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7 – Alternatives Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 7-2 7.2 Project Alternatives Considered and Rejected An EIR is required to identify any alternatives that were considered by the lead agency but were rejected as infeasible. Among the factors described by CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6 in determining whether to exclude alternatives from detailed consideration in an EIR are failure to meet most of the basic objectives of a proposed project, infeasibility, or inability to avoid significant environmental impacts. With respect to the feasibility of potential alternatives to a proposed project, CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(t)(l) states the following: Among the factors that may be taken into account when addressing the feasibility of alternatives are site suitability, economic viability, availability of infrastructure, general plan consistency, other plans or regulatory limitations, jurisdictional boundaries ... and whether the proponent can reasonably acquire, control or otherwise have access to the alternative site. In determining an appropriate range of Project alternatives to be evaluated in this Draft EIR, a number of possible alternatives were initially considered and then rejected. Project alternatives were rejected because they could not accomplish the basic objectives of the Project; they would not have resulted in a reduction of significant adverse environmental impacts; or they were considered infeasible to construct or operate. Alternative Land Uses Alternative land uses for the Project site, including residential, commercial/retail, mixed use, and/or recreational facilities, were considered and rejected because these land uses are not consistent with the underlying designations of the Project site. The County of San Joaquin (County) General Plan Land Use Map designates the Project site as General Industrial (County of San Joaquin 2016), and the County’s Zoning Map identifies the site as General Industrial (I-G). According to the County’s General Plan, the General Industrial Zone is intended to provide for a full range of industrial activities whose location and operation tend to have moderate to high nuisance characteristics, and therefore, require segregation from other land uses (County of San Joaquin 2016). Typical uses include manufacturing, distribution, storage, and wholesaling. Similarly, the I -G Zone is intended to provide for a wide range of manufacturing, distribution, and storage uses. This zone is intended to implement the General Industrial land use category of the General Plan. According to the C ounty’s General Plan, specific uses allowed in the industrial category range from flex/office space to manufacturing to warehousing and distribution. Land uses that deviate from industrial-based activities, including residential, commercial/retail, mixed use, and/or recreational facilities, are not identified as allowable or permitted by the un derlying designations of the County (County of San Joaquin 2016). Without approval of a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change, which are discretionary approvals and not being requested at this time, residential, commercial/retail, mixed-use, and recreational land uses cannot be developed on the Project site. In addition, given the proximity of other existing industrial uses in both the immediate and broader Project area, most uses other than industrial and manufacturing would likely not be compatible with the neighboring indu strial operations; thus, the Project site would be an undesirable location for residential, commercial/retail, mixed -use, and recreational land uses. Additionally, an alternative land use project would fail to meet most, if not all, of the Project Objectives. Therefore, alternative land uses are rejected from further consideration.