County of El Dorado Tilden Park Project DATE: December 19, 2012 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Responsible Agencies, Trustee Agencies, and Interested Parties Pierre Rivas, Principal Planner, El Dorado County (NOP) of an Environmental Impact Report for the Tilden Park Commercial-Residential Development Project El Dorado County (County) is the lead agency for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Tilden Park Commercial-Residential Development Project (Tilden Park Project) in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The purpose of this NOP is to describe the Tilden Park Project and potential environmental effects in order to allow agencies and interested parties to provide input on the scope and content of the EIR. The location, description, and probable environmental effects of the Tilden Park Development Project are discussed herein. The County of El Dorado is soliciting comments from public agencies, private organizations, and individuals regarding the scope and content of the environmental documentation. Note that other public agencies may need to use the EIR when considering permitting or other approvals. Due to time constraints mandated by state law, comments regarding this NOP must be submitted in writing to the address shown below by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 18 th, 2013. Please include your name and return address on the first page of your written comments. El Dorado County Development Services Department 2850 Fairlane Court Placerville, CA 95667 Attn: Mr. Pierre Rivas, Principal Planner Email: pierre.rivas@edcgov.us El Dorado County 1 Tilden Park Commercial-Residential Project EIR December 19, 2012
TILDEN PARK COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROJECT LOCATION The Tilden Park Commercial-Residential Development Project encompasses approximately 12 acres, located within the Community of Shingle Springs in El Dorado County. The property is situated immediately north of Wild Chaparral Drive and U.S. Route 50, south and west of Crosswood Drive, and east of Many Oaks Lane. The property is surrounded on the west, north, and east by low-density residential and commercial development. A Regional Location Map and a Site and Vicinity Map are provided as Figures 1 and 2 respectively. Project Address: 4108 Wild Chaparral Drive, Shingle Springs, California 95682 County: El Dorado APNs: 070-280-59 & 070-280-60 USGS Quad: Shingle Springs USGS 7.5-minute topo quadrangle (1980). Long./Lat.: Centroid of the study area: 38.662392 North, 120.94467 West PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Proposed Project is for a Planned Development (PD) project that includes a mix of residential and commercial uses. A site plan for the Proposed Project is provided as Figure 3. Requested discretionary actions include: (1) a General Plan Amendment from Medium Density Residential (MDR) which allows for a maximum of 1 unit per acre to High Density Residential (HDR) which allows for a range from 1 to 5 units per acre and Commercial (C); (2) a Zone change from One-Acre Residential (R1A) to One-Family Residential-Planned Development (R1- PD), Commercial-Planned Development (C-PD), and Open Space-Planned Development (OS- PD); and (3) a Planned Development and Tentative Map to create14 residential lots, 2 commercial lots, and 2 open space lots on the approximately 12-acre site. The proposed zoning is shown on Figure 4. The residential lots would range in size from 5,151 to 9,590 square feet, totaling 2.97 acres, and would add housing adjacent to existing residential development within the Shingle Springs Community area. The residential portion of the project includes two 0.82-acre open space lots, landscaping, lift station, and future right-of-way. The commercial lots, totaling 8.22 acres, would be located adjacent to existing and entitled commercial development and are proposed for the development of an 80-room hotel, a 120-seat restaurant, a food mart, and 6,500 square feet of office space. The project site proposes access from Wild Chaparral Drive and Crosswood Drive. REQUIRED APPROVALS/DISCRETIONARY ACTIONS General Plan Amendment Zone Change Planned Development El Dorado County 2 Tilden Park Commercial-Residential Project EIR December 19, 2012
Tentative Map POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS A draft Initial Study (IS) and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for the Proposed Project and circulated for public review in September 2011 (A08-0015/Z08-0039/PD08-0025/TM08-1485/Tilden Park). The project description, location, and the potential environmental effects were described in the IS. The IS also included mitigation, as applicable, for environmental subject areas to reduce potential impacts to less-than-significant levels. With the implementation of the mitigation measures contained in the IS, potentially significant effects would not occur for the following resource areas: Aesthetics, Light and Glare Agricultural Resources Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology and Soils Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use and Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population and Housing Public Services Recreation Utilities and Service Systems Based on the analysis within the September 2011 IS and the comments received during the public review period, the County has determined that a Focused EIR [CEQA Guidelines Section 15063(c)(3)(A)] should be prepared to further evaluate impacts associated with Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Traffic and Circulation. The Focused EIR will evaluate the Proposed Project s direct, cumulative and indirect effects associate with these resource areas. The Focused EIR will also include a discussion of potential indirect effects associated with growth inducement. Mitigation will be proposed for impacts that are determined to be significant, to reduce those impacts to less-than significant levels. Impacts that are determined to be significant after mitigation will be identified. A mitigation monitoring program will also be developed, as required by Section 15097 of the CEQA Guidelines. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6, the County will evaluate alternatives that could feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of the Proposed Project and would substantially lessen one or more of the project s significant environmental effects. As required by CEQA, one of the alternatives will be a No Project Alternative, which will assume that the project site will not be subject to any development. According to CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(d), the significant effects of an alternative shall be discussed, but in less detail than the significant effects of the project as proposed. The assessment of project alternatives will be consistent with this requirement by presenting a sufficient amount of detail necessary to afford decision makers with a reasoned choice. A qualitative comparison of GHG emissions and traffic impacts associated with project alternatives will be conducted. Date: December 17, 2012 By: Pierre Rivas, Principal Planner El Dorado County El Dorado County 3 Tilden Park Commercial-Residential Project EIR December 19, 2012
Project Site Project Site El Dorado County SCALE Miles 0 5 10 SOURCE: ESRI Data, 2012; AES, 2012 Figure 1 Regional Location
Project Boundary SCALE Feet 0 1,000 2,000 SOURCE: "Shingle Springs, CA USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrange, T9N, R9E, Section 1, Mt. Diablo Baseline & Meridian; AES, 2012 Figure 2 Site and Vicinity
LEGEND SOURCE: Gary Davis Group, 4/19/2010; AES, 2012 Figure 3 Site Plan
SHOPS / OFFICES LEGEND NORTH 0 100 200 SOURCE: Gary Davis Group, 9/2011; AES 2012 Figure 4 Tilden Park Proposed Land Use and Zoning Designations