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1 County of El Dorado El Dorado Hills Apartments Project Draft Environmental Impact Report SCH No Prepared by: th Street, Suite 1230 Oakland, California Prepared For: County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department 2850 Fairlane Court, Building C Placerville, CA June 2017

2 EL DORADO HILLS APARTMENTS PROJECT Draft Environmental Impact Report SCH No Prepared for: County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department 2850 Fairlane Court, Building C Placerville, CA Prepared by: Impact Sciences, Inc th Street, Suite 1230 Oakland, California (510) June 2017

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1.0 Introduction Summary Project Description Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources Greenhouse Gas Emissions Land Use and Planning Noise Public Services and Recreation Transportation and Traffic Utilities and Service Systems Energy Alternatives Other CEQA Considerations Report Preparation/Agencies Consulted Appendices (on CD attached to the back cover) 1.0 Notice of Preparation, Initial Study, and Scoping Comments 4.1 Air Quality Impact and Greenhouse Gas Analysis 4.2 Biological Resources Assessment 4.3 Archaeological Resources Assessment 4.6 Noise Modeling Data 4.8 Transportation Impact Study 4.9 Water Supply Evaluation Impact Sciences, Inc. i El Dorado Hills Apartments Project Draft EIR

4 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Project Vicinity and Location County General Plan Land Use Designation EDHSP Village U and Village T Location Map EDHSP Village T Planning Area Locations Existing and Proposed EDHSP Land Use Designation Existing and Proposed Zoning Project Site Plan Preliminary Landscape Plan Project Site Plan First Level Project Site Plan Second Level Project Site Plan Levels 3 and Roof Plan Illustrative Project Elevations Illustrative Project Elevations Illustrative Project Elevations Town Center Piazza Rendering Preliminary Utility Plan Preliminary Grading and Drainage Plan Aerial Photo Surrounding Land Uses County of El Dorado General Plan Land Use Designation El Dorado Hills Specific Plan Villages T and U El Dorado Hills Specific Plan Town Center Plan Planning Area Project Location and Study Area Existing and Planned Bicycle Facilities Existing Conditions Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes Project Trip Distribution Project Trip Assignment Existing Plus Project Conditions Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement Volumes Peak Hour Traffic Volumes and Lane Configurations Near-Term No Project Peak Hour Traffic Volumes and Lane Configurations Near-Term Plus Project Impact Sciences, Inc. ii El Dorado Hills Apartments Project Draft EIR

5 LIST OF TABLES Table Summary of Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures Comparison of Alternatives to the Proposed Project Residential Unit Mix Summary Related Projects Sources and Health Effects of Air Pollutants Ambient Air Quality Standards Highest Measured Air Pollutant Concentrations near the Project Site National Ambient Air Quality Standard Designations MCAB California Ambient Air Quality Standard Designations MCAB Operational Emissions (Unmitigated Maximum Daily lbs/day) Operational Emissions (Mitigated Maximum Daily lbs/day) Operational Emissions Pollutant Concentration/Significance Determination (CO) Operational Emissions Pollutant Concentration/Significance Determination (PM10) CARB Minimum Separation Recommendations of Siting Sensitive Land Uses Special Status Species Reported for Nine Quad Area Surrounding the El Dorado Hills Apartments Project Site AB 32 Scoping Plan Measures (SPMs) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thresholds Efficiency Matrix Estimated Construction GHG Emissions Operational GHG Emissions (2020) Proposed Project Land Use Approvals General Plan Land Use Element Consistency Analysis General Plan Housing Element Consistency Analysis El Dorado Hills Specific Plan Policy Consistency Analysis Draft El Dorado Hills TCE Urban Infill Residential Area Design Guidelines and Development Standards Consistency Analysis Representative Environmental Noise Levels Existing Roadway Modeled Noise Levels Maximum Allowable Noise Exposure for Transportation Noise Sources Noise Level Performance Protection Standards for Noise Sensitive Land Uses Affected by Non-Transportation Sources Maximum Allowable Noise Exposure for Non-transportation Noise Sources in Community Regions and Adopted Plan Areas Construction Noise Operational Roadway Noise Levels Existing Plus Project Conditions HVAC Noise Levels Parking Noise Levels Maximum Noise Levels Generated by Typical Construction Equipment, Lmax Construction Noise Levels (Site Preparation) Cumulative Mobile Source Noise Levels Signalized Intersection Level of Service Definitions Unsignalized Intersection Level of Service Definitions Freeway Facility Level of Service Criteria Existing Conditions Study Intersection LOS Summary Existing Conditions Study Freeway Segments and Ramps LOS Summary Impact Sciences, Inc. iii El Dorado Hills Apartments Project Draft EIR

6 LIST OF TABLES (CONT.) Table Project Trip Generation Rates and Estimates Capacity-Enhancing Roadway Improvements (Construction within 10 years) Existing and Existing Plus Project Intersection LOS Summary Existing and Existing Plus Project Conditions Study Freeway Segment LOS Summary Intersection LOS and Delay Near-Term Conditions Freeway Facility Peak Hour Level of Service Near-Term Conditions Intersection LOS and Delay Near-Term Plus Project Conditions Freeway Facility Peak Hour Level of Service Near-term Conditions Capacity Enhancing Roadway Improvements (Anticipated Completion by 2035) Long-Term Cumulative Conditions Study Intersection LOS Summary Long-Term Cumulative Conditions Study Freeway Facilities LOS Summary EID Projected Supply EID Recycled Water Supply Reliability, AFY Minimum Levels of Service Utilities Projected Water Demand Projected Potable and Recycled Water Demand Summary of Potable Water Demand versus Supply Summary of Recycled Water Demand versus Supply (During Hydrologic Normal, Single Dry, and Multiple Dry Years for EID, AFY) Project Operational Natural Gas and Electricity Usage (Unmitigated Scenario) Project Operational Natural Gas and Electricity Usage (Mitigated Scenario) On-road Mobile Fuel Generated by Project Construction Activities By Phase No Project/Existing Zoning Alternative Trip Generation Reduced Density Alternative Trip Generation Summary Comparison of Project Alternatives Impact Sciences, Inc. iv El Dorado Hills Apartments Project Draft EIR

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