55A - RESOLUTION CERTIFYING EIR SAN LORENZO SEWER LIFT STATION

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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Project Alternatives Attachment "A" circulation. Implementation of this alternative would otherwise be similar to the proposed Project during construction conditions. Development of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 8 also would require the City to acquire private property to implement a temporary construction easement, accommodate the proposed lift station, and provide easements for proposed sewer lines (as discussed in Section 5.2.3). 3.4.10.2 Summary Comparison of Environmental Effects The environmental effects of constructing the proposed lift station at Alternative Site No. 8 in comparison to the proposed Project site are shown in Final EIR Table 5 -1 and described in detail in RDEIR Section 5.4.10. This alternative would avoid the proposed Project's significant and unavoidable impact associated with Construction Configuration C.2; however, this alternative would create a significant and unmitigable near -term impact to transportation /traffic due to a LOS deficiency that would occur for approximately sixteen (16) days during construction, which is a slight reduction in comparison to the proposed Project, which would result in a deficient LOS for up to twenty -five (25) days during construction. However, construction of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 8 would also result in inadequate parking capacity at an existing medical office building both during construction and long -term operation. Near- and long -term impacts to parking at Alternative Site No. 8 would be a significant and unmitigable impact. As such, impacts to transportation /traffic would be greater at Alternative Site No. 8 as compared to the proposed Project. Total construction- related air quality /greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced under this alternative due to a slightly shorter construction period, although average daily construction emissions would be similar to the proposed Project. Long -term odor - related impacts would be slightly reduced under this alternative, though as with the proposed Project mitigation still would be required to minimize to the extent feasible the proposed Project's potential to generate substantial odor impacts. In addition, construction noise levels would be slightly reduced under this alternative due to a slight increase in the distance to sensitive receptors; however, construction noise impacts would be less than significant under both this alternative and the proposed Project. Impacts related near -term water quality and hydrology would be slightly decreased under this alternative, while impacts to noise (long - term), utilities and service systems, and water quality and hydrology (long- term) would be similar to the proposed Project. 3.4.10.3 Finding and Rationale for Alternative Site No. 8 The City hereby finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations make Alternative Site No. 8 infeasible. Alternative Site No. 8 would, on balance, result in an overall increase in impacts to transportation /traffic as compared to the proposed Project. Although this alternative would avoid the proposed Project's significant and unavoidable impact to the south Bristol Street/West Segerstrom Avenue during the five weeks in which Construction Configuration C.2 would be in place, this alternative would result in a LOS deficiency that would occur for approximately sixteen (16) days during construction, and also would result in a new significant and unavoidable impact to parking (near- and long -term) that would not occur in association with the proposed Project. In light of these considerations, the City finds that Alternative Site No. 8 would result in an overall increase in near - term impacts to transportation /traffic, and rejects this alternative as infeasible because it would not avoid or substantially lessen the Project's significant effects. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(b).) San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06 -3510) 3 -19 CEQA Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations 55A -58