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

Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 4.3 Air QualityMitigation Measures. Mitigation is not required. Individual Project Area projects mayrequire mitigation, including compliance with the City’s Air Quality OrdinanceSignificance after Mitigation. Impacts would be less than significant without mitigation.Impact AQ-3Construction of individual projects accommodated under theProject would result in temporary emissions of air pollutants.The Ventura County APCD has not adopted significancethresholds for construction impacts because of their temporarynature; therefore, impacts are Class III, less than significant.Nevertheless, implementation of standard emission and dustcontrol technologies will be required on all futuredevelopment.Construction activity that would by facilitated through 2025 under the Project would causetemporary emissions of various air pollutants. Ozone precursors NO x and CO would beemitted by the operation of construction equipment, while fugitive dust (PM 10 ) would beemitted by activities that disturb the soil, such as grading and excavation, road construction andbuilding construction. Information regarding specific development projects, soil types, and thelocations of receptors would be needed in order to quantify the level of impact associated withconstruction activity.Impacts associated with individual construction projects are not generally consideredsignificant because of their temporary nature. Nevertheless, given the amount of developmentthat the Project would accommodate over the next 16 years, it is reasonable to conclude thatsome major construction activity could be occurring at any given time over the life of theProject. Impacts could also be complicated by the fact that multiple construction projects couldoccur simultaneously within the Project Area’s vicinity.Impacts from construction are directly associated with the amount of land disturbance anddevelopment that will take place. As shown in Table 2-2 in Section 2.0, Project Description, theProject Area would accommodate approximately 1,800 new dwelling units and approximately271,000 sf of new retail uses through 2025.Areas identified by the Project as areas for potential development primarily include developinggreenfield sites. Grading of these areas would be expected to generate temporary emissions offugitive dust. For redevelopment areas, the demolition of existing older structures that wereconstructed with asbestos containing materials (ACMs) may occur. Demolition activity thatdisturbs friable asbestos could potentially create health hazards for receptors in the vicinity ofindividual demolition sites. However, all demolition activity involving ACMs is required to beconducted in accordance with VCAPCD Rule 62.7, which requires VCAPCD notification anduse of licensed asbestos contractors to remove all ACMs prior to demolition. Compliance withRule 62.7 on all future construction activity would reduce impacts to a less than significantlevel.The impact of construction-related emissions upon sensitive receptors such as residences,schools, and hospitals depends upon the location of individual construction projects relative to4.3-11City of Ventura