Auto Club Speedway Revised Noise Standards
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DRAFT RECIRCULATED SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY REVISED NOISE STANDARDS COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO SCH 2008081077 MARCH 2010 DRAFT RECIRCULATED SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY REVISED NOISE STANDARDS COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO SCH 2008081077 Lead Agency : County of San Bernardino Land Use Services Department Advance Planning Division 385 N. Arrowhead Avenue, First Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415-0182 Doug T. Feremenga, Ph.D., Senior Planner (909) 387-4147 MARCH 2010 TTTABLE OF CCCONTENTS SECTION PAGE PREFACE TO RECIRCULATED DRAFT SUBSEQUENT EIR ......................................... 0.1-1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. S-1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the Recirculated Draft Subsequent EIR............................................................. 1-2 1.3 Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 1-7 1.4 Scope and Format of the Recirculated Draft Subsequent EIR .......................................... 1-10 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Project Location and Environmental Setting ....................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Project Background............................................................................................................... 2-9 2.3 Applicable Plans and Policies............................................................................................. 2-11 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Objectives of the Project....................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Project Characteristics .......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Discretionary Actions ........................................................................................................... 3-7 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS ............................................................................. 4.1-1 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 4.1-1 4.2 Noise.............................................................................................................................4.2-1 4.2.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................. 4.2-1 4.2.2 Threshold of Significance...................................................................................... 4.2-11 4.2.3 Environmental Impacts.......................................................................................... 4.2-12 4.2.4 Previous Analysis................................................................................................... 4.2-25 4.2.5 Mitigation Measures .............................................................................................. 4.2-30 4.2.6 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts ........................................................... 4.2-38 5.0 SIGNIFICANT IRREVERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE IMPACTS ..................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes ................................................................. 5-1 5.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts.............................................................................................. 5-2 6.0 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ............................................................................................................ 6-1 6.1 Related Projects..................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Cumulative Impact Analysis................................................................................................. 6-4 7.0 GROWTH-INDUCING IMPACTS ............................................................................................... 7-1 8.0 IMPACTS FOUND TO BE EITHER NOT SIGNIFICANT OR LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT ............................................................................................................................................................. 8-1 9.0 ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROJECT ........................................................................................ 9-1 9.1 Summary of Project and Objectives..................................................................................... 9-1 Revised Noise Standards for Auto Club Speedway SCH 2008081077 Recirculated Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report Page i Table of Contents (continued) 9.2 Summary of Significant Impacts .......................................................................................... 9-2 9.3 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Consideration......................................................... 9-2 9.4 Alternatives Analysis............................................................................................................ 9-5 9.4.1 No Project Alternative ................................................................................................ 9-6 9.4.2 85 dBA Lmax Alternative With Sound Wall.........................................................9-7 9.4.3 85 dBA Lmax Alternative Without Sound Wall..................................................... 9-8 9.4.4 86 to 99 dBA Lmax Alternative................................................................................. 9-9 9.4.5 Permanent Operations of the Drag Strip in its Location North of the Oval Track . 9-11 9.5 Environmentally Superior Alternative ............................................................................... 9-12 10.0 MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM ............................................................................ 10-1 11.0 LIST OF REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 11-1 11.1 References........................................................................................................................... 11-1 11.2 Persons and Organizations Consulted ................................................................................ 11-3 11.3 Preparers of the SEIR.......................................................................................................... 11-4 APPENDICES A INITIAL STUDY B NOTICE OF PREPARATION (NOP) C NOP MAILING LIST D NOP COMMENTS E TECHNICAL NOISE ANALYSIS F AIR QUALITY MODELING TECHNICAL STUDY G RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON DRAFT SEIR H FIGURES FROM ORIGINAL SEIR LIST OF FIGURES PAGE 2-1 Regional Map................................................................................................................................2-2 2-2 Vicinity Map .................................................................................................................................2-4 2-3 Aerial Photograph ........................................................................................................................2-6 2-4 Existing Land Uses .......................................................................................................................2-8 2-5 Land Use Zoning Districts..........................................................................................................2-14 2-6 San Sevaine Redevelopment Project Area..................................................................................2-16 3-1 Project Location............................................................................................................................3-3 3-2 LDN Contours...............................................................................................................................3-8 4.2-1 Acoustical Scale.........................................................................................................................4.2-2 4.2-2 Noise Contours - Oval Track Nextel Event .............................................................................4.2-14 4.2-3 Noise Contours - Oval Track SCCA Event..............................................................................4.2-15 4.2-4 A-Fuel Dragster Lmax Noise Contour.....................................................................................4.2-20 4.2-5 Alcohol Fuel Car Lmax Noise Contour ...................................................................................4.2-21 Revised Noise Standards for Auto Club Speedway SCH 2008081077 Recirculated Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report Page ii Table of Contents (continued) LIST OF FIGURES PAGE 4.2-6 Gas Powered Car Lmax Noise Contour....................................................................................... 4.2-22 4.2-7 Street Legal Car Lmax Noise Contour ........................................................................................ 4.2-23 4.2-8 Speedway EIR Acoustical Scale...............................................................................................4.2-26