INITIAL STUDY GRAND TERRACE TRAILER/CONTAINER STORAGE PROJECT CITY OF GRAND TERRACE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA December 2019 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK INITIAL STUDY GRAND TERRACE TRAILER/CONTAINER STORAGE PROJECT CITY OF GRAND TERRACE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Prepared for: City of Grand Terrace Planning and Development Services 22795 Barton Road Grand Terrace, California 92313 (909) 824-6621 Prepared by: LSA Associates, Inc. 1500 Iowa Avenue, Suite 200 Riverside, California 92507 (951) 781-9310 LSA Project No. GRT1901 December 2019 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK INITIAL STUDY GRAND TERRACE TRAILER/CONTAINER STORAGE PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................... i APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................................ ii LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................... ii LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................................... ii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................ v 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 INTENDED USE OF THIS INITIAL STUDY ..................................................................................... 2 1.4 PUBLIC REVIEW OF THE INITIAL STUDY ..................................................................................... 2 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 PROJECT LOCATION ................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 LAND USE ................................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 3 2.4 METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................................... 5 2.5 REQUIRED PERMITS AND APPROVALS ...................................................................................... 5 2.6 INITIAL STUDY APPENDICES/REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ............................................................ 5 3.0 INITIAL STUDY CHECKLIST ..................................................................................................................... 15 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED ......................................................................... 17 DETERMINATION (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE LEAD AGENCY) ............................................................ 17 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ...................................................................................... 18 3.1 AESTHETICS.............................................................................................................................. 19 3.2 AGRICULTURE RESOURCES ...................................................................................................... 22 3.3 AIR QUALITY ............................................................................................................................ 25 3.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ......................................................................................................... 31 3.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................ 35 3.6 ENERGY .................................................................................................................................... 38 3.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ............................................................................................................... 41 3.8 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ................................................................................................ 46 3.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ................................................................................ 49 3.10 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ........................................................................................ 54 3.11 LAND USE AND PLANNING ...................................................................................................... 62 i INITIAL STUDY GRAND TERRACE TRAILER/CONTAINER STORAGE PROJECT 3.12 MINERAL RESOURCES .............................................................................................................. 64 3.13 NOISE ....................................................................................................................................... 65 3.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING ................................................................................................... 71 3.15 PUBLIC SERVICES ..................................................................................................................... 72 3.16 RECREATION ............................................................................................................................ 75 3.17 TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................... 76 3.18 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................ 79 3.19 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS ............................................................................................ 81 3.20 WILDFIRE ................................................................................................................................. 85 3.21 MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE ............................................................................. 87 4.0 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................... 91 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: AIR QUALITY/GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION IMPACT ANALYSIS APPENDIX B: BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT APPENDIX C: CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT APPENDIX D: SOILS INVESTIGATION AND INFILTRATION STUDY APPENDIX E1: WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX E2: PRELIMINARY HYDROLOGY STUDY APPENDIX F: NOISE AND VIBRATION ASSESSMENT APPENDIX G: TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS APPENDIX H: CONSTRUCTION ENERGY USE LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Regional and Project Location ....................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2: Project Site ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Figure 3A: Site Photographs ........................................................................................................................ 11 Figure 3B: Site Photographs ........................................................................................................................ 13 LIST OF TABLES Table 2.2.A: On-site and Adjacent Land Uses ............................................................................................... 3 Table 3.3.A: Short-Term Regional Construction Emissions ......................................................................... 27 Table 3.3.B: Operational Emissions with Regional Effects .......................................................................... 28 Table 3.3.C: Summary of Construction Emissions, Localized Significance .................................................. 29 Table 3.3.D: Summary of Operational Emissions, Localized Significance ................................................... 29 Table 3.8.A: Construction Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................... 46 Table 3.8.B: Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions ................................................................................. 47 Table 3.9.A: Hazardous Materials Database Search ................................................................................... 51 Table 3.10.A: General Best Management Practices ................................................................................... 55 Table 3.13.A: Typical Maximum Construction Equipment Noise Levels (Lmax) ........................................... 66 Table 3.13.B: Vibration Source Amplitudes for Construction Equipment .................................................. 68 ii INITIAL STUDY GRAND TERRACE TRAILER/CONTAINER STORAGE PROJECT Table 3.13.C: Summary of Construction Vibration Levels .......................................................................... 69 Table 3.17.A: Intersection Levels of Service ............................................................................................... 77 iii INITIAL STUDY GRAND TERRACE TRAILER/CONTAINER STORAGE PROJECT THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK iv INITIAL