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6 – Other CEQA Considerations Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 6-2 the Project, and instead, these largely non-managerial positions would primarily be filled by the local labor force. Therefore, the Project would not directly stimulate unplanned population growth or population concentration above what is assumed in local and regional land use plans. Projects that physically remove obstacles to growth, or projects that indirectly induce growth, are those that may provide a catalyst for future unrelated development in an area. However, the Project would not involve development of infrastructure or roadways that could indirectly lead to population growth. Although street improvements are planned as part of the Project, including beautification/landscaping along the Project frontage, the Project would not extend an existing roadway facility into an area that is not currently provided vehicular access. As a result, the Project would not result in indirect population growth by providing vehicular access to an area presently lacking such access. Further, the Project would not require installation of new or the upsizing of existing domestic water lines, storm drain lines, or sewer lines in the Project vicinity. Instead, a new stormwater drainage system, including on -site detention basins, would collect and treat stormwater on the Project site without the need to connect to a municipal stormwater s ystem. In addition, domestic, irrigation, and fire suppression water would be sourced on the Project site through installation of two on -site water wells, and wastewater generated by each of the three buildings would be directed to individual on -site septic tanks and associated leach fields; thus, the Project would not have to connect to the municipal water or wastewater system, and no upsizing to these municipal utilities would be required. As such, by not constructing new or upsizing existing stormwater, water, or wastewater infrastructure in the Project area, the Project would not indirectly induce growth or serve as a catalyst for future unrelated development in the area. Based on the proximity of the Project site to existing and future facilities, and the fact that the Project site is already located within services areas for the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority and San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department, the Project would be adequately served by public services without the construction of new, or the expansion of existing, facilities. Although the Project could potentially result in an incremental increase in calls for service to the Project site compared to existing conditions, this increase is expected to be nominal (as opposed to new residential or commercial/retail land uses, which do result in greater increases in calls for service) and would not result in the need for new or expanded fire or police facilities. Also, since the Project would not directly or indirectly induce unplanned population growth in the County, it is not anticipated that many people would relocate to the County as a result of the Project, and an increase in school-age children requiring public education is not expected to occur as a result. Thus, the need for new or expanded school facilities would not be required. In conclusion, the Project could cause population growth through new job opportunities , but this growth falls well within County and regional growth projections for population and housing. The Project would not remove obstacles to population growth, and would not cause an increase in population such that new community facilities or infrastructure would be required outside of the Project site. Finally, the Project is not expected to encourage or facilitate other activities that could significantly affect the environment, as explained above. For these reasons, the Project would not be significantly growth inducing. 6.2 Significant Irreversible Changes The CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR address any significant irreversible changes that would be caused by implementation of a project. According to CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2(c), such a change would involve one or more of the scenarios discussed below.