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The Village Centers do not contain any known historic resources that would qualify as cultural or tribal cultural resources. Therefore, the project would have no (1) peculiar or specific impacts, (2) impacts not analyzed in the LUTE EIR, and (3) significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts not discussed in the LUTE EIR, and (4) there is no substantial new information indicating that an impact would be more severe than discussed in the LUTE EIR. The findings of the certified LUTE EIR regarding historical resources remain valid and no further analysis is required. b) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe? LUTE Draft EIR Impact 3.10-2 concluded that implementation of Policy 10 Action 6 (now Policy LT-1.10f), cited below, would ensure that impacts to archaeological resources and human remains (in combination with Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5[b]) are reduced to a less-than-significant level under project and cumulative (Impact 3.10.3) conditions.
LT-1.10f: Continue to condition projects to halt all ground-disturbing activities when unusual amounts of shell or bone, isolated artifacts, or other similar features are discovered. Retain an archaeologist to determine the significance of the discovery. Mitigation of discovered significant cultural resources shall be consistent with Public Resources Code Section 21083.2 to ensure protection of the resource.
The project site does not include any known archaeological resources or human remains and the project applicant would be required to comply with General Plan Policy LT-1.10f as a condition of project approval. There are no anticipated tribal cultural resources that would not also be characterized as archaeological resources or human remains. Therefore, with the application of uniformly applied development standards and policies, the project would have no (1) peculiar or specific impacts, (2) impacts not analyzed in the LUTE EIR, and (3) significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts not discussed in the LUTE EIR, and (4) there is no substantial new information indicating that an impact would be more severe than discussed in the LUTE EIR. The findings of the certified LUTE EIR regarding archaeological resources remain valid and no further analysis is required.
Mitigation Measures
No mitigation measures pertaining to tribal cultural resources were identified in the certified LUTE EIR, and no additional mitigation measures are required for the project
3.20.2 Conclusion
With the application of uniformly applied development standards and policies, the project would have no (1) peculiar or specific impacts, (2) impacts not analyzed in the LUTE EIR, or (3) significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts not discussed in the LUTE EIR, and (4) there is no substantial new information indicating that an impact would be more severe than discussed in the LUTE EIR. Therefore, the findings of the certified LUTE EIR regarding tribal cultural resources remain valid and no further analysis is required.
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3.21 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
Environmental Issue Area
Where Impact Was
Analyzed in LUTE Draft
and Final EIR
Any New Circumstances
Involving New Significant
Impacts or Substantially
More Severe Impacts?
Any New Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Do Prior Environmental
Documents’ Mitigations
Address/Resolve
Impacts?
XIX. Utilities and Service Systems.
Would the project:
a) Require or result in the relocation or
construction of construction of new or
expanded water, wastewater treatment
or stormwater drainage, electric power,
natural gas, or telecommunication
facilities, the construction or relocation
of which could cause significant
environmental effects?
Draft EIR Setting pp.
3.11-17 to 3.11-23
Impacts 3.11.2.1 and
3.11.2.3 No No NA, impact remains
less than
significant.
b) Have insufficient water supplies
available to serve the project and
reasonably foreseeable future
development during normal, dry and
multiple dry years?
Water and wastewater:
Draft EIR Setting pp.
3.11-1 to 3.11-15 and
3.11-17 to 3.11-19
Impacts 3.11.1, 3.11.1.2
and 3.11.2.2
Electric power, natural
gas, or
telecommunications
facilities:
Draft EIR Setting pp.
3.11-30 to 3.11-35
Impact 3.11.4.1
No No NA, impact remains
less than
significant.
c) Result in a determination by the
wastewater treatment provider that
serves or may serve the project that it
has inadequate capacity to serve the
project’s projected demand, in
addition to the provider’s existing
commitments?
Draft EIR Setting pp.
3.8-1 to 3.8-22
Impacts 3.8.1 and 3.8.4
Draft EIR Setting 3.11-
22 to 3.11-23
Impact 3.11.2.2 and
3.11.2.3 No No NA, impact remains
less than
significant.
d) Generate solid waste in excess of
State or local standards, or in excess
of the capacity of local infrastructure,
or otherwise impair the attainment of
solid waste reduction goals?
Draft EIR Setting pp.
3.11-24 to 3.11-29
Impacts 3.11.3.1 and
3.11.3.3 No No NA, impact remains
less than
significant.
e) Fail to comply with federal, state, and
local management and reduction
statutes and regulations related to
solid waste?
Draft EIR Setting pp.
3.11-24 to 3.11-29
Impacts 3.11.3.2 and
3.11.3.3 No No NA, impact remains
less than
significant.
3.21.1 Discussion
Since completion of the LUTE Draft EIR, the City of Sunnyvale has adopted a 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). The UWMP is a comprehensive update to the 2015 UWMP and builds upon previous updates as well as addresses supply and demand projects for the next 20 years in Sunnyvale. As discussed in the 2020 UWMP, there is a Attachment 7
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The City’s NDPES permit was updated in February 2020; effluent amount and requirements are regulated by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board under Order No. R2-2020-0002 (NPDES permit number CA0037621). The permitted values contained in the new permit are similar to those in the prior permit which expired in 2019.
a) Require or result in the relocation or construction of construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or stormwater drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunication facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects?
Water and Wastewater
Impacts 3.11.1.2 and 3.11.2.2 in the LUTE EIR evaluated whether implementation of the LUTE would require the construction of new or expanded water and wastewater infrastructure and treatment facilities. The analysis identified that the City’s wastewater collection system has the capacity to convey sewage and industrial wastes generated when Sunnyvale is fully developed in accordance with the city’s development potential (with an approximately 55.7 million gallons per day [mgd] collection capacity). The City’s Wastewater Collection System Master Plan, Water Master Plan, and Capital Improvement Program identify the conveyance improvement projects including improvements to lift stations, pump stations 1 and 2, and pipeline improvements. The LUTE EIR concludes that impacts related to construction of wastewater treatment facilities would be less than significant under project conditions and less than cumulatively considerable under cumulative conditions.
Buildout of the VCMP would not result in ground disturbing activities beyond what was analyzed in the LUTE EIR.
Although buildout of the VCMP would result in development on approximately 73 acres with up to 990,123 square feet of commercial development and 1,165 residential units (265 net new units), the sites are already developed and were assumed for additional development in the LUTE EIR. Therefore, the types of environmental impacts and severity of impacts would be similar to those discussed for new utilities connections in the LUTE EIR. See Section 3.8, Energy, item b) regarding energy use. Development associated with buildout of the VCMP would connect to existing electrical and telecommunication infrastructure throughout the City. Therefore, there are no (1) peculiar impacts, (2) impacts not analyzed in the LUTE EIR, (3) significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts not discussed in the LUTE EIR, and (4) there is no substantial new information indicating that an impact would be more severe than discussed in the LUTE EIR. The findings of the certified LUTE EIR regarding energy efficiency remain valid and no further analysis is required.
b) Have insufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry and multiple dry years? As described in Impacts 3.11.1.1 and 3.11.1.3 in the LUTE Draft EIR, cumulative development in Sunnyvale would result in a net additional water demand of 2,274 acre-feet per year (AFY). The LUTE WSA identified that there is adequate water supply available to meet buildout of the city in the year 2035 under normal, single-dry, and multiple-dry years.
This impact was identified as less than significant under project and cumulative conditions. As noted above, the City has since approved additional development beyond the LUTE development assumptions as well as updated its UWMP (2020 UWMP). Large development projects since the LUTE Update have addressed their own water supply impacts through the completion of WSAs that have determined that adequate water supplies are available with implementation of the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan during dry years as necessary.
Buildout associated with the VCMP would result in 265 net new residential units and a decrease of 8,592 square feet of commercial development. The Lawrence Station Area Plan (LSAP) WSA for the EIR used a water demand ratio of 170 gallons per day (gpd) per high and medium density residential unit. A total of 265 residential units would require approximately 45,050 gpd of water. The LSAP Update WSA used a water demand ratio of 270 gpd per thousand square feet of commercial development. A decrease of 8,592 square feet of commercial development would result in Attachment 7
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3-72 Village Center Master Plan Project LUTE EIR Addendum approximately 2,320 gpd of excess water. Therefore, the VCMP would require a total of 42,730 gpd or approximately 48 AFY of water beyond what was assumed in the LUTE EIR.
As noted discussed above, the total water demand associated with the LUTE was calculated to be 2,274 AFY, which included buildout of the Village Centers. However, according to the City’s 2020 UWMP, the City projects a surplus of water through 2040 based on growth projections of the City. In normal years, the City would have a surplus of 9,637 AFY in 2040. Therefore, there would be sufficient water supply to meet the 48 AFY demand from the project during normal years. While single-dry-year and multiple-dry-years would result in lower water surplus than during normal years, water would nonetheless be available to serve the project (i.e., more than 2,046 AFY is surplus is available during normal, dry, and multiple dry years as shown in Table 3.19-1). There is sufficient water supplies available to serve the project during normal, dry, and multiple dry years, including the consideration of recently approved development in the City such as the Applied Materials EPIC Center project with implementation of the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan during dry years as necessary.
Table 3.21-1 2020 UWMP Surplus Water Supply in Normal, Single Dry, and Multiple Dry Years 2020 UWMP Surplus Water Supply in Normal, Single Dry, and Multiple Dry Years 2025 (AFY) 2030 (AFY) 2035 (AFY) 2040 (AFY) Normal Year 12,028 11,799 10,425 9,637
Single Dry 6,952 6,723 5,349 4,420
Multiple Dry – First Year 6,952 6,723 5,349 4,420
Multiple Dry – Second Year 5,683 5,454 3,939 3,151
Multiple Dry – Third Year 5,683 5,454 3,939 3,151
Multiple Dry – Fourth Year 5,683 5,454 3,939 2,305
Multiple Dry – Fifth Year 5,683 5,454 3,375 2,305
Notes: AFY=acre feet per year
Source: City of Sunnyvale 2021: Table 7-5, 7-6, and 7-7. c) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider that serves or may serve the project that it has inadequate capacity to serve the project’s projected demand, in addition to the provider’s existing commitments? Impact 3.11.2 in the LUTE EIR evaluated whether implementation of the LUTE would require the construction of new or expanded wastewater infrastructure and treatment facilities. The analysis identified that the City’s wastewater collection system has the capacity to convey sewage and industrial wastes generated when Sunnyvale is fully developed in accordance with the LUTE’s development potential (with an approximately 55.7 mgd collection capacity). The City’s Wastewater Collection System Master Plan and Capital Improvement Program identify the conveyance improvements projects including improvements to lift stations, pump stations 1 and 2, and pipeline improvements. Wastewater treatment capacity is addressed under item a) above. This impact was identified as less than significant under project and cumulative conditions.
Buildout of the VCMP would result in development of 265 net new residential units and a decrease of 8,592 square feet of commercial development. Assuming that wastewater is 120 percent of water use buildout of the VCMP would increase wastewater demand by 51,276 gpd or 57.6 AFY. Therefore, the project would demand more wastewater than projected for the Village Centers in the LUTE EIR wastewater impact analysis. The City is currently developing a new Wastewater Master Plan with updated flow and load information that would address capacity issues in the City and accommodate additional development beyond what was assumed in the LUTE EIR. The updated Wastewater Master Plan is anticipated to be in effect by 2027 and would be adopted prior to buildout of the VCMP; thus appropriate infrastructure to address capacity issues would be in place to accommodate anticipated increases in wastewater from the VCMP. Therefore, there are no (1) peculiar impacts, (2) impacts not analyzed in the LUTE EIR, (3) significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts not discussed in the LUTE EIR, and (4) there is no substantial new information indicating that an impact would be more severe than discussed in the LUTE EIR. The findings of the certified LUTE EIR regarding wastewater remain valid and no further analysis is required.
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Village Center Master Plan Project LUTE EIR Addendum 3-73 d) Generate solid waste in excess of State or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals? As identified in Impacts 3.11.3.1 and 3.11.3.3 of the LUTE Draft EIR, Sunnyvale would generate approximately 54,020 tons annually of solid waste at buildout. The LUTE Draft EIR identified that there is available combined remaining capacity of 32.8 million tons at three local landfills. This includes the Waste Management–owned Guadalupe Landfill, which has 11,055,000 tons of remaining capacity. By 2035, approximately 412,979 pounds (206.49 tons) of solid waste would be generated per day in Sunnyvale (including the LUTE, Peery Park Specific Plan, and Lawrence Station Area Plan). This amount of waste represents approximately 12.6 percent of the permitted daily throughput of the Kirby Canyon Landfill or 5.9 percent of the throughput at the Monterey Peninsula Landfill. This impact was identified as less than significant under project and cumulative conditions.
Assuming a solid waste rate of 3.4 pounds per person per day for residents and 5.8 pounds per day for employee uses buildout of the VCMP would result in an additional solid waste of 905 pounds per day from residential uses and a reduction in 332 pounds per day (assuming 150 square feet per employee) for commercial uses. This would equate to approximately 573 pound per day of solid waste beyond what was analyzed in the LUTE EIR or a less than 1 percent increase in solid waste. The Guadalupe Landfill has a remaining capacity of 7,518,220 tons, Kirby Canyon Landfill has a remaining capacity of 16,191,600 tons, and Monterey Peninsula Landfill has a remaining capacity of 48,560,000 tons.
Therefore, the project would represent a less than 1 percent increase in the total remaining approximately 72.3 million tons of solid waste in regional landfills. There are no (1) peculiar impacts, (2) impacts not analyzed in the LUTE EIR, (3) significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts not discussed in the LUTE EIR, and (4) there is no substantial new information indicating that an impact would be more severe than discussed in the LUTE EIR. The findings of the certified LUTE EIR regarding solid waste generation remain valid and no further analysis is required. e) Fail to comply with federal, state, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste?
As discussed in Impact 3.11.3.2 of the LUTE Draft EIR, Sunnyvale had a waste diversion rate of 66 percent as of 2011, and under current methods for tracking progress with AB 939, the per capita disposal rates are less than the targets.
The City has developed its new Zero Waste Strategic Plan, intended to identify the new policies, programs, and infrastructure that will enable the City to reach its Zero Waste goals of 75 percent diversion by 2020 and 90 percent diversion by 2030. Additionally, the City has committed to the waste reduction programs, plans, and policies that would apply to new development. Construction of subsequent projects under the LUTE that would result in demolition or renovation of existing structures would generate solid waste, and the City requires the recycling and reuse of materials to reduce landfill disposal. Therefore, implementation of the LUTE would not conflict with a federal, state, or local statute or regulation related to solid waste disposal. This impact would be less than significant under project conditions and less than cumulatively considerable under cumulative conditions (Impact 3.11.3.3).
Although the project would generate solid waste in excess of what was evaluated in the LUTE EIR development associated with buildout of the VCMP would be required to comply with City solid waste reduction standards.
Therefore, with the application of uniformly applied development standards and policies, there are no (1) peculiar impacts, (2) impacts not analyzed in the LUTE EIR, (3) significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts not discussed in the LUTE EIR, and (4) there is no substantial new information indicating that an impact would be more severe than discussed in the LUTE EIR. The findings of the certified LUTE EIR regarding compliance with solid waste regulations remain valid and no further analysis is required Mitigation Measures
No mitigation measures were identified in for the certified LUTE EIR regarding utilities or energy, nor are any additional mitigation measures required the project.
CONCLUSION
There are no significant impacts that are peculiar to the project. As discussed above, the project would not have any potentially significant impacts or cumulative impacts that were not discussed in the LUTE EIR. Therefore, the conclusions of the LUTE EIR remain valid and approval of the project would not require additional environmental review.
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3.22 WILDFIRE
Environmental Issue Area
Where Impact Was
Analyzed in LUTE
Draft and Final EIR
Any New Circumstances
Involving New Significant
Impacts or Substantially
More Severe Impacts?
Any New Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Do Prior Environmental
Documents’ Mitigations
Address/Resolve
Impacts?
XX. Wildfire.
Is the project located in or near state
responsibility areas or lands classified as high
fire hazard severity zones?
If located in or near state responsibility areas
or lands classified as very high fire hazard
severity zones, would the project:
a) Substantially impair an adopted
emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
Draft EIR Setting
pp. 3.3-1 to 3.3-2
Impacts 3.3.5
and 3.3.6
No No NA, no impact
would occur.
b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and
other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks,
and thereby expose project occupants to
pollutant concentrations from a wildfire
or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
Not addressed,
criterion was not
part of CEQA
Appendix G
when Final EIR
was certified
No No NA, no impact
would occur.
c) Require the installation of associated
infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks,
emergency water sources, power lines or
other utilities) that may exacerbate fire
risk or that may result in temporary or
ongoing impacts to the environment?
Not addressed,
criterion was
not part of
CEQA Appendix
G when Final
EIR was certified
No No NA, no impact
would occur.
d) Expose people or structures to
significant risks, including downslope or
downstream flooding or landslides, as a
result of runoff, post-fire slope
instability, or drainage changes?
Draft EIR Setting:
p. 3.3-15
No impact
No No NA, no impact
would occur.
3.22.1 Discussion
Since adoption of the LUTE EIR, CAL FIRE released draft maps as an update to current wildfire risk zones; however, the designations of the project sites have not been modified, and no changes to the location of the project have occurred (CAL FIRE 2025). There are No Fire Hazard Severity Zones or state responsibility areas or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones or local responsibility areas located in or adjacent to the City of Sunnyvale (CAL FIRE 2025).
The city is urbanized and not adjacent to large areas of open space or agricultural lands that are subject to wildland fire hazards. The LUTE EIR determined that no impacts associated with exposure to wildland fire would result.
Therefore, the project would have no (1) peculiar impacts, (2) impacts not analyzed in the LUTE EIR, (3) significant off- site impacts and cumulative impacts not discussed in the LUTE EIR, and (4) there is no substantial new information indicating that an impact would be more severe than discussed in the LUTE EIR. The findings of the certified LUTE EIR pertaining to wildfire risk remain valid and no further analysis is required.
3.22.2 Conclusion
There are no significant impacts that are peculiar to the project. As discussed above, the project would not have any potentially significant impacts or cumulative impacts that were not discussed in the LUTE EIR. Therefore, the conclusions of the LUTE EIR remain valid and approval of the project would not require additional environmental review.
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3.23 MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
Environmental Issue Area
Where Impact Was
Analyzed in LUTE
Draft and Final EIR
Any New Circumstances
Involving New Significant
Impacts or Substantially
More Severe Impacts?
Any New Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Do Prior Environmental
Documents’ Mitigations
Address/Resolve
Impacts?
23. Mandatory Findings of Significance.
a) Does the project have the potential to
substantially degrade the quality of the
environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause
a fish or wildlife population to drop
below self-sustaining levels, threaten to
eliminate a plant or animal community,
substantially reduce the number or
restrict the range of an endangered,
rare, or threatened species, or eliminate
important examples of the major periods
of California history or prehistory?
Draft EIR
Sections 3.9,
Biological
Resources, and
3.10, Cultural
Resources, Final
EIR 3.0
Revisions to the
Draft EIR
No No Yes, LUTE impact
remains significant
and unavoidable;
project would not
contribute to the
impact
b) Does the project have impacts that are
individually limited, but cumulatively
considerable? (“Cumulatively
considerable” means that the
incremental effects of a project are
considerable when viewed in connection
with the effects of past projects, the
effects of other current projects, and the
effects of probable future projects.)
Draft EIR
Sections 3.1
through 3.13
and Sections 4.1
through 4.4,
Final EIR 3.0
Revisions to the
Draft EIR
No No Yes, LUTE impact
remains significant
and unavoidable;
project would not
contribute to the
impact
c) Does the project have environmental
effects that will cause substantial adverse
effects on human beings, either directly
or indirectly?
Draft EIR
Sections 3.3,
Hazards and
Human Health,
3.5, Air Quality,
and 3.6, Noise,
Final EIR 3.0
Revisions to the
Draft EIR
No No Yes, LUTE impact
remains significant
and unavoidable;
project would not
contribute to the
impact
3.23.1 Conclusion
The Village Centers are developed and would not degrade the quality of the environmental for biological resources or eliminate examples of California history or prehistory as discussed above. While the LUTE EIR identified significant cumulative impacts, the project’s contribution to air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, aesthetic, noise, and transportation impacts (and other resource impacts) would not be cumulatively considerable as analyzed throughout this checklist. Impacts to human beings are associated with air quality, hazards and hazardous materials, geology and soils, noise, traffic safety, and wildfires. With the implementation of applicable mitigation measures and the application of uniformly applied development standards and policies for air quality and noise the project would not result in a substantial adverse effect on human beings.
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3-76 Village Center Master Plan Project LUTE EIR Addendum Since the LUTE Final EIR was certified, regulatory changes have occurred, as noted in the above checklist. However, these regulatory changes would not affect the analysis or conclusions in the LUTE EIR. Regarding the above-listed mandatory findings of significance, with the implementation of applicable mitigation measures and the application of uniformly applied development standards and policies, the project would have no (1) peculiar or specific impacts, (2) impacts not analyzed in the LUTE EIR, or (3) significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts not discussed in the LUTE EIR, and (4) there is no substantial new information indicating that an impact would be more severe than discussed in the LUTE EIR.
All applicable mitigation measures in the LUTE EIR would continue to be implemented with the project. Therefore, no new significant impacts would occur with implementation of the project.
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1 Introduction
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2 Project Description
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3 Affected Environment, Environmental Consequences, and Mitigation Measures No references are cited in this section.
3.1 Approach to the Environmental Analysis
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3.2 Discussion and Mitigation Sections
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3.3 Aesthetics
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3.4 Agriculture and Forestry Resources
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3.5 Air Quality
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3.6 Biological Resources
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3.7 Cultural Resources
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3.8 Energy
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City of Sunnyvale
Village Center Master Plan Project LUTE EIR Addendum 4-3 California State Water Resources Control Board. 2025. GeoTracker Database for Village Center Master Plan. Available:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/. Accessed May 2025.
SWRCB. See California State Water Resources Control Board.
3.12 Hydrology and Water Quality
No references are cited in this section.
3.13 Land Use and Planning
No references are cited in this section.
3.14 Mineral Resources
No references are cited in this section.
3.15 Noise
Carrier. 2022 (September). Product Data for GH5S Single-Stage Heat Pump Refrigerant. Catalog No. GH5S-01PD.
City of Sunnyvale. 2011 (July 26). Sunnyvale General Plan. “Chapter 6 Safety and Noise.” Available:
https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/602/638370338402370000.
Accessed May 6, 2025.
3.16 Population and Housing
No references are cited in this section.
3.17 Public Services
No references are cited in this section.
3.18 Recreation
No references are cited in this section.
3.19 Transportation
City of Sunnyvale. 2019 (July). City of Sunnyvale Vision Zero Plan. Available:
https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2858/637822670451930000.
Accessed April 24, 2025.
———. 2020a (June). Policy 1.2.8 Transportation Analysis Policy. Available:
https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/744/637819125762530000.
Accessed April 24, 2025.
———. 2020b (August). 2020 Sunnyvale Active Transportation Plan. Available:
https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2844/637822670426570000.
Accessed April 24, 2025.
———. 2021 (October). City of Sunnyvale Transportation Analysis Guideline for Vehicle Miles Traveled and Local Transportation Analysis. Available:
https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/3020/637822794490970000.
Accessed April 24, 2025.
City of Sunnyvale. 2017 (January). Final Environmental Impact Report for the City of Sunnyvale Land Use and Transportation Element (SCH No. 2012032003). Available:
https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/612/637819113547430000.
Accessed May 2025
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References Ascent
City of Sunnyvale
4-4 Village Center Master Plan Project LUTE EIR Addendum Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 2018 (December). Technical Advisory on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA. Available: https://opr.ca.gov/docs/20190122-743_Technical_Advisory.pdf.
Accessed May 2025.
OPR. See Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
3.20 Tribal Cultural Resources
No references are cited in this section.
3.21 Utilities and Service Systems
City of Sunnyvale. 2021 (June). 2020 Urban Water Management Plan. Available:
https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/380/637889141541470000. Accessed April 2025.
3.22 Wildfire
CAL FIRE. See California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2025. Fire Hazard Severity Zones in State Responsibility Area.
Available at: https://calfire-
forestry.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=988d431a42b242b29d89597ab693d008.
Accessed April 29, 2025.
3.24 Mandatory Findings of Significance
No references are cited in this section.
Attachment 7
City of Sunnyvale
Village Center Master Plan Project LUTE EIR Addendum 5-1 5 LIST OF PREPARERS
City of Sunnyvale (Lead Agency)
Jeffrey Cucinotta ...................................................................................................................................................................... Senior Planner George Schroeder ............................................................................................................................................................... Principal Planner Ascent, Inc. (CEQA Compliance)
Pat Angell.............................................................................................................................................................................................. Principal Kari Zajac ................................................................................................................................................................................ Project Manager Nicole Wang ............................................................................................................................................................. Environmental Planner Matthew Brehmer ............................................................................. Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change Julia Wilson ............................................................................ Senior Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change Kenneth Nguyen ....................................................................................................................................................................................... Noise Elena Savignano ......................................................................................................................................................... Transportation/Traffic Jazmin Amini .................................................................................................................................................. Senior Transportation/Traffic Dimitri Antoniou ..................................................................................................................... Senior Air Quality/GHG/Noise Specialist Phi Ngo ......................................................................................................................................................................................... GIS Specialist Riley Smith ...................................................................................................................................................................... Publishing Specialist Brian Perry ........................................................................................................................................................................... Graphic Specialist Attachment 7
List of Preparers Ascent
City of Sunnyvale
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Attachment 7