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<br /> NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A
<br /> DRAFT SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DRAFT SEIR)
<br /> AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SEIR
<br /> The Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (Draft SEIR) (State Clearinghouse#1993112027)for the River
<br /> Islands at Lathrop Phase 2 Project is now available for review. Public review and comment on this document is
<br /> invited for a 45-day period extending from February 12, 2021 through March 29, 2021.
<br /> PROPOSED PROJECT: River Islands at Lathrop Phase 2 Project
<br /> PROJECT LOCATION:The project is located in the city of Lathrop, San Joaquin County, California. Lathrop is situated
<br /> in the San Joaquin Valley,at the junction of Interstate 5 (1-5), 1-205, and State Route 120 (SR 120), approximately 65
<br /> miles east of San Francisco and 55 miles south of Sacramento.
<br /> Development of the approved River Islands Project is split among two primary development phases—Phase 1 and
<br /> Phase 2.The project site is the Phase 2 area of the River Islands Project(Phase 2 area), located on Stewart Tract and
<br /> Paradise Cut within the West Lathrop Specific Plan (WLSP) area in the city of Lathrop.The Phase 2 area includes
<br /> approximately 3,434 acres of land and open space,with 2,730 acres located on Stewart Tract(an inland island
<br /> bounded by Paradise Cut,the San Joaquin River, and Old River) and 704 acres located in Paradise Cut (a flood
<br /> control bypass that receives water from the San Joaquin River when there are sufficient flows and connects
<br /> downstream to Old River). Local access is currently provided by River Islands Parkway, Paradise Road (reopening
<br /> after levee construction activities), and Manthey Road.
<br /> BACKGROUND:The River Islands Project is a mixed-use, water-oriented master planned community. Project
<br /> construction is split among two primary development phases,following an approximately 20-year buildout
<br /> schedule. Phase 1, currently under construction, includes 4,284 residential dwelling units, a Town Center, a
<br /> portion of a Business Park(Employment Center), lakes, parks, schools, and other open space. Phase 2, as it was
<br /> described in the 2003 SEIR, includes 6,716 dwelling units,the balance of the Business Park, a neighborhood
<br /> commercial area, lakes, parks, golf courses,schools, and additional open space areas. In 2003,the City certified
<br /> the SEIR and approved the River Islands Project.Since certification of the SEIR in 2003,the City has prepared
<br /> various addenda to evaluate modifications to the River Islands Project.
<br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION:The project applicant(Califia, LLC) proposes to modify the approved Phase 2 Project.The
<br /> overall project boundary of the River Islands Project would not change from that analyzed in the 2003 SEIR.The
<br /> proposed changes would include densification of a portion of the Phase 2 area with additional multi-family units as
<br /> well as additional attached single-family units,the creation of a "town center" mixed-use area at Paradise Road,the
<br /> addition of a mixed-use Transit Oriented Development area to complement the future planned Valley Link transit
<br /> station, and changes in the circulation pattern.The project also includes an amendment to the existing 2002 West
<br /> Lathrop Specific Plan (WLSP) and Lathrop General Plan to reflect these changes. It is anticipated that traffic
<br /> generated by the River Islands Project will eventually increase traffic volumes sufficiently on Paradise Road that
<br /> criteria will be triggered for widening of the road.The widening of Paradise Road is considered in the SEIR.
<br /> Construction in the Phase 2 area would likely begin in 2021, with buildout expected to be complete by December
<br /> 2040.
<br /> SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ANTICIPATED:The Draft SEIR identifies significant or potentially
<br /> significant impacts associated with traffic and transportation; air quality; noise and vibration; geology, soils, and
<br /> mineral resources; hydrology and water quality; hazardous materials and public health; public services; public
<br /> utilities; agricultural resources;terrestrial biology;fisheries; cultural and tribal cultural resources; aesthetics;
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