Rio Urbana Project
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Rio Urbana Project Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2017-04 prepared by City of Oxnard Community Development Department Planning Division 214 South C Street Oxnard, California 93030 Contact: Chris Williamson, AICP prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. 1530 Monterey Street, Ste. E San Luis Obispo, California 93401 November 2019 City of Oxnard Rio Urbana Project Table of Contents City of Oxnard CEQA Initial Study Checklist ............................................................................................ 1 Project Title ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Lead Agency Name and Address: ..................................................................................................... 1 City of Oxnard Contact Person and Phone Number ........................................................................ 1 Project Location ............................................................................................................................... 1 Co-Applicants ................................................................................................................................... 1 Project Contacts ............................................................................................................................... 1 Oxnard General Plan Designation .................................................................................................... 1 Oxnard Zoning .................................................................................................................................. 1 Project Description ........................................................................................................................... 1 Surrounding Land Uses and Setting ................................................................................................. 2 Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required ....................................................................... 3 Have California Native American tribes traditionally and culturally affiliated with the project area requested consultation pursuant to Public Resources Code 21080.3.1? ........................ 3 Project Plans ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Appendices ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected ........................................................................................... 9 Determination ......................................................................................................................................10 Evaluation of Environmental Impacts ..................................................................................................11 Issue Topics ...........................................................................................................................................13 I. Aesthetics and Urban Design .............................................................................................13 II. Agricultural Resources........................................................................................................17 III. Air Quality ...........................................................................................................................19 IV. Biological Resources ...........................................................................................................25 V. Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...............................................................29 VI. Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources ...............................................................................33 VII. Geology and Soils ...............................................................................................................35 VIII. Hazards and Hazardous Materials ......................................................................................39 IX. Hydrology and Water Quality .............................................................................................41 X. Land Use and Planning .......................................................................................................47 XI. Mineral Resources ..............................................................................................................49 i City of Oxnard Rio Urbana Project XII. Noise ...................................................................................................................................51 XIII. Population, Education, and Housing ..................................................................................57 XIV. Public Services and Recreation ..........................................................................................61 XV. Transportation and Circulation ..........................................................................................65 XVI. Utilities and Energy ............................................................................................................73 XVII. Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................................81 References ............................................................................................................................................83 Tables Table 1 Federal and State Ambient Air Quality Standards ............................................................20 Table 2 Ambient Air Quality Data at the El Rio Monitoring Station ..............................................21 Table 3 Summary of Existing Plus Project Traffic Noise Levels ......................................................53 Table 4 Existing Peak Hour Levels of Service .................................................................................66 Table 5 Project Trip Generation.....................................................................................................67 Table 6 Existing plus Project Peak Hour Levels of Service .............................................................68 Table 7 Approved and Pending Projects (Cumulative Development) Trip Generation .................69 Table 8 Cumulative Peak Hour Levels of Service ...........................................................................70 Table 9 Cumulative plus Project Peak Hour Levels of Service .......................................................71 Figures Figure 1 Project Location and Planning Area Boundaries ................................................................. 4 Figure 2 Project Site and City Land Use Designations ....................................................................... 5 Figure 3 Project Site and Existing County Zoning ............................................................................. 6 Figure 4 Proposed Site Plan .............................................................................................................. 7 Attachments Attachment 1 Notice of Intent to Adopt Attachment 2 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) ii CITY OF OXNARD CEQA INITIAL STUDY CHECKLIST This FINAL Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration includes clarifications that were made in response to questions from the Planning Commission on October 3, 2019. The DRAFT MND, Responses to Comments, and Technical Appendices are available at the City of Oxnard Planning Division CEQA documents webpage: https://www.oxnard.org/city-department/community- development/planning/environmental-documents/ Project Title: Rio Urbana Project (Tentative Subdivision Map for Tract No. 5998) Lead Agency Name and Address: City of Oxnard Community Development Department Planning Division 214 S. C Street Oxnard, California 93030 City of Oxnard Contact Person and Phone Number: Chris Williamson, AICP, Contract Planner (805) 385-8156 Project Location: 2714 East Vineyard Avenue and Rio School Lane Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 145-0-232-01 Co-Applicants: El Rio School District 2500 East Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, California 93036 The Pacific Companies 430 East State Street, Suite #100 Eagle, Idaho 83616 Project Contacts: Tony Talamante, P.E. Caleb Roope Oxnard General Plan Designation: SCH – School Oxnard Zoning: N/A – Unincorporated (County of Ventura) Project Description: The proposed project includes demolition of the existing school buildings onsite (formerly El Rio Elementary School) and subdivision of the approximately 10.5 acre parcel into two parcels. The project would develop 167 condominium units in eight, three-story buildings that include a fitness center and 17 low income and 3 moderate income deed-restricted units on the 9.12-acre parcel, City of Oxnard Rio Urbana Project as well as a two-story, 15,100 square foot office building on the 1.12-acre parcel. This office development may be used to relocate the Rio School District administrative offices. The project would also include widening of Vineyard Avenue, associated parking, open space, landscaping, and amenities for on-site residents. The residential units would be made up of one- to three-bedroom attached units. The residential and office structures would have a maximum height of 38 feet. The residential portion of the project would include 431 parking spaces consisting of 169 resident garages, 163 parking spaces, and 99 guest parking spaces. The office