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5 – Effects Found Not To Be Significant Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 5-15 5.7 Mineral Resources Mineral Resources and Recovery Sites The Project site is located within the Stockton–Lodi Production–Consumption Region, which is an approximately 412-square-mile area within San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties that is known to contain significant sand and gravel (aggregate) deposits. However, according to the State Mining and Geology Board Designation Report 16: Updated Designation of Regional Significant Aggregate Resources, which is a document that provides information on the availability of aggregate deposits in the region, the Project site is located in an area where little likelihood exists for the presence of significant mineral resources (CDOC 2017). As such, implementation of the Project would not result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state. Therefore, impacts associated with the loss of availability of a known mineral resource would be less than significant. In addition, the County General Plan does not delineate the Project site as being located within an area with locally important mineral resources (County of San Joaquin 2016). As such, implementation of the Project would not result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site. Therefore, impacts associated with the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site would be less than significant. 5.8 Noise The Project is not located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use plan, or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2 miles of a public airport or public use airport. The closest airport is the Tracy Municipal Airport, located approximately 3 miles southeast of the Project site, and the Project site is outside of the airport influence area as delineated on the Tracy Municipal Airport Master Plan (City of Tracy 1998). Therefore, no impact associated with public airport or private airstrips noise would occur. 5.9 Population and Housing Inducement Population Growth The Project would involve 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 temporary 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, because the Project would 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