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Draft Environmental Impact Report Cherryland Community Center STATE CLEARINGHOUSE # 2015022038 | MAY 2015 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT CHERRYLAND COMMUNITY CENTER Prepared for Prepared by County of Alameda MIG Technical Services Division 800 Hearst Avenue 1401 Lakeshore Drive, 8th Floor Berkeley, CA 94710 Oakland, CA 94512 CHERRYLAND COMMUNITY CENTER DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT State Clearinghouse #2015022038 PREPARED FOR: Alameda County Technical Services Division 1401 Lakeshore Drive, 8th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 272-3753 Fax: (510) 208-3995 [email protected] PREPARED BY: MIG 800 Hearst Avenue Berkeley, CA 94710 May 2015 Alameda County May 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 ONE Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose of the EIR ................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Proposed Project ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 CEQA Process and Public Outreach ........................................................ 1-2 1.3.1 Notice of Preparation ................................................................... 1-2 1.3.2 Draft EIR Public Review ............................................................. 1-2 1.3.3 Comments and Responses Document and Final EIR .................. 1-3 1.3.4 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting .......................................... 1-3 1.4 EIR Scope ................................................................................................ 1-3 1.5 Report Organization ................................................................................. 1-4 Section 2 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Project Under Review .............................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures ....................................... 2-2 2.2.1 Potential Areas of Controversy .................................................... 2-2 2.2.2 Significant and Less-Than-Significant Impacts ........................... 2-2 2.2.3 Significant and Unavoidable Impacts .......................................... 2-3 2.2.4 Alternatives to the Project ............................................................ 2-3 2.3 Summary Table ........................................................................................ 2-3 Section 3 Project Description ......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Project Background .................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 Project Location and Surroundings .......................................................... 3-1 3.2.1 Project Location ........................................................................... 3-1 3.2.2 Project Area ................................................................................. 3-2 3.2.3 Existing Land Uses ...................................................................... 3-2 3.2.4 General Plan, Zoning Designations, and Assessor’s Parcel Numbers ....................................................................................... 3-2 3.2.5 Surrounding Land Uses................................................................ 3-2 3.3 Project Components ................................................................................. 3-3 3.3.1 Project Components ..................................................................... 3-3 3.3.2 Site Access, Circulation, and Parking .......................................... 3-5 3.3.3 Landscaping ................................................................................. 3-5 3.3.4 Stormwater Treatment ................................................................. 3-6 3.3.5 Project Construction..................................................................... 3-6 3.3.6 Net Zero Construction.................................................................. 3-7 3.3.7 Fire Safety and Emergency Access.............................................. 3-7 3.4 Project Objectives .................................................................................... 3-7 3.5 Required Permits and Approvals ............................................................. 3-8 Cherryland Community Center Table of Contents Draft Environmental Impact Report Page i Alameda County May 2015 Section 4 FOUR Environmental Impact Analysis .................................................................................... 4-1 4.0 Format of Issue Sections .......................................................................... 4-2 4.1 Impacts Found To Be Less Than Significant ........................................ 4.1-1 4.1.1 Agriculture and Forest Resources ............................................. 4.1-1 4.1.2 Mineral Resources .................................................................... 4.1-2 4.1.3 Population and Housing ............................................................ 4.1-2 4.2 Aesthetics .............................................................................................. 4.2-1 4.2.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................. 4.2-1 4.2.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................... 4.2-1 4.2.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................. 4.2-1 4.3 Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions ......................................... 4.3-1 4.3.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................. 4.3-1 4.3.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................... 4.3-2 4.3.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................. 4.3-4 4.4 Biological Resources ............................................................................ 4.4-1 4.4.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................. 4.4-1 4.4.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................... 4.4-1 4.4.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................. 4.4-2 4.5 Cultural Resources ................................................................................ 4.5-1 4.5.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................. 4.5-1 4.5.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................... 4.5-1 4.5.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................. 4.5-2 4.6 Geology and soils .................................................................................. 4.6-1 4.6.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................. 4.6-1 4.6.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................... 4.6-2 4.6.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................. 4.6-4 4.7 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ........................................................ 4.7-1 4.7.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................. 4.7-1 4.7.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................... 4.7-2 4.7.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................. 4.7-4 4.8 Hydrology and Water Quality ............................................................... 4.8-1 4.8.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................. 4.8-1 4.8.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................... 4.8-2 4.8.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................. 4.8-4 4.9 Land Use and Planning Policy .............................................................. 4.9-1 4.9.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................. 4.9-1 4.9.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................... 4.9-1 4.9.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................. 4.9-1 4.10 Noise ................................................................................................... 4.10-1 4.10.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................ 4.10-1 4.10.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................. 4.10-5 4.10.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ......................................... 4.10-11 Cherryland Community Center Table of Contents Draft Environmental Impact Report Page ii Alameda County May 2015 4.11 Public Services and Recreation ........................................................... 4.11-1 4.11.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................ 4.11-1 4.11.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................. 4.11-1 4.11.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ........................................... 4.11-2 4.12 Transportation ..................................................................................... 4.12-1 4.12.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................ 4.12-1 4.12.2 Regulatory Setting .................................................................. 4.12-6 4.12.3 Impacts and Mitigation Measures ........................................... 4.12-6 4.13 Utilities
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