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With respect to transportation changes in Lands Not Identified for Development, the localized impacts associated with implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS are the same as described in the regional impacts discussion above. Transportation projects in Lands Not Identified for Development have the potential to result in development on a site which could create a significant hazard to the public or environment. Therefore, the potential to cause a public hazard related to the transportation improvements from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS in Lands Not Identified for Development is considered potentially significant (PS) for Impact HAZ-4. See Mitigation Measure HAZ-2 below. 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 have the potential to result in development on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. Therefore, the potential to cause a public hazard related to land use changes and transportation improvements from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS at the TPA level is considered potentially significant (PS) for Impact HAZ-4. See Mitigation Measure HAZ-2 below. Mitigation Measure HAZ - 2: Determine if project sites are included on a government list of hazardous materials sites pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. The implementing agency should determine whether specific project sites are listed on government lists of hazardous materials and/or waste sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. Implementing agencies should require preparation of a Phase I ESA that meets ASTM standards for any listed sites or sites with the potential of residual hazardous materials and/or waste as a result of location and/or prior uses. Implementing agencies should require that recommendations of the Phase I ESA be fully implemented. If a Phase I ESA indicates the presence or likely presence of contamination, the implementing agency should require a Phase II ESA, and recommendations of the Phase II ESA should be fully implemented. Significance after Mitigation If the implementing agency adopts this mitigation measure, Impact HAZ-4 would be reduced to less than significant (LS). However, because SACOG cannot require an implementing agency to adopt this mitigation measure, and it is ultimately the responsibility of a lead agency to determine and adopt mitigation, Impact HAZ-4 remains significant and unavoidable (SU). Impact HAZ-5: For a project located within an airport land use plan, or where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area. MTP/SCS 2035 Sacramento Area Council of Governments Draft Environmental Impact Report Chapter 10 – Hazards and Hazardous Materials – Page 10-54
A. Regional impacts Regional development could include a variety of land uses, ranging from residential to commercial or industrial, to provide increased goods and services to the region. The proposed land uses are identified in general terms, but specific, parcel-level land uses are unknown; as a result it is unknown whether they would create a safety hazard within an airport plan area. Regional development could increase the number of land uses and developments within an airport plan area and within airport hazard zones, creating hazards from tall structures, glareproducing objects, bird and wildlife attractants, radio waves from communication centers, or other features that have the potential to interfere with take-off or landing procedures. The public airports and air base in the region are listed by ALUC in Table 10.5. Figure 10.6 depicts the two-mile airport buffer zones overlaid on the proposed MTP/SCS land use map. Only high-altitude aircraft fly over the Sacramento International Airport buffer zone, reducing the hazards that exist in other airport buffer zones. The proposed MTP/SCS land uses that fall within these buffer zones and ALUP boundaries could potentially result in adverse safety hazard impacts. Implementing agencies are responsible for analyzing compliance with Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) plans as a part of their land use approval authority. Legislation passed in the 1994 ALUP Handbook requires that when preparing an environmental impact report for any project situated within an airport influence area as defined in an ALUC compatibility plan (or, if a compatibility plan has not been adopted, within two nautical miles of a public-use airport), lead agencies shall utilize the California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook as a technical resource with respect to airport noise and safety compatibility issues. Military airfields, such as Beale Air Force Base, are required to adopt AICUZ studies to evaluate compatible land uses in the vicinity of military airfields. Hazards associated with development in the proximity of military airports would be reduced through California PRC Section 21098. The FAA also evaluates projects located within two miles of a public use airport, and other projects that may pose a potential hazard for people residing or working in the project area, due to height, visual hazard, or the attraction of wildlife. Therefore, in reliance on that regulatory environment, the potential for adverse hazard impacts related to land use changes from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS at the regional level are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-5. No mitigation is required. The implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS could create a potential hazard due to new or newly expanded transportation projects that would lie within an airport land use plan or two miles of an airport. For example, the construction of Sacramento Regional Transit’s light rail extension to the Sacramento International Airport is part of the proposed MTP/SCS. However, improvements included in the proposed MTP/SCS are more likely to improve safety (through improvements to the roadway network and public transportation) than cause hazards or interfere with airport operations. Figure 10.6 depicts the two-mile airport buffer zones overlaid on the land use map. The proposed transportation projects that fall within the two-mile airport buffer zones could potentially result in adverse safety hazard impacts. Implementing agencies are responsible for analyzing compliance with ALUC plans as part of their project approval authority. MTP/SCS 2035 Sacramento Area Council of Governments Draft Environmental Impact Report Chapter 10 – Hazards and Hazardous Materials – Page 10-55
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