DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
ALAMEDA NORTHERN WATERFRONT
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
City of Alameda, California
Prepared for
City of Alameda
by
Lamphier- Gregory
1944 Embarcadero
Oakland, CA 94606
DKS Associates
Charles M. Salter Associates
Questa Engineering
January 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... ........................ I- 1
A. LEGAL CONTEXT........................................................................................................................ ..... I- 1
B. USE OF THIS EIR............................................................................................................................ .. I- 2
C. REPORT CONTENTS AND ORGANIZATION.................................................................................. I- 4
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................................ .... II- 1
A. NORTHERN WATERFRONT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT.................................................... II- 1
B. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES..................................................... II- 1
III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................... ... III- 1
A. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... III- 1
B. REGIONAL LOCATION AND SETTING........................................................................................ III- 1
C. NORTHERN WATERFRONT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT.................................................. III- 4
IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS...................................................................................... IV. A- 1
A. LAND USE AND PUBLIC POLICY.............................................................................................. IV. A- 1
B. POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING...................................................................... IV. B- 1
C. MUNICIPAL SERVICES................................................................................................................ IV. C- 1
D. UTILITIES...................................................................................................................... .............. IV. D- 1
E. TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION................................................................................. IV. E- 1
F. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES.......................................................................................................... IV. F- 1
G. CULTURAL RESOURCES............................................................................................................. IV. G- 1
H. NOISE.......................................................................................................................... ................ IV. H- 1
I. GEOLOGY, SOILS AND SEISMICITY........................................................................................... IV. I- 1
J. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY....................................................................................... IV. J- 1
K. AIR QUALITY........................................................................................................................ ...... IV. K- 1
L. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS........................................................................................................... IV. L- 1
M. VISUAL RESOURCES.................................................................................................................. IV. M- 1
N. PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE............................................................................... IV. N- 1
V. ALTERNATIVES................................................................................................................... ........................ V- 1
VI. CEQA- REQUIRED ASSESSMENT CONCLUSIONS....................................................................... VI- 1
A. GROWTH INDUCEMENT................................................................................................................ VI- 1
B. SIGNIFICANT IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES..................................................................................... VI- 2
C. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS.................................................................................................................. VI- 3
D. EFFECTS FOUND NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT.............................................................................. VI- 4
VII. REPORT PREPARATION.................................................................................................................... . VII- 1
A. REPORT PREPARERS...................................................................................................................... VII- 1
B. REFERENCES..................................................................................................................... ............ VII- 2
APPENDIX A: Northern Waterfront General Plan Amendment
APPENDIX B: Traffic Technical Appendices ( Bound Separately)
FIGURES
III- 1: Regional Location Map......................................................................................................................... III- 2
III- 2: General Plan Amendment Area.......................................................................................................... III- 3
IV. A- 1: Existing General Plan Land Use Designations............................................................................. IV. A- 3
IV. A- 2: Draft General Plan Land Use Diagram Amendment.................................................................. IV. A- 4
IV. D- 1: Existing Sanitary Sewer System....................................................................................................... IV. D- 3
IV. D- 2: Existing Storm Drain System.......................................................................................................... IV. D- 4
IV. E- 1: Existing Roadway Network............................................................................................................. IV. E- 2
IV. E- 2: Proposed GPA Roadway Network................................................................................................. IV. E- 3
IV. E- 3 Analyzed Intersections.................................................................................................................. ... IV. E- 8
IV. E- 4: Proposed Bicycle Facilities on Bicycle Master Plan................................................................... IV. E- 12
IV. H- 1: Noise Measurement Locations........................................................................................................ IV. H- 4
IV. L- 1: Hazardous Materials Locations........................................................................................................ IV. L- 8
IV. M- 1: Viewpoint Location Map................................................................................................................ IV. M- 3
IV. M- 2: Viewpoint 1: View of Encinal Terminals from Wind River Campus...................................... IV. M- 4
IV. M- 3: Viewpoint 2: Sherman Street near Buena Vista Avenue toward Wind River........................ IV. M- 5
IV. M- 4: Viewpoint 3: Northward View of Oakland from Encinal Terminals...................................... IV. M- 6
IV. M- 5: Viewpoint 4: Future Clement Avenue Right- of- Way north of Del Monte Warehouse....... IV. M- 7
IV. M- 6: Viewpoint 5: Del Monte Warehouse along Buena Vista Avenue............................................ IV. M- 8
IV. M- 7: Viewpoint 6: Victorian Residence at Pacific Avenue and Stanton Street............................... IV. M- 9
IV. M- 8: Viewpoint 7: Marina Cove, Pennzoil at Grand Street and Eagle Avenue............................ IV. M- 11
IV. M- 9: Viewpoint 8: Grand Street and Clement Avenue toward Minturn Street............................ IV. M- 12
IV. M- 10: Viewpoint 9: Grand Marina Berths, Encinal Terminals and Oakland Skyline................... IV. M- 13
IV. N- 1: Existing and Proposed Parks......................................................................................................... IV. N- 3
TABLES
II- 1: Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures............................................................................ II- 2
III- 1: Potential Development, Northern Waterfront GPA................................................................ III- 8
IV. A- 1: Relevant General Plan Policies............................................................................................... IV. A- 12
IV. C- 1: Alameda Unified School District Facilities Serving the GPA and Project Areas............. IV. C- 3
IV. E- 1: Level of Service Definitions for Arterial Roadway Segments............................................. IV. E- 6
IV. E- 2: Level of Service Definitions for Signalized Intersections.................................................... IV. E- 7
IV. E- 3: AM and PM Peak Hour Level of Service at Analyzed Intersections................................. IV. E- 9
IV. E- 4: Trip Generation Rates.............................................................................................................. IV. E- 16
IV. E- 5 Northern Waterfront Trip Distribution................................................................................ IV. E- 17
IV. E- 6 2010 Intersection Analysis....................................................................................................... IV. E- 26
IV. E- 7 2025 Intersection Analysis....................................................................................................... IV. E- 27
IV. F- 1 Special- Status Species Occurring, Potentially Occurring in Vicinity of GPA Area.......... IV. F- 8
IV. H- 1 Existing Noise Environment.................................................................................................... IV. H- 3
IV. H- 2 Land Use Compatibility Standards for Community Noise Environments....................... IV. H- 5
IV. H- 3 Noise Level Standard for Specified Land Uses...................................................................... IV. H- 7
IV. H- 4 Typical Construction Equipment Noise Levels..................................................................... IV. H- 9
IV. H- 5 Estimated Future Year 2010 Traffic Noise Contours......................................................... IV. H- 12
IV. H- 6 Estimated Future Year 2025 Traffic Noise Contours......................................................... IV. H- 13
IV. I- 1 Modified Mercalli Scale................................................................................................................ IV. I- 6
IV. K- 1 Air Quality Standards................................................................................................................. IV. K- 2
IV. K- 2 Bay Area Attainment Status as of January 2003.................................................................... IV. K- 4
IV. K- 3 Air Quality Data Summary ( 1998- 2002) for the City of Alameda...................................... IV. K- 7
IV. N- 1 Alameda Parks and Open Space Areas................................................................................... IV. N- 2
IV. N- 2 Limited Access Lands................................................................................................................ IV. N- 2
V. 1 Northern Waterfront GPA Fulfillment of Project Objectives.................................................. V- 3
V. 2 Alternatives Evaluation.................................................................................................................... V- 4