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Environmental Site Assessment APN 137-31-10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16,and 17 Page 5 • In tlie�e later years, restaurants, liquor stores, hotels and laundries were located on the Site. Commercial businesses on the west half of the block were composed of a Planing Mill, which eventually burned down. Located on the southeast quarter of the Site, were businesses including the auto-wrecking yard associated with used-auto parts storage. The Project Street Map (figure 3) and Site Sanborn map (figure 4) are included in Appendix A. Auto wrecking yards and auto parts storage facilities have possible environmental liabilities due to the lack of environmentally sound industry practice during the years of operation. The potential environmental hazards resulting from this industry include: potential contamination of soil and groundwater from: Release of gasoline and diesel fuel from vehicles Release of other automotive fluids including transmission, brake, and radiator Release of metals including lead, nickel, copper, and ethylene glycol Release of solvents and auto parts cleaners 2.8 CURRENT AND PAST USES OF ADJOINING PROPERTIES The 1895 Sanborn maps, with updates to 1956, indicate that P.A. Buell & Co occupied adjoining properties on the Site to the south with a possible fuel storage tank. The block to the north of the Site contained the Old and New Franklin Schools. The block to the east of the Site was the Girabaldi Hotel and residential dwellings. The block to the west of the Site was the Stockton Lumber Company and housekeeping rooms. The 1917 Sanborn maps, with updates to 1956, show that Robert's and Clark's Planing Mill and Cabinet Shop occupied adjoining properties to the south. The Nippon Hotel operated in the northeast corner of the parcel along with several dwellings. The block to the north consisted of a shop selling gas and oil and the Old and New Franklin schools. The block to the east of the Site was the Girabaldi Hotel. On the block to the west were housekeeping rooms and dwellings. The Stockton Lumber Company was gone and the area was vacant by 1956. 3.0 RECORDS REVIEW Federal, state, county, and city regulatory agencies retain tiles for properties that fall under their jurisdiction. As part of this ASTM Phase I ESA, Condor investigated and/or inspected the non- confidential portions of the regulatory agency files that were reasonably ascertainable and practically reviewable2 to assess the likelihood of problems from hazardous substances or petroleum products migrating to or from the Site. In addition to the regulatory file search, Condor conducted a search through the San Joaquin County Public Health Office. The findings of this search are included in table I below. Summaries of the records reviewed are discussed below. Terms in italics are defined by ASTM in Practice E 1527, See Glossary of Terms and Acronyms(Appendix E) �V CONDOR