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localities that desire such growth can take appropriate steps to encourage site plan applications
allowing construction to proceed.
POTENTIAL UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS
Development often permanently alters the conditions of an area, and in the process, creates
certain unavoidable impacts. With respect to the Project, certain unavoidable impacts may be
presented in the form of material, energy, agricultural resources, altered habitats for nonendangered
plants and animal species, and aquatic resources. However, these impacts will be
minimized and/or avoided to the maximum extent practicable as a result of the implementation
of the mitigation measures identified in the DGEIS, FGEIS and in this Findings Statement.
Furthermore, the substantial financial and community benefits that will result from the Project
shall greatly offset such impacts.
The following is an examination of the potential short-term and long-term unavoidable impacts
that may result from the Project.
Potential Short-term Unavoidable Impacts
Short-term unavoidable impacts will likely be created during the construction phases for the
Project. These impacts may include increased noise and odor, as well as a short-term impact to
air quality associated with soil disturbances and truck movement. Effective site planning and
development will mitigate the anticipated impacts associated with construction of the Project
to the maximum extent practicable.
Potential Long-term Unavoidable Impacts
Certain long-term unavoidable impacts may result from the full build-out of the Project. Some
of these impacts will be mitigated through the measures identified in the DGEIS. Such impacts
include:
Loss of Property
The Project will represent a permanent impact on less than 49% of the 1,243.40 acres of land
comprising the Project Site. However, over half of the total acreage will be set aside for the
protection of the wetlands, surface waters, ecologically sensitive areas, and recreation and
open space areas that exist on the Project Site. The incorporation of the planning and design
measures set forth in the DGEIS shall mitigate the unavoidable loss of the Project Site’s acreage
to the maximum extent practicable.
Loss of Agricultural Use on Project Site
Despite the goal of maintaining as much open space as possible on the Project Site, once the
Project is developed, the opportunities for future active farming on the Project Site will be lost
on an incremental basis. The potential loss of future agricultural use at the Project Site
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