55A - SAN LORENZO SEWER LIFT STATION

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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Project Alternathres Affachment "A" Bristol Street likely would require supporting the utilities from the top of the trench. Due to these existing utility constraints beneath South Bristol Street, portions of this roadway would need to be closed to accommodate construction associated with this alternative. Implementation of this alternative would otherwise be similar to the proposed Project during construction conditions. Development of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 7 also would require the City to acquire private property to implement a temporary construction easement, accommodate the proposed lift station, and provide easements for proposed sewer lines. 3.4.9.2 Summary Comparison of Environmental Effects The environmental effects of constructing the proposed lift station at Alternative Site No. 7 in comparison to the proposed Project site are shown in Final EIR Table 5 -1 and described in detail in RDEIR Section 5.4.9. This alternative would avoid the proposed Project's significant and unavoidable impact associated with Construction Configuration C.2; however, this alternative would create a significant and unmitigable near -term impact to transportation /traffic due to a LOS deficiency that would occur for approximately twelve (12) days during construction, which is a reduction in comparison to the proposed Project, which would result in a deficient LOS for up to twenty -five (25) days during construction. However, construction of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 7 would result in inadequate parking at an existing commercial retail center both during construction and long -term operation. Near- and long -term impacts to parking at Alternative Site No. 7 would be a significant and unmitigable impact. Therefore, because Alternative Site No. 7 would still result in a significant and unavoidable near -term traffic impact, and would result in significant near -term (12 months) and long -term impacts to parking capacity, impacts to transportation /traffic would be increased with implementation of Alternative Site No. 7 as compared to the proposed Project. Total construction air quality /greenhouse gas emissions would be decreased under this alternative due to a shorter construction period, although average daily construction emissions would be less than significant and similar to the proposed Project. Impacts related to near -term water quality and hydrology also would be decreased under this alternative due to a smaller area of impact. Impacts associated with long -term odors would slightly increase under this alternative, although with mitigation this impact would be reduced to less than significant levels. Impacts to non -odor related air quality /greenhouse gas emissions (long - term), noise, utilities and service systems, and water quality and hydrology (long -term) would be similar to the proposed Project. 3.4.9.3 Finding and Rationale for Alternative Site No. 7 The City hereby finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations make Alternative Site No. 7 infeasible. Alternative Site No. 7 would, on balance, result in an overall increase in impacts to transportation /traffic as compared to the proposed Project. Although this alternative would avoid the proposed Project's significant and unavoidable impact to the south Bristol Street/West Segerstrom Avenue during the five weeks in which Construction Configuration C.2 would be in place, this alternative would result in a LOS deficiency that would occur for approximately twelve (12) days during construction, and also would result in a new significant and unavoidable impact to parking (near- and long -term) that would not occur in association with the proposed Project. In light of these considerations, the City finds that Alternative Site No. 7 would result in an overall increase in near- San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06 -3510) 3 -17 CEQA Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 55A -56