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Potentially Less Than Less Than Analyzed Si nificant Significant with Si nificant No In The 9 Mitigation 9 Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Prior EIR XVII.TRANSPORTATION. Would the project: a) Conflict with a program plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, ❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ roadways, bicycle,and pedestrian facilities? b) Would the project conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3,subdivision(b)? ❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ c) Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature(e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections)or ❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ incompatible uses(e.g.,farm equipment)? d) Result in inadequate emergency access? ❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Impact Discussion: a-d) This project has two components.The first is a General Plan designation change from I/T(Truck Terminal)to A/G (General Agriculture).The second is a Conditional Use Permit Application for an agricultural processing facility(Use Type: Industry-Agricultural)to include the construction of a 96,959 square foot two-story building. For 12 weeks out of the year,the facility will have approximately 75 employees.The applicant anticipates most of the employees will carpool to work, resulting in approximately 30 cars.Additionally, approximately 5 truck trips are anticipated during the processing and packaging season.The applicant states that in the off-season,the facility will have approximately 3 employees per day and 1 truck trip per week. The project proposes access off East Pine Street. No access is proposed from State Route 12, nor is access from State Route 12 required. The proposed driveway will require an encroachment permit and will be subject to the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Works. Emergency access is not anticipated to be altered by the project traffic or access. Therefore, the project is expected to have a less than significant impact on transportation. The project applicant states that Surface Transportation Assistance Act(STAR)Trucks make deliveries to the site. As a result, the Department of Public Works will require the applicant to obtain approval from Public Works and CalTrans for new or extended STAA routes. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15064.3 requires Vehicle Miles Traveled be evaluated as a part of the environmental review. The Department of Public Works has reviewed the VMT for the proposed project and has determined the project will generate less than 110 vehicle trips per day. Therefore,the project is considered a small project according to the Technical Advisory on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA,as published by the California Office of Planning and Research(OPR)in December 2018. According to this OPR guidance,a small project that generates or attracts"fewer than 110 trips per day generally may be assumed to cause a less-than-significant transportation impact" with regards to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). Thus, the proposed project is presumed to have a less than significant impact on VMT.As a result,the project will have a less than significant impact on transportation. 23 Planning Commission Staff Report, PA-2100295 (GP, SA) 26 Environmental Review