Air Quality and Risk Assessment Report
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4103 Palladium Way D-6 Compatibility – Air Quality and Risk Assessment Client: Better Life Development Project Name: D-6 Compatibility – Air Quality Assessment – 4103 Palladium Way, Burlington, ON Attention: Sam Badawi 30 Harding Blvd. West, Unit 210 Richmond Hill, ON L4C 9M3 Type of Document: Final Project Number: BRM-00801656-C0 EXP 1595 Clark Boulevard Brampton, ON, L6T 4V1 t: +1.905.793.9800 f: +1.905.793.0641 Date: October 11, 2019 1595 Clark Boulevard | Brampton, ON L6T 4V1 | Canada t: +1.905.793.9800 | f: +1.905.793.0641 | exp.com EXP Services Inc. i D-6 Compatibility – Air Quality Assessment – 4103 Palladium Way, Burlington, ON Project Number: BRM-00801656-C0 October 11, 2019 Version Control Rev. Date Description Submitted by Reviewed by 1.0 June 17, 2019 Initial Draft Scott Grant-Hose Ron Taylor 1.1 October 5, 2019 Draft updated site plan Scott Grant-Hose Ron Taylor 1.2 October 10, 2019 Draft updated site plan Scott Grant-Hose Ron Taylor 1.3 October 11,2019 Draft client comment update Scott Grant-Hose Ron Taylor 1.4 October 11,2019 Final Scott Grant-Hose Ron Taylor EXP Services Inc. ii D-6 Compatibility – Air Quality Assessment – 4103 Palladium Way, Burlington, ON Project Number: BRM-00801656-C0 October 11, 2019 Legal Notification This report was prepared by EXP Services Inc. for the account of Better Life Development Any use which a third party makes of this report, or any reliance on or decisions to be made based on it, are the responsibility of such third parties. EXP Services Inc. accepts no responsibility for damages, if any, suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions based on this project. EXP Services Inc. iii D-6 Compatibility – Air Quality Assessment – 4103 Palladium Way, Burlington, ON Project Number: BRM-00801656-C0 October 11, 2019 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 2. Description of Development and Surrounding Area ............................................................................... 2 2.1 Proposed Development ....................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Nearby Industries – Database Searches ............................................................................................... 2 2.3 Site Visit Observation ........................................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Site Meteorology .................................................................................................................................. 7 3. Provincial Guidelines and Regulations ................................................................................................... 10 3.1 D-Series of Guidelines ........................................................................................................................ 10 3.2 Risk Assessment Guidelines ............................................................................................................... 11 4. D-6 Classification and Nearby Industries ............................................................................................... 11 4.1 Provincial Guidelines and Regulations for Potentially Incompatible Uses ........................................ 13 4.1.1 Air Quality Contaminants ............................................................................................................... 13 4.1.2 Dust ................................................................................................................................................ 14 4.1.3 Odour ............................................................................................................................................. 14 4.1.4 Traffic Related Air Pollution ........................................................................................................... 14 4.1.5 Toxic (CRAIM Risk) Substances ...................................................................................................... 15 5. Assessment – Potential Air Quality Impacts .......................................................................................... 16 5.1 General Air Quality Contaminants ..................................................................................................... 16 5.2 Dust .................................................................................................................................................... 16 5.3 Odour ................................................................................................................................................. 16 6. Conclusions and Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 17 7. General Limitations ................................................................................................................................ 18 Appendix A – Figures .................................................................................................................................. 19 Appendix B – Site Plan Drawings ................................................................................................................ 20 EXP Services Inc. 1 D-6 Compatibility – Air Quality Assessment – 4103 Palladium Way, Burlington, ON Project Number: BRM-00801656-C0 October 11, 2019 1. Introduction EXP Services Inc. (EXP) was retained by Better Life Development to conduct a D-6 Compatibility – Air Quality and Risk Assessment of the compatibility of the proposed long term care and ancillary uses at 4103 Palladium Way, Burlington, ON, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Subject Site’. This report has been prepared in support of an application for a Zoning By-Law Amendment to permit a Long Term Care Facility, and ancillary uses, on approximately 1.5ha of land in the City of Burlington, Region of Halton. The subject land is municipally known as 4103 Palladium Way, located on the west side of Palladium Way, east of Walkers Line, and south and east of Highway No. 407 in the central east area of the Alton Community. The subject lot is 14,883 square metres (m2) in area, with 80.7m frontage on Palladium Way, and is currently vacant. The vacant land primarily consists of overgrown vegetation with trees lining the north perimeter. The proposed development will be in the form of a six storey building containing 288 beds within 18,853 m2 of Gross Floor Area (GFA). Part of the ground floor is proposed to include commercial rental space up to 1,112 m2 in GFA. This commercial rental space will accommodate uses complementary to the main use of Long term Care facility including a pharmacy, medical clinic and day care centre. A total of 183 parking spaces will be provided through surface parking on the lot. The assessment is based on the Final Site Plan dated October 09, 2019. The development plan, surrounding industrial activities and provincial regulations and guidelines have been considered in this assessment. This report assesses the potential impact by industrial facilities and major transportation corridors on the air quality on the proposed development and potential compliance issues on nearby industry. EXP Services Inc. 2 D-6 Compatibility – Air Quality Assessment – 4103 Palladium Way, Burlington, ON Project Number: BRM-00801656-C0 October 11, 2019 2. Description of Development and Surrounding Area 2.1 Proposed Development The Subject Site is located at 4103 Palladium Way in Burlington, Ontario. The adjacent surrounding properties are mix of residential, community, commercial, institutional, industrial and vacant properties. The Subject Site is rectangular in shape and measures approximately 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) in area and is vacant land. The proposed new development will consist of a six-storey long term care facility with ancillary uses of medical clinic with a pharmacy, Day Care Centre, Adult Day Care program, and restaurant. The following details are provided: • Total building height: 29.7 m • Lot area: 14,833 m2 • Gross floor area: 18,853 m2 • Number of beds: 288 • Commercial retail space on ground floor 1,112 m2 • Number of parking spaces: 183 2.2 Nearby Industries – Database Searches A search of environmental risk databases (National Pollutant Reporting Inventory (NPRI), Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR) and Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECAs)) did not identify any addresses of interest from an air quality perspective that are located within 1,000 m of the proposed development. The one (1) facility identified in the database searches was considered insignificant from an air quality perspective. These are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Identified Facilities Considered Insignificant or Not Applicable Location Facility Approval Description/Assessment EASR – Standby Power System The Corporation of the City of Burlington Corporation of 4100 Dundas registered the use, operation, construction, Burlington Fire Insignificant. St alteration, extension and/or placement of a Station No. 7 standby power system on January 6, 2019. The standby power system is only to be used for the provision of electrical power during EXP Services Inc. 3 D-6 Compatibility – Air Quality Assessment – 4103 Palladium Way, Burlington, ON Project Number: BRM-00801656-C0 October 11, 2019 Location Facility Approval Description/Assessment power outages or involuntary power reductions. A search of the CEPA