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VALLEJO WINCO FOODS PROJECT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2010082018 March 2011 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY CITY OF VALLEJO WINCO FOODS PROJECT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT State Clearinghouse #2010082018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Vallejo, as Lead Agency, has completed a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Vallejo WinCo Foods Project. PROJECT LOCATION: The approximately 7.64-acre project site is located at 2850 Redwood Parkway within the City of Vallejo in Solano County. The project site is generally located on the north side of Redwood Parkway between Admiral Callaghan Lane (west) and Codloni Lane and is bounded by the Vallejo Plaza Shopping Center and commercial uses to the north, multi-family homes and a medical office building to the east, Redwood Parkway to the south, and a gas station and Admiral Callaghan Lane to the west. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project site is currently developed with the Vallejo Elks Lodge #559, which consists of three one- to two-story buildings, totaling approximately 35,057 square feet and associated recreational facilities, surface parking, and landscaping. Redwood Parkway Partners, LLC (the project applicant) proposes to demolish all existing uses and redevelop the site with a discount grocery store (WinCo Foods), with a building area of approximately 71,393 square feet, and associated 400 surface parking spaces and landscaping. The WinCo Foods store would operate seven days a week and up to 24 hours per day, with the exception of Christmas Day. The proposed project would require the following discretionary approvals: Site Development Permit; Environmental Review, and a Major Conditional Use Permit. HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES: The proposed project is not located on any hazardous waste sites lists enumerated under Section 65965.5 of the Government Code. SIGNIFICANT ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: The Draft EIR provides an evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project and recommends mitigation measures to reduce impacts to a less-than- significant level. With the implementation of the mitigation measures proposed, a majority of the significant impacts identified would be reduced to less than significant through the implementation of the proposed project. The proposed project would result in project-specific and cumulatively considerable significant unavoidable impacts related to transportation and global climate change. DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: Copies of the Draft EIR are available for review Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., at the City of Vallejo, 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo California except on specified holidays. The Draft EIR is also available online at: www.ci.vallejo.ca.us and at the Vallejo Public Library, at 505 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, California. PUBLIC REVIEW TIMELINE: The 45-day public review period for the Draft EIR begins March 4, 2011 and ends April 18, 2011 . The City must receive all written comments within this time period. Written comments may be submitted to the attention of Bill Tuikka, Associate Planner, City of Vallejo Development Services Department, Planning Division at the following mailing address: City of Vallejo Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 3068 Fax: 707-552-0163 Vallejo, California 94590-5934 PUBLIC HEARING: The Planning Commission is scheduled to receive public comments on the Draft EIR on March 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Vallejo Council Chambers, located at 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, California. QUESTIONS: If you have any questions about this project, please contact Bill Tuikka, Associate Planner, City of Vallejo Development Services Department, Planning Division at 707-648-5391. VALLEJO WINCO FOODS PROJECT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2010082018 Submitted to: City of Vallejo Development Services Department Planning Division P.O. Box 3068 Vallejo, CA 94590-5934 Prepared by: LSA Associates, Inc. 2215 Fifth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 510.540.7331 March 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................ 1 A. PURPOSE OF THE EIR ...................................................................................................1 B. PROPOSED PROJECT.....................................................................................................1 C. EIR SCOPE .......................................................................................................................1 D. REPORT ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................2 II. SUMMARY.................................................................................................................................. 3 A. PROJECT UNDER REVIEW...........................................................................................3 B. SUMMARY OF IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .....................................3 C. SUMMARY TABLES ......................................................................................................6 III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................ 37 A. PROJECT SITE...............................................................................................................37 B. PROJECT OBJECTIVES................................................................................................41 C. PROPOSED PROJECT...................................................................................................42 D. REQUESTED PERMITS AND APPROVALS ..............................................................51 E. USE OF THIS EIR ..........................................................................................................52 IV. SETTING , IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ...................................................... 53 A. LAND USE AND PLANNING POLICY .......................................................................55 B. VISUAL RESOURCES ..................................................................................................67 C. TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION................................................................79 D. AIR QUALITY .............................................................................................................131 E. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE...................................................................................153 F. NOISE ...........................................................................................................................173 G. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ..................................................................195 H. PUBLIC SERVICES .....................................................................................................211 I. UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................215 J. URBAN DECAY ..........................................................................................................227 V. ALTERNATIVES .................................................................................................................... 237 A. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED BUT REJECTED .................................................238 B. NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE...................................................................................241 C. OFF-SITE ALTERNATIVE .........................................................................................244 D. NO GREENHOUSE GAS IMPACT ALTERNATIVE................................................249 E. ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE ..............................................252 VI. CEQA-REQUIRED ASSESSMENT CONCLUSIONS .......................................................... 257 A. GROWTH-INDUCING IMPACTS ..............................................................................257 B. SIGNIFICANT IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES .............................................................258 C. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ..........................................................................................259 D. EFFECTS FOUND NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT ........................................................262 E. SIGNIFICANT UNAVOIDABLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ..........................265 P:\CYV1001 WinCo\PRODUCTS\DEIR\Public\00-TOC.doc (3/3/2011) i LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. VALLEJO WINCO FOODS PROJECT EIR MARCH 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS VII. REPORT PREPARATION ...................................................................................................... 267 A. REPORT PREPARATION ...........................................................................................267 B. REFERENCES..............................................................................................................267 C. CONTACTS..................................................................................................................270 APPENDICES Appendix A: Notice of Preparation and Comment Letters Appendix B: WinCo Foods Initial Study (Included on the inside back cover on a compact disc) Appendix C: Traffic Impact Study Appendix D: Traffic Impact Study Addendum Appendix E: Air Quality Data Appendix F: Global Climate Change Data Appendix G: Noise Data Appendix H: Urban Decay Analysis P:\CYV1001 WinCo\PRODUCTS\DEIR\Public\00-TOC.doc (3/3/2011) ii LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. VALLEJO WINCO FOODS PROJECT EIR MARCH 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS FIGURES Figure III-1: