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Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 3-1 3 Project Description This chapter of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) describes the objectives of the 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center (Project) and provides a detailed description of Project characteristics. This chapter also discusses the required development approvals and discretionary actions necessary to implement the Project. 3.1 Project Location The 37.96-acre Project site is located at 14800 West Schulte Road within southwestern unincor porated San Joaquin County, California (Figure 3-1, Regional Map). The Project site lies outside of the boundaries of the City of Tracy but within its Sphere of Influence (Figure 3-2, Project Location). It 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 (Figure 3-3, Aerial Photo of Project Site). The Project site is located within an area containing a mix of agricultural and industrial uses (Figure 3-4, Site Plan); it is bounded by Schulte Road and agricultural uses to the north, Quality Road and agricultural uses to the east, a manufacturing/warehouse use to the south, and a warehouse/distribution use to the west. 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. The San Joaquin County General Plan Land Use Map designates the Project site as General Industrial (I/G), and the San Joaquin County Zoning Map identifies the site as General Industrial (I-G) (Figure 3-5, General Plan Land Use Designations, and Figure 3-6, Zoning Designations) (County of San Joaquin 2017). The Project site is located within the Sphere of Influence of the City of Tracy, and is designated by the City of Tracy’s General Plan Land Use Map as Industrial (City of Tracy 2016). 3.2 Project Setting Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the environmental baseline for a project is typically the physical environmental condition that exists in the vicinity of a project site when the Notice of Preparation is published (14 CCR 15125[a]). The Notice of Preparation for the Project was published on November 23, 2020, which will serve as the environmental baseline date for the Project. San Joaquin County The County of San Joaquin (County) is currently a leading agricultural producer in the state, but is undergoing a transformation to a more industrial and service economy. The County ’s population is concentrated largely in its seven cities: Stockton, Tracy, Manteca, Lodi, Escalon, Ripon, and Lathrop. Tracy, Lathrop, Manteca, Ripon, and , to a lesser extent, Stockton have experienced the greatest growth because they receive the first wave of out-migration from the San Francisco Bay Area. A number of unincorporated communities, many of whose origins are traced to serving surrounding agricultural activities, function as important residential and employment centers. Stockton has traditionally been and continues to exist as the financial, governmental, cultural, and commerce center of the County. At the hub of an extensive railroad network and containing the state’s largest inland deepwater port, Stockton plays a principal role in the County’s economic well-being (County of San Joaquin 2016).