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CC RESOLUTION 4838RESOLUTION NO. 4838 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ADDENDUM TO A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. EA -993; ADJUSTMENT NO. ADJ 13 703; VARIANCE NO. VAR 13 -01; ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT NO. AUP 13 -04; AND MODIFICATIONS TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE PLAZA EL SEGUNDO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (REDUCED TRAFFIC GENERATION ALTERNATIVE). The City Council of the City of El Segundo does resolve as follows: SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares that: A. On March 15, 2005, the City Council approved a development known as Plaza El Segundo. Approvals for that development were subsequently amended to allow for different types of uses including, among others, Health Clubs and Fitness Center (2007); Health /Skin Care and automobile sale uses (2008); fast food restaurants, banks, dance /music studios (2009); and medical and dental offices (2010); B. On August 23, 2012, Street Retail, Inc. filed applications for an Environmental Assessment (EA -993), a Zone Text Amendment (ZTA 12- 04), and a Development Agreement (DA 12 -03), to add 4.988 acres to the approximately 8.1 -acre property at the northeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue (Phase 1 B Project Site); to increase the size of the previously approved shopping center by 49,613 square feet; a Zone Text Amendment to add permitted uses and signs to the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone that are permitted in the approved Development Agreement; a Zone Text Amendment to increase the permitted size of general office uses in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone (ESMC § 15- 5G -2(B)) from 5,000 to 28,735 gross square feet (including the existing general office area in Phase 1A); a modification to Development Agreement § 4.1.3 to allow fast food restaurants within 90 feet of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue; a modification to Development Agreement § 4.2.2 to remove the size limitations for retailers in the "Smaller Tenant Standards" for the Phase 1 B Project; C. On June 20, 2013, Street Retail, Inc. amended its applications and filed additional applications requesting an Adjustment (ADJ 13 -03) to allow: a) a curb cut width of 65' -7" and a driveway width of 33' -5" on Sepulveda Boulevard and a curb cut width of 76' -7" and a driveway width of 62' -11" on Rosecrans Avenue where generally a maximum of 30 feet in width is permitted (ESMC § 15- 15- 5(0)(1)); b) a curb cut that is located a distance of zero feet from the eastern property line where a minimum of five feet is required (ESMC § 15- 15- 5(0)(2)); and c) shared use of one large truck -1- and 6 small truck loading spaces for public /employee parking after 10:00 a.m. (ESMC § 15- 5- 7(A)(1)); 2) a Variance (VAR 13 -01) to allow construction of a retaining wall in excess of 6 feet to a maximum height of 12 feet, with a 42' cable fence on top and to allow fill in excess of 6 feet to a maximum height of 12 feet (ESMC § 15- 2- 4(B)(3)); 3) an Administrative Use Permit (AUP 13 -04) to allow a Master Administrative Use Permit to allow the sale of beer, wine and alcohol at 6 eating establishments and 5 kiosks for a total of 28,764 square feet of indoor floor area and a total of 5,912 square feet of outdoor dining area for a maximum total of 34,676 square feet of dining area. (ESMC § 15- 5G -4); and 4) modification to conditions of approval. The applicant proposes to develop a 119,613 square foot shopping center, known as The Point; D. The applications from Street Retail, Inc. (collectively, the "project ") were reviewed by the City's Planning and Building Safety Department for, in part, consistency with the General Plan and conformity with the El Segundo Municipal Code ( "ESMC "); E. In addition, the City reviewed the project's environmental impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA "), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations § §15000, et seq., the "CEQA Guidelines "), and the City's Environmental Guidelines (City Council Resolution No. 3805, adopted March 16, 1993); F. The Planning and Building Safety Department completed its review and scheduled a public hearing regarding the project before the Planning Commission for August 15, 2013; G. On August 15, 2013, the Planning Commission opened a public hearing to receive public testimony and other evidence regarding the applications including, without limitation, information provided to the Commission by City Staff, public testimony, and representatives of Street Retail, Inc. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2736 recommending that the City Council approve the project; H. On September 3, 2013, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing in the Council Chamber of the El Segundo City Hall, 350 Main Street to receive public testimony and other evidence regarding the applications including, without limitation, information provided to the Council by City Staff, public testimony, and representatives of Street Retail, Inc.; This Resolution and its findings are made based upon the testimony and evidence presented to the City Council at its September 3, 2013 public -2- hearing including, without limitation, the staff report submitted by the Planning and Building Safety Department. SECTION 2: Factual Findings and Conclusions. The City Council finds that the following facts exist and makes associated conclusions: A. The project is proposed on an approximately 13.05 -acre site located in the southern portion of the City of El Segundo. The project site is comprised of 1 parcel. The entire subject property is roughly bounded by the Union Pacific Railroad to the north, Air Products property to the east, Rosecrans Avenue to the south, and Sepulveda Boulevard to the west. B. The majority of the site was historically devoted to industrial chemical manufacturing facilities. Honeywell International, Inc. and General Chemical had operational facilities on the site until 2003. At that time the facilities were closed and demolished for resale and reuse. Remediation activities for on -site soil contamination are underway on the Honeywell International and General Chemical properties. C. The 13.05 -acre project site ( "Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 113") has a Commercial Center land use designation and the zoning designation is the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone. The FAR for the Commercial Center land use designation is 0.275:1 and would permit up to 156,326 square feet of commercial shopping center development. The proposed project includes approximately 119,613 square feet of commercial shopping center development. D. The proposed Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B would be constructed on approximately 13.05 gross acres within the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and would implement pFepesed n C -4 zoning on that portion of the site. The proposed Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B would be located south of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks at the northeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. E. The proposed Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B is a shopping center of approximately 119,613 square feet. It would include the addition of 49,613 square feet to the Plaza El Segundo project for a total of 498,442 square feet. The Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B shopping center would contain retail and other commercial uses which could include specialty retail, home furnishings, electronics, a spa, health and /or skin care uses, apparel and accessories, sales of automobiles and automobile accessories and parts, offices, and a variety of sit -down restaurants, and limited fast food restaurants excluding drive through restaurants. -3- F. The proposed shopping center would consist of several one- and two - story buildings with a maximum height of 65 feet. All development within the proposed Plaza El Segundo would conform to C -4 development standards excepting the development standards specified in the variance and adjustment requests. G. The proposed FAR for this development is 0.193:1 based on 119,613 gross square feet of development on 13.05 net acres. H. The C -4 Zone provides for the transfer of density rights within the development area to insure that the overall density of the site is consistent with the C -4 Zoning. Any donor parcels for FAR purposes will have covenants recorded stating the maximum FAR permitted on the parcel. Primary ingress and egress to the proposed addition to the Plaza El Segundo development would be provided from Sepulveda Boulevard via a driveway approximately 660 feet north of the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue and via a signalized driveway at Village Drive approximately 900 feet east of the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. An approximately 150 to 200 -foot deceleration lane will be provided for the Sepulveda Boulevard driveway. An approximately 130 -foot deceleration lane will be provided for the Rosecrans Avenue driveway. J. An underground stormwater system would be constructed within the proposed 13.05 -acre site to detain storm water runoff that would connect to the on -site detention basin in the northeast corner of the site. The proposed Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B would connect into the existing water and sewer lines. K. Parking for the proposed 13.05 acre portion of the Plaza El Segundo development is proposed to be located in surface parking lots that will surround the proposed shopping center buildings. Based on a total of 63,379 square feet of commercial /retail space, 32,576 net square feet of restaurant floor area, and, 27,740 square feet of offices, 576 parking spaces are required. The developer proposes to provide 645 parking spaces, which exceeds the City's parking requirements. L. An amendment to the previously approved Development Agreement for the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B includes modifications to the project site boundary and an addition of 4.988 acres, an increase in the allowable building square footage by 49,613 square feet; an amendment to Development Agreement § 4.1.3 to allow fast food restaurants within 90 feet of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue; a modification to Development Agreement § 4.2.2 to remove the size limitations for retailers in the "Smaller Tenant Standards" for the Phase 1 B Project. III SECTION 3: Environmental Assessment. The City Council makes the following environmental findings: A. The City Council certified a Final EIR (FEIR) on March 1, 2005 for the Plaza El Segundo project. B. The City reviewed the project and prepared an Addendum to the FEIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15090. A true and correct copy of the Addendum is attached as Exhibit 'A," and incorporated by reference. None of the conditions in CEQA Guidelines § 15162 requiring a subsequent or supplemental EIR are present. No new significant effects will result from the revised project. No significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the FEIR in accordance with CEQA Guidelines § 15164(a). C. The Addendum was not circulated for public review, but will be included in or attached to the FEIR in accordance with CEQA Guidelines § 15164(c). D. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines § 15164(e), the Addendum includes an explanation of the decision not to prepare a subsequent EIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15162 and the explanation is supported by substantial evidence. E. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines §§ 15090 and 15164(d) the Addendum reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis and was considered with the FEIR before the Planning Commission considered the project. The Addendum is an accurate and complete statement of the environmental impacts of the project. The Addendum to the FEIR was prepared under the direction of the City of El Segundo Planning and Building Safety Department and reflected the independent judgment and analysis of the environmental impacts of the project. F. In accordance with § 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines, the record on which the Planning Commission's findings are based is located at the Planning and Building Safety Department, City of El Segundo, 350 Main Street, El Segundo, California 90245. The custodian of records is the Director of Planning and Building Safety. G. The City Council finds that all mitigation measures now incorporated into the project are desirable and feasible. The City Council certifies the Addendum. H. Because of the facts identified in this Resolution, the Addendum shows that a Statement of Overriding Considerations will be required in order for the project to be approved. Accordingly, the City Council incorporates the -5- findings of fact attached as Exhibit "C," and incorporated by reference, and readopts the Statement of Overriding Considerations set forth in Exhibit C. SECTION 4: General Plan. The proposed project conforms with the General Plan as follows: A. The General Plan contains a number of relevant Goals, Objectives, and Policies in the Economic Development Element. The goal of Objective ED1 -1 is building "support and cooperation among the City of El Segundo and its businesses and residential communities for the mutual benefits derived from the maintenance and expansion of El Segundo's economic base." The benefits of the development will be shared and supported by all constituencies in the City. The development will provide significant fiscal benefit to the City by generating additional business license and sales tax revenue for the City's General Fund. B. According to Policy ED1 -1.2, long -run efforts for economic development should focus on "diversification of El Segundo's economic base in order to meet quality of life goals." The project will add to the diversification of the economic base in the City by providing for new larger format retail uses that do not currently exist in the City. Therefore, these uses will meet quality of life goals by benefiting the residential and business communities with more diverse retail uses not currently available in the City. C_ Objective ED1 -2 also directs diversification of the economic base "on targeted industries that meet the City's criteria for job creation, growth potential, fiscal impact and fit with local resources." The City's Economic Development Advisory Council (EDAC) prepared a list of targeted industries, which was approved by the City Council. These industries are eligible for certain financial incentives because they meet the criteria described in Objective ED1 -2. The retail and restaurant uses would be on the list of targeted industries that the City is recruiting in order to meet its diversification efforts. Therefore, the proposed project does meet the diversification criteria established in the General Plan, by the EDAC, and the City Council. D. Due to the City's tax structure, a significant portion of the fiscal benefit derived from most proposed development would be attributed to the number of employees in a new development. The Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning is proposed to generate approximately 1,904 full time jobs in El Segundo when fully developed. Of these, approximately 952 jobs would be more immediately generated by the development of the Plaza El Segundo portion of the development and 200 additional jobs from the development of the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B for a total of 1,152 jobs. Currently there is virtually no permanent employment on the M Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B. Therefore, the project meets the job creation Objective (ED1 -2) in the General Plan. E. Policies ED1 -2.1 and ED1 -2.2, both seek to promote land uses, which improve the City's retail and commercial tax base. The stated purpose of the Commercial Center Land Use Designation is to provide for retail and other commercial services which provide a fiscal benefit to the City. The Fiscal Impact Analysis for the Plaza El Segundo development concluded that the project could generate an estimated annual marginal fiscal benefit (project versus existing conditions) of approximately $1,980,000 in the first year rising to $2,413,241 in the eighth year of operation. F. The proposed project meets the City's policy of seeking balance between enhanced economic development and available resources and infrastructure capacity (Policies ED1 -2.3 and LU7 -1.2). As adequate resources are currently available within the City to serve the proposed project or will be developed as part of the project, as supported by the certified FEIR and the addendum to the FEIR, a substantial new commitment of resources or infrastructure is not required. The project also proposes several roadway improvements to ensure that the project would not overburden the existing roadway infrastructure. Based on this, the proposed project is consistent with Policy ED1 -2.3. G. Implementation of the proposed project will meet relevant goals and policies with regard to the Land Use Element. The project will help the tax base through the development of new commercial uses without adversely affecting the viability of downtown (Goal LU4). The types of products and services expected to be provided for the most part are not already available in El Segundo. The Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B is likely to include specialty retail, home furnishings electronics, a spa, health and /or skin care services, apparel and accessories, sales of automobiles and automobile accessories and parts, and other merchandise in stores which will be able to provide a different range of products than the smaller stores in downtown. H. Objective LU4 -1 encourages high quality retail facilities in proximity to major employment centers. The Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B is adjacent to the 2,000,000 square -foot Continental Park office development, the 2,000,000 square -foot Raytheon campus and other office buildings along the Rosecrans Avenue commercial corridor. The proposed project will provide additional services to these employment centers. The project will be conditioned to require maintenance and permanent upkeep on all the landscaping developed in conjunction with the project as required by Policy LU4 -1.1. -7- J. Any development on the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B would be required to meet all health and safety and environmental regulations and would be built to meet all current seismic safety standards, as overseen by the Building Safety Division. The appropriate regulatory agencies, including the Regional Water Quality Control Board ( LARWQCB) would be required to approve remediation of the existing soil and water contamination on the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B. The LARWQCB determines what level of contaminants are acceptable to allow construction at the subject site (Policy LU4 -1.2 and Policy LU4 -1.4). K. Any proposed development would comply with all the zoning regulations and development standards for the C -4 Zone (Policy LU4 -2.1). L. Although the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B is not located within a quarter -mile of a Green Line Station, two are located within relatively close proximity. The Douglas /Rosecrans Station is located approximately 0.4 miles east and El Segundo /Nash Station is located approximately 0.5 miles north (Policy LU4 -4.4) which will help encourage transit ridership to the project. M. The development of the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B would allow for the development for a blighted former industrial /chemical use area into a new shopping /retail opportunity for the surrounding area. This redevelopment would occur through the combined efforts of the City of El Segundo and private applicants and would conform to the new C -4 development standards (Objective LU5 -3). N. The Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B is only partially served by water and sewer lines. Additional facilities will be installed as development is approved on a project by project basis (Policy LU7 -1.2). O. As development on the site is approved, stormwater detention basin(s) would be required to contain the stormwater runoff. The size of these basin(s) would depend on the size of the individual developments and would be determined through completing a hydrology study (Policy LU7 - 1.4). P. All new on -site utilities required for development(s) on the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B will be placed underground with the construction of the individual project (Policy LU7 -2.3). Q. Landscaping, in compliance with the development standards for the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone, would be required for any development on the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B (Policy 7 -2.5). -8- R. The proposed project will be required to have strategic safety plans and a fire life safety plan in place (Policy LU 7 -1.1 and Policy LU 7 -1.2). All on- site utilities will be placed underground (Policy LU7 -2.3). S. Access to development on the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B would be provided from Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. This would allow emergency vehicle access to the site from two sides of the subject property (Policy C1- 1.10). T. The Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B will include the widening of Sepulveda Boulevard on the east side of the street to provide acceleration and deceleration lanes to serve the project. The developer will dedicate provide an easement for the lane widening (Policy C1- 1.14). U. The Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B will include the widening of Rosecrans Avenue on the north side of the street east of Village Drive for approximately 130 feet to provide to provide a dedicated right -turn only deceleration lane to serve the project. The developer will dedicate property or provide an easement for the lane widening (Policy C1- 1.14). V. The Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B will include either the widening of Rosecrans Avenue on the north side of the street to provide a bicycle path to serve the project or provide an easement. The developer will dedicate property for the lane widening or provide an easement for the bicycle path (Policy C1- 1.14). W. The Traffic Study for the proposed Sepulveda / Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza El Segundo Development was conducted in June 2004. This traffic study analyzed the potential traffic related impacts associated with the full buildout of the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site under the new C -4 Zone and recommended mitigation measures as required by Policy C1 -1.14. A trip generation study in compliance with the adopted mitigation measures was prepared on May 23, 2013 and amended on July 8, 2013. That Study analyzed the trip generation of the Plaza El Segundo development and the trip generation for the additional proposed development of 49,613 square feet (Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B). The Study determined that the number of vehicles trips would be less than the maximum number of trips allowed under the adopted Plaza El Segundo Reduced Traffic Generation Alternative Development project. The proposed Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B combined with the Plaza El Segundo Development project would generate 452 am peak period trips and 1476 pm peak period trips and would remain below the maximum permitted number of 779 am peak period trips and 1,477 pm peak period trips. in X. Development of the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B would include landscaping, internal walkways and other amenities (e.g., pedestrian benches, and gathering places) which would facilitate pedestrian movements and ensure that any future uses were accessible and visitor friendly (Policy C2 -1.3). Y. Development on the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B would incorporate sidewalks along project boundaries and any new roadways (Policy C2 -1.4). Z. The Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B will have sidewalks around the project boundaries and other internal pedestrian walkways with linkages to surrounding properties and public transit stops (Policies C2- 1.3, C2 -1.6, and C2 -3.3). AA. While future development projects on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site, other than the Plaza El Segundo Development, are currently unknown, most projects of this type provide on -site amenities such as internal bicycle lanes or pathways that lead to the adjacent roadway system, bicycle racks or lockers that are distributed throughout the site and on -site shower facilities and clothes lockers for employees. It is therefore, assumed that future developments on the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site would provide these types of amenities (Policy C2 -2.2). In addition to the Plaza El Segundo development, the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B will be required to provide bicycle racks and lockers that are distributed throughout the site. BB. The proposed project will adhere to any applicable regulations regarding preferential parking areas or promotion of ride share (Policy C2 -5.1). The proposed project will provide sufficient on -site parking and loading (Policy C3 -2.1 and C1 -3.2) as required by the El Segundo Municipal Code. CC. Parking would be provided on the proposed Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B in accordance with the City of El Segundo's parking requirements for the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone (Policy C3 -2.1). DD. Policy C3 -1.1 requires all project - related transportation impacts to be mitigated, where feasible, by the developer. The traffic impact study identified a number of intersections in the City that would require mitigation and identified mitigation measures to address the traffic impacts. However, because two of the proposed mitigation measures are infeasible due to right -of -way constraints, not all traffic impacts can be mitigated to an insignificant level. In order for the City Council to approve the project with significant impacts, the City Council must adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations finding that there are positive -10- aspects of the project, that when taken as a whole, outweigh the unavoidable negative environmental impacts. EE. The proposed project includes the development of an outdoor private recreational facility, specifically a large landscaped plaza with outdoor seating in conjunction with non - residential development consistent with Policy OS1 -2.5. This would expand the recreational opportunities for residents and employees in the City (Goal OS1 and Objective OS1 -2). FF. The construction of infrastructure to accommodate the use of reclaimed water for irrigation systems, when available, and the application of the City's Water Conservation in Landscape regulations (ESMC Chapter 10- 2), as required by mitigation measures M.2 -4, M2.5, M2.6, M.2 -10, M2 -13, and M2 -16 and Condition of Approval No. 8, would be consistent with and further Policies CN2 -5, CN2 -7, CN2 -12. GG. All development on the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1B would be required to include a comprehensive and coherent design for the development, including landscaping and amenities, in order to improve the existing aesthetic appearance of the site (Policy CN2 -7). HH. All development on the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B would be required to include facilities capable of holding stormwater runoff resulting from the development. Additionally, reclaimed water would be used to the extent possible in the irrigation of the landscaping (Policy CN2 -11). II. All development on the Plaza El Segundo Project Site Phase 1 B would be required to utilize reclaimed water for landscaping to the extent feasible (Policy CN2 -12). JJ. The project would provide a comprehensive and coordinated design of the entire project site, including landscape amenities to substantially improve the aesthetic appearance of the site and the surrounding area as encouraged by Policy CN5 -6. KK. The project has been identified and is currently under Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB) orders to remediate soil and ground water contamination as contemplated by Goal CN3 and Policy CN3 -2 to protect groundwater from contamination. LL. The implementation of transportation demand management programs, as required by Mitigation Measure L -8 (bike, rideshare matching, and transit options), and as required by Chapters 15 -16 and 15 -17 of the El Segundo Municipal Code will demonstrate compliance with air quality objectives to encourage alternative commuting strategies (AQ1 -1), reduce vehicle trips (AQ3 -1.1, AQ3 -1.2), and promote non - motorized transportation (AQ4 -1.1). -11- MM. Approximately $879,452 in Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees must be paid to the City to offset development impacts (AQ5 -1.2) related to the project. Approximately $800,000 in costs for on -site and off -site traffic mitigation will also be incurred by the developer for the Plaza El Segundo development Phase 1 B project. NN. The Phase 1 B project will implement a number of traffic improvements, as required by mitigation measures L -17, L -18 and L -19 which will improve traffic flow (Policy AQ 7 -1.1, AQ 7 -2.1). 00. Mitigation measure M.5 -1 provides that the proposed project will incorporate energy conservation devices (i.e., motion - sensitive light activation switches, etc.) consistent with City (Policy AQ 12-1.2). PP. Implementation of the proposed project, subject to mitigation measures I- 1, 1 -2, 1 -3, 1 -4, and 1 -5 which address construction hours, equipment mufflers, construction equipment staging, and noise barriers, will be consistent with relevant policies of the City's Noise Element (Policies N1- 2.1, N1 -2.113, N1 -2.1C, W -3.1, N1 -3.5, and Program N1- 2.1A). QQ. The development on the proposed Project Site Phase 1B will end eighty years of industrial use on the property which will significantly reduce the quantity of many hazardous materials that have been handled on the site (Objective PS3 -1). RR. The developer will remediate soil and groundwater contamination under the authority of the LARWQCB (Policy PS4 -1.1). SS. Public Safety Element Policy PS6 -1.2 to continue efforts to reduce fire hazards would be furthered by preparation of fire life safety plans (mitigation measures K1 -2, K1 -5, K.1 -7, and K -1.10) and the reduction of fire prone industrial facilities. TT. As required by mitigation measures K1 -3 and K.1 -8, fire access roads will be provided throughout the proposed 13.05 -acre project site (Policy PS6- 1.2E). UU. As a re -use of a previously developed industrial site, that will be remediated to the satisfaction of the appropriate regulatory agencies and will not pose any health hazard to employees, patrons or visitors to the site, the project is consistent with Policy HM3 -1.1 requiring compliance with hazardous materials handling laws. Mitigation measures G -1 and G -2 will ensure that site contamination is remediated. -12- SECTION 5: Adjustment Findings. Pursuant to ESMC § 15 -24 -4, the City Council finds as follows: Curb -cuts and Driveways That Exceed ESMC Maximum Allowed Widths A. The proposed adjustment would not be detrimental to the neighborhood or district in which the property is located. The project is located in the C -4 (Commercial Center) Zone which is intended to provide for developing commercial establishments serving the city and surrounding area. The area surrounding the site is urbanized and developed with large scale commercial and office centers. The proposed curb -cut and driveway widths are consistent with other large scale commercial and office sites in the surrounding area. The proposed curb - cut and driveway widths are intended to facilitate access to and from the site to accommodate large volumes of vehicle traffic. The curb cut on Rosecrans Avenue is proposed to be 76' -7" wide and the driveway at Rosecrans Avenue and Village Drive is proposed to be 62' -11" wide designed to accommodate three lanes exiting the project site (right out only; through /right combination; and left turn only) and two lanes entering the project site. The two lane entrance is necessary to accommodate the double -left turn lane into the project from eastbound Rosecrans Avenue. Additionally, the driveway entrance to the site at Rosecrans Avenue and Village Drive is a signalized intersection and effectively operates like a roadway rather than as a driveway. The curb cut on Sepulveda Boulevard would be 65' -7" wide and the driveway on Sepulveda would be 33' -5" wide (two lanes), with right -in and right -out only access. The curb cut and driveway widths are provided to accommodate a new deceleration lane and right —in, right -out driveway entrance to meet needed traffic safety requirements. Therefore, the proposed driveway and curb cuts are necessary to reduce potential traffic - related impacts to the subject site and surrounding properties in the neighborhood. B. The proposed adjustment is necessary in order that the applicant may not be deprived unreasonably in the use or enjoyment of his property. The project is located in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone which is intended to provide for developing a regional shopping center with commercial establishments that serve the city and surrounding area. The project involves the expansion of a regional shopping center designed to an FAR of .193, which is below the maximum floor area allowed in the C -4 Zone (0.275). The shopping center will need to accommodate a high volume of daily vehicular traffic. As a result, the project includes features such as deceleration lanes at both entrances to the site and multiple entry and exit lanes to and from the site. The proposed curb -cut and driveway widths at the site access points are necessary to accommodate the -13- expected volumes of daily traffic and the existing intersection design at Rosecrans Avenue and Village Drive. C. The proposed adjustment is consistent with the legislative intent of this title. The project is located in the C -4 (Commercial Center) Zone which is intended to provide for developing commercial establishments serving the city and surrounding area. The proposed project involves the expansion of an existing regional shopping center and the proposed curb -cut and driveway widths will facilitate the operation and reduce the traffic impacts of the subject shopping center. Therefore, the proposed curb -cut and driveway widths are consistent with the C -4 Zone's intent. In addition, the intent of the zoning regulations (ESMC Title 15) is to serve the public health, safety, and general welfare and to provide the economic and social advantages resulting from an orderly planned use of land resources. The proposed curb -cut and driveway widths are consistent with this legislative intent, in that they will facilitate the operation, increase traffic safety and reduce the traffic impacts of the subject shopping center. Shared Use of Loading Spaces as Parking Spaces A. The proposed adjustment would not be detrimental to the neighborhood or district in which the property is located. The project involves construction and operation of a regional shopping center in the Commercial Center (C -4). The project will provide an adequate number and size of loading spaces for the anticipated uses on site. The proposed restrictions on loading hours from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. will not conflict with the hours of operation of the uses onsite. The hours of operation for the subject shopping center will start generally after 10:00 AM, with the exception of the office uses (27,470 gross square feet) and restaurant uses that may be open for breakfast (up to a maximum of 12,000 gross square feet). In addition, typical loading /delivery operations for retail uses occur between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Therefore, no deliveries are anticipated to occur after 10:00 a.m. at the subject site. Furthermore, the development will be conditioned to post adequate signs (subject to staff review and approval) prohibiting parking in the required loading spaces during the designated loading hours. Deliveries to the project site will take place onsite and will have no impact on neighboring uses and /or properties. The availability of the loading spaces to create 38 additional parking spaces during non - loading hours. The 38 spaces are in excess of the minimum number of required parking spaces and they are located close to the buildings. Their location provides added convenience for shoppers and the additional parking further ensures that adequate -14- parking is provided on -site during business hours to not impact the neighborhood and district in which the property is located. B. The proposed adjustment is necessary in order that the applicant may not be deprived unreasonably in the use or enjoyment of his property. The project is located in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone which is intended to provide for developing commercial establishments serving the City and surrounding area. The project involves the expansion of a regional shopping center. Due to the location and configuration of the site the proposed buildings are located on the west portion of the site and approximately 30% of the required parking spaces are located at least 500 feet away from the proposed buildings. Although the project provides a sufficient number of parking spaces onsite to meet the minimum ESMC requirements, conveniently located, additional parking spaces are necessary for the commercial success of the project. The proposed loading spaces would remain unused after 10:00 a.m., because deliveries to the retail shopping center will take place between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Therefore, these loading spaces may be converted to parking spaces after 10:00 a.m. to help meet the project need for conveniently located parking spaces adjacent to the subject buildings. C. The proposed adjustment is consistent with the legislative intent of this title. The project is located in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone which is intended to provide for developing commercial establishments serving the City and surrounding area. The proposed project involves the expansion of an existing regional shopping center. The proposed loading spaces would remain unused after 10:00 a.m., because deliveries to the retail shopping center will take place between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Therefore, the proposed restrictions on loading hours from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. will help provide additional and conveniently located parking spaces adjacent to the proposed buildings. Conveniently located parking spaces are necessary for the commercial success of the subject shopping center. Therefore, the proposed restrictions on loading hours from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. are consistent with the intent of the C -4 Zone. In addition, the intent of the zoning regulations is to serve the public health, safety, and general welfare and to provide the economic and social advantages resulting from an orderly planned use of land resources. The proposed restrictions on loading hours from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. are consistent with this legislative intent, in that they are necessary for the commercial success of the subject shopping center. SECTION 6: Variance Findings. Pursuant to ESMC § 15 -23 -3, the City Council finds as follows: -15- A. There are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property or to the intended use that do not apply generally to the other property or class of use in the same vicinity and zone. The subject site is located in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone at the northeast corner of Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. The existing grade level at the southwest corner of the site slopes significantly away from the corner towards the site interior. Specifically, the grade level at the southwest corner of the site at Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard is approximately 30 to 35 feet higher than the grade level at the two proposed fill slope retaining wall locations along the north property line adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) right -of -way and 45 feet higher than the northeast corner of the site. Retaining walls are needed to provide a relatively flat level area for the buildings, the outdoor public plaza and particularly the parking lot areas. The proposed retaining walls containing up to 12 feet of fill are intended to level the site and facilitate construction of the proposed commercial center and parking lot. Parking lot areas must be designed to not exceed a maximum slope of five (5) percent to comply with ESMC § 15- 15 -5(E). The parking areas are located around the perimeter of the four proposed buildings with the majority of the parking areas located to the east. The design of the development project is also severely limited by restrictions on the use of the eastern portion of the Phase 1B site due to soil contamination. The use of the property for a parking lot complies with the requirements of the remedial action plan (RAP) reviewed and approved by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The topographical and environmental conditions are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property and to the intended use that do not apply generally to the other property or class of use in the same vicinity and zone. B. The Variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right possessed by other property in the same vicinity and zone but which is denied to the property in question. The subject site is located in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone at the northeast corner of Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. The C- 4 Zone is intended to provide for developing commercial establishments serving the city and surrounding area. The proposed project would develop a 119,613 square -foot commercial center along with a 645 -space parking lot, which requires a relatively flat site. The shopping center is a permitted use and the project does not exceed the maximum allowable Floor Area Ratio or maximum allowed height within the C -4 Zone. The existing grade level at the south west corner of the site slopes significantly away from the corner towards the site interior. Specifically, the grade level -16- at the southwest corner of the site at Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard is approximately 30 to 35 feet higher than the grade level at the two proposed fill slope retaining wall locations along the north property line adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) right -of -way and 45 feet higher than the northeast corner of the site. Retaining walls are needed to provide a relatively flat level area for the buildings, the outdoor public plaza and particularly the parking lot areas. The proposed retaining walls containing up to 12 feet of fill are intended to level the site and facilitate construction of the proposed commercial center and parking lot. Parking lot areas must be designed to not exceed a maximum slope of five (5) percent to comply with ESMC § 15- 15 -5(E). The parking areas are located around the perimeter of the four proposed buildings with the majority of the parking areas located to the east. The design of the development project is also severely limited by restrictions on the use of the eastern portion of the Phase 1B site due to soil contamination. The use of the property for a parking lot complies with the requirements of the remedial action plan (RAP) reviewed and approved by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Construction of the parking lot areas would not be feasible without the ability to construct up to a maximum of 12 feet in retaining wall height and to allow up to a maximum of 12 feet of fill in order to meet the maximum parking lot slope requirements and to meet the locational restrictions because of the requirements of the RAP. Therefore, the proposed variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of the applicant's right to develop his property as intended by the C -4 Zone. C. Granting of the Variance not would be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in such vicinity and zone in which the property is located. The subject site is located in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone at the northeast corner of Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. The C- 4 Zone is intended to provide for developing commercial establishments serving the city and surrounding area. The proposed project involves construction of a 119,613 square -foot commercial center along with a 645 - space parking lot and the proposed retaining walls are necessary to allow development of the project. The proposed retaining walls will be located along the north property line of the subject site adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) right -of -way. The proposed retaining walls will not affect the operation of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). The walls will be approximately 270 feet away from Rosecrans Avenue and 170 feet away from Sepulveda Boulevard. Therefore, the walls will not obstruct sight line visibility of roadways, driveways or walkways along the perimeter of the property. The walls will be located below the grade level of these adjacent streets and will be screened substantially from these streets by the proposed buildings and landscaping throughout the subject site. In addition, the proposed retaining walls will be screened from adjacent -17- properties to the north and east of the site by existing and proposed perimeter walls and fencing. D. Granting of the Variance will not adversely affect the General Plan. The General Plan Land Use designation for the subject property is Commercial Center. The proposed project involves construction of a 119,613 square -foot commercial center along with a 645 -space parking lot and the proposed retaining walls are necessary to allow development of the project. Therefore, the proposed project, including the retaining walls, is consistent with the General Plan Land Use designation for the subject property. A further, more detailed analysis of the project consistency with the General Plan is included in Section 4 of this Resolution. SECTION 7: Administrative Use Permit Findings. Pursuant to ESMC § 15 -22 -5, the City Council finds as follows: A. There is compatibility of the particular use on the particular site in relationship to other existing and potential uses within the general area in which the use is proposed to be located. 1. The applicant proposes to provide on -site sale and consumption of beer, wine, and distilled spirits at six new restaurants and five new retail kiosks totaling 26,664 and 2,100 gross square feet of floor area respectively, and 5,912 square feet of outdoor dining area. The restaurants, kiosk and outdoor dining area will be located in The Point, a commercial center to be constructed at 850 South Sepulveda Boulevard at the northeast corner of Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. The minimum number of required parking spaces for the restaurants, kiosk, and outdoor dining areas is 318 parking stalls which will be provided on -site. 2. The General Plan Land Use designation for the site is Commercial Center and the zoning for the site is Commercial Center (C -4). Restaurants are permitted uses in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone in accordance with ESMC §15 -5G -2 and on -site sale and consumption of alcohol is permitted with the approval of an Administrative Use Permit in accordance with ESMC §15- 5G -4(B), and ESMC § 15 -22 -5. 3. The Commercial Center (C -4) Zone permits, and the surrounding land uses include commercial retail, restaurant, hotel, and office uses. The proposed restaurants and kiosks will be similar and compatible with the surrounding uses. -18- 4. Each restaurant and kiosk must obtain a State of California Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) license for on -site sale and consumption of alcohol (Type 41 or Type 47 license). B. The proposed use is consistent and compatible with the purpose of the Zone in which the site is located. 1. The General Plan Land Use designation for the site is Commercial Center. 2. The zoning for the site is Commercial Center (C -4). Restaurants are a permitted use in this Zoning District in accordance with ESMC §15 -5G -2. The proposed use (on -site sale and consumption of beer, wine, and distilled spirits at a new restaurant) requires an Administrative Use Permit in accordance with ESMC §15- 5G -4(B). 3. The purpose of the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone is to provide for developing commercial establishments serving the city and surrounding area. The regulations of the C -4 Zone are designed to promote and control growth of commercial center projects such as retail and service uses. 4. The surrounding land uses include: commercial retail, restaurant, and office uses. The proposed restaurants and kiosks will be compatible with the surrounding land uses. C. The proposed location and use and the conditions under which the use would be operated or maintained will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. 1. The restaurants, kiosks, and outdoor dining areas will be located at a new commercial center to be constructed in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone. The restaurants and kiosks total 26,664 and 2,100 gross square feet respectively, and the outdoor dining areas total 5,912 square feet The restaurants, kiosks, and outdoor dining areas meet all the development standards of the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone and sufficient parking will be provided on -site in compliance with ESMC Chapter 15 -15. 2. The surrounding land uses include commercial retail, hotels, restaurants and office uses. The restaurants, kiosks, and outdoor dining are permitted uses within the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone. -19- 3. The proposed hours of operation and alcohol service for the restaurants and kiosks are limited to: Sunday through Thursday from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. and Friday through Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. The outdoor dining areas would be open the same hours as the restaurants. Background music is proposed. No live entertainment is proposed. The restaurants will be required to meet the noise and vibration requirements of ESMC § 7 -2 -1. D. Potential impacts that could be generated by the proposed use, such as noise, smoke, dust, fumes, vibration, odors, traffic, and hazards have been recognized and mitigated. 1. The sale of alcohol will not create any new impacts that would not be normally associated with the operation of a restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining areas. 2. The proposed hours of operation and alcohol service for the restaurants and kiosks are limited to: Sunday through Thursday from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. and Friday through Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. The outdoor dining areas would be open the same hours as the restaurants. Background music is proposed. No live entertainment is proposed. The proposed restaurants and kiosks are located in a predominantly commercial /retail area that is not adjacent to any residential uses, which will minimize noise impacts on sensitive uses. 3. Adequate parking for the new restaurants, kiosks, and outdoor dining areas will be provided onsite. 4. The environmental impacts of the proposed commercial center, including the restaurants, kiosks, and outdoor dining areas were evaluated in an Addendum to the Certified Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Original Project which was previously adopted in 2004. The Addendum to the FEIR found that the proposed project will have the same, similar, or lower impacts as the Original Project. As a result, the potential impacts that could be generated by the proposed uses, such as noise, smoke, dust, fumes, vibration, odors, traffic, and hazards have been recognized and mitigated. 5. In addition to complying with the requirements of the City of El Segundo and the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control the restaurant is subject to County Health Department regulations that address and monitor impacts of fumes and odors. -20- E. The State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has issued or will issue a license to sell alcohol to the applicant. Each restaurant and kiosk operator must obtain a license from the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Type No. 41 or 47 license). SECTION 8: Approvals. A. The City Council hereby approves the Addendum attached as Exhibit "A" subject to the conditions listed on the attached Exhibit "D," which are incorporated into this Resolution by reference. The Addendum, which is also incorporated herein by reference, along with the staff reports and materials before the Planning Commission contains substantial evidence to support the City's determination that none of the conditions described in the State CEQA Guidelines calling for a subsequent or supplemental EIR have been met and that the Addendum is the appropriate documentation required for this Project. In conjunction with approving the Addendum, the City hereby adopts the Statement of Overriding Considerations set forth in Exhibit C in accordance with the requirements of Public Resources Code section 21080. B. Pursuant to Public Resources Code § §21081(a) and 21081.6, the City Council adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) set forth in attached Exhibit "B," which is incorporated into this Resolution by reference. The City Council adopts each of the mitigation measures expressly set forth therein as conditions of approval of the project. The other project conditions of approval and compliance with applicable codes, policies, and regulations will further ensure that the environmental impacts of the proposed project will not be greater than set forth in the FEIR and these findings.; C. Subject to the conditions listed on the attached Exhibit "D," which are incorporated into this Resolution by reference, the City Council approves Variance No. 13 -01, Adjustment No. ADJ 13 -03, and Administrative Use Permit No. 13 -04. SECTION 9: Reliance on Record. Each and every one of the findings and determinations in this Resolution are based on the competent and substantial evidence, both oral and written, contained in the entire record relating to the project. The findings and determinations constitute the independent findings and determinations of the Planning Commission in all respects and are fully and completely supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole. SECTION 10: Limitations. The City Council's analysis and evaluation of the project is based on the best information currently available. It is inevitable that in evaluating a -21- project that absolute and perfect knowledge of all possible aspects of the project will not exist. One of the major limitations on analysis of the project is the City Council's lack of knowledge of future events. In all instances, best efforts have been made to form accurate assumptions. Somewhat related to this are the limitations on the City's ability to solve what are in effect regional, state, and national problems and issues. The City must work within the political framework within which it exists and with the limitations inherent in that framework. SECTION 11: Summaries of Information. All summaries of information in the findings, which precede this section, are based on the substantial evidence in the record. The absence of any particular fact from any such summary is not an indication that a particular finding is not based in part on that fact. SECTION 12: This Resolution will remain effective until superseded by a subsequent resolution. SECTION 13: According to the El Segundo Municipal Code, a copy of this Resolution shall be mailed to Street Retail, Inc. and PES Partners, LLC, and to any other person requesting a copy. SECTION 14: This Resolution is the City Council's final decision and will become effective immediately upon adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of September 2015. I,- ?- 49�� Z&�04, Bill Fisher, Mayor -22- ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Resolution No. 4838 was duly passed, approved and adopted by said City Council at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of September, 2013, approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, by the following vote: AYES: Fisber, Jacobson, Fuentes, Atkinson, Fellhauer NOES: None, ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: NRne,= Tracy Wea Of, C' y Clerk APPRO) RM: MARK i'i City Attorney Karl . Berger, Ass,§ ant City Attorney -23- PLAZA EL S Environmental Assessment No. EA -993 Case Nos. DA 12 -03, ZTA 12 -04, ADJ 13 -03, Variance 13 -01, AU P 13 -04 State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Prepared For: Planning and Building Safety Department 350 Main Street El Segundo, CA 90245 August 2013 40 EcoTierra c o n s u l t i n g TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ ............................... 1 ORIGINALPROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................... ............................... 3 2008 REVISED PROJECT .................................................................................... ............................... 6 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROJECT ............. ............................... 6 ENVIRONMENTALANALYSIS .......................................................................... ............................... 18 Aesthetics................................................................................... ............................... 18 AgriculturalResources ............................................................... ............................... 21 AirQuality .................................................................................. ............................... 21 BiologicalResources ................................................................... ............................... 24 CulturalResources ..................................................................... ............................... 25 Geologyand Soils ....................................................................... ............................... 26 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ........................................................ ............................... 27 Hydrology and Water Quality .................................................... ............................... 40 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ............................................. ............................... 42 LandUse ..................................................................................... ............................... 45 MineralResources ..................................................................... ............................... 46 Noise.......................................................................................... ............................... 46 Populationand Housing ............................................................. ............................... 48 PublicServices ............................................................................ ............................... 49 Recreation.................................................................................. ............................... 52 Transportation /Traffic ............................................................... ............................... 52 Utilities....................................................................................... ............................... 55 CUMULATIVEIMPACTS .................................................................................. ............................... 58 CONCLUSION........................................ ..... ............................................... ............................ I........ 59 Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page i City of El Segundo August 2013 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Air Quality Report APPENDIX B: Greenhouse Gas /Climate Change Report APPENDIX C- 1:2012 Remedial Action Plan Addendum APPENDIX C- 2:Updated Human Health Risk Assessment Report (UHHRA) APPENDIX D: Noise Report APPENDIX E- 1:Traffic Report APPENDIX E- 2:Traffic Report Addendum APPENDIX E- 3:Traffic Peer Review Report APPENDIX F: Mitigation Measures from Certified EIR APPENDIX G: Acronyms & Abbreviations LIST OF FIGURES Figure1, Regional Map .................................................................................... ............................... 4 Figure 2, Site Location Aerial Map ................................................................... ............................... 5 Figure 3, Proposed Modifications for Plaza El Segundo Development Boundary .......................... 7 Figure 4, Conceptual Site Plan ........................................,................................. ............................... 9 Figure 5, Enlarged Promenade Plan ................................................................ ............................... 11 Figure6, Elevations ......................................................................................... ............................... 12 Figure7, Elevations ........................................................................................ ............................... 13 LIST OF TABLES Table 1, The Point Site Assessor Parcel Numbers ............................................ ............................... 8 Table 2, 2013 Revised Project Consistency with AB32 Scoping Plan ............. ............................... 39 Table 3, 2013 Revised Project Estimated Employment Increase .................. ............................... 49 Table 4, Summary of the 2013 Revised Project Compared to the Original Project ..................... 61 Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page ii ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED EIR FOR THE PLAZA EL SEGUNDO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. EA -993 CASE NOS. DA 12 -03, ZTA 12 -04, ADJ 13 -03, VARIANCE 13 -01, AUP 13 -04 INTRODUCTION This addendum to the Certified Environmental Impact Report for the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza El Segundo Development (the "Certified EIR ") was prepared to evaluate potential environmental effects which may be associated with changes in the previously- approved Plaza El Segundo Development that have been proposed by the project applicant. The Certified EIR is a Program /Project EIR that analyzed the environmental effects of: (1) a proposed General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Zone Text Amendment that would effect a land use redesignation and rezoning of an approximately 110 -acre area located in southern El Segundo (the "Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning "); and (2) a proposed Development Agreement and other associated entitlements to permit development of a shopping center of up to 425,000 square feet on a 38.1 net acre portion of the 110 -acre site (the "Plaza El Segundo Development "). The Program component of the Certified EIR was prepared in accordance with the requirements set forth in CEQA Guidelines § 15168 and addresses the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning. The Plaza El Segundo Development, which implemented the General Plan Amendment and Zone Change on a portion of the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning site, is addressed in the Project component of the Certified EIR, which was prepared in accordance with the requirements set forth in CEQA Guidelines § 15161. The City of El Segundo is the lead agency for the Certified EIR. The proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and proposed Plaza El Segundo Development were approved and the Certified EIR was certified by the City of El Segundo on February 15, 2005 (Resolution No. 4415). Subsequently, part of the approved Plaza El Segundo Development was constructed and is presently in operation. In 2008, the project applicant proposed changes to the site plan for the remaining part of the Plaza El Segundo Development that had not yet been constructed. These proposed changes included the addition of approximately 3.4 acres to the 38.1 acre site of the Plaza El Segundo Development and construction of additional development within the Plaza El Segundo Development beyond the 425,000 square feet that was approved in 2005. An Addendum to the Certified EIR that evaluated the potential environmental effects of these proposed changes was prepared. The proposed changes were approved by the City of El Segundo in January, 2009, but were never constructed. .Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 1 City of El Segundo August 2013 The project applicant proposed further changes to the site plan for the remaining part of the Plaza El Segundo Development that has not yet been constructed. No changes to the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning are proposed. This Addendum to the Certified EIR has been prepared by the lead agency to evaluate the proposed changes to the Plaza El Segundo Development that have been requested by the project applicant. The Addendum has been prepared under the authority of the CEQA Guidelines § 15164(a) which allows a lead agency to prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions to the previously certified EIR are necessary but none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines § 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. CEQA Guidelines § 15162 provides that preparation of a subsequent EIR is required when one of the following occurs: • Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; • Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; • New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete, shows any of the following: o The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR; o Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR; o Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; o Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative. Public Resources Code (PRC) § 21166 states that unless one or more of the conditions set forth are met, no subsequent or supplemental environmental impact report shall be required by the lead agency or by any responsible agency. The purpose of this addendum is to provide substantial evidence in the record Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 2 City of El Segundo August 2013 to support the determination of the decision making body of the lead agency that none of these conditions has occurred as a result of the proposed changes in the Plaza El Segundo Development. This Addendum describes the proposed modifications to the Plaza El Segundo Development and provides an analysis of the potential environmental effects which could be associated with those modifications for each of the environmental issue areas evaluated in the Certified EIR. As discussed in the sections which follow, the analysis demonstrates that the proposed modifications evaluated in the Addendum would not result in conditions meeting the criteria set forth in CEQA Guidelines § 15162. Therefore, in accordance with PRC § 21166 and CEQA Guidelines § 15162, preparation of a subsequent EIR would not be required. ORIGINAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION As shown in Figure 1, Regional Map, the Plaza El Segundo Development site is located on the northeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue in the City of El Segundo, within the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone. A portion of the property on the east side of Sepulveda Boulevard north of the Union Pacific railroad is developed with the Plaza El Segundo shopping center (see Figure 2, Site Location Aerial Map). The Project site is located approximately 2.25 miles southeast of downtown El Segundo. Regional access to the Project site and vicinity is provided from the San Diego Freeway (1 -405), located east of the Project site. Major arterials providing access to the Project site include Sepulveda Boulevard, adjacent to the western boundary of the Project site, Rosecrans Avenue, adjacent to the southern boundary of the Project site, and El Segundo Boulevard, located north of the Project site. Furthermore, the Project site is located in close proximity to two Metro Rail Green Line Stations: the Douglas /Rosecrans Station, approximately 0.4 mile east of the Project site, and the El Segundo /Nash Station, located approximately 0.5 mile north of the Project site. The Plaza El Segundo Development (the "Original Project ") was approved by the City of El Segundo on February 15, 2005 (Resolution No. 4415). The Plaza El Segundo Development site was comprised of approximately 38.1 net developable acres within the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site that were owned by Honeywell International, Inc. The Original Project implemented the new General Plan land use designation (Commercial Center) and C -4 zoning on that portion of the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. The Original Project site included approximately 33.6 net acres located north of the UPRR tracks and approximately 4.5 net acres located south of the UPRR tracks and immediately at the northeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. The Original Project included a commercial development consisting of a shopping center of up to 425,000 square feet. The approved Development Agreement for the Original Project identified the following uses to be included within the Original Project: 165,000 square feet of shopping center, 185,000 square feet of large scale retail, 50,000 square feet of grocery store, 10,000 square feet of fast food restaurants and 15,000 square feet of sit down restaurants (the "approved uses "). The uses contained in the Development Agreement were identified in the Reduced Traffic Generation Alternative Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 3 Los Angeles — - - W--Imperial E Acacia 4e � � ". "'Glc�.c PROJECT �y E Walnut Ave 1 j LOCATION downy ' E Sycamore Ave E Maps Ave E Ch�k -Ave ' W •11 W 1 T.-n- E Palm Ave `. c•`,_ M ariposa W E Mariposa Ave Ave/ Na sk St E Pone Ave W 1 2nd St L T J E Grand Ave I El Segundo Blvd__ �," H Blvd /Nash St ; r- �ceiatii il. 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[.�r�iilli'. �`!'rv[kf'�f «r;.• i EcoTierra City of El Segundo August 2013 to the Plaza El Segundo Development that was addressed in the Certified EIR (Certified EIR, pages VI -35 through VI -44). The Development Agreement permitted variations in the mix of uses so long as daily, a.m. and p.m. peak hour traffic generation was not increased above the traffic generation associated with the approved uses. The maximum building height for the Original Project was 65 feet. After the Original Project was approved, the project applicant constructed 378,829 square feet of the approved 425,000 square feet of development. This 378,829 square feet of development is currently in operation, and consists of 242,865 square feet of shopping center, a 66,811 square foot Whole Foods supermarket, a 42,735 square foot Best Buy store, 14,743 square feet of quality restaurant, 6,000 square foot dance studio, 2,184 square foot day spa, 1,265 square feet of office and a 2,226 square foot medical /dental office. All of this development has taken place on the portion of the Plaza El Segundo Development site located north of the UPRR tracks. 2008 REVISED PROJECT The Original Project was amended in 2008 (the "2008 Revised Project ") to add additional square footage to the permitted shopping center use and additional acreage to the Plaza El Segundo Development site south of the UPRR tracks (see Figure 3, Modifications to Plaza El Segundo Development Boundary). The remaining allowed development after construction and operation of the Plaza El Segundo shopping center is referred to as Phase 113 of the Plaza El Segundo Development (the constructed development is referred to as Phase 1A). The 2008 Revised Project comprised 70,000 square feet of floor area (including 46,171 square feet of development unused from Phase 1A). The 2008 Revised Project added approximately 3.4 acres to the Plaza El Segundo Development site, bringing the site to a total of approximately 46.7 gross or 41.5 net acres. Accordingly, the 2008 Revised Project increased total development for the Plaza El Segundo Development from 425,000 on 38.1 acres under the Original Project to 448,829 square feet on 41.5 acres. The 2008 Revised Project was evaluated in an Addendum to the Certified EIR, dated January, 2008 (the "2008 Addendum "). DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROJECT Changes in Circumstances Under Which the Project is Undertaken The Original Project consisted of a 425,000 square foot shopping center containing a mix of commercial land uses, including retail, grocery store and restaurant uses on a 38.1 net acre site. After the City approved the Original Project, part of the approved development was constructed and is currently in operation. This consists of a total of 378,829 square feet of development. The Certified EIR allows for a Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 6 C 0 in Q) Z Q 0 'D U m '0 _0 LO C N p 0) > _ > ° � N M m N (8, _U) a ca m cu C a] a (a a L1J > C J 'LM N a N a N a N a — a a) a) oa ¢a ¢a cow n r°i Q�® I J 0 Buis sviD noO ° rd f 1 81 WSVN ZA W Q V) z Ln L z a z 0 N C6 C d � � L 1 � ° -- GUVA31noo bn3A]nd3S v V O V, Q� ..l J �J w m N m CL O .- C O m U O 2 70 N O O D- 0 d City of El Segundo August 2013 daily maximum allowable trip count of 16,645 and the currently operational development generates a total of 12,694 daily trips, which is 3,951 trips less than the maximum number of trips allowed. None of the development approved under the 2008 Revised Project was constructed. 2013 Revised Project Modifications The project applicant, Street Retail, Inc., proposed changes to the 2008 Revised Project related to Phase 1B of the Plaza El Segundo Development. This portion of the development will be known as "The Point." Development associated with The Point project, along with the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center (Phase 1A), which would not change under the current proposal, comprise the "2013 Revised Project ". The 2013 Revised Project will involve amendments to the approvals for the Phase 113 development as provided under the Original Project and the 2008 Revised Project. The site for The Point development consists of the parcels listed in Table 1. The primary address for The Point is 850 South Sepulveda Boulevard. Table 1 The Point Site Assessor Parcel Numbers The 2013 Revised Project would involve adding 4.988 gross acres to the 2008 Revised Project site thereby increasing the total property within the Plaza El Segundo Development to approximately 51.7 gross acres and 46.60 net acres (see Figure 3). The Phase 113 site will increase from 8.062 gross acres /7.642 net acres to 13.05 gross acres /12.63 net acres. Land Uses The Point project, which would replace the development described in the 2008 Revised Project and become the Phase 16 portion of the Plaza El Segundo Development', includes the construction of three single -story buildings and one two -story building surrounding a public plaza, and a maximum of five single -story kiosk buildings located within the plaza on the Phase 1B site (see Figure 4, Conceptual Site Plan), surrounded by surface parking. The Point project will be comprised of 119,613 gross square feet/109,575 net square feet. The outdoor public plaza area that is surrounded by the four Phase 1B f From this point on, references to The Point and Phase 1B of the Plaza El Segundo Development can be considered interchangeable in this document. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 8 4138 - 015 -034 3.41 4138 - 015 -061 4.652 4138 - 015 -033 4.115 4138 - 015 -801 0.873 out of 1.0 total TOTAL 13.05 The 2013 Revised Project would involve adding 4.988 gross acres to the 2008 Revised Project site thereby increasing the total property within the Plaza El Segundo Development to approximately 51.7 gross acres and 46.60 net acres (see Figure 3). The Phase 113 site will increase from 8.062 gross acres /7.642 net acres to 13.05 gross acres /12.63 net acres. Land Uses The Point project, which would replace the development described in the 2008 Revised Project and become the Phase 16 portion of the Plaza El Segundo Development', includes the construction of three single -story buildings and one two -story building surrounding a public plaza, and a maximum of five single -story kiosk buildings located within the plaza on the Phase 1B site (see Figure 4, Conceptual Site Plan), surrounded by surface parking. The Point project will be comprised of 119,613 gross square feet/109,575 net square feet. The outdoor public plaza area that is surrounded by the four Phase 1B f From this point on, references to The Point and Phase 1B of the Plaza El Segundo Development can be considered interchangeable in this document. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 8 �R I � �' • rr. 1 4 t r � rM� � :ws :iRt ri m L nL` W 0 w City of El Segundo August 2013 buildings is approximately 62,000 square feet in area (see Figure 5, Enlarged Promenade Plan). The proposed density of the project is 0.193 FAR; ESMC § 15 -5G -6 allows a maximum of 0.275 FAR. The square footage of Phase 113 as proposed under the 2013 Revised Project would be increased by 49,613 gross square feet of building area from the 2008 Revised Project. This would increase the overall Plaza El Segundo Development from 448,829 gross square feet under the 2008 Revised Project to 498,442 gross square feet under the 2013 Revised Project. The additional 49,613 square feet included in the 2013 Revised Project would consist of 22,143 square feet of retail /restaurant floor area and 27,470 square feet of office floor area. The 2013 Revised Project would represent an increase of 73,442 square feet of development as compared to the Original Project. A variety of uses including retail, restaurants, and office uses are anticipated within Phase 1B under the 2013 Revised Project. The proposed gross floor area of these uses would be: a) 63,379 square feet of retail sales, b) 5,549 square feet of fast -food restaurants, c) 21,115 square feet of full service restaurants, d) 26,165 square feet of office space, e) 1,305 square feet of office, common lobby and restrooms, including 240 square feet of office space for the El Segundo Police Department, and f) 2,100 square feet of retail sales kiosks in the open plaza area. In addition to the building gross floor area, 1,400 square feet of outdoor dining area is proposed for the fast -food restaurants and 4,512 square feet of outdoor dining area for the full service restaurants. Site Planning and Design Under the 2013 Revised Project, The Point project's Coastal Contemporary design combines simplified buildings massing with rich natural materials and colors, accented with varying surfaces. "Green screen" wall panels would be incorporated in the overall architectural vocabulary. The single -story buildings would vary in height up to a maximum height of approximately 47.5 feet with accent elements at the primary corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. The two -story retail /office building would be 55.5 feet in height, and would include a sign element which rises to approximately 64.5 feet in height. The maximum height allowed is 65 feet. Figures 6 and 7 show elevations of the proposed buildings that would be associated with The Point. 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Scale (Feet) EcoTierra co n s u I 1 I n g Enlarge p ]r 11J Q u w I� 1 � OK e ; — f w 1 i Y f M { - I I ir4 a o� 5 rCp ' � O .w 3 V rte+ L a p ]r 11J Q u w I� I W 1 U C y tz 0 CO 4 , r ? i V• -y �. 40 o N lJ� , N t Q v O L W II� City of El Segundo August 2013 Under the 2013 Revised Project, the proposed building setbacks for The Point project would be approximately as follows: • Front Yard (Sepulveda frontage) — 96 feet • Side Yard (Rosecrans frontage) — 93 feet • Side Yard (north property line along existing Union Pacific railroad lines) — 80 feet • Rear Yard (east property line) — 780 feet Parking Under the 2013 Revised Project, the minimum number of required parking spaces for The Point project would be 576 parking spaces, 25 bicycle parking spaces, 1 large truck loading space and 6 small truck loading spaces. Phase 1A of the Plaza El Segundo Development would continue to provide parking that meets City code requirements. Parking provided for The Point project would include a total of 645 parking spaces, consisting of: a) 595 standard spaces, including 55 clean air vehicle spaces, b) 36 compact spaces, and c) 14 accessible spaces (including 2 van accessible spaces). Clean air vehicle spaces are standard spaces designated for hybrid or electric vehicles in accordance with Cal Green requirements. The Point project would provide 34 bicycle parking spaces. The Point project would provide 1 large truck loading space and 6 small truck loading spaces. All truck deliveries would be limited to the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. The Point project includes a proposal to use these loading spaces to provide 38 additional parking spaces for use during all hours other than the delivery hours between 6:00 a.m: and 10:00 a.m. daily. This would increase the total number of parking spaces to 683 spaces during non - delivery hours. Signage would be provided that specifies the hours of delivery, the hours of customer and employee parking, and that customer and employee parking is prohibited during delivery hours. Hours of Operation General hours of operation within The Point will be 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for retail uses. Restaurants will generally be open from 10:00 a.m. to midnight; however, some restaurant uses may open as early as 6:00 a.m. and on Friday and Saturday nights some restaurants may close as late as 2:00 a.m. Hours for office uses will be unrestricted; however, general hours of operation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours of operation within Phase 1A of the Plaza El Segundo Development would not change under the 2013 Revised Project. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 14 City of El Segundo Access August 2013 Under the 2013 Revised Project, access to The Point would be provided from: (1) a driveway on Sepulveda Boulevard at the north end of the Phase 1B site just south of the Union Pacific railroad tracks and (2) from a fully signalized intersection at Rosecrans Avenue and Village Drive. These access points are shown in Figure 4, Conceptual Site Plan. The fully signalized intersection at Rosecrans Avenue and Village Drive would be aligned with the existing Village Drive signal on the south side of Rosecrans Avenue. The new Village Drive entrance would include a new deceleration lane due east of Village Drive. A new deceleration lane and right —in, right -out driveway entrance would be provided on Sepulveda Boulevard. Existing access points to Phase 1A of the Plaza El Segundo Development would not change under the 2013 Revised Project. Under the 2013 Revised Project, for the access points to The Point, the curb cut on Sepulveda Boulevard would be 65' -7" wide and the driveway on Sepulveda would be 33' -5" wide (two lanes), with right -in and right -out only access. The curb cut on Rosecrans Avenue would be 76' -7" wide and the driveway at Rosecrans Avenue and Village Drive would be 62' -11" wide. There would be three lanes exiting the project site (right out only; through /right combination; and left turn only) and two lanes entering the project site. The two lane entrance would accommodate the double -left turn lane into the project from eastbound Rosecrans Avenue. The 2013 Revised Project would require further traffic improvements including: a) the closure of the existing left turn lane along Rosecrans Avenue located approximately 400 feet east of Sepulveda Boulevard that allows left turn movements into the Phase 1B property and the Fry's parking lot in the Manhattan Village mall; b) construction of two left turn lanes from eastbound Rosecrans Avenue to northbound Village Drive (Project driveway); c) addition of the fourth leg of the signal at Village Drive /Rosecrans; and d) the extension of the westbound left turn lanes at Rosecrans and Sepulveda adding a minimum of an additional 130 feet of vehicle stacking capacity. Discretionary Actions Approval of the discretionary actions listed below would be required to permit construction of Phase 1B project (The Point). No further discretionary approvals are required for Phase 1A of the Plaza El Segundo Development. 1. Environmental Assessment No. EA 993. 2. Development Agreement Amendment No. DA 12 -03 (5th Amendment to Development Agreement No. DA 03 -01) to increase the site area by 4.988 acres and to expand the original development project from 448,829 to 498,442 square feet. The development agreement amendment will also include: a) a modification to § 4.1.3 to allow fast food restaurants without drive - throughs within 90 feet of Sepulveda and Rosecrans Boulevards; b) an amendment to remove the size limitations for retailers in the Smaller Tenant Standards specified in Development Agreement § 4.2.2 "Limitations on Minimum Square Footage of Buildings and Space" for the Phase 1B portion of the project; c) provide a maximum of 240 square feet of Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 15 City of El Segundo August 2013 office space for use by the El Segundo Police Department as a satellite office space. Other modifications to the Development Agreement may be made to reconcile changes in the property involved, the property ownership, the project description, and the other requested discretionary actions. 3. Zone Text Amendment No. ZTA 12 -04 to amend ESMC §§ 15 -5G -2 (Permitted Uses) and 15 -5G -9 (Signs). The proposed changes to § 15 -5G -2 "Permitted Uses" would: a) Increase the permitted size of general office uses in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone (ESMC § 15- 5G -2(B)) from 5,000 to 28,735 gross square feet (including the existing general office area in Phase 1A); and b) Add the following permitted uses to the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone in ESMC § 15 -5G- 2(A) which are already permitted uses in the approved Development Agreement for the project: 1. Automobile sales (indoor only) along with sales of automobile accessories and automobile parts not to exceed a total of 5,000 square feet and prohibiting automobile repair and maintenance uses. 2. Banks, savings and loans and /or credit unions, not to exceed a total of 10,000 square feet. 3. Day spas not to exceed a total of 10,000 square feet. 4. Dance and music instruction studios not to exceed a total of 6,000 square feet. 5. Farmer's Market. 6. Health clubs and fitness centers (indoor only) not to exceed a total of 10,000 square feet. 7. Motorcycle and motor scooter sales (indoor only) along with sales of accessories and parts as an ancillary use and prohibiting outdoor display and storage and onsite repair and maintenance. The proposed changes to ESMC § 15 -5G -9 "Signs" would: a) Increase the permitted height of 2 ground /monument signs on Sepulveda Boulevard south of the Union Pacific Railroad from 20 feet to 25 feet; b) Allow one roof sign up to 450 square feet in the Phase 1B area in addition to the 15% signage allowed for store front signage; C) Add the following sign provisions in the approved Development Agreement into ESMC § 15 -5G -9: Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 16 City of El Segundo August 2013 1. Maximum of 3 ground /monument signs not to exceed 35 feet on Sepulveda Boulevard, north of the Union Pacific Railroad. 2. Maximum of 2 ground /monument signs (not including wayfinding signs), not to exceed 25 feet on Park Place. 3. Maximum of 2 ground /monument signs (not including wayfinding signs), not to exceed 25 feet on Allied Way. 4. Maximum of 2 ground /monument signs not to exceed 20 feet on Rosecrans Avenue. 5. Prohibition on pole signs on Rosecrans Avenue." 4. Adjustment No. ADJ 13 -03 to allow: a) a curb cut width of 65' -7" and a driveway width of 33' -5" on Sepulveda Boulevard and a curb cut width of 76' -7" and a driveway width of 62' -11" on Rosecrans Avenue where a maximum of 30 feet in width is permitted (ESMC § 15- 15- 5(0)(1)); b) a curb cut that is located a distance of zero feet from the eastern property line where a minimum of five feet is required (ESMC § 15 -15- 5(0)(2)); and c) shared use of one large truck and 6 small truck loading spaces for public /employee parking after 10:00 a.m. (ESMC § 15 -5- 5. Variance No. 13 -01 to allow construction of a retaining wall in excess of 6 feet to a maximum height of 12 feet, with a 42' cable fence on top and to allow fill in excess of 6 feet to a maximum height of 12 feet (ESMC § 15- 2- 4(B)(3)). 6. Administrative Use Permit No. AUP 13 -04 to allow a Master Administrative Use Permit to allow the sale of beer, wine and alcohol at 6 eating establishments and 5 kiosks for a total of 28,764 square feet of indoor floor area and a total of 5,912 square feet of outdoor dining area for a maximum total of 34,676 square feet of dining area. (ESMC § 15- 5G -4). 7. Modification to conditions of approval. Modifications include amendments to: a) Condition No. 9B.1 to allow one 20 -foot tall monument sign and one 25 -foot tall monument sign on Sepulveda Boulevard south of the Union Pacific Railroad where two 20 -foot tall monument signs are allowed; and b) Condition No. 100 to indicate that a private water meter system may be used to individually meter each unit. Other modifications to conditions of approval are presently proposed and may be made in the future to reconcile changes in the property involved, the property ownership, the project description, the requested Development Agreement modifications, and other requested discretionary actions. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 17 City of El Segundo August 2013 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS The analysis which follows addresses each of the environmental issues addressed in the Certified EIR. First, for each issue, the conclusions of the Certified EIR with respect to the impacts of the Original Project are summarized, in order to provide the point of comparison with the analyzed impacts of the 2013 Revised Project. Then, the analysis of the potential impacts of the 2013 Revised Project is presented. The methodology used in this Addendum evaluates the potential impacts of the 2013 Revised Project and compares those impacts with the impacts of the Original Project as evaluated in the Certified EIR to determine whether the impacts of the 2013 Revised Project are the same, higher or lower than the Original Project and, consequently, whether they would result in any effects that would meet the criteria set forth in CEQA Guidelines § 15162. The analysis demonstrates that, compared to the Certified EIR analysis, the 2013 Revised Project would not result in new significant impacts or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts. Aesthetics The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would not result in significant impacts related to aesthetics. The addition of commercial development onto a vacant site would be visually prominent. However, the surrounding area was already urbanized and the Original Project included consistent design and landscaping to make the site visually appealing. The Certified EIR concludes that the addition of retail development would be a noticeable improvement over the existing remnant industrial facilities. Scenic resources would not be affected by the Original Project, as no such resources are located on or in the vicinity of the project site. The Certified EIR concludes that, although the Original Project would add new sources of light (exterior security lighting, architectural lighting, entrance and pedestrian pathway illumination, lighted signage, parking lots and automobile headlights) to a largely undeveloped site, such impacts would be less than significant because the resulting lighting levels produced with the Original Project would be similar to the existing levels along Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. Implementation of the recommended mitigation measures would ensure that impacts related to light and glare would be less than significant. Visual Character The 2013 Revised Project would add development to an already developed urban area. The height and massing of the 2013 Revised Project would be similar to that of the Original Project, as well as the surrounding commercial, industrial, and office uses, and would be within the same maximum height envelope as established for the Original Project. Furthermore, as views from area roadways towards scenic vistas north and south of the Project site are already obstructed by area development, the 2013 Revised Project would not limit these views any further. The visual character of the area surrounding the proposed Phase 1B development site is that of a highly developed urban area. Single- and multi -story commercial buildings are present within the vicinity of the Phase 113 project site. Sepulveda Boulevard and the Chevron Refinery are located west of the Phase Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 18 City of El Segundo August 2013 1B development site, while the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center is located to the north. East of the proposed Phase 16 development site is the Air Products industrial facility, which is developed with various industrial buildings, tanks, conveyances and similar industrial equipment. Several multi -story commercial buildings are located to the south, while single- and multi - family uses are located to the southwest. Overall, there is little uniformity in the development in the vicinity, other than most buildings are low- to mid -rise structures. The proposed Phase 1B development itself is currently vacant. Construction activities typically include both a disturbance in existing natural and man -made features and the development of structures, which, at least temporarily, are devoid of external treatments designed to improve visual character. Construction activities associated with The Point development would introduce new structures and a variety of equipment onto the Project site, potentially including scaffolding, cranes, and support vehicles. Impacts due to construction would be temporary in nature and less than significant. No mitigation measures are required. The Point project includes the construction of three single -story buildings and one two -story building surrounding a public plaza, and a maximum of five single -story kiosk buildings located within the plaza on the proposed Phase 1B development site. The remainder of the Phase 16 site will be developed with a surface parking area to serve the proposed uses. The new development will be of a contemporary design and would be architecturally consistent with the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center, located directly to the north. Accordingly, the expected visual appearance of the Plaza El Segundo Development site under the 2013 Revised Project would be similar to the Original Project and impacts would be less than significant. The proposed Zone Text Amendment included in the 2013 Revised Project would permit an additional roof sign up to 450 square feet in area and would increase the permitted height of 2 ground /monument signs on Sepulveda Boulevard south of the Union Pacific Railroad from 20 feet to 25 feet. These signs would continue to be less than the 65 foot height limit that has already been established for the Plaza El Segundo Development site. As shown in Figures 6 and 7, Project signage would not comprise a prominent visual feature within the context of the proposed new buildings associated with The Point development. Further, the additional five feet in height of the two previously authorized signs would not be sufficient to modify the potential prominence of these signs. Under the proposed revisions to signage regulations of the C -4 Zone, the existing and potential future visual appearance of the Project site would be similar under the 2013 Revised Project compared to the Original Project. The distance of sensitive receptors from the site will be the same as under the Certified EIR. Even with an additional five feet of permitted height, the new signs will likely not be visible from the residential areas located to the southwest because of the orientation and size of the permitted displays, along with intervening development and grade changes between the Project site and the nearby residential area. Therefore, the 2013 Revised Project will have a less than significant impact on visual character and no mitigation measures are required. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 19 City of El Segundo August 2013 Shade /Shadow Land uses in the immediate vicinity of the Plaza El Segundo Development site include commercial and light industrial uses, which are not dependent on access to natural light. Shadows created by the 2013 Revised Project would primarily fall on the landscaped areas and parking areas, as well as area roadways. Accordingly, the 2013 Revised Project would not result in a significant shade /shadow impact and no mitigation measures are required. Glare Development under the 2013 Revised Project would result in the use of various non - reflective materials designed to minimize the transmission of glare. Residential uses, which are located to the southwest, will have intermittent views of the uses. Roadways adjacent to the Plaza El Segundo Development site include Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. Motorists on these roadways could potentially be impacted by light (e.g., sunlight, vehicle headlights) reflecting off of on -site structures. In general, the proposed structures would be constructed of materials with low reflectivity, including concrete, painted metal, cinder block, and stucco. Further, the new construction will include low- reflectivity windows that would reduce light reflecting off of the window surface. The 2013 Revised Project would include the same sources and levels of new lighting as would occur under the Original Project, as the uses and site configuration would be similar. The 2013 Revised Project would add light sources and lighted signage within an area characterized by existing high levels of nighttime lighting in the area, same as the Original Project. The mitigation measures from the Certified EIR, which prohibit expansive areas of highly reflective material, as listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. Artificial Light Artificial light may be generated from individual (i.e., point) sources as well as from indirect sources of reflected light. As discussed above, uses such as residences, hospitals, and hotels are considered light sensitive since they are typically occupied by persons who are subject to disturbance by bright light sources during evening hours. The 2013 Revised Project would include the same sources and levels of new lighting as would occur under the Original Project. The 2013 Revised Project would add light sources and lighted signage within an area characterized by existing high levels of nighttime lighting in the area. The distance to sensitive receptors would be the same as under the Original Project. The additional sign and increase sign height would not likely be visible from the residential areas located to the southwest because of the orientation and size of the permitted displays, along with intervening development and grade changes between the Phase 1B development site and the nearby residential area. Furthermore, artificial light sources in the vicinity include street lights, off -site signage (e.g., tenant identification signs), vehicle headlights, building identification signage, light emanating from the interior of commercial buildings, and light associated with the Chevron Refinery. Thus, any increase in nighttime light levels resulting from the 2013 Revised Project would be expected to be imperceptible. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 20 City of El Segundo August 2013 Impacts related to artificial lighting would be less than significant and no mitigation measures are required. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to aesthetics, shade /shadow or light and glare. Agricultural Resources The Certified EIR identified that the Project site is not designated as prime agricultural land and is not zoned "agricultural' and that the Original Project would not result in any potentially significant impacts to agricultural resources. The Plaza El Segundo Development site, including the 4.988 acre area proposed to be added under the 2013 Revised Project, is located in an urbanized area of the City of El Segundo and is not developed or zoned for agricultural use. Nor is the site designated as Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance by the California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resources Protection The Plaza El Segundo Development site is zoned Commercial Center (C -4) and is not enrolled under the Williamson Act.3 The Commercial Center (C -4) zoning designation does not permit agricultural uses. The site is not zoned as forest land or timberland, and there is no Timberland Production at the site. No forest land exists on or in the vicinity of the site. Thus, no impact would occur and no mitigation measures are required. The 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts. Air Quality The Certified EIR concludes that construction activities associated with the Original Project would exceed significance thresholds established by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOJ and Reactive Organic Gas (ROG). SCAQMD significance thresholds for other criteria pollutants (carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM), consisting of particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10) and particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5); and sulfur oxides (SOX) would not be exceeded in the course of construction activities associated with the Original Project. The Certified EIR concludes that the construction emission impacts of NOx and ROG would remain significant after implementation of mitigation measures. The Certified EIR concludes that operation of the Original Project would result in daily regional emissions that would exceed SCAQMD significance thresholds for four of the five criteria 2 California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection, Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program, GIS data, website: www.consrv.co.00v/DLRP/fmmp /overview /survey area map.htm, January 2009. Accessed February 7, 2013. California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection, Williamson Act Protection, website: http:// www. consrv. co .govIDLRP11colPageslindex.aspx. Accessed February 7, 2013. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 21 City of El Segundo August 2013 pollutants (CO, ROG, NOX, and PM10), based upon the anticipated levels of daily trips. SCAQMD significance thresholds for SOX would not be exceeded. The Certified EIR concludes that local concentrations of CO would be below the maximum allowable concentrations set forth in State and federal standards and impacts related to localized CO levels would be less than significant. An analysis of the potential construction and operational air quality impacts of the 2013 Revised Project was conducted by ENVIRON International Corporation, (Air Quality Technical Report, Plaza El Segundo, July, 2013, the "Air Quality Report "). The Air Quality Report is contained in Appendix A to this Addendum. Consistency with Regional Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) On December 7, 2012, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) adopted the Final 2012 AQMP. This new plan has been prepared to chart the path that the SCAQMD will follow to meet the federal PM2.5 standard by 2014 and the federal ozone standard by 2023. The future air quality levels projected in the 2012 AQMP are based on several assumptions, including regional population growth projections and implementation of SCAQMD's rules and regulations. The regional population growth projections are based on land use designations of the communities throughout the Basin as well as growth forecasts identified by SCAG in the Regional Comprehensive Plan. As such, consistency of general development projects with the AQMP is determined by demonstrating consistency with adopted local land use plan designations and /or population projections as developed by SCAG. The City of El Segundo General Plan designates the Plaza El Segundo Development site for Commercial Center land uses. The project site is zoned C -4 Commercial Center. The 2013 Revised Project would involve the construction of commercial uses at a density that is consistent with the applicable General Plan designation and zoning classification. As such, the growth associated with the 2013 Revised Project has been accommodated in the AQMP and the 2013 Revised Project would be consistent with the 2012 AQMP. This would be a less than significant impact and no mitigation measures are required. Regional Mass Emissions The Air Quality Report estimated regional daily emissions due to construction of the 2013 Revised Project. These emissions were estimated using methodology and models approved by the SCAQMD. The emissions reported are for onsite and offsite emissions, including on -road and off -road mobile sources. For onsite emissions, the estimated emissions include sources such as fugitive dust and architectural coatings. The estimated emissions show that, under the 2013 Revised Project, the regional daily emissions for construction would be less than the SCAQMD mass daily significance thresholds for NOx, CO, S02, PM10, and PM2.5. The daily emissions of the 2013 Revised Project for VOCs would be greater than the SCAQMD mass daily significance thresholds. Implementation of the mitigation measures from the Certified EIR, as listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would help to reduce impacts related to construction emissions. Even with implementation of these measures, however, impacts from construction air emissions would be significant and unavoidable. The VOC and NOx emissions for the Original Project were identified to be above the SCAQMD thresholds and impacts were identified to be Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 22 City of El Segundo August 2013 significant and unavoidable. The 2013 Revised Project construction emissions would be lower than the Original Project emissions because of reduced construction activity and the use of cleaner construction equipment than was prevalent at the time of construction activities for the Original Project in 2005. The 2013 Revised Project regional daily construction emissions for NOx would be below the SCAQMD significance threshold. As calculated in the Air Quality Report, the regional daily construction VOC emissions associated with the 2013 Revised Project would be less than those reported for the Original Project. Accordingly, impacts of the 2013 Revised Project with respect to construction emissions would be lower than the Original Project. As discussed below under Transportation /Traffic, trip generation associated with the 2013 Revised Project would be within the daily trip cap established for the Original Project in the Certified EIR. As such, operational air quality impacts of the 2013 Revised Project would be similar to or less than the impacts of the Original Project because daily regional mass operational emissions are directly related to daily trip generation. Thus, even though daily regional emissions of CO, ROG /VOCs, NOx, and PM10 could exceed the SCAQMD significance threshold under the 2013 Revised Project and would be significant and unavoidable, this impact would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified impact. The Air Quality Report estimated PM2.5 emissions associated with operation of the 2013 Revised Project, which were not part of the SCAQMD - required methodology at the time the Certified EIR was prepared. These emissions would be less than the SCAQMD threshold and would be less than significant. As such, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact with respect to PM2.5. Localized Pollutant Concentrations The Air Quality Report estimated localized pollutant concentrations resulting from emissions due to construction of the 2013 Revised Project. Because the proposed Phase 1B development site for The Point project (i.e., area of new construction associated with the 2013 Revised Project) is greater than five acres, the SCAQMD mass -rate Localized Significance Thresholds (LSTs) for PM2.5, PM10, NOx, and CO could not be used. Therefore, air dispersion modeling was performed per the SCAQMD LST methodology in order to evaluate the localized impacts of the construction activities associated with the 2013 Revised Project. The AMS /EPA Regulatory Model Improvement Committee (AERMIC) Model (AERMOD) (Version 12060), approved by the SCAQMD for this purpose, was used to predict the concentrations of emitted pollutants at individual receptor locations from onsite construction emissions. This model, which has been approved for use by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), California Air Resources Board (CARB), and SCAQMD, incorporates multiple variables in its algorithms including: • Meteorological data representative of surface and upper air conditions; • Local terrain data to account for elevation changes; • Physical specification of emission sources including information such as: — Location; Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 23 City of El Segundo August 2013 — Release height; and — Source dimensions. Dispersion model averaging times are specified based on the averaging times of ambient standards and the air quality significance thresholds established by the appropriate regulatory agencies. Averaging times include 1 -hour concentrations for NO2 and CO, 8 -hour concentrations for CO, 24 -hour concentrations for PM10 and PM2.5, and annual concentrations for NO2 and PM10. Significance thresholds established by SCAQMD for these concentrations are health -based and represent the concentrations at which adverse health effects to potentially affected populations would occur. Dispersion modeling was performed using the maximum daily emissions and the complete 5 -year meteorological data set (2005 to 2009) to evaluate short-term impacts, thereby ensuring that all meteorological conditions are considered. This approach is conservative, since it assumes that maximum daily emissions could occur on any day, even though there is a low probability that worst -case meteorological conditions would occur at exactly the same time as maximum emissions. According to the Air Quality Report, the ambient air quality results indicate that maximum concentrations resulting at the Project site from construction activities associated with the 2013 Revised Project would not exceed the SCAQMD significance thresholds for any of the criteria pollutants and averaging times. Impacts of the 2013 Revised Project related to localized concentrations of air pollutants during construction would be less than significant. These results assume implementation of the mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR. Since peak hour trip generation under the 2013 Revised Project would not exceed the peak hour trip generation of the Original Project, local concentrations of CO would not exceed the maximum allowable concentrations under the 2013 Revised Project, which are directly related to peak hour trip generation, and would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to air quality. Biological Resources The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project had the potential to significantly impact wetlands within the Plaza El Segundo Development site. At the time of certification, approximately 0.30 acres of wetlands under jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board existed within the Plaza El Segundo Development site. Construction activities within a wetland habitat, or loss of wetland habitat could represent a substantial adverse effect_ on a riparian habitat or sensitive natural community. Mitigation measures were identified that required the applicant to obtain approvals for wetland dredge /fill from the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. In addition, it was determined that four increasingly rare organisms (white - tailed kite; loggerhead shrike; Belding's savannah sparrow; and burrowing owl) potentially existed on -site. Development activities could potentially result in impacts to these species. However, with implementation of mitigation measures, Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 24 City of El Segundo August 2013 the Certified EIR concludes that impacts to biological resources as a result of the Original Project would be less than significant. The proposed Phase 1B development site is located in a Commercial Center zoned urbanized area and is covered in weeds and shrubbery. As discussed within the Certified EIR and 2008 Addendum, with respect to the bird species identified as being potentially present within the Project Site, the area was previously completely paved and void of any vegetation or biological resources. Similarly, the area being added to the Plaza El Segundo Development site under the 2013 Revised Project is undeveloped and void of any native vegetation or biological resources. Therefore, no impact would occur and no mitigation measures are required. The Certified EIR addressed the issue of potential wetland habitat. The 0.30 acres of potential wetland habitat area is not located within the proposed Phase 16 development site; rather the potential wetland habitat area is located within the Phase 1A portion of the Plaza El Segundo Development site that has been constructed. Therefore, the mitigation measure related to wetlands would no longer be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. No impact would occur and no mitigation measures are required. The vacant proposed Phase 1B development site does not contain any protected biological resources or tree species that are considered sensitive. The 2013 Revised Project would not conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting or preserving biological resources. No impact would occur and no mitigation measures are required. Accordingly, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to biological resources. Cultural Resources The Certified EIR identified one cultural resource, which is not located within the Plaza El Segundo Development site. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project, with implementation of mitigation measures, would not result in significant impacts to cultural resources. The 2013 Revised Project would add approximately 4.988 acres to the Plaza El Segundo Development. The identified cultural resource is not located within this 4.988 acre area. Impacts of the 2013 Revised Project with respect to cultural resources would be the same as the Original Project. The same mitigation measure identified in the Certified EIR, as listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, which requires work stoppage and assessment of potential resources in the event that archaeological or paleontological resources are encountered, would be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to cultural resources. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 2S City of El Segundo August 2013 Geology and Soils The Certified EIR concludes that development on the Plaza El Segundo Development site would not expose people or structures to potentially adverse effects or otherwise result in significant impacts with respect to: surface fault rupture; seismicity and ground shaking; liquefaction and seismic settlement; slope stability; subsidence; expansive soils; landform alteration; building foundations; or grading. The Certified EIR thus concludes that the impacts of the Original Project would be less than significant with regard to these issues. The Certified EIR concludes that the potential for erosion exists within the Original Project due to the presence of unlined natural depressions and grading activities, which could result in an increase in impervious surfaces at the site and expose soils to the effects of wind -borne erosion. However, with the implementation of the mitigation measure, impacts associated with soil erosion would be less than significant. The Certified EIR concludes that the potential exists for significant levels of methane to be present on -site because of the proximity of historic oil fields and existing producing wells. A methane study was conducted for the Original Project to determine the presence or absence of methane on -site. Methane gas was detected on -site, however the concentrations of the methane were low enough such that further sampling and analysis was not necessary. Therefore, the Certified EIR concludes that the impacts of the Original Project with respect to methane would be less than significant. The2008 Revised Project added approximately 3.4 acres to the Plaza El Segundo Development. These 3.4 acres were subject to the same conditions related to soil conditions and potential seismic activity as the Original Project. Consequently, impacts of the 2008 Revised Project with respect to surface fault rupture; seismicity and ground shaking; liquefaction and seismic settlement; slope stability; subsidence; expansive soils; landform alteration; building foundations; or grading would be less than significant. The additional 3.4 acres did not include any unlined natural depressions. However, grading activity associated with the 2008 Revised Project was determined to result potentially in wind -borne erosion, the same as the Original Project. The same mitigation measure that was applicable to the Original Project was determined to be applicable to the 2008 Revised Project and would reduce impacts to less than significant. Thus, the 2008 Revised Project would not result in a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified impact with respect to wind -borne erosion. The 2008 Revised Project added 3.4 acres to the Plaza El Segundo Development which could experience conditions related to methane gas. Methane gas soil sampling was undertaken on the 3.4 acre area. Twelve soil gas samples were collected from six locations within the 3.4 acre area and analyzed for methane per United States Environmental Protection Agency Method 8015M. Methane was not detected at or above the reporting limit of 10 parts per million by volume (ppmv) in any of the samples analyzed. The samples were also below the 1,000 ppmv threshold for additional sampling and further investigation. Therefore, no additional sampling of soil gas for methane was warranted and impacts of the 2008 Revised Project with respect to methane were determined to be less than significant. The 2013 Revised Project would further modify the Plaza El Segundo Development site by adding 4.988 gross acres to the currently existing Phase 1B Property thereby increasing the total Plaza El Segundo Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 26 City of El Segundo August 2013 Development site (Phase 1A and Phase 113 combined) to approximately 51.7 gross acres /46.60 net acres. These 4.988 acres would be subject to the same conditions related to soil conditions and potential seismic activity as the Original Project. Consequently, impacts of the 2013 Revised Project with respect to surface fault rupture; seismicity and ground shaking; liquefaction and seismic settlement; slope stability; subsidence; expansive soils; landform alteration; building foundations; or grading would be less than significant. The additional 4.988 acres do not include any unlined natural depressions. However, similar to the 2008 Revised Project, grading activity associated with the 2013 Revised Project could potentially result in wind -borne erosion, same as the Original Project. The same mitigation measure that was applicable to the Original Project, which requires suspension of grading when winds exceed 25 miles per hour, as listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project and would reduce impacts to less than significant. The additional 4.988 acres that would be added to the Plaza El Segundo Development site under the 2013 Revised Project would be subject to the same conditions regarding underground methane as the Original Project and 2008 Revised Project. Impacts would be less than significant and no mitigation measures are required. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to geology and soils. Greenhouse Gas Emissions The Certified EIR did not address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. During the public and agency review process for the Certified EIR, no comments were received regarding the inclusion or exclusion of GHG analysis in the Certified EIR. Quantitative GHG inventories for the Original Project and 2013 Revised Project were developed by ENVIRON International Corporation, (Climate Change Technical Report, Plaza El Segundo, July, 2013, the "GHG Report"). The GHG Report is contained in Appendix B to this Addendum. This section analyzes the potential environmental effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change from implementation of the proposed project. Information used to prepare this section was taken from various sources and publications prepared by a number of professional associations and agencies that have suggested approaches and strategies for complying with CEQA's environmental disclosure requirements. Such organizations include the California Attorney General's Office (AGO), the California Air Pollution Controls Officers Association (CAPCOA), the United Nations and World Meteorological Organization's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP). Climate Change Background Parts of the Earth's atmosphere act as an insulating "blanket" for the planet. This "blanket" of various gases traps solar energy, which keeps the global average temperature in a range suitable for life. The Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 27 City of El Segundo August 2013 collection of atmospheric gases that comprise this blanket are called "greenhouse gases" based on the idea that these gases trap heat like the glass walls of a greenhouse. These gases, mainly water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ozone (03), and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), all act as effective global insulators, reflecting visible light and infrared radiation back to earth. Most scientists agree that human activities, such as producing electricity and driving internal combustion vehicles, have contributed to the elevated concentration of these gases in the atmosphere. As a result, the Earth's overall temperature is rising. Warmer global temperatures will lead to changes in rainfall patterns, smaller polar ice caps, a rise in sea level, and a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans. The relationship of water vapor and ozone as GHGs is poorly understood. It is unclear how much water vapor acts as a GHG since water vapor can also produce cloud cover which reflects sunlight away from Earth and counteracts its effect as a GHG. Also, water vapor tends to increase as the Earth warms, so it is not well understood whether the increase in water vapor is contributing to or is a result of climate change. Ozone tends to break down in the presence of solar radiation, but this is not sufficiently understood by the scientific community to fully evaluate. For these reasons, methodologies approved by the IPCC, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the California Air Resources Board focus on carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons. The following provides a brief description of each of these GHGs. Carbon Dioxide The production and absorption of carbon dioxide occurs through the burning of fossil fuels (e.g., oil, natural gas, and coal), solid waste, trees and wood products, and as a result of other chemical reactions, such as those required to manufacture cement. Globally, the largest source of human based CO2 emissions is the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas in power plants, automobiles, and industrial facilities. A number of specialized industrial production processes and product uses, such as mineral or metal production, and the use of petroleum -based products, leads to CO2 emissions. CO2 is removed from the atmosphere (or sequestered) when it is absorbed by plants as part of the biological carbon cycle. Natural sources of CO2 occur within the carbon cycle where billions of tons of atmospheric CO2 are removed by oceans and growing plants and are emitted back into the atmosphere through natural processes. When in balance, total CO2 emissions and removals from the entire carbon cycle are roughly equal. Since the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s, most scientists agree that human activities, including burning of oil, coal, and gas and deforestation, increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere by 35 percent as of 2005. Methane Methane is emitted from a variety of both human - related and natural sources. CH4 is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil, from livestock and other agricultural practices, and from the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills. It is estimated that 60 percent of global CH4 emissions are related to human activities. Natural sources of CH4 include wetlands, gas .Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 28 City of El Segundo August 2013 hydrates, permafrost, termites, oceans, freshwater bodies, non - wetland soils, and wildfires. CH4 emissions levels from a particular source can vary significantly from one country or region to another. These variances depend on many factors, such as climate, industrial and agricultural production characteristics, energy types and usage, and waste management practices. For example, temperature and moisture have a significant effect on the anaerobic digestion process, which is one of the key biological processes resulting in CH4 emissions from both human and natural sources. Also, the implementation of technologies to capture and utilize CH4 from sources such as landfills, coalmines, and manure management systems affects the emissions levels from these sources. Nitrous Oxide Concentrations of nitrous oxide also began to rise at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution reaching 314 parts per billion (ppb) by 1998. Microbial processes in soil and water, including those reactions that occur in fertilizer containing nitrogen, produce nitrous oxide. In addition to agricultural sources, some industrial processes (fossil fuel -fired power plants, nylon production, nitric acid production, and vehicle emissions) also contribute to the atmospheric load of N2O. Chlorofluorocarbons Chlorofluorocarbons are not naturally occurring. They were synthesized for uses as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, and cleaning solvents. Since their creation in 1928, the concentrations of CFCs in the atmosphere have risen. Due to the discovery that they are able to destroy stratospheric ozone, a global effort to halt their production was undertaken, and levels of the major CFCs are now remaining static or declining. However, their long atmospheric lifetimes mean that some of the CFCs will remain in the atmosphere for over 100 years. Since they are also a GHG, along with such other long -lived synthesized gases as CF4 (ca rbontetrafIuoride) and SF6 (sulfurhexafluoride), they are of concern. Another set of synthesized compounds called HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) are also considered GHGs, though they are less stable in the atmosphere and therefore have a shorter lifetime and less of an impact. CFCs, CF4, SF6, and HFCs have been banned and are no longer available. Therefore, these GHGs are not included further in this analysis. Potential Effects of Global Climate Change Climate change could have a number of adverse effects. Although these effects would have global consequences, in most cases they would not disproportionately affect any one site or activity. In other words, many of the effects of climate change are not site - specific. Emission of GHGs would contribute to the changes in the global climate, which would in turn, have a number of physical and environmental effects. A number of general effects are discussed below. Sea Level Rise and Flooding. The California Climate Change Center predicts that sea level in California would rise between 10.9 to 71.6 centimeters (cm) (0.36 to 2.3 feet) above existing mean sea level (MSL) by 2099 as a result of climate change. When combined with astronomical tides, even a 1 -foot increase in MSL would result in the 100 -year event high tide peak occurring at the 10 -year event frequency. In Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 29 City of El Segundo August 2013 other words, the frequency of a current 100 -year high tide (about 9.5 feet above current MSL) would occur 10 times more often if sea levels increase by 1 foot above current MSL. In the future, precipitation events are predicted to vary in terms of timing, intensity, and volume according to many climate change models. Extreme storm events may occur with greater frequency. Changes in rainfall and runoff could affect flows in surface water bodies, causing increased flooding and runoff to the storm drain system. Water Supply. Health and Safety Code § 38501(a) recognizes that climate change "poses a serious threat to the economic well- being, public health, natural resources, and the environment of California," and notes, "the potential adverse impacts of [climate change] include... reduction in the quality and supply of water to the state from the Sierra snowpack." As most of the state, including the City of El Segundo, depends on surface water supplies originating in the Sierra Nevada, this potential water supply reduction is a concern. Most of the scientific models addressing climate change show that the primary effect on California's climate would be a reduced snow pack and a seasonal shift of peak flows in streams. A higher percentage of the winter precipitation in the mountains would likely fall as rain rather than as snow in some locations, reducing the overall snowpack. Further, as temperatures rise, snowmelt is expected to occur earlier in the year. As a result, peak runoff would likely come a month or so earlier. The end result of this would be that the state may not have sufficient surface storage to capture the early runoff, and so, absent construction of additional water storage projects, a portion of the current supplies would flow to the oceans and be unavailable for use in the state's water delivery systems. Water Quality. Climate change could have adverse effects on water quality, which would in turn affect the beneficial uses (habitat, water supply, etc.) of surface water bodies and groundwater. The changes in precipitation discussed above could result in increased sedimentation, higher concentration of pollutants, higher dissolved oxygen levels, increased temperatures, and an increase in the amount of runoff constituents reaching surface water bodies. Sea level rise, discussed above, could result in the encroachment of saline water into freshwater bodies. Ecosystems and Biodiversity. Climate change could have effects on diverse types of ecosystems, from alpine to deep -sea habitat. As temperatures and precipitation change, seasonal shifts in vegetation would occur, potentially effecting the distribution of associated flora and fauna species. As the range of species shifts, habitat fragmentation could occur, with acute impacts on the distribution of certain sensitive species. The IPCC states that "20 percent to 30 percent of species assessed may be at risk of extinction from climate change impacts within this century if global mean temperatures exceed 2 to 3°C (3.6 to 5.4 °F) relative to pre - industrial levels." Shifts in existing biomes could also make ecosystems vulnerable to invasive species encroachment. Wildfires, which are an important control mechanism in many ecosystems, may become more severe and more frequent, making it difficult for native plant species to repeatedly re- germinate. In general terms, climate change would put a number of stressors on ecosystems, with potentially catastrophic effects on biodiversity. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 30 City of El Segundo August 2013 Human Health Impacts. Climate change may increase the risk of vector -borne infectious diseases, particularly those found in tropical areas and spread by insects — malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and encephalitis. While these health impacts would largely affect tropical areas in other parts of the world, effects would also be felt in California. Warming of the atmosphere would be expected to increase smog and particulate pollution, which could adversely affect individuals with heart and respiratory problems, such as asthma. Extreme heat events would also be expected to occur with more frequency, and could adversely affect the elderly, children, and the homeless. Finally, the water supply impacts and seasonal temperature variations which could occur as a result of climate change could affect the viability of existing agricultural operations, making the food supply more vulnerable. Potential Effects of Human Activity on Climate Change The burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, especially for the generation of electricity and powering of motor vehicles, has led to substantial increases in CO2 emissions (and thus substantial increases in atmospheric concentrations). In 1994, atmospheric CO2 concentrations were found to have increased by nearly 30 percent above pre - industrial (c. 1760) concentrations. The effect each GHG has on climate change is measured as a combination of the volume of its emissions, and its global warming potential (GWP), and is expressed as a function of how much warming would be caused by the same mass of CO2. Thus, GHG emissions are typically measured in terms of pounds or tons of CO2 equivalents (CO2e), and are often expressed in metric tons of CO2 equivalents (MT CO2e) or millions of metric tons of CO2 equivalents (MMT CO2e). Global Emissions. Worldwide emissions of GHGs in 2004 were nearly 30 billion tons of CO2e per year (including both on -going emissions from industrial and agricultural sources, but excluding emissions from land -use changes). U.S. Emissions. In 2004, the United States emitted 7.1 billion tons of CO2e. Of the four major sectors nationwide — residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation— transportation accounts for the highest percentage of GHG emissions (approximately 35 to 40 percent); these emissions are entirely generated from direct fossil fuel combustion. In 2008, the United States emitted 6.9 billion tons of CO2e, with transportation accounting for the highest percentage of GHG emissions, approximately 32 percent. State of California Emissions. In 2004, California emitted approximately 483 million tons of CO2e, or about 6 percent of the U.S. emissions. This large number is due primarily to the sheer size of California compared to other states. By contrast, California has one of the fourth lowest per- capita GHG emission rates in the country, due to the success of its energy- efficiency and renewable energy programs and commitments that have lowered the state's GHG emissions rate of growth by more than half of what it would have been otherwise. Another factor that has reduced California's fuel use and GHG emissions is its mild climate compared to that of many other states. In 2008, California's GHG emissions were approximately 478 MMT CO2e, generally attributed to the reduced travel, and therefore, transportation emissions. P Addendum to the Certified EIR Plaza El Segundo Development State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 31 City of El Segundo August 2013 The California Energy Commission found that transportation is the source of approximately 41 percent of the state's GHG emissions, followed by electricity generation (both in -state and out -of- state) at 23 percent, and industrial sources at 20 percent. Agriculture and forestry is the source of approximately 8.3 percent, as is the source categorized as "other," which includes residential and commercial activities. Various aspects of constructing, operating, and eventually discontinuing (demolition and disposal of waste) the use of industrial, commercial and residential development will result in GHG emissions. Operational GHG emissions result from energy use associated with heating, lighting, and powering buildings (typically through natural gas and electricity consumption), pumping and processing water (which consumes electricity), as well as fuel used for transportation and decomposition of waste associated with building occupants. New development can also create GHG emissions in its construction and demolition phases in connection with the use of fuels in construction equipment, creation and decomposition of building materials, vegetation clearing, and other activities. However, it is noted that new development does not necessarily create entirely new GHG emissions. Occupants of new buildings are often relocating and shifting their operational -phase emissions from other locations. Regulatory Framework Global climate change is addressed through the efforts of various federal, state, regional, and local government agencies as well as national and international scientific and governmental conventions and programs. These agencies work jointly and individually to understand and regulate the effects of greenhouse gas emissions and resulting climate change through legislation, regulations, planning, policy - making, education, and a variety of programs. The significant agencies, conventions, and programs focused on global climate change are discussed below. Federal U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The USEPA is responsible for implementing federal policy to address global climate change. The federal government administers a wide array of public - private partnerships to reduce GHG intensity generated by the United States. These programs focus on energy efficiency, renewable energy, methane and other non -CO2 gases, agricultural practices, and implementation of technologies to achieve GHG reductions. State California Air Resources Board The California Air Resources Board (ARB), a part of the California EPA, is responsible for the coordination and administration of both federal and state air pollution control programs within California. In this capacity, ARB conducts research, sets state ambient air quality standards, compiles emission inventories, develops suggested control measures, and provides oversight of local programs. ARB establishes emissions standards for motor vehicles sold in California, consumer products (such as Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 32 City of El Segundo August 2013 hairspray, aerosol paints, and barbecue lighter fluid), and various types of commercial equipment. It also sets fuel specifications to further reduce vehicular emissions. ARB has primary responsibility for the development of California's State Implementation Plan (SIP), for which it works closely with the federal government and the local air districts. Executive Order 5 -3 -05 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on June 1, 2005, through Executive Order 5 -3 -05, the following GHG emission reduction targets: • By 2010, California must reduce GHG emissions to 2000 levels • By 2020, California must reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels • By 2050, California must reduce GHG emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels Assern b ly Bill AB 32 the California Global Wa rm i np, Solutions Act Of 2006 In 2006, the California State Legislature adopted AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. AB 32 focuses on reducing GHGs in California. ARB has determined the statewide levels of GHG emissions in 1990 to be 427 MMT CO2e. ARB has adopted the Climate Change Scoping Plan, which outlines the state's strategy to achieve the 2020 GHG limit set by AB 32. This Scoping Plan proposes a comprehensive set of actions designed to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions in California, improve the environment, reduce dependence on oil, diversify energy sources, save energy, create new jobs, and enhance public health. Part of California's strategy for achieving GHG reductions under AB 32 are the early action greenhouse gas reduction measures, which include the following: a low carbon fuel standard; reduction of emissions from non - professional servicing of motor vehicle air conditioning systems; and improved landfill methane capture. Senate Bill 375 Senate Bill 375 (SB 375), which establishes mechanisms for the development of regional targets for reducing passenger vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, was adopted on September 30, 2008. On September 23, 2010, California ARB adopted the vehicular greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets that had been developed in consultation with the metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs); the targets require a 7 to 8 percent reduction by 2020 and between 13 to 16 percent reduction by 2035 for each MPO. 513 375 recognizes the importance of achieving significant greenhouse gas reductions by working with cities and counties to change land use patterns and improve transportation alternatives. Through the SB 375 process, MPOs, such as the Southern California Council of Governments (SCAG), will work with local jurisdictions in developing sustainable communities strategies (SCS) designed to integrate development patterns and the transportation network in a way that reduces greenhouse gas emissions while meeting housing needs and other regional planning objectives. SCAG's reduction target Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 33 City of El Segundo August 2013 for per capita vehicular emissions is 8 percent by 2020 and 13 percent by 2035. SCAG adopted the RTP /SCS for the SCAG region in December, 2012. Senate Bill 97 SB 97, enacted in 2007, amends the CEQA statute to clearly establish that GHG emissions and the effects of GHG emissions are appropriate subjects for CEQA analysis. In March 2010, the California Office of Administrative Law promulgated CEQA amendments that provide regulatory guidance with respect to the analysis and mitigation of the potential effects of GHG emissions, as found in CEQA Guidelines § 15183.5. To streamline analysis, CEQA provides for analysis through compliance with a previously adopted plan or mitigation program under special circumstances. Executive Order S -13 -08 Executive Order S- 13 -08, the Climate Adaptation and Sea Level Rise Planning Directive, provides direction for how the state should plan for future climate impacts. The first result is the 2009 California Adaptation Strategy (CAS) report which summarizes the most recent science on climate change impacts in the state to assess vulnerability and outlines possible solutions that can be implemented within and across state agencies to promote resiliency. California Code of Regulations CCR Title 24 CCR Title 24, Part 6 (California's Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings) (Title 24) was first established in 1978 in response to a legislative mandate to reduce California's energy consumption. The standards are updated periodically to increase the baseline energy efficiency requirements. Although it was not originally intended to reduce GHG emissions, electricity production by fossil fuels results in GHG emissions and energy efficient buildings require less electricity. Therefore, increased energy efficiency results in decreased GHG emissions. The 2008 standards are the most recent version which went into effect in January 1, 2010. CCR Title 24, Part 11 (California's Green Building Standard Code) (CALGreen) was adopted in 2010 and went into effect January 1, 2011. CALGreen is the first statewide mandatory green building code and significantly raises the minimum environmental standards for construction of new buildings in California. The Mandatory provisions in CALGreen will reduce the use of VOC emitting materials, strengthen water conservation, and require construction waste recycling. Analysis of GHG Emissions As noted above, analysis of GHG emissions was not included in the Certified EIR. Since the passage of AB 32 in 2006, increasing interest in the evaluation of GHG emissions and climate change effects has been evidenced in CEQA documents. Accordingly, included in the evaluation of the potential effects of the 2013 Revised Project is the following analysis, which considers the GHG emissions of the Original Project, had they been calculated at the time of the Certified EIR, with a comparison to the GHG rPlaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 34 City of El Segundo August 2013 emissions that would result from the 2013 Revised Project and determination of changes in emission levels that would result from the 2013 Revised Project, in order to determine whether the 2013 Revised Project would result in a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts. ENVIRON primarily utilized the California Emission Estimator Model version 2011.1.1 (CalEEModTM) to assist in quantifying the GHG emissions in the inventories presented in the GHG Report. CalEEModTM is a statewide program designed to calculate both criteria and GHG emissions from development projects in California. This model was developed under the auspices of the SCAQMD and received input from other California air districts, and is currently supported by several lead agencies for use in quantifying the emissions associated with development projects undergoing environmental review. The following are the categories of emissions included in the GHG inventories developed for both the Original Project and the 2013 Revised Project. Greenhouse Gas Construction Emission Estimation Greenhouse gas emissions from construction of the 2013 Revised Project were calculated using Project - specific information and default assumptions from CalEEModTm regarding the number of off -road construction equipment and worker and vendor commute trips for the various construction phases. The approximate construction schedule and the amount of material demolished, imported, and exported were provided by the 2013 Revised Project applicant. Off -Road Equipment Construction consists of several types of off -road equipment. Since the majority of the off -road construction equipment used for construction projects is diesel fueled, CalEEModT°" conservatively assumes all of the equipment operates on diesel fuel. The off -road diesel emission factors used by CalEEModTm are based on the ARB OFFROAD2007 program. OFFROAD emission factors over - estimate the emissions by 33% due to an error in the load factors incorporated into the OFFROAD program, which has been documented by the ARB. Hence, a 33% reduction is applied to all emissions from off -road equipment. On -Road Sources The number of worker, vendor and hauling trips and associated vehicle miles traveled (VMT) were used to determine the GHG emissions associated with on -road vehicle use. Default CalEEModT" trips and trip lengths were used. Greenhouse Gas Operational Emission Estimation The sections below describe specific sources of GHGs during operation of the 2013 Revised Project. The construction emissions are annualized over a life of 30 years and added to operational emissions, and the sum was then compared to the total GHG emissions from the Original Project. The 30 -year project Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 35 City of El Segundo August 2013 life is based on draft guidance provided by SCAQMD. The subsections below describe the methodology used in developing the GHG emission inventories. Area Sources The area source GHG emissions included in this analysis result from landscaping - related fuel combustion sources, such as lawn mowers, and from natural gas fireplaces. There are no substantial direct GHG emissions associated with other area sources such as consumer products and architectural coating. GHG emissions due to natural gas combustion in buildings other than from fireplaces are excluded from this section since they are included in the emissions associated with building energy use. The GHG emissions for the Original Project and 2013 Revised Project were calculated using CaIEEModTM defaults based upon the land uses that will be part of these developments. Building Energy Use Based on information provided by the 2013 Revised Project applicant, ENVIRON used SCE as the utility provider for the 2013 Revised Project in the CaIEEModTM runs. For the 2013 Revised Project, default CaIEEModTM utility consumption intensity was used, assuming Phase 1A complies with 2005 Title 24 building standards and Phase 1B will comply with 2010 Title 24 building standards. The program converts the resulting energy use quantities to GHG emissions by multiplying the appropriate emission factors obtained by incorporating information on local electricity production. The program uses the California Commercial End Use Survey (CEUS) database to develop energy intensity values (electricity or natural gas usage per square feet per year) for non - residential buildings. Water and Wastewater Water use and wastewater generation by a project will result in indirect GHG emissions. These emissions are a result of the energy used to supply, distribute, and treat the water and wastewater. ENVIRON used all CaIEEModTM defaults to calculate the GHG emissions associated with water and wastewater. Mobile Sources GHG emissions will also result from mobile sources associated with the 2013 Revised Project. These mobile source emissions will result from the typical daily operation of motor vehicles by employees and customers. ENVIRON estimated traffic emissions using the weekday trip rates and trip types as specified in the Traffic Study (see discussion under Transportation/Traffic below) and CaIEEModTM default inputs for trip purpose (i.e., work, other, non -work, or customer) for the land uses for both phases. The Saturday and Sunday trip rates were calculated by scaling the CaIEEModTM default Saturday and Sunday trip rates using the ratio of the weekday trip rates in the traffic study to the CaIEEModTM default weekday trip rates. The percentage of diverted and pass -by trips were based on pass -by trips provided in the 2013 Revised Project traffic study, and maintaining constant the ratio of diverted to pass -by trips as in CaIEEModTM defaults. The remaining trips were assumed to be primary trips. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 36 City of El Segundo August 2013 Solid Waste Disposal Greenhouse gas emissions from solid waste disposal were calculated using the predicted amount of waste disposed and sent to a landfill with landfill gas capture flaring. Defaults from CalEEModTM were used in all instances and are based on data from CalRecycle, CARB Local Government Operations Protocol for degradation of solid waste material. The equations used have been modified from the Local Government Operations Protocol to capture all of the future GHG emissions resulting from the waste degradation in the landfill and attribute it to the year it was placed into the landfill. Vegetation Change Based on information provided by the 2013 Revised Project applicant, 197 new trees will be added to the proposed Phase 1B development site. Because detailed information on the type(s) of trees added is not available /known, the "Miscellaneous" tree type was selected in CalEEModT"" Based upon the assumptions described above, the Original Project GHG emissions inventory in the AB32 horizon year of 2020 was 37,385 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalents (MT CO2e) per year, and the annualized construction emissions were 117 MT CO2e. The total annualized emissions inventory associated with the Original Project was 37,501 MT CO2e. As shown in the GHG Report, the 2013 Revised Project GHG emissions inventory for both the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center (Phase 1A) and the proposed Point project (Phase 1B) would be 35,060 MT CO2e per year in 2020. The annualized construction emissions for Phases 1A and 1B are estimated to be 217 MT CO2e, including construction activities associated with The Point project. As such, the total annualized emissions associated with the 2013 Revised Project, for both construction and operational GHG emissions, would be 35,277 MT CO2e. Accordingly, under the 2013 Revised Project, GHG emissions would be reduced by 2,224 MT CO2e per year, compared to the Original Project. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts. CEQA Guidelines § 15064.4 states: (b) A lead agency should consider the following factors, among others, when assessing the significance of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment: (1) The extent to which the project may increase or reduce greenhouse gas emissions as compared to the existing environmental setting; (2) Whether the project emissions exceed a threshold of significance that the lead agency determines applies to the project; and (3) The extent to which the project complies with regulations or requirements adopted to implement a statewide, regional, or local plan for the reduction or mitigation of Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 37 City of El Segundo August 2013 greenhouse gas emissions. Such requirements must be adopted by the relevant public agency through a public review process and must reduce or mitigate the project's incremental contribution of greenhouse gas emissions. If there is substantial evidence that the possible effects of a particular project are still cumulatively considerable notwithstanding compliance with the adopted regulations or requirements, an EIR must be prepared for the project. According to Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines, a project could have a significant environmental impact if it would: • Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment; or • Conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. AB 32 represents the statewide plan for reducing California's GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. In addition, the AB 32 Scoping Plan contains the main strategies California will use to reduce the GHGs that cause climate change. The scoping plan has a range of GHG reduction actions which include direct regulations, alternative compliance mechanisms, monetary and non - monetary incentives, voluntary actions, market -based mechanisms such as a cap- and -trade system, and an AB 32 cost of implementation fee regulation to fund the program. These measures were introduced through four workshops held between November 30, 2007 and April 17, 2008. A draft scoping plan was released for public review and comment on June 26, 2008 followed by more workshops in July and August, 2008. The proposed scoping plan was released on October 15, 2008 and approved by the California Air Resources Board at the Board hearing on December 12, 2008. As such, the AB 32 Scoping Plan would represent a statewide plan for the reduction or mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions that was adopted by the relevant public agency through a public review process in accordance with CEQA Guidelines § 15064.4(b)(3), and would constitute a plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Appendix G. Accordingly, taking all of the factors set forth in CEQA Guidelines § 15064.4(b) into account, the 2013 Revised Project would be considered to be a significant contributor to a cumulative adverse GHG emissions impact if it would be inconsistent with the ARB AB 32 Scoping Plan. By evaluating consistency with this Plan, it can be determined whether the 2013 Revised Project would contribute its fair share to the emissions reductions that the Legislature has determined California must achieve. The consistency of the proposed project with the measures from the ARB's Scoping Plan that are applicable to the proposed project is evaluated in Table 2 (Project Consistency with ARB AB32 Scoping Plan Recommended Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measures). Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 38 City of El Segundo August 2013 Table 2 2013 Revised Project Consistency with ARB AB32 Scoping Plan Recommended Greenhouse r:nc Fmiccinn Rorinrtinn MPacurac Measure Project Consistency Energy Efficiency Consistent Maximize energy efficiency building and appliance At a minimum, the project buildings would be standards, and pursue additional efficiency efforts constructed in compliance with the standards including new technologies, and new policy and of Title 24 that are in effect at the time of implementation mechanisms. Pursue comparable development. The current 2010 Title 24 investment in energy efficiency from all retail standards were adopted by the State to providers of electricity in California (including both respond, among other reasons, to the investor- owned and publicly owned utilities). requirements of AB 32. Million Solar Roof Program Consistent Install 3,000 MW of solar - electric capacity under Solar panels are not proposed for the project California's existing solar programs. at this time. However, the project would not preclude the installation and use of solar equipment at the Project site at a later date. Green Building Strategy Consistent Expand the use of green building practices to reduce At a minimum, the project buildings would be the carbon footprint of California's new and existing constructed in compliance with the standards inventory of buildings. of Title 24 that are in effect at the time of development. The current 2010 Title 24 standards were adopted by the State to respond, among other reasons, to the requirements of AB 32. Recycling and Waste Consistent Reduce methane emissions at landfills. Increase As discussed in below under Utilities, the waste diversion, composting, and commercial proposed project would comply with recycling. Move toward zero- waste. applicable regulations for the reduction of solid waste materials that are disposed of in landfills. Water Consistent Continue efficiency programs and use cleaner energy As discussed below under Utilities, the sources to move and treat water. proposed project would comply with the City's mandatory water conservation measures that, relative to the City's increase in population, have reduced the rate of water demand in recent years. Sources: EcoTierro Consulting, 2013. As shown, the 2013 Revised Project would be consistent with the recommended measures of ARB Scoping Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California. Impacts would be less than significant. The 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 39 City of El Segundo August 2013 Hydrology and Water Quality The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would not result in significant impacts with respect to hydrology and water quality. A retention basin would be constructed to receive runoff from the project site and prevent flooding. In addition, mitigation measures would be implemented and the Original Project would not result in significant impacts to hydrology. As the Original Project does not include deep excavations, The Certified EIR concludes that impacts to groundwater would be less than significant. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project could result in significant impacts related to water quality during construction that would be mitigated through implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in accordance with the General Construction Activity Storm Water Permit issued by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board and administered by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. This permit applies to all construction projects in the County involving project sites greater than 5 acres in size. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would result in less than significant operational impacts to the storm drain system serving the project site and surrounding area. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would result in less than significant impacts on stormwater runoff quality because of the mitigation measures and it would be required to adhere to design criteria set forth in the Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan for Los Angeles County and Cities in Los Angeles County. Under the 2013 Revised Project, construction activities associated with the .proposed Phase 1B development have the potential to degrade water quality through the exposure of surface runoff (primarily rainfall) to exposed soils, dust, and other debris, as well as from runoff from construction equipment. However, because the proposed Phase 113 construction site would be greater than five acres in size, construction activities associated with the 2013 Revised Project would be required to meet the requirements for storm water quality contained in the Statewide General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated With Construction and Land Disturbance Activities (NPDES No. CAS000002, State Water Resources Control Board Order No. 2012 - 0006 -DWQ, the "Statewide General Construction Permit "). In addition, in a change in the regulatory environment since the Certified EIR and 2008 Addendum, construction associated with the 2013 Revised Project would be subject to the requirements of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. 134- 2012 -0175, NPDES No. CAS00400, effective December 28, 2012, Waste Discharge Requirements for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharges within the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles County (the "Los Angeles County MS4 Permit "), which controls the quality of runoff entering municipal storm drains in the County. Section VI.D.B, of this Permit, Development Construction Program, requires Permittees (which include the City of El Segundo) to enforce implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs), including, but not limited to, approval of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP) for all construction activities within their jurisdiction. Accordingly, the construction contractor for the Phase 113 development would be required to implement BMPs that would meet or exceed local, State, and Federal mandated guidelines for storm water treatment to control erosion and to protect the quality of surface water runoff during the construction period. BMPs utilized could include, without limitation, Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 40 City of El Segundo August 2013 disposing of waste in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations; cleaning up leaks, drips, and spills immediately; conducting street sweeping during construction activities; limiting the amount of soil exposed at any given time; covering trucks; keeping construction equipment in good working order; and installing sediment filters during construction activities. As discussed in the Certified EIR, under existing regulations, as the construction site for the proposed Phase 16 development is over one acre in size, the contractor would file a Notice of Intent (NOI) with the State Water Resources Control Board and prepare a Surface Water Pollution Prevention Plan ( SWPPP) before the start of any construction activity. Implementation of the BMPs in the Project SWPPP and compliance with the City's discharge requirements (ESMC §§ 5 -4 -1, et seq.) would ensure that proposed Phase 1B construction would meet the requirements of the Statewide General Construction Permit and the Los Angeles County MS4 Permit and thus would not violate any water quality standards or discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade water quality. The mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR, listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would require runoff contols during construction and would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. Impacts of the 2013 Revised Project - related to water quality impacts during construction would be less than significant. With respect to runoff water quality during operation of the 2013 Revised Project, Los Angeles County and all cities within LA County (except for the City of Long Beach) are permittees under the Los Angeles County MS4 Permit. Section VI.D.7 of this Permit, Planning and Land Development Program, is applicable to, among others, development projects equal to one acre or greater of disturbed area and adding more than 10,000 square feet of impervious surface area and would thus apply to the proposed Phase 1B development under the 2013 Revised Project. Because the Phase 1A development was completed prior to the adoption of the MS4 permit, these requirements would not apply to the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center. This Program requires, among other things, that projects retain on site the runoff volume from: (a) the .75 inch, 24 -hour rain event; or (b) the 85th percentile, 24 -hour rain event, as determined from the Los Angeles County 85th percentile precipitation isohyetal map, whichever is greater. The proposed Phase 1B development would also be subject to the BMP requirements of the Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan (SUSMP) adopted by the Regional Water Quality Control Board for the Los Angeles Region. As a permittee, the City of El Segundo is responsible for implementing the requirements of the County -wide SUSMP within the City. A Project - specific SUSMP would be implemented during the operation of the proposed Phase 1B development. In compliance with the MS4 Permit and SUSMP requirements, the proposed Phase 1B development would be required to treat and /or filter stormwater runoff through biofiltration before it enters the City stormwater drainage system. Retention of storm flows and percolation on -site would not be allowed in the case of the proposed Phase 1B development because of the potential for infiltrated rain water to cause migration of underground contaminants. The system incorporated into the Phase 1B development must follow specific design requirements set forth in the MS4 permit and must be approved by the City. Adherence to the requirements of the MS4 Permit and SUSMP would ensure that potential impacts associated with water quality would be less than significant. Moreover, the mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR, which are listed in Appendix F to this Addendum and require Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 41 City of El Segundo August 2013 maintenance of BMPs for the life of the project, would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. With appropriate Project design and compliance with the applicable Federal, State, local ' regulations, and permit provisions, impacts of the 2013 Revised Project would be less than significant. The proposed Phase 1B development site is located in a highly urbanized area and is served by the existing City storm drain infrastructure. The proposed Phase 113 development would increase impervious surface coverage and therefore would alter the existing drainage pattern and would require new drainage facilities to prevent off site erosion and flooding. A network of storm drain piping and inlets would be installed throughout the proposed Phase 1B development site. A biofiltration system would be installed to retain and treat runoff before it enters the storm drain system. Storm runoff discharging from the biofiltration system detention basin would be restricted to a discharge rate equal to or less than the discharge from the existing site. This would ensure that there is no net increase in the runoff rate of flows. As discussed in the Certified EIR, it was determined that the Plaza El Segundo Development site can be protected from flooding through the use of on -site storm drains in conjunction with on -site retention /treatment facilities, which are now regulated under the MS4 permit. In addition, there are no lakes, rivers, or streams that flow within, through or near the Plaza El Segundo Development site. Therefore, the potential impact of the 2013 Revised Project associated with the siltation and /or erosion or flooding due to altered drainage patterns would be less than significant and no mitigation measures are required. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to hydrology and water quality. Hazards and Hazardous Materials The Certified EIR concludes that impacts of the Original Project with respect to site contamination would be less than significant with mitigation, which included completion of remedial investigations and health risk assessments, remediation of shallow soil to the standards for commercial development and issuance of a shallow soil closure letter by the Regional Water Quality Control Board prior to issuance of grading permits at the Plaza El Segundo Development site. The Certified EIR concludes that impacts related to asbestos containing materials (ACMs) and lead- containing materials would be less than significant. The 2008 Addendum found that the chemicals detected within the 3.4 acre area that was added to the Plaza El Segundo development site under the 2008 Revised Project were the same as those detected and remediated on the remainder of the Original Project site. Additional characterization and remediation activity was documented for this area which concluded that the 3.4 acre addition to the Plaza El Segundo Development would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified impact. The 2013 Revised Project would further modify the Plaza El Segundo Development site by adding 4.988 gross acres to the current Phase 113 site thereby increasing the Plaza El Segundo Development site to approximately 51.7 gross acres /46.60 net acres. Construction of asphalt surface parking lots over areas Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 42 City of El Segundo August 2013 of existing contamination is a design feature intended to protect the proposed uses at the surface from the effects of upward migration, as well as to prevent the infiltration of precipitation that could cause downward migration of subsurface contamination. The Certified EIR and 2008 Addendum tracked the findings of a large number of studies that characterized conditions of contamination within the Plaza El Segundo Development site, identified remediation plans and tracked progress of activities designed to ensure that visitors and employees at the Plaza El Segundo Development site would not be subjected to unacceptable health risks. The information in the Certified EIR and 2008 Addendum provided information through approximately 2008. The 2008 Addendum indicated that additional studies were planned to continue the process of site characterization and remediation planning. With respect to the proposed addition of 4.988 gross acres to the Plaza El Segundo Development site that is included in the 2013 Revised Project, the planned additional studies have now been completed under the assumption that the additional area will primarily be used to accommodate the parking supply needs of The Point development. As such, this portion of the proposed Phase 1B development would be an asphalt- capped surface parking lot. This future use modifies the need to remove some impacted soils from previous site uses. A revised cut and fill map was issued by Bowyer Environmental Consulting (BEC) in their 2012 Remedial Action Plan Addendum (July 17, 2012, see Appendix C -1 to this Addendum). According to this report, the parking lot, or "capping ", remedial approach to reducing health risks associated with the addition to the Plaza El Segundo Development site is likely to be the only economically feasible alternative for development of this area. Reflecting this proposed design, a one - dimensional fate and transport model (SESOIL) was used to estimate the potential for soil hosted contaminants to impact groundwater. The model was run to simulate 100 years of contaminant transport and evaluated with (1) no engineering controls, which is consistent with the undeveloped site conditions; and (2) post - development conditions. Only one chemical, trichloroethylene (TCE), was found to reach groundwater at a concentration of 5.8 x 10 -8 ug /L under the open site scenario (or greater than 7 orders of magnitude less than the level at which an adverse effect to drinking water would occur). Under the asphalt cap, the model still found TCE reaching groundwater but at another order of magnitude lower concentration. The mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR for the Original Project, which are listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. These measures would require the completion of the RAP and RAP addendum specified remediation activities, and approval by LARWQCB or other cognizant regulatory agency, prior to issuance of grading permits for the 2013 Revised Project. As such, impacts of the 2013 Revised Project would be the same as the Original Project with respect to site contamination. An Updated Human Health Risk Assessment Report (UHHRA) was issued by CH2MHill in January 2013 (see Appendix C -2 to this Addendum). This report also evaluates the two scenarios described above and concludes the following: Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 43 City of El Segundo August 2013 Under the conservative No Engineering Controls scenario, the following results were obtained based upon calculated risk and hazard estimates: • Child Shopper — All estimated hazard indices (His), incremental lifetime cancer risks (ILCRs) for all assessed samples were below acceptable metrics for soil. Lead concentrations were above CHHSLs from two samples; • Indoor Commercial Worker — His were below acceptable metrics for all samples. Lead concentrations were above CHHSLs from two samples. Three sample locations exceeded site - specific acceptable ILCRs (10 -5); • Outdoor Maintenance Workers — Estimated exposures exceeded risk metrics for 23 soil sample locations. Soil vapor risk estimates for outdoor air were below acceptable risk metrics; and ■ Construction /Excavation Workers — Estimated exposures exceeded risk metrics for 15 soil sample locations. Estimated soil vapor exposures for outdoor air were below acceptable risk metrics. Under the Property Development (fully capped and covered surface parking) scenario, the proposed Phase 16 development site is assumed to be redeveloped as a commercial /retail center, with construction of parking lots, landscaping, and roadways supporting the development. The entire site is assumed to be covered with concrete, asphalt, and /or clean fill soil under this scenario, consistent with the proposed Phase 113 development plan. As a result, the theoretical upperbound incremental lifetime carcinogenic risks, His, and lead levels for commercial workers, maintenance workers, child shoppers and construction workers are substantially decreased. Under this scenario, no samples exceeded site specific risk metrics, as follows: • Child Shopper— Estimated His, ILCRs and lead concentrations were found to be less than target metrics for all samples; • Indoor Commercial Worker — Estimated His, ILCRs and lead concentrations were found to be less than target metrics for all samples; • Outdoor Maintenance Workers — Estimated His, lead concentrations and ILCRs were found to be less than target metrics for all samples; and ■ Construction /Excavation Workers — Estimated His, lead concentrations and ILCRs were found to be less than target metrics for all samples. Thus, according to the UHHRA, which has been approved by the RWQCB, implementation of the 2013 Revised Project as proposed would not pose health risks to workers and visitors to the proposed Phase 1B development site. Impacts would be less than significant. The 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to exposure to hazardous materials. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 44 City of El Segundo August 2013 The mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR, listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. These measures would require the completion of any additional required studies, along with any other required remediation activities, monitoring and reporting, with oversight and approval by LARWQCB or other cognizant regulatory agency, prior to issuance of grading permits for the 2013 Revised Project. Accordingly, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to hazardous materials. Land Use The Certified EIR concludes that compatibility with the surrounding land uses (commercial, industrial, public facilities, open space, and residential) would be ensured through compliance with the development standards for the C -4 zoning designation. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would not result in any significant impacts related to land use compatibility after construction. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would be consistent with applicable land use policies and regulations set forth in the Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide and the City of El Segundo General Plan. The Plaza EI Segundo Development site is subject to the development regulations and policies set forth in the El Segundo General Plan and zoning regulations (ESMC Title 15). The General Plan Land Use Map designates the Plaza El Segundo Development site as Commercial Center. This designation permits general retail, general offices, indoor recreational facilities, restaurants, grocery stores, banks, etc, with a maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.275:1. The 2013 Revised Project includes the same land uses analyzed in the Certified EIR and would be consistent with the requirements of the C -4 zoning designation, with the approval of the proposed Zone Text Amendments. With respect to land use, the proposed Zone Text Amendments would increase the amount of general office use permitted within the C -4 Zone, permit additional land uses and slightly increase the height of two permitted signs. The increase in allowable square footage of office use would be consistent with the remainder of the uses permitted in the C -4 Zone, but would maintain the character of uses within the zone as primarily retail and restaurant by not allowing additional office use beyond that proposed under the 2013 Revised Project. The potential impacts associated with the proposed increase in office use at the Plaza El Segundo Development site are evaluated in this document. The additional land uses that are included in the proposed Zone Text Amendment would not represent new uses that would be permitted on the Project site, but rather are uses already permitted by Development Agreement that would be codified into the ESMC and are similar to the other commercial, retail and restaurant uses presently permitted in the C -4 Zone. These uses would be consistent with the Commercial Center land use designation for the Plaza El Segundo Development site as set forth in the General Plan. Proposed changes to signage would be consistent with the existing and proposed uses within the C -4 Zone. The potential impacts associated with the proposed changes in sign height are evaluated in this document. Thus, the 2013 Revised Project would have impacts similar to the Original Project with respect to land use compatibility, zoning, and land use policies and regulations. The 2013 Revised Project would continue to be consistent with Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 45 City of El Segundo August 2013 the applicable land use policies and regulations set forth in the Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide as well as the City of El Segundo General Plan. Under the 2013 Revised Project, proposed Phase 1B development would involve the construction of three one -story buildings, containing retail and restaurant uses, and one two -story building, containing restaurant and office uses. As such, the 2013 Revised Project would be consistent with the C -4 Zone and the corresponding Commercial Center General Plan land use designation. The proposed FAR of 0.193:1 is below the maximum FAR of 0.275:1 allowed in the C -4 Zoning District and Commercial Center General Plan land use designation. The 2013 Revised Project would not conflict with the City of El Segundo General Plan or the standards of the C -4 Zone as it would be amended by the 2013 Revised Project. Impacts would be less than significant and no mitigation measures are required. The 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to land use. Mineral Resources The Certified EIR noted that there are no such resources located in the Project area and no impact would occur. The Plaza El Segundo Development site, including the 4.988 acres proposed to be added under the 2013 Revised Project, was occupied by industrial /chemical manufacturing uses since the 1920's. No classified or designated mineral deposits of statewide or regional significance are known to occur on the site. The site is not delineated as a locally- important mineral resource recovery site on any City plans. No oil wells exist or are known to have previously existed on the site. Therefore, implementation of the 2013 Revised Project would not result in the loss of availability of a locally- important mineral resource recovery site and no impact would occur. No mitigation measures are required. The 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts. Noise The Certified EIR concludes that with the implementation of mitigation measures, construction of the Original Project would result in a less than significant impact to the Oak Avenue residential location (located southwest of the project site) and the Pacific Theaters location (located east of the project site). However, the increase in noise at the Fedex facility (located north of the project site) generated by construction of the Original Project could not be mitigated to a less than significant level. Therefore, construction impacts at this location would be significant and unavoidable and the City adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations on February 15, 2005. The Certified EIR concludes that impacts associated with vehicle traffic, parking lot, and loading dock noise during operation of the Original Project would be within ambient noise levels and would be less than significant. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 46 City of El Segundo August 2013 An analysis of the potential construction and operational noise and vibration impacts of the 2013 Revised Project was conducted by Cadence Environmental Consultants (Environmental Noise Impact Analysis for the Point at Plaza El Segundo, June 20, 2013, the "Noise Report"). The Noise Report is contained in Appendix D to this Addendum. As discussed in the Noise Report, construction noise levels measured at non - residential receptors are exempt from ESMC noise regulations and would not be significant. The nearest residential use that would be exposed to noise levels from construction of the proposed Phase 113 development would be the residence located at 3633 Oak Avenue in the City of Manhattan Beach. The maximum increase in daytime noise levels at this nearest residential receptor would be 0.9 dBA Leq, which would not exceed the standards of the El Segundo Municipal Code and would not constitute a substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above the levels existing without the project. Therefore, the construction - related noise impact of the 2013 Revised Project would be less than significant and lower than the Original Project. The potential mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR to address construction noise impacts would not be required for the 2013 Revised Project. As discussed in the Noise Report, construction activities that would potentially result from construction of the proposed Phase 113 development have the potential to generate low levels of ground -borne vibration. There are no existing buildings adjacent to the proposed Phase 1B development site and the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center (Phase 1A) consists of newer commercial buildings of modern steel and concrete construction. A structural ground -borne vibration impact could occur if the nearby commercial buildings are exposed to vibration levels of 0.5 inches per second PPV. The potential for nearby commercial workers to be annoyed by ground -borne vibration would be significant if vibration levels reach 0.10 inches per second PPV. Based on the information presented in the Noise Report, vibration levels could reach as high as approximately 0.089 inches per second PPV within 25 feet of an operating large bulldozer. The maximum vibration level of 0.089 inches per second PPV would be below the thresholds for both potential building damage and human annoyance. Therefore, the potential impacts of the 2013 Revised Project associated with construction vibration would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required. As shown in the Noise Report, the traffic generated by the 2013 Revised Project would increase local noise levels by a maximum of 0.2 dBA CNEL, which would be imperceptible to most people and would not exceed the applicable thresholds of significance for the affected existing land uses. Noise levels along the southern edge of the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center would be affected by increased activity at the project site. The types of noise would be similar to the existing parking lot activities at the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center. As shown in the Noise Report, the existing daytime noise levels along the southern edge of the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center were measured to average around 54.5 dBA Leq while the existing average daytime noise levels within the existing parking lot at this edge were measured to average approximately 58.1 dBA Leq. The parking lot Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 47 City of El Segundo August 2013 and roadway areas of the proposed Phase 1B development site would be a minimum of 150 feet from the southern edge of the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center. The resulting noise level at the southern perimeter is estimated to average approximately 51.0 dBA Leq, which is less than the existing noise level at this location. Therefore, operation of the proposed Phase 1B development would not cause an increase of eight dBA or more at this nearest commercial receptor location and the potential operational noise impacts of the 2013 Revised Project would be less than significant. No mitigation measures are required. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to noise. Population, Housing, and Employment The Certified EIR concludes that construction of the Original Project would not result in significant impacts related to population, housing, or employment. The Certified EIR concludes that operation of the Original Project would not result in impacts related to population, housing, or employment; however, there would be a significant cumulative impact on regional population growth and housing demand. No feasible mitigation measures are available to reduce the cumulative impact, thus resulting in a significant and unavoidable cumulative impact. The 2013 Revised Project does not include any residential land uses and, therefore, would not result in a direct population increase from construction of new homes. Further, the 2013 Revised Project does not include the extension of roads or other infrastructure. The net increase of 49,613 square feet of new development compared to the 2008 Revised Project, and 73,442 square feet of new construction compared to the Original Project, consisting of retail, restaurant, and office space that would be associated with the 2013 Revised Project, could result in additional employment growth in the City in the future. As part of its comprehensive planning process for the Southern California region, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) divides its planning jurisdiction into 14 subregional organizations. The Plaza El Segundo Development site is located within the City of El Segundo, which is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments subregion. According to the most current SCAG forecasts, 66,699 persons were employed in the City of El Segundo in the year 2010. By the year 2015, SCAG projects that the City will accommodate employment for 68,213 persons, with forecast employment of 69,682 persons by the year 2020. As shown in Table 3, 2013 Revised Project Estimated Employment Increase, the additional 49,613 square feet of development that would be included in the 2013 Revised Project, over the 2008 Revised Project, would generate approximately 147 new employees. The 2008 Addendum identified an increase of approximately 53 employees from the 23,829 square feet of new development associated with the 2008 Revised Project. The total increase of approximately 200 employees resulting from new development under the 2008 Revised Project and 2013 Revised Project would be within the SCAG employment growth forecast for the City of El Segundo of 2,983 jobs between 2010 and 2020. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would generate approximately 952 Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 48 City of El Segundo August 2013 jobs, which was determined to be within the SCAG employment growth forecast for the City of El Segundo of 13,915 jobs between 2000 and 2010. Total employment generation associated with the 2008 Revised Project and 2013 Revised Project would be 1,152 jobs, which would be within the SCAG employment growth forecast for the City of El Segundo of 16,898 jobs between 2000 and 2020. Thus, the employees generated by the 2008 Revised Project and 2013 Revised Project would be within SCAG's employment forecasts. Impacts would be less than significant and no mitigation measures are required. Table 3 2013 Revised Project Estimated Employment Increase Retail /Restaurant 22,143 0.0022371 employees /sf 50 Office 27,470 0.0034965 employees /sf 97 Increased Employment Associated with 2008 Revised Project 53 Total Employment over Original Project 200 All employee generation rates utilized are from El Segundo Unified School District Commercial /Industrial Development School Fee Justification Study, February 27, 2008, Table ES -1. Number of employees calculated utilizing the 'Industrial" generation rate. Source (table): EcoTierra Consulting, 2013. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to population, housing and employment. Public Services The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would generate increased demand for fire protection services that would be less than significant. Although impacts to fire protection services would be less than significant, mitigation measures are imposed by the City to offset any impacts and are included in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) adopted by the City on February 15, 2005. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would generate increased demand for police protection services that would be less than significant. Although impacts to police protection services would be less than significant, mitigation measures are imposed by the City to offset any impacts and are included in the MMRP adopted by the City on February 15, 2005. Fire - protection services at the Plaza El Segundo Development site are provided by the El Segundo Fire Department (ESFD). The ESFD maintains two stations; Station No. 1, located at 314 Main Street, approximately 2.0 miles northwest of the Plaza El Segundo Development site, and Station No. 2, located at 2261 Mariposa Avenue, approximately 1.86 miles northeast. Furthermore, the ESFD has mutual aid agreements with the Cities of Los Angeles, Torrance, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and Manhattan Beach, and the County of Los Angeles. The 2013 Revised Project would result in a total of 498,442 square feet of development on the Project site, an increase of 73,442 square feet over the Original Project, consisting of retail, restaurant, and office space on the Plaza El Segundo Development site. As the amount of enclosed space would increase, the 2013 Revised Project could potentially increase demand on ESFD fire - protection services. However, the increased demand associated with the 2013 Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 49 August 2013 City of El Segundo Revised Project would not exceed the level of demand for the Plaza El Segundo Development site, for which the Certified EIR concludes that impacts on fire protection services would be less than significant. Moreover, the additional land uses that are included in the proposed Zone Text Amendment would not represent new uses that would be permitted on the Plaza El Segundo Development site, but rather are uses already permitted by Development Agreement that would be codified into the ESMC and are similar to the other commercial, retail and restaurant uses presently permitted in the C -4 Zone. Thus, these uses would not represent uses that would require fire protection services beyond those already contemplated to serve the uses that are currently allowed, but rather uses that are already served by the ESFD. The 2013 Revised Project would comply with all applicable ESFD and ESMC fire - safety regulations, as well as those established by the California Fire Code, as adopted by the ESMC, including those related to fire - protection systems (e.g., automatic sprinkler systems, life- safety alarm systems). Adherence to these regulations is anticipated to reduce the increase in demand for fire - protection services to levels where additional staff would not be required to accommodate the additional demand. Further, access to the proposed Phase 113 development site would not be restricted and would be provided through new access points on Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. Implementation of the 2013 Revised Project is not anticipated to increase response times to the Plaza El Segundo Development site or surrounding vicinity. Lastly, the ESFD will be provided an opportunity to review and comment on all project development plans before the issuance of building permits. The ESFD review will ensure adequate emergency access, fire hydrant availability, and compliance with all applicable codes. Although impacts of the 2013 Revised Project related to fire protection services would be less than significant, the mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR, as listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. Police protection is provided to the Plaza El Segundo Development site and the surrounding area by the El Segundo Police Department (ESPD). The ESPD Headquarters, which serves the Plaza El Segundo Development site, is located at 348 Main Street, approximately 2.0 miles to the northwest. Additionally, the 2013 Revised Project would provide 240 square feet of office space in the ground floor of the two - story building to the ESPD for a sub - station that would serve both the Plaza EI Segundo Development and the City generally. Implementation of the 2013 Revised Project could result in an increase of approximately 200 employees within the City compared to the Original Project, thereby generating a potential increase in the number of service calls from the Plaza El Segundo Development site. As mentioned above, the 2013 Revised Project would result in a total of 498,442 square feet of development on the Project site, an increase of 73,442 square feet over the Original Project, consisting of retail, restaurant, and office space. However, the increased demand associated with the 2013 Revised Project would not exceed the level of demand for the Plaza El Segundo Development site, for which The Certified EIR concludes that impacts on police protection services would be less than significant. Moreover, the additional land uses that are included in the proposed Zone Text Amendment would not represent new uses that would be permitted on the Plaza El Segundo Development site, but rather are uses already permitted by Development Agreement that would be codified into the ESMC and Addendum to the Certified EIR Plaza El Segundo Development Page 50 State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 City of El Segundo August 2013 are similar to the other commercial, retail and restaurant uses presently permitted in the C -4 Zone. Thus, these uses would not represent uses that would require police protection services beyond those already contemplated to serve the uses that are currently allowed, but rather are uses that are already served by the ESPD. The 2013 Revised Project would be designed to deter crime by limiting on -site "dead zone" spaces. The building and layout design of the proposed Phase 1B development would also include crime prevention features, such as nighttime security lighting. Further, access to the proposed Phase 1B development site would be controlled and would be provided through access points on Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. Implementation of the 2013 Revised Project is not anticipated to increase response times to the Project site or surrounding vicinity. Lastly, the ESPD will be provided an opportunity to review and comment on all project development plans before the issuance of building permits for the proposed Phase 1B development. The ESPD review will ensure adequate design features are included to reduce any potential increase in demand for police - protection services. Although impacts of the 2013 Revised Project related to police protection services would be less than significant, the mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR, as listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. The Plaza El Segundo Development site is located within the service areas of the Wiseburn School District (elementary and middle school) and the Centinela Valley Union High School District (high school). In general, the demand for school services is the result of an area's residential population. The Plaza El Segundo Development site currently does not contain any residential units. Similarly, the 2013 Revised Project does not include residential units and would not generate any additional permanent residents, which directly generate school -aged children and a demand for school services. Retail, restaurant, and office uses under the 2013 Revised Project could indirectly result in a minor increase in enrollment at the Wiseburn and Centinela Valley District schools. As the 2013 Revised Project is anticipated to indirectly generate only a minor number of students, it is anticipated that the both school districts could accommodate these students and no new or expanded facilities would be needed as a result of the 2013 Revised Project. Thus, a less than significant impact would occur. Further, Education Code § 17620(a)(1) authorizes any school district to levy a fee, charge, dedication, or other requirement against any construction within the boundaries of the district, for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities. The Wiseburn School District has calculated developer fees of $0.51 per square foot for commercial development and the Centinela Valley Union High School District has calculated developer fees of $0.42 per square foot for commercial development. Payment of the required school impact fees to the Districts would ensure that there would be no impacts to public schools from the 2013 Revised Project. Impacts of the 2013 Revised Project on school services would be less than significant. The City of El Segundo Recreation and Parks Department (ESRPD) manages all municipally owned and operated recreation and park facilities within the City. In general, residential development directly generates demand for recreation and parks facilities. As discussed above, the 2013 Revised Project Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 51 City of El Segundo August 2013 would not directly generate any additional permanent residents. Further, employees typically do not enjoy long periods of time during work hours to make use of park or recreational facilities. Additionally, under the 2013 Revised Project, many of the employees at the Plaza El Segundo Development site are likely to be residents of El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, and other nearby communities that currently make use of the area parks and recreational facilities. Therefore, the increase in employment as a result of the 2013 Revised Project would not generate sufficient demand to result in the need for new or physically altered facilities or cause substantial physical deterioration of existing facilities to occur or be accelerated. Furthermore, the project applicant will be required to pay a parks and recreation development fee, which would ensure that there are no impacts to park and recreation facilities from the 2013 Revised Project. Therefore, impacts on parks and recreation services would be less than significant. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to public services. Recreation The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would generate increased demand for park and recreation services that would be less than significant. No permanent residential development would occur under the 2013 Revised Project. Thus, the 2013 Revised Project would not intensify the usage of the available park and recreational facilities. The type of employment offered by the 2013 Revised Project would not cause a notable number of people, if any, to move to the City. Thus, the2013 Revised Project would not result in any measurable demand for parks and recreational services and, therefore, would not increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that a substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated. Furthermore, provided in the Certified EIR, the Applicant will be required to pay a parks and recreation development fee. Therefore, impacts on existing neighborhood or regional parks, or other recreational facilities would be less than significant. The 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts. Transportation and Traffic The Certified EIR concludes that traffic associated with the buildout of the Original Project (as defined in the Plaza El Segundo Reduced Traffic Generation Alternative) would result in the generation of 16,645 daily automobile trips, 779 additional automobile trips in the a.m. peak hour, 1,477 additional automobile trips in the p.m. peak hour and 2,205 additional automobile trips during the Saturday midday peak hour. Per significance criteria established by the City of El Segundo, The Certified EIR concludes that this additional traffic would result in significant impacts at six intersections during the a.m. peak hour, p.m. peak hour, Saturday mid -day peak hour or combinations thereof. With implementation of available mitigation measures, impacts at all intersections would be reduced to a less than significant level with the exception of El Segundo Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard. The Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 52 City of El Segundo August 2013 Certified EIR concludes that, based upon the level of trip generation associated with the Original Project, one Congestion Management Plan (CMP) freeway segment would be significantly impacted, with no feasible mitigation measures available to address this impact. The City adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations on February 15, 2005. The Certified EIR evaluated access to the southwest corner of the Plaza El Segundo Development from two right- turn -in /right- turn -out driveways located along northbound Sepulveda Boulevard between the main entrance at Park Place and Rosecrans Avenue. This analysis assumed that the 4.5 net acre /4.7 gross acre site south of the UPRR tracks would not be connected to the northern area until an easterly extension of Park Place was constructed as part of the future buildout under the Sepulveda / Rosecrans Site Rezoning. An analysis of the potential traffic generation associated with the 2013 Revised Project was conducted by Fehr & Peers (Trip Generation Assessment —The Point at Plaza El Segundo —Phase 1B, May 23, 2013, the "Traffic Report"). Fehr & Peers also prepared an Addendum to the Traffic Report dated July 8, 2013 (the "Traffic Addendum ") that addressed potential trip generation associated with restaurant uses within the2013 Revised Project that may operate during morning hours (i.e., during the AM peak hour). The City engaged Kimley -Horn and Associates, Inc. to provide peer review of the Traffic Report and Traffic Addendum: The findings of the peer review are contained in a memorandum dated July 24, 2013 (the "Peer Review "). These reports are contained in Appendices E -1, E -2 and E -3, respectively, to this Addendum. As described in the Traffic Report, the proposed development for The Point would result in a total of 3,781 weekday daily trips, of which 115 trips would occur during the AM peak hour, 343 trips would occur during the PM peak hour and 454 trips would occur during the Saturday mid -day peak hour. Together, the 2013 Revised Project, consisting of the existing Plaza El Segundo shopping center (Phase 1A) and the proposed Point development (Phase 16), would result in a total trip generation of 16,475 weekday daily trips, of which 465 are expected to occur during the AM peak hour, 1,517 are expected to occur during the PM peak hour, and 2,006 trips are expected to occur during the Saturday mid -day peak hour. After applying a transit credit of 5% for employees and 2% for retail visitors, the 2013 Revised Project would generate 16,038 weekday daily trips, of which 452 are expected to occur during the AM peak hour, 1,476 are expected to occur during the PM peak hour and 1,953 are expected to occur during the Saturday mid -day peak hour. Compared to the Original Project trip cap, the 2013 Revised Project would generate 607 fewer weekday daily trips, 327 fewer AM peak hour trips, 1 fewer PM peak hour trip and 252 fewer Saturday mid -day trips than the Original Project. As discussed in the Certified EIR, the level of trip generation that would occur at the trip cap would result in significant impacts at six intersections before mitigation, with impacts at one intersection remaining significant and unavoidable after implementation of mitigation measures. Because the 2013 Revised Project would not exceed this trip cap for any of the daily or peak hour scenarios, the traffic impacts of the 2013 Revised Project would not exceed the impacts of the Original Project. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 53 City of El Segundo August 2013 As discussed in the Traffic Addendum, the proposed Phase 113 development plans allow for up to 12,000 square feet of restaurant space to be open for breakfast in the morning. The remaining 13,627 square feet of restaurant space would only offer lunch and dinner service. The trip generation rate used in the Traffic Report was for Quality Restaurant (ITE Land Use code 931). In its description of this land use, ITE states that majority of the restaurants included as part of the Quality Restaurant category do not serve breakfast in the morning and typically open only for lunch and dinner. As such, the trip generation rate during the morning peak hour is low (0.81 trips per 1,000 square feet), the majority of which are employee trips and deliveries. The rate does not adequately capture trips generated by breakfast service. To account for breakfast service, the morning peak hour trip generation rate for High- Turnover (Sit -Down) restaurant (ITE Land Use code 932) was applied to 12,000 square feet of restaurant space. The trip generation rate for High- Turnover (Sit -Down) restaurant use during the AM peak hour is 10.81 trips per 1,000 square feet, substantially higher than the Quality Restaurant use. A 5% internal trip credit was applied to the morning peak hour because the majority of the internal trips will be captured from the office use, which will be active during the morning peak period while the shopping center use will be mostly inactive. A 20% internal trip capture credit was applied to daily trips and also to the evening and Saturday mid -day peak hour trips consistent with the Traffic Report. A 20% pass -by trip credit is also consistent with the assumptions in the Traffic Report. Under this scenario, the daily, PM peak hour and Saturday weekend trip generation would remain consistent with the results of the trip generation calculations for the 2013 Revised Project, before taking quality restaurant breakfast service into account. The AM peak hour would generate an additional 76 trips, but would still remain 236 trips under the AM peak hour trip cap. Accordingly, the impacts of the 2013 Revised Project with additional morning restaurant hours would continue to be less than the Original Project. A queuing analysis was conducted for the Village Drive & Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard & Rosecrans Avenue intersections. The 2013 Revised Project is proposing to add a north leg to the Village Drive & Rosecrans Avenue intersection, comprised of one left -turn lane, one shared through lane /right- turn lane, and one right -turn lane. The 2013 Revised Project also proposes the construction of two eastbound left -turn lanes into the Project site. The Traffic Report assumed that a second westbound left -turn lane and a second southbound departure lane would be added by the adjacent Manhattan Village shopping center project. Peak hour traffic counts were collected at the Village Drive & Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard & Rosecrans Avenue study intersections in May 2012. To develop Opening Year (2015) traffic volumes, a growth rate of 1.5% per year was applied to the traffic counts. Project traffic assigned to this intersection was then applied to the 2015 projections to develop Opening Year (2015) + Project forecasts. A queuing analysis was performed for the Village Drive & Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard & Rosecrans Avenue study intersections using Highway Capacity Manual, 2000 (HCM 2000) Methodology, reporting the 85th percentile queuing results. The queuing analysis results show that the proposed configuration of the Village Drive & Rosecrans Avenue intersection would provide sufficient queuing storage for all turning movements. At the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard & Rosecrans Avenue, insufficient storage would be provided for the Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 54 City of El Segundo August 2013 northbound left -turn, southbound right -turn, westbound left -turn eastbound right -turn and eastbound left -turn lanes. However, the 2013 Revised Project would not add traffic to the northbound left -turn, southbound right -turn, or eastbound right turn lanes. At these locations, the insufficient storage is due to existing conditions and projected ambient growth. At the eastbound and westbound left -turn lanes, the required storage exceeds the available storage capacity by up to two vehicles. The 2013 Revised Project is expected to add eighteen trips to the eastbound left turning movement and forty two trips to the westbound left turning movement during the PM peak hour. As a project feature, the 2013 Revised Project proposes to lengthen the westbound left turn lanes to provide additional storage for approximately seven more cars. Storage will be increased by approximately 95 feet and 40 feet for inner left -turn lane and outer left -turn lane respectively. With this project feature, impacts related to queuing and access would be less than significant. The Plaza El Segundo Development site is very well served by public transit. The Plaza El Segundo Development site includes bus stop facilities along its edge that would facilitate access to the 2013 Revised Project via transit. Furthermore, the 2013 Revised Project would not interfere with any class I or class II bikeway systems. The Circulation Element of the City of El Segundo General Plan calls for a Class 3 bikeway on Rosecrans Avenue and the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan calls for a Class 2 bikeway on Rosecrans Avenue. The 2013 Revised Project will include a Condition of Approval that mandates that these requirements be met through lane striping and /or dedication of property adjacent to or within the Plaza El Segundo Development site to provide for a continuous series of bicycle lanes connecting to regional facilities in the area of the Plaza El Segundo Development site. Since the 2013 Revised Project would not modify or conflict with any alternative transportation policies, plans or programs, impacts would be less than significant. Consequently, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to transportation and traffic. Utilities The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would generate increased demand for utilities (sewer, solid waste, electricity) that would be less than significant. Additional local sewer infrastructure must be provided by the applicant to connect the Plaza El Segundo site with existing sewer infrastructure. In addition, mitigation measures related to these utilities are required as conditions of project approval and are included in the MMRP adopted by the City on February 15, 2005. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would generate increased demand for water services that would exceed the capacity of available infrastructure, but with implementation of mitigation measures, impacts would be less than significant. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would generate increased demand for natural gas that would be within the capacity of available infrastructure and would be less than significant. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 55 City of El Segundo Water August 2013 Impacts of the 2013 Revised Project with respect to water infrastructure and service would be the same as the Original Project, as the 2013 Revised Project would implement the C -4 zoning which is within the parameters used to develop the water supply assessment for the Plaza El Segundo Development site in the Certified EIR. Moreover, the additional land uses that are included in the proposed Zone Text Amendment would not represent new uses that would be permitted on the Plaza El Segundo Development site, but rather are uses already permitted by Development Agreement that would be codified into the ESMC and are similar to the other commercial, retail and restaurant uses presently permitted in the C -4 Zone. The additional uses permitted under the Zone Text Amendment would not represent uses that would result in water consumption greater than the uses that are currently allowed within the C -4 Zone. Given the incremental increase in water consumption for the 2013 Revised Project, as compared to the Original Project, and compliance with applicable water conservation policies and regulations, the 2013 Revised Project would not require or result in the construction of new or expanded water treatment facilities. The mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR, as listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. As such, with the implementation of the mitigation measures, impacts of the 2013 Revised Project with respect to water would be less than significant. Wastewater Wastewater treatment in the City is split between the Hyperion Treatment Plant (HTP) and the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County ( CSDLAC), District No. 5. Wastewater in the portion of the City west of Sepulveda Boulevard flows to the HTP; wastewater in the portion of the City east of Sepulveda Boulevard flows to the CSDLAC Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP). The Plaza El Segundo Development site is located east of Sepulveda Boulevard and would be served by the JWPCP. As discussed in the 2008 Addendum, according to the Sewer Area Study by Development Resources Consultants, the proposed 8 -inch PVC sewer main and the existing 12 -inch VCP sewer main would adequately serve the proposed developments and the addition of the 8 -inch PVC sewer main would not negatively impact the existing capacity of the overall sewer system maintained by the City of El Segundo. Further, JWPCP treats an average daily flow of 280 million gallons per day (mgd), and has capacity to treat 400 mgd. This equals a remaining capacity of 120 mgd of wastewater able to be treated at the JWPCP. Therefore, JWPCP would have sufficient remaining capacity to treat increase in wastewater generated by the 2013 Revised Project. Therefore, the 2013 Revised Project would not require or result in the construction of new or expanded wastewater treatment facilities. The mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR, as listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. As such, with the implementation of the mitigation measures, impacts of the 2013 Revised Project with respect to wastewater would be less than significant. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 56 City of El Segundo Solid Waste August 2013 The 2013 Revised Project could result in an increase in solid waste generation. Solid waste generated in the City of El Segundo is disposed of at one of two landfills including the Puente Hills Landfill and the Sunshine Canyon Landfill. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) was enacted to reduce, recycle, and reuse solid waste generated in the State to the maximum amount feasible. Specifically, the Act required city and county jurisdictions to identify an implementation schedule to divert 50 percent of the total waste stream from landfill disposal by the year 2000. The Act also requires each city and county to promote source reduction, recycling, and safe disposal or transformation. California cities and counties are required to submit annual reports to the California Integrated Waste Management Board to update the Board on the city's progress toward the AB 939 goals. Demolition and construction activities associated with development of the proposed Phase 1B development under the 2013 Revised Project would generate construction debris that would need to be disposed of at landfills. Construction debris includes concrete, asphalt, wood, drywall, metals, and other miscellaneous and composite materials. Much of this material would be recycled and salvaged to the maximum extent feasible. Materials not recycled would be disposed of at landfills. By recycling most of the solid waste generated by construction activities associated with the 2013 Revised Project, short- term construction impacts on landfills would be less than significant. The Puente Hills Landfill is permitted to intake a maximum of 13,200 tons per day of solid waste and currently accepts an average of 9,662 tons per day. The Sunshine Canyon Landfill has a maximum permitted daily intake of 12,100 tons of solid waste per day and accepts an average of approximately 9,000 tons per day. Therefore, the Puente Hills Landfill has a remaining capacity of approximately 3,500 tons per day while the Sunshine Canyon Landfill has a remaining capacity of approximately 3,100 tons per day. Impacts of the 2013 Revised Project with respect to solid waste would be within the C -4 zoning analyzed in the Certified EIR. Moreover, the additional land uses that are included in the proposed Zone Text Amendment would not represent new uses that would be permitted on the Plaza El Segundo Development site, but rather are uses already permitted by Development Agreement that would be codified into the ESMC and are similar to the other commercial, retail and restaurant uses presently permitted in the C -4 Zone. Therefore, both the Puente Hills Landfill and the Sunshine Canyon Landfill would have sufficient remaining capacity to accommodate the 2013 Revised Project's solid waste disposal needs. Further, operations within the City and on the Plaza El Segundo Development site would continue to be subject to requirements set forth in AB 939 requiring each city and county to divert 50 percent of its solid waste from landfill disposal through source reduction, recycling, and composting. The mitigation measures identified in the Certified EIR, as listed in Appendix F to this Addendum, would continue to be applicable to the 2013 Revised Project. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 57 City of El Segundo August 2013 Accordingly, the 2013 Revised Project would not represent a new significant impact or substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts with respect to utilities. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS The Certified EIR concludes that traffic associated with the Original Project would result in cumulatively considerable impacts to a number of intersections surrounding the project area. The intersections listed below would be significantly impacted at the specified peak hour: • Rosecrans Avenue and Hindry Avenue, p.m. peak hour • Rosecrans Avenue and 1 -405 SB Off -ramp, a.m. and p.m. peak hour ■ Marine Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard, a.m. and p.m. peak hour • Marine Avenue and Aviation Boulevard, a.m. and p.m. peak hour • Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard, a.m. and p.m. peak hour ■ Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard, a.m. and p.m. peak hour While the Original Project was identified as contributing to cumulative impacts in the aforementioned areas, the 2013 Revised Project would not further exacerbate these cumulative impacts. As discussed above, traffic generation of the 2013 Revised Project would be equal to or less than the Original Project with respect to daily, a.m. peak, p.m. peak and Saturday mid -day trips. Therefore, the contribution of the 2013 Revised Project to cumulative traffic effects would be the same as or less than the Original Project. The Certified EIR identifies a significant cumulative impact on population growth and housing demand, based on the disparity between the number of projected housing units and estimated job growth in the South Bay Cities Subregion. The Certified EIR concludes that the Original Project would not contribute substantially to this impact because potential job growth associated with the Original Project would not result in substantial relocation and addition of permanent residents to fill the jobs generated by the Original Project. The additional 200 jobs that would be associated with the 2008 Revised Project and 2013 Revised Project would be of the same nature as the jobs generated by the Original Project and would similarly not be expected to result in relocation and population growth in the South Bay Cities Subregion. Therefore the impact of the 2013 Revised Project with respect to cumulative subregional population growth and housing demand would be the same as the Original Project. The Certified EIR concludes that cumulatively considerable impacts with respect to solid waste would occur with implementation of the Original Project and related projects because precise solutions to meeting the need for landfill capacity are not known. While the 2013 Revised Project would result in a small increase in solid waste generation compared to the Original Project, this increase would not be sufficient to modify or accelerate the ongoing need to achieve long -term solutions to regional solid waste disposal Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 58 City of El Segundo August 2013 needs. Therefore the impact of the 2013 Revised Project would be the same as the Original Project and the 2013 Revised Project would not contribute further to cumulative impacts. CONCLUSION Based on the above analysis, which compared the potential effects of the 2013 Revised Project with the potential impacts of the Original Project as discussed in the Certified EIR and is summarized in Table 4 below, the City concludes that the 2013 Revised Project would not require major revisions of the Certified EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects (CEQA Guidelines § 15162(a)(1)). In addition, no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project would be undertaken which would require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects (CEQA Guidelines § 15162(a)(2)). Finally, no new information of substantial importance has been presented which would show that the 2013 Revised Project would have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR; that significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR; that mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents declined to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or that mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents declined to adopt the mitigation measure of alternative (CEQA Guidelines § 15162(a)(3)). Therefore, none of these conditions described in § 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines requiring preparation of a subsequent EIR are present. Substantial evidence supporting the conclusions presented above is provided in the proceedings of this Addendum (CEQA Guidelines § 15164(e)). As indicated above, the Certified EIR identified that the Original Project would result in significant traffic impacts, operational and construction related air quality impacts, and construction related noise impacts that could not be mitigated to a less than significant level. In such cases, CEQA requires that the project cannot be approved unless findings of overriding considerations can be made by the City Council. Accordingly, a Statement of Overriding Considerations was required to be adopted by the City Council, which set forth the specific reasons why the project's benefits outweigh its significant environmental impacts. Pursuant to Resolution No. 4415, the City Council adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations on March 1, 2005 for the Original Project. The 2013 Revised Project would have similar significant traffic impacts, operational and construction related air quality impacts, and construction related noise impacts that cannot be mitigated to a less than significant level as the Original Project. As determined in this Addendum, these impacts would not represent new impacts or substantial increase in the severity of previously- identified impacts. As required by CEQA, the Statement of Overriding Considerations must be re- adopted in order to approve the 2013 Revised Project. Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 59 City of El Segundo August 2013 The Certified EIR concluded that the Original Project would contribute to significant cumulative impacts on traffic, solid waste disposal capacity, and population and housing caused by regional growth. There were no feasible mitigation measures available to reduce these cumulative regional impacts. The cumulative impacts for the 2013 Revised Project would remain the same as analyzed in the certified EIR, as discussed above. 4 Plaza El Segundo Development Addendum to the Certified EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2003121037 Page 60 m 0 N V O a f0 C 0 aJ t O CL 0 � u � aJ (0 ' � O a` aJ N QJ M ei O N w t O m E E 3 N 0 c m a� V1 W O Y U V N CL E w 'p a •W Ln M 0 N a! 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The Planning and Building Safety Department for the City of El Segundo is the Lead Agency for the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza El Segundo Development. An Environmental Impact Report has been prepared to address the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project. Where appropriate, this environmental document identified project design features or recommended mitigation measures to avoid or to reduce potentially significant environmental impacts of the proposed project. This Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) is designed to monitor implementation of requirements for subsequent environmental documentation' and mitigation measures identified for the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza El Segundo Development. The MMRP is subject to review and approval by the Lead Agency as part of the certification of the EIR and adoption of project conditions. The required subsequent environmental documentation and mitigation measures are listed separately and categorized by impact area, with an accompanying identification of the following: + Monitoring Phase, the phase of the project during which the mitigation measure must be monitored; Pre - Construction, including the design phase Construction Post - Construction • The Implementing Party, the agency with the power to implement the mitigation measure; • The Enforcement Agency, the agency with the power to enforce the mitigation measure, and • The Monitoring Agency, the agency to which reports involving feasibility, compliance, implementation and development are made. The MMRP performance must be monitored annually to determine the effectiveness of the measures implemented in any given year and re- evaluate the mitigation needs for the upcoming year. In addition to mitigation measures, requirements for the preparation of subsequent environmental analysis and documentation are identified in the EIR. These requirements are intended to provide guidance for environmental review of future projects that would implement the SepulvedalRosecrans Site Rezoning, using the Program EIR. Because these requirements would also work to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment in accordance with PRC Section 21081.6, they have been included in this MMRP. Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-1 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 I. AESTHETICS Subsequent Environmental Documentation No subsequent environmental documentation is required for the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza El Segundo Development. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning Impacts related to visual character and light and glare would be less than significant under the proposed Sepulveda/Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza El Segundo Development. No mitigation measures are required. However, the following measures are recommended as Conditions of Approval to ensure that potential impacts from glare are less than significant. B -1 Expansive areas of highly reflective materials, such as mirrored glass, must not be permitted. Non - reflective building materials must be used to the maximum extent possible to reduce potential glare impacts. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department B -2 Lighting must be designed to minimize off -site glare. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Plaza El Segundo Development Pre - construction; Construction Applicant Planning and Building Safety Department Planning and Building Safety Department Impacts related to visual character and light and glare would be less than significant under the Plaza El Segundo Development. No mitigation measures are required. However, the following measures are recommended as Conditions of Approval to ensure that potential impacts from glare are less than significant. B -3 Expansive areas of highly reflective materials, such as mirrored glass, must not be permitted. Non - reflective building materials must be used to the maximum extent possible to reduce potential glare impacts. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department B -4 Lighting must be designed to minimize off -site glare. Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development page IX-2 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: II. AIR QUALITY Subsequent Environmental Documentation Pre - construction; Construction Applicant Planning and Building Safety Department Planning and Building Safety Department Subsequent environmental documentation must be prepared for any future development project proposed within the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site to identify emissions associated with construction of that specific development. The subsequent environmental documentation must address the following: C -1 Prior to implementation of specific development projects, impacts associated with construction emissions must be examined in light of this Program EIR to determine whether a new Initial Study would be required to be prepared leading to either an EIR or Negative Declaration. This examination must provide quantified estimates of construction emissions based upon the specific site, schedule and construction equipment utilization characteristics of the proposed development and compare the estimated emissions to the SCAQMD thresholds for construction emissions. The analysis must incorporate the mitigation measures identified below as appropriate, along with any other mitigation measures identified by the project - specific analysis. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning C-1 Prinr to implemantatiL'n of specific developmmnt prvjecw, i1HPM AS USSMIdted Wlth construction emissions must be examined. This examination must provide quantified estimates of construction emissions based upon the specific site, schedule and construction equipment utilization characteristics of the proposed development and compare the estimated emissions to the SCAQMD thresholds for construction emissions. The analysis must incorporate the mitigation measures identified below as appropriate, along with any other mitigation measures identified by the project - specific analysis. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page 1X-3 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Construction C -2 The construction area and vicinity (500 -foot radius) must be swept (preferably with water sweepers) and watered at least twice daily. Site wetting must occur often enough to maintain a 10 percent surface soil moisture content throughout all earth moving activities. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: C -3 All unpaved roads, parki hours of active operation, Construction Applicant South Coast Air Quality Management District Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department ng and staging areas must be watered at least once every two Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -4 Site access points must be swept/washed within thirty minutes of visible dirt deposition. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -5 On -site stockpiles of debris, dirt or rusty materials must be covered or watered at least twice daily. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: C -6 All haul trucks hauling soil, s maintain two feet of freeboard Construction Applicant South Coast Air Quality Management District Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department and, and other loose materials must either be covered or Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department SepulvedalRosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-4 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 C -7 All haul trucks must have a capacity of no less than twelve and three - quarter (12.75) cubic yards. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -8 At least 80 percent of all inactive disturbed surface areas must be watered on a daily basis when there is evidence of wind driven fugitive dust. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -9 Operations on any unpaved surfaces must be suspended when winds exceed 25 mph. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -10 Traffic speeds on unpaved roads must be limited to 15 miles per hour. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -11 Operations on any unpaved surfaces must be suspended during first and second stage smog alerts. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -12 The applicant must develop and implement a construction management plan, as approved by the City of El Segundo, which includes the following measures recommended by the SCAQMD, or equivalently effective measures approved by the SCAQMD. a. Configure construction parking to minimize traffic interference. Se pulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-5 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 b. Provide temporary traffic controls during all phases of construction activities to maintain traffic flow (e.g., flag person). c. Schedule construction activities that affect traffic flow on the arterial system to off - peak hours to the degree practicable. d. Re -route construction trucks away from congested streets. e. Consolidate truck deliveries when possible. f. Provide dedicated turn lanes for movement of construction trucks and equipment on- and off -site. g. Maintain equipment and vehicle engines in good condition and in proper tune as per manufacturer's specifications and per SCAQMD rules, to minimize exhaust emissions. h. Suspend use of all construction equipment operations during second stage smog alerts. Contact SCAQMD at (800) 242 -4022 for daily forecasts. i. Use electricity from power poles rather than temporary diesel- or gasoline - powered generators. j. Use methanol- or natural gas - powered mobile equipment and pile drivers instead of diesel if readily available at competitive prices. k. Use propane- or butane - powered on -site mobile equipment instead of gasoline if readily available at competitive prices. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency- Plaza El Segundo Development Construction Pre-construction; Construction Applicant South Coast Air Quality Management District Planninu and Riiildino Cafettr Denorr Pnr• Works Department C -13 The construction area and vicinity (500 -foot radius) must be swept (preferably with water sweepers) and watered at least twice daily. Site wetting must occur often enough to maintain a 10 percent surface soil moisture content throughout all earth moving activities. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-6 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 C -14 All unpaved roads, parking and staging areas must be watered at least once every two hours of active operation. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -15 Site access points must be swept /washed within thirty minutes of visible dirt deposition. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -16 On -site stockpiles of debris, dirt or rusty materials must be covered or watered at least twice daily. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -17 All haul trucks hauling soil, sand, and other loose materials must either be covered or maintain two feet of freeboard. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Ouality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -18 All haul trucks must have a capacity of no less than twelve and three- quarter (12.75) cubic yards. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -19 At least 80 percent of all inactive disturbed surface areas must be watered on a daily basis when there is evidence of wind driven fugitive dust. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-7 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -20 Operations on any unpaved surfaces must be suspended when winds exceed 25 mph. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -21 Traffic speeds on unpaved roads must be limited to 15 miles per hour. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -22 Operations on any unpaved surfaces must be suspended during first and second stage smog alerts. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department C -23 The applicant must develop and implement a construction management plan, as approved by the City of El Segundo, which includes the following measures recommended by the SCAQMD, or equivalently effective measures approved by the SCAQMD. a. Configure construction parking to minimize traffic interference. b. Provide temporary traffic controls during all phases of construction activities to maintain traffic flow (e.g., flag person). c. Schedule construction activities that affect traffic flow on the arterial system to off - peak hours to the degree practicable. d. Re -route construction trucks away from congested streets. e. Consolidate truck deliveries when possible. f. Provide dedicated turn lanes for movement of construction trucks and equipment on- and off -site. Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development page IX-8 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 g. Maintain equipment and vehicle engines in good condition and in proper tune as per manufacturer's specifications and per SCAQMD rules, to minimize exhaust emissions. h. Suspend use of all construction equipment operations during second stage smog alerts. Contact SCAQMD at (800) 242 -4022 for daily forecasts. i. Use electricity from power poles rather than temporary diesel- or gasoline - powered generators. j. Use methanol- or natural gas - powered mobile equipment and pile drivers instead of diesel if readily available at competitive prices. k. Use propane- or butane - powered on -site mobile equipment instead of gasoline if readily available at competitive prices. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: III. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES Subsequent Environmental Documentation Pre - construction; Construction Applicant South Coast Air Quality Management District Planning and Building Safety Department; Public Works Department Subsequent environmental documentation must be prepared for any proposed development project that includes the northwest corner of the proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site that has been identified as potentially containing 0.30 acres of jurisdictional wetlands area under the jurisdiction of LARWQCB. Impacts to any jurisdictional wetlands that may exist in this area must be examined, at the time the development project is proposed, in light of the Program EIR to determine whether a new Initial Study would be required to be prepared leading to either an EIR or Negative Declaration. The subsequent environriientai documentation iinust address the following; D -1 A site specific analysis must be conducted to determine whether the design of the proposed development project would impact any of the 0.30 acres identified as potential jurisdictional wetlands. This analysis shall be completed prior to the start of construction activities for any proposed development within the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. If jurisdictional wetlands would be affected by the development project, measures shall be identified to reduce impacts to less than significant levels. Subsequent environmental documentation must also be prepared for any proposed development project within the proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site to determine the presence /absence of sensitive species. This information must be examined, at the time the development project is proposed, in light of the Program EIR to determine whether a new Initial Study would be required to be prepared leading to either an EIR or Negative Declaration. The subsequent environmental documentation must address the following: Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development page IX-9 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 D -2 Site specific analysis of potential effects to four sensitive bird species (white tailed kite, loggerhead shrike, burrowing owl and Belding's savannah sparrow) must be conducted prior to the start of construction activities for any proposed development within the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site. If any of these sensitive species would be affected by the proposed development, measures must be identified to reduce impacts to these species to less than significant levels, including, but not limited to, on -site monitoring by a qualified biologist during grading and /or construction activities. In the preparation of subsequent environmental documentation, as described above, it is not necessary to re- survey any area that has already been addressed in this EIR or may be surveyed in the course of preparing subsequent environmental documentation for later projects. Sepulveda/Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-10 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning D -1. A site specific analysis must be conducted to determine whether the design of the proposed development project would impact any of the 0.30 acres identified as potential jurisdictional wetlands. This analysis shall be completed prior to the start of construction activities for any proposed development within the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. If jurisdictional wetlands would be affected by the development project, measures shall be identified to reduce impacts to less than significant levels. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Monitoring Agency: Planning Division D -2. Site specific analysis of potential effects to four sensitive bird species (white tailed kite, loggerhead shrike, burrowing owl and Belding's savannah sparrow) must be conducted prior to the start of construction activities for any proposed development within the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. If any of these sensitive species would be affected by the proposed development, measures must be identified to reduce impacts to these species to less than significant levels, including, but not limited to, on -site monitoring by a qualified biologist during grading and /or construction activities. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: California Department of Fish and Game Monitoring Agency: Planning Division D -3. All construction personnel must receive copies of all pertinent mitigation measures to reduce impacts to general biological resources and must be instructed on avoiding adverse impacts to birds encountered on -site. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division D -4. Prior to site remediation or construction grading on parts of the Site where burrowing owls may occur, a qualified biologist must be retained to conduct surveys for burrowing owl to determine if it is resident on -site. Surveys must be conducted no more than 30 days prior to commencement of such activities. If burrowing owl is determined to be resident, a qualified biologist must oversee site remediation and demolition activities in and around any semi - natural areas which could be occupied by burrowing owl. Proposed mitigation measures must be presented to the California Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-11 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Department of Fish and Game and /or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for approval to avoid directly harming the owl if it is present on -site during these activities. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: California Department of Fish and Game; United States Fish and Wildlife Service Monitoring Agency: Planning Division Plaza El Segundo Development D -5. All construction personnel must receive copies of all pertinent mitigation measures to reduce impacts to general biological resources and must be instructed on avoiding adverse impacts to birds encountered on -site. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division D -6. Prior to site remediation or construction grading on parts of the Site where burrowing owls may occur, a qualified biologist must be retained to conduct surveys for burrowing owl to determine if it is resident on -site. Surveys must be conducted no more than 30 days prior to commencement of such activities. If burrowing owl is determined to be resident, a qualified biologist must oversee site remediation and demolition activities in and around any semi - natural areas which could be occupied by burrowing owl. Proposed mitigation measures must be presented to the California Department of Fish and Game and /or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for approval to avoid directly harming the owl if it is present on -site during these activities. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: California Department of Fish and Game; United States Fi.h and Wildlife Service Monitoring Agency: Planning Division D -7. Prior to issuance of building permits, evidence must be provided to the City of El Segundo that all necessary approvals for any wetland dredge /fill contemplated by such permit have been obtained from the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Los Angeles Region or equivalent documentation, or a waiver stating that no permit is presently required pursuant to the regulations of that agency. If required, conditions for permit approval by LARWQCB must include, but may not be limited to the following: • Mitigation of any unavoidable impacts to wetland values and functions to the satisfaction of the permitting agency; • Incorporation of buffers to the wetland areas; Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-12 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 • On -site treatment of runoff to improve water quality; and • Compliance with best management practices during construction. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: IV. GEOLOGY AND SOILS Subsequent Environmental Documentation Pre - construction Applicant Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Planning Division Subsequent environmental documentation must be prepared for any proposed development on the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site to determine the presence or absence of methane. The subsequent environmental documentation must address the following: E -1 A methane study must be conducted to determine the levels at which methane is or is not present in the area of any proposed development. If methane is determined to be present at or above levels which require action, then the report must include recommendations and mitigation measures which must be followed. Mitigation Measures Sepulvecala/Rosec ans Site Rezoning E -1 A methane study must be conducted to determine the levels at which methane is or is not present in the area of any proposed development. If methane is determined to be present at or above levels which require action, then the report must include recommendations and mitigation measures which must be followed. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning and Building Safety Department Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division E -2 All soil disturbance and travel on unpaved surfaces must be suspended if winds exceed 25 miles per hour. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-13 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Plaza El Segundo Development E -3 All soil disturbance and travel on unpaved surfaces must be suspended if winds exceed 25 miles per hour. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: South Coast Air Quality Management District Monitoring Agency:. Building Safety Division; Public Works Department V. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY Subsequent Environmental Documentation No subsequent environmental documentation is required. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning Construction F -1. The applicant must prepare hydrology studies for each specific development on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. Such studies must be reviewed and approved by the City of El Segundo and any other applicable agency. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department F -2. The applicant must prepare runoff studies for each specific development on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site so that the runoff from one specific project area would not flow onto another specific project area without the owners consent. Such studies must be reviewed and approved by the City of El Segundo and any other applicable agency. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-14 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 F -3. The applicant must prepare a master drainage plan for each specific development on the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site. This plan must include detailed hydrology /hydraulic calculations and drainage improvements, showing quantitatively how the project will eliminate the potential for downstream flooding due to increased storm water runoff. These plans will also identify the proposed BMPs to be implemented in compliance with the requirements of the Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan and the ESMC. Such plans must be reviewed and approved by the City of el Segundo and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department F -4. The applicant must design, for each specific development on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site, a conveyance and detainment system to meet the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works limits on the storm drains that would convey the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site's discharge. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department F -5. The proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza El Segundo Development must comply with the City of El Segundo Ordinance No. 1347 and No. 1348, which establishes storm water and urban pollution controls. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction; Post - Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department MLomtoring Agency: Public Works Department Operation F -6. The project owner /developer of a specific development (e.g., Plaza El Segundo) on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans site must maintain all structural or treatment control BMPs for the life of the project. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Post - construction Applicant Building Safety Division; Public Works Department; El Segundo Fire Department Building Safety Division; Public Works Department; El Segundo Fire Department Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-15 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Plaza El Segundo Development Construction F -7. The applicant must prepare a hydrology study for the Plaza El Segundo site. The study must be reviewed and approved by the City of El Segundo and any other applicable agencies. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department F -8. The applicant must prepare a runoff study for the Plaza El Segundo site so that the runoff does not flow onto another area without the owners consent. The study must be reviewed and approved by the City of El Segundo and any other applicable agencies. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department F -9. The applicant must prepare a master drainage plan for the Plaza El Segundo site. This plan must include detailed hydrology /hydraulic calculations and drainage improvements, showing quantitatively how the project will eliminate the potential for downstream flooding due to increased storm water runoff. These plans will also identify the proposed BMPs to be implemented in compliance with the requirements of the Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan and the ESMC. Such plans must be reviewed and approved by the City of El Segundo and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department F -10. The applicant must design a conveyance and detainment system to meet the City of El Segundo's and Los Angeles County Department of Public Works limits on the storm drains that would convey the Plaza El Segundo site's discharge. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department F -11. The proposed Plaza El Segundo Development must comply with the City of El Segundo Ordinance No. 1347 and No. 1348, which establishes storm water and urban pollution controls. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction; Post - construction Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-16 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department Operation F -12. The project owner /developer must maintain all structural or treatment control BMPs for the life of the Plaza El Segundo Development. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Post - construction Applicant Public Works Department Public Works Department VI. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Subsequent Environmental Documentation Department; El Segundo Fire Department; El Segundo Fire Subsequent environmental documentation must be prepared for any proposed development project within the proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. Conditions related to soil and groundwater contamination must be examined for the proposed development site, at the time the development project is proposed, in light of the Program EIR to determine whether a new Initial Study would be required to be prepared leading to either an EIR or Negative Declaration. The subsequent environmental documentation must address the following: G -1. A full characterization of all the parcels that comprise that project site must be undertaken. The City must require that this process be initiated by requiring the project applicant to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) or equivalent investigation and analysis for the specific project site that would be occupied by the proposed development. The Phase I ESA or equivalent document must be prepared by a licensed professional (Registered Environmental Assessor or equivalent) and submitted to the City for review. G -2. If indicated by the initial investigation, the City must require the preparation of subsequent Phase II investigation(s) and submission to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board and /or other appropriate agency. The project applicant must provide to the City copies of all materials submitted to the LARWQCB or any other regulatory agency. G -3. Remediation of any environmental conditions identified in the Phase I and Phase II site assessments or investigations must be accomplished to the standards established and agreed upon by the appropriate regulatory agency(ies) for the contemplated development, prior to the issuance of grading or building permits for the project. The project applicant must provide to the City copies of any materials received from the LARWQCB or any other regulatory agency. Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-17 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 G -4. If the future development project would include any part of the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site that currently contains structures, an asbestos and lead survey must be conducted to determine the presence or absence of these substances. Removal of these substances must be conducted in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning G -1. A full characterization of all the parcels that comprise that project site must be undertaken. The City must require that this process be initiated by requiring the project applicant to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) or equivalent investigation and analysis for the specific project site that would be occupied by the proposed development. The Phase I ESA or equivalent document must be prepared by a licensed professional (Registered Environmental Assessor or equivalent) and submitted to the City for review. Monitoring Phase: Pre- construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division; El Segundo Fire Department Monitoring Agency: Planning Division G -2. If indicated by the initial investigation, the City must require the preparation of subsequent Phase II investigation(s) and submission to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board and /or other appropriate agency. The project applicant must provide to the City copies of all materials submitted to the LARWQCB or any other regulatory agency. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Los Angeles Regional Planning Division Planning Division Water Quality Control Board; G -3. Remediation of any environmental conditions identified in the Phase I and Phase II site assessments or investigations must be accomplished to the standards established and agreed upon by the appropriate regulatory agency(ies) for the contemplated development, prior to the issuance of grading or building permits for the project. The project applicant must provide to the City copies of any materials received from the LARWQCB or any other regulatory agency. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development page IX-I8 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Planning Division; Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Planning Division G -4. If the future development project would include any part of the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site that currently contains structures, an asbestos and lead survey must be conducted to determine the presence or absence of these substances. Removal of these substances must be conducted in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division Plaza El Segundo Development G -5. Remedial investigations, health risk assessments for the contemplated development and soils remedial action plans for the Plaza El Segundo portion of the project site must be completed and approved to the standards established and agreed upon in conjunction with the LARWQCB prior to the start of any project activities. The project applicant must provide to the City copies of any materials received from the LARWQCB or any other regulatory agency. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Planning Division; Los Quality Control Board Planning Division Angeles Regional Water %i -6, RPmediatinn of ghalln_., grail of the Plaza El veguidv De vcivpiiicnL Site raust ue accomplished to the standards for commercial development established and agreed upon in conjunction with the LARWQCB and a shallow soil closure letter must be issued by the LARWQCB prior to the issuance of grading permits for construction of the proposed Plaza El Segundo Development. The project applicant must provide to the City copies of any materials received from the LARWQCB or any other regulatory agency. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division; Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Monitoring Agency: Planning Division VII. LAND USE Subsequent Environmental Documentation SepulvedalRosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-19 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 No subsequent environmental documentation is required. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning No mitigation measures are required. Plaza El Segundo Development No mitigation measures are required. Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-20 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo .. _ . February 2005 VIII. NOISE Subsequent Environmental Documentation Subsequent environmental documentation must be prepared for development projects proposed to be constructed on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans site. The subsequent environmental documentation must address the following: I -1 A project - specific construction noise analysis must be prepared that calculates, based on project - specific parameters and identification of the site - specific sensitive receptors that could be affected by construction activities, the noise levels that would be experienced at sensitive receptors located adjacent to that site. If noise levels resulting from construction activity would result in temporary construction noise levels that exceed 65 dBA at a sensitive receptor, or cause an incremental increase of 5 dBA over the existing ambient sound level, if the existing ambient sound level at the sensitive receptor location is 65 dBA or more, then the study must identify feasible mitigation measures to be applied to that project from the list of mitigation measures provided below. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning I -1 A project - specific construction noise analysis must be prepared that calculates, based on project - specific parameters and identification of the site - specific sensitive receptors that could be affected by construction activities, the noise levels that would be experienced at sensitive receptors located adjacent to that site. If noise levels resulting from construction activity would result in temporary construction noise levels that exceed 65 dBA at a sensitive receptor, or cause an incremental increase of 5 dBA over the existing ambient sound level, if the existing ambient sound level at the sensitive receptor location is 65 dBA or more, then the study must identify feasible mitigation measures to be applied to that project from the list of mitigation measures provided below. • Construction contracts must specify that all construction equipment must be equipped with mufflers and other applicable noise attenuation devices. • During construction phases, the contractor must store and maintain equipment as far as possible from the adjacent receptor property locations to the southwest, north, and east of the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site. • As stated in the City of El Segundo Municipal Code, construction must be restricted to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and prohibited at anytime on Sunday or a Federal holiday. • Temporary plywood noise barriers must be constructed along the property lines of the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site during construction, which must be high enough to block the line -of -site between the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site and receptor property locations to the southwest, north, and east. Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-21 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division Plaza El Segundo Development I -2 Construction contracts must specify that all construction equipment must be equipped with mufflers and other applicable noise attenuation devices. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division I -3 During construction phases, the contractor must store and maintain equipment as far as possible from the adjacent receptor property locations to the north and east of the Plaza El Segundo Site. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division I -4 As stated in the City of El Segundo Municipal Code, construction must be restricted to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and prohibited at anytime on Sunday or a Federal holiday. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Construction Applicant Building Safety Division Building Safety Divsion I -5 Temporary plywood noise barriers must be constructed along the property lines of the 4.5 net acre portion of the Plaza El Segundo site south of the UPRR tracks during construction, which must be high enough to block the line -of -site (a minimum of 8 feet above existing grade) between the Plaza El Segundo site and receptor property locations to the southwest, north, and east. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Construction Applicant Planning Division Building Safety Division IX. POPULATION, HOUSING, AND EMPLOYMENT Subsequent Environmental Documentation No subsequent environmental documentation is required. Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development page IX-22 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning No mitigation measures are required. Plaza El Segundo Development No mitigation measures are required. X. PUBLIC SERVICES Fire Protection Subsequent Environmental Documentation No subsequent environmental documentation is required. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning K.1 -1 The applicant must pay the City of El Segundo a Fire Service Mitigation Fee of $0.14 per gross square foot of building area prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Manitarinu Phase! C'nngtnjirtinn Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division K.1 -2 A fire life safety plan, which must include definitive plans and specifications, must be submitted to the El Segundo Fire Department (ESFD) for review and approval prior to commencement of construction of any portion of the proposed development. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant El Segundo Fire Department El Segundo Fire Department K.1 -3 The applicant must provide fire access roadways to and throughout the property and submit a layout plan to the ESFD for approval. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page 1X-23 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: El Segundo Fire Department Monitoring Agency: El Segundo Fire Department K.1 -4 The applicant must provide water flow and on -site fire hydrants as required by the ESFD. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction; Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; El Segundo Fire Department Monitoring Agency: El Segundo Fire Department K.1 -5 The following installations require separate Fire Department approval. The applicant must submit separate plans for Fire Department review: • Automatic fire sprinklers; • Fire alarm system; • Underground fire service mains; • Fire pumps; • Emergency generators; and • Any aboveground or underground storage tank including elevator sumps and condensation tanks. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: El Segundo Fire Department Monitoring Agency: El Segundo Fire Department Plaza El Segundo Development K.1 -6 The applicant must pay the City of El Segundo a Fire Service Mitigation Fee of $0.14 per gross square foot of building area prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-24 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 K.1 -7 A fire life safety plan, which must include definitive plans and specifications, must be submitted to the El Segundo Fire Department (ESFD) for review and approval prior to commencement of construction of any portion of the proposed development. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant El Segundo Fire Department El Segundo Fire Department K.1 -8 The applicant must provide fire access roadways throughout the property and submit a layout plan to the ESFD for approval. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant El Segundo Fire Department El Segundo Fire Department K.1 -9 The applicant must provide water flow and on -site fire hydrants as required by the ESFD. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction; Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; El Segundo Fire Department Monitoring Agency: El Segundo Fire Department K.1 -10 The following installations require separate Fire Department approval. The applicant must submit separate plans for Fire Department review: • Automatic fire sprinklers; • Fire alarm system; • Underground fire service mains; • Fire pumps; • Emergency generators; and • Any aboveground or underground storage tank including elevator sumps and condensation tanks. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: El Segundo Fire Department Monitoring Agency: El Segundo Fire Department Police Protection Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-25 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Subsequent Environmental Documentation No subsequent environmental documentation is required. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning K.2 -1 The applicant must pay the City of El Segundo a Police Service Mitigation Fee of $0.11 per gross square foot of building area prior to the occupancy of each building. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division K.2 -2 A strategic security plan, which must include definitive plans and specifications, must be submitted to the El Segundo Police Department (ESPD) for review and approval prior to commencement of construction of any portion of the proposed Sepulveda/Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza El Segundo Development. The strategic security plan must include, but not be limited to, the following item: • Depending upon the size of the structure and its location in relation to the streets, the size of the displayed address may vary from a minimum of 4" to as much as 24". • Building entrances and exits must be limited in number and located in a manner to increase security and visibility of the building. • All landscaping must be low profile especially around perimeter fencing, windows, doors and entryways taking special care not to limit visibility and provide climbing access. • Adequate street, walkway, building and parking lot lighting must be provided to enhance security. • Provisions for on -site security personnel. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction • Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: El Segundo Police Department Monitoring Agency: El Segundo Police Department Plaza El Segundo Development K.2 -3 The applicant must pay the City of El Segundo a Police Service Mitigation Fee of $0.11 per gross square foot of building area prior to the occupancy of each building. Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-26 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division K.2 -4 A strategic security plan, which must include definitive plans and specifications, must be submitted to the El Segundo Police Department (ESPD) for review and approval prior to commencement of construction of any portion of the proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza El Segundo Development. The strategic security plan must include, but not be limited to, the following item: • Depending upon the size of the structure and its location in relation to the streets, the size of the displayed address may vary from a minimum of 4" to as much as 24". • Building entrances and exits must be limited in number and located in a manner to increase security and visibility of the building. • All landscaping must be low profile especially around perimeter fencing, windows, doors and entryways taking special care not to limit visibility and provide climbing access. • Adequate street, walkway, building and parking lot lighting must be provided to enhance security. • Provisions for on -site security personnel. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: El Segundo Police Department Monitoring Agency: El Segundo Police Department XI. TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC Subsequent Environmental Documentation No subsequent environmental documentation is required. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning Physical Roadway Improvements L -1 El Segundo Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard. Convert the existing eastbound right - turn only lane to a shared through /right -turn lane. There exists three receiving lanes on the east leg of the intersection. In addition, modify the raised center median to Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development page IX-27 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 convert the westbound shared through left -turn lane to a dedicated second left turn lane and additional through lane. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Caltrans Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department; Caltrans L -2 El Segundo Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard Provide a fair share cost of roadway construction and striping for a dedicated northbound right -turn lane at this intersection based upon each project's volume of traffic added to the intersection. Another development project (Los Angeles Air Force Base Land Conveyance, Construction and Development) will be providing all of the additional right -of -way necessary to implement this improvement. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction; Construction Applicant Public Works Department; City of Hawthorne Public Works Department Public Works Department; City of Hawthorne Public Works Department L -3 Park Place and Nash Street. Provide a new traffic signal at this location. Widen and restripe the eastbound and westbound directions to provide one left -turn lane, one through lane, and one right -turn only lane. Monitoring Phase: Pre- construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department L -4 Park Place and Douglas - Street. Provide a new traffic signal at this location. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department L -5 Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. On the westbound approach of Rosecrans Avenue dedicate additional right -of -way on the north side of Rosecrans Avenue to provide a free flow right -turn lane and third left -turn lane. Sepulveda Boulevard south of Rosecrans Avenue may need to be widened to accommodate the third left -turn lane, depending on the specific design of this lane. This widening could take place within the existing Sepulveda Boulevard right -of -way. Widen the east side of Sepulveda Boulevard along the project frontage to provide the acceptance lane for the free westbound right -turn lane. This additional lane on Sepulveda should be improved to Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-28 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 the new Park Place connection where a right turn lane will be provided. This intersection's jurisdiction is shared with Manhattan Beach and Caltrans. Coordination and concurrence of these agencies for implementation of these improvements would be required. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction; Construction Applicant Public Works Department; Caltrans; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department Public Works Department; Caltrans; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department L -6 Rosecrans Avenue and Continental Way. Provide a new traffic signal at this location. This intersection's jurisdiction is shared with Manhattan Beach. Coordination and concurrence of this agency for implementation of this improvement would be required. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction; Construction Applicant Public Works Department; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department Public Works Department; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department L -7 Rosecrans Avenue and Douglas Street. On the westbound approach, widen the north side of Rosecrans Avenue to provide a dedicated westbound right -tum lane. This intersection's jurisdiction is shared with Manhattan Beach. Coordination and concurrence of this agency for implementation of this improvement would be required. This improvement is included as part of the current Rosecrans /Aviation Widening (discussed above under "Future Highway System Improvements ") but will be guaranteed by the project. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Site Trip Reductions Pre - construction; Construction Applicant Public Works Department; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department Public Works Department; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department L -8 Project applicants must promote rideshare programs (bikes, rideshare matching and transit options) as required by the City of El Segundo Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM). In addition to the traditional TDM program, project applicants must promote access to the Commute View System which is being implemented by the City to provide information on congested routes to provide additional trip reduction measures. The Commute View System is an advanced Sepulveda / Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-29 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 traveler information system which provides real time travel time information, incident information, and general traffic conditions through a variety of devices such as the cable, internet, cell phone and wireless PDA. This will provide commuters the ability to make informed decisions regarding the route, time of travel and mode of transportation. Project applicants must include or share in a transit connection system to promote use of the existing Metro Green Line service, remote employee lot during seasonal peaks and local circulator service. Based upon estimate usage patterns and trial studies, an approximately three percent reduction in trips to and from the site during peak periods is anticipated with these enhancements. Monitoring Phase: Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department; Planning Division Intelligent Transportation Systems Connections /Upgrades L -9 The South Bay area will be enhanced with an area -wide signal system upgrade prior to project completion in 2012. This system is already funded and will be implemented with or without the proposed project. The improvement will provide for intelligent transportation systems (ITS) which provide real time adjustment to signal timing based upon current conditions thereby increasing capacity along major corridors. ITS system enhancements are currently being tested and evaluated which provide further enhanced capacity. These enhancements provide advanced communication upgrades to the users of the roadway systems. Items include Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) and Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS). ATIS provides commuters with information to make route and time of day decisions. The enhanced ATIS system that would be included within the South Bay ITS system will enable private sector partners to disseminate freeway and arterial traffic information to the public via paid subscription services. ATMS manages the traffic system on surrounding streets. Applicants for development projects within the proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site must provide for connectivity to the systems described above. Project applicants must provide access to information disseminated by the ATIS system to patrons and employees by including at least one television monitor or equivalent equipment that is compatible with and connected to the ATIS system and that displays current commuter information from the ATIS system during all hours that the development is open for business. The monitor or equivalent equipment shall be placed in a centralized location within the development, shall be specifically identified on directory maps of the facility, shall be specifically and clearly identified as the location for obtaining current travel information and shall be identified elsewhere throughout the development with signage that directs patrons to the location. Project applicants must also facilitate dissemination of information provided by the ATIS system to project employees by working with project tenants to offer fully or partially subsidized monthly subscriptions to employees (currently estimated at full cost of $5.00 per month per user). Project applicants (or successors in interest) must provide any new project tenant with information regarding subscription programs SepuivedalRosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-30 Final Environmental Impact Report City of E1 Segundo February 2005 available to employees and costs thereof and shall encourage tenants to provide subsidized monthly subscriptions to their employees. However, because there is no guarantee that subscription subsidies will be provided by future tenants of developments within the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site, no additional credit for these subscriptions can be taken except for the enhancements provided by the South Bay ITS system as presently designed (7%, see discussion under "Future Highway System Improvements" above). Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Local Street - Freeway Inter -Ties L -10 Construction; Post - construction Applicant Public Works Department; Planning Division; Los Angeles County Public Works Department Public Works Department; Planning Division; Los Angeles County Public Works Department This mitigation measure is applicable to buildout of the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site beyond the Plaza El Segundo Project Development. Applicants for development projects within the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site (excluding the Plaza El Segundo Project) shall fund or construct upgrades and enhancements to the El Segundo and /or South Bay ITS systems, and /or the Caltrans ITS system that singly or in combination cause an increase of 3% in the capacity of the street system served by these ITS systems. The 3% increase shall be measured from the calculated capacity of the system based upon existing lane configurations, plus a 10% increase on street in the City of El Segundo, and 7% increase on streets outside the City of El Segundo to reflect the El Segundo and South Bay ITS systems, respectively. The upgrades /enhancements shall be selected from the following menu and approved by the ro.ia v a-A i_a:_.:___1 f fJiiraua%.uvua1 agency: expansion o the iber optic communication system, expansion of wireless communication components, provision of software components, supplemental advance system detectors, changeable message signs, closed circuit television cameras, or any other reasonably feasible upgrade or enhancement approved by the relevant jurisdictional agency. The applicant shall participate in any applicable fair share fee mitigation program that will otherwise fund the foregoing upgrades /enhancements and shall receive credit for all fair share payments. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Public Works Department; Caltrans; County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Public Works Department; Caltrans; County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works SepulvedalRosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-31 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Project Parking /Egress Information System for Key Access /Egress Corridors L -11 Project applicants must provide parking /egress information systems in the manner of Changeable Message Signs (CMS) along key access /egress corridors of Sepulveda Boulevard, Rosecrans Avenue, and Park Place. Currently, Los Angeles County is installing CMS on major streets in the South Bay area and locations for additional CMS would be identified in coordination with Los Angeles County. A centrally located kiosk system must be included in project design that can disseminate roadway conditions along the major routes. This information would be utilized by the employee or patron to determine the least congested access /egress route to /from the project, thereby minimizing delay on the roadway systems. Based upon recent studies in the South Bay area under trial conditions, implementation of this measure is anticipated to improve capacity at the site adjacent intersections by three percent, along major corridors of Rosecrans Avenue, Sepulveda Boulevard, and El Segundo Boulevard by two percent, and the balance of the study intersections by one percent. Monitoring Phase: Construction; Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department; Planning Division Improvements for Cumulative Growth L -12 In order to assist in addressing future cumulative traffic deterioration, the City of El Segundo through its Traffic Congestion Mitigation Fee Ordinance will require the developer of a specific project to make a "fair share" contribution for programmed roadway improvements. In addition, project implementation of the signal system enhancements described above will benefit the entire system and reduce cumulative impacts along the roadway corridors. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Plaza El Segundo Development Physical Roadway Improvements Pre - construction Applicant Plaiuitiig D1VIOLV1; rubhe `Works Department Planning Division; Public Works Department L -13 El Segundo Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard — Convert the existing eastbound right - turn only lane to a shared through /right -turn lane. There exists three receiving lanes on the east leg of the intersection. In addition, modify the raised center median to convert the westbound shared through left -turn lane to a dedicated second left turn lane and additional through lane. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Caltrans Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department; Caltrans Sepulveda / Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-32 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 L -14 El Segundo Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard - Provide a fair share cost of roadway construction and striping for a dedicated northbound right -turn lane at this intersection based upon each project's volume of traffic added to the intersection. Another development project (Los Angeles Air Force Base Land Conveyance, Construction and Development) will be providing all of the additional right -of -way necessary to implement this improvement. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction; Construction Applicant Public Works Department; City of Hawthorne Public Works Department Public Works Department; City of Hawthorne Public Works Department L -15 Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard - On the westbound approach of Rosecrans Avenue dedicate additional right -of -way on the north side of Rosecrans Avenue to provide a free flow right -turn lane and third left -turn lane. Sepulveda Boulevard south of Rosecrans Avenue may need to be widened to accommodate the third left -turn lane, depending on the specific design of this lane. This widening could take place within the existing Sepulveda Boulevard right -of -way. Widen the east side of Sepulveda Boulevard along the project frontage to provide the acceptance lane for the free westbound right -turn lane. This additional lane on Sepulveda should be improved to the new Park Place connection where a right turn lane will be provided. This intersection's jurisdiction is shared with Manhattan Beach and Caltrans. Coordination and concurrence of these agencies for implementation of these improvements would be required. Monitoring Phase: Pre- construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Caltrans; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department; Caltrans; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department L -16 Rosecrans Avenue and Continental Way - Provide a new traffic signal at this location. This intersection's jurisdiction is shared with Manhattan Beach. Coordination and concurrence of this agency for implementation of this improvement would be required. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Site Trip Reductions Pre - construction; Construction Applicant Public Works Department; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department Public Works Department; City of Manhattan Beach Public Works Department L -17 The project applicant must promote rideshare programs (bikes, rideshare matching, and transit options) as required by the City of El Segundo Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM). In addition to the tradition TDM program and to Sepulveda / Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-33 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo r - _ February 2005 provide additional trip reduction measures, the project applicant must promote access to the Commuter View System which is being implemented by the City to provide information on congested routes. The project applicant must provide a transit connection system must be established and /or shared with other nearby retail projects to promote use of the existing Metro Green Line service, remote employee lot during seasonal peaks and local circulator service. Based upon typical usage patterns, an approximately three percent reduction in trips to and from the site during peak periods is anticipated with these enhancements. Monitoring Phase: Post - Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department; Planning Division Intelligent Transportation System Connections /Upgrades L -18 The South Bay area will be enhanced with an area -wide signal system upgrade prior to project completion in 2012. This system is already funded and will be implemented with or without the proposed project. The improvement will provide for intelligent transportation systems (ITS) which provide real time adjustment to signal timing based upon current conditions thereby increasing capacity along major corridors. ITS system enhancements are currently being tested and evaluated which provide further enhanced capacity. These enhancements provide advanced communication upgrades to the users of the roadway systems. Items include Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) and Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS). ATIS provides commuters with information to make route and time of day decisions. The enhanced ATIS system that would be included within the South Bay ITS system will enable private sector partners to disseminate freeway and arterial traffic information to the public via paid subscription services. ATMS manages the traffic system on surrounding streets. Applicants for development projects within the proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site must provide for connectivity to the systems described above. Project applicants must provide access to information disseminated by the ATIS system to patrons and employees by including at least one television monitor or equivalent equipment that is compatible with and connected to the ATIS system and that displays current commuter information from the ATIS system during all hours that the development is open for business. The monitor or equivalent equipment shall be placed in a centralized location within the development, shall be specifically identified on directory maps of the facility, shall be specifically and clearly identified as the location for obtaining current travel- information and shall be identified elsewhere throughout the development with signage that directs patrons to the location. Project applicants must also facilitate dissemination of information provided by the ATIS system to project employees by working with project tenants to offer fully or partially subsidized monthly subscriptions to employees (currently estimated at full cost of $5.00 per month per user). Project applicants (or successors in interest) must provide any new project tenant with information regarding subscription programs available to employees and costs thereof and shall encourage tenants to provide Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-34 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo - February 2005 subsidized monthly subscriptions to their employees. However, because there is no guarantee that subscription subsidies will be provided by future tenants of developments within the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site, no additional credit for these subscriptions can be taken except for the enhancements provided by the South Bay ITS system as presently designed (7 %, see discussion under "Future Highway System Improvements" above). Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Improvements for Cumulative Growth Construction; Post - Construction Applicant Public Works Department; Planning Division; Los Angeles County Public Works Department Public Works Department; Planning Division; Los Angeles County Public Works Department L -19 In order to assist in addressing future cumulative traffic deterioration, the project applicant must comply with the City of El Segundo Traffic Congestion Mitigation Fee Ordinance and make a "fair share" contribution for programmed roadway improvements. In addition, project implementation of the signal system enhancements described above will benefit the entire system and reduce cumulative impacts along the roadway corridors. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: XII. UTILITIES Sewer Subsequent Environmental Documentation Pre - construction Applicant Planning Division; Public Works Department Planning Division; Public Works Department Subsequent environmental documentation must be prepared for development projects proposed to be constructed on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. This information must be examined, at the time the development project is proposed, in light of the Program EIR to determine whether a new Initial Study would be required to be prepared leading to either an EIR or Negative Declaration. The subsequent environmental documentation must include the following: M.1 -1 An analysis of sewer service to the proposed development must be prepared which examines the capacity of existing sewer lines to serve the development, the projected peak sewage generation and shall identify new sewer infrastructure required to serve the development. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-35 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Sepulveda/Rosecrans Site Rezoning M.1 -1 An analysis of sewer service to the proposed development must be prepared which examines the capacity of existing sewer lines to serve the development, the projected peak sewage generation and the development. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: must identify new sewer infrastructure required to serve Pre - construction Applicant Public Works Department Public Works Department M.1 -2 The Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site must be annexed to Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 5. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Public Works Department; Sanitation Districts Public Works Department Los Angeles County M.1 -3 Project applicants must be required to obtain a sewer connection permit from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (District 5) to obtain sanitary sewer service. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Public Works Department; Sanitation Districts Public Works Department Los Angeles County M.1 -4 Additional local sewer infrastructure must be provided by the applicant as necessary to connect the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site with existing sewer infrastnirhin -. This provision must be coordinated with the project applicant and may be the partial responsibility of the applicant, as determined by the City. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department M.1 -5 The applicant must be required to replace or upgrade the sewer infrastructure on or adjacent to the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site, as needed. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department SepulvedalRosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-36 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 M.1 -6 Project applicants must comply with the City's Sewer Ordinance No. 1093, of the City of El Segundo Municipal Code, Title 12, Chapter I General Provisions, Policies, and Procedures. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Public Works Department Public Works Department M.1 -7 Prior to a building permit being issued the project applicant must submit the Final Working Drawings to the City of El Segundo Planning and Building Safety Department and the Public Works Department for review and approval. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Planning Division; Works Department Planning Division; Works Department Building Safety Division; Public Building Safety Division; Public M.1 -8 Closed circuit television (CCTV) inspection of existing on -site and adjacent off -site sewer mains must be conducted to determine the present condition of the infrastructure which the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning project will connect to. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction City of El Segundo Public Works Department Public Works Department M.1 -9 All future developments must be discharged to the existing twelve -inch sanitary sewer main in Rosecrans Avenue. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Construction Applicant Public Works Department Public Works Department M.1 -10 New businesses that generate Fats, Oils, or Greases (e.g., restaurants and grocery stores) must be required to install grease interceptors with a minimum 30 minute retention period to ensure these contaminants do not block the sewerage system. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department SepulvedalR4secrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-37 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Plaza El Segundo Development M.1 -11 The Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site must be annexed to Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 5 Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Public Works Department; Sanitation Districts Public Works Department Los Angeles County M.1 -12 The project applicant must be required to obtain a sewer connection permit from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (District 5) to obtain sanitary sewer service. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Public Works Department; Sanitation Districts Public Works Department Los Angeles County M.1 -13 Additional local sewer infrastructure must be provided by the applicant as necessary to connect the Plaza El Segundo site with existing sewer infrastructure. This provision must be coordinated with the project applicant and may be the partial responsibility of the applicant, as determined by the City. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction; Construction Applicant Public Works Department; Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Public Works Department M.1 -14 The existing 15 -inch sanitary sewer line must be removed and replaced with an 18 -inch line. Plans must identify the point of connection for the proposed ten -inch sanitary sewer to the existing sanitary sewer main on Allied Way. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department M.1 -15 Project applicants must comply with the City's Sewer Ordinance No. 1093, of the City of El Segundo Municipal Code, Title 12, Chapter I General Provisions, Policies, and Procedures. SepulvedalRosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-38 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo .r February 2005 Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Public Works Department Public Works Department M.1 -16 Prior to a building permit being issued the project applicant must submit the Final Working Drawings to the City of El Segundo Planning and Building Safety Department and the Public Works Department for review and approval. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Planning Division; Works Department Planning Division; Works Department Building Safety Division; Public Building Safety Division; Public M.1 -17 Closed circuit television (CCTV) inspection of existing on -site and adjacent off -site sewer mains must be connected to determine the present condition of the infrastructure which the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning project will connect to. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction City of El Segundo Public Works Department Public Works Department M.1 -18 New businesses that generate Fats, Oils, or Greases (e.g., restaurants and grocery stores) must be required to install grease interceptors with a minimum 30 minute retention period to ensure these contaminants do not block the sewerage system. Monitoring PhaCP; Const ^2f-tiOn Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department Water Subsequent Environmental Documentation Subsequent environmental documentation must be prepared for development projects proposed to be constructed on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. This information must be examined, at the time the development project is proposed, in light of the Program EIR to determine whether a new Initial Study would be required to be prepared leading to either an EIR or Negative Declaration. The subsequent environmental documentation must include the following: M.2 -1 An analysis of water service to the proposed development must be prepared which examines the capacity of existing water lines to serve the development and projected Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-39 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 water demand and must identify new water infrastructure required to serve the development. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning M.2 -1 An analysis of water service to the proposed development must be prepared which examines the capacity of existing water lines to serve the development and the projected water demand and must identify new water infrastructure required to serve the development. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Public Works Department Public Works Department M.2 -2 New streets shall be connected through the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site to adjacent existing streets, with no gaps or disconnects, so as to allow connections to existing infrastructure contained in the existing streets. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Construction Applicant Public Works Department Public Works Department M.2 -3 Water distribution mains must be installed in the through streets in order to complete the existing water grid and provide water distribution to the interior of the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. Connecting pipes must be a minimum of ten inches. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation. Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department M.2 -4 New water lines must be connected to the existing water line located in Allied Way to provide a continuous public water line beginning from Sepulveda Boulevard to an existing line in Allied Way. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Construction Applicant Public Works Department Public Works Department M.2 -5 Development on the proposed Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site must include dual water connections to allow for landscaping to be irrigated by reclaimed water. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-40 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo -. _ . _. ._ February 2005 Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Planning Division; Works Department Planning Division; Works Department Building Safety Division; Public Building Safety Division; Public M.2 -6 Reclaimed water must be used as the water source to irrigate landscaped areas on the Sepulveda/Rosecrans Rezoning Site. Monitoring Phase: Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department M.2 -7 Efficient irrigation systems must be installed which minimize runoff and evaporation and maximize the water which will reach plant roots (e.g. drip irrigation, automatic sprinklers equipped with moisture sensors). Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction; Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Recreation and Parks Department Monitoring Agency: Planning Division; Building Safety Division M.2 -8 Automatic sprinkler systems must be set to irrigate landscaping during early morning hours or during the evening to reduce water losses from evaporation. Sprinklers must also be reset to water less often in cooler months and during the rainfall season so that water is not wasted by excessive landscape irrigation. Monitoring Phase: Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division M.2 -9 Selection of drought - tolerant, low water consuming plant varieties must be used to reduce irrigation water consumption_ Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Recreation and Parks Department Monitoring Agency: Planning Division; Recreation and Parks Department M.2 -10 Project applicants must comply with the City's Conservation Program, Ordinance No. 1194, of the City of El Segundo Municipal Code, Title 10 -Parks and Recreation, Chapter 2 Water Conservation in Landscaping and Resolution No. 3806. Prior to a building permit being issued the project applicant must submit the Final Working Drawings to the City of El Segundo Planning and Building Safety Department for review and approval relative to compliance with the City's Water Conservation Ordinance and Guidelines for Water Conservation in Landscaping. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development page IX-4I Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Plaza El Segundo Development Applicant Recreation and Parks Department Recreation and Parks Department M.2 -11 Water distribution mains must be installed in the eastward extension of Park Place and the extension of Allied Way to Park Place in order to complete the existing water grid and provide water distribution to the interior of the Plaza El Segundo site. Connecting pipes should be a minimum of ten inches. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department M.2 -12 Development on the proposed Plaza El Segundo Site must include dual water connections to allow for landscaping to be irrigated by reclaimed water. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Construction Applicant Planning Division; Works Department Planning Division; Works Department Building Safety Division; Public Building Safety Division; Public M.2 -13 Reclaimed water must be used as the water source to irrigate landscaped areas on the Plaza El Segundo Development. Monitoring Phase: Post- construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Public Works Department; Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department M.2 -14 Efficient irrigation systems must be installed which minimize runoff and evaporation and maximize the water which will reach plant roots (e.g. drip irrigation, automatic sprinklers equipped with moisture sensors). Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction; Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Recreation and Parks Department Monitoring Agency: Public Works Department; Building Safety Division M.2 -15 Automatic sprinkler systems must be set to irrigate landscaping during early morning hours or during the evening to reduce water losses from evaporation. Sprinklers must also be reset to water less often in cooler months and during the rainfall season so that water is not wasted by excessive landscape irrigation. Monitoring Phase: Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development page IX-42 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Monitoring Agency: Planning Division M.2 -16 Selection of drought - tolerant, low water consuming plant varieties must be used to reduce irrigation water consumption. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Recreation and Parks Department Monitoring Agency: Planning Division; Recreation and Parks Department M.2 -17 The project applicant must comply with the City's Conservation Program, Ordinance No. 1194, of the City of El Segundo Municipal Code, Title 10 -Parks and Recreation, Chapter 2 Water Conservation in Landscaping and Resolution No. 3806. Prior to a building permit being issued the project applicant must submit the Final Working Drawings to the City of El Segundo Planning and Building Safety Department for review and approval relative to compliance with the City's Water Conservation Ordinance and Guidelines for Water Conservation in Landscaping. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Recreation and Parks Department Monitoring Agency: Recreation and Parks Department Solid Waste Subsequent Environmental Documentation No subsequent environmental documentation is required. Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning M.3 -1 Where economically feasible, the proposed Sepulveda/Rosecrans Site Rezoning project must incorporate the use of recycled materials in building materials, furnishing operations and building maintenance. Monitoring Phase: Construction; Post - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division M.3 -2 The proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning project must recycle all construction debris in a practical, available, and accessible manner, to the maximum extent feasible, during the demolition and construction phases. Monitoring Phase: Construction Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page 1X-43 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Applicant Building Safety Division Building Safety Division M.3 -3 The design of the proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning project must allocate space for a recycling collection area for use by both on -site employees and visitors, the design of which will adhere to siting requirements in the City's recycling ordinance. The design of the collection area will facilitate source separation and collection of additional materials that may be designated as recyclable by the City in the future. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Plaza El Segundo Development M.3 -4 Where economically fea incorporate the use of re and building maintenance. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Pre - construction Applicant Planning Division Planning Division sible, the proposed Plaza El Segundo Development must cycled materials in building materials, furnishing operations Construction; Post - construction Applicant Planning Division Planning Division M.3 -5 The proposed Plaza El Segundo Development must recycle all construction debris in a practical, available, and accessible manner, to the maximum extent feasible, during the demolition and construction phases. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division M.3 -6 The design of the proposed Plaza El Segundo Development must allocate space for a recycling collection area for use by both on -site employees and visitors, the design of which will adhere to siting requirements in the City's recycling ordinance. The design of the collection area will facilitate source separation and collection of additional materials that may be designated as recyclable by the City in the future. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division Natural Gas SepulvedaIRosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-44 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Subsequent Environmental Documentation No subsequent environmental documentation is required. Mitigation Measures SepulvedalRosecrans Site Rezoning No mitigation measures are required. Plaza El Segundo Development No mitigation measures are required. Electricity Subsequent Environmental Documentation No subsequent environmental documentation is required. Mitigation Measures SepulvedalRosecrans Site Rezoning M.5 -1 The applicant must consult with SCE during the design process of the proposed Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning project regarding potential energy conservation measures for the project. Examples of such energy conservation measures include: • Design windows (i.e., tinting, double pane glass, etc.) to reduce thermal gain and loss and thus cooling loads during warm weather, and heating loads during cool weather. • Install thermal insulation in walls and ceilings that exceed requirements established by the State of California Energy Conservation Standards. • Install high - efficiency lamps for all internal streetlights and outdoor security lighting. • Time control interior and exterior lighting. These systems must be programmed to account for variations in seasonal daylight times. • Finish exterior walls with light - colored materials and high - emissivity characteristics to reduce cooling loads. Finish interior walls with light - colored materials to reflect more light and thus increase lighting efficiency. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant SepulvedalRosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX 45 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Enforcement Agency: Planning Division; Building Safety Division; Southern California Edison (SCE) Monitoring Agency: Planning Division; Building Safety Division M.5 -2 All on -site electrical lines must be placed underground, except for high voltage transmission lines located along Rosecrans Avenue. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department; SCE Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department M.5 -3 Electrical transformers must be screened from view from the public right -of -way. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division Plaza El Segundo Development M.5 -4 The applicant must consult with SCE during the design process of the proposed Plaza El Segundo Development regarding potential energy conservation measures for the project. Examples of such energy conservation measures include: • Design windows (e.g., tinting, double pane glass, etc.) to reduce thermal gain and loss and thus cooling loads during warm weather, and heating loads during cool weather. • Install thermal insulation in walls and ceilings that exceed requirements established by the State of California Energy Conservation Standards. • Install high - efficiency lamps for all internal streetlights and outdoor security lighting. • Time control interior and exterior lighting. These systems must be programmed to account for variations in seasonal daylight times. • Finish exterior walls with light - colored materials and high emissivity characteristics to reduce cooling loads. Finish interior walls with light- colored materials to reflect more light and thus increase lighting efficiency. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction; Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division; Building Safety Division; SCE Monitoring Agency: Planning Division; Building Safety Division Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-46 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 M.5 -5 All on -site electrical lines must be placed underground, except for high voltage transmission lines located along Rosecrans Avenue. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department; SCE Monitoring Agency: Building Safety Division; Public Works Department M.5 -6 Electrical transformers must be screened from view from the public right -of -way. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division XIII. CULTURAL RESOURCES Subsequent Environmental Documentation Subsequent environmental documentation shall be prepared for development projects proposed to be constructed on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. The subsequent environmental documentation shall include the following: N -1 A records search and /or Phase I Archaeological Survey must be conducted by a qualified archaeologist prior to the start of construction activities (including grading) for any development on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. If the survey identifies resources within the construction area, follow on studies shall be conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the records search prior to commencement of construction. N -2 Further analysis of Cultural Resource 19- 186856 is required, that meets the requirements of CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(a)(2), to determine potential eligibility for the California or National Register of Historic Places prior to any construction activities occurring on the H. Kramer portion of the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. If further analysis identifies that the resource is eligible, then the recommendations identified in that analysis shall be followed. Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development page IX-47 Final Environmental Impact Report City of El Segundo February 2005 Mitigation Measures Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning N -1 A records search and /or Phase I Archaeological Survey must be conducted by a qualified archaeologist prior to the start of construction activities (including grading) for any development on the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. If the survey identifies resources within the construction area, follow on studies must be conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the records search prior to commencement of construction. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division N -2 Further analysis of Cultural Resource 19- 186856, that meets the requirements of CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(a)(2), is required to determine potential eligibility for the California or National Register of Historic Places prior to any construction activities occurring on the H. Kramer portion of the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Rezoning Site. If further analysis identifies that the resource is eligible, then the recommendations identified in that analysis must be followed and measures identified to reduce impacts to less than significant levels. Monitoring Phase: Pre - construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division N -3 In the event that archaeological or paleontological resources are encountered during the course of grading or construction, all development must temporarily cease in these areas until the resources are properly assessed and subsequent recommendations are determined by a qualified archaeologist /paleontologist. Monitoring Phase: Implementation Party: Enforcement Agency: Monitoring Agency: Plaza El Segundo Development Construction Applicant Planning Division; Building Safety Division Planning Division; Building Safety Division N -4 In the event that archaeological or paleontological resources are encountered during the course of grading or construction, all development must temporarily cease in these areas until the resources are properly assessed and subsequent recommendations are determined by a qualified archaeologist /paleontologist. Monitoring Phase: Construction Implementation Party: Applicant Enforcement Agency: Planning Division; Building Safety Division Monitoring Agency: Planning Division; Building Safety Division Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning and Plaza IX. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program El Segundo Development Page IX-48 Final Environmental Impact Report CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION No. 4838 Exhibit C On March 1, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4415 approving Environmental Assessment No. 631 (certified EIR), and General Plan Amendment Nos. 03 -4 and 03 -5 for the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning Reduced Traffic Generation Alternative and the Plaza El Segundo Development Reduced Traffic Generation Alternative; On March 15, 2005, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1382 approving Zone Change Nos. 03 -2 and 03 -3, Zone Text Amendment No. 04 -1, and Subdivision No. 03 -7 for the Sepulveda /Rosecrans Site Rezoning Reduced Traffic Generation Alternative and Plaza El Segundo Development Reduced Traffic Generation Alternative, and Development Agreement No. 03 -1 for the Plaza El Segundo Development Reduced Traffic Generation Alternative; The Certified EIR analyzed an assumed 850,000 square feet of retail uses on the approximately 110 -acre Sepulveda - Rosecrans Rezoning Site ( "S /R Project ") and at a program level. It analyzed the impacts of a 425,000 square -foot shopping center on a 38.1 net acre portion of the 110 -acre site at a project level ( "Plaza El Segundo Development" or "Original Project "). In 2008, the City Council approved a modification (Plaza El Segundo Phase 1 B) to the portion of the approved development located south of the UPRR tracks at the northeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. This project modification increased the site area (south of the UPRR tracks) by 3.4 acres to a total of 8.1 acres and increased the allowable square footage in the Plaza El Segundo Development by 23,829 square feet to a total of 448,829 square feet. On August 23, 2012, Street Retail, Inc. filed applications for an Environmental Assessment (EA- 993), a Zone Text Amendment (ZTA 12 -04), and a Development Agreement (DA 12 -03), to add 4.988 acres to the approximately 8.1 -acre property at the northeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue (Phase 1B Project Site); to increase the size of the previously approved shopping center by 49,613 square feet (from 448,829 to 498,442 square feet); a Zone Text Amendment to add permitted uses and signs to the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone that are permitted in the approved Development Agreement; a Zone Text Amendment to increase the permitted size of general office uses in the Commercial Center (C -4) Zone (ESMC § 15- 5G -2(B)) from 5,000 to 28,735 gross square feet (including the existing general office area in Phase 1A); a modification to Development Agreement § 4.1.3 to allow fast food restaurants within 90 feet of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue; a modification to Development Agreement § 4.2.2 to remove the size limitations for retailers in the "Smaller Tenant Standards" for the Phase 1 B Project; On June 20, 2013, Street Retail, Inc. amended its applications and filed additional applications requesting an Adjustment (ADJ 13 -03) to allow: a) a curb cut width of 65' -7" and a driveway width of 33' -5" on Sepulveda Boulevard and a curb cut width of 76' -7" and a driveway width of 62' -11" on Rosecrans Avenue where generally a maximum of 30 feet in width is permitted (ESMC § 15- 15- 5(0)(1)); b) a curb cut that is located a distance of zero feet from the eastern property line where a minimum of five feet is required (ESMC § 15- 15- 5(0)(2)); and c) shared use of one large truck and 6 small truck loading spaces for public /employee parking after 10:00 a.m. (ESMC § 15- 5- 7(A)(1)); 2) a Variance (VAR 13 -01) to allow construction of a retaining wall in excess of 6 feet to a maximum height of 12 feet, with a 42' cable fence on top and to allow fill in excess of 6 feet to a maximum height of 12 feet (ESMC § 15- 2- 4(B)(3)); 3) an Administrative Use Permit (AUP 13 -04) to allow a Master Administrative Use Permit to allow the sale of beer, wine and alcohol at 6 eating establishments and 5 kiosks for a total of 28,764 square feet of indoor floor area and a total of 5,912 square feet of outdoor dining area for a maximum total of 34,676 square feet of dining area. (ESMC § 15- 5G -4); and 4) modification to conditions of approval. The applicant proposes to develop a 119,613 square foot shopping center, known as The Point; The City Council has carefully and independently reviewed and considered all of the evidence in the record presented in connection with the hearing on the Addendum and proposed approvals, including, but not limited to, the recommendation of the Planning Commission, and all written and oral testimony presented. Based thereon, the City Council finds as follows: FINDINGS REQUIRED BY CEQA. An Addendum has been prepared under the authority of Public Resources Code § 21166 and of 14 Ca. Code Regs. Section 15000 et seq. (the State CEQA Guidelines) at Section 15164(a) which allows a lead agency to prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions to the previously certified EIR are necessary but none of the conditions described in Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines states that no subsequent EIR shall be prepared unless the lead agency determines on the basis of substantial evidence in light of the whole record one or more of the following: "(1) Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase n the severity of previously identified significant effects; (2) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; (3) New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete, shows any of the following: (A) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR; (B) Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR; (C) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or (D) Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative." II. STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS. 14 The Statement of Overriding Considerations adopted by the City Council on March 1, 2005, pursuant to Resolution No. 4415 is hereby incorporated by reference. The Statement of Overriding Considerations remains accurate and applicable to the proposed approvals. All EIR mitigation measures will remain in effect. III. COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA The City Council hereby finds that none of the conditions identified by Public Resources Code Section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 have occurred and the Addendum has been completed in compliance with CEQA. The City Council makes these findings based on its independent judgment after reviewing and considering the Addendum and all of the evidence in the record, including but not limited to, the recommendation of the Planning Commission and all written and oral testimony presented. 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