Draft Environmental Impact Report - California Off Highway Vehicle ...

TABLE 4­3. CUMULATIVE PROJECTS
Project
Name
City of Oroville
Oro Bay
Specific Plan
4.0 Cumulative Analysis
Project
Description Location Potential Impacts Status
Creation of a new
master planned
housing community
with neighborhood
commercial uses
Walmart Development of new
Walmart store
Butte County
Rio d’Oro
Specific Plan
Development of 689‐
acre site with a mix of
parks, open space,
retail, housing, and
public service uses
West of Oroville
Municipal Airport,
south of SR 162
Southeast corner
of Cal Oak Road
and Feather River
Boulevard
South of Oroville
along SR 70,
between Ophir
Road and Palermo
Road
Note: SR = State Route.
Sources: CEQAnet 2011; City of Oroville 2011; Butte County 2011
4.4.1 Transportation and Traffic
Environmental
documentation not yet
complete
Project issues included
aesthetics, air quality,
biological resources,
hydrology and water quality,
land use, noise, public
services, transportation, and
urban decay
Environmental
documentation not yet
complete
Proposed project
pending
Project approved
and notice of
determination
filed December
15, 2010
Proposed project
pending
Cumulative analysis of transportation and traffic must consider long‐term forecasted conditions
that account for background growth; future anticipated development; and implementation of the
Clay Pit SVRA General Plan, including construction and operation of the headquarters facilities.
This subsection includes an analysis of the projected traffic with implementation of the General
Plan relative to a 2030 planning horizon. It provides an analysis of roadway conditions and
intersection operations in 2030 that accounts for anticipated increases in traffic volumes in the
project area in addition to vehicle trips generated by implementation of the General Plan.
Traffic Volume Forecasts
Traffic volume forecasts for a 2030 planning horizon use roadway volume projections presented
in the Butte County General Plan 2030 and City of Oroville 2030 General Plan Circulation Elements.
Forecasts of roadway volume and existing traffic counts were used to identify a corresponding
annual growth percentage to develop forecasts for the volume of turning movements at the study
intersections. Where forecasts for roadway volume differ in the two circulation elements, an
average value was used. Resulting traffic forecasts generally represent an average annual increase
of 3.5 percent over the 20‐year planning horizon. In addition, intersection‐specific forecasts
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
Draft EIR 4-5 February 2012