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Taylor MountainINITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATIONf. Would the project otherwise substantially degrade water quality?LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT. As discussed above in Items (a) and (c), the Master Plan designguidelines and standards include numerous provisions to reduce and avoid potential waterquality impacts during construction and operation. With implementation of these measures, asoutlined in the Master Plan, the project would prevent substantial degradation of water quality.g. Would the project place housing within a 100-year floodplain, as mapped on a federalFlood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineationmap?NO IMPACT. The Master Plan does not include housing; none of the allowed uses are within a100-year floodplain (FEMA, 2012).h. Would the project place within a 100-year floodplain structures that would impede orredirect flood flows?NO IMPACT. Development areas are not located within a 100-year floodplain. Review ofupdated FEMA maps for Colgan Creek indicates that a very narrow strip of land adjacent to thecreek is designated as floodplain (FEMA, 2012). Master Plan Standard 152 requires that newdevelopment near Colgan Creek be located in such a way that it would not create or contributeto flood hazards.i. Would the project expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or deathinvolving flooding, including flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam?NO IMPACT. The proposed project would not be within or near a dam failure inundation area.j. Would the project cause inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow?NO IMPACT. The project area is not located in an area that would be subject to inundation byseiche, tsunami, or mudflow.Final B-86 September 2012
Taylor MountainINITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATIONB.3.9 Land Use and PlanningLAND USE PLANNINGWould the project:a. Physically divide an established community?PotentiallySignificant ImpactPotentiallySignificant UnlessMitigationIncorporatedLess thanSignificantImpactNo Impactb. Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation ofan agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but notlimited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program,or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding ormitigating an environmental effect?c. Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or naturalcommunity conservation plan?Significance criteria established by CEQA Guidelines, Appendix G.B.3.9.1 SettingThe project site is located on unincorporated land in Sonoma County, south of the City of SantaRosa. Existing land uses on the project site and surrounding properties are described in SectionB.1, Project Description.B.3.9.2 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measuresa. Would the project physically divide an established community?NO IMPACT. Taylor Mountain is located within the unincorporated lands of the County ofSonoma, and adjacent to the city limits of the City of Santa Rosa. It is located at the edge of anestablished community, which is continuing to build out with a number of pending residentialdevelopments in the vicinity. The topography of the site already separates the project areafrom the neighborhoods. Implementation of the Master Plan would connect rather than dividethe surrounding community, by providing multi-use trails on the property betweenneighborhoods.b. Would the project conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation of anagency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to, the general plan,specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose ofavoiding or mitigating an environmental effect?NO IMPACT. The Master Plan would adhere to all applicable federal, State and regional plansand regulations. The Master Plan guidelines and standards reference many of the resourceagency requirements.The Master Plan is consistent with the District’s goals of developing an open space, agriculturalbuffer and scenic greenbelt around cities in Sonoma County. The District and Regional Parkspropose to change the County General Plan land use designations on the property fromResource and Rural Development (RRD) and Diverse Agriculture (DA) to Public/Quasi Public.This land use category is intended for sites that “serve the community or public need and areowned or operated by government agencies, non profit entities, or public utilities” (SonomaCounty, 2009). Permitted uses within this designation include schools, places of religiousSeptember 2012 B-87 Final
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