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1 – Executive Summary Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 1-18 Section 15123(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR identify issues to be resolved; this includes the choice among alternatives and whether or how to mitigate significant impacts and an increase in vehicle miles traveled. 1.8 Alternatives to the Project Section 15126.6(a) of the CEQA Guidelines states that an EIR shall describe “a range of reasonable alternatives to the project, or to the location of the project, which would feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of the project but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the project,” as well as provide an evaluation of “the comparative merits of the alternatives.” Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(a), an EIR does not need to consider alternatives that are not feasible, nor does it need to address every conceivable alternative to the project. The range of alternatives “is governed by the ‘rule of reason’ that requires the EIR to set forth only those alternatives necessary to permit a reasoned choice” (14 CCR 15126.6[f]). No Project/No Development Alternative (Alternative 1) Under Alternative 1, construction of the Project would not occur. The Project site would remain unchanged, and development activities related to construction and operation of the proposed industrial/warehouse buildings, associated office spaces, surface parking and loading areas, and all other proposed on- and off-site improvements would not occur. In the short term, consistent with the existing conditions, the Project site would continue to be undeveloped. Under Alternative 1, the Project site would remain vacant, undeveloped land. No Project/Other Development Alternative (Alternative 2) Under Alternative 2, the Project site would be redeveloped with other land uses, consistent with the underlying industrial designations and zoning. According to the County’s General Plan, the General Industrial Zone is typically intended for uses such as manufacturing, distribution, storage, and wholesaling. It is assumed that Alternative 2 would involve development of a land use that would be permissible either by right or by site approval, special purpose plan, improvement plan, or use permit, including the aforementioned land uses listed above. It is also assumed that those uses would share a similar development intensity/floor-area-ratio/site coverage as the Project. As previously described, the underlying General Industrial (I-G) Zone provides for a full range of industrial uses and similar activities. Uses under Alternative 2 could include agricultural sales, auction yards, automotive rentals and repair, light and heavy construction services, manufacturing, heavy equipment sales and repair, heavy and hazardous materials industrial, recycling services, truck sales and repair, vehicle storage, and utility services. Given that the Project buildings are intended be used for light warehousing and distribution uses as defined by the County of San Joaquin Ordinance Code (Section 9-115.585), which is most commonly warehouse and distribution operations, Alternative 2 could include substantially more intensive industrial uses compared to the Project (such as the previous energy facility located at the site).