Draft Environmental Impact Report Great America Theme Park Master Plan File Numbers: PLN2014-10851 and CEQ2016-01007 State Clearinghouse #: 2016032036 October 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE .......................................................................................................................... 4 SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND, AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION .... 26 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 27 1.2 PROJECT LOCATION ..................................................................... 27 1.3 BACKGROUND ............................................................................... 27 1.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................ 29 1.5 PROJECT OBJECTIVES .................................................................. 34 1.6 USES OF THE EIR ........................................................................... 35 SECTION 2.0 CONSISTENCY WITH RELEVANT PLANS AND POLICIES ................. 40 2.1 REGIONAL PLANS AND POLICIES ............................................. 40 2.2 LOCAL PLANS AND POLICIES .................................................... 43 SECTION 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING, IMPACTS AND MITIGATION .............. 48 3.1 LAND USE ........................................................................................ 54 3.2 TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................ 59 3.3 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................. 84 3.4 NOISE AND VIBRATION ............................................................... 97 3.5 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ................................................................ 121 3.6 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ..................................... 126 3.7 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ......................................................... 134 3.8 VISUAL AND AESTHETIC RESOURCES .................................. 144 3.9 CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................ 159 3.10 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ............................ 165 3.11 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS ........................................ 173 3.12 ENERGY ......................................................................................... 179 3.13 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ................................................ 191 SECTION 4.0 PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES .................................................... 202 SECTION 5.0 ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT .................................. 204 5.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 204 5.2 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES .......................................................... 207 SECTION 6.0 SIGNIFICANT UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS ............................................. 211 SECTION 7.0 GROWTH-INDUCING IMPACTS ............................................................. 212 SECTION 8.0 SIGNIFICANT IRREVERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ........ 213 SECTION 9.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................. 214 SECTION 10.0 LEAD AGENCY AND CONSULTANTS .................................................. 218 Great America Theme Park Master Plan 1 Draft EIR City of Santa Clara October 2016 Table of Contents FIGURES Figure 1.2-1 Regional Map .............................................................................................................. 36 Figure 1.2-2 Vicinity Map ............................................................................................................... 37 Figure 1.2-3 Aerial Photograph and Surrounding Land Uses ......................................................... 38 Figure 1.4-1 Master Plan Park Zones .............................................................................................. 39 Figure 3.0-1: Cumulative Project Locations ..................................................................................... 53 Figure 3.2-1: Roadway Network and Study Intersections ................................................................ 61 Figure 3.2-2: Existing Bicycle Facilities .......................................................................................... 63 Figure 3.2-3: Existing Transit Services ............................................................................................ 66 Figure 3.4-1 Noise Measurement Locations .................................................................................. 103 Figure 3.8-1 Photo Locations ........................................................................................................ 147 Figure 3.8-2 Cross Section of Great America Park ....................................................................... 156 Figure 3.8-3 Shade and Shadow .................................................................................................... 158 Figure 3.10-1 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Locations ........................................................ 167 TABLES Table 1.3-1 Summary of Rides and Attractions ............................................................................. 28 Table 1.3-2 Great America Operating Schedule ............................................................................ 28 Table 1.4-1 Existing and Proposed Additional Rides by Height.................................................... 29 Table 1.4-2 Proposed Uses by Zone ............................................................................................... 30 Table 1.4-3 Building Heights and Setbacks by Zone ..................................................................... 31 Table 3.0-1 List of Cumulative Projects......................................................................................... 49 Table 3.2-1 Transit Service in the Study Area ............................................................................... 65 Table 3.2-2 Signalized Intersection Level of Service Definitions ................................................. 67 Table 3.2-3 Existing and Background Intersection Levels of Service Summary ........................... 68 Table 3.2-4 Project Trip Generation ............................................................................................... 73 Table 3.2-5 Existing Plus Project Intersection Levels of Service .................................................. 74 Table 3.2-6 Background Plus Project Intersection Levels of Service ............................................ 75 Table 3.2-7 Project Freeway Capacity Analysis ............................................................................ 77 Table 3.2-8 Transit Delay Analysis Summary ............................................................................... 79 Table 3.2-9 Cumulative Plus Project Intersection Levels of Service ............................................. 81 Table 3.3-1 Major Criteria Air Pollutants and Standards ............................................................... 86 Table 3.3-2 Number of Ambient Air Quality Standards Violations (2013-2015).......................... 88 Table 3.3-3 Thresholds of Significance Used in Air Quality Analyses ......................................... 90 Table 3.3-4 Project Regional Emissions in Pounds Per Day .......................................................... 92 Table 3.4-1 Noise and Land Use Compatibility (Ldn & CNEL) ..................................................... 99 Table 3.4-2 Municipal Code Exterior Noise Limits for Fixed Sources ....................................... 100 Table 3.4-3 Long-Term Noise Measurements.............................................................................. 102 Table 3.4-4 Short-Term Noise Measurements ............................................................................. 102 Table 3.4-5 Ride Noise Measurements at 100 feet ....................................................................... 105 Table 3.4-6 Existing Rides With Heights Greater than 50 Feet ................................................... 107 Table 3.4-7 Project Ambient Noise Levels (Ldn) at Nearby Receptors ........................................ 109 Table 3.4-8 Establishment of Significance Thresholds for Lmax (dBA) ....................................... 111 Table 3.4-9 Project Maximum Noise Levels (Lmax) ..................................................................... 111 Great America Theme Park Master Plan 2 Draft EIR City of Santa Clara October 2016 Table of Contents Table 3.10-1 Summary of LUST Cases ......................................................................................... 166 Table 3.12-1 Estimated Operational Annual Energy Use of Full Build-Out ................................. 186 Table 3.13-1 Existing GHG Emissions Estimate ........................................................................... 192 Table 3.13-2 Project GHG Emissions ............................................................................................ 197 PHOTOS Photos 1-6 ................................................................................................................................... 148 Photos 7-12 ................................................................................................................................... 149 Photos 13-18 ..................................................................................................................................