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CITY OF FRESNO

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. P19-00908 for

Development Permit Application No. P19-00908.

PROJECT SPONSOR:

Lito G. Bucu City of Fresno, Department of Public Utilities UP&E Division 2101 G Street, Building A Fresno, CA 93706

PROJECT LOCATION:

4111 North Winery Avenue

±2.98 acre portion of property located on the west side of North Winery Avenue between East Ashlan and East Dakota Avenues; adjacent to the Chestnut Diagonal (see attach vicinity map).

Site Latitude: 36.79107 N

Site Longitude: -119.73457 W

Mount Diablo Base & Meridian, Township 13S, Range 21E

Section 13 - California

Assessor's Parcel Number (APN): 493-020-241

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

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Development Permit Application No. P 19-00906 was filed by Lita Bucu of the City of resno and pertains to an approximate 2.98-acre portion of APN 493-020-24T located at 4111 No h Winery Avenue on the west side of the North Winery Avenue between East Ashlan and E st Dakota Avenues; adjacent to the Chestnut Diagonal. The proposed Project includes the canst ction and operation of a drop-off convenience center facility to provide a place for City of Fresno r sidents to dispose of recyclable materials and other household waste. Specifically, material recei ed at the proposed Project site include recyclables such as cardboard, paper, and metal, as well as household appliances, furniture, garage clean-outs and construction debris such as wood, drywall, gr en waste, dirt, rock, and concrete. Some materials will have a value as commodities and will be trarsferred to local recycling facilities for additional processing and sale. Wood, green waste, and drr4a11 may be delivered to local recycling facilities or inert material landfills. Residual material and trash '(viii be sent directly to the landfill.

The facility would consist of an elevated deck, which would be constructed approximately 9' above grade and accessed by ramps, which would allow customers to drop material into standard 40 cubic yard roll-off bins (approximately 8' wide by 20' long and 8' in height) that are designated for specific materials. A total of seven roll~off bins would be accessible from the deck and would tie used for

cardboard, lumber, paper, plastic, or metal. Approximately 5 at-grade 20 cubic yard "low~boy" roll-off bins (approximately 8' wide by 20' long and 3' in height) would be provided for dirt, rock anc concrete, and separate drop-off and storage areas would be provided for bulky items such as mattr~sses and appliances.

The proposed Project site would also include a modular office with restrooms, a guarc shack to screen and direct customers, security fencing, security cameras, lighting, and landscaping. he facility will also have room for spare containers, employee parking, and storage of rolling-stoc<. such as forklifts, loaders, and a roll-off truck. The facility would be open Tuesday through Sunda, between 7am and 5pm and would be staffed by four employees. It is anticipated that the facility would receive approximately 33.8 tons of material each operating day based on a total of 225 custome s per day with an average load of 300 pounds per container.

The proposed Project will be required to tie into existing infrastructure in the area for sewer, water, and storm drain. The nearest sanitary sewer main to serve the proposed Project is an 8-lr,ch sewer main located underneath North Winery Avenue. Water mains (including installation a City fire hydrants) will be extended to the proposed Project; and, will be appropriately sized o provide adequate water pressure for both fire flow and project water use. Storm water will be co 1trolled by connecting to the immediately adjacent stormwater drainage facilities.

The City of Fresno has conducted an initial study of the above-described project and it has been determined to be a subsequent project that is not fully within the scope of the Master Environmental Impact Report SCH No. 2012111015 (MEIR) prepared for the Fresno General Plan. The efore, the Planning and Development Department proposes to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project.

With the mitigation imposed, there is no substantial evidence in the record that this project may have additional significant, direct, indirect or cumulative effects on the environment that are sign ficant and that were not identified and analyzed in the MEIR. After conducting a review of the adeqLacy of the MEIR pursuant to Public Resources Code, Section 21157.6(b)(1), the Planning and Development Department, as lead agency, finds that no substantial changes have occurred with res~ect to the circumstances under which the MEIR was certified and that no new information, whic ~ was not known and could not have been known at the time that the MEIR was certified as complete has become available. The project is not located on a site which is included on any o the lists enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the Government Code including, but not limited o, lists of hazardous waste facilities, land designated as hazardous waste property, hazardous waste disposal sites and others, and the information in the Hazardous Waste and Substances Statemer t required under subdivision (f) of that Section.

Additional information on the proposed project, including the MEIR proposed environmenta finding of a mitigated negative declaration and the initial study may be obtained from the Pia ming and Development Department, Fresno City Hall, 2600 Fresno Street, 3rd Floor, Room 304 3, Fresno, California 93721-3604. Please contact Rodney Horton at (559) 621-8181 for more informaton.

ANY INTERESTED PERSON may comment on the proposed environmental finding. Comrr ents must be in writing and must state (1) the commenter's name and address; (2) the commenter's nterest in, or relationship to, the project; (3) the environmental determination being commented upon; and (4) the specific reason(s) why the proposed environmental determination should or should not be made. Any comments may be submitted at any time between the publication date of this notice and close of business on November 21, 2019. Please direct comments to Rodney Horton, Planner, City of Fresno

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SUBMITTED BY: INITIAL STUDY PREPARED BY:

Crawford & Bowen Planning, Inc.

113 North Church Street, Suite 302

Visalia, CA 93291

INITIAL STUDY REVIEWED BY:

Rodney Horton, Planner Ill Will Tack , Supervising Planner CITY OF FRESNO CITY OF FRESNO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMEN

DEPARTMENT

DATE: November 1, 2019

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