Agda Pkt 2024.11.25. Joint SA PFA

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11/15/24 (P:\M-S\RWC2101.04 Docktown CE\PRODUCTS\Docktown_CEMemo_20241115.docx) 21 and thereby expose project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire or exacerbate fire risk. As described above, the proposed project would not result in any significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Therefore, the exception under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2(c) does not apply to the project. Criterion 15300.2(d): Scenic Highway d. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project, which may result in damage to scenic resources, including but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a State Scenic Highway. This criterion does not apply to improvements required as mitigation by an adopted Negative Declaration or certified EIR. The project site is not within view of an officially designated State scenic highway. The closest official State scenic highways are Interstate 280 (I-280) and State Route 35 (SR-35).17 The project site is not visible from any of these designated scenic highways. Therefore, no scenic resources within view of a State Scenic Highway would be altered as part of the project, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2(d) does not apply to the project. Criterion 15300.2(e): Hazardous Waste Sites e. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project located on a site, which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. The project site, which is primarily limited to above-water facilities in Redwood Creek, is not included on the list of hazardous materials release sites compiled pursuant Government Code Section 65962.5. However, the adjacent 1548 Maple Street site is listed as a Leaking UST cleanup site on the State Water Board’s GeoTracker online database, with a “completed – case closed” status as of September 1990. The adjacent 1548 Maple Street site is also listed as a cleanup site on DTSC’s Envirostor online database, with a “no further action” status as of June 2010. A closed site indicates that regulatory requirements for response actions, such as site assessment and remediation, have either been completed or were not necessary and therefore potential migration of residual contaminants in groundwater beneath the project corridor (if any) does not likely pose a risk to human health and the environment. As outlined in the Project Description, standard Construction Conditions, as specified in Section VI. Conditions of the General Order would be implemented to minimize the risk of spills or accidental discharge of hazardous materials during deconstruction activities. Such measures include 17 California Department of Transportation. 2019. California Scenic Highway System Map. Website: https://caltrans.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=465dfd3d807c46cc8e8057116f1aac aa (accessed November 4, 2024). 6.G. - Page 25 of 45 203