SCREENCHECK DRAFT INITIAL STUDY Joby Aviation Manufacturing Facility File No. DR 2019-27 January 2020 Prepared with Prepared By: the Assistance of: City of Marina Denise Duffy & Associates, Inc. 209 Cypress Avenue 947 Cass Street, Suite 5 Marina, California 93933 Monterey, California 93940 Contact: Christine Hopper Contact: Josh Harwayne This page was left intentionally blank. Table of Contents I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 1 II. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ................................... 3 A. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 3 B. PROJECT LOCATION ................................................................................................................................... 3 C. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................. 6 D. OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT .............................................................................................. 8 E. CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, STAGING, AND EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 13 F. PROJECT APPROVALS AND PERMITS REQUIRED ............................................................................. 13 III. PROJECT CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER APPLICABLE LOCAL AND STATE PLANS AND MANDATED LAWS .......................................................................................................... 15 A. INCONSISTENCIES .................................................................................................................................... 16 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED AND DETERMINATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 A. FACTORS ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 B. DETERMINATION ...................................................................................................................................... 18 V. EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS .............................................................. 19 VI. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST ........................................................................................... 21 1. AESTHETICS ............................................................................................................................................... 21 2. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES .................................................................................... 23 3. AIR QUALITY ............................................................................................................................................. 25 4. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ...................................................................................................................... 32 5. CULTURAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................... 42 6. ENERGY ....................................................................................................................................................... 44 7. GEOLOGY AND SOILS .............................................................................................................................. 46 8. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ............................................................................................................. 50 9. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ......................................................................................... 53 10. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY .................................................................................................. 58 11. LAND USE AND PLANNING .................................................................................................................... 62 12. MINERAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................. 64 13. NOISE ........................................................................................................................................................... 65 14. POPULATION AND HOUSING ................................................................................................................. 68 15. PUBLIC SERVICES ..................................................................................................................................... 70 16. RECREATION.............................................................................................................................................. 73 17. TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................................... 74 18. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................... 79 19. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................... 81 20. WILDFIRE .................................................................................................................................................... 85 JOBY AVIATION MANUFACTURING FACILITY Page i DR 2019-27 VII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE .................................................................... 87 VIII. FISH AND GAME ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT FEES ............................................... 89 IX. REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................ I APPENDIX A: Preliminary Project Plans APPENDIX B: CalEEMod Results APPENDIX C: Biological Resources Report APPENDIX D: Geotechnical Report APPENDIX E: Traffic Analysis JOBY AVIATION MANUFACTURING FACILITY Page ii DR 2019-27 Figures FIGURE 1. PROJECT LOCATION ........................................................................................................ 4 FIGURE 2. PROJECT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 5 FIGURE 3. SITE PLAN ............................................................................................................................. 9 FIGURE 4. VEGETATION TYPES ....................................................................................................... 34 FIGURE 5. SPECIAL-STATUS PLANT SPECIES .............................................................................. 35 Tables TABLE 3-1. NCCAB ATTAINMENT STATUS SUMMARY ............................................................. 26 TABLE 3-2. AIR QUALITY SIGNIFICANCE THRESHOLDS ......................................................... 27 TABLE 3-3. CONSTRUCTION & OPERATIONAL AIR QUALITY EMISSIONS ........................ 28 TABLE 8-1. ANNUAL PROJECT GHG EMISSIONS (CO2E) IN METRIC TONS ........................ 52 TABLE 13-1. NOISE STANDARDS FOR STATIONARY NOISE SOURCES ................................. 66 TABLE 14-1. 2015 TO 2040 POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND HOUSING FORECAST ..... 69 TABLE 17-1: TRIP GENERATION....................................................................................................... 76 TABLE 17-2: EXISTING VMT PER EMPLOYEE .............................................................................. 77 TABLE 17-3: VMT THRESHOLDS OF SIGNIFICANCE.................................................................. 77 JOBY AVIATION MANUFACTURING FACILITY Page iii DR 2019-27 This page was left intentionally blank. JOBY AVIATION MANUFACTURING FACILITY Page iv DR 2019-27 Acronyms AB Assembly Bill CESA California Endangered Species Act AFY acre feet per year CFCs chlorofluorocarbons Airport Marina Municipal Airport CH methane Airport Master Final Marina Municipal 4 Plan Airport Master Plan City City of Marina Marina Municipal Airport CO carbon monoxide ALUCP Land Use Compatibility Plan CO2 carbon dioxide Association of Monterey Bay AMBAG CO e carbon dioxide equivalent Governments 2 County County of Monterey APN Assessor’s Parcel Number CNEL Community Noise Equivalent AQMP Air Quality Management Plan Level California Air Resources ARB CNPS California Native Plant Board Society United States Department of Army CRHR California Register of the Army Historic Resources ATC Authority to Construct CRPR California Rare Plant Rank Bay Area Air Quality BAAQMD CSC California Species of Concern Management District CSTDM Caltrans Statewide Travel BMPs Best Management Practices Demand Model BO Biological Opinion CY cubic yards California Ambient Air CAAQS dB decibel Quality Standards dBA A-weighted decibel California Department of CAL FIRE Forestry and Fire Protection DD&A Denise Duffy & Associates, Inc. California Green Building CalGreen Code Standards Code DPM diesel particulate matter California Invasive Plant DTSC Department of Toxic Cal-IPC Council Substances Control California Division of EA Environmental Assessment Cal-OSHA Occupational Health and EIR Environmental Impact Report Safety EIS Environmental Impact California Department of CDFA Statement Food and Agriculture EPA United States Environmental California Department of Fish CDFW Protection Agency and Wildlife ESA Endangered Species