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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-02-07; Planning Commission; Resolution 49061 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4906 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION TO ALLOW IMPROVEMENTS AT, AND ESTABLISH A CUP FOR, CHASE FIELD, AN EXISTING CITY PARR, IN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 1, CASE NAME: CHASE FIELD CASE NO.: CUF’OO-16 WHEREAS, City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Department, “Developer,” has filed a verified application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property owned by City of Carlsbad, “Owner,” located at the southwest comer of Chestnut Avenue and Harding Street (“the Property”); and WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration was prepared in conjunction with said project; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on the 17th day of January 2001 and on the 7th day of February 2001 hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, examining the initial study, analyzing the information submitted by staff, and considering any written comments received, the Planning Commission considered all factors relating to the Negative Declaration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission as follows: -4 That the foregoing recitations are true and correct. B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Planning Commission hereby APPROVES the Negative Declaration according to Exhibit “ND” dated November 21, 2000, and “PII” dated November 16, 2000, attached hereto and made a part hereof, based on the following findings: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Findings: 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad does hereby find: A. It has reviewed, analyzed and considered the Negative Declaration, and the environmental impacts therein identified for this project and any comments thereon prior to APPROVING the project; and B. The Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, the State Guidelines and the Environmental Protection Procedures of the City of Carlsbad; and C. It reflects the independent judgment of the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad; and D. Based on the EIA Part II, and comments thereon, there is no substantial evidence the project will have a significant effect on the environment. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 7th day of February 2001, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Chairperson Segall, Commissioners Baker, Compas, Heineman, L’Heureux, Nielsen, and Trigas NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: (\- CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION ATTEST: Planning Director PC RESO NO. 4906 -2- city of NEGATIVE DECLARATION Project Address/Location: Southwest comer of Chestnut Avenue and Harding Street. Project Description: New construction and installation of improvements at the existing City park known as Chase Field. The project involves the removal of an existing 850 square foot, one-story, restroom/concessions /storage building and the construction of a new 2,692 square foot, two-story building for similar uses; installation of 2 batting cages, and other miscellaneous, minor site improvements such as fencing, paving, landscaping. The City of Carlsbad has conducted an environmental review of the above described project pursuant to the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act and the Environmental Protection Ordinance of the City of Carlsbad. As a result of said review, the initial study (EIA Part 2) identified potentially significant effects on the environment, but (1) revisions in the project plans or proposals made by, or agreed to by, the applicant before the proposed negative declaration and initial study are released for public review would avoid the effects or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no significant effect on the environment would occur, and (2) there is no substantial evidence in light of the whole record before the City that the project “as revised” may have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, a Negative Declaration is hereby issued for the subject project. Justification for this action is on file in the Planning Department. A copy of the Negative Declaration with supportive documents is on tile in the Planning Department, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008. Comments from the public are invited. Please submit comments in writing to the Planning Department within 20 days of date of issuance. If you have any questions, please call Jason Martin in the Planning Department at (760) 602-4619. DATED: CASE NO: CASE NAME: PUBLISH DATE: NOVEMBER 21,200O CUP 00-16 CHASE FIELD NOVEMBER 2 1,200O MICHAEL .I. HO%MILI%R Planning Director 1635 Faraday Avenue l Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 - (760) 602-4600 - FAX (760) 602.8559 - www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - Part II (Initial Study Checklist) CASE NAME CASE NO. Chase Field CUP 00-16 LEAD AGENCY City of Carlsbad DEPARTMENT Planning Deparhnent CONTACT Jason Martin TITLE Associate Planner ADDRESS TELEPHONE E-MAIL APPLICANT City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Dept. ADDRESS CONTACT TITLE Doug Duncanson Public Works Manager TELEPHONE E-MAIL OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WHOSE APPROVAL IS 1, None REQUIRED (i.e. permits, financing approval, or 2. participation agreements) 3. 1635 Faraday Ave Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 (760) 602-4619 jmart@ci.carlsbad.ca.us 1166 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 (760) 602-2855 ddunc@ci.carlsbad.ca.us PROJECT DESCRIPTION, LOCATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING For the purposes of the review required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 00.07 involves a request by the City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Department to 1) demolish an existing restroom/concessions/storage building and construct a new building, and 3) install 2 baseball batting cages. For the purpose of the City’s CUP review, however, the project involves not only the new building and batting cages, but the overall park facility. The City’s CUP review involves the overall park facility since the original park was established a number of years ago, prior to the requirement for a CUP, and therefore currently has no CUP. The review contained in this CEQA document is limited to the expansion of an exiting use. The project is located on the grounds of an existing City park known as Chase Field. Chase Field is an exclusive, baseball facility comprised of 3 baseball fields, ball field lighting, an 850 square foot restroom/concessions/storage building, bleacher seating and picnic areas, and other ancillary installations. Chase Field is approximately 2.74 acres in size, flat, and situated within an established residential neighborhood known as the “Barrio”, generally located in the northwest quadrant of the City. The site is bordered by streets on all four sides: Chestnut Avenue in the northwest, Harding Street in the northeast, Palm Avenue in the southeast, and Jefferson Street in the southwest. Facility parking is provided on streets which bound the park. Surrounding land uses in the vicinity of the site are residential in the south, east and west and other park facilities (Brierly Field) in the north. 1 Rev. 05/03/00 1635 Faraday Avenue - Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314. (760) 602.4600 l FAX (760) 602.6559 l ww.ci.carlsbad.ca.us The primary component of the project involves the replacement of the existing, 850 square foot, single- story building with a 2,692 square foot, 2-story building. The new building is located on, and slightly beyond, the existing building footprint, at the approximate midpoint along the site’s street frontage on Harding Street. Use of the new building will continue to be for restrooms, concessions, and storage. New uses involve a game announcer area, and meeting space (i.e. for the Youth Group Board of Director and other civic groups). A secondary component of the project involves the installation of 2 batting cage facilities. The 2 batting cages are identical and consist of a rectangular shaped area measuring 16 feet by 60 feet, which is fully enclosed with chain link fencing material. The height of the fencing is 12 feet. Initially ball pitching would be manual. Ultimately, however, a mechanical ball pitching machine may be installed in the cage(s). The batting cages are located adjacent to the outfield of one of the ball fields, along Chestnut Avenue. 2 Rev. 05103100 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: The summary of environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a “Potentially Significant Impact,” or “Potentially Significant Impact Unless Mitigation Incorporated” as indicated by the checklist on the following pages. q Aesthetics q Geology/Soils 0 Noise 0 Agricultural Resources 0 Air Quality q Biological Resources 0 Hazards/Hazardous Materials 0 Population and Housing 0 Hydrology/Water Quality 0 Public Services 0 Land Use and Planning q Recreation 0 Cultural Resources III Mandatory Findings of Significance q Transportation/Circulation 0 Mineral Resources 0 Utilities & Service Systems Rev. 05/03/00 DETERMINATION. (To be completed by the Lead Agency) IXI q Iii 0 0 I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an attached sheet have been added to the project. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. I find that the proposed project MAY have significant effect(s) on the environment, but at least one potentially signilicant effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. A Neg Dee is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed. I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there WILL NOT be a significant effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier Master Environmental Impact Review (MEIR 93-01) pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been voided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier Master Environmental Review (MEIR 93.Ol), including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project. Therefore, a Notice of Prior Compliance has been prepared. Planne S’gnature Date Date Rev. 5/3/00 .- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS STATE CEQA GUIDELINES, Chapter 3, Article 5, Section 15063 requires that the City conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment to determine if a project may have a significant effect on the environment. The Environmental Impact Assessment appears in the following pages in the form of a checklist. This checklist identifies any physical, biological and human factors that might be impacted by the proposed project and provides the City with information to use as the basis for deciding whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Negative Declaration, or to rely on a previously approved EIR or Negative Declaration. A brief explanation is required for all answers except “No Impact” answers that are adequately supported by an information source cited in the parentheses following each question. A “No Impact” answer is adequately supported if the referenced information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved. A “No Impact” answer should be explained when there is no source document to refer to, or it is based on project-specific factors as well as general standards. “Less Than Significant Impact” applies where there is supporting evidence that the potential impact is not significantly adverse, and the impact does not exceed adopted general standards and policies. “Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated” applies where the incorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from “Potentially Significant Impact” to a “Less Than Significant Impact.” The developer must agree to the mitigation, and the City must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level. “Potentially Significant Impact” is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect is significantly adverse. Based on an “EIA-Part II”, if a proposed project could have a potentially significant adverse effect on the environment, but &t potentially significant adverse effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR or Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or Mitigated Negative Declaration, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project, and none of the circumstances requiring a supplement to or supplemental EIR are present and all the mitigation measures required by the prior environmental document have been incorporated into this project, then no additional environmental document is required (Prior Compliance). When “Potentially Significant Impact” is checked the project is not necessarily required to prepare an EIR if the significant adverse effect has been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable standards and the effect will be mitigated, or a “Statement of Overriding Considerations” has been made pursuant to that earlier EIR. A Negative Declaration may be prepared if the City perceives no substantial evidence that the project or any of its aspects may cause a significant adverse effect on the environment. 5 Rev. 5/3/00 . If there are one or more potentially significant adverse effects, the City may avoid preparing an EIR if there are mitigation measures to clearly reduce adverse impacts to less than significant, and those mitigation measures are agreed to by the developer prior to public review. In this case, the appropriate “Potentially Significant Impact Unless Mitigation Incorporated” may be checked and a Mitigated Negative Declaration may be prepared. . An EIR must be prepared if “Potentially Significant Impact” is checked, and including but not limited to the following circumstances: (1) the potentially significant adverse effect has not been discussed or mitigated in an Earlier EIR pursuant to applicable standards, and the developer does not agree to mitigation measures that reduce the adverse impact to less than significant; (2) a “Statement of Overriding Considerations” for the significant adverse impact has not been made pursuant to an earlier EIR; (3) proposed mitigation measures do not reduce the adverse impact to less than significant, or; (4) through the EIA-Part II analysis it is not possible to determine the level of significance for a potentially adverse effect, or determine the effectiveness of a mitigation measure in reducing a potentially significant effect to below a level of significance. A discussion of potential impacts and the proposed mitigation measures appears at the end of the form under DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION. Particular attention should be given to discussing mitigation for impacts which would otherwise be determined significant. Rev. 5/3/00 Issues (and Supporting Information Sources) Potentially Potentially LessThan No Significant Significant Significant Impact Impact Unless Impact Mitigation Incorporated I. AESTHETICS-Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? (#2:Pgs 5.11-l - 5.114) q q 0[51 b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic q 0 q IXI buildings within a State scenic highway? (#2:Pgs 5.1 l- 1 - 5.11-5) c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its surroundings? (#2:Pgs 5.1 l-l q 0 q ixl -5.11-S) d) Create a new source of substantial light and glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in q q q IXI the area? (#Z:Pgs 5.11-l 5.11-5) II. AGRICULTRAL RESOURCES - Would the project: (In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model-1997 prepared by the California Department of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland). a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as q q shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? (#2:Pgs 5.6-l - 5.6-18) b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? (#2:Pgs 5.6-l - 5.6-18) q q c) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in q q conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural use? (#2:Pgs 5.6-l - 5.6-18) q !xl q El q El III. AIR QUALITY Would the project: (Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations). a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? (#2:Pgs 5.3-l 5.3-12) q q nIxI Rev. 513100 Issues (and Supporting Information Sources). b) Cl 4 e) IV. =I b) C) 4 e) n Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? (#2:Pgs 5.3-l 5.3-12) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is in non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard (including releasing emissions which exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? (#2:Pgs 5.3-l 5.3-12) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant co”ce”tratio”s? (#2:Pgs 5.3-l - 5.3-12) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number ofpeople? (#2:Pgs 5.3-l 5.3-12) BIOLOGICAL. RESOURCES Would the project: Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service? (#2:Pgs 5.4-l 5.4-24) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations or by California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service? (#2:Pgs 5.4-l - 5.4-24) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including but not limited to marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filing, hydrological interruption, or other means? (#2:Pgs 5.4. 1 - 5.4-24) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? (#2:Pgs 5.4-l - 5.4-24) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance’? (#2:Pgs 5.4-l - 5.4. 24) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or State habitat conservation plan? Potentially Significant Impact q q q cl 0 q q q q q ./ Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated q 0 q q q q q q q q Less Than Significant Impact q q q q q q q q q q NO Impact E3 El lzl IXI El El [XI E4 lx IXI 8 Rev. 513100 Issues (and Supporting Information Sources). V. =I b) C) 4 VI. 4 b) C) 4 CULTURAL RESOURCES Would the project: Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defmed in §15064.5? (#2: Pgs 5.8-1 5.8-10) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archeological resource pursuant to §15064.5? (#2: Pgs 5.8-l 5.8-10) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature’? (#2: Pgs 5.8-l - 5.8-10) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries? (#2: Pgs 5.8-l 5.8-10) GEOLOGY AND SOILS - Would the project: Expose people or struchues to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury or death involving: (#2:Pgs 5.1-I 5.1-15) i. Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42. (#2:Pgs 5.1-l - 5.1-15) ii. Strong seismic ground shaking? (#2:Pgs 5.1-I - 5.1- 15) iii. Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction? (#2:Pgs 5.1-1 5.1.15) iv. Landslides? (#2:&s 5.1-l 5.1-15) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? (#2:Pgs 5.1-1 5.1-15) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction, or collapse? (#2:Pgs 5.1-1 5.1-15) Be located on expansive soils, as defined in Table 18 - 1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks to life or property? (#2:Pgs 5.1-1 - 5.1. 15) Potentially Significant Impact q q q q q q q q q q q Potentially Significant Ullless Mitigation Incorporated q q q q q q q q q q q Less Than Significant Impact q q q q q q q q q q q NO Impact Rev. 5/3/00 Issues (and Supporting Information Sources) e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative waste water disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal ofwaste water? (#2:Pgs 5.1-l 5.1-15) VII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - Would the “roiect: r-~,~~~~ 4 h) C) d) e) d h) VIII. 4 Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? (#2:Pgs 5.10.1-l 5.10.1-5) Create a significant hazard to the public or environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the e”viro”“le”t? (#2:Pgs 5.10.1-l - 5.10.1-5) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? (#2:Pgs 5.10.1-l 5.10.1-5) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or environment? (#2:Pgs 5.10.1-l - 5.10.1-5) For a project within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? (#2:Pgs 5.10.1-l 5.10.1-5) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area’? Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? (#2:Pgs 5.10.1-l 5.10.1-5) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urban&d areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands? (#2:Pgs 5.10.1-l 5.10.1-5) HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY Would the project: Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements? (#2:Pgs 5.2-l - 5.2-11) 10 Potentially Significant Impact q q q q q q q q q q Potentially Significant U”kSS Mitigation Incorporated q q q q q q q q q q Less Than Signiticant Impact q q q q q q q q q q NO Impact Rev. 5/3/00 Issues (and Supporting Information Sources). b) Cl 4 e) fl 8) h) 0 3 IX. Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with ground water recharge such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the local ground water table level ( i.e. the production rate of preexisting nearby wells would drop to a level which would not support existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been granted)? (#2:Pgs 5.2-l - 5.2-11) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, in a manner which would result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site? (#2:Pgs 5.2-l 5.2-11) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, or substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or off-site’? (#2:Pgs 5.2-l 5.2-11) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff? (#2:Pgs 5.2-l - 5.2-l 1) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? (#2:Pgs 5.2-l - 5.2-11) Place housing within a lOO-year flood hazard area as mapped on a Federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood delineation map? (#2:Pgs 5.2-l - 5.2-11) Place within a loo-year flood hazard area structures which would impede or redirect flood flows? (M:Pgs 5.2-l - 5.2-11) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss injury or death involving flooding, including flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam? (#2:Pgs 5.2- 1 - 5.2-il) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow? LANDUSE AND PLANNING Would the project: a) Physically divide an established community? Potentially Significant Impact 0 cl 0 0 0 0 0 0 Potentially Significant Ullless Mitigation Incorporated cl 0 cl 0 cl 0 0 cl Less Than Significant Impact 0 cl 0 El 0 q 0 0 NO Impact q cl UEI 0 cl q EI 11 Rev. 513100 Issues (and Supporting Information Sources). b) 9 X. 4 b) XI. 4 b) C) d) e) 0 Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan? MINERAL RESOURCES Would the project: Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of future value to the region and the residents of the State? (#2:Pgs 5.12.1-l - 5.12.1-5 &5.13-l 5.13-9) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan? NOISE - Would the project result in: Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance or applicable standards of other agencies? (#2:Pgs 5.9-l - 5.9-15) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive groundboume vibration or groundboume noise levels? (#2:Pgs 5.9-l 5.9-15) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2 miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? Potentially Significanl Impact q q q q q q q q q q -. Potentially Significant UllkSS Mitigation Incorporated q q q q q 0 cl q q q Less Than Significant Impact q q q q q q q q q q NO Impact 12 Rev. 5/3/00 XII. 4 b) Cl XIII. 4 XIV. 4 b) xv. =I POPULATION AND HOUSING - Would the project: Induce substantial growth in an area either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? (#2:Pgs 5.5-l 5.5-6) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? (#2:Pgs 5.5-l - 5.5-6) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere’? (#2:Pgs 5.5-l - 5.5-6) PUBLIC SERVICES Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered government facilities, a need for new or physically altered govemment facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives for any of the public services: 9 Fire protection? (#2:Pgs 5.12.5-l - 5.12.5-6) ii) Police protection? (#2:Pgs 5.12.6-1 - 5.12.6-4) iii) Schools? (#2:Pgs 5.12.7.1 - 5.12.7-5) iv) Parks?(#2:Pgs 5.12.1-l 5.12.8-7) “1 Other public facilities? (#Z:Pgs 5.12.1-I - 5.12.8-7) RECREATION Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? (#2:Pgs 5.12.8-1 - 5.12.8-7) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? (#2:Pgs 5.12.8-1 5.12.8-7) TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC - Would the project: Cause an increase in traffic which is substantial in relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the street system (i.e. result in a substantial increase in either the number of vehicle trips, the volume to capacity ratio on roads, or congestion at intersections)? (#2:Pgs 5.7-l - 5.722) cl cl 0 0 0 III 0 0 0 cl cl 0 0 0 cl cl q 0 0 0 cl El 13 Rev. 5/3/00 b) Cl 4 e) t) g) Exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level of service standard established by the county congestion management agency for designated roads or highways Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including either an increase in traffic levels or a change in location that results in substantial safety risks Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g. sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g. farm equipment)? (#2:Pgs 5.7-l - 5.7.22) Result in inadequate emergency access? (#2:Pgs 5.7-l 5.7.22) Result in insufficient parking capacity? (#2:Pgs 5.7-l 5.7.22) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs supporting alternative transportation (e.g. bus turnouts, bicycle racks)? (#2:Pgs 5.7-l - 5.7.22) XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICES SYSTEMS Would the =I b) Cl 4 e) t-l project: Exceed wastewater treahnent requirements of the applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board? (#2:Pgs 5.12.1-l - 5.12.1-5 &5.13-l 5.13-9) Require or result in the construction of new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which would cause significant environmental effects’? (#2:Pgs 5.12.1-1 - 5.12.8-7) Require or result in the constnxtion of new storm water drainage facilities a* expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? (#2:Pgs 5.12.2-1 - 5.12.3-7) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from existing entitlements and resources, or are new or expanded entitlements needed? (#2:Pgs 5.12.3. 1 - 5.12.3-7) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves or may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to senx the project’s projected demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments? (#2:Pg 5.2-S) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project’s solid waste disposal needs? (#2:Pgs 5.12.4-l 5.12.4-3) q q q q q q q q q cl q q -0 q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q 14 Rev. 5/3/00 9) XVII. 4 b) Cl Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste? (#2:Pgs 5.12.2-1 - 5.12.3-7) MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE Does the project have the potential to 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, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? 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)? Does thz project have environmental effects which will cause the substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? q -0 q q q q q q q q q q XVIII. EARLIER ANALYSES Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, one or more effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section 15063(c)(3)(D). In this case a discussion should identify the following on attached sheets: 4 Earlier analyses used. Identify earlier analyses and state where they are available for review. b) Impacts adequately addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis. cl Mitigation measures. For effects that are “Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated,“ describe the mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they address site- specific conditions for the project. 15 Rev. 5l3fOO DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION NONE EARLIER A&iLYSIS USED AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION SOURCES The following documents were used in the analysis of this project and are on tile in the City of Carlsbad Planning Department located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008. 1. Carlsbad General Plan, Updated. City of Carlsbad Planning Department. September 1994. 2. Final Master Environmental Impact Report for the City of Carlsbad General Plan Update (MEIR 93-01). City of Carlsbad Planning Department. March 1994. 3. Local Coastal Program. City of Carlsbad Planning Department. July 1996, 16 Rev. 5/3/00