Rancho Cordova City Council
December 5, 2022

ITEM 21.1. ATTACHMENT 4
Conditions of Approval Exhibit B to the Resolution
City Council Page 18 of 20 The Residences at Capital Center December 5, 2022 Major Design Review
Category
Timing/
Implementation
Enforcement/
Monitoring
Verification
(date
&
Signature)

67. Structural setbacks less than 14-feet shall require the Applicant to conduct a pre-engineering meeting with all utilities to ensure property clearances are maintained.

Setbacks Prior to
Issuance of
Building Permit
SMUD

68. In the event the Applicant requires the relocation or removal of existing SMUD facilities on or adjacent to the subject property, the Applicant shall coordinate with SMUD. The Applicant shall be responsible for the cost of relocation or removal.

SMUD
Facilities
Prior to
Issuance of
Building Permit
SMUD

69. The Applicant shall comply with SMUD siting requirements (e.g., panel size/location, clearances from SMUD equipment, transformer location, service conductors). Information regarding SMUD siting requirements can be found at: https://www.smud.org/en/BusinessSolutions-and-Rebates/Design-and-Construction-Services Siting
Requirements
Prior to
Issuance of
Building Permit
SMUD
Prior to Final Inspection

70. During and upon completion of the installation of the landscaping for the project, the project landscape architect/designer shall certify that the installed landscape complies with the approved plans.

Certification shall be accomplished by completion of site visits at key installation milestones. Key milestones at a minimum shall include: rough grade, soil amendment verification, Plant material inspection, irrigation coverage test underdrain installation (as applicable) and final installation. Certification shall include signed site observation reports, photographs and documentation verifying implementation of soil report recommendations. Failure to submit complete and accurate documentation to the Planning Department will delay final approval/occupancy of the project.

Landscaping
Certification
Prior to Final
building
inspection of
the first unit
Public Works

71. Upon completion of the installation of the landscaping, the designer shall certify that the landscape complies with all city water conserving landscape requirements. Certification shall be accomplished by completion of a certificate of compliance on a form approved by the director of the city public works department.

Water
Conservation
Landscape
Prior to Final
Building
Inspection
Public Works

ITEM 21.1. ATTACHMENT 4
Conditions of Approval Exhibit B to the Resolution
City Council Page 19 of 20 The Residences at Capital Center December 5, 2022 Major Design Review
Category
Timing/
Implementation
Enforcement/
Monitoring
Verification
(date
&
Signature)
Failure to submit a complete and accurate certificate of compliance will delay final approval of the project and/or discontinue water service per RCMC 22.180.090. Upon receipt of the certificate of compliance and site inspection from City staff, the landscaping performance bond will be released.

72. Install public and onsite improvements per the approved Public Works plans and to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department.

Prior to acceptance of the improvements, record drawings of grading and improvement plans (1 full size and 1 half size hard copy), as well as a compact disc containing said plans in AutoCAD and pdf format, and a GIS Shape file shall be submitted and approved by the Public Works Department.

Public and Onsite
Improvements
Prior to Final
Inspection of
the First Unit
Public Works
Prior to Granting Final Occupancy

73. Applicant/Owner/Developer shall repair and replace all right-of-way damages caused by the construction of the building to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department. Damages include, but are not limited to: pavement, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters.

Right of Way
Replacement
Prior to
Occupancy
Public Works

74. Approved numbers or addresses shall be placed on all new or existing buildings in such a position as to be easily read from the street or road fronting the property. The minimum size of the numbers shall not be less than six (6) inches and shall be mounted immediately adjacent to a light source and shall also contrast with their background.

Addressing Prior to Final
Occupancy
Sacramento
Metro Fire
District
Advisory Conditions

75. Any gates shall be installed in accordance with The County Emergency Access and Barriers Standard. Plan submittal is required prior to installation.

Gates Advisory Sacramento
Metro Fire

ITEM 21.1. ATTACHMENT 4
Conditions of Approval Exhibit B to the Resolution
City Council Page 20 of 20 The Residences at Capital Center December 5, 2022 Major Design Review
Category
Timing/
Implementation
Enforcement/
Monitoring
Verification
(date
&
Signature)

76. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Districts requirements are not to be construed as abrogating more restrictive requirements by other agencies having jurisdiction. Final acceptance is subject to field approval and completion of required tests.

SMFD
Requirements
Advisory Sacramento
Metro Fire

MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION
CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines (PRC Section 21081.6 and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15091[d] and 15097) require public agencies “to adopt a reporting and monitoring program for changes to the project which it has adopted or made a condition of project approval to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment.” A Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) is required for the proposed project because the Initial Study identifies potential significant adverse impacts related to the project implementation, and mitigation measure have been identified to reduce those impacts. Adoption of the MMRP would occur along with approval of the proposed project.

PURPOSE OF MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM
This MMRP has been prepared to ensure that all required mitigation measures are implemented and completed in a satisfactory manner prior to implementation of the proposed ordinance. The attached table has been prepared to assist the responsible parties in implementing the mitigation measures. The table identifies the mitigation measures, responsibility, mitigation timing, and provides space to confirm implementation of the mitigation measures. The numbering of mitigation measures follows the numbering sequence found in the Initial Study. Mitigation measures that are referenced more than once in the Initial Study are not duplicated in the MMRP table.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As specified herein, the project applicant or its designee is responsible for taking all actions necessary to implement the mitigation measures and for demonstrating that the action has been successfully completed. The City of Rancho Cordova shall confirm implementation of all measures under its jurisdiction according to the specifications provided for each measure.

Inquiries should be directed to:

Nick Sosa, Associate Planner
City of Rancho Cordova Planning Division
2729 Prospect Park Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
E-mail comments may be addressed to: [email protected] The location of this information is:

City of Rancho Cordova
2729 Prospect Park Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM TABLE
The categories identified in the attached MMRP table are described below.  Mitigation Measure – This column provides the verbatim text of the adopted mitigation measure.  Implementation Responsibility – This column identifies the party responsible for implementing the mitigation measure.  Timing – This column identifies the time frame in which the mitigation will be implemented.  Verification – This column is to be dated and signed by the person (either project manager or his/her designee) responsible for verifying compliance with the requirements of the mitigation measure.

ITEM 21.1. ATTACHMENT 5 Exhibit C to the Resolution

Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Mitigation Measures Implementation Responsibility Timing Verification Biological Resources
Mitigation Measure 3.4-1: Obtain coverage for the project under the SSHCP In addition to payment of development fees in accordance with the SSHCP, the Project Applicant shall implement all applicable Avoidance and Minimization Measures codified in the SSHCP at the time permits are obtained. Avoidance and Minimization Measures currently provided in the SSHCP are included in Appendix C.

Project Applicant and
Construction Contractors
Throughout construction, as
determined at the time permits are
obtained
Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources
Mitigation Measure 3.5-1: Protection of Known and Unknown Archaeological Resources
The following shall be implemented during any ground-disturbing activities associated with project construction:
 In the event that unknown buried cultural deposits (e.g., prehistoric stone tools, milling stones, historic glass bottles, foundations, cellars, privy pits) are encountered during project construction, all ground-disturbing activity within 50 feet of the resources shall be halted and a qualified professional archaeologist (36 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 61) and appropriate Native American tribal representative shall be notified immediately and retained to assess the significance of the find. Construction activities could continue in other areas.
 If the find is determined to be significant by the qualified archaeologist or Native American tribe (i.e., because it is determined to constitute either a historical resource or a unique archaeological resource), the archaeologist shall develop appropriate procedures to protect the integrity of the resource and ensure that no additional resources are affected. Procedures could include but would not necessarily be limited to preservation in place, archival research, subsurface testing, or contiguous block unit excavation and data recovery.  If the qualified archaeologist determines the archaeological material to be Native American in nature, the City of Rancho Cordova shall contact the culturally affiliated Native American tribe for their input on the preferred treatment of the find.

Project Applicant and
Construction Contractors
during any ground-disturbing
activities
ITEM 21.1. ATTACHMENT 5 Exhibit C to the Resolution

Mitigation Measures Implementation Responsibility Timing Verification Tribal Cultural Resources
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.

Project Applicant 30 days prior to ground
disturbance

ITEM 21.1. ATTACHMENT 5 Exhibit C to the Resolution

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ITEM 21.1. ATTACHMENT 5 Exhibit C to the Resolution

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MEMORANDUM
ITEM 22.1.

DATE: December 5, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Nicholas Sosa, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: LOGISTICENTER AT RANCHO CORDOVA - MAJOR DESIGN REVIEW – PROJECT NO. PLND-1021-0015
PROPERTY OWNER:

DPML Bear Hollow, LLC
5500 Equity Avenue
Reno, NV 89502
APPLICANT/DEVELOPER:

Dermody Properties
George Condon
5500 Equity Avenue
Reno, NV 89502
PROJECT: Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova – Major Design Review FILE: PLND-1021-0015
LOCATION: Corner of Bear Hollow Drive and N. Mather Boulevard APN: 072-2360-041-0000
PLANNER: Nicholas Sosa, Associate Planner

RECOMMENDATION
There is no staff recommendation at this time. Staff is providing a response to public comment received as well as Council’s concerns that were raised at the July 18th Council meeting and will be looking for any additional direction from Council for this project. The requested Major Design Review is within the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area (VOZSPA) and therefore applicable design standards listed within the VOZSPA would be utilized to determine approval or denial of the project. This meeting is intended to discuss the project in detail regarding these standards and provide direction to Staff to return to Council with a final resolution based upon that discussion, at a later date. As a result of the holiday City Council schedule, the public hearing will be continued to the January 17, 2023 City Council meeting. At that time, staff may bring back draft documents for possible final action based upon Council’s direction.

VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPECIAL PLANNING AREA BACKGROUND
The Project, Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova, is located within the VOZSPA. The Special Planning Area was approved in 2002 by Sacramento County. The VOZSPA includes residential, commercial, business professional, light industrial, parks, bike trails, and open space uses. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared, which took into consideration full build out impacts of the VOZSPA, including biological, noise, traffic, and utilities. The EIR was

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certified for the Special Planning Area in 1998 by Sacramento County and a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program was adopted.

When the VOZSPA was adopted, the property owners entered into a Development Agreement with Sacramento County, which had jurisdiction over the planning area at the time. This Development Agreement created vested rights for the property owner which effectively solidified all regulations and developments standards at that time (2003) to be applicable within the VOZSPA for the life of the twenty-year term of the development agreement. At the time that these rights were vested by the County in favor of the property owners, the VOZSPA and 2003 Sacramento County Zoning Code were the applicable documents and therefore continue to be the regulatory documents utilized for permitted and conditionally permitted uses and development standards such as building size, setbacks, landscaping, and parking for projects under review today. The standards in the City of Rancho Cordova Municipal Code, including the standards for Major Design Review in Section 23.141 are subordinate to and cannot be applied in conflict with the VOZSPA or the County Code. Under the Development Agreement only City standards that do not “prevent development of the Property to the uses, and to the density, or intensity of development” and “do not negatively impact the timing or rate of development of the Property” can be applied to the Project. (DA Section 2.4) In addition to the vested rights established by the property’s Development Agreement, the Villages of Zinfandel’s allowed uses and development standards are further limited by the Mather Field Airport’s overflight zone which is “governed” by the Sacramento Area of Council of Governments and the Mather Airport Land Use Plan. The Land Use Plan includes limitations based upon a property’s proximity to the airport. Areas that are most restrictive are those within the flight safety zones which are within the direct approach/departure flight paths of the runway.

These areas are limited in both use and construction to minimize potential destruction if an accident should occur. The Land Use Plan also includes “Sound Contours” which are areas of excessive noise from the approach and departure of planes on the runway. The noise levels in these areas range from 75-60 decibel’s which further dictates allowed uses within the area as these noise levels would not be appropriate for certain uses such as office space or residential housing which has a limitation of a maximum of 55 decibels. The proposed project is located partially within one noise contour level, the 65-decibel noise contour. The Land Use Plan of the airport in conjunction with the vested rights of property owners in the Villages of Zinfandel SPA are both utilized in reviewing projects to determine which uses are allowed within certain areas of the VOZSPA and which development standards are applicable to each project.

PROJECT HISTORY
The Applicant submitted an application on October 25, 2021, for a 155,040 square foot shell building called Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova which includes a loading dock area, commercial parking, and additional site improvements located at the intersection of Bear Hollow Drive and N. Mather Boulevard. The project site is zoned Business and Professional Office (BP) within the Zinfandel Special Planning Area (VOZSPA) and is surrounded by other office and industrial uses as shown in Figure 1 and listed in Table 1 below.

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Figure 1: Project Location
Table 1: Surrounding Designations and Existing Uses
Location Existing Use
General Plan
Designation Zoning Designation
Subject Site Undeveloped lot
Office Mixed Use
(OMU)
Business Professional Zinfandel
Special Planning Area (BP

VOZSPA)
Northwest
California Military
Department Consolidated
Headquarters
Office Mixed Use
(OMU)
Business Professional Zinfandel
Special Planning Area (BP

VOZSPA)
Northeast Undeveloped Lot
Office Mixed Use
(OMU)
Business Professional Zinfandel
Special Planning Area (BP

VOZSPA)
South
Mather Air Force Base
(County) / Detention
Basin
Airport (County) /
Open Space
Mather Airport (County) and Open
Space Zinfandel Special Planning
Area (O VOZSPA)
The proposed project included a 155,040 SF building oriented with frontage along N. Mather Boulevard and side frontage along Bear Hollow Drive. The site provides a total of 3 access points to the property, one along N. Mather and two along Bear Hollow. This project is only for a shell building and does not include specific uses at this time and therefore no use permits have been included with this project. As a shell building, the project has been reviewed as a “wholesaling and warehousing” use which is permitted by right within the BP zoning designation of the VOZSPA. Any future tenants that are not permitted by right at this location will be required to obtain the appropriate use permits from the Planning Department and will be subject to additional review at that time.

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The Applicant held their initial neighborhood meeting on November 16, 2021, at 6:00PM via zoom and responded to minor concerns that were proposed at the meeting regarding lighting and noise which were adequately addressed by the Applicant.

The project was then presented at City Council on April 18, 2022, at the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting. After City Council was presented the project, there were some concerns with the bulk and massing of the building and staff was directed to work with the applicant to utilize additional landscaping to help mask the massing. Concern was also raised regarding direction of the truck traffic to and from the subject property. Staff was directed to continue to work with the Applicant to resolve these concerns and return to Council with an updated project.

City Staff held a community meeting at City Hall on June 27, 2022, to provide the Stone Creek Community a better understanding of the history of the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area, regulatory documents applicable to this site, as well as all other sites in the SPA, and the extent of Staff’s ability to regulate these projects. Over 150 residents attended the meeting.

Attendees provided both questions and concerns, that were addressed by Staff and the original developer/property owner of the Villages of Zinfandel. Concerns that arose at the community meeting revolved around overall truck traffic throughout the area as well as the potential air quality effects of the added truck traffic.

Staff worked with the Applicant to address their concerns and the project was presented back to City Council on July 18, 2022. The project included additional large stature trees for landscape screening for the loading dock area both along Bear Hollow and the elevated bike trail. The revised project also included additional conditions of approval for restrictions on truck routes as well as a requirement for additional signage directing trucks to use N. Mather only as shown in green in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Allowed Truck Access Route

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CURRENT PROJECT
Since the July 18th City Council meeting, an additional neighborhood meeting was held by the Applicant on September 7, 2022, at 5:30PM here at City Hall. The meeting was held with stations highlighting various aspects of the project including traffic, architecture, and landscaping. Each station included a topic expert to help explain the project in detail for residents. From the meeting, there were still concerns regarding traffic and landscaping. To help address these concerns, the most recent submittal has provided modifications to the tree sizes and species on-site, modifications to the façade of the building, modifications to the parking lot, driveway and entrances, as well as off-site improvements to help mitigate potential impacts to the area from the facility.

Updated Façade Designs/Building Form
As previously mentioned, the project is located within the VOZSPA and therefore must adhere to applicable non-residential development standards and architectural guidelines listed within that Special Planning Area. As part of their most recent submittal, the Applicant has added revisions to their project to accommodate the required design guidelines. The Applicable guidelines can be found in Section 5; Subsection (D). Key elements regarding Building Form have also been summarized below.
 “Bulk of building massing generally should be minimized especially where residential character predominates”.
o The nearest residential neighborhood to the project site is 930 ft. to the east, to the Veranda subdivision and 790 ft. to the north. The National Guard Headquarters building is located immediately north of the project site and includes one large building and a few smaller ancillary buildings totaling 285,000 sq. ft. These building have no roof or wall articulation.  “Buildings should maintain a scale compatible with residential neighborhoods” o The proposed project is for a single building that is approximately 155,040 square feet in size. Other recently constructed buildings in the area include the Bold and Beauty building located at the intersection of Zinfandel Drive and N.

Mather Boulevard which is approximately 164,000 square feet with parapets ranging from 37’ (for a majority of the building) with a max height of 46’-4” (at three architectural tower features) and the CA National Guard Headquarters adjacent to this property which is approximately 238,000 square feet for its main building at a height of approximately 39-feet tall.
o The maximum height listed in section 325-04 of the 2003 Sacramento County Zoning Code is 40-feet. However, the project must meet the required design guidelines.
 “Building masses should be mitigated by elements such as canopies or trellises designed to focus attention on smaller-scaled elements of the building”

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o The project incorporates metal canopies at storefront entrances as well as architectural trellises along large facades visible from Bear Hollow Drive and N.

Mather Boulevard.
 “Indentations, or other means of articulation, should be used to a avoid monolithic effect.”
o The updated facades have incorporated additional roofline articulation with parapets steps at a maximum height of 40-feet and lower areas at 38-feet along public right of way elevations.
 “Building form should avoid proportionally long, flat surfaces”, “Flat monotonous surfaces shall be avoided.”
o As proposed, the building incorporates some relief by utilizing canopies and inset vertical panels.
 “Architecture on non-residential buildings should include columns, indentations, overhangs patios, trellises, and surface textures, on all elevations visible off-site” o The project includes metal canopies at storefront entrances at the southwest corner as well as the southeast corner. Trellis features have also been incorporated along long facades facing N. Mather Boulevard and Bear Hollow Drive.
o The project has also included a dark gray inset panels and windows along visible extensive facades to break up large blank walls.
 “Storefronts should wrap around corners to create a sense of transparency and activity at intersections”
o The projects storefront entrances wrap around corners of facades.  “Large areas of blank walls with few openings or details should be avoided on facades facing streets or public spaces”
o The project has added visible dark gray inset panels to the project to accompany vertical windows along large areas of the facades visible by the Public.

The applicant has provided elevations and renderings that portray the design modifications that are detailed in the above section as well as a detailed image of the proposed landscaping at time of installation and 6-10 years from now. These renderings can be seen in Figures 3-5 below.

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Figure 3: Visibility from N. Mather Blvd & Bear Hollow Drive Figure 4: Visibility at Southeast Corner Close Up
Building Rendering with Landscaping at Install
Building Rendering with Landscaping at 6-10 Years
Building Rendering with Landscaping at Install

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Figure 5: Visibility from Bear Hollow Drive
Building Rendering with Landscaping at 6-10 Years
Building Rendering with Landscaping at Install

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Landscaping Modifications
At the July 18th meeting, residents still voiced concerns regarding landscaping along Bear Hollow Drive and N. Mather Drive. The project includes a 12-foot screen wall at this location, however, rather than increase the height of the wall, the project proposed a more natural landscape screening of trees and shrubs that would minimize visibility of the truck area in the rear at approximately 10 years in the future. Concerns were raised in regard to the size of the landscaping and the time that would be required for the landscaping to complete its intended purpose of screening the loading dock area and commercial truck parking area at the north end of the property. As part of this most recent submittal, the Applicant has modified the proposed species of the trees and has also increased the initial proposed sizes of the trees and density of the plantings to speed up the screening ability of the landscaping.

Building Rendering with Landscaping at 6-10 Years

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Figure 6: Landscape Tree Size Map
The Applicant has worked with the City’s Arborist to determine the best species of trees as well as the most appropriate number of trees throughout the site that would result with the desired outcome while still maintaining the necessary growth spacing and separation.

There is a total of thirty-six, 48-inch box trees placed strategically in areas that would require the most screening such as along public rights of way and the existing bike trail to the southwest of the site. Other proposed trees include twenty-eight, 36-inch box trees and one-hundred fortyone, 24-inch box trees. These trees have been added in areas that are unable to accommodate a 48-inch box tree and areas that would increase the overall density of the landscaping to provide a thorough screening. In speaking with the City Arborist, the proposed density of trees shown in Figure 6 would be the maximum that the site would be able to accommodate with minimal overcrowding of canopies. Overcrowding can lead to several future concerns that could hinder the performance of the tree. The City’s Arborist has listed a few of those potential issues below.
 Trees planted too close together can result in narrow misshapen canopies with weak branching and poorly tapered trunks as the trees are not receiving enough sunlight.

Long-term survival is much less likely for weakened trees  There is more competition for available water and nutrients and many of the trees are likely to grow slower and possibly fail to thrive.
 Overcrowded trees are more prone to pests and diseases. Poor air circulation from crowded canopies favors fungal diseases such as powdery mildew. Aphid and mite

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infestations are also common in crowded conditions. The 23 proposed London Plane trees are very susceptible to all of these pests and diseases.

The diagram shown in Figure 6 portrays the largest possible trees on-site as well as the largest number of trees possible (a total of 205, most of which are evergreen) without overcrowding the site. The Applicant has also provided updated renderings showing what the proposed landscaping would look like at installation as well as 10 years into the future (See Figures 3 through 5)
Traffic Improvements
Trip generation for this site is estimated by KD Anderson & Associates to be 217 to 755 trips per day depending on the ultimate use of the site. Peak hours are estimated to be up to 115 trips in the morning hour and 101 trips in the afternoon hour. Of the daily trips, it is estimated that 34 to 93 will be trucks.

The site is conditioned and designed to direct truck trips to US-50 via two routes:
 North Mather to Zinfandel Drive then US-50.
 North Mather to Mather, Femoyer, International, Mather Field Road then US-50.

In their existing state, traffic on these routes is generally free flowing except during peak hours in the vicinity of interchanges (approaching freeway 50 north of White Rock on Zinfandel, and north of Rockingham on Mather Field). Congestion in the vicinity of urban interchanges is common in the region and state.

Light industrial uses generate less trips than office/residential/retail use and their trips are spread throughout the day (trip generation from light industrial is about 50% of that generated by office). Therefore, warehouse/light industrial uses contribute less to congestion than other uses. Additional traffic from the proposed project is not projected to significantly change the level of service on these roads in the short or long term. And the estimated trip generations are consistent with assumptions of the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area.

Truck traffic results in greater wear on roads compared to passenger vehicle traffic. The project is conditioned to annex into the City’s community facilities district for street and lighting maintenance, including a load factor to account for truck trips. The estimated tax for fair-share street and lighting maintenance at this site is approximately $10,500 per year.

Design elements incorporated into the project include an angled driveway that directs trucks south on Bear Hollow directly to North Mather. And the project is conditioned to construct bulbouts at the intersection of Bear Hollow with Air Park, Robola and Auvernat. The proposed bulbouts will narrow the road resulting in further deterrent to trucks driving this corridor, reduced speeds for all vehicles, and greater protection for pedestrians.

In addition to the site-specific analysis, staff analyzed the assumptions of the 2002 environmental impact report relative to current traffic models and development that has occurred through 2022. Staff findings are that the actual development being realized for existing, proposed, and planned developments in the SPA is lower than what was identified in 2002 planning documents. Roadways were planned and built to accommodate traffic based on the projections in 2002. With the lower regional, area, and project specific trip generations, it is expected that there will be sufficient roadway capacity. The interchanges with US 50 have existing peak hour congestion which is expected to continue into the future. These changes in

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realized development are lessening the expected future deficiencies at interchanges relative to projections in the 2002 environmental impact report.

Resident Frequently Asked Questions
The application was originally submitted in October of 2021. Over the course of the project, both Staff and City Council have received numerous correspondence from the community with inquiries on the details of the project, the status of the review, and the standards and regulations applicable, as well as correspondence voicing direct opposition to the project. Many of the questions presented by the community were similar or overlapped other questions that we may have received from other community members. Therefore, in an effort to provide a response to all community members that is consistent and available to everyone, Staff has created a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet that addresses a majority of the common questions that we’ve received. This FAQ sheet has been included as Attachment 3. It is important to note that the questions that have been addressed do not include any questions that require a final determination of the project or questions that imply approval or denial of the proposal. These questions can only be answered at the public hearing of the decision-making body, which for this project, would be City Council.

ENVIRONMENTAL
The Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova Major Design Review would be exempt from CEQA review under CEQA State Guidelines Section 15183. This exempts from CEQA projects that are consistent with the development density established by existing zoning, community plan, or general plan policies for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was certified, except as might be necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site. The project is located within the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area (VOZSPA). An EIR was certified by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in 1998 for the VOZSPA. Additionally, a Supplemental EIR was prepared and certified by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in 2002 for the plan area.

The Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova Major Design Review involves development of a 155,040 square foot industrial shell building with parking and loading docks. The development also includes landscaping, drainage, and required screening/fencing for a loading dock area. The business and professional park (BP) site was identified in the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area EIR and uses contemplated within the BP designation include those uses listed in the Sacramento County Zoning Code under the BP and MP (Industrial Office Park) use tables located in Chapter 25 and Chapter 30. Warehousing is a permitted by right uses as listed in Table IV I.3.

Additional supplemental technical studies were prepared to further support that no additional project related impacts would occur as a result of the proposed project. These technical studies include additional traffic analysis, as well as a noise study. The traffic analysis results were summarized under the Traffic Improvements section of this staff report. The noise study concluded that noise levels associated with the project generated on-site operations would satisfy the General Plan noise criteria at the nearest existing residential uses. This is due in part to existing solid noise barriers in the vicinity, as well as overall on-site operational practices.

As this Major Design Review is consistent with the Special Planning Area and the environmental documentation prepared for the Special Planning Area, it is exempt from CEQA review. So long as the project does not have any project-specific significant effects peculiar to the Major Design

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Review and not identified in the previous environmental documentation, the project is exempt and no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required. The project applicant is requesting approval of a Major Design Review for the proposed project. Additionally, under CEQA, the City lacks the discretion under the Major Design Review approval process to consider environmental effects not related to the design of the Project, including, but not limited to human health impacts from toxic air contaminants, greenhouse gas emissions, and impacts of biological resources.

NEXT STEPS
Upon conclusion of the presentation and public testimony, City Council could do one of the following:

1. Direct staff to return at a later City Council meeting with final action documents

2. Direct the applicant to make additional modifications to the proposed project.

ATTACHMENT(S)

1. Project Plans

2. DRAFT Project Conditions

3. Frequently Asked Questions

4. Presentation

5. Letter from Miller Starr Regalia dated November 29, 2022

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RANCHO CORDOVA

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA

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CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

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RANCHO CORDOVA, CA- SNR21-0064-00
N. MATHER BLVD - LANDSCAPING @INSTALL This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

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N. MATHER BLVD - LANDSCPING @6 - 10 YEARS This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

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RANCHO CORDOVA, CA- SNR21-0064-00
SOUTHEAST CORNER CLOSE UP - LANDSCAPING @INSTALL This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

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RANCHO CORDOVA, CA- SNR21-0064-00
SOUTHEAST CORNER CLOSE UP - LANDSCAPING @6 - 10 YEARS This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

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RANCHO CORDOVA, CA- SNR21-0064-00
SOUTHEAST CORNER CLOSE UP - LANDSCAPING @INSTALL This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

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RANCHO CORDOVA, CA- SNR21-0064-00
SOUTHEAST CORNER CLOSE UP - LANDSCAPING @6 - 10 YEARS This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

EAST EXTERIOR ELEVATION - SCALE: 1" = 50' 0"
WEST EXTERIOR ELEVATION - SCALE: 1" = 50' 0"
SOUTH EXTERIOR ELEVATION - SCALE: 1" = 50' 0"

TOP OF PARAPET
38'-0"
0'-0"

FINISHED FLOOR
0'-0"

FINISHED FLOOR

TOP OF PARAPET
26'-0"

GLASS HEIGHT

CLEAR HEIGHT
34'-0"

TOP OF PARAPET
38'-0"

TOP OF PARAPET
26'-0"

GLASS HEIGHT

CLEAR HEIGHT
34'-0"
40'-0"

TOP OF PARAPET
39'-6"

CLEAR HEIGHT
34'-0"
40'-0"
0'-0"

FINISHED FLOOR
PAGE
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RANCHO CORDOVA, CA- SNR21-0064-00
EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

NORTH EXTERIOR ELEVATION - SCALE: 1" = 50' 0"
SCREEN WALL ELEVATION - SCALE: 1" = 50' 0"
0'-0"

FINISHED FLOOR
0'-0"

FINISHED FLOOR

TOP OF PARAPET
12'-0"

TOP OF PARAPET
38'-0"

TOP OF PARAPET
26'-0"

GLASS HEIGHT

CLEAR HEIGHT
34'-0"
40'-0"
PAGE
10 LOGISTIC CENTER AT RANCHO CORDOVA 10.03.2022
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA- SNR21-0064-00
EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
L2
0 25 50 100

CONCEPTUAL PLANTING PLAN
FC
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21155

LOGISTICENTER AT

BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95670

DATE REMARKS
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SHEET
GS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE THE PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT OF WARE MALCOMB AND SHALL NOT BE USED ON ANY OTHER WORK EXCEPT BY AGREEMENT WITH WARE MALCOMB. WRITTEN DIMENSIONS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SCALED DIMENSIONS AND SHALL BE VERIFIED ON THE JOB SITE. ANY DISCREPANCY SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF WARE MALCOMB PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY WORK CAUTION: IF THIS SHEET IS NOT 30"x42" IT IS A REDUCED PRINT 12-14-2021 PLANNING SUBMITTAL RANCHO CORDOVA Use of the plans and specifications contained
herein shall be restricted to the original site for
which they were prepared; publication thereof is
expressly limited to such use. Reproduction,
publication, or reuse by any method, in whole or
in part, without the express written consent of ima
is prohibited. Title to said plans remains the sole
property of ima; visual contact shall constitute
acceptance of these restrictions.

SIGNATURE
DATE01-21-2022 2ND PLANNING SUBMITTAL
05-04-2022 CITY COUNCIL REVISIONS
LANDSCAPE AREA: 148,193 S.F.

PROJECT TYPE: PRIVATE
WATER SOURCE: POTABLE
PERCENTAGE OF EVERGREEN TREES: 74%
BIO-RETENTION BASINS LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SYMBOLS SIZE SPACING QTY.

BACCHARIS PILULARIS
6' W X 1' H
6' W X 2' H
5' O.C.

CAREX DIVULSA 24" O.C. 2' W X 2' H

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS DENSIFLORA
'HOWARD MCMINN'
5 GAL. 6' O.C. 42 6' W X 6' H
247
107
974

ACACIA REDOLENS 'DESERT CARPET'

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS
'HUNTINGTON CARPET'
GROUNDCOVER LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SYMBOLS SIZE SPACING QTY.
1 GAL. 5' O.C. 6' W X 1' H
1 GAL. 6' O.C. 6' W X 2' H
3946
233
SHRUB LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SIZE SPACING QTY.

MYRTUS COMMUNIS 'COMPACTA' 5 GAL. 36" O.C. 3' W X 3' H
DIETES IRIDIOIDES 5 GAL. 30" O.C. 2' W X 2' H
RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA 5 GAL. PER PLAN 6' W X 10' H

SYMBOLS
PRUNUS CAROLINIANA 'BRIGHT N TIGHT' 5 GAL. 6' W X 10' H 3482
1201
168
8 BOTANIC NAME

FORTNIGHT LILY

DWARF MYRTLE

CAROLINA LAUREL
CHERRY

CALIFORNIA

COFFEEBERRY

COMMON NAME WUCOLS
WUCOLS

HUNTINGTON CARPET

ROSEMARY

BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME WUCOLS

DESERT CARPET
ACACIA

MCMINN MANZANITA

COYOTE BUSH

EUROPEAN GREY
SEDGE
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW

MODERATE

SUMMARY DATA

MATURE SIZE

MATURE SIZE

MATURE SIZE
6' O.C.
6' O.C.

LOW
1 GAL.
1 GAL.
1 GAL.

LOW
LOW

ACACIA REDOLENS 'DESERT CARPET'

DESERT CARPET
ACACIA
TREE LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SYMBOLS SIZE SPACING QTY. REMARKS
LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA 'NATCHEZ' 48" BOX PER PLAN DECIDUOUS,

MULTI-TRUNK
LAURUS NOBILIS 24" BOX EVERGREEN,
LOW

BRANCHING
CEDRUS DEODARA 36" BOX
5 OLEA EUROPAEA 'SWAN HILL' 48" BOX EVERGREEN,

STANDARD
WUCOLS
LOW

VERY LOW

BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

NATCHEZ CRAPE MYRTLE

SWEET BAY

SOUTHERN LIVE OAK

DEODAR CEDAR

SWAN HILL OLIVE
48" BOX
LOW
41 18
14 4
LOW
ULMUS PARVIFOLIA 'TRUE GREEN' TRUE GREEN CHINESE ELM 24" BOX 10

QUERCUS VIRGINIANA

EVERGREEN,

STANDARD

EVERGREEN,

STANDARD

DECIDUOUS,

STANDARD
LOW

MODERATE

PER PLAN

PER PLAN

PER PLAN

PER PLAN

PER PLAN
ARBUTUS 'MARINA' MARINA STRAWBERRY TREE 24" BOX 22 EVERGREEN, LOW

BRANCHING

PER PLAN LOW

MATURE SIZE
20' W X 25' H
25' W X 40' H
35' W X 50' H
20' W X 12' H
60' W X 70' H
40' W X 50' H
35' W X 40' H
PLATANUS ACERIFOLIA LONDON PLANE 24" BOX 23 DECIDUOUS,

STANDARD
PER PLAN MODERATE 50' W X 80' H

CALOCEDRUS DECURRENS PER PLAN EVERGREEN,

STANDARD
CALIFORNIA INCENSE CEDAR 36" BOX 14 MODERATE 15' W X 50' H PISTACIA CHINENSIS CHINESE PISTACHE 24" BOX 15 DECIDUOUS,

STANDARD
PER PLAN LOW 30' W X 35' H
15 GAL. PER PLAN 183 MODERATE 6' W X 10' H
HETEROMELES ARBUTIFOLIA TOYON 24" BOX 30 EVERGREEN,

STANDARD
PER PLAN VERY LOW 15' W X 20' H

RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA CALIFORNIA

COFFEEBERRY
48" BOX 9

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER
PLANTING, TYP.

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER
PLANTING, TYP.

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER
PLANTING, TYP.

CONCRETE PAVING

PROPERTY LINE

PROPERTY LINE

PROPERTY LINE

SCREENING FENCE

ENLARGEMENT A
SHEET L-4
NOTES:

1. OVER 30% OF PROPOSED TREES ARE REQUIRED TO BE EVERGREEN

2. ROOT BARRIERS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL TREES PLANTED WITHIN 10' OF PAVING OR HARDSCAPE.

3. MINIMUM 3" DEPTH BARK MULCH IN ALL LANDSCAPE PLANTERS.

4. APPLY PRE-EMERGENT IN ALL NON-SEEDED LANDSCAPE AREAS.

5. INSTALL A WEED CONTROL LAYER IN ALL BARK AND/OR ROCK AREAS (AS APPLICABLE).

SIGHT TRIANGLE, TYP.

PLANTED DWARF ROSEMARY
20'
20'
SIGHT TRIANGLE, TYP.

PLANTED DWARF ROSEMARY
GATE
20'
20'

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING
SIGHT TRIANGLE, TYP.

PLANTED DWARF ROSEMARY
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'

TREE BOX SIZE DIAGRAM LEGEND
COLOR QTY.
141
SIZE
48" BOX
24" BOX
36" BOX 28
36 TOTAL

PERCENTAGE
69%
14%
17%
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
L2
0 25 50 100

CONCEPTUAL PLANTING PLAN
FC
BA
21155

LOGISTICENTER AT

BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE

DATE REMARKS
architecture
planninginteriors
graphics
civil engineering
4683 Chabot Dr #300
Pleasanton, CA 94588
JOB NO.:

DRAWN BY.:

PA/PM:

SHEET
WINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE THE PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT OF WARE MALCOMB AND SHALL NOT BE USED ON ANY OTHER WORK EXCEPT BY AGREEMENT WITH WARE MALCOMB. WRITTEN DIMENSIONS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SCALED DIMENSIONS AND SHALL BE VERIFIED ON THE JOB SITE. ANY DISCREPANCY SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF WARE MALCOMB PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY WORK CAUTION: IF THIS SHEET IS NOT 30"x42" IT IS A REDUCED
12-14-2021 PLANNING SUBMITTAL RANCHO CORDOVA
Use of the plans and specifications co
herein shall be restricted to the origina
which they were prepared; publication
expressly limited to such use. Reprod
publication, or reuse by any method, i
in part, without the express written con
is prohibited. Title to said plans remain
property of ima; visual contact shall co
acceptance of these restrictions.

SIGNATURE
DATE01-21-2022 2ND PLANNING SUBMITTAL
05-04-2022 CITY COUNCIL REVISIONS
LANDSCAPE AREA: 148,193 S.F.

PROJECT TYPE: PRIVATE
WATER SOURCE: POTABLE
PERCENTAGE OF EVERGREEN TREES: 74%
BIO-RETENTION BASINS LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SYMBOLS SIZE SPACING QTY.

BACCHARIS PILULARIS
6' W X 1' H
6' W X 2' H
5' O.C.

CAREX DIVULSA 24" O.C. 2' W X 2' H

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS DENSIFLORA
'HOWARD MCMINN'
5 GAL. 6' O.C. 42 6' W X 6' H
247
107
974

ACACIA REDOLENS 'DESERT CARPET'

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS
'HUNTINGTON CARPET'
GROUNDCOVER LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SYMBOLS SIZE SPACING QTY.
1 GAL. 5' O.C. 6' W X 1' H
1 GAL. 6' O.C. 6' W X 2' H
3946
233
SHRUB LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SIZE SPACING QTY.

MYRTUS COMMUNIS 'COMPACTA' 5 GAL. 36" O.C. 3' W X 3' H
DIETES IRIDIOIDES 5 GAL. 30" O.C. 2' W X 2' H
RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA 5 GAL. PER PLAN 6' W X 10' H

SYMBOLS
PRUNUS CAROLINIANA 'BRIGHT N TIGHT' 5 GAL. 6' W X 10' H 3482
1201
168
8 BOTANIC NAME

FORTNIGHT LILY

DWARF MYRTLE

CAROLINA LAUREL
CHERRY

CALIFORNIA

COFFEEBERRY

COMMON NAME WUCOLS
WUCOLS

HUNTINGTON CARPET

ROSEMARY

BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME WUCOLS

DESERT CARPET
ACACIA

MCMINN MANZANITA

COYOTE BUSH

EUROPEAN GREY
SEDGE
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW

MODERATE

SUMMARY DATA

MATURE SIZE

MATURE SIZE

MATURE SIZE
6' O.C.
6' O.C.

LOW
1 GAL.
1 GAL.
1 GAL.

LOW
LOW

ACACIA REDOLENS 'DESERT CARPET'

DESERT CARPET
ACACIA
TREE LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SYMBOLS SIZE SPACING QTY. REMARKS
LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA 'NATCHEZ' 48" BOX PER PLAN DECIDUOUS,

MULTI-TRUNK
LAURUS NOBILIS 24" BOX EVERGREEN,
LOW

BRANCHING
CEDRUS DEODARA 36" BOX
5 OLEA EUROPAEA 'SWAN HILL' 48" BOX EVERGREEN,

STANDARD
WUCOLS
LOW

VERY LOW

BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

NATCHEZ CRAPE MYRTLE

SWEET BAY

SOUTHERN LIVE OAK

DEODAR CEDAR

SWAN HILL OLIVE
48" BOX
LOW
41 18
14 4
LOW
ULMUS PARVIFOLIA 'TRUE GREEN' TRUE GREEN CHINESE ELM 24" BOX 10

QUERCUS VIRGINIANA

EVERGREEN,

STANDARD

EVERGREEN,

STANDARD

DECIDUOUS,

STANDARD
LOW

MODERATE

PER PLAN

PER PLAN

PER PLAN

PER PLAN

PER PLAN
ARBUTUS 'MARINA' MARINA STRAWBERRY TREE 24" BOX 22 EVERGREEN, LOW

BRANCHING

PER PLAN LOW

MATURE SIZE
20' W X 25' H
25' W X 40' H
35' W X 50' H
20' W X 12' H
60' W X 70' H
40' W X 50' H
35' W X 40' H
PLATANUS ACERIFOLIA LONDON PLANE 24" BOX 23 DECIDUOUS,

STANDARD
PER PLAN MODERATE 50' W X 80' H

CALOCEDRUS DECURRENS PER PLAN EVERGREEN,

STANDARD
CALIFORNIA INCENSE CEDAR 36" BOX 14 MODERATE 15' W X 50' H PISTACIA CHINENSIS CHINESE PISTACHE 24" BOX 15 DECIDUOUS,

STANDARD
PER PLAN LOW 30' W X 35' H
15 GAL. PER PLAN 183 MODERATE 6' W X 10' H
HETEROMELES ARBUTIFOLIA TOYON 24" BOX 30 EVERGREEN,

STANDARD
PER PLAN VERY LOW 15' W X 20' H

RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA CALIFORNIA

COFFEEBERRY
48" BOX 9

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER
PLANTING, TYP.

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER
PLANTING, TYP.

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER
PLANTING, TYP.

CONCRETE PAVING

PROPERTY LINE

PROPERTY LINE

PROPERTY LINE

SCREENING FENCE

ENLARGEMENT A
SHEET L-4
NOTES:

1. OVER 30% OF PROPOSED TREES ARE REQUIRED TO BE EVERGREEN

2. ROOT BARRIERS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL TREES PLANTED WITHIN 10' OF PAVING OR HARDSCAPE.

3. MINIMUM 3" DEPTH BARK MULCH IN ALL LANDSCAPE PLANTERS.

4. APPLY PRE-EMERGENT IN ALL NON-SEEDED LANDSCAPE AREAS.

5. INSTALL A WEED CONTROL LAYER IN ALL BARK AND/OR ROCK AREAS (AS APPLICABLE).

SIGHT TRIANGLE, TYP.

PLANTED DWARF ROSEMARY
20'
20'
SIGHT TRIANGLE, TYP.

PLANTED DWARF ROSEMARY
GATE
20'
20'

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING
SIGHT TRIANGLE, TYP.

PLANTED DWARF ROSEMARY
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'

TREE BOX SIZE DIAGRAM LEGEND
COLOR QTY.
141
SIZE
48" BOX
24" BOX
36" BOX 28
36 TOTAL

PERCENTAGE
69%
14%
17%
TOTAL
205
LANDSCAPE AREA: 148,193 S.F.

PROJECT TYPE: PRIVATE
WATER SOURCE: POTABLE
PERCENTAGE OF EVERGREEN TREES: 74%
Q

BACCHARIS PILULARIS
6' W X 1' H
6' W X 2' H
5' O.C.

CAREX DIVULSA 24" O.C. 2' W X 2' H

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS DENSIFLORA
'HOWARD MCMINN'
5 GAL. 6' O.C. 42 6' W X 6' H
247
107
974

DESERT CARPET
ACACIA

MCMINN MANZANITA

COYOTE BUSH

EUROPEAN GREY
SEDGE
LOW
LOW

SUMMARY DATA
6' O.C.
1 GAL.
1 GAL.
1 GAL.

LOW
LOW

ACACIA REDOLENS 'DESERT CARPET'

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING
S
P

PROPERTY LINE

ENLARGEMENT A
SHEET L-4
NOTES:

1. OVER 30% OF PROPOSED TREES ARE REQUIRED TO BE EVERGREEN

2. ROOT BARRIERS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL TREES PLANTED WITHIN 10' OF PAVING OR HARDSCAPE.

3. MINIMUM 3" DEPTH BARK MULCH IN ALL LANDSCAPE PLANTERS.

4. APPLY PRE-EMERGENT IN ALL NON-SEEDED LANDSCAPE AREAS.

5. INSTALL A WEED CONTROL LAYER IN ALL BARK AND/OR ROCK AREAS (AS APPLICABLE). 20'

TREE BOX SIZE DIAGRAM LEGEND
COLOR QTY.
141
SIZE
48" BOX
24" BOX
36" BOX 28
36 TOTAL

PERCENTAGE
69%
14%
17%
TOTAL: 205
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"
48"

CONCEPTUAL PLANTING PLAN
FC
BA
21155

LOGISTICENTER AT

BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95670

DATE REMARKS
architecture
planninginteriors
graphics
civil engineering
4683 Chabot Dr #300
Pleasanton, CA 94588P 925.244.9620F 925.244.9621
JOB NO.:

DRAWN BY.:

PA/PM:

SHEET
ND SPECIFICATIONS ARE THE PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT OF WARE MALCOMB AND SHALL NOT BE USED ON ANY OTHER WORK EXCEPT BY AGREEMENT WITH WARE MALCOMB. WRITTEN DIMENSIONS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SCALED DIMENSIONS AND SHALL BE VERIFIED ON THE JOB SITE. ANY DISCREPANCY SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF WARE MALCOMB PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY WORK CAUTION: IF THIS SHEET IS NOT 30"x42" IT IS A REDUCED PRINT 12-14-2021 PLANNING SUBMITTAL RANCHO CORDOVA Use of the plans and specifications contained
herein shall be restricted to the original site for
which they were prepared; publication thereof is
expressly limited to such use. Reproduction,
publication, or reuse by any method, in whole or
in part, without the express written consent of ima
is prohibited. Title to said plans remains the sole
property of ima; visual contact shall constitute
acceptance of these restrictions.

SIGNATURE
DATE01-21-2022 2ND PLANNING SUBMITTAL
05-04-2022 CITY COUNCIL REVISIONS
LANDSCAPE AREA: 148,193 S.F.

PROJECT TYPE: PRIVATE
WATER SOURCE: POTABLE
PERCENTAGE OF EVERGREEN TREES: 74%
BIO-RETENTION BASINS LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SYMBOLS SIZE SPACING QTY.

BACCHARIS PILULARIS
6' W X 1' H
6' W X 2' H
5' O.C.

CAREX DIVULSA 24" O.C. 2' W X 2' H

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS DENSIFLORA
'HOWARD MCMINN'
5 GAL. 6' O.C. 42 6' W X 6' H
247
107
974

ACACIA REDOLENS 'DESERT CARPET'

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS
'HUNTINGTON CARPET'
GROUNDCOVER LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SYMBOLS SIZE SPACING QTY.
1 GAL. 5' O.C. 6' W X 1' H
1 GAL. 6' O.C. 6' W X 2' H
3946
233
SHRUB LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SIZE SPACING QTY.

MYRTUS COMMUNIS 'COMPACTA' 5 GAL. 36" O.C. 3' W X 3' H
DIETES IRIDIOIDES 5 GAL. 30" O.C. 2' W X 2' H
RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA 5 GAL. PER PLAN 6' W X 10' H

SYMBOLS
PRUNUS CAROLINIANA 'BRIGHT N TIGHT' 5 GAL. 6' W X 10' H 3482
1201
168
8 BOTANIC NAME

FORTNIGHT LILY

DWARF MYRTLE

CAROLINA LAUREL
CHERRY

CALIFORNIA

COFFEEBERRY

COMMON NAME WUCOLS
WUCOLS

HUNTINGTON CARPET

ROSEMARY

BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME WUCOLS

DESERT CARPET
ACACIA

MCMINN MANZANITA

COYOTE BUSH

EUROPEAN GREY
SEDGE
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW

MODERATE

SUMMARY DATA

MATURE SIZE

MATURE SIZE

MATURE SIZE
6' O.C.
6' O.C.

LOW
1 GAL.
1 GAL.
1 GAL.

LOW
LOW

ACACIA REDOLENS 'DESERT CARPET'

DESERT CARPET
ACACIA
TREE LEGEND - SUNSET ZONE 14
SYMBOLS SIZE SPACING QTY. REMARKS
LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA 'NATCHEZ' 48" BOX PER PLAN DECIDUOUS,

MULTI-TRUNK
LAURUS NOBILIS 24" BOX EVERGREEN,
LOW

BRANCHING
CEDRUS DEODARA 36" BOX
5 OLEA EUROPAEA 'SWAN HILL' 48" BOX EVERGREEN,

STANDARD
WUCOLS
LOW

VERY LOW

BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME

NATCHEZ CRAPE MYRTLE

SWEET BAY

SOUTHERN LIVE OAK

DEODAR CEDAR

SWAN HILL OLIVE
48" BOX
LOW
41 18
14 4
LOW
ULMUS PARVIFOLIA 'TRUE GREEN' TRUE GREEN CHINESE ELM 24" BOX 10

QUERCUS VIRGINIANA

EVERGREEN,

STANDARD

EVERGREEN,

STANDARD

DECIDUOUS,

STANDARD
LOW

MODERATE

PER PLAN

PER PLAN

PER PLAN

PER PLAN

PER PLAN
ARBUTUS 'MARINA' MARINA STRAWBERRY TREE 24" BOX 22 EVERGREEN, LOW

BRANCHING

PER PLAN LOW

MATURE SIZE
20' W X 25' H
25' W X 40' H
35' W X 50' H
20' W X 12' H
60' W X 70' H
40' W X 50' H
35' W X 40' H
PLATANUS ACERIFOLIA LONDON PLANE 24" BOX 23 DECIDUOUS,

STANDARD
PER PLAN MODERATE 50' W X 80' H

CALOCEDRUS DECURRENS PER PLAN EVERGREEN,

STANDARD
CALIFORNIA INCENSE CEDAR 36" BOX 14 MODERATE 15' W X 50' H PISTACIA CHINENSIS CHINESE PISTACHE 24" BOX 15 DECIDUOUS,

STANDARD
PER PLAN LOW 30' W X 35' H
15 GAL. PER PLAN 183 MODERATE 6' W X 10' H
HETEROMELES ARBUTIFOLIA TOYON 24" BOX 30 EVERGREEN,

STANDARD
PER PLAN VERY LOW 15' W X 20' H

RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA CALIFORNIA

COFFEEBERRY
48" BOX 9

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER
PLANTING, TYP.

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER
PLANTING, TYP.

SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER
PLANTING, TYP.

CONCRETE PAVING

PROPERTY LINE

PROPERTY LINE

PROPERTY LINE

SCREENING FENCE

ENLARGEMENT A
SHEET L-4
NOTES:

1. OVER 30% OF PROPOSED TREES ARE REQUIRED TO BE EVERGREEN

2. ROOT BARRIERS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL TREES PLANTED WITHIN 10' OF PAVING OR HARDSCAPE.

3. MINIMUM 3" DEPTH BARK MULCH IN ALL LANDSCAPE PLANTERS.

4. APPLY PRE-EMERGENT IN ALL NON-SEEDED LANDSCAPE AREAS.

5. INSTALL A WEED CONTROL LAYER IN ALL BARK AND/OR ROCK AREAS (AS APPLICABLE).

SIGHT TRIANGLE, TYP.

PLANTED DWARF ROSEMARY
20'
20'
SIGHT TRIANGLE, TYP.

PLANTED DWARF ROSEMARY
GATE
20'
20'

BIO-RETENTION

BASIN PLANTING
SIGHT TRIANGLE, TYP.

PLANTED DWARF ROSEMARY
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'
20'

TREE BOX SIZE DIAGRAM LEGEND
COLOR QTY.
141
SIZE
48" BOX
24" BOX
36" BOX 28
36 TOTAL

PERCENTAGE
69%
14%
17%
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ENHANCED LANDSCAPE SCREENING @N.MATHER & BEAR HOLLOW
SCALE: NTS
This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

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SITE PHOTOMETRICS
SCALE: NTS
This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

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FUTURE LANDSCAPING This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

2.0 TRUCK TURNING DIAGRAMS - BEAR HOLLOW TRUCK COURT ENTRANCE APPROACH FROM BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE - LANDSCAPING @ 10 YEARS 08 . 05 . 2022 11

TRUCK TURN MOVEMENT - NORTHBOUND INGRESS NO LEFT TURN SIGN TRUCK TURN MOVEMENT - SOUTHBOUND INGRESS

TURN MOVEMENT DOES

NOT WORK FOR TRUCK

ENTERING SITE COMING

SOUTHBOUND

NO LEFT TURN SIGN
10 . 03 . 2022 13
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FUTURE LANDSCAPING This conceptual design is based upon a preliminary review of entitlement requirements and on unverified and possibly incomplete site and/or building information, and is intended merely to assist in exploring how the project might be developed. Signage shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect municipal code compliance. All colors shown are for representative purposes only. Refer to material samples for actual color verification.

2.0 TRUCK TURNING DIAGRAMS - BEAR HOLLOW TRUCK COURT ENTRANCE APPROACH FROM BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE - LANDSCAPING @ 10 YEARS 08 . 05 . 2022 12 TRUCK TURN MOVEMENT - NORTHBOUND EGRESS TRUCK TURN MOVEMENT - SOUTHBOUND EGRESS NO LEFT TURN SIGN

TURN MOVEMENT DOES

NOT WORK FOR TRUCK

LEAVING THE SITE

GOING NORTHBOUND

NO LEFT TURN SIGN
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PROJECT
AREA
Femoyer St
Zinfandel Dr
N Mather Blvd
Robola Way
Auvernat Dr
International
Dr
Bear Hollow Dr
Airpark Dr
Queens Arbor Dr
Bear Hollow Dr
ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

STOP
STOP
STOP
BIKE
LANE

BIKE LANE
Bear Hollow Drive
Auvernat Drive
ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

STOP
STOP
STOP

BIKE LANE
Bear Hollow Drive
Robola Way
ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

Transportation Engineers
3853 Taylor Road, Suite G • Loomis, CA 95650 • (916) 660-1555 • FAX (916) 660-1535 March 9, 2022
Mr. George Condon, Partner, West Region

DERMODY
5500 Equity Avenue
Reno, CA 89502
RE: TRIP GENERATION ESTIMATE AND TRUCK / AUTOMOBILE CIRCULATION

ASSESSMENT FOR BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE BUSINESS/ PROFESSIONAL SITE,

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA
Dear Mr. Condon:

As requested, KD Anderson & Associates has completed this assessment of the probable trip generation associated with the uses on the Bear Hollow Drive Business/Professional (BP) site proposed in Rancho Cordova. The project involves construction of a 155,040 sf building in the BP (Business Park) zone at the intersection of Mather Blvd & Bear Hollow Drive. The building would be configured with 147,290 sf of warehouse space and 7,750 sf of supporting office space. The building would be accompanied by 27 truck loading docks, 32 trailer stalls and 98 automobile parking stalls.

Our work has involved review of the characteristics of the proposed project, consideration of potential trip generation rates presented in the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 11 th Edition, selection of applicable trip
generation rates and calculation of the project’s overall and truck trip generation forecasts. In turn, that information will be used by the City of Rancho Cordova to determine whether the potential traffic impacts associated with the project are inherently less than significant based on the number of trips generated or if subsequent analysis is needed to confirm a finding of no significant impact.

Our work also included identification of the most likely truck route to the site and quantification of the automobile trip distribution on the streets leading to the site.

Trip Generation Rates. The ITE Trip Generation Manual, 11 th Edition offers trip generation rates that
are appropriate for most land uses, and we reviewed this reference as well as other available published materials. As noted in Table 1, trip generation rates are available for a variety of uses that might occupy a BP site. In general, the rates are dependent on employee density and the extent of travel to and from the site throughout the day. The buildings used for industrial / warehouse uses typically contain a small area of office space used to support the business operation, and that activity is included in the overall trip generation rates. Each land use category was also supported by truck trip generation rates.

The nature of the occupants of the buildings is unknown. Trip generation rates are available for General Light Industrial Uses (Code 110), and these rates are presented in Table 1 below. Based on the project description, the site could also be developed with Warehouse uses, and the ITE rate for Warehousing (Code 150) has been identified. Finally, specialized warehousing has been a common type of development in the Rancho Cordova area, and ITE identifies High Cube Warehousing (Code 154) as follows:

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

Mr. George Condon, Partner, West Region

DERMODY
March 9, 2022

A high-cube warehouse (HCW) is a building that typically has at least 200,000 gross square feet of floor area, has a ceiling height of 24 feet or more, and is used primarily for the storage and/or consolidation of manufactured goods (and to a lesser extent, raw materials) prior to their distribution to retail locations or other warehouses. A typical HCW has a high level of on-site automation and logistics management. The automation and logistics enable highlyefficient processing of goods through the HCW. The HCWs included in this land use include transload and short-term facilities. Transload facilities have a primary function of consolidation and distribution of pallet loads (or larger) for manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers. They typically have little storage duration, high throughput, and are high-efficiency facilities. Short-term HCWs are high-efficiency distribution facilities often with custom/special features built into structure for movement of large volumes of freight with only short-term storage of products.

Trip Generation Forecast. The number of peak hour trips associated with the project has been estimated for each land use category, and the results are also presented in Table 1. As shown, as a “worst case”, applying the Light Industrial rate could generate 755 trips over the course of the day (i.e., ½ inbound and ½ outbound) and would suggest 115 trips in the weekday a.m. peak hour and 101 trips in the p.m. peak hour. Alternatively, warehouse space as envisioned in the site plan, would generate 265 daily trips and 26 trips in the a.m. peak hour and 28 p.m. peak hour trips. The forecast associated with High Cube warehousing is even lower (i.e., 217 daily trips with 12 a.m. peak hour and 16 p.m. peak hour trips).

TABLE 1

TRIP GENERATION RATES FORECAST
ITE
Code
Description
Average Trips per Unit
Unit Daily
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
% in % out Total % in % out Total
110 General Light Industrial ksf 4.87 88% 12% 0.74 14% 86% 0.65 150 Warehousing ksf 1.71 77% 23% 0.17 28% 72% 0.18
154 High Cube warehouse ksf 1.40 77% 23% 0.08 28% 72% 0.10 Bear Hollow Drive Project
110 General Light Industrial
155.04
755 101 14 115 14 87 101
150 Warehousing 265 20 6 26 8 20 28
154 High Cube Warehouse 217 9 3 12 4 12 16
Trip Generation Conclusions. The City of Rancho Cordova’s traffic study guidelines typically determine the need for additional traffic impact analysis based on consideration of a project’s overall trip generation estimate. Those projects generating fewer than 1,000 daily or 100 peak hour trips do not typically require traffic impact analysis. If the Bear Hollow Drive BP site is developed with “General Light Industrial” uses (i.e., “worst case”) then the project’s trip generation estimates fall above those thresholds in the a.m. and p.m. peak hours.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

Mr. George Condon, Partner, West Region

DERMODY
March 9, 2022

Truck Traffic. Because the overall volume of traffic created by the project is low, a key issue may be the amount of truck traffic caused by the project and the routes followed by trucks traveling to and from the site. Table 2 presents estimates for the truck trips accompanying site development under the three alternative ITE land use trip generation categories. As indicated total daily truck trip generation (i.e., inbound and outbound total) ranges from 34 to 91 daily trips. The land use category generating the most total vehicle trips (i.e., warehouse) generates fewer truck trips..

TABLE 2

TRUCK TRIP GENERATION RATES FORECAST
ITE
Code
Description
Average Trips per Unit
Unit Daily
AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour
% in % out Total % in % out Total
110 General Light Industrial ksf 0.25 60% 40% 0.01 50% 50% 0.01 150 Warehousing ksf 0.60 52% 48% 0.02 52% 48% 0.03
154 High Cube warehouse ksf 0.22 49% 51% 0.02 47% 53% 0.01 Bear Hollow Drive Project
110 General Light Industrial
155.04
39 1 1 2 1 1 2
150 Warehousing 93 2 1 3 2 3 5
154 High Cube Warehouse 34 1 2 3 2 1 2
Truck Routes. Most truck traffic to and from uses along the Zinfandel Drive corridor is oriented to and from US 50. While routes selected by automobile drives often reflect the shortest or most direct routes, truck drivers focus on routes that feature few stops that can most easily accommodate the turning requirements of large trucks. Those routes may not necessarily represent the shortest straight-line distance.

In this case, five possible routes have been identified in Table 3. Most truck traffic is expected to be oriented to the west on US 50, and in that direction routes using the Mather Field Road interchange, rather than the Zinfandel Drive interchange, are shorter, avoid most residential areas and have fewer stops. Based on this information, it is likely that truckers would choose Route 2, which avoids all residential areas for travel to the west.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

Mr. George Condon, Partner, West Region

DERMODY
March 9, 2022

TABLE 3
COMPARATIVE ROUTES TO US 50 FOR TRUCKS
Route Path Adjoining Land Use Besides
Industrial / Commercial?
Stops Distance2
S (miles) ignals1 Stop
Signs Total
1 US 50 to Mather Field Rd to International Dr to
Femoyer St to Airpark Dr to Bear Hollows Dr to site

0.15 mi Residential but no fronting
homes.
5 3 8 14.1
2 US 50 to Mather Field Rd to International Dr to
Femoyer St to Mather Blvd to No. Mather Blvd to Bear
Hollow Dr to site
No Residential, no school, no park
5 5 10 14.7
3 US 50 to Zinfandel Dr to Bear Hollow Dr to site 0.5 mi Residential but no fronting homes. School, park 6 3 9 15.2
4 US 50 to Zinfandel Dr to Spoto Dr to N. Mather Blvd
to Bear Hollow Dr to site

0.5 mi Residential but no fronting
homes. Park 8 2 10 15.6
5 US 50 to Zinfandel Dr to N. Mather Blvd to Bear
Hollow Dr to site
No residential, no school or Park
9 2 11 15.6
1 including US 50 off-ramps
2 distance from “Sacramento” using Google Earth Pro
ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

Mr. George Condon, Partner, West Region

DERMODY
March 9, 2022

Automobile Trip Distribution. The proposed project would add automobile trips to streets surrounding the project, primarily as a result of travel by commuting employees. The distribution of those trips would primarily reflect the location of residences within the greater Rancho Cordova – Sacramento County / Folsom area, as well as the travel time along alternative local routes that connect the site with the regional circulation network.

Table 4 presents preliminary assumptions relating to trip distribution as well as a tabulation of daily and peak hour trips on each facility.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

Mr. George Condon, Partner, West Region

DERMODY
March 9, 2022

TABLE 4

PRELIMINARY PROJECT TRIP DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIGNMENT
Direction Destination Route Share of
Total Local Street Share
Trips with
Light Industrial Rate
AM PM Daily
East Folsom / El Dorado Co Zinfandel Dr to US 50 20% Bear Hollow Dr 15% 17 15 111 Spoto Drive 5% 6 5 38
North Citrus Heights / Sac Co Zinfandel Dr to US 50 to Sunrise Blvd 35% Bear Hollow Dr 28% 32 28 210 Spoto Drive 7% 8 7 52
South South Rancho Cordova Mather Blvd to Douglas Rd 10% Mather Blvd 5% 6 5 38 N. Mather Blvd to Zinfandel Dr N. Mather Blvd 5% 6 5 38 West Sacramento County International Dr to Mather Field Rd to US 50 30% Bear Hollow Dr 30% 35 31 228
Northeast Stonecreek Neighborhoods Bear Hollow Dr
5%
Bear Hollow Dr 2% 2 2 16
Spoto Drive Spoto Drive 1% 1 1 8
N. Mather Blvd N. Mather Blvd 2% 2 2 16
115 101 755
Index
#
% of Total
Bear Hollow Drive 1 Zinfandel Dr to Airpark Dr 45% 52 45 340 2 Airpark Dr to access 75% 86 76 566
3 Access to N. Mather Blvd 25% 29 25 189
Spoto Drive 4 N. Mather Blvd to Zinfandel Drive 8% 9 8 98 N. Mather Blvd 5 Mather Blvd to Bear Hollow Dr 13% 15 13 38 6 Bear Hollow Drive to Spoto Dr 20% 23 20 151
7 Spoto Drive to Zinfandel Drive 7% 8 7 53
Airpark Drive 8 Femoyer Street to Bear Hollow Dr 30% 35 30 227 ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

Mr. George Condon, Partner, West Region

DERMODY
March 9, 2022

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.

Sincerely yours,
KD Anderson & Associates, Inc.

Kenneth D. Anderson, P.E.

President
Attachment: site plan, index map, ITE code 110, 150 and 154 worksheets Bear Hollow Dr BP Trip Generation 03.09.22.ltr
ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

KD Anderson & Associates, Inc.

Transportation Engineers
figure 1

TRIP ASSIGNMENT INDEX MAP
0000-00 RA 3/9/2022

PROJECT

LOCATION
4 1
2 8
3 6
5 7
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(110)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday
Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies: 37
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA: 45
Directional Distribution: 50% entering, 50% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation

4.87 0.34 - 43.86 4.08
Data Plot and Equation T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Fitted Curve Average Rate
Fitted Curve Equation: T = 3.76(X) + 50.47 R²= 0.61
Trip Gen Manual, 11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers 0 100 200 300 400 0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
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(110)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday,
Peak Hour of Adjacent Street Traffic,
One Hour Between 7 and 9 a.m.

Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies: 41
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA: 65
Directional Distribution: 88% entering, 12% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation

0.74 0.02 - 4.46 0.61
Data Plot and Equation T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Fitted Curve Average Rate
Fitted Curve Equation: T = 0.68(X) + 3.81 R²= 0.66
Trip Gen Manual, 11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers 0 100 200 300 400 0
100
200
300
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(110)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday,
Peak Hour of Adjacent Street Traffic,
One Hour Between 4 and 6 p.m.

Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies: 40
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA: 58
Directional Distribution: 14% entering, 86% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation

0.65 0.07 - 7.02 0.56
Data Plot and Equation T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Fitted Curve Average Rate
Fitted Curve Equation: Ln(T) = 0.72 Ln(X) + 0.38 R²= 0.55 Trip Gen Manual, 11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0
100
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(150)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday
Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies: 31
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA: 292
Directional Distribution: 50% entering, 50% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation

1.71 0.15 - 16.93 1.48
Data Plot and Equation T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Fitted Curve Average Rate
Fitted Curve Equation: T = 1.58(X) + 38.29 R²= 0.92
Trip Gen Manual, 11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
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(150)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday,
Peak Hour of Adjacent Street Traffic,
One Hour Between 7 and 9 a.m.

Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies: 36
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA: 448
Directional Distribution: 77% entering, 23% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation

0.17 0.02 - 1.93 0.19
Data Plot and Equation T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Fitted Curve Average Rate
Fitted Curve Equation: T = 0.12(X) + 23.62 R²= 0.69
Trip Gen Manual, 11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 0
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300
400
500
600
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(150)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday,
Peak Hour of Adjacent Street Traffic,
One Hour Between 4 and 6 p.m.

Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies: 49
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA: 400
Directional Distribution: 28% entering, 72% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation

0.18 0.01 - 1.80 0.18
Data Plot and Equation T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Fitted Curve Average Rate
Fitted Curve Equation: T = 0.12(X) + 26.48 R²= 0.65
Trip Gen Manual, 11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 0
100
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(154)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday
Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies: 91
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA: 798
Directional Distribution: 50% entering, 50% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation

1.40 0.20 - 4.32 0.86
Data Plot and Equation T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Average Rate
Fitted Curve Equation: Not Given R²= ****
Trip Gen Manual, 11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 0
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2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
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(154)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday,
Peak Hour of Adjacent Street Traffic,
One Hour Between 7 and 9 a.m.

Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies: 102
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA: 846
Directional Distribution: 77% entering, 23% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation

0.08 0.01 - 0.31 0.05
Data Plot and Equation T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Average Rate
Fitted Curve Equation: Not Given R²= ****
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(154)
Vehicle Trip Ends vs: 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
On a: Weekday,
Peak Hour of Adjacent Street Traffic,
One Hour Between 4 and 6 p.m.

Setting/Location: General Urban/Suburban
Number of Studies: 103
Avg. 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA: 840
Directional Distribution: 28% entering, 72% exiting
Vehicle Trip Generation per 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Average Rate Range of Rates Standard Deviation

0.10 0.00 - 0.25 0.06
Data Plot and Equation T = Trip Ends
X = 1000 Sq. Ft. GFA
Study Site Average Rate
Fitted Curve Equation: Not Given R²= ****
Trip Gen Manual, 11th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 0
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Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center
Rancho Cordova, California
BAC Job # 2021-192
Prepared For:

DPML Bear Hollow, LLC.

Prepared By:

Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc.

Dario Gotchet, Principal Consultant
January 26, 2022
Attn: Shelagh Danna
5500 Equity Avenue
Reno, NV 89502
Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. ● P.O. Box 7968, Auburn, CA. 95604 ● Phone: (530) 537-2328 ● bacnoise.com ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (BAC)
Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center – Rancho Cordova, California

Introduction
The Logistic Center is located north of Mather Boulevard and west of Bear Hollow Drive in the City of Rancho Cordova, California. The project consists of the development of an industrial building (approximately 155,000 ft2) containing warehouse and office uses, and associated parking. The location of the project site with aerial imagery is shown in Figure 1. The project conceptual site plan is presented as Figure 2.

Due to the potential for elevated project-generated on-site operations noise levels at nearby residential uses, Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (BAC) was retained to prepare this noise assessment. Specifically, the purposes of this assessment are to quantify noise levels associated with project on-site industrial operations, to assess the state of compliance of those noise levels with applicable City of Rancho Cordova noise standards, and if necessary, to recommend measures to reduce those noise levels to acceptable limits.

Noise Fundamentals and Terminology
Noise is often described as unwanted sound. Sound is defined as any pressure variation in air that the human ear can detect. If the pressure variations occur frequently enough (at least 20 times per second), they can be heard, and thus are called sound. Measuring sound directly in terms of pressure would require a very large and awkward range of numbers. To avoid this, the decibel scale was devised. The decibel scale allows a million-fold increase in pressure to be expressed as 120 dB. Another useful aspect of the decibel scale is that changes in levels (dB) correspond closely to human perception of relative loudness. Appendix A contains definitions of Acoustical Terminology. Figure 3 shows common noise levels associated with various sources.

The perceived loudness of sounds is dependent upon many factors, including sound pressure level and frequency content. However, within the usual range of environmental noise levels, perception of loudness is relatively predictable, and can be approximated by weighing the frequency response of a sound level meter by means of the standardized A-weighing network.

There is a strong correlation between A-weighted sound levels (expressed as dBA) and community response to noise. For this reason, the A-weighted sound level has become the standard tool of environmental noise assessment. All noise levels reported in this section are in terms of A-weighted levels in decibels.

Community noise is commonly described in terms of the “ambient” noise level, which is defined as the all-encompassing noise level associated with a given noise environment. A common statistical tool to measure the ambient noise level is the average, or equivalent, sound level (Leq) over a given time period (usually one hour). The Leq is the foundation of the Day-Night Average Level noise descriptor, Ldn or DNL, and shows very good correlation with community response to noise.

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Legend
0 500 Figure 1
Scale (Feet)
250
Logistic Center
Rancho Cordova, California
Project Area
Project Boundary (Approximate)
Long-term Noise Measurement Location
1 2
3 # Existing Residential Uses
Existing Solid Noise Barriers
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0 200 Figure 2
Scale (Feet)
100
Logistic Center
Rancho Cordova, California
Conceptual Site Plan
On-Site Truck Circulation Route
Truck Trailer Parking Areas
Truck Loading Docks
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Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center – Rancho Cordova, California

Figure 3
Noise Levels Associated with Common Noise Sources
DNL is based upon the average noise level over a 24-hour day, with a +10-decibel weighting applied to noise occurring during nighttime (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) hours. The nighttime penalty is based upon the assumption that people react to nighttime noise exposures as though they were twice as loud as daytime exposures. Because DNL represents a 24-hour average, it tends to disguise short-term variations in the noise environment. DNL-based noise standards are commonly used to assess noise impacts associated with traffic, railroad, and aircraft noise sources.

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Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (BAC)
Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center – Rancho Cordova, California

Criteria for Acceptable Noise Exposure
Rancho Cordova General Plan
Policies N.1.1 through N.1.4 of the Rancho Cordova Noise Element specifically pertain to noise generated by non-transportation noise sources, such as those associated with project on-site operations. Those policies, and the corresponding actions which are applied to those policies, are provided below:

Policy N.1.1 Establish standards and policies consistent with those in Tables N-1 and N-2 to govern maximum sound levels in new development.

Action N.1.2.1 – Adopt a Noise Ordinance with noise level performance standards, including maximum allowable noise exposure, ambient versus nuisance noise, method of measuring noise, and enforcement procedures.

Policy N.1.2 Ensure that the indoor and outdoor areas of new projects will be located, constructed, and shielded from noise sources in compliance with the City’s noise standards to the maximum extent feasible.

Action N.1.2.1 – Require new development of noise-creating uses to conform with the City’s maximum noise levels.

Action N.1.2.2 – Require an acoustical analysis as part of the environmental review process when noise-sensitive land uses are proposed in areas where current or projected exterior noise levels exceed the City’s standards.

Action N.1.2.3 – Require any potential noise impacts identified during the acoustical analysis to be mitigated in the project design to the maximum extent feasible.

Policy N.1.3 Ensure that proposed non-residential land uses likely to exceed the City’s standards do not create noise disturbances in existing noise-sensitive areas.

Action N.1.3.1 - Require an acoustical analysis as part of the environmental review process when proposed non-residential land uses are likely to produce noise levels that exceed the City’s noise standards. The acoustical analysis must be prepared by a qualified person experienced in environmental noise assessment and architectural acoustics and must estimate existing and projected cumulative noise levels and compare those levels to the policies within this Element.

Action N.1.3.2 - Require any noise impacts identified in the acoustical analysis to be mitigated in conjunction with the project design.

Policy N.1.4 Mitigate noise created by proposed non-transportation noise sources to comply with the City’s noise standards to the maximum extent feasible.

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Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center – Rancho Cordova, California

Action N.1.4.2 – Consider restricting the hours of operation of loading docks, trash compactors, and other noise-producing uses in commercial areas that are adjacent to residential uses.

The City’s non-transportation noise level performance standards referenced in these policies are provided in Table N-1 of the Noise Element. That table is reproduced in this report below as Table 1.

Table 1
Noise Level Performance Standards For New Projects Affected by or Including Non-Transportation Noise Sources1
Stationary Noise Source
Noise Level
Descriptor
Daytime
7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Nighttime
10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Typical Hourly Leq, dB 55 45
Tonal, Impulsive, Repetitive, or
Consist Primarily of Speech or Music Hourly Leq, dB 50 40 1 The City may impose noise level standards which are more or less restrictive than those specified above based upon determination of existing low or high ambient noise levels.

Source: Rancho Cordova General Plan Noise Element, Table N-1.

Existing Ambient Noise Environment within the Project Vicinity The existing ambient noise environment within the project vicinity is defined primarily by traffic on N. Mather Boulevard, Bear Hollow Drive and Airpark Drive, and by aircraft operations associated with Mather Airport to the south. To generally quantify the existing ambient noise environment within the project vicinity, BAC conducted a long-term (48-hour) noise level survey from December 8-9, 2021. Photographs of the noise survey location are provided as Appendix B.

A Larson-Davis Laboratories (LDL) Model 820 precision integrating sound level meter was used to complete the noise level measurement survey. The meter was calibrated immediately before use with an LDL Model CAL200 acoustical calibrator to ensure the accuracy off the measurements. The equipment used meets all pertinent specifications of the American National Standards Institute for Type 1 sound level meters (ANSI S1.4).

The long-term ambient noise level survey results are summarized in Table 2. The detailed results of the ambient noise survey are contained in Appendix C in tabular format and graphically in Appendix D.

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Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (BAC)
Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center – Rancho Cordova, California

Table 2
Summary of Long-Term Noise Survey Measurement Results1
Site Description2 Date DNL
Average Measured
Hourly Noise Levels (dBA)
Daytime3 Nighttime4
Leq Lmax Leq Lmax
North of the project site at
residential uses and Airpark Drive
12/8/21 60 59 78 52 73
12/9/21 61 59 79 54 74
1 Detailed summaries of the noise monitoring results are provided in Appendices C and D. 2 Long-term noise survey location is identified on Figure 1. 3 Daytime hours: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
4 Nighttime hours: 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Source: Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (2021)
The BAC noise measurement site was selected to be representative of the ambient noise level environment at the nearest residential uses to the project area, located to the north along Airpark Drive. As indicated in Table 2, average measured noise levels (Leq) at the survey location exceeded Rancho Cordova General Plan daytime and nighttime noise level standards applicable to noise-sensitive uses.

Noise Impacts from Project-Generated On-Site Operations According to the provided site drawings (dated October 1, 2021), the project proposes the construction of an industrial building (approximately 155,000 ft2) containing warehouse and office uses with associated parking. The location of the proposed industrial building is shown in Figure

2. Noise generated by heavy trucks arriving and departing the site, backing into the loading docks, and coupling/decoupling, will be one of the primary noise sources associated with this project.

Once the heavy trucks are docked at the loading bays, they will be loaded and unloaded from within the building, so no outside loading/unloading activities would occur, and noise generated by such activities would be contained within the building. Another primary noise source associated with the project has been identified as mechanical equipment (HVAC). However, it is the experience of BAC in similar industrial projects that mechanical equipment would either be housed in an equipment room or located on the roof of the buildings and shielded by screen walls (parapets).

Noise generated by project-related activities were quantified through a combination of reference noise level measurements and application of accepted noise modeling techniques. Separate discussions of noise generated by on-site heavy truck circulation and trailer coupling/decoupling are provided in the following sections.

The Rancho Cordova General Plan daytime and nighttime performance standards of 55 and 45 dB Leq (respectively) were applied to project on-site operations noise generation and assessed at ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

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Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center – Rancho Cordova, California

the nearest existing residential uses. The nearest existing residential uses are represented by numeric values on Figure 1 – identified as Residential 1-3. For the purposes of this assessment, it was assumed that on-site operations would occur during both daytime and nighttime hours.

However, satisfaction of the General Plan’s nighttime noise level standard would ensure for compliance with the General Plan’s less restrictive daytime noise level limit. As a result, the following analyses focus on compliance with the General Plan’s nighttime noise level standard of 45 dB Leq at the nearest residential uses.

On-Site Heavy Truck Circulation
Based on a review of the site drawings, the heavy truck access point will be on the north end of the development off Bear Hollow Drive. The truck access point and on-site truck circulation route and are shown on Figure 2.

The project site plan indicates that the industrial building will have 27 truck loading docks. To assess project on-site truck circulation noise exposure relative to the General Plan’s hourly average (Leq) noise level descriptor, it is necessary to identify the number of truck movements occurring during a typical busy hour of operations. For the purposes of this analysis, it was assumed that the project could have up to 50 on-site heavy truck trips during a worst-case busy hour (believed to be conservative).

Heavy truck arrivals and departures, and on-site truck circulation, will occur at low speeds. To quantify the noise generation of slow moving trucks, BAC utilized single-event passby noise test results for slow-moving heavy trucks conducted at the West El Camino truck stop in Sacramento, California. The passby measurements were conducted at a reference distance of 50 feet at a location suitable for isolation of individual passby events. During the truck passbys, Larson-Davis Laboratories Model 820 and 2900 sound level meters and frequency analyzers were used to quantify noise levels and event frequency content for each event. The results of the heavy truck measurements indicated that maximum noise levels ranged from 69 to 77 dB Lmax, with a mean of 74 dB Lmax. Truck passby levels measured in terms of Sound Exposure Levels (SEL) ranged from 77 to 85 dB, with a mean 83 dB. Based on the conservative estimate of 50 trips per hour, and an SEL of 83 dB per passby, the hourly average noise level generated by on-site heavy truck circulation computes to 64 dB Leq at a reference distance of 50 feet from the passby route.

Assuming standard sound wave spreading loss (-4.5 dB per doubling of distance from a moving point source), and a calculated reference noise level of 64 dB Leq at a distance of 50 feet, worstcase on-site heavy truck circulation noise exposure was predicted at the nearest existing residential uses. The results of those predictions relative to the City’s nighttime noise level standard are provided in Table 3.

It should be noted that existing solid noise barriers ranging from 6 to 7 feet-in-height are constructed along the property boundaries of the nearest existing residential uses. The locations of the existing noise barriers are illustrated on Figure 1. To account for the attenuation that would be provided by the existing noise barriers, the predicted noise levels in Table 3 have been conservatively reduced by 5 dB.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (BAC)
Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center – Rancho Cordova, California

Table 3
Predicted On-Site Truck Circulation Noise Exposure vs. City Nighttime Noise Standard Receiver1 Distance (ft)2
Predicted Noise Level,
Leq (dB)3
City Nighttime Noise
Standard, Leq (dB)
Residential 1 1,000 40
Residential 2 1,200 39 45
Residential 3 1,000 40
1 Locations of nearest residential uses are shown on Figure 1. 2 Distances scaled from on-site truck circulation route to nearest residential uses using the provided site plan and City of Rancho Cordova online viewer.
3 Predicted noise levels include an offset of -5 dB to account for shielding that would be provided by existing solid noise barriers. The locations of the existing noise barriers are shown on Figure 1.

Source: Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (2022)
As indicated in Table 3, worst-case on-site truck circulation noise levels are predicted to satisfy the Rancho Cordova General Plan nighttime noise level standard of 45 dB Leq at the nearest residential uses. The predicted compliance includes consideration of shielding that would be provided by existing solid noise barriers at the locations illustrated on Figure 1. In addition, the predicted noise levels in Table 3 are below or within the range of measured ambient daytime and nighttime noise levels at the nearest residential uses to the project area (near Residential 1).

Based on the analysis and results provided above, no further consideration of noise mitigation measures would be warranted for this aspect of the project.

It should be noted that screening provided by existing and future intervening structures constructed on adjacent parcels to the north and east of the project would likely reduce projectgenerated on-site operations noise levels at the nearest existing residential uses (Residential 1- 3). However, without having finalized site plans indicating building location and orientation on those properties, the degree in which project operations noise levels would be attenuated is difficult to determine with a high level of accuracy. Nonetheless, excluding any consideration of shielding that may be provided existing or future structures on adjacent properties, the predicted noise levels in Table 3 would satisfy the applicable General Plan noise level criteria at the closest residential uses.

On-Site Heavy Truck Backing and Trailering Activities
Noise would be generated during brief periods by trucks backing into warehouse building loading docks and trailer parking areas during trailer coupling/decoupling activities (including backup beepers). It was assumed that heavy trucks would not be permitted to idle while on-site, and that refrigerator trucks (if applicable), would be plugged into loading bay power. The locations of the truck loading docks and trailer parking areas are shown on Figure 2.

To quantify the noise generated by truck backup warning devices and trailer coupling/decoupling activities, BAC conducted noise level measurements of a similar sized warehouse distribution facility in Patterson, California over a 48-hour period in August of 2015. The noise level results from the Patterson facility indicate that the measured average noise levels for the entire monitoring period were 54 dB Leq and 71 dB Lmax at a distance of 100 feet from the effective noise ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

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Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center – Rancho Cordova, California

center of the truck backing, coupling and decoupling area. Based on the reference noise level data provided above, and assuming standard sound wave spreading loss (-4.5 dB per doubling of distance from a moving point source), truck backing and trailering noise associated with the loading docks and trailer parking areas was predicted at the nearest existing residential uses.

The results of those predictions relative to the City’s nighttime noise level standard are provided below in Table 4.

As mentioned previously, existing solid noise barriers ranging from 6 to 7-feet-in-height are constructed along the property boundaries of the nearest existing residential uses (illustrated on Figure 1). To account for the attenuation that would be provided by the existing noise barriers, the predicted noise levels in Table 4 have been conservatively reduced by 5 dB.

Table 4
Predicted Truck Backing and Trailering Noise Exposure vs. City Nighttime Noise Standard Receiver1
Distance (ft)2
Predicted Noise Level,
Leq (dB)3 City Nighttime
Noise Standard,
Leq (dB)
Loading
Docks
Trailer
Parking
Loading
Docks
Trailer
Parking
Residential 1 1,100 1,000 33 34
Residential 2 1,300 1,300 32 32 45
Residential 3 1,100 1,100 33 33
1 Locations of nearest residential uses are shown on Figure 1. 2 Distances scaled from closest loading dock and trailer parking areas to residential uses using provided site plan and City of Rancho Cordova online viewer.
3 Predicted noise levels include an offset of -5 dB to account for shielding that would be provided by existing solid noise barriers. The locations of the existing noise barriers are shown on Figure 1.

Source: Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (2022)
The Table 4 data indicate that truck backing and trailering noise levels are predicted to satisfy the Rancho Cordova General Plan nighttime noise level standard of 45 dB Leq at the nearest residential uses. The predicted compliance includes consideration of shielding that would be provided by existing solid noise barriers at the locations illustrated on Figure 1. Further, the predicted noise levels in Table 4 are below the range of measured ambient daytime and nighttime noise levels at the nearest residential uses to the project area (near Residential 1). Based on the analysis and results provided above, no further consideration of noise mitigation measures would be warranted for this aspect of the project.

As discussed previously, the screening provided by existing and future intervening structures constructed on adjacent parcels to the north and east of the project would likely reduce projectgenerated on-site operations noise levels at the nearest existing residential uses (Residential 1- 3). Nonetheless, excluding any consideration of shielding that may be provided by those structures, the predicted noise levels in Table 4 would satisfy the applicable General Plan noise level criteria at the closest residential uses.

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Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (BAC)
Environmental Noise Assessment
Logistic Center – Rancho Cordova, California

Conclusions
Based on the analysis and results presented in this report, noise levels associated with projectgenerated on-site operations at the proposed Logistic Center are predicted to satisfy the applicable Rancho Cordova General Plan noise criteria at the nearest existing residential uses.

The predicted compliance includes consideration of shielding that would be provided by existing solid noise barriers at the locations illustrated on Figure 1. In addition, predicted on-site operations noise levels are expected to be below or within the range of measured ambient daytime and nighttime noise levels at the nearest residential uses to the project area. As a result, no further consideration of noise mitigation measures would be warranted for the project.

It should be noted that screening provided by existing and future intervening structures constructed on adjacent parcels to the north and east of the project would likely reduce projectgenerated on-site operations noise levels at the nearest existing residential uses. However, without having finalized site plans indicating building location and orientation on those properties, the degree in which project operations noise levels would be attenuated is difficult to determine with a high level of accuracy. Nonetheless, excluding any consideration of shielding that may be provided existing or future structures on adjacent properties, the predicted on-site operations noise levels presented in this report would satisfy the applicable Rancho Cordova General Plan noise level criteria at the closest residential uses.

These conclusions are based on the operations assumptions cited herein, BAC file data, and the studied site design presented in Figure 2 (dated October 1, 2021). Deviations from the resources cited herein could cause noise levels to differ from those predicted in this assessment. It should be noted that, although noise levels associated with operations at the proposed industrial center are predicted to comply with applicable Rancho Cordova General Plan noise level limits at the nearest residential uses, it is ultimately up to the future individual businesses/tenants of the development to comply with said noise standards.

This concludes our environmental noise assessment for the Logistic Center in Rancho Cordova, California. Please contact BAC at (530) 537-2328 or [email protected] with comments or questions regarding this assessment.

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Appendix A
Acoustical Terminology
Acoustics The science of sound.

Ambient Noise The distinctive acoustical characteristics of a given space consisting of all noise sources audible at that location. In many cases, the term ambient is used to describe an existing or pre-project condition such as the setting in an environmental noise study.

Attenuation The reduction of an acoustic signal.

A-Weighting A frequency-response adjustment of a sound level meter that conditions the output signal to approximate human response.

Decibel or dB Fundamental unit of sound. A Bell is defined as the logarithm of the ratio of the sound pressure squared over the reference pressure squared. A Decibel is one-tenth of a Bell.

CNEL Community Noise Equivalent Level. Defined as the 24-hour average noise level with noise occurring during evening hours (7 - 10 p.m.) weighted by a factor of three and nighttime hours weighted by a factor of 10 prior to averaging.

Frequency The measure of the rapidity of alterations of a periodic signal, expressed in cycles per second or hertz.

IIC Impact Insulation Class (IIC): A single-number representation of a floor/ceiling partition’s impact generated noise insulation performance. The field-measured version of this number is the FIIC.

Ldn Day/Night Average Sound Level. Similar to CNEL but with no evening weighting.

Leq Equivalent or energy-averaged sound level.

Lmax The highest root-mean-square (RMS) sound level measured over a given period of time.

Loudness A subjective term for the sensation of the magnitude of sound.

Masking The amount (or the process) by which the threshold of audibility is for one sound is raised by the presence of another (masking) sound.

Noise Unwanted sound.

Peak Noise The level corresponding to the highest (not RMS) sound pressure measured over a given period of time. This term is often confused with the “Maximum” level, which is the highest RMS level.

RT60 The time it takes reverberant sound to decay by 60 dB once the source has been removed.

STC Sound Transmission Class (STC): A single-number representation of a partition’s noise insulation performance. This number is based on laboratory-measured, 16-band (1/3- octave) transmission loss (TL) data of the subject partition. The field-measured version of this number is the FSTC.

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Legend
Appendix B
Logistic Center
Rancho Cordova, California
Photographs of Noise Survey Location
A Site 1: Facing east along residential boundaries and Airpark Drive B
C
Site 1: Facing west along residential boundaries and Airpark Drive Site 1: Facing northeast looking at noise monitoring equipment A
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Hour Leq Lmax L50 L90
12:00 AM 45 72 34 30
1:00 AM 36 64 30 28 High Low Average High Low Average
2:00 AM 43 68 34 31 Leq (Average) 62 51 59 58 36 52
3:00 AM 46 71 34 31 Lmax (Maximum) 90 71 78 86 64 73
4:00 AM 52 81 37 34 L50 (Median) 55 39 48 46 30 37
5:00 AM 51 72 39 34 L90 (Background) 48 35 43 43 28 33
6:00 AM 58 86 46 43
7:00 AM 60 75 50 46 Computed DNL, dB 60
8:00 AM 61 77 53 48 % Daytime Energy 90%
9:00 AM 60 86 49 46 % Nighttime Energy 10%
10:00 AM 62 87 55 46
11:00 AM 58 78 49 46
12:00 PM 56 73 48 46
1:00 PM 56 76 50 46
2:00 PM 61 90 52 47
3:00 PM 60 78 51 44
4:00 PM 59 80 48 44
5:00 PM 58 79 47 43
6:00 PM 56 73 45 40
7:00 PM 55 74 44 39
8:00 PM 51 71 41 37
9:00 PM 53 72 39 35
10:00 PM 52 72 39 36
11:00 PM 48 72 38 35
Statistical Summary
Daytime (7 a.m. - 10 p.m.) Nighttime (10 p.m. - 7 a.m.) GPS Coordinates 38°34'18.02" N
121°17'11.77" W
Appendix C-1
Long-Term Ambient Noise Monitoring Results - Site 1
Logistic Center - Rancho Cordova, California
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
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Hour Leq Lmax L50 L90
12:00 AM 48 69 36 33
1:00 AM 45 69 43 37 High Low Average High Low Average
2:00 AM 50 72 43 41 Leq (Average) 62 52 59 59 45 54
3:00 AM 54 80 41 38 Lmax (Maximum) 84 71 79 83 69 74
4:00 AM 55 83 42 38 L50 (Median) 53 45 49 54 36 44
5:00 AM 54 74 46 42 L90 (Background) 48 42 45 50 33 41
6:00 AM 59 76 54 50
7:00 AM 62 84 53 48 Computed DNL, dB 61
8:00 AM 62 82 52 48 % Daytime Energy 84%
9:00 AM 59 80 50 48 % Nighttime Energy 16%
10:00 AM 57 79 50 47
11:00 AM 59 84 49 47
12:00 PM 58 83 50 46
1:00 PM 57 83 49 46
2:00 PM 59 76 51 46
3:00 PM 57 74 48 44
4:00 PM 59 77 50 42
5:00 PM 61 84 52 46
6:00 PM 56 75 48 44
7:00 PM 56 75 48 43
8:00 PM 56 74 46 43
9:00 PM 52 71 45 42
10:00 PM 52 70 46 44
11:00 PM 51 71 45 44
Statistical Summary
Daytime (7 a.m. - 10 p.m.) Nighttime (10 p.m. - 7 a.m.) GPS Coordinates 38°34'18.02" N
121°17'11.77" W
Appendix C-2
Long-Term Ambient Noise Monitoring Results - Site 1
Logistic Center - Rancho Cordova, California
Thursday, December 09, 2021
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60 dB
Appendix D-1
Long-Term Ambient Noise Monitoring Results - Site 1
Logistic Center - Rancho Cordova, California
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
Computed DNL =
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 90
100
12:00 AM 4:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM 4:00 PM 8:00 PM 11:00 PM Sound Pressure Level, dBA
Time of Day
Average (Leq) Maximum (Lmax) Median (L50) Background (L90) ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

61 dB
Appendix D-2
Long-Term Ambient Noise Monitoring Results - Site 1
Logistic Center - Rancho Cordova, California
Thursday, December 09, 2021
Computed DNL =
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 90
100
12:00 AM 4:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM 4:00 PM 8:00 PM 11:00 PM Sound Pressure Level, dBA
Time of Day
Average (Leq) Maximum (Lmax) Median (L50) Background (L90) ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 1

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 2

DRAFT CONDITIONS IF PROJECT IS TO BE APPROVED

City Council Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova
December 5, 2022 Major Design Review
Category Timing/
Implementation
Enforcement/
Monitoring
On-Going Conditions

1. The proposed entitlement is for a Major Design Review Permit for the Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova as
described in the City Council staff report dated December 05, 2022 and attached Project Plans (Exhibit A) with
DRAFT project conditions herein (Exhibit B), for project number PLND–1021-0015.

Project
Description
On-Going Planning

2. Applicant(s) agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless with Counsel selected by the City of Rancho Cordova
(“City”) and its agents, officers, consultants, and employees (“City’s Agents”) from any and all claims, actions, suits, or proceedings against the City or the City’s Agents to attack, set aside, void, or annul an approval by the City, or the City’s Agents concerning the project (collectively “Claim”).

The City shall promptly notify the Applicant of any Claim and the City shall cooperate fully in the defense. Nothing in this paragraph obligates the City to defend any Claim and the City is not required to pay or perform any
settlement arising from any such Claim not defended by the City, unless the settlement is approved in writing by the City.

General On-Going Planning

3. Any future alteration to the buildings, change in use, intensification of the site, or modification to the parking and landscaped area must be reviewed by the City to ensure
compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations.

Minor modifications that are found to be in substantial conformance with the approved plans such as colors, plant materials, or minor lot line adjustments, may be approved administratively. Major modifications shall be approved by the applicable decision making body.

General On-Going Planning

4. Applicant/Developer shall not carry a negative account balance with the City for the processing of the project. If a negative account balance occurs, it will be the developer's General On-Going Planning

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 2

DRAFT CONDITIONS IF PROJECT IS TO BE APPROVED

City Council Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova
December 5, 2022 Major Design Review
Category Timing/
Implementation
Enforcement/
Monitoring
responsibility to pay the balance due, in order to avoid delays in the processing of future permits or recordation of maps. Please email the Finance Department at
[email protected] for the status of your account with the City.

5. The Permit is valid for a period of three (3) years from the date of City Council approval unless an extension is
granted by the Community Development Director or
substantial construction of the permitted use or project has commenced and is diligently pursued to completion.

Expiration On-Going Planning

6. Noise sources associated with construction, repair,
remodeling, demolition, paving and/or grading of any real property must adhere to the development standards
outlined within the City’s Noise Element, RCMC 6.68 and RCMC 16.18.1407(F).

Noise On-Going Code Enforcement
/Building

7. The removal and replanting of landscape not listed on the approved plan set must be consistent with RCMC

23.716.080 through 23.716.090 and reviewed by the
Planning Department prior to the removal. All landscape care, maintenance, and tree pruning must adhere to RCMC

23.716.100 through 23.716.110.

Landscaping On-Going Planning

8. PG&E has existing gas distribution facilities within a Public Utility Easement (PUE) along N. Mather Blvd and Bear
Hollow Drive in the area of the proposed landscaping. The Company strongly suggests all vegetation be kept a
minimum of 5-feet away from distribution lines for safety access.

Landscaping On-Going PG&E

9. Applicant shall be responsible for all damage to City streets associated with construction of the project and shall repair any damage as soon as possible.

Sidewalk Repair On-Going Public Works

10. All storm drain facilities within private lots shall be privately maintained and shall be clearly labeled as “private” in the improvement plans.

Storm Drain
Facilities
On-Going Public Works

11. SASD Design Standards and Specifications require Design Standards On-Going Sacramento Area

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minimum 6-inch lower laterals for commercial and industrial buildings.

Sewer District

12. Construction of a grease trap or a sand oil separator may be required. The Applicant must verify with the applicable jurisdiction’s building department.

Grease Trap /
Sand Oil
Separator
On-Going Sacramento Area
Sewer District

13. If any proposed garbage enclosure will contain a drain to the sewer, it must be covered.

Trash Enclosure On-Going Sacramento Area
Sewer District

14. Any use of SASD sewer easements, which is not
compatible or interferes with the construction,
reconstruction, operation, maintenance, or repair of SASD sanitary sewer(s), must not be allowed. Each proposed
use must be reviewed and approved in writing by the
District Engineer prior to the use of the easement by the Grantor. This includes landscaping.

Sewer Easements On-Going Sacramento Area
Sewer District

15. SMUD has existing underground 12kV facilities along Bear Hollow Drive and N. Mather Boulevard that will need to
remain. The Applicant shall be responsible for maintain all CalOSHA and State of California Public Utilities
Commission General Order No. 128 safety clearances
during construction and upon building completion. If the required clearances cannot be maintained, the Applicant shall be responsible for the cost of relocation.

Existing
Underground
Utilities
On-Going SMUD

16. SMUD reserves the right to use any portion of its
easements on or adjacent to the subject property that it reasonably needs and shall not be responsible for any
damages to the developed property within said easement
that unreasonably interferes with those needs.

Easements On-Going SMUD

17. In the event the Applicant requires the relocation or removal of existing SMUD facilities on or adjacent to the subject property, the Applicant shall coordinate with SMUD. The Applicant shall be responsible for the cost of relocation or removal.

Relocation or
Removal
On-Going SMUD

18. Any necessary future SMUD facilities located on the Applicant’s property shall require a dedicated SMUD
Future Facility On-Going SMUD

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easement. This will be determined prior to SMUD
performing work on the Applicant’s property.

19. In the event the City requires an Irrevocable Offer of Dedication (IOD) for future roadway improvements, the
Applicant shall dedicate a 12.5-foot public utility easement (PUE) for overhead and/or underground facilities and
appurtenances adjacent to the City’s IOD.

Irrevocable Offer
of Dedication
On-Going SMUD

20. Any work outside of normal construction hours (7:00AM to 7:00PM) as dictated by the Public Works Department, must provide adequate notification to residents a minimum of 10 full days prior to first day of work. Notifications must be provided to City Staff for review prior to being mailed out and shall be sent out to all property owners and tenants west of Zinfandel Drive. Notification shall include the following:
 Dates of construction/work
 Requested hours of operation
 A brief description of the type of work to be
completed and what types of noise can be
expected
Construction
Hours Notification
On-Going Throughout
Construction
Planning
Department
Prior to Approval of Grading Plans

21. Applicant shall complete the trip generation analysis to included an evaluation of the proposed site access
driveways to be approved by the Public Works Department.

Trip Generation
Analysis
Prior to Approval of
Grading Plans
Public Works
Prior to Approval of Improvement Plans

22. Show the design for a fire access roadway of not less than 20-feet of unobstructed width, 13-feet, 6-inches of vertical clearance, and turning radii of 25 feet inside and 50 feet outside dimension on the improvement plans. The access
roadway shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of any proposed building.

The use of turf-block or grass-crete or similar alternate Fire Access
Roadway
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

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road surfaces is not approved for installation in fire
apparatus access roadways.

23. Show the design for a minimum of 2 remote fire access roadways. Remote fire access roadways shall be spaced a distance apart that is no less than ½ the diagonal
measurement of the overall project site.

Fire Access Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

24. Show the design for aerial apparatus access. Aerial apparatus access shall conform to Sacramento Metro Fire Districts, Fire Prevention Standard #3.

Aerial Apparatus
Access
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

25. Show the design for an approved fire apparatus turnaround.

The fire apparatus turnaround shall conform to Sacramento Metro Fire Districts, Fire Prevention Standard #3. The fire access turn-around shall be located within 50 feet of the end of the access roadway.

Fire Apparatus
Turnaround
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

26. Show on the plan how Fire Lanes will be marked. Fire Lane identification shall be provided along the required fire access roadway. Fire Lane identification shall be in
accordance with the Sacramento Metro Fire Districts Fire Prevention Standard #3 and the California Vehicle Code.

Vehicle parking is prohibited on any street less than 28 feet in width. Vehicle parking is permitted on both sides of streets 36 feet or more in width. Roadway widths shall be measured between the gutter-line or edge of pavement on opposite sides of the road. Identification of fire apparatus access roadways may be required on private roads.

Fire Lanes Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

27. Provide a note on the plan that reads, “Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed live load of 80,000 pounds, with a maximum
axle load of 31,000 pounds, and meet Public Works
Standards for roadways. A report, prepared by a registered geotechnical engineer, verifying the ability of the road to bear the required minimum weight, shall be submitted with any plan indicating construction of roadway. Verification of Fire Apparatus
Access
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

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constructed roadway shall be provided by a registered
geotechnical engineer prior to final of the project.”

28. Show the location of the required fire hydrants for this project on the improvement plans. Approved fire hydrants capable of providing the required fire flow for the protection of any and all structures shall be located along the fire apparatus access roadway. The required fire hydrants
shall be installed and operational prior to any construction or on-site storage of combustible materials. The minimum required fire flow for the protection of commercial
developments is 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm) at a
pressure of 20 pounds per square inch (psi) for a two-hour duration.

Fire Hydrants Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

29. Provide Fire Access Agreement between all parcels
connected to and served by fire access. Fire Access
Agreement shall be recorded with the Public Recorders
Office having jurisdiction.

Fire Access
Agreement
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

30. Provide Fire Access Roadway Maintenance Agreement
(RMA) between all parcels connected to and served by the fire access roadway. The Fire Access Roadway
Maintenance Agreement shall be recorded with the Public Recorders Office having jurisdiction. The roadway
maintenance agreement shall include the following:
 Provisions for the necessary repair and maintenance of the roadway surface.
 Removal of vegetation overgrowing the roadway and
infringing on the roadway clear vertical height of thirteen feet six inches (13’-6”) or width of twenty feet (20’)
 Provisions for the maintenance, repair, and/or
replacement of NO PARKING-FIRE LANE signage or
striping
 Provisions for the necessary repair and maintenance of vehicle and pedestrian access gates and opening
systems.

Fire Access
Roadway
Maintenance
Agreement
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

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31. Drainage Study: Applicant shall prepare and submit a project specific drainage study that includes but is not limited to: a pre- and post-project drainage analysis of the project impacts, identification of offsite project impacts or required offsite improvements, and identification of
proposed connections to the City’s Storm Drainage System with adequate supporting calculations. The drainage study shall conform to the requirements of the Sacramento
City/County Drainage Manual (Volume 2), County of
Sacramento Improvement Standards (Section 9), and all
other applicable City standards. The drainage study must be developed and stamped by a Professional Engineer and determined by the City to be accurate and adequate.

Drainage Study Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

32. Stormwater Quality- Post Construction
The improvement plans shall incorporate all applicable post construction stormwater quality measures; including source control, waste management areas) and low impact
development measures into the site improvement plans in conformance with the most recent version of the
Stormwater Quality Design Manual for the Sacramento
Region. The applicant shall prepare and submit a PostConstruction Stormwater Quality Control Plan that includes details and sizing calculations of all the proposed post construction stormwater quality measures. In addition, a maintenance covenant is required for all proposed post
construction stormwater quality measures, as detailed in Appendix B of the Stormwater Quality Design Manual for
the Sacramento Region.

Stormwater Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

33. Stormwater Quality– During Construction:

SWPPP – the applicant shall prepare a Storm Water
Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to be executed through all phases of grading and project construction. The SWPPP shall incorporate Best Management Practices (BMPs) to
ensure that potential water quality impacts during
Stormwater
Quality
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

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construction phases are minimized. These measures shall be consistent with the City’s Improvement Standards and Land Grading and Erosion Control Ordinance. During
construction, the applicant shall implement BMPs in
accordance with the SWPPP and the City’s Improvement
Standards.

Advisory Condition: Construction General Permit
The project applicant shall file a Notice of Intent (NOI) to obtain coverage under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit For Storm
Water Discharges Associated With Construction And Land
Disturbance Activities (Construction General Permit).

Permits are issued by the State Water Resources Control Board.

34. The SWPPP for the site shall include a contingency plan for the implementation of a process to remove fine clay
sediments prior to discharge to the City of Rancho
Cordova’s storm drain system and/or Waters of the State (e.g., creeks, rivers) to the satisfaction of the City of Rancho Cordova. A polymer treatment system or
comparable process shall be incorporated in the erosion and sediment control plan as part of the improvement plans submittal.

SWPPP Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

35. Drainage System Design:

The applicant shall submit and obtain City approval of plans and specifications for the construction of public
improvements and all grading. The drainage system shall be designed in accordance with the approved Drainage
Study to accommodate runoff from the ultimate
development and shall meet the City of Rancho Cordova’s Improvement Standards, construction standards, and
Floodplain Management Ordinances in effect at the time of improvement plans submittal.

Drainage System Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

36. All development within the City must comply with the City of Floodplain Prior to Approval of Public Works

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Rancho Cordova’s Floodplain Management Ordinance. All
new structures shall be protected from the 100-year (1
percent) flood event. Certified pad elevations (certified by a registered Civil Engineer or licensed Land Surveyor) shall be set at least one and two tenths foot (1.2') above all sources of 100-year flooding (see Section 9-1 of
improvement standards). The overland release path must
be shown on the improvement plans and the hydraulic
computation must be provided to estimate the flow depths along the overland release paths. The calculations must be in conformance with Section 9-15 of the Improvement
Standards.

Management Improvement Plans

37. Provide a permanent concrete stamp, or other permanently applied message to the satisfaction of the City not including paint, which reads “No Dumping-Flows to Creek” or other approved message at each storm drain inlet.

Concrete Stamp Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

38. All storm drain facilities within private lots shall be privately maintained and shall be clearly labeled as “private” in the improvement plans.

Storm Drain
Facilities
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

39. Number, size, and location of driveways are subject to approval by the Public Works Department.

Driveways Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

40. Enter into a frontage agreement and bond for construction of public improvements per the approved Public Works
plans to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department.

Frontage
Agreement
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

41. A final landscape plan shall be submitted in conjunction with improvement plan and or building permit submittal and approved by the planning and public works departments
prior to issuance of permits and/or any installation of landscape materials RCMC 23.716.020. The final
landscape planting and irrigation plan shall be prepared by a registered licensed landscape architect and include the following items per RCMC 22.180.060:
 Planting plan to scale that indicate slope
 Irrigation Plan
Landscape Plan Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

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 Soils Test
 Water Use Calculations
 Irrigation Schedule
 Permeability test for LID facilities’ locations
 Soil media specifications (LID features)

42. All landscape strips, medians, etc. that contain trees shall be designed to include continuous root barriers. Trees
shall be appropriately sized for their proposed planters.

Tree Installation Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

43. All non-passenger and commercial vehicles shall utilize North Mather Boulevard for ingress and egress purposes.

All non-passenger and commercial vehicles shall only use Bear Hollow Drive to and from North Mather Boulevard.

Non-passenger and commercial vehicles shall not be
permitted to use Bear Hollow Drive north of the project site, Airpark Drive, Spoto Drive, Baroque Drive, or other
residential neighborhood roads. Traffic control devices shall be designed where needed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

Traffic Control Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

44. Applicant shall install directional signage at truck exit on Bear Hollow drive that states “RIGHT TURN ONLY” to
guide trucks to N. Mather Boulevard. Additional signage shall also be placed at the N. Mather Boulevard driveway entrance signifying that no trucks are allowed in or out of the N. Mather Boulevard driveway.

Traffic Control Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Planning

45. Provide a pedestrian connection adjacent to the proposed driveway access from the project site to N. Mather
Boulevard. Pedestrian access point on N. Mather shall also include additional signage pointing to ADA accessible route along Bear Hollow Drive.

Additional
Pedestrian
Connections
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Public Works

46. To obtain sewer service, construction of SASD sewer infrastructure will be required. Current SASD Standards and Specifications apply to any offsite or onsite public sewer construction or modification. These improvements
Sewer
Infrastructure
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento Area
Sewer District

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must be shown on the plans. Field modifications to new or existing precast manhole bases are not allowed.

47. SASD requires each building on each lot with a sewage source to have a separate connection to SASD’s sewer
system. If there is more than one building in any single parcel and the parcel is not proposed for split, then each building on that parcel must have a separate connection to a private onsite sewer line or a separate connection to the SASD public sewer line. These improvements must be
shown on the plans.

SASD
Connections
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento Area
Sewer District

48. Alignment of all main lines and structures must provide a minimum of 1-foot vertical clearance and 5 feet horizontal clearance from all other utilities and improvements. Sewer is to be located a minimum of 10 feet (measured
horizontally) from any structure or footing. Show public sanitary sewer and water supply facilities in accordance with the Health and Safety Code.

Sewer Clearances Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento Area
Sewer District

49. The project has an approved Level 3 sewer study. Any changes to the approved study may require an addendum.

Sewer Study Prior to the
SUBMITTAL of
Improvement Plans
Sacramento Area
Sewer District

50. The Applicant shall dedicate a 12.5-foot public utility easement for overhead and/or underground facilities and appurtenances adjacent to all public street rights-of-way.

Easement
Dedications
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
SMUD

51. The Applicant shall dedicate any private drive, ingress and egress easement, (and 10-feet adjacent thereto) as a public utility easement for (overhead and) underground facilities and appurtenances. All access roads shall meet minimum
SMUD requirements for access roads.

Easement
Dedications
Prior to Approval of
Improvement Plans
SMUD

52. Structural setbacks less than 14-feet shall require the applicant to conduct a pre-engineering meeting with all utilities to ensure property clearances are maintained.

Structural
Setbacks
Prior to Issuance of
Building Permit
SMUD

53. The Applicant shall not place any building foundations within 5-feet of any SMUD trench to maintain adequate
trench integrity. The Applicant shall verify specific clearance Utility Clearance Prior to Issuance of
Building Permit
SMUD

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requirements for other utilities (e.g., Gas, Telephone, etc.).

54. The Applicant shall comply with SMUD siting requirements (e.g., panel size/location, clearances from SMUD
equipment, transformer location, service conductors).

Information regarding SMUD siting requirements can be
found at: https://www.smud.org/en/Business-Solutionsand-Rebates/Design-and-Construction-Services.

Siting
Requirements
Prior to Issuance of
Building Permit
SMUD

55. The Applicant shall dedicate and provide all-weather vehicular access for service vehicles that are up to 26,000 pounds. At a minimum: (a) the drivable surface shall be 20- feet wide; and (b) all SMUD underground equipment and
appurtenances shall be within 15-feet from the drivable surface.

Vehicular Access Prior to Issuance of
Building Permit
SMUD
Prior to Issuance of Building Permit

56. The Rancho Cordova Police Department has reviewed the plan design for the Logisticenter and has the following recommendations for the project:
 Any glass doors should be secured with a deadbolt
lock with minimum throw of 1 inch. The outside ring
should be free moving.
 The jamb on all aluminum frame swinging doors shall
be so constructed or protected to withstand 1600lbs. of pressure in both vertical distance of 3 inches and a
horizontal distance of 1 inch each side of the strike, so as to prevent violation of the strike.
 Overhead roll-up doors should be so secured on the
inside that the lock cannot be defeated from the outside and should also be secured with a cylinder lock or
padlock from the inside.
 Doors with glass panel and door with glass panels
adjacent to the door frame should be secured with
RCPD
Recommendations
Prior to Issuance of
Building Permit
Rancho Cordova
Police Department

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burglary-resistant glazing or the equivalent, if doublecylinder deadbolt locks are not installed.  Windows that are capable of being opened should be
secured on the inside with a locking device capable of
withstanding a force of three hundred 300lbs. applied in any direction.
 Parking lots, driveways, circulations areas, aisles,
passageways, recesses, and grounds contiguous to
buildings shall be provided with high intensity discharge lighting with sufficient wattage to provide adequate
illumination to make clearly visible the presence of any person on or about the premises during the hours of
darkness and provide a safe, secure environment for all persons, property, and vehicles on site. Such lighting
should be equipped with vandal resistant covers. A
lighting level of .5 to 1 foot candle minimum, maintained at ground level, is required. A combination of wall and pole mounted fixtures may be used.
 All exterior doors should be provided with a light source and should be adequately illuminated at all hours to
make clearly visible the presence of any person on or
about the premises and provide adequate illumination
for persons exiting the building.
 Graffiti resistant paint should be used on all exterior surfaces, to allow for efficient cleaning of any graffiti on the structure.
 Shatter resistant glass or glazing should be used for all exterior-facing windows.
 Each premises, while closed for business after dark,
should be sufficiently lighted by use of interior night lights.
 Due to the amount of hours the facility will be
unoccupied, an alarm system should be installed. The
type of alarm is dependent upon the nature of the

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individual business.

57. The applicant shall meet the following: Civil Site Plans and Architectural Plans shall be submitted and approved prior to Final Building Permit being issued. Fire Sprinkler and Fire Alarm plans shall be submitted prior to Final Building Permit being issued. Please note: The Sacramento Metro Fire
District does not allow deferred submittals for Fire
Sprinkler or Fire Alarm plans.

Plan Submittals Prior to Issuance of
Building Permits
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

58. Where a bridge or elevated surface is part of a fire apparatus access road, the bridge shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with AASHTO HB-17.

Apparatus Access Prior to Issuance of
Building Permits
Sacramento
Metropolitan Fire
Department

59. Property Owner/Applicant shall participate in or provide a funding mechanism for maintenance services for the
project’s stormwater drainage and flood protection system.

This may be accomplished through annexation to the City’s Stormwater Utility Fee District, or other financial
mechanism as may be proposed and provided by the
Property Owner for the same purpose of providing a
funding mechanism to fund the operation and maintenance of the Project’s stormwater drainage and flood protection system. Costs associated with the annexation shall be
borne by the Property Owner/Applicant through payment of the annexation costs in the amount of $7,000 per
annexation. Contact Elizabeth Sparkman at (916) 851-
8714 with regard to the process to satisfy this condition of approval.

Maintenance
Services for
Stormwater
drainage and flood
protection
The annexation shall
occur prior to issuance
of building permit. The
annual fee
commences when a
building permit is
issued
Public Works

60. Property Owner/Applicant shall participate in or provide a funding mechanism for maintenance services for the fair share of existing and all new public improvements
associated with the project including, but not limited to, streets, bridges/culverts, traffic signals, traffic signs, striping and legends, ITS operations, street lights and safety lights, and public frontage and median landscape improvements.

Maintenance
Services for Fair
Share of Public
Improvements
The annexation shall
occur prior to issuance
of building permit. The
annual fee
commences when a
building permit is
issued
Public Works

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This may be accomplished through annexation to the City’s Communities Facilities District No. 2008-1 (Street Lighting and Road Maintenance) with a commercial/industrial load factor. All costs associated with the annexation shall be borne by the Property Owner/Applicant through payment of the annexation costs of the CFD annexation in the amount of $5,000 per annexation. Contact Elizabeth Sparkman at (916) 851-8714 with regard to the process to satisfy this condition of approval.

61. Applicant shall complete improvement plans to the
satisfaction of the Public Works Department. Improvement plans shall include, but shall not be limited to:
 All onsite civil improvements
 Civil plan shall include an ADA access plan
 Provide sidewalk, curb, and gutter improvements along the frontage of Bear Hollow Drive.
 Provide sidewalk connection to N. Mather Blvd. from the project.
 Utility laterals
 Install bulb-outs and associated improvements for traffic calming and pedestrian access at the following
intersections:
 Bear Hollow Drive and Airpark
Drive
 Bear Hollow Drive and Robola Way
 Bear Hollow Drive and Auvernat
Drive
 Applicant shall remove existing
striping, sealcoat, and install new
striping to satisfaction of City to
accommodate bulbouts
 Replacement of damaged sidewalk and curb and gutter
along property frontage of North Mather Blvd. shall be
Improvement
Plans
Prior to Issuance of
Building Permits
Public Works

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completed to the satisfaction of The Public Works
Department. Sidewalk panels shall be replaced to the
nearest joint
 Public improvement plans shall clearly delineate all
transitions to existing improvements
 All improvements to be designed and constructed to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department.
 Complete installation of all improvements shown on
the improvement plan to satisfaction of the City prior
to occupancy

62. Secure City of Rancho Cordova Public Works Department approval of final grading plans, as required by City
Ordinance
Grading Plans Prior to Issuance of
Building Permit
Public Works

63. The owner must contact Permit Services Unit at
[email protected] or by phone at (916) 876-
6100 to determine if sewer impact fees are due. Fees are to be paid prior to the issuance of building permits.

Sewer Impact
Fees
Prior to Issuance of a
Building Permit
Sacramento Area
Sewer District

64. Applicant shall submit a Final Landscape Plan for review with the Building Permit submittal. Final landscape plan shall include upgraded trees along Bear Hollow Drive from 24” box trees to 36” box trees. Any trees that can be
upgraded to 48” box trees without sacrificing tree density shall be increased.

Landscape Prior to Issuance of
Building Permit
Planning

65. The wrought iron fencing surrounding the west side
detention pond shall be removed and the pond remain open unless required by another department or agency.

Landscape Prior to Issuance of
Building Permit
Planning

66. Applicant shall provide a solid screening wall at 10 feet in height in height at truck entrance to properly screen the loading dock area from the public right of way.

Screening Prior to Issuance of
Building Permit
Planning

67. All projects are subject to Sacramento Metro Air District rules and regulations in effect at the time of construction.

Please visit our website to find a list of the most common rules that apply at the construction phase of projects.

Construction
Rules and
Regulation
Prior to beginning of
Construction
Sacramento
Metropolitan Air
District

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68. During and upon completion of the installation of the landscaping for the project, the project landscape
architect/designer shall certify that the installed landscape complies with the approved plans. Certification shall be accomplished by completion of site visits at key installation milestones. Key milestones at a minimum shall include:
rough grade, soil amendment verification, Plant material inspection, irrigation coverage test underdrain installation (as applicable) and final installation. Certification shall include signed site observation reports, photographs and documentation verifying implementation of soil report
recommendations. Failure to submit complete and accurate documentation to the Planning Department will delay final approval/occupancy of the project.

Landscaping Prior to Final Building
Inspection of the First
Unit
Public Works

69. Install public and onsite improvements per the approved Public Works plans and to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department.

On-Site
Improvements
Prior to Final
Inspection of the First
Unit
Public Works

70. Upon completion of the installation of the landscaping, the designer shall certify that the landscape complies with all city water conserving landscape requirements. Certification shall be accomplished by completion of a certificate of compliance on a form approved by the director of the city public works department. Failure to submit a complete and accurate certificate of compliance will delay final approval of the project and/or discontinue water service per RCMC

22.180.090. Upon receipt of the certificate of compliance and site inspection from City staff, the landscaping
performance bond will be released.

Water
Conservation
Requirements
Prior to Final Building
Inspection
Public Works

71. Record drawings of grading and improvement plans (1 full size and 1 half size hard copy), as well as a compact disc containing said plans in AutoCAD and pdf format, and a
GIS shape file, or equivalent to the satisfaction of the City Drawing
Recordation
Prior to Final Building
Inspection
Public Works

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DRAFT CONDITIONS IF PROJECT IS TO BE APPROVED

City Council Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova
December 5, 2022 Major Design Review
Category Timing/
Implementation
Enforcement/
Monitoring
Engineer shall be submitted and approved by the Public
Works Department.

72. Approved numbers or addresses shall be placed on all new or existing buildings in such a position as to be easily read from the street or road fronting the property. The minimum size of the numbers shall not be less than six (6) inches and shall be mounted immediately adjacent to a light
source and shall also contrast with their background.

Addresses Prior to Final Building
Inspection
Sacramento
Metro Fire
ADVISORY:
 FIRE: Any Gates shall be installed in accordance with The County Emergency Access Gates and Barriers Standard. Plan submittal is required prior to installation.
 PG&E: As a reminder, before any digging or excavation occurs, please contact Underground Service Alert (USA) by dialing 811 a minimum of 2 working days prior to commencing any work. This free and independent service will ensure that all existing underground utilities are identified and marked on-site.

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Logistics/Warehouse Projects
Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area? The Zinfandel Special Planning Area (VOZSPA) was established by the County of Sacramento in 2000 and provides a unique set of development standards and a land use plan for a specific area in Rancho Cordova, as shown below. The VOZSPA document regulates land use and zoning, density, permitted uses, setbacks, design guidelines, and other development standards.

2. What is the Villages of Zinfandel (Stonecreek) Development Agreement? In 2003, the County of Sacramento and Elliot Homes, Inc. entered into an agreement for the future development of the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area. The development agreement confers the right to proceed with the development of the property consistent with the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning area document, including:
 Permitted uses of the property,
 Density and intensity of use,
 Maximum height and size of proposed buildings,
 Timing or phasing of development,

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 Zoning,
 Provisions for reservation or dedication of land for public purposes, and  Location and size of major transportation facilities
Presently, the Development Agreement is set to expire in August 2023.

3. How does the Sacramento County Zoning Code and the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area document regulate proposed uses in the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area? Because of development rights vested through the Villages of Zinfandel Development Agreement, proposed uses in this special planning area must utilize the Zoning Code that was adopted at the time the agreement was put in place.

While the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area document outlines unique development standards and requirements, permitted uses within the special planning area refers to the 2003 Sacramento County Zoning Code use tables. For the “Light Industrial” zone of the Villages of Zinfandel SPA, permitted uses in the M-1 and MP zones of the 2003 Sacramento County Zoning Code would apply. And for the “Business Professional” zone of the Villages of Zinfandel SPA, permitted uses in the BP and MP zones of the 2003 Sacramento County Zoning Code would apply.

4. What is the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area Design Guidelines? The Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area Design Guidelines are intended to provide design guidance in the planning, review, and approval of individual development projects within the Villages of Zinfandel SPA boundaries. The design guidelines include area-wide design concepts in site planning, circulation and access, architectural design, landscaping, and the provision of open space.

5. What are the required approval findings for Major Design Review? The City Council may approve or approve with conditions an application within the Villages of Zinfandel SPA based upon applicable non-residential development standards and architectural guidelines listed within that Special Planning Area. Applicable guidelines can be found in Section 5; Subsection (D).

6. What is the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)? The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a California statute passed in 1970 to institute a statewide policy of environmental protection. CEQA does not directly regulate land uses, but instead requires state and local agencies within California to follow a protocol of analysis and public disclosure of environmental impacts of proposed projects and adopt all feasible measures to mitigate those impacts.

The basic goals of CEQA:
 Inform decision makers and the public about the potential significant environment impacts
 Prevent significant, avoidable damage to the environment by requiring changes to a project
 Identify the ways that the environmental damage can be avoided or reduced  Disclose to the public the reasons why decisions are made if significant impacts occur

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If a project is subject to CEQA and does not qualify for an exemption, the next step in the CEQA process is to determine whether the project may result in a significant effect on the environment. If it is unclear whether the project may have such an effect, then an initial study is conducted to determine the nature and extent of the project’s effects. If the results of an initial study reveal that the project may have a significant effect on the environment, then preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is appropriate. If it is clear that a project will result in a significant effect on the environment and an EIR will be required, the initial study process can be skipped, and work can proceed directly on the EIR.

7. What is an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)?
Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) must be prepared whenever there is substantial evidence, considering the whole record, that a project may have a significant effect on the environment. An EIR contains information on potential effects, measures to mitigate those effects, and an analysis of alternatives to the project. Generally, an EIR discusses whether a project has a significant impact on the following topics:
 Aesthetics
 Agriculture
 Air Quality (GHG)
 Biology
 Cultural
 Geology
 Hazards
 Hydrology
 Land Use
 Minerals
 Noise
 Population/Housing
 Public Services/Utilities
 Recreation
 Transportation/Traffic

8. Are the Villages of Zinfandel Special Planning Area subject to CEQA? The Villages of Zinfandel Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was certified by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors in February 1998. The EIR was designated a “Master” EIR and evaluated the cumulative impacts, growth-inducing impacts, and irreversible significant effects of the environment of specific, subsequent projects according to the Sacramento County General Plan and zoning designations within the Special Planning Area. Subsequent Supplemental EIRs were completed in April 2000 and June 2002.

9. Do North Mather and Zinfandel have adequate capacity?  The City of Rancho Cordova has adopted peak hour level of service D for roadways.

Level of service D is defined as high density but stable flow.  The capacity of North Mather at level of service D is 16,200 trips per day. Current traffic counts are about 500-600 trips per day. In 2055, North Mather is projected to carry

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4,700 trips per day. North Mather is not projected to experience significant congestion at buildout.
 The capacity of Zinfandel Drive at level of service D is 54,000 trips per day. o Current traffic counts north of International to US-50 range from 28,700 to 47,400 trips per day. The 2055 forecasted volumes for Zinfandel Drive are 45,400 to 77,800 trips per day north of International. Zinfandel Drive north of International currently experiences, and will continue to experience, heavy congestion during peak hour travel.
o Currently Zinfandel Drive carries approximately 17,500 trips per day between International and North Mather. In 2055, this section is projected to carry approximately 43,800 trips per day south of International. This section of Zinfandel Drive is not projected to experience heavy congestion.  The intersection of North Mather and Zinfandel has adequate capacity to serve expected uses.

10. What is the difference in trip generation and roadway maintenance for warehouse, office, retail and residential uses?
 Office, and residential generate similar number of trips (office is about 7% higher vehicle miles traveled than residential). Few to no truck trips are generated by these uses.

Industrial uses generally generate significantly less traffic (approximately 45% of vehicle miles traveled compared to residential). Industrial traffic is generally between 10% and 20% trucks in terms of trip generation.
 Retail generally generates about 24% more vehicle miles traveled relative to residential.

Some additional truck trips may also be generated.
 Warehouse/light industrial uses generate about 45% of total trips relative to office use.

Although trucks take up two to three times the space of a car, warehouse/light industrial peak hour contribution to congestion is relatively lower than office/residential because the total trips are less, and trips are spread throughout the day. However, truck trips create significantly greater wear on roadways than passenger vehicles generated by office or residential uses. Most wear on roadways is due to truck trips, followed by ongoing weathering. Warehouse uses would annex into the City’s roadway maintenance district, similar to other uses, and may also be charged an additional 25% heavy load factor to accommodate for associated additional maintenance costs.

11. How much is the maintenance district with heavy load fee?  The greater of $0.068/sf building or $432/acre site. Therefore:
i. Logisticenter = 155,040 sf x $0.068/sf = $10,543 per year.

12. Can trucks drive on Zinfandel even though it is not an STAA route?  California legal trucks may access Zinfandel, but STAA trucks cannot.  The Surface Transportation Assistance Act defines routes for large trucks with long distance from kingpin to rear axle. These are usually, but not always, trucks with sleeper cabs. And generally, over 65 feet in length.

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13. Will trucks drive on Baroque, Bear Hollow, Spoto, or other neighborhood roads?  The proposed project has conditions of approval specifying that these roads, and other neighborhood roads, cannot be driven on by trucks.
 The driveways will be designed to direct trucks to North Mather->Zinfandel->US 50, or North Mather->Mather->Femoyer->International->Mather Field Road->US 50.  The proposed project is conditioned to add additional traffic calming islands on Bear Hollow to further deter truck use (similar to those on Spoto).  If trucks drive on restricted roads they will be out of compliance with their project approval and may be issued a notice of violation or administrative citation.

1 Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova
CityOfRanchoCordova.org
Nicholas Sosa, Associate Planner
Darcy Goulart, Planning Manager
December 5, 2022
PLND-1021-0015 Major Design Review
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2 Purpose of Tonight’s Meeting
• Receive a presentation from staff and the project applicant on what has occurred since the July 18th City Council meeting.
• Direct staff to return at a later City Council meeting with final action documents or direct the applicant to make additional modifications to the proposed project.

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3 VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPECIAL PLANNING AREA HISTORY
• Approved by the Sacramento
County Board of Supervisors in
2000.
• Zoning
 How was the zoning
established?
ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMNT 4

4 VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPECIAL PLANNING AREA HISTORY
• Development Agreement
 What is a DA and what does it
do?
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5 HISTORY - VOZ SPA MAP
• 2,450,400 sq. ft. Light Industrial
• 2,200,000 sq. ft. Office
• 348,000 sq. ft. Commercial
• 1,393 single family dwelling units
• 341 multifamily dwelling units
• Parks/Open Space
• Schools
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6 Light
Industrial
Light
Industrial
Light
Industrial
Light
Industrial
Business
Professional
Business
Professional
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7 DESIGN REVIEW
What are the limitations of a
Design Review?
• Consistency with:
 Zoning
 Environmental
 Development standards
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8 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Douglas 98
Proposed projects must
be consistent with
previously Certified EIR
• Certified in 1998
• Supplemental EIR
Certified in 2002.

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9 Logisticenter Project Location
Douglas 98
Cordova
Community Pool
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10 Updates Since July 18th City Council Meeting
• Applicant held an open house to present project changes to landscaping and building facades.
• Staff prepared a consolidated response to public
comments received in writing or heard during past public meeting.
• Staff has been working with the applicant team and traffic consultants on various traffic related questions that have been asked.

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11 Development Standards
• “Buildings should be sited such that they complement adjacent buildings and landscape. New structures should not clash with existing structures and sites”.
• “Bulk of building massing generally should be minimized especially where residential character predominates”.
• “Buildings should maintain a scale compatible with residential neighborhoods.”
• “Building masses should be mitigated by elements such as canopies or trellises designed to focus attention on smaller-scaled elements of the building.”
• “Indentations, or other means of articulation, should be used to a avoid monolithic effect.”
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12 Development Standards
• “Building form should avoid proportionally long, flat surfaces.” • “Architecture on non-residential buildings should include columns, indentations, overhangs patios, trellises, and surface textures, on all elevations visible offsite.” • “Storefronts should wrap around corners to create a sense of transparency and activity at intersections.”
• “Large areas of blank walls with few openings or details should be avoided on facades facing streets or public spaces.”
• “Variation in the shape, color, and texture of roof structures should be used to create diversity and interest”.

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13 Applicants Presentation
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Business Park at Rancho Cordova
City Council Presentation
December 5, 2022--Draft 8
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Business Park in Rancho Cordova

TIMELINE
Oct 25, 2021
First Submittal
Nov 16, 2021
Neighborhood Meeting (virtual)
April 18, 2022
City Council (first hearing)
July 18, 2022
City Council (second hearing)
July 19 through Sept 6, 2022
Worked with Staff to Improve Design
Sept 7, 2022
Open House (in person)
Sept 8 through Nov 15, 2022
Worked with Staff to Improve Design
Dec 5, 2022
Final Council Hearing + Design Review Approval
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Committed to Low Impact Project Design
DroughtTolerant
Landscaping
Minimal Light
Pollution
Prestigious
LEED
Standards
Avoids
Uplighting
Bioretention
Basins
EV Charging
Infrastructure
Environmentally
Conscious
Design
SustainabilityFocused
Low-Impact
Design
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Development Agreement
DroughtTolerant
Landscaping
Minimal Light
Pollution
Prestigious
LEED
Standards
Avoids
Uplighting
Bioretention
Basins
EV Charging
Infrastructure
SustainabilityFocused
Low-Impact
Design
Development Agreement executed for Zinfandel Special Planning Area 2021-2022 Design Review by City of Rancho Cordova
ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMNT 4

Over 100 community members
participated
Listened to community concerns
Obtained preferences for important design
aspects
Outcome
Public Input & Preferences
Community Open House
Outline modifications based on community +
council input
Discuss community ideas and addressed
questions
Provide community with opportunity to select
preferences on design attributes
Open house designed to:

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What We Heard: Building Aesthetics
How We Responded
Created additional
parapet steps
Added a dark gray
inset panel
Awnings added for
a horizontal element
Made all screening
walls 12 feet tall
Added vertical
window elements to
blue accents on
primary frontages
Kept color palette
same due to
community
preference
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New Trees Planted Mature Trees
What We Heard: Truck Visibility & Screening
How We Responded
Trailers will not be
visible from sidewalk
Truck court
positioned behind
building to shield from
Mather Blvd.

Trucks screened from
Bear Hollow with a
12' screen wall and
dense planting
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Community Preferences: Tree Species & Size
How We Responded
Landscaping
All trees on Rancho Cordova approved tree list Increased tree sizes and density
Revised box sizes to provide larger, more mature
planting at day one
Increased planting density along Bear Hollow and North
Mather
Revised tree selections to 3 species selected by
community at open house
Top trees in order: Deodar Cedar
Interior Live Oak Incense Cedar
CA Live Oak
Removed Eucalyptus and Pine due to lack of community
preference
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What We Heard: Traffic Calming
How We Responded
Adjusted angle of driveway from
right turn only
Added medians to Mather and Bear
Hollow
Added pedestrian connection to
North Mather Blvd
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Proposed Treatments
Bear Hollow Dr Traffic Safety Concerns
How We Responded
Similar Treatments to be
Added to Airport Dr.

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Traffic Calming
How We Responded
Spoto Drive
Existing raised curbing
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What We Heard: Building Scale Concerns
What We Found
Proposed project is consistent in size and height as existing buildings in the project area
Automotive Building on National Guard Headquarters
Mather
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Business Park at Rancho Cordova
Thank You for Your Input
We Look Forward to Becoming Part of the Rancho Cordova Community ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMNT 4

TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
1 REGIONAL TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS & MODELS
2 TRAFFIC EFFECTS OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS
3 CONFORMANCE WITH THE SPA
4 MAINTENANCE IMPACTS OF TRUCK TRAFFIC
5 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMNT 4

• Regional travel demand model has been refined since 2002 • Travel patterns have changed over time in response to technological development and world events
• Regional buildout totals are less now than they were 20 years ago

REGIONAL TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS &
MODELS
VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPA DEVELOPMENTS DECEMBER 5, 2022 28 ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMNT 4

• Single family housing, office, and retail uses all generate approximately twice the total trips of light industrial uses • Housing, office, and retail primarily generate passenger vehicle trips with little/no daily truck trip generation • Light industrial uses generate both passenger vehicle trips and truck trips (trucks are typically 10-20% of the trips generated based on specific tenants)
• Light industrial uses generate less total traffic than office uses

COMPARISON OF TRAFFIC GENERATION
VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPA DEVELOPMENTS DECEMBER 5, 2022 29 ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMNT 4

CONFORMANCE WITH THE VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (2002)

CURRENT DEVELOPED AND PLANNED LAND USES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS DENSE THAN THE 2001 STUDY CLEARED FOR DEVELOPMENT
VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPA DEVELOPMENTS DECEMBER 5, 2022 5 Land Use 1. Existing 2. Current
Approved/
Pending

3. Remaining
Vacant Parcel
Capacity
Total 1+2+3 Planned
(2002)
Housing (units) 1,657 429 0 2,086 1,734
Retail/Services
(1,000 sq. ft)
33 3 ~3 ~39 348.5
Office
(1,000 sq. ft)
392 11 ~253 ~656 2,221
Light Industrial
(1,000 sq. ft)
185 1,572 ~280 ~2,037 2,450.4
Trip Generation
(Total Trips/Trucks)
23,870/
180
10,500/
1,530
4,900/
270
39,270/
1,980
67,721/
3,420
ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMNT 4

• Regional traffic volumes are projected to be lower at buildout now than the projections which were prepared in 2002
• The traffic generation of the developments coming in is lower than the assumptions that were made when the EIR document was prepared • The actual development being realized for existing, proposed, and planned developments in the SPA is lower than what was identified in 2002 planning documents
• Roadways were planned and built to accommodate traffic based on the projections in 2002. With the lower regional, area, and project specific trip generations, it is expected that there will be sufficient roadway capacity. > The interchanges with US 50 have existing congestion and are expected to continue to be congested into the future. These changes in realized development are lessening the expected deficiencies on those facilities

AVAILABLE ROADWAY CAPACITY
VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPA DEVELOPMENTS DECEMBER 5, 2022 31 ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMNT 4

• 155,000 sq. ft. of Light Industrial
• Estimated to generate up to 755 daily vehicle trips with up to 93 of those trips being trucks and the remaining trips being passenger cars
• Existing roadways were built with sufficient capacity to support the current development. Traffic generated by this project is consistent with the approved 2002 Supplemental EIR.

BEAR HOLLOW LOGISTICENTER
VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPA DEVELOPMENTS DECEMBER 5, 2022 32 ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMNT 4

PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE
VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPA DEVELOPMENTS DECEMBER 5, 2022 33 • Pavement life is primarily influenced by truck traffic with weather having a secondary effect
• Truck trips from light industrial developments will reduce pavement life
• Developer will be required to contribute to fair share maintenance costs
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VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPA DEVELOPMENTS DECEMBER 5, 2022 8 CONDITIONS OF APPROVALTRUCK ROUTES AND

MAINTENANCE DISTRICT

TRUCKS WILL ONLY BE

ALLOWED ON THE ROADS

DESIGNATED AS TRUCK

ROUTES (PROPOSED

TERMINAL ROUTES IN

PURPLE)

DEVELOPMENT IS BEING

ANNEXED INTO THE

MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
Mather Blvd
Femoyer St
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL – BULBOUTS
VILLAGES OF ZINFANDEL SPA DEVELOPMENTS DECEMBER 5, 2022 9 Bulbout Locations
Airpark
Robola
Auvernat
Auvernat Robola
*Similar treatment recommended at Airpark/Bear
Hollow Intersection
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SUMMARY
1 / REGIONAL BUILDOUT TRAFFIC IS PROJECTED TO BE
LOWER THAN FORECASTS DEVELOPED 20 YEARS AGO
2 / DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE SPA WILL RESULT IN LESS

TRAFFIC THAN WAS PLANNED
3 / TRAFFIC GENERATED BY THE LOGISTICENTER IS IN

CONFORMANCE WITH THE EIR
4 / CONDITIONS IF PROJECT IS APPROVED
• Limit trucks to specific routes
• Annex development into a maintenance district and charge additional load factor for truck impact
• Install bulbouts on Bear Hollow Drive
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37 Project CEQA
• The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15183, Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning.
• The proposed project has been reviewed and determined to be in conformity with what was reviewed in the original EIR for the Zinfandel Special Planning Area and no further CEQA review is required.

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38 Closing Staff Remarks

1. Project

2. Development Agreement
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39 1. Direct staff to return at a later City Council meeting with final action documents; or

2. Direct the applicant to make additional modifications to the proposed project.

ITEM 22.1.

Council Action
ATTACHMNT 4

40 THANK YOU
Community Conversation
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DPML-58478\2711037.1
1331 N. California Blvd.

Suite 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
T 925 935 9400
F 925 933 4126
www.msrlegal.com
Arthur F. Coon
Direct Dial: 925 941 3233
[email protected]
Offices: Walnut Creek / San Francisco / Newport Beach
November 29, 2022

VIA E-MAIL
Mayor Terry, Vice Mayor Budge, and
City Councilmembers
City of Rancho Cordova
2729 Prospect Park Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Email:

[email protected]
Re: Dermody Properties – City’s Legal Obligations Under the Development Agreement Benefiting LogistiCenter at Rancho Cordova (Bear Hollow) Major Design Review Project No. PLND-1021-0015
Dear Mayor Terry, Vice Mayor Budge, and Honorable Members of the City Council:

This firm represents Dermody Properties (“Dermody”) in its application to develop a modern, approximately 155,077 square foot logistics center and related improvements (“Project”), located northwest of the intersection of North Mather Boulevard and Bear Hollow Drive in the City (“Project Site”). As discussed in more detail below, the Project proposes a light industrial use that is permitted by right, which has a development density and intensity that complies with the applicable objective development standards and is consistent with the applicable subjective design guidelines.

The Project, as an important job-generating use, will help to implement the overall land use vision for this area of the City, which has been planned for nearly two decades. Despite the fact this light industrial land use has been approved and in place for almost twenty years, opponents have sought to undermine or dismantle it during the Project’s design review process. The City, however, is contractually prohibited from changing course at this point. This is because the Project, as proposed, is protected against such vagaries pursuant to the 2003 “Villages of Zinfandel Development Agreement” (“Development Agreement”), which vests important contractual and property rights for Dermody’s benefit that are enforceable in court.

As explained more fully herein, in exchange for a developer commitment to make significant investments in infrastructure and other improvements in the vicinity and on the Project Site to facilitate implementation of the Villages at Zinfandel Special ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 5

Mayor Terry, Vice Mayor Budge, and City Councilmembers
November 29, 2022

DPML-58478\2711037.1
Planning Area (“ZSPA”), the Development Agreement, inter alia, vests Dermody’s right to develop the Project Site in accordance with the rules and regulations that were in place in 2003.

It is true the Development Agreement allows the City to require that Dermody undertake subsequent discretionary approvals to implement the Project – here, this involves consideration and approval of a Major Design Review application.

However, in conducting this review, the Development Agreement expressly prohibits the City from denying the Project and also from imposing any design condition or restriction – based on a strained interpretation of a subjective design guideline, nonexistent CEQA mandates,1 or otherwise – which would prevent or restrict
development of permitted uses at the Project Site at the allowed density and intensity provided for in the ZSPA or that would otherwise be contrary to Dermody’s vested rights under the Development Agreement.

Dermody has worked diligently and in good faith with the City and the broader community for nearly a year, in an effort to address concerns raised. Dermody has voluntarily gone well above and beyond – at significant expense in terms of time and money – accommodating numerous requests to redesign Project elements and include additional off-site improvements.

It is now time for the City to adhere to its obligations under the Development Agreement and to approve the Project as proposed. To do otherwise would subject the City to litigation for violating Dermody’s vested rights, including City exposure to potential monetary damages and payment of attorneys’ fees and costs.

Accordingly, we respectfully request the City Council to approve the Project as proposed at its December 5th hearing.

I. The City is Bound by Its Obligations in the Development Agreement, and Legal Recourse is Available to Dermody if the City Fails to Honor Those Obligations.

A. Legislatively Approved Development Agreements Establish Enforceable Vested Rights.

Comprehensively planned developments like those contemplated by the ZSPA often take decades to complete and require significant early and ongoing investment by developers to come to fruition. To provide certainty to developers that a local agency will not “change the rules” mid-course, thereby wasting such investment and 1 Please see my letter dated October 3, 2022, which details the limited discretion, with the concomitant constraints on CEQA review, which are imposed on the City pursuant to applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Project’s design review process. As detailed therein, the City has no legal authority to request or mandate any additional mitigation measures on the Project in a purported attempt to address environmental concerns.

ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 5

Mayor Terry, Vice Mayor Budge, and City Councilmembers
November 29, 2022

DPML-58478\2711037.1
preventing implementation of the planned vision, state law expressly authorizes local agencies to enter into development agreements that:
[a]llow a developer who needs additional discretionary approvals to complete a long-term development project as approved, regardless of any intervening changes in local regulations.
(City of West Hollywood v. Beverly Towers, Inc. (1991) 52 Cal.3d 1184, 1194; Gov.

Code, § 65864(b).)
A project protected by a development agreement may be developed over a period of numerous years “in accordance with existing policies, rules and regulations, and subject to conditions of approval . . .” even if generally applicable rules and regulations change. (Gov. Code, § 65864(b).) In exchange for granting these vested rights, development agreements provide local agencies with the opportunity to help ensure long-term planning efforts can be implemented. Furthermore, development agreements enable local agencies to negotiate for significant benefits in the form of direct monetary contributions as well as the funding and construction of infrastructure and improvements for the benefit of the broader community, which the local agencies would otherwise not be permitted to mandate under the law.

In other words, a “legislatively approved development agreement gives both parties vested contractual rights.” (Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition, LLC v. Town of Mammoth (2010) 191 Cal.App.4th 435, 443-444 [court held “a legislatively approved development agreement gives both parties contractual rights” and upheld $30 million damages award in favor of developer against Town for anticipatory breach of contract]; North Murrieta Community v. City of Murrieta (2020) 50 Cal.App.5th 31, 43-44 [holding “[development] agreement is binding on both the City and the developer” (citing Gov. Code, § 65865.4), and observing: “The law says development agreements are contracts, enforceable like normal contracts.”]; Center for Community Action & Environmental Justice v. City of Moreno Valley (2018) 26 Cal.App.5th 689, 696-697 [“A development agreement ‘is an enforceable contract between the municipality and the developer.’”]; Oakland Bulk & Oversize Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland (9th Cir. 2020) 960 F.3d 623 [holding development agreement entered into between city and commercial marine terminal developer pursuant to California law is enforceable under contract principles with no deference to city’s administrative hearing findings or interpretations of agreement’s provisions or what they require].)
A local agency that violates a development agreement is liable for breach of contract and, if it fails to appropriately process and approve applications for a protected project, can be held be liable for significant damages under specified circumstances. For example, in Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition, LLC v. Town of Mammoth Lakes, the Court of Appeal upheld a $30 million damages award against the Town of Mammoth for its failure to process in good faith a development application in contravention of its obligations under a development agreement. Like ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 5

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the instant Development Agreement, the agreement in Mammoth Lakes required the Town to process, consider and take actions on subsequent discretionary project approvals “reasonably, in good faith, and in a timely manner.” (Id., at 446.) However, several years after execution of that development agreement, the Town changed its priorities and refused to cooperate in timely advancing necessary project approvals. This failure to cooperate with the developer amounted to an actionable repudiation and anticipatory breach of the agreement resulting in the significant award of monetary damages to the developer. (Id., at 462-70.) B. Dermody Has Enforceable Vested Rights to Develop the Project as Proposed Under the Development Agreement.

As evinced by the foregoing authorities, legislatively approved development agreements entered into pursuant to California’s statutory Development Agreement Law create solemn, legally binding vested rights and contractual obligations on the part of the parties thereto, which rights and obligations courts take quite seriously and do not hesitate to enforce in the event of breach or repudiation by a party.

Similar to the project in Mammoth Lakes, the Project here benefits from the protections of a legislatively approved development agreement that requires the City to timely process an entitlement application and to comply with its contractual terms.

On May 28, 2003, the original property owner and developer of the Villages of Zinfandel project entered into the Development Agreement with the County of Sacramento, which established contractual vested rights and obligations for the signatories and their respective successors in interest.

The Development Agreement relates to the entire approximately 671.39-acre ZSPA and has a term of twenty (20) years from its effective date of June 28, 2003.2 Its purpose is to facilitate the phased development of the comprehensively planned ZSPA, including a complementary mix of residential, light industrial, business professional (including industrial office parks), and commercial uses. Consistent with the broad legislative purpose, the Development Agreement seeks to provide certainty to, and to reduce the economic risks incurred by, the developer(s) within the ZSPA, and to provide contractual rights for the benefit of the County (now City) to help implement the ZSPA’s planned uses and establish the planned infrastructure and improvements necessary to support this land use vision, which was anticipated to take several decades. (See DA, Recitals A, C.)
2 The City formally incorporated on July 1, 2003. However, the time limits set forth in Government Code section 65865.3 on the effectiveness of development agreements (8 to 15 years) from the date of incorporation of affected land into a new city do not apply because the election on incorporation of the City in November 2002 occurred before the parties entered into the Development Agreement in June 2003. (See Gov. Code, § 65865.3 (c)(2).) ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 5

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Among other things, the Development Agreement vests Dermody’s rights to develop the Project Site pursuant to the “Existing Land Use Regulations” in effect as of the effective date of the Development Agreement,3 which are primarily set out in the ZSPA document that provides a comprehensive development vision for the approximately 671.39 acres within the ZSPA boundaries, which includes the Project Site.

Specifically, the Development Agreement vests Dermody’s right to develop the Project Site with those uses allowed under the ZSPA, as well as its right to develop those permitted uses at the “density and intensity” of development contemplated therein:

The permitted uses of the Property, the density and intensity of use, maximum height and size of proposed buildings, timing or phasing of development, zoning, provisions for reservation or dedication of land for public purposes, and the location and size of major transportation, sewer, drainage and water facilities and improvements shall be those set forth in the [ZSPA], [Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program set forth in the EIR for the ZSPA], and the [Villages of Zinfandel Public Facilities Financing Plan] . . . .
(DA, § 2.1.)
The Development Agreement further provides that:
[b]y entering into this Agreement, [the City] hereby grants to Developer (and successors in interest) a vested right to proceed with the development of the Property in accordance with the terms and conditions of [the] Agreement. Developer’s vested right to proceed with the project shall be subject to any subsequent discretionary approvals required in order to complete the project, provided that any subsequent approvals shall not prevent, or impose further conditions, requirements or restrictions on development of the land for uses and to the density or intensity of development or rate of timing of development set forth in [the] Agreement and the [ZSPA], and provided Developer is not in default under this Agreement.
(DA, § 4.1, emph. added.)
3 Such “Existing Land Use Regulations” include the “ordinances, resolutions, codes, rules, regulations, official policies, the General Plan, the Cordova Community and the [ZSPA] governing the permitted uses of land, rate of development, density, design, improvements and construction standards and specifications adopted by the [County] and in effect on the effective date.” (DA, § 1.2(m).)
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While the Development Agreement recognizes that subsequent discretionary approvals may be required to implement the Project, the City must exercise its discretion in accordance with Dermody’s vested rights and thus such discretionary approvals “shall not prevent, or impose further conditions, requirements or restrictions on, development of the land for the uses and to the density or intensity of development set forth in the [Development] Agreement and the [ZSPA].” (Id., § 2.2.)
The Development Agreement also requires the City to cooperate with Dermody in securing “all permits, licenses, approvals, or other entitlements necessary to develop the Project Site which the [City] may require.” (DA, §§ 4.2, 4.3.) Further, the City must process applications for any subsequent approvals on a “timely basis” and shall “take action upon all complete applications” for subsequent approvals in accordance with the Development Agreement. This includes an obligation to act upon such applications in a “timely and reasonable manner.” (DA, §§ 4.4-4.5.) The City is bound by the above enforceable obligations as it processes and considers Dermody’s design review application. In addition, the City is bound by the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, which is implied by California in all such contracts and also is expressly set forth in the Development Agreement. (Id. at § 8.5 [“Neither party shall do anything which shall have the effect of harming or injuring the right of the other party to receive the benefits of this Agreement; each party shall refrain from doing anything which would render its performance under this Agreement impossible; and each party shall do everything which this Agreement contemplates that such party shall do to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this Agreement.”].)
The Development Agreement contemplates a broad, cumulative, and nonexhaustive list of remedies for its breach, including the institution of legal action to remedy any default and enforce any covenant or agreement in it. Notably, it does not expressly or impliedly prohibit a monetary damages remedy for uncured defaults and breaches, and, in fact, expressly provides that the exercise of one or more of its expressly enumerated remedies does not waive or preclude “any other available remedy.” (DA, § 6.4.) Further, the prevailing party in any action brought to enforce rights and remedies under the Development Agreement will be entitled to its reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert fees, and costs and expenses of litigation in any judgment. (DA, § 8.13.)
C. In Exchange for Securing Its Vested Rights, Developer Has Been Required to Incur and Continues to Incur Significant Costs.

In exchange for the County’s (now the City’s) agreement to adhere to the obligations referenced above and detailed more fully in the Development Agreement in favor of Dermody, the Development Agreement imposes obligations with respect to significant developer investments. For example, the Development Agreement recognizes that it:

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requires major investment by Developer in public facilities, substantial pre-development investment in onsite and offsite improvements, and substantial commitment of the resources of Developer to achieve the public purposes and benefits of the Project for the [City].
(DA, Recital M.)
These required investments in public improvements, facilities, and services are set forth in the Villages of Zinfandel Public Facilities and Financing Plan (“PFFP”), with which Dermody is mandated to comply, and which will benefit the entire ZSPA.

Among other requirements, Dermody is also mandated to adhere to all applicable conditions of approval set forth in the ZSPA, PFFP, and the applicable mitigation measures adopted in the corresponding EIR. (See DA, §§ 3.1-3.3.) The foregoing developer obligations reflect the benefit of the bargain contemplated by the Development Agreement that the City and the broader community receive with the Project; i.e., to help ensure the cohesive and comprehensive buildout of the ZSPA with the long-planned land use vision that reflects a mix of uses as well as thoughtful coordination of infrastructure and improvements.

Dermody has complied and will continue to comply with all of its obligations under the Development Agreement as it develops the Project to ensure the City receives the benefit of this contemplated investment.

In addition to adhering to its obligations with respect to future investment, Dermody has already expended significant monies in reliance on the City abiding by its contractual obligations including, without limitation, monies spent acquiring the Project Site (with the concomitant carrying costs) and more than $800,000 on architectural, engineering and other technical consultant services to design the Project in compliance with applicable objective development standards and subjective design guidelines and then to redesign Project elements in an effort to accommodate additional requests made by the City and members of the public.

Furthermore, Dermody has volunteered to fund and install several off-site improvements for the benefit of the broader community in its ongoing effort to work cooperatively with the City and neighbors.4
Dermody desires to continue to work collaboratively with the City and the community to proceed with the Project at this point. However, if forced to do so because of the City’s improper delay or denial of the Project as proposed or the City’s imposition of design conditions or restrictions that conflict with Dermody’s vested rights, Dermody would have no choice but to pursue all available legal avenues, including, if 4 It goes without saying that no such voluntary off-site improvements would continue to be offered and implemented if Dermody is required to enforce its vested rights in court.

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successful, the right to recover monetary damages as well as its attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses. (DA, §§ 6.4, 8.13.)
II. The Project Proposes a Use Permitted by Right under the ZSPA at the Allowed Density and Intensity Pursuant to the Objective Development Standards and is Consistent with the Subjective Design Guidelines.

The Project proposes a use that is permitted by right at the Project Site, and reflects a density and intensity that complies with the applicable provisions of the ZSPA as reflected in its objective development standards. The Project also is consistent with the applicable subjective design guidelines. Accordingly, the City has no legal authority to deny the Project as proposed.

The Project Site has a General Plan land use designation of Office Mixed Use, is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the ZSPA, and is zoned Business and Professional Office Zinfandel Special Planning Area (“BP ZSPA”). The ZSPA sets out the applicable land use controls and objective development standards for the Project Site and other areas within the ZSPA boundaries, as well as sets forth subjective design guidelines that may be considered.

A. The Project Proposes a Use that is Permitted By Right.

Within the Project Site’s BP ZSPA designation, permitted uses are the same as those in the 2003 CZO’s Business and Professional Office (BP), and Industrial – Office Park (MP) zones.5 (ZSPA, § 512-204 (D).) Within the referenced MP zone, the 2003 CZO permits by right a wide range of “research, service, and light industrial uses in an area containing visual and operational amenities.” (2003 CZO, § 230-040.) With relevance to the Project, the 2003 CZO expressly permits Wholesaling and Warehousing, Delivery Service, Messenger Service, and Warehousing and Storage Uses. (2003 CZO, § 230, Table IV; § 225, Table II.) Although the 2003 CZO does not expressly define these permitted uses, they have common and well-understood meanings and clearly align with the logistics center use proposed by the Project.

The Project’s proposed use is exactly the type of warehouse and/or delivery use that the ZSPA contemplates at the Project Site and is indisputably permitted by right. Thus, regardless of whether nearby neighbors or other members of the public disagree with the land use vision set forth in the ZSPA, this type of job-generating use has long been planned for this area and the City is prohibited under the Development Agreement from denying the proposed light industrial uses. 5 “Permitted uses within the BP Areas as shown in Section 512-215 are those permitted in the Business and Professional Office (BP), as listed in Zoning Code Section 225, and Industrial-Office Park (MP) Zone, as listed in Zoning Code Section 230. Public and institutional uses described above in Section 512-204 (B) (2) shall be permitted within the BP Area.” (ZSPA, § 512-204 (D).)
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B. The Project Complies with the Applicable Objective
Development Standards.

Development proposals within the ZSPA must comply with the applicable objective development standards. The ZSPA’s development standards “supersede the standards of the Zoning Code.” However, “[i]f the [ZSPA] . . . Development Standards do not provide direction regarding specific standards, the Provisions of Title I, II, III, and IV of the [2003 CZO] shall apply as appropriate.” (ZSPA, at §§ 512-205.)
The ZSPA sets out the following objective development standards for the relevant BP ZSPA zone:
 Setbacks: Front, min. 25 feet with 10 feet of landscaped area; Interior Side, min. 20 feet; Street Side, min. 25 feet; Rear, min. 25 feet.  Height: 24-40 feet (Note: relevant 2003 County zoning standards incorporated by reference in the ZSPA provide that in the BP ZSPA zone, the maximum height “shall be . . . 40 feet” on property which is not “contiguous to parcels zoned for [agricultural, agricultural-residential or residential purposes].” This contrasts with the 24-foot maximum height (which may be increased in certain circumstances through approval of a conditional use permit) that applies to property located within 100 feet or contiguous to parcels zoned for agricultural and/or residential uses. (2003 CZO, § 325-04 (b).)
 Lot Area: Min. 10,000 square feet.
 Parking: Min. 1 parking space for every 2,000 square feet of gross floor area for warehouse uses.
 Walls and Fencing: Min. 6-foot masonry wall required for areas adjacent to residential areas; Min. 2.5-foot masonry wall required for areas adjacent to street ROW.
(ZSPA, §§ 512-214.)
Particularly with respect to height, in the BP ZSPA zone, the maximum height for buildings on properties that are not contiguous to agricultural or residential zoned parcels – such as the Project Site – is 40 feet. (2003 CZO, § 325-04 (b).)6 6 Here, the Project Site is contiguous with: BP zoned parcels to the north, northwest, and northeast; a road and open space parcel to the east; and an airport use to the south.

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The Project fully conforms to and complies with each of the above objective development standards. In fact, the Project has been designed (and redesigned) not only to be compliant with but to exceed applicable minimum setback, landscape, screening and buffer standards in an effort to accommodate neighbor concerns, as follows:
 Minimum front setbacks of 110 feet, with at least 42 feet of landscaped area (well exceeds ZSPA minimum standards of 25 feet and 10 feet, respectively).
 Minimum interior side setbacks of 72 feet, 6 inches (well exceeds ZSPA minimum standard of 10 feet).
 Minimum street side setbacks of 35 feet (well exceeds ZSPA minimum standard of 25 feet) and includes a 25-foot pedestrian/landscape easement.  Minimum rear setbacks of 138 feet (well exceeds ZSPA minimum standard of 25 feet).
 Lot area is approximately 469,364 square foot lot (well exceeds ZSPA minimum standard of 10,000 square feet).
 Includes a total of 93 parking spaces (well exceeds ZSPA minimum of 78 spaces).
 Includes a 12-foot-high concrete wall in those areas adjacent to Bear Hollow Drive and Mather Boulevard (well exceeds ZSPA minimum standard of a

2.5-foot masonry wall).

Particularly with respect to height, we understand that some opponents are pressing the City to substantially reduce the height of the Project. Based on numerous statements reflected in the administrative record to date, these comments appear to be a thinly concealed attempt to pressure the City into denying the Project outright or through the imposition of improper development constraints that effectively prevent the Project from proceeding. However, even if these efforts are cloaked within the purported objective of trying to reduce the overall building mass, they remain impermissible since the City has no discretion in this regard because the Project complies with all objective development intensity standards, including the maximum height limit. At a maximum height of 39 feet, the Project fully complies with and is less than the 40-foot height maximum applicable to the Project Site.

Accordingly, the City has no legal authority to deny the Project as proposed or to condition approval on Dermody’s agreement to reduce the building height. Just as the City does not have the discretionary authority as part of the design review process to impose more stringent requirements with respect to, for example, objective parking, lot area, or setback standards, it has no discretion here to change ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 5

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the height of the Project so long as it complies with the relevant objective development intensity standard.

In summary, the Project does not exceed the maximum height of 40 feet and proposes development at the density and intensity provided for in the ZSPA in accordance with its vested rights under the Development Agreement, and the City’s limited discretion under design review does not extend to changing objective development standards, such as height.

Accordingly, the Project proposes a development configuration, density, and intensity that complies fully with the applicable objective development standards set out in the ZSPA. The City has no legal authority to change the rules now and impose other development standards to appease neighbors and other opponents.

To do so would be unfair, illegal, and expose the City to substantial liability.

1. The Project Is Consistent with All Applicable Subjective ZSPA Design Guidelines.

The ZSPA’s Design Guidelines provide that they “shall be used to evaluate consistency of proposed projects to the objectives stated in the intent section of the SPA ordinance.” These are “intended to provide design guidance” for developers and City staff in the “planning, review and approval of individual development projects within the ZSPA.” (ZSPA Design Guidelines, at p. 1.) It is with these subjective design guidelines where the City has the opportunity to exercise its limited discretion. Nevertheless, this limited discretion may only be exercised in a manner that is in accordance with its broader obligations in the Development Agreement and Dermody’s vested rights thereunder. In other words, the City cannot apply or otherwise interpret any of its subjective design guidelines in a manner that would “prevent, or impose further conditions, requirements or restrictions on, development of the land for the uses and to the density or intensity of development set forth in the [Development] Agreement and the [ZSPA].” (DA, § 2.2.)
For illustrative purposes, we note for the administrative record that the Project is entirely consistent with the numerous flexible design guidelines for building orientation for non-residential uses. Examples include the following:
 To the maximum extent feasible, entries to office and public space, whether in the Village Core or the outlying business parks, should orient to streets, parks, plazas, and pedestrian corridors/pathways. Secondary entrances may orient to parking lots or garages.
 Where location of a parking area or lot directly adjacent to a public street cannot be avoided, cars will be screened from view by berms, walls, hedges, density of plant materials, or a combination of these.

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 Buildings should be sited such that they complement adjacent buildings and landscape. New structures should not clash with existing structures and sites.
 Building orientation and architecture should protect the privacy of adjacent developments. Landscape buffers and walls are required between residential and non-residential uses where backyards and parking or loading areas abut. Pedestrian access through parking lots should be provided. If the development abuts a residential neighborhood street access should be provided to/from the street.
(ZSPA Design Guidelines, at pp. 16-17.)
The record is also clear that the Project is consistent with design guidelines that encourage the following considerations regarding building form and massing:
 The bulk of building massing generally should be minimized especially where residential character predominates.
 Buildings should maintain a scale compatible with residential neighborhoods.

Building masses should be mitigated by elements such as canopies or trellises designed to focus attention to smaller-scaled elements of the building. Indentations, or other means of articulation, should be used to avoid a monolithic effect.
 Building form should avoid proportionally long, flat surfaces.  Building elevations must be attractively designed on all four sides. Walls at interior property lines or project phase lines must be given specific design attention, with color, physical relief, and/or landscaping. Backs and sides of buildings visible from public streets should incorporate window and door openings.
 Roofing materials should be architectural composition, shingle, clay tile, concrete tile, slate, or metal standing seam.
 Variation in the shape, color and texture of roof structures should be used to create diversity and interest. Use of composition shingles shall be limited to architectural, thick dimension, or random-cut types that provide relief and texture. Flat, monotonous surfaces shall be avoided.
 Non-residential uses adjacent to residential uses should consider the use of pitched roof elements.
(Id., at pp. 23-25.)
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As noted above, we acknowledge the City has some limited amount of discretion in its design review process to take into appropriate consideration the above guidelines and to work with Dermody to make feasible design modifications to the Project. This has occurred here in spades, with extensive design modifications being voluntarily made in an effort to be responsive to City and public input. For example, and as more fully detailed in our September 16, 2022, letter, Dermody has made substantial design changes – at great cost in terms of money and time – to accommodate City and community input. These changes involve, among others, the following:
 Adding a twelve-foot-tall tilt up concrete wall along the section of Bear Hollow that borders the truck court for purposes of noise and view screening.  Adding a “pop out” feature on the building to further shield the truck court.  Adding articulation on the north and east elevations of the building, stepped the parapet tops, revised the west end of the north elevation to add more articulation including an additional recessed panel, and adding horizontal canopies to add more horizontal projection.
 Revising the proposed tree species and increased sizes of tree plantings.  Changing the driveway orientation for right-turn in and out by trucks and addition of medians to Mather Boulevard and Bear Hollow Drive to direct arriving automobile drivers to the driveway on Mather Boulevard rather than Bear Hollow Drive.
 Adding vertical window elements.
 Reducing lighting in parking areas to ensure that photometrics read below four footcandles.

The City, however, has no legal authority to interpret subjective design guidelines in a manner that conflicts with Dermody’s vested rights through the imposition of design conditions or restrictions that would limit or prohibit development of permitted uses that comply with the density and intensity of development contemplated in the ZSPA.

One such condition or restriction would be a requirement to reduce the maximum height of the Project to below the 40-foot height limit or to otherwise impose massing restrictions. As Dermody has communicated to the City on multiple occasions and as set forth in the administrative record, based on the nature of their operations, modern logistics and distribution tenants demand building heights in the range of those proposed by the Project and cannot feasibly operate in shorter ITEM 22.1. ATTACHMENT 5

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buildings.7 Accordingly, any conditions that would change the height, FAR, massing, or site orientation beyond what is currently being proposed would render the building and site plan functionally obsolete and infeasible for the permitted and planned use. This would be an effective denial of the Project, thus violating the City’s obligations in the Development Agreement.

III. Conclusion.

Based on the foregoing, Dermody has the vested right to proceed with the Project as proposed, and in doing so will be developing a high-quality, thoughtfully designed, job-generating use, thereby helping to bring the long-planned ZSPA land use vision to fruition. For these reasons, and because the City Council is contractually obligated to timely consider and approve the Project as proposed, we respectfully request that the City Council do so at its December 5th hearing.

Very truly yours,

MILLER STARR REGALIA
Arthur F. Coon
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cc: Cyrus Abhar, City Manager ([email protected]) Micah Runner, Deputy City Manager ([email protected]) Elizabeth Sparkman, Community Development Director,
([email protected])
Adam Lindgren, City Attorney ([email protected]) George Condon, Dermody Properties ([email protected]) Lucy Crocker, Lucy & Company ([email protected])
Michelle Smira, MMS Strategies ([email protected]) Nadia L. Costa, Esq., Miller Starr Regalia ([email protected]) Travis A. Brooks, Esq., Miller Starr Regalia ([email protected]) 7 For example, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association notes that to support modern logistics uses, buildings of 150,000 square feet and greater should provide 36-foot interior clearance, which requires an exterior height of approximately 40 feet. (See Rules of Thumb for Distribution/Warehouse Facilities Design, Commercial Real Estate Development Association, at 33.)
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