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

Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 6.0 AlternativesForecast PopulationIncreaseAlternative 2Table 6-4Solid Waste Generation Comparison(Alternative 2 vs. Project)Per Capita Solid WasteGenerationTotal Increase in SolidWaste Generation4,756 people 0.006 tons per day 18 tons per dayProject Total a 18 tons per dayDifference 0Source: Generation Factors: 2005 General Plan, Table 4.11-17 Current and Solid WasteGeneration.Calculations:Forecast Population Increase: 2.55 residents x 1,865 units = 4,756 peoplePer Capita Solid Waste Generation: 28 tons/day/4,756 people = 0.006 tons per day.Total Increase in Solid Waste Generation: 4,756 people x 0.0096 tons per capita generation rate =46 tons;46 tons x 61% diversion rate = 28 tons per day; 46 tons - 28 tons = 18 tonsAs indicated in the above tables, water demand under Alternative 2 would be reduced by about20 AFY, wastewater generation would be reduced by 78,863 gpd, and solid waste generationwould be about the same. This represents a 2% and 12% reduction in water demand andwastewater generation, respectively, as compared to the Project. As with the Project, significantproject impacts would not occur, though this alternative would contribute to the significantsolid waste impact identified in the 2005 General Plan FEIR.Traffic and CirculationOverall traffic impacts would be similar to, but slightly lower than those of the Project.Reducing retail development and replacing it with residential units would reduce daily trafficgenerated by Project Area development by about 4,000 ADT. This is a 17% reduction ascompared to the Project. Table 6-5 compares ADT for Alternative 2 and the Project.As indicated in Table 6-5, Alternative 2 would result in about 4,000 fewer ADT, or a 17%decrease in ADT compared to the Project. This would result in somewhat lower impacts to allof the intersections identified within the Project Area. However, the significant impactidentified at the intersection of Darling Road/Wells Road would remain potentially significant,despite a reduction in trips through this intersection. Mitigation for the Darling Road/WellsRoad intersection identified in the 2005 General Plan FEIR would apply.It should be noted that removal of the commercial center may increase trip lengths for ProjectArea residents for certain shopping trips. This may result in increased traffic impacts in thevicinity of existing retail centers in the City as well as increased impacts upon the citywide andregional transportation systems.6-5City of Ventura