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

5.0 Other CEQA Required Analysis
and Utilities,” adequate utility supplies and availability of services exist to serve Clay Pit
SVRA with implementation of the General Plan, including construction and operation of the
headquarters facilities.
Nonrenewable natural resources would be used for construction and operation of facilities
per the General Plan, including construction and operation of the headquarters facilities.
Resources may include diesel, gasoline, or oil for construction equipment; propane to
provide power, heating, and cooling to buildings; and gasoline and oil for OHV operation.
The energy consumed in future development and maintenance of Clay Pit SVRA would be
considered a permanent investment. This impact would be reduced through sustainable
practices in site design, construction, maintenance, and operations that are generally
practiced by the OHMVR Division, and that are proposed in the goals and guidelines in the
General Plan. Sustainable principles used in design, construction, and management may
include the use of nontoxic materials and renewable resources, resource conservation,
recycling, and energy efficiency. With implementation of the General Plan, including
construction and operation of the headquarters facilities, the overall rate of use of
renewable natural resources would not substantially increase or result in the depletion of
any renewable resource.
Various renewable natural resources would be used, such as water and lumber for
construction and operations. Implementation of the General Plan, including construction
and operation of the headquarters facilities, would be a relatively minor consumer of these
supplies when compared to other types of development throughout the region. The use of
drought‐tolerant landscaping would reduce the need for irrigation water consumption.
With implementation of the General Plan, including construction and operation of the
headquarters facilities, the overall rate of use of renewable natural resources would not
substantially increase or result in the depletion of any renewable resource.
5.4 Growth-Inducing Impacts
As required by State CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2, this DEIR must discuss ways the project
could foster economic or population growth, either directly or indirectly, in the surrounding area.
Induced growth is any growth that exceeds planned growth and results from new development
that would not have taken place in the absence of the proposed project. A project can be
determined to have a growth‐inducing impact if it directly or indirectly removes obstacles to
growth or encourages or facilitates other actions considered to be “growth accommodating.”
Growth inducement itself is not an adverse environmental effect, but may lead to environmental
impacts such as increased traffic and noise, degradation of air or water quality, degradation or loss
of plant or wildlife habitats, or conversion of open space land to urban uses.
The Clay Pit SVRA General Plan, including construction and operation of the headquarters
facilities, would not result in the creation of new residential development and, thus, would not
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
Draft EIR 5-3 February 2012