700 Timberpine Avenue - City of Sunnyvale - State of California

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Initial Study Checklist
Project Name: 700 Timberpine Avenue
File #2010-7672
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studies must also be submitted to the Native American Heritage Commission. Identified
cultural resources should be recorded on form DPR 422 (archaeological sites). Mitigation
measures recommended by these two groups and required by the City shall be
undertaken, if necessary, prior to resumption of construction activities.
A data recovery plan and data recovery shall not be required if the City determines that
testing or studies already completed have adequately recovered the necessary data,
provided that the data have already been documented in another EIR or are available for
review at the California Historical Resource Regional Information Center [CEQA
Guidelines section 15126.4(b)].
In the event that subsurface cultural resources are otherwise encountered during
approved ground-disturbing activities for a project area construction activity, work in the
immediate vicinity shall be stopped and a qualified archaeologist retained to evaluate the
finds following the procedures described above.
If human remains are found, special rules set forth in State Health and Safety Code
section 7050.5 and CEQA Guidelines section 15126.4(b) shall apply.
WHEN: These mitigation measures shall be converted into conditions of approval for the SDP
prior to its final approval by the City's Planning Commission. The conditions will become
valid when the SDP is approved. Conditions will be applicable during the construction of
the project.
WHO: The property owner will be solely responsible for implementation and maintenance of
these mitigation measures.
HOW: The conditions of approval require these mitigation measures to be incorporated into the
construction plans.
25. and 26. Air Quality (Less than Significant with Mitigation):
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) 2011 CEQA Guidelines thresholds of
significance provide that a development project would have a significant cumulative impact unless: 1) the
project can be shown to be in compliance with a qualified Climate Action Plan, 2) project emissions of
C02 equivalent greenhouse gases (C02 e) are less than 1,100 metric tons per year, or 3) project
emissions of C02 equivalent greenhouse gases are less than 4.6 metric tons per year per service
population (residents plus employees). The City of Sunnyvale does not have a Climate Action Plan at the
time of the writing of this Initial Study. The applicant provided information stating the project is estimated
to produce approximately 657 metric tons of C02 (51 homes (488 daily trips) x 2.80 population x 4.6
metric tones = approximately 657 metric tons) which is less than 1,100 metric tons assuming worst case
of 4.6 metric tons per year per service population.
With respect to construction-related air quality impacts, the project requires grading of the site, including
significant cut-and-fill to balance or level the site. Project grading and construction may introduce
temporary and short-term dust into the air, and therefore temporarily affect air quality. There are existing
residential units to the north, south and west of the subject property. This population could be negatively
affected by the change in air quality, if mitigation is not implemented. Through the City's implementation
of the Municipal Code's construction regulations (measures to keep all streets and public ways clean of
debris, dirt, dust, and other undesirable outcomes of construction), and the BAAQMD regulations, this
impact will be lessened to a less than significant level during construction.
This could be accomplished through the following mitigation measures: