance, shows that the Project’s operational noise levels would satisfy the 65 dBA L eq daytime and 60 dBA L eq nighttime exterior noise level standards at all nearby receiver locations and at 200 feet from the property line of the source. Therefore, the operational noise impacts are considered less than significant at the nearby noise-sensitive receiver locations.
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Table 4.13-5 Operational Noise Level Compliance
Receiver
Location1
Project Operational
Noise Levels (dBA Leq)2
Noise Level Standards
(dBA Leq)3
Noise Level Standards
Exceeded?4
Daytime Nighttime Daytime Nighttime Daytime Nighttime
R1 35.2 31.3 65 60 No No
R2 46.3 41.8 65 60 No No
R3 49.9 43.8 65 60 No No
R4 44.9 39.0 65 60 No No
R5 39.7 33.3 65 60 No No
R6 29.5 25.8 65 60 No No
R7 43.0 40.5 65 60 No No
R8 31.9 28.0 65 60 No No
R9 40.4 35.6 65 60 No No
@200' 31.9 35.6 65 60 No No
1 See Figure 4.13-2 for the off-site receiver locations. 2 Proposed Project operational noise levels as shown on Tables 10-2 and 10-3 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K.
3 Exterior noise level standards for source (commercial) land use, as shown on Table 4-13-2. 4 Do the estimated Project operational noise source activities exceed the noise level standards? "Daytime" = 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.; "Nighttime" = 10:01 p.m. - 7:59 a.m.

Source: (Urban Crossroads, 2025d)

To describe the Project operational noise level increases, the Project operational noise levels are combined with the existing ambient noise levels measurements for the nearby off-site receiver locations potentially impacted by Project operational noise sources . Project and ambient noise levels describe the Project noise level increases to the existing ambient noise environment. Noise levels that would be experienced at receiver locations when Project -source noise is added to the daytime and nighttime ambient conditions are presented on Table 4.13-6, Daytime Project Operational Noise Level Increases, and Table 4.13-7, Nighttime Project Operational Noise Level Increases . As indicated, the Project would result in noise level increases ranging between 0.0 and 1.8 dBA L eq at the nearest receiver
locations. The Project would not exceed the established noise level increase significance criteria presented in Table 4.13-2. Therefore, the Project’s incremental operational noise increase would result in less than significant impacts.
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Table 4.13-6 Daytime Project Operational Noise Level Increases Receiver
Location1
Total Project
Operational
Noise Level2
Measurement
Location3
Reference
Ambient
Noise
Levels4
Combined
Project and
Ambient5
Project
Increase6
Increase
Criteria7
Increase
Criteria
Exceeded?
R1 35.2 L1 56.9 56.9 0.0 5.0 No
R2 46.3 L2 71.6 71.6 0.0 1.5 No
R3 49.9 L3 69.7 69.7 0.0 1.5 No
R4 44.9 L4 47.8 49.6 1.8 5.0 No
R5 39.7 L4 47.8 48.4 0.6 5.0 No
R6 29.5 L5 69.9 69.9 0.0 1.5 No
R7 43.0 L6 54.7 55.0 0.3 5.0 No
R8 31.9 L1 56.9 56.9 0.0 5.0 No
R9 40.4 L2 71.6 71.6 0.0 1.5 No
@200' 31.9 L3 69.7 69.7 0.0 1.5 No
1 See Figure 4.13-2 for the receiver locations.
2 Total Project daytime operational noise levels as shown on Table 10-2 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K. 3 Reference noise level measurement locations as shown on Figure 4.13-1. 4 Observed daytime ambient noise levels as shown on Table 4.13-1. 5 Represents the combined ambient conditions plus the Project activities. 6 The noise level increase expected with the addition of the proposed Project activities. 7 Significance increase criteria as shown on Table 4.13-2.

Source: (Urban Crossroads, 2025d)

Table 4.13-7 Nighttime Project Operational Noise Level Increases Receiver
Location1
Total Project
Operational
Noise Level2
Measurement
Location3
Reference
Ambient
Noise
Levels4
Combined
Project and
Ambient5
Project
Increase6
Increase
Criteria7
Increase
Criteria
Exceeded?
R1 31.3 L1 50.0 50.1 0.1 5.0 No
R2 41.8 L2 65.1 65.1 0.0 1.5 No
R3 43.8 L3 63.8 63.8 0.0 3.0 No
R4 39.0 L4 41.8 43.6 1.8 5.0 No
R5 33.3 L4 41.8 42.4 0.6 5.0 No
R6 25.8 L5 61.3 61.3 0.0 3.0 No
R7 40.5 L6 48.5 49.1 0.6 5.0 No
R8 28.0 L1 50.0 50.0 0.0 5.0 No
R9 35.6 L2 65.1 65.1 0.0 1.5 No
@200' 35.6 L3 63.8 63.8 0.0 3.0 No
1 See Figure 4.13-2 for the receiver locations.
2 Total Project nighttime operational noise levels as shown on Table 10-3 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K. 3 Reference noise level measurement locations as shown on Figure 4.13-1. 4 Observed daytime ambient noise levels as shown on Table 4.13-1. 5 Represents the combined ambient conditions plus the Project activities. 6 The noise level increase expected with the addition of the proposed Project activities. 7 Significance increase criteria as shown on Table 4.13-2.

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E. Off-Site Traffic Noise Impacts
To assess the off -site transportation CNEL noise level impacts associated with development of the Project, noise contours were developed based on the Town Center at Moreno Valley Specific Plan Traffic Analysis prepared by Urban Crossroads (Urban Crossroads, 2025e). Noise contour boundaries represent equal levels of noise exposure and are measured in CNEL from the center of the roadway.

Roadway segments are analyzed from the without Project to the with Project conditions in each of the following timeframes: Existing, Opening Year Cumulative (OYC) (2028), and Horizon Year (2045).

1. Existing Project Traffic Noise Level Increases
The analysis of existing traffic noise plus traffic noise generated by the Project is provided for informational purposes; this condition would not occur because the Project would not be fully developed and occupied under Existing conditions . As shown in Table 7-1 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K, Existing without Project exterior noise levels are calculated to range between 58.3 to 72.1 dBA CNEL, without accounting for any noise attenuation features . Table 7-2 of the Noise Analysis shows that under Existing with Project conditions, exterior noise levels are calculated to range between 59.2 to 72.2 dBA CNEL. As shown on Table 7-7 of the Noise Analysis, the Project’s off-site noise level increases are calculated to range between 0.0 and 1.0 dBA CNEL.

Based on the significance criteria identified in Table 4.13-2, the land uses adjacent to the Project study area roadway segments would experience less than significant noise level increases.

2. OYC (2028) Project Traffic Noise Level Increases
As shown in Table 7-3 of the Noise Analysis, the OYC (2028) without Project exterior noise levels are calculated to range between 59.7 to 73.7 dBA CNEL, without accounting for any noise attenuation features such as noise barriers or topography. Table 7-4 of the Noise Analysis shows the OYC (2028) with Project conditions noise levels are expected to range between 60.4 to 74.3 dBA CNEL. As shown on Table 7-8 of the Noise Analysis, the Project’s off-site noise level increases are calculated to range between 0.0 and 0.7 dBA CNEL. Based on the significance criteria identified in Table 4.13-2, the land uses adjacent to the Project study area roadway segments would experience less than significant noise level increases. Therefore, the Project’s traffic noise levels under the OYC (2028) with Project conditions would be less than significant without mitigation.

3. Horizon Year (2045) Noise Level Increases
As shown in Table 7-5 of the Noise Analysis, the Horizon Year (2045) without Project exterior noise levels are calculated to range between 60.2 to 75.1 dBA CNEL, without accounting for any noise attenuation features. Table 7-6 of the Noise Analysis shows the Horizon Year (2045) with Project conditions noise levels are calculated to range between range from 60.8 to 75.6 dBA CNEL. Table 7- 9 of the Noise Analysis shows that the Project off- site traffic noise level increases are calculated to range from 0.0 to 0.6 dBA CNEL. Based on the significance criteria identified in Table 4.13-2, the land uses adjacent to the Project study area roadway segments would experience less than significant noise level increases. Therefore, the Project’s traffic noise levels under the Horizon Year (2045) with Project conditions would be less than significant without mitigation. ■■
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F. On-Site Traffic Noise Impacts
Impacts of the environment on a project are excluded from CEQA unless the project itself “exacerbates” such impacts. Although analysis of potential noise impacts to proposed uses from existing transportation-related noise sources is not required pursuant to CEQA, the City’s policies intend to reduce transportation- related noise and require developers to reduce noise impacts on new development through appropriate means including double -paned or soundproof windows, setbacks, berming, and screening. S ite-specific exterior noise analys is is required to demonstrate that the proposed development would not place sensitive receptors in locations where the exterior existing or future noise levels would exceed the land use compatibility standards. Additionally, for future development located in areas where exterior noise levels exceed the land use compatibility standards as defined in the Noise Element, site -specific interior noise analyses demonstrating compliance with the interior noise standards of Title 24 and the General Plan would be required. These requirements for site-specific noise analyses would be implemented through submission of a Title 24 Compliance Report to demonstrate interior noise levels of 45 dBA CNEL. Through implementation of this regulatory framework, exterior and interior traffic noise impacts associated with new development would be less than significant.

The required Project -specific analysis of the compatibility of proposed land uses with existing transportation noise sources is provided in Section 8 of the Noise Analysis provided in EIR Technical Appendix K. The primary source of transportation-related affecting the Project site is anticipated to be from Cottonwood Avenue, Nason Street, Alessandro Boulevard, Bay Avenue, and proposed Street A (the north-south street connecting Cottonwood Avenue and Alessandro Boulevard). The Project also would be exposed to nominal traffic noise from the Project’s other internal roads. However, due to the distance and low traffic volume/speed, traffic noise from these roads would not make a substantive contribution to ambient noise conditions.

Nine on-site receiver locations shown in Figure 4.13-5 were selected for analysis; these on-site receiver locations face Cottonwood Avenue, Nason Street, Alessandro Boulevard, Bay Avenue, and proposed Street A. Table 4.13-8, Exterior Noise Levels, summarizes the future on-site exterior noise levels. The on-site traffic noise analysis calculations are provided in Appendix 8.1 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K.

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Table 4.13-8 Exterior Noise Levels
Receiver
Location1 Roadway Land Use
Exterior
Noise Level
(dBA CNEL)2
Land Use
Compatibility3
ON1 Cottonwood Av. Residential 66.7 Conditionally Acceptable ON2 Nason St. Residential 73.6 Normally Unacceptable
ON3 Nason St. Park 73.6 Conditionally Acceptable
ON4 Nason St. Hotel 73.6 Normally Unacceptable
ON5 Nason St. Commercial 73.6 Conditionally Acceptable
ON6 Alessandro Blvd. Commercial 70.2 Conditionally Acceptable ON7 Alessandro Blvd. Residential 70.2 Normally Unacceptable ON8 Bay Av. Residential 57.7 Normally Acceptable
ON9 Street A Civic/Library 55.7 Normally Acceptable
1 On-site receiver locations shown on Figure 4.13-5.
2 Exterior on-site traffic noise level calculations are included in Appendix 8.1 of EIR Technical Appendix K. 3 Based on the General Plan land use compatibility guidelines as shown on Exhibit 3-A of EIR Technical Appendix K. For conditionally acceptable land use, new construction or development should be undertaken only after a detailed analysis of the noise reduction requirements is made and needed noise insulation features included in the design. Conventional construction, but with closed windows and fresh air supply systems or air conditioning will normally suffice. For Normally Unacceptable land use, if new construction or development does proceed, a detailed analysis of the noise reduction requirements must be made and needed noise insulation features included in the design.

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1. Residential Land Use
As shown in Table 4.13-8 , noise sensitive outdoor living areas (backyards) for residential land uses would experience exterior noise levels of up to 73.6 dBA CNEL on Nason Street (ON2) without mitigation; this exterior noise level is normally unacceptable for residential uses , and a detailed analysis of the noise reduction requirements must be made and needed noise insulation features included in the design. Noise -sensitive exterior areas are generally limited to private yards of single - family residential land use and outdoor common areas for multi-family residential land use. To satisfy the City’s 65 dBA CNEL normally acceptable exterior noise level guidelines, the construction of 6 - foot-high noise barriers is recommended for the private yards of single-family residential land use and outdoor common areas for multi -family residential land use represented by on-site receiver locations ON1, ON2, and ON7. With the recommended noise barriers shown on Figure 4.13-5, On-Site Receiver Locations and Recommended Noise , the future exterior noise levels with noise abatement measures would range from 57.6 to 64.7 dBA CNEL (refer to Table 4.13-9, Exterior Noise Levels with Noise ).

This noise analysis shows that the recommended 6-foot-high noise barriers would satisfy the City’s 65 dBA CNEL normally acceptable exterior noise level guidelines for residential uses. The requirement for installation of noise control barriers is outlined in Condition of Approval (COA) 4.13-1.

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Table 4.13-9 Exterior Noise Levels with Noise Attenuation Receiver
Location1 Roadway Land Use
Barrier
Height
(Feet)
Exterior
Noise Level
(dBA CNEL)2
Land Use
Compatibility3
ON1 Cottonwood Av. Residential 6' 57.6 Normally Acceptable ON2 Nason St. Residential 6' 64.7 Normally Acceptable
ON7 Alessandro Blvd. Residential 6' 61.4 Normally Acceptable ON8 Bay Av. Residential 0' 57.7 Normally Acceptable
1 On-site receiver locations shown on Figure 4.13-5.
2 Exterior on-site traffic noise level calculations are included in Appendix 8.1 of EIR Technical Appendix K. 3 Based on the General Plan land use compatibility guidelines as shown on Exhibit 3-A of EIR Technical Appendix K.

Source: (Urban Crossroads, 2025d)

2. Non-Residential Uses
As shown in Table 4.13-8 the proposed civic land use (analyzed as a library) located east of Street A is considered normally acceptable with exterior noise levels of up to 55.7 dBA CNEL. Located east of A Street, Receiver Location ON9 shows that the civic use is considered satisfactory with buildings of normal conventional construction, without any special insulation requirements.

The proposed park use west of Nason Street represented by Receiver Location ON3 is conditionally acceptable with exterior noise levels of 73.6 dBA CNEL. However, it is expected that the park would be limited to daytime activities with no receivers at this location that would experience the nighttime noise levels encapsulated within the future 24-hour unmitigated exterior CNEL noise levels.

The proposed commercial use west of Nason Street and north of Alessandro Boulevard is conditionally acceptable with exterior noise levels ranging between 70.2 and 73.6 dBA CNEL. Based on the City’s Community Noise Compatibility Matrix, the proposed commercial land use represented by Receiver Locations ON5 and ON6 would satisfy the interior noise requirements using conventional construction.

The proposed hotel use west of Nason Street is normally unacceptable with exterior noise levels of

73.6 dBA CNEL . The reasonable worst -case exterior noise level represented by Receiver Location ON4 describes the unmitigated exterior noise levels at the right-of-way boundary. Actual noise levels for hotel uses would be calculated at the building locations that would include additional setbacks from the right-of-way and site design to reduce the potential noise exposure. In addition, hotel buildings often incorporate additional noise -reducing design elements such as double -glazed windows, sealed doors, and sound-absorbing insulation to enhance acoustic comfort for guests.

For conditionally acceptable and normally unacceptable land use s, new construction or development would be undertaken only after a detailed analysis of the noise reduction requirements is made and needed noise insulation features included in the design to ensure that required noise levels are met.

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G. Interior Noise Analysis
To ensure that the interior noise levels comply with the interior noise level standards, future exterior noise levels were calculated at the estimated at the first, second and third floor building facade locations for planned residential locations. Table 8-3 through 8-5 of the Noise Analysis included EIR Technical Appendix K indicate that Project residential land uses adjacent to Cottonwood Avenue, Nason Street, Alessandro Boulevard would require a windows -closed condition and a means of mechanical ventilation (e.g., air conditioning). Table 8-3 of the Noise Analysis shows that the future first floor interior noise levels with the recommended exterior noise abatement measures are expected to range from 31.4 to 41.3 dBA CNEL. Table 8-4 shows that the future second-floor interior noise levels with the recommended exterior noise abatement measures are expected to range from 31.3 to 44.3 dBA CNEL. Table 8-5 shows that the future third-floor interior noise levels with the recommended exterior noise abatement measures are expected to range from 30.9 to 44.1 dBA CNEL.

The interior noise assessment shows that the residential land use represented by the on-site receiver locations ON1, ON7, and ON8 can be satisfied using standard windows with a minimum STC rating of 27. However, upgraded windows and sliding glass doors with minimum STC rating of 30 are required for the residential land uses located west of Nason Street represented by the on-site receiver location ON2 (refer to COA 4.13-2). With adherence to COA 4.13-2, the interior noise levels for ON2 would satisfy the City’s 45 dBA CNEL threshold.

Notwithstanding the results of the evaluation above, a ll future noise-sensitive residential uses would require detailed analysis of the noise reduction requirements to ensure that needed noise insulation features are included in the design. These final noise studies would utilize any recommendations identified in the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K, in combination with precise grading plans and actual building design specifications to identify any additional noise abatement measures, such as exterior noise barriers and/or building materials (e.g., sound transmission class ratings for windows and doors), if necessary. The final noise study requirements are detailed in COA

4.13-2.

Threshold b: Wo
uld the Project generate excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels?
The MVMC does not define the numeric level at which a development project’s vibration levels are considered “excessive;” thus, FTA’s 0.3 PPV threshold for “older residential structures” is used to evaluate the Project’s potential to create excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise.

A. Construction Vibration Impacts
Construction activity can result in varying degrees of ground vibration, depending on the equipment and methods employed. The operation of construction equipment causes ground vibrations that spread through the ground and diminish in strength with distance . Construction vibration is generally associated with pile driving and rock blasting. However, no pile-driving or rock-blasting activities are planned for the Project.
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Construction activities on the Project site would utilize construction equipment that has the potential to generate vibration. Based on the representative vibration levels presented in Table 11-4 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K for various construction equipment types, estimated vibration levels resulting from construction activities on the Project site were calculated at distances ranging from 12 to 665 feet from Project construction activities . As shown in Table 4.13-10, Project Construction Vibration Levels, construction vibration velocities are estimated to range between 0.001 and 0.268 PPV. Based on the maximum acceptable continuous vibration threshold of 0.3 PPV, the typical Project construction vibration levels would fall below the building damage thresholds at all receiver locations . Therefore, vibration impacts related to Project construction would be less than significant.

Table 4.13-10Project Construction Vibration Levels
Receiver1
Distance
to
Const.

Activity
(Feet)2
Typical Construction Vibration Levels
PPV (in/sec)3 Thresholds
PPV
(in/sec)4
Thresholds
Exceeded?5 Small
bulldozer Jackhammer Loaded
Trucks
Large
bulldozer
Highest
Vibration
Level
R1 59' 0.001 0.010 0.021 0.025 0.025 0.3 No
R2 82' 0.001 0.006 0.013 0.015 0.015 0.3 No
R3 115' 0.000 0.004 0.008 0.009 0.009 0.3 No
R4 366' 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.3 No
R5 78' 0.001 0.006 0.014 0.016 0.016 0.3 No
R6 665' 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.3 No
R7 12' 0.009 0.105 0.229 0.268 0.268 0.3 No
R8 187' 0.000 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.3 No
R9 136' 0.000 0.003 0.006 0.007 0.007 0.3 No
@200' 200' 0.000 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.3 No
1 Receiver locations are shown on Figure 4.13-2.
2 Distance from receiver location to Project construction boundary (Project site boundary). 3 Based on the Vibration Source Levels of Construction Equipment (Table 11-4 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K). 4 Caltrans Transportation and Construction Vibration Guidance Manual, April 2020, Table 19, p. 38. 5 Does the peak vibration exceed the acceptable vibration thresholds? Source: (Urban Crossroads, 2025d)

B. Operational Vibration Impacts
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Threshold c: For a project located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the Project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels?
Threshold “c” applies when there are nearby public and private airports and/or air strips and focuses on land use compatibility of the Project to nearby airports and airstrips. The Project site is not located within two miles of an airport or airstrip. The closest airport is the March Air Reserve Base/Inland Port (MARB/IP) Airport which is over 3 miles southwest of the Project site. As such, the Project site would not be exposed to excessive noise levels from airport operations, and therefore, impacts are considered less than significant.

4.13.6 CUMULATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS
The cumulative impact analysis considers construction and operation of the Project in conjunction with other development projects in the vicinity of the Project site. As shown on EIR Figure 4.0-1, Cumulative Projects Location Map, in EIR Section 4.0, Environmental Analysis, there are cumulative projects proposed adjacent to the Project site, and it is possible that surrounding properties would be under construction while Project construction activities are occurring.

As discussed under the analysis of Threshold “a,” Project construction-related noise impacts would be less than significant. However, the nearest sensitive receiver locations may also experience additional construction noise impacts due to potential concurrent construction activities on site, and at sites adjacent to the Project site (refer to Figure 4.0 -1). This includes Alessandro Walk residential development (Tentative Tract Map 38265) located west of the Project site (represented by Receiver Location R7) and Cottonwood and Nason residential development located northeast of the Project site.

Using the highest reference construction equipment noise levels for grading activity and the CadnaA noise prediction model, calculations of the cumulative construction noise level impacts at the nearby sensitive receiver locations were completed. The actual timing of construction for each project is not known at this time; therefore, to present the conservative condition, Table 11-5 in the Noise Analysis in EIR Technical Appendix K presents a summary of the cumulative noise levels assuming the Project and adjacent projects are constructed concurrently. The cumulative construction noise analysis shows that the nearby receiver locations would satisfy the City of Moreno Valley daytime 65 dBA Leq
significance threshold during concurrent cumulative construction activities. Therefore, the cumulative noise impacts would be considered less than significant at all receiver locations and at 200 feet from the property line of the source. In addition, MVMC Section 11.80.030(D)(7) limits general construction activities within 200 feet of residential uses to weekdays, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Because construction activities are typically limited to weekdays, during daylight hours, the direct and cumulative construction noise impacts are considered a nuisance or annoying, rather than a significant impact upon surrounding land uses.

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during daytime or nighttime hours . Therefore, operational noise impacts associated with the Project would be less than cumulatively considerable.

The analysis presented under Threshold “a” evaluates the Project’s traffic noise contribution along study area roadways with consideration of near-term (Year 2028) and long-term (Horizon Year 2045) cumulative development . As summarized in Table 7-1 through Table 7-9 of the Noise Analysis included in EIR Technical Appendix K, the Project’s traffic noise contributions along study area roadways would not exceed applicable significance thresholds and, therefore, would not be cumulatively-considerable under near- or long-term conditions.

As discussed under the analysis of Threshold “b,” during construction, the Project’s peak vibration impacts would occur when large pieces of equipment, like bulldozers, are operating on-site . (During the non-grading phases of Project construction, when smaller pieces of equipment are used on-site, the Project’s vibration would be minimal.) Vibration effects diminish rapidly from the source; therefore, the only reasonable sources of cumulative vibration in the vicinity of the Project site could occur on properties abutting these sites.

As discussed under the analysis of Threshold “b,” u nder long-term conditions, the Project would not include or require equipment or activities that would result in perceptible groundborne vibration beyond the Project site. As with the Project, cumulative projects in the vicinity of the Project site would consist of land uses would not generate perceptible groundborne vibration during operation. Therefore, Project impacts due to vibration during operation would be less than cumulatively considerable.

As discussed under the analysis of Threshold “c,” the Project would not involve the construction, operation, or use of any public airports or public use airports. There are no conditions associated with implementation of the Project that would contribute to airport noise or exposure of additional people to unacceptable levels of airport noise. Accordingly, the Project would not cumulatively contribute to impacts associated with noise from a public airport, public-use airport, or private airstrip.

4.13.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS BEFORE MITIGATION
Threshold a: Less than Significant Impact . During construction and operation (on-site noise sources and off-site traffic noise) the Project would not generate substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies.

Threshold b: Les
s than Significant Impact. The Project’s construction and operational activities would not result in a perceptible groundborne vibration or noise.

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4.13.8 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
The following COAs are required to ensure future development pursuant to the proposed TCMV Specific Plan adheres to the City’s noise standards for land use com patibility. These COAs are not required to reduce significant Project impacts.

COA 4.13-1 Six-foot-high noise barriers shall be constructed for the private yards of single-family residential land use and outdoor common areas for multi -family residential land use represented by the on-site receiver locations ON1, ON2, and ON7 on EIR Figure 4.13- 5, On-Site Receiver Locations and Recommended Noise Abatement Measures . The noise control barriers shall be constructed so that the top of each wall extends to the recommended height above the pad elevation of the lot it is shielding. When the road is elevated above the pad elevation, the barrier shall extend to the recommended height above the highest point between the residential home and the road. The barrier shall provide a weight of at least 4 pounds per square foot of face area with no decorative cutouts or line -of-sight openings between shielded areas and the roadways, or a minimum transmission loss of 20 dBA. The barrier must present a solid face from top to bottom. Unnecessary openings or decorative cutouts shall not be made . All gaps (except for weep holes) should be filled with grout or caulking.

COA 4.13-2 T o satisfy the State of California’s 45 dBA CNEL noise insulation standards, all residential land uses adjacent to Cottonwood Avenue, Nason Street, and Alessandro Boulevard shall require a windows -closed condition and a means of mechanical ventilation (e.g., air conditioning). Upgraded windows with minimum STC rating of 30 are required for the single-family residential land uses located west of Nason Street represented by the on-site receiver location ON2. With the following noise abatement measures, the on -site interior traffic noise levels would satisfy the 45 dBA CNEL interior noise requirements.

Windows/Sliding Glass Doors: All residential units require windows and sliding glass doors that have well-fitted, well-weather-stripped assemblies, and the following sound transmission class (STC) ratings:

1. S ingle-family residential land uses located west of Nason Street represented by the on-site receiver location ON2 require upgraded windows and sliding glass doors with minimum STC ratings of 30 (all windows/glass doors, all floors);

2. All other residential lots require windows and sliding glass doors with minimum sound transmission class (STC) ratings of 27.

Exterior Doors (Non -
Glass): All exterior doors shall be well weather-stripped and have well -sealed perimeter gaps around the doors to achieve the STC ratings recommended below:
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1. Single-family residential land uses located west of Nason Street represented by the on-site receiver location ON2 require upgraded doors with minimum STC ratings of 30 (all floors);

2. All other residential lots require doors with minimum sound transmission class (STC) ratings of 27.

Exterior Walls: At any penetrations of exterior walls by pipes, ducts, or conduits, the space between the wall and pipes, ducts, or conduits shall be caulked or filled with mortar to form an airtight seal.

Roof: Roof she
athing of wood construction shall be per manufacturer’s specification or caulked plywood of at least one-half inch thick. Ceilings shall be per manufacturer’s specification or well -sealed gypsum board of at least one -half inch thick. Insulation with at least a rating of R-19 shall be used in the attic space.

Ventilation: C onsistent with MVMC Section 9.03.040(F)(3), in all residential districts, air conditioners, heating, cooling and ventilating equipment and all other mechanical, lighting or electrical devices shall be operated so that noise levels do not exceed 60 dBA (Ldn) at the property line. Additionally, such equipment, including roof-mounted installation, shall be screened from surrounding properties and streets and shall not be located in the required front yard or street side yard. All equipment shall be installed and operated in accordance with other applicable city ordinances.

Future Noise Studies: F ina
l noise studies shall be prepared for the future noise- sensitive residential uses prior to issuance of building permits. Each noise study shall finalize the noise attenuation measures described in the Town Center at Moreno Valley Noise Analysis using the precise grading plans and actual building design specifications, and may include additional mitigation, if necessary, to meet the interior noise level standards for residential land uses . These noise studies would utilize any recommendations identified in this study and use the precise grading plans and actual building design specifications to identify any additional noise abatement measures, such as exterior noise barriers and/or building materials (e.g., sound transmission class ratings for windows and doors), if necessary, based on the site -specific noise impacts within these planning areas.

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4.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING
This subsection analyzes potentially significant impacts associated with population and housing growth that could result from the implementation of the Project. References used in this subsection are listed in EIR Section 7.0, References.

4.14.1 EXISTING CONDITIONS
The Project site is currently undeveloped and there are no existing homes, residents, or employees.

A. Population and Housing
In 2024, the California Department of Finance (DOF) estimated the population in the City of Moreno Valley (City) to be 207,146 individuals, and the number of households to be 58,713, representing approximately 8.5% of the population (2,442,378 residents) and approximately 6.7% of the households (882,389) in Riverside County (DOF 2024).

B. Employment
According to the California Employment Development Department, in October 2024, the City ’s civilian labor force was 100,500 persons with 95,400 people employed and an unemployment rate of

5.6% (or 5,700 persons). For the same period, the civilian labor force in Riverside County was 1,165,700 persons with 1,100,000 persons employed (an unemployment rate of 5.6%) (EDD 2024).

Additionally, in 2019, approximately 86% of the City’s residents commuted outside the City for work (SCAG 2019).

C. Regional Local and Growth Projections
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is the metropolitan planning organization responsible for developing and adopting regional housing, population, and employment growth forecasts for local governments from Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. To facilitate regional planning efforts, SCAG’s planning area is organized into 14 sub-regions. The City is one of 15 Riverside County cities located in the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) sub-region.

SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2024, adopted in April 2024, is the currently adopted 2024-2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS), and includes a Demographics and Growth Forecast technical report, which helps coordinate regional planning, employment, and housing development strategies in Southern California. The demographic and growth forecasts presented in Connect SoCal 2024 are the currently adopted population, housing, and employment forecasts for the six-county region, and reflect recent and past trends, key demographic and economic assumptions, and local, regional, state, and national policy. As part of the development of the forecast, SCAG coordinates with local jurisdictions, including the City of Moreno Valley, to understand each community’s vision for the future so that it can be integrated into the outlook for the future of the region. ■■
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According to the Demographic & Growth Forecast technical report included in Connect SoCal 2024, and as shown in Table 4.14-1, SCAG Projected 2019-2050 Growth Forecast, between 2019 and 2050, the number of households in the City of Moreno Valley is expected to increase by 21,900, an approximately 40.0% increase, and employment (number of jobs) is expected to increase by 30,000, an approximately 69.4% increase. Connect SoCal 2024 estimated the population in the City to be 206,800 residents in 2019; however, does not project future population below the County level.

Table 4.14-1 SCAG Projected 2019-2050 Growth Forecast
2019 2050 Percent Growth
City of Moreno Valley
Households 54,700 76,600 40.0
Employment 44,500 75,400 69.4
Jobs-Housing Ratio 0.81 0.98
County of Riverside
Population 2,386,000 2,992,000 25.4
Households 744,000 1,062,000 42.7
Employment 847,000 1,185,000 39.9
Jobs-Housing Ratio 1.13 1.12
Source: (SCAG 2024c)

As shown in Table 4.14-1, the jobs to housing ratio in the City is projected to increase from 0.81 in 2019 to 0.98 in 2050. An appropriate jobs-housing ratio for any given geographic area is area-specific, in that each locale presents differing demographic characteristics. Jobs-housing ratios are also dynamic and fluctuate over time. Generally, a ratio of less than 1:1 indicates a jobs-poor area, and a ratio of one or more than 1:1 indicates a jobs-rich area. This can be compared to Riverside County as a whole which is expected to remain jobs-rich.

4.14.2 REGULATORY SETTING
A. State

1. State of California Fair Share Housing Requirements
State housing law (California Government Code, Section 65580 et seq.) calls upon local jurisdictions to provide for low- and moderate-income housing. In implementing this law, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) assigns fair share housing targets to each jurisdiction and requires local General Plan Housing Elements to address how these fair share housing targets can be achieved during the specified timeframe given local demographics, land use, and zoning. State law requires local jurisdictions to submit Housing Elements for HCD review and approval. The City’s 2021-2029 Housing Element was adopted by the City Council on June 15, 2021, the City Council made additional findings and determinations in October 2022, and HCD certified the Housing Element on ■■
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October 11, 2022.1 Implementation of these housing laws at the regional level (SCAG) and at the local level (City of Moreno Valley) is discussed below.

B. Regional

1. SCAG Connect SoCal 2024 (2024-2050 RTP/SCS)
EIR Subsection 4.11, Land Use and Planning, includes a discussion of SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2024 (2024-2050 RTP/SCS) and provides an analysis of the Project’s consistency with the established goals.

Connect SoCal is a long-range visioning plan that builds upon and expands land use and transportation strategies established over several planning cycles to increase mobility options and achieve a more sustainable growth pattern. As previously identified, Connect SoCal includes a Demographics and Growth Forecast technical report. The Regional Growth Forecast is used as a key guide for developing regional plans and strategies mandated by federal and state governments such as the RTP/SCS, the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) (discussed in EIR Subsection 4.3, Air Quality) , and the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), discussed in this subsection.

2. Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)
As identified above, State law requires all regional COGs, also known as municipal planning organizations (MPOs), which includes SCAG, to determine the existing and future housing needs for its region. SCAG is also required to determine the allocation of housing that must be a ccommodated in each city and county in the SCAG region. SCAG’s RHNA provides an allocation of the existing and future housing needs by jurisdiction; this is based on income level, existing housing needs in each city and county, and the fair share allocation of the projected regional population growth. The allocations are driven by the intent that a better balance between jobs and housing should occur in various areas of the region and that every city should incur its fair share in the development of affordable housing units and in meeting future housing needs. All local governments are required to set aside sufficient land, adopt programs, and provide funding (to the extent feasible), to facilitate and encourage housing production commensurate with that housing need.

The City’s adopted Housing Element outlines how the City will meet its RHNA allocation obligations for the Sixth Cycle Housing Element Update, which covers the housing element planning period of October 2021 through October 2029. For the 2021-2029 planning period, t he City’s share of regional housing need is 13,627 units of total new construction (City of Moreno Valley, 2021d). The City’s RHNA allocation is shown in Table 4.14-2, City RHNA 2021-2029.

1 After the City’s adoption of Resolution No. 2022-67 in October 2022, the City’s Housing Element, as modified, was not subject to any legal challenge and is the operable HCD -certified Housing Element for the City. (City Council Resolution No. 2024-37, June 18, 2024).
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Table 4.14-2 City RHNA 2021-2029
Income Category Units Percent
Very Low (0-50% of AMI) 3,779 28%
Low (51-80 of AMI) 2,051 15%
Moderate (81-120% of AMI) 2,165 16%
Above Moderate (more than 120% of AMI) 5,632 41%
Total New Construction Needed 13,627 100%
AMI – Average Median Income
Source: (City of Moreno Valley, 2021d)

C. Local Plans, Policies, and Regulations

1. City of Moreno Valley 2021-2029 Housing Element
State law requires that California jurisdictions adopt a Housing Element that establishes goals, policies, and programs that respond to community housing conditions and needs . The adopted 2021-2029 Moreno Valley Housing Element was prepared to address the legal requirements for the Housing Element, to provide a framework for addressing current and near-term housing needs in the City, and to articulate the City’s longer-term approach to addressing its housing needs given the special characteristics of the local housing environment.

The City’s quantified objectives for the 2021-2029 Housing Element cycle include 13,595 units of new construction, which represent the City’s remaining RHNA for the Six Cycle Housing Element Update, and 152 rehabilitated units (City of Moreno Valley, 2021d). The consistency of the Project with relevant goals and policies of the City’s Housing Element is evaluated in EIR Subsection 4.11, Land Use and Planning.

4.14.3 BASIS FOR DETERMINING SIGNIFICANCE
The City of Moreno Valley evaluates impacts related to population and housing based on thresholds of significance included in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines. A significant population and housing impact would occur if the Project would:
a) Induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure).
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere.

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4.14.4 IMPACT ANALYSIS
Threshold a: Would the Project induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? A. Construction
It is estimated that the development of uses allowed by the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would occur over an approximate 36-month construction period. Project construction activities would require contractors and laborers. It is anticipated that general construction labor would be available from the local and regional labor pool and would not result in substantial population growth because the construction workers would commute from their respective homes. Additionally, each construction phase (e.g., grading, paving, electrical etc.) requires different skills and specialties, which would be needed for the length of time of that phase. Because of that, the Project’s construction phases would not result in a long-term increase in employment which would induce substantial unplanned population growth from temporary construction activities. Therefore, the Project would not directly or indirectly induce substantial population growth in the City during construction, resulting in a less than significant impact.

B. Operation

1. Population and Housing Growth Analysis
The proposed TCMV Specific Plan involves a mixed-use development consisting of residential, commercial/civic, and park uses. As described in EIR Section 3.6, Project Operational Characteristics, based on the maximum number of units anticipated for purposes of analysis in this EIR (800 units), it is estimated that buildout of the TCMV Specific Plan could generate up to 3,080 new residents in the City. This is based on the estimated population generation factor of 3.85 people per unit presented in the 2021-2029 Housing Element.

The development of new housing units at the Project site, which is currently undeveloped, would assist the City in meeting State -mandated fair share housing production targets as outlined in SCAG’s RHNA. Table 4.14-3, Comparison of Project Population, Employment, and Housing with Adopted Growth Forecasts , compares the calculation of future population, housing and employment with implementation of the proposed TCMV Specific Plan to regional and local projections, as applicable.

As shown, the maximum number of units allowed by the proposed TCMV Specific Plan (800 units) would not exceed the housing projections for the City or the region, and the potential for 3,080 new residents would not exceed the population projections for the region. The proposed maximum number of units represents approximately 4.4% of the increase in housing in the City projected by SCAG for 2050, and less than 1% of the housing growth in the County projected by SCAG for 2050. T he estimated increase in population represents approximately less than 1% of the population growth in the County projected by SCAG for 2050.

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Table 4.14-3 Comparison of Project Population, Employment, and Housing with Adopted Growth Forecasts
Existing
Anticipated
Growth With
the Project
Existing Plus
Project
(2025)
Connect SoCal 2024
Regional Growth
Projections
(2050)b
Population
County of Riverside (2024) 2,442,378a 3,080 2,445,458 2,992,000 Households
County of Riverside (2024) 882,389a
800
883,189 1,062,000
City of Moreno Valley (2024) 58,713a 59,513 76,600
Employment
County of Riverside (2022) 897,000b
421
897,421 1,185,000
City of Moreno Valley (2019) 44,500b 44,921 83,200
SCAG: Southern California Association of Governments
a (DOF 2024)
b (SCAG 2024c)

Therefore, implementation of the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would not result in substantial direct unplanned population growth, resulting in a less than significant impact.

The Project proposes infrastructure improvements such as the extension of Bay Avenue, construction on an on-site roadway, and on-site utility infrastructure that would connect to existing utility infrastructure in the surrounding roadways. The utility infrastructure improvements would be sized to accommodate the Project and would not include additional capacity to accommodate future development off site. As such, the Project’s proposed infrastructure improvements are not anticipated to result in indirect substantial unplanned population growth.

2. Employment Growth Analysis
The anticipated non-residential development scenario for implementation of the TCMV Specific Plan established for purposes of analysis in this EIR is estimated to generate up to 421 employment opportunities associated with the proposed commercial/civic uses (refer to EIR Table 3-7, Estimated Employment Generation). This represents only 1.1% of the anticipated employment growth in the City by 2050 as presented in SCAG’s 2050 projections.

The Project region currently contains an ample supply of potential employees and the labor demand generated by the Project is not anticipated to draw new residents to the area or the City. The proposed employment opportunities can be filled by the local labor force. As previously discussed, the City of Moreno Valley and the County have an unemployment rate of 5.6%, and many of the City’s residents commute outside the City for work. Therefore, the Project would not in directly induce substantial unplanned population growth in the area through the construction of new businesses. ■■
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In summary, the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would assist the City in meeting its RHNA requirements and would not involve any uses or activities that would induce substantial unplanned growth in the City or the region. This impact would be less than significant.

Threshold b: Would the Project d isplace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? Currently, the Project site is undeveloped. As such, the development of the Project would not displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing. No impact would occur.

4.14.5 CUMULATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS
Buildout of the Project site is anticipated to generate housing and non-residential uses. The associated increases in population (estimated 3,080 residents) and employment opportunities (estimated 421 jobs) in the City would not result in unplanned population growth in the City or the County beyond that anticipated for the City or the region in SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2024 growth forecasts. The anticipated employment opportunities associated with the proposed commercial/civic uses would not be such that individuals would move to the City or the region creating unplanned indirect increases in population.

Additionally, the Project would not result in an extension of infrastructure that would result in unplanned induced or cumulatively considerable development. Since the Project impact is less than significant, the Project would not cause a cumulatively considerable impact related to population.

The Project site is undeveloped, and the Project would not displace people or housing that would require the construction of replacement housing elsewhere. As such, the Project would not contribute to a cumulatively significant impact associated with the need to construct housing units.

4.14.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS BEFORE MITIGATION
Threshold a: Less than Significant Impact. The Project would include the development of residential, commercial/civic, and park uses, and associated roadways and utility infrastructure that would be used to accommodate the proposed development . The estimated 800 units (3,080 residents) and 421 new employment opportunities resulting from implementation of the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would not directly or indirectly induce substantial unplanned population growth. Impacts would be less than significant.

Threshold b: No Impact. The Project site is undeveloped and implementation of the proposed TCMV Specific Plan would not displace a substantial number of existing people or housing. No impacts would occur.

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4.15 PUBLIC SERVICES AND RECREATION
This subsection analyzes potentially significant impacts related to public services and recreation that could result from the implementation of the Project . References used in this subsection are listed in Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Section 7.0, References.

4.15.1 EXISTING CONDITIONS
The Project site is currently undeveloped and does not include any uses that generate a demand for fire, police, school, park, or library services. Following is a description of these public services that would be required to serve the Project.

A. Fire and Emergency Service
Fire and emergency medical services are provided to the City, including the Project site, by the Moreno Valley Fire Department (MVFD) under contracts with the Riverside County Fire Department (RCFD) and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE ) for provision of services as part of an integrated regional fire protection system. MVFD is the primary response agency for fires, emergency medical service, hazardous materials incidents, traffic accidents, terrorist acts, catastrophic weather events, and technical rescues for the city. MVFD also provides a full range of fire prevention services including public education, code enforcement, plan check, and inspection services for new and existing construction, and fire investigation. Through a master mutual aid agreement, MVFD is obligated to provide fire apparatus to other jurisdictions in the region to assist in handling emergency calls for service, just as those jurisdictions are obligated to provide resources to the City. Additionally, the City’s Office of Emergency Management is located within the MVFD allowing for a well - coordinated response to both natural and human- made disasters. The MVFD has established a target response time of 5 minutes from dispatch to arrival for 90% of calls for service and continues to work to meet this goal. The MVFD has not adopted service ratios for personnel or equipment; however, MVFD strives to achieve National Fire Protection Association standards for the organization and deployment of fire suppression operations and adjusts staffing and equipment levels as needed, based on an ongoing assessment of activity in the City and calls for service (City of Moreno Valley 2021a). 1 The MVFD currently has seven fire stations; however, the MVFD Strategic Plan indicates that up to 14 stations may be needed to serve the City at buildout (MVFD 2011). The nearest fire station to the Project site is Station No. 99 (Morrison Park Fire Station), which is located at 13400 Morrison Street, approximately 0.4 roadway miles northwest of the Project site . The Morrison Park Fire Station is a two-bay fire station that houses one Type 1 Engine (paramedic engine) (City of Moreno Valley 2022b).

Moreno Valley Volunteer Reserve Firefighters assist the MVFD in firefighting activities and provision of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). These volunteers respond to alarms as members of fire crews,

1 The fire protection services information provided in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the MoVal 2040:

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operate various fire apparatus and equipment, and are trained as Emergency Medical Technicians, First Responders, or Emergency Medical Responders (EMR), and administer varying degrees of emergency medical aid (City of Moreno Valley 2021a).

The CAL FIRE/RCFD Division Chief is the appointed Fire Chief of the MVFD and oversees the City’s Fire Prevention Bureau and Office of Emergency Management and Volunteer Services. The Office of Emergency Management program provides a wide variety of training, such as Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training and Terrorism Awareness, to both employees and residents. This program is also responsible for citywide prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for natural or man-made disasters (City of Moreno Valley 2022b).

B. Police Service
The City of Moreno Valley contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) for police protection services. Law enforcement services in the City, including the Project site, and the RCSD’s operations within the City are referred to as the Moreno Valley Police Department (MVPD).

MVPD operates out of the Moreno Valley Station located at the Civic Center Complex at Alessandro Boulevard and Frederick Street (22850 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos approximately 3.9 miles west of the Project site). The City is planning an expansion of the Civic Center complex that would include a remodeled Public Safety Building capable of accommodating roughly 600 total personnel, as well as a satellite police substation in the southeastern part of the City to service anticipated demand of the buildout of the City. Satellite substations are also planned in several locations throughout the City (City of Moreno Valley 2021a).
2 MVPD currently operates five divisions, which include Administration, Detective , Patrol, Special Enforcement, and Traffic. The Patrol Division provides first responders to crimes in progress and to calls for service assigned by dispatch. This division consists of nine supervising sergeants, 64 sworn patrol officers, three K -9 teams, and 10 non-sworn officers . MVPD has adopted a zone policing strategy whereby officers are assigned to one of four areas (Zone 1 through 4) of the City in order to improve response times to calls for service, help officers become more familiar with the community, and build relationships with residents and business owners (City of Moreno Valley 2022c). The Project site is within Zone 4, which generally covers the eastern portion of the City (east of Lasselle Street and south of State Route (SR)-60 (City of Moreno Valley 2022c).

Calls to the MVPD are prioritized and assigned by urgency from greatest urgency (Priority 1) through non-emergency calls. Priority 1 calls include emergency calls which require immediate response, when vehicular pursuit is in process, or when there is reason to believe that an immediate threat to life exists.

Priority 2 calls include injured persons, robberies in progress, bomb threats, car jackings, rape, and stolen vehicles. Priority 3 calls include assault, prowlers, disturbances, tampering with vehicles, and

2 The police services information provided in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the MoVal 2040: Moreno Valley Comprehensive Plan Update, Housing Element Update, and Climate Action Plan remains applicable to the discussion of the existing environmental setting for police services in the City. The court decision did not address this topical issue.
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burglary alarms. The MVPD has a response target of six minutes or less for Priority 1 calls, 15 minutes or less for Priority 2 calls, and 35 minutes or less for Priority 3 calls (City of Moreno Valley 2021a).

The Administration Division oversees Community and Volunteer Services Programs, as well as the Neighborhood Watch program, and now has 81 volunteers across the Citizen’s Patrol Unit, Anti - Graffiti Patrol Unit, Police Explorer Program, Reserve Officer’s Program, Station Volunteers, and Mounted Posse. These volunteer programs help connect the MVPD to the community and play an important role in ensuring the continued safety and well -being of residents (City of Moreno Valley 2021a).

C. Schools

1. Moreno Valley Unified School District
The Project site is within the Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD), which serves 77 square miles, including the City of Moreno Valley, a small portion of the City of Riverside, and unincorporated regions in Riverside County. MVUSD serves Kindergarten through 12 th grade across 39 existing school sites. The Project site is within the service area for Moreno Elementary School (K- 5), Mountain View Middle School (6-8), and Valley View High School (9-12). Table 4.15-1, Existing Schools Enrollment and Capacity , identifies enrollment for the 2023-2024 academic year and the maximum student capacity at each school.

Table 4.15-1 Existing Schools Enrollment and Capacity
School Name 2023-2024 Enrollment (Students) Maximum Student Capacity Moreno Elementary School 740 850
Mountain View Middle School 1,147 1,700
Valley View High School 2,650 2,800
Source: (Infante 2024)

The MVUSD student generation rates (number of students per dwelling) for elementary, middle, and high schools are shown in Table 4.15-2, MVUSD Student Generation Rates.

Table 4.15-2 MVUSD Student Generation Rates
School Type Student Generation Rate
(Per Dwelling Unit)
Elementary 0.3314
Middle 0.1702
High 0.2281
Source: (City of Moreno Valley 2021a)

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intersection of Nason Street and Bay Avenue with a capacity for 850 students. This new school facility site is located east of the Project site on the opposite side of Nason Street . Moreover, the City anticipates an additional high school facility in the northeastern area of the City within the next 20 years (City of Moreno Valley 2021a).3

The previous Moreno Elementary School facilities, located at 26700 Cottonwood Avenue, northeast of the Project site across Cottonwood Avenue, have been repurposed for the MVUSD Early Learning Academy special education program operations, which serves approximately 300 children from birth to kindergarten age (MVUSD 2024).

D. Parks
The City’s Park and Community Services Department provides park and recreational services to the City, including the Project site. The Park and Community Services Department maintains approximately 482 acres of parkland within the City which consist of 7 community parks, 24 neighborhood parks, 4 specialty parks , and 15 mi les of trails/greenways . T he City plans to add approximately 194.20 acres of parkland to the City and proposes to provide 80.77 acres of additional parks and recreational facilities. As such, the City has 671.28 acres of existing and planned parkla nd with a parkland ratio of 2.66 acres per 1,000 residents . Additionally, the City maintains joint use agreements with the Moreno Valley and Val Verde School Districts for off-hour use of school facilities (City of Moreno Valley 2021a).

The nearest community park
4 to the Project site is Morrison Park, located at 26667 Dracaea Avenue, approximately 0.2-mile northwest of the Project site. Morrison Park provides barbecues, picnic tables, soccer field, snack bar, and four lit softball/baseball fields. An approximately 8-acre property located at the northeast corner of the Morrison Street and Cottonwood Avenue intersection is planned as a future park adjacent to the existing Morrison Park. The nearest neighborhood park 5 to the Project site
is Rock Ridge Park, located at 27119 Waterford Way, approximately 0.5-mile northeast of the Project site. The nearest joint-use facility to the Project site is the Valley View High School Swimming Pool located at 13135 Nason Street, approximately 0.4-mile north of the Project site, which is available to the public during off-hours. Other park facilities within 3 miles of the Project site include Sunnymead Park, an approximately 15.5-acre community park located approximately 2.1 miles northwest of the

3 The school information provided in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the MoVal 2040: Moreno Valley Comprehensive Plan Update, Housing Element Update, and Climate Action Plan remains applicable to the discussion of the school services in the City. The court decision did not address this topical issue. 4 Community Parks are larger parks (20 to 50 acres in size) providing community- wide amenities, meeting needs of large sections of the community. T hese parks have a three -mile radius service area, which represents a 20 -minute drive, and often include community buildings, such as a cultural center or teen center, as well as specialty sports facilities. Where Community Parks are located in residential neighborhoods, they serve both the needs of the Community Park service radius and the Neighborhood Park service radius. 5 Neighborhood Parks range from ¼ to 20 acres in size and are geared specifically for those living within a ¾ -mile radius of the park, which represents a 15- minute walk. Ease of access and walking distance are critical factors in locating a Neighborhood Park. Amenities provided by a Neighborhood Park include practice sports fields, informal open play areas, children’s play apparatus, and basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts. ■■
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Project site, and Weston Park, an approximately 4-acre neighborhood park located approximately 0.8- mile northwest of the Project site.

Trails/Greenways allow for uninterrupted, safe pedestrian movement through the City and play an important role in connecting the park, recreation and open space system. There are two main categories of greenways: “Natural” greenways follow existing natural resources, and “man-made” greenways result from development projects and are often located in residential subdivisions or along abandoned rail corridors, power line corridors, storm drain easements and collector parkway rights-of-way. There are no trails on or adjacent to the Project site; the nearest trail is the Cold Creek Trail accessed from the existing Cold Creek Trail Head located approximately 0.5-mile northeast of the Project site.

E. Libraries
The Moreno Valley Public Library provides services and programs furthering educational development and cultural vitality of patrons of all ages and backgrounds in the Moreno Valley area. The library has three branch locations: Main Branch, Mall Branch, and Iris Plaza Branch. The Main Branch facility is located on the old Midland Middle School site at 25480 Alessandro Boulevard, reconstructed in 1987 to house the library as well as a senior and community center. The Main Branch is closest to the Project site (approximately 1.4 miles to the west). The library has since grown to occupy the entire 16,000- square-foot building. The Mall Branch satellite location, opened in 2017, is located at 22500 Town Circle. The Iris Plaza Branch, opened in 2020, is located at 16170 Perris Boulevard. The three public libraries offer a wide array of books and technological resources that are suited to serve patrons of all ages, supporting a culture of learning and civic involvement (City of Moreno Valley 2021a).

4.15.2 REGULATORY SETTING
A. State Plans, Policies, and Regulations

1. California Fire Code
The California Fire Code (CFC) (California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 9) establishes regulations to safeguard against the hazards of fire, explosion, or dangerous conditions in new and existing buildings, structures, and premises. The CFC also establishes requirements intended to provide safety for and assistance to firefighters and emergency responders during emergency operations. The provisions of the CFC apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal, and demolition of every building or structure throughout California. The CFC includes regulations regarding fire -resistance- rated construction, fire protection systems such as alarm and sprinkler systems, fire services features such as fire apparatus access roads, means of egress, fire safety during construction and demolition, and wildland-urban interface areas. The City has adopted the CFC as Title 8, Chapter 8.36 of the Moreno Valley Municipal Code (MVMC), including appendices addressing fire-flow requirements for buildings.

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2. Assembly Bill 2926
Assembly Bill (AB) 2926, passed in 1986, allows school districts to collect impact fees from developers of new residential and commercial/industrial building space to assist in providing school facilities for students. Development impact fees (DIFs) are also referenced in the 1987 Leroy Greene Lease-Purchase Act, which requires school districts to contribute a matching share of costs for construction, modernization, and reconstruction projects.

3. Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 (Senate Bill [SB] 50) Senate Bill (SB) 50, adopted in 1998, limits the power of cities and counties to require mitigation of school facilities impacts as a condition of approving new development. It also authorizes school districts to levy statutory developer fees at levels higher than previously allowed and according to new rules. California Education Code Section 17620 establishes the authority of any school district to levy a fee, charge, dedication, or other requirements against any development within the school district for the purposes of funding the construction of school facilities, as long as the district can show justification for the fees.

4. Mitigation Fee Act
The California Mitigation Fee Act ( California Government Code, Sections 66000 et seq.) mandates procedures for administration of impact fee programs, including collection and accounting, reporting, and refunds. A development impact fee is a monetary exaction other than a tax or special assessment that is charged by a local governmental agency to an applicant in connection with approval of a development project for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of public facilities related to the development project. As discussed below, the City of Moreno Valley has adopted development impact fee programs for various public facilities, which are outlined in the MVMC.

5. Quimby Act California Government Code § 66477
The State of California’s Quimby Act was established by the California Legislature for the purpose of preserving open space and providing park facilities for California’s growing communities. The Quimby Act allows local agencies to establish ordinances requiring residential subdivisions to provide land or “in-lieu -of” fees fo r park and recreation purposes. This State Act requires the dedication of land and/or imposes a requirement of fees for park and recreational purposes as a condition of approval of a tentative tract map or parcel map.

B. Local Plans, Policies, and Regulations

1. City of Moreno Valley 2006 General Plan
The following chapters of the current (2006) City of Moreno Valley General Plan (2006 General Plan) address issues related to public services and recreation: Chapter 2 (Community Development), Chapter 4 (Parks, Recreation and Open Space), and Chapter 6 (Safety Element).

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The Community Development Element discusses school and library services in the City. The Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element identifies that the City has an established parkland ratio of 3.0 acres per 1,000 residents to ensure that access to parks is adequate and commensurate with the size of the community within the City. As previously identified, the City currently has 2.66 acres per thousand residents, below the established service ratio. The Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element also identifies existing and proposed trails within the City. Based on review of the City’s Master Plan of Trails, there are no existing or planned trails on or adjacent to the Project site; the nearest trail is the Cold Creek Trail accessed from the existing Cold Creek Trail Head located approximately 0.5-mile northeast of the Project site (City of Moreno Valley 2023).

The Safety Element includes information about public safety services (police protection and fire and emergency services).

A discussion of the Project’s consistency with relevant goals and policies from the 2006 General Plan and the City’s currently proposed 2040 General Plan is provided in EIR Subsection 4.11, Land Use and Planning.

2. Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Comprehensive Master Plan The Parks, Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Master Plan (Master Plan) acts as Moreno Valley's primary implementing tool for parks planning, bridging the City’s General Plan and Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The M aster Plan provides a detailed inventory of the City’s existing parks and recreational facilities and future needs, as well as guidelines for the development of future facilities and potential funding sources. Moreno Valley’s parkland dedication ordinance operates under the umbrella of the Quimby Act, which allows cities to require that new development dedicate land or pay fees to help ensure sufficient parkland to meet the established standard of 3.0 acres per 1,000 residents. Additionally, the City can explore other strategies to encourage the provision of parks and recreational facilities, such as public-private partnerships or impact bonds, which shift financial burden and risk from local government to a new investor, who provides up-front capital for a project.

3. Moreno Valley Municipal Code
MVMC Title 3, Revenue and Finance, establishes residential (Chapter 3.38, Residential Development Impact Fees ), commercial, and industrial (Chapter 3.42, Commercial and Industrial Development Impact Fees ) development impact fees (DIFs) intended to recover for each new residential , commercial, and industrial development, its reasonable share, of the cost of each type of public facility and infrastructure improvements needed to serve that development and to ensure implementation of, and consistency with the City’s General Plan and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring that adequate public facilities an d related improvements will be constructed and made available to serve new residential development concurrent with the need. The DIFs for residential uses include, but are not limited to , fees for the following public facilities: fire, police, park, community/recreation center, and library. The DIFs for commercial and industrial uses include, but are not limited, to fees for fire and police facilities.

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Consistent with the Quimby Act, the City adopted Ordinance No. 581 outlining requirements for parkland dedication or payment of in-lieu fees , which is codified in MVMC Chapter 3.40. This authorizes the City to require the dedication of land for park and recreation facilities, or a payment in- lieu incidental to and as a condition of the approval of a tentative tract map, tentative parcel map for residential subdivisions, or a custom home approval. The amount of land required to be dedicated to the City for parks and recreation facilities is to be consistent with the standards and policies for park facilities adopted in the General Plan or an applicable specific plan. As identified above, the City has established a standard of 3 acres per 1,000 residents.

Unless otherwise stated in MVMC Chapter 8.36, California Fire Code , all of the provisions and appendices of the 2022 California Fire Code, inclusive of all of the inclusions and exclusions set forth in each chapter’s matrix, have been adopted by and apply to the City. This includes, but is not limited to, building and equipment design features outlined in MVMC Section 8.36.030.

4.15.3 BASIS FOR DETERMINING SIGNIFICANCE
The City of Moreno Valley evaluates impacts to public services based on thresholds of significance included in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines. A significant impact would occur if the Project would:
a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered government facilities , or the need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives for any of the public services:
i. Fire protection;
ii. Police protection;
iii. Schools;
iv. Parks;
v. Other public facilities
b) 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; c) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment?

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4.15.4 IMPACT ANALYSIS
Threshold a: Would the Project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered government facilities or the need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services:
i. Fire Protection Services;
ii. Police Protection Services;
iii. School Services; or
v. Other Public Facilities

A. Fire Protection Services
Increased demands for fire protection and emergency services would result from implementation of the proposed Town Center at Moreno Valley (TCMV) Specific Plan, which would involve the development of residential (an increase of an estimated 3,080 individuals in the City’s population) , commercial/civic (an increase of approximately 421 employment opportunities), and park uses at the currently undeveloped Project site. There would also be an associated increased demand on fire protection and emergency service apparatus, equipment, and personnel beyond existing levels. It is anticipated that the Morrison Park Fire Station (Station No. 99), located 0.4 roadway miles northwest of the Project site, would provide the first response to the Project site.

Based on the anticipated amount and types of proposed uses, the P roject would increase the typical number and range of service calls by the MV FD, including structural fires; emergency medical and rescue services; hazardous materials inspections and response; and community safety, awareness, and outreach activities. However, based on review of the Project by the MVFD, the Project is not anticipated to generate the need for new firefighters and other personnel, and would not require the construction of new or alteration of existing fire protection facilities to maintain an adequate level of fire protection service in the City.

The Project would be required to comply with all applicable codes, ordinances, and standard conditions, including the current edition of the CFC , as amended by the City per the MV MC. The Project was reviewed by the MVFD during the development review process and would be subject to additional review during the plan check process for implementing development. Project compliance with City fire protection requirements would reduce the potential for fire and the demand for fire protection services. Additionally, the Project Applicant would be required to comply with the provisions of MVMC Title 3 related to DIF payments for fire facilities, which would be used for the purpose of acquiring, designing, constructing, improving, providing, and maintaining, fire services facilities provided for in the General Plan and CIP, and would ensure the contribution of the Project’s fair share of the cost of these facilities. The required DIF payments for fire services facilities are applicable to residential and commercial uses anticipated in the proposed TCMV Specific Plan.

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