CITY OF LIVERMORE N ORTH L IVERMORE A VENUE C HICK - FIL -A P ROJECT DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION Prepared for: CITY OF LIVERMORE 1052 S. LIVERMORE AVENUE LIVERMORE, CA 94550 Prepared by: 2729 PROSPECT PARK DRIVE, SUITE 220 RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95670 JUNE 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction and Regulatory Guidance ..................................................................... 1.0-1 1.2 Lead Agency .................................................................................................................. 1.0-1 1.3 Purpose and Document Organization ........................................................................ 1.0-2 1.4 Evaluation of Environmental Impacts .......................................................................... 1.0-2 2.0 PROJECT INFORMATION 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Project Location ............................................................................................................. 3.0-1 3.2 Project Site Description.................................................................................................. 3.0-1 3.3 Project Components ..................................................................................................... 3.0-2 3.4 Project Approvals ......................................................................................................... 3.0-30 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 4.1 Aesthetics ........................................................................................................................ 4.0-1 4.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ............................................................................. 4.0-5 4.3 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................ 4.0-7 4.4 Biological Resources .................................................................................................... 4.0-19 4.5 Cultural Resources ....................................................................................................... 4.0-28 4.6 Energy ............................................................................................................................ 4.0-33 4.7 Geology and Soils ........................................................................................................ 4.0-34 4.8 Greenhouse Gases ...................................................................................................... 4.0-38 4.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ............................................................................. 4.0-41 4.10 Hydrology and Water Quality .................................................................................... 4.0-45 4.11 Land Use and Planning ............................................................................................... 4.0-49 4.12 Mineral Resources ........................................................................................................ 4.0-51 4.13 Noise .............................................................................................................................. 4.0-52 4.14 Population and Housing .............................................................................................. 4.0-58 4.15 Public Services .............................................................................................................. 4.0-59 4.16 Recreation .................................................................................................................... 4.0-61 4.17 Transportation ............................................................................................................... 4.0-62 4.18 Tribal Cultural Resources ............................................................................................. 4.0-71 4.19 Utilities and Service Systems ........................................................................................ 4.0-73 4.20 Wildifre ........................................................................................................................... 4.0-76 4.21 Mandatory Findings of Significance .......................................................................... 4.0-77 City of Livermore North Livermore Avenue Chick-fil-A Project June 2020 Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration i TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDICES Appendix A: Air Quality and GHG Model Results Appendix B: Biological Resources Appendix C: Geotechnical Studies Appendix D: Phase I Environmental Assessment Appendix E: Stormwater Management Appendix F: Noise Model Results Appendix G: Traffic Impact Analysis TABLES Table 3.0-1 General Plan Land Use Designations and Zoning ..................................................... 3.0-1 Table 3.0-2 Surrounding Land Use .................................................................................................... 3.0-2 Table 3.0-3 Proposed General Plan Land Use Designations and Zoning Changes ................. 3.0-29 Table 4.3-1 Criteria Air Pollutants – Summary of Common Sources and Health Effects............ 4.0-9 Table 4.3-2 Federal and State Ambient Air Quality Attainment Status for the San Francisco Bay Area Air Basin ................................................................................................................ 4.0-10 Table 4.3-3 Summary of Ambient Air Quality Data ...................................................................... 4.0-11 Table 4.3-4 Construction-Related Criteria Pollutants and Precursor Emissions - Unmitigated 4.0-14 Table 4.3-5 BAAQMD Basic Construction Mitigation Measures ................................................. 4.0-15 Table 4.3-6 Construction-Related Criteria Pollutants and Precursor Emissions - Mitigated ..... 4.0-15 Table 4.3-7 Long-Term Operational Emissions - Unmitigated...................................................... 4.0-16 Table 4.8-1 Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Project Operation ...................................................... 4.0-40 Table 4.13-1 Existing Traffic Noise Levels .......................................................................................... 4.0-53 Table 4.13-2 Typical Construction Equipment Noise Levels .......................................................... 4.0-54 Table 4.13-3 Existing Plus Project Noise Levels ................................................................................ 4.0-55 Table 4.13-4 Predicted Changes in Noise Levels (Existing Plus Project) ...................................... 4.0-56 Table 4.13-5 Predicted Changes in Noise Levels (Cumulative Plus Project) ............................... 4.0-56 Table 4.13-6 Typical Construction Equipment Vibration Levels .................................................... 4.0-57 Table 4.17-1 Background and Background Plus Project Intersection Levels of Service ........... 4.0-67 Table 4.17-2 Cumulative and Cumulative Plus Project Intersection Levels of Service .............. 4.0-67 North Livermore Avenue Chick-fil-A Project City of Livermore Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration June 2020 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS FIGURES Figure 3.0-1 Regional Vicinity ......................................................................................................... 3.0-3 Figure 3.0-2 Project Site ................................................................................................................... 3.0-5 Figure 3.0-3 Project Site Conditions ............................................................................................... 3.0-7 Figure 3.0-4 Site Plan ........................................................................................................................ 3.0-9 Figure 3.0-5 Off-Site Roadway Improvement ............................................................................. 3.0-11 Figure 3.0-6 Architectural Features .............................................................................................. 3.0-13 Figure 3.0-7a East and West Elevations ......................................................................................... 3.0-15 Figure 3.0-7b North and South Elevations ..................................................................................... 3.0-17 Figure 3.0-8 Landscape Plan ........................................................................................................ 3.0-21 Figure 3.0-9 Stormwater Management Plan .............................................................................. 3.0-23 Figure 3.0-10 Utility Plan ................................................................................................................... 3.0-25 Figure 3.0-11 Pier Wall...................................................................................................................... 3.0-27 Figure 3.0-12 Existing and Proposed General Plan Land Use Designations .............................. 3.0-31 Figure 3.0-13 Existing and Proposed Zoning ................................................................................. 3.0-33 City of Livermore North Livermore Avenue Chick-fil-A Project June 2020 Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration iii TABLE OF CONTENTS This page intentionally left blank. North Livermore Avenue Chick-fil-A Project City of Livermore Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration June 2020 iv 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND REGULATORY GUIDANCE This document contains an initial study, with supporting environmental studies, which concludes that a mitigated negative declaration is the appropriate California Environmental Quality