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PotentiallyLess Than Less Than Significant Significant with Significant No g Mitigation g Impact Incorporated Impact Impact XIV. Population and Housing. Would the project: a) Induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for F-1 11Elexample, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? b) Displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of ❑ ❑ 11replacement housing elsewhere? Impact Discussion: a) Less-than-Significant Impact. The project would involve the construction of three warehouse buildings and associated office space that would be used for general warehouse and distribution operations. The project would require temporary construction and a permanent operational workforce, both of which could potentially induce population growth in the project area. The temporary workforce would be needed to construct the new buildings and related on-site improvements. The number of construction workers needed during any given period would largely depend on the specific stage of construction. These short-term positions are anticipated to be filled primarily by construction workers who reside in the project area. Therefore, construction of the Project would not generate a permanent increase in population within the Project area. Once the project is operational, the project would not directly result in the addition of new residents to the area, as the project does not involve residential development. Based on typical employee densities for warehousing and distribution uses, it is expected that the project would result in approximately 555 employment opportunities. The additional employees may come from the project area; however, this analysis conservatively assumes that all 555 new employees would relocate to the project area.2 Under the County's 2035 General Plan, the County is anticipated to add 51,000 new jobs through 2035 for a total 271,685 jobs in the County by 2035; projections for employment growth under the 2035 General Plan are relatively consistent with San Joaquin Council of Governments projections that there would be 282,613 jobs within the County by 2035 (County of San Joaquin 2014; SJCOG 2014). Given these anticipated employment projections, the project's 555 new employees would represent a relatively small percentage of new employment projections in the County. In addition, given the non-managerial nature of most of the future employment opportunities provided on site, it is anticipated that future employees will not relocate into the area to work at the project, and instead, these largely non-managerial positions will primarily be filled by the local labor force. Further, the project does not involve development of infrastructure or roadways that could indirectly lead to population growth, and as such, the project would not stimulate unplanned population growth or population concentration above what is assumed in local and regional land use plans. Therefore, impacts associated with population growth would be less than significant, and this issue will not be further evaluated in the Draft EIR. b) No Impact. The project site is currently undeveloped and does not currently support residential uses. Further, residential uses are not allowed on site under the current zoning. As such, Project would not displace existing housing, nor would it impede future residential development potential. Therefore, no impacts associated with the displacement of people or housing would occur, and this issue will not be further evaluated in the Draft EIR. 2 For purposes of this analyses, employment estimates were calculated using average employment density factors reported by Southern California Association of Governments(SCAG). SCAG reports that for every 1,225 square feet of warehouse space in the five county region including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino,Ventura, and Imperial Counties,the median number of jobs supported is one employee(SCAG 2001).While these estimates are based off of data collected in Southern California, they are appropriate for use in Northern California because employment density rates as they pertain to the warehouse/industrial industry are primarily a function of the use and are not typically location-dependent. The project would include approximately 678,913 square feet of flexible industrial space.As such,the estimated number of employees required for operation would be approximately 555 persons. Enter project#s. —Initial Study 29