VOLUME I – DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT HECKER PASS SPECIFIC PLAN/SOUTH VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH SCH #2003012119 PREPARED FOR City of Gilroy May 24, 2004 HECKER PASS SPECIFIC PLAN/SOUTH VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH Volume I –Draft Environmental Impact Report PREPARED FOR City of Gilroy Melissa Durkin Planner II 7351 Rosanna Street Gilroy, CA 95020 PREPARED BY EMC Planning Group Inc 301 Lighthouse Avenue Suite C Monterey CA 93940 Tel 831.649.1799 Fax 831.649.8399
[email protected] www.emcplanning.com May 24, 2004 Table of Contents Summary .......................................................................... S-1 1.0 Introduction .................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Authorization and Purpose ........................................................ 1-1 1.2 Project Location and Setting ...................................................... 1-3 1.3 Project Background and Description .......................................... 1-17 1.4 Consistency with Local and Regional Plans ................................. 1-37 1.5 EIR Uses ............................................................................. 1-44 2.0 Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures ....... 2-1 2.1 Aesthetics .............................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Agricultural Resources ........................................................... 2-21 2.3 Air Quality .......................................................................... 2-41 2.4 Biological Resources .............................................................