5.7 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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1 5.7 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS This chapter addresses hazards and hazardous materials in the Project area, provides an overview of public safety issues specific to the City of Fontana, and evaluates the potential effects to human health and the environment with respect to implementation of the General Plan Update Environmental Setting Natural and Manmade Hazards Background The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, which requires local governments, as well as the state and special districts, to develop hazard mitigation plans. On March 1, 2005, the Fontana City Council approved Resolution , which adopted the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). The LHMP was prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended by Section 322 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and the 44 Code of Federal Regulations Part 201 Mitigation Planning. The LHMP, which was adopted by the Fontana City Council on May 8, 2012 and approved by FEMA in October 2012, was updated in June 2017 in accordance with the fiveyear update cycle. The LHMP is on file with the City of Fontana (LHMP 2017; Appendix F). The goals of the LHMP are to protect life, property, and the environment; improve public awareness; protect the continuity of government; and improve emergency management preparedness, collaboration and outreach. The LHMP contains a profile of the City, a detailed assessment of disasters that could occur in Fontana, and the mitigation goals of the City to reduce long-term vulnerabilities. Along with the City s mitigation goals, the LHMP contains mitigation strategies (Chapter 6 of the LHMP) that are derived from an in-depth review of the existing vulnerabilities and capabilities outlined in the LHMP, combined with a vision for creating a disaster resistant and sustainable community for the future. This vision is based on informed assumptions, recognizes both mitigation challenges and opportunities, and is demonstrated by the goals, objectives, and projects listed within the plan. The mitigation measures identified under each objective were prioritized by the Local Advisory Task Force, which is the primary mechanism for ensuring coordination with other agencies and organizations that could support mitigation plan development and implementation. The mitigation measures include specific measurable descriptors on how to accomplish the objectives. The goals, objectives, and actions form the basis for a Mitigation Action Strategy and specific mitigation projects to be considered for implementation (LHMP 2017: Appendix F)

2 Vulnerability Assessment In accordance with FEMA requirements, the 2017 LHMP Local Advisory Task Force identified and prioritized the natural and manmade hazards affecting Fontana and assessed the vulnerability from them. Hazards were ranked as high, medium or low based upon the perceived threat to the City. In its hazard identification process, the Local Advisory Task Force identified earthquakes, wildfires, flood/winter storms, and wind surges as having the highest probability to occur with the greatest impact on the City. Climate change/drought and landslides were ranked as having a medium and low risk, respectively. A designation of high was assigned to hazards when a significant threat was identified. A hazard in the medium category has some likelihood of occurrence, but does not pose a significant threat to the community. A threat category of low designates hazards unlikely to occur. Even though a particular hazard may not have occurred in recent history in the City, all hazards that could potentially affect Fontana were considered by the Local Advisory Task Force. For the purposes of this analysis and the Thresholds of Significance required to be considered under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (see Section 5.7.2, below), only wildland fires (also known as wildfires) and their potential environmental impacts are evaluated in this chapter. Hazards associated with earthquakes and landslides are discussed in Chapter 5.5 of this environmental impact report (EIR); climate change/drought is discussed in Chapter 5.6; and flooding is discussed in Chapter 5.8. Wildfires A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that spreads through vegetative fuels, posing danger and threatening life and property. Wildfires can occur in undeveloped areas and spread to urban areas, where development can be heavily concentrated. The City is surrounded by foothills that have steep terrain and light, flashy fuels, and the predominate weather patterns feature high temperatures, low humidity, as well as seasonal high speed Santa Ana winds. These factors together, with many homes that are built near or in the interface zone, have created a potential for significant damage due to wildfire. Historically, most of the wildfires in the City have occurred in northwest Fontana, with occasional fires in the Jurupa Hills. Northwest Fontana has high chaparral vegetation, steep slopes, and is subject to hot Santa Ana winds blowing down the Cajon Pass. The Jurupa Hills have high grasses and steep slopes. The City has established a Fire Hazard Overlay District in sections of North Fontana and open space areas in South Fontana to reduce risk from wildfire

3 Hazardous Materials Sites Government Code section (referred to as the Cortese List) requires the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal-EPA) to develop at least annually an updated list of and information related to the locations of hazardous materials release sites. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is responsible for a portion of the information included on the Cortese List. DTSC s EnviroStor database lists one site, Western States Refining located at Poplar Avenue. The site operated from 1979 to 1984 as a metal recovery facility. The record search for this site indicates that DTSC performs annual land use covenant restriction inspections to ensure that there is no drilling at the site. The status of this site is certified operations and maintenance (O&M) with land use restrictions only. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) also is responsible for contributing information to the Cortese list. There is one site currently listed on the SWRCB s GeoTracker, a data management system for sites that impact, or have the potential to impact, water quality in California. The site, the former Alumax Fontana Facility located at Beech Avenue, was an aluminum recovery facility. Potential contaminants of concern that were byproducts of the aluminum recovery process were sodium (salt) and inorganics (potassium chloride). Site investigations and assessments indicated that salt contamination at the site was non-hazardous. Installation of an asphalt closure cap was completed in 2008 to reduce water infiltration and mobilization of salt-affected soils beneath the site. The property was redeveloped into a warehouse for storage and distribution of dry goods. While the former site is considered closed, post-closure monitoring may occur at the discretion of the SWRCB. A more comprehensive listing of Fontana sites with a history of hazardous waste spills or other incidents and the cleanup outcome are available and mapped in the Environmental Data Resources (EDR) Report for the Project Area, which is on file with the City of Fontana (EDR 2015) Transport of Hazardous Materials Roads, railroad, and pipelines located within the City of Fontana are used for the transport of hazardous materials. This includes three major freeways (I-10, I-15, and SR-210) and two railroad systems extending through the City Schools The proximity of schools to waste facilities or sites known to be hazardous is an important factor in deciding the location for new development. CEQA Section requires the consideration of the location of schools relative to facilities that are reasonably anticipated to be sources of hazardous emissions or that could handle hazardous materials, wastes and substances

4 Airports The LA/Ontario International Airport is the closest airport to the City of Fontana, located approximately 10 miles from the City s downtown area. The City is directly under the landing path of planes arriving at and departing from the airport. City limits are located three miles east of the nearest point of the airport s runway, and the southern half of the City is located within the boundaries of the airport influence area of the LA/Ontario International Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (herein, Airport Compatibility Plan). The airport influence area includes areas in which current or future airport-related safety, noise, airspace protection, or overflight factors may significantly affect land uses or necessitate restrictions on those uses (Airport Compatibility Plan 2011). Industrial and residential land uses in the western portion of the City are within the Federal Aviation Administration s (FAA) Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) 65 decibel current and future noise contour boundaries of the Airport Compatibility Plan. The future noise forecast is based on the ultimate reconfiguration of the airport, such that runways closest to the City would shift east of current alignments Emergency Response With seven fire stations located throughout Fontana, the Fontana Fire Protection District provides emergency, preventive and administrative services in the City and Sphere of Influence through a contract with the San Bernardino County Fire Department. The Office of Emergency Services (OES), a division of the San Bernardino County Fire Department, is responsible for countywide emergency planning, mitigation, response, and recovery activities. The OES works with all county departments and 24 cities, and many non-government organizations. In the event of an emergency, the OES manages the County s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and coordinates with the county s disaster response expenses for recovery from state and federal governments. OES is run by an OES Manager who is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the county s disaster preparedness and response program and development of the County s Emergency Operations Plan. One of the primary functions of the OES is to ensure that the EOC is in a constant state of readiness (San Bernardino County Fire website) Thresholds of Significance Implementation of development under the General Plan Update may have a potentially significant impact if it were to result in any of the following: Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school 5.7-4

5 Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment Result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area for a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport Result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area for a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands Environmental Impacts Would the project create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? Would the project create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment? Would the project be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment Implementation of the General Plan Update will not directly result in any specific development project; individual projects would undergo environmental review as they are proposed. As such, while no specific project is addressed in this Program EIR, this discussion will instead focus on potential hazardous materials impacts associated with new land use policies and actions contained in the General Plan Update to guide future development in the City. Notwithstanding, it should be noted that no new development under the General Plan Update is proposed in locations that are currently identified on the Cortese List. The General Plan Update would introduce new land uses to the City that may, in turn, result in new uses of hazardous materials and the potential generation of hazardous waste greater than current conditions. For example, actions in the Land Use, Zoning, and Urban Design Element of the General Plan Update include extending industrial land uses along I-10, as shown on the Future Land Use Map, and directing new industrial development to the Southwest Industrial Park to build out this area designated for industrial development (refer to Table 5.7-1, below). In addition, new residential and mixed-use developments are proposed under the General Plan Update, including in the City s downtown, thereby incrementally increasing the use and disposal of commercial and household hazardous materials

6 Table General Plan Update Goals, Policies, and Actions Applicable to Industrial Land Uses Goals & Policies Land Use, Zoning, and Urban Design Action Goal 5: Fontana s industrial uses are concentrated in a few locations that have easy access to regional transportation routes. Promote the Southwest Industrial Park and the I-10 corridor as preferred locations for industrial uses. Maintain but do not expand existing heavyindustrial land use areas in proximity to one another and to services for industrial uses Avoid locating small areas of residential uses where they will be surrounded by intensive commercial or industrial uses. A. Extend industrial land uses along I-10 as shown in the Future Land Use Map (Chapter 15, page 15.23). B. Direct new industrial development to SWIP in order to build out this area designated for industrial development. With new industrial and mixed-use development proposed under the General Plan Update, there is an increased potential for spills and accidents involving hazardous materials to occur where such materials are newly used, handled, transported, and disposed of, thereby causing possible injury or harm to humans and the environment. However, compliance with federal, state, county, and local regulations relating to the use, storage, handling, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials would reduce the potential risk of hazardous materials exposure to a less than significant level. Furthermore, household hazardous materials or wastes, such as paint, chemicals, oil, anti-freeze, pesticides, cleaners, etc., are required to be disposed of at the City s Household Hazardous Waste facility, in accordance with State and local regulations (LHMP 2017; Appendix F). Implementation of the General Plan Update would not result in impacts associated with known and/or suspected hazardous materials. However, there is a potential that previously unknown hazardous material contamination from historical use of a property may be encountered during future development activities. Should such contamination be discovered, existing federal, state, and local regulations would require delineation of properties containing hazardous substances, and remediation of those properties to a level approved by the designated enforcement agency. As such, with compliance with existing regulations pertaining to hazardous materials contamination, impacts associated with hazardous materials would be less than significant. In addition, the General Plan Update includes goals, policies, and actions that could further reduce risk of improper use, storage, and/or transport of hazardous materials. Applicable goals, policies, and actions include the following presented in Table 5.7-2, below: 5.7-6

7 Table General Plan Update Goals, Policies, and Actions Applicable to Hazardous Materials Use, Storage, and/or Transport Goals & Policies Infrastructure and Green Systems Element Action Goal 8: All residences, businesses, and institutions have a dependable, environmentally-safe means to dispose of solid waste. Continue to use best practices for environmentally safe collection, transport and disposal of hazardous wastes. Continue to maximize landfill capacity by supporting recycling innovations, such as organic waste recycling for compost. Noise and Safety Element A. Continue recycling and green programs. B. Continue to work with San Bernardino County to minimize impacts from the landfill. C. Explore establishing a public or private disposal station for RVs and trailers. Goal 8: The potential for hazardous contamination is reduced in the city of Fontana. The City shall strive to reduce the potential for residents, workers, and visitors to Fontana being exposed to hazardous materials and wastes. A. Continue to support the siting of one of San Bernardino County s two Hazardous Materials Response Teams in Fontana. Goal 9: The City maintains regulations, plans, protocols and emergency training to reduce hazards and risks and to meet state and federal requirements for emergency assistance. Keep hazard-mitigation and emergency services programs up to date. Continue to provide hazard and risk mitigation and emergency training to public employees and the public at large. A. Update the LHMP as required to meet FEMA requirements. B. Explore the opportunity to create Business Emergency Response Training in cooperation with the Fire Department. Would the project emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? The General Plan Update does not consider or analyze specific development projects; therefore, the type or quantity of hazardous materials that could be used at future construction sites or development currently is unknown. However, given the wide distribution of schools within the City, development under the General Plan Update may result in the new use or emission of hazardous or acutely hazardous materials within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school. While hazardous materials and waste generated by future development could pose a health risk to nearby schools, all businesses that handle or transport hazardous materials on site would be required to comply with federal, state, and local regulations for hazardous wastes. Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code requires businesses that handle more than a specified amount of hazardous materials on site to submit a Hazardous Materials Business Plan to firefighters, health officials, planners, public safety officers, health care providers, regulatory agencies, and other interested persons. The business plan must include an inventory of the 5.7-7

8 hazardous materials handled, facility floor plans showing where hazardous materials are stored, an emergency response plan, and provisions for employee safety and emergency response training. Also, as discussed above, Section requires the consideration of the location of schools relative to facilities that are reasonably anticipated to be sources of hazardous emissions or that could handle hazardous materials, wastes, and substances. For potential new school sites, Section of the California Education Code defines the requirements of siting school facilities near or on known or suspected hazardous materials sites, or near facilities that emit hazardous air emissions or handle hazardous materials, substances, or waste. Given the above, compliance with federal, state, and local regulations would minimize the risks associated with the exposure of school populations to hazardous materials. Therefore, future development under the General Plan Update would result in a less than significant impact relative to the emissions or handling of hazardous materials within one-quarter mile of school facilities. Would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area for a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport? Would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area for a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip? There are no private airstrips located within or in the vicinity of the City. Therefore, no impact would occur as a result of General Plan Update implementation with respect to people residing or working in the vicinity of a private airstrip. As discussed in the Airport Compatibility Plan, California Government Code Section requires that General Plans be consistent with the airport compatibility plans, and this consistency requirement pertains only to future land use development. Additionally, General Plans can show that land uses are continuing, even though they would be nonconforming with the compatibility plan criteria. As such, these types of conflicts would not constitute an inconsistency between a General Plan and a compatibility plan. Proposed development under the General Plan Update within the noise contours of the Airport Compatibility Plan would be substantially similar to existing development (i.e., industrial uses). Moreover, the noise consistency analysis of the Airport Compatibility Plan concluded: There were no areas identified as having a residential land use designation within the noise impact zones. Therefore, there is no potential for displacement of future residential development the land uses that fall within the noise impact zone are industrial land uses" (Airport Compatibility Plan 2011)

9 The Noise Impact Map for the Ontario Airport was updated in September 2015, and modified the noise contours that had been presented in the 2011 Airport Compatibility Plan. Projected 2020 conditions show the 65-decibel contour extending to the intersection of E. Santa Ana Street and S. Wineville Road, located in Ontario near the western edge of Fontana. However, Title 21 (State Noise Standards) establishes that a CNEL of 65 decibels is the standard for the acceptable level of aircraft noise for persons living in the vicinity of airports. With adherence to existing state and local regulations, impacts related to people residing or working within an airport land use plan would be less than significant. In addition, the General Plan Update s Noise and Safety Element contains several goals, policies, and actions to minimize noise impacts to people and the environment in the vicinity of sources of noise (refer to Table 5.7-3, below): Table General Plan Update Goals, Policies, and Actions Applicable to Noise Noise and Safety Element Goals & Policies Action Goal 1: The City of Fontana protects its sensitive land uses from excessive noise through diligent planning through New sensitive land uses shall be prohibited in incompatible areas. Noise-tolerant land uses shall be guided into areas irrevocably committed to land uses that are noise-producing, such as transportation corridors. Where sensitive uses are to be placed along transportation routes, mitigation shall be provided to ensure compliance with statemandated noise levels. Noise spillover or encroachment from commercial, industrial and educational land uses shall be minimized into adjoining residential neighborhoods or noise-sensitive uses. A. The following uses shall be considered noisesensitive and discouraged in areas in excess of 65 dba CNEL: Residential Uses; Hospitals; Rest Homes; Long-Term Care Facilities; and Mental Care Facilities. B. The following uses shall be considered noisesensitive and discouraged in areas in excess of 65 Leq(12) (Equivalent Continuous Sound Level): Schools; Libraries; Places of Worship; and Passive Recreation Uses. C. The State of California Office of Planning and Research General Plan Guidelines shall be followed with respect to acoustical study requirements. Would the project impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? Implementation of the General Plan Update could generate an increase in the residential and employee population in the City as a result of the construction of new residential housing and commercial/retail growth. This new development could, in turn, result in an increase in traffic. These new potential sources of congestion on local roads and freeways could increase response times for medical or other emergencies, and could delay evacuation of the population in an emergency

10 According to the City s LHMP, numerous alternative routes, secondary points of access, cul-desac turnarounds, and other features that improve traffic circulation are planned into new development and redevelopment during the City's internal review process, which includes the Fire Department (LHMP 2017; Appendix F). These ongoing mitigations are in place so that emergency vehicles may respond quickly. Additionally, installation of security gate override systems and traffic signal pre-emption devices at critical signalized intersections are ongoing mitigations for systems that could otherwise obstruct or impair emergency access (LHMP 2017; Appendix F). The General Plan Update does not propose changes to circulation in the City or to physical orientation of the Project area that could interfere with the City s emergency response or evacuation procedures. In addition, the General Plan Update does not propose to change or eliminate existing emergency response facilities such as fire stations. Furthermore, goals, policies, and actions in the Community Mobility and Circulation Element do not involve modifications to roadways in any manner that would impede response to an emergency. The General Plan Update goals, policies, and actions are consistent with the LHMP. Goal 9 of the Noise and Safety Element (presented earlier in this section) identifies policies and actions to update hazard mitigation and emergency services, and to update the LHMP to continue to meet FEMA requirements. In addition, the goals, policies, and actions identified in the Community Mobility and Circulation Element of the General Plan Update are proposed to minimize traffic to the extent possible (refer to Chapter 5.13 of this Program EIR), which potentially would reduce impacts relative to interference with emergency response and evacuation plans. The Community Mobility and Circulation Element also encourages an increase in pedestrian and bicycle (rather than vehicle) connections between and within neighborhoods thereby potentially further reducing traffic congestion. Given the above, compliance with the mitigation program contained in the City s LHMP, along with implementation of the policies and actions in the Noise and Safety Element and the Community Mobility and Circulation Element of the General Plan Update, would result in a less than significant impact to the City s emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. Would the project expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands? The Project area is urbanized and surrounded by other urbanized communities; however, this growth has occurred adjacent to or in the vicinity of areas prone to wildfire within the community. Historically, most of the wildfires in Fontana have occurred in northwest Fontana, with occasional fires in the Jurupa Hills. Northwest Fontana has high chaparral vegetation, steep slopes, and is subject to hot Santa Ana winds blowing down the Cajon Pass. The Jurupa Hills have high grasses and steep slopes

11 According to the City s LHMP (2017; Appendix F), the factors contributing to a high, widespread wildfire risk in the City include: 1) narrow and often one-lane and/or dead-end roads complicating evacuation and emergency response; 2) nature and frequency of ignitions, and increasing population density leading to more ignitions; 3) slope of the foothills; and 4) residential development along the foothills. Given the nature of the wildland/urban interface in the City, residential and other types of development anticipated under the General Plan Update would result in a greater number of people and structures that could be exposed to wildland fires. Under the General Plan Update, the master planned communities developed through the specific plan process since the 1980s that are located in the northern and southern portions of the City are not anticipated to experience land use changes over the next 20 years. These are areas that are geographically closer to the foothills to the north and south that are more prone to wildland fires. However, there are areas within the northern portion of the City that may be developed for residential and mixed uses, including: approximately 269 acres of currently undeveloped land along the southern edge of I-15, between Duncan Canyon and the northern edge of the City; and approximately 101 acres in the Ventana Specific Plan near the Duncan Canyon interchange (General Plan Update 2017). The State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFIRE) has created, and continues to revise, a map of all Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) within the state, including those in the City. The Very High FHSZ can be used to enforce enhanced regulations from the State Fire Marshal published within the California Building Code that relates to ignition and ember resistive building construction within the City. In addition, a Fire Hazard Overlay District (included in the City s Zoning and Development Code) in the northern and southern portions of the City are subject to regulations to mitigate risk from wildfire. The overlay district provides requirements for fire resistive construction, fuel modification areas, development property line setbacks, and vegetation clearances from roadways and buildings. According to the City s LHMP, The Office of the Fire Marshal within the Fire Department is involved throughout the planning and construction process of all new development, reviewing and approving the design of fire protection systems, educating the community about fire safe practices, and conducting investigations of all fires, including wildland fires. Fire Prevention places conditions of approval on projects when necessary to incorporate fire safety mitigation measures for projects with special hazards, such as those in wildfire prone areas (LHMP 2017; Appendix F). The General Plan Update includes goals, policies, and actions to reduce risk of urban fires in the project area, as presented in Table 5.7-4, below:

12 Table General Plan Update Goals, Policies, and Actions Applicable to Urban Fire Protection Goals & Policies Public and Community Services Department Element Action Goal 2: Fontana s Fire Department meets or exceeds state and national benchmarks for protection and responsiveness. Continue the City s successful partnership with the San Bernardino County Fire Department. Noise and Safety Element A. Ensure continuing fire protection as the city s population grows and natural fire events may increase in number or intensity due to changing climate. B. Monitor population growth and development to ensure continuing protection through sufficient stations, equipment, training, and resources. C. Continue to provide public education about risks from fire, hazardous materials, and other hazards. Goal 7: Threats to public and private property from urban and wildland fire hazards are reduced in Fontana. The City shall continue to require residential, commercial, and industrial structures to implement fire hazard-reducing designs and features. The City shall continue to ensure to the extent possible that fire services, such as fire equipment, infrastructure, and response times, are adequate for all sections of the city. The City shall monitor development or redevelopment in areas where fire zones have been mapped through the city. A. The City shall require all new development in areas with a high fire hazard to provide fireretardant landscaping and project design to reduce their fire hazard, and the City shall take measures to reduce the risk of fire at the Wildland/Urban Interface. B. The City will continue to support the wildland fire expertise provided by the San Bernardino County Fire Department and the Fontana Fire Department. Therefore, with compliance with existing state and local regulations, the City s Zoning and Development Code, and mitigation in the LHMP supported by implementation of the General Plan Update policies and actions relative to development in fire-prone areas impacts to the public and environment related to risk of hazards due to wildland fire would be less than significant

13 5.7.4 Mitigation Measures While no significant hazards or hazardous materials impacts have been identified that require mitigation to less than significant levels, the following mitigation measures are considered as best practices to be applied to future projects, as necessary, to reduce impacts to less than significant levels. The following list of mitigation measures is not all inclusive of mitigation measures that may be adopted for future projects but serve as a guide and performance standards that constitute the minimum level of measures to reduce environmental impacts to acceptable levels. MM-HAZ-1 The City shall require that new proposed facilities involved in the production, use, storage, transport or disposal of hazardous materials be located a safe distance from land uses that may be adversely impacted by such activities. Conversely, new sensitive facilities, such as schools, child-care centers, and senior enters, shall not to be located near existing sites that use, store, or generate hazardous materials. MM-HAZ-2 The City shall assure the continued response and capability of the San Bernardino County Fire Department/Fontana Fire Protection District to handle hazardous materials incidents in the City and along the sections of freeways that extend across the City. MM-HAZ-3 The City shall require all businesses that handle hazardous materials above the reportable quantity to submit an inventory of the hazardous materials that they manage to the San Bernardino County Fire Department - Hazardous Materials Division in coordination with the Fontana Fire Protection District. MM-HAZ-4 The City shall identify roadways along which hazardous materials are routinely transported. If essential facilities, such as schools, hospitals, child care centers or other facilities with special evacuation needs are located along these routes, identify emergency response plans that these facilities can implement in the event of an unauthorized release of hazardous materials in their area. MM-HAZ-5 A Phase I Site Assessment shall be prepared in accordance with American Society of Testing and Materials Standards and Standards for Practice for All Appropriate Inquiries prior to issuance of a Grading Permit for future development. The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment shall investigate the potential for site contamination, and will identify Specific Recognized Environmental Conditions (i.e., asbestos containing materials, lead-based paints, polychlorinated biphenyls, etc.) that may require remedial activities prior to land acquisition or construction

14 5.7.5 References California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Article 12, Section (School Facilities). California Code of Regulations, Title 21, Section 5000 et seq. (State Noise Standards). California Education Code, Title 1, Division 1, Park 10.5, Section California Environmental Protection Agency Cortese List Data Resources. Accessed February 28, 2018 at California Health and Safety Code, Division 20. Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions [ ], Chapter Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory [ ]. City of Fontana Fire Protection District. Website accessed March 9, 2018: City of Fontana Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), June Environmental Data Resources (EDR), Fontana Forward, San Bernardino, CA. Inquiry Number: s LA/Ontario International Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, City of Ontario Planning Department, Ontario, California. April 19. Safety Element Technical Background Report, Appendix B to the 2003 City of Fontana General Plan. June. San Bernardino County Fire, Office of Emergency Services. Website accessed March 9, 2018: