Saticoy & Wells Community Plan & Development ... - City Of Ventura

Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 4.7 Hazards and Hazardous Materialstransport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials• Be located on a site included on a list of hazardous material sites compiled pursuant toGovernment Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would create a significant hazard tothe public or the environment• Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency responseplan or emergency evacuation planDevelopment facilitated by the Project would not create a significant hazard to the public or theenvironment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving therelease of hazardous materials into the environment. Additionally, development facilitated bythe Project would not involve construction of facilities that would emit hazardous emissions orhandle actively hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existingor proposed school. The Project would facilitate residential, mixed-use, and commercial landuses, which would not produce or handle hazardous substances. Therefore, these conditionswere not addressed as potential effects resulting from implementation of the Project.b. Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures. The 2005 General Plan includes thefollowing policy and actions intended to minimize human exposure to hazardous substances.Policy 7DAction 7.20Action 7.24Action 7.25Action 7.27Action 7.28Minimize exposure to air pollution and hazardous substances.Require air pollution point sources to be located safe distances fromsensitive sites such as homes and schools.Only approve projects involving sensitive land uses (such as residences,schools, daycare centers, playgrounds, medical facilities) within oradjacent to industrially designated areas if an analysis provided by theproponent demonstrates that the health risk will not be significant.Adopt new development code provisions that ensure uses in mixed-useprojects do not pose significant health effects.Require proponents of projects on or immediately adjacent to lands inindustrial, commercial, or agricultural use to perform soil andgroundwater contamination assessments in accordance with AmericanSociety for Testing and Materials standards, and if contaminationexceeds regulatory action levels, require the proponent to undertakeremediation procedures prior to grading and development undersupervision of the County Environmental Health Division, CountyDepartment of Toxic Substances Control, or Regional Water QualityControl Board (depending upon the nature of any identifiedcontamination).Educate residents and businesses about how to reduce or eliminate theuse of hazardous materials, including by using safer non-toxicequivalents.4.7-5City of Ventura