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San Joaquin Valley 0 0 IV <br /> AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT HEALTHY AIR LIVING <br /> March 21, 2022 <br /> Giuseppe Sanfilippo <br /> County of San Joaquin <br /> Community Development Department <br /> 1810 E Hazleton Avenue <br /> Stockton, CA, 95205 <br /> Project: Mitigated Negative Declaration: PA-2100250 Stockton Hindu Cultural & <br /> Community Center <br /> District CEQA Reference No: 20220244 <br /> Dear Mr. Sanfilippo: <br /> The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (District) has reviewed the <br /> Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the project referenced above from the County <br /> of San Joaquin (County). The project consists of an expansion to an existing religious <br /> assembly facility to include the construction of a 5,085 square foot, two story building, <br /> with a 3,300 square foot dining room on the first floor and a 1,785 square foot meditation <br /> room on the second floor (Project). The Project is located at 4715 E. Foppiano Lane, in <br /> Stockton, CA (APN 085-310-12). The District offers the following comments: <br /> 1) Vegetative Barriers and Urban Greening <br /> The Project is located in an urban area in Stockton. The Project is bordered by <br /> residential housing to the north and agricultural land to the south. The District <br /> suggests the County consider the feasibility of incorporating vegetative barriers and <br /> urban greening as a measure to further reduce air pollution exposure on sensitive <br /> receptors (i.e. church and school). <br /> While various emission control techniques and programs exist to reduce air quality <br /> emissions from mobile and stationary sources, vegetative barriers have been shown <br /> to be an additional measure to potentially reduce a population's exposure to air <br /> pollution through the interception of airborne particles and the uptake of gaseous <br /> pollutants. Examples of vegetative barriers include, but not limited to the following: <br /> trees, bushes, shrubs, or a mix of these. Generally, a higher and thicker vegetative <br /> Samir Shaikh <br /> bami • DrKtorlAn Po1ut an Control ONcer <br /> Northern Ranee Gntrsl Rapist IMaio OIIKeI Seuwkera Rgtea <br /> :' E 1141p. Wa• 198E tty rrq • • 31948 rlYo. Coot <br /> Modana,CA•15356 8118 Fream,CA 93116 024- Batarsheld CA 93308 9126 <br /> 1 5518400 f AK•12091551 15 1. 15-, 800- AX z`91 230 6061 I 1681 392 5500 1 All . 11392 558 <br /> www eya arg www t alth•attlnmF com i Q <br />