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a EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction The proposed project would allow the Munn and Perkins Quarry to extend their regular operating hours to accommodate night time road paving projects. Munn and Perkins (the applicant)has submitted a Revisions of Approved Actions Application to amend San Joaquin County Ordinance Requirement No.4 of a previously approved Quarry Excavation Permit(QX-89-0002). San Joaquin i County Ordinance Requirement No.4 states: "The hours of operation with the exception of periods of declared National, State, or County emergency,daily operations will be restricted to the period ! between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.'.' The Revisions of Approved Actions request is to extend the hours of operation from 9:00 p.m.to ` •-- 5.00 a.m. for projects that contain specifications that limit work to nighttime hours. The number of extended nights will not exceed 125 nights per year provided there are no unexpected delays in construction work.Nighttime work will be limited to the asphalt batch plant,loaders,trucks including "-s a water truck,and scale house.Excavation activities and the crushing of rock will not be permitted during the expanded nighttime hours of 9:00 p.m.to 5:00 a.m.The Revisions of Approved Actions t 3 request will not remove any of the existing other previously approved conditions of approval -�' including the Reclamation Plan. Issues of Concern An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration(IS/MND)was originally prepared for the proposed project;however the applicant voluntarily pulled the MND from consideration when numerous comments were received from neighboring properties expressing concern over the potential for r noise from night time operations,odor from the asphalt batch plant,and dust generation from existing operations.Due to the issues raised after release of the MND,it was determined that an Environmental Impact Report(EIR)should be prepared for the proposed Munn&Perkins Quarry Project. J Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15082(a),the County circulated a Notice of Preparation(NOP) 1 for this EIR on January 26, 2011, for a 30-day public review period that concluded on February 1 27, 2011. The NOP was circulated to the public, interested parties, and local, state, and federal agencies. Its purpose was to inform the interested parties that the proposed project could have significant effects on the environment and to solicit their comments. The NOP is included as Appendix A of the EIR.One comment letter from Caltrans was received during the NOP comment period(see Appendix B).As noted above,the following issues were identified through this process: Munn 8 Perkins Quarry Excavation Permit ES-1 ESA/211086 Draft EIR April 2011