Table of Contents. City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center

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1 City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Executive Summary... ES-1 Section 1: Introduction Overview of the CEQA Process Scope of the EIR Organization of the EIR Documents Incorporated by Reference Documents Prepared for the Project Review of the Section 2: Project Description Project Location Project Characteristics Project Objectives and Required Approvals Intended Uses of This Section 3: Environmental Impact Analysis Aesthetics Agricultural Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology and Soils Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use and Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population, Housing, and SCAG Consistency Public Services Recreation Transportation Utilities and Service Systems Greenhouse Gases Urban Decay Section 4: Cumulative Impacts CEQA Requirements Cumulative Impact Analysis Section 5: Other CEQA Considerations Significant Unavoidable Adverse Environmental Impacts Growth Inducing Impacts Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes Section 6: Alternatives to the Project Introduction Alternative 1 - No Project Alternative Alternative 2-10-Percent Reduction Alternative Alternative 3 - Walmart Standalone Alternative Alternative 4 - No Walmart/Medium Size Tenant Alternative Alternatives Considered But Rejected Environmentally Superior Alternative iii

2 City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Section 7: Report Preparation Resources Organizations and Persons Consulted References Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix A: Notice of Preparation (NOP) - Comment Letters A.1 - Notice of Preparation A.2 - NOP Comment Letters (2009) A.3 - NOP Comment Letters (2007) Appendix B: Air Quality - Greenhouse Gas B.1 - Air Quality/ Green House Gas Impact Analysis Report Appendix C: Biological Resources C.1 - Delineation of Jurisdictional Waters C.2 - General Biological Resources and Habitat Assessment C.3 - Focused San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat Survey Report Appendix D: Cultural Resources D.1 - Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance, Phase II Cultural Resources Assessment and Paleontological Records Review Appendix E: Geology and Soils E.1 - Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Report Appendix F: Hazardous Materials F.1 - Phase I Environmental Site Assessment F.2 - Phase II Environmental Site Assessment/Soil Testing Appendix G: Hydrology and Water Quality G.1 - Drainage Report - Volume 1 G.2 - Preliminary Water Quality Management Plan G.3 - San Bernardino Valley Regional Urban Water Management Plan (2010) G.4 - City of Redlands Urban Water Management Plan (2005) Appendix H: Noise H.1 - Noise Impact Analysis Appendix I: Traffic I.1 - Traffic Impact Analysis Appendix J: Urban Decay J.1 - Urban Decay Analysis iv

3 City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center List of Tables Table ES-1: Executive Summary Impacts and Mitigation Measures... ES-11 Table 1-1: 2007 NOP Comments Table 1-2: 2009 Revised NOP Comments Table 2-1: Redlands Crossing Walmart Square Footage Table 2-2: Site Summary Table 3.1-1: Redlands Zoning and Overlay Districts Table 3.2-1: California LESA Model Scoring Thresholds Table 3.3-1: Air Pollutants and Ambient Air Quality Standards Table 3.3-2: Best Available Control Measures SCAQMD Rule Table 3.3-3: Air Quality Monitoring Summary Table 3.3-4: Summary of Significance Thresholds Table 3.3-5: Construction Duration Table 3.3-6: Construction Equipment Assumptions (Unmitigated) Table 3.3-7: Best Available Control Measures Table 3.3-8: Maximum Daily Onsite Construction Emissions Table 3.3-9: Localized Construction Impacts - Construction Table : Estimated Daily Delivery Truck Trips Table : Truck Trip Summary Table : Trip Generation Rates Table : Vehicle Mix for Customer/Worker Trips Table : Summary of Emission Source Configurations Table : General Modeling Assumptions Table : Localized Operational Impacts Table : Localized Operational Impacts Table : Localized Operational Impacts Table : Carbon Monoxide Concentrations at Intersections Table : Carbon Monoxide Concentrations at Intersections Table : Carbon Monoxide Concentrations at Intersections Table : Localized Construction Impacts Construction (Mitigated) Table : Construction Trips Assumptions Table : Regional Construction Emissions (Without Mitigation) Table : Regional Operational Emissions Table : Regional Operational Emissions Table : Regional Operational Emissions 2030 (Summer) v

4 City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Table : Regional Operational Emissions 2030 (Winter) Table : Construction Air Pollutant Emissions (Mitigated) Table : Values of the Inhalation Exposure Factor for DPM and Benzene Table : Average Mobile Source DPM Emission Factors for Project Operations Table : Benzene Emission Factors for Service Station Table : Sensitive Receptor Cancer Risks from Project Operations Table 3.5-1: Previously Recorded Cultural Resources In and Near the Project Area Table 3.6-1: Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale Table 3.7-1: Record Search Summary Table 3.7-2: Adjacent Streets and Property Usage Table 3.8-1: Typical Surface Water Pollutants Contributions Table 3.8-2: Pollutants of Concern Table 3.9-1: Analysis of Consistency with Applicable General Plan Policies Table 3.9-2: Analysis of Consistency with Applicable EVCSP Policies Table : Existing (Ambient) Short-Term Noise Level Measurements Table : Existing (Ambient) On-site 24-Hour Noise Level Measurements Table : Calculated Existing Weekday Noise Levels at Nearby Homes Table : Existing Off-site Weekday Traffic Noise Contours Table : Existing Off-site Saturday Traffic Noise Contours Table : City of Redlands General Plan Interior and Exterior Noise Standards Table : City of Redlands Noise/Land Use Compatibility Matrix Table : City of Redlands Municipal Code - Interior & Exterior Noise Standards Table : Year 2013 Weekday Without Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours Table : Year 2013 Saturday Without Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours Table : Year 2013 Weekday With Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours Table : Year 2013 Saturday With Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours Table : Year 2030 Weekday Without Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours Table : Year 2030 Saturday Without Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours Table : Year 2030 Weekday With Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours vi

5 City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Table : Year 2030 Saturday With Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours Table : Year 2013 Weekday Offsite Traffic Noise Contributions Table : Year 2013 Saturday Off-site Traffic Noise Contributions Table : Year 2030 Weekday Off-site Traffic Noise Contributions Table : Year 2030 Saturday Off-site Traffic Noise Contributions Table : Stationary Only Noise Impacts at Nearby Homes Table : Combined Stationary and Transportation Noise Impacts at Nearby Homes Table : Estimated Construction Noise Levels at Sensitive Receptors Table : Mitigated Construction Noise Impacts at Nearby Homes Table : Department of Finance Population Estimates, 2000 to Table : SCAG Population, Housing, and Employment Forecasts Table : Project Consistency with SCAG Regional Growth Principles Table : Redlands Fire Station Facilities Table : 2009 Incident Type Response Summary by Station Table : Redlands Unified School District Facilities Table : Parkland within the City of Redlands Table : Signalized Intersection Level of Service (LOS) Thresholds Table : Unsignalized Intersection Level of Service (LOS) Thresholds Table : Freeway Mainline Level of Service (LOS) Thresholds Table : Freeway Mainline Level of Service (LOS) Thresholds Table : Intersection Analysis for Existing (2010) Conditions Table : Existing (2010) Conditions Basic Freeway Segment Analysis Table : Existing (2010) Conditions Freeway Ramp Merge/Diverge Analysis Table : Redlands Crossing Center Parking Provision Table : Project Trip Generation Summary Table : Cumulative Development Land Use Summary Table : Existing Plus Project Conditions Intersection Analysis Table : Existing Plus Project Conditions Basic Freeway Segment Analysis Table : Existing Plus Project Conditions Freeway Ramp Merge/Diverge Analysis Table : Existing Plus Project Conditions Project Impacts to Intersections Table : 2013 Conditions Intersection Analysis Table : 2013 Conditions Basic Freeway Segment Analysis Table : Year 2013 Conditions Freeway Ramp Merge/Diverge Analysis Table : Year 2013 with Project Conditions with Mitigation Measures vii

6 City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Table : Horizon 2030 Conditions Intersection Analysis Table : Horizon 2030 Conditions Basic Freeway Segment Analysis Table : Horizon 2030 Conditions Freeway Ramp Merge/Diverge Analysis Table : Horizon 2030 with Project Conditions Intersection Analysis with Mitigation Imposed Table : Summary of Transportation Impact Fee Program Improvements For Horizon Year 2030 Conditions Table : Landfill Summary Table : Current and Planned Water Supplies for Redlands Table : Projected Groundwater Pumping Amounts to Table : Water Consumption Estimate Table : Wastewater Generation Estimate Table : Greenhouse Gases Table : Construction Duration Table : Construction Equipment Assumptions (Unmitigated) Table : Construction Trips Assumptions Table : Construction Greenhouse Gas Emissions Table : Estimated Daily Delivery Truck Trips Table : Trip Generation Rates Table : Vehicle Mix for Customer/Worker Trips Table : Project Daily Water Consumption Table : Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions Table : Greenhouse Gas Reductions - Regulation Table : Walmart Design Features that Reduce Emissions Table : Greenhouse Gas Reductions Mitigation Measures Table : Significance of Greenhouse Gases Table : City of Redlands Sustainability Plan Targets and Actions Table : Grocery-anchored Shopping Centers Community Retail Trade Area Table : Summary of Retail Space by Type Regional Retail Trade Area PMA (City of Redlands) Table : Potential Sales Impacts to Existing Supermarkets Community Retail Trade Area In thousands of Constant Dollars Table : Potential Demand for NEW Retail Space Regional Retail Trade Area PMAGAFO Retail Categories Table : Potential Demand for NEW Retail Space (Expressed in Square Feet) Table : Planned and Pending Supermarket Projects viii

7 City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Table : Potential Cumulative Sales Impacts to Existing Supermarkets Based on Opening of Planned and Pending Supermarkets Community Retail Trade Area Table : Planned and Pending Retail Projects Non-Supermarket Regional Retail Trade Area PMA Table : Potential Demand for New Retail Space by Retail Category (nonsupermarket) Table : Projected Vacancy Rate - HIGH SCENARIO Regional Retail Trade Area - City of Redlands Based on Planned and Pending Projects Table : Projected Vacancy Rate - LOW SCENARIO Regional Retail Trade Area - City of Redlands Based on Planned and Pending Projects Table : Reuse Status for Closed Walmart Stores Table 4-1: Cumulative Projects Table 5-1: Electricity Savings Projected From the 2008 Standards Table 5-2: Demand Savings Projected From the 2008 Standards Table 6-1: Ten Percent Reduction Alternative Summary Table 6-2: Regional Operational Emissions Comparison Table 6-3: Walmart Standalone Alternative Table 6-4: Regional Operational Emissions Comparison Table 6-5: No Walmart/Medium Size Tenant Alternative Tenant Space Summary Table 6-6: Impact Summary Comparison of Project Alternatives with Project Table 6-7: Project Objectives, Summary Comparison of Alternatives ix

8 City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center List of Exhibits Exhibit 2-1: Regional Location Map Exhibit 2-2: Local Vicinity Aerial Base Exhibit 2-3: Local Vicinity Map Topographic Base Exhibit 2-4: Proposed Site Plan Exhibit 2-5a: Site Plan Elevation Facing North and South Exhibit 2-5b: Elevation Map Facing East and West Exhibit 3.1-1: Photo Key Exhibit 3.1-2a: Site Photographs 1 and Exhibit 3.1-2b: Site Photographs 3 and Exhibit 3.1-2c: Site Photographs 5 and Exhibit 3.2-1: Farmland Map Exhibit 3.2-2: Williamson Act Contracts Exhibit 3.4-1: Plant Communities Exhibit 3.5-1: Archival Aerial Photographs Exhibit 3.6-1: Local Soils Exhibit 3.6-2: Regional Faults Exhibit 3.8-1: Santa Ana Region Watershed Management Areas Exhibit 3.8-2: Flood Zone Map Exhibit 3.8-3: Proposed Drainage System Exhibit 3.9-1: General Plan Land Use Map Exhibit 3.9-2: Specific Plan Area Exhibit : Mineral Land Classification Map Exhibit : Aggregate Resources Sectors Exhibit : Mineral Resource Areas in Redlands Exhibit : Noise Measurement Locations Exhibit : Year 2013 Saturday Without Project Noise Contour Map (dba CNEL) Exhibit : Year 2013 Saturday With Project Noise Contour Map (dba CNEL) Exhibit : City of Redlands General Plan Circulation Element Exhibit : City of Redlands General Plan Cross-Sections Exhibit : Existing Number of Through Lanes and Intersection Controls Exhibit a: Existing 2010 Weekday PM Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement x

9 City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Exhibit b: Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement and Volumes Exhibit a: Project Inbound Trip Distribution Exhibit b: Project Outbound Trip Distributions Exhibit : Cumulative Development Location Map Exhibit : With Project Peak Hour Intersection LOS Exhibit : With Project Peak Hour Intersection Level of Service Exhibit : Truck Access Circulation Exhibit : Truck Access Circulation at Tennessee Street and Driveway Exhibit : Truck Access Circulation at Pennsylvania Avenue and Driveway Exhibit : Truck Access Circulation at San Bernardino Avenue and Driveway Exhibit : Truck Access Circulation at Pennsylvania Avenue and Driveway Exhibit : Truck Access Circulation at New York Avenue and San Bernardino Avenue Exhibit : Truck Access Circulation at San Bernardino Avenue and Driveway Exhibit : Community Retail Trade Area Boundaries Exhibit : Regional Retail Trade Area Boundaries Exhibit 6-1: Alternative Sites xi

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