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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act
<br />Focused General Plan Update 13
<br />Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023
<br />Construction of future development facilitated by the Project would likely involve the use
<br />and disposal of chemical agents, solvents, paints, and other hazardous materials associated with
<br />construction activities, however, the amount of these chemicals present during construction would
<br />be limited, would be used and disposed in compliance with existing government regulations, and
<br />would not be considered a significant hazard. Typical best management practices (BMPs) to control
<br />hazardous materials during construction include proper labeling and storage, removal of materials
<br />once completed, and offsite vehicle maintenance. In addition, residential and mixed-use housing
<br />development do not cause or contribute substantially to potential hazards to the public or the
<br />environment because these uses do not involve the use, transport, or disposal of appreciable
<br />amounts of hazardous materials or wastes. The City requires all new development to follow
<br />applicable regulations and guidelines regarding the storage, handling and disposal of hazardous
<br />waste. In addition, all hazardous materials are required to be stored and handled according to
<br />manufacturer's directions and local, state, and federal law. Therefore, given the extensive existing
<br />federal, State, and local hazardous materials regulations already in place, the proposed Project
<br />would not create a significant hazard to the public or the environment from hazardous materials
<br />transport, storage, use, and disposal. This impact would be less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp.
<br />4.9-19 to 4.9-20)
<br />Impact HAZMAT-2: The proposed Project would not create a significant hazard to the public
<br />or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving
<br />the release of hazardous materials into the environment.
<br />Residential and mixed-use housing development do not cause or contribute substantially
<br />to potential hazards to the public or the environment because these uses do not involve the use,
<br />transport, or disposal of appreciable amounts of hazardous materials or wastes. The potential for
<br />soil contamination for any proposed new development would be addressed through compliance
<br />with local, State, and federal regulations and laws pertaining to hazardous materials contamination
<br />and the continued application of existing General Plan Public Safety Element goals, policies, and
<br />implementation programs, as explained in detail in the Draft EIR (Draft EIR pp. 4.9-16 to 4.9-17).
<br />The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) regulates the demolition and
<br />renovation of buildings and structures that may contain asbestos, and the manufacture of materials
<br />known to contain asbestos. Existing General Plan Public Safety Element Program PS-57 ensures
<br />development under the proposed Project complies with BAAQMD Asbestos Airborne Toxic
<br />Control Measure (CCR, Title 17, §93105) and avoids or minimizes potential impacts associated
<br />with accidental release of asbestos from demolition activities.
<br />Each development project facilitated by the Project would be required to comply with all
<br />applicable, existing local, State, and federal-mandated site assessment, remediation, removal, and
<br />disposal requirements for soil, surface water, and/or groundwater contamination, as described in
<br />detail in the Draft EIR (Draft EIR pp. 4.9-7 to 4.9-17). Therefore, with continued adherence to the
<br />requirements of the General Plan Public Safety Element and compliance with established local,
<br />State, and federal environmental site assessment procedures, potential impacts related to upset and
<br />accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment from
<br />facilitated by the Project would be less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 4.9-20 to 4.9-21)
<br />Impact HAZMAT-3: The proposed Project would not emit hazardous emissions or handle
<br />hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of
<br />an existing or proposed school.
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