The standard cross grade of the proposed route will be 2 percent to ensure adequate drainage. However, the entire length of the soft surface track will be constructed within the project area.
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES
Approximately 3,239 linear feet of the route will use either the road or power line corridor under implementation of Option 1 of Phase 2. If Option 2 is implemented, approximately 3,267 linear feet of the route will use either the road or power line corridor.
AIR QUALITY
Grading activities associated with the construction of the proposed project will disturb the soil within the project area. The impacts will be less than significant. d) The proposed project would not create or contribute to a non-stationary pollutant source.
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
The majority of the road within the project area boundary is unpaved but well established. Riparian habitat adjacent to Trout Creek will be affected by Phase 2 of the proposed route.
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Department of the Interior, National Park Service Guidelines (1997), buildings, structures, and objects must typically be more than 50 years old to be eligible for NRHP listing. No historical resources have been discovered in the area where the construction of the proposed project will take place. Therefore, the proposed project is not expected to cause a significant adverse change in the significance of a historic resource as defined in Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Archaeological resources, including resources considered to be unique or historic resources, have not been encountered in the area where construction of the proposed project will take place. Thus, the proposed project is not anticipated to cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of any known archaeological resource pursuant to Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines.
GEOLOGY AND SOILS
Fugawee soils comprise approximately 50 percent of the map unit and Tahoma soils comprise approximately 40 percent. The characteristics of Kyburz soils are described above under the description of the CIF soil map unit. The project area is not located within any of the Earthquake Fault Zones defined by the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act (Hart & Bryant, 1999).
Accordingly, the impact of the proposed project is expected to be less than significant. a-iii). The impact is assessed to be less than significant. d) The soil within the project area has been mapped by the U.S.
GREENHOUSE GASES
The proposed project analysis of GHG emissions is therefore to determine whether the proposed project impact is cumulatively significant. Four types of analyzes are used to determine whether the project may be cumulatively significant and potentially conflict with the state's goals for reducing GHG emissions. The project's GHG emissions will be compared to the size of large facilities required to report GHG emissions (25,000 metric tons of CO2E per year) to the state.
In achieving its goals, CARB will focus on the largest emitters of greenhouse gas emissions. The project would not conflict with the state's goal of reducing California's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
The dumping site was identified during previous inventories of cultural resources within the project area (Waechter & McCabe, 2012b). The project area is located within the Truckee Tahoe Airport area of influence, as identified in the Truckee Tahoe Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (Mead & Hunt, 2004). As mentioned above, routine use or transport of hazardous materials within the project area will not occur.
Mitigation measure 8a will reduce potential impacts to less than significant. e) The project area is located within the impact area for the Truckee Tahoe Airport (Mead &. No impact. f) The project will not cause any disruption to the emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan.
HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
The project area is within the jurisdictional area of the LRWQCB and is subject to LRWQCB water quality standards for the Truckee River Basin. Construction of the proposed route will require additional fill to be placed on top of the existing road fill in this area. The proposed project will not cause a net deficit in aquifer volume or lowering of the local groundwater table level.
Implementation of BMPs will reduce the potential for pollutants in stormwater runoff during construction of the proposed project. Flooding due to the collapse of a dam or dike as a result of the proposed project will therefore not occur.
LAND USE AND PLANNING
The trail and bike path system must connect the town's historic downtown, residential and commercial areas, and recreational, educational, natural and historic resources using public and private lands as necessary and appropriate. The trail and bike path system should seek to access, protect and enhance the natural and historic resources of the town. In addition to the Town Development Code, the Town of Truckee 2025 General Plan (Town, 2006) also includes several goals and policies related to tree conservation and habitat conservation.
The project includes construction of the new trail that is identified in the Town of Truckee 2025 General Plan (Town, 2006) and the Truckee Trails and Bikeways Master Plan (Town of Truckee Community Development Department, Planning Division, 2012). The proposed project will be consistent with the goals, policies and provisions listed in the Town's Development Code (2012) and the Town of Truckee General Plan 2025 (Town, 2006) relating to habitat conservation.
MINERAL RESOURCES
NOISE
These homes will be exposed to noise from the short-term construction of the proposed project. In addition, central and eastern sections of the proposed trail are located further from residential properties. Thus, the impact of the proposed project will be less than significant and generally decrease after construction is completed.
Such equipment or activities are not required during the construction or operation of the proposed project. However, the proposed project would not expose people living or working in the project area to excessively high noise levels.
POPULATION AND HOUSING
PUBLIC SERVICES
The potential for a small increase in demand for services may occur for police protection provided by the Truckee Police Department if a crime or accident occurs along the proposed trail. These minor public service requests will not overburden the Truckee Police Department and no mitigation measures are proposed or warranted; the impact is less than significant. a-iii). The proposed project is not expected to increase the use or demand for parks within the city.
There will be no meaningful or substantial increase in traffic as a result of the proposed project. These minor public service demands will not overburden public authorities and no mitigation measures are proposed or justified; the impact is less than significant.
RECREATION
The proposed project is not expected to result in increased use of Coyote Moon Golf Course. The proposed trail will not cross any portion of Coyote Moon Golf Course that is considered to be "in play" during a game of golf. The proposed project will not cause or accelerate the physical deterioration of the golf course or the opportunity for people to golf.
Construction of the proposed project will have a number of physical impacts on the environment that are not significant, either in combination with the implementation of mitigation measures or without the implementation of mitigation measures. Recreational use of the proposed trail after construction is completed is not expected to cause environmental impacts.
TRANSPORTATION / TRAFFIC
Existing trails and bike paths within the project area include the Class II bike path installed on Northwoods Boulevard, and a Class I bike path connecting Euer Valley Road and the Pioneer Commercial Center. a) The number of people expected to use the path and access by car is minimal. The proposed project also includes a parking lot for trail users in the Tahoe Donner community. In the event of an emergency along the proposed trail, existing roads in the project area, such as Euer Valley Road, or the proposed trail surface may be used for access. f) The proposed project will help expand the network of cycling and recreational opportunities. trails included in the City of Truckee 2025 General Plan (Town, 2006) and the Truckee Trails and Bikeways Master Plan (Town of Truckee Community Development Department, 2012).
The proposed project supports the use of alternative transportation by creating a new trail connection between the Tahoe Donner Community and the city's historic downtown. The proposed project also supports alternative transport through the expansion of the existing network of walking and cycling paths in the city limits.
UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
City maintenance staff will perform trash collection along the trail as needed. Waste will also be disposed of at a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the disposal of the collected solid waste. The local landfill typically has sufficient capacity for the solid waste generated by the project.
The proposed project will have no impact due to the minimal amount of solid waste expected and because it is served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to meet the project's solid waste disposal needs. g). The proposed project will comply with federal, state and local solid waste laws and regulations.
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
However, these potential impacts are at less than significant levels or will be within the scope of implementing the mitigation measures outlined in this document. Additionally, many potential impacts are temporary in nature and will only occur during construction. Other future projects proposed in and around the region may increase the impacts identified here, or this project may contribute to other impacts; however, this project is not expected to contribute significantly to any impact, and the impacts of the proposed project are not expected to be cumulatively significant when viewed in conjunction with the impacts of past projects, the impacts of other current projects, and the impacts of future projects; resulting in a less than significant impact.
No other significant adverse effects to humans are expected as a result of this project, resulting in a less-than-significant impact.
