Item 24 - Public Hearing for Amendments to the Transit Zoning Code

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MM4.2-31 Project designers shall ensure that design features incorporate light-colored roofing materials that will deflect heat away from the building and conserve energy. (Impact 4.2-6) MM4.2-32 The Project designers shall ensure that designs include all illumination elements to have controls to allow selective use as an energy conservation measure. (Impact 4.2-6) MM4.2-33 Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall demonstrate that measures have been included to promote ride sharing programs such as, but not necessarily including, publishing ride sharing information for all of the tenants, designating a certain percentage of parking spaces for ride sharing vehicles, designating adequate passenger loading and unloading and waiting areas for ride sharing vehicles, and providing a website or message board for coordinating rides. Documentation of compliance with this measure shall be provided to the City Building Official for review and approval. Installation of the identified design features or equipment will be confirmed by the City Building Official prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy. (Impact 4.2-6) MM4.2-34 Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall demonstrate that measures have been included to provide adequate bicycle parking near building entrances to promote cyclist safety, security, and convenience. Documentation of compliance with this measure shall be provided to the City Building Official for review and approval. Installation of the identified design features or equipment will be confirmed by the City Building Official prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy. (Impact 4.2-6) MM4.2-35 Prior to issuance of any certificate of occupancy, the applicant shall demonstrate that all interior building lighting supports the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs or equivalently efficient lighting to the satisfaction of the City Building Official. (Impact 4.2-6) MM4.2-36 Tenants shall be responsible to ensure that preferential parking spaces are allocated to ultra -low emission vehicles and alternative fueled vehicles to encourage the use of alternative fuels and ultra -low emission vehicles. (Impact 4.2-6) MM4.2-2 through MM4.2-29 would also apply to this impact. (Impact 4.2-7) Project Analysis and Conclusion The City determined that impacts related to increased local traffic volumes (Impact 5.2-3) and SCAG growth projections (Impact 4.2-4) were below the level of significance and did not require mitigation. Impacts related to objectionable odors (Impact 4.2-1), criteria pollutants (Impact 4.2- 2), contribute to an air quality violation (Impact 4.2-5) were less than significant with the implementation of mitigation measures. Impacts related to exceeding criteria pollutants during operations (Impact 4.2-6) and construction (Impact 4.2-7) were significant and unavoidable, and that specific economic, social, or other considerations make infeasible additional mitigation. Specifically, no additional feasible mitigation measures exist that would avoid or substantially reduce these impacts. The proposed adoption of the text regulations identified in Table 1 — Current and Proposed Text Regulations would not require preparation of a supplemental or subsequent EIR because the project modifies the list of land uses and permit types including the deletion of industrial land uses; amend nonconforming regulations including the additional of an amortization process; amend and add operational standards for allowed uses and nonconforming uses; and delete the Industrial Overlay (I-OZ) zone from text and maps; and delete the M1 (Light Industrial) and M2 (Heavy Industrial) suffixes from certain properties within the TZC area. Thus, there are no new land uses being introduced that would have air quality impacts. The proposed amendments will introduce new regulations for nonconforming industrial use that would discontinue January 2025 23 Environmental Analysis