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Residences at Capital Center Project Initial Study 3-69 children’s playground; and barbeque and lounge areas. These recreational amenities are intended to meet City requirements for open space and parkland. Through coordination with CRPD Furthermore, the City would may require payment of development impact fees pursuant to Chapter 22.170.020 of the City’s Municipal Code. These fees would be used to fund CRPD park improvements to offset and accommodate the anticipated increased use of the parks and recreation system. In addition, the project site would be annexed into the Villages at Zinfandel Community Facilities District No. 01-01 to address the long-term maintenance associated with park facility use attributed to residents of the from new residential development. Because the Residences Project would be subject to City requirements for minimum open space and parkland standards, the Residences Project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered public park facilities.
Other public facilities?
Less than Significant. The Residences Project does not propose new or expanded public facilities because the Residences project site is within a developed area and would be served by existing City facilities, such as the Rancho Cordova Library. The anticipated population of approximately 1,043 residents would increase the use of existing public facilities, such as libraries, in the City. The Residences Project would be subject to development impact fees to fund public facilities improvements to offset their increased use from new residential development. Therefore, the Residences Project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered public facilities.
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3.16 RECREATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
XVI. Recreation.
Would the project:
a) Increase the use of existing neighborhood and
regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated?
b) Include recreational facilities or require the
construction or expansion of recreational facilities
that might have an adverse physical effect on the
environment?
3.16.1 Environmental Setting
Section 3.15.1 includes a summary of the existing public parks and recreational facilities within 1 mile of the project site.
3.16.2 Discussion
a) 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?
Less than Significant. As discussed in Section 3.15.2(a), the Residences Project is anticipated to have a residential population of approximately 1,043 residents that could increase the use of existing parks and recreational facilities.
According to the City’s General Plan, the City requires all new residential development to dedicate 1.75 acres of open space land and 5 acres of parkland per 1,000 population. The City reviews proposals for new residential development to ensure compliance with the City’s minimum open space and parkland standards. As described in Section 2, “Project Description,” the Residences Project would provide recreational amenities for residents, including a central green space; pedestrian pathways and paseos; two clubhouses, each with a pool and fitness center; dog parks; a children’s playground; and barbeque and lounge areas. These recreational amenities are intended to meet City requirements for open space and parkland. Furthermore, the City may require payment of development impact fees to fund CRPD park improvements to offset the increased use of parks from new residential development. Because the Residences Project would be subject to City requirements for minimum open space and parkland standards, the Residences Project would not cause substantial physical deterioration of existing parks or recreational facilities to occur or be accelerated.
The Residences Project would also be subject to CRPD requirements for recreational facilities. The project would be conditioned on provision of funding through payment of development impact fees pursuant to Chapter 22.170.020 of the City’s Municipal Code and would be annexed into the Villages at Zinfandel Community Facilities District No. 01-01.
These fees would be used to fund improvements to the existing parks and recreation system to accommodate anticipated use and to address the long-term maintenance associated with park facility use attributed to residents of the new development. With adherence to these standards, the Residences Project would not cause substantial physical deterioration of existing parks or recreational facilities to occur or be accelerated.
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Impact
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Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
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Significant
Impact
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XVII. Transportation.
Would the project:
a) Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy
addressing the circulation system, including transit,
roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities?
b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines
section 15064.3, subdivision (b)?
c) Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric
design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous
intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm
equipment)?
d) Result in inadequate emergency access?
3.17.1 Environmental Setting
The transportation impact analysis presented in this section is based primarily on the Residences at Capital Center Transportation Impact Study (TIS) prepared by Kimley Horn (2021). The TIS, which is included as Appendix F, provides additional data and information related to the transportation analysis.
ROADWAY NETWORK
Access to the Residences Project site is provided by the surrounding roadway network which includes highway United States Route (U.S. 50), Sunrise Boulevard, Zinfandel Drive, and White Rock Road.
Highways
The following highway is operated and maintained by Caltrans and provides regional access to the Residences Project site:
U.S. 50 is an east-west freeway that traverses the United States from Sacramento, California to Ocean City, Maryland. In the vicinity of the Residences Project, U.S. 50 connects the City of Rancho Cordova with the City of Sacramento to the west and the County of El Dorado to the east. Located approximately three quarters of a mile north of the Residences Project site, U.S. 50 can be accessed via the Sunrise Boulevard and Zinfandel Drive interchanges. U.S. 50 has five lanes in each direction within the vicinity of the Residences Project site.
Roadways
The primary roadways in the vicinity of the Residences Project site include:
Sunrise Boulevard is a bidirectional six-lane arterial roadway east of the Residences Project site connecting to north Rancho Cordova and Placer County while providing access to U.S. 50. The speed limit on Sunrise Boulevard is 45 miles per hour (mph).
Zinfandel Drive is a bidirectional six to eight-lane arterial roadway that serves travel in the north-south directions connecting the Residences Project site to U.S. 50 via White Rock Road. The speed limit is 40 mph.
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Residences at Capital Center Project Initial Study 3-73 White Rock Road is a six-lane east-west arterial roadway. White Rock Road connects Sunrise Boulevard and Zinfandel Drive within the southern half of City’s jurisdictional limits. White Rock Road is located north of the Residences Project site. There are no bicycle facilities present on White Rock Road between Zinfandel Drive and Sunrise Boulevard; however, pedestrian facilities exist along the roadway. Kilgore Road is a bidirectional, four-lane roadway with no median accommodating north-south travel. Kilgore Road is located along the west boundary of the Residences Project site and has a posted speed limit of 40 mph.
Primary vehicle access to the Residences Project would be provided from Kilgore Road. Class II bike lanes and pedestrian facilities are present on each side of Kilgore Road. International Drive, located south of the Residences Project site, is an east-west bidirectional six-lane roadway.
Emergency vehicle access would be provided to International Drive. Class II bike lanes and pedestrian facilities are located along each side of International Drive.
Crawford Drive is an existing bidirectional, two-lane private roadway located just north of the existing commercial building. Crawford Drive would provide access to the multi-family residential portion of the Residences Project.
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES
The bicycle network in the City is composed of pathways, bike lanes, and bike routes. These bicycle facilities are classified in the Bicycle Master Plan as follows:
Class I Pathways are off street facilities dedicated exclusively to use by bicyclists, pedestrians, and in some cases, equestrians, and other non-motorized travel such as roller skating and skateboarding. Class II Bike Lanes delineate a portion of the street for bicyclists. Class III Bike Routes are routes where the travel lane is shared by drivers and bicyclists. Class III routes are generally designated on roadways with low levels of motor vehicle traffic where bicycles may share the travel lane.
As of 2016, the City had 235 total miles of roadways and 17 miles of on-street bikeways and 14 miles of off-street paths (City of Rancho Cordova 2016:2-3). In the vicinity of the Residences Project site, Class II bike lanes exist on Kilgore Road and International Drive. Pedestrian facilities exist on Kilgore Road, International Drive, White Rock Road, and Zinfandel Drive. Sunrise Boulevard has pedestrian facilities present on the west side of the roadway between the U.S. 50 eastbound and westbound ramps. The Folsom South Canal bike path, a 15.5-mile Class I bicycle facility, is located east of the Residences Project site.
TRANSIT SYSTEM
Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) provides transit services in the Sacramento region. SacRT operates over 80 bus routes, 43 miles of light rail, and provides paratransit services for individuals who are American with Disabilities Act certified.
Bus routes 175, 176, and 177, also known as CordoVan, operate in the vicinity of the Residences Project site. Bus route 175 operates between the hours of approximately 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with one-hour headways. Bus route 176 operates between the hours of approximately 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday with one-hour headways. Bus route 177 operates between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with 15-minute headways. Bus routes 175, 176, and 177 do not provide service on Saturday or Sunday.
Bus routes 175, 176, and 177 connect riders originating south of U.S. 50 near the Zinfandel Drive exit with the Zinfandel light-rail station. The Zinfandel light-rail station is served by the SacRT light rail Gold Line which provides service to both Sacramento and Folsom in either direction, and is approximately 1.5 miles north of the Residences Project site. The Sunrise Station and Cordova Town Center Station are both 1.6 miles north of the Residences Project site.
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REGULATORY SETTING
Senate Bill 743
SB 743, passed in 2013, required OPR to develop new State CEQA guidelines that address traffic metrics under CEQA. As stated in the legislation, upon adoption of the new guidelines, “automobile delay, as described solely by level of service (LOS) or similar measures of vehicular capacity or traffic congestion shall not be considered a significant impact on the environment pursuant to this division, except in locations specifically identified in the guidelines, if any.” In December of 2018, OPR published the most recent version of the Technical Advisory on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA (Technical Advisory) which provides guidance for VMT analysis. The Office of Administrative Law approved the updated State CEQA Guidelines and lead agencies had an opt-in period until July 1, 2020 to implement the updated guidelines as they related to VMT. As of July 1, 2020, implementation of Section 15064.3 of the updated CEQA Guidelines is required statewide.
The OPR Technical Advisory states that lead agencies may screen out VMT using project size, maps, transit availability, and provision of affordable housing. Many agencies use these screening thresholds to identify when a project should be expected to cause a less-than-significant impact without conducting a detailed study. These screening thresholds are identified below:
Small Project – Projects that generate or attract fewer than 110 trips per day generally may be assumed to result in a less-than-significant transportation impact.
Map-Based Screening for Residential and Office Projects – Residential and office projects located in areas with low VMT, and that incorporate similar features (i.e., density, mix of uses, transit accessibility), will tend to exhibit similarly low VMT. Maps created with VMT data, for example from a travel survey or a travel demand model, can illustrate areas that are currently below threshold VMT. Because new development in such locations would likely result in a similar level of VMT, such maps can be used to screen out residential and office projects from needing to prepare a detailed VMT analysis.
Presumption of Less Than Significant Impact Near Transit Stations – Lead agencies generally should presume that certain projects (including residential, retail, and office projects, as well as projects that are a mix of these uses) proposed within ½ mile of an existing major transit stop or an existing stop along a high-quality transit corridor will have a less-than-significant impact on VMT.
Presumption of Less Than Significant Impact for Affordable Residential Development – Adding affordable housing to infill locations generally improves jobs-housing match in turn shortening commutes and reducing VMT. Further, low-wage workers in particular would be more likely to choose a residential location close to their workplace if one is available. In areas where existing jobs-housing match is closer to optimal, low-income housing nevertheless generates less VMT than market-rate housing. Therefore, a project consisting of a high percentage of affordable housing may be a basis for the lead agency to find a less-than-significant impact on VMT.
City of Rancho Cordova Transportation Impact Guidelines The City developed and adopted the Transportation Impact Guidelines following the passage of SB 743, which shifted the evaluation of transportation impacts from LOS to VMT. The Transportation Impact Guidelines describe the CEQA analysis for transportation impacts that shall be used in the City including the following screening criteria applicable to the Residences Project which describes project-types that can be presumed to cause a less-than-significant impact pertaining to VMT:
Residential Located in a VMT Efficient Area: The project is a residential project located in a VMT “efficient area” (in an area with 15% or more below the base year regional average household VMT/capita) based on locationbased screening maps prepared by the City using the focused version of SACOG’s SACSIM19 regional model. Office/Business Professional Employment Project Located in a VMT Efficient Area: The project is an office/business-professional project located in a VMT “efficient area” (15% or more below the base year city-wide ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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Proximity to Transit: A residential, retail, and office/business professional projects, as well as projects that are a mix of these uses, that are located within ½ mile of an existing or planned major transit stop (or along a highquality transit corridor). Small Project: The project is a small project defined as generating less than 237 daily unadjusted trips ends using the latest ITE trip generation rates/procedures or a project-specific trip generation analysis reviewed and accepted by the City.
Local-Serving Retail Project: A retail (or recreational) project is local-serving if it is consistent with the land uses listed in Appendix A and has a gross floor area no more than the following:
125,000 sq. ft., if located within the City’s Infill Area 200,000 sq. ft., if located within the City’s Growth Area A retail project may also be defined as local-serving if a market study demonstrates that it is based on the size of its market area. Adding retail square footage (even if it is less than the gross floor area listed above) to an existing “regional” retail shopping area is not screened out. Hotels and motels are not considered local serving retail. Affordable Housing: The project is affordable based on the City’s criteria for affordable housing. Only the portion of the project that meets the City’s criteria is screened out. For example, if the project is 100 units with 10 affordable housing units, transportation VMT analysis would not be necessary for the 10 affordable units but would be necessary for the remaining 90 units (unless they meet one of the other screening criteria). For purposes of applying the small project screening criteria, the applicant would only include the trip generation for the nonaffordable housing portion of the project (since the affordable housing portion is screened out). Mixed Use Project Screening Considerations: The project’s individual land uses should be compared to the screening criteria above. It is possible for some of the mixed-use project’s land uses to be screened out and some to require further analysis. For purposes of applying the small project screening criteria, the applicant would only include the trip generation for portions of the project that are not screened out based on other screening criteria. For example, if a project includes residential and retail, and the retail component was screened out because it is locally serving; only the trip generation of the residential portion would be used to determine if the project meets the definition of a small project (City of Rancho Cordova 2020:Table 1).
City of Rancho Cordova General Plan
The Circulation Element, updated in 2015, provides goals, policies, and actions regarding the City’s transportation network. The policies and actions within the General Plan relevant to the Residences Project are provided below:
Policy C.2.1: Create a system of on- and off-street trails and multi-use paths, as generally illustrated on Figure C2, that are used for walking and bicycling and that are attractive, natural, and safe transportation corridors. Policy C.2.2: Require bicycle and pedestrian connections to public transit systems at stops, stations, and terminals; carpool/vanpool park-and-ride lots; and activity centers (e.g., schools, community centers, medical facilities, senior residences, parks, employment centers, high-density residential areas, commercial centers). Policy C.2.3: In designing development projects, design for the pedestrian first. Action C.2.3.1: Require pedestrian circulation routes to be designed into all land plans and subdivisions to ensure that access for the pedestrian is provided. Pedestrian routes shall be interconnected and may include open spaces, parks, and trails as otherwise required by the City. Action C.2.3.2: Require and site pedestrian crossings of major roads at key intersections and at locations that provide priority and efficiency to the pedestrian, even at the expense of improved vehicular circulation. Action C.2.3.3: Ensure safe, efficient pedestrian connections are made between the sidewalk, parking areas, and entrances to stores, offices, and other uses as part of development design review.
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Action C.2.8.5: Provide signage, alternative routes, etc. during construction activities affecting bikeways to ensure the safety of cyclists.
Policy C.3.3: Promote the integration of transit facilities into new development. Action C.3.3.1: Require new development and redevelopment to include public transit stations, especially light rail stations, and to promote pedestrian activity and connection between public transit and retail, office, and residential uses.
Action C.3.3.2: Consistent with the Transit section of the Circulation Plan and the Transit Master Plan, require development to dedicate the necessary right-of-way needed to accommodate planned transit services.
City of Rancho Cordova Bicycle Master Plan
The Bicycle Master Plan presents existing conditions, proposes infrastructural and programmatic improvements, and recommends funding mechanisms to increase bicycle safety and use in the City. The following policies are relevant to the Residences Project:
Policy 1.1: Ensure all bicycle facilities, including grade separated crossings, meet the City of Rancho Cordova’s design and construction standards.
Policy 2.2: All development projects shall be reviewed by City staff for consistency with the goals, policies and actions of the Bicycle Master Plan.
Policy 2.2: Where construction is adjacent to Class II or Class III bikeways, require the developer or contractor to maintain a clear and clean travelway for cyclists.
Policy 2.4: Ensure bicycle trail projects minimize environmental impacts, to the extent feasible. Policy 3.2: All development projects shall include bicycle support facilities, to the extent feasible. Policy 3.3: Bicycle parking shall be provided at all major employment and retail sites. Policy 3.3: Encourage all employers to offer showers and changing facilities. Policy 7.2: Encourage development projects that make bicycling a convenient and desirable form of transportation by providing a mix of land uses in close proximity to one another, and safe bicycle network connections and support facilities (City of Rancho Cordova 2016:A-2).
3.17.2 Discussion
a) Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities? Less than significant.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
The Residences Project would provide green space and pedestrian pathways throughout the project site connecting bicyclists and pedestrians with the Class I Folsom South Canal bike path to the east of the project site. Additionally, the Residences Project would provide off-site improvements on Kilgore Road to accommodate a pedestrian crosswalk providing access to a future pathway which would lead to Capital Village that include employment and retail uses. As required by Municipal Code Section 23.719.110 (Bicycle Parking Requirements), the Residences Project would provide bicycle parking stalls for short term use in the commercial area and secure bicycle parking stalls in the residential portion for long-term tenant use, satisfying City Bicycle Master Plan Policy 3.3. The Residences Project does not involve any additional bicycle facility improvements; however, the project would enhance the environment for pedestrians and bicyclists in the vicinity of the project and facilitate connections between visitors, residents, and ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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Transit Service
The Residences Project is located approximately 1.6 miles from the nearest Gold Line light rail transit station along Folsom Boulevard. From the Residences Project site, visitors and residents would have access to the Gold Line light rail service via CordoVan bus routes 175 and 176 operated by SacRT. The Residences Project would encourage transit use in the area due to it being mixed-use, infill development. The Residences Project would promote pedestrian activity and connection between commercial and residential uses as described in General Plan Action C.3.3.2 and comply with the policies regarding transit service. Additionally, the Residences Project would not reconstruct or reconfigure the surrounding roadway network including the alteration of any existing transit stops. Therefore, the Residences Project would not conflict with any programs, plans, ordinances, or policies addressing transit service or facilities.
Summary
The Residences Project would provide an enhanced environment for pedestrians by including open space and pathways within its internal circulation design. The pathways would integrate with the existing bicycle network including the Class I Folsom South Canal bike path to the east of the Residences Project site. Additionally, the Residences Project would provide supporting bicycle facilities such as bicycle parking in the commercial area to comply with municipal code requirements and Bicycle Master Plan policies. The Residences Project would not conflict with transit facilities and all nearby bus stops would remain as is. For these reasons, the Residences Project would not conflict with the programs, plans, policies, or ordinances addressing the circulation system. b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3(b), which pertains to vehicle miles travelled?
Less than Significant. As described below, construction of the Residences Project is not expected to substantially increase regional VMT. In addition, the City has determined that the project satisfies two of the screening criteria in the City’s Transportation Impact Guidelines, indicating that the project would result in less-than-significant operational VMT impacts.
Construction
The VMT of construction workers is not newly generated; instead, it is redistributed throughout the regional roadway network based on the different work sites to which workers travel to each day. Therefore, construction workers are not generating new VMT each day, only redistributing it. Additionally, even if the trips generated during construction were considered to be new trips, construction workers are expected to generate an average of 99 trips per day, assuming that construction workers would not carpool and would generate two trips per worker per day. Therefore, the number of daily construction trips generated would be fewer than the City’s Transportation Impact Guidelines screening threshold for small projects (i.e., 237 trips per day) and OPR’s Technical Advisory threshold of 110 daily trips.
Further, Residences Project construction activities would be temporary and intermittent in nature occurring over 3 years; and thus, would not result in long-term increases in vehicular trips. Therefore, construction activities are not expected to substantially increase VMT in the region.
Operation
As presented above, the City’s Transportation Impact Guidelines describe project-types that can be presumed to cause a less than significant VMT impact. The City has determined that the Residences Project satisfies two of the screening criteria; it would be located in a VMT-efficient area and is in proximity to transit. As detailed above, the Residences Project site would be served by CordoVan bus routes 175, 176, and 177. Bus route 177 operates on weekdays with 15-minute headways providing direct access to the Gold Line light rail service at Zinfandel Station. The City’s Transportation Impact Guidelines screen projects within 0.5 mile of an existing or planned major transit stop or ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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3-78 Residences at Capital Center Project Initial Study an existing stop along a high-quality transit corridor. A high-quality transit corridor is defined as “a corridor with fixed route bus service with service intervals no longer than 15 minutes during peak commute hours” (City of Rancho Cordova 2020:8). The nearest Route 177 bus stop is located at the intersection of International Drive and Prospect Park Drive approximately 0.4 miles west of the Residences Project site’s proposed southern access point along International Drive. Moreover, an analysis performed in 2020 using location-based screening maps prepared by the City determined that the project site is in a residential area with less than significant VMT impact based on proximity to transit and VMT per capita less than 85 percent of the regional average (Lum, pers. comm. 2022). c) Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? Less than Significant. As described below, construction and operations of the Residences Project would be required to follow all local regulations related to design and safety. The Residences Project design is subject to plan review and an encroachment and traffic control permit is required for all off-site improvements. Additionally, the TIS found that the Residences Project would result in minimal turn movement and ingress/egress conflicts at the project’s access points.
Construction
Construction activities are anticipated to occur over a 3-year period beginning in August of 2022. The Residences Project applicant is required to obtain an encroachment permit for any construction activity within roadway right of way (City of Rancho Cordova Municipal Code Section 12.08.020) including off-site improvements, such as the proposed pedestrian crosswalk on Kilgore Road. The encroachment permit requires the submittal of a traffic control permit for review and approval by the City Public Works Department for any work requiring modification of existing traffic patterns. The traffic control permit would demonstrate appropriate traffic handling during construction activities for all work that will or may impact the traveling public and mandates that pedestrian and bicycle access must be maintained at all times (City of Rancho Cordova 2010). Therefore, the Residences Project would not substantially increase hazards during construction.
Operation
The Residences Project would include a 240-unit multi-family development, 177-units of townhomes, and a commercial-retail component with open space and pathways provided throughout the project site. Internal circulation for vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians would be required to follow the City’s Design Guidelines: Provisions for a Quality Community. Additionally, the Residences Project would follow site design standards set forth in the City Municipal Code including those in Section 23.707.040 pertaining to pedestrian access and open space, Section
23.719.090 regarding parking design standards, and Section 23.722.050 related to on-site pedestrian pathway standards. Vehicular access would be provided via two separate gated entrances from side streets off of Kilgore Road. As identified by the TIS, minimal turn movement/access conflicts are anticipated for the analysis scenarios as both entrances are set back from Kilgore Road. Access to the Residences Project commercial component would be provided via a dedicated driveway on the northern edge of the site connecting directly to Kilgore Road. The Residences Project would provide adequate site distance at all access points. Additionally, the Residences Project plans are subject to review by the City Building & Safety Division and Public Works Department ensuring City standards including those pertaining to site accessibility and safety are met. Therefore, the Residences Project would not substantially increase hazards during operations.
d) Result in inadequate emergency access?
Less than Significant. The project site is in an urban area with an established roadway network. The surrounding roadways provide adequate circulation and access for emergency response. Project-related construction activities have the potential to result in short-term, temporary impacts to surrounding roadways from partial lane closures or the presence of construction vehicles, which may cause temporary traffic slowdown. Any impacts associated with construction activities would be temporary in nature and would be generally confined to the project site.
Furthermore, construction activities would not affect access on any major roadways that may serve as emergency evacuation routes for the region, such as U.S. 50. All construction activities would be subject to emergency access standards and requirements of SMFD to ensure traffic safety. Chapter 33 of the 2019 California Fire Code contains ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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The final site plan for the project would also be subject to approval by the SMFD. Three emergency vehicle access points are provided for the residential components of the Residences Project including access to International Drive and Crawford Drive. The Residences Project design is required to follow the standards and regulations set forth in the 2019 California Building Standards Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 9 (2019 California Fire Code) as adopted by the City (City of Rancho Cordova Municipal Code Chapter 17.04). Appendix D of the 2019 California Fire Code provides minimum dimensions and design standards for fire apparatus roads in order to maintain adequate emergency access during operations of commercial and residential developments. For these reasons, the Residences Project would not result in inadequate emergency access.
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3.18 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
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Impact
XVIII. Tribal Cultural Resources.
Has a California Native American Tribe requested
consultation in accordance with Public Resources Code
section 21080.3.1(b)?
Yes No
Would the project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that is:
a) Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of
historical resources as defined in Public Resources
Code section 5020.1(k)?
b) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its
discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to
be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in
subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section
5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code Section 5024.1, the lead
agency shall consider the significance of the
resource to a California Native American tribe?
3.18.1 Environmental Setting
AB 52, signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., in September 2014, established a new class of resources under CEQA:
“tribal cultural resources.” AB 52, as provided in Public Resource Code Sections 21080.3.1, 21080.3.2, and 21082.3, requires that lead agencies undertaking CEQA review must, upon written request of a California Native American Tribe, begin consultation once the lead agency determines that the application for the project is complete, prior to the issuance of a NOP of an EIR or notice of intent to adopt a negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration.
The NAHC was contacted to request a Sacred Lands File search for known cultural resources within or near the project site. The results of the search returned by the NAHC on December 28, 2021 were positive for Native American cultural resources in the project vicinity. The NAHC provided contact information for tribal members and organizations affiliated with the region, and recommended that they be contacted for more information on the potential for Native American cultural resources within or near the project area. The following tribes were contacted on February 1, 2022, for consultation under AB 52:
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria Ione Band of Miwok Indians
Wilton Rancheria
Wilton Rancheria replied on February 15, 2022. Coordination with the tribe indicated no knowledge of tribal cultural resources that may be affected by the project, however, because the NAHC Sacred Lands File search was positive, Wilton Rancheria did request mitigation measures, discussed below. No other tribe responded and, therefore, no tribal cultural resources have been identified in the project area.
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3.18.2 Discussion
Would the project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that is:
a,b) Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code section 5020.1(k)? A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe? Less than significant with Mitigation Incorporated. Although consultation under AB 52 did not result in the identification of tribal cultural resources as defined by PRC Section 21074, the NAHC Sacred Lands File search was positive. Therefore, the possibility exists that tribal cultural resources could be encountered during constructionrelated ground disturbing activities. This impact is potentially significant.
Mitigation Measure 3.18-1: Retain a Native American Tribal Monitor The Applicant shall contact Wilton Rancheria at least 30 days prior to ground disturbance to retain a Native American Tribal monitor. The Tribal monitor shall be approved by the Wilton Rancheria and listed under the NAHC’s Tribal Contact list for the Project area. A minimum of seven days prior to ground disturbance, the Applicant shall notify Wilton Rancheria of the impending groundwork. Construction activities shall proceed if no response is received within 48 hours.
The Tribal monitor shall only be present onsite during the construction phases that involve ground disturbing activities.
The Tribal monitor shall complete daily monitoring logs that describe each day’s activities, including construction activities, locations, soil, and any cultural materials identified. The onsite monitoring shall end when the grading and excavation activities are completed, or when the Tribal representatives and monitor have indicated that the site has a low potential for impacting tribal cultural resources. The Applicant shall compensate the Tribal monitor for services.
Mitigation Measure 3.18-2: Protection of Known and Unknown Archaeological Resources Implement Mitigation Measure 3.5-1 above.
Significance after Mitigation
Implementation of Mitigation Measures 3.18-1 and 3.18-2 would reduce impacts to tribal cultural resources to a lessthan-significant level by requiring the retention of a tribal monitor and, in the case of a discovery, appropriate treatment (including options for data recovery, mapping, capping, or avoidance) and proper care of significant tribal cultural resources.
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XIX. Utilities and Service Systems.
Would the project:
a) Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or
stormwater drainage, electric power, natural gas, or
telecommunication facilities, the construction or
relocation of which could cause significant
environmental effects?
b) Have insufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development
during normal, dry and multiple dry years?
c) Result in a determination by the wastewater
treatment provider that serves or may serve the
project that it has inadequate capacity to serve the
project’s projected demand, in addition to the
provider’s existing commitments?
d) Generate solid waste in excess of State or local
standards, or in excess of the capacity of local
infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of
solid waste reduction goals?
e) Fail to comply with federal, state, and local
management and reduction statutes and regulations
related to solid waste?
3.19.1 Environmental Setting
The project site is an infill property surrounded by urban development and is already within the service areas of providers for water, wastewater, electricity, solid waste, and telecommunications. Existing utility lines for water, sewer, electricity and gas, and telecommunications, and are located in a joint trench within the roadway right-of-way adjacent to the project site.
WATER
Th project site is within the approximately 12-square-mile Cordova Service Area of the Golden State Water Company (GSWC). GSWC adopted the Cordova Service Area 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (2020 UWMP) in 2021. The UWMP assumes that development and redevelopment of the existing service area will occur as incremental infill in existing commercial areas along major thoroughfares. Growth is based on the growth rates established in SACOG’s 2020 MTP/SCS.
GSWC Cordova’s water supply portfolio consists of pre-1914 appropriative right from the South Fork of the American River established by the Natoma Water Company in 1851; groundwater supplies from the South American Subbasin of the Sacramento Valley Groundwater Basin; Aerojet GET Settlement Agreement remediated water supply, treated by Carmichael Water District (CWD); and contingent replacement Aerojet supplies. Active management of this diverse ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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Residences at Capital Center Project Initial Study 3-83 water portfolio and implementation of the water shortage contingency plan provide GSWC Cordova with stable and reliable water service to meet its current and 2045 projected water demands in normal, single dry, and five consecutive dry year scenarios.
In 2020, the agency’s public water supply served a total of 14,759 connections (GSWC 2021: 1-2) for a population of approximately 44,050 people. In 2020, the water demand for the service area was 14,206 acre-feet (AF) (GSWC 2021:
4-1). In 2025 and 2045, the projected water demand for normal (non-drought conditions) is estimated to be 13,605 acre-feet per year (AFY) and 15,032 AFY, respectively (GSWC 2021: 4-6), for population estimates of 45,162, and 49,900. The UWMP determined that the agency would have sufficient water supply to meet projected demand for the service area through 2045, even in the event of multiple dry year conditions (GSWC 2021: 5-1).
WASTEWATER
Wastewater conveyance is provided by SacSewer SASD, which manages and maintains the region’s sewer systems.
Wastewater collected in SacSewer’s SASD’s system is processed at the SRWTP, which is managed by Regional San located at 8521 Laguna Station Road in the City of Elk Grove. The network of pipelines comprising the sewer system collection pipelines are categorized based on their size, function, and flow capacity. Collectors generally receive flow directly from individual homes and businesses, are generally 6-108 inches in diameter, designed to carry less than 1 million of gallons per day (mgd) wastewater flow. Trunk sewers collect flows from collectors and are generally 12-36 inches in diameter, have a flow capacity between one and 10 mgd.
Interceptors are between 36 and 144 inches in diameter and have a flow capacity of 10 mgd or greater.
DRY UTILITIES
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District would provide electricity and Pacific Gas and Electric would provide natural gas. AT&T would provide telecommunications services.
SOLID WASTE
Republic Services, Inc. would provide solid waste collection services to the project site, and Waste Management (WM) manages local recovery stations and landfills. The Kiefer Road Landfill is classified as a major landfill, which is defined as a facility that receives more than 50,000 tons of solid waste per year and is the only facility in Sacramento County that accepts solid waste from the public (City of Rancho Cordova 2021b: 4-180). Kiefer landfill currently has 117 million cubic yard (58 million tons) total capacity and is divided into 11 modules (City of Rancho Cordova 2021b: 4-180. To date, Kiefer has placed approximately 40 million cubic yards of waste into Modules 1-3, leaving 77 million cubic yards (38 million tons) of available capacity. The maximum tons per day (tpd) allowed at the Kiefer Road Landfill is 10,815 tpd, with an average intake of 6,362 tpd. Currently, the Kiefer Road Landfill is operating below permitted capacity and would have capacity for the next 30 to 40 years based on current disposal rates (City of Rancho Cordova 2021b).
Chapters 6.20, “Solid Waste Requirements,” 6.21, “Business and Multifamily Recycling and Organics Recycling” describe City requirements related to the provision of solid waste disposal services including collection and transport, waste diversion, and container requirements for commercial, single family residential, and multifamily residential waste generators. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) required a diversion of a minimum of 50 percent of discarded materials away from disposal in landfills.
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3.19.2 Discussion
a) Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or stormwater drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunication facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects?
Less than Significant. The project would result in the construction of 417 housing units, consisting of 240 multifamily units and 177 townhome units, supporting community facility uses, and 5,000 sq. ft. of commercial space in a vacant parcel surrounded by existing urban development. The residential land use on the vacant project site would result in demand for water, wastewater, electricity, and telecommunications facilities. Connections to main lines for water, sewage, telecommunications, and electricity exist in the right-of-way of the roadways adjacent to the project site. For example, an existing water main is located along Kilgore Road, adjacent to the west side of the project site.
Utility infrastructure improvements to the site would consist of placing pipe connections from the project site to the existing water main, sanitary sewer interceptors, and existing storm drainage features. Other improvements would include the connection of fire hydrants and related water connections, manholes to access utility lines, and water meters.
The effects of constructing on-site utility connections and stormwater drainage are included in the analysis of other ground-disturbing construction activities associated with development of the project. Impacts pertaining to grading, soils, and stormwater are addressed in Section 3.7, “Geology and Soils,” and 3.10, “Hydrology and Water Quality.” As discussed in items b) through c) below, the capacity of off-site infrastructure for utilities including water supply, sewage treatment plant capacity, and landfill capacity supporting the project site would be sufficient to accommodate the project. Impacts pertaining to energy are discussed in Section 3.6, “Energy”- the construction of new or expanded energy production facilities would not be required. New capacity for utility services including water, wastewater, electricity and gas, and solid waste disposal would not be required and, therefore, the construction of new, off-site utility infrastructure that could result in significant environmental effects would not be required. b) Have insufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry and multiple dry years? Less than Significant. As described above, GSWC Cordova’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) assumed infill development and population growth based on SACOG population projections. The Residences Project is the type of development anticipated in the plan and represents approximately 18 percent of the population growth assumed in the UWMP between 2020 and 2045.
The 2020 UWMP identified the following average Unit Demand Factors based on the 2016 to 2020 period: 3.46 AFY for multifamily connections and 3.50 AFY for commercial/industrial connections demand (GSWC 2021: 4-5). The project would construct 177 single-family townhomes and 240 multi-family apartment units with an estimated 29 total connections and a commercial component for which two connections are assumed. The estimated annual water demand would be 107.34 AFY. The water demand from the Residences Project would be approximately 13 percent of the increase in water demand anticipated during normal years between 2020 and 2045.
The 2020 UWMP estimated that, in the event of multiple-year drought conditions, the supplier would have reliable water supplies for the service area through 2045 for a projected population of 49,900. Due to conjunctive management and a Water Shortage Contingency Plan, the 2020 UWMP projects adequate supply to meet demand in all water years through 2045.
The proposed project is consistent with the type of infill development assumed in GSWC Cordova’s 2020 UWMP.
Normal water year demand is assumed in increase by 826 AFY (from 14,206 to 15, 032 AFY) between 2020 and 2045.
Based on the historic demand per connection factors used in the UWMP, the project would require 107.34 AFY of water. This is accounted for in the projected increase in water demand evaluated in the UWMP, which concludes that there is sufficient supply to serve anticipated development through 2045. Therefore, while the project would result in ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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c) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider that serves or may serve the project that it has inadequate capacity to serve the project’s projected demand, in addition to the provider’s existing commitments? Less than Significant. The project is located within the service area of SacSewer SASD, which manages the sewer system and serves much of Sacramento County, including the City of Rancho Cordova. Wastewater treatment services are provided by the SRWTP. An upgrade of the SRWTP is currently under way. The upgrade, known as the EchoWater Project, must be built by 2023 to meet new water quality requirements that were issued by the Central Valley RWQCB as part of Regional San’s 2010 NPDES permit. The requirements are designed primarily to help protect the Delta ecosystem downstream by removing most of the ammonia and nitrates and improving the removal of pathogens from wastewater discharge. The upgrade will include deployment of new treatment technologies and facilities, and will increase the quality of effluent discharged into the Sacramento River and ensure that the SRWTP discharge constituents are below permitted discharge limits specified in the NPDES permit. Flows to the SRWTP have decreased as a result of water conservation efforts over the last 10 years. Further, adequate capacity for wastewater is anticipated well into the future. Flows in 2014 were approximately 141 million gallons per day (mgd), compared to the current permitted capacity of 181 mgd. It is not anticipated that Regional San will need to consider further improvements to the SRWTP until after 2050. The SRWTP has a permitted dry weather flow design capacity of 181 mgd (Rancho Cordova 2006b: 4.12-38).
Wastewater would be conveyed off the project site using a network of collectors (up to 1 mgd flow capacity) and trunk sewers (1-10 mgd flow capacity). These sanitary sewer lines would then connect to the district’s sewer system by connecting to an existing interceptor line located along Kilgore Road that is 72 inches in diameter (RSC Engineering, 2021b), which has a flow capacity of greater than 10 mgd.
The project would construct 417 housing units and 5,000 sq. ft. (or 0.1149 acres) of commercial space. The City’s 2006 general plan identified that a single-family dwelling generated approximately 310 gallons per day of wastewater flows, called Equivalent Single-Family Dwellings, and that commercial development generated approximately 6 Equivalent Single-Family Dwelling worth of wastewater flows per acre. Using these factors, the project is estimated to generate approximately 129,500 gallons per day, which is equivalent to 0.13 mgd.
The project would collect the 0.13 mgd generated wastewater from each connection through the series of collectors and trunk sewer lines, which would flow into the existing interceptor along Kilgore Road with a flow capacity of greater than 10 mgd. The wastewater generated by the project would be 0.01 percent of a 10 mgd flow capacity.
Therefore, existing utility infrastructure, including the interceptor sewer line on Kilgore Road and the SRWTP would have sufficient capacity to accommodate the wastewater flows that the project is estimated to generate. d) Generate solid waste in excess of State or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals? Less than Significant. Municipal waste services to the project site are provided by WM and Republic Services, Inc.
Municipal and commercial waste generated at the site would be disposed of at the Kiefer Road Landfill. The project would generate household and commercial solid waste, including organic waste and recyclable material.
CalRecycle determined that the average disposal rate, after waste diversion efforts occur in compliance with state regulations, was 4.2 pounds per person per day (CalRecycle 2021). The project is estimated to add an additional population of 1,126 people which would produce 4,729 lbs/day or 2.4 tons per day (tpd). Since the number of employees resulting from the proposed commercial spaces are not yet determined, a per area generation rate is used.
CalRecycle (2019) provides a generation rate of 5 pounds (lbs)/1000 sq. ft./day for commercial land uses. Per this estimate, 5,000 sq. ft. of commercial space would generate approximately 25 lbs/day. The total solid waste produced from the project would be approximately 4,750 lbs/day, or approximately 2.4 tons/day. The Keifer Landfill receives approximately 6,300 tpd, and is permitted to accept up to 10,800 tpd (City of Rancho Cordova 2019: 3.14-20) and is ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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Less than Significant. Municipal solid waste services to the project site are provided by WM and Republic Services, Inc.
Municipal and commercial waste generated at the site would be disposed of at the Kiefer Road Landfill. The project’s residential and commercial land uses would be provided with trash, recycling, and organics disposal services in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. The project would, therefore, comply with regulations including the City’s ordinances and AB 939. The Project would not fail to comply with federal, state, and local management and reduction regulations related to solid waste.
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XX. Wildfire.
Is the project located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as high fire hazard severity zones? If located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, would the project:
Yes No
a) Substantially impair an adopted emergency response
plan or emergency evacuation plan?
b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors,
exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project
occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire
or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
c) Require the installation of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water
sources, power lines or other utilities) that may
exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary
or ongoing impacts to the environment?
d) Expose people or structures to significant risks,
including downslope or downstream flooding or
landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope
instability, or drainage changes?
3.20.1 Environmental Setting
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the project site is within a non-VHFHSZ in a local responsibility area (CAL FIRE 2008). The project site is not in an area susceptible to wildland fires and the surrounding properties are fully developed. Vegetation associated with adjacent development consists of ornamental landscaping that is regularly irrigated and maintained and is not considered a fire hazard. The topography of the project site is generally flat and there are no steep slopes within or adjacent to the project site.
As discussed in Section 3.9.1, the City adopted the SCMDP to address planned response to emergency situations.
Major roadways, such as U.S. 50, may serve as emergency evacuation routes for the region.
3.20.2 Discussion
a) Substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? No Impact. The project site is not located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones; therefore, no impact would occur. As discussed in Section 3.9.3(f), the project site is in an urban area with an established roadway network. The surrounding roadways provide adequate circulation and access for emergency response. Project-related construction activities have the potential to result in short-term, temporary impacts to surrounding roadways from partial lane closures or the presence of construction vehicles, which may cause temporary traffic slowdown. Any impacts associated with construction activities would be temporary in nature ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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The project would not permanently modify any roads, result in permanent road closures, or otherwise affect emergency response times. Therefore, the project would not impair or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan.
b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
No Impact. As discussed in Section 3.10.1, the project site is not in an area susceptible to wildland fires and the surrounding properties are fully developed. Vegetation associated with adjacent development consists of ornamental landscaping that is regularly irrigated and maintained and is not considered a fire hazard. The topography of the project site is generally flat and there are no steep slopes within or adjacent to the project site. Because the Residences project site does not contain features that would exacerbate wildfire risks, and the project site is not located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, the project would not expose project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire. c) Require the installation of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment? No Impact. The Residences Project would involve the construction of residential and commercial land uses in a developed and urban area. No roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, or new power lines are proposed. The project design would be required to comply with the most current building and fire codes, which include requirements for hydrant spacing, fire flow, access and roadway requirements, and limitations on materials used.
Compliance with these requirements would reduce fire-related hazards associated with the proposed development.
The project site is not located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones and would not exacerbate fire risk or result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment. d) Expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes?
No Impact. The project site is not located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones; therefore, no impact would occur. As discussed in Section 3.7.2(a)(iv), the potential for landslides to occur is negligible because the topography is generally flat and there are no steep slopes within or adjacent to the project site. In addition, as discussed in Section 3.10.1, the Residences project site is within an area of minimal flood hazard (FEMA 2012). The Residences Project would change the drainage patterns of the project site by increasing impervious surfaces; however, the proposed development would be designed to meet the stormwater quality requirements of the SQDM for the Sacramento Region to prevent drainage, flooding, and erosion impacts from site runoff (see Section 3.10.2[c] for additional information). Therefore, the Residences Project would not expose people or structures to significant risks from runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes.
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XX. Mandatory Findings of Significance.
a) Does the project have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially
reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below selfsustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number
or restrict the range of an endangered, rare, or
threatened species, or eliminate important examples
of the major periods of California history or
prehistory?
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually
limited, but cumulatively considerable?
(“Cumulatively considerable” means that the
incremental effects of a project are considerable
when viewed in connection with the effects of past
projects, the effects of other current projects, and
the effects of probable future projects.)
c) Does the project have environmental effects that will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings,
either directly or indirectly?
3.21.1 Environmental Setting
The environmental setting for this section is presented above in the environmental settings for each of the checklist issue areas. No additional environmental setting is necessary.
3.21.2 Discussion
a) Does the project have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of an endangered, rare, or threatened species, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory?
Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated. Based on evaluations and discussions contained in Sections 3.1 through 3.20 of this Initial Study, the Residences Project is not anticipated to substantially degrade the quality of the environment. As discussed in Section 3.4, “Biological Resources,” the Residences Project would implement the SSHCP through Mitigation Measure 3.4-1. Therefore, the Residences Project would not substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, or substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal. In addition, as discussed in Section 3.5, “Cultural Resources,” and Section 3.7, “Geology and Soils,” no historical, ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated. The Residences Project would not result in significant cumulatively considerable impacts for the following reasons:
The Residences Project would not contribute to the cumulative condition for agricultural and forest resources, biological resources, cultural and tribal cultural resources, and mineral resources due to the lack of Important Farmland and forest land, known mineral resources, known historic and archaeological resources, and sensitive species or habitat at the project site.
Impacts related to geology, soils, hazards and hazardous materials are generally site-specific and would not contribute to the cumulative condition.
The project would be consistent with existing land use and zoning designations for the project site, the City’s Municipal Code and ordinances, and the City’s Design Guidelines. In addition, population growth from the Residences Project would be consistent with the type of growth anticipated in the City’s General Plan. Therefore, the Residences Project would not contribute to the cumulative condition for aesthetics, land use and planning, population and housing, public services, recreation, and wildfire. The Residences Project would increase impervious surfaces and change drainage patterns within the watershed; however, the Residences Project would not contribute to the cumulative condition for hydrology and water quality because the proposed development would be designed to meet the stormwater quality requirements of the SQDM for the Sacramento Region.
With respect to air quality, energy, noise, transportation, and utilities, the project would be a infill development in a VMT-efficient area that is consistent with the existing land use designation and the population assumptions for the area. GHG emissions impacts, which are inherently cumulative, would be reduced to less than significant with mitigation.
c) Does the project have environmental effects that will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated. The project’s potential effects on the way residents experience the existing environment (aesthetics) and plans for future use of the area (land use and population and housing) would be less than significant. Elements of the project that could physically affect sensitive populations, including air quality impacts and generation of noise, were also found less than significant. GHG emissions, which are understood to result in global warming, would be reduced to a less-than-significant level with the implementation of mitigation.
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Golden State Water Company Cordova 2021 (June). Cordova Service Area 2020 Urban Water Management Plan.
Rancho Cordova, CA. Prepared by Tully&Young and Zanjero. Available:
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Kimley Horn. 2022 (February). Residences at Capital Center Transportation Impact Study. Prepared for: Cole Partners Development Company. Rancho Cordova, CA.
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Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. 2016. Guide to Air Quality Assessment in Sacramento County. Available: http://www.airquality.org/Residents/CEQA-Land-Use-Planning/CEQA-Guidance-Tools.
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5 REPORT PREPARERS
Pat Angell ...............................................................................................................................................................................Principal in Charge Jessica Babcock.........................................................................................................................................................................Project Manager Nicole Greenfield.........................................................................................................................................................Environmental Planner Jazmin Amini ..........................................................................................................................Transportation and Environmental Planner Zachary Miller...........................................................................................................Senior Transportation and Environmental Planner Alyssa Way ................................................................................................................................Air Quality and Climate Change Specialist Dimitri Antoniou........................................................................................ Senior Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas, and Noise Specialist Alta Cunningham........................................................................................................... Architectural Historian/Environmental Planner Carlos Alvarado ........................................................................................................................................................................Wildlife Biologist ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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Appendix A
Architectural Exhibits
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Appendix B
Aquatic Resources Assessment
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Appendix C
South Sacramento Habitat
Conservation Plan Avoidance
and Minimization Measures
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Appendix D
Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas,
and Energy Modeling
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Appendix E
Noise Modeling
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Appendix F
Traffic Impact Study
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Aquatic Resources Assessment
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8421 Auburn Blvd., Suite 248
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
www.madroneeco.com
(916) 822-3230
22 October 2021
Darcy Goulart
Planning Manager
City of Rancho Cordova
Planning Division
2729 Prospect Park Dr.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Subject: Aquatic Resources Assessment for the Capital Center Project, City of Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California
Dear Ms. Goulart:
This letter presents the results of an aquatic resources assessment of the Capital Center Project site (Study Area) performed by Madrone Ecological Consulting, LLC (Madrone) at the request of GGC HWY 50 LLC. The approximately 25-acre Study Area is located generally northeast of the intersection of Kilgore Road and International Drive in the City of Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California (38.586954, -121.268263). The Study Area consists of APNs 072-0260-053, 072- 0260-054, 072-0260-056, 072-0260-051, 072-0680-065, and 070-0680-068.
Methodology
Madrone senior biologist Dustin Brown conducted an aerial photograph review and preformed a visit the site to on 14 October 2021 to determine if aquatic resources were present within the Study Area.
The assessment was performed in accordance with the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987), the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Arid West Region (Version 2.0) (USACE 2008a), A Field Guide to the Identification of the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) in the Arid West Region of the Western United States (USACE 2008b), and the Sacramento District’s Minimum Standards for Acceptance of Preliminary Wetlands Delineations (USACE 2016b). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regulations (33 CFR 328) were used to determine the presence of Waters of the United States other than wetlands. The most recent National Wetland Plant List, which went into effect on 18 May 2020, was used to determine the wetland indicator status of plants observed in the Study Area (USACE 2020). The Jepson eFlora (Jepson Flora Project 2020) was used for plant nomenclature, except where ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
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it conflicted with the nomenclature in the National Wetland Plant List, which was given priority.
During the 14 October 2021 site visit Mr. Brown walked the entire Study Area to determine the presence or absence of aquatic resources. During the survey Mr. Brown also noted the soils and vegetation present.
Results
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers makes legal determinations regarding the presence or absence of wetlands or waters of the U.S. on any given property. However, in our professional opinion, aquatic resources are not present within the Study Area. The Study Area consists of gently rolling terrain. Soils onsite are cobbly loam and appear to be very well drained.
Vegetation onsite consists upland non-native annual grasses and forbs associated with fallow and previously disturbed areas such as wild oat (Avena fatua), tarplant (Holocarpha virgata), soft brome (Bromus hordeacious), yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitalis), and bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare). No evidence of ponding or saturated soils were observed within the Study Area.
Please contact me with any questions about this survey at (916) 822-3230 or [email protected].
Sincerely,
Sarah VonderOhe
Senior Biologist/Principal
cc: Dan Cole/Cole Partners
Rob Cole/Cole Partners
Richard Weng/Cole Partners
Jeremy White/The Grupe Company
References
Environmental Laboratory. 1987. Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. Technical Report Y-87- 1, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Vicksburg, Miss.
Google Earth. 2021. Aerial photographs of the Study Area from 1985 through 2021.
Historic Aerials. 2021. Aerial photographs and topographic maps of the Project Area from 1915 through 2018. Accessed on-line at: https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer in October 2021.
Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2021. Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/ [accessed in April 2021].
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 2007. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdictional Determination Form Instructional Guidebook. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency. Dated 30 May 2007.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 2008a. Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Arid West Region (Version 2.0), ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, and C. V. Noble.
ERDC/EL TR-08-28. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 2008b. A Field Guide to the Identification of the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) in the Arid West Region of the Western United States. A Delineation Manual. Prepared by R. W. Lichvar and S. M. McColley. ERDC/CRREL TR-08-12. Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 2016. Minimum Standards for Acceptance of Aquatic Resources Delineation Reports. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District. Dated January 2016.
Available online at: http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Portals/12/documents/regulatory/jd/ minimum-standards/Minimum_Standards_for_Delineation_with_Template-final.pdf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 2016a. Updated Map and Drawing Standards for the South Pacific Division Regulatory Program. Dated February 10, 2016. Available online at:
http://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices-andReferences/Article/651327/updated-map-and-drawing-standards/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 2020. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2018 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.4. http://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH.
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Conservation Plan Avoidance
and Minimization Measures
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5.4.1 General Avoidance and Minimization Measures
General AMMs are designed to avoid or minimize effects of Covered Activities on SSHCP land cover types and Covered Species.
Condition 1. Avoid and Minimize Urban Development Impacts to Watershed Hydrology and Water Quality
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits are issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board to jurisdictions in the region, including the jurisdictions that are also SSHCP Land Use Authority Permittees (i.e., County of Sacramento, and Cities of Rancho 16 In a situation like this, the Local Land Use Authority Permittee will suspend one or more local permits (e.g., grading permit, building permit) until compliance with terms of all SSHCP requirements is demonstrated. 17 Post-construction monitoring by the Land Use Authority Permittee could continue for several years.
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Cordova and Galt). The National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit is issued to each of the Land Use Authority Permittees every 5 years, and is referred to as the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. MS4 permits contain specific design measures required for all projects constructed within the region. The Stormwater Quality Design Manual for the Sacramento and South Placer Regions (Stormwater Manual) outlines planning tools and requirements to reduce urban runoff from new development and redevelopment projects within the region (Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership 2007). The Stormwater Manual is used as a general guidance document to aid with the selection, siting, design, operation, and long-term maintenance of stormwater quality control measures. The Stormwater Manual contains control measures intended to meet the standard of “reducing pollutants in urban runoff to the maximum extent practicable” set forth in the local agencies’ MS4 permits issued by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. AMM LID-1 (see below) is designed to ensure compliance with MS4 requirements by requiring Third-Party Project Proponents to minimize increases of peak discharge of stormwater and to eliminate or reduce runoff of pollutants.
Development Covered Activities may adversely alter watershed hydrology and degrade water quality, which, in turn, could diminish or eliminate the conservation benefits provided by the SSHCP Preserve System. Condition 1 is designed to conserve and/or rehabilitate on-site natural creeks and streams. This condition will require the provision of BMPs and low-impact development (LID) drainage control measures to ensure that runoff from developed lands will closely mimic the pre-development hydrograph and retain most pre-development hydrologic functions. Condition 1 will accomplish the hydrograph and hydrologic objectives through application of the listed AMMs to all UDA Covered Activities that occur at the parcel, subdivision, or master plan scale.
LID-1 (Stormwater Quality): When the size of a Covered Activity project exceeds the thresholds established by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) (see the most recent Stormwater Quality Design Manual for the Sacramento and South Placer Regions, or future SWRCB-approved design manuals applicable to the Plan Area), incorporate stormwater management into site design to satisfy the requirements outlined in the most recent Stormwater Quality Design Manual for the Sacramento and South Placer Regions. Stormwater management may include groundwater recharge (LID-2) and natural site features (LID-3).
LID-2 (Groundwater Recharge): When siting SSHCP Preserves containing Riparian, Open Water, or Freshwater Marsh SSHCP land cover types, the Implementing Entity will prioritize locations that are suitable for groundwater recharge.
LID-3 (Natural Site Features): Incorporate preservation of a site’s natural aquatic features (such as creeks and streams) into project design to retain natural hydrologic patterns and to retain habitat that might be used by Covered Species.
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Condition 2. Avoid and Minimize Urban Development Direct and Indirect Impacts to Existing Preserves and SSHCP Preserves
Development Covered Activities adjacent to Preserves may adversely impact species that use the Preserve, and erode or eliminate the conservation benefits provided by the Preserve. Condition 2 seeks to avoid or minimize the following Covered Activity environmental stressors that may result in direct and indirect impacts to the SSHCP Preserve System:
Alterations to landscape hydrology from new impervious surfaces may adversely affect natural communities in the lower watershed, the ecology of a Preserve, and/or downstream aquatic resources.
Water runoff from development or from roadways directed into Preserves may introduce harmful substances into Preserves. Unseasonal and/or additional water entering a Preserve may eliminate vernal pools and other seasonal wetlands native to the region by converting them to low-functioning perennial wetlands.
Development adjacent to Preserves may partially to fully remove the soil’s “perched aquifer” (see Chapter 3) and reduce or eliminate the micro-watersheds that support the hydrology of vernal pools within the Preserve boundary. These changes may adversely affect the existing hydrologic regime of vernal pools by changing the timing, depth, and/or duration of vernal pool saturation and/or ponding, causing long-term changes to a suite of vernal pool functions. For example, changes to water chemistry could adversely affect species habitat. Although the vernal pools remain, the environmental conditions of the pools may no longer provide habitat for vernal pool Covered Species, or provide the benefit of other wetland functions (e.g., stormwater attenuation) compared to pre-project conditions.
Introduction or proliferation of non-native or invasive plant and wildlife species may displace native species.
Landscaping in the interface of a development and a Vernal Pool–Grassland Preserve often includes native or non-native trees and other plant species that are not found in California grasslands and, therefore, cannot survive on the Vernal Pool–Grassland Preserve border without intensive irrigation and cultivation. In addition to adverse effects from irrigation and landscape maintenance, adult trees may become landscape barriers that inhibit species movement and may act to isolate individual Preserves from the larger SSHCP Preserve System.
Recreational use of Preserves near developed areas may compact soils, eliminate vegetation, impair hydrologic functions, introduce weeds or invasive plant species, and disturb plants and wildlife.
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Introduction of light, noise, or vibrations may disrupt normal nocturnal and diurnal cycles of native species.
AMMs associated with Condition 2 must be applied to all UDA Covered Activities that border an existing Preserve or planned SSHCP Preserve.
EDGE-1 (Compatible Land Uses): To the maximum extent practicable, development project Covered Activities will locate compatible land uses (e.g., designated open space such as parks and ball fields, detention basins, and other land uses with lessintensive human activity) in areas immediately adjacent to existing or planned Preserve boundaries. The compatible land use will provide additional buffering of Preserves from potential indirect effects of adjacent urban development. The soil surfaces in a compatible land use area may be re-contoured provided that the soil restrictive layer remains undamaged and most of the soil profile above the restrictive layer remains intact. The Land Use Authority will determine when it is not practicable to locate a compatible land use adjacent to existing or planned Preserve boundaries.
EDGE-2 (Single-Loaded Streets): To the maximum extent practicable, the design of Urban Development Covered Activities will locate single-loaded streets adjacent to existing or planned Preserve. The Land Use Authority will determine when single-loaded streets are not practicable.
EDGE-3 (Preserve Setbacks): Urban Development Covered Activities constructed adjacent to existing or planned Preserves must establish a minimum 50-foot-wide setback outward from the boundary of any existing Preserve or planned SSHCP Preserve.
This minimum 50-foot-wide setback will function as a transition between Urban Development and the Preserve, and must be managed to maintain the natural community of vegetation present in the adjacent Preserve. As much of the setback as possible should remain in the same natural habitat as the Preserve.
However, as discussed in Section 5.2.5, Covered Activities in Preserve Setbacks in the UDA, where an existing or planned Preserve is adjacent to an existing roadway (e.g., collectors, arterials, thoroughfares), the 50-foot Preserve Setback will not be required, and any bicycle or pedestrian trail will be established in the road right-of-way. In addition, where a planned roadway crosses an existing or planned Preserve, no Preserve Setback will be required, and any bicycle or pedestrian trail will be established in the road right-of-way.
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EDGE-3a (Setback Recreational Trails): Trails are best suited outside of the setback; however, certain types of recreational trails or facilities (e.g., benches, trash receptacles, shade structures, fencing) that can be constructed with minimum ground disturbance and in compliance with EDGE-7 may be allowed within a Preserve Setback, as specified in Section 5.2.5, Covered Activities in Preserve Setbacks in the UDA. Preserve Setback design must locate trails on the side nearest development, away from the Preserve boundary. Trails may be permeable or semi-permeable hiking trails or paved community trials. The maximum trail width will be 16 feet total, including 2-foot-wide shoulders. Post and cable fencing, split rail, or other open fencing will be installed adjacent to recreation trails to keep pedestrians on the trail.
EDGE-3b (Setback Firebreaks): If approved by the local authorities, the Preserve Setback trail may also be used as a firebreak. In instances where a trail cannot act as a firebreak, the firebreak will be located between the trail and the Preserve boundary (see Section 5.2.7). Firebreaks allowed inside the setbacks must be created by methods that will not disturb the soil’s restrictive layer, such as mowing, minor scraping of surface vegetation, or shallow tilling, to comply with EDGE-7. Firebreak width within Preserve Setbacks is the minimum width needed to comply with applicable local codes.
EDGE-3c (Setback Shade Trees and Landscaping): To prevent potential impacts from irrigation water or from accumulation of leaf litter onto the grasslands or vernal pools of a Preserve, planting of shade trees or landscaping vegetation will be limited to the area of the Preserve Setback located between the recreation trail and the adjacent urban development (i.e., away from Preserves). Only drought-tolerant plant species will be planted. The planting pallet used for Preserve Setback landscaping will not include invasive plant species listed in the California Invasive Plant Council’s (Cal-IPC) California Invasive Plant Inventory Database or listed in the Cal-IPC California Invasive Plant Watch List (see http://www.cal-ipc.org/paf/). Any shade trees planted along Preserve Setback trails will be native species that are found in California grasslands and that can survive in the Vernal Pool–Grassland border without long-term irrigation or fertilization (e.g., valley oak, black oak, blue oak, oracle oak). In general, no more than 30% of any 1,000-footlong segment of a Preserve Setback trail will have canopy cover from tree plantings (to be consistent with maximum tree densities naturally found within native California grasslands and savanna).
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Drip irrigation will be allowed for a maximum of 5 years to establish shade trees or landscape vegetation between the recreation trail and adjacent urban development. The Implementing Entity has the discretion to allow irrigation to continue past 5 years if extenuating circumstances necessitate it (e.g., during a drought) and the continuance of irrigation will not affect the Preserve. Any irrigation systems located within Preserve Setbacks will be inspected quarterly to determine if such systems are affecting soils or vegetation not part of the intended plantings. Irrigation system repairs will be completed immediately if it is determined that the irrigation system is affecting vegetation or soil moisture not part of the intended tree planting. If, during annual monitoring of the adjacent Preserve (see Chapter 8), adverse indirect effects (e.g., leaf litter accumulation, irrigation runoff, plant encroachment) of the Preserve Setback’s planted vegetation are detected, then the SSHCP Implementing Entity, the Preserve Manager, and the entity responsible for the Preserve Setback will identify appropriate adaptive management of the Preserve Setback tree or landscape plantings in accordance with the Preserve Setback Easement (see Section 5.2.5 and Chapter 9).
EDGE-4 (Locate Stormwater Control Outside Preserves): Roads, sidewalks, and other impermeable surfaces of Urban Development Covered Activities adjacent to existing or planned Preserves will slope away from Preserves and Preserve Setbacks or intercept drainage with swales or curbs and gutters to preclude drainage from entering Preserves and Preserve Setbacks. Stormwater flows must be directed away from Preserves and Preserve Setbacks and directed into stormwater control facilities inside the development (outside Preserves and Preserve Setbacks)18 (see EDGE-6 for exception to EDGE-4 in certain SSHCP Linkage Preserves).
EDGE-5 (Stormwater Control in Preserve Setbacks): If trails are established in any Preserve Setback in compliance with EDGE-3, the trail must be sloped away from the Preserve, and rainwater leaving the trail surface must flow into an adjacent lowvelocity bio-retention swale or cell to keep rainwater runoff and trail contaminants from entering the Preserve. Low-velocity bio-retention swales or cells are typically small linear features placed on one or both sides of a trail. As required by EDGE-3, trails and their adjacent bio-retention swales or cells must be located on the side of the Preserve Setback nearest development. 18 Detention basins are allowed in some Linkage Preserves consistent with the requirements of EDGE-6. At the time of SSHCP preparation, seven Linkage Preserves with drainages are planned SSHCP Preserves: L1, L2, L4, L7, L8, L9, and L10 (see Section 5.2.7 and Section 7.5). Also see project-specific measures in Section 5.5.1.
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EDGE-6 (Detention Basins in Linkage Preserves): Because planned SSHCP Linkage Preserves L1, L2, L4, L7, L8, L9, and L10 (see Section 7.5) surround natural creeks or streams that must receive stormwater from planned adjacent Urban Development Covered Activities, a limited number of stormwater detention basins will be allowed on those Linkage Preserves. Detention basins within Linkage Preserves (see Section 5.2.7) will be designed and constructed with fill material to build up the perimeter of the detention basin so as not to impact the soil restrictive layer (duripan or hardpan) and function of the soil perched aquifer.
Detention basins within Linkage Preserves will capture stormwater flows and runoff, and will discharge water to the stream/creek or percolate collected water to the soil perched aquifer. Detention basin structures that collect stormwater entering the basin or convey stormwater leaving the basin must be designed to avoid and minimize effects to Covered Species habitat in the Linkage Preserve.
EDGE-7 (Hardpan/Duripan Protection): To protect the soil perched aquifer and the microwatersheds supporting existing vernal pool hydrology, activities that have the potential to cut into, disrupt, or remove the soil’s restrictive layer (hardpan or duripan) will not occur within Preserves or Preserve Setbacks. However, in certain circumstances, the Covered Activities defined in Section 5.2.6, Covered Activities in Stream Setbacks in the UDA, and Section 5.2.8, Covered Activities in the Laguna Creek Wildlife Corridor of the Preserve System, may result in punctures19 or other minor disruptions of the soil hardpan or duripan if approved by the Implementing Entity and the Technical Advisory Committee according to the process described in Chapter 9 of the SSHCP. If a Covered Activity on a Preserve or Preserve Setback results in a puncture or other disruption to the soil hardpan or duripan, the puncture will be sealed using bentonite clay or other material that maintains the functionality of the soil’s restrictive layer and associated perched aquifer.
EDGE-8 (Outdoor Lighting): All outdoor lighting in Urban Development Covered Activity projects will be designed to minimize light pollution into existing and planned Preserves, except where a Land Use Authority Permittee determines lighting is necessary for public safety or security. Minimization measures may include light fixture placement (e.g., as low to the ground as possible), lamp designs (e.g., shielding, low glare, or no lighting), directing light away from Preserves, or other means to avoid or minimize light pollution. The Third-Party Project Proponent will use the best information available at the time of project design to minimize effects of light pollution on target SSHCP Covered Species (e.g., western spadefoot (Spea 19 Punctures may include small holes that penetrate the soil hardpan or duripan such as might occur when digging or drilling holes for the installation of fence posts, sign posts, or trees.
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hammondii), Valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus), and Ricksecker’s water scavenger beetle (Hydrochara rickseckeri)).
EDGE-9 (Livestock Access to Preserves): Urban Development Covered Activity projects that include on-site Preserves will include in their design an adequate number of access points and facilities for delivery and pick up of grazing animals (livestock), such that these activities will not significantly alter the Preserve’s habitat and are consistent with the protection of livestock and protection of adjacent public property, and include adequate public safety measures.
EDGE-10 (Prevent Invasive Species Spread): Completed Covered Activities (including roads) will be maintained in a manner that avoids the spread of invasive species into Preserve and Open Space areas. Such maintenance measures will include the following:
To prevent the transport of non-native invasive species onto Preserves, before bringing any equipment onto an SSHCP Preserve or Preserve Setback, equipment must be cleaned of mud, dirt, and plant material. Cleaning will occur in the infested area or another appropriate location as approved by a Plan Permittee.
Mowing rotation will start in un-infested areas and move to infested areas. Invasive plant prevention techniques will be incorporated into maintenance plans. The SSHCP Implementing Entity will survey road shoulders, ditches, and rights-of-way that border SSHCP Preserves for invasive weeds or other exotic plant species. Where roadside weed infestations have reached a critical control point, the Implementing Entity or Land Use Authority Permittee will apply the appropriate manual, mechanical, or chemical treatment.
Condition 3. Implement Construction Best Management Practices AMMs associated with Condition 3 must be applied to all UDA Covered Activities.
BMP-1 (Construction Fencing): Orange construction fencing will be installed to ensure that ground disturbance does not extend beyond the allowed construction footprint (i.e., the limit of project construction plus equipment staging areas and access roads). Plan Permittees and Third-Party Project Proponents implementing grounddisturbing Covered Activities will mark the outer boundary of any Preserve Setback or Stream Setback adjacent to or within the project site with orange construction fencing prior to ground disturbance. This fencing will remain in place until project completion, as identified by the Plan Permittee.
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BMP-2 (Erosion Control): Plan Permittees and Third-Party Project Proponents implementing grounddisturbing Covered Activities will install temporary control measures for sediment, stormwater, and pollutant runoff as required by the Plan Permittee to protect water quality and species habitat. Silt fencing or other appropriate sediment control device(s) will be installed downslope of any Covered Activity that disturbs soils.
Fiber rolls and seed mixtures used for erosion control will be certified as free of viable noxious weed seed. As discussed in Section 5.4.2, Covered Species Take Avoidance and Minimization Measures, erosion controls installed in or adjacent to Plan Area modeled habitat for giant gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas), western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), California tiger salamander (California tiger salamander), or western spadefoot (see Chapter 3) must be of appropriate design and materials that will not entrap the species (e.g., not contain mesh netting). Regular monitoring and maintenance of the project’s erosion control measures will be conducted until project completion to ensure effective operation of erosion control measures.
BMP-3 (Equipment Storage and Fueling): Plan Permittees and Third-Party Project Proponents implementing ground-disturbing Covered Activities will ensure that equipment storage and staging will occur in the development footprint only (not sited in any existing on-site Preserve, planned on-site Preserve, Preserve Setback, Stream Setback, or aquatic land cover type). Fuel storage and equipment fueling will occur away from waterways, stream channels, stream banks, and other environmentally sensitive areas within the development footprint.
However, certain equipment storage and fueling activities can be allowed on Preserves within habitat re-establishment/establishment sites (refer to Section
5.2.7) if no location outside of the site is available. If a Covered Activity results in a spill of fuel, hydraulic fluid, lubricants, or other petroleum products, the spill will be absorbed and waste disposed of in a manner to prevent pollutants from entering a waterway, Preserve, Preserve Setback, or Stream Setback.
BMP-4 (Erodible Materials): Plan Permittees and Third-Party Project Proponents implementing Covered Activities must not deposit erodible materials into waterways. Vegetation clippings, brush, loose soils, or other debris material will not be stockpiled within stream channels or on adjacent banks. Erodible material must be disposed of such that it cannot enter a waterway, Preserve, Preserve Setback, Stream Setback, or aquatic land cover type. If water and sludge must be pumped from a subdrain or other structure, the material will be conveyed to a temporary settling basin to prevent sediment from entering a waterway.
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BMP-5 (Dust Control): Plan Permittees and Third-Party Project Proponents implementing ground-disturbing Covered Activities will water active construction sites regularly, if warranted, to avoid or minimize impacts from construction dust on adjacent vegetation and wildlife habitats. No surface water will be used from aquatic land covers; water will be obtained from a municipal source or existing groundwater well.
BMP-6 (Construction Lighting): Plan Permittees and Third-Party Project Proponents implementing ground-disturbing Covered Activities will direct all temporary construction lighting (e.g., lighting used for security or nighttime equipment maintenance) away from adjacent natural habitats, and particularly Riparian and Wetland habitats and wildlife movement areas.
BMP-7 (Biological Monitor): If a Covered Activity includes ground disturbance within Covered Species modeled habitat, an approved biologist will be on site during the period of ground disturbance, and may need to be on site during other construction activities depending on the Covered Species affected. After grounddisturbing project activities are complete, the approved biologist will train an individual to act as the on-site construction monitor for the remainder of construction, with the concurrence of the Permitting Agencies. The on-site monitor will attend the training described in BMP-8. The approved biologist and the on-site monitor will have oversight over implementation of Avoidance and Minimization Measures, and will have the authority to stop activities if any of the requirements associated with those measures are not met. If the monitor requests that work be stopped, the Wildlife Agencies will be notified within one working day by email. The approved biologist and/or on-site monitor will record all observations of listed species on California Natural Diversity Database field sheets and submit them to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The approved biologist or on-site monitor will be the contact source for any employee or contractor who might inadvertently kill or injure a Covered Species or who finds a dead, injured or entrapped individual. The approved biologist and on-site monitor’s names and telephone numbers will be provided to the Wildlife Agencies prior to the initiation of ground-disturbing activities. Refer to speciesspecific measures for details on requirements for biological monitors.
BMP-8 (Training of Construction Staff): A mandatory Worker Environmental Awareness Program will be conducted by an approved biologist for all construction workers, including contractors, prior to the commencement of construction activities. The training will include how to identify Covered Species that might enter the construction site, relevant life history information and habitats, SSHCP and ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
statutory requirements and the consequences of non-compliance, the boundaries of the construction area and permitted disturbance zones, litter control training (SPECIES-2), and appropriate protocols if a Covered Species is encountered.
Supporting materials containing training information will be prepared and distributed by the approved biologist. When necessary, training and supporting materials will also be provided in Spanish. Upon completion of training, construction personnel will sign a form stating that they attended the training and understand all of the Avoidance and Minimization Measures. Written documentation of the training must be submitted to the Implementing Entity within 30 days of completion of the training, and the Implementing Entity will provide this information to the Wildlife Agencies.
BMP-9 (Soil Compaction): After construction is complete, all temporarily disturbed areas will be restored similar to pre-project conditions, including impacts relating to soil compaction, water infiltration capacity, and soil hydrologic characteristics.
BMP-10 (Revegetation): Plan Permittees and Third-Party Project Proponents implementing ground-disturbing Covered Activities will revegetate any cut-and-fill slopes with native or existing non-invasive, non-native plants (e.g., non-native grasses) suitable for the altered soil conditions and in compliance with EDGE-2 and EDGE-8, if applicable.
BMP-11 (Speed Limit): Project-related vehicles will observe the posted speed limits on paved roads and a 10-mile-per-hour speed limit on unpaved roads and during travel in project areas. Construction crews will be given weekly tailgate instruction to travel only on designated and marked existing, cross-country, and project-only roads.
Condition 4. Avoid and Minimize Impacts that May Result from Implementation of Covered Transportation Projects
Urban Development transportation project and Rural Transportation Project Covered Activities, including bridge projects, can affect Covered Species. AMMs included for Condition 4 seek to avoid or minimize direct and indirect impacts that may result from construction of roadways or roadway improvements. Condition 4 applies to all transportation-related Covered Activities (see Sections 5.2.1 and 5.2.3).
Plan Permittees and Third-Party Project Proponents implementing Urban Development transportation or Rural Transportation Project Covered Activities must comply with the roadway siting, design, and construction AMMs described below.
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ROAD-1 (Road Project Location): Road projects will be located in the least environmentally sensitive area to avoid, to the maximum extent practicable, impacts on Covered Species, Covered Species habitat, and waters of the United States. Road project alignments will follow existing roads, road easements, and rights-of-way, or be sited in disturbed areas to minimize habitat loss and additional habitat fragmentation.
ROAD-2 (Wildlife Crossing Structures): Road projects that are Urban Development Covered Activities (see Section 5.2.1) (including the Capital Southeast Connector, see Section 5.2.1.1) or are Rural Transportation Covered Activities (see Section 5.2.3) will include an adequate number of wildlife crossing structures, as depicted in Figure 5-10. An adequate number of wildlife crossing structures within the Urban Development Area (UDA) and outside the UDA will provide for continued dispersal and movement of native wildlife throughout the SSHCP Plan Area, as required by the SSHCP Biological Goals and Objectives (see Chapter 7).
The Plan defines “wildlife crossing structure” as a physical structure specifically designed or retrofitted to facilitate undercrossing for target wildlife species. The Plan further classifies wildlife crossings as hydrologic crossings and dry crossings. Hydrologic crossings are built where there is an existing stream, creek, or intermittent drainage to maintain existing hydrologic connectivity within the Plan Area. As described below, hydrologic crossings require specialized features to be built into the crossing structure, such as elevated platforms to allow wildlife to pass under a crossing structure when it is inundated with water. Dry wildlife crossings are built where there is no hydrologic feature but where a crossing is needed to provide for overland connectivity. SSHCP wildlife crossing structures may include structures such as bridges, arches, or box and pipe culverts.
Plan Permittees expect that future wildlife movement and dispersal within the UDA will occur almost entirely within the boundaries of the future interconnected SSHCP Preserve System (see Section 7.5). Therefore, wildlife crossings are needed wherever a roadway crosses (bisects) the conceptual SSHCP Preserve System (see Figure 5-10). Wildlife crossing structures inside the UDA will be sized to accommodate movement of a highly mobile native indicator species (i.e., coyote (Canis latrans)). By designing UDA wildlife crossing structures to meet the movement and dispersal requirements of coyote, the Plan Permittees anticipate that the crossing structure will also accommodate most native wildlife species that currently occupy the UDA (see Chapter 3).
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the Plan Permittees expect that the Rural Transportation Project Covered Activities proposed outside the UDA will have a relatively small effect on the movement and dispersal of larger or more mobile native wildlife species, including coyote. Consequently, the Plan Permittees anticipate that the design of Rural Transportation Project Covered Activities outside the UDA will need to include wildlife crossing structures primarily where the Rural Transportation Project Covered Activities occur within California tiger salamander modeled habitat (see CTS-3 and also Chapter 3, Figure 3-16).
The design and location of wildlife crossing structures both inside the UDA and outside the UDA will be determined by collaboration between the Third-Party Project Proponent, the Land Use Authority, and the Implementing Entity.
Crossing design will use the best available scientific and commercial information for the target species. The design of crossing structures will be based on demonstrated effectiveness of design for the target species when such information is available, or will be designed with a high level of certainty of success based on studies of similar taxa in similar environmental settings. The proposed wildlife crossing structures designs will be reviewed and approved by the Implementing Entity prior to final design.
The Implementing Entity will develop a Wildlife Crossing Maintenance Manual to be provided to the entity responsible for maintaining the wildlife crossing. The Wildlife Crossing Maintenance Manual will identify vegetation management, clearing of obstructions, and other techniques to maintain the desired movement and hydrologic connectivity, and to avoid effects to adjacent Preserves.
All SSHCP wildlife crossing structures in the UDA will include the following design elements:
Open-bottom bridges or arches where the roadway crosses a river or stream. Where an open-bottom bridge or arch is used, the span of the crossing will be at least 1.2 times the bankfull width of the stream and span the banks to allow for dry wildlife passage along each side of the stream and to avoid or minimize piers or footings within the stream. (Bankfull width refers to the width of a stream channel at the point where over-bank flow begins during a flood event.)
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flow(s). Wildlife crossing structures must be designed to provide a dry passage (e.g., a platform ledge) higher than flows for a 10-year storm event to allow wildlife to pass through an inundated crossing structure. Wildlife crossing structures in the UDA will be designed and sized to accommodate movement of at least medium-sized mammals (e.g., coyote).
The opening must be at least 3 feet high and the crossing structure must have a minimum openness ratio of at least 0.4.
Vegetation leading up to the entrance of a crossing structure and the substrate leading into and within the crossing structure will be natural and appropriate to provide for continuity of habitat, attract the target animal species for which the crossing is designed, and facilitate use of the crossing structure. A wildlife crossing under six-lane roads or larger will be designed to provide ambient light and temperature in the longer crossing structures (e.g., either by providing a larger opening or a grate at the top of the structure to improve the attractiveness of the crossing to certain Covered Species and wildlife that may hesitate to cross through dark, confined structures or one with a temperature gradient (Jackson and Griffin 2000)). If a road is less than six lanes in width, these designs will be optional.
Lighting will not be placed at or near the entrance of a wildlife crossing structure to maintain natural ambient light conditions at night and to increase chances of wildlife use. However, a Land Use Authority Permittees may allow lighting if necessary for human health or safety.
Outside the UDA, wildlife crossing structures may be required for California tiger salamander (refer to CTS-1), and could also be required for other native species.
ROAD-3 (Roadside Pesticide Use20): If pesticide use is necessary along roadsides, the appropriate SSHCP Permittee will ensure that the pesticide application strictly complies with the pesticide label and all other applicable federal, state, and local authorities pertaining to the use, safety, storage, disposal, and reporting of the pesticide. Where roadside weed infestations have reached a critical control point, the Implementing Entity or a Land Use Authority Permittee will apply the appropriate manual, mechanical, or chemical treatment. In addition, the Implementing Entity or appropriate Land Use Authority Permittee will post signs along road shoulders adjacent to sensitive areas that are within the SSHCP 20 Use of pesticides (including rodenticides and herbicides) is not an SSHCP Covered Activity. However, pesticide use specified in Section 5.3 is an allowed land management tool, provided the pesticide application is otherwise legal and conforms to all conditions in Section 5.4.
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Preserve System (e.g., California tiger salamander breeding ponds, endemic plant populations, vertebrates that rely on insects for part of their diet). The signs will identify pesticide use restrictions or other roadside maintenance restrictions.
Condition 5. Avoid and Minimize Impacts that Result from Public Use of Low-Impact Nature Trails in Preserves
Preserves within the UDA are likely to be surrounded by urban development. As discussed in Section 5.2.7, allowing limited use of SSHCP Preserves will help to foster a sense of community ownership and will provide an opportunity to educate the community about the natural resources to be protected within the SSHCP Preserve System.
Low-impact nature trails will be designed following the AMMs outlined below.
NATURE TRAIL-1 (Nature Trail Plan): A nature trail plan must be prepared for each Preserve where a trail is allowed by the Preserve Management Plan. Nature trails will be unpaved trails that vary in width depending on terrain and existing constraints, but will never exceed 4 feet in width. Where a trail crosses a swale, wooden walkways elevated to a height no greater than 2 feet will be installed.
Trail improvements may include mowing vegetation to create or maintain a trail, minor grading to remove trip hazards, and signs providing directional and educational information. Public access to land acquired for preservation will be prohibited until a trail plan can be prepared by the Implementing Entity and approved by the Permitting Agencies. A trail plan will include the following:
Maps identifying areas that contain sensitive habitats or species occurrences. Maps that show the location and footprint of proposed trails. Methods used to control public access.
Trail and use monitoring methods, schedules, and responsibilities. Trail operation and maintenance guidelines and responsibilities. Clear triggers for use restrictions or closure based on sensitive biological indicators (e.g., seasonal closures of some trails on the basis of activity periods of Covered Species or sensitive species).
NATURE TRAIL-2 (Nature Trail Protection of Duripan): Nature trails will be sited and constructed so as not to interfere with existing soil duripan and the perched aquifer that support the existing hydrologic regime of the Vernal Pool–Grassland, and will not interfere with existing pool hydrology. Trails within Preserves will not be paved.
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NATURE TRAIL-3 (Nature Trail Location): Nature trails will be located away from sensitive natural resources (e.g., vernal pools, riparian habitat, woodland habitat, Covered Species occurrences, raptor nesting sites, tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) colony sites). The Wildlife Agencies will determine the distance necessary to avoid impacts to sensitive natural resources.
NATURE TRAIL-4 (Biological Studies Prior to Nature Trail Design): Biological studies will be conducted within the area being considered for nature trail construction prior to project design. The studies will include land cover type mapping and focused species surveys and/or wetland delineations. The biological studies will include assessments of potential effects of trail construction on Preserve System resources, and recommendations for avoidance and minimization that may be incorporated into project siting, design, construction, and operation.
NATURE TRAIL-5 (Monitoring of Nature Trail Impacts): Impacts that could result from use of a nature trail within a Preserve will be monitored according to the Preserve Management Plan (Chapter 8) to ensure that uses do not conflict with the individual Preserve Management Plan. If use of a trail is found to conflict with the individual Preserve Management Plan, use of that trail will be discontinued until adjustments in the use can be made to reduce or eliminate conflicts. The Implementing Entity will make decisions about discontinuing or modifying use of a trail in consultation with the Preserve Manager or other applicable Preserve management agency or organization.
Condition 6. Avoid and Minimize Impacts When Re-Establishing or Establishing Wetlands As discussed in Chapter 7, the Plan Permittees anticipate that 389 acres of Vernal Pool habitat will be re-established or established21 within the Plan Area as part of the SSHCP Conservation Strategy.
Although re-establishment or establishment of vernal pools is a Measurable Objective under this Plan, if not done correctly, the action could have an adverse impact on existing vernal pools.
RE-ESTABLISHMENT/ESTABLISHMENT-1 (Vernal Pool): Re-establish or establish Vernal Pool Wetland according to the following guidelines:
Re-establishment will always take priority over establishment of vernal pools.
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When possible, re-established or established sites will be located adjacent to an existing Preserve(s) to maximize connectivity and Preserve area. Re-establishment or establishment will not result in direct or indirect adverse impacts to the hydrologic regime of existing vernal pools. Vernal pool reestablishment or establishment actions will not remove more than 10% of any existing vernal pool watershed, as defined by the SSHCP LIDAR analysis (see Section 3.3 and Conservation Action VPI1.2 in Table 7.1). Vernal pool re-establishment will attempt to restore the historical density and range of vernal pool sizes to the maximum extent feasible using historical aerial photography of the site, if available. Where aerial photography of the site’s historical conditions is not available, vernal pool re-establishment will include a range of pool sizes (area and depth) to accommodate the different habitat needs and life history characteristics of the vernal pool invertebrate Covered Species.
Established vernal pools must be located on sites with vernal pool soils, defined as any Plan Area soil type where vernal pools currently exist. Established vernal pool sites will include a range of pool sizes to accommodate the different habitat needs and life history characteristics of the three vernal pool invertebrate Covered Species.
The total density of vernal pools will not exceed 10% of the suitable soil areas in any vernal pool re-establishment and/or establishment site, unless it can be shown that the suitable areas of that site historically supported greater densities.
Re-establishment or establishment may include inoculation when it is likely that no seed or cyst bank of vernal pool species remains at a site. Vernal Pool inocula will come from nearby vernal pools that are on the same geologic formation and soil type.
RE-ESTABLISHMENT/ESTABLISHMENT-2 (Vernal Pool Inocula Bank): Vernal pool reestablishment or establishment may include “soil inoculation” when it is likely that no seed or cyst bank of vernal pool species remains at a re-establishment or establishment site.
During conversion of Urban Development Area vernal pools to a developed land cover type, project proponents will excavate and retain soil from vernal pools following protocols developed by the SSHCP Technical Advisory Committee (Chapter 9).
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Inocula applied in re-established or established vernal pools must be harvested from a vernal pool that is on the same geologic formation and soil type shown on the County General Soil Map as the re-establishment/establishment site.
Geologic formations and soil types will follow U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service’s 1993 Soil Survey of Sacramento County, California. Proposed off-site inocula sources must be approved by the Wildlife Agencies.
RE-ESTABLISHMENT/ESTABLISHMENT-3 (Re-Establishment/Establishment of Freshwater Marsh or Open Water Near Airports): During review of proposed re-establishment/establishment projects for freshwater marsh or open water on SSHCP Preserves, the Implementing Entity shall consider the potential for the location of the re-establishment/establishment projects to increase the risk of wildlife strikes or generation of ground fog at airports. If a re-establishment/ establishment project would result in (1) a net increase in open water or freshwater marsh acreage over baseline conditions22 within 5 miles of Mather Field, Sacramento Executive Airport, or Franklin Field; or (2) replacement of open water/freshwater marsh habitat that is located 2 or more miles from Mather Field or Sacramento Executive Airport with open water/freshwater marsh habitat that is located less than 2 miles from those airports, a qualified biologist shall prepare a concise letter report. The letter report shall summarize the biologist’s findings regarding (1) the species likely to use the re-established/established habitat, (2) a rough order of magnitude estimate on the peak number of birds that might use the re-established/established habitat, and (3) potential movement patterns for birds using the re-established/established habitat and whether they might cross through the airport safety zones (e.g., to reach foraging habitat or another wildlife attractant). The letter report will also provide recommendations to the Implementing Entity on how they could reduce any of the identified wildlife hazards if there are any feasible means to do so that would not conflict with the biological goals and measurable objectives of the Conservation Plan.
Condition 7. Avoid and Minimize Impacts to Streams and Creeks AMMs associated with Condition 7 must be applied to all Covered Activities where a stream or creek is located within a project footprint.
22 For purposes of establishing baseline conditions, Freshwater Marsh and Open Water acreages will be calculated using that version of the SSHCP Land Cover Type Map in existence as of the date that the SSHCP permit was issued to the Plan Permittees by the USFWS.
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STREAM-1 (Laguna Creek Wildlife Corridor): A 150-foot setback measured from the top of the bank on both sides of the stream will be applied to Laguna Creek within the Urban Development Area (minimum 300-foot corridor width). If trails are located within the Laguna Creek Wildlife Corridor, the nearest edge of the trail will be located at least 80 feet from the top of the bank.
STREAM-2 (UDA Stream Setbacks): A 100-foot setback measured from the top of the bank on both sides of the stream channel will be applied to all streams listed in Table 5-1 (see also Figure 2-4). If a stream reach supports woody riparian vegetation, the setback will be equal to the riparian edge plus 25 feet or will be the setback defined above, whichever is greater. If trails are located within the Stream Setback, the nearest edge of the trail will be located at least 50 feet from the top of the bank.
Table 5-1
Stream Setback Minimum Requirements in the Urban Development Area Stream Minimum Setback (from the Top of Bank Measured in Aerial Perspective) on Both Sides of the Stream Elder Creek 100 feet
Frye Creek 100 feet or as depicted as part of the NewBridge development project hardline Preserve (see Appendix K) Gerber Creek 100 feet
Morrison Creek 100 feet
Central Paseo 100 feet or as depicted as part of the Cordova Hills development project hardline Preserve (Appendix K) Sun Creek 100 feet or as depicted as part of the Sun Creek development project hardline Preserve (see Appendix K) STREAM-3 (Minor Tributaries to UDA Streams): A 25-foot setback measured from the top of the bank on both sides of the stream channel will be applied to all avoided first and second order tributaries to the streams listed in Table 5-1 and Laguna Creek.
Refer to Objective W6 in Chapter 7 (Table 7-1) regarding avoided first and second order tributaries. Trails are not permitted within headwater ephemeral Stream Setbacks.
STREAM-4 (Minimize Effects from Temporary Channel Re-Routing): When an Urban Development Covered Activity temporarily re-routes a stream, creek, or drainage, the re-routing will be completed in a manner that minimizes impacts to beneficial uses and habitat. The following measures will be employed to minimize disturbances that will adversely impact water quality:
No equipment will be operated in areas of flowing or standing water. Construction materials and heavy equipment must be stored outside of the active flow of any waters.
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When work within waters is necessary, the entire stream flow will be diverted around the work area.
In the event of rain, the disturbed in-water work area will be temporarily stabilized before water body flow exceeds the capacity of the diversion structure. The disturbed water body will be stabilized so that the disturbed areas will not come in contact with the flow.
Once construction is complete, all project-introduced material (e.g., pipes, gravel, cofferdam, sandbags) must be removed, leaving the water as it was before construction. Excess materials will be disposed of at an appropriate disposal site.
All work areas will be effectively isolated from stream flows using suitable control measures before commencement of any in-water work. The diverted stream flow will not be contaminated by construction activities. Structures for isolating the in-water work area and/or diverting the stream flow (e.g., cofferdam, geo-textile silt curtain) will not be removed until all disturbed areas are cleaned and stabilized.
Any flow diversion used during construction will be designed in a manner to prevent pollution and minimize siltation, and will provide flows to downstream reaches. Flows will be maintained to support existing aquatic life, riparian wetlands, and habitat that may be located upstream and downstream from any temporary diversion.
All surface waters, including ponded waters, will be diverted away from areas undergoing grading, construction, excavation, vegetation removal, and/or any other activity that may result in a discharge to waters. All temporary dewatering methods will be designed to have the minimum necessary impacts to waters to isolate the immediate work area. All dewatering methods will be installed such that natural flow is maintained upstream and downstream of the diversion area. Any temporary dams and diversions will be installed such that the diversion does not cause sedimentation, siltation, or erosion upstream or downstream of the diversion area. All dewatering methods will be removed immediately upon completion of diversion activities.
A method of containment must be used below any bridge, boardwalk, and/or temporary crossing to prevent debris from falling into the waters through the entire duration of a project.
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If temporary surface water diversions and/or dewatering are anticipated, the Third-Party Project Proponent will develop and maintain on site a surface water diversion and/or dewatering plan. The plan(s) must be developed prior to initiation of any water diversions and will include the proposed method and duration of diversion activities. The plan(s) must be made available to Central Valley Water Board staff upon request.
When work in a flowing stream is unavoidable and any dam or other artificial obstruction is being constructed, maintained, or placed in operation, sufficient water will be allowed at all times to pass downstream to maintain beneficial uses of waters below the dam. Construction, dewatering, and removal of temporary cofferdams will not violate the turbidity, settle-able matter, pH, temperature, or dissolved oxygen requirements of any Water Quality Control Plan. Any temporary dam or other artificial obstruction will only be built from clean materials such as sandbags, gravel bags, water dams, or clean/washed gravel that will cause little or no siltation. Stream flow will be temporarily diverted using gravity flow through temporary culverts or pipes, or pumped around the work site with the use of hoses.
STREAM-5 (Design for Stream Channel Re-Routing, Widening, or Deepening): When an Urban Development Covered Activity alters a stream, creek, or drainage by re-routing, widening, or deepening a channel, the project design will include the following:
The main channel of a re-routed channel will be free to migrate laterally over its active and terrace floodplain.
Channel geometry (plan, profile, and cross-section) of the site will be appropriate for the watershed location and physical/hydrologic condition. Local, native materials will be used as fill material to the extent practicable. Bioengineering techniques will be used for construction and maintenance of bank stabilization. Bioengineered bank stabilization structures will use vegetation in combination with bank reshaping; biodegradeable geotextile materials; and, in some cases, a minimal amount of rock or wood to the extent practicable to dissipate erosive energy. Third-Party Project Proponents will consult a professional engineer when considering using bioengineering techniques. All re-routed, widened, or deepened streams are required to establish Stream Setbacks with minimum widths required under STREAM-1, STREAM-2, or STREAM-3. All re-routed, widened, or deepened streams must re-establish/ ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
establish and maintain native Woody Riparian land cover and/or native Grassland Riparian land cover in the entire Stream Setback.
Condition 8. Avoid and Minimize Impacts to Covered Species from Utility and Utility Maintenance Covered Activities
AMMs associated with Condition 8 must be applied to all Covered Activities associated with construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects.
UTILITY-1 (Avian Collision Avoidance): Installation of new, or relocation of existing, utility poles, lines, and cell towers located within the Preserve System or within 1,000 feet of a Preserve boundary will be coordinated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The applicant or relevant utility/service provider will install utility poles, lines, and cell towers in conformance with Avian Powerline Interaction Committee (APLIC) standards for collision-reducing techniques, as outlined in Reducing Avian Collisions with Power Lines: State of the Art in 2012 (APLIC 2012), or any superseding document issued by the APLIC.
UTILITY-2 (Utility Maintenance on Preserves): Utility maintenance inside SSHCP Preserves and SSHCP Preserve Setbacks containing vernal pools will occur only when vernal pools have been dry for 30 days, except in emergency situations related to human health and safety.
UTILITY-3 (Trenchless Construction Methods): Where a pipeline or conduit crosses an existing or planned Preserve or will be located between adjacent Preserves (e.g., under a roadway that has a Preserve on both sides), trenchless construction methods will be used to minimize impacts to the existing soil profile (including impacts to a hardpan or duripan) to maintain the perched aquifer in Vernal Pool Grassland land cover type.
UTILITY-4 (Siting of Entry and Exit Location): The entry and exit locations for the trenchless construction method (see Utility-3) will be sited to avoid impacts to vernal pools and Riparian Woodland, and to avoid direct take of SSHCP Covered Species.
Condition 9. Avoid and Minimize Impacts That Might Result From Removing or Breaching Levees to Establish or Re-establish Riparian Habitat LEVEE-1 (Preparation of Hydrologic Analysis): Prior to approving a draft Preserve Management Plan that includes (1) modifying or breaching an existing levee, or (2) would place a potential impedance to high-water event flood-flows on the water side of an existing levee (including new riparian vegetation plantings or ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
other new Preserve facilities), a hydrologic analysis will be conducted. The Preserve activity will only be implemented if the hydrologic analysis concludes that the activity will not result in a substantial increase in flood stage elevations or flood risk on lands outside the Preserve.
Condition 10. Avoid and Minimize Impacts That Might Result From Potential Residual Contamination of Preserves and Related Exposure of People to Such Hazardous Materials HAZARDOUS MATERIALS-1 (Preparation of Phase I Environmental Site Assessment):
Prior to the acquisition of a preserve site or implementation of a stream or riparian restoration project, a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment shall be conducted in general accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Practice E1527-05. The purpose of this Environmental Site Assessment is to identify, to the extent feasible pursuant to the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard, recognized environmental conditions in connection with the potential site. The term “recognized environmental condition” means the presence or likely presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products on the property under conditions that may indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of release of these substances to the property. If the Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment indicates the presence of a recognized environmental condition, the Implementing Entity shall consider the following options. Determine that the acquisition/project can proceed on the basis that the Habitat Plan goals and objectives can be met on the site even with the presence of a recognized environmental condition.
Conduct a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, including soil and groundwater testing, to further study the potential for contamination to limit the Implementing Entity’s management activities.
If the results of the Phase I (or Phase II) Environmental Site Assessment indicate that the Habitat Plan goals and objectives cannot be met on the site, the Implementing Entity should not acquire the site.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS-2 (Contingency Plan): As part of each Preserve Management Plan or site restoration plan, a Contingency Plan shall be prepared to address the actions that would be taken during construction in the event that unexpected contaminated soil or groundwater is discovered. The Contingency Plan shall include health and safety considerations, handling and disposal of wastes, reporting requirements, and emergency procedures. The Contingency Plan shall include a requirement that if evidence of contaminated materials is encountered ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
during construction, construction would cease immediately and applicable requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Release Compensation and Liability Act and the California Code of Regulations Title 22 regarding the disposal of waste would be implemented.
5.4.2 Covered Species Take Avoidance and Minimization Measures The following section describes measures to avoid or minimize effects of Covered Activities on specific SSHCP Covered Species. Species-specific AMMs include species surveys, preconstruction surveys, and construction monitoring. Most species-specific AMMs require that species surveys be conducted if Covered Species modeled habitat is within the proposed Covered Activity footprint or within a specified distance of the proposed Covered Activity. Section 3.4 provides maps and descriptions of modeled habitat for each Covered Species. The AMMs described below apply to Covered Activities when Covered Species modeled habitat or a Covered Species occurrence are at a project site. The Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies may update specific SSHCP AMMs over the Permit Term to provide the best and most appropriate protective measures for a Covered Species.
General Covered Species Take Avoidance and Minimization Measures The following AMMs will apply to all Covered Activities that are required to implement Covered Species take AMMs.
SPECIES-1 (Litter Removal Program): A litter control program will be instituted for the entire project site. All workers will ensure that their food scraps, paper wrappers, food containers, cans, bottles, and other trash are deposited in covered or closed trash containers. All garbage will be removed from the project site at the end of each work day, and construction personnel will not feed or otherwise attract wildlife to the area where construction activities are taking place.
SPECIES-2 (No Pets in Construction Areas): To avoid harm and harassment of native species, workers and visitors will not bring pets onto a project site.
SPECIES-3 (Take Report): If accidental injury or death of any Covered Species occurs, workers will immediately inform the approved biologist or on-site monitor and site supervisor. The approved biologist or on-site monitor will phone the appropriate contact person at the Implementing Entity. The Implementing Entity will immediately contact the Wildlife Agencies by telephone. A memorandum will be provided to the Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies within 1 working day of the incident. The report will provide the date and location of the incident, number of individuals taken, ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
the circumstances resulting in the take, and any corrective measures taken to prevent additional take.
SPECIES-4 (Post-Construction Compliance Report): A post-construction compliance report will be submitted to the SSHCP Implementing Entity within 30 calendar days of completion of construction activities or within 30 calendar days of any break in construction activity that lasts more than 30 days. The report will detail the construction start and completion dates, any information about meeting or failing to meet species take Avoidance and Minimization Measures (AMM), effectiveness of each AMM that was applied at the project site, and any known project effects to Covered Species.
Rare Plants
PLANT-1 (Rare Plant Surveys): If a Covered Activity project site contains modeled habitat for Ahart’s dwarf rush (Juncus leiospermus var. ahartii), Bogg’s Lake hedge-hyssop (Gratiola heterosepala), dwarf downingia (Downingia pusilla), Legenere (Legenere limosa), pincushion navarretia (Navarretia myersii), or Sanford’s arrowhead (Sagittaria sanfordii), the Covered Activity project site will be surveyed for the rare plant by an approved biologist and following the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) rare plant survey protocols (CDFG 2009) or the most recent CDFW rare plant survey protocols. An approved biologist will conduct the field surveys and will identify and map plant species occurrences according to the protocols.
See Chapter 10 for the process to submit survey information to the Plan Permittee and the Permitting Agencies.
PLANT-2 (Rare Plant Protection): If a rare plant listed in AMM PLANT-1 is detected within an area proposed to be disturbed by a Covered Activity or is detected within 250 feet of the area proposed to be disturbed by a Covered Activity, the Implementing Entity will assure one unprotected occurrence of the species is protected within a SSHCP Preserve before any ground disturbance occurs a the project site.
Sacramento and Slender Orcutt Grass
Sacramento Orcutt grass (Orcuttia viscida) is a federally and state endangered species and is ranked by the California Native Plant Society as a California Rare Plant Rank 1B.1 species.
Slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis) is a federally threatened and state endangered species and is ranked by the California Native Plant Society as a California Rare Plant Rank 1B.1 species.
Both Orcutt grasses are very rare, and the likelihood of finding new occurrences within the Plan Area is low. Due to their rarity, take of either of these species is not permitted under the SSHCP, with the exception of take related to Preserve management and monitoring (see Section 5.2.7, SSHCP Preserve System Covered Activities).
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ORCUTT-1 (Orcutt Grass Surveys): If a Covered Activity project site is located within 1 mile of the Mather Core Recovery Area and contains the Vernal Pool land cover type, the project site will be surveyed for Sacramento and slender Orcutt grass by an approved biologist following California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) rare plant survey protocols (CDFG 2009) or most recent CDFW guidelines to determine if Sacramento and/or slender Orcutt grass is present. An approved biologist will conduct the field investigation to identify and map occurrences. See Chapter 10 for the process to conduct and submit survey information.
ORCUTT-2 (Orcutt Grass Protection): Where known or new Sacramento or slender Orcutt grass occurrences are found, they will be protected within an SSHCP Preserve that is at least 50 acres. The occurrence will be located interior to the Preserve at a distance of no less than 300 feet from the edge of the Preserve boundary. If a Third-Party Project Proponent encounters a previously undiscovered occurrence of Sacramento or slender Orcutt grass on a Covered Activity project site, the Third-Party Project Proponent will contact the Implementing Entity or Land Use Authority Permittee with authority over the project, who will coordinate with the Wildlife Agencies for written concurrence of avoidance to ensure that the project does not cause take of the species.
California Tiger Salamander
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense), the following AMMs will be implemented.
CTS-1 (California Tiger Salamander Daily Construction Schedule): Ground-disturbing Covered Activities within California tiger salamander modeled habitat (Figure 3-16) will occur outside the breeding and dispersal season (occur after July 31 and before October 15), to the maximum extent practicable. If Covered Activities must be implemented in modeled habitat (Figure 3-16) during the breeding and dispersal season (after October 15 and before July 31), construction activities will not start until 30 minutes after sunrise and must be complete 30 minutes prior to sunset.
CTS-2 (California Tiger Salamander Exclusion Fencing): If a Covered Activity must be implemented in modeled habitat (Figure 3-16) during the breeding and dispersal season (after October 15 and before July 31), exclusion fencing will be installed around the project footprint before October 15. Temporary high-visibility construction fencing will be installed along the edge of work areas, and exclusion fencing will be installed immediately outside of the temporary high-visibility construction fencing to exclude California tiger salamanders from entering the construction area or becoming entangled in the construction fencing. Exclusion fencing will be at least 1 foot tall and be buried ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
at least 6 inches below the ground to prevent salamanders from going under the fencing. Fencing will remain in place until all construction activities within the construction area are complete. No project activities will occur outside the delineated project footprint. An approved biologist must inspect the exclusion fencing and project site every morning before 7:00 a.m. for integrity and for any entrapped California tiger salamanders. If a California tiger salamander is encountered, refer to CTS-5, below. (However, the Implementing Entity may, with approval of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), determine that it is appropriate for a Covered Activity project to not implement CTS-2 for certain long and linear roadway Covered Activity projects if it appears that the exclusion fencing will likely trap individuals or cause more take of California tiger salamander than it would prevent.)
CTS-3 (California Tiger Salamander Monitoring): If Covered Activities must be implemented in modeled habitat (Figure 3-16), an approved biologist experienced with California tiger salamander identification and behavior will monitor the project site, including the integrity of any exclusion fencing. The approved biologist will be on site daily while construction-related activities are taking place, and will inspect the project site for California tiger salamander every morning before 7:00 a.m., or prior to construction activities. As required by BMP-8 (Training of Construction Staff), the approved biologist will also train construction personnel on the required California tiger salamander avoidance procedures, exclusion fencing, and correct protocols in the event that a California tiger salamander enters an active construction zone. If a California tiger salamander is encountered, refer to CTS-5, below.
CTS-4 (Avoid California Tiger Salamander Entrapment): If Covered Activities must be implemented in modeled habitat, all excavated steep-walled holes or trenches more than 6 inches deep will be covered with plywood (or similar material) or provided with one or more escape ramps constructed of earth fill or wooden planks at the end of each work day or 30 minutes prior to sunset, whichever occurs first. All steep-walled holes or trenches will be inspected by the approved biologist each morning to ensure that no wildlife has become entrapped. All construction pipes, culverts, similar structures, construction equipment, and construction debris left overnight within California tiger salamander modeled habitat will be inspected for California tiger salamanders by the approved biologist prior to being moved. If a California tiger salamander is encountered, refer to CTS-5, below.
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and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)). Construction activities will be suspended in a 100-foot radius of the animal until the animal is relocated by an approved biologist with appropriate handling permits from the Wildlife Agencies. Prior to relocation, the approved biologist will notify the Wildlife Agencies to determine the appropriate procedures related to relocation. If the animal is handled, a report will be submitted, including date(s), location(s), habitat description, and any corrective measures taken to protect the salamander, within 1 business day to the Wildlife Agencies. The biologist will report any take of listed species to USFWS and CDFW immediately. Any worker who inadvertently injures or kills a California tiger salamander or who finds dead, injured, or entrapped California tiger salamander(s) must immediately report the incident to the approved biologist.
CTS-6 (Erosion Control Materials in California Tiger Salamander Habitat): If erosion control (BMP-2) is implemented within California tiger salamander modeled habitat (Figure 3-16), non-entangling erosion control material will be used to reduce the potential for entrapment. Tightly woven fiber netting (mesh size less than 0.25 inch) or similar material will be used to ensure that salamanders are not trapped (no monofilament). Coconut coir matting and fiber rolls with burlap are examples of acceptable erosion control materials. This limitation will be communicated to the contractor through use of special provisions included in the bid solicitation package.
CTS-7 (Rodent Control): CTS-7 only applies to projects that are within California tiger salamander modeled habitat (Figure 3-16) and on Covered Activities. Rodent control will be allowed only in developed portions of a Covered Activity project site. Where rodent control is allowed, the method of rodent control will comply with the methods of rodent control discussed in the 4(d) Rule published in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (2004) final listing rule for tiger salamander.
Western Spadefoot
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on western spadefoot (Spea hammondii), the following AMMs will be implemented.
WS-1 (Western Spadefoot Work Window): Ground-disturbing Covered Activities within western spadefoot modeled habitat (Figure 3-17) will occur outside the breeding and dispersal season (after May 15 and before October 15), to the maximum extent practicable.
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will be installed around the project footprint before October 15, and the project site must be monitored by an approved biologist following rain events. Temporary highvisibility construction fencing will be installed along the edge of work areas, and silt fencing will be installed immediately behind the temporary high-visibility construction fencing to exclude western spadefoot from entering the construction area. Fencing will remain in place until all construction activities within the construction area are completed. No project activities will occur outside the delineated project footprint. If a western spadefoot is encountered, refer to WS-6, below.
WS-3 (Western Spadefoot Monitoring): If Covered Activities must be implemented in modeled habitat (Figure 3-17) in the breeding and dispersal season (after October 15 and before May 15), an approved biologist experienced with western spadefoot identification and behavior will monitor the project site, including the integrity of any exclusion fencing. The approved biologist will be on site daily while constructionrelated activities are taking place, and will inspect the project site daily for western spadefoot prior to construction activities. The approved biologist will also train construction personnel on the required avoidance procedures, exclusion fencing, and protocols in the event that a western spadefoot enters an active construction zone (i.e., outside the buffer zone). If a western spadefoot is encountered, refer to WS-6, below.
WS-4 (Avoid Western Spadefoot Entrapment): If a Covered Activity occurs in western spadefoot modeled habitat (Figure 3-17), all excavated steep-walled holes and trenches more than 6 inches deep will be covered with plywood (or similar material) or provided with one or more escape ramps constructed of earth fill or wooden planks at the end of each work day or 30 minutes prior to sunset, whichever occurs first. All steep-walled holes and trenches will be inspected by the approved biologist each morning to ensure that no wildlife has become entrapped. All construction pipes, culverts, similar structures, construction equipment, and construction debris left overnight within western spadefoot modeled habitat will be inspected for western spadefoot by the approved biologist prior to being moved. If a western spadefoot is encountered, refer to WS-6, below.
WS-5 (Erosion Control Materials in Western Spadefoot Habitat): If erosion control (BMP-2) is implemented within western spadefoot modeled habitat (Figure 3-17), non-entangling erosion control material will be used to reduce the potential for entrapment. Tightly woven fiber netting (mesh size less than 0.25 inch) or similar material will be used to ensure that western spadefoots are not trapped (no monofilament). Coconut coir matting and fiber rolls containing burlap are examples of acceptable erosion control materials.
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WS-6 (Western Spadefoot Encounter Protocol): If Covered Activities must be implemented in modeled habitat (Figure 3-17) during the breeding and dispersal season (after October 15 and before May 15), and a western spadefoot is encountered during construction activities, the approved biologist will notify the Wildlife Agencies immediately.
Construction activities will be suspended in a 100-foot radius of the animal until the animal leaves the project site on its own volition. If necessary, the approved biologist will notify the Wildlife Agencies to determine the appropriate procedures related to relocation. If the animal is handled, a report will be submitted, including date(s), location(s), habitat description, and any corrective measures taken to protect the western spadefoot within 1 business day to the Wildlife Agencies. The biologist will report any take of listed species to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife immediately. Any worker who inadvertently injures or kills a western spadefoot or who finds dead, injured, or entrapped western spadefoot(s) must immediately report the incident to the approved biologist.
Giant Gartersnake
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on giant gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas), the following AMMs will be implemented.
GGS-1 (Giant Gartersnake Surveys): If the SSHCP giant gartersnake modeled habitat maps (Figure 3-18) show that modeled habitat for giant gartersnake is present within a Covered Activity’s project footprint or within 300 feet of a project footprint, then an approved biologist will conduct a field investigation to delineate giant gartersnake aquatic habitat within the project footprint and adjacent areas within 300 feet of the project footprint. In addition to the SSHCP land cover types shown in Figure 3-18, giant gartersnake aquatic habitat includes, but is not limited to, low-gradient streams and creeks, open water, freshwater marsh, agricultural ditches, and rice fields. Adjacent parcels under different land ownership will be surveyed only if access is granted or if the parcels are visible from authorized areas. The Third-Party Project Proponent will map all existing or potential sites and provide these maps to the Local Land Use Permittees and the Implementing Entity. Locations of delineated giant gartersnake habitat must also be noted on plans that are submitted to a Local Land Use Permittee.
The applicant will use this information to finalize project design. Covered Activities may occur throughout the year as long as giant gartersnake habitat is identified and fully avoided. Otherwise, Covered Activities must comply with GGS-2 through GGS-8, below. See Chapter 10 for the process to conduct and submit survey information.
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season. Construction and ground-disturbing activities will be initiated after May 1 and will end prior to September 15. If it appears that construction activities may go beyond September 15, the Third-Party Project Proponent or Plan Permittee will contact the Local Land Use Permittee and the Implementing Entity as soon as possible, but not later than September 1. The Local Land Use Permittee and the Implementing Entity will discuss with the Wildlife Agencies additional measures necessary to minimize take.
GGS-3 (Giant Gartersnake Monitoring): If a Covered Activity is occurring in giant gartersnake modeled habitat (Figure 3-18), an approved biologist experienced with giant gartersnake identification and behavior will monitor the project site, including the integrity of any exclusion fencing. The approved biologist will be on site daily while construction-related activities are taking place in aquatic habitat or within 300 feet of aquatic habitat, and will inspect the project site daily for giant gartersnake prior to construction activities. If a giant gartersnake is encountered, refer to GGS-7. The approved biologist will also train construction personnel on the required avoidance procedures, exclusion fencing, and protocols in the event that a giant gartersnake enters an active construction zone (i.e., outside the buffer zone).
GGS-4 (Giant Gartersnake Habitat Dewatering and Exclusion): If construction activities will occur in giant gartersnake aquatic habitat, aquatic habitat will be dewatered and then remain dry and absent of aquatic prey (e.g., fish and tadpoles) for 15 days prior to initiation of construction activities. If complete dewatering is not possible, the Implementing Entity will be contacted to determine what additional measures may be necessary to minimize effects to giant gartersnake. After aquatic habitat has been dewatered 15 days prior to construction activities, exclusion fencing will be installed extending a minimum of 300 feet into adjacent uplands to isolate both the aquatic and adjacent upland habitat. Exclusionary fencing will be erected 36 inches above ground and buried at least 6 inches below the ground to prevent snakes from attempting to move under the fence into the construction area. In addition, high-visibility fencing will be erected to identify the construction limits and to protect adjacent habitat from encroachment of personnel and equipment. Giant gartersnake habitat outside construction fencing will be avoided by all construction personnel. The fencing and the work area will be inspected by the approved biologist to ensure that the fencing is intact and that no snakes have entered the work area before the start of each work day. The fencing will be maintained by the contractor until completion of the project. If giant gartersnake is encountered, refer to GGS-7, below.
GGS-5 (Avoid Giant Gartersnake Entrapment): If a Covered Activity occurs in giant gartersnake modeled habitat (Figure 3-18), all excavated steep-walled holes and trenches more than 6 inches deep will be covered with plywood (or similar material) or ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
provided with one or more escape ramps constructed of earth fill or wooden planks at the end of each work day or 30 minutes prior to sunset, whichever occurs first. All steep-walled holes and trenches will be inspected by the approved biologist each morning to ensure that no wildlife has become entrapped. All construction pipes, culverts, similar structures, construction equipment, and construction debris left overnight within giant gartersnake modeled habitat will be inspected for giant gartersnake by the approved biologist prior to being moved. If a giant gartersnake is encountered, refer to GGS-7.
GGS-6 (Erosion Control Materials in Giant Gartersnake Habitat): If erosion control (BMP2) is implemented within giant gartersnake modeled habitat (Figure 3-18), nonentangling erosion control material will be used to reduce the potential for entrapment.
Tightly woven fiber netting (mesh size less than 0.25 inch) or similar material will be used to ensure snakes are not trapped (no monofilament). Coconut coir matting and fiber rolls containing burlap are examples of acceptable erosion control materials.
GGS-7 (Giant Gartersnake Encounter Protocol): If a giant gartersnake is encountered during construction activities, the approved biologist will notify the Wildlife Agencies immediately. Construction activities will be suspended in a 100-foot radius of the animal until the animal leaves the project site on its own volition. If necessary, the approved biologist will notify the Wildlife Agencies to determine the appropriate procedures related to relocation. If the animal is handled, a report will be submitted, including date(s), location(s), habitat description, and any corrective measures taken to protect the giant gartersnake within 1 business day to the Wildlife Agencies. The biologist will report any take of listed species to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service immediately. Any worker who inadvertently injures or kills a giant gartersnake or who finds one dead, injured, or entrapped must immediately report the incident to the approved biologist.
GGS-8 (Giant Gartersnake Post-Construction Restoration): After completion of grounddisturbing Covered Activities, the applicant will remove any temporary fill and construction debris and will restore temporarily disturbed areas to pre-project conditions. Restoration work includes such activities as re-vegetating the banks and active channels with a seed mix similar to pre-project conditions. Appropriate methods and plant species used to re-vegetate such areas will be determined on a site-specific basis in consultation with the Implementing Entity. Restoration work may include replanting emergent aquatic vegetation. Refer to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Guidelines for the Restoration and/or Replacement of Giant Gartersnake Habitat (USFWS 1997), or the most current USFWS guidelines at the time of the ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
activity. A photo documentation report showing pre- and post-project conditions will be submitted to the Implementing Entity 1 month after implementation of the restoration.
Western Pond Turtle
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), the following AMMs will be implemented.
WPT-1 (Western Pond Turtle Surveys): If the SSHCP western pond turtle modeled habitat maps (Figure 3-19) show that modeled habitat for western pond turtle is present within a Covered Activity’s project footprint or within 300 feet of a project footprint, then an approved biologist will conduct a field investigation to delineate western pond turtle aquatic habitat within the project footprint and within 300 feet of the project footprint.
In addition to the SSHCP land cover types shown in Figure 3-19, western pond turtle aquatic habitat includes, but is not limited to, low-gradient streams and creeks, open water, freshwater marsh, and rice fields. Adjacent parcels under different land ownership will be surveyed only if access is granted or if the parcels are visible from authorized areas. The Third-Party Project Proponent will map all existing or potential sites and provide those maps to the Local Land Use Permittees and the Implementing Entity. Locations of delineated western pond turtle habitat must also be noted on plans that are submitted to a Local Land Use Permittee. The applicant will use this information to finalize project design. Covered Activities may occur throughout the year as long as western pond turtle habitat is identified and fully avoided. Otherwise, Covered Activities must comply with WPT-2 through WPT-9. See Chapter 10 for the process to conduct and submit survey information.
WPT-2 (Western Pond Turtle Work Window): Maintenance and improvements to existing structures may occur throughout the year as long as western pond turtle habitat is identified and avoided, and movement of equipment is confined to existing roads.
Otherwise, construction and ground-disturbing Covered Activities must be conducted outside of western pond turtle’s active season. Construction and ground-disturbing activities will be initiated after May 1 and will commence prior to September 15. If it appears that construction activities may go beyond September 15, the appropriate Plan Permittee will contact the Local Land Use Permittee and the Implementing Entity as soon as possible, but not later than September 1, to determine if additional measures are necessary to minimize take.
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integrity of any exclusion fencing. The approved biologist will be on site daily while construction-related activities are taking place in aquatic habitat or within 300 feet of aquatic habitat, and will inspect the project site daily for western pond turtle prior to construction activities. The approved biologist will also training construction personnel on the required avoidance procedures, exclusion fencing, and protocols in the event that a western pond turtle enters an active construction zone (i.e., outside the buffer zone).
WPT-4 (Western Pond Turtle Habitat Dewatering and Exclusion): If construction activities will occur in western pond turtle aquatic habitat, aquatic habitat for the turtle will be dewatered and then remain dry and absent of aquatic prey (e.g., crustaceans and other aquatic invertebrates) for 15 days prior to the initiation of construction activities. If complete dewatering is not possible, the Implementing Entity will be contacted to determine what additional measures may be necessary to minimize effects to western pond turtle. After aquatic habitat has been dewatered 15 days prior to construction activities, exclusion fencing will be installed extending a minimum of 300 feet into adjacent uplands to isolate both the aquatic and adjacent upland habitat. Exclusionary fencing will be erected 36 inches above ground and buried at least 6 inches below the ground to prevent turtles from attempting to burrow or move under the fence into the construction area. In addition, high-visibility fencing will be erected to identify construction limits and to protect adjacent habitat from encroachment of personnel and equipment. Western pond turtle habitat outside construction fencing will be avoided by all construction personnel. The fencing and work area will be inspected by the approved biologist to ensure that the fencing is intact and that no turtles have entered the work area before the start of each work day. Fencing will be maintained by the contractor until completion of the project. If, after exclusion fencing and dewatering, western pond turtles are found within the project footprint or within 300 feet of the project footprint, the Third-Party Project Proponent will discuss the next best steps with the Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies.
WPT-5 (Avoid Western Pond Turtle Entrapment): If a Covered Activity occurs within western pond turtle modeled habitat (Figure 3-19), all excavated steep-walled holes and trenches more than 6 inches deep will be covered with plywood (or similar material) or provided with one or more escape ramps constructed of earth fill or wooden planks at the end of each work day or 30 minutes prior to sunset, whichever occurs first. All steep-walled holes and trenches will be inspected by the approved biologist each morning to ensure that no wildlife has become entrapped. All construction pipes, culverts, similar structures, construction equipment, and construction debris left overnight within western pond turtle modeled habitat will be inspected for western pond turtle by the approved biologist prior to being moved.
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WPT-6 (Erosion Control Materials in Western Pond Turtle Habitat): If erosion control (BMP-2) is implemented within western pond turtle modeled habitat (Figure 3-19), non-entangling erosion control material will be used to reduce the potential for entrapment. Tightly woven fiber netting (mesh size less than 0.25 inch) or similar material will be used to ensure that turtles are not trapped (no monofilament). Coconut coir matting and fiber rolls containing burlap are examples of acceptable erosion control materials.
WPT-7 (Western Pond Turtle Modeled Habitat Speed Limit): Covered Activity construction and maintenance vehicles will observe a 20-mile-per-hour speed limit within western pond turtle modeled upland habitat (Figure 3-19).
WPT-8 (Western Pond Turtle Encounter Protocol): If a western pond turtle is encountered during construction activities, the approved biologist will notify the Wildlife Agencies immediately. Construction activities will be suspended in a 100-foot radius of the animal until the animal leaves the project site on its own volition. If necessary, the approved biologist will notify the Wildlife Agencies to determine the appropriate procedures related to relocation. If the animal is handled, a report will be submitted, including date(s), location(s), habitat description, and any corrective measures taken to protect the turtle, within 1 business day to the Wildlife Agencies. The biologist will report any take of listed species to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service immediately. Any worker who inadvertently injures or kills a western pond turtle or who finds one dead, injured, or entrapped must immediately report the incident to the approved biologist.
WPT-9 (Western Pond Turtle Post-Construction Restoration): After completion of grounddisturbing Covered Activities, the applicant will remove any temporary fill and construction debris and will restore temporarily disturbed areas to pre-project conditions. Restoration work includes such activities as re-vegetating the banks and active channels with a seed mix similar to pre-project conditions. Appropriate methods and plant species used to re-vegetate such areas will be determined on a site-specific basis in consultation with the Implementing Entity. Restoration work may include replanting emergent aquatic vegetation and placing appropriate artificial or natural basking areas in waterways and wetlands. A photo documentation report showing preand post-project conditions will be submitted to the Implementing Entity 1 month after implementation of the restoration.
Tricolored Blackbird
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), the following AMMs will be implemented.
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TCB-1 (Tricolored Blackbird Surveys): If modeled habitat for tricolored blackbird is present within a Covered Activity’s project footprint or within 500 feet of a project footprint, then an approved biologist will conduct a field investigation to determine if existing or potential nesting or foraging sites are present within the project footprint and adjacent areas within 500 feet of the project footprint. Adjacent parcels under different land ownership will be surveyed only if access is granted or if the parcels are visible from authorized areas. Within the Plan Area, potential tricolor blackbird nest sites are often associated with freshwater marsh and seasonal wetlands, or in thickets of willow, blackberry, wild rose, thistle, and other thorny vegetation. Tricolored blackbirds are also known to nest in crops associated with dairy farms. Foraging habitat is associated with annual grasslands, wet and dry vernal pools and other seasonal wetlands, agricultural fields (such as large tracts of alfalfa and pastures with continuous haying schedules and recently tilled fields), cattle feedlots, and dairies. The Third-Party Project Proponent will map all existing or potential nesting or foraging sites and provide these maps to the Local Land Use Permittees and Implementing Entity. Nesting sites must also be noted on plans that are submitted to a Local Land Use Permittee. See Chapter 10 for the process to conduct and submit survey information.
TCB-2 (Tricolored Blackbird Pre-Construction Surveys): Pre-construction surveys will be required to determine if active nests are present within a project footprint or within 500 feet of a project footprint if existing or potential nest sites were found during design surveys and construction activities will occur during the breeding season (March 1 through September 15). An approved biologist will conduct pre-construction surveys within 30 days and within 3 days of ground-disturbing activities, and within the proposed project footprint and 500 feet of the proposed project footprint to determine the presence of nesting tricolored blackbird. Pre-construction surveys will be conducted during the breeding season (March 1 through August 31). Surveys conducted in February (to meet pre-construction survey requirements for work starting in March) must be conducted within 14 days and 3 days in advance of ground-disturbing activities. If a nest is present, then TCB-3 and TCB-4 will be implemented. The approved biologist will inform the Land Use Authority Permittee and the Implementing Entity of species locations, and they in turn will notify the Wildlife Agencies.
TCB-3 (Tricolored Blackbird Nest Buffer): If active nests are found within the project footprint or within 500 feet of any project-related Covered Activity, the Third-Party Project Proponent will establish a 500-foot temporary buffer around the active nest until the young have fledged.
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Activity, then an approved biologist experienced with tricolored blackbird behavior will be retained by the Third-Party Project Proponent to monitor the nest throughout the nesting season and to determine when the young have fledged. The approved biologist will be on site daily while construction-related activities are taking place near the disturbance buffer. Work within the nest disturbance buffer will not be permitted. If the approved biologist determines that tricolored blackbirds are exhibiting agitated behavior, construction will cease until the buffer size is increased to a distance necessary to result in no harm or harassment to the nesting tricolored blackbirds. If the biologist determines that the colonies are at risk, a meeting with the Third-Party Project Proponent, Implementing Entity, and Wildlife Agencies will be held to determine the best course of action to avoid nest abandonment or take of individuals. The approved biologist will also train construction personnel on the required avoidance procedures, buffer zones, and protocols in the event that a tricolored blackbird flies into an active construction zone (i.e., outside the buffer zone).
TCB-5 (Timing of Pesticide Use and Harvest Timing on Agricultural Preserves): On SSHCP Agricultural Preserves, pesticides (including herbicides) will not be applied from January 1 through July 15.
Swainson’s Hawk
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni), the following AMMs will be implemented.
SWHA-1 (Swainson’s Hawk Surveys): If modeled habitat for Swainson’s hawk (Figure 3-25) is present within a Covered Activity’s project footprint or within 0.25 mile of a project footprint, then an approved biologist will conduct a survey to determine if existing or potential nesting sites are present within the project footprint and adjacent areas within
0.25 mile of the project footprint. Adjacent parcels under different land ownership will be surveyed only if access is granted or if the parcels are visible from authorized areas.
Nest sites are often associated with Riparian land cover, but also include lone trees in fields, trees along roadways, and trees around structures. Nest trees may include, but are not limited to, Fremont’s cottonwood (Populus fremontii), oaks (Quercus spp.), willows (Salix spp.), walnuts (Juglans spp.), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), pines (Pinus spp.), and Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara). The Third-Party Project Proponent will map all existing and potential nesting sites and provide these maps to the Local Land Use Permittees and Implementing Entity. Nesting sites must also be noted on plans that are submitted to a Local Land Use Permittee. See Chapter 10 for the process to conduct and submit survey information.
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SWHA-2 (Swainson’s Hawk Pre-Construction Surveys): Pre-construction surveys will be required to determine if active nests are present within a project footprint or within 0.25 mile of a project footprint if existing or potential nest sites were found during initial surveys and construction activities will occur during the breeding season (March 1 through September 15). An approved biologist will conduct pre-construction surveys within 30 days and 3 days of ground-disturbing activities to determine presence of nesting Swainson’s hawk. Pre-construction surveys will be conducted during the breeding season (March 1 through September 15). If a nest is present, then SWHA-3 and SWHA-4 will be implemented. The approved biologist will inform the Land Use Authority Permittee and Implementing Entity of species locations, and they in turn will notify the Wildlife Agencies.
SWHA-3 (Swainson’s Hawk Nest Buffer): If active nests are found within the project footprint or within 0.25 mile of any project-related Covered Activity, the Third-Party Project Proponent will establish a 0.25 mile disturbance buffer around the active nest until the young have fledged, with concurrence from the Wildlife Agencies.
SWHA-4 (Swainson’s Hawk Nest Buffer Monitoring): If nesting Swainson’s hawks are present within the project footprint or within 0.25 mile of any project-related Covered Activity, then an approved biologist experienced with Swainson’s hawk behavior will be retained by the Third-Party Project Proponent to monitor the nest throughout the nesting season and to determine when the young have fledged. The approved biologist will be on site daily while construction-related activities are taking place within the buffer. Work within the temporary nest disturbance buffer can occur with the written permission of the Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies. If nesting Swainson’s hawks begin to exhibit agitated behavior, such as defensive flights at intruders, getting up from a brooding position, or flying off the nest, the approved biologist will have the authority to shut down construction activities. If agitated behavior is exhibited, the biologist, Third-Party Project Proponent, Implementing Entity, and Wildlife Agencies will meet to determine the best course of action to avoid nest abandonment or take of individuals. The approved biologist will also train construction personnel on the required avoidance procedures, buffer zones, and protocols in the event that a Swainson’s hawk flies into an active construction zone (i.e., outside the buffer zone).
Greater Sandhill Crane
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on greater sandhill crane (Grus canadensis), the following AMMs will be implemented.
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GSC-1 (Greater Sandhill Crane Surveys): If modeled habitat for greater sandhill crane (Figure 3-22) is present within a Covered Activity’s project footprint or within 0.5 mile of a project footprint, then an approved biologist will conduct a field investigation to determine if existing or potential roosting sites are present within the project footprint and adjacent areas within 0.5 mile of the project footprint. Adjacent parcels under different land ownership will be surveyed only if access is granted or if the parcels are visible from authorized areas. Roosting sites within the Plan Area are often associated with flooded fields, seasonal wetlands, and freshwater marsh. The Third-Party Project Proponent will map all existing or potential roosting sites and provide these maps to the Local Land Use Permittees and Implementing Entity. Roosting sites must also be noted on plans that are submitted to a Local Land Use Permittee. See Chapter 10 for the process to conduct and submit survey information.
GSC-2 (Greater Sandhill Crane Pre-Construction Surveys): Pre-construction surveys will be required to determine if active roosting sites are present within a project footprint or within 0.5 mile of a project footprint if existing or potential roosting sites were found during initial surveys and construction activities will occur when wintering flocks are present within the Plan Area (September 1 through March 15). An approved biologist will conduct pre-construction surveys within 15 days of ground-disturbing activities, and within 0.5 mile of a project footprint, to determine presence of roosting greater sandhill cranes. Pre-construction surveys will be conducted September 1 through March 15, when wintering flocks are present within the Plan Area. If birds are present, then GSC-3, GSC-4, and GSC-5 will be implemented. The approved biologist will inform the Land Use Authority Permittee and Implementing Entity of species locations, and they in turn will notify the Wildlife Agencies.
GSC-3 (Greater Sandhill Crane Roosting Buffer): If active roosting sites are found within the project footprint or within 0.5 mile of any project-related Covered Activity, the ThirdParty Project Proponent will establish a 0.5 mile temporary roosting disturbance buffer around the roosting site until the cranes have left.
GSC-4 (Greater Sandhill Crane Visual Barrier): Greater sandhill cranes have low tolerance for human disturbance, and such disturbance has caused cranes to abandon foraging and roosting sites. Repeat disturbance affects their ability to feed and store energy needed for survival. If project-related activities occur within 0.5 mile of a known roosting site as identified by surveys conducted during implementation of GSC-1 or GSC-2, a visual barrier will be constructed.
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approved biologist experienced with greater sandhill crane behavior will be retained by the Third-Party Project Proponent to monitor the roosting site throughout the roosting season and to determine when the birds have left. The approved biologist will be on site daily while construction-related activities are taking place within the disturbance buffer. Work within the temporary disturbance buffer can only occur with the written permission of the Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies. If greater sandhill cranes are abandoning their roosting and/or forage sites, the approved biologist will have the authority to shut down construction activities. If roost abandonment occurs, the approved biologist, Third-Party Project Proponent, Implementing Entity, and Wildlife Agencies will meet to determine the best course of action to avoid harm and harassment of individuals. The approved biologist will also train construction personnel on the avoidance procedures, buffer zones, and protocols in the event that greater sandhill cranes move into an active construction zone (i.e., outside the buffer zone).
Western Burrowing Owl
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), the following AMMs will be implemented.
WBO-1 (Western Burrowing Owl Surveys): Surveys within modeled habitat are required for both the breeding and non-breeding season. If the project site falls within modeled habitat, an approved biologist will survey the project site and map all burrows, noting any burrows that may be occupied. Occupied burrows are often (but not always) indicated by tracks, feathers, egg shell fragments, pellets, prey remains, and/or excrement. Surveying and mapping will be conducted by the approved biologist while walking transects throughout the entire project site plus all accessible areas within a 250-foot radius from the project site. The centerline of these transects will be no more than 50 feet apart and will vary in width to account for changes in terrain and vegetation that can preclude complete visual coverage of the area. For example, in hilly terrain with patches of tall grass, transects will be closer together, and in open areas with little vegetation, they can be 50 feet apart. This methodology is consistent with current survey protocols for this species (California Burrowing Owl Consortium 1993). Adjacent parcels under different land ownership will be surveyed only if access is granted or if the parcels are visible from authorized areas. If suitable habitat is identified during the initial survey, and if the project does not fully avoid the habitat, pre-construction surveys will be required.
Burrowing owl habitat is fully avoided if project-related activities do not impinge on a 250- foot buffer established by the approved biologist around suitable burrows. See Chapter 10 for the process to conduct and submit survey information.
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WBO-2 (Western Burrowing Owl Pre-Construction Surveys): Prior to any Covered Activity ground disturbance, an approved biologist will conduct pre-construction surveys in all areas that were identified as suitable habitat during the initial surveys. The purpose of the pre-construction surveys is to document the presence or absence of burrowing owls on the project site, particularly in areas within 250 feet of construction activities. To maximize the likelihood of detecting owls, the pre-construction survey will last a minimum of 3 hours. The survey will begin 1 hour before sunrise and continue until 2 hours after sunrise (3 hours total), or begin 2 hours before sunset and continue until 1 hour after sunset. Additional time may be required for large project sites. A minimum of two pre-construction surveys will be conducted (if owls are detected on the first survey, a second survey is not needed). All owls observed will be counted and their location will be mapped. Surveys will conclude no more than 2 calendar days prior to construction.
Therefore, the Third-Party Project Proponent must begin surveys no more than 4 days prior to construction (2 days of surveying plus up to 2 days between surveys and construction). To avoid last-minute changes in schedule or contracting that may occur if burrowing owls are found, the Third-Party Project Proponent may also conduct a preliminary survey up to 15 days before construction. This preliminary survey may count as the first of the two required surveys as long as the second survey concludes no more than 2 calendar days in advance of construction.
WBO-3 (Burrowing Owl Avoidance): If western burrowing owl or evidence of western burrowing owl is observed on the project site or within 250 feet of the project site during pre-construction surveys, then the following will occur:
During Breeding Season: If the approved biologist finds evidence of western burrowing owls within a project site during the breeding season (February 1 through August 31), all project-related activities will avoid nest sites during the remainder of the breeding season or while the nest remains occupied by adults or young (nest occupation includes individuals or family groups foraging on or near the site following fledging). Avoidance is establishment of a minimum 250-foot buffer zone around nests.
Construction and other project-related activities may occur outside of the 250-foot buffer zone. Construction and other project-related activities may be allowed inside of the 250-foot non-disturbance buffer during the breeding season if the nest is not disturbed, and the Third-Party Project Proponent develops an avoidance, minimization, and monitoring plan that is approved by the Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies prior to project construction based on the following criteria:
The Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies approve of the avoidance and minimization plan provided by the project applicant.
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An approved biologist monitors the owls for at least 3 days prior to construction to determine baseline nesting and foraging behavior (i.e., behavior without construction). The same approved biologist monitors the owls during construction and finds no change in owl nesting and foraging behavior in response to construction activities.
If there is any change in owl nesting and foraging behavior as a result of construction activities, the approved biologist will have authority to shut down activities within the 250-foot buffer. Construction cannot resume within the 250-foot buffer until any owls present are no longer affected by nearby construction activities, and with written concurrence from the Wildlife Agencies.
If monitoring by the approved biologist indicates that the nest is abandoned prior to the end of nesting season and the burrow is no longer in use, the non-disturbance buffer zone may be removed if approved by the Wildlife Agencies. The approved biologist will excavate the burrow in accordance with the latest California Department of Fish and Wildlife guidelines for burrowing owl to prevent reoccupation after receiving approval from the Wildlife Agencies.
The Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies will respond to a request from the Third-Party Project Proponent to review the proposed construction monitoring plan within 21 days.
During Non-Breeding Season: During the non-breeding season (September 1 through January 31), the approved biologist will establish a minimum 250-foot non-disturbance buffer around occupied burrows. Construction activities outside of this 250-foot buffer will be allowed. Construction activities within the non-disturbance buffer will be allowed if the following criteria are met to prevent owls from abandoning overwintering sites:
An approved biologist monitors the owls for at least 3 days prior to construction to determine baseline foraging behavior (i.e., behavior without construction). The same approved biologist monitors the owls during construction and finds no change in owl foraging behavior in response to construction activities. If there is any change in owl foraging behavior as a result of construction activities, the approved biologist will have authority to shut down activities within the 250- foot buffer.
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devices to prevent owls from re-occupying the site. After all usable burrows are excavated, the buffer zone will be removed and construction may continue.
Monitoring must continue as described above for the non-breeding season as long as the burrow remains active.
WBO-4 (Burrowing Owl Construction Monitoring): During construction of Covered Activities, 250-foot construction buffer zones will be established and maintained around any occupied burrow. An approved biologist will monitor the site to ensure that buffers are enforced and owls are not disturbed. The approved biologist will also train construction personnel on avoidance procedures, buffer zones, and protocols in the event that a burrowing owl flies into an active construction zone.
WBO-5 (Burrowing Owl Passive Relocation): Passive relocation is not allowed without the express written approval of the Wildlife Agencies. Passive owl relocation may be allowed on a case-by-case basis on project sites during the non-breeding season (September 1 through January 31) with the written approval of the Wildlife Agencies if the other measures described in this condition preclude work from continuing. Passive relocation must be done in accordance with the latest California Department of Fish and Wildlife guidelines for burrowing owl. Passive relocation will only be proposed if the burrow needing to be removed or with the potential to collapse from construction activities is the result of a Covered Activity. If passive relocation is approved by the Wildlife Agencies, an approved biologist can passively exclude birds from their burrows during the non-breeding season by installing one-way doors in burrow entrances. These doors will be in place for 48 hours to ensure that owls have left the burrow, and then the biologist will excavate the burrow to prevent reoccupation.
Burrows will be excavated using hand tools only. During excavation, an escape route will be maintained at all times. This may include inserting an artificial structure into the burrow to avoid having materials collapse into the burrow and trap owls inside. Other methods of passive relocation, based on best available science, may be approved by the Wildlife Agencies over the 50-year Permit Term.
WBO-6 (Burrowing Owl Timing of Maintenance Activities): All activities adjacent to existing or planned Preserves, Preserve Setbacks, or Stream Setback areas will be seasonally timed, when safety permits, to avoid or minimize adverse effects on occupied burrows.
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rodent control discussed in the 4(d) Rule published in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (2004) final listing rule for tiger salamander.
Covered Raptor Species
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on covered raptor species, the following AMMs will be implemented. This measure applies to Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii), loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), northern harrier (Circus cyaneus), and white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus). The following AMMs do not apply to ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis), as they do not nest in the Plan Area. The following AMMs also do not apply to Swainson’s hawk or burrowing owl, as specific AMMs have been developed for these covered raptor species.
RAPTOR-1 (Raptor Surveys): If modeled habitat for a covered raptor species (Figures 3-20, 3-23, 3-24, or 3-28) is present within a Covered Activity’s project footprint or within
0.25 mile of a project footprint, then an approved biologist will conduct a field investigation to determine if existing or potential nesting sites are present within the project footprint and adjacent areas within 0.25 mile of the project footprint. Adjacent parcels under different land ownership will be surveyed only if access is granted or if the parcels are visible from authorized areas. The Third-Party Project Proponent will map all existing or potential nesting sites and provide these maps to the Local Land Use Permittees and Implementing Entity. Nesting sites must also be noted on plans that are submitted to a Local Land Use Permittee. See Chapter 10 for the process to conduct and submit survey information.
RAPTOR-2 (Raptor Pre-Construction Surveys): Pre-construction surveys will be required to determine if active nests are present with a project footprint or within 0.25 mile of a project footprint if existing or potential nest sites are found during initial surveys and construction activities will occur during the raptor breeding season. An approved biologist will conduct pre-construction surveys within 30 days and 3 days of grounddisturbing activities within the proposed project footprint and within 0.25 mile of the proposed project footprint to determine presence of nesting covered raptor species. Preconstruction surveys will be conducted during the raptor breeding season. If a nest is present, then RAPTOR-3 and RAPTOR-4 will be implemented. The approved biologist will inform the Land Use Authority Permittee and Implementing Entity of species locations, and they in turn will notify the Wildlife Agencies.
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Proponent will establish a 0.25 mile temporary nest disturbance buffer around the active nest until the young have fledged.
RAPTOR-4 (Raptor Nest/Roost Buffer Monitoring): If project-related Covered Activities within the temporary nest disturbance buffer are determined to be necessary during the nesting season, then an approved biologist experienced with raptor behavior will be retained by the Third-Party Project Proponent to monitor the nest throughout the nesting season and to determine when the young have fledged. The approved biologist will be on site daily while construction-related activities are taking place within the disturbance buffer. Work within the temporary nest disturbance buffer can occur with the written permission of the Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies. If nesting raptors begin to exhibit agitated behavior, such as defensive flights at intruders, getting up from a brooding position, or flying off the nest, the approved biologist/monitor will have the authority to shut down construction activities. If agitated behavior is exhibited, the biologist, Third-Party Project Proponent, Implementing Entity, and Wildlife Agencies will meet to determine the best course of action to avoid nest abandonment or take of individuals. The approved biologist will also train construction personnel on the required avoidance procedures, buffer zones, and protocols in the event that a covered raptor species flies into an active construction zone (i.e., outside the buffer zone).
Western Red Bat
To avoid direct and indirect effects of Covered Activities on western red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii), the following AMMs will be implemented.
BAT-1 (Winter Hibernaculum Surveys): If modeled habitat (Figure 3-30) for western red bat is present within 300 feet of a Covered Activity’s project footprint, then an approved biologist will conduct a field investigation of the project footprint and adjacent areas within 300 feet of a project footprint to determine if a potential winter hibernaculum is present, and to identify and map potential hibernaculum sites. Adjacent parcels under different land ownership will be surveyed only if access is granted or if the parcels are visible from authorized areas. If potential hibernaculum sites are found, the Third-Party Project Proponent will note their locations on project designs and will design the project to avoid all areas within a 300-foot buffer around the potential hibernaculum sites. Winter hibernaculum habitat is fully avoided if project-related activities do not impinge on a 300-foot buffer established by the approved biologist around an existing or potential winter hibernaculum site. See Chapter 10 for the process to conduct and submit survey information.
ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
BAT-2 (Winter Hibernaculum Pre-Construction Surveys): If the Third-Party Project Proponent elects not to avoid potential winter hibernaculum sites within the project footprint plus a 300-foot buffer, additional surveys are required. Prior to any ground disturbance related to Covered Activities, an approved biologist will conduct a preconstruction survey within 3 days of ground-disturbing activities within the project footprint and 300 feet of the project footprint to determine the presence of winter hibernaculum sites. Pre-construction surveys will be conducted during the winter hibernaculum season (November 1 through March 31). If a winter hibernaculum is present, then BAT-3 and BAT-4 will be implemented. The approved biologist will inform the Land Use Authority Permittee and Implementing Entity of species locations, and they in turn will notify the Wildlife Agencies.
BAT-3 (Winter Hibernaculum Buffer): If active winter hibernaculum sites are found within the project footprint or within 300 feet of the project footprint, the Third-Party Project Proponent will establish a 300-foot temporary disturbance buffer around the active winter hibernaculum site until bats have vacated the hibernaculum and the Implementing Entity and Wildlife Agencies concur.
BAT-4 (Bat Eviction Methods): An approved biologist will determine if non-maternity and non-hibernaculum day and night roosts are present on the project site. If necessary, an approved biologist will use safe eviction methods to remove bats if direct impacts to non-maternity and non-hibernaculum day and night roosts cannot be avoided. If a winter hibernaculum site is present, Covered Activities will not occur until the hibernaculum is vacated, or, if necessary, safely evicted using methods acceptable to the Wildlife Agencies.
ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
Appendix D
Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas,
and Energy Modeling
ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
Residences at Capital Center
Sacramento County, Annual
Project Characteristics - SMUD Intentisty Factor update accoding to 2030 Carbon Neutrality goal Land Use - Project specific acreage
Construction Phase - 36-month construction schedule
Grading - 22-acres to be graded
Architectural Coating - SMAQMD Rule 442
Vehicle Trips - Trip adjustments
Area Coating - SMAQMD Rule 442
Energy Use - No residential natural gas use. NG use for pool/spa and 2 outdoor fire pits- see supplemental calcs.
Construction Off-road Equipment Mitigation - SMAQMD Construciton BMPs
1.1 Land Usage
Land Uses Size Metric Lot Acreage Floor Surface Area Population Health Club 14.60 1000sqft 0.34 14,600.00 0
High Turnover (Sit Down Restaurant) 5.00 1000sqft 0.72 5,000.00 0 Apartments Mid Rise 240.00 Dwelling Unit 8.71 240,000.00 641 Condo/Townhouse 177.00 Dwelling Unit 9.93 177,000.00 473
1.2 Other Project Characteristics
Urbanization
Climate Zone
Urban
6 Wind Speed (m/s) 3.5 Precipitation Freq (Days) 58
1.3 User Entered Comments & Non-Default Data
1.0 Project Characteristics
Utility Company Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Operational Year 2026
CO2 Intensity
(lb/MWhr)
186.1 CH4 Intensity 0.012
(lb/MWhr)
N2O Intensity 0.002
(lb/MWhr)
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Table Name Column Name Default Value New Value
tblArchitecturalCoating EF_Nonresidential_Interior 100.00 50.00 tblArchitecturalCoating EF_Residential_Interior 100.00 50.00 tblAreaCoating Area_EF_Nonresidential_Interior 100 50
tblAreaCoating Area_EF_Residential_Interior 100 50
tblConstDustMitigation CleanPavedRoadPercentReduction 0 9 tblConstDustMitigation WaterUnpavedRoadVehicleSpeed 0 15 tblConstructionPhase NumDays 20.00 34.00
tblConstructionPhase NumDays 300.00 634.00
tblConstructionPhase NumDays 30.00 60.00
tblConstructionPhase NumDays 20.00 34.00
tblConstructionPhase NumDays 10.00 17.00
tblEnergyUse NT24E 3,054.10 3,842.08
tblEnergyUse NT24E 3,795.01 8,621.49
tblEnergyUse NT24NG 2,687.00 0.00
tblEnergyUse NT24NG 2,687.00 0.00
tblEnergyUse NT24NG 12.42 56.02
tblEnergyUse T24E 98.18 2,071.56
tblEnergyUse T24E 80.14 4,826.48
tblEnergyUse T24E 3.05 9.84
tblEnergyUse T24E 7.86 25.18
tblEnergyUse T24NG 6,729.23 0.00
tblEnergyUse T24NG 16,185.01 0.00
tblEnergyUse T24NG 23.15 0.00
tblEnergyUse T24NG 59.07 0.00
tblGrading AcresOfGrading 180.00 22.00
tblGrading AcresOfGrading 25.50 22.00
tblLandUse LotAcreage 0.11 0.72
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tblLandUse LotAcreage 6.32 8.71
tblLandUse LotAcreage 11.06 9.93
tblProjectCharacteristics CH4IntensityFactor 0.033 0.012 tblProjectCharacteristics CO2IntensityFactor 357.98 186.1 tblProjectCharacteristics N2OIntensityFactor 0.004 0.002 tblVehicleTrips CC_TL 5.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CC_TL 5.00 4.00
tblVehicleTrips CC_TTP 64.10 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CNW_TL 6.50 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CNW_TL 6.50 3.30
tblVehicleTrips CNW_TTP 19.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CW_TL 10.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CW_TL 10.00 5.00
tblVehicleTrips CW_TTP 16.90 0.00
tblVehicleTrips DV_TP 11.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips DV_TP 11.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips DV_TP 39.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips DV_TP 20.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips HO_TL 6.50 3.38
tblVehicleTrips HO_TL 6.50 3.30
tblVehicleTrips HS_TL 5.00 4.00
tblVehicleTrips HS_TL 5.00 4.00
tblVehicleTrips HW_TL 10.00 5.00
tblVehicleTrips HW_TL 10.00 5.00
tblVehicleTrips PB_TP 3.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PB_TP 3.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PB_TP 9.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PB_TP 43.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PR_TP 86.00 100.00
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2.0 Emissions Summary
tblVehicleTrips PR_TP 86.00 100.00
tblVehicleTrips PR_TP 52.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PR_TP 37.00 100.00
tblVehicleTrips ST_TR 4.91 4.58
tblVehicleTrips ST_TR 8.14 6.84
tblVehicleTrips ST_TR 20.87 0.00
tblVehicleTrips ST_TR 122.40 182.21
tblVehicleTrips SU_TR 4.09 4.58
tblVehicleTrips SU_TR 6.28 6.84
tblVehicleTrips SU_TR 26.73 0.00
tblVehicleTrips SU_TR 142.64 182.21
tblVehicleTrips WD_TR 5.44 4.58
tblVehicleTrips WD_TR 7.32 6.84
tblVehicleTrips WD_TR 32.93 0.00
tblVehicleTrips WD_TR 112.18 182.21
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2.1 Overall Construction
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Year tons/yr MT/yr
2022 0.1836 1.7614 1.4695 3.1700e0030.4052 0.0768 0.4819 0.1990 0.0709 0.2699 0.0000 280.8540 280.8540 0.0729 3.2900e003283.6574 2023 0.3278 2.2455 3.1399 7.2400e0030.3316 0.0942 0.4257 0.0890 0.0886 0.1776 0.0000 653.7531 653.7531 0.0820 0.0238 662.8801 2024 0.3092 2.1255 3.0857 7.1900e0030.3341 0.0835 0.4176 0.0897 0.0785 0.1682 0.0000 650.6718 650.6718 0.0815 0.0232 659.6107 2025 1.8029 0.7658 1.2146 2.6500e0030.1104 0.0298 0.1401 0.0296 0.0279 0.0575 0.0000 239.5404 239.5404 0.0357 6.9600e003242.5057 Maximum 1.8029 2.2455 3.1399 7.2400e0030.4052 0.0942 0.4819 0.1990 0.0886 0.2699 0.0000 653.7531 653.7531 0.0820 0.0238 662.8801 Unmitigated Construction
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2.1 Overall Construction
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Year tons/yr MT/yr
2022 0.1836 1.7614 1.4695 3.1700e0030.2049 0.0768 0.2816 0.0957 0.0709 0.1666 0.0000 280.8538 280.8538 0.0729 3.2900e003283.6571 2023 0.3278 2.2455 3.1399 7.2400e0030.3063 0.0942 0.4005 0.0828 0.0886 0.1714 0.0000 653.7527 653.7527 0.0820 0.0238 662.8797 2024 0.3092 2.1255 3.0857 7.1900e0030.3086 0.0835 0.3921 0.0835 0.0785 0.1620 0.0000 650.6714 650.6714 0.0815 0.0232 659.6104 2025 1.8029 0.7658 1.2146 2.6500e0030.1019 0.0298 0.1317 0.0275 0.0279 0.0555 0.0000 239.5402 239.5402 0.0357 6.9600e003242.5055 Maximum 1.8029 2.2455 3.1399 7.2400e0030.3086 0.0942 0.4005 0.0957 0.0886 0.1714 0.0000 653.7527 653.7527 0.0820 0.0238 662.8797 Mitigated Construction
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio-CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N20 CO2e
Percent
Reduction
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 21.96 0.00 17.71 28.93 0.00 17.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Quarter Start Date End Date Maximum Unmitigated ROG + NOX (tons/quarter) Maximum Mitigated ROG + NOX (tons/quarter) 1 8-1-2022 10-31-2022 1.3478 1.3478
2 11-1-2022 1-31-2023 0.8089 0.8089
3 2-1-2023 4-30-2023 0.6323 0.6323
4 5-1-2023 7-31-2023 0.6501 0.6501
5 8-1-2023 10-31-2023 0.6519 0.6519
6 11-1-2023 1-31-2024 0.6418 0.6418
7 2-1-2024 4-30-2024 0.6003 0.6003
8 5-1-2024 7-31-2024 0.6103 0.6103
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9 8-1-2024 10-31-2024 0.6120 0.6120
10 11-1-2024 1-31-2025 0.6016 0.6016
11 2-1-2025 4-30-2025 0.5294 0.5294
12 5-1-2025 7-31-2025 1.7894 1.7894
Highest 1.7894 1.7894
2.2 Overall Operational
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Area 2.0036 0.0495 4.2966 2.3000e0040.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0000 7.0251 7.0251 6.7300e0030.0000 7.1933 Energy 7.5900e0030.0690 0.0580 4.1000e0045.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0030.0000 477.0054 477.0054 0.0274 5.7000e003479.3867 Mobile 1.1741 1.2277 8.9936 0.0166 1.7920 0.0136 1.8057 0.4790 0.0127 0.4917 0.0000 1,586.210 6 1,586.210
6 0.1288 0.0875 1,615.510
1 Waste 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 73.3447 0.0000 73.3447 4.3346 0.0000 181.7084 Water 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 10.6966 17.9745 28.6711 0.0380 0.0235 36.6100 Total 3.1853 1.3462 13.3482 0.0173 1.7920 0.0427 1.8347 0.4790 0.0418 0.5208 84.0413 2,088.215 6 2,172.256
8 4.5354 0.1167 2,320.408
5 Unmitigated Operational
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2.2 Overall Operational
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Area 2.0036 0.0495 4.2966 2.3000e0040.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0000 7.0251 7.0251 6.7300e0030.0000 7.1933 Energy 7.5900e0030.0690 0.0580 4.1000e0045.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0030.0000 477.0054 477.0054 0.0274 5.7000e003479.3867 Mobile 1.1741 1.2277 8.9936 0.0166 1.7920 0.0136 1.8057 0.4790 0.0127 0.4917 0.0000 1,586.210 6 1,586.210
6 0.1288 0.0875 1,615.510
1 Waste 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 73.3447 0.0000 73.3447 4.3346 0.0000 181.7084 Water 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 10.6966 17.9745 28.6711 0.0380 0.0235 36.6100 Total 3.1853 1.3462 13.3482 0.0173 1.7920 0.0427 1.8347 0.4790 0.0418 0.5208 84.0413 2,088.215 6 2,172.256
8 4.5354 0.1167 2,320.408
5 Mitigated Operational
3.0 Construction Detail
Construction Phase
Phase
Number
Phase Name Phase Type Start Date End Date Num Days
Week
Num Days Phase Description
1 Site Preparation Site Preparation 8/1/2022 8/23/2022 5 17 2 Grading Grading 8/24/2022 11/15/2022 5 60
3 Building Construction Building Construction 11/16/2022 4/21/2025 5 634 ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio-CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N20 CO2e
Percent
Reduction
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 CalEEMod Version: CalEEMod.2020.4.0 Page 8 of 39 Date: 6/13/2022 1:48 PM Residences at Capital Center - Sacramento County, Annual EMFAC Off-Model Adjustment Factors for Gasoline Light Duty Vehicle to Account for the SAFE Vehicle Rule Applied ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
4 Paving Paving 4/22/2025 6/6/2025 5 34
5 Architectural Coating Architectural Coating 6/9/2025 7/24/2025 5 34 OffRoad Equipment
Phase Name Offroad Equipment Type Amount Usage Hours Horse Power Load Factor Site Preparation Rubber Tired Dozers 3 8.00 247 0.40
Site Preparation Tractors/Loaders/Backhoes 4 8.00 97 0.37 Grading Excavators 2 8.00 158 0.38
Grading Graders 1 8.00 187 0.41
Grading Rubber Tired Dozers 1 8.00 247 0.40
Grading Scrapers 2 8.00 367 0.48
Grading Tractors/Loaders/Backhoes 2 8.00 97 0.37
Building Construction Cranes 1 7.00 231 0.29
Building Construction Forklifts 3 8.00 89 0.20
Building Construction Generator Sets 1 8.00 84 0.74
Building Construction Tractors/Loaders/Backhoes 3 7.00 97 0.37 Building Construction Welders 1 8.00 46 0.45
Paving Pavers 2 8.00 130 0.42
Paving Paving Equipment 2 8.00 132 0.36
Paving Rollers 2 8.00 80 0.38
Architectural Coating Air Compressors 1 6.00 78 0.48
Trips and VMT
Residential Indoor: 844,425; Residential Outdoor: 281,475; Non-Residential Indoor: 32,775; Non-Residential Outdoor: 10,925; Striped Parking Area: 0 (Architectural Coating – sqft)
Acres of Grading (Site Preparation Phase): 22
Acres of Grading (Grading Phase): 22
Acres of Paving: 0
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3.2 Site Preparation - 2022
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Fugitive Dust 0.1652 0.0000 0.1652 0.0857 0.0000 0.0857 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Off-Road 0.0270 0.2812 0.1674 3.2000e0040.0137 0.0137 0.0126 0.0126 0.0000 28.4235 28.4235 9.1900e0030.0000 28.6533 Total 0.0270 0.2812 0.1674 3.2000e0040.1652 0.0137 0.1789 0.0857 0.0126 0.0983 0.0000 28.4235 28.4235 9.1900e0030.0000 28.6533 Unmitigated Construction On-Site
3.1 Mitigation Measures Construction
Water Exposed Area
Reduce Vehicle Speed on Unpaved Roads
Clean Paved Roads
Phase Name Offroad Equipment
Count
Worker Trip
Number
Vendor Trip
Number
Hauling Trip
Number
Worker Trip
Length
Vendor Trip
Length
Hauling Trip
Length
Worker Vehicle
Class
Vendor
Vehicle Class
Hauling
Vehicle Class
Site Preparation 7 18.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 6.50 20.00 LD_Mix HDT_Mix HHDT Grading 8 20.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 6.50 20.00 LD_Mix HDT_Mix HHDT Building Construction 9 309.00 48.00 0.00 10.00 6.50 20.00 LD_Mix HDT_Mix HHDT Paving 6 15.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 6.50 20.00 LD_Mix HDT_Mix HHDT Architectural Coating 1 62.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 6.50 20.00 LD_Mix HDT_Mix HHDT CalEEMod Version: CalEEMod.2020.4.0 Page 10 of 39 Date: 6/13/2022 1:48 PM Residences at Capital Center - Sacramento County, Annual EMFAC Off-Model Adjustment Factors for Gasoline Light Duty Vehicle to Account for the SAFE Vehicle Rule Applied ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
3.2 Site Preparation - 2022
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Worker 4.7000e0043.1000e0043.8600e0031.0000e0051.1200e0031.0000e0051.1300e0033.0000e0041.0000e0053.0000e0040.0000 0.9253 0.9253 3.0000e0053.0000e0050.9344 Total 4.7000e0043.1000e0043.8600e0031.0000e0051.1200e0031.0000e0051.1300e0033.0000e0041.0000e0053.0000e0040.0000 0.9253 0.9253 3.0000e0053.0000e0050.9344 Unmitigated Construction Off-Site
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Fugitive Dust 0.0744 0.0000 0.0744 0.0386 0.0000 0.0386 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Off-Road 0.0270 0.2812 0.1674 3.2000e0040.0137 0.0137 0.0126 0.0126 0.0000 28.4235 28.4235 9.1900e0030.0000 28.6533 Total 0.0270 0.2812 0.1674 3.2000e0040.0744 0.0137 0.0881 0.0386 0.0126 0.0512 0.0000 28.4235 28.4235 9.1900e0030.0000 28.6533 Mitigated Construction On-Site
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3.2 Site Preparation - 2022
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Worker 4.7000e0043.1000e0043.8600e0031.0000e0051.0400e0031.0000e0051.0400e0032.8000e0041.0000e0052.8000e0040.0000 0.9253 0.9253 3.0000e0053.0000e0050.9344 Total 4.7000e0043.1000e0043.8600e0031.0000e0051.0400e0031.0000e0051.0400e0032.8000e0041.0000e0052.8000e0040.0000 0.9253 0.9253 3.0000e0053.0000e0050.9344 Mitigated Construction Off-Site
3.3 Grading - 2022
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Fugitive Dust 0.1923 0.0000 0.1923 0.1006 0.0000 0.1006 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Off-Road 0.1087 1.1653 0.8713 1.8600e0030.0491 0.0491 0.0451 0.0451 0.0000 163.6038 163.6038 0.0529 0.0000 164.9266 Total 0.1087 1.1653 0.8713 1.8600e0030.1923 0.0491 0.2414 0.1006 0.0451 0.1457 0.0000 163.6038 163.6038 0.0529 0.0000 164.9266 Unmitigated Construction On-Site
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3.3 Grading - 2022
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Worker 1.8500e0031.2000e0030.0151 4.0000e0054.4100e0032.0000e0054.4300e0031.1700e0032.0000e0051.1900e0030.0000 3.6286 3.6286 1.2000e0041.1000e0043.6643 Total 1.8500e0031.2000e0030.0151 4.0000e0054.4100e0032.0000e0054.4300e0031.1700e0032.0000e0051.1900e0030.0000 3.6286 3.6286 1.2000e0041.1000e0043.6643 Unmitigated Construction Off-Site
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PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Fugitive Dust 0.0866 0.0000 0.0866 0.0453 0.0000 0.0453 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Off-Road 0.1087 1.1653 0.8712 1.8600e0030.0491 0.0491 0.0451 0.0451 0.0000 163.6036 163.6036 0.0529 0.0000 164.9264 Total 0.1087 1.1653 0.8712 1.8600e0030.0866 0.0491 0.1356 0.0453 0.0451 0.0904 0.0000 163.6036 163.6036 0.0529 0.0000 164.9264 Mitigated Construction On-Site
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PM2.5
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Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Worker 1.8500e0031.2000e0030.0151 4.0000e0054.0600e0032.0000e0054.0900e0031.0900e0032.0000e0051.1100e0030.0000 3.6286 3.6286 1.2000e0041.1000e0043.6643 Total 1.8500e0031.2000e0030.0151 4.0000e0054.0600e0032.0000e0054.0900e0031.0900e0032.0000e0051.1100e0030.0000 3.6286 3.6286 1.2000e0041.1000e0043.6643 Mitigated Construction Off-Site
3.4 Building Construction - 2022
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PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.0282 0.2577 0.2700 4.4000e0040.0134 0.0134 0.0126 0.0126 0.0000 38.2347 38.2347 9.1600e0030.0000 38.4637 Total 0.0282 0.2577 0.2700 4.4000e0040.0134 0.0134 0.0126 0.0126 0.0000 38.2347 38.2347 9.1600e0030.0000 38.4637 Unmitigated Construction On-Site
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Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 1.6900e0030.0455 0.0132 1.6000e0044.6400e0034.2000e0045.0600e0031.3400e0034.0000e0041.7400e0030.0000 15.2038 15.2038 4.0000e0042.2300e00315.8780 Worker 0.0157 0.0102 0.1286 3.3000e0040.0375 2.1000e0040.0377 9.9600e0031.9000e0040.0102 0.0000 30.8343 30.8343 1.0500e0039.3000e00431.1372 Total 0.0174 0.0557 0.1418 4.9000e0040.0421 6.3000e0040.0427 0.0113 5.9000e0040.0119 0.0000 46.0381 46.0381 1.4500e0033.1600e00347.0151 Unmitigated Construction Off-Site
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Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.0282 0.2577 0.2700 4.4000e0040.0134 0.0134 0.0126 0.0126 0.0000 38.2346 38.2346 9.1600e0030.0000 38.4636 Total 0.0282 0.2577 0.2700 4.4000e0040.0134 0.0134 0.0126 0.0126 0.0000 38.2346 38.2346 9.1600e0030.0000 38.4636 Mitigated Construction On-Site
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Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 1.6900e0030.0455 0.0132 1.6000e0044.3400e0034.2000e0044.7600e0031.2700e0034.0000e0041.6700e0030.0000 15.2038 15.2038 4.0000e0042.2300e00315.8780 Worker 0.0157 0.0102 0.1286 3.3000e0040.0345 2.1000e0040.0347 9.2400e0031.9000e0049.4400e0030.0000 30.8343 30.8343 1.0500e0039.3000e00431.1372 Total 0.0174 0.0557 0.1418 4.9000e0040.0389 6.3000e0040.0395 0.0105 5.9000e0040.0111 0.0000 46.0381 46.0381 1.4500e0033.1600e00347.0151 Mitigated Construction Off-Site
3.4 Building Construction - 2023
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PM10
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PM2.5
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PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.2045 1.8700 2.1117 3.5000e0030.0910 0.0910 0.0856 0.0856 0.0000 301.3462 301.3462 0.0717 0.0000 303.1383 Total 0.2045 1.8700 2.1117 3.5000e0030.0910 0.0910 0.0856 0.0856 0.0000 301.3462 301.3462 0.0717 0.0000 303.1383 Unmitigated Construction On-Site
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PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 8.1300e0030.3042 0.0917 1.1900e0030.0365 1.6200e0030.0382 0.0106 1.5500e0030.0121 0.0000 115.7328 115.7328 2.8500e0030.0170 120.8647 Worker 0.1152 0.0713 0.9365 2.5500e0030.2950 1.5800e0030.2966 0.0785 1.4500e0030.0799 0.0000 236.6741 236.6741 7.4900e0036.7600e003238.8771 Total 0.1234 0.3754 1.0282 3.7400e0030.3316 3.2000e0030.3348 0.0890 3.0000e0030.0920 0.0000 352.4069 352.4069 0.0103 0.0237 359.7418 Unmitigated Construction Off-Site
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PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.2045 1.8700 2.1117 3.5000e0030.0910 0.0910 0.0856 0.0856 0.0000 301.3458 301.3458 0.0717 0.0000 303.1380 Total 0.2045 1.8700 2.1117 3.5000e0030.0910 0.0910 0.0856 0.0856 0.0000 301.3458 301.3458 0.0717 0.0000 303.1380 Mitigated Construction On-Site
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PM2.5
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Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 8.1300e0030.3042 0.0917 1.1900e0030.0342 1.6200e0030.0358 9.9900e0031.5500e0030.0115 0.0000 115.7328 115.7328 2.8500e0030.0170 120.8647 Worker 0.1152 0.0713 0.9365 2.5500e0030.2721 1.5800e0030.2737 0.0728 1.4500e0030.0743 0.0000 236.6741 236.6741 7.4900e0036.7600e003238.8771 Total 0.1234 0.3754 1.0282 3.7400e0030.3063 3.2000e0030.3095 0.0828 3.0000e0030.0858 0.0000 352.4069 352.4069 0.0103 0.0237 359.7418 Mitigated Construction Off-Site
3.4 Building Construction - 2024
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PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.1928 1.7611 2.1179 3.5300e0030.0803 0.0803 0.0756 0.0756 0.0000 303.7223 303.7223 0.0718 0.0000 305.5179 Total 0.1928 1.7611 2.1179 3.5300e0030.0803 0.0803 0.0756 0.0756 0.0000 303.7223 303.7223 0.0718 0.0000 305.5179 Unmitigated Construction On-Site
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PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 7.8400e0030.3004 0.0895 1.1800e0030.0368 1.6100e0030.0384 0.0106 1.5400e0030.0122 0.0000 114.4082 114.4082 2.8000e0030.0168 119.4917 Worker 0.1086 0.0639 0.8783 2.4800e0030.2973 1.5100e0030.2988 0.0791 1.3900e0030.0805 0.0000 232.5413 232.5413 6.8400e0036.3400e003234.6011 Total 0.1164 0.3644 0.9678 3.6600e0030.3341 3.1200e0030.3372 0.0897 2.9300e0030.0926 0.0000 346.9495 346.9495 9.6400e0030.0232 354.0929 Unmitigated Construction Off-Site
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PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.1928 1.7611 2.1179 3.5300e0030.0803 0.0803 0.0756 0.0756 0.0000 303.7220 303.7220 0.0718 0.0000 305.5175 Total 0.1928 1.7611 2.1179 3.5300e0030.0803 0.0803 0.0756 0.0756 0.0000 303.7220 303.7220 0.0718 0.0000 305.5175 Mitigated Construction On-Site
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PM10
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PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 7.8400e0030.3004 0.0895 1.1800e0030.0345 1.6100e0030.0361 0.0101 1.5400e0030.0116 0.0000 114.4082 114.4082 2.8000e0030.0168 119.4917 Worker 0.1086 0.0639 0.8783 2.4800e0030.2742 1.5100e0030.2757 0.0734 1.3900e0030.0748 0.0000 232.5413 232.5413 6.8400e0036.3400e003234.6011 Total 0.1164 0.3644 0.9678 3.6600e0030.3086 3.1200e0030.3118 0.0835 2.9300e0030.0864 0.0000 346.9495 346.9495 9.6400e0030.0232 354.0929 Mitigated Construction Off-Site
3.4 Building Construction - 2025
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PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.0540 0.4926 0.6353 1.0600e0030.0208 0.0208 0.0196 0.0196 0.0000 91.6082 91.6082 0.0215 0.0000 92.1465 Total 0.0540 0.4926 0.6353 1.0600e0030.0208 0.0208 0.0196 0.0196 0.0000 91.6082 91.6082 0.0215 0.0000 92.1465 Unmitigated Construction On-Site
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PM10
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Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 2.2800e0030.0888 0.0264 3.5000e0040.0111 4.8000e0040.0116 3.2100e0034.5000e0043.6600e0030.0000 33.7992 33.7992 8.3000e0044.9800e00335.3037 Worker 0.0307 0.0173 0.2477 7.2000e0040.0896 4.4000e0040.0901 0.0238 4.0000e0040.0242 0.0000 68.4217 68.4217 1.8700e0031.7900e00369.0009 Total 0.0330 0.1061 0.2741 1.0700e0030.1007 9.2000e0040.1017 0.0271 8.5000e0040.0279 0.0000 102.2209 102.2209 2.7000e0036.7700e003104.3046 Unmitigated Construction Off-Site
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PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.0540 0.4926 0.6353 1.0600e0030.0208 0.0208 0.0196 0.0196 0.0000 91.6081 91.6081 0.0215 0.0000 92.1464 Total 0.0540 0.4926 0.6353 1.0600e0030.0208 0.0208 0.0196 0.0196 0.0000 91.6081 91.6081 0.0215 0.0000 92.1464 Mitigated Construction On-Site
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PM10
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Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 2.2800e0030.0888 0.0264 3.5000e0040.0104 4.8000e0040.0109 3.0300e0034.5000e0043.4900e0030.0000 33.7992 33.7992 8.3000e0044.9800e00335.3037 Worker 0.0307 0.0173 0.2477 7.2000e0040.0827 4.4000e0040.0831 0.0221 4.0000e0040.0225 0.0000 68.4217 68.4217 1.8700e0031.7900e00369.0009 Total 0.0330 0.1061 0.2741 1.0700e0030.0931 9.2000e0040.0940 0.0252 8.5000e0040.0260 0.0000 102.2209 102.2209 2.7000e0036.7700e003104.3046 Mitigated Construction Off-Site
3.5 Paving - 2025
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PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.0156 0.1459 0.2478 3.9000e0047.1100e0037.1100e0036.5500e0036.5500e0030.0000 34.0327 34.0327 0.0110 0.0000 34.3079 Paving 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Total 0.0156 0.1459 0.2478 3.9000e0047.1100e0037.1100e0036.5500e0036.5500e0030.0000 34.0327 34.0327 0.0110 0.0000 34.3079 Unmitigated Construction On-Site
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PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Worker 6.4000e0043.6000e0045.1800e0032.0000e0051.8700e0031.0000e0051.8800e0035.0000e0041.0000e0055.1000e0040.0000 1.4295 1.4295 4.0000e0054.0000e0051.4416 Total 6.4000e0043.6000e0045.1800e0032.0000e0051.8700e0031.0000e0051.8800e0035.0000e0041.0000e0055.1000e0040.0000 1.4295 1.4295 4.0000e0054.0000e0051.4416 Unmitigated Construction Off-Site
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PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Off-Road 0.0156 0.1459 0.2478 3.9000e0047.1100e0037.1100e0036.5500e0036.5500e0030.0000 34.0327 34.0327 0.0110 0.0000 34.3079 Paving 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Total 0.0156 0.1459 0.2478 3.9000e0047.1100e0037.1100e0036.5500e0036.5500e0030.0000 34.0327 34.0327 0.0110 0.0000 34.3079 Mitigated Construction On-Site
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PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Worker 6.4000e0043.6000e0045.1800e0032.0000e0051.7300e0031.0000e0051.7400e0034.6000e0041.0000e0054.7000e0040.0000 1.4295 1.4295 4.0000e0054.0000e0051.4416 Total 6.4000e0043.6000e0045.1800e0032.0000e0051.7300e0031.0000e0051.7400e0034.6000e0041.0000e0054.7000e0040.0000 1.4295 1.4295 4.0000e0054.0000e0051.4416 Mitigated Construction Off-Site
3.6 Architectural Coating - 2025
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PM10
Total
Fugitive
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Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Archit. Coating 1.6941 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Off-Road 2.9000e0030.0195 0.0308 5.0000e0058.8000e0048.8000e0048.8000e0048.8000e0040.0000 4.3405 4.3405 2.4000e0040.0000 4.3465 Total 1.6970 0.0195 0.0308 5.0000e0058.8000e0048.8000e0048.8000e0048.8000e0040.0000 4.3405 4.3405 2.4000e0040.0000 4.3465 Unmitigated Construction On-Site
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Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Worker 2.6500e0031.4900e0030.0214 6.0000e0057.7400e0034.0000e0057.7800e0032.0600e0033.0000e0052.0900e0030.0000 5.9085 5.9085 1.6000e0041.5000e0045.9585 Total 2.6500e0031.4900e0030.0214 6.0000e0057.7400e0034.0000e0057.7800e0032.0600e0033.0000e0052.0900e0030.0000 5.9085 5.9085 1.6000e0041.5000e0045.9585 Unmitigated Construction Off-Site
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Archit. Coating 1.6941 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Off-Road 2.9000e0030.0195 0.0308 5.0000e0058.8000e0048.8000e0048.8000e0048.8000e0040.0000 4.3405 4.3405 2.4000e0040.0000 4.3465 Total 1.6970 0.0195 0.0308 5.0000e0058.8000e0048.8000e0048.8000e0048.8000e0040.0000 4.3405 4.3405 2.4000e0040.0000 4.3465 Mitigated Construction On-Site
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3.6 Architectural Coating - 2025
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Hauling 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Vendor 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Worker 2.6500e0031.4900e0030.0214 6.0000e0057.1400e0034.0000e0057.1800e0031.9100e0033.0000e0051.9500e0030.0000 5.9085 5.9085 1.6000e0041.5000e0045.9585 Total 2.6500e0031.4900e0030.0214 6.0000e0057.1400e0034.0000e0057.1800e0031.9100e0033.0000e0051.9500e0030.0000 5.9085 5.9085 1.6000e0041.5000e0045.9585 Mitigated Construction Off-Site
4.0 Operational Detail - Mobile
4.1 Mitigation Measures Mobile
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ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Mitigated 1.1741 1.2277 8.9936 0.0166 1.7920 0.0136 1.8057 0.4790 0.0127 0.4917 0.0000 1,586.210 6 1,586.210
6 0.1288 0.0875 1,615.510
1 Unmitigated 1.1741 1.2277 8.9936 0.0166 1.7920 0.0136 1.8057 0.4790 0.0127 0.4917 0.0000 1,586.210 6 1,586.210
6 0.1288 0.0875 1,615.510
1 4.2 Trip Summary Information
4.3 Trip Type Information
Average Daily Trip Rate Unmitigated Mitigated
Land Use Weekday Saturday Sunday Annual VMT Annual VMT
Apartments Mid Rise 1,099.20 1,099.20 1099.20 1,684,778 1,684,778 Condo/Townhouse 1,210.68 1,210.68 1210.68 1,841,192 1,841,192 Health Club 0.00 0.00 0.00
High Turnover (Sit Down Restaurant) 911.04 911.04 911.04 1,310,549 1,310,549 Total 3,220.92 3,220.92 3,220.92 4,836,520 4,836,520
Miles Trip % Trip Purpose %
Land Use H-W or C-W H-S or C-C H-O or C-NW H-W or C-W H-S or C-C H-O or C-NW Primary Diverted Pass-by Apartments Mid Rise 5.00 4.00 3.38 46.50 12.50 41.00 100 0 0 Condo/Townhouse 5.00 4.00 3.30 46.50 12.50 41.00 100 0 0 Health Club 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0
High Turnover (Sit Down
Restaurant)
5.00 4.00 3.30 8.50 72.50 19.00 100 0 0
4.4 Fleet Mix
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Land Use LDA LDT1 LDT2 MDV LHD1 LHD2 MHD HHD OBUS UBUS MCY SBUS MH Apartments Mid Rise 0.550065 0.056538 0.183073 0.126916 0.023794 0.005777 0.013314 0.009484 0.000878 0.000597 0.025554 0.000937 0.003071 Condo/Townhouse 0.550065 0.056538 0.183073 0.126916 0.023794 0.005777 0.013314 0.009484 0.000878 0.000597 0.025554 0.000937 0.003071 Health Club 0.550065 0.056538 0.183073 0.126916 0.023794 0.005777 0.013314 0.009484 0.000878 0.000597 0.025554 0.000937 0.003071 High Turnover (Sit Down
Restaurant)
0.550065 0.056538 0.183073 0.126916 0.023794 0.005777 0.013314 0.009484 0.000878 0.000597 0.025554 0.000937 0.003071
5.0 Energy Detail
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Electricity
Mitigated
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 401.8642 401.8642 0.0259 4.3200e003403.7990 Electricity
Unmitigated
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 401.8642 401.8642 0.0259 4.3200e003403.7990 NaturalGas
Mitigated
7.5900e0030.0690 0.0580 4.1000e0045.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0030.0000 75.1412 75.1412 1.4400e0031.3800e00375.5877 NaturalGas
Unmitigated
7.5900e0030.0690 0.0580 4.1000e0045.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0030.0000 75.1412 75.1412 1.4400e0031.3800e00375.5877
5.1 Mitigation Measures Energy
Historical Energy Use: N
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5.2 Energy by Land Use - NaturalGas
NaturalGa
s Use
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Land Use kBTU/yr tons/yr MT/yr
Apartments Mid
Rise
0 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Condo/Townhous
e
0 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Health Club 817892 4.4100e0030.0401 0.0337 2.4000e0043.0500e0033.0500e0033.0500e0033.0500e0030.0000 43.6458 43.6458 8.4000e0048.0000e00443.9052 High Turnover (Sit
Down Restaurant)
590200 3.1800e0030.0289 0.0243 1.7000e0042.2000e0032.2000e0032.2000e0032.2000e0030.0000 31.4953 31.4953 6.0000e0045.8000e00431.6825 Total 7.5900e0030.0690 0.0580 4.1000e0045.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0030.0000 75.1412 75.1412 1.4400e0031.3800e00375.5877 Unmitigated
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5.2 Energy by Land Use - NaturalGas
NaturalGa
s Use
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Land Use kBTU/yr tons/yr MT/yr
Apartments Mid
Rise
0 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Condo/Townhous
e
0 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Health Club 817892 4.4100e0030.0401 0.0337 2.4000e0043.0500e0033.0500e0033.0500e0033.0500e0030.0000 43.6458 43.6458 8.4000e0048.0000e00443.9052 High Turnover (Sit
Down Restaurant)
590200 3.1800e0030.0289 0.0243 1.7000e0042.2000e0032.2000e0032.2000e0032.2000e0030.0000 31.4953 31.4953 6.0000e0045.8000e00431.6825 Total 7.5900e0030.0690 0.0580 4.1000e0045.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0035.2500e0030.0000 75.1412 75.1412 1.4400e0031.3800e00375.5877 Mitigated
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5.3 Energy by Land Use - Electricity
Electricity
Use
Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Land Use kWh/yr MT/yr
Apartments Mid
Rise
1.59722e
+006
134.8269 8.6900e0031.4500e003135.4761
Condo/Townhous
e
2.55749e
+006
215.8864 0.0139 2.3200e003216.9258
Health Club 315506 26.6330 1.7200e0032.9000e00426.7612 High Turnover (Sit
Down Restaurant)
290450 24.5179 1.5800e0032.6000e00424.6360
Total 401.8642 0.0259 4.3200e003403.7991
Unmitigated
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6.1 Mitigation Measures Area
6.0 Area Detail
5.3 Energy by Land Use - Electricity
Electricity
Use
Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Land Use kWh/yr MT/yr
Apartments Mid
Rise
1.59722e
+006
134.8269 8.6900e0031.4500e003135.4761
Condo/Townhous
e
2.55749e
+006
215.8864 0.0139 2.3200e003216.9258
Health Club 315506 26.6330 1.7200e0032.9000e00426.7612 High Turnover (Sit
Down Restaurant)
290450 24.5179 1.5800e0032.6000e00424.6360
Total 401.8642 0.0259 4.3200e003403.7991
Mitigated
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ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category tons/yr MT/yr
Mitigated 2.0036 0.0495 4.2966 2.3000e0040.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0000 7.0251 7.0251 6.7300e0030.0000 7.1933 Unmitigated 2.0036 0.0495 4.2966 2.3000e0040.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0000 7.0251 7.0251 6.7300e0030.0000 7.1933
6.2 Area by SubCategory
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
SubCategory tons/yr MT/yr
Architectural
Coating
0.1694 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Consumer
Products
1.7051 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Hearth 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Landscaping 0.1290 0.0495 4.2966 2.3000e0040.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0000 7.0251 7.0251 6.7300e0030.0000 7.1933 Total 2.0036 0.0495 4.2966 2.3000e0040.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0000 7.0251 7.0251 6.7300e0030.0000 7.1933 Unmitigated
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7.1 Mitigation Measures Water
7.0 Water Detail
6.2 Area by SubCategory
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
SubCategory tons/yr MT/yr
Architectural
Coating
0.1694 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Consumer
Products
1.7051 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Hearth 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Landscaping 0.1290 0.0495 4.2966 2.3000e0040.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0000 7.0251 7.0251 6.7300e0030.0000 7.1933 Total 2.0036 0.0495 4.2966 2.3000e0040.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0238 0.0000 7.0251 7.0251 6.7300e0030.0000 7.1933 Mitigated
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Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category MT/yr
Mitigated 28.6711 0.0380 0.0235 36.6100
Unmitigated 28.6711 0.0380 0.0235 36.6100
7.2 Water by Land Use
Indoor/Out
door Use
Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Land Use Mgal MT/yr
Apartments Mid
Rise
15.637 /
9.85809
15.0218 0.0197 0.0121 19.1288
Condo/Townhous
e
11.5323 /
7.27034
11.0786 0.0145 8.9500e00314.1075
Health Club 0.86349 /
0.529236
0.8251 1.0900e0036.7000e0041.0518
High Turnover (Sit
Down Restaurant)
2.20062 /
0.140465
1.7457 2.7400e0031.7000e0032.3219
Total 28.6711 0.0380 0.0235 36.6100
Unmitigated
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7.2 Water by Land Use
Indoor/Out
door Use
Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Land Use Mgal MT/yr
Apartments Mid
Rise
15.637 /
9.85809
15.0218 0.0197 0.0121 19.1288
Condo/Townhous
e
11.5323 /
7.27034
11.0786 0.0145 8.9500e00314.1075
Health Club 0.86349 /
0.529236
0.8251 1.0900e0036.7000e0041.0518
High Turnover (Sit
Down Restaurant)
2.20062 /
0.140465
1.7457 2.7400e0031.7000e0032.3219
Total 28.6711 0.0380 0.0235 36.6100
Mitigated
8.1 Mitigation Measures Waste
8.0 Waste Detail
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Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
MT/yr
Mitigated 73.3447 4.3346 0.0000 181.7084
Unmitigated 73.3447 4.3346 0.0000 181.7084
Category/Year
8.2 Waste by Land Use
Waste
Disposed
Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Land Use tons MT/yr
Apartments Mid
Rise
110.4 22.4102 1.3244 0.0000 55.5203
Condo/Townhous
e
81.42 16.5275 0.9768 0.0000 40.9462
Health Club 83.22 16.8929 0.9983 0.0000 41.8515
High Turnover (Sit
Down Restaurant)
86.28 17.5141 1.0351 0.0000 43.3903
Total 73.3447 4.3346 0.0000 181.7084
Unmitigated
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8.2 Waste by Land Use
Waste
Disposed
Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Land Use tons MT/yr
Apartments Mid
Rise
110.4 22.4102 1.3244 0.0000 55.5203
Condo/Townhous
e
81.42 16.5275 0.9768 0.0000 40.9462
Health Club 83.22 16.8929 0.9983 0.0000 41.8515
High Turnover (Sit
Down Restaurant)
86.28 17.5141 1.0351 0.0000 43.3903
Total 73.3447 4.3346 0.0000 181.7084
Mitigated
9.0 Operational Offroad
Equipment Type Number Hours/Day Days/Year Horse Power Load Factor Fuel Type
10.0 Stationary Equipment
Fire Pumps and Emergency Generators
Equipment Type Number Hours/Day Hours/Year Horse Power Load Factor Fuel Type Boilers
Equipment Type Number Heat Input/Day Heat Input/Year Boiler Rating Fuel Type User Defined Equipment
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11.0 Vegetation
Equipment Type Number
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Residences at Capital Center
Sacramento County, Summer
Project Characteristics - SMUD Intentisty Factor update accoding to 2030 Carbon Neutrality goal Land Use - Project specific acreage
Construction Phase - 36-month construction schedule
Grading - 22-acres to be graded
Architectural Coating - SMAQMD Rule 442
Vehicle Trips - Trip adjustments
Area Coating - SMAQMD Rule 442
Energy Use - No residential natural gas use. NG use for pool/spa and 2 outdoor fire pits- see supplemental calcs.
Construction Off-road Equipment Mitigation - SMAQMD Construciton BMPs
1.1 Land Usage
Land Uses Size Metric Lot Acreage Floor Surface Area Population Health Club 14.60 1000sqft 0.34 14,600.00 0
High Turnover (Sit Down Restaurant) 5.00 1000sqft 0.72 5,000.00 0 Apartments Mid Rise 240.00 Dwelling Unit 8.71 240,000.00 641 Condo/Townhouse 177.00 Dwelling Unit 9.93 177,000.00 473
1.2 Other Project Characteristics
Urbanization
Climate Zone
Urban
6 Wind Speed (m/s) 3.5 Precipitation Freq (Days) 58
1.3 User Entered Comments & Non-Default Data
1.0 Project Characteristics
Utility Company Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Operational Year 2026
CO2 Intensity
(lb/MWhr)
186.1 CH4 Intensity 0.012
(lb/MWhr)
N2O Intensity 0.002
(lb/MWhr)
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Table Name Column Name Default Value New Value
tblArchitecturalCoating EF_Nonresidential_Interior 100.00 50.00 tblArchitecturalCoating EF_Residential_Interior 100.00 50.00 tblAreaCoating Area_EF_Nonresidential_Interior 100 50
tblAreaCoating Area_EF_Residential_Interior 100 50
tblConstDustMitigation CleanPavedRoadPercentReduction 0 9 tblConstDustMitigation WaterUnpavedRoadVehicleSpeed 0 15 tblConstructionPhase NumDays 10.00 17.00
tblConstructionPhase NumDays 30.00 60.00
tblConstructionPhase NumDays 300.00 634.00
tblConstructionPhase NumDays 20.00 34.00
tblConstructionPhase NumDays 20.00 34.00
tblEnergyUse NT24E 3,054.10 3,842.08
tblEnergyUse NT24E 3,795.01 8,621.49
tblEnergyUse NT24NG 2,687.00 0.00
tblEnergyUse NT24NG 2,687.00 0.00
tblEnergyUse NT24NG 12.42 56.02
tblEnergyUse T24E 98.18 2,071.56
tblEnergyUse T24E 80.14 4,826.48
tblEnergyUse T24E 3.05 9.84
tblEnergyUse T24E 7.86 25.18
tblEnergyUse T24NG 6,729.23 0.00
tblEnergyUse T24NG 16,185.01 0.00
tblEnergyUse T24NG 23.15 0.00
tblEnergyUse T24NG 59.07 0.00
tblGrading AcresOfGrading 180.00 22.00
tblGrading AcresOfGrading 25.50 22.00
tblLandUse LotAcreage 0.11 0.72
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tblLandUse LotAcreage 6.32 8.71
tblLandUse LotAcreage 11.06 9.93
tblProjectCharacteristics CH4IntensityFactor 0.033 0.012 tblProjectCharacteristics CO2IntensityFactor 357.98 186.1 tblProjectCharacteristics N2OIntensityFactor 0.004 0.002 tblVehicleTrips CC_TL 5.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CC_TL 5.00 4.00
tblVehicleTrips CC_TTP 64.10 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CNW_TL 6.50 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CNW_TL 6.50 3.30
tblVehicleTrips CNW_TTP 19.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CW_TL 10.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips CW_TL 10.00 5.00
tblVehicleTrips CW_TTP 16.90 0.00
tblVehicleTrips DV_TP 11.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips DV_TP 11.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips DV_TP 39.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips DV_TP 20.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips HO_TL 6.50 3.38
tblVehicleTrips HO_TL 6.50 3.30
tblVehicleTrips HS_TL 5.00 4.00
tblVehicleTrips HS_TL 5.00 4.00
tblVehicleTrips HW_TL 10.00 5.00
tblVehicleTrips HW_TL 10.00 5.00
tblVehicleTrips PB_TP 3.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PB_TP 3.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PB_TP 9.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PB_TP 43.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PR_TP 86.00 100.00
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tblVehicleTrips PR_TP 86.00 100.00
tblVehicleTrips PR_TP 52.00 0.00
tblVehicleTrips PR_TP 37.00 100.00
tblVehicleTrips ST_TR 4.91 4.58
tblVehicleTrips ST_TR 8.14 6.84
tblVehicleTrips ST_TR 20.87 0.00
tblVehicleTrips ST_TR 122.40 182.21
tblVehicleTrips SU_TR 4.09 4.58
tblVehicleTrips SU_TR 6.28 6.84
tblVehicleTrips SU_TR 26.73 0.00
tblVehicleTrips SU_TR 142.64 182.21
tblVehicleTrips WD_TR 5.44 4.58
tblVehicleTrips WD_TR 7.32 6.84
tblVehicleTrips WD_TR 32.93 0.00
tblVehicleTrips WD_TR 112.18 182.21
CalEEMod Version: CalEEMod.2020.4.0 Page 4 of 32 Date: 6/13/2022 1:59 PM Residences at Capital Center - Sacramento County, Summer EMFAC Off-Model Adjustment Factors for Gasoline Light Duty Vehicle to Account for the SAFE Vehicle Rule Applied ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
2.1 Overall Construction (Maximum Daily Emission)
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Year lb/day lb/day
2022 3.6973 38.8801 29.6330 0.0635 19.5756 1.6357 21.1889 10.1152 1.5049 11.5995 0.0000 6,157.560 9 6,157.560
9 1.9486 0.2071 6,207.400
1 2023 2.6782 17.1078 25.3571 0.0576 2.6398 0.7243 3.3640 0.7068 0.6815 1.3882 0.0000 5,735.403 7 5,735.403
7 0.6924 0.1978 5,811.663
2 2024 2.5056 16.0679 24.6543 0.0567 2.6397 0.6371 3.2768 0.7067 0.5992 1.3060 0.0000 5,661.755 4 5,661.755
4 0.6824 0.1916 5,735.924
0 2025 100.0066 15.0039 24.0365 0.0558 2.6397 0.5506 3.1903 0.7067 0.5179 1.2246 0.0000 5,590.691 9 5,590.691
9 0.7161 0.1858 5,662.887
4 Maximum 100.0066 38.8801 29.6330 0.0635 19.5756 1.6357 21.1889 10.1152 1.5049 11.5995 0.0000 6,157.560 9 6,157.560
9 1.9486 0.2071 6,207.400
1 Unmitigated Construction
CalEEMod Version: CalEEMod.2020.4.0 Page 5 of 32 Date: 6/13/2022 1:59 PM Residences at Capital Center - Sacramento County, Summer EMFAC Off-Model Adjustment Factors for Gasoline Light Duty Vehicle to Account for the SAFE Vehicle Rule Applied ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
2.1 Overall Construction (Maximum Daily Emission)
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Year lb/day lb/day
2022 3.6973 38.8801 29.6330 0.0635 8.8736 1.6357 10.4869 4.5692 1.5049 6.0534 0.0000 6,157.560 9 6,157.560
9 1.9486 0.2071 6,207.400
1 2023 2.6782 17.1078 25.3571 0.0576 2.4374 0.7243 3.1616 0.6571 0.6815 1.3385 0.0000 5,735.403 7 5,735.403
7 0.6924 0.1978 5,811.663
2 2024 2.5056 16.0679 24.6543 0.0567 2.4373 0.6371 3.0744 0.6571 0.5992 1.2563 0.0000 5,661.755 4 5,661.755
4 0.6824 0.1916 5,735.924
0 2025 100.0066 15.0039 24.0365 0.0558 2.4373 0.5506 2.9879 0.6570 0.5179 1.1749 0.0000 5,590.691 9 5,590.691
9 0.7161 0.1858 5,662.887
4 Maximum 100.0066 38.8801 29.6330 0.0635 8.8736 1.6357 10.4869 4.5692 1.5049 6.0534 0.0000 6,157.560 9 6,157.560
9 1.9486 0.2071 6,207.400
1 Mitigated Construction
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio-CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N20 CO2e
Percent
Reduction
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 41.13 0.00 36.46 46.55 0.00 36.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 CalEEMod Version: CalEEMod.2020.4.0 Page 6 of 32 Date: 6/13/2022 1:59 PM Residences at Capital Center - Sacramento County, Summer EMFAC Off-Model Adjustment Factors for Gasoline Light Duty Vehicle to Account for the SAFE Vehicle Rule Applied ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1
2.2 Overall Operational
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category lb/day lb/day
Area 11.3037 0.3959 34.3724 1.8200e0030.1907 0.1907 0.1907 0.1907 0.0000 61.9506 61.9506 0.0593 0.0000 63.4339 Energy 0.0416 0.3782 0.3177 2.2700e0030.0287 0.0287 0.0287 0.0287 453.8572 453.8572 8.7000e0038.3200e003456.5543 Mobile 8.3089 6.2415 51.4784 0.0979 10.1951 0.0750 10.2701 2.7175 0.0699 2.7874 10,303.64 76 10,303.64
76 0.7271 0.5091 10,473.55
00 Total 19.6541 7.0157 86.1685 0.1020 10.1951 0.2944 10.4896 2.7175 0.2894 3.0069 0.0000 10,819.45 54 10,819.45
54 0.7952 0.5175 10,993.53
82 Unmitigated Operational
ROG NOx CO SO2 Fugitive
PM10
Exhaust
PM10
PM10
Total
Fugitive
PM2.5
Exhaust
PM2.5
PM2.5
Total
Bio- CO2 NBio- CO2 Total CO2 CH4 N2O CO2e
Category lb/day lb/day
Area 11.3037 0.3959 34.3724 1.8200e0030.1907 0.1907 0.1907 0.1907 0.0000 61.9506 61.9506 0.0593 0.0000 63.4339 Energy 0.0416 0.3782 0.3177 2.2700e0030.0287 0.0287 0.0287 0.0287 453.8572 453.8572 8.7000e0038.3200e003456.5543 Mobile 8.3089 6.2415 51.4784 0.0979 10.1951 0.0750 10.2701 2.7175 0.0699 2.7874 10,303.64 76 10,303.64
76 0.7271 0.5091 10,473.55
00 Total 19.6541 7.0157 86.1685 0.1020 10.1951 0.2944 10.4896 2.7175 0.2894 3.0069 0.0000 10,819.45 54 10,819.45
54 0.7952 0.5175 10,993.53
82 Mitigated Operational
CalEEMod Version: CalEEMod.2020.4.0 Page 7 of 32 Date: 6/13/2022 1:59 PM Residences at Capital Center - Sacramento County, Summer EMFAC Off-Model Adjustment Factors for Gasoline Light Duty Vehicle to Account for the SAFE Vehicle Rule Applied ITEM 11.1 ATTACHMENT 1