San Ramon City Center Draft Subsequent EIR

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1 San Ramon City Center State Clearinghouse Number Prepared for: City of San Ramon Planning/Community Development Department Planning Services Division 2222 Camino Ramon San Ramon, CA Prepared by: Bishop Ranch Camino Ramon, Suite 460 San Ramon, CA August 13, 2007

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3 DRAFT Subsequent Environmental Impact Report San Ramon City Center San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California State Clearinghouse Number Prepared for: City of San Ramon Planning/Community Development Department Planning Services Division 2222 Camino Ramon San Ramon, CA Contact: Lauren Barr, Senior Planner Prepared by: Bishop Ranch Camino Ramon, Suite 460 San Ramon, CA Contact: Jason M. Brandman, Project Director August 13, 2007

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5 San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction Overview, Purpose, and Authority of the EIR Scope of the EIR Organization of the EIR Documents Incorporated by Reference Documents Prepared for the Project Lead Agency, Sponsor, and Consultant Review of the DSEIR Section 2: Executive Summary Purpose Tiering and Basis for Subsequent EIR Project Summary Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts Summary of Project Alternatives Areas of Controversy Public Review of the Draft EIR Executive Summary Matrix Section 3: Project Description Project Location and Setting Project Characteristics Project Objectives Intended Uses of This Draft EIR Section 4: Environmental Impact Analysis Aesthetics, Light, and Glare Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology, Soils, and Seismicity Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use Noise Population and Housing Public Services and Recreation Transportation Urban Decay Utility Systems Section 5: Alternatives to the Proposed Project Introduction Alternative 1 - No Project Alternative Alternative 2 - Reduced Density Option 1 Alternative Alternative 3 - Reduced Density Option 2 Alternative Alternative 4 - City Civic Center Alternative Environmentally Superior Alternative Alternatives Rejected From Further Consideration Section 6: Other CEQA Considerations Significant Unavoidable Impacts Growth-Inducing Impacts Cumulative Impacts iii

6 Table of Contents San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Energy Conservation Section 7: Effects Found Not To Be Significant Introduction Effects Found Not To Be Significant Section 8: Persons and Organizations Consulted Public Agencies Private Parties and Organizations Section 9: List of Preparers Lead Agency Lead Consultant Technical Subconsultants Section 10: References Appendix A: Initial Study-Notice of Preparation and Comment Letters Appendix B: Air Quality Analysis Appendix C: Biological Resources Assessment Appendix D: Geotechnical Investigation Report Appendix E: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Appendix F: Preliminary Hydrology Report Appendix G: Noise Analysis Appendix H: Public Services Letters Appendix I: Traffic Operations Evaluation Appendix J: Urban Decay Analysis Appendix K: Water Supply Assessment Appendix L: Tentative Parcel Map iv

7 San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents List of Tables Table 1-1: IS-NOP Comments Table 2-1: Executive Summary Matrix Table 3-1: Parcel Summary Table 3-2: Surrounding Land Use Summary Table 3-3: Land Use Designation Summary Table 3-4: Project Components Table 3-5: Plaza District Retail Uses Summary Table 3-6: Plaza District Residential Uses Summary Table 3-7: Plaza District Parking Summary Table 4.1-1: Surrounding Land Use Summary Table 4.2-1: Global Warming Potential Table 4.2-2: Contra Costa County 2005 Emissions Inventory (tons/day) Table 4.2-3: Ambient Air Monitoring Data ( ) Table 4.2-4: Sensitive Receptors Table 4.2-5: Ambient Air Quality Standards Table 4.2-6: Bay Area Air Basin Attainment Status Table 4.2-7: BAAQMD Operational Significance Thresholds Table 4.2-8: Estimated Project Construction Plan Table 4.2-9: Project Construction Emissions (Unmitigated) Table : Mitigated Project Construction Emissions Table : Existing Bishop Ranch 2 Emissions Table : Unmitigated Operational Emissions Table : Mitigated Operational Emissions Table : Project Carbon Dioxide Emissions Table : Project Methane Emissions Table : Project Nitrous Oxide Emissions Table : Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategy Consistency Analysis Table 4.3-1: Special Status Wildlife Species Table 4.5-1: Fault Summary Table 4.5-2: Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale Table 4.5-3: Soil Type by Parcel Table 4.5-4: Soil Properties Summary Table 4.6-1: Recorded Sites Near the Project Site Table 4.6-2: Aerial Photograph Summary Table 4.6-3: Topographical Map Summary Table 4.7-1: Event Median Concentrations for Selected Parameters in the NSDQ, Version v

8 Table of Contents San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table 4.8-1: Surrounding Land Use Summary Table 4.8-2: Project Site Land Use Designation Summary Table 4.8-3: Surrounding Land Use Designation Summary Table 4.8-4: General Plan Consistency Analysis Table 4.9-1: Construction Equipment Noise Emissions and Usage Factors Table 4.9-2: Vibration Levels and Human Response Table 4.9-3: Vibration Source Levels for Construction Equipment Table 4.9-4: Existing Ambient Offsite, Short-Term Noise Level Measurements Table 4.9-5: Existing (Ambient) Onsite, 24-Hour Noise Level Measurements Table 4.9-6: Existing Noise Contours Table 4.9-7: Existing Noise Level Calculations and Model Calibration Table 4.9-8: Sensitive Receptors Table 4.9-9: Interstate 680 Vehicle Mix Table : Construction Noise Impacts Table : Existing Plus Project Noise Contours Table : Existing Plus Project Contribution Table : Year 2020 Without Project Roadway Noise Contours Table : Year 2020 With Project Roadway Noise Contours Table : Year 2020 Contribution Table : Year 2020 Without Project Noise Levels at Nearby Uses Table : Year 2020 With Project Noise Levels at Nearby Uses Table : Project-Related Offsite Noise Impacts Table : Onsite Residential Noise Levels Table : San Ramon Population and Housing Characteristics (2007) Table : San Ramon Employment Characteristics (2007) Table : City of San Ramon Historic Population Growth ( ) Table : Projected Population Growth Table : Employment Trends Table : San Ramon Housing Allocation ( ) Table : Fire Station Summary Table : Urban Apparatus Summary Table : Response Times by Fire Station Table : Police Department Organizational Summary Table : Police Activity Summary ( ) Table : School District Profile ( ) Table : Local School Summary ( ) Table : Project Student Generation vi

9 San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents Table : Study Intersections Table : Intersection Level of Service Definitions Table : Existing Intersection Levels of Service Table : Freeway Level of Service Operations Table : Existing Freeway Section Level of Service Table : Existing Freeway Ramp Level of Service Table : San Ramon Bicycle Facilities Table : Trip Generation Rates - Flex Retail Table : Trip Generation Totals - Flex Retail Table : Trip Generation - Net Change from Demolition of Bishop Ranch Table : Trip Generation - Flex Retail Project Traffic Existing Analysis Summary Table : Trip Generation - Current Bishop Ranch 2 Entitlement Table : Trip Generation - Flex Retail Project Traffic 2020 Analysis Summary Table : Trip Distribution Assumptions Table : Existing Plus Project Intersection Operations Table : Existing Plus Project Mitigated Intersection Operations Table : Year 2020 Intersection Operations Table : Year 2020 Mitigated Intersection Operations Table : Existing Plus Project Freeway Section Level of Service Table : Existing Plus Project Ramp LOS Analysis Results Table : Year 2020 Freeway Section Level of Service Table : Year 2020 Ramp LOS Analysis Results Table : Year 2020 Queuing Table : City Center Parking Analysis Parking Demand Table : City Center Parking Analysis Parking Supply Table : Historic and Projected Population and Household Trends Table : Income and Employment Projections Table : Trade Area Retail Centers Table : Planned Retail Development Projects Table : Projected Retail Supply Table : Projected Retail Demand Table : Retail Trade Area Capture Rates Table : San Ramon Retail Capture Table : Supply and Demand Comparison Table : Cumulative Retail Impacts Table : Terminal Reservoir Summary Table : Demand and Supply Projections ( ) vii

10 Table of Contents San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table : Landfill Summary Table : Waste Diversion Rates ( ) Table : Construction and Demolition Waste Generation Table : Operational Net Solid Waste Generation Table : Estimated Energy Consumption Table 5-1: No Project Alternative Summary Table 5-2: Reduced Density Option 1 Alternative Summary Table 5-3: Reduced Density Option 2 Alternative Summary Table 5-4: City Civic Center Alternative Summary Table 5-5: Summary of Alternatives Table 6-1: Geographic Scope of Cumulative Analysis by Resource Table 6-2: Electricity Savings Projected From the 2005 Standards Table 6-3: Demand Savings Projected From the 2005 Standards Table 6-4: Construction Fuel Consumption Table 6-5: Operations Fuel Consumption viii

11 San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents List of Exhibits Exhibit 3-1: Regional Location Map Exhibit 3-2: Local Vicinity Map Aerial Base Exhibit 3-3a: Site Photographs Exhibit 3-3b: Site Photographs Exhibit 3-3c: Site Photographs Exhibit 3-3d: Site Photographs Exhibit 3-3e: Site Photographs Exhibit 3-4: Context Plan Exhibit 3-5: Illustrative Site Plan Exhibit 3-6: Plaza District Exhibit 3-7a: Block Plan A Exhibit 3-7b: Block Plan B Exhibit 3-7c: Block Plan C Exhibit 3-7d: Block Plan D Exhibit 3-7e: Block Plan E Exhibit 3-7f: Block Plan F-G Sheet Exhibit 3-7g: Block Plan F-G Sheet Exhibit 3-7h: Block Plan H Exhibit 3-8a: Plaza District Sections - North-South Exhibit 3-8b: Plaza District Sections - East-West Exhibit 3-9: Landscape Concept Plan Exhibit 3-10: Bishop Ranch 1A, City Hall, and Transit Center Site Plan Exhibit 3-11: Bishop Ranch 1A Sections and Elevations Exhibit 3-12: Bishop Ranch 1A, City Hall, and Transit Center Landscaping Plan Exhibit 3-13: City Hall and Transit Center Site Plan Exhibit 3-14: City Hall and Transit Center Sections and Elevations Exhibit 3-15: City Hall and Transit Center Landscaping Plan Exhibit 3-16: Conceptual Utility Plan Exhibit 4.1-1a: Views From Project Site Exhibit 4.1-1b: Views From Project Site Exhibit 4.1-2a: Views From Surrounding Land Uses Exhibit 4.1-2b: Views From Surrounding Land Uses Exhibit 4.1-3: Views From Interstate Exhibit 4.1-4a: View Location Key Map Exhibit 4.1-4b: View From Memorial Park Exhibit 4.1-4c: View From Market Place ix

12 Table of Contents San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Exhibit 4.1-4d: View From Camino Ramon Exhibit 4.1-4e: View From Ridgeview Court Exhibit 4.1-4f: View From Central Park Exhibit 4.1-4g: View From Iron Horse Trail Looking North Exhibit 4.1-4h: View From Chaucer Circle Exhibit 4.1-4i: View From Chevron Park Exhibit 4.1-4j: View From Bishop Drive Exhibit 4.1-4k: View From Bollinger Canyon Road Median Exhibit 4.1-4l: View From Iron Horse Trail Looking South Exhibit 4.1-5a: Plaza District Illustrative Renderings Exhibit 4.1-5b: Bishop Ranch 1A Illustrative Renderings Exhibit 4.1-5c: City Hall Illustrative Renderings Exhibit 4.1-6: Project Perspective Exhibit 4.1-7a: Shade and Shadow - Summer Solstice 10 a.m Exhibit 4.1-7b: Shade and Shadow - Summer Solstice 2 p.m Exhibit 4.1-7c: Shade and Shadow - Winter Solstice 10 a.m Exhibit 4.1-7d: Shade and Shadow - Winter Solstice 2 p.m Exhibit 4.1-8: Photometric Plan Exhibit 4.3-1: Plant Communities Map Exhibit 4.5-1: Local Seismic Hazards Exhibit 4.5-2: USDA Soils Map Exhibit 4.7-1: Drainage Conveyance Alignments Exhibit 4.8-1: General Plan Designations Exhibit 4.8-2: Zoning Ordinance Designations Exhibit 4.9-1: Noise Measurement Locations Exhibit 4.9-2: 24-Hour Noise Measurement Graph Exhibit 4.9-3: Existing Noise Contour Map Exhibit 4.9-4: City of San Ramon Land Use Compatibility Noise Standards Exhibit 4.9-5: Year 2020 Without Project Noise Contour Map Exhibit 4.9-6: Year 2020 With Project Noise Contour Map Exhibit : Public Facilities Location Map Exhibit : Study Intersections Exhibit a: Existing Traffic Volumes Exhibit b: Existing Traffic Volumes Exhibit a: Existing Intersection Geometries Exhibit b: Existing Intersection Geometries Exhibit : Existing Transit Service x

13 San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents Exhibit : Bicycle Facilities Exhibit : Pedestrian Facilities Exhibit a: Flex Retail Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour Exhibit b: Flex Retail Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour Exhibit : Intersection Improvements Exhibit : Norris Canyon Road High Occupancy Vehicle Ramp Concept Exhibit a: Existing Plus Project Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour Exhibit b: Existing Plus Project Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour Exhibit a: Existing Plus Project Traffic Volumes Daily Traffic Volumes Exhibit b: Existing Plus Project Traffic Volumes Daily Traffic Volumes Exhibit a: Year 2020 Without Project Traffic Volumes Exhibit b: Year 2020 Without Project Traffic Volumes Exhibit a: Year 2020 Intersection Geometry Exhibit b: Year 2020 Intersection Geometry Exhibit a: Year 2020 With Project Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour Exhibit b: Year 2020 With Project Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour Exhibit a: Year 2020 With Project Daily Traffic Volumes Exhibit b: Year 2020 With Project Daily Traffic Volumes Exhibit : Roadway Concept Plan Exhibit : Trade Area Exhibit : East Bay Municipal Utilities District Water Supply System Exhibit : San Ramon Valley Recycled Water Program Facilities xi

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