City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Executive Summary... ES-1 Section 1: Introduction...1-1 1.1 - Overview of the CEQA Process...1-1 1.2 - Scope of the EIR...1-5 1.3 - Organization of the EIR...1-8 1.4 - Documents Incorporated by Reference...1-10 1.5 - Documents Prepared for the Project...1-11 1.6 - Review of the...1-11 Section 2: Project Description...2-1 2.1 - Project Location...2-1 2.2 - Project Characteristics...2-9 2.3 - Project Objectives and Required Approvals...2-26 2.4 - Intended Uses of This...2-28 Section 3: Environmental Impact Analysis...3-1 3.1 - Aesthetics...3.1-1 3.2 - Agricultural Resources...3.2-1 3.3 - Air Quality...3.3-1 3.4 - Biological Resources...3.4-1 3.5 - Cultural Resources...3.5-1 3.6 - Geology and Soils...3.6-1 3.7 - Hazards and Hazardous Materials...3.7-1 3.8 - Hydrology and Water Quality...3.8-1 3.9 - Land Use and Planning...3.9-1 3.10 - Mineral Resources...3.10-1 3.11 - Noise...3.11-1 3.12 - Population, Housing, and SCAG Consistency...3.12-1 3.13 - Public Services...3.13-1 3.14 - Recreation...3.14-1 3.15 - Transportation...3.15-1 3.16 - Utilities and Service Systems...3.16-1 3.17 - Greenhouse Gases...3.17-1 3.18 - Urban Decay...3.18-1 Section 4: Cumulative Impacts...4-1 4.1 - CEQA Requirements...4-1 4.2 - Cumulative Impact Analysis...4-5 Section 5: Other CEQA Considerations...5-1 5.1 - Significant Unavoidable Adverse Environmental Impacts...5-1 5.2 - Growth Inducing Impacts...5-2 5.3 - Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes...5-3 Section 6: Alternatives to the Project...6-1 6.1 - Introduction...6-1 6.2 - Alternative 1 - No Project Alternative...6-4 6.3 - Alternative 2-10-Percent Reduction Alternative...6-5 6.4 - Alternative 3 - Walmart Standalone Alternative...6-14 6.5 - Alternative 4 - No Walmart/Medium Size Tenant Alternative...6-24 6.6 - Alternatives Considered But Rejected...6-32 6.7 - Environmentally Superior Alternative...6-34 iii
City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Section 7: Report Preparation Resources...7-1 7.1 - Organizations and Persons Consulted...7-1 7.2 - References...7-1 7.3 - Acronyms and Abbreviations...7-9 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
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...1-5 Table 1-2: 2009 Revised NOP Comments...1-8 Table 2-1: Redlands Crossing Walmart Square Footage...2-10 Table 2-2: Site Summary...2-13 Table 3.1-1: Redlands Zoning and Overlay Districts...3.1-17 Table 3.2-1: California LESA Model Scoring Thresholds...3.2-8 Table 3.3-1: Air Pollutants and Ambient Air Quality Standards...3.3-3 Table 3.3-2: Best Available Control Measures SCAQMD Rule 403...3.3-9 Table 3.3-3: Air Quality Monitoring Summary...3.3-13 Table 3.3-4: Summary of Significance Thresholds...3.3-17 Table 3.3-5: Construction Duration...3.3-22 Table 3.3-6: Construction Equipment Assumptions (Unmitigated)...3.3-23 Table 3.3-7: Best Available Control Measures...3.3-25 Table 3.3-8: Maximum Daily Onsite Construction Emissions...3.3-26 Table 3.3-9: Localized Construction Impacts - Construction...3.3-27 Table 3.3-10: Estimated Daily Delivery Truck Trips...3.3-29 Table 3.3-11: Truck Trip Summary...3.3-29 Table 3.3-12: Trip Generation Rates...3.3-30 Table 3.3-13: Vehicle Mix for Customer/Worker Trips...3.3-31 Table 3.3-14: Summary of Emission Source Configurations...3.3-33 Table 3.3-15: General Modeling Assumptions...3.3-34 Table 3.3-16: Localized Operational Impacts - 2010...3.3-35 Table 3.3-17: Localized Operational Impacts 2013...3.3-36 Table 3.3-18: Localized Operational Impacts 2030...3.3-36 Table 3.3-19: Carbon Monoxide Concentrations at Intersections 2010...3.3-37 Table 3.3-20: Carbon Monoxide Concentrations at Intersections 2013...3.3-38 Table 3.3-21: Carbon Monoxide Concentrations at Intersections 2030...3.3-38 Table 3.3-22: Localized Construction Impacts Construction (Mitigated)...3.3-39 Table 3.3-23: Construction Trips Assumptions...3.3-42 Table 3.3-24: Regional Construction Emissions (Without Mitigation)...3.3-42 Table 3.3-25: Regional Operational Emissions 2010...3.3-43 Table 3.3-26: Regional Operational Emissions 2013...3.3-44 Table 3.3-27: Regional Operational Emissions 2030 (Summer)...3.3-44 v
City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Table 3.3-28: Regional Operational Emissions 2030 (Winter)...3.3-45 Table 3.3-29: Construction Air Pollutant Emissions (Mitigated)...3.3-49 Table 3.3-30: Values of the Inhalation Exposure Factor for DPM and Benzene...3.3-52 Table 3.3-31: Average Mobile Source DPM Emission Factors for Project Operations...3.3-54 Table 3.3-32: Benzene Emission Factors for Service Station...3.3-55 Table 3.3-33: Sensitive Receptor Cancer Risks from Project Operations...3.3-57 Table 3.5-1: Previously Recorded Cultural Resources In and Near the Project Area...3.5-5 Table 3.6-1: Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale...3.6-10 Table 3.7-1: Record Search Summary...3.7-2 Table 3.7-2: Adjacent Streets and Property Usage...3.7-3 Table 3.8-1: Typical Surface Water Pollutants Contributions...3.8-5 Table 3.8-2: Pollutants of Concern...3.8-6 Table 3.9-1: Analysis of Consistency with Applicable General Plan Policies...3.9-11 Table 3.9-2: Analysis of Consistency with Applicable EVCSP Policies...3.9-12 Table 3.11-1: Existing (Ambient) Short-Term Noise Level Measurements...3.11-5 Table 3.11-2: Existing (Ambient) On-site 24-Hour Noise Level Measurements...3.11-5 Table 3.11-3: Calculated Existing Weekday Noise Levels at Nearby Homes...3.11-6 Table 3.11-4: Existing Off-site Weekday Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-7 Table 3.11-5: Existing Off-site Saturday Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-9 Table 3.11-6: City of Redlands General Plan Interior and Exterior Noise Standards...3.11-12 Table 3.11-7: City of Redlands Noise/Land Use Compatibility Matrix...3.11-13 Table 3.11-8: City of Redlands Municipal Code - Interior & Exterior Noise Standards...3.11-15 Table 3.11-9: Year 2013 Weekday Without Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-20 Table 3.11-10: Year 2013 Saturday Without Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-22 Table 3.11-11: Year 2013 Weekday With Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-24 Table 3.11-12: Year 2013 Saturday With Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-26 Table 3.11-13: Year 2030 Weekday Without Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-28 Table 3.11-14: Year 2030 Saturday Without Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-30 Table 3.11-15: Year 2030 Weekday With Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-32 vi
City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Table 3.11-16: Year 2030 Saturday With Project Off-site Traffic Noise Contours...3.11-33 Table 3.11-17: Year 2013 Weekday Offsite Traffic Noise Contributions...3.11-36 Table 3.11-18: Year 2013 Saturday Off-site Traffic Noise Contributions...3.11-37 Table 3.11-19: Year 2030 Weekday Off-site Traffic Noise Contributions...3.11-39 Table3.11-20: Year 2030 Saturday Off-site Traffic Noise Contributions...3.11-41 Table 3.11-21: Stationary Only Noise Impacts at Nearby Homes...3.11-43 Table 3.11-22: Combined Stationary and Transportation Noise Impacts at Nearby Homes...3.11-44 Table 3.11-23: Estimated Construction Noise Levels at Sensitive Receptors...3.11-51 Table 3.11-24: Mitigated Construction Noise Impacts at Nearby Homes...3.11-52 Table 3.12-1: Department of Finance Population Estimates, 2000 to 2008...3.12-2 Table 3.12-2: SCAG Population, Housing, and Employment Forecasts...3.12-2 Table 3.12-3: Project Consistency with SCAG Regional Growth Principles...3.12-7 Table 3.13-1: Redlands Fire Station Facilities...3.13-1 Table 3.13-2: 2009 Incident Type Response Summary by Station...3.13-3 Table 3.13-3: Redlands Unified School District Facilities...3.13-5 Table 3.14-1: Parkland within the City of Redlands...3.14-2 Table 3.15-1: Signalized Intersection Level of Service (LOS) Thresholds...3.15-9 Table 3.15-2: Unsignalized Intersection Level of Service (LOS) Thresholds...3.15-10 Table 3.15-3: Freeway Mainline Level of Service (LOS) Thresholds...3.15-11 Table 3.15-4: Freeway Mainline Level of Service (LOS) Thresholds...3.15-12 Table 3.15-5: Intersection Analysis for Existing (2010) Conditions...3.15-18 Table 3.15-6: Existing (2010) Conditions Basic Freeway Segment Analysis...3.15-25 Table 3.15-7: Existing (2010) Conditions Freeway Ramp Merge/Diverge Analysis...3.15-27 Table 3.15-8: Redlands Crossing Center Parking Provision...3.15-29 Table 3.15-9: Project Trip Generation Summary...3.15-37 Table 3.15-10: Cumulative Development Land Use Summary...3.15-45 Table 3.15-11: Existing Plus Project Conditions Intersection Analysis...3.15-52 Table 3.15-12: Existing Plus Project Conditions Basic Freeway Segment Analysis...3.15-58 Table 3.15-13: Existing Plus Project Conditions Freeway Ramp Merge/Diverge Analysis...3.15-60 Table 3.15-14: Existing Plus Project Conditions Project Impacts to Intersections...3.15-62 Table 3.15-15: 2013 Conditions Intersection Analysis...3.15-65 Table 3.15-16: 2013 Conditions Basic Freeway Segment Analysis...3.15-71 Table 3.15-17: Year 2013 Conditions Freeway Ramp Merge/Diverge Analysis...3.15-76 Table 3.15-18: Year 2013 with Project Conditions with Mitigation Measures...3.15-79 vii
City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Table 3.15-19: Horizon 2030 Conditions Intersection Analysis...3.15-83 Table 3.15-20: Horizon 2030 Conditions Basic Freeway Segment Analysis...3.15-91 Table 3.15-21: Horizon 2030 Conditions Freeway Ramp Merge/Diverge Analysis...3.15-93 Table 3.15-22: Horizon 2030 with Project Conditions Intersection Analysis with Mitigation Imposed...3.15-97 Table 3.15-23: Summary of Transportation Impact Fee Program Improvements For Horizon Year 2030 Conditions...3.15-102 Table 3.16-1: Landfill Summary...3.16-2 Table 3.16-2: Current and Planned Water Supplies for Redlands...3.16-3 Table 3.16-3: Projected Groundwater Pumping Amounts to 2030...3.16-4 Table 3.16-4: Water Consumption Estimate...3.16-11 Table 3.16-5: Wastewater Generation Estimate...3.16-12 Table 3.17-1: Greenhouse Gases...3.17-3 Table 3.17-2: Construction Duration...3.17-19 Table 3.17-3: Construction Equipment Assumptions (Unmitigated)...3.17-20 Table 3.17-4: Construction Trips Assumptions...3.17-21 Table 3.17-5: Construction Greenhouse Gas Emissions...3.17-21 Table 3.17-6: Estimated Daily Delivery Truck Trips...3.17-22 Table 3.17-7: Trip Generation Rates...3.17-23 Table 3.17-8: Vehicle Mix for Customer/Worker Trips...3.17-24 Table 3.17-9: Project Daily Water Consumption...3.17-25 Table 3.17-10: Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions...3.17-26 Table 3.17-11: Greenhouse Gas Reductions - Regulation...3.17-27 Table 3.17-12: Walmart Design Features that Reduce Emissions...3.17-27 Table 3.17-13: Greenhouse Gas Reductions Mitigation Measures...3.17-30 Table 3.17-14: Significance of Greenhouse Gases...3.17-31 Table 3.17-15: City of Redlands Sustainability Plan Targets and Actions...3.17-33 Table 3.18-1: Grocery-anchored Shopping Centers Community Retail Trade Area...3.18-9 Table 3.18-2: Summary of Retail Space by Type Regional Retail Trade Area PMA (City of Redlands)...3.18-10 Table 3.18-3: Potential Sales Impacts to Existing Supermarkets Community Retail Trade Area In thousands of Constant Dollars...3.18-14 Table 3.18-4: Potential Demand for NEW Retail Space Regional Retail Trade Area PMAGAFO Retail Categories...3.18-15 Table 3.18-5: Potential Demand for NEW Retail Space (Expressed in Square Feet)...3.18-17 Table 3.18-6: Planned and Pending Supermarket Projects...3.18-20 viii
City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Table 3.18-7: Potential Cumulative Sales Impacts to Existing Supermarkets Based on Opening of Planned and Pending Supermarkets Community Retail Trade Area...3.18-23 Table 3.18-8: Planned and Pending Retail Projects Non-Supermarket Regional Retail Trade Area PMA...3.18-24 Table 3.18-9: Potential Demand for New Retail Space by Retail Category (nonsupermarket)...3.18-25 Table 3.18-10: Projected Vacancy Rate - HIGH SCENARIO Regional Retail Trade Area - City of Redlands Based on Planned and Pending Projects...3.18-28 Table 3.18-11: Projected Vacancy Rate - LOW SCENARIO Regional Retail Trade Area - City of Redlands Based on Planned and Pending Projects...3.18-29 Table 3.18-12: Reuse Status for Closed Walmart Stores...3.18-31 Table 4-1: Cumulative Projects...4-2 Table 5-1: Electricity Savings Projected From the 2008 Standards...5-7 Table 5-2: Demand Savings Projected From the 2008 Standards...5-8 Table 6-1: Ten Percent Reduction Alternative Summary...6-5 Table 6-2: Regional Operational Emissions Comparison...6-7 Table 6-3: Walmart Standalone Alternative...6-15 Table 6-4: Regional Operational Emissions Comparison...6-16 Table 6-5: No Walmart/Medium Size Tenant Alternative Tenant Space Summary...6-24 Table 6-6: Impact Summary Comparison of Project Alternatives with Project...6-34 Table 6-7: Project Objectives, Summary Comparison of Alternatives...6-37 ix
City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center List of Exhibits Exhibit 2-1: Regional Location Map...2-3 Exhibit 2-2: Local Vicinity Aerial Base...2-5 Exhibit 2-3: Local Vicinity Map Topographic Base...2-7 Exhibit 2-4: Proposed Site Plan...2-11 Exhibit 2-5a: Site Plan Elevation Facing North and South...2-17 Exhibit 2-5b: Elevation Map Facing East and West...2-19 Exhibit 3.1-1: Photo Key...3.1-3 Exhibit 3.1-2a: Site Photographs 1 and 2...3.1-5 Exhibit 3.1-2b: Site Photographs 3 and 4...3.1-7 Exhibit 3.1-2c: Site Photographs 5 and 6...3.1-9 Exhibit 3.2-1: Farmland Map...3.2-3 Exhibit 3.2-2: Williamson Act Contracts...3.2-5 Exhibit 3.4-1: Plant Communities...3.4-3 Exhibit 3.5-1: Archival Aerial Photographs...3.5-3 Exhibit 3.6-1: Local Soils...3.6-3 Exhibit 3.6-2: Regional Faults...3.6-7 Exhibit 3.8-1: Santa Ana Region Watershed Management Areas...3.8-3 Exhibit 3.8-2: Flood Zone Map...3.8-7 Exhibit 3.8-3: Proposed Drainage System...3.8-19 Exhibit 3.9-1: General Plan Land Use Map...3.9-3 Exhibit 3.9-2: Specific Plan Area...3.9-5 Exhibit 3.10-1: Mineral Land Classification Map...3.10-3 Exhibit 3.10-2: Aggregate Resources Sectors...3.10-5 Exhibit 3.10-3: Mineral Resource Areas in Redlands...3.10-7 Exhibit 3.11-1: Noise Measurement Locations...3.11-3 Exhibit 3.11-2: Year 2013 Saturday Without Project Noise Contour Map (dba CNEL)...3.11-45 Exhibit 3.11-3: Year 2013 Saturday With Project Noise Contour Map (dba CNEL)...3.11-47 Exhibit 3.15-1: City of Redlands General Plan Circulation Element...3.15-3 Exhibit 3.15-2: City of Redlands General Plan Cross-Sections...3.15-5 Exhibit 3.15-3: Existing Number of Through Lanes and Intersection Controls...3.15-15 Exhibit 3.15-4a: Existing 2010 Weekday PM Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement...3.15-21 x
City of Redlands - Redlands Crossing Center Exhibit 3.15-4b: Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Turning Movement and Volumes...3.15-23 Exhibit 3.15-5a: Project Inbound Trip Distribution...3.15-39 Exhibit 3.15-5b: Project Outbound Trip Distributions...3.15-41 Exhibit 3.15-6: Cumulative Development Location Map...3.15-43 Exhibit 3.15-7: With Project Peak Hour Intersection LOS...3.15-73 Exhibit 3.15-8: With Project Peak Hour Intersection Level of Service...3.15-89 Exhibit 3.15-9: Truck Access Circulation...3.15-121 Exhibit 3.15-10: Truck Access Circulation at Tennessee Street and Driveway 1...3.15-123 Exhibit 3.15-11: Truck Access Circulation at Pennsylvania Avenue and Driveway 2...3.15-125 Exhibit 3.15-12: Truck Access Circulation at San Bernardino Avenue and Driveway 3...3.15-127 Exhibit 3.15-13: Truck Access Circulation at Pennsylvania Avenue and Driveway 4...3.15-129 Exhibit 3.15-14: Truck Access Circulation at New York Avenue and San Bernardino Avenue...3.15-131 Exhibit 3.15-15: Truck Access Circulation at San Bernardino Avenue and Driveway 5...3.15-133 Exhibit 3.18-1: Community Retail Trade Area Boundaries...3.18-3 Exhibit 3.18-2: Regional Retail Trade Area Boundaries...3.18-7 Exhibit 6-1: Alternative Sites...6-37 xi