2020-065 - Adopting Environmental Findings of Fact

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The Wamer Redhill Mixed -Use Project CEQA Findings of Fact which discharges into San Diego Creek Reach 1, then the Upper Newport Bay, Lower Newport Bay, and finally to the Pacific Ocean at Balboa Beach. Although the Project related runoff conditions (flow rates and durations) would increase from predevelopment conditions (shown in Draft EIR Table 5.15-5), the Project would manage the increased flow by the four Modular Wetland System units that have been designed to accommodate the increased volume. As a result, the proposed Project would not result in a need to expand or construct new off -site drainage systems and impacts to stormwater drainage systems would be less than significant. Solid Waste Impact Finding: The Project would not generate solid waste in excess of state or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals (Draft EIR at p. 5.16-15). Facts in Support of Findings: Construction The Project is estimated to generate approximately 460 tons of waste during demolition and additional waste during construction, which would occur over a 27-month period. However, Section 5.408.1 of the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code requires demolition and construction activities to recycle or reuse a minimum of 65 percent of the nonhazardous construction and demolition waste. Thus, the demolition and construction solid waste that would be disposed of at the landfill would be approximately 35 percent of the waste generated. Therefore, demolition activities, which would generate the most solid waste would generate approximately 161 tons of solid waste. Demolition activities would occur over a 30 workday (6 week) period. This equates to approximately 5.4 tons of debris per day. The Frank Bowerman Sanitary Landfill is permitted to accept 11,500 tons per day of solid waste. In September 2019, the maximum tonnage received was 9,967 tons. Thus, the facility had additional capacity of 1,533 tons per day (Calrecycle 2019). Therefore, the Frank Bowerman Sanitary Landfill would be able to accommodate the addition of 5.4 tons of waste per week during construction of the proposed Project. Operation Operation of the Project at buildout would generate approximately 1,137 tons of solid waste per year, at least 75 percent of which is required by California law to be recycled, which would reduce the volume of landfilled solid waste to approximately 284.25 tons per year, or 5.47 tons per week, as shown on Draft EIR Table 5.16-6. As the Frank Bowerman Sanitary Landfill is permitted to accept 11,500 tons per day of solid waste, and in September 2019, the maximum tonnage received was 9,967 tons, the facility had additional capacity of 1,533 tons (Calrecycle 2019). Therefore, the Frank Bowerman Sanitary Landfill would be able to accommodate the addition of 5.47 tons of waste per week. Thus, the proposed Project would be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the Project's solid waste disposal needs and the Project would not impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals. Impacts related to landfill capacity would be less than significant. City of Santa Ana 40 May 2020