ATTACHMENT C
CITY OF SANTA MARIA
MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM
PROJECT NAME: Santa Maria Cemetery General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Planned Development Permit
APPROVAL DATE: July 19, 2023 FILE NUMBERS: GPZ2021-0003 & PD2022-0014
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for Santa Maria Cemetery Expansion (SCH# 2023040484)
The following environmental mitigation measures were incorporated into the Conditions of Approval for this project in order to mitigate identified environmental impacts. A completed and signed checklist for each mitigation measure indicates that this mitigation measure has been complied with and implemented, and fulfills the City's monitoring requirements with respect to Assembly Bill 3180 (Public Resources Code Section 21081.6).
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AIR QUALITY
AQ-1(a) Dust Control Measures
During construction, the applicant shall implement all of the applicable measures from the following list as
standard dust control measures to avoid impacts
associated with fugitive dust emissions:
a. Use water trucks or sprinkler systems to keep all
areas of vehicle movement damp enough to
prevent dust from leaving the site and from
exceeding the APCD’s limit of 20% opacity for
greater than 3 minutes in any 60-minute period.
At a minimum, this should include wetting down
such areas in the late morning and after work is
completed for the day. Increased watering
frequency should be required whenever the wind
speed exceeds 15 mph. Reclaimed water should
be used whenever possible. However, reclaimed
water should not be used in or around crops for
human consumption.
b. Minimize amount of disturbed area and reduce
on site vehicle speeds to 15 mph or less.
c. If importation, exportation and stockpiling of fill
material is involved, soil stockpiled for more than
two days shall be covered, kept moist, or treated
with soil binders to prevent dust generation.
Trucks transporting fill material to and from the
site shall be tarped from the point of origin.
d. Gravel pads shall be installed at all access
points to prevent tracking of mud onto public
roads.
e. After clearing, grading, earth moving or
excavation is completed, treat the disturbed area
by watering, or revegetating, or by spreading soil
binders until the area is paved or otherwise
developed so that dust generation will not occur.
f. Schedule clearing, grading, earthmoving, and
excavation activities during periods of low wind
All
requirements
shall be shown
on grading and
building plans.
Prior to
issuance of
grading
permits.
Condition shall
be adhered to
throughout all
grading and
construction
periods.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
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speed to the extent feasible. During periods of
high winds (>25 mph) clearing, grading,
earthmoving, and excavation operations shall be
minimized to prevent fugitive dust created by
onsite operations from becoming a nuisance or
hazard.
g. The contractor or builder shall designate a
person or persons to monitor the dust control
program and to order increased watering, as
necessary, to prevent transport of dust offsite.
Their duties shall include holiday and weekend
periods when work may not be in progress. The
name and telephone number of such persons
shall be provided to the APCD prior to land use
clearance for map recordation and land use
clearance for finish grading of the structure.
AQ-1(b) Equipment Emissions Control Measures
During project grading and construction, the applicant
shall adhere to the following measures to reduce NOX and PM2.5 emissions from construction equipment:
a. All portable diesel-powered construction
equipment shall be registered with the state’s
portable equipment registration program OR
shall obtain an APCD permit.
b. Fleet owners of mobile construction equipment
are subject to the CARB Regulation for In-use
Off-road Diesel Vehicles (Title 13 California
Code of Regulations, Chapter 9, § 2449), the
purpose of which is to reduce diesel PM and
criteria pollutant emissions from in-use (existing)
off-road diesel-fueled vehicles. For more
information, please refer to the CARB website at
www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ordiesel/ordiesel.htm.
c. All commercial diesel vehicles are subject to
Title 13, § 2485 of the California Code of
Regulations, limiting engine idling time. Idling of
heavy-duty diesel construction equipment and
trucks during loading and unloading shall be
All
requirements
shall be shown
on grading and
building plans.
Measures
shall be
adhered to
throughout
grading,
hauling, and
construction
activities.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
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limited to five minutes; electric auxiliary power
units should be used whenever possible.
d. Diesel construction equipment meeting the
CARB Tier 3 or higher emission standards for
off-road heavy-duty diesel engines shall be used
to the maximum extent feasible.
e. Diesel powered equipment should be replaced
by electric equipment whenever feasible.
f. If feasible, diesel construction equipment shall
be equipped with selective catalytic reduction
systems, diesel oxidation catalysts and diesel
particulate filters as certified and/or verified by
EPA or California.
g. Catalytic converters shall be installed on
gasoline-powered equipment, if feasible.
h. All construction equipment shall be maintained in
tune per the manufacturer’s specifications.
i. The engine size of construction equipment shall
be the minimum practical size.
j. The number of construction equipment operating
simultaneously shall be minimized through
efficient management practices to ensure that
the smallest practical number is operating at any
one time.
AQ-1(c) Fugitive Dust Control
The project applicant shall comply with SBCAPCD’s Rule
345: Control of Fugitive Dust from Construction and
Demolition Activities including all applicable standards and measures therein.
All
requirements
shall be shown
on grading and
building plans.
Measures
shall be
adhered to
during all
construction
activities
Once a
month during
construction
or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
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AQ-1(d) Diesel-fired Engine Permits
All portable diesel-fired construction engines rated at 50 brake horsepower (bhp) or greater must have either
statewide Portable Equipment Registration Program
(PERP) certificates or SBCAPCD permits prior to
grading/building permit issuance. Construction engines
with PERP certificates are exempt from SBCAPCD
permit, provided they will be onsite for less than 12
months.
All
requirements
shall be shown
on grading and
building plans.
Prior to
issuance of
any grading/
building
permits.
Once.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
AQ-1(e) Permit to Operate
If contaminated soils are found at the project site,
SBCAPCD must be contacted to determine if ATC and/or
Permit to Operate permits shall be required. (SBCAPCD
permits are required for all soil vapor extraction activities.
SBCAPCD permits are also required for the excavation,
or “dig-and-haul,” of more than 1,000 cubic yards of
contaminated soils.)
Obtain ATC
and/or Permit
to Operate
permits.
Upon
discovery of
contaminated
soils at the
project site.
Once City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
AQ-1(f) Equipment Idling Requirements
At all times, idling of heavy-duty diesel trucks should be minimized; auxiliary power units should be used
whenever possible. State law requires that:
Drivers of diesel-fueled commercial vehicles shall not idle the vehicle's primary diesel engine for greater than five minutes at any location.
Drivers of diesel-fueled commercial vehicles shall not idle a diesel-fueled auxiliary power system (APS) for more
than five minutes to power a heater, air conditioner, or any ancillary equipment on the vehicle. Trucks with 2007 or newer model year engines must meet additional
requirements (verified clean APS label required).
See www.arb.ca.gov/noidle for more information.
All
requirements
shall be shown
on grading and
building plans.
Measures
shall be
adhered to
during all
construction
and demolition
activities.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
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AQ-1(g) Asphalt Paving Requirements
Asphalt paving activities shall comply with APCD Rule
329, Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt Paving Materials.
All
requirements
shall be shown
on grading and
building plans.
Measures
shall be
adhered to
during all
construction
and demolition
activities.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
CULTURAL RESOURCES
CR-1 Inadvertent Discovery of Archaeological
Resources. In the event that any cultural resource is
encountered during subsurface earthwork activities
associated with development of the project site, all
construction activities within a 100-foot radius of the find shall cease and the City shall be notified immediately.
Work shall not continue until a qualified archaeologist, in conjunction with locally affiliated Native American
representative(s) as necessary, determines whether the
uncovered resource requires further study. Any previously unidentified resources found during construction shall be recorded on appropriate California Department of Parks
and Recreation (DPR) 523 Series forms and evaluated for significance in terms of CEQA criteria by a qualified
archaeologist. Potentially significant cultural resources consist of, but are not limited to, stone, bone, glass, ceramic, wood, or shell artifacts; fossils; or features including hearths, structural remains, or historic
dumpsites.
If the resource is determined significant under CEQA, the qualified archaeologist shall prepare and implement a
research design and archaeological data recovery plan, in conjunction with locally affiliated Native American
representative(s) as necessary that will capture those
categories of data for which the site is significant. The archaeologist shall also perform appropriate technical
analysis, prepare a comprehensive report, and file it with the Central Coast Information Center, located at the
University of California, Santa Barbara, and provide for This condition
shall be in
effect
throughout
initial site
disturbance
activities on
the project site
and shall be
printed on all
grading and
construction
plans.
Prior to
initiation of site
disturbance
activities, and
throughout
grading
activities.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
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the permanent curation of the recovered materials. These actions would reduce impacts to a less than significant level.
CR-2 Inadvertent Discovery of Human Remains. In
the event that human remains are exposed during
subsurface earthwork activities associated with
development of the project, an immediate halt work order shall be issued, and the City Community Development
Department shall be notified. State Health and Safety
Code Section 7050.5 requires that no further disturbance of the site or any nearby area reasonably suspected to
overlie adjacent human remains shall occur until the
County Coroner has made the necessary findings as to
origin and disposition pursuant to PRC Section 5097.98. If the remains are determined to be of Native American
descent, the coroner shall notify the Native American
Heritage Commission (NAHC) within 24 hours. These
protocols shall be detailed on project grading and
construction plans for all development on-site. These
actions would reduce impacts to a less than significant level.
This condition
shall be in
effect
throughout
initial site
disturbance
activities on
the project site
and shall be
printed on all
grading and
construction
plans.
Prior to
initiation of site
disturbance
activities, and
throughout
grading
activities.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
GEOLOGY/ SOILS
GEO-1 Inadvertent Discovery of Paleontological
Resources. Should any vertebrate fossils or potentially significant finds (e.g., numerous well-preserved
invertebrate or plant fossils) be encountered during work on-site, all activities in the immediate vicinity of the find shall cease until a qualified paleontologist evaluates the find for its scientific value. If deemed significant, the paleontological resource(s) shall be salvaged and
deposited in an accredited and permanent scientific
institution where they will be properly curated and
preserved. These actions would reduce impacts to a less than significant level.
This condition
shall be in
effect
throughout
initial site
disturbance
activities on
the project site
and shall be
printed on all
grading and
construction
plans.
Prior to
initiation of site
disturbance
activities, and
throughout
grading
activities.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
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HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZ-1 Site Remediation. The applicant shall
implement the following measures prior to construction of the project:
Under the direction of a Professional Civil
Engineer in Responsible Charge, the project
applicant shall monitor the site conditions, notify
the Santa Barbara County Environmental
Health Services Division (EHS) of any future
contamination findings, and complete any
clean-up work under the direction of EHS.
The project applicant shall obtain all permits and
appropriate clearances from applicable agencies prior to initiating fieldwork.
This condition
shall be in
effect
throughout
initial site
disturbance
activities on
the project site
and shall be
printed on all
grading and
construction
plans.
Prior to
initiation of site
disturbance
activities, and
throughout
grading
activities.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
NOISE
NOI-1 During construction of any future development
within the project parcel, construction activity shall be limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on
Saturdays in accordance with the General Plan Noise
Element. No construction shall occur on Sundays or
federal or state holidays. Construction equipment
maintenance shall be limited to the same hours. Non-
noise generating construction activities without
mechanical equipment are not subject to these
restrictions.
This condition
shall be in
effect
throughout
initial site
disturbance
activities on
the project site
and shall be
printed on all
grading and
construction
plans.
Prior to
initiation of site
disturbance
activities, and
throughout
grading and
construction
activities.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department
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NOI-2 During construction of any future development
within the project parcel, all equipment shall be properly maintained to ensure that no additional noise, due to worn or improperly maintained parts, is generated. Stockpiling and vehicle staging areas shall be located as far as
practical from sensitive noise receptors. Every effort shall be made to create the greatest distance between noise
sources and sensitive receptors during construction
activities.
This condition
shall be in
effect
throughout
initial site
disturbance
activities on
the project site
and shall be
printed on all
grading and
construction
plans.
Prior to
initiation of site
disturbance
activities, and
throughout
grading and
construction
activities.
Once a
month during
construction
period or as
determined
by
Community
Development
Department.
City of Santa
Maria
Community
Development
Department