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4 Environmental Analysis <br /> 4.11 Land Use and Planning <br /> Policy PHS-5.7: TAC Exposure Reduction Measures for New Development. The <br /> County shall require new development projects to implement all applicable best <br /> management practices that will reduce exposure of sensitive receptors (e.g., hospitals, <br /> schools, daycare facilities, elderly housing and convalescent facilities) to toxic air <br /> contaminants. <br /> Policy PHS-5.10: Particulate Emissions from County Roads. The County shall <br /> require PM10 and PM2.5 emission reductions on County-maintained roads to the <br /> maximum extent feasible and consistent with State and Federal regulations. <br /> Policy PHS-5.11: Paving Materials. The County shall require all access roads, <br /> driveways, and parking areas serving new commercial and industrial development to <br /> be constructed with materials that minimize particulate emissions and are appropriate <br /> to the scale and intensity of use. <br /> Goal PHS-6: To reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of the Statewide effort to <br /> combat climate change. <br /> Policy PHS-6.7: New Development. The County shall require new development to <br /> incorporate all feasible mitigation measures to reduce construction and operational <br /> GHG emissions. <br /> Goal PHS-7: To protect County residents, visitors, and property from hazardous materials <br /> and wastes. <br /> Policy PHS-7.1: Minimize Hazardous Materials and Wastes. The County shall <br /> discourage the use of hazardous materials and the creation of hazardous wastes. <br /> Policy PHS-7.2: Avoid Contamination of Resources. The County shall strive to <br /> ensure that hazardous materials and wastes do not contaminate air, water, or soil <br /> resources. <br /> Policy PHS-7.3: Control Hazardous Materials. The County shall require the use, <br /> storage, and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes to comply with local, State, <br /> and Federal safety standards. <br /> Policy PHS-7.5: Locate Hazardous Materials Away from Populated Areas. To the <br /> extent feasible, the County shall require proposed activities and land uses that use, <br /> store, or dispose of hazardous materials or wastes to be located away from existing <br /> and planned populated areas. <br /> Policy PHS-7.6: Require Hazardous Materials Management Plans. The County <br /> shall require businesses that use or store materials and wastes on-site to prepare <br /> Hazardous Materials Management Plans (Business Plans) that map and inventory all <br /> hazardous materials and contain contingency plans for accidents, designate an <br /> individual or individuals as emergency coordinator(s), and ensure that all employees <br /> understand the potential for accidents and the appropriate response. Plans must follow <br /> the requirements for Federal, State, and/or local defined special flood hazard areas. <br /> Griffith Battery Energy Storage Project 4.11-7 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023 <br />