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6 – Other CEQA Considerations Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 6-3 6.2.1 Change in Land Use that Commits Future Generations to Similar Uses As discussed in Chapter 5, Effects Found Not To Be Significant, of this Draft EIR, the Project is consistent with the Project site’s General Plan land use designation and zoning. As such, although construction of the Project would develop the 37.96-acre Project site with industrial/warehouse space, the County already committed the site to industrial/warehouse (and similar) uses when the County General Plan and Development Title identified this site for industrial uses. The Project site is located within an area containing a mix of agricultural and industrial uses. Specifically, it is bounded by Schulte Road and agricultural uses to the north, Quality Road and agricultural uses to the east, a manufacturing/warehouse use to the south, and a warehouse/distribution use to the west. Regional access to the Project site is provided by Interstate (I) 580 and I-205, located approximately 1.5 miles to the southwest and north, respectively, and I-5, located approximately 8 miles to the east. Because the Project site is located near and adjacent to existing urbanized uses, including other industrial uses, the Project would not result in land use changes that would commit future generations to uses that do not already occur in the Project area. Thus, implementation would not commit future generations to similar uses, given that the proposed use is already found within the Project area and within the broader County region. 6.2.2 Irreversible Damage from Environmental Accidents Potential environmental accidents of concern include those events that would adversely affect the environment or public due to the type or quantity of materials released and the receptors exposed to that release. Construction activities associated with the Project would involve some risk of environmental accidents. However, these activities would be conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, and would follow professional industry standards for safety. Once operational, any materials associated with environmental accidents would comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Use of any such materials would not adversely affect the environment or public due to the type or quantity of materials released and the receptors exposed to that release. 6.2.3 Large Commitment of Nonrenewable Resources Commitment of nonrenewable resources includes issues related to increased energy consumption, loss of agricultural lands, and lost access to mining reserves. There would be an irretrievable commitment of labor, capital, and materials used during construction and operation of the Project. Nonrenewable resources would primarily be committed in the form of fossil fuels such as fuel, oil, natural gas, and gasoline used by equipment associated with construction of the Project. Consumption of other non-renewable or slowly renewable resources would also occur. These resources would include lumber and other forest products, sand and gravel, asphalt, and metals such as steel, copper, and lead. To ensure that energy implications are considered in project decisions, CEQA requires that EIRs include a discussion of the potential energy impacts of proposed projects, with particular emphasis on avoiding or reducing inefficient, wasteful, and unnecessary consumption of energy (California Public Resources Code [PRC] Section 21100[b][3]). Energy conservation implies that a project’s cost-effectiveness be reviewed not only in dollars, but also in terms of energy requirements. For many projects, cost-effectiveness may be determined more by energy efficiency than by initial dollar costs. A lead agency may consider the extent to which an energy source serving a project has already undergone environmental review that adequately analyzed and mitigated the effects of energy production.