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The existing zoning within the Johnson Drive area allows for industrial and office land uses. The City's 2010 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) concludes that the City has adequate water supplies to accommodate anticipated growth through the year 2030. Non-residential growth attributable to the JDEDZ would not exceed the growth anticipated in the UWMP. In addition to forecasted water supply and demand, there is a mitigation measure in the DSEIR (Mitigation Measure 4.E-9), which requires all development projects within the proposed JDEDZ to provide written verification from the water provider (Zone 7), prior to development. Finally, because of the current drought conditions, the City has implemented and will continue to implement, measures and programs such as its recycled water program and stricter water conservation measures imposed on all new developments to improve water supply reliability. To ensure this project is subject to those same water conservation measures and programs, the City would apply a standard condition of project approval for all projects within the JDEDZ that requires recycled water infrastructure to be installed and connected when and if recycled water infrastructure becomes available in the area. 7. Nonconforming Uses & Grandfathering of Existing Uses within the Proposed EDZ Legal nonconforming uses within the proposed JDEDZ, including the AT&T property and Valley Bible Church, would be protected. As currently drafted, the allowed land uses in the area would be greatly expanded to include a wider range of commercial and hotel uses. Existing uses would be permitted, conditionally permitted, or otherwise protected by "grandfather" provisions, meaning existing businesses in the JDEDZ will be allowed to operate, undertake modest expansions, and potentially relocate within the JDEDZ. Please refer to the Draft Zoning Ordinance (Attachment 4), and Master Response to Comments About the Impacts of the Proposed EDZ on Water Use (Attachment 2 — Final RTC/FSEIR Master Reponses). 8. Impacts to Neighborhoods Near Proposed EDZ Val Vista is the most proximate residential neighborhood to the proposed JDEDZ. The Draft SEIR analyzes the potential noise, air quality, and traffic impacts on that neighborhood and others in the area. As shown in the DSEIR, buildout of the JDEDZ would result in a minor 0.2 decibel (dBA) increase in 24-hour traffic noise on Stoneridge Drive, which borders the Val Vista neighborhood on the north, and a maximum increase of 0.1 dBA on Hopyard Road, which borders the neighborhood to the east. (A significant noise increase is considered 4 dBA or higher.) The 1-680 freeway borders the neighborhood to the west and would not experience sufficient JDEDZ-related traffic growth to result in a measureable noise increase. The only traffic noise increase that could occur within the Val Vista neighborhood itself would be the result of increased trips from residents visiting the area of the JDEDZ, which would be unlikely to result in a meaningful noise increase. While regional air pollutant emissions are considered significant, they would not directly affect locations near the JDEDZ because the effects of monitored regional pollutants, Page 7 of 10