City of Selma Housing Element 2015-2023 Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration Lead Agency City of Selma 1710 Trucker Street Selma, California 93662 Consultant MIG 537 S. Raymond Avenue Pasadena, California 91101 December 2015 This document is designed for double-sided printing Table of Contents 1 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY......................................................................................................................................................................1 CONTENTS 1 TIERING 1 ANALYTICAL APPROACH..................................................................................................................................................................................3 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................................................................................................5 PROJECT TITLE ..............................................................................................................................................................................................5 LEAD AGENCY/PROJECT SPONSOR NAME AND ADDRESS .................................................................................................................................5 CONTACT PERSON AND PHONE NUMBER .........................................................................................................................................................5 PROJECT LOCATION .......................................................................................................................................................................................5 GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS.......................................................................................................................................................................5 ZONING DISTRICTS.........................................................................................................................................................................................6 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT .................................................................................................................................................6 SURROUNDING LAND USES...........................................................................................................................................................................13 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ............................................................................................................................................................................13 REQUIRED COUNTY/CITY APPROVALS ...........................................................................................................................................................14 OTHER AGENCY APPROVALS ........................................................................................................................................................................14 3 DETERMINATION......................................................................................................................................................................................19 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED......................................................................................................................................19 DETERMINATION...........................................................................................................................................................................................19 4 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.....................................................................................................................................21 1. AESTHETICS ........................................................................................................................................................................................21 2. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.................................................................................................................................................................23 3. AIR QUALITY........................................................................................................................................................................................25 4. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES .....................................................................................................................................................................27 5. CULTURAL RESOURCES........................................................................................................................................................................30 6. GEOLOGY AND SOILS ...........................................................................................................................................................................32 7. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS .............................................................................................................................................................35 8. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.................................................................................................................................................37 9. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY........................................................................................................................................................41 10. LAND USE AND PLANNING...................................................................................................................................................................45 11. MINERAL RESOURCES........................................................................................................................................................................46 12. NOISE ...............................................................................................................................................................................................47 13. POPULATION AND HOUSING ................................................................................................................................................................51 14. PUBLIC SERVICES ..............................................................................................................................................................................52 15. RECREATION .....................................................................................................................................................................................54 16. TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC..........................................................................................................................................................55 17. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................................................................58 18. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE ............................................................................................................................................60 5 LIST OF PREPARERS...............................................................................................................................................................................61 LEAD AGENCY..............................................................................................................................................................................................61 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSTS..........................................................................................................................................................................61 List of Tables TABLE 1 RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE LAND USES ..............................................................................................................................................5 TABLE 2 RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS ............................................................................................................................................................6 TABLE 3 RHNA CREDITS AND REMAINING NEED...................................................................................................................................................8 TABLE 4 FOURTH CYCLE CARRY-OVER ANALYSIS SUMMARY.................................................................................................................................8 TABLE 5 VACANT LAND INVENTORY......................................................................................................................................................................9 TABLE 6 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT ALLOCATION.........................................................................................................................10 City of Selma i Table of Contents TABLE 7 PLANNED OR APPROVED PROJECTS......................................................................................................................................................11 TABLE 8 RHNA SUMMARY.................................................................................................................................................................................11 TABLE 9 HUMAN REACTION TO VIBRATION..........................................................................................................................................................48 TABLE