HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-11-21; Planning Commission; Resolution 6929
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
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR A NEW FIRE STATION ON A VACANT TWO-ACRE SITE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF
THE INTERSECTION OF CANNON ROAD AND WIND TRAIL
WAY WITHIN PLANNING AREA 12 OF THE ROBERTSON
RANCH MASTER PLAN AND IN LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 14. CASE NAME: CARLSBAD FIRE STATION NO. 3
CASE NO.: CUP 12-07
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad, “Owner/Developer” has filed a verified
application with the City of Carlsbad regarding property described as
A Portion of Parcel 2 of Lot Line Adjustment ADJ 01-13 per
Certificate of Compliance CE 01-55, Recorded November 28,
2001 as File No. 2001-0865065
(“the Property”); and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration was prepared in conjunction with said
project; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on November 21, 2012, 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:
A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Planning
Commission hereby ADOPTS the Negative Declaration, Exhibit “ND” according to Exhibits
“Notice of Intent (NOI),” and “Environmental Impact Assessment Form – Initial Study (EIA),”
attached hereto and made a part hereof, based on the following findings:
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 6929
(1~ CITY OF
~CARLSBAD
FILE COPY
Community & Economic Development
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CASE NAME: Carlsbad Fire Station No.3
CASE NO: CUP 12-07
/0· ll.s. }0)
www.carlsbadca.gov
PROJECT LOCATION: Northwest of the intersection of Cannon Road and Wind Trail Way, and
at the southwest corner of a new public road and Wind Trail Way
within Planning Area 12 of the Robertson Ranch Master Plan (portion of
APN 208-010-38 and -42)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A development proposal for the construction of a new 11,500 square
foot fire station on a previously graded, two (2) acre site located within the southeast corner of Planning
Area (PA) 12 of the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. The proposed project requires approval of a
Conditional Use Permit.
PROPOSED DETERMINATION: 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 (CEQA) and the Environmental Protection Ordinance of the City of
Carlsbad. As a result of said review, the initial study (EIA Part 2) did not identify any potentially
significant impacts on the environment. Therefore, a Negative Declaration will be
recommended for adoption by the City of Carlsbad Planning Commission.
A copy of the initial study (EIA Part 2) documenting reasons to support the proposed Negative
Declaration is on file in the Planning Division, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008.
Comments from the public are invited. Pursuant to Section 15204 of the CEQA Guidelines, in
reviewing Negative Declarations, persons and public agencies should focus on the proposed
finding that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment. If persons and
public agencies believe that the project may have a significant effect, they should: (1) identify
the specific effect; (2) explain why they believe the effect would occur; and (3) explain why they
believe the effect would be significant. Please submit comments in writing to the Planning
Division within 20 days ofthe date of this notice.
The proposed project and Negative Declaration are subject to review and approval/adoption by
the Planning Commission. Additional public notices will be issued when those public hearings
are scheduled. If you have any questions, please call Barbara Kennedy, Associate Planner in the
Planning Division at (760) 602-4626.
PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD
PUBLISH DATE
October 18, 2012-November 7, 2012
October 18, 2012
· ·~·._P~Ia~n~n~in~g~D~i~v~is~io~n~--------------------------------------------------------------~-: 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 T 760-602-4600 F 760-602-8559 ®
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FORM – INITIAL STUDY
(TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PLANNING DIVISION)
CASE NO: CUP 12-07
DATE: 10/04/2012
BACKGROUND
1. CASE NAME: Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
2. LEAD AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS: City of Carlsbad Planning Division, 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92010
3. CONTACT PERSON AND PHONE NUMBER: Barbara Kennedy, Associate Planner 760-602-4626
4. PROJECT LOCATION: Located on the southwest corner of a new public road and Wind Trail Way and northwest of the intersection of Cannon Road and Wind Trail Way, Carlsbad, CA
5. PROJECT SPONSOR’S NAME AND ADDRESS: City of Carlsbad Property and Environmental
Management Dept, Patrick McGarry, 405 Oak Street Carlsbad, CA 92008
6. GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Open Space (OS)
7. ZONING: P-C Planned Community (Underlying zone designation Open Space (O-S))
8. OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WHOSE APPROVAL IS REQUIRED (i.e., permits, financing
approval or participation agreements): None
9. PROJECT DESCRIPTION/ ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND SURROUNDING LAND
USES:
The project consists of the development of a new 11,500 square foot fire station on a 2 acre site
within the southeast corner of Planning Area (PA) 12 of the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. PA
12 was mass graded in 2008, in conjunction with the development of the Robertson Ranch “East
Village”, for future development of a 13.5 acre city park. The fire station site is located at the
northwest intersection of Cannon Road (a major arterial) and Wind Trail Way and a new street
will be located along the northern boundary to provide access to the fire station, the park, and
future residential development. The surrounding land uses consist of residential to the north
(currently vacant and graded), Cannon Road to the south, apartments to the east (across Wind
Trail Way, and vacant park land to the west. An Environment Impact Report (EIR 03-03, SCH #
2004051039) was prepared for the Robertson Ranch Master Plan by BRG Consulting, Inc. in
April 2006 and certified pursuant to City Council Resolution 2006-324. References to the
Robertson Ranch EIR are made within this Initial Study. The proposed fire station requires
approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the City of Carlsbad Planning Commission.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
2 Rev. 10/18/10
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.
Aesthetics
Agricultural and Forestry
Resources
Air Quality
Biological Resources
Cultural Resources
Geology/Soils
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Hazards/Hazardous Materials
Hydrology/Water Quality
Land Use and Planning
Mineral Resources
Noise
Population and Housing
Public Services
Recreation
Transportation/Traffic
Utilities & Service Systems
Mandatory Findings of
Significance
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
4 Rev. 10/18/10
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
STATE CEQA GUIDELINES, Chapter 3, Article 5, Section 15063 requires that the City conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 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-Initial Study”, if a proposed project could have a potentially significant adverse effect on
the environment, but all 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.
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.
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.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
5 Rev. 10/18/10
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-Initial Study 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 after each related set of questions.
Particular attention should be given to discussing mitigation for impacts, which would otherwise be determined significant.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
6 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially
Significant Impact
Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than
Significant Impact No Impact I. AESTHETICS - Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista?
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including but
not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a State scenic highway?
c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or
quality of the site and its surroundings?
d) Create a new source of substantial light and glare, which would adversely affect day or nighttime views
in the area?
a) No Impact. The project site is not considered a scenic resource nor will future development on the project site
block an existing scenic vista from the view of surrounding land uses.[1]
b) No Impact. The fire station site has already been mass graded per the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. The development of the fire station has no associated impact on any scenic resources.
c) No Impact. The fire station site has already been mass graded per the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. The
development of the fire station has no associated impact on the degradation of the existing visual quality of the site.
d) Less Than Significant Impact. Future development on the project site is not anticipated to create a significant amount of on-or off-site glare and this issue is considered less than significant.[2] The fire station project does not
change the impact of on- or off-site glare as analyzed within the Robertson Ranch EIR.
1. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.11.3.2
2. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.11.3.5
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
7 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially
Significant Impact
Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than
Significant Impact No Impact II. AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST RESOURCES - (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. In
determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental
effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection regarding the state’s inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and
the Forest Legacy Assessment Project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols
adopted by the California Air Resources Board.) Would the project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or
Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the
Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural
use?
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract?
c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning
of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public
Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government
Code section 51104(g))?
d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non-forest use?
e) Involve other changes in the existing environment,
which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural use or
conversion of forest land to non-forest use?
a) No Impact. Implementation of the proposed project will not result in a significant impact related to the
conversion of farmlands off-site to non-agricultural uses. The project site is isolated from other agricultural areas within the City and is segmented from the interim agricultural lands located within the West Village of the
Robertson Ranch Master Plan. [3]
b) No Impact. The project site is zoned Planned Community (P-C) with an underlying zone designation of Open Space (O-S). The O-S zone permits public/quasi-public buildings and facilities subject to approval of a conditional
use permit by the Planning Commission. There are no lands under Williamson Act contracts within the project site
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
8 Rev. 10/18/10
or the Robertson Ranch Master Plan area and therefore, no impact to Williamson Act contracted property will occur. c) No Impact. The project site has already been mass graded for use pursuant to the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. There is no conflict with existing zoning for forest land or timberland.
d) No Impact. The project site has already been mass graded for use pursuant to the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. There is no existing forest land at the project site. e) No Impact. The project site has already been mass graded for use pursuant to the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. Development of the fire station will not result in the conversion of the existing land type.
3. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.9.3 D 4. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.9.3 B
Potentially Significant Impact
Potentially
Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than Significant Impact No Impact III. AIR QUALITY - (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.) Would the
project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan?
b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute
substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation?
c) 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)?
d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations?
e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial
number of people?
a) No Impact. The project site is located in the San Diego Air Basin which is a state non-attainment area for ozone
(O3) and for particulate matter less than or equal to 10 microns in diameter (PM10). The periodic violations of national Ambient Air Quality Standards (AAQS) in the San Diego Air Basin (SDAB), particularly for ozone in
inland foothill areas, requires that a plan be developed outlining the pollution controls that will be undertaken to improve air quality. In San Diego County, this attainment planning process is embodied in the Regional Air Quality
Strategies (RAQS) developed jointly by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG).
A Plan to meet the federal standard for ozone was developed in 1994 during the process of updating the 1991 state-
mandated plan. This local plan was combined with plans from all other California non-attainment areas having
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
9 Rev. 10/18/10
serious ozone problems and used to create the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The SIP was adopted by the Air Resources Board (ARB) after public hearings on November 9th through 10th in 1994, and was forwarded to
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval. After considerable analysis and debate, particularly regarding airsheds with the worst smog problems, EPA approved the SIP in mid-1996.
The proposed project relates to the SIP and/or RAQS through the land use and growth assumptions that are incorporated into the air quality planning document. These growth assumptions are based on each city’s and the County’s general plan. If a proposed project is consistent with its applicable General Plan, then the project
presumably has been anticipated with the regional air quality planning process. Such consistency would ensure that the project would not have an adverse regional air quality impact.
Section 15125(d) of the State of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines contains specific reference to the need to evaluate any inconsistencies between the proposed project and the applicable air quality management plan. Transportation Control Measures (TCMs) are part of the RAQS. The RAQS and TCM plan set
forth the steps needed to accomplish attainment of state and federal ambient air quality standards. The California Air Resources Board provides criteria for determining whether a project conforms with the RAQS which include the following:
Is a regional air quality plan being implemented in the project area?
Is the project consistent with the growth assumptions in the regional air quality plan? The project area is located in the San Diego Air Basin, and as such, is located in an area where a RAQS is being
implemented. The project is consistent with the growth assumptions in the regional air quality plan and will in no way conflict with or obstruct implementation of the regional plan.
b) Less Than Significant Impact. The closest air quality monitoring station to the project site is at Camp Pendleton. Data available for this monitoring site from 2000 through December 2004, indicate that the most recent air quality violations recorded were for the state one hour standard for ozone (a total of 10 days during the 5-year
period). No other violations of any air quality standards have been recorded during the 5-year time period. The project site has already been mass graded according to the development of the Robertson Ranch Master Plan.
Additional minor grading will be necessary for the development of the fire station. The project would involve
minimal short-term emissions associated with grading and construction. Such emissions would be minimized through standard construction measures such as the use of properly tuned equipment and watering the site for dust control. Long-term emissions associated with travel to and from the project will be minimal. Although air pollutant
emissions would be associated with the project, they would neither result in the violation of any air quality standard (comprising only an incremental contribution to overall air basin quality readings), nor contribute substantially to an
existing or projected air quality violation. Any impact is assessed as less than significant.
c) Less Than Significant Impact. The air basin is currently in a state non-attainment zone for ozone and suspended fine particulates. The proposed project would represent a contribution to a cumulatively considerable
potential net increase in emissions throughout the air basin. As described above, however, emissions associated with the proposed project would be minimal. Given the limited emissions potentially associated with the proposed
project, air quality would be essentially the same whether or not the proposed project is implemented. According to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15064(h)(3), the proposed project’s incremental contribution to the cumulative effect
is not cumulatively considerable. Any impact is assessed as less than significant.
d) Less Than Significant Impact. As noted above, the proposed would not result in substantial pollutant emissions or concentrations. Although there are sensitive receptors (future park) located in the vicinity of the project, the impact of the fire station is anticipated to be less than significant.
e) No Impact. The construction of the proposed project could generate fumes from the operation of construction equipment, which may be considered objectionable by some people. Such exposure would be short-term or
transient. In addition, the number of people exposed to such transient impacts is not considered substantial.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
10 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially
Significant Impact
Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than
Significant Impact No Impact IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
a) 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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian, aquatic or wetland habitat or other sensitive natural
community identified in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations or by California Department
of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
c) 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,
filling, hydrological interruption, or other means?
d) 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?
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance?
f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation
Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan?
a-f) No Impact. The project site was mass graded in 2008 in conjunction with the development of the East Village of the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. The site is devoid of vegetation and is surrounded by roadways, vacant graded
sites, and residential development.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
11 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially
Significant Impact
Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than
Significant Impact No Impact V. CULTURAL RESOURCES – Would the project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of a historical resource as defined in §15064.5?
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the signifi-
cance of an archeological resource pursuant to §15064.5?
c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique pale-
ontological resource or site or unique geologic feature?
d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred
outside of formal cemeteries?
a-d) No Impact. The project site was mass graded in 2008 in accordance with Final EIR 03-03 and the Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) prepared for the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. The MMRP included mitigation measures that were developed to avoid significant impacts to cultural resources. All grading activities
were monitored by qualified archeologists, paleontologists and monitors from the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians. No impacts to historic, archeological, paleontological resources and/or human remains are anticipated with
development of the fire station on the vacant graded site.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
12 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially
Significant Impact
Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than
Significant Impact No Impact VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS - Would the project:
a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial
adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury or death involving:
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.
ii. Strong seismic ground shaking?
iii. Seismic-related ground failure, including
liquefaction?
iv. Landslides?
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil?
c) 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?
d) Be located on expansive soils, as defined in Section
1802.3.2 of the California Building Code (2007), creating substantial risks to life or property?
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the
use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the
disposal of wastewater?
a) i) No Impact. Ground rupture is not considered a potential impact as no known active or potentially active
faults traverse, or are located in the vicinity of the project site. [5] ii) No Impact. Potential impact due to ground shaking is addressed by construction in accordance with the
current California Building Code. iii) No Impact. The site has been graded pursuant to the mitigation measures described within Section 5.7.4
of the EIR, which results in a minimum 10-15 foot layer of non-liquefiable soil material beneath the proposed fire station structure. There is no longer a significant impact anticipated.
iv) No Impact. No landslides were identified on the project site. No significant impact to this issue is anticipated. [6]
b) No Impact. The project site has already been mass graded for use pursuant to the Robertson Ranch Master Plan.
Additional grading for the construction of the fire station must comply with the National Pollution Discharge
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
13 Rev. 10/18/10
Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the Regional Water Quality Control Board and shall implement erosion and sediment control measures to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
c) No Impact. The site has been graded pursuant to the mitigation measures described within Section 5.7.4 of the EIR. There is no significant impact anticipated.
d) No Impact. The site has been graded pursuant to the mitigation measures described within Section 5.7.4 of the EIR. There is no significant impact anticipated.
e) No Impact. The site is not located in an area where sewers are not available for the disposal of wastewater.
5. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.7.3.2 6. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.7.3.4
Potentially
Significant Impact
Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than
Significant Impact No Impact VII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS - Would the
project:
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the
environment?
b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purposes of reducing the emissions of
greenhouse gases?
a) Less Than Significant Impact. There are potential short-term and long-term impacts from greenhouse gas
emissions from the development of the fire station project, which were not addressed within the Robertson Ranch EIR.
Greenhouse gas emissions are readily accepted to result in an increase in the earth’s average surface temperature
commonly referred to as global warming. Readily abundant greenhouse gases within the Earth’s atmosphere are: water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and ozone (O3). Energy
production/consumption and vehicle usage are the most common sources of GHG emissions. For the fire station development project there is a potential short term impact through the emission of greenhouse gases caused by the
construction activity required to build the fire station. Emissions from construction include those from onsite construction equipment as well as from worker daily commuting. Long term potential impacts from the project
include energy consumption required to operate the fire station facility, employee commuting, and vehicle emissions from fire fighting activities.
In 2006, the Legislature passed and Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of
2006, which set the 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal into law. It directed the California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) to begin developing discrete early actions to reduce greenhouse gases while also preparing a
scoping plan to identify how best to reach the 2020 limit. The law requires that by 2020, State emissions must be reduced to 1990 levels. The San Diego County Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2008) requires that the region reduce its
GHG emissions by 33 percent from “business-as-usual” emissions to achieve 1990 emissions levels by the year 2020.
The California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) developed a threshold for determining
significance and identifying projects that are required to quantify and mitigate the effects of greenhouse gas emissions from development projects. A threshold of 900 metric tons was selected for residential and office
projects. CAPCOA’s research established that the GHG emissions associated with 50 single-family residential units
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
14 Rev. 10/18/10
and 30,000 square feet of office building to be 900 metric tons and 800 metric tons, respectively. Furthermore, the 900-ton threshold would correspond to office projects of approximately 35,000 square feet, retail projects of
approximately 11,000 square feet, or supermarket space of approximately 6,300 square feet. The Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3 project includes a 11,500 square foot building that is technically considered
commercial, but is operated similar to a residence. In either scenario the development of the fire station is far below the CAPCOA threshold of 900 metric tons, which would be anticipated from a 35,000 square foot commercial project.
Projects that generate less than 900 metric tons of GHG will participate in emission reductions due to regulation of other agencies. For example, new vehicles will be subject to increased fuel economy standards and emission
reductions, large and small appliances will be subject to more strict emissions standards, and energy delivered to consumers will increasingly come from renewable sources. As a result, even the emissions that result from projects that produce less than 900 metric tons of GHG will be subject to emission reductions.
Therefore, any impact is assessed as less than significant. b) Less Than Significant Impact. AB 32 as described above is the governing regulation for greenhouse gas
emissions. There are no local plans for the implementation of the legislation described above. Therefore the project is assessed to determine if it would impede with AB 32. For the reasons stated within VII.a above, the project will
not impede with the implementation of AB 32 and therefore any impact is assessed as less than significant.
Potentially
Significant Impact
Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than
Significant Impact No Impact VIII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS -
Would the project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or
disposal of hazardous materials?
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or environment through reasonably foreseeable upset
and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment?
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or
acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed
school?
d) 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?
e) 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?
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
15 Rev. 10/18/10
f) 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?
g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with
an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized
areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands?
a) No Impact. The project does not propose to transport, use, or dispose of hazardous materials. There are no hazardous materials associated with the cleaning of the fire department hoses. b) No Impact. The project site has already undergone mass grading and the current soil conditions do not possess any foreseeable conditions that would result in the release of hazardous materials into the environment.
c) No Impact. The project is not anticipated to emit any hazardous emissions. d) No Impact. The project site has already undergone mass grading and the current soil conditions do not contain
any hazard materials. e) No Impact. There are no anticipated impacts associated with potential hazards from the McClellan-Palomar
Airport. [7] f) No Impact. The project site is not within the vicinity of a private airstrip.
g) No Impact. The project site is not currently designated as an emergency shelter area, and the proposed project will not impede movement along any established or planned evacuation plan. The proposed project will not impact
the operation and movement of traffic along any of the primary evacuation routes. Therefore, the proposed project
will not result in an impact to the existing emergency plan for the City of Carlsbad. [8] h) No Impact. The fire station site is located outside of the Fuel Modification Zones shown in the EIR and the Robertson Ranch Master Plan.
7. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.10.3.2
8. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.10.3.3
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
16 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially Significant
Impact
Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No
Impact IX. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY - Would the project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste
discharge requirements?
b) 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 pre-existing nearby wells would drop to a level which would not support
existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been granted)?
c) 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?
d) 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 flow rate or amount (volume) of surface runoff in a manner, which would result in flooding on- or off-
site?
e) 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?
f) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality?
g) Place housing within a 100-year flood hazard area as
mapped on a Federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood delineation
map?
h) Place within 100-year flood hazard area structures, which would impede or redirect flood flows?
i) 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?
j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow?
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
17 Rev. 10/18/10
a) Less Than Significant Impact. A Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) has been developed to show the
project’s compliance with the County’s Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan (SUSMP). The SWMP
addresses water quality and hydromodification from the site. The SWMP ensures that the project is designed to minimize or eliminate pollutants from stormwater runoff. Any impact or violation of any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements is anticipated to be less than significant.
b) No Impact. The fire station development will not potentially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere with groundwater recharge. The site has already been mass graded pursuant to the Robertson Ranch Master Plan and the
fill soils currently at the site are not intended to assist in the recharge of groundwater. There is no impact associated with the development of the fire station.
c) No Impact. The site has already been mass graded in accordance with the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. The fire station development does not present any alteration to the existing drainage pattern of the site, or the proposed drainage described within the Master Plan.
d) Less than Significant Impact. Through adherence to the County’s SUSMP guidelines, the project will implement hydromodification at the site, which aims to mimic the pre-development runoff from the site. Large underground storage detention piping will be installed, which will be used to limit the runoff from the site to the pre-
development levels. The detention provided onsite will minimize the potential impact of downstream flooding and stream erosion due to the development. The impact from the fire station project is considered to be less than
significant. e) Less than Significant Impact. The fire station project does not present any alteration of the existing or anticipated flow patterns from the site. The Master Plan designated the fire station site as a proposed park, as
opposed to a fire station use. Any potential impact from the change in land use from the master plan will be mitigated by the design of the hydromodification system to comply with the County SUSMP. The large underground storage detention piping will be used to limit the runoff from the site to the pre-development (no
impervious surfaces) levels. The impact from the fire station project is considered to be less than significant. f) Less Than Significant Impact. A Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) has been developed to show the
project’s compliance with the County’s SUSMP and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The SWMP addresses water quality and hydromodification from the site. The SWMP ensures that the project is designed to minimize or eliminate pollutants from stormwater runoff. The impact from the project to
degrade overall water quality is considered to be less than significant.
g) No Impact. Per the Robertson Ranch Master Plan an 84” storm drain, among other flood control improvements,
has already been installed. These improvements ensure that there are no areas located within the 100-year flood plain. The fire station development is located outside of the 100-year flood plain.
h) No Impact. Per the Robertson Ranch Master Plan an 84” storm drain, among other flood control improvements,
has already been installed. These improvements ensure that there are no areas located within the 100-year flood plain. There are no anticipated impacts related to the development of the fire station.
i) No Impact. The project lies outside of the FEMA 100-year flood plain and includes onsite storm drain improvements that will protect the building from flooding. Therefore, there is no impact of exposing people or
structures to flooding.
j) No Impact. Based on project site location, soil characteristics, and typical site development procedures, impacts
resulting from tsunamis and seiches are not anticipated to occur onsite.[9] 9. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.7.1.2
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
18 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially
Significant Impact
Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than
Significant Impact No Impact X. LAND USE AND PLANNING - Would the project:
a) Physically divide an established community?
b) 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?
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan?
a) No Impact. The proposed fire station development does not include the physical division of an established community.
b) Less Than Significant Impact. The Robertson Ranch Master Plan considered a fire station as an alternative use
for a portion of PA 22. The preferred location was subsequently determined to be a two acre site within a portion of PA 12 which is designated for development of a 13.5 acre park site. In order to maintain consistency with the
master plan, it is necessary to offset the loss of the two acre fire station site with two acres of parkland. The City purchased a two acre site in PA 13 (which is contiguous with the northwest portion of PA 12) to ensure that 13.5
acres remains for future parkland development. The City’s Parks and Recreation Department has determined that the reconfigured park site would still accommodate development of the soccer fields, parking lots, and amenities
that are planned for future development.
The site for the new facility has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Open Space and a zone designation of Planned Community (P-C) with an underlying zone designation of Open Space (OS). The OS zone permits
public/quasi-public buildings and facilities subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission. The proposed fire station would not conflict with the General Plan or zone designations and it would
not be inconsistent with the Robertson Ranch Master Plan in that the fire station is a conditionally permitted use in the OS zone. Any associated impacts related to the reconfiguration of land use within the Master Plan for the
development of the fire station, is anticipated to be less than significant. c) No Impact. The proposed fire station development does not have any potential impact related to the City’s Habitat Management Plan (HMP). In accordance with the HMP, the Robertson Ranch Master Plan designates
“hardline preserve” areas and “development areas”. All impacts to habitat that were associated with development of the Robertson Ranch East Village have been mitigated. The proposed development will not conflict with any
applicable habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
19 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially Significant
Impact
Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No
Impact XI. MINERAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
a) 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?
b) 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?
a) No Impact. The project site has already been mass graded for use pursuant to the Robertson Ranch Master Plan.
b) No Impact. The project site has already been mass graded for use pursuant to the Robertson Ranch Master Plan.
Potentially Significant Impact
Potentially Significant
Unless Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than Significant Impact No Impact XII. NOISE - Would the project result in:
a) 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?
b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive
groundbourne vibration or groundbourne noise levels?
c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project?
d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in
ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project?
e) 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?
f) 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?
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
20 Rev. 10/18/10
a) Less Than Significant Impact. The City of Carlsbad General Plan and City of Carlsbad Noise Guidelines Manual restrict the maximum interior noise level allowable for the fire station development to be 45 dBA. As a
result the fire station is subject to mitigation measure N-2 of the EIR which states that: “For residential uses within PA's 1, 7, 15, 17, 18, 21, and 22 and non-residential uses in PA's 11, 13, 14, and 22,
architectural features needed to achieve the interior noise standard shall be noted on the building plans. A statement certifying that the required architectural features have been incorporated into the building plans, signed by the acoustical analyst/acoustician shall be located on the building plans. The architect shall also include his registration
stamp in addition to the required signature. All noise level reduction architectural components shall be shown on the architectural building plans, and shall be approved. This measure shall be implemented prior to the issuance of building permits for residential projects located within PA's 1, 7,15,17,18,21, and 22 and non-residential uses in
PA's 11, 13, 14, and 22 and verified by the City of Carlsbad Building and Planning Departments.” [10] The project will be conditioned to implement this condition prior to the issuance of building permits. The City of
Carlsbad Planning Department shall be responsible for verification of implementation of this measure. b) No Impact. There is no anticipated impact related to groundbourne vibration or noise levels from the fire station development.
c) No Impact. A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise levels is not anticipated due to the development of
the fire station. d) Less Than Significant Impact. The fire station development presents a potential temporary or periodic noise impact due to the use of the sirens during emergency responses. This impact is anticipated to be less than
significant, due to the low frequency of use within the neighborhood area. The sirens would only be used in emergency situations in the interest of public safety. Additionally, since the fire station project is a replacement of an existing station, the periodic noise from the fire station project is not a new impact on the community as a whole.
e) Less Than Significant Impact. The project site is located within the McClellan-Palomar Airport Noise Impact Notification Area (NINA). The NINA includes a three-mile radius, where 90 percent of all overflight noise related
complaints are received. The noise in this area typically occurs on an irregular basis, and although not generally considered a health or safety issue, it may be a nuisance. [11]
f) No Impact. The fire station is not located within the vicinity of a private airstrip.
10. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.4.4
11. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.4.3.5
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
21 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially Significant
Impact
Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No
Impact XIII. POPULATION AND HOUSING - Would the project:
a) 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)?
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing,
necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating
the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
a) No Impact. The project is not anticipated to have any impact on growth.
b) No Impact. The project will not displace any existing or proposed housing. The proposed use for the site within
the master plan was for park area.
c) No Impact. The project will not displace any people.
Potentially Significant Impact
Potentially Significant
Unless Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than Significant Impact No Impact
XIV. PUBLIC SERVICES
a) 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 government 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:
i) Fire protection?
ii) Police protection?
iii) Schools?
iv) Parks?
v) Other public facilities?
a.i) Less Than Significant Impact. The project includes the replacement of an existing fire station facility. The existing fire station facility is located at 3701 Catalina Drive within a residential neighborhood. The new fire station
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
22 Rev. 10/18/10
facility is located approximately 2 miles to the southeast from the existing station. The new fire station will house approximately 8 firefighters per shift. The proposed fire station location will not create a significant effect on
response times within the station’s response perimeter. Any impact related to the replacement of the existing fire station is anticipated to be less than significant.
a.ii) No Impact. The project will have no impact on police protection. a.iii) No Impact. The project will have no impact on schools.
a.iv) No Impact. The fire station project is located within the planning area designated for park use within the Robertson Ranch Master Plan. The proposed fire station requires approximately 2.0 acres of the 13.5 net acres
designated for park use in the Master Plan. As a part of the fire station development the public park area has also been re-configured. The re-configured park loses approximately 2.0 acres to the fire station, but also gains approximately 2.0 acres to the north of the fire station within planning area 13 of the Master Plan, which was
designated for high density residential use. The net effect on the park is negligible and it is anticipated that there will be no impact on the use of the park as a result of the fire station development. a.v) No Impact. The project will have no impact on any other public facilities.
Potentially Significant
Impact
Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No
Impact XV. RECREATION
a) 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?
b) 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?
a) No Impact. The project would not create any increased use of existing parks or other recreational facilities.
b) No Impact. The project will require a re-configuration of the proposed park shown in the Robertson Ranch Master Plan, but will not have any adverse physical effect on the environment.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
23 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially Significant
Impact
Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than Significant
Impact
No
Impact XVI. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC - Would the project:
a) Conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or policy establishing measures of effectiveness for the
performance of the circulation system, taking into account all modes of transportation including mass
transit and non-motorized travel and relevant components of the circulation system, including but
not limited to intersections, streets, highways and freeways, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and mass
transit?
b) Conflict with an applicable congestion management program, including, but not limited to level of service
standards and travel demand measures, or other standards established by the county congestion
management agency for designated roads or highways?
c) 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?
d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature
(e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
e) Result in inadequate emergency access?
f) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs
regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities, or otherwise decrease the performance or
safety of such facilities?
a) Less Than Significant Impact. The traffic from the fire station would not result in a conflict with the traffic
analysis prepared for the Robertson Ranch Master Plan EIR. There would be no change to the ADT generated by the park site and the fire station site will produce an estimated 48 ADT. The ADT from the fire station would be
offset by the change in use from residential to park for the two acres that were purchased in PA 13. This results in a nine dwelling unit reduction which translates into a reduction of 90 ADT. Therefore, overall, the ADT would be
slightly reduced from the total ADT that was calculated within the EIR.
The fire station location was considered an alternate use of PA 22 of the EIR, which was located on Cannon Road. The proposed fire station site location will present less of an impact than what was considered within the EIR, since
the fire station will now be located off of a side street from Cannon Road, instead of fronting Cannon Road directly. Additionally, an opticom system will be installed on the traffic signal at the intersection of Wind Trail Road and
Cannon Road. The opticom will aid the fire department in response to emergencies, while also providing safer driving conditions at the intersection.
The proposed project would not, therefore, cause an increase in traffic that is substantial in relation to the existing or
anticipated traffic load and capacity of the street system. The impacts from the proposed project are anticipated to be less than significant.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
24 Rev. 10/18/10
b) Less Than Significant Impact. SANDAG acting as the County Congestion Management Agency has
designated three roads (Rancho Santa Fe Rd., El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Rd.) and one highway segment in Carlsbad as part of the regional circulation system. The existing LOS on these designated roads and highway in Carlsbad is:
LOS Rancho Santa Fe Road “A-D”
El Camino Real “A-D” Palomar Airport Road “A-D” SR 78 “F”
The Congestion Management Program’s (CMP) acceptable Level of Service (LOS) standard is “E”, or LOS “F” if that was the LOS in the 1990 base year (e.g., SR 78 in Carlsbad was LOS “F” in 1990). Accordingly, all designated
roads and highway 78 is currently operating at or better than the acceptable standard LOS. Achievement of the CMP acceptable Level of Service (LOS) “E” standard assumes implementation of the adopted CMP strategies. Based on the design capacities of the designated roads and highway and implementation of the
CMP strategies, they will function at acceptable levels of service in the short-term and at buildout. c) No Impact. The proposed project does not include any aviation components. The project is consistent with the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, McClellan-Palomar Airport. It would not, therefore, result in a change of air traffic patterns or result in substantial safety risks. No impact assessed. d) No Impact. All project circulation improvements will be designed and constructed to City standards; and,
therefore, would not result in design hazards. The proposed project is consistent with the City’s general plan and zoning. Therefore, it would not increase hazards due to an incompatible use. No impact assessed.
e) No Impact. The proposed project has been designed to satisfy the emergency requirements of the Fire and Police Departments. No impact assessed.
f) No Impact. There are no associated impacts on public transportation related to the development of the fire
station.
Potentially Significant Impact
Potentially
Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than Significant Impact No Impact XVII. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS - Would the
project:
a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board?
b) 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?
c) Require or result in the construction of new storm water drainage facilities or expansion of existing
facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects?
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
25 Rev. 10/18/10
d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the
project from existing entitlements and resources, or
are new or expanded entitlements needed?
e) Result in a determination by the wastewater
treatment provider, which serves or may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to serve the project’s projected demand in addition to the
provider’s existing commitments?
f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted
capacity to accommodate the project’s solid waste disposal needs?
g) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste?
a) Less Than Significant Impact. A sand oil interceptor will be installed to treat wastewater flows from the fire station’s apparatus bay, where trucks and equipment will be washed. It is not anticipated that the fire station project
will result in an exceedance of the wastewater treatment requirements of the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The impact is anticipated to be less than significant.
b) No Impact. The fire station project will not result in the construction of a new water or wastewater treatment
facility. c) Less Than Significant Impact. The fire station project will result in the construction of new storm water
drainage facilities, but these facilities are not expected to cause a significant environmental effect. The fire station will be required to construct an onsite private storm drain system to collect onsite stormwater flows. The onsite
system will then be connected to the existing City owned 84” RCP storm drain on Cannon Rd. The connection of storm drain pipe from the fire station site will not result in a significant impact on the existing storm drain system.
d) Less Than Significant Impact. The project site is located within the Carlsbad Municipal Water District
(CMWD) area. Water supply improvements have been constructed as a part of the Robertson Ranch Master Plan, with impacts analyzed as part of Section 5.14.10 of the EIR. The fire station project will not create a significant
impact on the water improvements presented within the Master Plan. e) Less Than Significant Impact. The project site is located within the City of Carlsbad sewer services area. Wastewater flows from the site will be conveyed to an 8” diameter sewer pipe within the extended public street off
of Wind Trail Road. This 8” diameter sewer is being extended at the same time as the fire station development. The sewer improvements are in accordance with the Robertson Ranch Master Plan and the City of Carlsbad Sewer
Master Plan. Any impact from the development of the fire station is anticipated to be less than significant. f) Less Than Significant Impact. Existing landfills serving the site have adequate capacity, with the Otay Annex
Landfill's remaining capacity of approximately 31.3 million tons with an estimated closure date of 2027 and Sycamore Landfill's remaining capacity of approximately 17.2 million tons with an estimated closure date of 2017,
and a planned expansion that would provide additional capacity extending the closure date to approximately 2035. The proposed project is not anticipated to result in a significant contribution to the waste flow, and would be served
by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs. No impact related to this issue is anticipated.[12]
g) No Impact. The project will comply with all federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste.
12. Robertson Ranch EIR, Section 5.14.11.3
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
26 Rev. 10/18/10
Potentially
Significant Impact
Potentially Significant Unless
Mitigation Incorporated
Less Than
Significant Impact No Impact XVIII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
a) 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?
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually
limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumula-tively 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?)
c) Does the project have environmental effects, which
will cause the substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly?
a) Less Than Significant Impact. The overall impact on the environment from the fire station project is anticipated
to be less than significant. b) Less Than Significant Impact. The fire station project does not create a significant impact that is individually limited, but cumulatively considerable. The fire station project complies with the intent of the Robertson Ranch
Master Plan and EIR.
c) Less Than Significant Impact. The fire station project is not anticipated to cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly.
Project Number: CUP 12-07
Carlsbad Fire Station No. 3
27 Rev. 10/18/10
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:
a) 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. c) 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.
EARLIER ANALYSIS USED AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION SOURCES
The following documents were used in the analysis of this project and are on file in the City of Carlsbad Planning Division located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008. 1. Final Master Environmental Impact Report for the City of Carlsbad General Plan Update (MEIR 93-01).
City of Carlsbad Planning Division. March 1994. 2. Carlsbad General Plan, City of Carlsbad Planning Division, dated March 1994.
3. City of Carlsbad Municipal Code, Title 21 Zoning, City of Carlsbad Planning Division, as updated.
4. Habitat Management Plan for Natural Communities in the City of Carlsbad, City of Carlsbad Planning Division, final approval dated November 2004.
5. Final Environmental Impact Report for the Robertson Ranch Master Plan Volume 1,City of Carlsbad
Planning Division, April 2006, City Council Resolution 2006-324
6. Robertson Ranch Master Plan MP 02-03, City of Carlsbad Planning Division, City Council Ordinance No. NS-822, November 14, 2006