2075 Williams Street Industrial Project
Initial Study – Negative Declaration
prepared by
City of San Leandro
Community Development Department
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California 94577
Contact: Andrew J. Mogensen, AICP, Planning Manager
prepared with the assistance of
Rincon Consultants, Inc.
449 15th Street, Suite 303 Oakland, California 94612
March 2020
City of San Leandro
Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration
Notice is hereby given that the City of San Leandro has completed an Initial Study and Negative Declaration in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act for the project described below.
Project Title: Certified Blue Recycling, 2075 Williams Street Industrial Project Project Description: PLN19-0057 Certified Blue Recycling is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to increase the maximum daily permitted tonnage at their existing developed Construction Demolition and Inert Debris (CDI) transfer and processing facility located at 2075 Williams St., (Alameda County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 077A-0700-006-02 / 016-03). The facility operates under an existing conditional use permit (CUP) (PLN2009- 00022) from the City of San Leandro and a CalRecycle Enforcement Agency Registration Permit issued by County of Alameda Environmental Health Department Local Enforcement Agency. The facility is currently permitted to process a maximum of 174 tons per day of inert construction and demolition debris. The proposed project would modify operations of the facility to increase the maximum tonnage of materials that could be received and processed. Under the proposed project, maximum daily tonnage would increase from 174 tons per day to 350 tons per day. This would be an increase of 176 tons or an approximately 101 percent increase over existing conditions. The proposed project would require a modification to the existing CUP in order to allow the proposed increase in materials accepted and processed at the facility.
Certified Blue Recycling is proposing operational changes at their existing developed solid waste transfer and processing facility located at 2075 Williams St. These operational changes would require revisions to the CDI Debris Processing Facility Permit (No. 01-AA-0315) administered by the California Department of Resources and Recycling (CalRecycle), and to the Conditional Use Permits (CUP) administered by the City of San Leandro for both sites. The following is a summary of operational changes:
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Increase the maximum daily tonnage from 174 tons per day to 350 tons per day. This would be an increase of 176 tons or an approximately 101 percent increase over existing conditions. Remove and replace portions of existing non-compliant walls along portions of the facility.
The project site is not on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5. The proposed project is not considered a project of statewide, regional or area wide significance. The proposed project will not affect highways or other facilities under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Transportation.
Project Location: The project site is located on two parcels (APNs: 77A-700-006-002 and 77A-700-16-003) at 2075 Williams Street in San Leandro, west of Interstate 880. The site is on the south side of Williams Street just east of its intersection with Menlo Street.
Finding: On the basis of the Initial Study, the Community Development Department of the City of San Leandro has determined that the proposed project could not have a significant adverse effect on the environment and a Negative Declaration has been prepared.
Public Hearing: The proposed project and the IS-MND will be considered by the City of San Leandro Board of Zoning Adjustments on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at San Leandro City Hall (835 East 14th Street, San Leandro). Any interested party or agent may appear and be heard. Comments regarding the proposed project or IS-MND may be forwarded to the City of San Leandro at or prior to the Public Hearing. Anyone instituting a legal challenge to the Public Hearing item noted above may be limited to addressing only those issues raised at the Public Hearing described in this Notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Leandro at or prior to the Public Hearing.
Public Comment Period: The Initial Study - Negative Declaration (IS-ND) is available for public review and
comment. The public review period for this project continues from the date of this Notice until the public hearing to be held on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Your comments on the IS-ND are welcome. If you wish to comment on the IS-ND, please send any written comments with your name and/or the name of your agency contact person (if applicable), to the following address or email address by the public hearing to be held on Thursday, May 7, 2020:
Andrew Mogensen, AICP
Planning Manager City of San Leandro 835 East 14th Street San Leandro, CA 94577
Email: [email protected]
Document Availability: . A copy of the proposed Negative Declaration and Initial Study are on file in the San Leandro Community Development Department, 835 East 14th Street, San Leandro, California 95477. However, due to the COVID-19 emergency, printed copies will be mailed upon request during the Shelter-inPlace Order. If you need a copy, please send a self-addressed 10”x12” envelope with pre-paid postage to City of San Leandro, Planning Division, Attn: Andrew Mogensen, Planning Manager, 835 E. 14th Street, San Leandro, CA 94577. An electronic copy is available online for public review anytime from the CEQA
Documents page of City's website at: http://sanleandro.org/depts/cd/plan/polplanstudiesceqa/default.asp.
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Andrew J. Mogensen, AICP Planning Manager
Date of Notice: April 7, 2020
2075 Williams Street Industrial Project
Initial Study – Negative Declaration
prepared by
City of San Leandro
Community Development Department
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California 94577
Contact: Andrew J. Mogensen, AICP, Planning Manager
prepared with the assistance of
Rincon Consultants, Inc.
449 15th Street, Suite 303 Oakland, California 94612
March 2020
This report prepared on 50% recycled paper with 50% post-consumer content.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Initial Study.............................................................................................................................................1
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Project Title.........................................................................................................................1 Lead Agency Name and Address.........................................................................................1 Contact Person and Phone Number ...................................................................................1 Project Location ..................................................................................................................1 Project Sponsor’s Name and Address.................................................................................1 General Plan Designation....................................................................................................1 Zoning..................................................................................................................................4 Description of the Project...................................................................................................4 Surrounding Land Uses and Setting....................................................................................4 Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required ..........................................................5
Environmental Factors Potentially Affected...........................................................................................7 Determination ........................................................................................................................................7 Environmental Checklist.........................................................................................................................9
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Aesthetics............................................................................................................................9 Agriculture and Forestry Resources..................................................................................11 Air Quality .........................................................................................................................13 Biological Resources..........................................................................................................19 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................23 Energy ...............................................................................................................................25 Geology and Soils..............................................................................................................27 Greenhouse Gas Emissions...............................................................................................33 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ....................................................................................37 Hydrology and Water Quality ...........................................................................................41 Land Use and Planning......................................................................................................45 Mineral Resources ............................................................................................................47 Noise .................................................................................................................................49 Population and Housing....................................................................................................55 Public Services...................................................................................................................57 Recreation.........................................................................................................................59 Transportation ..................................................................................................................61 Tribal Cultural Resources ..................................................................................................65 Utilities and Service Systems ............................................................................................67 Wildfire..............................................................................................................................71 Mandatory Findings of Significance..................................................................................73
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References............................................................................................................................................75
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................75 List of Preparers............................................................................................................................77
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Tables
Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5
BAAQMD Significance Thresholds.....................................................................................14 Operational Emissions (pounds/day)................................................................................16 DTSC Hazardous Sites within 0.5 Mile of Project Site.......................................................38 Summary of Short-Term Noise Measurements................................................................50 Vehicle Trip Generation Summary....................................................................................62
Figures
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
Regional Location Map .......................................................................................................2 Project Site and Surroundings.............................................................................................3 Noise Measurement Locations .........................................................................................51
Appendices
Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C
Air Emissions Modeling Data Noise Measurement Data Trip Generation Analysis
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1. Project Title
2075 Williams Street Industrial Project
2. Lead Agency Name and Address
City of San Leandro Community Development Department
835 East 14th Street San Leandro, California 94577
3. Contact Person and Phone Number
Andrew J. Mogensen, AICP, Planning Manager (510) 577-3358
4. Project Location
The project site includes two parcels (APNs: 77A-700-006-002 and 77A-700-16-003), located at 2075 Williams Street in San Leandro, west of Interstate 880. The site is on the south side of Williams Street just east of its intersection with Menlo Street.
Figure 1 shows the regional location of the project site and Figure 2 shows an aerial view of the project site and its immediate surroundings.
5. Project Sponsor’s Name and Address
Chris Kirschenheuter Certified Blue Recycling 2075 Williams Street San Leandro, California 94577
6. General Plan Designation
The City adopted the San Leandro 2035 General Plan on September 19, 2016 (City of San Leandro, 2016b). The General Plan Land Use Map was later updated in March 2017. According to the General Plan Land Use Map, the project site is designated General Industrial and Industrial Transition.
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Figure 1 Regional Location Map
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Figure 2 Project Site and Surroundings
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7. Zoning
Industrial General (IG)
8. Description of the Project
Currently, the project site is developed with and operates as a solid waste transfer and recycling facility. The current facility operates under an existing conditional use permit (CUP) (PLN2009- 00022) from the City of San Leandro and a CalRecycle Enforcement Agency Registration Permit issued by County of Alameda Environmental Health Department Local Enforcement Agency. The existing facility is currently permitted to process a maximum of 174 tons per day of inert construction and demolition debris (CalRecycle 2019). The proposed project would modify operations of the facility to increase the maximum tonnage of materials that could be received and processed. Under the proposed project, maximum daily tonnage would increase from 174 tons per day to 350 tons per day. This would be an increase of 176 tons or an approximately 101 percent increase over existing conditions. The proposed project would require a modification to the existing conditional use permit in order to allow the proposed increase in materials accepted and processed at the facility.
Extended Operating Hours
Operating hours are currently 7:00 am to 4:00 pm on weekdays. The proposed project would extend weekday hours to 5:00 pm to accommodate processing of additional materials. Additionally, the facility would expand operations to Saturdays between the hours of 7:00 am and 12:00 pm. Currently the facility conducts processing activities onsite on Saturdays but is not officially open for business on Saturdays.
Facility Upgrades
The proposed increase in maximum daily tonnage of materials accepted at the transfer station would not require physical expansion or new construction of the facility. However, the proposed project would involve the replacement of existing concrete jersey block walls along the perimeter of the project site and between material storage areas on-site. These existing walls would be replaced with new walls pursuant to current California Building Code standards and would be of similar height and material as the existing walls.
9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting
Adjacent uses include railroad right-of-way (including a terminal branch of the railroad right-of-way which bisects the project site from west to east), warehouses, and equipment rental services. The nearest residential use is located approximately 100 feet west. An industrial use is located adjacent to the southeastern border of the site. Fire Station #10, a branch of the Alameda County Fire Department, is located approximately 500 feet to the northwest of the project site. Figure 2, above, shows the project site and surrounding uses.
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10. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required
The City of San Leandro is the lead agency with responsibility for approving the project. In addition, the project would require the approval of a Solid Waste Facilities Permit Revision by the Local Enforcement Agency (Alameda County Department of Health), with concurrence by CalRecycle.
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Environmental Factors Potentially Affected
Environmental Factors Potentially Affected
This project would potentially affect the environmental factors checked below, involving at least one impact that is “Potentially Significant” or “Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated” as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
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Aesthetics
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Agriculture and Forestry Resources
Air Quality
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Biological Resources Geology/Soils
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Energy
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Land Use/Planning Population/Housing Transportation
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Mineral Resources Public Services
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Utilities/Service Systems
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Wildfire
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Mandatory Findings of Significance
Determination
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I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
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I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions to the project have been made by or agreed to by the project proponent. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
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I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
I find that the proposed project MAY have a “potentially significant impact” or “less than significant with mitigation incorporated” impact on the environment, but at least one effect (1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and (2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.
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I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, because all potential significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project, nothing further is required.
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Aesthetics
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Less than Significant with
Mitigation Incorporated
Potentially Significant Impact
Less than Significant
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Except as provided in Public Resources Code Section 21099, would the project: a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista?
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c. In non-urbanized areas, substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings? (Public views are those that are experienced from a publicly accessible vantage point). If the project is in an urbanized area, would the project conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality?