San Ramon City Center State Clearinghouse Number 2007042022 Prepared for: City of San Ramon Planning/Community Development Department Planning Services Division 2222 Camino Ramon San Ramon, CA 94583 Prepared by: Bishop Ranch 3 2633 Camino Ramon, Suite 460 San Ramon, CA 94583 August 13, 2007
DRAFT Subsequent Environmental Impact Report San Ramon City Center San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California State Clearinghouse Number 2007042022 Prepared for: City of San Ramon Planning/Community Development Department Planning Services Division 2222 Camino Ramon San Ramon, CA 94583 925.973.2560 Contact: Lauren Barr, Senior Planner Prepared by: Bishop Ranch 3 2633 Camino Ramon, Suite 460 San Ramon, CA 94583 Contact: Jason M. Brandman, Project Director August 13, 2007
San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction...1-1 1.1 - Overview, Purpose, and Authority of the EIR...1-1 1.2 - Scope of the EIR...1-4 1.3 - Organization of the EIR...1-7 1.4 - Documents Incorporated by Reference...1-9 1.5 - Documents Prepared for the Project...1-10 1.6 - Lead Agency, Sponsor, and Consultant...1-11 1.7 - Review of the DSEIR...1-11 Section 2: Executive Summary...2-1 2.1 - Purpose...2-1 2.2 - Tiering and Basis for Subsequent EIR...2-1 2.3 - Project Summary...2-1 2.4 - Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts...2-5 2.5 - Summary of Project Alternatives...2-6 2.6 - Areas of Controversy...2-7 2.7 - Public Review of the Draft EIR...2-8 2.8 - Executive Summary Matrix...2-9 Section 3: Project Description...3-1 3.1 - Project Location and Setting...3-1 3.2 - Project Characteristics...3-18 3.3 - Project Objectives...3-76 3.4 - Intended Uses of This Draft EIR...3-78 Section 4: Environmental Impact Analysis...4-1 4.1 - Aesthetics, Light, and Glare...4.1-1 4.2 - Air Quality...4.2-1 4.3 - Biological Resources...4.3-1 4.4 - Cultural Resources...4.4-1 4.5 - Geology, Soils, and Seismicity...4.5-1 4.6 - Hazards and Hazardous Materials...4.6-1 4.7 - Hydrology and Water Quality...4.7-1 4.8 - Land Use...4.8-1 4.9 - Noise...4.9-1 4.10 - Population and Housing...4.10-1 4.11 - Public Services and Recreation...4.11-1 4.12 - Transportation...4.12-1 4.13 - Urban Decay...4.13-1 4.14 - Utility Systems...4.14-1 Section 5: Alternatives to the Proposed Project...5-1 5.1 - Introduction...5-1 5.2 - Alternative 1 - No Project Alternative...5-4 5.3 - Alternative 2 - Reduced Density Option 1 Alternative...5-9 5.4 - Alternative 3 - Reduced Density Option 2 Alternative...5-14 5.5 - Alternative 4 - City Civic Center Alternative...5-19 5.6 - Environmentally Superior Alternative...5-24 5.7 - Alternatives Rejected From Further Consideration...5-25 Section 6: Other CEQA Considerations...6-1 6.1 - Significant Unavoidable Impacts...6-1 6.2 - Growth-Inducing Impacts...6-2 6.3 - Cumulative Impacts...6-3 iii
Table of Contents San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon 6.4 - Energy Conservation...6-13 Section 7: Effects Found Not To Be Significant...7-1 7.1 - Introduction...7-1 7.2 - Effects Found Not To Be Significant...7-1 Section 8: Persons and Organizations Consulted...8-1 8.1 - Public Agencies...8-1 8.2 - Private Parties and Organizations...8-3 Section 9: List of Preparers...9-1 9.1 - Lead Agency...9-1 9.2 - Lead Consultant...9-1 9.3 - Technical Subconsultants...9-2 Section 10: References...10-1 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
San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents List of Tables Table 1-1: IS-NOP Comments...1-5 Table 2-1: Executive Summary Matrix...2-10 Table 3-1: Parcel Summary...3-1 Table 3-2: Surrounding Land Use Summary...3-17 Table 3-3: Land Use Designation Summary...3-18 Table 3-4: Project Components...3-21 Table 3-5: Plaza District Retail Uses Summary...3-22 Table 3-6: Plaza District Residential Uses Summary...3-45 Table 3-7: Plaza District Parking Summary...3-46 Table 4.1-1: Surrounding Land Use Summary...4.1-3 Table 4.2-1: Global Warming Potential...4.2-14 Table 4.2-2: Contra Costa County 2005 Emissions Inventory (tons/day)...4.2-15 Table 4.2-3: Ambient Air Monitoring Data (2004 2006)...4.2-16 Table 4.2-4: Sensitive Receptors...4.2-17 Table 4.2-5: Ambient Air Quality Standards...4.2-19 Table 4.2-6: Bay Area Air Basin Attainment Status...4.2-22 Table 4.2-7: BAAQMD Operational Significance Thresholds...4.2-23 Table 4.2-8: Estimated Project Construction Plan...4.2-27 Table 4.2-9: Project Construction Emissions (Unmitigated)...4.2-27 Table 4.2-10: Mitigated Project Construction Emissions...4.2-28 Table 4.2-11: Existing Bishop Ranch 2 Emissions...4.2-29 Table 4.2-12: Unmitigated Operational Emissions...4.2-29 Table 4.2-13: Mitigated Operational Emissions...4.2-30 Table 4.2-14: Project Carbon Dioxide Emissions...4.2-38 Table 4.2-15: Project Methane Emissions...4.2-39 Table 4.2-16: Project Nitrous Oxide Emissions...4.2-39 Table 4.2-17: Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategy Consistency Analysis...4.2-42 Table 4.3-1: Special Status Wildlife Species...4.3-6 Table 4.5-1: Fault Summary...4.5-3 Table 4.5-2: Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale...4.5-4 Table 4.5-3: Soil Type by Parcel...4.5-10 Table 4.5-4: Soil Properties Summary...4.5-10 Table 4.6-1: Recorded Sites Near the Project Site...4.6-2 Table 4.6-2: Aerial Photograph Summary...4.6-3 Table 4.6-3: Topographical Map Summary...4.6-4 Table 4.7-1: Event Median Concentrations for Selected Parameters in the NSDQ, Version 1....4.7-6 v
Table of Contents San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table 4.8-1: Surrounding Land Use Summary...4.8-2 Table 4.8-2: Project Site Land Use Designation Summary...4.8-5 Table 4.8-3: Surrounding Land Use Designation Summary...4.8-5 Table 4.8-4: General Plan Consistency Analysis...4.8-16 Table 4.9-1: Construction Equipment Noise Emissions and Usage Factors...4.9-3 Table 4.9-2: Vibration Levels and Human Response...4.9-6 Table 4.9-3: Vibration Source Levels for Construction Equipment...4.9-7 Table 4.9-4: Existing Ambient Offsite, Short-Term Noise Level Measurements...4.9-11 Table 4.9-5: Existing (Ambient) Onsite, 24-Hour Noise Level Measurements...4.9-13 Table 4.9-6: Existing Noise Contours...4.9-14 Table 4.9-7: Existing Noise Level Calculations and Model Calibration...4.9-21 Table 4.9-8: Sensitive Receptors...4.9-21 Table 4.9-9: Interstate 680 Vehicle Mix...4.9-28 Table 4.9-10: Construction Noise Impacts...4.9-31 Table 4.9-11: Existing Plus Project Noise Contours...4.9-35 Table 4.9-12: Existing Plus Project Contribution...4.9-37 Table 4.9-13: Year 2020 Without Project Roadway Noise Contours...4.9-40 Table 4.9-14: Year 2020 With Project Roadway Noise Contours...4.9-43 Table 4.9-15: Year 2020 Contribution...4.9-45 Table 4.9-16: Year 2020 Without Project Noise Levels at Nearby Uses...4.9-48 Table 4.9-17: Year 2020 With Project Noise Levels at Nearby Uses...4.9-51 Table 4.9-18: Project-Related Offsite Noise Impacts...4.9-52 Table 4.9-19: Onsite Residential Noise Levels...4.9-57 Table 4.10-1: San Ramon Population and Housing Characteristics (2007)...4.10-1 Table 4.10-2: San Ramon Employment Characteristics (2007)...4.10-2 Table 4.10-3: City of San Ramon Historic Population Growth (1985 2005)...4.10-2 Table 4.10-4: Projected Population Growth...4.10-3 Table 4.10-5: Employment Trends...4.10-3 Table 4.10-6: San Ramon Housing Allocation (1999 2006)...4.10-4 Table 4.11-1: Fire Station Summary...4.11-2 Table 4.11-2: Urban Apparatus Summary...4.11-5 Table 4.11-3: Response Times by Fire Station...4.11-6 Table 4.11-4: Police Department Organizational Summary...4.11-8 Table 4.11-5: Police Activity Summary (2004 2006)...4.11-9 Table 4.11-6: School District Profile (2005 06)...4.11-9 Table 4.11-7: Local School Summary (2005 06)...4.11-10 Table 4.11-8: Project Student Generation...4.11-20 vi
San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents Table 4.12-1: Study Intersections...4.12-3 Table 4.12-2: Intersection Level of Service Definitions...4.12-7 Table 4.12-3: Existing Intersection Levels of Service...4.12-8 Table 4.12-4: Freeway Level of Service Operations...4.12-17 Table 4.12-5: Existing Freeway Section Level of Service...4.12-18 Table 4.12-6: Existing Freeway Ramp Level of Service...4.12-19 Table 4.12-7: San Ramon Bicycle Facilities...4.12-23 Table 4.12-8: Trip Generation Rates - Flex Retail...4.12-34 Table 4.12-9: Trip Generation Totals - Flex Retail...4.12-36 Table 4.12-10: Trip Generation - Net Change from Demolition of Bishop Ranch 2...4.12-43 Table 4.12-11: Trip Generation - Flex Retail Project Traffic Existing Analysis Summary...4.12-43 Table 4.12-12: Trip Generation - Current Bishop Ranch 2 Entitlement...4.12-44 Table 4.12-13: Trip Generation - Flex Retail Project Traffic 2020 Analysis Summary...4.12-44 Table 4.12-14: Trip Distribution Assumptions...4.12-45 Table 4.12-15: Existing Plus Project Intersection Operations...4.12-65 Table 4.12-16: Existing Plus Project Mitigated Intersection Operations...4.12-67 Table 4.12-17: Year 2020 Intersection Operations...4.12-77 Table 4.12-18: Year 2020 Mitigated Intersection Operations...4.12-88 Table 4.12-19: Existing Plus Project Freeway Section Level of Service...4.12-89 Table 4.12-20: Existing Plus Project Ramp LOS Analysis Results...4.12-89 Table 4.12-21: Year 2020 Freeway Section Level of Service...4.12-90 Table 4.12-22: Year 2020 Ramp LOS Analysis Results...4.12-90 Table 4.12-23: Year 2020 Queuing...4.12-93 Table 4.12-24: City Center Parking Analysis Parking Demand...4.12-97 Table 4.12-25: City Center Parking Analysis Parking Supply...4.12-98 Table 4.13-1: Historic and Projected Population and Household Trends...4.13-7 Table 4.13-2: Income and Employment Projections...4.13-7 Table 4.13-3: Trade Area Retail Centers...4.13-8 Table 4.13-4: Planned Retail Development Projects...4.13-14 Table 4.13-5: Projected Retail Supply...4.13-17 Table 4.13-6: Projected Retail Demand...4.13-18 Table 4.13-7: Retail Trade Area Capture Rates...4.13-19 Table 4.13-8: San Ramon Retail Capture...4.13-20 Table 4.13-9: Supply and Demand Comparison...4.13-23 Table 4.13-10: Cumulative Retail Impacts...4.13-27 Table 4.14-1: Terminal Reservoir Summary...4.14-6 Table 4.14-2: Demand and Supply Projections (2025 2030)...4.14-9 vii
Table of Contents San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table 4.14-3: Landfill Summary...4.14-13 Table 4.14-4: Waste Diversion Rates (2003 2005)...4.14-14 Table 4.14-5: Construction and Demolition Waste Generation...4.14-24 Table 4.14-6: Operational Net Solid Waste Generation...4.14-25 Table 4.14-7: Estimated Energy Consumption...4.14-27 Table 5-1: No Project Alternative Summary...5-4 Table 5-2: Reduced Density Option 1 Alternative Summary...5-9 Table 5-3: Reduced Density Option 2 Alternative Summary...5-14 Table 5-4: City Civic Center Alternative Summary...5-20 Table 5-5: Summary of Alternatives...5-24 Table 6-1: Geographic Scope of Cumulative Analysis by Resource...6-4 Table 6-2: Electricity Savings Projected From the 2005 Standards...6-16 Table 6-3: Demand Savings Projected From the 2005 Standards...6-16 Table 6-4: Construction Fuel Consumption...6-20 Table 6-5: Operations Fuel Consumption...6-21 viii
San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents List of Exhibits Exhibit 3-1: Regional Location Map...3-3 Exhibit 3-2: Local Vicinity Map Aerial Base...3-5 Exhibit 3-3a: Site Photographs...3-7 Exhibit 3-3b: Site Photographs...3-9 Exhibit 3-3c: Site Photographs...3-11 Exhibit 3-3d: Site Photographs...3-13 Exhibit 3-3e: Site Photographs...3-15 Exhibit 3-4: Context Plan...3-23 Exhibit 3-5: Illustrative Site Plan...3-25 Exhibit 3-6: Plaza District...3-27 Exhibit 3-7a: Block Plan A...3-29 Exhibit 3-7b: Block Plan B...3-31 Exhibit 3-7c: Block Plan C...3-33 Exhibit 3-7d: Block Plan D...3-35 Exhibit 3-7e: Block Plan E...3-37 Exhibit 3-7f: Block Plan F-G Sheet 1...3-39 Exhibit 3-7g: Block Plan F-G Sheet 2...3-41 Exhibit 3-7h: Block Plan H...3-43 Exhibit 3-8a: Plaza District Sections - North-South...3-49 Exhibit 3-8b: Plaza District Sections - East-West...3-51 Exhibit 3-9: Landscape Concept Plan...3-53 Exhibit 3-10: Bishop Ranch 1A, City Hall, and Transit Center Site Plan...3-55 Exhibit 3-11: Bishop Ranch 1A Sections and Elevations...3-57 Exhibit 3-12: Bishop Ranch 1A, City Hall, and Transit Center Landscaping Plan...3-59 Exhibit 3-13: City Hall and Transit Center Site Plan...3-61 Exhibit 3-14: City Hall and Transit Center Sections and Elevations...3-63 Exhibit 3-15: City Hall and Transit Center Landscaping Plan...3-65 Exhibit 3-16: Conceptual Utility Plan...3-69 Exhibit 4.1-1a: Views From Project Site...4.1-5 Exhibit 4.1-1b: Views From Project Site...4.1-7 Exhibit 4.1-2a: Views From Surrounding Land Uses...4.1-9 Exhibit 4.1-2b: Views From Surrounding Land Uses...4.1-11 Exhibit 4.1-3: Views From Interstate 680...4.1-15 Exhibit 4.1-4a: View Location Key Map...4.1-21 Exhibit 4.1-4b: View From Memorial Park...4.1-23 Exhibit 4.1-4c: View From Market Place...4.1-25 ix
Table of Contents San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Exhibit 4.1-4d: View From Camino Ramon...4.1-27 Exhibit 4.1-4e: View From Ridgeview Court...4.1-29 Exhibit 4.1-4f: View From Central Park...4.1-31 Exhibit 4.1-4g: View From Iron Horse Trail Looking North...4.1-33 Exhibit 4.1-4h: View From Chaucer Circle...4.1-35 Exhibit 4.1-4i: View From Chevron Park...4.1-37 Exhibit 4.1-4j: View From Bishop Drive...4.1-39 Exhibit 4.1-4k: View From Bollinger Canyon Road Median...4.1-41 Exhibit 4.1-4l: View From Iron Horse Trail Looking South...4.1-43 Exhibit 4.1-5a: Plaza District Illustrative Renderings...4.1-51 Exhibit 4.1-5b: Bishop Ranch 1A Illustrative Renderings...4.1-53 Exhibit 4.1-5c: City Hall Illustrative Renderings...4.1-55 Exhibit 4.1-6: Project Perspective...4.1-59 Exhibit 4.1-7a: Shade and Shadow - Summer Solstice 10 a.m....4.1-61 Exhibit 4.1-7b: Shade and Shadow - Summer Solstice 2 p.m....4.1-63 Exhibit 4.1-7c: Shade and Shadow - Winter Solstice 10 a.m...4.1-65 Exhibit 4.1-7d: Shade and Shadow - Winter Solstice 2 p.m...4.1-67 Exhibit 4.1-8: Photometric Plan...4.1-71 Exhibit 4.3-1: Plant Communities Map...4.3-3 Exhibit 4.5-1: Local Seismic Hazards...4.5-5 Exhibit 4.5-2: USDA Soils Map...4.5-11 Exhibit 4.7-1: Drainage Conveyance Alignments...4.7-3 Exhibit 4.8-1: General Plan Designations...4.8-7 Exhibit 4.8-2: Zoning Ordinance Designations...4.8-9 Exhibit 4.9-1: Noise Measurement Locations...4.9-9 Exhibit 4.9-2: 24-Hour Noise Measurement Graph...4.9-15 Exhibit 4.9-3: Existing Noise Contour Map...4.9-19 Exhibit 4.9-4: City of San Ramon Land Use Compatibility Noise Standards...4.9-23 Exhibit 4.9-5: Year 2020 Without Project Noise Contour Map...4.9-49 Exhibit 4.9-6: Year 2020 With Project Noise Contour Map...4.9-53 Exhibit 4.11-1: Public Facilities Location Map...4.11-3 Exhibit 4.12-1: Study Intersections...4.12-5 Exhibit 4.12-2a: Existing Traffic Volumes...4.12-9 Exhibit 4.12-2b: Existing Traffic Volumes...4.12-11 Exhibit 4.12-3a: Existing Intersection Geometries...4.12-13 Exhibit 4.12-3b: Existing Intersection Geometries...4.12-15 Exhibit 4.12-4: Existing Transit Service...4.12-21 x
San Ramon City Center - City of San Ramon Table of Contents Exhibit 4.12-5: Bicycle Facilities...4.12-25 Exhibit 4.12-6: Pedestrian Facilities...4.12-27 Exhibit 4.12-7a: Flex Retail Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour...4.12-39 Exhibit 4.12-7b: Flex Retail Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour...4.12-41 Exhibit 4.12-8: Intersection Improvements...4.12-47 Exhibit 4.12-9: Norris Canyon Road High Occupancy Vehicle Ramp Concept...4.12-53 Exhibit 4.12-10a: Existing Plus Project Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour...4.12-57 Exhibit 4.12-10b: Existing Plus Project Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour...4.12-59 Exhibit 4.12-11a: Existing Plus Project Traffic Volumes Daily Traffic Volumes...4.12-61 Exhibit 4.12-11b: Existing Plus Project Traffic Volumes Daily Traffic Volumes...4.12-63 Exhibit 4.12-12a: Year 2020 Without Project Traffic Volumes...4.12-69 Exhibit 4.12-12b: Year 2020 Without Project Traffic Volumes...4.12-71 Exhibit 4.12-13a: Year 2020 Intersection Geometry...4.12-73 Exhibit 4.12-13b: Year 2020 Intersection Geometry...4.12-75 Exhibit 4.12-14a: Year 2020 With Project Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour...4.12-79 Exhibit 4.12-14b: Year 2020 With Project Traffic Volumes AM (PM) Peak Hour...4.12-81 Exhibit 4.12-15a: Year 2020 With Project Daily Traffic Volumes...4.12-83 Exhibit 4.12-15b: Year 2020 With Project Daily Traffic Volumes...4.12-85 Exhibit 4.12-16: Roadway Concept Plan...4.12-95 Exhibit 4.13-1: Trade Area...4.13-3 Exhibit 4.14-1: East Bay Municipal Utilities District Water Supply System...4.14-3 Exhibit 4.14-2: San Ramon Valley Recycled Water Program Facilities...4.14-7 xi