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Item No. 2
<br />PC: 12-16-93
<br />ER-93-1/UP-93-4
<br />Page 3
<br />The facility has been planned to accommodate projected growth in the south County area, both within
<br />the City of Tracy and surrounding unincorporated areas.
<br />Except for the wood storage and composting activities, nearly all of the on-site operations will be
<br />conducted indoors. This includes maintenance of TMRF vehicles as well as the tipping of refuse from
<br />refuse collection vehicles, sorting of recyclables, and the processing of solid waste that cannot be
<br />recycled for transfer to the landfill. An administration and maintenance building is proposed at the
<br />extreme southern end of the site which will house offices as well as vehicle maintenance facilities. Another
<br />building, shown on the site plan as the transfer station, initially planned to contain approximately 40,000
<br />square feet, is proposed to be constructed within the southern portion of the 30 -foot -deep pit on the site.
<br />This structure will house the tipping floor, sorting area and lines, processing and load -out areas, and a
<br />refuse transfer area. The applicants anticipate that this building may ultimately be expanded to the north
<br />and west to accommodate additional volume in the future. This building will be approximately 35 feet tall
<br />and constructed with a concrete slab floor with metal siding and roof.
<br />Parking for employees and visitors will be located adjacent to the proposed administration and
<br />maintenance building, located at the southern end of the site, and out of the reclaimed gravel pit, where
<br />the actual refuse operations will be conducted. Parking areas, a truck wash, and a fueling station for
<br />company trucks and equipment will be constructed in the center portion of the reclaimed gravel pit.
<br />Driveways and parking and maneuvering areas will be surfaced with asphalt or concrete. Access to the
<br />site is via a driveway off of MacArthur Drive located at the northern end of the site. Commercial vehicles
<br />and self -haul vehicles will pass by a gatehouse, located midway along the driveway, prior to arrival at the
<br />transfer station. At that point, commercial vehicles will be weighed, and private self -haul vehicles will have
<br />their loads checked and be charged a vehicle fee. This gatehouse is located far enough off of MacArthur
<br />Drive and the access driveway is long enough to accommodate any vehicles waiting to access the facility
<br />without having traffic backed up onto MacArthur Drive.
<br />Based upon a preliminary determination that the project had the potential to result in potentially significant,
<br />adverse environmental impacts, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the project by
<br />the San Joaquin County Community Development Department, under contract to the project applicants.
<br />The EIR addressed the following issues: land use/planning policy, vegetation and wildlife resources,
<br />traffic/circulation, geology/geotechnical, water resources, noise, air quality, public services, cultural
<br />resources, visual/aesthetics, and public health and safety. No significant, unavoidable, adverse impacts
<br />were identified in the Final EIR.
<br />Hearings on the Draft EIR were held for the public and the Planning Commission on October 27, 1993,
<br />and November 4, 1993, respectively. No comments on the Draft EIR were made at either of these
<br />hearings. All oral and written comments received during the 45 -day review period for the Draft EIR have
<br />been responded to and included in the Final EIR. Where necessary, the text of the draft document has
<br />been amended as a result of the public review process. Final EIR's were distributed to the Planning
<br />Commission on December 6, 1993, with copies and/or notices of availability to interested persons,
<br />organizations, and local agencies also mailed on December 6, 1993. All agencies and persons
<br />commenting on the Draft EIR were also sent responses to their comments on December 2, 1993, prior
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