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5 – Effects Found Not To Be Significant Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 5-16 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 2016; 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 would not relocate into the area to work at the Project, and instead, these largely non-managerial positions would primarily be filled by the local labor force. Further, the Project would 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. Displacement of Existing Housing and People The Project site is currently undeveloped and does not support residential uses. Further, residential uses are not allowed on site under the current zoning. As such, the 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. 5.10 Public Services Fire Protection Facilities Fire protection services in the Project area are provided by the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority (SSJCFA), which is a joint powers authority between the City of Tracy and the Tracy Rural Fire Protection District (Rural Fire Protection District). Between the jurisdictional areas of the City of Tracy and the Rural Fire Protection District, the SSJCFA provides fire protection, life safety, and emergency response services to 160 square miles of the southern part of San Joaquin County. The SSJCFA currently operates six fire stations, a support services building, and an administrative office. Twenty-four-hour-a-day staffing is provided, with six paramedic engine companies and one paramedic ladder truck company. Four fire stations are within the incorporated area of the City of Tracy, and two are in the surrounding rural Tracy area. Pursuant to a joint powers authority agreement, the SSJCFA maintains all fire stations, and each member agency is responsible for the operation, including staffing and maintenance, of fire facilities in their respective fire jurisdictions. The nearest fire station to the Project site is Station 94, located at 16501 Schulte Road, approximately 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 region, including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Imperial Counties, the median number of jobs supported is one employee (SCAG 2001). Although 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.