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g� KLEINFEL®ER Bright People.Right Solutio- Stockton are determined by the City Council in consultation with the City Manager and the Chief of Police. The Police Department has no adopted service levels, such as a sworn officer to population ratio. 1 The project sites are within the Stockton Unified School District (SUED). There are no school facilities in the immediate vicinity of the project site. The nearest school is Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, located on 2640 East Lafayette Street on the opposite side of State Route 4 from the project site. Parks and recreational services are provided regionally by San Joaquin County and with the City by the City of Stockton. The nearest park is Sousa Park, a 3.5-acre facility located on 2829 Yellowstone Drive, on the opposite side of State Route 4 from the project site. The project site is also served by the Cesar Chavez Main Library on Oak Street in downtown Stockton. Environmental Impacts Project Effects on Fire Protection Services Redevelopment of the project site would not add any substantial additional responsibilities to the Fire Department. While the project proposes a new 33,400 square-foot building and a scale house, other existing structures would be demolished. Accessibility is adequate, and the existing and proposed structures do not involve any particular fire protection concerns. The project is subject to the standard requirements of the City's adopted California Fire Code regarding placement of fire hydrants, adequacy of water supply to the site, and emergency access. Recycled materials would consist of products considered flammable, such as paper, cardboard and wood products. However, the potential fire hazard at the proposed facility is not anticipated to be significantly greater than the hazard at the two existing facilities. As noted above, existing fire hydrants are located near the project site. To supplement the hydrants on the city streets, along with compliance with applicable Fire Code provisions related to hydrants, the project operator proposes to install Class I standpipes when the most remote location is more than 150 feet in a non-sprinklered building. The standpipes would also be located near combustible material piles (e.g., wood waste, cardboard). Class I standpipes systems provide a 2'/2-inch hose connection for use by trained personnel or by the Fire Department. This type of standpipe has no hose attached. The minimum flow rate for the hydraulically most remote standpipe would be 500 gallons per minute. If three or more standpipes are on one system, the minimum flow rate for the hydraulically most demanding horizontal standpipe would be 750 gallons per minute. In addition, the facility would have portable fire extinguishers for Class A fires located 75 feet or less from combustible piles and within buildings at 75 feet intervals. The proposed equipment would reduce the threat of a major fire, thereby reducing demands on the Fire Department. 121339/ST011 R226 3-54 October 14, 2011 Copyright 2011 Kleinfelder