CHAPTER 10 – HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - sacog

As mentioned above, Placer County TPAs will see a decrease in weekday congested VMT per
capita with implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS. Less congestion on roadways can
potentially help local jurisdictions meet their performance standards and response time for
police, fire, and emergency services. The Placer County TPAs are expected to become denser
and more compact through implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS, meaning that
destinations will be closer together. This could potentially lead to faster emergency service
response times.
Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects within the Placer County TPAs will be built
within existing public service boundaries and will not impede the achievement of acceptable
service levels and response times.
Transit service will include increased frequency on local fixed route buses, but the majority of
transit service increases will be commuter service to downtown Sacramento. As with bicycle
and pedestrian projects, new transit projects will not impede achievement of acceptable fire
protection, police protection, and emergency services including capital capacity, equipment and
personnel, and response times, as these projects will be constructed within existing service
boundaries and the increase in service levels will be minor compared to existing conditions.
Therefore, the potential for adverse emergency services and emergency evacuation plan impacts
related to transportation improvements from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS in
Placer County TPAs are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-7. No mitigation
is required.
Sacramento County Transit Priority Areas
The Sacramento County TPAs include the majority of the City of Sacramento and portions of
Rancho Cordova, Folsom, and Citrus Heights. The Sacramento County TPAs will grow by
approximately 92,000 new housing units and 108,000 new jobs. This development will occur on
about 5,000 acres.
The Sacramento County TPAs are already built out and have established public services,
including police, fire, and emergency response. Because new development would mostly be
infill, the service area of public service providers would not increase, but the total number of
residents served will increase. More compact development would allow service providers to
meet accepted service standards by leveraging existing facilities, equipment, and personnel
without necessarily needing to construct additional facilities.
Designated emergency routes are comprised of freeways and roadways in the region. Although
weekday congested VMT increases in Sacramento TPAs from 0.83 in 2008 to 0.87 in 2035 with
the implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS, it is one of the lowest numbers in the region, and
therefore could have a shorter response time for emergency services.
Therefore, the potential for adverse emergency services and emergency evacuation plan impacts
related to land use changes from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS in Sacramento
County TPAs are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-7. No mitigation is
required.
MTP/SCS 2035
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
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