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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPIP 97-07; Newton Business Center; Planned Industrial Permit (PIP) (42)c ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT for the Newton Drive Industrial Facility Carlsbad, California Prepared For: r- Industrial Developments International, Inc. 1810 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1040 Imine, California 92715 Prepared By: RBRiggan and Associates 8883 Shaula Way San Diego, California 92126 FU3Riggan Job No. 1652.36A 19 August 1997 c TABLE OF CONTENTS c c c r r t f- .- ... Summary of Recommended Mitigation Measures .................................. 111 1. Project Information .......................................................... 1 2. Environmental Impacts Assessment Form - Part 1 ................................. .3 3. Discussion of Initial Study Issues .............................................. 10 I. Landuseandplanning ...............................................lO 11.. Population and Housing .............................................. 11 111. Geologic Problems .................................................. 12 V. Air Quality ........................................................ 14 VI. TransportatiodCirculation ............................................ 16 VII. Biological Resources ................................................ 17 VIII. Energy and Mineral Resources ....................................... 18 1V.Water .............................................................13 IX. Hazards ..........................................................19 X. Noise .............................................................. XI. Publicservices ..................................................... 20 XI. Utilities and Service Systems ........................................ .20 XIII.Aesthetics ........................................................21 XIV. Cultural Resources ................................................ .22 XV.Recreationa1 ....................................................... 22 XVI. Mandatory Findings of Significance .................................. .22 Certification .................................................................24 ReferencesCited ............................................................. 25 Figures: Figure 1 - Project Location on a Thomas Brothers Map Figure 2 - Project Location on a U.S.G.S. Quadrangle Map Figure 3 - Site Development Plan Figure 4 - Aerial View of the Project Site Figure 5 - Cross Section Showing Relation of Proposed Facility To the Adjacent Residential Community r r r Attachment A: Cultural Resources Survey Report by Gallegos and Associates page ii Summary of Recommended Mitigation Measures c 1 c t Implementation of the following recommended mitigation measures will reduce any potential environmental effects associated with the Newton Drive Industrial Facility to a level of insignificance. These mitigation measures are discussed in greater detail in the following materials and in other materials attached to this application. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Geological Hazards. The project shall conform with the recommendations of the engineering geologist with special attention to slope stability, and the potential for perched groundwater. [There are no particular geological hazards associated with the project and this is a routine recommendation]. Water Quality. The contractor shall adhere to the requirements of the NPDES permit during construction of the facility. [This is also a routine requirement placed on all new construction]. Biological Resources. The applicant, prior to the issuance of any grading permit, shall obtain from the City of Carlsbad a section 4(d)-permit. This permit shall include 0.78-acres of Coastal Sage Scrub offered for mitigation. This requirement has been reviewed with the Department of Fish and Game and the Fish and Wildlife Service and they concur. No additional mitigation for biological resources is required. The loss of Coastal Sage Scrub habitat is, in this case, considered de minimus. Light and Glare. All lighting visible from adjacent residential areas shall be shielded (and/or set back and directed away) so as to prevent spillover into those residential areas. Paleontological Resources. A paleontological monitor acceptable to the City of Carlsbad shall be retained during the grading of the project site. Fugitive Dust. Because of the proximity of a greenhouse operation to the north and because of the resident development to the east, an extra-effort to control fugitive dust during grading is appropriate. Excess watering during the normal workday along with weekend water as required by weather conditions (wind and humidity) is recommended. Watering shall be maintained through the grading period and until the site surface is stabilized. r r r r t page iii r 1. PROJECT INFORMATION c f- r The approximately 16-acre Newton Drive Industrial Facility site is located in the City of Carlsbad, adjacent to and north of the Carlsbad Research Center industrial complex and Palomar Airport (see Figure 1). The site lies northeast of the terminus of Newton Drive, which is north of Faraday Avenue and south of Bryant Drive (see Figure 1). It is Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 212-050-41, and -43; and is found on the San Luis Rey 7%-Minute U.S.G.S Quadrangle Map (see Figure 2), in an un-sectioned area within Township 11 South, Range 4 West (SBBM). Elevations on site range from approximately 195 feet at the extreme northeastern corner of the site, to approximately 299 feet at the north-central portion of the site. The site is a flat-lying mesa and the adjacent slopes to the northeast (see Figure 3). The mesa portion of the site ranges in elevation from 260 to 280 feet on average. The proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would entail construction of an approximately 165,298 square foot industrial building over approximately 1 1-acres of an irregularly shaped approximately 16 acre parcel of land (see Figure 3). Not all portions of the property would be disturbed by project development. The northeastern slopes would remain in their present condition. Approximately 5-acres of land located at the northeastern slopes of the site (including an existing BrodiaeaJiZifoEia preserve) are intended for dedication to the City of Carlsbad as an Open Space Easement (see Figure 3). The Newton Drive Industrial Facility, if constructed as proposed, would be configured to serve two or three tenants with square footage divided according to tenant use as follows: office space - approximately 20%; light manufacturing - approximately 40%, warehouse space - approximately 40%. The building would feature: an approximately 5,000 square foot dining area, and approximately 403 employee parking spaces (placed around the north, east and west boundaries of the centrally located building (see Figure 3). Approximately 1 10,000 square feet of site landscaping is proposed for the project, which would surround the parking areas and visually buffer the slope banks placed at the periphery of the graded part of the site. A planned Industrial Permit addressing details of the above proposals has been submitted concurrent with this EIA (PIP 97-34). The project falls within the City of Carlsbad “PM’ (Planned Industrial) Zone, which allows for: “the location of business and light industries engaged primarily in research and/or testing, compatible light manufacturing, business and professional offices when engaged in activities associated with corporate offices or in activities whose primary purpose is to cater directly to the general public, and certain commercial uses which cater to and are ancillary to the uses allowed in this zone ...” The reader is referred to Air Quality section below for a more detailed addressment of the property’s permitted uses. The Newton Drive Industrial Site is located west of, and is largely surrounded by the Carlsbad Page I c c i r r r r r r r r r r r r I Research Center (CRC) - a complex of industrial buildings forming an employment center within the City of Carlsbad. Lots within this neighboring complex are sold and/or nearly built out Construction activity within the CRC is high and a number of buildings are under construction or are recently completed adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility. Immediately north of, and elevationally below the subject site, is a residential mobile home park. Single-family residential development is active across Halley Drive, to the west, and elevationally below the subject property (see figure 4). Other undeveloped parcels in the immediately area are agricultural in nature and are zoned for eventual construction of residential properties. Page 2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FORM - PART I r c r c t c (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT) CASE NO: DATE RECEIVED: BACKGROUND 1. CASE NAME: NEWTON DRIVE INDUSTRIAL FACILITY 2. APPLICANT: INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS INTERNATIONAL INC. 3. ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF APPLICANT: 1810 VON KARMAN AVENUE. SUITE 1040 IRVINE. CALIFORNIA 927 15 ( 714) 833- 9998 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: Please check any of the environmental factors listed below that would be potentially affected by this project. This would be any environmental factor that has at least one impact checked “Potentially Significant Impact,” or “Potentially Significant Impact unless Mitigation Incorporated” in the checklist on the following pages. Land Use and Planning 0 TransportatiodCirculation Public Services 0 Population and Housing H Biological Resources Utilities & Service Systems 0 Geological Problems 0 Energy & Mineral Resources H Aesthetics 0 Water 0 Hazards H Cultural Resources (Paleontological) H Air Quality 0 Noise 0 Recreation (Light and Glare) 0 Mandatory Findings of Significance f I i iT ! i Page 3 i P Issues (and Supporting Information Sources): Potentially Potentially (Supplemental documents may be referred to and attached) Significant Significant Mitigation Incorporated Impact Unless 1. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would the proposal: Less Than No Significant Impact Impact c a) Conflict with general plan designation or zoning? 0 0 0 b) Conflict with applicable environmental plans or 0 0 policies adopted by agencies with jurisdiction over the project? c) Be incompatible with existing land use in the vicinity? 0 0 0 c 0 0 d) Affect agricultural resources or operations (e.g. 0 0 impacts to soils or farmlands, or impacts from incompatible land uses'? e) Disrupt or divide the physical arrangement of an 0 0 established community (including a low-income or minority community)? 11. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the proposal? i o H c a) Cumulatively exceed official regional or local 0 0 population projections? b) Induce substantial growth in an area either directly or 0 0 indirectly (e.g. through projects in an undeveloped area or extension of major infrastructure)? c) Displace existing housing, especially affordable 0 0 housing? 111. GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS. Would the proposal result in or 0 0 expose people to potential impacts involving: 0 0 !- 0 0 c a) Fault rupture? (See Geological Report) 0 0 0 0 c b) Seismic ground shaking? 0 0 r c) Seismic ground failure, including liquefaction? 0 0 0 d) Seiche, tsunami, or volcanic hazard? 0 0 0 c e) Landslides or mudflows? 0 0 Page 4 Issues (and Supporting Information Sources): Potentially Potentially (Supplemental documents may be referred to and attached) Significant Significant Mitigation Incorporated Impact Unless f) Erosion, changes in topography or unstable soil conditions from excavation, grading, or fill? LessThan No Significant Impact Impact c c H 0 g) Subsidence of the land? H H 0 c h) Expansive soils? 0 i t i) Unique geologic or physical features? IV. WATER. Would the proposal result in: a) Changes in absorption rates, drainage patterns, or the 0 o rate and amount of surface runoff! H H r b) Exposure of people or property to water related hazards such as flooding? c) Discharge into surface waters or other alteration of 0 surface water quality (e.g. temperature, dissolved oxygen or turbidity).” d) Changes in the amount of surface water in any water 0 body? 0 c H H 0 e) Changes in currents, or the course or direction of water 0 movements? c c f) Changes in the quantity of ground waters, either 0 through direct additions or withdrawals, or through interception or an aquifer by cuts or excavations or through substantial loss of groundwater recharge capability? g) Altered direction or rate of flow of groundwater? 0 r i c h) Impacts to groundwater quality? 0 i) Substantial reduction in the amount of groundwater otherwise available for public water supplies? V. AIR QUALITY. Would the proposal? c a) Violate any air quality standard or contribute to an 0 existing or projected air quality violation? b) Expose sensitive receptors to pollutants? 0 0 0 Page 5 r I Issues (and Supporting Information Sources): (Supplemental documents may be referred to and attached) r- r c c) Alter air movement, moisture, or temperature, or cause any change in climate? d) Create objectionable odors? VI. TRANSPORTATION/CIRCULATION. Would the proposal result in: a) Increased vehicle trips or traffic congestion? (See SANDAG Traffic Generators) b) Hazards to safety from design features (e.g. sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g. farm equipment)? c) Inadequate emergency access or access to nearby uses? d) Insufficient parking capacity on-site or off-site? e) Hazards or barriers for pedestrians or bicyclists? f) Conflicts with adopted policies supporting alternative transportation (e.g. bus turnouts, bicycle racks)? g) Rail, waterborne or air traffic impacts? c i c VII. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the proposal result in impacts to: Endangered, threatened or rare species or their habitats (including but not limited to plants, fish, insects, animals, and birds? (See Biological Report) Locally designated species (e.g. heritage trees) ? Locally designated natural communities (e.g. oak forest, coastal habitat, etc.)? Wetland habitat (e.g. marsh, riparian and vernal pool)? Wildlife dispersal or migration corridors? Potentially Significant Impact 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Less Than Significant Impact 0 0 IXI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No Impact IXI 0 IXI IXI IXI IXI 0 0 0 IXI r Page 6 Issues (and Supporting Information Sources): Potentially (Supplemental documents may be referred to and attached) Significant Impact Potentially Less Than Significant Significant 1 Unless Impact Mitigation [ncorporated No Impact c c VIII. ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES. Would the proposal? a) Conflict with adopted energy conservation plans? 0 0 0 c- b) Use non-renewable resources in a wasteful and inefficient manner? c) Result in a loss of availability of a known mineral 0 resource that would be of future value to the region and the residents of the state? 0 H 7 i r r IX. HAZARDS. Would the proposal involve: a) A risk of accidental explosion or release of hazardous substances (including, but not limited to: oil, pesticides, chemicals or radiation)? b) Possible interference with an emergency response plan 0 or emergency evacuation plan? c) The creation of any health hazard or potential health 0 hazards? 0 H 0 0 c d) Exposure of people to existing sources of potential health hazards? (See Phase I Site Assessment and McClellan-Palomar Comprehensive Land Use Plan) e) Increase fire hazard in areas with flammable brush, grass, or trees? (See Biological Report) X. NOISE. Would the proposal result in: c c H c I a) Increases in existing noise levels? 0 0 b) Exposure of people to severe noise levels? 0 c XI. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the proposal have an effect upon, or result in a need for new or altered government services in any of the following areas: a) Fire protection? 0 0 0 0 0 r b) Police protection? 0 c) Schools? 0 Page 7 Issues (and Supporting Information Sources): Potentially Potentially (Supplemental documents may be referred to and attached) Significant Significant Mitigation Incorporated Impact Unless d) Maintenance of public facilities, including roads. 0 0 Less Than No Significant Impact Impact 0 H 0 H c- e) Other governmental services? 0 0 XII. UTILITIES AND SERVICES SYSTEMS. Would the proposal result in a need for new systems or supplies, or substantial alterations to the following utilities: a) Power or natural gas? 0 0 c 0 0 ea ea H b) Communications systems? 0 0 c) Local or regional water treatment or distribution 0 0 facilities? 0 d) Sewer or septic tanks 0 0 0 ea H ea H P e) Storm water drainage? 0 0 0 o f) Solid waste disposal? cl 0 g) Local or regional water supplies? 0 0 0 XIII. AESTHETICS. Would the proposal: r' a) Affect a scenic or vista or scenic highway? 0 0 0 - b) Have a demonstrable negative aesthetic effect? 0 0 0 0 c) Create light or glare? 0 H c XIV. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the proposal: a) Disturb paleontological resources? H 0 0 H b) Disturb archaeological resources? (See Cultural Site 0 0 Assessment) 0 C) Affect historical resources? (See Cultural Site 0 0 Assessment) 0 ea d) Have the potential to cause a physical change which 0 0 would affect unique ethnic cultural values? ea 0 Page 8 k c - c c c c c c Issues (and Supporting Information Sources): (Supplemental documents may be referred to and attached) e) Restrict existing religious or sacred uses within the potential impact area? XV. RECREATIONAL. Would the proposal: a) Increase the demand for neighborhood or regional parks or other recreational facilities? b) Affect existing recreational opportunities? XVI. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulative considerable” means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? c) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause the substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? XVII. EARLIER ANALYSES. c Potentially Potentially Less Than No Significant Significant Significant Impact Impact Unless Impact Mitigation Incorporated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ea ea No specific, previous Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is directly applicable to this project site. However, a number of additional documents have been referenced in the preparation of this EIA and/or were prepared to support this EIA. Those documents are attached or are sited in the “References Cited” section of this document. r Page 9 i 3. DISCUSSION OF INITIAL STUDY ISSUES c c r c c r c c The following attachment is modeled after the checklist format found on the Environmental Impact Assessment Form presented on the immediately preceding pages. The discussion below explains the significance determinations made on each environmental issues. Where appropriate, the discussion includes specific mitigation measures -which are summarized in the introduction to this document. I. LAND USE AND PLANNING a). The Newton Drive Industrial Facility proposal entails the development of an approximately 16.1 1 acre parcel of industrially zoned lands within the City of Carlsbad, California. The City has indicated that the project is in conformance with both the Carlsbad General Plan and the local Zoning Ordinance (Elaine Blackburn, City of Carlsbad, 1997), and is zoned “P-M” Planned Industrial. b) The property is approximately three miles east of the Pacific Ocean in the City of Carlsbad and falls just within the eastern-most boundary of the “Coastal Zone.” The City of Carlsbad has adopted a Local Coastal Plan or “LCP.” The proposed project conforms with Carlsbad LCP in its in terms of land use and design features, and will be subject to seasonal grading controls (Elaine Blackburn, City of Carlsbad, 1997). The Newton Drive Industrial Facility is outside of the Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan (HMP; Don Rideout, City of Carlsbad, 1997), and is therefore not encumbered by development restrictions relating to that Plan. The reader is directed to the Biological Resource Report accompanying this submittal for additional information on the resources present and their mitigation. The proposed mitigation program has been reviewed and approved by both the California Department of Fish and Game and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. c) The proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would entail the development of an approximately 165,000 square foot industrial building and associated automobile parking and truck-docking facilities over an approximately 1 1 -acres of a 16.1 1 -acre parcel of vacant land. The area surrounding the site is quickly developing to various industrial and residential land uses. A residential mobile home park lies north of the project site; approximately 275 feet away at its point of closest approach. Single-family residential development west of Halley Drive is also visible from the project site. Neither of these, or the nearby agricultural (greenhouse operations) will be displaced by the proposed development nor will the development constitute an incompatible land use . Instead, the proposed project represents a continuation of the trend of development already ongoing in the immediate neighborhood. Other industrial facilities of comparable (and in certain cases larger) scale are completed or are under construction to the immediate west and south. Page 10 Additionally, the residential mobile home park will be buffered from the proposed project by the comprehensive landscaping of the intervening slope bank (see Figure 5). Minimum elevational differences of approximately 70-feet will exist between the finish-grade of Newton Drive Industrial Facility and the nearest point of the mobile home park. The industrial facility will be significantly higher in elevation than the residential subdivision to the east. Additionally, approximately five acres of slopes along the northern side of the Industrial Facility (and above the adjacent residential community) will be retained as natural open space. The reader is directed to both the Biological Resources section below (for a discussion of the proposed dedication of open space lands in favor of the City of Carlsbad) and the Aesthetics section (for a discussion and graphical representation of pad-separation and visual impacts). f c r d) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would not affect agricultural resources or farmlands or result in impacts from incompatible land uses. There are no agricultural land uses on the now vacant and undeveloped project site. Nearby growing operations would not be altered or impeded in any way as a result of project implementation. The only possible physical affect to the nearby greenhouse operation (to the west) from project implementation would be fugitive dust generation during site grading. However, this effect can be mitigated during construction and is anticipated to be insignificant. e) Construction of the proposed facility would not result in the disruption or division of the community’s physical arrangement. There are no existing site improvements on the subject parcel, and the surrounding area is developing according to the Land Use Element of the Carlsbad General Plan. 11. POPULATION AND HOUSING a) Designs for the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility (see Figure 3 and other submitted materials) includes approximately 400 parking spaces. This number is consistent with the City’s parking standards and slightly exceeds the anticipated number of employees. As such, this project can be considered relatively small in the context of the nearby Carlsbad Research Center. Significant stocks of residential housing exist and are currently being constructed in the nearby vicinity and should be adequate to meet the needs of future employees. b) Construction of the project, as proposed, would not directly or indirectly induce substantial growth in the area. The site of the Industrial Facility is essentially a remainder lot at the edge of the Carlsbad Research Center. The infiastructure of the CRC has been designed to accommodate development of adjacent parcels such as this. r r Page 11 r- 1 7 ! i c i r c) Construction of the project, would not displace existing housing. Instead, the project site is an undeveloped vacant parcel of land. Significant beers of land and landscaping between the project site and residential projects in the area (mobile home park to the north and residential subdivision to the west) currently exist and will be further enhanced through project implementation. 111. GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS a) The site is not located on or near any mapped active faults. b) The site is underlain by the Santiago Formation, a well indurated, Eocene-aged formational unit composed of sandstones and siltstones. Relative ground movement on this formational unit is not anticipated to be greater than on any of the other surrounding areas, and will be less than less indurated materials, such as along Agua Hedionda Creek. c) No shallow ground water was noted beneath the site during geological testing (see GeoSoils, Inc., report filed with this application). Liquefaction is considered to be a remote consideration on this site. e) The GeoSoils, Inc. reconnaissance located no sign of slope failures or landslides on the subject property. The underlying Santiago Formation is bedded and the plane of bedding is slightly to the south; this results in “in-slope bedding,” a condition conducive to slope stability, not failure. Future review of slope designs is recommended, however, by the GeoSoils, Inc. report. f) Grading of the site will be controlled by the City of Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan (LCP) which limits site grading to the “non-rainy” season from April 1 to October 1. Site grading is prohibited outside this time frame absent a permit to conduct said grading obtained directly from the California Coastal Commission (Lynch, 1997). Grading during the rainy season requires special physical controls of sediment and erosion. g) Aside the shrink-swell potential of siltstone lenses within the underlying Santiago Formation, no subsidence of the site is anticipated. h) The siltstone lenses within the underlying Santiago Formation have a shrink-swell potential and will have to be treated accordingly during excavation and grading of the project site. i) No unique geological features are located on the subject property. r r I Page 12 IV. WATER c c r IL- c a) Existing rates of surface runoff (Q) would be augmented by the increase in impervious surfaces created by parking facilities and the proposed concrete tilt-up structure. However, the storm drain system in Newton Drive reaches the southwestern boundary of the subject property and will be sufficient to control any drainage during project construction. The completed project would be served by the proposed extension of that storm drain into the Newton Drive Industrial Facility. It would be fed by drainage inlets placed periodically throughout the industrial site grounds. During construction of the proposed industrial facility standard short term runoff control methods would be used (to include: sandbagging, slope compaction, direction of drainage away from slopes, rapid landscaping and others techniques). b) No portions of the site are within the mapped flood area for the community (FEMA). Construction of the project will not adversely affect area water related hazards such as flooding. c) Agua Hedionda Lagoon is the nearest water body, lying approximately 2%-miles to the west. Drainage from the site will ultimately enter a storm drain that discharges into natural drainages that lead to the lagoon. However, water runoff from the proposed facility would be insignificant in volume, as compared with the total from the surrounding complex of industrial facilities. In addition, the developer will have to conform with NPDES permit requirements during construction. d). No lakes or ponds are located adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the project site. e) There are no wetlands or drainages associated with the subject property, the property is located essentially at the “headwaters” of the local drainage system. f). As presently proposed, the Newton Drive Industrial Facility would not directly affect any known ground water resources. The underlying Santiago Formation contains siltstone lenses that effectively preclude infiltration to the ground waster table. g). No alteration of ground waters is anticipated, with the possible exception of the addition of ground water on a highly localized basis due to the irrigation of landscaped slope-banks around the east and northeast perimeter of the central portion of the site. Site analysis performed by GeoSoils, Inc. indicate that the depth to groundwater is approximately 100’ below site grade. “Perched groundwater, where relatively impermeable fill underlies permeable fill or sediments filled with water, may be encountered at shallower depths (especially during rainy season).” (GeoSoils, Inc., 1997). h). There is a rough proportionality between the total amount of non-point source urban pollutants generated and the total area of cleared and developed land. Thus, the impact Page 13 i r 1 c r anticipated from construction of the proposed industrial building (including parking) would be comparable to that of a comparably sized residential or industrial project, such as those surrounding the Newton Drive Industrial Facilities site. Additionally, the load of dissolved organics attributable to the landscaping treatments (planned for the planned fill banks surrounding the building pad) would not be significantly different from the total load of dissolved organics presently generated from the ruderal site (e.g. humic acids and whole plant tissues from the existing remaining vegetation). The proposed project’s effect on local water quality is anticipated to be minimal given the significant levels of surrounding industrial land uses. Despite the insignificant nature of the anticipated impacts from the proposed project, it should be noted that the project applicant will be required to comply with all non-point source pollutant control requirements (NPDES) and to obtain a grading permit from the City of Carlsbad, which will include safety measures directed toward controlling pollution discharge elimination. i). The project has no significant recharge potential for the regional ground water supply nor will it utilize ground water. V. AIR QUALITY a. The proposed project would not have a significant negative impact on ambient air quality. The proposed industrial facility’s two contributions to air pollution would be from auto emissions and light industrial business operations. Auto emissions would likely be the more significant of the two. Using SANDAG trip generation rates for Light Manufacturing facilities (4 tripdl ,000 square feet), it is estimated that approximately 66 1 Average Daily Trips (ADT) will result from project construction (SANDAG, 1996). Auto emissions from such a relatively small number of trips would have no significant air quality impact. However, as determined in the City’s Final Master EIR, there will be a cumulative effect (see following discussion). Operation-related emissions are considered cumulatively significant because the project is located within a “non-attainment basin”, therefore, the “Initial Study’’ checklist is marked “Potentially Significant Impact”. This project is consistent with the General Plan, therefore, the preparation of an EIR is not required because the certification of Final Master EIR 93-01, by City Council Resolution No. 94-246, included a Statement of Overriding Considerations for air quality impacts. This “Statement of Overriding Considerations’’ for air quality impacts applies to all subsequent projects covered by the General Plan’s Final Master EIR, including this project, therefore, no further environmental review of air quality impacts is required. This document is available at the Planning Department. Emissions from light industrial operations will depend to some extent on the exact nature of building tenancy but will be limited to the following permitted uses (as per the Carlsbad PM (Planned Industrial) Zone regulations: r Page 14 c c c 1 c. c c “Sec.21.34.020) The following uses are permitted in the P-M zone without the granting of a conditional use permit: (1) Research and testing facilities; (2) Manufacturing and processing facilities; (3) Storage, wholesale and distribution facilities; (4) Administrative offices associated with and accessory to a permitted use.; (5)On-site recreational facilities intended for the use of employees of the planned industrial zone; (6) Business and professional offices which are not retail in nature, do not cater to the general public, and do not generate walk-in or drive-in traffic, and are incidental to the industrial uses in the vicinity. . .” Other uses are permitted and the reader is referred to the City of Carlsbad Zoning Ordinance for additional information. As indicated above, a variety of industrial uses is permitted within the zone, as long as City of Carlsbad emission standards (as described below) are met. Further regulation applying to potential tenants of the building are indicated by the PM (Planned Industrial) zoning regulations: “(Sec.21.34.090)(5)) All uses shall meet the air quality standards for the San Diego County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) [sic]. In addition, all uses shall be operated so as not to emit particulate matter or air contaminants which are readily detectable without instruments by the average person while on the lot containing such uses.” Finally, the size and configuration of the proposed building serves to define the nature of potential impacts to ambient air quality. The Newton Drive Industrial Facility would total approximately 165,298 square feet and would be configured to serve either two or three tenants with the following space allotments: 20% for office space; 40% for light manufacturing; and 40% for warehouse uses (Wetzel, 1997). Warehouse and office space uses are not significant generators of air emissions (aside fiom the above referenced auto emissions), and emissions from the estimated 66,120 sf. of light manufacturing space is believed to be insignificant when compared with the very large supply of industrial space already in existence in the immediate area. It should be noted that during construction of the proposed project, there is some small potential for a temporary reduction in ambient air quality (due to fugitive dust generation) during and immediately following site grading. The “excessive” use of standard site-watering operations during grading will mitigate, to a level of insignificance, any potential for fugitive dust impacts, especially to the greenhouse-growing operation to the near west. If this greenhouse operation is active with dust sensitive crop growing at the time of grading the project proponent shall minimize fugitive dust emissions by conducting extra watering operations, with “weekend” watering required during times of adverse weather conditions (e.g. low humidity and moderate to high winds). c). Only very large scale industrial and multi-story commercial buildings are generally associated with significant alteration of air movement, moisture, temperature, or local or r- 1 i Page I5 regional climatic changes. No such changes are anticipated with construction of the proposed two or three tenant industrial building. d). Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility will not have the potential to create objectionable odors. As described above the proposed facility is intended to serve as office space, and light manufacturing and warehouse space and these industrial uses are not usually associated with potential odor impacts. The potential for odor impacts is further negated by tenant compliance with the following City of Carlsbad PM (Planned Industrial) zone designation use limitations: “(Sec.21.34.090(2)). All uses shall be operated so as not to emit matter causing unpleasant odors which are perceptible to the average person while within or beyond the lot containing such uses.” VI. TRANSPORTATIONKIRCULATION r ! c r c a) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would result in a negligible increase in the average daily automobile trips on surrounding roadways. The facility would include approximately 165,298 square feet of industrial space attributable to “Manufacturing/Assembly” (for purposes of vehicular traffic generation analysis). The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) “Brief Guide of Vehicular Traffic Generation Rates for the San Diego Region,” indicates a trip generation rate of “4/1,000 square feet” thus resulting in 661 Average Daily Trip. This represents a negligible addition of vehicular trafk onto area roadways considering the extensive level of existing, adjacent industrial development. Newton Drive, Faraday Avenue and the surrounding roadways were specifically designed to accommodate the traffic generated by the Carlsbad Research Center and adjacent industrial lots, such as the subject property. Therefore, traffic impacts relative to the Newton Drive Industrial Facility have already been taken into account by the City of Carlsbad. b) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would not result in the creation of any hazards to safety fiom design features. No sharp curves or dangerous intersections, or incompatible land uses would result fiom project construction. No inherently hazardous uses are planned for building occupancy and the proposed industrial building will mimic, from a land use standpoint, those uses found within the general area. The only dissimilar land uses near the project site consist of the greenhouse operation to the near west and the residential mobile home park to the north. The Newton Drive Industrial Facility is sufficiently setback fiom these uses as to further limit any potential for conflict. No hazardous internal traffic circulation patterns are planned for construction. Instead the facility features an internal circulation pattern that meets the internal roadway requirements Page 16 c c c r I for the PM (Planned Industrial) zone with widths ranging from 30 to 40 feet. No alteration to the adjacent public roadway system is proposed (with the minor exception of the limited extension of the Newton Drive cul-de-sac (see Figure 3)). c) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would not result in the creation of an inadequate emergency access point or an inadequate access to nearby uses. The facility would be accessed by the existing Newton Drive (a cul-de-sac), which has a 72’ wide public right-of-way. The paved surface of the internal circulation roadway ranges from 30 to 40 feet wide, which is believed to be adequate for emergency vehicular access. Adjacent lands would be no less accessible as a result of project development. d) The City of Carlsbad Parking Ordinance, which mandates: (Section 21.44.010 ( c) (1)) “Manufacturing - one space/four hundred square feet of gross floor area plus one stall for each vehicle used in conjunction with the use. . . . (3) Warehouse - one spacelone thousand square feet of gross floor area plus one stall for each vehicle used in conjunction with the use . . . Professional offices - One space/two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area.” The application of these parking space requirements to the anticipated use of the structure results in a determination that a minimum of 366 parking spaces is required. The proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility, as designed (see Figure 3) includes approximately 403 spaces (395 standard (8% feet by 20 feet) and 8 handicapped (9feet by 20 feet)). Additionally, the facility will parking spaces for vehicles (e.g. trucks) associated with tenant uses. City of Carlsbad parking space requirements have been exceeded. e) Construction of the proposed project will not result in the creation of any hazard or barrier to pedestrian or bicycle movement. The proposed project is located off a cul-de-sac roadway that includes sidewalks and striped traffic lanes. These features would, in no way, be interrupted by project implementation. g) No alteration to waterborne or air traffic is generally associated with the type of relatively small scale development represented by the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility. The proposed project site is not in conflict with any rail transport patterns. VII. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES a) Comprehensive survey’s for both the California Gnatcatcher and the Pacific Pocket Mouse along with a general survey intended to identi@ populations of any other sensitive plant species that could occur on the project site have been completed. These surveys are discussed in detail in the attached Biological Technical Report. No endangered, threatened or sensitive species were identified within the footprint of the proposed construction. r r Page 1 7 c c An existing preserve for the Brodiaea$lifolia is found in the extreme northeastern corner of the property (see Figure 3). In addition, a small number of individuals of Adolphia californica were found near the existing fenced preserve. Both will be preserved in open space by the proposed design of the Industrial Facility. A total of 0.78-acres of Coastal Sage Scrub habitat is found within the bounds of the project site. This occurrence has been reviewed with both the Californica Department of Fish and Game and with the Fish and Wildlife Service. Both agencies consider the occurrence to be de minimus. However, the loss of any Sage Scrub habitat is considered significant and mitigation is required. In that the loss is of a “de minimus” fragment, a mitigation ratio of 1 : 1 is considered appropriate. The applicant has identified an appropriate mitigation site and will obtain from the City a section 4(d)-permit. Considerable additional detail is provided in the attached Biological Technical Report. b) No “locally designated” species or individuals were found on-site. c i c c c c c) A total of 0.78-acres of the “locally designated” Coastal Sage Scrub community is found on-site, see discussion above and attached technical report. d) Less than 100-square feet of definable wetland habitat is found on the subject property. This “wetland” occupies a slightly deeper bulldozer cut in the former borrow site and is, at best, an extremely marginal, artificial habitat. Due to its extremely small size (roughly 0.002 acres) it is not considered significant and no mitigation is required. e) The subject property is part of a habitat fragment that encompasses approximately 18- 19 acres. This fragment is outside of the HMP, it has no connectivity to any other habitat fiagment, and is itself too small to support minimum viable populations of most wildlife species. MII. ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES a) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would not result in the excessive use of energy. Electrical and other energy resources would be used at the facility, on par with other industrial facilities in the surrounding area. b) Construction of the proposed project does not have the potential for using non-renewable resources in a wasteful or inefficient manner. The land to be developed represents the only non-renewable resource involved, and it is to be developed as planned by the City of Carlsbad (Carlsbad General Plan, Land Use Element). c) No known mineral resources of current or future value to the region or the State of Californica are associated with the subject property. r Page 18 ?- IX. HAZARDS 7 i c- - i L c b c r r a,c) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would not result in the creation of a health risks or risk of accidental explosion or release of hazardous substances in excess of those risks from surrounding industrial facilities. The proposed facility also represents a site determined to be acceptable by the City of Carlsbad General Plan - Land Use Element for the proposed use. At the time of General Plan approval “risk of upset” issues were considered. Project risks are also minimized by the project’s intended light industrial use configuration ( 20% office space; 40% warehouse space). b) The site lies approximately one and a half miles due west of the Faraday Avenue, City of Carlsbad fire station. This station’s emergency response capability would not be adversely affected by the proposed project. d) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would not expose people to existing health hazards or potential health hazards. The project site is outside of but immediately adjacent to the Palomar-McClellan Airport “Influence Area” - and outside of the airport’s Crash Hazard Zone (SANDAG, Palomar-McClellan Airport Land Use Plan, 1994). The Airport Influence Area was established in regards to potential height limitations and potential airport noise impacts - not safety. In that the site is located outside of the zone no adverse effects are anticipated. There are no existing health hazards on site as per the “Phase I” Site Assessment conducted for the property by GeoSoils, Inc. (1997). No additional studies or actions were deemed warranted from an environmental standpoint with the minor exception of the necessary cleanup of the “subsurface pit associated with the outhouse on-site and the sewage south of the cut slope.” This will, of course, be accomplished during site preparation. e) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would not increase fire hazards. implementation will reduce the amount of flammable native and non-native vegetation in the area and replace it with irrigated landscaping, a concrete structure, and parking lots. X. NOISE a) Given the anticipated uses of the proposed Industrial Facility it is unlikely that there will be significant point source noise generators associated with the project. Given the vertical separation between the proposed industrial use and the adjacent residential (on the order of 70-feet; see Figure 5), the fill slopes themselves will provide a considerable barrier effect to noise. Vehicular traffic associated with the project is low enough in number and will be moving at Page 19 i I- such slow speeds that it will not result in a significant line noise source. b) See “a” above XI. PUBLIC SERVICES a) The City of Carlsbad Fire Department’s nearest fire station is located approximately 1.5 miles due west of the project site. At that distance, emergency response times are believed to be excellent. No new need for Fire Department personnel or station facilities are anticipated to result from project implementation. b) The City of Carlsbad provides general police services for the project area. However, within the immediate surroundings of the site, the dense nature of existing industrial development sometimes requires private security services. It is believed that the Newton Drive Industrial Facility will avail itself of private security services should the need arise. No adverse impact to police department resources is anticipated. c) The proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility will not increase area demand for public school facilities. Such demand increases are normally associated with residential projects not commercial or industrial projects. d,e) Public services in the area are believed to currently be at levels sufficient to serve the Newton Drive Industrial Facility. XII. UTILITIES AND SERVICES SYSTEMS a, b) The proposed project does not call for the creation of any new power, natural gas or communications systems or local facilities. Telephone, electrical and gas lines are already stubbed-out in the Newton Drive cul-de-sac. c,d) Water and sewer lines are presently in place on Newton Drive. No new services would be required for project construction. e) Storm drain facilities are presently in place in the Newton Drive roadway. The readers attention is directed to the Water section of this report for additional information. f). Solid waste disposal services are available to all properties in the area, and it is believed the disposal services are sufficient to serve the proposed facility (within the context of the regional problems facing all solid waste generators, commercial, residential, or industrial). g) Local and regional water supplies are believed to be adequate to serve the proposed Page 20 Newton Drive Industrial Facility and no new systems would be needed as a result of project approval. c I c r c i r c P XIII. AESTHETICS a) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility will not result in any affects to a scenic views. The subject property is far removed from any scenic highway, and, similarly, the immediate surroundings of the property represent no real scenic viewsheds. b) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility will not result in negative aesthetic effect. The facility, as planned, will be built to the architectural standards of the surrounding area and will be landscaped as shown on the Landscape Plan submitted with this application. It is anticipated that the Landscape Plan will meet the City of Carlsbad’s standards, as per the City’s PM (Planned Industrial) Zone requirements. The project consists of a single-story, concrete-tilt-up industrial building to be constructed to an aesthetic standard closely matching adjacent and nearby industrial developments. Views of the industrial facility from this mobile home park will limited by the elevational difference between the two land uses (approximately vertical 70 feet) and the setback of the industrial building where the primary employee parking facility is planned for construction. Also, Landscaping treatments will be rather comprehensive in nature and will largely shield southern-most lots in the residential mobile home park from the only prominent portion of the industrial building - its northeastern-most comer (see figure 5). This portion of the building will be closer to the slope-bank between the two properties but will be shielded by a 10 foot high earthen berm as well as comprehensive landscaping. C). The project will require the construction of new lighting - potential sources of light and glare. However, lighting of the proposed facility will not have a significant light and glare impact, given the requirement for adherence to the City of Carlsbad PM (Planned Industrial) Zone Performance Standards: “Sec.21.34.090 (5) All uses shall be operated so as not to produce humidity, heat, glare or high-intensity illumination which is perceptible without instruments by the average person while on or beyond the lot containing the use.” Beyond the above quoted minimum standard, the Newton Drive Industrial Facility would further minimize and contain undesirable outdoor light emissions by adopting the following light and glare mitigation measures: i. All “street lighting” will utilize low pressure sodium fixtures. ii. All “street lighting,” safety and security lighting will be specifically shielded by Page 21 r c c location in order to: w prevent spillover into neighboring residential lots, and w prevent vertical leakage into the night sky iii. All parking facility lighting will be setback, andor directed away, from the slope bank between the Industrial Facility and the residential mobile home park to the north, in order to shield residential inhabitants from nuisance lighting. r XIV. CULTURAL RESOURCES c f a) Excavation below the weathered zone of the Santiago Formation has the potential to disturb significant paleontological resources. This impact, however, if properly monitored to allow recovery of fossil materials can actually be a benefit of the project. It is recommended that, as a mitigation measure, the applicant shall retain the services of a qualified paleontologist acceptable to the City of Carlsbad, for the duration of grading below the weathered zone of the site. The paleontologist shall be responsible for monitoring the grading process and recovering any exposed fossil materials. Such recovered materials shall be placed with an appropriate institution for curation. b,c,d,e) No historical or archaeological resources were identified within the study area by the literature review, record search and actual field survey conducted of the site (Gallegos & Associates, 1997). XV. RECREATION a,b) Construction of the proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility would not increase the demand for neighborhood or regional parks or other recreational facilities, nor would it significantly affect any existing recreational resources. The project site is located within an industrial area serving as an employment draw for the region. Recreational opportunities are generally more sought out near housing stocks, than they are near employment opportunities. Though company “softball teams” and the like, will seek area recreational opportunities, it is believed that the City of Carlsbad offers these opportunities in sufficient amounts to serve community and project needs. XVI. Mandatory Findings of Significance r i a) No wildlife will be negatively impacted as a result of the proposed project. The reader’s attention is directed to the Biological Resources section of this checklist and the attached Page 22 c Biological Survey report for a detailed addressment of these subject areas. b) No cumulative or long term environmental goals could be identified, which would be associated with the subject property, that would be sacrificed as a result of project implementation. c). No direct or indirect adverse effects on human beings have been identified which might occur as a result of construction of the proposed project. b Page 23 r c c 111. CERTIFICATION This Initial Study was prepared by RBRiggan and Associates under contract to the Industrial Development International, Inc. This document represents a complete disclosure of the environmental facts surrounding the proposed project. We affirm that, to the best of our knowledge, the statements contained herein are correct and that all known information concerning the potentially significant effects of the project have been included and fully evaluated. Planner Principal i i r RBRiggan and Associates 20 August 1997 Job No. 1652.36A [:\1652.txt] Page 24 L c r c ! i IV. REFERENCES CITED/INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONSULTED Blackburn, Elaine - Planner, City of Carlsbad, Personal Communication to Royce Riggan, Jr. (March 1997) and to Lisa A. Seneca (18 August, 1997). Carlsbad, City of: 1993. P-M Planned In- Zone (Ci Ordinance, Chapter 21.34) 13 pp. Copies available fiom the City of Carlsbad. Carlsbad, City of: 1995. Parking Ordinance (City Ordjnance, Chapter 21.44). 9 pp. Copies available fiom the City of Carlsbad. Carlsbad, City of 1996. Carlsbad Local Coastal Plan (LCP). Copies available fiom the City of Carlsbad. Carlsbad, City of: 1997. Carlsbad DevelopmentProjects Log. Origid available for review at the City of Carlsbad. Gallegos & Associates. 1997. Cultural Resource Survey Report for the Sterling Property., Carlsbad, California. Copy on file with the City of Carlsbad. GeoSoils, Inc., 1997. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Portion of 14-Acre parcel on Newton Drive., Carlsbad, San Diego County, California. Copy on file with the City of Carlsbad. GeoSoils, Inc., 1997. Preliminary Geotechnical Feasitility Evaluation Portion of 14-Acre Parcel on Newton Dritve, Carlsbad, San Diego County, California. Copy on file with the City of Carlsbad. Hill Pinckert Architects, Inc. 1997. Site Plan Sheets 1 through 3 (Including Site Plan, Elevations, and moor Plan). Copies on file with City of Carlsbad. James, William E - Principal, Alta Consultants., Personal Communication to Lisa Seneca (19 August, 1997). Lynch, Van - Planner, City of Carlsbad, Personal Communication to Lisa Seneca (18 and 19 August, 1997). Nam, Yong H. - Hill Pinckert Architects., Inc., Personal Communication to Royce Riggan, Jr (August 1997). i r RBRiggan and Associates. 1997. Report of a Biological Survey of the Newton Drive Industrial Facility Site., Carlsbad, California. Copy on file with the City of Carlsbad. Page 24 c r- I i P REFERENCES (Continued) San Diego Association of Governments. 1994. Palomar-McClellan Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Copies available fiom SANDAG.67 pp. San Diego Association of Governments. 1996. San Diego Traffic Generators. The Author. Copies Available fiom SANDAG. Sharpe, Alan - Vice President, Construction., Industrial Development International, Inc., Personal Communication to Royce B. Riggan, Jr (August 1997). Wetzel, J. R - Vice President, Development., Industrial Development International, Inc., Personal Communication to Lisa Seneca (19 August 1997). Page 25 r r 0 I996 Thomas Bros Maps No Scale RBRiw and Associates Job Number 1652.36A 19 Au@ 1997 I c c i RBRiggan and Associates Location of the Proposed Newton Drive Industrial Facility on a Thomas Brothers Map (0) Figure 1 I' I L r r N U Scale: 1" = 1,500-feet 1 1 I Industrial building 165,298 feet of fl I WI I El I ut New cul-de-sac e of Newton Drive Property Boundary and ~ RBRiggan Proposed Development Plan for the Associates " ." __ [Site Plan Prepared by Hill Pinckert Architects, Inc.] Figure 3 Newton Drive Industrial Facilities Site ~____~___~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ r I! i I i RBRiggan and Associates Job Number 1635.36A 25 May 1997 r r i RBRiggan Aerial View of the Carlsbad CRC 14 Property Fig u re and and the Immediate Surroundings, Photo Associates Taken 15 March 1997 4 I’ I 1 1 1 1.1-1- 1'1.1 Cross Section Taken at the Point of Closest Approach of the Industrial Building to the Edge of the Graded Pad 280 proposed parking space. View to Scaled utility vehicle placed in T. residence below is limited and would ". ". ultimately be blocked by maturation of \ 260 the slope landscaping. Line-of-site from the near residence c) to the driveway behind the first row .9 \ by the angle of the slope .s 8 $ 240 of cars in the parking lot is blocked $ 220 ". Existing residence ". \ \q"-/ drawn to scale 200 0 Outer wall of proposed - industrial -& building Cross Section Taken from the 280 I Parking Lot at 2 260 the Northeast E Corner of the 4 Development to 4 the Nearest 24 s Residential Unit 220 - '' 240 w 200 40 80 120 160 200 240 Distance in Feet Along the Cross Section U ". \ ". At its closest approach to the edge of the graded pad, the proposed industrial The combination of berm and building sits behind a berm. landscaping (not shown) will effectively block views to the structure from the nearest (and other) line of residences below. Existing residence Natural slope with Existing artificial slope \ ~~~~~~~~ i 0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 RBRiggan and Associates Job Number 1652.36A 19 August 1997 Distance in Feet Along the Cross Section "~ " "" ~ " ~~~ RBRiggan I and Adjacent Residential Development to the North 5 Associates Newton Drive Industrial Facilties Site to the - ~~~~~ ~ ~ -. ." ." ." "" ~___ ~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Two Cross Sections Showing the Relationship of the Proposed Figure ~ . ~~~___~~ ATTACHMENT A Cultural Resource Survey Report prepared by Gallegos and Associates f c c C c CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY REPORT FOR THE STERLING PROPERTY CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA Prepared for: SPT Holdings, LLC Prepared by: Gallegos & Associates April 1997 C f r CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY REPORT FOR THE STERLING PROPERTY CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA Prepared for: SPT Holdings, LLC 2398 San Diego Avenue San Diego, California 92 190 (619) 542-0086 Area Covered: Approximately 14 acres Site Previously Recorded: None Sites Recorded: None USGS 7.5’ Quadrangle: San Luis Rey Calif. Key Words: Negative Survey n \ Tracy Stropes Staff Archaeologist Prepared by: Gallegos & Associates 5671 Palmer Way, Suite A Carlsbad, California 92008 Project S-97 (6 19) 929-0055 Project Manager ”.. .. TABLE OF CONTENTS P rl SECTION NAME EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Description 1.2 Proposed Project 1.3 Environmental Setting 1.4 Background - Prehistoric 1.5 Background - Historic 1.6 Record Search and Literature Review Results 2 METHODS AND RESULTS 2.1 Methods 2.2 Survey Results 3 REFERENCES CITED rl NUMBER LIST OF FIGURES NAME 1-1 Regional Location of Project 1-2 Project Vicinity Map LETTER LIST OF APPENDICES NAME A Key Personnel Resumes PAGE ul ... 1-1 1-1 1-6 1-7 1-7 1-8 2- 1 2- 1 3- 1 PAGE 1-2 1-3 PAGE A- 1 rl PJ. 8-97 April 1997 i r EXECUTlVE SUMMARY r r r f 1 1 TITLE: AUTHORS: DATE: SOURCE OF COPIES: Cultural Resource Survey Report for the Sterling Property Carlsbad, California Dennis R. Gallegos and Tracy A. Suopes Gallegos & Associates 567 1 Palmer Way, Suite A Carlsbad, California 92008 April 1997 South Coastal Information Center San Diego State University San Diego, California 92182-0136 ABSTRACT: ? This report provides the results of a cultural resource study completed by Gallegos & Associates in March 1997. The study included a literature review, record search, field survey of the study area, and recommendations. The study area, situated within the City of Carlsbad extends Northeast from the end of Newton Drive and bordered to the North by Camino Hills trailer park. No cultural resources were identified within the study area by the literature review, record search, and field survey. Given the negative results, impacts admitigation measures need not be addressed. No further work is recommended. Should development be proposed, the intact portion of W-122, situated adjacent and west of the project area, will need to be flaggedstaked for avoidance of secondary impacts. PJ. 8-97 April 1997 ii SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Gallegos & Associates conducted a cultural resource study for the Sterling project. This report provides results of a records search, literature review, and cultural resource survey of the study area. Literature information and site records for previously recorded cultural resources within a one-mile radius of the study area were obtained from the South Coastal Information Center at San Diego State University and from the San Diego Museum of Man. The resumes of key personnel are provided in Appendix A. ? 1.2 PROPOSED PROJECT The proposed project is for the evaluation of a 14 acre plot of undeveloped land situated Northeast of Newton Drive in Carlsbad , California (Figures 1-1 and 1-2). The project area is shown on the San Luis Rey 7.5' USGS 1968 quadrangle map (Figure 1-2). The proposed project is for the purchase and potential commercial development of the property. 1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING The project area is located generally Northeast of Newton Drive extending North to Camino Hills trailer park. Topography within the general area includes the Oak Lake area and knoll slopes. Vegetation includes introduced grasses and trees, and disturbed riparian habitat surrounding the lake. The approximate 14-acre project area is disturbed by construction of roads , periodical farming ,various industrial complexes, periods of dumping, and major land cutting and earth moving activities. Portions of the study area have been used historically for ranching and farming. 1.4 HACKGKOUND - PKEHISTOKIC San Diego County was wcupied prchistorically by at least two ~na.jor cultural groups. Thc San Dieguito arc generally acccptcd as thc first inhabitants 01 the region, occupying San Dicgo County as carly as 9000 ycars ago. The author placcs Ihc early occupation, which PJ. 8-07 1-1 April 1907 - I - - Gallegos & Associates ~ " __ _" Regional Location of Projecl I FIGURE ! 1-1 I Gallegos & Associates I Project Vicinity Map FIGURE 1-2 I 1 I I 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 "1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 includes the traditional complexes of San Dieguito, La Jolla and Pauma within the Early (Archaic) Period dated circa from 9000 to 1300 years ago (Early Period). The initial occupation (San Dieguito Complex) is believed to represent a people who entered San Diego County from the desert. These people hunted, fished, milled plant foods, and collected and processed shellfish. Archaeological sites reflecting Early Period occupation include coastal habitation sites, shell dumps, lithic scattrs, inland habitation sites, milling stations, and quarry sites. San Dieguito and La Jollflauma Complexes are believed to be of the same cultural stock, representing one long period of occupation. Occupation after 1300 years ago (Late Period) is well documented by the numerous Kumeyaay/DiegueAo and LuiseAo habitation sites. Adacts and cultural patterns reflecting this Late Period occupation include small projectile points, pottery, obsidian from Obsidian Butte, and cremations. ? 1.5 BACKGROUND - HISTORIC by Roxana Phillips During the Spanish period of occupation, the general area in and around the study area served as grazing land for cattle and other livestock belonging primarily to Mission San Luis Rey. After secularization of the Franciscan missions in 1834, three large tracts of surrounding land were granted to individuals by the prevailing Mexican government. These grants include Rancho Aqua Hedionda which the study area lies within, Rancho Las Encinitas to the south, and Rancho Los Vallecitos de San Marcos to the East. The former mission holdings continued to be used for grazing cattle and horses long after the advent of American Rule and gradually became available for agricultural settlement with a focus on crop production. Despite the fact that numerous immigrants arrived in San Diego in the 1880s seeking rural lands, few selected north San Diego County for settlement. Rancho Agua Hedionda ultimately became the property of the Kelly family, and land developers purchased Rancho Los Vallccitos de San Marcos and laid out a town site that 1atc.r kame the community of San Marcos A colony, commonly known as Olivenhain, focused on agricultural pursuits, purchascd Rancho Las Encinitos and survived for a short pcriod of time bcfore abandonment of tl~e land. Some ol' the original colonisu rc.maincd in hc area as indcpcnclcnt land owncrs. Many of thc sculcrs associated with acquisition ol' rancho property or land made available to new settlement, remained to establish rural communitics. PJ. 8-97 April 1997 1 -4 i-I . ! -1 il 1' 1.6 RECORD SEARCH AND LITERATURE REVIEW RESULTS The records search conducted at the South Coastal Inlormation Center and the San Diego Museum of Man idenuled no prehistoric sites within the study area. However, one site W-122 was found adjacent and west of the study area. W-122 was first recorded in 1974 by Moriarty and was later updated during the Camino Hills project in 1981 by Hannahs. The most recent survey of W-122 reported it to be a partial shell midden with little remaining depth. In 1916 Charles Kelly reported the site was covered with rock hearths, house floors, and reported finding human remains during plowing activities. Little of this site currently remains, however. It is likely that at one time a portion of W-122 rested within the project area. The portion of W-122 which would have been within the study area has been severly cut and graded, followed by farming activities. As a result of this prior disturbance, no portion of W-122 rests within the current project area. ! Record searches have identified 32 cultural resources within a one-mile radius of the study area. The recorded cultural resources include prehistoric shell scatters, lithic scatters, temporary camps, habitation sites milling areas and isolate artifacts. No known historic resources lie within a one mile radius of the study area. The large number and wide variety ' of prehistoric cultural resources in the general region are evidence of long term use of the area. The presence of several nearby creeks, appropriate lithic material for stone tools, and floral and faunal resources made the region desirable for Native Americans and later European settlers. PI. 8-97 April 1997 F1 U SECTI0.N 2 METHODS, RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 METHODS The cultural resource survey was conducted by Gallegos & Associates in March 1997. The field survey was completed by Dennis Gallegos, Tracy Stropes, and Mike Caldwell. The project area was surveyed on foot using a 10 m interval between survey transects. Ground visibility was good to poor as portions of the project area were covered with vegetation. Vegetation covers approximately 50 percent of the ground surface area. In addition, cudgraded and fill areas obstructed overall ground visibility. Disturbance within the project area includes existing roads, agricultural activity, dumping and cut and fiu of earth movement activities. 2.2 SURVEY RESULTS No cultural resources were identified during the field survey. One site W- 122, located adjacent and west of the study area, was relocated during the current study. Site W-122, was recorded by Moriarty (1974) and was reported to be 'a partial shell midden. This site has not been tested for significance. The portion outside the project area has been disturbed by agricultural activities. Currently this portion of the site is represented by a shell scatter and lithic artifacts. The east portion of the site, previously within the project area, has been destroyed by grading. 2.3 RECOMMENDATIONS Given the absence of prehistoric or historic resources within the project area, impacts and mitigation of impacts need not be addressed. The remaining portion of W-122, situated adjacent and west of the pro-ject area will need to be flaggedlstaked for avoidance, should development be proposed. PJ. 8-97 April 1997 2 -1 ? c c c SECTION 3 REFERENCES CITED Hannahs, Todd 198 1 Site Record Form for SDM-W-122. On file, San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, California. Moriarty, James R. 1974 Site Record Form for SDM-W-122. On file, San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, California. U.S. Department of Agriculture 1973 Soil Survey, San Diego, California. Soil Conservation Service and Forest Service. U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) i 1968 Topographic map, San Luis Rey Calif. Quadrangle, Photorevised 1975. 4 -1 APPENDIX A KEY PERSONNEL RESUMES RESUME EDUCATION DENNIS R. GALLEGOS PRINCIPAL Gallegos & Associates 5671 Palmer Way, Suite A Carlsbad, CA 92008' . 619-929-0055 LI tl c UI 1-11 B.A. Anthropology, California State University, Northridge, 1974 B.S. Business, California State University, Northridge, 1973 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION society for American Archaeology Archaeological Conservancy Society for California Archaeology San bego County Archaeological Society Carlsbad Historic Preservation Commission 1989-1993 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE c tl Gallegos & Associates Principal Investigator for cultural resource studies within southern California for fedaal, State and local compliance. These projects include constraint level evaluations, surveys, CEQA testing programs, evaluations for National Register status, and data recovery programs. Mr. Gallegos is knowledgeable of Federal legal requirements as well as, City, County and CEQA requirements, having worked on over 300 projects within the past 20 years. He has served as principal investigator for a number of recent fed& cultural resource projects which involved agency and 106 compliance. These projects include: surveys and test programs on Camp Pendleton, NAS Miramar, Naval Radio Receiving Faciliv, and Cleveland National Forest; testing of a 5,000 year-old site along the San Luis Rey kver Valley to determine site importance; and testing to determine site boundaq for a village within Guajome Regional Dark for the County of San Diego. Major cultural resource overviews include San Dieguito River Valley Park (80,000 acres), City of Escondido, San Marcos planning areas, City of Encinitas, Otay River Valley, and San Luis Rey River Valley. Recent projects managed by Mr. Gallegos include: Stardust Golf Course, NAS Miramar sample inventory of 20,000 acres, City of San Diego East Mission Gorge data recovery program, Pardee Subarea III inventory (3,000 acres), Subarea N inventory (1,500 acres), Subarea V Inventory (2,000 acres), and Santa Margarita River Valley inventory (5,000 acres). 1990 to Present ' DENNIS R. GALLEGOS 1196 Ogden/ERC Environmental and Energy Services Company 1978 to 1990 hjed manager responsible for management and direction Of dt'uxal resource surveys, test excavations, and data recovery programs. Major projects include the data recovery programs for Ballast Point, Batiquitos Ridge, Twin Oaks Valley Ranch, Kueblex Ranch - Otay Mesa,' Fieldstone Northview, and Daon's Santa Fe Ridge. Utility line projects involving FERC, NEPA, and 106 compliance include the SCE Palo VerddDevers 200-mile transmission line conidor swe , testing, and data recovery program; SDG&E La Rosita transmission linq and the S rx &E La Jet solar study. Largescale Class 11 cultural resource inventories include the Bureau of Land Management's 2.5-million acre htral Mojave and Colorado Desert regions and the BWs 250,OOO-acre Eastlwest Mesa Imperial valley studies. Arc€laeological consultan€ 1977 to 1978 Archaeological consultant with Wiah Associates, Inc. for SDG&E including:. Talega Substation survey (field director); Phase II archaeological inventory report, plant site to ? Devm and Miguel Substations, Sundesert Nuclear Project transmission system environmental study; archaeological study of the Jamul Mountain Alternative, Sundesert Nuclear Project transmission system environmental study (field director); and Phase I archaeology report, plant site to VidorvilldLugo and Devers to Victorville/Lugo, Sundesert Nuclear Project transmission system environmental study. Bureau of Land Management 1975 to 1977 Archaeologist for the USDI, Bureau of Land Management, California Desert Planning Staff, Sacramento/Rivmide, California. Lead archaeologist for the Saline Valley Unit Resource Analysis (cultural resource inventory of 500,000 acres). Assisted in the mltural resource inventory, unit resource analysis, and management framework plan for the East Mojave Planning Units (2,000,000 aaes in the California Desert). Developed survey inventory and data collection methods for computer input and analysis. DeveloF a predictive model for locating prehistoric sites on the basis of environmental vanables. This model also identified site type and relative site density for each site type on the basis of environmental setting. State of California 1975 Archaeologist for the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation.> Responsible for site testing and excavation of the 1812 Russian Fort Ross, Fort Ross, California. 2 DENNIS R. GALLECOS 1/96 Archaeological consulat 1972 to 1974 Archaeological consultant for historic and prehistoric sites to include mapping, survey, excavation, and data recovery programs for private contractors, utilities, universities, Caltrans, HUD, and museums. Project areas include: VFtw Mission site, Ventw, California; Kirk Creek, Big Sur, California; Salton Sea area, Imperial County, California; Crowder Canyon, San Bemardino County, California; and Cuyama, California. Responsibilities included data recovery, analysis, photography, and report writing. State of California 1970 to 1973 Park aide for the Department of Parks and Recreation. Responsible for swey, excavation, payroll, and disbursement of funds for the Castaic, Hardluck, and Pyramid projects, Los Angdes National Forest, California. AWARDS Special Achievement Award, presented by the Bureau of Land Management, California Desert Planning Staff, Aprir 1977. MAJOR REPORTS 1995 1995 1995 1995 1994 (with others) Otay Mesa Road Widening Project Cultural Resources Techn&al Report. Literature review and field survey of 1,750 acres. Report prepared for City of San Diego and Caltrans. (with others) HistoricaVArchaeological Survey Report for Subarea V Future Urbanizing kea, San Diego, California. Literature review and field survey of approximately 2,000 acres in north San Diego County. (with others) Cultural Resource Inventory of the Santa Margarita River VaUy, Camp Pendleton. Background study and field inventory of approximately 5,000 acres for Camp Pendleton, north San Diego County. (with others) Archaeological Survey Report for Interstate 905 Study Area. Literature review and field survey for 1,750 acres on Otay Mesa for the City of San Diego and Caltrans. (with Kyle) Archadogical Testing of Seven Sites for the Stardust Golf Course Realignmat Project, City of San Diego, California. Testing program to delemine site significance for 10 prehistoric sites. Two major habitation sites within the Sari Diego River Valley were identified as significant. 3 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 DENNIS R. GALLEGOS 1196 (with others) HistoricaYArchaeological Survey Report for the Reclaimed Water Disb5bution Master Plan for the Northern and Central Service Areas Phase Ia, San Diego County, California. Literature review and field survey for approximately 100 linear miles. (with Strudwick) The Archaeologial Investigation of CA-SCLI-847 San Clemente Island, California. Data recovery program for a 4,000 year old site on San Clemente Island for conducted for the U.S. Navy. (with others) Historial/Archaeological Survey and Test Report for Subarea III Future Urbanizing Area, San Diego, California. Literature review and field survey for 3,000 acres in north San Diego County. (with others) HistoricaVArchaeologicaical Survey Report, One City Block Within Downtown Oceanside Redevelopment Core Block Area, Oceanside. Testing program to determine presencdabsmce of historic resources and the significance of resources. 4 (with others) HistoricaVArchaeological Survey and Test Report for Subarea IV Future Urbanizing Area, San Diego, California. Literature review and field survey of 1,500 acres in north San Diego County. (with Strudwick) KistoricaVArchaeological Test Report for Daley Ranch, Escondido, California. CEQA test program to determine importance for 23 prehistoric and historic sites. (with Strudwick) HistoricaVArchaeological Survey Report for Montecito Ranch Property, Ramona, California. Literature review and field inventory for 953 acres producing 36 prehistoric and historic sites. (with Kyle) HistoricaVArchaeological Survey and Test for Carlsbad Ranch, Carlsbad, California. Literature review, field survey and significance testing conducted for five sites. (with Schroth and Strudwick) HistoricaVArchaeological Sample Inventory for Naval Air Station, Mkarnar, San Diego, California. Fifteen percent sample inventory of the 18,433 acre facility to provide data for GIS ARC-INFO and site probability modeling for land use planning. (editor) Cultural Rcsource Evaluation for the Village of Tenaja, CA-RIV-271 and a-w- 3973, Trabuco Ranger District, Cleveland National Forest. Testing PWFm conducted to determine National Register eligibility. 4 I- I- I- 9- I- I- 9- I- 3- I- I- a- 17 I- 1- 1- I- t d- 1992 1990 1990 1989 1989 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 DENNIS R. GALLEGOS 1/96 (with Kyle) HistoricaVArchaeologiical Survey and National R@tm Evaluation Report for Camp Pendleton Military Family Housing, San Diego, California. Survey and testing program to identify and determine National Register properties. (with Schmth) Archaeological Investigations of a Five Hundred Yeai Old Settlement at Twin Oaks Valley Ranch, San Marcos, California. A data recovery program for a late period habitation site in compliance with federal, state and local requirements. (with Kyle) Early Period kpation at the Kuebler Ranch Site SDi-8654, Otay Mesa, San Diego County, California. A data recovery program for a 7,000 years old site on Otay Mesa prepared for the County of San Diego. (with others) Cultural Resource Inventory and Testing Program. for Lilac Ranch, VaJey Center, California. Survey of 1,OOO acres and testing program for 20 prehistoric and historic sites. (with others) Cultural Resource Inventory and Testing Program for Salt Creek Ranch, ChuIa Vista, California. Survey of 1,OOO acres and testing of historic and prehistoric sites for site importance under CEQA. (with others) Cultural Resource Inventory and Data Acquisition Program, GEO East Mesa Geothermal Project, Imperial Valley, California. Cultural resource inventory of lo00 aaes for geothennal energy development on USDI; BIM lands in the California desert, ! (with others) Cultural Resource Inventory for a Series of Drill Sites within the Amir, Indian Rose Area Lease. Inventory conducted in southeastern California for the development of gold exploration on federal lands by Amir Mines, Ltd. (with others) Cultural Resource Inventory and CEQA Test for Site Importance, Rancho Bemardo Lake Course. Inventory of 315 acres, identification and testing of ten prehistoric sites for the J.W. Colachis Company. (with others) Cultural Resource Survey and Testing Program for the East Mesa Delation Facility, San Diego California. Project involved the survey of 523 acres, the identification of eight prehistoric and one historic site, and the testing of these sites with raped to CEQA. Three of these sites were quarry lcxalities on Otay Mesa. Report prepared for the County of San Diego. (with others) Five Thousand Years of Uaritime Subsistence at Ballast Point Prehistoric Site SDI-48 (W-l64), San Diego, California. Report involved the excavation of a 2.5 percent sample within a coastal shell midden site, dated from 600 to 1500 years before present. Report prepared for the U.S. Navy. 5 1987 1987 1987 1986 1986 1986 1986 1985 1984 1984 1984 DENNIS R. GALLEGOS 1196 (with others) HistoricaVprehistoric Inventory for the Green Dragon Colony, La Job California. Report documents the historical development of the Green Dragon Colony. ER report for the City of San Diego. (with others) Cultural Resource Inventory for Rancho La Quinta. Inventory of 1272 am= identifying six prehistoric sites within Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California Report prepared for the Landmark Land Company. (with others) Subsurface Testing Program to Identify and Evaluate Cultural Resources for the Santa Bahara Retail Revitalization Project. Testing program to identZy historid and prehistoric sites within four city blocks of downtown Santa Barbara. Report prepared for the City of Santa Barbara. (with others) Cultural and Paleontological Survey and Testing for Pacific Rim, Carlsbad, California. Project involved the survey of over 1,OOO acres along the northem shore of Batiquitos Lagoon, the identification of 14 prehistoric, 1 historic, and 1 paleontological site, and the testing of prehistoric and historic sites to determine f importance under CEQA. Report prepared for the City of Carlsbad. (with Cheever) Cultural Resource Testing Program for Archaeological Sites SDI-607, -612, -212, 6825 and W-105, Carlsbad, California. Testing program for five sites located along the south shore of Batiquitos Lagoon for the City of Carlsbad (with Cheever) Carme1 Mountain Ranch Data Recovery Program for Early 'Period Archaeological Site SDI-6087. Report prepared for Carmel Mountain Ranch. (with others) Lake Cahuilla Prehistoric Occupation at W-4434 and IMP-5 167, Imperial Valley, California. Data recovery for Ryerson Concrete Company. Early and Late Period Occupation at Rogers Ridge (SDI-4845, W-182), Carlsbad, California. Data recovery program to include the excavation of 94, 1 by 1 rn units at six loci dating from 850 to 7000 years B.P. for Resource Microsystems Inc. and Daon Inc. (with others) Archaeological Investigations at SDI-5130, Mar Lado Project, Oceanside, California. Data recovery program for Land L Development. Windsong Shores Data Recovery Program for Site W-131 (Ap Hedionda), Carlsbad, California. Excavation of a 5 percent sample at a 7,000 to 8,500 year old site for Hunts Partnership. DENNIS R. GALLEGOS 1196 1984 West Mesa Cultural Resource Survey and Site Evaluation, Imperial Valley, 1983 Excavation of Diegueiiofipai Subsistence Camps above Encinitas Creek: A Data Recovery Program for Fieldstone Northview, Encinitas, California. Repod prepared for the Fieldstone Development Company. California. Report prepared for the Bureau of Land Management. 1983 Archaeological Overview for the City of San Marcos, BusinesdIndustrial, Richman, Lake San Marcos, and Ba~i~m/Discovq Community Plan. Report prepared for the City of San Marcos. 1980 (with others) Cultural Resource Inventory and National Register Assessment of the Southem California Edison Pa10 Verde to Devers Transmission Line Coxridor (California portion). Prepared for Southern California Edison, Rosemead, California. 1980 (with others) CIass II Cultural Resource Inventory of East Mesa and West Mesa Regions, Imperial Valley, California. Prepared for USDI, Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, Cahfornia. ! 1979 (with others) Class II Cultural Resource Inventory of the Central Mojave and Colorado Desezt Regions. Prepared for USDI, Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, California. 1978 (with White) An Archaeological Survey of the Talega Substation Site. Prepared for San Diego Gas & Electric by Wirth Associates, Inc., San Diego, California. 1978 (with others) Documentation of the Phase II Archaeology Inventory Report, Plant Site to Devers and Miguel Substation, Sundesert Nuclear Project Transmission System Environmental Study. Prepared for San Diego Gas & Electric Company by Wirth Associates, Inc., San Diego, California. 1978 Jamul Mountains Alternative Route Suitability Review, Sundesert Nuclear Projed Transmission System Environmental Study. Prepared for San Diego Gas & Electric Company by Wirth Associates, Inc., San Diego, California. 1977 (with others) Phase1 Archaeology Report, Plant Site to Vidowille5go and Devers to VictorvilleLugo, Sundesert Nuclear Projed Transmission System Environmental Study. Prepared for San Diego Gas & Electric Company by Wirth, Associates, Inc., San Diego, California. 1977 Saline Valley Unit Resource Analysis - Cultural Resources. Prepared for USDI, Bureau of Land Management, California Desert Planning Slaff, Riverside, California. 1976 (with Hanks) East Mojave bgmmt Framework Plan - Cultural Resources. Prepared for USDI, Bureau of Land Management, 'California Desat Planning Staff, Riverside, California. DENNIS R. GALLEGOS 1196 PUBLICATIONS Parrerns and Implications of Coastal Serrlemerrt in San Diego County: 9000 to I300 Years Ago. In, Essays on the Prehistory of Maritime California. Center for Archaeological Research at Davis, No. 10, 1992. Five Thousand Years of Maritime Subsistence af Ballast PoiM Prehisroric Site SDi-48 (W-l64), San Diego, California. In press. Antiquity and Adaptation at Agua Hedionda, Carlsbad, California. In Hunter-Gatherers of Early Holocene Coastal Calgornia, Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angela, 199 1. A Review and Synthesis of Environmental and Cultural Material for the Batiquitos Lagoon Region in San Dieguiro - La Jolla, Chronology and Controversy. San Diego County Archaeological Society, Research Paper, Number I, 1987. Relocation of the Ballast Point Tryworks Oven Foundation (with Adella Schroth) in Fort Guijarros Quarterly 312. Early Man and a Cultural Chronology for Batiquitos Lagoon in Cmml Papers, Cultural Resource Management Center, Department of Anthropology, San Diego State University, 1986. ? Batiquitos Lagoon Revisited in Cmuul Papers, Cultural Resource Management Center, Department of Anthropology, San Diego State University, 1985. Class 11 Cultural Resource Imvntory, East Mesa and West Mesa Region, Imperial Valley, California, (with others). USDI; BLM, 1980. Cultural Resource Inventory of the Central Mojme and Colorado Desert Regions, (with others). USDI, BLM, Cultural Resources Publications, Archaeology 1980. 8