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Daylight Apartments Draft Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by City of Thousand Oaks Community Development Department 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard Thousand Oaks, California 91362 Contact: Nizar Slim, Senior Planner prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. 180 North Ashwood Avenue Ventura, California 93003 March 2021 Daylight Apartments Draft Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by Community Development Department 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard Thousand Oaks, California 91362 Contact: Nizar Slim, Senior Planner prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. 180 North Ashwood Avenue Ventura, California 93003 March 2021 This report prepared on 50 percent recycled paper with 50 percent post-consumer content Table of Contents Table of Contents Initial Study ............................................................................................................................................. 1 1. Project Title ......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Lead Agency Name and Address ......................................................................................... 1 3. Contact Person and Phone Number ................................................................................... 1 4. Project Location .................................................................................................................. 1 5. Project Sponsor’s Name and Address ................................................................................. 1 6. General Plan Designation .................................................................................................... 5 7. Zoning.................................................................................................................................. 5 8. Regional Setting .................................................................................................................. 5 9. Description of Project ......................................................................................................... 5 10. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting ..................................................................................12 11. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required ........................................................12 12. Have California Native American Tribes Traditionally and Culturally Affiliated with the Project Area Requested Consultation Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.3.1? ............................................................................................................12 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected .........................................................................................13 Determination ......................................................................................................................................13 Environmental Checklist .......................................................................................................................15 1 Aesthetics ..........................................................................................................................15 2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ..................................................................................23 3 Air Quality .........................................................................................................................25 4 Biological Resources ..........................................................................................................37 5 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................43 6 Energy ...............................................................................................................................49 7 Geology and Soils ..............................................................................................................53 8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...............................................................................................63 9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ....................................................................................75 10 Hydrology and Water Quality ...........................................................................................79 11 Land Use and Planning ......................................................................................................85 12 Mineral Resources ............................................................................................................87 13 Noise .................................................................................................................................89 14 Population and Housing ..................................................................................................101 15 Public Services .................................................................................................................103 16 Recreation .......................................................................................................................107 Draft Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration i City of Thousand Oaks Daylight Apartments 17 Transportation ................................................................................................................109 18 Tribal Cultural Resources ................................................................................................113 19 Utilities and Service Systems ..........................................................................................115 20 Wildfire............................................................................................................................119 21 Mandatory Findings of Significance ................................................................................123 References ..........................................................................................................................................127 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................127 List of Preparers ..........................................................................................................................132 Tables Table 1 Project Characteristics ........................................................................................................ 6 Table 2 Health Effects Associated with Non-Attainment Criteria Pollutants ................................27 Table 3 Estimated Maximum Daily Construction Emissions..........................................................31 Table 4 Estimated Maximum Daily Operational Emissions ...........................................................32 Table 5 Estimated Fuel Consumption during Construction ...........................................................50 Table 6 Estimated Fuel Consumption during Operation ...............................................................51 Table 7 SCE Energy Intensity Factors .............................................................................................68 Table 8 Estimated Construction GHG Emissions ...........................................................................69 Table 9 Combined Annual Emissions of Greenhouse Gases .........................................................70 Table 10 Consistency with SCAG 2020-2045 RTP/SCS .....................................................................71 Table 11 Vibration Damage Potential ..............................................................................................91 Table 12 Vibration Annoyance Potential .........................................................................................92 Table 13 Project Vicinity Sound Level Monitoring Results ..............................................................94 Table 14 City of Thousand Oaks Stationary Noise Standards ..........................................................95 Table 15 Modeled HVAC ..................................................................................................................97 Table 16 Existing and Proposed Peak Hour Traffic Volumes ...........................................................98 Table 17 VMT Analysis Summary ...................................................................................................111 Figures Figure 1 Project Vicinity Map ............................................................................................................ 2 Figure 2 Project Site Location ........................................................................................................... 3 Figure 3 Existing Site Layout ............................................................................................................. 4 Figure 4 Proposed Project Site Plan .................................................................................................. 7 Figure 5 Typical Apartment Building Elevations ............................................................................... 8 Figure 6 Hotel Building Elevations .................................................................................................... 9 Figure 7 Keyview Map of Visual Simulations ..................................................................................17 ii Table of Contents Figure 8 View of Project Site Facing Southeast from the Intersection of Newbury Road and Kelley