Laserfiche WebLink
Initial Study and Negative Declaration <br />of, forest land (cis defined in Public Resources <br />Code section 12220(g), timberland (as defined in <br />Public Resources Code section 4526), or <br />timberland zoned Timberland Production (as <br />defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? <br />d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of <br />forest and to non - forest use? <br />e) Involve other changes in the existing <br />environment, which, due to their location or <br />nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to <br />non - agricultural use or conversion of forest and <br />to non - forest use? <br />X <br />x <br />DISCUSSION <br />a. -e. No agricultural or forestry land is located on the site. The proposed project <br />will not result in the conversion of any farmland and the subject property is not <br />zoned for agricultural use and does not have a Williamson Act contract in <br />place. No loss or conversion of forest land will occur as a result of the proposed <br />project. Therefore, these would be no- impact. <br />5.3. AIR QUALITY <br />ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br />The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) monitors air quality and <br />administers permitting authority over most stationary emission sources within the <br />nine - county the San Francisco Bay Area. The standards for levels of ozone, carbon <br />monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter (PM10), particulate <br />matter- fine (PM2.5), sulfates, lead, hydrogen sulfide, and vinyl chloride have been <br />established by both the California Environmental Protection Agency and the <br />United States Environmental Protection Agency. As of the writing of this document, <br />the BAAQMD reports that the Bay Area Air Basin is under non - attainment status for <br />levels of ozone, particulate matter (PM10), and particulate matter - fine (PM2.5) <br />under the State standards. For Federal standards, the air basin is under non - <br />attainment status for ozone and particulate matter - fine (PM2.5) (during the 24- <br />hour period).2 <br />In May of 2011, the BAAQMD published an update to its 1999 CEQA Air Quality <br />Guidelines3. These guidelines establish screening criteria which provide a <br />conservative indication of whether the proposed project could result in potentially <br />significant air quality impacts. If the screening criteria are met by the proposed <br />project, then no additional air quality analysis is necessary. The screening criteria <br />are organized into operational - related impacts (criteria air pollutants and <br />precursors and greenhouse gases), community risk and hazard impacts, carbon <br />17 <br />