City of Fontana SAN SEVAINE TRAIL, SEGMENT 2 PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION May 2020 Prepared by: Michael Baker International 3536 Concours Street, Suite 100 Ontario, CA 91764 This page intentionally left blank. IS/MND for San Sevaine Trail, Segment 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................. i List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................... ii List of Exhibits ................................................................................................................................................. iii List of Appendices ........................................................................................................................................... iii 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE OF THE IS/MND ................................................................................... 1 1.1 Format and Content of the IS/MND................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose of the IS/MND ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1 CEQA Objectives ................................................................................................................ 2 1.2.2 CEQA Requirements for MNDs .......................................................................................... 2 1.2.3 CEQA Requirements for Environmental Setting and Baseline Conditions ........................ 2 1.3 Planning Context ............................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Governing Body .................................................................................................................. 3 1.3.2 General Plan ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.3 General Plan Land Use Designations ................................................................................ 3 1.3.4 Zoning ................................................................................................................................. 4 Table 1.3‐1: Existing General Plan and Zoning Designations ............................................................................. 4 1.3.5 San Sevaine Trail Connectivity Master Plan ...................................................................... 5 1.4 Initial Study Findings ......................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Public Review and Processing of the IS/MND .................................................................................. 5 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Project Summary ............................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Project Location................................................................................................................................. 7 2.3 Existing Site Conditions .................................................................................................................. 13 2.4 Proposed Improvements ................................................................................................................. 13 3.0 Environmental Checklist .................................................................................................................... 17 3.0.1 Evaluation Format ............................................................................................................ 17 Table 3.0‐1: Levels of Significance .................................................................................................................. 18 3.0.2 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected ...................................................................... 18 3.0.3 Environmental Determination ........................................................................................... 19 3.1 AESTHETICS .................................................................................................................................. 20 3.2 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES ......................................................................... 23 City of Fontana i IS/MND for San Sevaine Trail, Segment 2 3.3 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................................................. 25 Table 3.3-2: Localized Significance of Construction Emissions ......................................................................... 30 3.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 32 3.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................. 52 Table 3.5-1: Records Search Results (One-Mile Radius) ................................................................................... 53 3.6 ENERGY ......................................................................................................................................... 55 3.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS .................................................................................................................. 57 3.8 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ................................................................................................. 62 Table 3.8-1: Estimated Greenhouse Gas Emissions ......................................................................................... 66 Table 3.8-2 General Plan Consistency Summary ............................................................................................. 66 3.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ................................................................................. 68 3.10 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY .......................................................................................... 74 Table 3.10-1: Beneficial Uses of Receiving Water Bodies ................................................................................ 76 Table 3.10-2: Regulatory Requirements .......................................................................................................... 79 3.11 LAND USE AND PLANNING .......................................................................................................... 82 3.12 MINERAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 84 3.13 NOISE ............................................................................................................................................. 85 Table 3.13-1 City of Fontana Noise Standards ................................................................................................ 86 Table 3.13-2 City of Rancho Cucamonga Residential Noise Standards ............................................................. 88 Table 3.13-3: Maximum Noise Levels Generated by Construction Equipment .................................................. 89 Table 3.13-4: Typical Vibration Levels for Construction Equipment ................................................................. 91 3.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING ....................................................................................................... 93 3.15 PUBLIC SERVICES ........................................................................................................................ 94 3.16 RECREATION ................................................................................................................................. 96 3.17 TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC ....................................................................................................... 97 3.18 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................ 99 3.19 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS .......................................................................................... 102 3.20 WILDFIRES ................................................................................................................................... 105 3.21 MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE ............................................................................ 108 4.0 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................... 112 5.0 REPORT PREPARATION PERSONNEL ................................................................................................. 114 LIST OF TABLES City of Fontana ii IS/MND for San Sevaine Trail, Segment 2 Table 1.3‐1: Existing General Plan and Zoning Designations ............................................................................. 4 Table 3.0‐1: Levels of Significance .................................................................................................................. 18 Table 3.3-2: Localized Significance of Construction Emissions ......................................................................... 30 Table 3.5-1: Records Search Results (One-Mile Radius) .................................................................................