
California Environmental Quality Act INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION San Carlos Hyatt Hotel Project Lead Agency: 200 E. Santa Clara St. San José, CA 95113 Prepared by: 2729 Prospect Dr. Ste 220 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 San Carlos Hyatt Hotel Project Table of Contents Section A. Environmental Checklist Form ......................................................................... 1 Section B. Environmental Factors Potentially Affected ..................................................... 7 I. Note to Reader .............................................................................................................. 7 Section C. Determination ................................................................................................ 9 Section D. Evaluation of Environmental Impacts ............................................................ 10 I. Aesthetics .................................................................................................................... 10 II. Agriculture and Forestry Resources ............................................................................ 13 III. Air Quality ................................................................................................................... 16 IV. Biological Resources ................................................................................................... 30 V. Cultural Resources ...................................................................................................... 35 VI. Energy ......................................................................................................................... 41 VII. Geology and Soils ........................................................................................................ 45 VIII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ......................................................................................... 53 IX. Hazards and Hazardous Materials .............................................................................. 63 X. Hydrology and Water Quality ..................................................................................... 71 XI. Land Use and Planning ................................................................................................ 76 XII. Mineral Resources ...................................................................................................... 78 XIII. Noise ........................................................................................................................... 79 XIV. Population and Housing .............................................................................................. 95 XV. Public Services ............................................................................................................. 96 XVI. Recreation ................................................................................................................. 100 XVII. Transportation .......................................................................................................... 101 XVIII. Utilities and Service Systems .................................................................................... 111 XIX. Wildfire ..................................................................................................................... 117 XX. Mandatory Findings of Significance .......................................................................... 118 Section E. References .......................................................................................................... 120 January 2021 Page i IS/MND San Carlos Hyatt Hotel Project List of Tables Table 1 Measured Air Quality Levels ....................................................................................... 17 Table 2 Health Risk Thresholds ................................................................................................ 21 Table 3 Short‐Term Construction Emissions ........................................................................... 22 Table 4 Long‐Term Operational Air Emissions ........................................................................ 26 Table 5 Health Risk at Project Site ........................................................................................... 29 Table 6 California State Climate Change Information ............................................................. 55 Table 7 Estimated Greenhouse Gas Emissions ........................................................................ 59 Table 8 California State Climate Change Legislation ............................................................... 61 Table 9 Noise Measurements .................................................................................................. 81 Table 10 Land Use Compatibility for Community Noise Environments .................................... 82 Table 11 Land Use Compatibility Guidelines for Community Noise in San José ....................... 84 Table 12 Noise Standards .......................................................................................................... 86 Table 13 Maximum Noise Levels Generated by Construction Equipment................................ 88 Table 14 Existing and Project Peak Hour Traffic Volumes ......................................................... 90 Table 15 Maximum Noise Levels Generated by Parking Lots ................................................... 91 Table 16 Typical Vibration Levels for Construction Equipment ................................................ 92 Table 17 Construction Buffer Zone Vibration Levels ................................................................. 93 Table 18 Existing Intersection Level of Service ........................................................................ 102 Table 19 ITE Trip Generation Rates ......................................................................................... 107 Table 20 Estimated Project Trips ............................................................................................. 108 Table 21 Background & Background Plus Project Intersection LOS Summary........................ 109 Table 22 Projected Wastewater by Land Use.......................................................................... 115 Table 23 Estimated Landfill Capacity and Closure Dates ........................................................ 115 List of Figures Figure 1 Regional Location .......................................................................................................... 4 Figure 2 Project Location ............................................................................................................ 5 Figure 3 Site Plan......................................................................................................................... 6 January 2021 Page ii IS/MND San Carlos Hyatt Hotel Project Appendices Appendix A Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas Emissions Technical Memorandum Appendix B Health Risk Assessment Appendix C Cultural Resources Identification Memorandum Appendix D Geotechnical Investigation Appendix E Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Appendix F Noise Technical Memorandum Appendix G Local Transportation Analysis January 2021 Page iii IS/MND San Carlos Hyatt Hotel Project SECTION A. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM 1. Project Title: San Carlos Hyatt Hotel Project (File No. SP18- 012) 2. Lead Agency Name and Address: City of San José 200 E. Santa Clara St. San José, CA 95113 3. Contact Person and Phone Number: Bethelhem Telahun, Planner (408) 535-5624 4. Project Location: 1470 W. San Carlos St., San José, CA 95126 (APN: 27720035) 5. Project Sponsor’s Name and Address: Dylan Nguyen Bay Living Investments LLC 4848 San Felipe Road, Ste 150-609 San José, CA 95135 6. General Plan Designation: Urban Village (UV) 7. Zoning: Commercial Neighborhood (CN) 8. Description of Project: The San Carlos Hyatt Hotel Project (proposed project) includes construction of a six-story, 73.5-foot-high, 105-room, 60,830-square-foot (sf) hotel on a 0.39-acre site, with an 11,844- square-foot basement. The project site is located at the southwest corner of West San Carlos Street and Willard Avenue at 1470 W. San Carlos Street in San José (refer to Figures 1 and 2). The project site is designated as Urban Village (UV) and is zoned as Commercial Neighborhood (CN) and would be rezoned to Commercial Pedestrian (CP). The hotel would include 105 rooms, two guest lounges, a guest kitchen, bar/café, gym, office, staff room, ancillary storage, and housekeeping facilities. The basement would house garage utilities, housekeeping, and maintenance areas. The Site Plan is included as Figure 3. The proposed project would include one Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant parking space on the ground level, accessible via the proposed driveway on Willard Avenue; two valet-assisted ADA spaces in the basement level; and 58 standard parking spaces in the basement level of the hotel, accessible via the proposed driveway on Willard Avenue. The standard parking spaces would be created using 25 vehicle lifts that are able to store two vehicles each and eight valet-parked tandem spaces. Primary pedestrian access would be via West San Carlos Street. The project site contains an existing 530-sf sales office and a 2,061-sf mechanic shop used for vehicle wholesale and auto detail businesses as well as temporary storage structures. The existing buildings would be demolished as part of the proposed project. There are no trees on the project site; however, there are 16 trees located along the property line
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