Arbor Express Car Wash Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration Lead Agency: City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Department 10500 Civic Center Drive Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730 Prepared for: Southwest Design Group, LLC 12223 Highland Avenue, Suite #106-201 Rancho Cucamonga, California 91739 Prepared by: MIG, Inc. 1500 Iowa Avenue, Suite 110 Riverside, California 92507 June 15, 2020 - This document is designed for double-sided printing - Table of Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................1 1.1 – Purpose of CEQA ..............................................................................................................................................1 1.2 – Public Comments ...............................................................................................................................................2 2 Project Description ..................................................................................................................................................................3 2.1 – Project Title ........................................................................................................................................................3 2.2 – Lead Agency Name and Address ......................................................................................................................3 2.3 – Contact Person and Phone Number ..................................................................................................................3 2.4 – Project Location .................................................................................................................................................3 2.5 – Project Sponsor’s Name and Address ...............................................................................................................3 2.6 – General Plan Land Use Designation ..................................................................................................................3 2.7 – Zoning District ....................................................................................................................................................3 2.8 – Project Description .............................................................................................................................................4 2.9 – Surrounding Land Uses .....................................................................................................................................7 2.10 – Environmental Setting ........................................................................................................................................7 2.11 – Required Approvals ...........................................................................................................................................7 2.12 – Other Public Agency Whose Approval is Required ............................................................................................7 3 Determination .......................................................................................................................................................................21 3.1 – Environmental Factors Potentially Affected .....................................................................................................21 3.2 – Determination ...................................................................................................................................................21 4 Evaluation of Environmental Impacts ....................................................................................................................................23 4.1 – Aesthetics ........................................................................................................................................................23 4.2 – Agriculture and Forest Resources....................................................................................................................26 4.3 – Air Quality ........................................................................................................................................................28 4.4 – Biological Resources .......................................................................................................................................34 4.5 – Cultural Resources ..........................................................................................................................................37 4.6 – Geology and Soils ............................................................................................................................................43 4.7 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................................................................46 4.8 – Hazards and Hazardous Materials ...................................................................................................................50 4.9 – Hydrology and Water Quality ...........................................................................................................................54 4.10 – Land Use and Planning ....................................................................................................................................58 4.11 – Mineral Resources ...........................................................................................................................................60 4.12 – Noise ................................................................................................................................................................61 4.13 – Population and Housing ...................................................................................................................................69 4.14 – Public Services ................................................................................................................................................70 4.15 – Recreation........................................................................................................................................................72 4.16 – Transportation and Traffic ................................................................................................................................73 4.17 – Tribal Cultural Resources ................................................................................................................................83 4.18 – Utilities and Service Systems ...........................................................................................................................86 4.19 – Mandatory Findings of Significance .................................................................................................................90 5 Mitigation Summary ..............................................................................................................................................................93 6 References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 100 6.1 – List of Preparers ............................................................................................................................................. 100 6.2 – Persons and Organizations Consulted ........................................................................................................... 100 6.3 – Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................... 101 Arbor Express Car Wash (13603) i Table of Contents Appendices Appendix A Air Quality/GHG Modeling Data Appendix B Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment Appendix C Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Appendix D Roadway Construction Noise Modeling Data Appendix E Noise Study Appendix F Vibration Calculations Appendix G Traffic Impact Analysis Appendix H Infiltration Testing Report List of Tables Table 1 Surrounding Land Uses ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 2 RTP/SCS and Specific Plan Growth Assumptions ..................................................................................................... 29 Table 3 South Coast Air Basin Attainment Status .................................................................................................................. 29 Table 4 Car Wash Maximum Daily Construction Emissions (lbs/day) .................................................................................... 30 Table 6 Car Wash Operational Daily Emissions (lbs/day) ...................................................................................................... 31 Table 8 Car Wash Localized Significance Threshold Analysis (lbs/day) ................................................................................ 32 Table 10 Car Wash Construction Greenhouse Gas Emissions .............................................................................................. 47 Table 12 Car Wash Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions ................................................................................................ 48 Table 14 Car Wash Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory...................................................................................................