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Site Coverage All impervious surfaces of a site/lot including building footprint, parking areas, walkaways, and similar features
Street Refers to a public street or private street which functions as a public street Specific Plan Refers to same as Central Area
Subareas This refers to the column title “RJA Numbers” in appendix G Village Center Refers to the area that includes both the Village Center A and Village Center B zoning districts Village Green Refers to the two parks located at the south and north edges of the Village Center Districts 264
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APPENDIX C

CENTRAL AREA SPECIFIC PLAN

GENERAL PLAN POLICY CONSISTENCY
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Salinas General Plan Policy Consistent Discussion
Land Use Element
Policy LU-1.1: Achieve a
balance of land uses to
provide for a range of housing,
jobs, educational facilities,
and recreational opportunities
that allow residents to live,
work, shop, learn, and play in
the community.

Yes The Specific Plan is consistent with the range of
housing required by the General Plan with
approximately 652 low residential (17%), 1,542
medium residential (39%), and 656 high residential
(17%). At full buildout of the Specific Plan area the
office and retail/service commercial will generate
approximately 1,469 jobs (at an average of 3
employees per 1,000 S.F.). Within the Specific Plan
area are schools with grades K through 8. The Plan
includes creek corridor open space, seven
neighborhood parks and 10 small parks. These
facilities are interconnected by a local street and
pedestrian path system.

Policy LU-1.3: Make
provision in residential areas
for institutional uses that are
needed near homes or which
benefit from a residential
environment, including places
of religious assembly, day-care
homes, homes for physically
or developmentally disabled
persons, and care facilities in
accordance with the
provisions of State law.

Yes Institutional uses such as places of religious assembly, day care homes, homes for physically or
developmentally disabled persons, care facilities, and
similar uses are permitted in Specific Plan residential and commercial areas subject to the normal City
permit and approval process for the specific proposed
use. Due to the unpredictability of the need for specific institutional uses no specific sites are indicated in the Specific Plan. However, the CASP land use plan
establishes a Public and Semipublic land use
comprising 61 net acres of the plan area, which could
be occupied by the institutional land uses mentioned in Policy LU-1.3.

Policy LU-1.4: Create and
preserve distinct, identifiable
neighborhoods that have
traditional neighborhood
development (TND)
characteristics. Specifically
development should.

Connect in as many locations
as possible to adjacent
Yes The Specific Plan neighborhoods are focused around
local parks (see above). Local streets with widened
sidewalks and parkways focus on these community
facilities. Transect zoning provides a mix of low,
medium, and high density residential unit types. Small
parks within approximately 660 feet (3-minute walk) of
almost all housing units provides communal active and
passive recreation spaces enhancing neighborhood
identity. Additionally neighborhood parks including a
larger 11.63 acre neighborhood park is located near the 266
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development, arterial streets,
and thoroughfares;
Provide a balanced mix of
housing, workplaces,
shopping, recreational
opportunities, and
institutional uses, including
mixed-use structures
(combining residential and
non-residential uses), that help
reduce vehicular trips;
Provide natural amenities that
are fronted by thoroughfares
or public spaces, and not
privatized behind backyards;
Commercial buildings should
directly front on the sidewalk,
with ample landscaping as a
buffer between the building
and the sidewalk, and parking
lots are to be located behind
the buildings;
Allow flexible parking
requirements and
arrangements within the
neighborhood activity centers
to minimize the impact of the
automobile and foster a
pedestrian oriented
streetscape;
Provide second stories on
commercial buildings to
provide for other uses and
encourage residential use;
Allow small ancillary dwelling
units in the rear yard for
residential areas; and
village center and serves as one of the primary focal
points of the Specific Plan area.

The local serving commercial buildings and other uses
are located in the Village Center, which is easily
accessible from the internal local street system and
pathway network. The predominantly two-story
buildings are configured as a Main Street
perpendicular to Boronda Road stretching nearly to
Russell Road with residential uses also provided. The
Village Center will be developed consistent with
General Plan policy and the applicable New Urbanism
District standards.

The local street system connects to the surrounding
arterial streets at the maximum number of points
consistent with intersection spacing requirements
necessary to maintain the traffic flow function of these arterial streets.

Higher density residential products are located
generally located adjacent to the Village Center and
adjacent to schools and parks. These products have
reduced front, rear, and side yard setbacks to provide
more compact development envisioned for the Village
Center. Ancillary units are permitted in some
residential product types.

Narrower streets, traffic calming, decorative
pedestrian-friendly lighting and other pedestrian
amenities are provided throughout the planning area.

Architectural housing types promote the use of porches
and other features typically found in TND areas.

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Decrease the front yard
setbacks moving from
neighborhood edge to
neighborhood center.

Policy LU-2.1: Minimize
disruption of agriculture by
maintaining a compact city
form and directing urban
expansion to the North and
East, away from the most
productive agricultural land.

Yes The Specific Plan area is located to the north of the City away from the most productive agricultural land
and has a net residential density of more than 9
DU/AC in accordance with the Greater Salinas Area
Memorandum of Understanding between the City and
the County of Monterey.

Policy LU-2.3: Encourage
clustering of development on
sites within the Future
Growth Area to minimize
impacts on agricultural and
open space resources.

Yes The Specific Plan area is wholly within the City’s
designated Future Growth Area. The plan is designed
in accordance with the principles of New Urbanism,
which calls for compact pedestrian oriented
neighborhoods. The net residential density is over 9
DU/AC.

Policy LU-2.5: Ensure that
negative impacts of future
growth on environmental
quality and quality of life are
minimized and adequate
levels and quality of urban
services and facilities are
maintained.

Yes The Specific Plan has been designed to minimize the negative impacts of growth and provide adequate
levels of urban services. Examples include the plan of
the detention, retention and treatment of storm water
to minimize pollution and downstream impacts;
requirements for landscaping and street trees; and the
provision of parkland at the 3 acre per 1,000
population standard which will be a higher level of
parkland than currently exist for the other portions of the Salinas community.

Policy LU-3.8: Encourage the
production of housing that
meets the needs of agricultural
and other essential workers
within the community.

Yes The residential development within the Specific Plan will be in conformance with the affordable housing
requirements of the City. Such housing will be
integrated into the Plan Area with a focus on
proximity to schools, parks, and local retail services.

Policy LU-4.1: Provide an
effective and responsive level
of fire protection … through
the Salinas Fire Department.

Yes The Specific Plan identifies a site for a new fire station located on the east side of Natividad Road. The site
was selected by the Salinas Fire Department to provide
the most responsive access to all areas of the Future
Growth Area. The project will contribute its fair share of the cost of the new fire station through the payment of the City’s Public Facility Impact Fee.
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Policy LU-5.1: Provide an
effective and responsive level
of police protection …
through the Salinas Police
Department.

Yes The Specific Plan with its system of interconnecting streets and streets surrounding parks and community
facilities provide excellent access and visibility for
police patrols and helps ensure effective police
protection. No police station or facility has been
identified as needed within the Specific Plan area.

However, the project will contribute its fair share of the cost of a new centralized police facility through the
payment of the City’s Public Facility Impact Fee.

Policy LU-6.1: Actively work
with Cal Water and Alco … to
ensure that high quality water
is available for the
community.

Yes The Specific Plan area will be served by Alco and Cal Water. Water Supply Assessment Reports and willserve letters have been prepared by Alco and Cal Water for the Specific Plan.

Policy LU-6.4: Actively
promote water conservation
by City residents, businesses
and surrounding agricultural
producers.

Yes The commercial and residential developments within
the Specific Plan will all utilize water conserving
plumbing fixtures which substantially reduce water
use. The parks and open space shall utilize state of the art automatic controllers with master valve capabilities and low precipitation rate equipment. The irrigation
system shall be separated per micro climate and plant
zones to achieve maximum water efficiency in
accordance with City requirements. Drought tolerant
and low water demand plant material shall be utilized
in accordance with the City’s Water Efficient
Landscaping Ordinance, the City’s Water
Conservation Ordinance, Zoning Code Landscaping
and Irrigation requirements and the City’s SWDS (in
regard to plant material for LID and similar areas).

Policy LU-7.1: Provide a
sewer system that meets the
needs of the community for
sewer collection and treatment
and work with MRWPCA for
sewer treatment needs.

Yes The development of the Specific Plan area will include provision of a sewer collection system that will convey wastewater to new and existing mains in the City and
to the Monterey One Water (formerly MRWPCA)
treatment plant. It has been determined that the
treatment plant has capacity to serve the development
of the Specific Plan area.

Policy LU-8.1: Actively
coordinate and work with
MCWRA to provide and
maintain necessary flood
control facilities.

Yes The Specific Plan includes a system of supplemental storm water detention and retention basins designed to
minimize impact on MCWRA flood control facilities
resulting from the urban development of the Specific
Plan area. These may be integrated into the creek
corridors.

Policy LU-8.3: Require new
development, to the extent
Yes The creek restoration and the supplemental detention and retention areas of the Specific Plan will be
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feasible, to provide flood
control facilities that are
visually attractive and
ecologically beneficial and
require on-going maintenance
of the facilities by the
development through a
maintenance district.
landscaped with suitable plant material to make them
visually attractive. These flood control facilities will be maintained by an appropriate maintenance district.

Policy LU-9.1: Work in
partnership with local school
districts and assist them in
identifying land needed for
new school sites so that
sufficient facilities are
provided for students
Yes The planning for the Specific Plan area has included coordination with the Santa Rita Elementary School
and Alisal Union School Districts to determine school
sites that will meet their needs. Alisal Union School
District acquired their site and the Santa Rita School
site is identified but has not acquired the site; the
districts are considering a boundary adjustment as of
the writing of this Specific Plan. The Salinas Union
High School District has acquired the site for a new
middle school within the Specific Plan area. Section

9.3 of this specific plan describes consultation
requirements with applicable school districts as project build out occurs.

Policy LU-9.4: Work with
Monterey Salinas Transit to
provide transit routes to serve
educational institutions.

Yes The Specific Plan design effort has coordinated with Monterey Salinas Transit to identify the most likely
route through the Specific Plan area and the stop
locations. This includes stops/shelters in the vicinity of some school facilities. The interconnected collector
and local street system allows MST to easily modify
the original transit route to accommodate additional
educational trip making needs.

Policy LU-10: Provide a level
of library facilities and services
that meet the needs of the
community
Yes The Specific Plan designates a two-acre site for the development of a new library, which would be up to
22,500 square feet in size.

Policy LU-11.3: As the City
grows, the need for additional
neighborhood, senior, youth,
and day-care centers should be
evaluated and facilities
provided as needed.

Yes The Specific Plan includes sites for two new
elementary schools, new middle school, and 43 acres
of new parks, as well as additional sites zoned for
Public and Semipublic land use to provide the
opportunity for development of specific facilities for
seniors and youth of all ages.

Community Design Element
Policy CD-1.2: Maintain
Salinas as a city with sharply
Yes The Specific Plan area is located adjacent to Boronda Road, Russell Road and Old Stage Road which are
three of the existing sharply defined edges of existing 270
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defined edges between urban
use and agricultural activities.
development in the city. With the buildout of the
Specific Plan the edge will be Russell Road and Old
Stage Road.

Policy CD-1.3: Maintain the
distinction of the City’s
urban/rural interface by using
roadway segments and/or
natural features and tree
plantings to form the
boundary between urban
development and open space
or agriculture.

Yes The Specific Plan area, when developed, will abut
agriculture and open space land uses on the north and
the east. The existing agricultural areas to the west will be developed as part of the West Area Specific Plan. A
segment of Russell Road and Old Stage Road form the
boundary between the Specific Plan urban
development and agricultural uses. Landscaped
parkway will have trees to provide a buffer between the uses. Additionally, a deed restriction shall be recorded on any property located within the Specific Plan
notifying the owner of the Right to Farm.

Policy CD-1.4: Use
landscaping, design schemes
and signing to improve the
image and distinct identity of
the city, and its neighborhoods
and its major gateways.

Yes The entrances to the Specific Plan area will include consistently designed entry features; decorative lighting and pedestrian amenities and the varied setbacks from
the surrounding roadways, as a result of landscaping,
and creek restoration, will provide a distinct Specific Plan identity. Key streets will have designated street
tree types. Commercial buildings of the Village Center
front a main street providing distinct identity for this community focal point.

Policy CD-1.5: Create a
“park-like” atmosphere for the
City with greenways,
landscaped streets and
medians and parks distributed
through the community at
convenient locations.

Yes The parks and greenways within the Specific Plan are the visual focal point of a system of local streets and pathways that extend throughout the community. The
land use plan includes two greenway streets that run
west to east across the plan area, and 43 acres of parks of varying sizes.

Policy CD-1.6: Locate and
design water retention areas
and preserve important
wildlife habitat areas to
contribute to the visual quality
of the city’s open space
system.

Yes The Specific Plan encompasses the drainage tributaries of Natividad Creek and Gabilan Creek running north
to south through the Central Area currently exist as
agricultural ditches for most of their lengths. These
corridors shall be greatly enlarged, restored and
improved to add aesthetic, ecological, recreational and stormwater retention and detention (riparian areas)
and infiltration enhancement to the local setting and
provide new open space and pathway linkages to the
various land uses in the Plan area. Picnic areas,
exercise circuits, game tables and other activity nodes may be included in these corridors where they cross
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along other parts of the pedestrian/bike path system.

As these areas are planned, consultation with qualified biotic and ecological experts will be required to ensure the proper balance between habitat creation/protection
and recreation design.

Policy CD-1.10: Require a
balance of housing types and
designs to avoid both
monotony and visual chaos.

Yes The Specific Plan contains a balance of housing types in accordance with the provisions of the General Plan.

Extensive use of varied designs, elevations, setbacks,
details, and color will be used to avoid the uniformity characteristic of some conventional residential
subdivisions.

Policy CD-2.1: Maximize a
strong sense of neighborhood
identity and harmony by
implementing architectural
design and community layout
techniques, such as building
location and spacing,
landscaping features, and
lighting that create distinct
neighborhoods, encourage
interactions among residents,
and facilitate safe street life.

Yes The Specific Plan neighborhood identity is focused on the communal open space areas and the pedestrian
oriented streets that interconnect the communal
spaces. The varied designs of the parks give each the
neighborhoods and sub- areas its own identity.

Decorative lighting, street furniture, neighborhood
identification signs, pedestrian amenities and other
features will also be provided to promote distinctive
neighborhoods and encourage a safe and active street
life.

Policy CD-2.5: Encourage the
use of design features to create
an environment that
maximizes the number of
“eyes on the street” and
reduces potential criminal
activity.

Yes The Specific Plan is designed to maximize “eyes on the street” and “eyes on the public realm.” Residential
units will be designed with entryways and first and
second story windows oriented to the street. Parks are
generally surrounded by streets on two or more sides
by streets. In addition, residential units face toward
these parks adding to the visual security.

Policy CD-2.7: Minimize the
use and visual effect of sound
attenuation walls.

Yes Alternatives to sound walls are encouraged in the
Specific Plan. For example, frontage streets with
landscaped parkways assist with reduce sound levels in
rear yards. Sound attenuation walls are often required
along arterial streets and may be required in some
areas of the Specific Plan. To minimize the visual
effect of any sound walls the parkways and open space
along surrounding arterial streets are a minimum of 24- 28 feet and often visually expands to much larger areas when the parkway is adjacent to the supplemental
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setback and reduces the need for sound attenuation
walls and where they may be required the length is
minimized and they are screened with landscaping.

Policy CD-2.8: Avoid large
un-landscaped parking areas
and blank building walls
facing streets and adjoining
properties.

Yes The parking areas are visually divided into smaller areas by landscaping and planting islands which are
included throughout the parking area. The larger
buildings and parking areas will be set back from the
major streets and partially screened from view by
smaller scale buildings fronting the street, parking lot trees and other landscape features.

Policy CD-3.1: Create and
preserve distinct, identifiable
neighborhoods that have
traditional neighborhood
development (TND)
characteristics …
Yes The Specific Plan will be developed in accordance with the New Urbanism District Standards of the City’s
Zoning Code(except where modified standards apply
in the Specific Plan), which is based on TND
principles and the provision of the Specific Plan that
identify how each neighborhood is to be developed
with its own TND characteristics (see response to
Policy LU-1.4).

Policy CD-3.4: Actively
encourage mixed-use
development in order to
provide a greater spectrum of
housing near businesses,
alternative modes of
transportation and other
activity areas.

Yes The Village Center and the immediately adjacent
residential areas contain some of the highest densities in the Specific Plan area. This concentration of
residences and commercial in both horizontal and
vertical mixed use developments facilitate walking for
some daily trips and to the planned transit stop within the Village Center.

Policy CD-3.6: Promote and
maintain a pedestrian friendly
atmosphere by encouraging
“pedestrian zones” with
increased landscaping, use of
traffic-calming techniques on
local streets, adequate
separation from automobile
traffic and the inclusion of
amenities, such as lighted
sidewalks and increased
lighting along sidewalks.

Yes The Specific Plan area includes an interconnected
system of pedestrian zones in the form of Small and
Neighborhood Parks, as well as open space creek
corridors. Each creates a different kind of pedestrian
zone ranging from expansive areas of sports fields and
other active and passive park areas to the small scale
green spaces primarily serving a local residential area.

Some intersections along the pathways system may use
“bulb-outs” to slow vehicular traffic and facilitate safe pedestrian crossings. Sidewalks with 8-foot parkways
(between the curb and the pathway) with street trees
provide separation from automobile traffic and
promote a pedestrian friendly environment. A 12-feet
wide off-street shared use pedestrian path (the
southerly greenway) will also be provided which will
connect to the greater North of Boronda Future
Growth Area (FGA) located to the west and east. This
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will provide east-west pedestrian and bicycle access
across the entire length of the Specific Plan and the
greater North of Boronda FGA. A 7-feet wide
northerly greenway pedestrian path will also be
provided along this same length.

Policy CD-3.8: Promote the
use of alternative modes of
transportation, including bus,
rail, bicycling, and walking.

Yes The Specific Plan provides an extensive system of
paths connecting schools, parks, and Village Center
that promotes the use of walking and bicycles for some
daily trips. The paths also facilitate access to the bus stops/bus shelters expected to be located in the Village Center and other areas of the Specific Plan. Supportive bicycle parking will be installed. Pathways will also
link to the adjacent West and East FGAs.

Policy CD-3.9: Group
neighborhood shopping
centers, schools, civic and
recreational uses, parks, and
public transit opportunities
together in new
neighborhoods to create an
activity center focal point for
the neighborhoods they serve.

Yes The Village Center, Community Park, and all schools are located along local collector roadways that may be
used by transit depending on the final route plan
determined by MST. In particular, the highest transit
generating uses are located in the Village Center and
are anticipated to be potential transit routes as
illustrated in Figure 5-2.

Housing Element
Policy H-1.1: Encourage a
variety of housing types,
designs, and prices throughout
the City to maintain housing
choice and enable households
of all types and incomes levels
the opportunity to find
suitable ownership or rental
housing that supports healthy
living. Support the
development of cost effective
innovations such as micro
units, smaller houses on
smaller sites,
coliving/cohousing,
construction from repurposed
shipping containers, and
Single Room Occupancy
(SRO) units.

The overall density of the Specific Plan and the
development standards facilitate cost effective
innovations in housing.
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Policy H-1.2: Consistent with
State law, continue to regulate
transitional and supportive
housing as a residential use to
be subject only to the same
development regulations and
standards of similar uses in the
same zone.

Yes Any transitional and supportive housing within the
Specific Plan would be subject to the same
development regulations as other housing.

Policy H-1.3: New residential
development shall be
adequately served by services
and facilities, including park
and recreation areas, libraries,
sanitary and storm sewers,
transportation, public safety
and other services. Continue
to ensure impact fees are
adequate to provide these
services and facilities to
residential development
through periodic review and
updating.

Yes The Specific Plan includes a Village Center, which
includes retail, housing, commercial, and professional
office uses. Within the immediate vicinity of the
Village Center are additional higher density residential areas. In addition, the Specific Plan has a network of
paths that connect residential to parks, schools, and the Village Center and to the greater North of Boronda
FGA.

The development of the Specific Plan will include the
payment of appropriate impact fees that the City will
be periodically reviewing and updating.

Policy H-1.4: Identify
adequate sites to facilitate and
encourage housing production
for the existing and projected
housing needs of the City.

Yes The Specific Plan allows up to 3,911 housing units
with approximately 652 low residential (17%), 1,542
medium residential (39%), and 656 high residential
(17%).

Policy H-1.5: Support the
concept of “aging in place” by
providing a range of housing
types and tenure that allows
people to remain in the
community as their housing
needs change.

Yes The Specific Plan, in conformance with General Plan requirements, provides housing at low, medium, and
high densities to respond to the varying needs of
families and individuals at any point in their life and as their housing needs may change over time. In addition
a variety of housing will be built in each of the density categories providing further opportunities for
purchasers or renters to obtain housing suitable for
their circumstances. Single level housing units will also accommodate people with disabilities and declining
health. The location of several higher density housing
products adjacent to the Village Center provides senior housing opportunities in close walking distance to
transit, commercial, office and personal services, and
potentially to health services which may locate in the
Village Center.

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Policy H-1.6: Encourage
diverse, mixed-income
neighborhoods throughout the
City through the geographic
dispersal of units affordable to
lower and moderate income
households, increased location
choice for voucher recipients,
and continue to follow state
and federal fair housing
requirements (including City
contracts with housing and
public services recipients).

Yes The Specific Plan includes a Village Center, which
includes retail, housing, commercial, and professional
office uses. A minimum of 410 residential units will be located within the Village Center. Within the
immediate vicinity of the Village Center are additional higher density residential areas. In addition, the
Specific Plan has a network of paths that connect
residential to parks, schools, and the Village Center
and greater North of Boronda FGA.

The Specific Plan will provide a program of affordable
housing in accordance with City requirements.

Policy H-1.7: Ensure that new
residential development and
reuse/revitalization projects
are compatible with
surrounding neighborhoods by
requiring new developments
to comply with the City’s
Zoning Code development
regulations and design
standards.

Yes The Specific Plan is designed to be compatible with existing residential neighborhoods to the south and
west with roadway connections to those
neighborhoods to facilitate internal travel. Included in the Specific Plan are development regulations
consistent with the intent that this area be developed
using the principles of Division 8 of the Zoning Code.

Policy H-1.9: Encourage the
development of higher density
apartments, townhomes, and
condominiums in locations
that are served by major
transit corridors and have
good pedestrian and cyclist
facilities, continue to use
Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design
principles as part of housing
design and construction,
and/or are within walking
distance to neighborhoodserving retail and key
destinations (parks, schools,
childcare, stores with healthy
food options, employment,
Yes The Specific Plan includes a Village Center and
Planning Areas designated for higher density
residential located along Boronda Road which is a
transit corridor. In addition, the Specific Plan has a
network of paths that connect residential to parks,
schools, and the Village Center and existing and future projected transit stops. Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design principles have been part of the
overall Specific Plan layout and will be part of future individual project design.
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social services, and health
care, etc.).

Policy H-1.10: Promote the
development of mixed-use
neighborhoods designed to
encourage travel by walking,
bicycling, and mass transit.

Yes The Specific Plan locates the higher density residential land uses within or adjacent to the Village Center
which is also the location of the expected MST transit
corridor through the Future Growth Area. In addition,
the Specific Plan has a network of pathways that
connect residential to parks, schools, and the Village
Center and to the greater North of Boronda FGA to
the east.

Policy H-1.11: In Future
Growth Areas ensure that
each Specific Plan includes a
range of housing types by
requiring new residential
developments of over 1,000
units to include a mix of
densities.

Policy H-1.12: In Future
Growth Areas, promote
mixed use development to
increase housing opportunities
by requiring commercial and
professional office
development to incorporate
housing opportunities on site
or in close proximity, unless
the City Council makes a
finding that it would be
inappropriate to require onsite housing in a proposed
new commercial or
professional office
development and in that case
shall require equivalent
housing to be constructed at
an off-site location.

The Specific Plan also includes several higher density
housing sites adjacent to the Village Center which
provides housing opportunities in close walking
distance to transit, commercial, office and personal
services, and potentially to health services which may
locate in the Village Center
Policy H-2.6: Ensure new
residential developments are
compatible (e.g., scale, size,
design and appearance) with
surrounding uses through
Yes The Specific Plan is designed to be compatible with existing residential neighborhoods to the south and
west with roadway connections to those
neighborhoods to facilitate internal travel. Included in the Specific Plan are development regulations
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implementation of the City’s
Zoning Code development
regulations and design
standards.
consistent with the intent that this area be developed
using the principles of Division 8 of the Zoning Code.

Policy H-2.8: Encourage
developers to maximize
energy conservation and
exceed the provisions of Title
24 of the California Building
Code through green building
techniques and materials.

Yes In addition to conforming to Title 24 of the California Building Code the Specific Plan includes provisions to
meet the objectives of the American Planning
Association Policy Guide on Planning for
Sustainability.

Policy H-3.1: Assist in the
production and conservation
of housing affordable to
extremely low, very low, low,
and moderate income
households, with a focus on
the need for housing for the
local workforce and workers
essential to our community.

Yes The Specific Plan will provide a program of affordable housing in accordance with City requirements.

Policy H-3.2: Continue to
encourage the development of
affordable housing units with
three or more bedrooms,
adequate to accommodate
large households.

Yes The Specific Plan will provide a program of affordable housing in accordance with City requirements which
will respond to various household sizes.

Policy H-3.3: Encourage and
support the development of
senior housing and assisted
living facilities on sites within
proximity to public
transportation and services.

Yes The Specific Plan includes several higher density
residential Planning Areas adjacent to the Village
Center .These Planning Areas provide senior housing
opportunities in close walking distance to transit,
commercial, office, personal services, and potentially
to health services.

The Specific Plan, in conformance with General Plan
requirements, provides housing at low, medium, and
high densities to respond to the varying needs of
families and individuals at any point in their life and as their housing needs may change over time. In addition
a variety of housing will be built in each of the density categories providing further opportunities for
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accommodate people with disabilities and declining
health. The location of several higher density housing
products adjacent to the Village Center provides senior housing opportunities in close walking distance to
transit, commercial, office and personal services, and
potentially to health services which may locate in the
Village Center.

Policy H-3.4: Encourage and
support the provision of safe
and decent housing for lower
income households and those
with special needs within
proximity of public
transportation and services.

Yes The Specific Plan will provide a program of affordable housing in accordance with City requirements.

The Specific Plan will provide single level housing
units generally seen as the most appropriate for persons with physical disabilities. These units will typically be part of the higher density residential Planning Areas
within or adjacent to the Central Community core.

These residential sites are also in proximity to transit, shopping and other community services facilitating
access to those uses by disabled residents.

Policy H-3.7: Facilitate the
development of affordable
housing through regulatory
incentives, density bonuses,
inclusionary housing, and
financial assistance.

Yes Within the Specific Plan individual housing projects that include affordable housing will respond to the
available state and local incentives and financial
assistance to the extent feasible.

Policy H-3.9: Support
activities and participate in
planning of initiatives such as
Monterey County’s Health in
All Policies (HiAP), Building
Healthy Communities (BHC)–
East Salinas, Crime
Prevention Through
Environmental Design
(CPTED) program,
AMBAG’s Sustainable
Communities Strategy, and
the City’s Urban Greening
Plan that contribute to the
quality of community and
neighborhood environments.

Yes Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
principles have been part of the overall Specific Plan
layout and will be part of future individual project
design.

In addition to conforming to Title 24 of the California Building Code the Specific Plan includes provisions to
meet the objectives of the American Planning
Association Policy Guide on Planning for
Sustainability.

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Policy H-3.14: Encourage the
development of housing and
mixed uses that foster
supportive environments for
single parent female-headed
households, such as on-site
childcare and after school
programs.

The Specific Plan includes 3 school sites serving grades K-8. These schools are located within or adjacent to
residential neighborhoods and connected by the
community trail system facilitating participation in
after school programs.

Conservation/Open Space Element
Policy COS-1.1: Work with
regional and local water
providers to ensure that
adequate supplies of water are
available to meet existing and
future demand.

Yes The Specific Plan area has coordinated with Cal Water and ALCO, which are the designated water providers.

A Water Supply Assessment Reports have been
completed and the report has concluded that adequate
supplies of water are available.

Policy COS-1.4: Maintain and
restore natural watersheds to
recharge aquifers and ensure
the viability of the ground
water resources.

Yes The natural drainage tributaries of Natividad Creek and Gabilan Creek running north to south through the
Central Area currently exist as agricultural ditches for most of their lengths. These corridors shall be greatly enlarged, restored and improved to add aesthetic,
ecological, recreational and stormwater retention and
detention (riparian areas) and infiltration enhancement to the local setting and provide new open space and
pathway linkages to the various land uses in the Plan
area.

Policy COS-2.1: Participate in
and implement local and
regional programs that
promote water conservation.

Yes All development within the Specific Plan will utilize water conserving plumbing fixtures, landscape
irrigation techniques and other technologies and design features consistent with City, local and regional water conservation programs and ordinances.

Policy COS-2.3: Apply
standards that promote water
conservation in agricultural,
residential and non-residential
uses.

Yes All development The within the Specific Plan will
utilize water conserving plumbing fixtures, landscape
irrigation techniques and other technologies and design features that will significantly reduce the per capita
water use in accordance with the requirements
(Ordinances) of the City. In addition, automatic
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controllers with master valve capabilities and low
precipitation rate equipment. The irrigation system
shall be separated per micro climate and plant zones to achieve maximum water efficiency. Drought tolerant
and low water demand plant material shall be used in
accordance with the City’s Water Efficient
Landscaping Ordinance, the City’s Water
Conservation Ordinance, Zoning Code Landscaping
and Irrigation requirements and the City’s SWDS (in
regard to plant material for LID and similar areas).

Policy COS-3.1: Maintain a
compact urban form, locating
growth areas to minimize the
loss of important agricultural
resources while allowing for
the reasonable expansion of
the City to address projected
population growth.

Yes The Specific Plan area is located on the north side of the City, which has been determined to be away from
the most productive agricultural land in accordance
with the Greater Salinas Area Memorandum of
Understanding between the City and County of
Monterey. The overall net residential density is over 9 DU/AC in accordance with the requirements of the
General Plan.

Policy COS-3.4: Minimize
conflicts between agricultural
and urban uses through the
use of buffer zones, roads and
other physical boundaries.

In In the case of the Central area, the agricultural lands to be protected by buffers are those on the north side of
the future Russell road (the Protected Lands). Buffers
will occur where residential uses located along the
south side of Russell Road from the continuing
agricultural uses on their lands on the north side of
Russell Road by dedicating a temporary 200-foot wide
buffer along the northerly boundary between the front
of the homes on the south side of Russel Road and the
agricultural uses on the north side of Russell Road and shall not access their farm lands from Russell Road
unless dirt/mud mitigation features are provided and
approved by the City Engineer
Policy COS-5.1: Protect and
enhance creeks, river
corridors, the reclamation
ditch, sloughs, wetlands and
other potentially significant
biological resources for their
value in providing visual
amenity, flood protection,
habitat for wildlife and
recreational opportunities.

Policy COS-6.3: Encourage
development design that
The mixed use character of the Specific Plan including
neighborhood and community parks, K through 8
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maintains air quality and
reduces direct and indirect
emissions of air contaminants.
schools and a locally serving mixed use center (Village Center) will significantly reduce the vehicle miles
traveled by residents and contribute to reduced air
contaminants from vehicles.

Policy COS-6.4: Support
alternative modes of
transportation, such as
walking, biking and public
transit, and develop bike and
pedestrian-friendly
neighborhoods to reduce
emissions associated with
automobile use.

Yes The Specific Plan includes a network of pathways that connect residential areas to parks, schools, and the
Village Center. This will facilitate walking, bicycling, and public transit for some daily trips. The proximity
of public and commercial facilities will also reduce the length of automobile trips, further reducing emissions
associated with automobile use.

Policy COS-7.1: Develop a
high quality public park
system that provides adequate
space and facilities for a
variety of recreational
opportunities conveniently
accessible to all Salinas
residents.

Yes The Specific Plan includes local neighborhood and
small parks slightly in excess of that required by the
Quimby Act located so as to have maximum
accessibility. In particular the neighborhood and small parks are centrally located in each neighborhood to be
convenient to local residents.

Policy COS-7.3: Plan park
and recreation facilities in
cooperation with concerned
public and private agencies
and organizations, particularly
school districts and
neighborhood residents.

Yes The Specific Plan parks and recreation facilities have been sited in coordination with the City. The Specific
Plan cites a range of potential recreational facilities that can be included within parks, but the final
program of facilities will be determined at a later date by the City Parks staff and City Park and Sports
Facility and other park standards. The sizes and
configuration of the parks have been determined to
ensure they can accommodate the active sport fields
that will be required to meet the needs of the residents in the CASP (See Figure 4-1).

Policy COS-7.6: Work with all
school districts in planning for
parks and recreation facilities
to maximize community
recreation opportunities
through joint use.

Yes The Specific Plan has planned the school and park sites in coordination with the Santa Rita Elementary School
District, Alisal Union School District and Salinas
Union High School District. Neighborhood parks are
located near the elementary school sites and joint use
opportunities continue to be available. Pedestrian
connections will be provided to the school sites to
facilitate resident access to the school from the
surrounding neighborhoods.

Policy COS-7.10: Consider
formation of special districts,
Yes The City, through the draft Public Services and Public Facilities Financing Plan – Salinas Future Growth
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issuance of bonds and other
means for financing large
urban parks and facilities
serving all of Salinas.

Area (November 2, 2007), has suggested the
establishment of a Community Facilities District
(CFD) and/or LLMD to provide public maintenance
services to the North of Boronda FGA in excess of
service levels elsewhere in the City. A higher level of maintenance may be desired for the North of Boronda
FGA and the residents living in the area would pay for
that enhanced service through an LLMD or a
maintenance CFD as agreed to by the owner and the
City. An LLMD would be formed to pay for other
maintenance as specified below.

Policy COS-7.11: Develop
and maintain an integrated
system of open space corridors
and trails along utility
easements, power
transmission-line rights of
way, the reclamation ditch,
stream banks, drainage-ways,
slopes and other natural
features.

Policy COS-7.12: Link activity
center, recreation
opportunities, transit nodes
and other services to the
integrated trails network.

Yes The Specific Plan pathways network links the
residential areas to the schools, parks and Village
Center.

Policy COS-7.13:

Developments within Future
Growth Areas shall be
conditioned to provide all the
land and improvements
required to achieve the
parkland standard of three
acres of developed public
parkland per 1,000 residents,
to meet existing park acreage
needs, as referenced in Table
COS-5. All new parks
constructed within the City
shall meet, at a minimum, the
park standards established in
Table COS-2.

Yes The Specific Plan includes designated park sites
totaling approximately 44.06 acres. At a standard of 3
acres per 1,000 population, the park requirement
would be 43.06 acres. The Specific Plan is providing
approximately one acre of parks beyond the standard
of 3 acres per 1,000 residents. The Specific Plan
identifies a range of park sizes configured differently than the three parks standards currently shown in the
General Plan. This is consistent with the New
Urbanism approach that places park facilities within
easy walking distance of residents.

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Policy COS-8.2: Apply
standards that promote energy
conservation in new and
existing developments.

Yes The commercial and residential developments within
the Specific Plan area will utilize energy efficient
equipment to the greatest extent feasible. This will
include energy efficient appliances, vehicle charging
opportunities, heating and cooling systems, and energy
saving insulation in all structures.

Policy COS-8.6: Encourage
the creation and retention of
neighborhood-level services
(e.g., family medical offices,
dry cleaners, grocery stores,
drug stores) throughout the
City in order to reduce energy
consumption through
automobile use.

Yes The Specific Plan has a Village Center on Boronda
Road that will contain a wide range of local and
community serving retail and personal services. It is
accessible to all residents of the Specific Plan area via pathways and local neighborhood streets. The Specific
Plan also includes neighborhood level services
including K through 8 education and recreation
facilities and parks.

Circulation Element
Policy C-1.1: Create and
preserve distinct, identifiable
neighborhoods that have
traditional neighborhood
development (TND)
characteristics and
corresponding circulation
systems. Specifically, the street
network should have the
following characteristics:
➢ Individual blocks should
average less than 600 feet
in length and less the 1,800
feet in perimeter;
➢ Streets should be organized
in a comprehensive
hierarchical network that
manifests the structure of
the neighborhood;
➢ Cul-de-sacs should be
avoided unless natural
conditions demand them;
➢ The street network should
be interconnected; and
➢ Transit access, passenger
safety, and transit facilities
Yes The Specific Plan has designed neighborhoods focused on local parks. Local streets with widened sidewalks
and parkways focus on these community facilities.

Individual blocks vary in length but average less than
600 feet in length and 1800 feet in perimeter. The
interior streets are an interconnected system of
residential collectors and local residential streets. The plan is very adaptable for transit with a transit stop
proposed for the Village Center and potentially at the
community park. Cul-de-sacs are avoided.
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should be included in the
street network design.

Policy C-1.2: Strive to
maintain traffic Level of
Service (LOS) D or better for
all intersections and
roadways.

Yes Based on the traffic study for the Specific Plan
prepared by Fehr and Peers, all internal intersections of the Specific Plan will maintain a Level of Service of D or better. External intersection deficiencies will be
addressed in the EIR.

Policy C-1.6: Discourage
diversion of traffic to local
streets by providing maximum
capacity on arterial streets and
locating high traffic generating
uses on or near arterial
frontages.

Yes The Village Center is located on Boronda Road to
allow and facilitate access for drive-by traffic on that major 6-lane arterial street. The Village Center is also connected via local roads to all the residents of the
Specific Plan area so they do not have to use the
arterial streets to access the center. Vehicle related uses and the anchor grocery store are located on the
subareas nearest to Boronda Road.

Policy C-1.7: Design roadway
capacities to adequately serve
planned land uses.

Yes The Specific Plan internal roadways are sized to
accommodate the planned land uses but also not
oversized to encourage higher speed and excessive cutthrough traffic. The paved widths of local residential streets are 32 feet, 34 feet, and 36 feet paved sections based on the ADT projected for that local street and in accordance with the New Urbanism District residential
street standards.

Policy C-1.9: Use traffic
calming methods within
residential areas where
necessary to create a
pedestrian-friendly circulation
system.

Yes The Specific Plan will use bulb-outs, raised
intersections, traffic circles, and other traffic calming devices to slow traffic and promote pedestrian-friendly streets.

Policy C-3.2: Design
development and
reuse/revitalization projects to
be transit oriented to promote
the use of alternative modes of
transit and support higher
levels of transit service.

Yes The Specific Plan contains an interconnected system of collector roadways that support various alignments of
future transit through the area. The Village Center is
expected to have a transit stop.

Policy C-4.1: Continue to
develop a network of on- and
off-street bicycle routes to
encourage and facilitate the
use of bicycles for commute,
recreational, and other trips.

The existing Class II bicycle lanes are located on
Boronda Road.. As shown on Table 5-1, bike lanes are
proposed . These bike lanes, and the internal plan area path system, will augment the bicycle lanes on the
surrounding arterial streets of Boronda Road, Russell
Road, Old Stage Road and Natividad Road. The
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Eliminate gaps and provide
connection between existing
bicycle routes.
interconnected local street system of a New Urbanism
plan results in lower volume lower speed vehicular
traffic that is compatible with mixed flow bicycles and vehicles. The off-street bicycle travel is incorporated in the network of pathways. A 12-feet wide off-street
shared use path will be provided along the entire length of the Specific Plan and greater North of Boronda
FGA located to the east.

Policy C-4.2: Increase
availability of facilities such as
bicycle racks and wellmaintained and well-lit bike
lanes, that promote bicycling.

Yes Bicycle racks are included in the expected facilities program for the small and neighborhood parks. Bicycle
racks will also be provided in the Village Center in the vicinity of Main Street and village greens. The school
district facilities also typically provide bicycle racks for those students and staff who ride bicycles.

Policy C-4.3: Encourage
existing businesses and require
new construction to provide
on-premise facilities to aid
bicycle commuters, such as
on-site safe bicycle parking.

Yes The new commercial businesses in the Specific Plan
will be located within the Mixed Use Village Center.

Bicycle racks will be provided in one or more highly
visible locations to provide a convenient and secure
facility for bicycle commuters.

Policy C-4.4: Improve the
biking environment by
providing safe and attractive
cut-throughs, bike lanes, and
bike paths for both
recreational and commuting
purposes.

Yes The Specific Plan interconnected local street system is the primary bicycle environment for recreation and
commuting purposes. These relatively low volume,
low speed streets are suitable for bicycles sharing the road with vehicles and some contain multi-use
pathways for bicycle use .

Policy C-4.5: Where possible,
ensure that roadway
improvements (i.e., widening
and re-striping), as well a new
overpasses, allow for safe onstreet bike lanes or adequate right lane space for bicycles.

Yes The CASP endeavors to encourage the use of
alternative modes of transportation by incorporating
bicycle and pedestrian friendly designs through an
integrated system of roads, pedestrian paths, and
bikeways. At the buildout of the project, bike lanes in the east-west direction are to be provided along both
sides of the future Russell Road and Old Stage Road.

In the north-south direction, bike lanes are to be
provided along the extensions of Independence
Boulevard (0.7 miles) and Constitution Boulevard (1.1
miles). Boronda Road and Natividad Road are to be
widened at the buildout of the study project (2.1
miles). These roadways will continue to provide bike
lanes along both sides.
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Policy C-4.6: Ensure that all
pedestrian and bicycle route
improvements meet the
Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) standards for
accessibility, and Caltrans
standards for design.

Yes The Specific Plan identifies that all pedestrians and bicycle route improvements will be ADA compliant
and in accordance with Caltrans standards for design.

The details of these improvements will be part of
subsequent Tentative Maps and Site Development
Plans.

Policy C-4.7: Encourage
parking lot designs that
provide for safe and secure
bicycle parking.

Yes The Specific Plan includes one area with large parking lots in the Village Center on Boronda Road. The
illustrative plan for the Village Center allows for areas suitable for bicycle parking near the large parking lots serving the Main Street and village green area.

Policy C-5.2: Encourage all
new bus stops and changes in
existing bus stops to take
pedestrian access into
consideration.

Yes The currently planned route of the MST transit service and the proposed stops is illustrated in Figure 5-2. The primary pedestrian pathways system that connects to
these stops as well as to the educational, park and
commercial facilities is illustrated in Figure 5-3.

Policy C-5.3: Ensure that all
pedestrian route
improvements meet with
ADA standards for
accessibility.

Yes The Specific Plan identifies that all pedestrian route improvements are ADA compliant.

Policy C-5.4: Encourage
parking lot design that
promote pedestrian access and
safety.

Yes The concept for the Village Center shows parking lots that provide for pedestrian circulation and minimize
major conflicts between pedestrians and vehicular
traffic.

Policy C-5.5: Improve the
walking environment by
providing safe and attractive
sidewalks, cut-throughs, and
walkways, for both
recreational and commuting
purposes.

Yes The Specific Plan contains a network of pathways
comprised of widened sidewalks and parkways that
interconnect all the schools, parks, shopping, and
employment areas. All streets within the development
will include ADA-compliant paths along all street
frontages and access ramp at curb returns and other
locations required by law and City/State standards.

Safety Element
Policy S-2.1: Apply design
techniques and standards that
are aimed at reducing criminal
activity in new development
and reuse/revitalization
projects.

Yes The Specific Plan design includes public spaces such as schools and parks that are surrounded on most sides by
local streets. This improves the visibility into these
facilities, thus providing visual security. The pathways network is mostly along the local streets system also
providing “eyes-on-the-street.” Individual homes will
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security. Detailed designs will be reviewed according
to CPTED principles.

Policy S-2.2: Ensure that
adequate street and property
lighting is provided and
maintained in order to protect
public health and safety.

Yes The street and property lighting will provide
appropriate illumination for public health and safety in accordance with CPTED principles, City
standards/requirements and will be shown on the
subsequent Tentative Maps and Site Development
Plans.

Policy S-2.3: Encourage
development designs and land
use mixtures that serve to
focus eyes and attention on
public areas.

Yes The Specific Plan street system is designed to focus eyes and attention on the public areas. Parks are often located at the visual termination of local streets and
schools are surrounded on 2 or more sides by local
streets to increase visibility into the sites.

Policy S-4.3: Design flood
control system in new
development areas to avoid
increasing flood hazard
elsewhere.

Yes Individual projects within the CASP will be required to provide parcel based mitigation. This may include but
is not limited to integrating Requirements 1 (Common
Requirements), 2 (Additional Source Controls) and 3
(Stormwater Treatment) into their site design,
including LID site planning strategies, source control
measures, and uniformly distributed decentralized
treatment control BMPs.

Gabilan Creek and Natividad Creek are designated as
areas of one percent chance annual flood by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) (Gabilan Creek
is located in Flood Zone AE, and Natividad Creek is
located in Flood Zone “A”, Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) panels 06053C0226G, 06053C0228G, and
06053C0230G.). A FEMA map revision will be
required to adjust the boundaries of the “A” flood
designation prior to any development in the flood
zone. The remainder of the site is located in unshaded
Zone X.

Policy S-4.4: Maintain open
areas needed to retain
stormwater and prevent
flooding of urban and
agricultural land.

Yes The Specific Plan maintains specific creek corridors and open space areas for the supplemental detention
and retention facilities noted above combined with
site/parcel based PCBMPs to the MEP to prevent
flooding of downstream urban and agricultural areas.

Policy S-4.5: Provide stormwater retention capacity
consistent with Reclamation
Ditch capacity to avoid
Yes The Specific Plan includes a system of supplemental storm water detention and retention basins and
site/parcel based PCBPs to the MEP designed to
eliminate impact on the Reclamation Ditch resulting
from the urban development of the Specific Plan area.
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damage to urban development
as a result of a 100-year flood.

Policy S-5.2: Ensure that street
widths and clearance areas are
sufficient to accommodate fire
protection equipment and
emergency vehicles.

Yes The three specific plans which comprise the Future
Growth Area (FGA) and the City have jointly
completed a study to assure the narrower street widths
and curb radii of the FGA are adequate for emergency
vehicles. That study conducted by Fehr and Peers was
completed in October 2005. It is attached in
Appendix L
Noise Element
Policy N-1.1: Ensure that new
development can be made
compatible with the noise
environment by using
noise/land use compatibility
standards and the Noise
Contours Map as a guide for
future planning and
development decisions.

Yes The Specific Plan area is potentially impacted by noise from the surrounding arterial roadways. Residential
development is set back from these roadways by
widened parkways and landscaping and water quality
filtration areas.. In some cases limited sound walls
with appropriate landscaping may be necessary to
mitigate noise impacts from surrounding roads.

Policy N-1.2: Require the
inclusion of noise-reducing
design features in
development and
reuse/revitalization projects to
address the impact of noise on
residential development.

Yes The Specific Plan area is potentially impacted by noise from the surrounding arterial roadways. Residential
development is set back from these roadways by
widened parkways and landscaping and water quality
filtration areas. In some cases limited sound walls with appropriate landscaping may be necessary to mitigate
noise impacts from surrounding roads.

Policy N-2.1: Ensure noise
impacts generated by
vehicular sources are
minimized through the use of
noise control measures (e.g.,
earthen berms, landscaped
walls, lowered streets).

Yes The Specific Plan area is potentially impacted by noise from the surrounding arterial roadways. Residential
development is set back from these roadways by
widened parkways and landscaping and water quality
filtration areas. In some cases limited sound walls with appropriate landscaping may be necessary to mitigate
noise impacts from surrounding roads.

Policy N-2.2: Control truck
traffic routing to reduce
transportation –related noise
impacts on sensitive land uses.

Yes The Specific Plan area contains few land uses that will require routine truck traffic. The Village Center will
require truck deliveries. Primary truck access to the
Village Center is from Boronda Road.

Economic Development Element
Policy ED-LU-1.6: Facilitate
the review and approval of the
North of Boronda Future
Growth Area Specific Plans to
Yes The Specific Plan has been created to allow the
discretionary action by the City as the key step in
creating a high quality residential and mixed use
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create high-quality residential
and mixed-use housing
opportunities to meet the
housing needs of an
expanding community
workforce (Economic
Opportunity Area I and a
portion of H).
development in the North of Boronda Future Growth
Area.

Policy ED-C-2.14: Utilize
roundabouts, where feasible,
to promote improved traffic
operations and to enrich the
driving experience. Utilize the
center of the roundabouts for
special signage, traffic
features, and public art.

Yes The Specific Plan includes the design of an
interconnected grid street network must include
provisions slow traffic on neighborhood connector and
local streets. Traffic calming features include: narrow streets, traffic circles, median islands, bulb outs, and textured sidewalks,
Policy ED-N-1.1: Attract a
wide range of residential and
residentially compatible
investment types that support
neighborhood character.

Yes The Specific Plan is consistent with the range of
housing required by the General Plan with
approximately 652 low residential (17%), 1,542
medium residential (39%), and 656 high residential
(17%). This will provide wide range of opportunities to attract compatible investment types supportive of
neighborhood character.

Policy ED-N-2.1: Define and
promote the unique identity of
residential neighborhoods
through use of neighborhood
identity and design standards.

Yes The Specific Plan will foster the creation of distinct identifiable neighborhoods that have traditional
neighborhood development (TND) design
characteristics. Crime Prevention through
Environmental Design (CPTED) design principles as
expressed in the Salinas General Plan have been
incorporated into the Specific Plan to promote a safer
built environment. Design principles and standards
promoting Health in all Policies, Smart Growth, and
Green Building have also been included to ensure the
development of a healthy, compact, vital, and wellbalanced community.

Policy ED-N-2.2: Improve
neighborhood streetscapes to
enhance walkability and
support a safe and attractive
pedestrian environment
Yes The Specific Plan contains a network of pathways
comprised of widened sidewalks and parkways that
interconnect all the schools, parks, shopping, and
employment areas.
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Policy ED-QL-1.2: Increase
safety and reduce crime by
regulating the design of the
residentially built environment
and implementing
recommendations put forth in
the CASP strategy. Ensure the
design of public spaces and
private developments are
conducive to eyes on the
street/natural surveillance
while enhancing the aesthetic
appeal and usability of a
space.

Policy ED-QL-3.1: Create
new park space, connect
existing and future parks and
open space areas/corridors,
encourage public art
throughout the City, and
include this policy and action
items in the Community
Design Element.

Policy ED-QL-3.3: Strive to
create development patterns
such that the majority of
residents are within one-half
mile walking distance of a
park, greenway, public plaza
or recreation center (in more
urbanized areas of the City).

Yes The Specific Plan includes a “Walkability” figure that shows virtually all residents are within reasonable
walking distance of a park. See Figure 2-2.

Policy ED-QL-3.4: Better
integrate parks into
neighborhood fabric to blur
the boundary between
neighborhood, sidewalk, and
park perimeters to better
Yes The Specific Plan 44 parks that are integrated within the neighborhoods and provide a focal point for
community activities.

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This document is the Final Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (FMMRP) for the Salinas Central Area Specific Plan Project (Project). This FMMRP has been prepared pursuant to Section 21081.6 of the California Public Resources Code, which requires public agencies to “adopt a reporting and monitoring program for the changes made to the project or conditions of project approval, adopted in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment.” A FMMRP is required for the proposed project because the EIR has identified significant adverse impacts, and measures have been identified to mitigate those impacts.

The numbering of the individual mitigation measures follows the numbering sequence as found in the Draft EIR, some of which were revised after the Draft EIR were prepared. These revisions are shown in Chapter 3.0 of the Final EIR. All revisions to mitigation measures that were necessary as a result of responding to public comments and incorporating staff-initiated revisions have been incorporated into this FMMRP. The FMMRP also includes mitigation measures which are required by the Final Environmental Impact Report, Salinas General Plan (Cotton Bridges Associates 2002) and the Final Supplement for the Salinas General Plan Final Program EIR (EDAW, 2007).

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The FMMRP, as outlined in the following table, describes mitigation timing, monitoring responsibilities, and compliance verification responsibility for all mitigation measures identified in this Final EIR.

The City of Salinas will be the primary agency responsible for implementing the mitigation measures and will continue to monitor mitigation measures that are required to be implemented during the operation of the Project.

The FMMRP is presented in tabular form on the following pages. The components of the FMMRP are described briefly below:
• Mitigation Measures: The mitigation measures are taken from the Draft EIR in the same order that they appear in that document.
• Mitigation Timing: Identifies at which stage of the Project mitigation must be completed. • Monitoring Responsibility: Identifies the agency that is responsible for mitigation monitoring.
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Mitigation Measure 3.1-1: Prior to approval of tentative maps, conditional use permits or site plan review, the project applicant(s) shall incorporate the following features into project plans and specifications, as directed by the City of Salinas:
• Provide traffic calming measures (such as speed bumps, traffic circles, and/or other standard measures) on at least 50% of streets and intersections within the Plan Area;
• Require the parking lots or parking structures for new commercial, office, retail, and multifamily development to provide enough parking spaces for carpools and vanpools to accommodate reasonably foreseeable consumer demand at the time of the approval of such development, consistent with State of California laws and policies intended to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools;
• Require the use of low-VOC paint for all new building architectural coatings within the Plan Area, consistent with or better than, what is required by the City’s Municipal Code.

Mitigation Measure 3.1-2: Prior to approval of development review permit(s), the project applicant(s) shall incorporate effective methods to facilitate the use of cleaner alternative fuel (e.g., electric vehicles, carpooling, etc.) within the Plan Area. Effective methods may include the installation of alternative fuel (e.g. electric) charging stations at locations spaced throughout the Plan Area including but not limited to those specified in this Draft EIR, as applicable, consistent with or better than what is required by the City’s Municipal Code and Specific Plan. Additionally, this can be achieved by providing preferential parking for alternatively-powered vehicles, including electric cars, and/or by providing carpool/vanpool parking spaces.

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energy for the residential and mixed use/commercial developments, including by implementing alternative energy (e.g. PV solar) building requirements, consistent with or better than, what is required by the City’s Municipal Code and State requirements (e.g. the 2019 California Solar Mandate). Project applicant(s) shall also ensure that pre-installed electrical hookups and/or charging stations, as applicable, are incorporated into all project plans and specifications.

Mitigation Measure 3.1-4: Prior to the issuance of building permits, the project applicant(s) shall provide plans that demonstrate that low-flow (high-efficiency) indoor water fixtures will be installed throughout the Plan Area, including for bathroom and kitchen faucets, toilet fixtures, and showers, in both residential and non-residential buildings, in compliance with or better than the standards required within the most recent version of the California Green Building Standards Code.

Mitigation Measure 3.1-5: Prior to the issuance of building permits, the project applicant(s) shall provide plans that demonstrate that water-efficient irrigation systems will be installed throughout the Plan Area, consistent with or better than the requirements contained within the State’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, the City’s Water Conservation Ordinance and the Salinas Zoning Code Landscaping and Irrigation requirements.

Mitigation Measure 3.1-6: Prior to approval of improvement plans or development review permits, as applicable, the project applicant(s) shall ensure that pedestrian/bicycle facilities (e.g. pedestrian paths, outdoor bike racks, etc.) are provided within the Specific Plan Area, in coordination with and subject to approval by the City of Salinas. The project proponent shall also provide bicycling parking near the entrance to commercial establishments within the Specific Plan Area, consistent with or better than the requirements contained within the City’s Municipal Code.

Mitigation Measure 3.1-7: Prior to the issuance of development review permit(s), the project applicant(s) shall incorporate the following additional Plan Area requirements, as applicable:
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space, or similar as approved by the City Engineer) at all commercial and public facilities with 50 employees or more;
• Incorporate park-and-ride lots.
• Install Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charge stations at workplace sites with 50 or more employees (10% or more of total available parking spaces, dependent on the existing and anticipated overall electric vehicle fleet mix in Monterey County at time of development); and • Install publicly-available dual post Level 2 charge stations within the VC or NG zones, and/or other zones as deemed acceptable by the City of Salinas. (Note: The 'level' of the charging station refers to the voltage that the electric vehicle charger uses. Level 1 charging is your typical traditional home outlet, while level 2 is a 240 Volt Portable Cordset or Wall-mounted Charging Station (2-10 hours charging).

Mitigation Measure 3.1-8: Prior to the approval of individual phases (i.e. tentative maps, site plan review, etc.), the project applicant(s) shall develop a reasonably feasible offsite mitigation program that provides funding to offset the project-generated air emissions that are still above the Air District’s operational criteria pollutant thresholds after the adoption of other applicable air quality mitigation measures. The offsite mitigation program is subject to the review and approval of the Air District and the City of Salinas on a project-by-project basis (of phase-by-phase), and is intended to be in addition to offsets that are obtained through any on-site mitigation measures. Example projects that could be included in the offsite mitigation program may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Replace existing agricultural combustion-based generators/pumps with electric agricultural water pumps (in place of
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• Replace combustion school buses with electric school buses within the local community;

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Mitigation Measure 3.1-9: Prior to the issuance of grading permits, the project applicant shall prepare a grading plan subject to review and approval by the City. In the event that ground-disturbance exceeds 2.2 acres per day for initial site preparation activities that involve extensive earthmoving activities (e.g., grubbing, excavation, rough grading), and 8.1 acres per day for activities that involve minimal earth-moving (e.g., finish grading), the required grading plans shall include the following measures to be implemented as needed to prevent visible dust emissions:
• Water all active construction sites to prevent visible dust emissions.

Frequency should be based on the type of operation, soil, and wind exposure;
• Prohibit grading and earthmoving activities, and cover stock piles, during periods of high wind (over 15 mph);
• Limit vehicle speed on construction sites to 15 mph.
• Apply chemical soil stabilizers on inactive construction areas (disturbed lands within construction projects that are unused for at least four consecutive days);
• Apply non-toxic binders (e.g., latex acrylic copolymer) to exposed areas after cut and fill operations and hydroseed area; • Maintain at least 1-foot of freeboard in each haul truck; • Provide windbreaks on the windward perimeter of construction projects where adjacent to open land;
• Cover inactive storage piles;
• Sweep streets if visible soil material is carried out from the construction site; and/or
• Post a publicly visible sign written in English and Spanish which specifies the telephone number and person to contact regarding dust complaints. This person shall respond to complaints and take corrective action within 48 hours. The phone number of the Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD) shall be visible to

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ensure compliance with Rule 402 (Nuisance). The sign shall be in accordance with MBARD and/or City requirements, as applicable • Use cleaner construction equipment that conforms to EPA’s second or first-most stringent Tier emission standards (e.g. Tier 3 or Tier 4 emission standards in 2019), or better; and/or
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Mitigation Measure 3.1-10: Prior to issuance of building permits or commencing operation of any commercial building/use that would emit toxic air contaminants (such as gas stations or dry cleaning operations), the project applicant shall, at a minimum, perform prioritization screening in accordance with the Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Program, Facility Prioritization Guidelines (July 1990) and the Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Information and Assessment Act. The prioritization screening shall be performed in accordance with the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association Air Toxic “Hot Spots” Program guidance. The prioritization screening shall also be conducted consistent with the guidance provided by the Monterey Bay Air Resources District, which will be responsible for determining which facilities based on their prioritization screening score, must perform a health risk assessment. In determining the need to prepare a health risk assessment, the Monterey Bay Air Resources District considers the potency, toxicity, quantity, and volume of hazardous materials released from the facility, the proximity of the facility to potential receptors, and any other factors specific to the facility that indicate that it may pose a significant health risk.

If a health risk assessment is warranted for a facility based on its prioritization score, the project applicant shall assess the facilities for the potential to expose the public to toxic air contaminants in excess of the applicable thresholds (utilizing an air dispersion modelling program such as AERMOD). As of the time of this writing, the commonly accepted threshold for cancer risk is 10 in a million for carcinogens, and the reference exposure level for non-carcinogens (HI = 1). Facilities that exceed the applicable threshold(s) have the potential to expose the public to toxic air contaminants

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levels that would be considered significant. Facilities that exceed the applicable threshold(s) must incorporate mitigation to reduce the risks from emission of toxic air contaminants to an acceptable level (i.e., to a level that does not exceed the applicable threshold[s]). Potential mitigation includes:
reducing the size of the facility area; rearranging the site to reduce the potential for impacts on the nearest sensitive receptors; and utilizing products that reduce the level of toxic air contaminants, or removal of such products from the operational phase of the project.

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Mitigation Measure 3.2-1: Prior to issuance of grading and/or building permits, the project applicant, assisted by a qualified biologist, shall consult with the USFWS and CDFW to obtain the appropriate regulatory approvals and authorizations regarding CTS. It is anticipated that the applicant would need to coordinate with the USFWS and CDFW on any additional survey needs, beyond the surveys, assessments, and genetic testing that has already been performed on this site for this species, during the consultation process.

The surveys, assessments, and genetic testing that has already been performed, in addition to any additional survey needs, will inform what, if any, take authorization is required from CDFW to comply with CESA.

Consultation with CDFW and the USFWS shall be conducted well in advance of beginning the surveys and prior to any planned vegetation- or grounddisturbing activities.

The regulatory approvals are anticipated to include the need to submit an application for incidental take to both the USFWS (Section 7 Consultation) and CDFW (2081 incidental take permit). The project applicant’s qualified biologist shall report the conclusions reached through such consultation to the City’s Community Development Director. If either USFWS or CDFW determines that an incidental take permit is required, the project applicant shall obtain such a permit before engaging in any grading or other site-

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treatment activities in areas deemed to be viable CTS habitat.

It is anticipated that compensatory mitigation will be necessary for the loss of aquatic habitat associated with the 0.25-acre agricultural basin located on the east side of Natividad Road, approximately 0.4 miles north of East Boronda Road. At a minimum, the restoration and habitat creation of up to 30 acres along Gabilan Creek and 74 acres along Natividad Creek (net of any recreational amenities and public facilities required to facilitate the project) shall include ponded/basin areas that provide aquatic breeding habitat opportunities for CTS within the Specific Plan Area. The required amount of ponded/basin areas shall not be less than the 0.25 acres which is equivalent to the anticipated habitat loss, but the final calculation of aquatic habitat needed to compensate for that loss shall be determined by the USFWS and/or CDFW through the permit process. Additionally, the replacement aquatic habitat shall be designed with similar characteristics as the known 0.25-acre breeding pond including depths of at least five feet, and establishment of submergent and emergent vegetation around the perimeter of the pond/basin. All submergent and emergent vegetation around the pond/basin shall be from mature plantings to ensure that significant vegetation is established in the first year (i.e. no seeding or hydroseeding).

CTS migration and dispersal functions between breeding and aestivation sites shall be appropriately considered when designing and locating new aquatic breeding habitat within the creek corridors. The final restoration and habitat creation design shall be subject to the approval of the USFWS and CDFW.

Mitigation Measure 3.2-2: Prior to issuance of grading and/or building permits, in order to avoid and minimize impacts to California tiger salamander to the extent feasible, the proposed project activities shall be compliant with all Avoidance and Minimization Measures imposed by the USFWS and CDFW during Construction Activities. Examples of standard avoidance and minimization measures include: 1) conducting environmental education training for all construction personnel, 2) having a biologist with an incidental take permit (ITP) for CTS to be responsible for overseeing any hand excavation of burrows using hand-trowels and spades per the

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regulatory agency protocols, 3) erecting drift fencing around the work areas if occurring during the migration/breeding season, 4) inspection of drift fencing by biologist with an ITP every 72 hours during the migration/breeding season 5) installation of pit traps to capture CTS migrating during the rain events with a check twice daily (morning prior to construction start and evening after construction ends), 6) relocation of any CTS found immediately to a site designated by the USFWS and CDFW per protocol; and 7) post construction report. Any disturbance/decommissioning of the basin that is a known breeding site, shall be performed under the direction of the USFWS and/or CDFW. The decommissioning of this basin shall be performed during the non-breeding season.

In addition, the project applicant shall consult with the CDFW to determine if the Project can avoid take. If take cannot be avoided, take authorization would be required prior to initiating ground-disturbing activities to comply with CESA. Take authorization would occur through issuance of an ITP by CDFW pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2081(b). In the absence of protocol surveys, the applicant can assume presence of CTS within the Plan Area and obtain an ITP from CDFW.

Mitigation Measure 3.2-3: Prior to issuance of grading and/or building permits, the project applicant, assisted by a qualified biologist, shall consult with the USFWS and CDFW to obtain the appropriate regulatory approvals and authorizations regarding CRLF. This is anticipated to include the need to submit an application for incidental take to both the USFWS (Section 7 Consultation) and CDFW (2081 incidental take permit). The project applicant’s qualified biologist shall report the conclusions reached through such consultation to the City’s Community Development Director. If either USFWS or CDFW determines that an incidental take permit is required, the project applicant shall obtain such a permit before engaging in any grading or other site-treatment activities in areas deemed to be viable CRLF habitat.

The Gabilan and Natividad Creek are CRLF habitat and both are anticipated to be expanded through habitat creation/restoration. The restoration and habitat creation include up to 30 acres along Gabilan Creek and 74 acres (net of any recreational amenities and public facilities required to facilitate the project) along Natividad Creek. Given that the creation/restoration is an

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expansion of habitat beyond what exists presently, it is anticipated that there would be a net increase in CRLF habitat. There is, however, the potential for temporary impacts to CRLF during the creation/restoration effort. The final restoration and habitat creation design shall be subject to the approval of the USFWS and CDFW.

Mitigation Measure 3.2-4: Prior to issuance of grading and/or building permits, in order to avoid and minimize impacts to CRLF to the extent feasible, the proposed project activities shall be compliant with all Avoidance and Minimization Measures imposed by the USFWS and CDFW during Construction Activities. Examples of standard avoidance and minimization measures include: 1) conducting environmental education training for all construction personnel, 2) having a biologist with a scientific collecting permit for CRLF to be responsible for overseeing any hand excavation of burrows using hand-trowels and spades per the regulatory agency protocols, 3) erecting drift fencing around the work areas if occurring during the migration/breeding season, 4) inspection of drift fencing by biologist with a scientific collecting permit every 72 hours during the migration/breeding season 5) installation of pit traps to capture CRLF migrating during the rain events with a check twice daily (morning prior to construction start and evening after construction ends), 6) relocation of any CRLF found immediately to a site designated by the USFWS and CDFW per protocol; and 7) post construction report.

Mitigation Measure 3.2-5: Prior to issuance of grading and/or building permits, in order to avoid and minimize impacts to WPT to the extent feasible, the proposed project activities shall be compliant with the following Avoidance and Minimization Measures: 1) conduct environmental education training for all construction personnel, 2) conduct western pond turtle surveys within creek corridors, ponded/basin areas, and irrigation ditches by a qualified biologist, 3) survey upland areas within 0.5 miles of the aquatic features for evidence of nests as well as individual turtles, 4) make a reasonable effort to capture and relocate as many western pond turtles as possible to minimize take, 5) if a nest is observed, move eggs to a suitable location or facility for incubation, and release hatchlings into the creek corridor the following autumn, 6) design habitat elements within the creek corridor to benefit western pond turtle (i.e. include logs or rafts for emergent basking sites, and upland areas adjacent to ponds in a relatively open condition), and 7) post construction report. All survey and/or handling of WPT shall be performed by a qualified biologist in consultation with the

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• Monterey Dusky-Footed Woodrat: Any vegetation/ground
disturbance to the Gabilan Creek associated with the crossings or restoration should be conducted when woodrats are least likely to breed in October through November. No more than 30 days prior to construction located within 50-feet of Gabilan Creek, a qualified biologist shall conduct a preconstruction survey for Monterey dusky-footed woodrat middens. At the discretion of a qualified biologist, an exclusion buffer shall be established around any woodrat middens that can be avoided, and these exclusion zones shall be fenced as Environmentally Sensitive Areas to protect the nest. If a woodrat midden cannot be avoided, potential dismantling and relocation strategies shall be developed and presented to the

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• Bats: Fifteen days prior to construction activities within 200 feet of potential bat roosting habitat, the project applicant shall retain a qualified biologist familiar with bat biology to perform a preconstruction survey for roosting special-status bats, which shall be submitted to the City. The areas with potential bat roosting habitat include: 1) the three residential complexes located between Natividad Road and Gabilan Creek, 2) the outbuildings/structures located throughout the Specific Plan Area, and 3) Gabilan Creek.

The survey shall include a minimum of one daytime and one evening survey. The survey shall cover the trees, structures, and debris located within these complexes. If active roosting is observed, removal of the tree or building shall be avoided until the bats can be excluded. All active non-maternity roosting sites shall be fitted with passive exclusion devices, such as one-way flaps or doors, and all bats shall be allowed to leave voluntarily. Once it is confirmed that all bats have left the roost (minimum of five days), crews shall be allowed to continue work in the area. If a maternity roosting site is discovered, a minimum 50-foot buffer shall be established around Appendices
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Avoidance is infeasible where it would preclude the construction of important structures or infrastructure or require exorbitant expenditures.

Recommended mitigation measures shall be reviewed by the City Planner and shall be approved if feasible in light of project design, logistics, and cost considerations and, if approved, shall be implemented and completed prior to commencing further work for which grading or building permits were issued, unless otherwise directed by the City Planner. Data recovery, including photo documentation, excavation and recovery, laboratory analysis, etc., shall be an option if preservation in place is infeasible. Where resources have been determined to be “unique archaeological resources” but not “historical resources” or “tribal cultural resources,” the project proponent’s obligations shall be limited as set forth in Public Resources Code section 21083.2, subdivisions (d), (e), and (f). Grading/building permits and plans shall note this measure.

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Mitigation Measure 3.3-3: Grading and/or building permits and plans for development in the project area shall note the following: If human remains are found during construction within the Specific Plan Area, or at off-site infrastructure improvement locations, there shall be no further excavation or disturbance of the area of the find or any nearby area reasonably suspected to overlie adjacent human remains until a qualified archeological monitor and the coroner of Monterey County are contacted. If it is determined that the remains are Native American, the coroner shall contact the Native American Heritage Commission within 24 hours. The Native American Heritage Commission shall identify the person or persons it believes to be the most likely descendent (MLD) from the deceased Native American. The MLD may then make recommendations to the landowner or the person responsible for the excavation work, for means of treating or disposing of, with appropriate dignity, the human remains and associated grave goods as provided in Public Resources Code section 5097.98. The landowner or his authorized representative shall rebury the Native American human remains and associated grave goods with appropriate dignity on the property in a location not subject to further disturbance if:
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1) The GGRP shall, if feasible, achieve a per capita operational emissions level of 1.44 MT CO2e/service population/year by year 2040, and 0.80 MT CO2e/service population/year by year 2050. 2) Calculation of GHG emissions projection using an acceptable modeling tool such as the most recent version of CalEEMod.

GHG reduction measures may include building and site energy reduction measures, measures to reduce project-generated vehicle miles traveled, or other measures. Off-site measures such as participation in a community-wide GHG reduction program(s), if any are adopted, or payment of GHG reduction fees (carbon offsets) into a qualified existing program, may be considered after all feasible on-site reduction measures are considered. Any carbon offsets must be real, quantifiable, permanent, verifiable, enforceable, and additional, consistent with the standards set forth in Health and Safety Code section 38562, subdivisions (d)(1) and (d)(2). Such offsets shall be based on protocols

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consistent with the criteria set forth Section 95972, subdivision (a) of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, and shall not include offsets originating outside of California, except to the extent that the quality of the offsets, and their sufficiency under the standards set forth herein, can be verified by the City and/or the Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD). Such credits must be purchased through one of the following: (i) a CARB-approved registry, such as the Climate Action Reserve, the American Carbon Registry, and the Verified Carbon Standard; (ii) any registry approved by CARB to act as a registry under the California Cap and Trade program; or (iii) through the CAPCOA GHG Rx and any program adopted the MBARD. The effectiveness of the GHG reduction measures included in the GGRP must be verifiable based on evidence presented in the GGRP. Representative GHG reduction measures which may be considered may include, but are not limited to:
• Measures identified by the California Air Pollution Control Officers’ Association in Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures: A Resource for Local Government to Assess Emission Reductions from Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures or updates to this document as may occur from time to time.
• Applicable measures identified in guidance from MBARD, if any, and/or in guidance provided by the California Air Resources Board, other regional air districts such as the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District, or other agencies with adopted GHG reduction guidance that is applicable on the date the project application is deemed complete by the City.

If the project applicant concludes that sufficient feasible GHG reduction measures are unavailable to reduce GHG emissions to below the threshold of significance (i.e., per capita operational emissions level of 1.44 MT CO2e/service population/year by 2040, and 0.80 MT CO2e/service population/year by 2050), the project applicant shall include substantial evidence in the GGRP to this effect. The GGRP shall be subject to review and approval of the City of Salinas Community Development Department prior to 310
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approval of the tentative map or development review application, as applicable. Where the applicant concludes that the GGRP meets the threshold of significance, the Community Development Department shall determine whether, in its independent judgment, the GGRP actually does meet the threshold of significance, and shall ensure that all proposed measures will be effective and enforceable. In determining whether, as the applicant may assert, sufficient feasible GHG reduction measures are unavailable to reduce GHG emissions to below the threshold of significance, the Community Development Department shall determine, in its independent judgment, whether there might be additional feasible measures, including qualifying carbon offsets, available to meet the thresholds of significance. In making this determination, the Community Development Department shall consider the feasibility of imposing additional measures, including requiring the applicant to purchase any additional qualifying carbon offsets that might be available in the marketplace or through development of a local or regional program that could produce additional qualifying offsets. “Feasibility” in this context shall focus on the technical viability and overall cost of such additional measures, including carbon offsets, and, specifically, whether such measures (i) are technologically feasible, (ii) would substantially increase the cost of proposed housing, or (iii) would render the proposed project economically infeasible within the meaning of CEQA case law such as Uphold Our Heritage v. Town of Woodside (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 587, 598-601. After the Community Development Department has approved a GGRP, the GGRP shall be forwarded to the City Planning Commission for its consideration and potential approval. The Planning Commission shall consider the GGRP at a noticed public hearing or meeting at which public testimony shall be considered. Any decision of the Planning Commission approving, conditioning, or denying a GGRP may be appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the Planning Commission decision. Upon appeal, the City Council shall consider the GGRP at a noticed public hearing or meeting at which public testimony shall be considered.

Implementation of this mitigation measure shall not be required if the City has a qualified GHG reduction plan in place on the date a future individual project application subject to the GHG reduction plan is deemed complete, the qualified GHG reduction plan reflects the most recent legislativelyadopted GHG reduction targets (e.g., the 2030 target set by SB 32), includes Appendices
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Mitigation Measure 3.5-1: Prior to issuance of grading permits or building permits, (including the issuance of demolition permits for agricultural support buildings) as applicable, the applicant shall hire a qualified consultant to:
1) Provide a final evaluation of the soils around the agricultural operations support buildings (residences, warehouses, barns, etc.) before they are demolished. If toxic levels of residual agrichemicals or surface staining are found, the contaminated soil shall be excavated and disposed of at an off-site disposal facility permitted to accept such waste. Any contaminated areas shall be remediated by the project applicant in accordance with recommendations made by the Monterey County Health Department Hazardous Materials Management Services, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, or other appropriate federal, State, or local regulatory agencies.
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already been removed, a Cal-OSHA certified ACBM and lead based paint contractor shall be retained to remove the asbestos-containing materials and lead in accordance with U.S. EPA and California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) standards. In addition, all activities (construction or demolition) in the vicinity of these materials shall comply with Cal/OSHA asbestos and lead worker construction standards. Any ACBM and lead shall be disposed of properly at an appropriate offsite disposal facility.

In addition, any construction activity that involves the disturbance or removal of building materials or structures must be thoroughly inspected for asbestos by a California Certified Asbestos Consultant (CAC) prior to the construction activity, as regulated by the Federal EPA Asbestos NESHAP (National Emission Standards of Hazardous Air Pollutants) and Air District Rule 424. Work to remove any regulated quantities of asbestos must be notified to the Air District at least 10 working days prior to the beginning of work.

Any load-bearing removal in the structures is defined as a demolition activity by the Federal EPA Asbestos NESHAP regulation and District Rule 424. This activity must also be notified to the Air District at least 10 working days prior to the beginning of work.
3) The two known gasoline USTs located on APNs 211-013-003 or -010 and -011 and APN 153-091-001 shall require proper removal in accordance with Monterey County permit requirements prior to planned development. Any unused fuel and oil ASTs and containers located in the vicinity of the agricultural buildings and equipment yards shall be properly removed and recycled or disposed of. Any associated petroleum hydrocarbon subsurface impacts associated with the USTs, ASTs and fuel and oil containers/storage areas shall require proper removal in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements and recommendations by the Monterey County Health Department Hazardous Materials Management Services, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Appendices
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4) Investigation and reporting for Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) related soil impacts (associated with pole-mounted transformers) at the fenced former substation located on the southern portion of APN 211-013-012 shall be required prior to disturbance of the area. Soil sampling and analytical testing shall be required to determine if subsurface impacts require further assessment or remediation prior to planned development. If the investigation and analytical results of the soil samples determines the soils contain threshold levels of PCBs, materials must be disposed of as a hazardous waste and shall require proper removal in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements and recommendations by the Monterey County Health Department Hazardous Materials Management Services, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, or other appropriate federal, State, or local regulatory agencies.
5) Observations and a screening level Phase II ESA soil sampling and analytical testing shall be completed for APNs 211-013-003, -007, - 010 and -011 prior to any development approvals. Any
contaminated areas shall be remediated by the project applicant in accordance with recommendations made by the Monterey County Health Department Hazardous Materials Management Services, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, or other appropriate federal, State, or local regulatory agencies.

Mitigation Measure 3.5-2: Prior to the issuance of grading permits, existing water wells within the grading area shall be destroyed under permit from the City of Salinas and/or the Monterey County Health Department, as applicable. Any destruction of these facilities shall be in accordance with the Monterey County Well Standards for Abandonment/Destruction. The project applicant shall provide the City of Salinas with a copy of the permit and a report or other information documenting the appropriate destruction of

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Mitigation Measure 3.5-3: Prior to the issuance of building permits, the water well or wells that will be providing water for the applicable portion of the Specific Plan Area, shall be constructed and tested for water quality under permit from the Monterey County Health Department. The project applicant shall provide the City of Salinas with a copy of the permit and a report or other information documenting the appropriate construction and operation of these facilities.

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Mitigation Measure 3.5-4: The property line of all school sites (even if it is a joint use agreement as described in subsection (o) of § 14010) shall be at least the following distance from the edge of respective power line easements as identified in the California Code of Regulations Title 5, Article 2. School Sites § 14010, Standards for School Site Selection (c):
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Mitigation Measure 3.6-1: Prior to issuance of grading permits, the project proponent shall submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to the City of Salinas prior to submitting to the RWQCB to obtain coverage under the General Permit for Discharges of Storm Water Associated with Construction Activity (Construction General Permit Order 2009-0009-DWQ amended by 2010-0014-DWQ & 2012-0006-DWQ).

The SWPPP shall be designed with Best Management Practices (BMPs) that the RWQCB has deemed to be effective at reducing erosion, controlling sediment, and managing runoff. These include: covering disturbed areas with mulch, temporary seeding, soil stabilizers, binders, fiber rolls or blankets, temporary vegetation, and permanent seeding. Sediment control BMPs, installing silt fences or placing straw wattles below slopes, installing berms and other temporary run-on and runoff diversions. These BMPs are only examples of what should be considered and shall not preclude the use of equally or more effective new or innovative approaches currently available or being developed. Final selection of BMPs will be subject to approval by City of Salinas. The SWPPP will be kept on site during construction activity and will be made available upon request to representatives of the RWQCB or the

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Mitigation Measure 3.6-2: Prior to the issuance of grading permits, the project proponent shall submit to the Salinas Public Works Department the project Improvement Plans. The Improvement Plans shall be consistent with the City’s Development Standards, Standard Plans, and current NPDES permit requirements at the time of permitting. The NPDES permit granted to the City of Salinas by the Central Coast RWQCB (RWQCB – Central Coast Region, 2019) requires the following:

I. Erosion and Sediment Control BMPs – Erosion control and sediment control BMPs shall be designed, installed, and maintained to reduce the discharge of pollutants from construction sites to the maximum extent practical (MEP) and protect water quality;
II. Erosion and sediment from slopes and channels shall be controlled by implementing an effective combination of erosion control (source control) and other sediment control BMPs; and
III. Soil Stabilization – Stabilization of disturbed areas shall, at a minimum, be initiated immediately whenever any clearing, grading, excavating, or other earth disturbing activities have permanently ceased.

Additionally, the Improvement Plans shall be consistent with the requirements of the City’s most current Stormwater Development Standards for New and Redevelopment Projects. The City of Salinas Stormwater Standards for New and Redevelopment Projects (City of Salinas, 2013) require the following practices:

I. Limit disturbance of creeks and natural drainage features and provide setbacks according to the City’s latest NPDES permit; II. Minimize compaction of highly permeable soils; and
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Mitigation Measure 3.6-3: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall submit to the Salinas Public Works Department a Stormwater Control Plan detailing plans and calculations for water quality best management practices (BMPs) and water quality detention/retention basins designed to meet the applicable regulatory requirements and to reduce contaminant loadings to receiving waters to the maximum extent practicable.

The approved Stormwater Control Plans shall be submitted to the Central Coast RWQCB through SMARTS as part of the project’s SWPPP permit documents.

Mitigation Measure 3.6-4: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall submit to the Salinas Public Works Department a Stormwater Control Plan detailing plans and calculations for operational water quality best management practices (BMPs) and water quality detention basins designed to prevent to the maximum extent practicable the creation of new sources of polluted runoff. Operational water quality BMPs may include extended detention basins, wet ponds/detention basins, porous pavement, inlet filters, vegetative BMPs, underground infiltration systems, vegetative swales, or storm drain stenciling and posting of signage. The detailed plans and calculations shall be subject to review and approval by the Salinas Public Works Department.

Mitigation Measure 3.6-5: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall submit a Hydrologic study as part of the Stormwater Control Plan to the Salinas Public Works Department detailed plans and calculations for supplemental retention and peak flow control.

BMPs will be designed to meet regulatory requirements and to reduce peak flows during storm events below peak flows under pre-project conditions. The detailed plans and calculations shall be subject to review and approval by the Salinas Public Works Department.

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Mitigation Measure 3.6-6: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall site, and design and include an Operation and Maintenance Plan for stormwater retention/infiltration basins and infiltration promoting BMPs sufficient to assure that there is no reduction in groundwater recharge. In order to assure there is no reduction in recharge, the plan shall result in circumstances which maintain infiltration to support baseflow and interflow to wetlands and surface waters, and deep vertical infiltration to groundwater. The site, design, and installation shall be consistent with the requirements of the City’s Stormwater Development Standards for New and Redevelopment Projects. The contents of the site, landscaping (ground cover, bushes and trees, etc.) and irrigation (as applicable), design, and installation shall be included in a Stormwater Control Plan. The Stormwater Control Plan shall be reflected on the Improvement Plans and subject to review and approval by the Salinas Public Works Department and the City Planner. All basins shall be designed to have a natural appearance through the use of varied bank slopes (through grading) and appropriate landscaping (ground cover, bushes, trees, etc.) and irrigation (as applicable). A landscaping plan, irrigation plan and maintenance plan (all prepared by a qualified professional) shall be submitted for the review and approval of the Public Works Department and the City Planner.

Mitigation Measure 3.6-7: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall site, design, and include an Operation and Maintenance Plan for post-construction BMPs and supplemental stormwater detention basins in accordance with City of Salinas stormwater development standards. Maintenance procedures (including frequency of procedure, cleaning schedules, applicant responsibility for each procedure, performance standards, or other means) and funding mechanisms shall be established for those facilities to assure adequate long-term performance and success in treating the water and controlling infiltration into the groundwater. The Improvement Plans and Operation and Maintenance Plan shall be subject to review and approval by the Salinas Public Works Department.

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building construction would take place within remapped FEMA flood zones AE and A and that no changes to the regulated floodway will result in an increase in the base flood elevation or impact the downstream waterways.

Mitigation Measure 3.6-9: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall submit for review and approval by the Salinas Public Works Department detailed grading plans and calculations designed to place enough fill onto the shaded Zone X area as to raise the land surface elevation above the base flood elevation so that flooding hazards are minimized to a FEMA flood standard. The project applicant shall submit an application for a LOMR-F to the City of Salinas floodplain administrator and FEMA with pertinent information for approval.

Mitigation Measure 3.6-10: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall submit for review and approval by the Salinas Public Works Department and the City Planner, detailed plans, calculations, landscaping (and irrigation, as applicable) plans, and design basis reports for creek corridor restoration, including detention/retention/water quality basins, within the flood hazard extents identified as Zones A and AE that provide assurances that during large storm events, creek flows and sediment transport from upstream sources are not impeded at the same time as when the adjacent basins are at or near capacity. The design basis reports for creek corridor restoration shall also be submitted to the USACE, USFWS, and RWQCB and any required permitting processed prior to City approval. All basins shall be designed to have a natural appearance through the use of varied bank slopes (through grading) and appropriate landscaping (ground cover, bushes, trees, etc.) and irrigation (as applicable). A landscaping plan, irrigation plan and maintenance plan (all prepared by a qualified professional) shall be submitted for review and approval of the Public Works Department and the City Planner.

Mitigation Measure 3.6-11: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall submit a Stormwater Control Plan that provides sufficient supporting documentation and calculations to the Salinas Public Works Department to address sediment transport issues of finegrained materials from upstream and local sources that could clog

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infiltration capacities and could fill required storage space within the stormwater basins at the downstream boundaries of the project area to the extent practicable.

The calculations to address these sediment transport issues may include:
• A streamflow and sediment transport (bedload and suspended sediment) data collection monitoring program that begins one- to two-years pre-construction and continues through a mandated postproject timeframe and would provide volumetric information for calculations related to the potential for sediment deposition. • Pre-project measurements could be used to estimate sediment loading, which could inform the design of mitigation measures and enable estimates of maintenance frequencies needed ensure ongoing efficacy of the measures. During project execution and after project completion, measurements of bedload and suspended sediment in the channel at the downstream boundary of the project could be used to verify performance of sediment management measures and avoidance of associated sediment transport impacts.
• The United States Geological Survey gage record on Gabilan Creek (#11152600) contains limited suspended sediment data that was collected in March and April of 2017. These data could be used to compare to and/or validate measurements obtained via field data collection.

Strategies and measures to address these sediment transport issues may include:
• Bioretention Basins: Bioretention basin features provide multiple water quality functions for stormwater systems, including performing as depositional areas for sediments that settle and get trapped in the bioretention media.

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maintenance requirements related to sediment accumulation, such that basin media remediation would take place when a threshold condition (such as a certain amount of sediment accumulation on the basin floor) is reached. For instance, if sediment deposition exceeds a depth of 2-inches, even a small patch, the sediment would require removal to keep the basin functioning properly.

Furthermore, the functional lifespan of bioretention media (mulch, soils, drain rock, underdrain) is generally about 15 years. Annual monitoring reports could be used to track basin performance under varying wet season conditions and used to guide media replacement timing.
• Treatment Wetlands: Treatment wetlands are designed to mimic the natural infiltration, nutrient cycling, habitat, and a myriad of other important ecological functions provided by natural wetlands.

Treatment wetlands could be constructed at storm drain outfall locations or adjacent to or off-channel from a creek channel.

Wetlands could vary between those that are highly designed and may need relatively high levels of maintenance to more naturally based designs that may need more limited maintenance, each with varying levels of treatment potential.

Treatment performance is a function of wetland to watershed ratio, wetland treatment design, area hydrology, hydraulic residence time, and source pollutants. The preferred residence time through wetlands varies based on vegetation type and quantity, water depth, temperature, and design flow rates. Having a lower design flow rate can result in longer hydraulic residence time, which is preferred particularly at the start of a rainy season, since the “first flush” volume of stormwater runoff will generally contain the highest concentrations of pollutants. Treatment wetland design generally considers dry season irrigation return flows and first flush principles. • Vegetated Banks/Riparian Corridor: Trees and other riparian corridor vegetation appropriate to the environment, such as willows, could Appendices
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grow rapidly on channel banks and trap sediments, removing sediment from streamflows as well as from local surface runoff. • Floodplains: Floodplains provide one of the most important storage spaces for sediment as it moves discontinuously through a watershed. Naturally functioning floodplains generally extend laterally past the immediate riparian buffer zone into relatively flat areas. Floodplain access could be provided by bank and channel grading at specified design storm flows. The rate of sediment deposition on floodplains is largely dependent on the frequency of inundating flows, the suspended sediment loads in the river, available floodplain area, and presence of vegetation.

Mitigation Measure 3.6-12: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall provide an Operation and Maintenance Plan as part of the Stormwater Control Plan with sufficient supporting documentation and calculations for review and approval by the Salinas Public Works Department demonstrating that risks associated with reduction of infiltration capacity in the detention/retention/water quality basins shall be minimized to the maximum extent practicable.

Mitigation Measure 3.6-13: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall provide the Salinas Public Works Department with sufficient supporting documentation and calculations that the risks associated with basin embankment side slope failure because of the non-cohesive nature of Gabilan and Natividad Creek corridor sediments will be minimized to the extent practicable.

Mitigation Measure 3.6-14: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall provide operations, maintenance, and SWPPP procedures for review and approval by the Salinas Public Works Department such that any detention/retention/water quality basin issues associated with sedimentation or loss of infiltration capacities are addressed by the operations, maintenance, and SWPPP procedures. Should the Salinas Public Works Department find that sedimentation or loss of infiltration capacities are addressed and subsequently approve the operations,

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Mitigation Measure 3.6-15: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, the project applicant shall provide the Salinas Public Works Department with operations, maintenance, and SWPPP procedures such that any detention/retention/water quality basin issues associated with embankment side slope failures are addressed by the operations, maintenance, and SWPPP procedures. Should the Salinas Public Works Department find that any detention/retention/water quality basin issues associated with embankment side slope failures are addressed and subsequently approve the operations, maintenance, and SWPPP procedures, the applicant shall implement the procedures through the lifetime of the project.

All basins shall be designed to have a natural appearance through the use of varied bank slopes (through grading) and appropriate landscaping (ground cover, bushes, trees, etc.) and irrigation (as applicable). A landscaping plan, irrigation plan and maintenance plan (all prepared by a qualified professional) shall be submitted for review and approval of the Public Works Department and the City Planner.

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Mitigation Measure 3.7-1: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans and respective permits, plans shall note that construction activities shall adhere to the requirements of the City of Salinas Municipal Code with respect to hours of operation.

Mitigation Measure 3.7-2: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans and respective permits, plans shall note that all equipment shall be fitted with factory equipped mufflers and in good working order. All stationary noise generating equipment (i.e. generators) shall be located at least 200 feet from a sensitive receptor. All construction staging areas shall be located at least 200 feet from a sensitive receptor.

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Mitigation Measure 3.7-3: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans and respective permits, the plans shall note the location, design, and construction details of the eight-foot to nine-foot tall sound walls and/or landscaped berm/wall combinations, as applicable, that will be constructed along the primary Specific Plan Area roadways, adjacent to proposed residential dwellings, in order to achieve the City’s exterior noise standards.

At the City’s discretion, wall heights which achieve the City’s conditionally acceptable 60-70 dB Ldn noise standard may be allowed. See the Draft EIR Table 3.7-14 for specific noise barrier/wall heights along each roadway.

Additionally, at the City’s discretion, alternative noise reduction measures which achieve the City’s conditionally acceptable 60-70 dB Ldn noise standard may be allowed. Alternative noise reduction measures, such as building orientation and use of noise-attenuating features, can be utilized provided that a site-specific acoustical analysis is conducted that demonstrates that the alternative methods would ensure that noise levels do not exceed the City’s conditionally acceptable 60-70 dB Ldn noise standard.

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the design approval by the City of Salinas to ensure that it is visually pleasing. Wood is not permitted due to eventual warping and degradation of acoustical performance. The walls shall not have gaps or penetrations which allow sound to flank through or around the walls. Small gaps which may occur using materials such as "keystone" blocks shall be avoided.

Additionally, in accordance with Section 5-03.19 of the City’s Municipal Code, best management practices shall be incorporated into the sound wall design in order to control graffiti and/or mitigate the potential impacts of graffiti.

These graffiti prevention best management practices may include, without limitation:
(1) The use or the installation and maintenance of ant-graffiti materials and surface treatments approved by the City on likely graffiti-attracting surfaces.
(2) Installation and maintenance of landscaping to discourage defacement of and/or protect likely graffiti-attracting surfaces. (3) Installation and maintenance of lighting to protect likely graffitiattracting surfaces. (4) Immediate removal of graffiti by appropriate means within seventy-two hours.
(5) Incorporation of architectural or design elements or features to discourage graffiti defacement in accordance with the principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).
(6) Authorizing right of access by city employees or contract agents to remove graffiti if not removed within specified time periods. (7) Supplying the city at its request with paint (of the appropriate color and type), cleaning agents, and/or other materials acceptable to the city to abate or to deter graffiti.
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Mitigation Measure 3.7-4: Prior to the approval of building permits, the first row of residential dwellings located along E. Boronda Road and Constitution Boulevard shall include windows having a Sound Transmission Class (STC) 35, or higher, rating installed in second floor facades and rooms that have windows or doors that abut or face E. Boronda Road and/or Constitution Boulevard. Exterior walls shall also require 3-coat stucco and RC-channels, sheathing, or another acceptable construction application that effectively attenuates noise intrusion to the interior of the house. The exterior wall specifications would specifically apply to the first row of homes that abut or face E. Boronda Road and/or Constitution Boulevard and only apply to the facades facing these roadways. The specifications do not apply to single story homes, or the first floor of a two-story home, both of which are attenuated by the sound wall. These requirements shall be included in the building plans for the specific dwelling units and noted on the building permits. A detailed analysis of any additional interior mitigation measures shall be conducted when building plans are available and prior to building permit issuance to verify these requirements. These requirements shall also be noted in the site improvement plans prior to approval by the City.

Mitigation Measure 3.7-5: Prior to the approval of building permits, mechanical ventilation shall be required in the first row of all residential dwellings that abut E. Boronda Road and Constitution Boulevard, as desired for acoustical isolation, to keep their doors and windows closed and still maintain acceptable interior temperature and noise levels. This requirement shall be included in the building plans for the specific dwelling units and noted on the building permits. This requirement shall also be noted in the site improvement plans prior to approval by the City.

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Mitigation Measure 3.7-6: Prior to the approval of site improvement plans, as applicable, when parks or play areas are located near residential uses, the center of active play areas, such as football fields, soccer fields or other athletic fields, shall be located at a minimum distance of 90-feet from the nearest residential property lines. Large active play areas shall comply with the 60 dB Leq and 70 dB Lmax standards, and shall include these further noise level evaluations during the design phases of future park areas.

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Parks shall be designed such that residences front, or side in limited locations where approved by the City Planner, to the park. Minimum 6-foot tall sound walls and/or landscaped berms shall be constructed where school site directly abuts a residential property line in instances where site design (i.e., minimum distances, siting of activity areas, etc.) cannot achieve the 60 dB Leq and 70 dB Lmax noise standards. No wall shall be required where residential uses are fronted towards a park or school site and separated by a roadway or a walkway.

Noise barrier walls shall be constructed of concrete panels, concrete masonry units, stucco or manufactured materials (with a density of four pounds per square foot or greater), earthen landscaped berms, or any combination of these materials as determined appropriate by the Salinas Public Works Department and the City Planner. The design/appearance of the walls is subject to the design approval by the Salinas Public Works Department and the City Planner based upon the standards contained in the Central Area Specific Plan and the Salinas Zoning Code, as applicable to ensure that it is visually pleasing. Wood is not permitted due to eventual warping and degradation of acoustical performance. The walls shall not have gaps or penetrations which allow sound to flank through or around the walls. Small gaps which may occur using materials such as "keystone" blocks shall be avoided. Additionally, in accordance with Section 5-03.19 of the City’s Municipal Code, best management practices shall be incorporated into the sound wall design in order to control graffiti and/or mitigate the potential impacts of graffiti (see Mitigation Measure 3.7-3 for further discussion of best management practices).

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• All HVAC equipment shall be located within mechanical rooms where possible or shielded from view with solid or grated barriers; • Emergency generators shall comply with the City’s noise criteria at the nearest noise-sensitive receivers;

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The applicant shall submit a noise study to verify that the appropriate noise control measures have been incorporated into the project design and will achieve compliance with the City’s noise level standards.

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Mitigation Measure 3.7-8: The potential well sites are shown in the Specific Plan. The actual wells are subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) by the City pursuant to the requirements of the Salinas Zoning Code and the Central Area Specific Plan. The potential well sites and the CUP requirement for said facilities shall be clearly noted on the site improvement plans.

Prior to approval of the CUP and subsequent issuance of the building permits for the wells, the plans shall demonstrate that the following measures shall be included in the project design:
• The wells have been designed and will be built to not exceed a noise level of 55 dB Leq at the nearest residential or school property line during normal operation of the facilities;
• The generators shall not be permitted to exceed the City’s daytime noise standard of 60 dB Leq;
• The generators shall be tested only during daytime hours; and Additionally, that the wells have been designed (in accordance with the Central Area Specific Plan) to incorporate decorative screen walls, landscaping and other features to ensure compatibility with surrounding land uses.

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Mitigation Measure 3.9-1: Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for each dwelling unit (and prior to issuance of building permits for non-residential uses), the applicant shall pay all applicable project impact fees per the impact fee schedule.

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Mitigation Measure 3.9-2: Prior to the issuance of building permits for each dwelling unit, the applicant shall pay applicable school fees mandated by SB 50 to the Salinas Union High School District (SUHSD), Alisal Union School District (AUSD), and/or Santa Rita Union School District (SRUSD) (only required for the SRUSD if the school district boundary adjustment between the SRUSD and the AUSD is not completed as anticipated) and provide documentation of said payment to the City.

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-1: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the optimization of existing signal timings at North Main Street/Laurel Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-2: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the widening of the intersection at Natividad Road/East Laurel Drive to add additional northbound and southbound through lanes, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). This improvement is part of the City’s Traffic Improvement Program. Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-3: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of North Sanborn Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-4: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the optimization of existing signal timings and to add an eastbound left turn pocket at the intersection of Sherwood Drive/Natividad Road & East Bernal Drive/La Posada Way, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. This condition includes the addition of an eastbound left turn pocket and optimization of the existing signal timing to better accommodate the expected changes in traffic distribution and volume with implementation of the proposed project. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-5: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the optimization of existing signal timings and splits at the South Sanborn/North Sanborn/John Street intersection, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-6: Prior to the approval of final improvement plans for each tentative map, each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall contribute its fair-share funding to the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Regional Development Impact Fee (RDIF) Program and the City of Salinas’ Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) Program, as determined by the TAMC and the City of Salinas, respectively, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant. These programs include improvements to U.S. 101 that would improve mainline and ramp junction operations, which would mitigate the proposed project’s impact to the U.S. 101 ramp junctions affected by the proposed project (i.e. the Northbound Boronda Road OffRamp and Northbound West Laurel Drive Off-Ramp.

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-8: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding to optimize the existing traffic signal timing and splits at intersection of North Main Street/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-9: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the optimization of the existing signal timing at San Juan Grade Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-10: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding to convert the eastbound right turn lane to a shared through-right turn lane at Natividad Road/East Laurel Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-11: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of North Sanborn Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and

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prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-12: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Williams Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-13: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding to add a southbound left turn pocket and optimize traffic signal timings at the traffic signal at Salinas Street/North Main Street/West Market Street/East Market Street, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

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traffic signal at intersection of U.S. 101 Southbound Ramps/Echo Valley Road/Crazy Horse Canyon Road. Regional fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas in consultation with TAMC. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-15: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall contribute its fair-share of the TAMC Regional Development Impact Fee to provide improvements addressing this impact identified as the installation of a traffic signal at intersection of U.S. 101 Northbound Ramps/Crazy Horse Canyon Road. Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas in consultation with TAMC.

Fees are payable prior to final improvement plans for each tentative map.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-16: Prior to the approval of final improvement plans for each tentative map, each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a traffic signal at intersection of Crazy Horse Canyon Road/San Juan Grade Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant. Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall consider the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-17: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a traffic signal at intersection of Natividad Road/Rogge Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall consider the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-18: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a traffic signal at intersection of Natividad Road/Russell Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-19: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of southbound and westbound left turn lanes at the intersection of North Main Street/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-20: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a northbound right turn overlap phase at the intersection of North Main Street/West Laurel Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-21: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a southbound left turn lane at the intersection of Constitution Boulevard/East Laurel Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-22: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Old Stage Road/Williams Road/Private Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-23: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a northbound through lane, the addition of a northbound right turn overlap phase, and the conversion of the westbound through lane to a westbound shared through-left turn lane at the intersection of North Main Street/East Bernal Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-24: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a northbound and southbound through lanes at the intersection of Sherwood Drive/Natividad Road & East Bernal Drive/La Posada Way, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-25: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of an eastbound left turn lane at the intersection of Williams Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-26: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a westbound left turn lane at the intersection of South Davis Road/Blanco Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-27: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a northbound left turn lane at the

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The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-29: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of an eastbound left turn lane at Constitution Boulevard/East Laurel Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-30: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of an appropriately sized roundabout at North Sanborn Road/Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-31: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of a southbound left turn lane at East Front Street/Sherwood Drive/Market Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-32: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of an eastbound through lane at Salinas Street/North Main Street/West Market Street/East Market Street, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for nonresidential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-33: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-14, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at U.S. 101 Southbound Ramps/Echo Valley Road/Crazy Horse Canyon Road.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-34: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-15, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at U.S. 101 Northbound Ramps/Crazy Horse Canyon Road.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-35: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-16, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at Crazy Horse Canyon Road/San Juan Grade Road.

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-37: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-17, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at Natividad Road/Rogge Road.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-38: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-18, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at Natividad Road/Russell Road.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-39: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-7, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at San Juan Grade Road/Van Buren Avenue.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-40: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-8 and 3.10-19, which identifies the need to install southbound and westbound left turn lanes, and to optimize signal timing, at North Main Street/East Boronda Road.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-41: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-2, which identifies the need to install northbound and southbound through lanes at Natividad Road/East Laurel Drive.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-42: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-21 and 3.10-29, which identify the need to Install southbound left turn lane and an eastbound left turn lane at Constitution Boulevard/East Laurel Drive.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-43: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-3, which identifies the need to install a roundabout at the intersection at North Sanborn

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-45: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-23, which identifies the need to install a northbound through lane, add in a northbound right turn overlap phase, and convert the westbound through lane to a westbound shared through-left turn lane at the intersection of North Main Street/East Bernal Drive.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-46: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approvals 3.10-4 and 3.10-24, which identify the need to install northbound and southbound through lanes, Optimize existing signal timings, and add an eastbound left turn pocket, at the intersection of Sherwood Drive/Natividad Road & East Bernal Drive/La Posada Way.

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Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-51: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-27, which identifies the need to install a northbound left turn lane at the intersection at South Main Street/Blanco Road.

Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-52: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval 3.10-6, which identifies the need to contribute to the TAMC RDIF Program and payment of the City of Salinas’s Traffic Impact Fees for the U.S. 101 Mainline Segments.

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TRIP REDUCTION PLAN
Trip Reduction Plans (TRPs) are comprised of features, practices and facility designs to encourage residents, guests and visitors to the area to use alternate forms of transportation other than single occupancy vehicles. The goal of these plans is to reduce and/or remove daily vehicle trips, especially during peak traffic hours, thereby relieving congestion. For the Central Area Specific Plan, this TRP is provided as a mitigation measure to reduce project traffic impacts which will be a benefit to both future residents in the Plan area as well as the existing community.

The Projects TRP will include the following measures that will be a part of the Central Area Specific Plan development:
• Provide a mixed-use oriented development that provides the appropriate setting for implementing the TRP strategies and encouraging New Urbanism smart growth in the Project’s design.
• As such, most of the project is within a 5-minute walking distance (figure 2.02) to the Project’s central core Village center.
• EV car charging will be provided in the Village center and multi-family developments over 60 units.
• An interconnected street layout that includes wide sidewalks and parkways will enhance and encourage pedestrian use.
• Safe and convenient crossings of all major roads should be provided for pedestrians and bicyclists.
• A palate of traffic calming measures (Section 5.4) will be implemented to enhance both the bicyclist and pedestrian experience and slow traffic in the Specific Plan Area. • Pedestrian and bicycle circulation has been an important part of the Central Area Specific Plan with design details and circulation plans discussed and provided in Sections 5.3-5.7. • Bike parking will be located at the Village center, parks and multi-family buildings. • Parks are strategically placed throughout the project so that residents are within a 3-5 minute walk to a park play area.

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• Bus shelters and select turnouts will be located along arterial streets, entrances to the Village center and other locations as determined by MST. Figure 5.02 illustrates a concept plan for extending bus transit routes and stops into the Specific Plan area. • A northerly (C-2) and southerly (C-1) greenway will travel the length of the Salinas Future Growth Area, connecting the Central Area Specific Plan with both the West and East Area Plans.

These greenways, with enhanced streetscapes and widened pathways will allow and encourage pedestrian and bicycle travel between the Plan Areas.
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT FOR THE CENTRAL AREA SPECIFIC PLAN
This appendix constitutes the Affordable Housing Component for the Central Area Specific Plan. It includes a discussion of income categories in the City of Salinas and summarizes the Affordable Housing Programs for the City of Salinas and the Central Area Specific Plan.

The City of Salinas has an inclusionary housing ordinance (Ordinance No. 2594; “the Ordinance” as contained herein) to ensure that all new residential developments (as applicable) in the City of Salinas include housing affordable to a range of income levels. Specifically, the Ordinance sets forth the requirements for landowners and developers to fulfill the conditions for workforce, moderate, median, low- and very low-income housing. The Central Area Specific Plan will comply with the requirements of the Ordinance that is in effect at the time of the approval of the Central Area Specific Plan, unless otherwise provided for in the Development Agreement.

Applicability.

The City Council’s approval of the Central Area Specific Plan shall constitute the first approval pursuant to the Ordinance. As such, all subsequent residential development in the Specific Plan Area shall be subject to the Ordinance, regardless of the number of units proposed within an individual planning permit application.

Submittal of Subsequent Affordable Housing Plans.

The Specific Plan area is currently under multiple ownerships and residential development will likely be phased over 20-30 years. Due to the ownership distribution, the anticipated life of the project, and the variety of options provided in the Ordinance, multiple Affordable Housing Plans will likely be required. Additionally, in accordance with the Ordinance, if the applicant chooses to pay rental housing impact fees and/or for-sale housing in-lieu fees to meet the requirements of the Ordinance for a specific residential development, no Affordable Housing Plan is required. In accordance with Section 17-16, each subsequent application(s) for residential development in the Specific Plan Area shall specify with detail which Option, alternative or fee is proposed to fulfill the requirements of the Ordinance.

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Estimate of Standard Inclusionary On-Site Options.

The table below summarizes the three standard on-site options. Applicants may also choose alternatives to the standard on-site options as described in 17-13 of the Ordinance. These alternatives must be reviewed and approved by the City Council. Based on the option or alternative chosen by the applicant, the number of inclusionary units provided may be higher or lower than shown in the table below.

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m Salinas are overcrowded. five percent of households rn the city are severely overcrowded.
b) The 2015-2023 regional housing needs allocation for the city. mandated by California Government Code Section 65584 and prepared by the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. states that fifty-eight percent of new housing in Salinas should be affordable to very low. lower, and moderate income families. Federal and state government programs do not provide nearly enough affordable housing or subsidies to provide the required percentage of moderate. lower. or very low income households.
c) Goal H-1 in the city's housing element is to provide a variety of affordability levels to address existing and projected housing needs in Salinas. It is the city's policy to enhance the public \-V
elfare by encouraging a variety of housing types to give households of all types and income levels the opportunity to find suitable housing. (Policy H-1.1) It is also the city's policy to encourage the geographic dispersal of affordable housing throughout the city. (Policy H-1.6) The housing element further encourages the development of affordable housing with a focus on the needs of the local workforce (Policy H-3.1 ). through inclusionary housing (Policy H3. 7). and through collaborative partnerships with market-rate housing developers (Policy H3 .8). The city can achieve its goals of providing more affordable housing and achieving an economically balanced community only if part of the new housing built in the city is affordable to households with limited incomes.
d) Action H-8. ··Inclusionary Housing.. in the city"s housing element states that the city will continue to implement its inclusionary housing program and is in the process of updating the inclusionary ordinance, including reviewing the in-lieu fee. The city intends to review and update if necessary its inclusionary ordinance every five years. The proposed amendments to the inclusionary ordinance are intended to implement housing element action H-8. In particular. to ensure economic feasibility. the proposed amendments reduce the amount of affordable housing required in for-sale projects to 15 to 20 percent (compared with 20 to 35 percent in the city"s existing ordinance), allow developers to pay an in-lieu fee as an alternative to providing the required on-site affordable units. and provide additional options that a developer may elect to meet its affordable housing requirements. e) The amended inclusionary ordinance codified in this article will substantially advance the city's legitimate interest in providing additional housing affordable to all income levels and dispersed in residential developments in the city because all inclusionary units required by the ordinance codified in this article. including both rental and ownership units, must be affordable to very lov.:. lower, median, moderate, and workforce income households. f) New market-rate rental residential developments will create local-serving jobs, of whom a quantifiable number will have very low. low. or moderate incomes, and so will increase the demand for and exacerbate the shortage of housing available for households at these income levels. as demonstrated in the Housing Impact Fee Nexus Study prepared by Vernazza Wolfe Associates. Inc. in January 2016. An additional residential rental housing feasibility study was conducted by Vernazza Wolfe Associates. Inc. in March 2017. The amendments included in this ordinance allow the city to adopt a rental housing impact fee. 2 390
City of Salinas | Final Central Area Specific Plan, November 2020 g) Based on the findings above, the city desires to further the public health, safety. and welfare by adopting the requirements contained in this article. Affordable units provided within a development further the community's housing element goals of maintaining both economic diversity and geographically dispersed affordable housing. Requiring builders of new market rate housing to include some housing affordable to very low, lower. median. moderate. and workforce income households is also reasonably related to the impacts of their projects. as demonstrated in the Nexus Study. Providing additional alternatives to for-sale developers. including payment of an in-lieu fee. ensures that developers can construct economically viable projects without public subsidies while incorporating affordable housing into their projects or assisting in providing affordable housing elsewhere in the city.

SECTION TWO: Article 3 (Housing) of Chapter 17 (Housing) of the Salinas Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
17-6. Purpose
The purpose of this article is to:
a) Enhance the public welfare by establishing policies which require the development of housing affordable to households of very low, lower. median, moderate. and workforce incomes. b) Assist in meeting the city's share of regional housing needs as mandated by State law. c) Offset the demand for affordable housing that is created by new market-rate housing development.
d) Implement the housing element's goals and objectives. 17-7. Definitions
Unless specifically defined in this section, words or phrases used in this article shall be interpreted so as to give this article its most reasonable application. a) "Affordable housing plan" means a plan submitted in conformance with Section 17-16 specifying the manner in which inclusionary units will be provided in conformance with this article and consistent with the Salinas General Plan and Chapter 3 7 of the Salinas Municipal Code.
b) "Affordable ownership cost" means a reasonable down payment and an average monthly housing cost during the first calendar year of occupancy, including mortgage loan principal and interest, mortgage insurance, property taxes and property assessments, homeowners insurance. homeowners association dues. if any, and all other dues and fees assessed as a condition of property ownership. which does not exceed: (I) 30 percent of 50 percent of area median income for very low income households; (2) 30 percent of 70 percent of area median income for lower income households; (3) 30 percent of 90 percent of area median income for median income households; ( 4) 30 percent of 110 percent of area median income for moderate3 Appendices
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Traffic Conditions of Approval
(Also refer to the Final Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program) Condition of Approval 3.10-1: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the optimization of existing signal timings at North Main Street/Laurel Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas.

Condition of Approval 3.10-2: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the widening of the intersection at Natividad Road/East Laurel Drive to add additional northbound and southbound through lanes, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). This improvement is part of the City’s Traffic Improvement Program. Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fairshare funding requirement.

Condition of Approval 3.10-3: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of North Sanborn Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Condition of Approval 3.10-4: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the optimization of existing signal timings and to add an eastbound left turn pocket at the intersection of Sherwood Drive/Natividad Road & East Bernal Drive/La Posada Way, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. This condition includes the addition of an eastbound left turn pocket and optimization of the existing signal timing to better accommodate the expected changes in traffic distribution and volume with implementation of the proposed project. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Condition of Approval 3.10-5: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the optimization of existing signal timings and splits at the South Sanborn/North Sanborn/John Street intersection, in proportion to the area planned for development by Appendices
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such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Condition of Approval 3.10-6: Prior to the approval of final improvement plans for each tentative map, each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall contribute its fair-share funding to the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Regional Development Impact Fee (RDIF) Program and the City of Salinas’ Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) Program, as determined by the TAMC and the City of Salinas, respectively, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant. These programs include improvements to U.S. 101 that would improve mainline and ramp junction operations, which would mitigate the proposed project’s impact to the U.S. 101 ramp junctions affected by the proposed project (i.e. the Northbound Boronda Road Off-Ramp and Northbound West Laurel Drive Off-Ramp.

Condition of Approval 3.10-7: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the installation of a traffic signal at San Juan Grade Road/Van Buren Avenue, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans for each stage of project development shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Condition of Approval 3.10-8: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding to optimize the existing traffic signal timing and splits at intersection of North Main Street/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fairshare funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Condition of Approval 3.10-9: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share funding for the optimization of the existing signal timing at San Juan Grade Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Condition of Approval 3.10-10: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding to convert the eastbound right turn lane to a shared through-right 480
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Condition of Approval 3.10-11: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of North Sanborn Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fairshare funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Condition of Approval 3.10-12: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Williams Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Condition of Approval 3.10-13: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding to add a southbound left turn pocket and optimize traffic signal timings at the traffic signal at Salinas Street/North Main Street/West Market Street/East Market Street, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Condition of Approval 3.10-14: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall contribute its fair-share of funding to the TAMC Regional Development Impact Fee to provide improvements addressing this impact identified as the installation of a traffic signal at intersection of U.S. 101 Southbound Ramps/Echo Valley Road/Crazy Horse Canyon Road. Regional fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas in consultation with TAMC. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

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Condition of Approval 3.10-16: Prior to the approval of final improvement plans for each tentative map, each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a traffic signal at intersection of Crazy Horse Canyon Road/San Juan Grade Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant. Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall consider the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Condition of Approval 3.10-17: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a traffic signal at intersection of Natividad Road/Rogge Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall consider the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Condition of Approval 3.10-18: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a traffic signal at intersection of Natividad Road/Russell Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Condition of Approval 3.10-19: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of southbound and westbound left turn lanes at the intersection of North Main Street/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Condition of Approval 3.10-20: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a northbound right turn overlap phase at the intersection of North Main Street/West Laurel Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential 482
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Condition of Approval 3.10-21: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a southbound left turn lane at the intersection of Constitution Boulevard/East Laurel Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Condition of Approval 3.10-22: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Old Stage Road/Williams Road/Private Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fairshare funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design, as specified by the City of Salinas Public Works Department.

Condition of Approval 3.10-23: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a northbound through lane, the addition of a northbound right turn overlap phase, and the conversion of the westbound through lane to a westbound shared through-left turn lane at the intersection of North Main Street/East Bernal Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note these improvements and the fair-share funding requirement.

Condition of Approval 3.10-24: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a northbound and southbound through lanes at the intersection of Sherwood Drive/Natividad Road & East Bernal Drive/La Posada Way, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Condition of Approval 3.10-25: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of an eastbound left turn lane at the intersection of Williams Road/East Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

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Condition of Approval 3.10-26: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a westbound left turn lane at the intersection of South Davis Road/Blanco Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fair-share funding requirement.

Condition of Approval 3.10-27: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a northbound left turn lane at the intersection of Main Street/Blanco Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fairshare funding requirement.

Condition of Approval 3.10-28: Prior to the approval of final improvement plans for each tentative map, each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share contribution for the installation of a traffic signal at intersection of Old Stage Road/Hebert Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant. Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fairshare funding requirement. This condition shall include the use of currently available Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) in the intersection design.

Condition of Approval 3.10-29: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of an eastbound left turn lane at Constitution Boulevard/East Laurel Drive, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fairshare funding requirement.

Condition of Approval 3.10-30: Each project applicant for development within the Specific Plan Area shall provide its fair-share of funding for the installation of an appropriately sized roundabout at North Sanborn Road/Boronda Road, in proportion to the area planned for development by such project applicant, in accordance with City policies (payable prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for residential and prior to building permit issuance for non-residential development). Total fees shall be determined by the City of Salinas. The final improvement plans shall note this improvement and the fairshare funding requirement.

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Condition of Approval 3.10-33: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-14, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at U.S. 101 Southbound Ramps/Echo Valley Road/Crazy Horse Canyon Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-34: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-15, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at U.S. 101 Northbound Ramps/Crazy Horse Canyon Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-35: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-16, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at Crazy Horse Canyon Road/San Juan Grade Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-36: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-28, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at Old Stage Road/Hebert Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-37: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-17, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at Natividad Road/Rogge Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-38: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-18, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at Natividad Road/Russell Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-39: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-7, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at San Juan Grade Road/Van Buren Avenue.

Condition of Approval 3.10-40: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-8 and 3.10-19, which identifies the need to install southbound and westbound left turn lanes, and to optimize signal timing, at North Main Street/East Boronda Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-41: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-2, which identifies the need to install northbound and southbound through lanes at Natividad Road/East Laurel Drive.

Condition of Approval 3.10-42: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-21 and 3.10-29, which identify the need to Install southbound left turn lane and an eastbound left turn lane at Constitution Boulevard/East Laurel Drive.

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Condition of Approval 3.10-43: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-3, which identifies the need to install a roundabout at the intersection at North Sanborn Road/Boronda Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-44: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-22, which identifies the need to install a traffic signal at the intersection at Old Stage Road/Williams Road/Private Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-45: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-23, which identifies the need to install a northbound through lane, add in a northbound right turn overlap phase, and convert the westbound through lane to a westbound shared through-left turn lane at the intersection of North Main Street/East Bernal Drive.

Condition of Approval 3.10-46: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approvals

3.10-4 and 3.10-24, which identify the need to install northbound and southbound through lanes, optimize existing signal timings, and add an eastbound left turn pocket, at the intersection of Sherwood Drive/Natividad Road & East Bernal Drive/La Posada Way.

Condition of Approval 3.10-47: Implement previously identified Recommended Conditions of Approval

3.10-12 and 3.10-25, which identify the need to traffic signal or roundabout, to improve the intersection’s LOS to A during the evening peak hour, and to install an eastbound left turn lane, at the intersection of Williams Road/East Boronda Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-48: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-31, which identifies the need install a southbound left turn lane at the intersection of East Front Street/Sherwood Drive/Market Drive.

Condition of Approval 3.10-49: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-26, which identifies the need install a westbound left turn lane at the intersection of South Davis Road/Blanco Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-50: Implement previously identified Recommended Conditions of Approval

3.10-13 and 3.10-32, which identify the need to install a southbound left turn lane and optimize signal timings, and to install an eastbound through lane, at the intersection of Salinas Street/North Main Street/West Market Street/East Market Street.

Condition of Approval 3.10-51: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-27, which identifies the need to install a northbound left turn lane at the intersection at South Main Street/Blanco Road.

Condition of Approval 3.10-52: Implement previously identified Recommended Condition of Approval

3.10-6, which identifies the need to contribute to the TAMC RDIF Program and payment of the City of Salinas’s Traffic Impact Fees for the U.S. 101 Mainline Segments. 486
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CITY OF SALINAS

FUTURE GROWTH AREA

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
June 30, 2017-Matsui's Acreage updated
APN Verified Owner Verified New Acreage (gross
based on APN)
Acreage % Total
Acres
%
Participating
Expenditures
thru 06/30/12
Payments thru
06/30/12
Payments from
2008 Trust
Acct
Interests/
Adjustments
FY 21-22
Payment
Deposits
Amount Due
01/21/22
Notes
Participating:

East
Global as Investments (31,810.83) (31,810.83)
Wayland/Hardy 461.52 18.78% 21.04% 585,105.68 (533,509.78) (16,401.00) (18,769.95) 16,424.95 Andrus 302.72 12.32% 13.80% 383,782.27 (123,073.28) (10,754.70) 29,065.93 279,020.22 764.24 968,887.95 (688,393.89) (27,155.70) 10,295.98 - 263,634.34 West
Glover/Barbara Emlay (296.11) (952.79) (1,248.90)
Rexford 158.59 6.45% 7.23% 201,057.18 (184,455.43) (6,399.00) (6,747.68) 3,455.07 Sabrana-Nucci Ranch 117.95 4.80% 5.38% 149,534.61 (128,815.27) (4,759.00) (2,467.10) 13,493.24 Kantro 154.04 6.27% 7.02% 195,288.78 (182,298.20) (6,214.00) (3,419.23) 3,357.35 Bondesen 99.55 4.05% 4.54% 126,207.47 (120,664.58) (4,016.00) (2,022.73) (495.84) Harden Foundation (Harrod) 72.58 2.95% 3.31% 92,015.45 (74,366.43) (2,927.00) (2,951.00) 11,771.02 Madalora 108.32 4.41% 4.94% 137,325.90 (140,779.90) (4,369.00) 9,598.66 (1,775.66) (0.00) Chk#1115, Ray M Farrod Jr,/Craig M Snith Mortensen 53.94 2.20% 2.46% 68,384.04 (69,513.66) (2,174.70) 1,600.74 (1,703.58) 764.97 969,813.43 (901,189.58) (30,858.70) (7,361.13) (1,775.66) 28,628.36 Central
Christensen 151.39 6.16% 6.90% 191,929.17 (118,670.89) (6,817.67) 14,543.24 80,983.85 Creekbridge 297.54 12.11% 13.56% 377,215.17 (294,294.77) (18,614.19) 64,306.21 Matsui 215.33 8.76% 9.82% 272,991.00 272,991.00
664.26 842,135.34 (412,965.66) (6,817.67) (4,070.95) - 418,281.06 Subtotal Participating 2,193.47 100.00% 2,780,836.72 (2,002,549.13) (64,832.07) (1,136.10) (1,775.66) 710,543.76 Non-Participating:

East
Matsui 53.25 2.17%
Shibata 53.25 2.17%
Gabilan Knights 16.98 0.69%
Carlon 11.46 0.47%
Clark 13.44 0.55%
Calleros 5.61 0.23%
First Free Will Baptist 10.43 0.42%
164.42
West
SUHSD 37.91 1.54%
Piffero 0.78 0.03%
Santa Rita Union School D 11.46 0.47%
Glover 1.71 0.07%

51.86 Central
Avila 0.51 0.02%
Settrini 46.74 1.90%

47.25 Subtotal Non Participating 263.53
Total 2,457.00 100.00%
Note:

Total Expenditures $ 2,780,836.72
Total Revenues $ 2,068,517.30
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