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San .Joaquin Valley �� Air Pollution Control District R 2 2 2006 COMM AW Development De March 21, 2006 Reference No. C20060525 Karla Kuhl San Joaquin County Community Development Dept. 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 Subject: PA-0600114 (MS)—APN 001=030-03-- 13045 & 13500 W. Lauffer Road, Thornton Dear Ms. Kuhl: The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District(District) has reviewed the project referenced above and offers the following comments: The entire San Joaquin Valley Air Basin is:designated non-attainment.for.ozone and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5). The subdivision of the'land,.with no change in land use, will have no impact on air quality; however, the future development of the property would contribute to the-overall decline in air quality due to construction activities in preparation of the site, and ongoing traffic and other operational emissions. Based- on the size of the. project (8 parcels on 326 acres),, the District expects that development of the:project area, under it's current General Agriculture, 40-acre minimum zoning, would not exceed the District's thresholds of significance for ozone precursors of 10 tons per year of reactive organic gases (ROG) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Development of the proposed project will be subject to the following District rules. The following items are rules that have been adopted by the District to reduce emissions throughout the San Joaquin Valley, and are required. This project may be subject to additional District Rules not enumerated below. To identify additional rules or regulations that apply to this project, or for further information, the applicant is strongly encouraged to contact the District's Small Business Assistance Office at (209) 557-6446. Current District rules can be found at htt :l/,opp.-i.val!e air.or^/ruies/1 ruieslist.htm. Regulation Vill (Fugitive PM10 Prohibitions) Rules 8011-8081 are designed to reduce PM10 emissions (predominantly dust/dirt) generated by human activity, including construction and demolition activities, road construction, bulk materials storage, paved and unpaved roads, carryout and trackout, landfill operations, etc. The District's compliance assistance bulletin for construction sites can be found at htt ://www.valle air.or /busind/com I /PM10/Re %20VI11%20CAB. df. Rule 4102 (Nuisance) This rule applies to any source operation that emits or may emit air contaminants or other materials. In the event that the project or construction of the project creates a public nuisance, it could be in violation and be subject to District enforcement action. Rule 4103 (Open Burning) This rule regulates the use of open burning and specifies the types of materials that may be open burned. Agricultural material shall not be burned when the land use is converting from agriculture to non-agricultural purposes (e.g., .commercial, industrial, institutional, or residential uses). Section 5.1 of this rule prohibits the burning of trees and other vegetative (non- Northern Region Office Central Region Office Southern Region Office 4800 Enterprise Way 1990 East Gettysburg Avenue 2700 M Street,Suite 275 Modesto,CA 95356-8718 Fresno,CA 93726-8244 Bakersfield,CA 93301-2373 (209)557-6400 • FAX(209) 557-6475 (559)230-6000 • FAX(559)230-6061 (661)326-6900 • FAX (661) 326-6985 www.valleyair.org