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SS INITIAL STUDY FOR A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE WAKE RIDER BEACH RESORT & BEACH PARK Commercial Design Review (CDR 2011-03) Conditional Use Permit (CUP 2011-03) Conditional Use Permit (CUP 2012-06) Commercial Design Review (CDR 2016-03) Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 35869) Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND 2012-01) Lead Agency: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 130 South Main Street Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 Prepared By: MATTHEW FAGAN CONSULTING SERVICES 42011 Avenida Vista Ladera Temecula, CA 92591 Applicant: JOHN GAMBLE 612 Tranquility Glen Escondido, CA 92027 February 2016 Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 1 A. PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1 B. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT REQUIREMENTS ........................................................ 1 C. INTENDED USES OF INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION ................... 2 D. CONTENTS OF INITIAL STUDY .............................................................................................................................. 2 E. SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................... 3 F. TIERED DOCUMENTS, INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE, AND TECHNICAL STUDIES ............ 4 G. TECHNICAL STUDIES .................................................................................................................................................. 6 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 8 A. PROJECT LOCATION AND SETTING .................................................................................................................... 8 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................................. 8 III. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST .............................................................................................. 16 A. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 B. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED ........................................................................ 18 C. DETERMINATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS .................................................................................................. 19 A. AESTHETICS .................................................................................................................................................................. 27 B. AGRICULTURE RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................... 30 C. AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................................................................. 32 D. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................................... 49 E. CULTURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................................... 59 F. GEOLOGY AND SOILS ............................................................................................................................................. 68 G. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ...................................................................................................... 74 H. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ................................................................................................................ 79 I. LAND USE AND PLANNING ................................................................................................................................... 85 J. MINERAL RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................................. 86 K. NOISE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 87 L. POPULATION AND HOUSING ............................................................................................................................... 98 M. PUBLIC SERVICES ........................................................................................................................................................ 99 N. RECREATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 101 O. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC ............................................................................................................................. 102 P. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................. 109 Q. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE ................................................................................................. 12 V. PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONSULTED .................................................................. 113 A. CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ..................................................................................................................................... 113 B. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS ................................................................................................................. 113 C. OTHER AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES ............................................................................................................ 113 ATTACHMENT A - FIGURES .......................................................................................................... 116 ATTACHMENT B1 - BEACH RESORT SITE PHOTOGRAPHS .................................................. 117 ATTACHMENT B2 - BEACH PARK SITE PHOTOS ..................................................................... 118 ATTACHMENT C - FARMLAND .................................................................................................... 119 ATTACHMENT D - AGRICULTURAL PRESERVES/WILLIAMSON ACT ............................... 120 Wake Rider Beach Resort & Beach Park FIGURES – ATTACHMENT A Figure 1, Location Map Figure 2A, Site Plan – Beach Resort, Lakefront Portion Figure 2B, Site Plan – Beach Resort, Grand Avenue Fronting Portion Figure 3, Beach Resort Conceptual Grading Plan Figure 4, Dock Details Figure 5A, Elevations (Building A) Figure 5B, Elevations (Building B) Figure 5C, Elevations (Building C) Figure 5D, Elevations (Building D) Figure 5E, Elevations (Building E) Figure 6, Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 35869) Figure 7, Site Plan – Beach Park Figure 8, Beach Park Conceptual Grading Plan Figure 9, Elevations (Bath House and Storage Building) ATTACHMENTS B-D B1 – Beach Resort Site Photos B2 – Beach Park Site Photos C – Farmland D – Agricultural Preserves/Williamson Act TECHNICAL APPENDICES (Located in the CD in a pocket at the back of this IS/MND) • Appendix A1: Notice of Availability and Intent to Adopt • Appendix A2: Notice of Completion • Appendix A3: IS/MND Distribution List • Appendix B1: “Air Quality Impact Analysis, Wake Rider Beach Resort, City of Lake Elsinore, California” • Appendix B2: “Wakerider Report Updated Traffic Impact Analysis” • Appendix C1: “Significant Palm Identification Report” • Appendix C2: “Biological Resources and Jurisdictional Delineation for the Wake Rider Beach Resort Project, located in the City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California” • Appendix C3: “Biological Resources and Jurisdictional Delineation for the Wake Rider Beach Park Project, located in the City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California” • Appendix D1: “Historical/Archeological Resources Survey Report” • Appendix D2: “Letter to Gary Daugherty, A.I.A from CRM Tech, dated November 11, 2010, regarding “Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey Report Assessor’s Parcel No. 381-030-005,” City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California” • Appendix D3: “Historical/Archeological Resources Survey Report Wakerider II Beach Park Project” • Appendix D4: “Paleontological Resources Assessment Report, Wakerider II Beach Park Project, City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California” • Appendix E1: “Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation” • Appendix E2: “Letter from GeoSoils, Inc. to Mr. John Gamble, dated October 17, 2011, regarding “Limited Site Reconnaissance and Geologic Review of Site Conditions, Elsinore Beach Resort, 17512 Grand Avenue, ±4.87-Acre Parcel, APN 381-030-005,” City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California” Wake Rider Beach Resort & Beach Park • Appendix E3: “Site Reconnaissance and Limited Review of Geologic Maps and Literature Relative to the Proposed Wake Rider Beach Park, Mark Avenue, ±2.73-Acre Parcel, APN 381-040-005, City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California” • Appendix F1: “Phase I Environmental Site Assessment” • Appendix F2: “Update Phase I Environmental Site