Fire Station No. 9 Replacement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report prepared by City of Long Beach Long Beach Development Services, Planning Bureau 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor Long Beach, California 90802 Contact: Maryanne Cronin, Planner prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. 250 E 1st Street, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, California 90012 July 2020 RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC. Environmental Scientists | Planners | Engineers rinconconsultants.com Fire Station No. 9 Replacement Project Draft Environmental Impact Report prepared by City of Long Beach Long Beach Development Services, Planning Bureau 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor Long Beach, California 90802 Contact: Maryanne Cronin, Planner prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. st 250 E 1 Street, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, California 90012 July 2020 Draft Environmental Impact Report i City of Long Beach Fire Station No. 9 Replacement Project This report prepared on 50% recycled paper with 50% post-consumer content. ii Table of Contents Table of Contents Executive Summary ...........................................................................................................................ES-1 Project Synopsis .........................................................................................................................ES-1 Project Objectives and Benefits .................................................................................................ES-2 Project Benefits.............................................................................................................ES-3 Required Project Approvals .......................................................................................................ES-3 Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures ........................................................................ES-4 Areas of Known Controversy and Issues to be Resolved ........................................................ ES-14 Project Alternatives ................................................................................................................ ES-15 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Overview of the Proposed Project .................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ....................................................... 1-1 1.3 Agency Roles and Intended Uses of this EIR ................................................................... 1-2 1.4 Scope and Content of this EIR ......................................................................................... 1-2 1.5 Notice of Preparation ...................................................................................................... 1-4 1.6 EIR Processing ................................................................................................................. 1-6 1.7 Draft EIR Comments ........................................................................................................ 1-6 2 Project Description ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Project Proponent ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Lead Agency Contact Person ........................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Project Location .............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.4 Site Characteristics .......................................................................................................... 2-4 2.4.1 Land Use Designation and Zoning .................................................................. 2-4 2.4.2 Surrounding Land Uses ................................................................................... 2-4 2.4.3 Existing Conditions and Historic Use .............................................................. 2-4 2.4.4 Site Investigations ........................................................................................... 2-6 2.5 Project Characteristics .................................................................................................. 2-10 2.5.1 Proposed Project Activities ........................................................................... 2-10 2.5.2 Project Objectives ......................................................................................... 2-14 2.5.3 Project Benefits............................................................................................. 2-14 2.6 Required Approvals ....................................................................................................... 2-14 2.7 Regulatory Compliance Measures ................................................................................ 2-15 3 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Regional Setting .............................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 Project Site Setting .......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Cumulative Development ............................................................................................... 3-3 4 Environmental Impact Analysis .................................................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Air Quality .................................................................................................................... 4.1-1 4.1.1 Setting .......................................................................................................... 4.1-1 4.1.2 Regulatory Setting ....................................................................................... 4.1-3 4.1.3 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................ 4.1-6 4.2 Cultural, Paleontological, and Tribal Cultural Resources ............................................. 4.2-1 4.2.1 Setting .......................................................................................................... 4.2-1 Draft Environmental Impact Report i City of Long Beach Fire Station No. 9 Replacement Project 4.2.2 Regulatory Setting ....................................................................................... 4.2-7 4.2.3 Impact Analysis .......................................................................................... 4.2-11 4.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy ....................................................................... 4.3-1 4.3.1 Setting .......................................................................................................... 4.3-1 4.3.2 Regulatory Setting ....................................................................................... 4.3-3 4.3.3 Impact Analysis .......................................................................................... 4.3-11 4.4 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ............................................................................... 4.4-1 4.4.1 Setting .......................................................................................................... 4.4-1 4.4.2 Regulatory Setting ....................................................................................... 4.4-8 4.4.3 Impact Analysis .......................................................................................... 4.4-13 4.5 Noise ............................................................................................................................ 4.5-1 4.5.1 Setting .......................................................................................................... 4.5-1 4.5.1 Regulatory Setting ....................................................................................... 4.5-7 4.5.2 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................ 4.5-8 5 Effects Found Not to be Significant ............................................................................................ 5-1 5.1 Aesthetics ........................................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ................................................................................ 5-2 5.3 Biological Resources ........................................................................................................ 5-3 5.4 Geology and Soils ............................................................................................................ 5-4 5.5 Hydrology and Water Quality ......................................................................................... 5-5 5.6 Land Use and Planning .................................................................................................... 5-7 5.7 Mineral Resources .......................................................................................................... 5-7 5.8 Population and Housing .................................................................................................. 5-8 5.9 Public Services ................................................................................................................. 5-8 5.10 Recreation