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Home My WebLink AboutEIR 03-04; Palomar Transfer Station; Conditional Use Permit (CUP)CITY OF CARLSBAD LAND USE REVIEW APPLICATION^ 11 APPLICATIONS APPLIED FOR: (CHECK BOXES) (FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY) (FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY) • Administrative Permit - 2nd Dwelling Unit • Planned Industrial Permit • Administrative Variance • Planning Commission Determination • Coastal Development Permit • Precise Development Plan Conditional Use Permit (Amendment) • Redevelopment Permit • Condominium Permit • Site Development Plan • Environmental Impact Assessment • Special Use Permit • General Plan Amendment • Specific Plan • Hillside Development Permit • Tentative Parcel Map Obtain from Engineering Department • Local Coastal Plan Amendment • Tentative Tract Map • Master Plan • Variance • Non-Residential Planned Development • Zone Change • Planned Development Permit • List other applications not specified 2) ASSESSOR PARCEL NO(S).: 209-050-25 3) PROJECT NAME: 4) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: Amondmont of CUP 260B T PJL^^-^j^ S-fzCY^Trr] Amendment of CUP 2608 for revision to site plan. 5) OWNER NAME (Print or Type) County of San Diego Department of Public Works, Airports Division c/o: Richard J. Jenkins, Director of County Airports 6) APPLICANT NAME (Print or Type) Waste Management . c/o: Ken Ryan, Manager MAILING ADDRESS 1 960 Joe Crosson Dr. (MS-S119) MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 947 CITY AND STATE ZIP TELEPHONE El Cajon, CA 92020 (619)956-4806 CITY AND STATE ZIP TELEPHONE Carlsbad, CA 92018-0947 (760)754-4157 Mobile:(760) 802-9042 1 CfcHllhY IHAT 1 AM THE LEGAL OWNER AND THAT ALL THE ABOVE INFORMA^iOjll IS .TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWL^EJ L--V^ I J J 1 CERTIFY THAT 1 AW THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER AND THAT ALL THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. SIGNATURE ^ C/ D/^TE' SIGNATURE 0 DATE 7) BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION A portion of lot A and B of Rancho Aqua Hedionda according to map 823 filed on November 16, "'986 Form 1 6 PAGE 1 OF 2 NOTF: A PROPOSED PROJECT REQ A PROPOSED PROJECT REQUIRING O G MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS BE FILED, MI^^BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 3:30 P.M. ONE APPLICATION BE FILED, MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 4:00 P.M. 8) LOCATION OF PROJECT: 5960 El Camino Real ON THE BETWEEN East STREET ADDRESS SIDE OF (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST) Faraday Avenue AND (NAME OF STREET) Orion St. (NAME OF STREET) El Camino Real (NAME OF STREET) 9) LOCAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 1 0) PROPOSED NUMBER OF LOTS 13) TYPE OF SUBDIVISION 16) PERCENTAGE OF PROPOSED PROJECT IN OPEN SPACE 19) GROSS SITE ACREAGE 22) EXISTING ZONING N/A N/A N/A 10.9 M 11) NUMBER OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL UNITS 14) PROPOSED IND OFFICE/ SQUARE FOOTAGE 17) PROPOSED INCREASE IN ADT 20) EXISTING GENERAL PLAN 23) PROPOSED ZONING 0 N/A N/A PI M 12) PROPOSED NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS 1 5) PROPOSED COMM SQUARE FOOTAGE 18) PROPOSED SEWER USAGE IN EDU 21) PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION N/A N/A PI 24) IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THIS APPLICATION IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR MEMBERS OF CITY STAFF, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS OR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO INSPECT AND ENTER THE PROPERTY THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS APPLICATION. I/WE CONSENT TO EN] SIGNATURE FOR CITY USE ONLY FEE COMPUTATION APPLICATION TYPE TOTAL FEE REQUIRED FEE REQUIRED RECEIVED MAR 0 h 2002 CITYOFCARLSBAD PLANNING DEPT. DATE STAMP APPLICATION RECEIVED RECEIVED BY: DATE FEE PAID Form 1 6 RECEIPT NO. PAGE 2 OF 2 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Applicant's statement or disclosure of certain ownership interests on all applications which will require discretionary action on the part of the City Council or any appointed Board. Commission or Committee. The following information MUST be disclosed at the time of application submittal. Your project cannot be reviewed until this information is completed. Please print. Note: Person is defined as "Any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint vennire, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, in this and any other county, city and count}.', city municipality, district or other political subdivision or any other group or combination acting as a unit." Agents may sign this document; however, the legal name and entity of the appiicant and property owner must be provided below. 1. APPLICANT (Not the applicant's agent) Provide the COMPLETE, LEGAL names and addresses of ALL persons having a financial interest in the application. If the applicant includes a corporation or partnership, inciude the names, title, addresses of all individuals owning more than 10% of the shares. IF NO INDIVIDUALS OWN MORE THAN 10% OF THE SHARES, PLEASE INDICATE NON- APPLICABLE (N/A) IN THE SPACE BELOW If a publiclv-owned corporation, include the names, tities, and addresses of the corporate officers. (A separate page may be attached if necessary.) Person: Corp/Part Waste Management. Title Title See attached Address Address 5960 El Camino Real Carlsbad, CA 92008 2. OWNER (Not the owner's agent) Provide the COMPLETE, LEGAL names and addresses of ALL persons having any ownership interest in the property involved. Also, provide the nature of the legal ownership (i.e, partnership, tenants in common, non-profit, corporation, etc.). If the ownership includes a corporation or partnership, include the names, title, addresses of all individuals owning more than 10% ofthe shares. IF NO INDIVIDUALS OWN MORE THAN 10% OF THE SHARES, PLEASE INDICATE NON-APPLICABLE (N/A) IN THE SPACE BELOW. If a publiclv- owned corporation, include the names, titles, and addresses of the corporate officers. (A separate page may be attached if necessary.) Person County of San Diego Title Department of Public Works, Airports Division Address 1960 Joe Crosson Drive. (MS-S119), El Cajon, CA 92020 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 ITJ) 3. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OR TRUST If any person identified pursuant to (I) or (2) above is a nonprofit organization or a trust, list the names and addresses of ANY person serving as an officer or director of the non-profit organization or as trustee or beneficiary of the. Non Profit/Trust Non Profit/Trust Title Title Address Address Have you had more than $250 worth of business transacted with any member of City staff Boards, Commissions, Committees and/or Council within the past rwelve (12) months? I I Yes ^ No If yes, please indicate person(s):_ NOTE: Attach additional sheets if necessary (please see Exhibit A). I certify that all the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge 'ne^^teiA/ Signature of applic2mt/date Signature of owne County of San Diego. Dept. of Public Works. Airports Div. c/o: Richard J. Jenkins. Director of Countv Airports Print or type name of applicant Waste Management. c/o: Ken Ryan . Manager Print or type name of owner Signature of owner/applicant's agent if applicable/date Print or type name of owner/applicant's agent H:ADMIN\COUNTER\DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 5/98 Page 2 of 2 EXHIBIT A ADDITIONAL PERSONS HAVING A FINANCIAL INTEREST. City of Carlsbad (Lessee of Palomar Transfer Station from County of San Diego) 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. (Sub Lessee of Palomar Transfer Station from Coast Waste Management) 8364 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92111 city of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad CA 92008 Receipt Applicant: TRANSFER STATION INC Description Amount EIR03004 18,200.00 Not valid unless validated by Cash Register PLEASE RETAIN RECEIPT FOR REFUNDS OR ADJUSTMENTS Receipt Number: R0034783 ^^'^^ 55/29/03 00()2. ^ .11. I. • us • Transaction Date: 05/29/2003 Pay Type Method Description Amount Payment Check 367423 18,200.00 Transaction Amount: 18,200.00 ^^^^RAUFOftNiA - THE RESOURCES AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME ^^\7f\Af\ ENVIRONMENTAL FILING FEE CASH RECEIPT ' fc. I U 1-VJ DFG 753.Sa (8.03) ^ Lead Agency: V ( Viiji )? :>! Zf//^ 03" Q-f- Date: V f County) State Agency of Filing: tjO \ y j Document No.: np'^C.-] Project Title: H/'iQv^i^i^ A4 0_;\S-^(< S^';^-V> 0^^^ Tj^ (. ^ ^ Project Applicant Name: ' 1 \0\V;{r wl 'S^rvVM i^ )X\U Phona^ifji^ir (^]'±:22S1 Project Applicant Address: ,%ob'-J C 1 vrP.O^yAt fVb"5rv f-)! V.;r I ^ 5^! n 0)'(rv>0 Project Apfjitlcant (^chec/cappropr/afe box); Local Public Agency | | School District Other Special District Q r State Agency | ) Private EnlrtyJ^ (^ Envlrofimentai Impact Report . y ; $8Sti.# • $., ;0 S(. '. OQ ( ) Negative Declaration $1,250.00 S ( ) Application Fee Water Diversion (SXate Water Resources Control Board Only) $850.00 $ ( ) Projects Subject to Certified Regulatory Programs $850.00 $ 0^) County Administrative Fee $25.00 $ 2.. (..)(. ) ( ) Project that is exempt from fees Signature and title of person receiving payment: TbTALRECEIVED $ ^6 ?6 (X/ j«M».aa«m.....„,.vM-ym5..,. mi^ms<....:...j!S9mm'!i.m^m AWIN MANAGEMENT, INC. I INVOICE NUMBER EIR-FEES Message : RTD 529 BOKYO INVOICE DATE GROSS AMOUNHP DISCOUNT NET AMOUNT 5/20/2003 18,200.00 i Sl 18,200.00 at) CHECK # 367423 CHECK VENDOR: 307060 CITY OF rOTALS; 18,200.00 CARLSB fUD 18,200.00 DETACH THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS Notice of Determination ^^i From: CITYOFCARLSBAD Planning Department 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92009 (760) 602-46,00 To: ^ Office of Planning and Research P.O. Box 3044 Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 ^ Coimty Clerk County of San Diego Attn: Rita Garcia, Rm. 260 1600 Pacific Highway SanDiego, CA 92112-1750 Project No: EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) Filing of Notice of Determination in compliance with Section 21108 or 21152 ofthe Public Resources Code. PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION Project Title 200307U75 City of Carlsbad, Elaine Blackbum (760) 602- 4621 State Clearinghouse No. Lead Agency, Contact Person Telephone Number East side of Orion Street between Faraday Avenue and El Camino Real, City of Carlsbad, San Diego Coimty Project Locations (include County) Name of Applicant: Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. Applicant's Address: 8364 Clairemont Mesa Blvd; San Diego, CA 92111 Applicant's Telephone Number: (858) 694-2212 Project Description: 3.9-ac expansion of existing trash transfer station with increased tonnage and expanded days/hours of operation This is to advise that the City of Carlsbad has approved the above-described project on February 1, 2005, and has made the following determination regarding the above-described project. 1. The project will not have a significant effect on the environment 2. An Environmental Impact report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. 3. Mitigation measures were made a condition ofthe approval ofthe project. 4. A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project. 5. A statement of Overriding Considerations was not adopted for this project. 6. Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. This is to certify that the fmal EIR with comments and responses and record of project approval i^Xailable to the General Public at THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. DON NEU, Assistant Planning Director Date received for filing at OPR: Date Revised December 2004 NOTJ^ OF PUBLIC HEARING COUNT Mail to: County Clerk, County of San :LERK Mailstop A4, PO Box 121750, San December 1. 2004 Public Hearing Date: _ Public Hearing Place: 1200 CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE. CARLSBAD. CAmyORNIA^ Public Hearing Time: 6:00 p.m. / m Resp;?fi§i«fhust be recei^il^qdito«iiiifewB2iSdi3i3 .9^0 Project Title: EIR 03-04/CUP 260(0 - PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION Lead Agency: CITY OF CARLSBAD - PLANNING Street Address: 1635 FARADAY AVENUE Phone: City: CARLSBAD Zip: 92008 Contact Person:. (760) 602-4621 PLAUUiiiGOEPARTMEHT Cit»ffi ;.AINEaBiiM:KBUI County: sfTY PROJECT LOCATION: County: SAN DIEGO COUNTY City/Nearest Community: CITY OF CARLSBAD ORION STREET/FARADAY AVE Cross Streets:. Assessor's Parcel No. 209-050-25 Within 2 Miles: State Hwy #: Airports: McCLELLAN/PALOMAR Total Acres: 3.9 (expansion area) Section: _ Twp. _ Range: _ Base; S.H.78 Waterways: _ Railways: NCTD Schools: ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: CEQA: • NOP • Supplement/Subsequent • Early Cons |^ EIR (SCH Nci 2003071 • Neg Dec • Other: • Draft EIR 175 LOCAL ACTION TYPE: •General Plan Update • QOeneral Plan Amendment O •General Plan Element O QZone Code Amendment I I Specific Plan Master Plan Planned Unit Development Site Plan I I Rezone I I Use Permit I I Land Division (Subdivision, Parcel Map, Tract Map, etc.) I I Annexation I I Redevelopment I I Coastal Permit M Other: CUP AMENDMENT DEVELOPMENT TYPE: QResidential: Units •office: Sq. Ft. •commercial: Sq. Ft. • industrial: Sq. Ft. •Recreational: Acres Acres Acres Acres 3.9 PROJECT ISSUES DISCUSSED IN DOCUMENT: I I Aesthetic/Visual •Agricultural Land KlAir Quality I iArchaeoiogicai/ii'istoricai •Coastal Zone I I Drainage/Absorption •Economic/Jobs •Fiscal • Flood Plain/Flooding 1 1 Schools/Universities • Water Quality • Forest Land/Fire Hazard 1 1 Septic Systems • Water Supply/Ground Water ••1 Geological/Seismic 1 1 Sewer Capacity Wetland/Riparian ••1 Minerals 1 1 Soii firosion/Cornpaction/Grading 1 • LJ Vv'iidiife • Noise • Solid Waste • Growth Inducing • Population/Housing Balance 1 1 Toxic/Hazardous • Land Use • Public Services/Facilities 1^ Traffic/Circulation • Cumulative Effect • Recreation/Parks 1^ Vegetation • Other: Present Land Use/Zoning/General Plan Use TRASH TRANSFER STATION/M/PI Project Description: 3.9-ac expansion of existing trash transfer station Where documents are located for Public Review: Community Development Center, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008 February 2000 PROOF OF PUBLI(€>TION (2010 & 2011 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid: I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to or interested in the above- entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of This .space is^Pthe County Clerk's Filing Stamp Proof of Publication of North County Times Formerly known as the Blade-Citizen and The Times-Advocate and which newspapers have been adjudicated newspapers of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of San Diego, State of Califomia, for the City of Oceanside and the City of Escondido, Court Decree number 171349, for the County of San Diego, that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpariel), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit: November 18''' 2004 Pi^^^g ^;QMMISSI0N PUBUC HEABINS to consider ttie following: ro«iFacilitlesManaQement Zone 5 - PALOMAH TRANSFER STATION Monitoring and Reporting Program I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at SAN MARCOS Califomia This 18^ Dav of November. 2004 Signature Jane Olson NORTH COUNTY TIMES Legal Advertising V PROOF OF PUBLICgf^ION (2010 & 2011 C.C.P.) This space i^pF the County Clerk's Filing Stamp STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid: I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to or interested in the above- entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of Proof of PtiBlicatibn of North County Times Formerly known as the Blade-Citizen and Times-Advocate and which newspapers have adjudicated newspapers of general circulatio the Superior Court of the County of San D State of Califomia, for the City of Oceanside the City of Escondido, Court Decree nui 171349, for the County of San Diego, thai notice of which the annexed is a printed cop> in type not smaller than nonpariel), has published in each regular and entire issue of newspaper and not in any supplement therec the following dates, to-wit: !(fr I certify (or declare) under penalty of petjur> the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at SAN MARCOS, Califomia This Day of November, 2003 cnr OF PALOMAR TSANSFBR STATION - BIR 03-04 ENVmONimVTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) ^ PUBUC SCOPING MEETINQ Faiaday Cominiiiii^ Development Boildliitf 1635 FKraday Avenue. Room 173-A Carlsbad, CA Wedneaday. November 12, 2003 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit written input on the effects this project may have on the environment so that the EIR consultant may nrrallze theiist of Issu^ which will be analyzed in the EIR. A presentation will be made that includes; an explanauon of the purpose of a public scoping meeting; a descrlpttpn pf the project; and an dyovlew of the EIR process as reqiflred lw the Califomia Environmental QwM}ty Act (CEOA). Following the presentation, questions will be taken aSd Tbrms will be provided to soudt written input from the public on the effects this proiect may have on the environment. Proiect Location East side of Orion Street between Faraday Avenue and El Camino Real. PALOMAR TRANe»>BR STATION -SIR 03-04/CUP 26^) Brief Project Description: Proposed changes to the ap-proved ConditloiBd User Permit tor the existing trash transfer fe-cility, Including: modifications to current operating conditions, physical modificatwns to the ex-IstlM facility/structures, and ex-pansion of the use into an area EoSdaries"°* ^^^'^ project Coverage of the EIR Tbia rat will analyse anUclpated Impacta to: tcultural Resources • Arc^I^cal and Paleontological Resourc& • Biolpg^ Resources • Geol^r/Solls • Hazarais • Umd Use CompattblllQr • Noise • Population/Housinff • Public Services andrUtlllUes • Transportation/Circulation • VlsuaTAesthetlcs/Gradliig • Water Ouallly/Hydrology Publish: November 9, 2003 PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION CUP 260(C)/EIR 03-04 Signature NORTH COUNTY TIMES Legal Advertising PROOF OF PUBLIC^ION (2010 i& 2011 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid: I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to or interested in the above- entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of This space is ^^he County Clerk's Filing Stamp It Proof of Publication of North County Times Formerly known as the Blade-Citizen and The Times-Advocate and which newspapers have been adjudicated newspapers of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of San Diego, State of Califomia, for the City of Oceanside and City of Escondido, Court Decree number 171349, for the County of San Diego, that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpariel), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit: I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is tme and correct. Dated at SAN MARCOS Califomia This 25th Day of July, 2003 CITY OF CARLSBAD PLANNING DEPARTMENT PUBUCNOTICE OF PREPARATION PIEASETAKE NOTICE: , -, The Planning Department of the City of Carlsbad intends to prepa^re an Environmental Impact Report for the fol- lowing project-Proiect Description: The pi ment to the apprcwd Co' an existing trash transtg ment would Include mai conditions, physlpd in facility/structures, .^f^ project is ap amend-lonal Use Permit (CUP) for Ifty. The propiosed amend-1ons to current operating -iatlons to the existing - ' of the use into an area oreviously not within the project boundaries. _ . ^ ^roS Addressfl-oolton: iSt side <rf Orion St between Fa°adiy Av and ETCamIno Beal.Anticipated Significant Imparts: Air Quaiy (Odow); BlologicafResources; Hy- We need^nw'your^S a the effect this project might have on the environment and your suggestions for ways the project could be rSvised toieduce or avoid any sianiflcanf environmental damage. Your ideas wili help us decide what issues to analyzeln the environmental re-view of this project. , Your comments on the environmental Impact of the pro-posed project may be submitted in writTna tp the Plan-ning Department, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carisbad, Cali-fornia 92008, no later than August 24, 2003. /s/Michaei J. Holzmiller Planning Direcior DATED: JULY 25, 2003 CASE NO: EIR 03-04/CUP 260 C) _ „„ , CASE NAME: PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION PUBLISH DATE: JULY 25, 2003 NCT1525613 Signature NORTH COUNTY TIMES Legal Advertising F U L li P Gregory J. Smith, Recorder/County Clerk Form A Notice of Completion & Envronmental Document Transmittal Mail io: .State Clearinghouse, PO Box 3044, Sacrainento, CA 95812^044 9 le;'445 -0613 Project Title; Palomar Transfer Station Expansion Proiect EIR BY. JUN 1 0 2004 rAt SCH# 2003071175 Citv of Carlsbad Mailing Address: 1635 Faraday Avenue "^'y Carlsbad Zip: 92008 ConUct Pais art Pk>«: (760) 602-4621 <^^'v. San Diego Elaine Blackbum. AICP Project Location: County San Diego Crces StEats: Orion Street^araday Avenue Assessor's PaicalNb. 760-166-84 Citjrt^aaisst Cammunity: Carlsbad Saction: Within 2 Milas: .Stata Hwy U: ].5 Aiipoite: Palomar McClellan Railways: ZipCoda: 92008 Twp. Total Acres: Ranga: 10.98 Basa: Watenvays: Amia HeHinnHa T.apnnn .Schools: Document Type: CEQA DNOP • Eady Cans • Nag Dac Kl Draft EIR • Supplartent/Suhsaquant EIR (Prior SCH No.) • Otliar NEPA: • NOI • EA • Draft HS • FONSI Other: • Joint Etocunvant • Final Docianant • Otter ijocal Action Type: • GaiEralPlanUpdata • Ganaial Plan Annandnnant • Gananl PlanElernent • CammiunityPlan • Spaoific Plan • MastarPUn • Planred Unit Dawlopment • Sita PUn • Raaona • Annaxatian • PiaBona • Radevslppmant Kl Usa Parmit • Coastal Permit • Land Division (Subdivision, ate .) • Othar Developrnent Type: • Rasidantial: • Offica: I I Comnrfircial: Kl hridusttial: I I Educational • Reciaatioial Sc[Jt_ 10,98 Employees^ Enfploy€i&i_ • Watar Facilitias: • TransporUtiati: • Mining: • POwar. • Wasta Traatmant: • lizardDus Wasta 7>pe. MbK?'al_ Type. Typ& 7yp.e Warn Othgj: CUP Amendment/Solid Waste Transfer Station""Expansion Funding (approx ): Fairal % 0_ Stata $ 0 Total $ 0 Project Issues Discussed in Document: El AastheticA'isual Agricultural Land • AirQiality • Aichaobgical/HistQiical • Coastal Zona B Drainaga/Absorption • Hjonomic/Jobs • Fiscal • Flood PUin.iFlcoding • Foisst Lard/Fira Hasird 1X1 Gaologic/Saismic • Minerals (SNoisa [3] PopuIatiott^Hsusing Balanca ^ Public ServicasTacilitias ^ Racraatiar/Parlcs 0 SchootsiUnivarsitias • Saptic Systams • iSewar Capaaty IX] Soil ^osion^Compactioin/Giading (3 Solid Wasta 0 Toxic/Ha^dous IX) Traffic/Circulation H Vegetation H Watar Qixality S Watar Sijiplj^Groundwater E Watland/Ripaiian EWildlifa K] Growth Inducing H Landuse H Cumukti\e Effects • Othar Present Land UseSoning/General Plan Designation: Waste Transfer Station/M (Industrial) Zoning / PI Planned Industrial Land Use Designation Project Description: The proposed project is for a CUP amendment for an existing trash transfer facility which includes modifications to current operating conditions, physical modifications to the existing facility/structures, and expansion of the use into an area previously not within project boundaries. The proposed expansions area consists of 3.9 acres at the northem edge of the property. The expansion area would be used for storage of empty containers and for parking. Reviewing Agencies Checklist Form A, continued S RBSouices Agency Boating & Waterways S Coastal CJorarnission Coastal Conservancy Oalorado River Board Oaiservation S Hsh & Game Farestiy & Fire Protection Office of Historic Preservation S Paris Si Recreation Rflclamatian Board S.F. Bay Ctanservation & Developrnent Coramission S Water Rjesources pWR) Business, Transportation & Housing _S__Aeianautics S California Highway Patrol _5_CALTRANS District # 11 _Depaitment of Transportation Planning (headquarters) _Housing & Cammunity Developraent Food & Agriculture Health &Wel^re Health Serflces State & Consumer Services General Services OLA (Schools) KEY S = Document sent by lead a^icy X = Docment sent by SCH / = Suggested distribution Environmental Protection Agency _S ^Air Resoxiices Board S! California Waste Management Board ^SWRCB: dean Water Grants ^SWRCB: Delta Vnii _SWRCB: Water Quality _SWRCB: Water Rights S RfiaionalWQCB# 9 ( San Diepn ) Youth & Adult Corrections Collections Independent Commissions & OfTices Energy Commission S Native American Heritage Commission ^Public Utilities Comraission ^Sinta Monica Mountains Ccj^servancy State Lands Commissian Tahce Regional Planning Agency S other public Review Period (to be filled in by lead agency) Ending Date Julv 9. 2004 Date . Lead Agency (Complete if applicable): QmsultmgFiim: Greystone Environmental Consuhants Address: 1635 Faradav Avenue aty/State/Zip: Carlsbad. CA 92008 Oontatt: Elaine Blackbum. AICP Phone: ( 760) 602-4621 Allied Waste Applicant^ Address: 8364 Clairemont Mesa Blvd City/State/Zip: Phone: ( 858) 637-5610 San Diego. CA 92111 For SCH Use Only: Date Received at SCH _ Date Review Starts Date to Agencies Date to SCH Oearance Date. f'LEU :N THE OrP'CB OF,THt, . Cwi^"" CLRK • if ^efbr:iec' 'o^agi Deouty. WENDY WESTBERG STE 370 26440 LA ALAMEDA MISSION VIEJO CA 92691 SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC RUTH BESECKER-LOVE MAILSTOP E PO BOX 1831 SANDIEGO CA 92112 AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOUNDATION BOB RICHARDS 1580 CANNON ROAD CARLSBAD CA 92008- CALTRANS DISTRICT 11 BILL FIGGE MAIL ST 50 P O BOX 85406 SAN DIEGO CA 92186-5406 CITY OF ENCINITAS PLANNING DIRECTOR 505 S. VULCAN AV ENCINITAS CA 92024-3633 CITY OF OCEANSIDE PLANNING DIRECTOR 300 NORTH COAST HWY OCEANSIDE CA 92054 CITY OF SAN MARCOS PLANNING DIRECTOR 1 CIVIC CENTER DR SAN MARCOS CA 92069 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO PLANNING DIRECTOR B MS 0650 5201 RUFFIN RD SAN DIEGO CA 92123 LEUCADIA WASTE WATER DISTRICT 1960 LA COSTA AV CARLSBAD CA 92009 REG WATER QUALITY CONTROL BD STE 100 9174 SKY PARK CT SANDIEGO CA 92123-4340 A notice has been mailed to ^iXX^^^*^ all property owners/occupants '^yx.auC/ listed her9ir>. Date: Signature:. r ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DIST DR DOUGLAS P DEVORE 101 S RANCHO SANTA FE RD ENCINITAS CA 92024 U S FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE LEE ANN CARRANZA 6010 HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD CARLSBAD CA 92009- CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION STE 103 7575 METROPOLITAN DR SAN DIEGO CA 92108-4402 CITY OF ENCINITAS COM DEV DEPT 505 S VULCAN AV ENCINITAS CA 92024 U S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS STE 300A 16885 W BERNARDO DR SAN DIEGO CA 92127-1620 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION RM 364 915 CAPITOL MALL SACRAMENTO CA 95814 CA DEPT OF FISH AND GAME ENVIRONMENTAL SERV DIV DAVID LAWHEAD 4949 VIEWRIDGE AV SAN DIEGO CA 92123 CALIFORNIA RESOURCES AGENCIES STE 1311 1416 9TH ST SACRAMENTO CA 95814 COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO RECORDS PO BOX 121750 SANDIEGO CA 92112 STATE CLEARINGHOUSE RM 121 1400 TENTH STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95814 VALLECITOS WATER DIST 201 VALLECITOS DE ORO SAN MARCOS CA 92069 SANDAG-LAND USE COMMISS NAN VALERIO STE 800 401 "B" STREET SAN DIEGO CA 92101 S D CO WATER AUTHORITY 4677 OVERLAND AV SAN DIEGO CA 92123-1233 THE COAST NEWS P O BOX 232550 ENCINITAS CA 92023-2550 S D AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIST 9150 CHESAPEAKE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92123-1096 OLIVENHAIN MUNICIPAL WATER DIST FRANK FONTINESSI 1966 OLIVENHAIN RD. 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Box 3044 I I / 9 f5 7 Planning fepartr Sacramento, CA 95812-3@4 Jj ' |]^ [g) 1635 Far^^ Av< Gregoiy J.Smith, Recorder/County Clerk Carlsbad, 92003 ^ County Clerk ^IAR . ^ 2005 (760) 602-460ltf County of San Diego Q .^A / Attn: Rita Garcia, Rm. 26©Y__-JLjLlli^ MifliR 1 6 2005 mm 1600 Pacific Highway SanDiego, CA 92112-1750 # ^ Project No: EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) Filing of Notice of Determination in compliance with Section 21108 or 21152 ofthe Public Resources Code. PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION Project Title 2003071175 City of Carlsbad, Elaine Blackbum (760) 602- 4621 State Clearinghouse No. Lead Agency, Contact Person Telephone Number East side of Orion Street between Faraday Avenue and El Camino Real, City of Carlsbad, San Diego County Project Locations (include County) Name of Applicant: Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. Applicant's Address: 8364 Clairemont Mesa Blvd; San Diego, CA 92111 Applicant's Telephone Number: (858) 694-2212 Project Description: 3.9-ac expansion of existing trash transfer station with increased tonnage and expanded days/hours of operation This is to advise that the City of Carlsbad has approved the above-described project on February 1, 2005, and has made the following determination regarding the above-described project. 1. The project will not have a significant effect on the environment 2. An Environmental Impact report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. 3. Mitigation measures were made a condition of the approval ofthe project. 4. A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project. 5. A statement of Overriding Considerations was not adopted for this project. 6. Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. This is to certify that the final EIR with comments and responses and record of project approval isfaVailable to the General Public at THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. DON NEU, Assistant Planning Director Date Date received for filing at OPR: Revised December 2004 : cr, |M -rHh • )FFKi'~- -F i Ht GOUNl CLERK 'n^,r.:r,.s,,n. MA>: lAlil^l^ Mi^: <eii.;:'na"i !c r^csency B AWIN MANAGEMENT, INC. INVOICE NUMBER INVOICE DATE GROSS AMOUNI DISCOUNT NET AMOUNT CEQA-2005 Me^ssage : RTD-529ADW U42 Palomar Transfer Station 2/14/2005 875.00 875.00 CHECK # 1190116 CHECK ITOTALS; VENDOR: 369028 SAN DIEGO COUNITY CLERK 875.00 875.00 DETACH THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS Citv of Ca rlsoad Planning Department NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to you, because your interest may be affected, that the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad will hold a public hearing at the Council Chambers, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1, 2004, to consider a request for a recommendation of certification of an Environmental Impact Report, a recommendation of adoption of the Candidate Findings of Fact and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and a recommendation of approval of a Conditional Use Permit Amendment and a ten-year time extension to allow an expansion and continued operation of the Palomar Transfer Station located on the east side of Orion Street between Faraday Avenue and El Camino Real and within Local Facilities Management Zone 5 and more particularly described as: A portion of lots A and B of Rancho Agua Hedionda according to Map No. 823 filed on November 16, 1986 Those persons wishing to speak on this proposal are cordially invited to attend the public hearing. Copies of the staff report will be available online at http://www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us/csen//pdfdoc.html?pid=295 on or after November 29, 2004. If you have any questions, please call Elaine Blackburn in the Planning Department at (760) 602- 4621. If you challenge the Environmental Impact Report and Conditional Use Permit Amendment in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad at or prior to the public hearing. CASE FILE: EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) CASE NAME: PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 18, 2004 CITY OF CARLSBAD PLANNING DEPARTMENT 1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us SITE PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) 209-041-26 BECKMAN COULTER INC 4300 N HARBOR BLVD FULLERTON CA 92835 '209-050-19 CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATERJilSTRlCT PUBCI^GENCY ™-050-25 ^ COUJ£P¥ OF SAN DIEGO Pt^LIC AGENCY 209-050-26 CITY OF CARISBAD PUBUeAGENCY 209-050-28 SAN DEKjQ^S&ELECTRIC CO CAI=ffdRNIA STATE ASSESSE 209-050-31 FENTON CARLSB^ 7588 MEpGPOlJTAN DR SAN-DISGO CA 92108 209-050-32 FENTON CARLSBAD LLC 7588 METROPOLITAN DR SAN DBEGO CA 92108 209-050-33 LUANNE L & WILLIAM LEONARD 36560 SAQUARO CT RANCHO MIRAGE CA 92270 ^•^QC\ \0 OaXe-..^— ^ Gregory Ryan - CUP 260(C) - Waste Mg^acility expansion Page 1 From: To: Subject: 090203 FIRE- Gregory Ryan Blackburn, Elaine CUP 260(G) - Waste Mgt. facility expansion Proposed building footprint extends approximately 4 linear feet into the required Fire Lane. It would be preferred if the building could be situated out of the fire lane. NOTE: There was no information regarding type of construction or whether or not this addition is sprinkled. Fire would like to condition this application, that as a minimal requirement, this addition shall be protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system. CC: Vaudreuil, Karyn CARLSBAD FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Protection Services PROJECT CONDITION REPORT PROJECT NAME: Palomar Transfer Station Date: 083004 Project number: Planning - CUP 260 (C) DWG- Project Planner: E. Blackburn Engineer: Project conditions: (Note: The following identifies specific conditions necessary to achieve Fire Department approval.) FIRE has no additional comments or conditions regarding this application. GR AILIID WASTE SnVICIS PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION, INC. (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY) November 22, 2004 Ms. Elaine Blackbum Senior Planner City of Carlsbad, Planning Department 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Re: Palomar Transfer Station Expansion Proiect - EIR 03-04/CUP 260('C) Dear Ms. Blackburn: We appreciated the opportunity to meet with you the end of last week to discuss the Conditional Use Permit Amendment ("CUP Amendment") for the Palomar Transfer Station located in the City of Carlsbad ("City"). During the course of that meeting, we indicated to you that Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. ("PTS"), the applicant for the CUP Amendment, was willing to confirm in writing that it has no intention of asserting any rights it may have pursuant to the State of California's Permit Streamlining Act ("Act") with respect to the CUP Amendment. As you know, there have been a number of legitimate reasons why it has taken longer than normal to process the application for the CUP Amendment. PTS wants to assure the City that it will not assert any rights it may have under the Act and will not allege that the CUP Amendment should be deemed approved as a result of the passage of time since the initial application for the CUP Amendment. PTS agrees that the CUP Amendment must be considered and approved by the City Council before it can become effective. We trust that this is sufficient confirmation concerning the issue. If that is not the case, please advise us as to what additional confirmation, if any, is needed. Very truly yours, s \- ^^^^ James T. Ambroso Vice President Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. Cc: Leslie Greve, PTS, Inc. Stan Weiler, Hoffman Planning Associates Allen Haynie, Latham & Watkins 8364 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92111 858.637.5611 • fax858.278.7528 SAN DIEGO (^UNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY P.O. BOX 82776, SAN DIEGO, CA 92138-2776 619.400.2400 WWV.SAN.ORG September 8, 2004 Ms. Elaine Blackbum Planning Department City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Re: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) Determination - 5960 El Camino Real, Palomar Transfer Station Expansion Project, Carlsbad; Modifications to current operating conditions, physical modifications tc the existing facility/structures, and expansion of the use into an area previously not within project boundaries; APN #760-166-84; McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) Dear Ms. Blackbum: The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority^as received your application for a consistency determination by the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). This proposed project is located within the Airport Influence Area (AIA) for thejyieClellan-Palonmr Airport Conprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and, according to State PubHc Utilities Code Section 21670, is required to be submitted to the ALUC for a consistency detennination. We have reviewed the apphcation and other materials that you sent, and we find that this project information meets our requirements to conplete a consistency determination. The ALUC will proceed to review your project and will conplete its review within sixty (60) days of the date of this letter. Thank you for your submission to the ALUC. Ifyou have any questions, please e-mail me at ljohnson(a),san.OTg. Sincerely, Linda M. Johnson, RLA, ASLA Airport Planner, Airport System Planning San Diego County Regional Airport Authority LMJ/arw cc: Amy Gonzalez, SDCRAA-General Counsel R. Austin Wiswell, Caltrans - Division of Aeronautics S. Harman, SDCRAA-Director, System Planning SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAN DIEGO C^NTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY P.O. BOX 82776, SAN DIEGO. CA 92138-2776 6)9.400.2400 WWW.SAN.ORG October 28, 2004 City of Carlsbad Ms. Elaine Blackbum Planning Department 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Re: San Diego County Regional Airport Autltority Airport Land Use Commission Consistency Determination - 5960 El Camino Real, Palomar Trash Transfer Facility, City of Carlsbad; APN #760-166-84; McClellan-Palomar Airport Compretiensive Land Use Plan - PAL-04-007, Resolution No. 2004-0109 Dear Ms. Blackburn: This letter is to notify the City of Carlsbad ("City") of the October 4, 2004, consistency determination that was made by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority ("Authority" or "SDCRAA"), acting in its capacity as the San Diego County Airport Land Use Commission ("ALUC"), for the referenced project. The ALUC has determined that the proposed project is conditionally consistent with the McClellan-Palomar Airport ("Airport") Comprehensive Land Use Plan ("CLUP"). A copy of Resolution 2004-0109, approved by the ALUC on October 4, 2004, and memorializing the consistency determination, is enclosed for your information. The ALUC's determination that the 5960 El Camino Real, Palomar Trash Transfer Facility project is conditionally consistent with the Airport CLUP was made consistent with the ALUC PoUcies and the State Aeronautics Act provisions (Cal. Pub, Util. Code §21670-21679.5), and was based on numerous facts and findings, including those summarized below; (1) The proposed project involves a Conditional Use Permit amendment to expand and modify existing facilities/stmctures at the Palomar Trash Transfer Station. (2) The McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP Noise/Land Use Compatibility Matrix (Category 9) allows commercial land uses (Wholesale, Industrial and Manufacturing) within the 60-75 dB CNEL noise contours. Staff has determined that the proposed land use designation of trash transfer facility is of a similar character use to those allowed within this category, as identified in the McClellan-Palomar Airport Noise/Land Use Compatibility Matrix, and as provided in the City's zoning code. Since the proposed project is also located outside of the CNEL noise contours for the airport, the proposed project is compatible with the noise restrictions of McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP. (3) The proposed project is located outside the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) for McClellan- Palomar Airport. Therefore, the proposed project is consistent with the RPZ restrictions of the McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP. SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Ms. Elaine Blackbum October 25, 2004 Page 2 (4) Portions of the existing facility and the entire proposed expansion site are located within the Flight Activity Zone (FAZ) for the Airport. The McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP requires development within these areas to be held free of intensive development (more than ten dwelling units per acre) and all uses which involve the assembly of large groups of people (morethan 100). (5) The City must include as a condition of project approval that all assembly areas within the FAZ of the proposed project be limited (as defined by Califomia Building Code Group A occupancy) to no more than one hundred (100) people per area in order to be consistent with FAZ guidelines in the McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP. (6) The City must include as a condition of project approval that any use of the project site located within the FAZ and encompassed by FAR Part 77 be limited to those uses that would not endanger or interfere with the landing, take off, or maneuvering of an aircraft at an airport. Specific characteristics to be avoided on the site include uses that attract birds and created bird strike hazards. If avoidance is not possible, appropriate mitigation measures should be provided for the project that minimize or eliminate these characteristics of the project. (7) If the proposed project contains the above-required condition, the proposed project would be consistent with the McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP. (8) This Board action is not a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pub. Res. Code Section 21065; and is not a "development" as defined by the Califomia Coastal Act Pub. Res. Code Section 30106. Please contact Ms. Linda Johnson at (619) 400-2463 if you have any questions regarding the issues addressed in this letter. Very tmly yours, Thella F. Bowens President/CEO TFB/LMJ/arw Enclosures: Resolution 2004-0109 cc: Amy Gonzalez, SDCRAA - General Counsel Ron Bolyard, Caltrans - Division of Aeronautics Peter Drinkwater, Director-County Airports RESOLUTION NO. 2004-0109 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT TO EXPAND AND MODIFY EXISTING FACILITIES/STRUCTURES AT THE PALOMAR TRASH TRANSFER FACILITY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD), WHICH IS LOCATED WlTHiN THE AIRPORT INFLUENCE AREA (AIA) FOR MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT, IS CONDITIONALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ADOPTED MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN (CLUP). WHEREAS, the Airport Authority, acting in its capacity as the Airport Land Use Comnnission for San Diego County, was requested by the City of Carlsbad to determine the consistency of a proposed development project (Conditional Use Permit amendment to expand and modify existing facilities/structures at the Palomar Trash Transfer Station in the City of Carlsbad) located within the Airport Influence Area (AIA) for the McClellan- Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), adopted in April 1994; and WHEREAS, the site plans for the proposed development indicate that the proposed project is located outside of the Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) noise contour for McClellan-Palomar Airport; and WHEREAS, the proposed project is located outside of the runway protection zones (RPZ) for the Airport; and WHEREAS, portions of the existing facility and proposed expansion site are located inside the Flight Activity Zone (FAZ) designated and described in the McClellan- Palomar Airport CLUP; and WHEREAS, development within the FAZ should be held free of intensive development (more than 10 dwelling units per acre) and all uses which involve the assembly of large groups of people (more than 100); and WHEREAS, the proposed project should avoid uses which attract birds and create bird strike hazards as described in the FAA Guidelines regarding protection of airport airspace that can be used as a standard for determining which uses may endanger or interfere with the landing, take off or maneuvering of an aircraft at an airport; and Resolution No. 2004-0109 Page 2 of 4 WHEREAS, the height of all structures must be reviewed by the City of Carlsbad to ensure that they conform with the Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 77 Guidelines, using the site development plan review procedure. Any use found to be an "obstruction" by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should be determined not to be in conformance with the CLUP; and WHEREAS, this Airport Authority has considered the information provided by staff, including information in the staff report and other relevant material regarding the project; and WHEREAS, the Board has provided an opportunity for the City of Carlsbad and interested members of the public to present information and arguments regarding this matter. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Airport Authority, serving as the ALUC for San Diego County, pursuant to Section 21670.3 of the Public Utilities Code, determines that the proposed project (Conditional Use Permit amendment to expand and modify existing facilities/structures at the Palomar Trash Transfer Station, Carlsbad) is conditionally consistent with the adopted McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP, which was adopted in 1994, based upon the following facts and findings: (1) The proposed project involves a Conditional Use Permit amendment to expand and modify existing facilities/structures at the Palomar Trash Transfer Station. (2) The McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP Noise/Land Use Compatibility Matrix (Category 9) allows commercial land uses (Wholesale, Industrial, and Manufacturing) within the 60-75 dB CNEL noise contours. Staff has determined that the proposed land use designation of trash transfer facility is of a similar character use to those allowed within this category, as identified in the McClellan-Palomar Airport Noise/Land Use Compatibility Matrix, and as provided in the City's zoning code. Since the proposed project is also located outside of the CNEL noise contours for the airport, the proposed project is compatible with the noise restrictions of the McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP. (3) The proposed project is located outside of the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) for McClellan-Palomar Airport. Therefore, the proposed project is consistent with the RPZ restrictions of the McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP. Resolution No. 2004-0109 Page 3 of 4 (4) Portions of the existing facility and proposed expansion site are located within the Flight Activity Zone (FAZ) for the Airport. The McClellan- Palomar Airport CLUP requires development within these areas to be held free of intensive development (more than ten dwelling units per acre) and all uses which involve the assembly of large groups of people (more than 100). (5) The City must include as a condition of project approval that all assembly areas within the FAZ of the proposed project be limited (as defined by California Building Code Group A occupancy) to no more than one hundred (100) people per area in order to be consistent with Flight Activity Zone guidelines in the McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP. (6) The City must include as a condition of project approval that any use of the project site located within the FAZ and encompassed by FAR Part 77 be limited to those uses that would not endanger or interfere with the landing, take off, of maneuvering of an aircraft at an airport. Specific characteristics to be avoided on the site include uses that attract birds and create bird strike hazards. If avoidance is not possible, appropriate mitigation measures should be provided for the project that minimize or eliminate these characteristics of the project. (7) If the proposed project contains the above-required conditions, the proposed project would be consistent with the McClellan-Palomar Airport CLUP. (8) This Board action is not a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Ouality Act (CEOA) Pub. Res. Code Section 21605; and is not a "development" as defined by the California Coastal Act Pub. Res. Code Section 30106. Resolution No. 2004-0109 Page 4 of 4 PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Board of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority at a regular meeting this 4th day of October, 2004, by the following vote: AYES: Board Members: Graver, Jacobson, Johnson, Lynch, Nieto, Peterson, Reynolds, Sessom NOES: Board Members: None ABSENT: Board Members: Inzunza APPROVED AS TO FORM: BRETON K. LOBNER GENERAL COUNSEL ATTEST: TONYLB) RUSSELL DIRECTOR, CORPORATE SERVICES/ AUTHORITY CLERK GREYSTONE Environmental Consultants, Inc. Febmary 9,2004 Ms. Elaine Blackbum, AICP Planning Department City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 RE: Palomar Transfer Station Expansion Project Wetland Delineation Dear Elaine: Greystone biologists visited the Palomar Transfer Station expansion site (project site) on December 9, 2003, to make a determination of presence of Waters of the United States, i.e. areas imder the jurisdiction ofthe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE). The project site is located east of Orion Street, north of Palomar Airport Road, and south of Faraday Avenue in Carlsbad, Califomia. One disturbed ephemeral drainage swale was mapped on the project site. The mapped area is a small man-made ephemeral drainage resulting firom site stormwater runoff. The drainage is seasonal and isolated firom surroimding hydrology. The mapped area (0.048 acre) supports some seasonal herbaceous wetland vegetation and is developing hydric soil characteristics. There were no obligate wetland plant species present in the drainage. In the absence of directed runoff fi-om the transfer station, it is likely that the drainage would revert back to upland. It is not tributary to any lake, river or stream. Direct impacts to plant communities are not considered significant because the plant communities to be impacted are not considered to be sensitive. This ephemeral drainage is of limited functional value as it is seasonal, disturbed, small, isolated, and surrounded by omamental vegetation and solid waste management (industrial) activity. Therefore, it also has very limited wildlife value. It does provide the functional value of absorption (percolation) and evapotranspiration of this localized urban runoff. Greystone has concluded that the drainage is not a USAGE jurisdictional wetland or other water ofthe U.S. We also conclude that it is not a water of the State or part of a stream channel, and therefore not subject to Califomia Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) jurisdiction. Removal of the wetland will not substantially divert or obstmct the natural flow or substantially change the bed, channel, or bank of any river, stream, or lake or use materials fi-om a streambed, and therefore does not require a Fish and Game Code Section 1603 Streambed Alternation agreement. However, removal of the 0.048-acre seasonal herbaceous wetland within the drainage swale may require a Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification, and potentially some offsetting mitigation, from the Regional Water Quality Control Board. 9474 Kearny Villa Road • Suite 103 • San Diego, California 92126 Phone (858) 530-8772 • Fax (858) 530-8756 Web Site: www.greystone.us • E-mail: greystone@greystone.us Ms. Elaine Blackbum, City of Carlsbad February 9,2004 Page 2 of2 Attached to this letter, please find our Wetland Delineation Report for this site. We recommend sending this report to Shannon Bryant in the USAGE San Diego Field Office (phone: 858-674- 6784; email: Shannon.k.Bryant(gusace.army.mil), in order to notify the USAGE that this drainage, which supports seasonal herbaceous wetland vegetation, is not a jurisdictional wetland because of its hydrological isolation, small size (<0.1 acre), and man-made nature. If you have any questions regarding this report please do not hesitate to contact me at (858) 530- 8772. Best Regards, ^eslea Meyerhoff, AI Regional Manager Attachments: Wetland Delineation Report Routine Wetland Determination Forms Wetland Delineation Plant List PALOMAR TR^SFER STATION, INC. AN ALLIED WASTE COMPANY December 19, 2003 Elaine Blackburn RECEIVED City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue ^ Carlsbad, CA 92008 & CiTY OF CAR! *^RAn RE: CUP 260C Amendment Application DI AMMI^,^ PLANNING DEPT. Dear Elaine, Further to the request of the City's Planning Dept., this letter is to serve as a formal request to modify the Project Description for the CUP 260C Amendment application. Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. respectfully requests an increase in the proposed tonnage throughput from 10,500 tons per week to 14,000 tons per week, which is equal to an average of 2,000 tons per day, not to exceed 2,250 tons per day. Attached is the revised Project Description reflecting this change. (See Modification to CUP 260(B), Condition No. 14) The additional tonnage will not generate a need to increase the number of employees on site, nor will it require any additional lighting or other utility increases. The additional operation hours (See Modification to CUP 260(B), Condition No. 13.a) will easily accommodate the increased tonnage, allowing Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. to better serve Carlsbad and the surrounding areas. Please do not hesitate to contact me for additional information or with any questions regarding this request. Thank you. Sincerely, PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION, INC. RECEIVED le{il25re;;:>^^=^ *^ 2 2 2003 r6je6t Manager CITY OF CARLSBAD PLANNI.NG DEPT. Cc: Bud Chase Neil Mohr Stan Weiler 5960 EL CAMEVO REAL, CARLSBAD, CA 92008 760.591.4763 ~ E« 760.591.9818 PROJECT DESCRIPTION/EXPLANATION PROJECT NAME: Palomar Transfer Station CUP Amendment APPLICANT NAME: Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. Please describe fully the proposed project by application type. Include any details necessary to adequately explain the scope and/or operation of the proposed project. You may also include any background information and supporting statements regarding the reasons for, or appropriateness of, the application. Use an addendum sheet if necessary. Description/Explanation: This application is being submitted to amend the existing conditional use permit, CUP 260(B) that was conditioned to expire on March 5, 2002. The amendment includes a request to continue operations by increasing the throughput capabilities of the transfer station, as well as streamlining the on-site operation. Background The Palomar Transfer Station has operated as an integral part of the existing solid waste disposal system in North County since 1977, facilitating the handling of residential and commercial waste as well as recyclables. Solid waste is collected by commercial haulers or brought in by private individuals and deposited at the facility. The waste is then transferred to trailers that haul it to landfills within the county for final disposal. The facility also includes a recycling/buy back center for the general public as well as storage, repair, paint and wash rack areas for the truck and container fleet. The County of San Diego (Airport Division) is the property owner of the Palomar Transfer Station. The site is leased to the City of Carlsbad and sublet to the Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Allied Waste Industries, Inc.) for the continued operation of the transfer station. As the operator, Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. will continue to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements and McClellan-Palomar Airport Industrial and Aviation Area Development and Performance Standards as well as local and state operating requirements. Additionally, Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. has entered into a sublease agreement with Waste Management, Inc. to use a portion of the property as their storage, fleet and container maintenance facility. The transfer station currently accepts 800 tons of solid waste per day and operates within the parameters of the latest CUP. With the continued growth in the City of Carlsbad and the surrounding communities, it is expected that this tonnage amount will be exceeded forcing the short distance haulers to drive fiirther with small loads in order to deposit the waste collected. Therefore, it is necessary to modify the existing facility to accept the expected increase in solid waste in order to reduce overall impacts to circulation and air quality that would be created by the small collection tmcks driving greater distances to the landfills. RECEIVED DEC 2 2 2003 CiTY OF CARLSBAD PLAf>4N!NG DEPT. CUP Amendment Request The CUP Amendment request involves several physical and operational changes to the existing station. Physical Changes: • Modification of the existing tipping floor space and addition of another loadout bay; • Modification of the scale area to provide for one additional entry/exit scale in order to improve on-site circulation efficiency for the public; • Creation of additional parking for over-night storage of trash tmcks. (This will also include the elimination and mitigation of a small 0.1-acre herbaceous wetland area.) • Provision of additional on-site stacking lanes adjacent to Orion Street to accommodate the public; • Provision to allow for container storage and/or tmck parking on the northern portion of the site; • Provision of street frontage landscaping in order to screen on-site uses. Operational Changes: The operational changes include modifications to the time of operation and fleet maintenance activities, increases to the number of days the facility is open to the public and an increase to the tonnage throughput. The following provides the requested changes to the current CUP conditions. • Modification to CUP 260(B), Condition No. 13.a.; Existing Condition: a. Transfer Center commercial operations (collection and transport trucks, external traffic to and from the station, and internal activities) 5:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 7 days/week Proposed Condition: a. Transfer Center commercial operations: Collection Trucks, external traffic to and from station - 5:00 a.m. - 8:00p.m. 7 days wee/c; Transport trucks, external traffic to andfrom station - 24 hours per day, 7 days/week Loading of transport trucks Internal activity only - 24 hours day, 7 days week • Modification to CUP 260(B), Condition No. 13.b.; Existing Condition: Proposed Condition: Transfer Center public operations (self haulers) 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Except for holidays, when under agreement with the City, hours may be adjusted to allow the day before or after. h. Transfer Center public operations (self- haulers) - 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, and 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; Modification to CUP 260(B), Condition No. 13.d. Existing Condition: d. Fleet Maintenance Activities - 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. (midnight) 7 days/week. Proposed Condition: d. Fleet Maintenance Activities 5:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. 7 days week. Modification to CUP 260(B), Condition No. 14; Existing Condition: The maximum allowed capacity of the transfer station facility is 800 tons of trash per day. No waste shall be processed in excess of that maximum without approval of an amendment to this Conditional Use Permit. Proposed Condition: The maximum allowed capacity of the transfer station facility is 14,000 tons per week (equal to an average of 2,000 tons per day) and not to exceed 2,250 tons per day. No trash shall be processed in excess of that maximum without approval of an amendment to this (Conditional Use Permit. Modification to CUP 260(B), Condition No. 9; Existing Condition: This Conditional Use permit is extended for a period of five (5) years to expire on March 5, 2002. This Conditional Use Permit... Proposed Condition: This Conditional Use Permit is extended for a period of ten (10) years. If there are no .substantial changes to the operation of the facility, this Conditional Use Permit is allowed three (3) automatic five (5) year exten sions. Summary Trash transfer stations are an integral part of the removal and deposit of trash. Due to the closure of local landfills, trash must be hauled greater distances to operating landfills. The trash tmcks that pick up the curbside trash are not designed to haul trash over long distances. Therefore, transfer stations are necessary in order to transfer the trash from the collection tmcks to distant landfills via long-haul trailers. Modification to the tonnage and hours of operation is necessary to accommodate the current and future solid waste needs of the City of Carlsbad and adjacent communities. With the proposed site modifications, the additional solid waste tonnage expectations can be accommodated. Approval of this project is respectfully requested as the continued and expanded operation of the Palomar Transfer Station reduces the overall number of miles driven, the amount of energy consumed, air pollution and other local and regional environmental effects, and provides a location for the general public's recycling needs. This action is being taken as a proactive solution to ensure the Palomar Transfer Station's ability to accept and process fiiture solid waste and recyclables generated by the anticipated growth in North County. T^he City of Carlsbad Planning Departmenr A REPORT TO THE PLANNING GOMMISSION P.C. AGENDA OF: December 1, 2004 Item No. (2 Application complete date: February 27, 2003 Project Planner: Elaine Blackbum Project Engineer: Jeremy Riddle SUBJECT: EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) - PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION - Request for a recommendation of certification of an Environmental Impact Report, a recommendation of adoption of the Candidate Findings of Fact and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and a recommendation of approval of a Conditional Use Permit Amendment and a ten-year time extension to allow an expansion and continued operation of the Palomar Transfer Station on a site located on the east side of Orion Street between Faraday Avenue and El Camino Real and within Local Facilities Management Zone 5. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 5799 RECOMMENDING CERTIFICATION of EIR 03-04 and RECOMMENDING ADOPTION of the Candidate Findings of Fact and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 5800 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of CUP 260(C) based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. II. INTRODUCTION This project application involves a request for physical and operational changes to the existing Palomar Transfer Station and a ten-year time extension. The proposed changes include: an expansion of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) area; an expansion of the transfer area building; provisions for traffic/circulation system improvements; an increase in the facility's capacity; and revised days and hours of operation. A trash transfer station was originally permitted on this site in 1977, and there have been various extensions and amendments (including a new permit number) granted for the facility since that time. (See Table 1 "Project Permit History" in Section III.C of this report for permit history details.) The proposed changes require approval of a CUP Amendment and certification of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). (Typically, CUPs are decided by the Planning Commission; however, this project requires City Council approval pursuant to the related franchise agreement.). There are no umesolved issues associated with the proposed project. III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND A. Project Description This project application involves both physical and operational changes to the existing Palomar Transfer Station and a time extension. The changes include an expansion of the CUP area to EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) - ^LOMAR TRANSFER STATION ^ December 1, 2004 Page 2 incorporate a 3.9 acre unpaved portion of the parcel for bin storage, tmck parking and related activities; an expansion of the transfer area building to increase the tipping floor space and the addition of a new load-out bay; provisions for traffic/circulation system improvements; revised conditions to allow the facility to operate at the proposed design capacity (14,000 tons per week at an average of 2,000 tons per day but not to exceed 2,250 tons per day); and revised days and hours of operation, including the potential to be open for pubhc operations seven days per week. As part of the project design, the applicant is proposing street improvements in the general area of the facility to ensure that the expanded facility continues to function compatibly with surrounding uses and the street system. Physical Changes The first physical change proposed involves paving a 3.9-acre undeveloped portion of the subject parcel to allow for bin storage, tmck parking, and related activities. The 3.9-acre portion lies between the existing transfer station CUP boundary and the intersection of Faraday Avenue and Orion Street. This 3.9-acre area has been used informally in recent times for bin storage but was not included within the approved CUP boundaries when the project was last approved. The proposed CUP amendment would incorporate the 3.9-acre area within the CUP boundaries. The proposed modification of that area would include paving to provide 47 parking spaces for collection tmcks and 4 parking spaces for service tmcks. Existing collection tmcks currently park south of the proposed parking/bin storage area. The proposed change would allow the southem area to be converted to a vehicle stacking area/queuing lane to provide better on-site circulation. Existing Orion Street would be widened and a curb, gutter and sidewalk would be added along the Orion Street frontage. Also, two new lanes would be added on the east side of Orion Street (on the project site) to provide queuing space for vehicles entering the facility. Street-frontage landscaping, including vegetated berms, would be placed adjacent to the new paved area along Orion Street and Faraday Avenue to properly screen on-site uses. The project design also includes preservation of a small disturbed area of coastal sage scmb on the north side of the property adjacent to future Faraday Avenue. The existing scale area would also be changed. The transfer station currently contains two scales to weigh the collection tmcks entering and exiting the transfer station. An additional entry/exit scale would be provided to improve on-site circulation for the collection tmcks and the public. Two on-site vehicular queuing lanes would be added adjacent to the east side of Orion Street to facilitate circulation and provide enhanced access to the facility. Another physical change would include an expansion of the existing building area by a total of 6,784 square feet to increase the tipping floor space and add another transfer tmck load-out bay. The purpose of this addition is to accommodate the proposed increase in the station's capacity from 800 tons per day (TPD) to a maximum of 2,250 TPD. Another proposed physical change would involve locating a waste oil collection station adjacent to the existing buy back center to accommodate the increased need for acceptance of used waste oil and oil filters from the public and the City of Carlsbad fleet vehicles. ^L EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) - PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION December 1,2004 Page 3 Operational Changes The first operational change being proposed is a change in the limits on the amount of material that can be processed through the facility. Pursuant to the last approved CUP Amendment (CUP 260(B)) for the facility, the maximum allowed capacity for the Palomar Transfer Station is currently 800 tons of waste per day. The applicant is proposing to increase that limit to a maximum of 14,000 tons of waste per week, an average of 2,000 tons per day, not to exceed 2,250 tons per day. This increase is being proposed to facilitate the amount of solid waste expected to be generated as a result of increasing development occurring in the coastal North County areas. (The original EIR certified for this project in the late 1970s analyzed the project for a capacity of approximately 1,500 TPD.) The other operational changes include changes to the operations days and hours. The proposed increase in commercial operations and fleet maintenance would be necessary to facilitate the increased processing demands on the facility. The current and proposed days/hours of operation are as follows: Current operating days/hours: Commercial operations for collection and transport tmcks, extemal traffic to and from the station, and intemal activities are currently from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. seven days a week. Public operations (self-haulers) are allowed from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with the exception of hoHdays. Fleet maintenance activities are allowed from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight) seven days a week. Proposed operating hours: Commercial operations for collection tmcks are proposed for 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. seven days a week. Transport tmcks (extemal traffic to and from station) and loading of transport tmcks (intemal activity) operations are proposed for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. a) Public access is proposed for up to seven days a week 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. b) Fleet maintenance activities are proposed for 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. seven days a week. The project will require issuance of a Grading Permit. Grading volumes for the project are 4,500 cubic years (CY) of cut, 3,500 CY of fill, and 1,000 CY each of export and import. Time Extension The project also includes a request to extend the amended CUP for 10 years. Because the current CUP expired during the processing of this proposed project, any extension of time would be retroactive from March 5, 2002 (the date on which CUP 260(B) expired). The application was EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) - ^LOMAR TRANSFER STATION ^ December 1, 2004 Page 4 submitted on March 4, 2002 and was deemed complete on Febmary 27, 2003. The processing timeframe was extended, by mutual agreement between the City and the applicant, due to management changes at the transfer station and revisions to the site plan to better meet the anticipated facility needs. The City began the EIR process when the applicant submitted the required EIR deposit in May 2003. The preparation time for the Draft EIR was also extended because of changes in the project description that were made after the Draft EIR had been partially written. That resulted in the need to obtain updated technical studies and the rewriting of some parts of the Draft EIR before it could be released for pubhc review. Staff supported the changes made to the project description and believes the changes ultimately resulted in a project which better anticipates the future needs of the facility and the community. As stated above, any approval of a 10-year time extension would be retroactive. Thus, approval of a 10-year time extension would resuh in a new expiration date of March 4, 2012 (effectively 7 years, 3 months and 5 days remaining from December 1, 2004). B. Site Description The proposed project site is an approximately 11-acre parcel of land (a financial parcel) that is part of a much larger (approximately 203-acre) parcel. The 203-acre parcel is owned by the County of San Diego. The existing trash transfer station occupies approximately seven acres of the 11-acre parcel. That portion of the site is fiilly developed with the existing transfer station. The remaining 3.9-acre area being proposed for inclusion in the CUP hes between the existing transfer station and the intersection of Faraday Avenue and Orion Street to the northwest. The 3.9-acre area is currently unpaved and unimproved. The project site has a Planned Industrial (PI) General Plan designation and Industrial (M) zoning. The properties to the north have a Govemmental Facilities (G) General Plan designation and Industrial with Qualified Overlay (M-Q) and Open Space (OS) zoning. These properties are developed with the City's Fire Station No. 5 (on Orion Way) and the Beckman-Coulter facility (to the northwest). The property to the east has a PI General Plan designation and OS zoning. This area is undeveloped and is part of an open space preservation area identified in the Habitat Management Plan (HMP) as "Core Area 5." The properties to the south have PI and G General Plan designations and have M-Q and OS zoning. The area to the southwest (across Orion Street) is developed with the Carlsbad Municipal Water District (CMWD) offices, and the area to the southeast is undeveloped and is also part of the HMP "Core Area 5" open space preservation area. The property to the west has a General Plan designation of PI and has M-Q zoning. These properties are developed with the City's Hiring Center and the Fed Ex campus. C. Background/Permit History The Palomar Transfer Station has operated as an integral part ofthe existing solid waste disposal system in the North County since about 1977, facilitating the handling of residential and commercial waste as well as recyclables. Solid waste is collected by commercial haulers or brought in by private individuals and deposited at the facility. The waste is then transferred to trailers that haul it to landfills within the county for final disposal. The facility also includes a recycling/buy back center open to the general public and storage, repair, paint and wash rack areas for the tmck fleet that was incorporated into the existing facility by CUP 260. EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) December 1,2004 Page 5 PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION The County of San Diego (Airport Division) is the property owner of the Palomar Transfer Station. The site is leased to the City of Carlsbad, which then sublets the site to the Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Allied Waste Industries, Inc.) for the operation of the transfer station. As the operator, Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. will continue to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements and the McClellan-Palomar Airport Industrial and Aviation Area Development and Performance Standards as well as local and state operating requirements. Additionally, Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. has entered into a sublease agreement with Waste Management, Inc. to use a portion of the property for bin storage/repair and fleet maintenance. The transfer station currently accepts 800 tons of solid waste per day and operates within the parameters of the last approved CUP Amendment (CUP 260(B)). There have been no known recent complaints regarding the operation of this facility. With the continued growth in the city of Carlsbad and the surrounding communities, it is expected that the existing tonnage amount will be exceeded forcing the short distance haulers to drive further with small loads in order to deposit the waste collected. Therefore, the applicant is proposing to modify the existing facility to accept the expected increase in solid waste in order to reduce overall impacts to circulation and air quality that would be created by the small collection tmcks driving greater distances to the landfills. Table 1 (below) describes the various City permit applications and actions that have occurred over the years. Table 1: PROJECT PERMIT HISTORY PROJECT NUMBER APPROVALS DESCRIPTION CUP 140 September 1977 City Council Constmction and operation of waste transfer station and shredder (no time limit) CUP 140(A) November 1981; Planning Commission To allow recycling (7 year time limit) CUP 140(B) February 1982 Planning Commission To amend conditions (7 year time limit) CUP 260* December 1984 Planning Commission To operate waste transfer station onsite (use previously abandoned) (5-year time limit) CUP 260x1 October 1989 Planning Commission 5-year extension of CUP CUP 260(A) Withdrawn, May 1991 Parking amendment CUP 260x2 November 1994 Planning Commission 5-year extension of CUP and revised conditions CUP 260(B) March 1997 Planning Commission Amendment to tipping floor, new parking area, increased capacity (to 800 TPD), revised days/hours of operation, and 5- year time extension (to March 2002). *A new application number was assigned because the faci ity had not been in operation for approximately EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) December 1,2004 Page 6 ^1 LOMAR TRANSFER STATION IV. ANALYSIS The project is subject to the following regulations and requirements: A. Carlsbad General Plan Planned Industrial (PI) designation; B. Industrial (M) Zone regulations (Chapter 21.32 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code); C. Conditional Use regulations (Chapter 21.42 ofthe Carlsbad Municipal Code); D. Inclusionary Housing regulations (Chapter 21.85 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code); E. McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan; and F. Growth Management regulations (Chapter 21.90 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code). The recommendation for approval for this project was developed by analyzing the project's consistency with the applicable City regulations and policies. The project's compliance with each of the above regulations is discussed in detail in the sections below. A. General Plan Staff has analyzed the proposed project (the expansion of the existing trash transfer facility) for consistency with the City's General Plan. Staff has concluded that the project is consistent with the PI General Plan designation as discussed in Table 2, below. Table 2 - GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY ELEMENT USE, GOAL, OBJECTIVE, OR PROGRAM PROPOSED USES OR IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTENT? Land Use, Industrial, Objective B.l "To provide industrial lands which can accommodate a wide range of industrial uses, including those of relatively high intensity, while minimizing negative impacts to surrounding land uses." The proposed project involves the expansion and continued operation of the existing trash transfer facility, which is an allowed use under the PI designation as implemented by M zoning. Yes Land Use, Growth Mgmt and Public Facilities, Goal A.3 "A City that responsibly deals with the disposal of solid and liquid waste." The requested use expansion is being proposed in order to deal with the amount of solid waste expected to be generated by continued growth in the area. Yes EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) December 1,2004 Page 7 PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION B. Industrial (M) Zoning The existing transfer station is permitted in the M (Industrial) Zone subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit. Because there is no residentially zoned property adjacent to the transfer station, there are no setback requirements or building placement requirements/restrictions that apply to the project. The transfer facility, as modified by this amendment, would remain in compliance with all applicable requirements of the M Zone as demonstrated in Table 3, below. (See Section IV.C of this report for further related discussion.) Table 3 - INDUSTRIAL ZONE & PARKING COMPLIANCE STANDARD REQUIRED/ALLOWED PROVIDED Use Conditionally allowed use Conditionally allowed use Minimum Lot Area N/A 10.98 ac Maximum Lot Coverage N/A 11.71% Maximum Building Height 35 ft./3 levels with protmsions to 45 ft. per Sec. 21.46.020 45 ft. (at highest point from lowest grade) Minimum Front Yard None required unless incorporated by CUP 210 ft. (Orion right-of-way to existing scale house) 185 ft. (Orion right-of-way to proposed scale house) Minimum Side Yards None required unless incorporated by CUP 60 ft. (southeast side; lease parcel line to existing paint booth) 60 ft. (no change) Minimum Rear yard N/A 145 ft. (east side; lease parcel line to existing tipping floor) 100 ft. (east side; lease parcel line to proposed tipping floor) c. Conditional Uses Conditional uses such as the existing transfer facility possess unique and special characteristics which make it impractical to include them as permitted uses "by right" in the various zoning districts. Staff has reviewed the proposed CUP Amendment and has concluded that the necessary findings can be made as discussed in detail in Table 4, below. EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) - PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION December 1, 2004 Page 8 Table 4 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FINDINGS AND RESPONSES FINDING RESPONSE That the requested use is necessary or desirable for the development ofthe community, is essentially in harmony with the various elements and objectives ofthe General Plan, including, if applicable, the certified local coastal program, and is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses speciflcally permitted in the zone in which the proposed use is to be located. The transfer station use provides a needed service for the community by storing collected trash for more efficient transfer to disposal sites. The use is located on a site designated by the General Plan for industrial (PI) uses and is in an area designated by the General Plan as least desirable for residential uses (sites in the general area of the flight path of the airport). The property is also zoned for industrial uses (M zone). Therefore, the use is consistent with the General Plan. The project site is surrounded by areas zoned for open space or industrial uses. Much of the surrounding area is undeveloped. The developed sites contain industrial type uses (e.g., the CMWD office and equipment storage yard. Safety Center, etc.). Therefore, the facility is not detrimental to any existing uses or permitted uses in the area. That the site for the intended use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the use. The proposed amended use can be accommodated within the proposed site boundaries. The proposed expanded site will accommodate the existing facility and provide area for additional parking, improved intemal circulation, and expanded public and intemal activities (additional floor area and a new tipping bay). That all of the yards, setbacks, walls, fences, landscaping, and other features necessary to adjust the requested use to existing or permitted future uses in the neighborhood will be provided and maintained. All ofthe yards, setbacks, walls, fences, landscaping, and other features necessary to accommodate the amended use will be provided and maintained. The modifications to the facility would occur within the proposed CUP boundaries, thus requiring no additional adjustments. A new chain link fence and perimeter landscaping (including vegetated berms) will enclose the new parking/bin storage area. Otherwise, no new yards, fences, or other features are needed to accommodate the use to the area. That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by the proposed use. The street system serving the amended use will be adequate to properly handle all traffic (1,045 ADT) to be generated by the use. The project design includes the widening of Orion Street and the addition of curb, gutter, and sidewalk. Additionally, two new project entrance lanes would be provided on the project site to ensure that any queuing does not negatively impact the function of Orion Street. Mitigation for any traffic impact may be achieved through payment of traffic impact fees. EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) - PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION December 1, 2004 Page 9 D. Inclusionary Housing The proposed use expansion is non-residential in nature. Consequently, the project has been conditioned to pay a non-residential inclusionary housing linkage fee, should the City establish such a fee before a Building Permit has been issued for the project. E. McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan The project site is within the Airport Influence Area of McClellan-Palomar Airport. A small comer of the project site (which does not contain any stmctures or other identified work areas) is also within the Flight Activity Zone. No portion of the project site is within any identified noise contour line (i.e., 60 dBA CNEL or higher) of the airport. The proposed stmctural changes would all be consistent with the applicable development standards of the M zone, including the M zone height restriction of 35 feet/3 levels with protmsions (i.e., not usable floor area) allowed up to 45 feet. The proposed amendments would also not substantially increase the number of people working in the project area. The number of employees (fewer than 100) working at the project site does not constitute a large assemblage of people. Therefore, the proposed project (operational and stmctural changes and the expansion) would not result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the area. The proposed project was submitted to the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) for its review and determination regarding consistency with the McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). The ALUC heard the item at its hearing on October 4, 2004 and found that the project was conditionally consistent with the CLUP, calling out two conditions of approval that would need to be applied to the project. The first condition limits the number of people on the site to no more than 100. The second condition reiterates the limitation on uses to those that will not interfere with aircraft activities/safety. Both of those conditions have been included in the attached resolution approving the project. F. Growth Management The proposed project is located within Local Facilities Management Zone 5 in the northeast quadrant ofthe City. The impacts on public facilities created by the project, and its compliance with the adopted performance standards, are summarized in Table 5 below. Table 5: GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE STANDARD IMPACTS COMPLIANCE City Administration N/A N/A Library N/A N/A Waste Water Treatment No demand increase Yes Parks $.40/SF Yes Drainage .5 CFS; Basin BP Yes Circulation 1,045 ADT Yes Fire Station No. 5 Yes Open Space N/A Yes Schools Statutory Fee Yes Sewer Collection System 4 EDU Yes Water No demand increase Yes EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) - ^OMAR TRANSFER STATION December 1, 2004 Page 10 V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW An Environmental Impact Report (EIR.) was prepared for the project in accordance with the Califomia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the CEQA Guidelines and the Environmental Protection Procedures (Title 19) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. To determine the areas of potential impact, city staff prepared an initial study and issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) on July 25, 2003, distributing it to all Responsible and Tmstee Agencies, as well as other agencies and members of the public. Comment letters received on the NOP include responses from: Califomia Integrated Waste Management Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the San Diego Archeological society. Staff also conducted a public scoping meeting in order to increase opportunities for public input. The public scoping session took place November 12, 2003 at the City's Community Development Building. One person from the public signed in at the scoping session. No comments were provided by the public at the scoping meeting. After consideration of all of the foregoing, city staff developed a detailed scope of work for the EIR. The Palomar Transfer Station EIR analyzed the following areas of potential environmental impact: Aesthetics Land Use and Planning Agricultural Resources Noise Air Quality Population and Housing Biological Resources Public Services Cultural Resources Recreation Geology, Soils, and Mineral Resources Traffic and Circulation Hazards and Hazardous Materials Public Utilities Systems Hydrology and Water Quality Additionally, the Draft EIR includes other sections required by CEQA such as an Executive Summary, Introduction and Project Description, Environmental Setting & Impact Analysis, Growth Inducing Impacts, Significant Irreversible & Irretrievable Commitment of Resources, Cumulative Impact Analysis, Altematives Analysis and Mitigation Summary. The analysis contained in the EIR concluded, based upon field surveys, literature reviews and the previously prepared Initial Study, that the proposed project would result in no significant impacts to aesthetics, agricultural resources, cultural resources, geology soils & minerals, hazards & hazardous materials, land use & planning, noise, population & housing, public safety, recreation, traffic, and public utilities systems. Impacts to the remaining resources (air quality & odor, biological resources, and hydrology & water resources) were found to be less than significant when mitigation measures were incorporated. Table ES-1 within the EIR lists the mitigation measures identified for the project. Three project altematives were considered in the EIR. They were a) the "No Project" aitemative (i.e., no expansion of the existing facility site, operations, or capacity), b) a "Drainage Swale Avoidance" aitemative, and c) a "Reduced Intensity" aitemative (i.e., a maximum capacity of 1,500 TPD). The No Project aitemative and the Reduced Intensity aitemative were determined to be not superior because neither of those altematives meets the basic project objectives of providing a trash transfer system which can handle the anticipated solid waste stream. The Drainage Swale Avoidance aitemative would reduce potential impacts to hydrologic function. (The existing swale holds and filters storm water mnoff from the site.) However, the biological EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) - ^OMAR TRANSFER STATION December 1,2004 Page 11 impacts were determined to be less than significant, so the environmental superiority of this aitemative was very small. Additionally, the impacted hydrologic function could be replaced by storm water pollution prevention measures defined in the SWPPP prepared for the project. On June 7, 2004, the Draft EIR was published and the City notified interested Responsible and Trustee Agencies, as well as other interested agencies. The "Notice of Completion" commenced an initial 45-day public review and comment period initially expiring July 21, 2004. The City of Carlsbad received and accepted comments from The State of Califomia Office of Planning and Research State Clearinghouse and Planning Unit on July 26, 2004, the City of San Diego Resource Management Division, Environmental Services Department on July 27, 2004, the County of San Diego Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency on July 28, 2004 and a joint letter from the Califomia Department of Fish and Game and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on July 28, 2004. The "Notice of Completion" advised that the Draft EIR was available at four locations: the City of Carlsbad Planning Department; the City Clerk's Office; the Carlsbad Dove Library and the Georgina Cole Library. Complete copies were also available for purchase, with or without the Appendices, through the Planning Department. A total of 7 comment letters were submitted. Responses were prepared and mailed individually to each of the commentors. The response transmittal letter also provided notice of the availability of the Final EIR. Included as a part of the Final EIR is a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). The MMRP is also attached to the Planning Commission Resolution for the EIR. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 5799 (EIR) 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 5800 (CUP Amendment) 3. Location Map 4. Background Data Sheet 5. Local FaciHties Impact Assessment Form 6. Disclosure Statement 7. Reduced Exhibits 8. Full Size Exhibits "A" - "J" dated December 1, 2004 EXHIBIT "EIR-A" CITY OF CARLSBAD RESOLUTION NO. 5799 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS OF FACT for the ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR 03-04) PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION EXPANSION (SCH No. 2003071175) SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Final Environmental Impact Report (hereafter "Final EIR" or "FEIR") has been prepared pursuant to the Califomia Environmental Quality Act to address the potential environmental effects of the Palomar Transfer Station Expansion and associated actions (hereafter "Proposed Project") and considered by the City in connection with its public consideration of requested approval of the Proposed Project. While the full scope of the Proposed Project and associated approvals are more detailed in Section 1.3 below, the Proposed Project generally consists of a CUP amendment application (CUP 260(C)) to the City in order to allow the following changes to the existing operations of the Palomar Transfer Station: expansion of an existing solid waste transfer station from approximately 7.1 acres to 10.98 acres, modify the existing facihty stmctures by the addition of one unloading bay so that the handling capacity of the transfer station increases from 800 tons of trash per day to an average of 2,250 tons per day, and changes to the operating hours. The Final EIR also analyzed the environmental effects of a range of project altematives. The Final EIR and its technical appendices are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth. 1.1 PURPOSE AND LEGAL AUTHORITIES The Califomia Environmental Quality Act (hereafter "CEQA") was adopted in 1970 and is codified in Califomia PubHc Resources Code (PRC) §§ 21000 et. seq. CEQA is an important environmental law applicable to public agency decisions to carry out, authorize or approve projects that could have adverse effects on the environment. CEQA does not directly regulate project implementation or approvals through substantive standards or prohibitions, but rather CEQA generally requires only that agencies inform themselves about the potential environmental effects of a proposed project, carefully consider all pertinent environmental information before they act, provide the public an opportunity to review and comment on any environmental issues, and include conditions or other requirements to avoid or reduce potential significant adverse effects of the project or action when feasible. The City has codified environmental protection procedures implementing CEQA and the state administrative guidelines issued pursuant to CEQA in Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 19.04. Chapter 19.04 provides for the protection and enhancement of the environment by establishing principles, objectives, criteria, definitions and procedures for evaluation of both pubHc and private projects, implementing CEQA and the state guidelines and providing for the preparation and evaluation of environmental documents in accordance therewith. The City's consideration of Findings of Fact is a key step in the process of considering the approval of the Proposed Project while concurrently protecting and enhancing the environment. The applicable standards and scope of the City's responsibilities are detailed in the following excerpts from the State CEQA Guidelines (Califomia Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, §§ 15000 et. seq.; hereafter "Guidelines §15040"). 1-1 Section 1.0 - Introduction Guidelines § 15040. Authority Provided by CEQA (a) CEQA is intended to be used in conjunction with discretionary powers granted to public agencies by other laws. (b) CEQA does not grant agency new powers independent of the powers granted to the agency by other laws. (c) Where another law grants an agency discretionary powers, CEQA supplements those discretionary powers by authorizing the agency to use the discretionary powers to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment when it is feasible to do so with respect to projects subject to the powers of the agency. Prior to January 1, 1983, CEQA provided implied authority for an agency to use its discretionary powers to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. Effective January 1, 1983, CEQA provides express authority to do so. (d) The exercise of the discretionary powers may take forms that had not been expected before the enactment of CEQA, but the exercise must be within the scope ofthe power. (e) The exercise of discretionary powers for environmental protection shall be consistent with express or implied limitations provided by other laws. Guidelines § 15041. Authority to Mitigate (a) A lead agency for a project has authority to require feasible changes in any or all activities involved in the project in order to substantially lessen or avoid significant effects on the environment, consistent with applicable constitutional requirements such as the "nexus" and "rough proportionality" standards established by case law (Nollan v. Cahfomia Coastal Commission (1987) 483 U.S. 825, Dolan v. City ofTigard, (1994) 512 U.S. 374, EhrHch v. City of Culver City, (1996) 12 Cal. 4th 854.). (b) When a public agency acts as a Responsible Agency for a project, the agency shall have more limited authority than a Lead Agency. The Responsible Agency may require changes in a project to lessen or avoid only the effects, either direct or indirect, of that part of the project which the agency will be called on to carry out or approve. (c) With respect to a project which includes housing development, a Lead or Responsible Agency shall not reduce the proposed number of housing units as a mitigation measure or aitemative to lessen a particular significant effect on the environment if that agency determines that there is another feasible, specific mitigation measure or aitemative that would provide a comparable lessening of the significant effect. Guidelines § 15042. Authority to Disapprove Projects A public agency may disapprove a project if necessary in order to avoid one or more significant effects on the environment that would occur ifthe project were approved as proposed. A Lead Agency has broader authority to disapprove a project than does a Responsible Agency. A Responsible Agency may refuse to approve a project in order to avoid direct or indirect environmental effects of that part of the project which the Responsible Agency would be called on to carry out or approve. For example, an air quality management district acting as a Responsible Agency would not have authority to disapprove a project for water pollution effects that were unrelated to the air quality aspects of the project regulated by the district. 1-2 Section 1.0 - Introduction Guidelines § 15043. Authority to Approve Projects Despite Significant Effects A public agency may approve a project even though the project would cause a significant effect on the environment if the agency makes a fully informed and publicly disclosed decision that: (a) There is no feasible way to lessen or avoid the significant effect (see Section 15091); and (b) Specifically identified expected benefits from the project outweigh the policy of reducing or avoiding significant environmental impacts of the project. (See: Section 15093.) Guidelines § 15090. Certification ofthe Final EIR. (a) Prior to approving a project the lead agency shall certify that: (1) The final EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA; (2) The final EIR was presented to the decision-making body of the lead agency, and that the decision-making body reviewed and considered the information contained in the final EIR prior to approving the project; and (3) The final EIR reflects the lead agency's independent judgment and analysis. (b) When an EIR is certified by a non-elected decision-making body within a local lead agency, that certification may be appealed to the local lead agency's elected decision- making body, if one exists. For example, certification of an EIR for a tentative subdivision map by a city's planning commission may be appealed to the city council. Each local lead agency shall provide for such appeals. Guidelines § 15091. Findings (a) (a) No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an EIR has been certified which identifies one or more significant environmental effects of the project unless the public agency makes one or more written findings for each of those significant effects, accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for each finding. The possible findings are: (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the final EIR. (2) Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the agency making the finding. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency. (3) Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project altematives identified in the final EIR. 1-3 Section 1.0 - Introduction (b) The findings required by subsection (a) shall be supported by substantial evidence in the record. (c) The finding in subsection (a)(2) shall not be made ifthe agency making the finding has concurrent jurisdiction with another agency to deal with identified feasible mitigation measures or altematives. The finding in subsection (a)(3) shall describe the specific reasons for rejecting identified mitigation measures and project altematives. (d) When making the findings required in subsection (a)(1), the agency shall also adopt a program for reporting on or monitoring the changes which it has either required in the project or made a condition of approval to avoid or substantially lessen significant environmental effects. These measures must be fully enforceable through permit conditions, agreements, or other measures. (e) The public agency shall specify the location and custodian of the documents or other material which constitute the record of the proceedings upon which its decision is based. (f) A statement made pursuant to Section 15093 does not substitute for the findings required by this section. Guidelines § 15092. Approval. (a) (a) After considering the Final EIR and in conjunction with making findings under Section 15091, the Lead Agency may decide whether or how to approve or carry out the project. (b) (b) A public agency shall not decide to approve or carry out a project for which an EIR was prepared unless either: (1) The project as approved will not have a significant effect on the environment, or (2) The agency has: (A) Eliminated or substantially lessened all significant effects on the environment where feasible as shown in findings under Section 15091, and (B) Determined that any remaining significant effects on the environment found to be unavoidable under Section 15091 are acceptable due to overriding concems as described in Section 15093. 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PROCESS In accordance with CEQA, CEQA Guidelines and Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 19.04, the City prepared an Initial Study. Based on the Initial Study, the City concluded that the Proposed Project could have a significant impact on the environment and that preparation of an environmental impact report was necessary and issued its Notice of Preparation ("NOP") on July 25, 2003, distributing it to all Responsible and Tmstee Agencies, as well as other agencies and members of the public. A number of written responses were received and the City scheduled a public scoping meeting in order to increase the opportunity for public input. At the scoping meeting held on November 12, 2003 agencies and the public were invited to comment on the scope and content of the EIR. No comments were received at this scoping meeting. 1-4 Section 1.0 - Introduction After consideration of the NOP and NOP comment letters. Initial Study, the City instmcted that the Draft EIR analyze the potential for environmental impacts associated with the following 15 substantive potential impact areas in the Environmental Analysis section: Aesthetic Agricultural Resources Air Quality/Odor Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology, Soils and Mineral Resources Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use and Planning Noise Population and Housing Public Services Recreation Traffic/Circulation Public Utilities Systems Additionally, the Draft EIR was directed to include other CEQA substantive sections including Executive Summary, Project Description, Effects Found Not to Be Significant, Growth Inducing, Cumulative Effects, and Alternatives. The CEQA Guidelines identify several types of EIRs, each applicable to different project circumstances. This EIR has been prepared as a Project EIR, pursuant to Section 15161 of the CEQA Guidelines, which defines a Project EIR in the following terms: Guidelines § 15161. Project EIR The most common type of EIR examines the environmental impacts of a specific development project. This type of EIR should focus primarily on the changes in the environment that would result from the development project. The EIR shall examine all phases of the project including planning, constmction, and operation. On June 7, 2004, the Draft EIR was published and the City duly notified interested Responsible and Tmstee Agencies, as well as other interested agencies and sent the State Clearinghouse 15 copies of the Draft EIR and a Notice of Completion (NOC). Additional copies of the Draft EIR were sent directly to Responsible and Tmstee Agencies and other interested parties. 1-5 Section 1.0 - Introduction Issuance of the "Notice of Completion" commenced a 45-day public review and comment period ending on July 21, 2004. The "Notice of Completion" advised that the Draft EIR was available, and was available for review at four locations: the City of Carlsbad Planning Department (1635 Faraday Avenue, Carisbad, CA 92008); the City Clerk's Office (1200 Carisbad Village Drive, Carisbad, CA 92008); the Carisbad Main PubHc Library (1775 Dove Lane, Carisbad, CA 92009), and Carisbad's Georgina Cole PubHc Library (1250 Carisbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008). Complete copies were also available for purchase, with or without the Appendices, through the Planning Department. The City established the cost of purchase copies at less than the actual reproduction cost. Following the end of the public review and comment period to the Draft EIR, every written comment letter was reviewed and written responses prepared. The written public comments and the written responses thereto are contained in the Final EIR. On December 1, 2004 the City Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider, among other things, a Recommendation of Certification of the Final EIR in accordance with CEQA, the Guidelines and Chapter 19.04. By Planning Commission Resolution No. 5799 the Planning Commission recommended certification of the Final EIR as complete. Resolution No. 5799 is incorporated herein by reference as though fiilly set forth. 1.3 INTENDED USE OF THE EIR The Final EIR has been prepared by the City, acting in its capacity as Lead Agency pursuant to CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. The document evaluated the potential environmental impacts associated with implementation of the Proposed Project, and provided information regarding environmental effects of the Proposed Project. The EIR process and the information it generates are used for the following purposes: • To inform the public, decision-makers, elected officials and other stakeholders regarding the Proposed Project and to solicit input on the nature and scope of potential environmental effects addressed in the Final EIR; • To disclose to the public, decision-makers, elected officials and other stakeholders the potential environmental effects associated with short-term constmction and long-term operation of the Proposed Project; To identify ways to avoid or minimize potential environmental effects of the Proposed Project and evaluate alternatives to the proposed action(s); To provide the Carlsbad City Council with a technically and legally adequate volume of information to be used in their decision-making process for the pending Conditional Use Permit (CUP) amendment application; To provide the County Department of Environmental Health, SoHd Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) and the Califomia Integrated Waste Management Board with a technically and legally adequate volume of information to augment their decision- making process for the solid waste facility permit needed for the facility; and 1-6 Section i .0 - Introduction • To provide regulatory agencies with information necessary to determine if they have jurisdiction over the Proposed Project and, if so, to identify and streamline any subsequent project permitting requirements. 1.4 PROJECT APPROVALS The City of Carlsbad is the Lead Agency for the preparation of this Final EIR and is responsible for certifying its contents. Once certified, this EIR may be used by the following agencies in connection with a review of applications for their permits and approvals: • City of Carlsbad • County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health, Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency • San Diego County Regional Airport Authority • Califomia Integrated Waste Management Board • Califomia Department of Toxic Substances Control • Regional Water Quality Control Board Table 1-1 below shows the permits and approvals that are anticipated for this project: Table 1-1 List of Anticipated Permits Agency Permit/Approval City of Carlsbad Conditional Use Permit Amendment, Grading and Building Permits County Department of Environmental Health Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) Solid Waste Handling Facility Permit Califomia Integrated Waste Management Board Concurrence with LEA permit issuance Department of Toxic Substances Control Hazardous Waste permit or exemption certificate Regional Water Quality Control Board Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (CWA §401 Certification) 1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING The Palomar Transfer Station has operated in the City of Carlsbad (City) since 1977, and is currently permitted to process up to 800 tons of solid waste per day. The Proposed Project site is located in the northeastem quadrant of the City on South Orion Way, southeast of the current eastem terminus of Faraday Avenue. El Camino Real is to the west and Palomar Airport Road is located south of the Proposed Project site. 1-7 Section 1.0 - Introduction The facility processes residential and commercial municipal solid waste (MSW) and recyclables collected by commercial haulers or private individuals. Waste is dumped onto a tipping floor, then pushed to the back of the building by front-end loaders where it drops into long haul trailers for transport and final disposal at various landfills within San Diego County. In addition to waste transfer, the existing facility also includes a recycling/buy-back center and areas used for storage, repair, paint and wash racks for the tmck container fleet. Green materials such as yard and landscape clippings, tree branches and other wood trimmings are accumulated in a separate area of the tipping floor. This segregation of green and wood materials from the MSW is to ensure that cross contamination does not occur since these materials will be transported separately for processing. The green and wood materials are then processed and recycled into mulch and are used for erosion control and aitemative landfill cover. The existing Transfer Station is located on a parcel less than 11-acres in size. This parcel includes a 3.9-acre triangle-shaped piece of land adjacent to and north ofthe existing facility, which is proposed to be fully developed for the Transfer Station expansion. This 3.9-acre area is used by the Transfer Station for bin storage, however, it is currently unpaved and generally unimproved. Carlsbad is a coastal city along the Pacific Ocean in northwestem San Diego County. It is surrounded by the City of Oceanside to the north, cities of Vista and San Marcos and County of San Diego to the east, and the City of Encinitas to the south. The City of San Diego is approximately 35 miles south of Carlsbad and the City of Los Angeles is located approximately 90 miles to the north. The facility is located on an "island" of property owned by the County of San Diego surrounded by lands that have been incorporated into the City of Carlsbad. The Proposed Project site is leased by the City from the County. The City in tum leases the site to the transfer station operator (Palomar Transfer Station, Inc.). Waste Management, Inc. subleases from Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. to utilize a portion of the property for storage, and fleet and container maintenance. Current operations are subject to the approval and conditions imposed by a Conditional Use Permit (CUP 260 (B)) issued by the City. As capacity is reached in nearby landfills, waste managers are under increasing pressure to either tmck the solid waste longer distances to more remote landfills or increase the handling capacity of existing waste transfer stations such as the Palomar Transfer Station. With increased size and additional operating hours, it is anticipated that the transfer station can accommodate increased loads and user demands, thereby permitting the consolidation (i.e., reduction) of trips to outlying landfills. Consolidation avoids increased tmck traffic in the region and related vehicle emissions. 1.6 PURPOSE OF CEQA FINDINGS: TERMINOLOGY CEQA Findings play an important role in the consideration of projects for which an EIR is prepared. Under PRC § 21081 and Guidehnes § 15091 above, where a final EIR identifies one or more significant environmental effects, a project may not be approved until the public agency Section 1.0 - Introduction makes written findings supported by substantial evidence in the administrative record as to each of the significant effects. In tum, the three possible findings in Guidelines § 15091(a) are: (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect as identified in the final EIR. (2) Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and not the agency making the finding. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency. (3) Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or project altematives identified in the final EIR. In tum. Guidelines § 15092(b) provides that no public agency shall approve a project for which an EIR was prepared unless either: (1) The project as approved will not have a significant effect on the environment, or (2) The agency has: (A) Eliminated or substantially lessened all significant effects on the environment where feasible as shown in findings under Section 15091, and (B) Determined that any remaining significant effects on the environment found to be unavoidable under Section 15091 are acceptable due to overriding concems as described in Section 15093. Based on the foregoing, the Guidelines do not provide a bright distinction between the meaning of "avoid" or "substantially lessen". The appHcable Guidelines are based on PRC § 21801, which uses the phrase "mitigate or avoid", and hence it is generally considered that to "avoid" is to include changes or alterations that result in the significant effect being reduced to below a level of significance. In contrast, the phrase "substantially lessen: is used to describe changes or alteration that materially reduce the significant effect, but not below a level of significance, thus, while mitigated, the effect remains significant. These Findings will distinguish, for the purposes of clarity, between effect that have been "avoided" (thereby reduced below a level of significance) and those that have been "substantially lessened" (thus remain significant). In combination with the mitigation and monitoring program discussed immediately below, the following Findings are binding obligations of the project to implement all required mitigation measures. 1.7 MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM Pursuant to PRC § 21801.6, the City has also adopted a detailed mitigation monitoring and reporting program prepared by the EIR consultant under the direction of the City. The program is designed to assure that all mitigation measures as hereafter required are in fact implemented on a timely basis as the Proposed Project progresses through its development and constmction 1-9 Section 1.0 - Introduction phases. Compliance with the "Palomar Transfer Station Expansion Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program" (a copy of which is attached to this Resolution as "Exhibit EIR-C") is a condition of any City approvals and incorporated herein by this reference. 1.8 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS For all purposes of CEQA compliance, including these Findings of Fact, the administrative record of all City proceeding and decisions regarding the environmental analysis of the Proposed Project shall include the following: • The Draft and Final EIR for the Proposed Project, together with all appendices and technical reports referred to therein, whether separately bound or not; • All reports, letters, applications, memoranda, maps or other planning and engineering documents prepared by the City, environmental consultant, project applicant, or others presented to or before the decision-makers as determined by the City Clerk; • All letter, reports or other documents submitted to the City by members of the public or public agencies in connection with the City's environmental analysis on the Proposed Project; • All minutes of any public workshops, meetings or hearings, including the scoping session, and any recorded or verbatim transcripts/videotapes thereof; • Any letters, reports or other documents or other evidence submitted into the record at any public workshops, meetings or hearing; and • Matters of common general knowledge to the City which they may consider including applicable state or local laws, ordinances and policies, the General Plan and all applicable planning programs and policies of the City. The custodian of the full administrative record shall be the City Clerk's Office, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carisbad, CA 92008. 1-10 SECTION 2.0 FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, REQUIRED MITIGATION MEASURES AND SUPPORTING FACTS 2.1 AIR QUALITY/ODOR Impact. Constmction and operation activities associated with the Proposed Project could have a potential for fugitive dust, odor and emissions contributing to local CO, NOx, SOx, and PMjo. Finding. Although not required by virtue of the project constmction and operational predicted maximum daily emission rates, as significance thresholds would not be exceeded, the following best management practices as mitigation measures are recommended to reduce potential impacts. Mitigation Measure AQ-1. All clearing and grading activities shall cease during periods of high wind (greater than 20 mph averaged over 1 hour). Mitigation Measure AQ-2. The Developer shall employ existing fogging system during trash dumping and loading operations. Mitigation Measure AQ-3. The Developer shall limit vehicle speeds on-site to 10-15 mph. Factual Support and Rationale. The forgoing air quahty mitigation measures will be effective in reducing airbome fugitive dust, odor and particulate emissions from constmction and operation activities. The combination of employing a fogging system, limiting vehicle speeds, load requirement limitations, onsite watering, and suspension of grading activities when winds exceed 20 mph will be effective in minimizing constmction and operation dust, particulate emissions and odors. 2.2 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES Impact. Constmction of the Proposed Project would require vegetation clearing and other ground disturbance activities on the 3.9-acre expansion area. Finding. Although not required, the following mitigation measures are recommended to reduce potential impacts on biological resources to the maximum extent feasible. Mitigation Measure BR-1. The Developer shall preserve the slope in the northeast portion of the property to minimize erosion and adverse impacts on neighboring areas. Mitigation Measure BR-2. The Developer shall place silt fencing, haybales and / or sandbags in potential drainage areas to reduce pollution of off-site watersheds. Factual Support and Rationale. Implementation of these mitigation measures, together with Best Management Practices that have already been incorporated into project design and avoidance of onsite remnant coastal sage scmb habitat will ensure the project's potential impacts on biological resources have been minimized. 2-1 Section 1.0 - Introduction 2.3 CULTURAL RESOURCES Impact. The Draft EIR concluded that the project would not have a potentially significant impact on cultural resources. However, to address the issues raised by the Native American Heritage Commission in their comment letter on the Draft EIR, the Applicant has volunteered to add a "Supplemental Voluntary Mitigation Measure" to ensure that any cultural resources found during the grading phase ofthe project are adequately protected. Finding. Although not required, the following Supplemental Voluntary Mitigation Measure has been included in the unlikely case cultural resources are encountered during the grading phase of the Proposed Project. Mitigation Measure CR-1. A culturally-affiliated Native American, with knowledge in cultural resources, shall be allowed to monitor all grading activities for the project with the provision that the monitor comply with all necessary safety precautions and requirements at the site. In the event that significant cultural resources are discovered during the grading for the project, the project engineer shall temporarily halt ground disturbance activities in the area of discovery to allow evaluation and potential recovery of potentially important cultural resources. Factual Support and Rationale. Implementation of this Supplemental Voluntary Mitigation Measure has been included to address the concems of the Native American Heritage Commission and is not a required mitigation measure. 2-2 SECTION 3.0 FINDINGS OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, DIRECT AND CUMULATIVE, AND SUPPORTING FACTS 3.1 FINDINGS OF NO DIRECT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The following potential areas of significant impacts were evaluated in the Final EIR. and found to have no significant adverse impacts, and therefore, no mitigation is required. The Supporting Facts and Rationale fore each item is set forth immediately following the item description. 3.1.1 Aesthetics The proposed expansion of the Transfer Station would increase the size of the off-loading area, pave an area for parking that is currently a mix of unpaved earthen parking and vegetation, and would also remove some existing landscape trees along Orion Street to provide new queuing lanes. The addition of the new off-loading area would increase the size of the existing building, which is visible from Palomar Airport Road. However, the new addition would be of the same design as the existing building, and while the expanded building would be larger it would not substantially change in appearance. Therefore the potential effects to views from Palomar Airport Road from the expansion ofthe off-loading area will not be significant. The constmction of the new parking area and queuing lanes would result in the removal of existing landscaping and native vegetation that is visible from Orion Street. The Transfer Station's landscape plan, required as a part of the development permit will replace landscaping shielding the interior of the site from the new queuing lane. Implementation of the applicant's landscape plan along the perimeter on Orion Street for visual screening will reduce any aesthetic impacts to less than significant 3.1.2 Agricultural Resources The Proposed Project will have no impact on agricultural resources. The site is not shown on maps identifying important farmland, does not fall within any lands under Williamson Act contracts, and is not currently and has not in recent times been in agricultural use. The expansion of the existing solid waste transfer station from approximately 7 acres to 11 acres by incorporation of a 3.9-acre tract will not result in loss of significant acreage, or a change in the type or intensity of land use of prime agricultural land and/or other farmlands designated as Farmlands of Statewide Importance. Therefore, the Proposed Project will have no impacts, and no mitigation is required. 3.1.3 Cultural Resources The technical study, literature review and field survey identified no cultural resources within the project area. Given the negative literature review and field survey, no potential environmental impacts to cultural resources were identified and no mitigation measures are required. The Supplemental Voluntary Mitigation Measure CR-1 has been included to address the concems of the Native American Heritage Commission, not for an impact to cultural resources. 3-1 Section 3.0 - iTnaings of No Significant Impacts, Direct and Cumulative, and Supporting Facts 3.1.4 Geology Soils and Minerals No active faults have been mapped on or near the project site. However, earthquake hazards are unavoidable in Califomia. The most significant potential ground shaking would be from the Rose Canyon Fault due to the relative proximity to the project site. Compliance with all applicable City grading and building requirements would reduce any potential impacts and stmctural damage from earthquakes and ground shaking to less than significant. This site is not prone to liquefaction due to seismic activity, located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable/prone to instability, or on expansive soils. Therefore no impacts are anticipated. Because there are no known mineral resources of local importance on the project site or in its vicinity, there will be no impacts to mineral resources as a result of the proposed project. 3.1.5 Hazards and Hazardous Materiais The Palomar Transfer Station has not had a significant release, spill, or emergency since it began operations in 1977. The addition of oily waste and oil filters will be handled by being stored in specially designated and designed locked containers until they can be transported to an appropriate facility. Any potential use of hazardous materials and hazardous waste can be properly mitigated during the construction phase of the project by requiring the use of best management practices, and ensuring that contractors that strictly adhere to environmental laws and regulations. The expansion of the facility, and increase in activities will not substantially increase any potential hazards to the public or the environment with regards to the handling of hazardous materials. Therefore, the effects of the project are found not to be significant and no mitigation measures are recommended. 3.1.6 Hydrology and Water Resources Implementation of the Best Management Practices identified in the updated SWPPP and compliance with NPDES requirements has been shown to reduce potential impacts to less than significant levels. Additionally, through the Engineering Department, onsite storm drain systems are reviewed as part of the project to assure adequate drainage facilities will be incorporated into the Proposed Project. Best Management Practices have been incorporated into overall project design and will further reduce potential short term constmction and long term operations impacts on hydrology and water resources to levels that are below a significance threshold. 3.1.7 Land Use and Planning 3.1.7.1 California Integrated Waste Management Board The proposed Project is the expansion of an existing solid waste facility, which has been permitted by the CIWMB. No changes in land use designations are proposed and proposed changes of the Condition Use Permit would be included in the update of the transfer station's application to the CIWMB. The proposed expansion and changes in operations would not impact any current or anticipated CIWMB land use policies. 3-2 Section 3.0 - nwlings of No Significant Impacts, Direct and Cumulative, anu supporting Facts 3.1.7.2 McClellan-Palomar Airport Land Use Plan The Palomar Transfer Station is an existing facility within the McClellan-Palomar Airport Area of Influence. While the site is not within the Airport's Runway Protection Zones, the site is adjacent to the Flight Activity Zone of the Airport. The Flight Activity Zone is an area over flown by aircraft while within the landing/takeoff pattem. The Airport Plan policies for Flight Activity Zones are that parcels be held free of intensive development (i.e., more than ten dwelling units per acre), including high rise development and all uses which involve the assemble of large groups of people (more than 100). The proposed expansion of the Transfer Station would not create any dwelling units within the area, and would not increase the height of the stractures on the site. Therefore the constmction of the proposed expansion of the Transfer Station would be compatible with the Airport Plan. During the current operations of the Transfer Station it is possible that more than 100 persons may periodically be present on the project site (i.e., during the current periods when the public may drop off waste). This condition may continue after the expansion is built; however, proposed changes in the times when the public may access the Transfer Station will increase thereby reducing the chances that larges groups would be assembled. It is anticipated at the Proposed Expansion of the Palomar Transfer Station and changes to the Conditional Use Permit would be compatible with the McClellan-Palomar Airport Land Use Plan. 3.1.7.3 City of Carlsbad - General Plan and Zoning Code Short-term constmction-related impacts on surrounding land uses are typically related to dust, noise and dismption of traffic flow and facility access and egress. Constmction of the proposed physical changes to the waste transfer facility would require the use of the road serving this industrial area. These constmction-related traffic and noise are not located in close proximity to sensitive land uses such as residential neighborhoods, schools, hospitals, places of worship, and scientific institutions. Therefore the operation of such sensitive land uses will not be affected by the proposed Project's constmction-related activity. The proposed project is consistent with the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, landscaping will be consistent with the Landscape Guidelines Manual, and subject to discretionary review and conditions of approval as part ofthe City's Conditional Use Permit process. 3.1.7.4 City of Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan (HMP) The Project site is outside of the area to be preserved in open space according to the City's HMP. Therefore, the proposed operational and physical changes to the waste transfer station will not conflict with the City's HMP. No significant land use impacts associated with short-term constmction activities or long-term solid waste transfer operations are anticipated with project implementation. Therefore, no mitigation measures are required or proposed. 3-3 Section 3.0 - fmuings of No Signiticant Impacts, Direct and Cumulative, anosupporting Facts 3.1.8 Noise 3.1.8.1 Off site impacts The project related traffic noise has the greatest increase along Faraday Avenue from El Camino Real to South Orion. However, there are no noise sensitive residential areas along this roadway segment. Residential areas are located along Melrose Drive north of Faraday Avenue and south of Palomar Airport Road; along Palomar Airport Road east of Melrose; and along El Camino Real north of Faraday Avenue. The greatest project-related noise level increases would be 0.3 dBA. An increase in this level cannot be readily detected outside of controlled laboratory conditions and is not considered a significant noise impact. While there are increases in the existing noise conditions along the roadways surrounding the Project site, these increases are primarily due to general cumulative growth in the area and the Proposed Project does not contribute substantially to these increases. Therefore, noise impacts from the Proposed Project would be less than significant. No significant long-term off-site traffic-related noise impacts are expected to occur due to implementation of the Proposed Project. Therefore, no mitigation is required or proposed 3.1.8.2 On-site Activities The Proposed Project would not change the existing land use and operational nature of the activities at the project site. However, the change in processed tonnage of solid waste from 800 tons per day to a maximum of 2,250 tons per day will result in additional operational activity and related truck and other vehicle activity on and around the project site. Peak noise levels generated on the project site are not expected to change with implementation of the Proposed Project. However, the Proposed Project may result in more of the peak noise levels, but will not substantially increase noise levels generated at the project site. Based on the noise measurements the project does not and will not generate noise levels that approach the Noise Ordinance limits presented previously. Therefore, the project will not result in an off-site noise impact due to on-site activities. No significant long-term noise impacts due to the on-site project activities are expected to occur with implementation of the Proposed Project. Therefore, no mitigation is required or proposed. 3.1.9 Population and Housing The Proposed Project will not result in the creation of significant new jobs or demand for new housing. The expansion area of the Proposed Project is currently vacant and would not displace any existing housing, or necessitate the constraction of any replacement housing. The impacts of the Proposed Project on population and housing would be less than significant. 3-4 -^nt Section 3.0 - FinUings of No Significant Impacts, Direct and Cumulative, anoSupporting Facts 3.1.10 Public Services The Proposed Project would not increase the demand for Police or Fire Protection and would not result in any increase to emergency response times. Therefore no adverse impacts to Police or Fire Protection services are anticipated. The Proposed Project would not increase the population of the City of Carlsbad therefore the project would not create any additional demand for schools, parks or libraries. No impacts to these public services are anticipated. No impacts to public services have been identified as being potentially significant. Therefore, no mitigation measures are proposed or required. 3.1.11 Recreation The Proposed Project would not result in direct disturbance or displacement of established recreation facilities. The Proposed Project would not result in additional population growth in the City of Carlsbad and would therefore, not increase demands on existing available recreational resources. The Proposed project would not generate a need for the constmction or expansion of recreational faciHties. 3.1.12 Traffic Implementation of the proposed project would have an adverse cumulative impact on the existing roadway system in the vicinity of the project site. While the impacts would be less than significant, the project will be required to contribute traffic impact fees to fimd a fair share of the planned roadway improvements for cumulative projects and related traffic growth in the City of Carlsbad. No additional project specific mitigation measures would be required. 3.1.13 Public Utilities and Service Systenns 3.1.13.1 Utilities Electric: During construction additional electricity would be used to operate lights, and small electric hand tools this increase use would be of short duration, would not intermpt any utility service, nor require additional capacity and is not significant. Once constmction is completed no increase in the level of use of electricity is anticipated. Impacts to electrical utilities would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required. Natural Gas: The Palomar Transfer Station does not currently use natural gas and the proposed expansion of the Transfer Station will not use gas. Therefore there would be no impacts to this utility and no mitigation measures are needed. 3.1.13.2 Service Systems Water: The Proposed Project will expand the size of the storage/maintenance area of the transfer station as well as increase the size of the transfer area. During constmction some 3-5 Section 3.0 - nlmings of No Significant Impacts, Direct and Cumulative, anCT Supporting Facts additional water, could be used in dust suppression, but this increase would occur only during constmction and the impact to the water system would be less than significant. During the operation of the Transfer Station additional water would be used in the tipping floor area for both dust and order control. While the increase in operational throughput of waste would result in increase use of water this increase would not require additional capacity nor decrease the level of service therefore the impacts of the proposed increased use of the Transfer Station would be less than significant to water services systems. No mitigation measures are required. Waste Water: The Proposed Project will expand the size of the storage/maintenance area of the transfer station as well as increase the size ofthe transfer area. However, the Proposed Project would not increase the size of the number of employees. No increase in the amount of sewage generated at the Transfer Station is anticipated therefore the impacts to the waste water systems would be less than significant and no mitigation measures are needed. Storm Water Conveyance System: The proposed expansion of the Transfer Station would increase the amount of impermeable surface that would likely increase the amount of storm water mnoff; however, the increase would not create any dismption of services, nor would it require that new storm water faciHties be constmcted to carry any increase in mnoff Therefore impacts to the storm water conveyance system from the proposed expansion of the Transfer Station would be less than significant and no mitigation measures are proposed. While the impacts to the storm water conveyance system would be less than significant, increased storm water flows could result in water quality impacts. However, all water quality impacts would be less than significant with implementation of identified BMPs and compliance with NPDES requirements (Section 3.1.6, above). SECTION 4.0 FINDINGS CONCERNING FEASIBLITY OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES 4.1 APPLICABLE STANDARDS CEQA requires that EIRs contain an analysis of altematives to the proposed Project that would reduce or eliminate environmental impacts while still meeting the basic goals and objectives if the Project, Specifically, section 15126.6 (a) of the CEQA Guidelines states that an EIR should "...describe a range of reasonable alternatives to the project, or to the location of the project, which would feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of the project, but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the project, and evaluate the comparative merits of the alternatives. " However, the FEIR concluded that after the incorporation of the specific mitigation measures outlined in Section 2 above, the Proposed Project would not have any significant, unmitigatable effects. Since there would be no significant unmitigatable effects, for the analysis of altematives that could be used in place of the Proposed Project the proposed altematives considered would have to have in total fewer potential effects, and meet the goals and objectives established for the Project. The objectives of the Proposed Project are to: • Objective 1: Plan for and have a facility to meet future solid waste needs of the City of Carlsbad and adjacent communities; • Objective 2: Provide a local station that can accommodate solid waste transfers from collection tmcks to long-haul trailers; and • Objective 3: Maximize use of existing facilities to avoid the need for entirely new and more extensive facilities to the extent feasible. 4.2 FINDINGS ON PROJECT ALTERNATIVES The Final EIR evaluated a range of potential project altematives. The project altematives included: • No Project; • Drainage Swale Avoidance Aitemative; and • Reduced Intensity Aitemative. While each of the proposed altematives would reduce some effects given that none of the effects would be significant and that none of the altematives would meet the goals of providing additional capacity, and accommodate future demand as well as the Proposed Project the FEIR concluded that while feasible none of the altematives were superior to the Proposed Project. 4-1 ^^n 4.0 - Findings Conceming Feasibility of Project Altern^^s 4.2.1 No Project Alternative The No Project Aitemative assumes continuation of current waste transfer operations and no new development on the site. (A) Selection of this aitemative does not address the existing demand for expanded waste management capacity in Northem San Diego County, and implies that additional capacity will be developed at another site. (B) The No Project Aitemative would not generate the impacts identified in the EIR. However, assuming increased solid waste needs in the City of Carlsbad and adjacent communities and no modifications to the existing facility's tonnage capacity, implementation of this aitemative would result in potential increase in overall traffic, amount of energy consumed, and air pollution as a result of the general public and trash tracks making trips to other more distant locations that can accommodate increased solid waste needs. Therefore the No Project Aitemative is not considered the Environmentally Superior Aitemative because it fails to meet the basic project objectives in providing a local transfer station. 4.2.2 Drainage Swale Avoidance Alternative The Drainage Swale Avoidance Aitemative is similar to the proposed project, except it will avoid the ephemeral drainage within the expansion site. (A) Implementation of BMP's and fencing installed around the drainage would avoid impacts to this resource. However, avoiding the ephemeral drainage would disrapt operations and preclude a continuous operational surface linking the proposed expansion area with the existing transfer station facilities. Since the swale was determined to have no special habitat value, and does not constitute a significant impact of the proposal, this aitemative offers no environmental advantage over the proposed action. (B) The City considered whether this reduction should lead to a determination that this aitemative qualified as the environmental superior aitemative as contemplated in CEQA. It is concluded that since the impacts to biological impacts are not significant, there is only a slight environmental advantage to avoiding the swale. The swale currently serves the purpose of holding and filtering storm water ranoff from the site, a hydrologic function that would need to be replaced by storm water pollution prevention measures as defined in the SWPPP prepared for this Proposed Project. 4.2.3 Reduced Intensity Alternative The Reduced Intensity Aitemative assumes the same location as the Proposed Project, but includes a cap on the maximum daily capacity of 1,500 tons of solid waste per day. The transfer station currently accepts 800 tons of solid waste per day and the proposed project calls for an increase to a maximum 2,250 tons per day. 4-2 SeTTion 4.0 - Findings Conceming Feasibility of Project Altemauves (A) A Reduced Intensity Use of the transfer station to accept 1,500 tons per day would generate impacts less than that of the Proposed Project in air quality, traffic, and noise. However, at 1,500 tons per day, the Reduced Intensity Use Aitemative would not meet the basic project objectives. Air, traffic, and noise impacts of the Proposed Project are not significant relative to the baseline conditions, and therefore, this aitemative does not avoid or lessen significant effects ofthe proposal. 4-3 EXHIBIT "EIR-B" CITY OF CARLSBAD RESOLUTION NO. 5799 MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM for the ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR 03-04) PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION EXPANSION (SCH No. 2003071175) MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM 1.1 INTRODUCTION The primary goals and objectives of the Proposed Project are to: • Meet existing and increased solid waste processing demands in Northem San Diego County; • Continue operating as a local transfer station to allow long-haul trailers to transfer solid waste to distant landfills; • Accommodate future solid waste needs of the City of Carlsbad and adjacent communities; and • Provide a location for the general public's sohd waste recycHng needs. 1.2 LEADAGENCY The City of Carlsbad is the Lead Agency for the preparation of the EIR and the incorporated MMRP in accordance with CEQA Guidelines (CCR, Title 14 §§ 15082 (a), 15103, 15375). As the lead agency, the City of Carlsbad is responsible for ensuring that mitigation measures are implemented. 1.3 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF MITIGATION MEASURES Mitigation measures are designed to avoid, minimize, rectify, reduce, eliminate or compensate for significant impacts caused by constmction, operation or maintenance of a project. Mitigation measures developed for this EIR were selected to mitigate potentially significant adverse environmental impacts to a less than significant level. Mitigation measures included in the MMRP are presented by resource category. 1.4 VERIFICATION SCHEDULE The verification schedule for mitigation measures is categorized in Table 1 as either constmction or operation. Mitigation measures that are to be implemented during on-going operations must be implemented immediately upon project approval or as otherwise specified by the City. Applicant must keep records of all mitigation measure implementation and supply reports to the City upon request. 1.5 POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS The following environmental issues were identified as potentially significant in the EIR: 1-1 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 1.5.1 Air Quality/Odor Activities associated with the constraction and extended hours of operation could generate tail pipe emissions, fugitive dust and odor that may have an adverse effect on local and /or regional air quality. Though not required, these mitigation measures are recommended. 1.5.2 Biological Resources Activities associated with constraction could potentially disturb vegetation commimities 1.5.3 Cultural Resources The Draft EIR concluded that the project would not have a potentially significant impact on cultural resources. However, to address the issues raised by the Native American Heritage Commission in their comment letter on the Draft EIR, the Applicant has volunteered to add a "Supplemental Voluntary Mitigation Measure" to ensure that any cultural resources found during the grading phase of the project are adequately protected. 1.6 MITIGATION MEASURES AND VERIFICATION SCHEDULE The following mitigation measures will be incorporated into the Conditions of Approval for this Project in order to mitigate identified environmental impacts to a less than significant level. An initialed box for each mitigation measure indicates that this mitigation measure has been complied with and implemented, and fulfills the City's monitoring requirements with respect to Assembly Bill 3180 (PubHc Resources Code Section 21081.6). 1-2 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan Table 1 Mitigation IVIeasure Party Responsible to Implement Responsible Monitoring Party and Method Verification Timing Completed Comments Mitigation IVIeasure Party Responsible to Implement Responsible Monitoring Party and Method Construction Operation Initials Date Comments Air Quality/Odor IMPACT: Potential for fugitive dust and emissions contributing to local CO, NO^, SO^, and PMio • AQ-1 - All clearing and grading activities shall cease during periods of high wind (Greater than 20 mph averaged over 1 hour). Palomar Transfer Station Palomar Transfer Station Aimual reporting to the City of Carlsbad X • AQ-2 - The Developer shall employ existing fogging system during trash dumping and loading operations. Palomar Transfer Station Palomar Transfer Station Monthly inspection by the City X • AQ-3 - The Developer shall limit vehicle speeds on-site to 10-15 mph. Palomar Transfer Station and City Planning Department Palomar Transfer Station Post speed limit signs on property X X Biological Resources IMPACT: Activities associated with construction could potentially disturb vegetation communities • BR-1 - The Developer shall preserve the slope in the NE portion of the property to minimize erosion and adverse impacts on neighboring areas. Palomar Transfer Station Palomar Transfer Station, RWQCB X X • BR-2 - The Developer shall place silt fencing, haybales and/or sandbags in potential drainage areas to reduce pollution of off-site watersheds. Palomar Transfer Station Palomar Transfer Station, City Engineering Staff X X SUPPLEMENTAL VOLUNTARY MITIGATION MEASURE - Cultural Resources IMPACT: The Draft EIR concluded that the project would not have a potentially significant impact on cultural resources. However, to address the issues raised by the Native American Heritage Commission in their comment letter on the Draft EIR, the Applicant has volunteered to add a "Supplemental Voluntary Mitigation Measure" to ensure that any cultural resources found during the grading phase of the project are adequately protected. 1-3 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan Table 1 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Mitigation Measure Party Responsible to Implement Responsible Monitoring Party and Method Verification Timing Construction Operation Completed Initials Date Comments CR-1 - A culturally-affiliated Native American, with knowledge in cultural resources, shall be allowed to monitor all grading activities for the project with the provision that the monitor comply with all necessary safety precautions and requirements at the site. In the event that significant cultural resources are discovered during the grading for the project, the project engineer shall temporarily halt groimd disturbance activities in the area of discovery to allow evaluation and possible recovery of potentially important cultural resources. Palomar Transfer Station Palomar Transfer Station X 1-4 Exhibit "X"-Revised March 5. 1997 PROPOSED TRAFFIC/CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENTS The following traffic and circulation system improvements are included in the proposed project as designed: 1. Faradav Dedication The County shall make an Irrevocable Offer to Dedicate ("lOD") to the City of Carlsbad ("Carlsbad"), at no cost and free of all liens and encumbrances, Faraday Avenue along the project site from the westem edge ofthe County ownership and extending all the way to the East edge of the County ownership. The lOD shall be for an 84-foot right of way including slope and drainage easements. No improvements shall be required at this time. Design and alignment of Faraday Avenue shall comply with the City's design standards for a secondary arterial. 2. Access Road Dedication and Improvement The County shall make an lOD approximately 1800 feet long, at no cost and free of all liens and encumbrances, in favor of Carlsbad for a 48-foot right of way covering the public easement/access road that serves the Transfer Station. In addition, this access road shall be improved to 40 feet, industrial street standards, with a/c berms on each side, including stripping, etc. as required by Carlsbad. 3. Faradav and El Camino Real Intersection Improvements The intersection of Faraday and El Camino Real shall be improved to provide two left tum lanes out of Faraday onto El Camino Real, one through lane, and one right tum lane, with a median/divider, as required by Carlsbad. 4. Deceleration Lane On El Camino Real A deceleration lane approximately 300 feet in length improved to prime arterial standards shall be installed on El Camino Real South of the current connection to the access road. 5. Implementation of Road Improvements The foregoing road improvements are to be installed and paid for in conformance with the terms of the litigation settlement agreement between Carlsbad, the County, and Coast Waste Management. The lOD's shall be made as soon as possible and in no event later than 180 days after CUP approval. 6- Additional Street Dedications and Improvements The owner shall make such additional street dedications and improvements as may be agreed to in the litigation settlement agreement between Carlsbad, the County, and Coast Waste Management. 7. Fence Removal The applicant shall remove the fence that crosses part ofthe access road prior to dedication. SITE PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) BACKGROUND DATA SHEET CASE NO: EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) CASE NAME: Palomar Transfer Station APPLICANT: Palomar Transfer Station. Inc. REQUEST AND LOCATION: Expansion ofexisting trash fransfer station LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A portion of lots A and B of Rancho Agua Hedionda according to Map No. 823 filed on November 16. 1986. APN: 209-050-25 Acres: 3.9 (expansion) 10.9 (total) Proposed No. of Lots/Units: N/A GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING Land Use Designation: FL Density Allowed: N/A Existing Zone: M Density Proposed: N/A Proposed Zone: M Surrounding Zoning, General Plan and Land Use: Site North South East West Zoning General Plan Current Land Use M PI Trash transfer facility M-Q and OS G Fire Station 5 M-Q and OS PI and G Open space, CMWD offices OS PI Open space M-Q PI Hiring Center, Fed Ex PUBLIC FACILITIES School District: Carlsbad Unified Water District: Carlsbad Sewer District: Carlsbad Equivalent Dwelling Units (Sewer Capacity): N/A • • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Negative Declaration, issued Final Environmental Impact Report, dated September 2004 Other, CITY OF CARLSBAD GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM LOCAL FACILITIES IMPACTS ASSESSMENT FORM (To be Submitted with Development Application) PROJECT IDENTITY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT: FILE NAME AND NO: EIR 03-04/CUP 260(C) - Palomar Transfer Station LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ZONE: 5 GENERAL PLAN: PI ZONING: M DEVELOPER'S NAME: Palomar Transfer Station, hic. ADDRESS: 8364 Clairemont Mesa Blvd: San Diego. CA 92111 PHONE NO.: (858) 694-2212 ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO.: 209-050-25 QUANTITY OF LAND USE/DEVELOPMENT (AC): 3.9 (expansion) 10.9 (total ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: N/A A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. City Administrative Facilities: Library: Demand in Square Footage = N/A Demand in Square Footage = N/A Wastewater Treatment Capacity (Calculate with J. Sewer) Park: Demand in Acreage = Drainage: Demand in CFS = Identify Drainage Basin = (Identify master plan facilities on site plan) Circulation: Demand in ADT = (Identify Trip Distribution on site plan) Fire: Served by Fire Station No. Open Space: Acreage Provided = Schools: (Demands to be determined by staff) Sewer: Demands in EDU Identify Sub Basin = (Identify tmnk line(s) impacted on site plan) No Demand Increase $.40/sf .5 BP 1.045 N/A Statutory Fee Buena/V allecitos 5C K. Water: Demand in GPD No Demand Increase DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Applicant's statement or disclosure nf certain ownership intere.st.s nn all applications whir.h will require discretionary action on the part of the City Council or any appointed Board, Commission or Committee. The following information MUST be disclosed at the time of application submittal. Your project cannot be reviewed until this information is completed. Please print. Note: Person is defmed as "Any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fratemai organization, corporation, estate, tnist, receiver, syndicate, ia this city and county, city municipality, district or other political subdivision or any other group pr combination acting as a unit." Agents may sign this document; howeverj the legal name and entity of the applicant and property owner be provided below. 1. APPLICANT (Not the applicant's agent) Provide the COMPLETE, LEGAL names and addresses of ALL persons having a financial interest in the application. If the applicant includes a corporation or partnership, include the names, title, addresses of all individuals owning more than 10% of the shares. IF NO INDIVIDUALS OWN MORE THAN 10% OF THE SHARES, PLEASE INDICATE NON- APPLICABLE (N/A) IN THE SPACE BELOW If a publicly-owned corporation, include the names, titles, and addresses of the corporate officers. (A separate page may be attached if necessary.) Person Corp/Part Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. Titie Titie See attached Address Address 8364 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. SanDiego, CA 92111 2. OWNER (Not the owner's agent) Provide the COMPLETE, LEGAL names and addresses of ALL persons having any ownership interest in the property involved. Also, provide the nature of the legal ownership (i.e, partnership, tenants in common, non-profit, corporation, etc.). If the ownership includes a corporation or partnership, include the names, title, addresses of all individuals owning more than 10% ofthe shares. IF NO INDIVIDUALS OWN MORE THAN 10% OF THE SHARES, PLEASE INDICATE NON-APPLICABLE (N/A) IN THE SPACE BELOW. If a publiclv- owned corporation, include the names, titles, and addresses of the corporate officers. (A separate page may be attached if necessary.) Person County of San Diego Title Department of Public Works Address 5555 Overland Dr., San Diego, CA 92123 1 635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 Q EXHIBIT A ADDITIONAL PERSONS HAVING A FINANCIAL INTEREST. City of Carlsbad (Lessee of Palomar Transfer Station from County of San Diego) 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Palomar Transfer Station, Inc. (Sub Lessee of Palomar Transf er Station from City of Carlsbad) 8364 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92111 Waste Management, Inc. and affiliates (JSub Lessee of a portion the Palomar Transfer Station from Allied Waste Industries, Inc's affiliate Palomar Transfer Station, Inc.) 5960 ECR Carlsbad, CA 92008 CERTIFICATE The undersigned certifies that she is a duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION, INC., a Califomia corporation (the "Corporation"), and that attached hereto as Schedule A is a tme and correct copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, and that such resolutions have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect on the date hereof Dated: August 7, 2001. Jo Lynn W^ite Secretary SCHEDULE A APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation desires to appoint officers of the Corporation to serve in the appointed capacity until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby elect the following persons as officers of the Corporation to serve in the capacity set forth opposite their name until such time as their successors are duly elected and qualified: President Joe Mrjenovich Executive Vice President Donald W. Slager Vice President James Ambroso Secretary Jo Lynn White Assistant Secretary Jenny L. Apker Assistant Secretary David Smith Treasurer Thomas P. Martin FURTHER RESOLVED, that for purposes of these resolutions, the "Proper Officers" shall mean Joe Mrjenovich, Donald W. Slager, James Ambroso, Jo Lynn White, Jenny L. Apker, David Smith and Thomas P. Martin, the Corporation's President, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretaries and Treasurer, respectively; FURTHER RESOLVED, that these officers are empowered to carry out the day-to-day business of the Corporation, subject to direction and control of the Board of Directors; FURTHER RESOLVED, that each ofthe Proper Officers be and hereby are authorized and directed to make, execute, provide and deliver any and all statements, applications, certificates, representations, payments, notices, receipts and other instruments, agreements and documents, and to take any and all other action which, in the opinion of such officer is, or may be, necessary, advisable or appropriate in connection with the business, properties and operations of the Corporation, all of which actions to be taken or previously taken are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION MODIFICATIONS CUP NO. 260-C EIR 03-04 PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT 260 (c) DRAWING LIST 01 COVER SHEET 02 OMITTED 03 RECORD OF SURVEY - SHEET 2 04 EXISTING CONDITIONS 05 PROPOSED SITE PLAN 06 GRADING PLAN 07 FLOOR PLAN 08 STATION ADDITION-PLAN AND ELEVATIONS 09 CIRCULATION PLAN 10 TRANSFER TRAILER TURNING RADII 11 LANDSCAPE CONCEPT AND WATER CONSERVATION PLAN VICINITY MAP PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS • SITE ENTRANCE REVISIONS AND QUEUING LANES • NEW TRUCK SCALE AND SCALE HOUSE • 6700 SQ. FT. ADDITION TO TRANSFER STATION INCLUDING SECOND TOP-LOAD STATION • ADDmONAL VEHICLE PARKING APPLICANT PALOMAR TRANSFER STATION. INC. 8364 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD SAN DIEOO. 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