Ontario Site
Jones & Stokes, 2001. Checklist , Williams Communications, Inc. Ontario Regenerator Facility Site.
EDAW, Inc. 2001. Personal communication with Luis Batres, City of Ontario Planning Department, July.
LIST OF PROJECT AND
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
1. AESTHETICS
The stations would be located on each parcel as required by the local jurisdiction and conditional use permits to help blend into the surroundings. Specific building designs and perimeter walls will be installed as required by the conditional use permit issued by the local agency.
2. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Each project conforms to the existing zoning except for the Herald Site, which has now conformed through issuance of the Sacramento County Conditional Use Permit.
3. AIR QUALITY
Dust suppression measures would be used during project construction to minimize particulate emissions. No other design considerations or mitigation measures would be required.
4. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Except for the Ontario Site, which is in an existing building, the four remaining sites were survey by Jones and Stokes Associates, Inc. for biological resources. No biological issues were found.
5. CULTURAL RESOURCES
Cultural resource surveys were performed on each site and no significant archaeological or historical resources were discovered. If unanticipated cultural resource finds are discovered to exist on a site, construction must be halted and a cultural resource specialist will determine a course of action (i.e. data recovery) to reduce potential impacts to a level less than significant.
6. GEOLOGY AND SOILS
Each regeneration station would be constructed in conformance with the Uniform Building Code and each county/city standards to avoid erosion and seismic concerns.
7. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Hazardous material use on each site during construction would be in conformance with all federal, state, and local regulations. Clearing, grading and rocking of the each station site will help reduce any fire hazard from project operation.
8. HYDROLOGY
None required.
9. LAND USE PLANNING
To avoid potential conflicts with surrounding land uses, community character, and aesthetics (see #1), each site is designed with low facility heights, setbacks from property lines, and in most cases perimeter walls. All project sites are conformance with existing land use plans and zoning.
10. MINERAL RESOURCES
None required.
11. NOISE
Construction noise will be limited to daylight hours and would not exceed County Noise Ordinance standards. The stations will be designed to operate in accordance with the noise standard conditions provided in the conditional use permits or building permits.
12. POPULATION AND HOUSING
None required.
13. PUBLIC SERVICES
None required.
14. RECREATION
None required.
15. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC
To avoid potential conflicts with construction activities, existing street traffic will be directed by flagmen and the posting of warning signs. Once each site perimeter has been established, all construction activities will occur inside the site boundaries, away from existing traffic.
16. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
None required.
17. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
None required.
PROJECT LOCATION MAPS
(See CPUC Formal Files for Proj. Loc. Maps)
