3200 East Foothill Boulevard Mixed Use Project
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3200 East Foothill Boulevard Mixed Use Project Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment prepared by City of Pasadena Planning & Community Development 175 North Garfield Pasadena, California 91109 prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. 250 East 1st Street, Suite 301 Los Angeles, California 90012 May 2018 Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Purpose of a Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment ............................................. 1 Project Summary ............................................................................................................................ 1 Statutory Background ..................................................................................................................... 2 Organization of the SCEA ................................................................................................................ 2 Project Information/Project Description ................................................................................................ 5 1. Project Title ......................................................................................................................... 5 2. Lead Agency Name and Address ......................................................................................... 5 3. Contact Person and Phone Number ................................................................................... 5 4. Project Location .................................................................................................................. 5 5. Project Sponsor’s Name and Address ................................................................................. 5 6. General Plan Designation .................................................................................................... 5 7. Zoning.................................................................................................................................. 5 8. Description of Project ......................................................................................................... 8 9. City of Pasadena Required Approvals ...............................................................................28 10. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting ..................................................................................29 11. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required ........................................................29 12. Cumulative Scenario .........................................................................................................29 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment Eligibility .........................................................33 1. Sustainable Communities Strategy Consistency Analysis .................................................33 2. Transit Priority Project Criteria Analysis ...........................................................................37 3. Incorporation of Feasible Mitigation Measures, Performance Standards, and Criteria from Prior Applicable EIRs ................................................................................................39 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected .........................................................................................40 Determination ......................................................................................................................................40 Environmental Checklist .......................................................................................................................43 1 Aesthetics ..........................................................................................................................43 2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ..................................................................................47 3 Air Quality .........................................................................................................................49 4 Biological Resources ..........................................................................................................65 5 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................75 6 Energy ...............................................................................................................................97 7 Geology and Soils ............................................................................................................103 8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions .............................................................................................109 9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ..................................................................................119 10 Hydrology and Water Quality .........................................................................................131 11 Land Use and Planning ....................................................................................................139 12 Mineral Resources ..........................................................................................................143 13 Noise ...............................................................................................................................145 14 Population and Housing ..................................................................................................167 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment i City of Pasadena 3200 East Foothill Boulevard Mixed Use Project 15 Public Services .................................................................................................................173 16 Recreation .......................................................................................................................179 17 Transportation/Traffic ....................................................................................................181 18 Tribal Cultural Resources ................................................................................................197 19 Utilities and Service Systems ..........................................................................................201 20 Mandatory Findings of Significance ................................................................................209 References ..........................................................................................................................................213 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................213 List of Preparers ..........................................................................................................................218 Tables Table 1 Project Summary ................................................................................................................. 9 Table 2 Surrounding Land Uses .....................................................................................................29 Table 3 Consistency Analysis with the 2016-2040 Regional Transportation Plan/ Sustainable Community Strategy Policies ............................................................................................34 Table 4 Summary of Transit Services Within 0.5-Mile of the Project Site .....................................38 Table 5 Basin Attainment Status ...................................................................................................50 Table 6 SCAQMD LSTs Screening Thresholds for Construction (SRA-8) .......................................52 Table 7 Estimated Construction Emissions (lbs/day) ....................................................................61 Table 8 Estimated NOx (lbs/day) Emissions with Mitigation .........................................................61 Table 9 Estimated Operational Emissions (lbs/day) ......................................................................62 Table 10 Summary of Energy Use During Construction ..................................................................99 Table 11 Estimated Project-Related Annual Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption ..............................99 Table 12 Estimated Project-Related Energy Usage Compared to State-Wide Energy Usage ........100 Table 13 Estimated Construction Emissions of Greenhouse Gases ..............................................113 Table 14 Combined Annual Emissions MT CO2e/year ...................................................................114 Table 15 Project Consistency with Applicable SCAG RTP/SCS Strategies ......................................115 Table 16 Project Consistency with Applicable Green City Action Plan Goals ................................116 Table 17 Minimum Set of BMPs for All Construction Sites ...........................................................136 Table 18 Project Noise Monitoring Results – AM Peak Hour ........................................................149 Table 19 Pasadena Noise Guidelines for Land Use Planning .........................................................151 Table 20 Multi-Family Interior Noise Standards ............................................................................152 Table 21 Groundborne Vibration Criteria for Sensitive Land Uses ................................................154 Table 22 Groundborne Vibration Levels for Construction Equipment ..........................................157 Table