COMPLIANCE INFO_FINAL INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION 5/25

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Mr. Rob Carnachan Page 14 March 6, 2025 Emergency Access The final transportation bullet on the CEQA checklist requires an evaluation as to whether the project would result in inadequate emergency access or not. As shown by the operational analysis, the addition of project traffic to the study area would increase intersection delays by less than one second per scenario and study intersection, with most increases below one-half second. Further, since all roadway users must yield the right-of-way to emergency vehicles when using their sirens and lights, the added project-generated traffic is expected to have a less-than-significant impact on emergency response. Significance Finding – The proposed project would not impede emergency responders, resulting in a less-than- significant impact on emergency response. Conclusions and Recommendations • The proposed project would increase the visitors permitted to the North County Landfill from 850 vehicles per day to 1,200 vehicles per day. This would be expected to increase the daily volume by an average of 461 trips, including 40 net new trips during the a.m. peak hour and eight additional trips during the p.m. peak hour. • The four study intersections and three study segments would operate acceptably at LOS C or better under existing and future volumes without or with the addition of project-generated trips. • The project would not conflict with adopted policies regarding pedestrian, bicycle, or transit facilities, resulting in a less-than-significant impact. • The consolidation of activity from the Foothill Landfill to the North County Landfill would reduce VMT, resulting in a less-than-significant impact to VMT per County standards for public facilities. • There is adequate sight distance at the project driveway connection to East Harney Lane, a left-turn lane into the site is not warranted at this time, and queues at the study intersections would be acceptable without or with project traffic added to existing and future volumes. Therefore, the project’s impact to transportation safety would be less than significant. • The project impact on emergency access would be less than significant given the minimal effect of the project on intersection delay.