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Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 1-1 1 Executive Summary 1.1 Introduction The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that local government agencies, before taking action on projects over which they have discretionary approval authority, consider the environmental consequences of such projects. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is a document designed to provide to the public and to local and state governmental agency decision makers an analysis of potential environmental consequences of a project to support informed decision making. The County of San Joaquin (County) prepared this Draft EIR to provide the public and responsible agencies information about the potential adverse impacts on the local and regional environment associated with implementation of the 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center (Project). This Draft EIR was prepared pursuant to CEQA, codified at California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and the CEQA Guidelines in the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq. This section includes a summary of all Project impacts and associated mitigation measures, a statement of the ultimate level of impact significance after mitigation is applied, a summary of Project alternatives, and areas of controversy known to the lead agency and issues to be resolved. 1.2 Project Location The approximately 37.96-acre Project site is located at 14800 West Schulte Road within southwestern unincorporated San Joaquin County, California. The Project site lies outside of the boundaries of the City of Tracy but within its Sphere of Influence. The site is composed of one parcel (Assessor’s Parcel Number 209-240-23), located at the northwestern corner of the intersection of West Schulte Road and Quality Road . Regional access to the Project site is provided by Interstate (I) 580 and I-205, located approximately 1.5 miles to the southwest and north, respectively, and I-5, located approximately 8 miles to the east. Under existing conditions, the Project site is vacant and contains bare expanses of soil interspersed with ruderal vegetation. The Project site was formerly used as a biomass energy facility, which was decommissioned and demolished in 2019. 1.3 Project Description Project Summary The Project would involve construction and operation of three single-story industrial buildings totaling approximately 678,913 gross square feet. In addition to the warehouse space, Building C would also include approximately 3,000 square feet of office space to support internal office activities. The buildings would be used for light warehousing and distribution operations. The Project would also include on-site circulation and site access, parking, landscaping, and utility improvements. Project Construction Construction is expected to commence in 2021 and would last through 2022. It is anticipated that soil quantities would be balanced on site during grading activities.