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B. Localized impacts
The localized impacts associated with implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS are the same
in each of the Community Types as described in the regional impacts discussion above. Land
use and transportation projects in Center and Corridor Communities, Established Communities,
Developing Communities, Rural Residential Communities, and Lands Not Identified for
Development are regulated by the various state and federal regulations discussed in the regional
analysis.
Therefore, the hazardous materials impacts related to land use and transportation improvements
from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS at the localized level are considered less than
significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-1. No mitigation is required.
C. Transit Priority Area Impacts
As with the localized impacts discussed above, the Transit Priority Area impacts associated with
implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS are the same in each of the Transit Priority Areas as
described in the regional impacts discussion above. Land use and transportation projects in the
Transit Priority Areas are regulated by the various state and federal regulations discussed in the
regional analysis.
Therefore, the hazardous materials impacts related to land use and transportation improvements
from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS at the TPA level are considered less than
significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-1. No mitigation is required.
Impact HAZ-2a: Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through
reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of
hazardous materials into the environment.
A. Regional Impacts
Regional development will increase density and population, and it will include a variety of land
uses, ranging from residential to commercial or industrial, that will increase the potential for
upset or accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment.
Specific, parcel-level land uses are unknown, but regional development will generally increase
the number of land uses that require the use, storage, and transport of hazardous materials. Such
land uses could include residential, dry cleaners, gas stations, service stations, industrial uses,
agricultural uses, etc. Businesses that store large quantities of hazardous materials (e.g., gas
storage facility, chemical warehouse, etc.), and accidents that result from transporting, pumping,
pouring, emptying, injecting, spilling, and dumping or disposing, could release hazardous
materials into the environment. The severity of potential effects varies with the activity
conducted and the concentration and type of waste present. The possible adverse effects to the
public or environment from these and other activities are addressed through regulations and
monitoring by federal, state, and local regulations discussed below.
MTP/SCS 2035
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
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