2012-001 - Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Project Allernathres Attachment "A" RDEIR Section 5.4.6. This alternative would avoid the proposed Project's significant and unavoidable impact associated with Construction Configuration C.2; however, this alternative would result in a significant and unmitigable near-term impact to a portion of the South Bristol Street road segment that would not occur as part of the proposed Project. This alternative's significant and unmitigable impact to South Bristol Street would occur for approximately 16 weeks (approximately 11 weeks longer than the Project's significant and unmitigable impact associated with Construction Configuration C.2). Unavoidable impacts to transportation/traffic would also occur when construction activities disrupt left-turn movements, thereby diverting traffic to adjacent intersections or encouraging cut-through traffic in local neighborhoods; such impacts would not occur in association with the proposed Project. Near-term significant and immitigable impacts would occur over a longer duration under this alternative; therefore, impacts to traffic and circulation are considered to be greater at Alternative Site No. 4 as compared to the proposed Project site. Total construction air quality/greenhouse gas emissions would be increased under this alternative due to a longer construction period, although average daily construction emissions would be less than significant and similar to the proposed Project. Impacts to near-term water quality and hydrology also would be increased under this alternative due to a larger area of impact, although such effects would be reduced to a level below significant with mitigation. Impacts to noise, utilities and service systems, and water quality and hydrology (long-term) would be similar to the proposed Project. 3.4.6.3 Finding and Rationale for Alternative Site No. 4 The City hereby finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations make Alternative Site No. 4 infeasible. Although this alternative would avoid the proposed Project's significant and unavoidable impact to the South Bristol Street/West Segerstrom Avenue intersection, it would introduce a new significant unavoidable impact along South Bristol Street, which would occur for approximately 11 weeks longer than the Project's significant and immitigable impact associated with Construction Configuration C.2. Therefore, the City finds that implementation of this alternative would result in increased impacts to transportation/traffic as compared to the proposed Project. Accordingly, the City rejects Alternative Site No. 4 as infeasible because it would result in an overall increase in environmental impacts as compared to the proposed Project and would not avoid or substantially lessen any significant effects of the Project. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(b).) This alternative also is rejected as infeasible because it would fail to meet, or would not be as effective in achieving, the Project's objective to minimize disruptions to existing businesses, since construction of this alternative would require near-term closures of the center median that allows left- turn access into the parking lots of existing businesses. 3.4.7 Alternative Site Location No. 5 (Alternative Site No. 5) 3.4.7.1 Summary of Alternative Site No. 5 Alternative Site Location Number 5 (Alternative Site No. 5) would involve the construction of a replacement lift station in the parking lot of an existing commercial complex located at 3001-3005 South Bristol Street in lieu of the proposed Project site. Alternative Site No. 5 is located approximately 0.04-mile southwest of the proposed Project site. The location of Alternative Site No. 5 is depicted on Final EIR Figure 5-1. The lift station that would be constructed at Alternative Site No. 5 would include an above-ground block structure similar to the proposed Project and would also San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06-3510) 3-13 CEQA Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations