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PotentiallyLess Than Less Than
<br /> Significant Significant with Significant No
<br /> g Mitigation g
<br /> Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
<br /> XI. Land Use and Planning.
<br /> Would the project:
<br /> a) Physically divide an established community? ❑ ❑ ❑
<br /> b) Cause a significant environmental impact due to a
<br /> conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation ❑ ❑ ❑
<br /> adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an
<br /> environmental effect?
<br /> Impact Discussion:
<br /> a) No Impact. The physical division of an established community typically refers to the construction of a linear
<br /> feature (e.g., a major highway or railroad tracks) or removal of a means of access (e.g., a local road or bridge)
<br /> that would impair mobility within an existing community or between a community and outlying area.
<br /> Currently, the project site is fenced and is not used as a connection between established communities. Instead,
<br /> connectivity within the area surrounding the Project site is facilitated via local roadways. As such, the Project
<br /> would not impede movement within the Project area, within an established community, or from one established
<br /> community to another. Therefore, no impacts associated with the division of an established community would
<br /> occur, and this issue will not be evaluated further in the Draft EIR.
<br /> b) Less-than-Significant Impact. The Project is located within unincorporated San Joaquin County and is subject
<br /> to the County's General Plan and San Joaquin County Ordinance Code, which guide local development.
<br /> The County of San Joaquin's General Plan Land Use Map designates the Project site as General Industrial (I/G),
<br /> and the Zoning Map identifies the project site as General Industrial (I-G). According to the County's General Plan,
<br /> the General Industrial Zone is intended to provide for a full range of industrial activities whose location and
<br /> operation tend to have moderate to high nuisance characteristics, and therefore, require segregation from other
<br /> land uses. Typical uses include manufacturing, distribution, storage, and wholesaling.
<br /> Similarly, the General Industrial (I-G)Zone is intended to provide for a wide range of manufacturing, distribution,
<br /> and storage uses. This zone is intended to implement the General Industrial land use category of the General
<br /> Plan. According to Section 9-500 of the San Joaquin County Ordinance Code, the project, a warehouse and
<br /> distribution use, would be permitted within the I-G zone with a Site Approval.' Section 9-500 et seq. also provides
<br /> development standards, including height limits, building coverage requirements, and site access specifications, to
<br /> ensure development is consistent with the policies and principles of the General Plan.
<br /> The project site would support a variety of industrial uses, depending on the future tenants. These future uses
<br /> would include those related to warehouse, distribution, and/or logistics, which is consistent with the permissible
<br /> uses and activities allowed by the County in the I-G zone. As part of the County's site-plan review process, the
<br /> County will review the project's site plan for consistency with all development standards required by the I-G Zone
<br /> as specified in Section 9-500 of the San Joaquin County Ordinance Code. This review by County staff would
<br /> ensure that the project is consistent with both the San Joaquin County Ordinance Code and the County's General
<br /> Plan.
<br /> Because the Project is located within the City of Tracy's SOI, the City's General Plan Land Use Map has
<br /> designated the project site as Industrial. According to the City's General Plan, specific uses allowed in the
<br /> industrial category range from flex/office space to manufacturing to warehousing and distribution. Industrial uses
<br /> are located to provide proper truck access, buffering from incompatible uses, and proximity to rail corridors and
<br /> transit links. The project, as a warehouse and distribution use, would be consistent with the City's General Plan
<br /> Land Use Designation for the project site, and implementation of the project would not conflict with the City's
<br /> General Plan.
<br /> Therefore, because the project would be consistent with the County General Plan, San Joaquin County
<br /> Ordinance Code, and City of Tracy General Plan, impacts associated with applicable land use plans, policies, and
<br /> regulations would be less than significant, and this issue will not be evaluated further in the Draft EIR.
<br /> ' A Site Approval issued by the County of San Joaquin Planning Commission is required for any industrial use that is six thousand
<br /> square feet or greater in ground floor area; occupies ten or more acres of site area, or is not served by a public wastewater treatment
<br /> plant, public water system, and a public drainage system. As the proposed project meets all those criteria, a Site Approval is required
<br /> for project implementation.
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