2014-028 - Approving General Plan Amendement No. 2014-01

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City of Santa Ana -Park View at Town and Country Manor Draft EIR California Air Resources Board Regulations ARB Airborne Toxic Control Measure to Limit Diesel - Fueled Commercial Motor Vehicle Idling adopts new section 2485 within Chapter 10, Article 1, Division 3, title 13 in the California Code of Regulations. The measure limits the idling of diesel vehicles to reduce emissions of toxics and criteria pollutants. The driver of any vehicle subject to this section: (1) shall not idle the vehicle's primary diesel engine for greater than five (5) minutes at any location; and (2) shall not idle a diesel - fueled auxiliary power system for more than five (5) minutes to power a heater, air conditioner, or any ancillary equipment on the vehicle if it has a sleeper berth and the truck is located within 100 feet of a restricted area (homes and schools). ARB Final Regulation Order, Requirements to Reduce Idling Emissions from New and In -Use Trucks, would require that new 2008 and subsequent model -year heavy -duty diesel engines shall be equipped with an engine shutdown system that automatically shuts down the engine after 300 seconds of continuous idling operation once the vehicle is stopped, the transmission is set to "neutral" or "park ", and the parking brake is engaged. If the parking brake is not engaged, then the engine shutdown system shall shut down the engine after 900 seconds of continuous idling operation once the vehicle is stopped and the transmission is set to "neutral" or "park." South Coast Air Quality Management District The agency for air pollution control for the South Coast Air Basin (basin) is the South Coast Air Quality Management District ( SCAQMD). SCAQMD is responsible for controlling emissions primarily from stationary sources. SCAQMD maintains air quality monitoring stations throughout the basin. SCAQMD, in coordination with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), is also responsible for developing, updating, and implementing the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) for the basin. An AQMP is a plan prepared and implemented by an air pollution district for a county or region designated as nonattainment of the national and/or California ambient air quality standards. The term nonattainment area is used to refer to an air basin where one or more ambient air quality standards are exceeded. The 2003 AQMP is to lead the basin and portions of the Salton Sea Air Basin under SCAQMD jurisdiction into compliance with the 1 -hour ozone and PM,, national standards. The 2003 AQMP also replaced the 1997 attainment demonstration for the federal CO standard and provided a basis for a maintenance plan for CO for the future, and updated the maintenance plan for the federal nitrogen dioxide standard that the South Coast Air Basin has met since 1992. The current AQMP for the basin is the 2007 AQMP, which was adopted by the SCAQMD on June 1, 2007. The 2007 AQMP is to lead the basin into compliance of the national 8 -hour ozone and PM2s standards. On July 13, 2007, the SCAQMD Board adopted the 2007 Final AQMP Transportation Conformity Budgets and directed the Executive Officer to forward them to ARB for its approval and subsequent submittal to the EPA. On September 27, 2007, ARB adopted the State Strategy for the 2007 SIP and the 2007 AQMP as part of the SIP. On January 15, 2009, EPA's regional administrator 4.2 -10 Michael Bmndman Associates H\Cl t (PN Rnb327b327W3MME 3270030 Sec 2AvQ ity.D