2014-060 - Adopting Findings Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act

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Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard Residential Development Project CEQA Findings 6. Impact: Would the project be served by a landfill with insufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs? Finding: Less Than Significant. (EIR, pp. 5 -99 through 5 -101; January 2014 EIR Attachment, p. 9.) Analysis: The project would result in solid waste during the construction phase and long- term operational waste disposal. However, the Frank R. Bowerman Sanitary Landfill has capacity to serve the project. In addition local jurisdictions are required by state law to divert at least 50 percent of all solid waste generated, the City has numerous recycling programs in place to fulfill this mandate. Therefore, impacts related to solid waste are less than significant. (EIR, p. 5 -100.) Impact: Would the project not comply with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste? Finding: Less Than Significant, (FIR, pp. 5 -99 through 5 -101; January 2014 EIR Attachment, p. 9.) Analysis: While local jurisdictions are required by state law to divert at least 50 percent of all solid waste generated, the City has numerous recycling programs in place to fulfill this mandate, including for waste generated at the project site. Therefore, no violation of federal, state, and local statutes relating to solid waste are anticipated and impacts are less than significant. (EIR, p. 5 -100.) 6.0 Findings Regarding Potentially Significant Environmental Impacts Mitigated to a Level of Less Than Significant The City Council finds that the following environmental impacts identified in the EIR are potentially significant but can be mitigated to a less than significant level, The potentially significant impacts and the mitigation measures which would reduce them to a less than significant level are set out in the EIR and are summarized as follows: A. AESTHETICS 1. Impact: Would the Project substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its surroundings? Finding: Less Than Significant, With Mitigation Incorporated. (EIR, p, 5 -4) Analysis: Short term construction impacts would temporarily alter the visual appearance of the project area by exposing surfaces, grading land, stockpiling of construction materials and debris, etc. In addition, development of the project site with new residences and landscaping would permanently alter the nature and appearance of the project site from its existing setting. However, the existing single family residence located on the site, and approximately 10 orange trees will be located on the site after development. The 22 new single family residences will be designed to be similar to surrounding uses 20 "Exhibit A"