MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE. As noted in the Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Hazard and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, and Transportation sections above, the Project may result in potentially significant impacts and degradation to the quality of the environment. However, adoption and implementation of the Mitigation Measures in the IS/MND and MMRP would reduce these individual impacts to less than significant levels. Air Quality: The project will comply with all SJVAPCD Air Quality regulations. Implementing mitigation measures for Air Quality will lessen impacts to Air Quality to less than significant by implementing an approved SJVAPCD Dust Control Plan or Construction Notification form. Biological Resources: The pipeline route will run through private agricultural land. The presence of special-status plant and animal species on this site prior to ground disturbance cannot be positively determined. Based on habitat conditions surrounding the site with assumption that the site contains similar habitat characteristics, it is possible that special-status species (vernal pool branchiopods (fairy shrimp and tadpole shrimp and habitat), valley elderberry longhorn beetle, California tiger salamander, western spadefoot, giant garter snake, western pond turtle, nesting birds, tricolored blackbird, Swainson’s Hawk, Northern harrier, Bats (Pallid bats or any other CSC-listed bat species), San Xxxxxxx kit xxx, and American badgers species) may have been present prior to site disturbances. Mitigation measures for Biological Resources will be implemented to mitigate the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, reduce habitat for special-species, or cause special-species populations to drop below self-sustaining levels.
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE. Potentially Significant Impact Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated Less than significant Impact No Impact a. Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory?
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory?
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a) Does the project have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? Based on the answers to Section IV. a) (Biological Resources) there are no rare or endangered species present on the site and the parcel is not suitable habitat for any wildlife species or community. Since the project is within the urbanized area of the City, is surrounded by development, and has been previously graded, construction on this site will not degrade the quality of the environment to a point that would threaten any animal or plant species. Based on the answers to Sections V. and XVIII. (Cultural/Tribal Cultural Resources), there are no recorded cultural resources on the site. However, mitigation measures have been incorporated to protect any potential discovery of cultural resources encountered during project development. There are no historical structures located on the parcel. Therefore, the project will have no impact on the environment from degradation of the quality of the environment, substantial reduction of habitat of a fish or wildlife species, causing a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threatening to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduction in the number or restriction of the range of an endangered, rare, or threatened species or elimination of important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory.
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulatively considerable” means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? According to the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Air Quality Management Plan (VCAQMP), if the project is consistent with the VCAQMP, it would have a less than significant cumulative impact on air quality. The proposed project’s operational emissions are below the threshold values and consistent with the regional population forecasts in the plan. As such, the project is consist...
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a. Potential to degrade: Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community,reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory?
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE. Responses to these questions shall be based on the impact discussions of the Initial Study and whether the project has any potentially significant impacts. The discussion shall reference incorporated and recommended mitigation measures as appropriate.
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE. 2 The lead agency shall find that a project may have a significant effect on the 4 project where there is substantial evidence, in light of the whole record, that any of the 5 following conditions may occur. Where prior to commencement of the environmental 6 analysis a project proponent agrees to mitigation measures or project modifications that
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE. I. Does the project have the notential to degrade the quality of the environment, reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species. cause a xxxx ar-wildlife population to drop below, self-sustain ig:levels. threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community. reduce the number of restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant of
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE. Would the project:
a) Have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory?
b) Have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulatively considerable” means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)?
c) Have environmental effects that would cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? X
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? X c Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? X i FAConeuunity Development \ Plannm &lanning Division \Planning Cases 200'7Wincent Xxxx Park Environmental, PL-07-070kEnvironmental Checklist and initial Study GS FINAL with additions.doc Xxxxxxx Xxxx Park Master Plan (Southeast corner of Xxxxxx and Xxxxx Street)
1. Ingredients for Success, the Comprehensive General Plan of the City of San Xxxxxxx, 2004
2. The Comprehensive General Plan Background Report of the City of San Xxxxxxx, 2004
3. Environmental Evaluation, City of San Xxxxxxx General Plan, 2004
4. Zoning Ordinance, City of San Xxxxxxx
5. Conceptual Master Plan For Xxxxxxx Xxxx Park dated May 10, 2007
6. A Tree Report dated May 21, 2007
7. A Hydrology Study dated August 27, 2004
8. Environmental Mitigation Measures — Attachment A
9. Notice of Proposed Negative Declaration Distribution List — Attachment B 10. San Xxxxxxx Xx Xxxxxx De San Xxxxxxx City Architect's Work Program — Attachment C 11. Xxxx Park Public Input Opportunities — Attachment D All documents cited above are available for review at the City of San Xxxxxxx Community Development Department, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000. The office hours are Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except Tuesday until 6:30 p.m. P: \Community Development Planning \Planning Divilion‘Planning Cases 2007Wincem Xxxx Park Environmental, PL-07-070 \Environmental Checklist and Initial Study GS FTNAL with additions.doc Xxxxxxx Xxxx Park Master Plan (Southeast corner of Xxxxxx and Xxxxx Street)
