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RESOLUTION NO. OC SAN 25-18 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT APPROVING
AND ADOPTING ADDENDUM NO. 2 TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE BAY BRIDGE PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAINS REPLACEMENT PROJECT (PROJECT NO. 5-67)
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District (“OC San”) is the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) for the Bay Bridge Pump Station
and Force Mains Replacement Project (“Project”);
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2021, OC San certified an environmental impact report for the Project (the “Project EIR”) pursuant to CEQA (State Clearinghouse No. 2016111031);
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2023, OC San adopted Addendum No. 1 to the Project EIR (“Addendum No. 1”) and approved certain modifications to the Project which were analyzed in Addendum No. 1;
WHEREAS, Bayside Village Marina LLC has offered to allow for the staging of
construction materials for the Project on a portion of its property (“Bayside Village Property”); WHEREAS, the Project contractor, J.F. Shea, (“Contractor”) has informed OC San
that it is necessary to make nighttime deliveries of oversized loads to the Project site via
Coast Highway; WHEREAS, TRA-1 in the Project EIR permits deliveries of oversized loads via Coast Highway with a Caltrans permit but only during weekday hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
WHEREAS, Caltrans permits deliveries of oversized loads via Coast Highway during the nighttime hours; thus, in order to deliver all necessary equipment and loads to the Project site safely, TRA-1 must be modified to permit nighttime deliveries of oversized loads via Coast Highway with a Caltrans permit;
WHEREAS, OC San has analyzed the potential environmental impacts of using a portion of the Bayside Village Property as a staging area for the Project and modifications to TRA-1 to allow nighttime deliveries of oversized loads via Coast Highway with a Caltrans permit (“Modified Project”) in Addendum No. 2 to the Project EIR (“Addendum
No. 2”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15164; and
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WHEREAS, the Modified Project, as further described in Addendum No. 2, would not result in any new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts and no further environmental review is thus
required pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines
sections 15162 and 15164; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has reviewed and considered the Project EIR, Addendum No. 1, Addendum No. 2, and all oral and written testimony submitted to OC
San in relation to the Modified Project, and all other information in the administrative
record; and WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of OC San does hereby find, determine, resolve, and order as follows:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference.
Section 2. The Board of Directors has reviewed and considered the Project EIR, Addendum No. 1, and Addendum No. 2, and the Board of Directors finds that these documents, taken together, have been completed in compliance with CEQA and contain
a complete and accurate reporting of all of the potential environmental impacts associated with the Modified Project. Section 3. Based on the substantial evidence set forth in the record, including but not limited to, the Project EIR, Addendum No. 1, Addendum No. 2, and all oral and
written testimony submitted to OC San in relation to the Modified Project, the Board of
Directors finds that an addendum is the appropriate document for disclosing the impacts of the Modified Project, and that none of the conditions identified in Public Resources Code section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 requiring subsequent environmental review have occurred, because:
(a) The Modified Project does not constitute a substantial change that would require major revisions of the Project EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.
(b) There is not a substantial change with respect to the circumstances under which the Modified Project will be constructed that would require major revisions of the Project EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of the
previously identified significant effects.
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(c) The Board of Directors has not been presented with new information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the Project EIR
was certified, that shows any of the conditions set forth in State CEQA
Guidelines section 15162(a)(3). Section 4. The Board of Directors hereby approves and adopts Addendum No. 2.
Section 5. The Board of Directors hereby approves the modifications to the Project as identified and described in Addendum No. 2. Section 6. The Project EIR, Addendum No. 1, Addendum No. 2, and all other
materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which these findings have been based are on file and available for public review at 18480 Bandilier Circle, Fountain Valley, CA 92708. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Orange
County Sanitation District Board of Directors held on September 24, 2025.
ATTEST:
Ryan P. Gallagher Board Chairman
Kelly A. Lore, MMC Clerk of the Board
Kelly Lore (Sep 25, 2025 11:55:06 PDT)
Kelly Lore
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. OC SAN 25-18 was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 24th day of September 2025, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Joyce Ahn, Debbie Baker, Pat Burns, Doug Chaffee, Jon Dumitru,
Ryan Gallagher, Lisa Landau, Carlos Leon, Christine Marick, Scott
Minikus, Jordan Nefulda, Andrew Nguyen, Robert Ooten, David Shawver, Jamie Valencia, Chad Wanke, Erik Weigand, John Withers, Jordan Wu, Ted Bui (Alternate), Rose Espinoza
(Alternate), Gene Hernandez (Alternate) and Cindy Tran (Alternate) NOES: None
ABSENT: Johnathan Ryan Hernandez and Melinda Liu
ABSTENTIONS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of Orange County Sanitation District this 24th day of September 2025.
Kelly A. Lore, MMC Clerk of the Board of Directors Orange County Sanitation District
Kelly Lore (Sep 25, 2025 11:55:06 PDT)
Kelly Lore
ADDENDUM NO. 2 TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE
Bay Bridge Pump Station and
Force Mains Replacement Project
(Project No. 5-67)
State Clearinghouse No. 2016111031
Lead Agency:
18480 Bandilier Circle
Fountain Valley, California 92708 Contact: Mr. Kevin Hadden
Principal Staff Analyst 714.962.2411
Prepared by:
MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL 5 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 500
Santa Ana, California 92707 Contact: Ms. Kristen Bogue
949.472.3505
September 2025
JN 208429
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section I: Summary .................................................................................................................................. 1
Section II: Applicable CEQA Principles ................................................................................................ 3
Section III: Project Description: The Modified Project ........................................................................ 4
Section IV: Environmental Assessment ................................................................................................... 6
Exhibits
1 Added Staging Area and Truck Access ............................................................................... 5
Attachments
1 Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2021-00194238 Ruling
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I. Summary
As Lead Agency, the Orange County Sanitation District (“OC San”) prepared the Draft
Environmental Impact Report (“Draft EIR”) for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains
Replacement Project (State Clearinghouse No. 2016111031)1. The OC San’s Board of Directors ultimately certified the DEIR on February 24, 2021. On March 1, 2021, OC San submitted a Notice of Determination (“NOD”) for the Final EIR to both the State Clearinghouse and the Orange County Clerk’s Office (“County Clerk’s Office”). The County Clerk’s Office posted the NOD on
March 1, 2021, and the State Clearinghouse posted the NOD on March 2, 2021.
On April 1, 2021, Bayside Village Marina filed a Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate against OC San in Orange County Superior Court alleging that the Draft EIR failed to comply with CEQA on numerous grounds. (Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2021-01194238.) On December 16, 2022, Judge William Claster of the Orange County Superior Court issued a ruling
that upheld the Draft EIR in all respects except one. The Court issued a limited writ directing OC San to correct deficiencies in the Draft EIR’s description of the project’s proposed construction staging areas. The Court made this ruling (the “Ruling”) on December 16, 2022.
The Draft EIR explained that construction staging would occur somewhere in the “Adjacent Pump Station Work Area” (identified in Draft EIR Exhibit 3-6, Adjacent Pump Station
Work Areas), which included both Lower Castaways Park and a portion of the Bayside Village
Marina private property. The Draft EIR considered all potential impacts that could occur in the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area including, among others, impacts on biological resources, aesthetics, cultural resources, archeological resources, transportation, noise, land use plan consistency, and emergency response during construction activities.
The City of Newport Beach submitted a comment letter to OC San stating that the “City will likely neither support a permanent nor temporary easement through Lower Castaways Park” because the City plans to develop the site with park facilities. In responses to comments, OC San stated that, should Lower Castaways not be available, construction staging would occur elsewhere within the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area.
The Court found that, assuming Lower Castaways is not available, “it is unclear whether creating a staging area in the limited, designated space is even possible.” The Court concluded that no specific location with adequate square footage had been identified in the Draft EIR, nor was there any analysis as to whether Draft EIR Mitigation Measures AES-1 and TRA-1 would apply to any area other than the Lower Castaways.
The Court also noted that Draft EIR Mitigation Measure TRA-1 implies that construction staging could occur outside the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area. Draft EIR Mitigation Measure TRA-1 states in relevant part, “[construction drawings shall] identify any and all construction staging or material storage sites located outside of the project area.” The Court further noted that counsel for the District stated in a prior hearing that the lowest responsible bidder will have
complete discretion to decide where staging would occur and how many staging sites would be necessary. The Court explained that because the Draft EIR’s analysis failed to account for impacts that could occur elsewhere, and the low responsible bidder could place the project staging
1 The Draft EIR refers to the 2020 Recirculated Draft EIR for the Project, which was circulated for public review in
August 2020.
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elsewhere in its sole discretion, Draft EIR Mitigation Measure AES-1 was “toothless.” The Court also questioned whether AES-1 imposed enforceable standards.
In July 2023, OC San prepared an Addendum (Addendum No. 1) to the Final EIR in
response to the Ruling. Addendum No. 1 provided additional information regarding the proposed use of the Lower Castaways Park as a construction staging area and added a new construction staging area at OC San Plant No. 2, located in the City of Huntington Beach, for soil storage/drying activities. Addendum No. 1 modified Draft EIR TRA-1 to eliminate any reference to additional
construction staging or material storage areas and, per a new condition of project approval, stated
that the construction contractor would not have discretion to select staging areas. Finally, Addendum No. 1 modified and addressed the enforceability of Draft Mitigation Measure AES-1. Mitigation measures for public projects are considered enforceable when they are incorporated into the project design. (Public Resources Code § 21081.6(b); 14 Cal. Code Regs. §
15126.4(a)(2).) A resolution incorporating AES-1 into the project design was included with
Addendum No. 1.
Addendum No. 1 considered all potential impacts that could occur within the proposed staging areas, including, among others, impacts on aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, cultural and tribal cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and
hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation, utilities, and wildfire. Addendum No. 1 concluded that the additional staging area at OC San Plant No. 2 and revisions to Draft EIR Mitigation Measures AES-1 and TRA-1 would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in significant impacts previously identified in the Draft EIR. Collectively, the
Draft EIR, Final EIR, and Addendum No. 1 are referred to as the “previously analyzed project.”
The property owner at Bayside Village Marina LLC (“Bayside Village Property”) has offered to allow OC San’s Contractor to stage construction materials on a portion of its property. Thus, OC San wishes to analyze the environmental impacts of using a portion of the Bayside Village Property as a staging area for the project, in addition to the delivery of oversized loads in
the nighttime hours. Specifically, in August 2025, the Contractor submitted a request to OC San to allow nighttime delivery of oversized loads via Coast Highway to the construction site. The current mitigation measures (specifically, TRA-1) restrict such oversized loads to weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Upon review, OC San determined that restricting nighttime deliveries of oversized loads along Coast Highway was not required to reduce environmental
impacts. In fact, permitting nighttime deliveries of oversized loads along Coast Highway would present a safer alternative, one that Caltrans and the City of Newport Beach prefer. In response, OC San wishes to modify TRA-1 as shown in Section IV, Environmental Assessment, Transportation, below. Thus, OC San has prepared this Addendum (Addendum No. 2) in order to analyze the environmental impacts that may occur from adding a portion of the Bayside Village
Property as a staging area, as well as nighttime delivery of oversized loads, is referred to herein as the “Modified Project”.
As set forth in detail below, the Modified Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts. As a result, an addendum is appropriate. (CEQA Guidelines §§ 15162, 15164.)
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II. Applicable CEQA Principles
When an EIR has been certified or a negative declaration adopted for a project, no
subsequent or supplemental environmental review documentation shall be required unless one or
more of the following events occurs:
1) Substantial changes are proposed in the project, which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified
significant effects;
2) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken, which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or
3) New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete or the negative declaration was adopted, shows any of the following:
A. The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous
EIR or negative declaration;
B. Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR;
C. Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of
the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or
D. Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the
mitigation measure or alternative.
The lead agency shall prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions are necessary but none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR have occurred. (CEQA Guidelines § 15164(a).) Circulation of an addendum for public review is not necessary (CEQA Guidelines § 15164(c));
however, the addendum must be considered in conjunction with the adopted Final EIR by the agency’s decision-making body (CEQA Guidelines § 15164(d).)
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III. Project Description: The Modified Project
In addition to staging activities at 300 East Coast Highway in Newport Beach (the proposed
Pump Station location), 100 Dover Drive in Newport Beach (Lower Castaways Park), and 22212
Brookhurst Street in Huntington Beach (OC San Plant No. 2), the Modified Project would add a staging area at a portion of the Bayside Village Property (Bayside Village Marina Staging Area), which is privately owned and currently operates as an RV storage and boat slip area; refer to Exhibit 1, Added Staging Area and Truck Access. Under existing conditions, vehicular access to
the marina is provided by a private driveway along North Bayside Drive, secured by a gate with ingress and egress on either side of the manned guard station.
Proposed staging activities at this location would include storage of equipment and materials, loading and unloading of equipment and material, limited employee parking, and truck ingress/egress access. The staged construction materials would include piping, conduits, shoring,
formwork, rebar, and other materials necessary for construction. Staged construction equipment at
this location may include trucks, lifts, excavators, loaders, cranes, and other equipment necessary for the construction. Soil and dredged materials would not be stored on the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area.
Existing public access to the RV storage area and to the dock structures in the marina would
not be obstructed or altered during project construction. Ingress and egress for both renters and project construction vehicles would be provided via the existing driveway to the property along the west side of Bayside Drive. For larger truck loads, both ingress and egress would occur at the vehicle ingress of the driveway, as depicted in Exhibit 1. As larger trucks are unable to complete the exit turn in the egress lane, larger trucks would exit through the guard shack ingress point and
utilize a flagger at that time. All other vehicles would exit through the egress point of the guard
shack.
No changes to proposed staging/hauling activities at Lower Castaways Park or OC San Plant No. 2 would result from the Modified Project; these project features would remain the same as that considered in Addendum No. 1. However, in order to minimize potential safety concerns
pertaining to the hauling of oversized loads on public right-of-way, the Modified Project proposes nighttime deliveries of oversized loads at the project driveway at East Coast Highway subject to applicable Caltrans permit(s). Examples of oversized loads would include delivery of the grout plant, large drill, tunneling machine sections, plant equipment, and other materials/equipment. Delivery of such equipment would also include movement of equipment to/from the proposed
pump station and launch shaft location as well as the reception shaft area.
It is acknowledged that given the construction period for the proposed project (Fall of 2025 through Winter of 2028), staging of these materials may be utilized at any of these three locations, depending on availability at the time of staging. Should utilization of Lower Castaways Park as a staging location terminate, such staging activities would shift to the Bayside Village Marina
Staging Area and OC San Plant No. 2.
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IV. Environmental Assessment
Potential environmental impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station
Work Area and Lower Castaways Park for construction staging purposes during implementation
of the previously analyzed project were evaluated in the Draft EIR. Potential environmental impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were evaluated in Addendum No. 1. The Modified Project would include a staging area within the existing Bayside Village Property (Bayside Village Marina Staging Area). It is acknowledged that
the Draft EIR did evaluate potential staging activities at a portion of this staging area, at the existing
RV storage area depicted in Draft EIR Exhibit 3-6, Adjacent Pump Station Work Areas. As noted above and depicted in Exhibit 1, activities would be limited to equipment and materials storage, limited employee parking, and truck ingress/egress. The Modified Project would not change staging/hauling activities at Lower Castaways Park or OC San Plant No. 2. Potential impacts due
to implementation of the Modified Project are discussed below.
Aesthetics/Light and Glare
The potential aesthetic/visual impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area, which included Lower Castaways Park and a portion of the Bayside Marina Village property for construction staging purposes were analyzed in
the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.1-16, 5.1-17, 5.1-18.)
The potential aesthetic/visual impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 9, 10, 11.) Identified changes since the Draft EIR were limited to the potential visibility of stockpiled soil at the new staging site. Overall, with implementation
of modified Mitigation Measure AES-1, which would require screening for staging areas, impacts related to degraded visual quality, including visual impacts from stockpiling at the OC San Plant No. 2, would be less than significant. The Modified Project would include an additional construction staging location at
the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, a portion of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. Under existing conditions, Bayside Village Marina Staging Area already blocks views of coastal bluffs along Coast Highway; as such, temporary construction staging activities would not increase view blockage of scenic resources, such as coastal bluffs, compared to existing conditions. While the storage of construction equipment and
materials would result in short-term impacts to existing visual character/quality, these impacts would be temporary and cease once construction is completed. Nonetheless, the Modified Project would implement Mitigation Measure AES-1 from the previously analyzed project, and as modified by Addendum No. 1, to ensure that the staging area is screened from public view. Under existing conditions, nighttime security lighting is used
at the existing pump station and within the RV storage area; other sources of light and glare in the general vicinity include existing streetlights and headlights along adjacent roadways and security lighting associated with adjacent development. As staging activities at the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area would be limited to the storage of equipment and materials, loading and unloading of equipment and material, limited employee parking, and
truck ingress/egress access, and would not increase haul trips or require changes to
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nighttime activities, for staging purposes, previously considered, impacts related to light and glare would not change from the previously analyzed project.
The Modified Project would allow delivery of oversized loads in the nighttime
hours. The Draft EIR analyzed nighttime lighting at the delivery locations, since the project proposed 24-hour construction activities in these areas for the purpose of replacing the force mains. The addition of nighttime lighting as a result of oversized load deliveries at these locations would not result in substantial increases in the nighttime lighting at these
locations. As detailed in the Draft EIR, short-term light and glare impacts associated with
construction activities would likely be limited to nighttime lighting (for construction and security purposes). Mitigation Measure AES-3 would require a construction safety lighting plan. Nighttime security lighting, as necessary, would be oriented downward and away from adjacent residential areas. With implementation of Mitigation Measure AES-3,
impacts in this regard would be reduced to less than significant levels. (Draft EIR p. 5.1-
19.) With compliance with the Draft EIR Mitigation Measure AES-3, the Modified Project would not result in any significant change in impacts related to light and glare from the previously analyzed project.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously
analyzed project.
Following implementation of Mitigation Measure AES-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, and considering the short-term duration of staging activities at the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the Modified Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts
pertaining to aesthetics.
AES-1 Prior to issuance of any grading and/or demolition permits, whichever occurs first, engineering drawings and specifications shall be prepared by the Project Engineer, or their designee, and submitted for review and approval by the Orange County Sanitation District Director of Engineering. These documents
shall, at a minimum, indicate the equipment and vehicle staging areas, stockpiling of materials, screening/fencing (, and haul route(s). Staging areas shall be sited away from public views, to the extent feasible and reasonable. Construction haul routes shall minimize impacts to sensitive uses in the project area by avoiding local residential streets. Staging areas shall be screened
utilizing temporary fencing with opaque materials to buffer views of construction equipment and materials for the duration of construction.
AES-3 Prior to any nighttime construction activities, a construction safety lighting plan shall be prepared by the Project Engineer, or their designee, and submitted to the Orange County Sanitation District Director of Engineering for review and
approval. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
• Identify all required construction lighting fixtures, anticipated locations and heights, and maximum wattage required;
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• Ensure all construction-related lighting fixtures (including portable
fixtures) are shielded and oriented downward and away from adjacent
sensitive areas (including residential and biologically sensitive areas);
• Provide the minimal wattage necessary to provide adequate nighttime visibility and safety at the construction site; and
• Demonstrate that nighttime construction lighting does not spillover onto adjacent residential properties.
Air Quality
The potential air quality impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent
Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.2-13, 5.2-14, 5.2-15, 5.2-16, 5.2-17, 5.2-19, 5.2-20, 5.2-24, 5.2-25.)
The potential air quality impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant
No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 11, 12.) Changes considered since the Draft EIR were limited to the addition of new haul truck trips (approximately 1,674) to and from the new staging area. Nevertheless, Addendum No. 1 concluded that hauling activities would not exceed the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) significance thresholds. Overall, the
previously analyzed project was determined to result in less than significant air quality impacts.
The Modified Project would include an additional construction staging location at the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, a portion of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. The Modified Project would allow nighttime hauling of oversized loads at
the project driveway at East Coast Highway. However, the Modified Project would not require additional hauling, compared to that analyzed in the Draft EIR, nor would the project result in any increased staging/hauling activities at Lower Castaways Park or OC San Plant No. 2. Rather, by adding an additional staging area in proximity to construction activities, the Modified Project has the potential to reduce air quality emissions due to
fewer/shorter construction truck trips. As a result, short-term construction staging activities under the Modified Project would not exceed SCAQMD’s significance thresholds and would result in the same or less construction-related air quality impacts on sensitive receptors compared to those identified by the previously approved project.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously
analyzed project. As such, it is not anticipated that the Modified Project would conflict with any applicable air quality plans, as these plans are primarily concerned with long-term impacts.
Following adherence to SCAQMD’s rules and regulations, the Modified Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified
significant impacts pertaining to air quality.
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Biological Resources
The potential impacts on biological resources associated with the temporary use of
the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in
the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.3-13, 5.3-14, 5.3-15, 5.3-16, 5.3-17, 5.3-19, 5.3-20, 5.3-21, 5.3-23, 5.3-24, 5.3-25.)
The potential impacts on biological resources associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1.
(Addendum No. 1, p. 13, 14.) Identified changes since the Draft EIR were limited to the
presence of ornamental trees at Lower Castaways, where nesting birds could be present. Overall, following implementation of Mitigation Measure BIO-2, as modified by Addendum No. 1, which would require nesting bird surveys and subsequent nest avoidance, impacts related to biological resources would be less than significant.
The Modified Project would include a new staging area within the fully developed
Bayside Village Marina Staging Area. However, it is acknowledged that the majority of this staging area was analyzed in the Draft EIR; refer to Figure 4, Vegetation Communities and Land Uses, of the Biological Resources Report included in Appendix 11.3, Biological Resources Reports, of the Draft EIR. The vast majority of the soils on-site have been
significantly altered due to compaction and construction of the RV storage area and
existing pump station. The only vegetation that exists on site consists of a limited area of ornamental non-native grasses and shrubs along Coast Highway. Thus, the proposed staging area within the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area does not present suitable habitat for sensitive/special-status biological resources. Additionally, there are no riparian
habitats, wetlands, or environmentally sensitive area (ESA) present at the Bayside Village
Marina Staging Area. Due to the presence of ornamental landscaping on site, there is a potential for nesting birds to be present and impacted during construction. As a result, Draft EIR Mitigation Measure BIO-2, as modified by Addendum No. 1, would apply to the Modified Project in order to reduce construction impacts to biological resources to less
than significant levels. The nighttime hauling of oversized loads would not change any
construction-related aspects of the previously analyzed project pertaining to biological resources.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously analyzed project.
Following implementation of Draft EIR Mitigation Measure BIO-2, as modified by Addendum No. 1, and considering the short-term duration of construction staging activities, the Modified Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to biological resources.
BIO-2 Should construction activities occur within the nesting season, all suitable
habitat surrounding the project site and Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) Plant No. 2 shall be thoroughly surveyed for the presence of nesting birds by a qualified biologist, defined as an individual with a bachelor’s degree or above in a biological science field and demonstrated field experience, within three days prior to commencement of site disturbance activities.
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If an active avian nest is discovered in proximity to the project site or OC San Plant No. 2 during the nesting bird survey, construction activities (those
activities that could result in direct or indirect impacts to active nests either
through noise, light, or physical contact) shall stay outside of a 300- foot buffer around the active nest. For raptor species, this buffer shall be expanded to 500 feet. The qualified biologist shall be present to delineate the boundaries of the buffer area and to monitor the active nest in order to ensure that nesting
behavior is not adversely affected by construction activities. If the qualified biologist determines that nesting behavior is adversely affected by construction activities, the qualified biologist shall halt construction activities that result in the adverse effect and file a written report to OC San and the construction contractor stating the recommended course of action. The buffer area and
limitations on construction may be reduced upon approval by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and only if the nesting behaviors are not disrupted by construction activities, as determined by the qualified biologist. Once the young have fledged, normal construction activities shall be allowed to occur.
Cultural Resources
The potential cultural resources impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.4-15, 5.4-16.)
The potential cultural resources impacts associated with the temporary use of OC
San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 14.) Overall, as no historic resources are located within the project area, and as no grading or excavation is proposed at project staging areas, impacts to cultural resources for the previously analyzed project were determined to be less than significant.
The Modified Project would include an additional construction staging location at the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, a portion of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. Activities at construction staging areas under the Modified Project would be temporary during construction, would cease when construction is completed, and would not require any ground disturbing activities that could impact previously undiscovered
cultural resources. Construction impacts would be less than significant. The nighttime hauling of oversized loads would not change any construction-related aspects of the previously analyzed project pertaining to cultural resources.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously analyzed project.
The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to cultural resources.
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Geology and Soils
The potential geology and soils impacts associated with the temporary use of the
Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the
Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.4-15, 5.4-16.)
The potential geology and soils impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 15.) Identified changes since the Draft EIR were limited to the
addition of soil drying/stockpiling at the new staging area, which could result in erosion. However, Addendum No. 1 required compliance with SCAQMD Rule 403 during construction to prevent fugitive dust, as well as compliance with OC San established protocols and existing regulations to minimize the potential of erosion at proposed staging areas during construction. Overall, geology and soils impacts associated with the
previously analyzed project were determined to be less than significant. As the Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the majority of which was previously analyzed in the Draft EIR. As described in the Draft EIR, the Modified Project would not be located on a geologically sensitive area, including
within an earthquake fault zone or zones prone to landslides, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse. Proposed staging activities under the Modified Project would be temporary during construction, would cease when construction is completed, and would not require any new ground disturbing activities not previously considered in the Draft EIR that could impact previously undiscovered paleontological resources. Additionally, the
Modified Project would not result in any new stockpiling activities that could result in fugitive dust emissions or erosion. The nighttime hauling of oversized loads would not change any construction-related aspects of the previously analyzed project. No new significant geology and soils impacts would result from implementation of the Modified Project.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously analyzed project. The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a
substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to geology and soils.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes
were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.6-11, 5.6-12, 5.6-13.)
The potential GHG emission impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 15, 16.) Identified changes since the Draft EIR were limited to the addition of new haul truck trips (approximately 1,674) to and from the new staging area.
Nevertheless, it was determined that emissions created by off-road construction equipment
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and on-road vehicles (including haul truck trips) affiliated with construction staging areas would not exceed the SCAQMD’s GHG emissions significance thresholds, and therefore
would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of
reducing GHG emissions. Impacts for the previously analyzed project related to GHG emissions were determined to be less than significant. The Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, a
majority of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. The Modified Project would allow nighttime hauling of oversized loads at the project driveway at East Coast Highway. However, the Modified Project would not require additional hauling, compared to that analyzed in the Draft EIR, nor would the Modified Project change any staging/hauling activities at Lower Castaways Park or OC San Plant No. 2. As such, it is not anticipated
that the Modified Project would exceed the SCAQMD’s GHG emissions significance threshold. Further, it is acknowledged that by adding an additional staging area in proximity to construction activities, the Modified Project has the potential to reduce GHG emissions due to fewer/shorter construction truck trips.
The Modified Project would not change operational aspects of the previously
analyzed project. As such, it is not anticipated that the Modified Project would conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions, as these plans are primarily concerned with long-term impacts.
The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to GHG
emissions.
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
The potential hazards and hazardous materials impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.5-15, 5.7-13, 5.7-14, 5.7-15,
4.7-16, 5.7-17, 5.7-20.)
The potential hazards and hazardous materials impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 16, 17, 18, 19.) Identified changes since the Draft EIR include the presence of existing soil contamination and existing hazardous materials
site conditions documented at OC San Plant No. 2, which could expose humans to
hazardous substances through an accidental release. Nonetheless, it was determined that compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit, Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Storm Water Runoff Associated with Construction Activities, impacts would be less than significant. The NPDES General
Permit requires the proper handling and discharge of harmful pollutants that could affect water quality in the area. Therefore, compliance with the NPDES General Permit would ensure that any harmful pollutants or hazardous materials would be properly handled and disposed of to prevent unsafe exposure to construction workers. As project construction would require temporary lane closures to allow for staging and work area access, and as
OC San Plant No. 2 is situated in the proximity of identified evacuation routes for the
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Tsunami Hazard Zone, the previously analyzed project included Mitigation Measure TRA-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, to require that emergency access is maintained during
all construction activities.
The Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the majority of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. As discussed in the Draft EIR, staging at this location would not occur at an existing listed hazardous materials site. The Modified Project’s proposed staging activities would be temporary during
construction, would cease when construction is completed, and would not involve any
demolition of on-site structures or ground disturbing activities. Additionally, as construction staging would not require dredging or earthwork, it was determined that impacts related to the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials, or accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials would be less than significant.
Further, the Modified Project’s use of potentially hazardous materials associated with truck
hauling operations, including oils, lubricants, and vehicle fuels, would comply with applicable Federal, State and local regulatory requirements. Mitigation Measure TRA-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, would apply to the Modified Project to ensure that emergency response and evacuation is maintained during construction.
Regarding emergency access, the Modified Project proposes ingress and egress for both renters and project construction vehicles would be provided via the existing driveway to the property along the west side of Bayside Drive. For larger truck loads, both ingress and egress would occur at the vehicle ingress of the driveway, as depicted in Exhibit 1. As larger trucks are unable to complete the exit turn in the egress lane, larger trucks would
exit through the guard shack ingress point and utilize a flagger at that time. All other
vehicles would exit through the egress point of the guard shack. In order to ensure that these activities occur, Draft EIR Mitigation Measure TRA-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, would require a Construction Management Plan (CMP) to identify necessary traffic controls and detours, and a construction phasing plan to reduce impacts to local streets and
plan for traffic control signage and detours along identified haul routes. The CMP would
also specify the hours during which hauling activities could occur and would require traffic control barricades, cones, flaggers, and/or warning signs to reduce construction-related impacts to adjacent streets. With compliance with TRA-1, temporary construction-related impacts would be less than significant.
The Modified Project would also allow nighttime hauling of oversized loads at the project driveway at East Coast Highway subject to applicable Caltrans permit(s). Nighttime hauling of oversized loads would reduce potential traffic hazard conflicts with vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians, as oversized hauling would occur in the nighttime hours when these activities are less likely to occur. This aspect of the Modified Project would result in
less impacts than those considered as part of the Draft EIR, where these activities occurred solely during daytime hours. As such, the Modified Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to hazards and hazardous materials during construction.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously
analyzed project.
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Following implementation of Draft EIR Mitigation Measure TRA-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, and considering the short-term duration of staging activities at the
Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the Modified Project would not result in new
significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to hazards and hazardous materials.
TRA-1 Prior to initiation of construction activities, engineering drawings and
specifications, and/or contractor shop drawings shall be prepared by the Project
Engineer, or designee, and submitted for review and approval by the Orange
County Sanitation District, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans),
City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department, and the City of Newport
Beach Public Works Department. These documents shall, at a minimum,
address the following:
• Traffic control protocols shall be specified for any lane closure, detour,
or other disruption to traffic circulation, including bicycle and
pedestrian trails. Disruption to traffic circulation shall be minimized to
the greatest extent feasible. Bicycle and pedestrian trails shall remain
open, to the greatest extent feasible, during construction or shall be re-
routed to ensure continued connectivity.
• Bus stop access impacts shall be coordinated with, and approved by, the
Orange County Transportation Authority.
• At least one week before any construction activities that would affect
travel on nearby roadways, the construction contractor shall notify the
City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department, City of Newport
Beach Public Works Department and Caltrans, as applicable, of
construction activities that could impede movement (such as lane
closures) along roadways, to allow for planning temporary detours or
identifying alternative emergency access routes where appropriate.
Surrounding property owners shall also be notified of project activities
through advanced mailings.
• Identify construction vehicle haul routes for the delivery of construction
materials (i.e., lumber, tiles, piping, windows, etc.) to the site; necessary
traffic controls and detours; and a construction phasing plan for the
project to reduce impacts to local streets and plan for traffic control
signage and detours along identified haul routes to minimize impacts to
existing traffic flow.
• Specify the hours during which hauling activities can occur and methods
to mitigate construction-related impacts to adjacent streets such as
traffic control barricades, cones, flaggers, and warning signs.
• Require the contractor to keep all haul routes clean and free of debris,
including but not limited to gravel and dirt resulting from project
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construction. The Contractor shall clean adjacent streets, as directed by
the Orange County Sanitation District, of any project material which
may have been spilled, tracked, or blown onto adjacent City of Newport
Beach, City of Huntington Beach, and Caltrans streets or areas.
• Hauling of oversize loads shall be allowed between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 3:00 p.m. only, Monday through Friday. No hauling or
transport shall be allowed during nighttime hours (10:00 p.m. to 7:00
a.m.), weekends, or Federal holidays, with the exception of overside
loads for the purpose of minimizing safety risk. Oversized hauling
activities may occur along Coast Highway in the nighttime hours subject
to the applicable Caltrans permit. All oversized loads shall not occur
during peak traffic hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. on weekdays. Any oversized loads utilizing Coast Highway shall
obtain a Caltrans permit for such activities.
• Use of local streets shall be prohibited, except when required to provide
direct access to the project site and in compliance with the approved
project haul routes.
• Haul trucks entering or exiting public streets shall yield to public traffic
at all times.
• If hauling operations cause any damage to existing pavement, streets,
curbs, and/or gutters along the haul route, the contractor shall be fully
responsible for repairs. The repairs shall restore the damaged property
to its original condition.
• All construction-related staging of vehicles shall be kept out of the
adjacent public roadways and shall occur on the project site or within
additional off-street staging areas previously identified and arranged.
• Construction-related lane closures would only occur between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with the exception
of oversized hauling activities. More or less restrictive closure hours
may be prescribed by the City.
• Use of a construction flagperson (as deemed appropriate by the Orange
County Sanitation District) to assist in maintaining efficient vehicle
travel in both directions (particularly during peak travel hours) and use
of construction signage and safe detour routes for pedestrians and
bicyclists when travel lanes and sidewalks along Coast Highway are
affected.
• The engineering drawings and specifications shall meet standards
established in the current California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Device (MUTCD).
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Hydrology & Water Quality
The potential hydrology and water quality impacts associated with the temporary
use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were
analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.8-16, 5.8-17, 5.8-18, 5.8-19, 8-6.)
The potential hydrology and water quality impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 19, 20.) Identified changes since the Draft EIR included
stockpiling activities at the new staging area, which could result in water contamination due to erosion. Additionally, it should be noted that the Draft EIR analyzed staging areas within the Santa Ana Region Basin Plan (Basin Plan) within the jurisdiction of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), but the OC San Plant No. 2 is located within the Orange County Groundwater Basin and, therefore, is within the
jurisdiction of the Orange County Water District (OCWD). Nevertheless, it was determined that the previously analyzed project would result in less than significant impacts related to water quality and hydrology.
The Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the majority of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. As described in the Draft
EIR, staging at this location would not be within a flood hazard. (Draft EIR, p. 8-6.) However, the site is located within an area that could be subject to inundation as a result of a tsunami or seiche within Newport Bay. The Modified Project’s staging activities would be temporary during construction, cease when construction is completed, and would not require any ground disturbing activities that could interfere with groundwater recharge or
substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area. Additionally, the Modified Project would not require any changes to hauling or stockpiling that could result in water contamination due to erosion or any increased risk of release of pollutants due to inundation from a tsunami or seiche. The Modified Project would not result in any new significant impacts pertaining to increased water demand during construction, compared to
that considered in the previously analyzed project documentation. The nighttime hauling of oversized loads would not change any construction-related aspects of the previously analyzed project pertaining to hydrology and water quality. As such, the Modified Project would not result in any new significant impacts or any substantial increases in previously identified hydrology or water quality impacts during construction.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously analyzed project. The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to hydrology and
water quality.
Land Use and Planning
The potential land use and planning impacts associated with the temporary use of
the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.9-8., 5.9-9, 5.9-12, 5.9-14, 5.9-15, 5.9-16, 5.9-
17).
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The potential land use and planning impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1.
(Addendum No. 1, p. 20, 21.) Overall, as no changes to land uses or zoning designations
would occur as a result of temporary construction staging, impacts to land use and planning for the previously analyzed project were determined to be less than significant.
The Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the majority of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. The Modified Project’s
proposed staging activities would be temporary during construction, would cease when
construction is completed, and would not require or result in changes to land uses or zoning designations. Additionally, during construction staging, including truck ingress and egress to the staging site, public access to the marina, including rented areas for RV storage and boat slips, would remain accessible. As such, the Modified Project would be consistent
with the recreational policies of the California Coastal Act. Last, the nighttime hauling of
oversized loads would not change any construction-related aspects of the previously analyzed project pertaining to land use and planning. Construction impacts would be less than significant.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously
analyzed project.
The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to land use and planning.
Noise
The potential noise impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.10-12, 5.10-13, 5.10-14, 5.10-15, 5.10-16, 5.10-17, 5.10-18).
The potential noise impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1,
p. 21, 22, 23.) Identified changes since the Draft EIR are limited to the increase in haul trips (approximately 1,674 trips), which could result in short-term construction noise impacts. However, with implementation of Draft EIR Mitigation Measures NOI-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, potential noise impacts would be less than significant. Specifically, Mitigation Measure NOI-1 would reduce short-term construction noise
impacts by requiring mobile equipment to be muffled and requiring best management practices such as avoiding noise sensitive uses while hauling and prohibiting construction activities outside of allowable hours specified by the Municipal Code. Mitigation Measure Overall, noise impacts associated with the additional haul truck trips would be temporary and cease upon completion of construction. Impacts for the previously analyzed project
related to noise were determined to be less than significant. The Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the majority of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. The Modified Project would not change construction equipment assumptions considered in the Draft EIR. The Modified
Project would allow nighttime hauling of oversized loads at the project driveway at East
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Coast Highway. However, the Modified Project would not require additional hauling, compared to that analyzed in the Draft EIR, nor would the Modified Project change any
staging/hauling activities at Lower Castaways Park or OC San Plant No. 2.
The Modified Project would allow delivery of oversized loads in the nighttime hours. The Draft EIR analyzed nighttime construction noise at the delivery locations, since the project proposed 24-hour construction activities in these areas for the purpose of replacing the force mains. The addition of nighttime noise as a result of oversized load
deliveries at these locations would not result in substantial increases in the nighttime
lighting at these locations, compared to that analyzed in the Draft EIR. As detailed in the Draft EIR, Mitigation Measure NOI-2 requires the preparation of a Construction Noise Control Plan to demonstrate sensitive receptors would not be disturbed by construction noise levels prior to issuance of demolition or building permits. The Construction Noise
Control Plan would identify noise reduction measures (e.g., temporary construction noise
barriers, sound-attenuating enclosures, etc.) to minimize construction noise levels at off-site sensitive receptors and demonstrate compliance with Municipal Code Chapter 10.26 and 10.28. Compliance with Municipal Code Chapter 10.26 and 10.28 would ensure sensitive receptors are not disturbed outside of allowable construction hours. With the
implementation of Mitigation Measure NOI-2, nighttime noise levels would be reduced
below the City’s nighttime noise standards. As such, sensitive receptors would not be disturbed by construction noise as mitigated nighttime construction noise would not exceed the City’s exterior nighttime noise standard of 50 dBA and/or interior nighttime noise standard of 40 dBA. In conclusion, the addition of nighttime noise as a result of oversized
load deliveries at these locations would not result in substantial increases in the nighttime lighting at these locations, compared to that analyzed in the Draft EIR.
The proposed staging activities at Bayside Village Marina Staging Area would not result in any significant changes to noise analyzed as part of the Draft EIR. Therefore, the Modified Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in
previously identified impacts pertaining to noise.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously analyzed project. The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a
substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to noise.
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NOI-2 Prior to issuance of Demolition or Building Permits, the Orange County Sanitation District, or designee, shall retain a qualified Acoustical Engineer,
defined as an individual with a bachelor’s degree or above in acoustics, physics,
or another closely related engineering discipline and demonstrated field experience, to prepare a Construction Noise Control Plan. The Construction Noise Control Plan shall identify the types, location, and duration of equipment to be used during project construction. Construction noise levels shall be
quantified and estimated at the nearest sensitive uses (i.e., residences, schools, churches, recreation/park facilities, hospitals, libraries, etc.) within 1,000 feet of the project construction area. Based on proposed construction hours and equipment to be used, the Construction Noise Control Plan shall identify noise reduction measures to minimize construction noise levels at off-site sensitive
uses, demonstrating compliance with the Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter 10.26 and 10.28. Noise reduction measures may include the use of sound blankets, sound walls/barriers, noise shrouds, and/or limiting the use of heavy noise-emitting equipment to non-sensitive hours (during daytime work hours and not after 5:00 p.m., etc.). The noise reduction measures shall be
included in the project engineering drawings and specifications, and/or contractor shop drawings for review by the City of Newport Beach Planning Division. All noise reduction measures identified in the Construction Noise Control Plan approved by the City of Newport Beach shall be included in all project designs and construction plans for the project.
Population and Housing
The potential population and housing impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 8-1).
The potential population and housing impacts associated with the temporary use of
OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 23.) Impacts associated with the temporary use of construction staging areas during implementation of the previously analyzed project were determined to be less than significant.
The Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the
majority of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR; there are no existing residents or housing at this proposed staging location. The Modified Project would not cause a change in the labor force resulting in unplanned population growth in the area, nor any operational aspects of the previously analyzed project. Further, the nighttime hauling of oversized loads would not change any aspect of population and housing, as analyzed in
the Draft EIR. The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to population and housing.
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Public Services
The potential public services impacts associated with the temporary use of the
Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the
Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 8-1).
The potential public services impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 23, 24.) Overall, temporary construction staging activities would not
result in the need for new or physically altered fire, police, school, parks and recreational, or other public service facilities, and impacts would be less than significant.
As discussed above under Population and Housing analysis, the Modified Project would not result in unplanned population growth in the area. As such, it is not anticipated that the Modified Project would require new or physically altered fire, police, school, parks
and recreational, or other public service facilities during construction.
The Modified Project would not change operational aspects of the previously analyzed project.
The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to public
services.
Recreation
The potential recreation impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 8-1).
The potential recreation impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 24.) Overall, temporary construction staging activities would result in less than significant impacts related to recreation.
As discussed above under Population and Housing analysis, the Modified Project
would not result in unplanned population growth in the area. As such, it is not anticipated that the Modified Project would result in new residents using existing recreational facilities or requiring additional recreational facilities. Additionally, during construction staging, including truck ingress and egress to the staging site, public access to the marina, including rented areas for RV storage and boat slips, would remain accessible. Impacts would be less
than significant. The Modified Project would not result in any new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts during construction.
The Modified Project would not change operational aspects of the previously analyzed project.
The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a
substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to recreation.
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Transportation
The potential transportation impacts associated with the temporary use of the
Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the
Draft EIR. Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.11-6, 5.11-7, 5.11-8, 5.11-9, 5.11-10, 5.11-11).
The potential transportation impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 24, 25, 26, 27.) Identified changes since the Draft EIR are limited to
the increase in haul trips (approximately 1,674 trips), which could result in impacts related to the existing roadway circulation system, transit/bicycle/pedestrian access, hazardous design features, and emergency access. The previously analyzed project determined that implementation of Draft EIR Mitigation Measure TRA-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, would reduce such impacts to less than significant levels. Specifically, Mitigation
Measure TRA-1 would require implementation of a CMP that would include a variety of measures to minimize traffic safety impacts. Within implementation of Draft EIR Mitigation Measure TRA-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, it was determined that the previously analyzed project would result in less than significant transportation impacts.
As depicted in Exhibit 1, the Modified Project would require truck access to the
Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, similar to that considered by the previously analyzed project as part of the Draft EIR. The Modified Project proposes ingress and egress for project construction vehicles would be provided via the existing driveway to the property along the west side of Bayside Drive. For larger truck loads, both ingress and egress would occur at the vehicle ingress of the driveway, as depicted in Exhibit 1. As larger trucks are
unable to complete the exit turn in the egress lane, larger trucks would exit through the guard shack ingress point and utilize a flagger at that time. All other vehicles would exit through the egress point of the guard shack. In order to ensure that these activities occur, Draft EIR Mitigation Measure TRA-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, would require a Construction Management Plan (CMP) to identify necessary traffic controls and detours,
and a construction phasing plan to reduce impacts to local streets and plan for traffic control signage and detours along identified haul routes. The CMP would also specify the hours during which hauling activities could occur and would require traffic control barricades, cones, flaggers, and/or warning signs to reduce construction-related impacts to adjacent streets. With compliance with TRA-1, emergency access would be maintained.
The Modified Project would also allow nighttime hauling of oversized loads at the project driveway at East Coast Highway subject to applicable Caltrans permit(s). Nighttime hauling of oversized loads would reduce potential traffic hazard conflicts with vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians, as oversized hauling would occur in the nighttime hours when these activities are less likely to occur. This aspect of the Modified Project would result in
less impacts than those considered as part of the Draft EIR, where these activities occurred solely during daytime hours. As such, the Modified Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to transportation during construction.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously
analyzed project.
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With implementation of Draft EIR TRA-1, as modified by Addendum No. 1, the Modified Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in
previously identified significant impacts pertaining to transportation.
TRA-1 Prior to initiation of construction activities, engineering drawings and
specifications, and/or contractor shop drawings shall be prepared by the Project
Engineer, or designee, and submitted for review and approval by the Orange
County Sanitation District, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans),
City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department, and the City of Newport
Beach Public Works Department. These documents shall, at a minimum,
address the following:
• Traffic control protocols shall be specified for any lane closure, detour,
or other disruption to traffic circulation, including bicycle and
pedestrian trails. Disruption to traffic circulation shall be minimized to
the greatest extent feasible. Bicycle and pedestrian trails shall remain
open, to the greatest extent feasible, during construction or shall be re-
routed to ensure continued connectivity.
• Bus stop access impacts shall be coordinated with, and approved by, the
Orange County Transportation Authority.
• At least one week before any construction activities that would affect
travel on nearby roadways, the construction contractor shall notify the
City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department, City of Newport
Beach Public Works Department and Caltrans, as applicable, of
construction activities that could impede movement (such as lane
closures) along roadways, to allow for planning temporary detours or
identifying alternative emergency access routes where appropriate.
Surrounding property owners shall also be notified of project activities
through advanced mailings.
• Identify construction vehicle haul routes for the delivery of construction
materials (i.e., lumber, tiles, piping, windows, etc.) to the site; necessary
traffic controls and detours; and a construction phasing plan for the
project to reduce impacts to local streets and plan for traffic control
signage and detours along identified haul routes to minimize impacts to
existing traffic flow.
• Specify the hours during which hauling activities can occur and methods
to mitigate construction-related impacts to adjacent streets such as
traffic control barricades, cones, flaggers, and warning signs.
• Require the contractor to keep all haul routes clean and free of debris,
including but not limited to gravel and dirt resulting from project
construction. The Contractor shall clean adjacent streets, as directed by
the Orange County Sanitation District, of any project material which
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may have been spilled, tracked, or blown onto adjacent City of Newport
Beach, City of Huntington Beach, and Caltrans streets or areas.
• Hauling of oversize loads shall be allowed between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 3:00 p.m. only, Monday through Friday. No hauling or
transport shall be allowed during nighttime hours (10:00 p.m. to 7:00
a.m.), weekends, or Federal holidays, with the exception of overside
loads for the purpose of minimizing safety risk. Oversized hauling
activities may occur along Coast Highway in the nighttime hours subject
to the applicable Caltrans permit. All oversized loads shall not occur
during peak traffic hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. on weekdays. Any oversized loads utilizing Coast Highway shall
obtain a Caltrans permit for such activities.
• Use of local streets shall be prohibited, except when required to provide
direct access to the project site and in compliance with the approved
project haul routes.
• Haul trucks entering or exiting public streets shall yield to public traffic
at all times.
• If hauling operations cause any damage to existing pavement, streets,
curbs, and/or gutters along the haul route, the contractor shall be fully
responsible for repairs. The repairs shall restore the damaged property
to its original condition.
• All construction-related staging of vehicles shall be kept out of the
adjacent public roadways and shall occur on the project site or within
additional off-street staging areas previously identified and arranged.
• Construction-related lane closures would only occur between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with the exception
of oversized hauling activities. More or less restrictive closure hours
may be prescribed by the City.
• Use of a construction flagperson (as deemed appropriate by the Orange
County Sanitation District) to assist in maintaining efficient vehicle
travel in both directions (particularly during peak travel hours) and use
of construction signage and safe detour routes for pedestrians and
bicyclists when travel lanes and sidewalks along Coast Highway are
affected.
• The engineering drawings and specifications shall meet standards
established in the current California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Device (MUTCD).
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Tribal Cultural Resources
The potential tribal cultural resources impacts associated with the temporary use of
the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in
the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 5.4-15, 5.4-16.)
The potential tribal cultural resources impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 27.) Overall, as no tribal cultural resources are located within the
project area, and as no grading or excavation is proposed at project staging areas, impacts to tribal cultural resources for the previously analyzed project were determined to be less than significant.
The Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the majority of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. Activities at construction
staging areas under the Modified Project would be temporary during construction, would
cease when construction is completed, and would not require any new ground disturbing activities, compared to the Draft EIR, that could impact previously undiscovered tribal cultural resources. Last, the nighttime hauling of oversized loads would not change any construction-related aspects of the previously analyzed project pertaining to tribal cultural
resources. The Modified Project would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial
increase in previously identified significant impacts during construction.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously analyzed project.
The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a
substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to tribal cultural resources.
Utilities
The potential utilities impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR.
(Draft EIR, p. 3-12, 3-13, 6.1, 6.2, 6-14).
The potential utilities impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 28.) The previously analyzed project determined that temporary construction staging activities would result in less than significant impacts related to utilities.
The Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the majority of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. Staging activities at this location would include storage of equipment and materials, loading and unloading of equipment and material, limited employee parking, and truck ingress/egress access. These
proposed activities would be temporary and would cease when construction is completed. The Modified Project would also allow nighttime hauling of oversized loads. Such activities would not require any increases in the use of water, electrical, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities, generation of solid waste, or increased stormwater,
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compared to that considered under the previously analyzed project in the Draft EIR. As such, no new physical changes to the environment would result in this regard.
The Modified Project would not change any operational aspects of the previously
analyzed project.
The Modified Project, therefore, would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to utilities and service systems.
Wildfire
The potential wildfire impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR p. 8-11 and 8-12.)
The potential wildfire impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant
No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 28, 29.) The previously analyzed project determined that temporary construction staging areas would not be located within very high, high, or moderate fire hazard severity zones, and therefore impacts related to wildland fire hazards would be less than significant.
As the Modified Project would include a new staging area located within a work
area considered under the previously analyzed project, the Modified Project would not be
located within a very high, high, or moderate fire hazard severity zone and would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts pertaining to wildfires. Further, the nighttime hauling of oversized loads would not change any construction-related aspects of the previously analyzed project
pertaining to wildfire resources.
Other CEQA Considerations/Energy
The potential energy impacts associated with the temporary use of the Adjacent Pump Station Work Area for construction staging purposes were analyzed in the Draft EIR. (Draft EIR p. 6-1, 6-2, and 6-7 through 6-18.)
The potential energy impacts associated with the temporary use of OC San Plant No. 2 for construction staging purposes were analyzed in Addendum No. 1. (Addendum No. 1, p. 29.) Identified changes since the Draft EIR were limited to the addition of new haul truck trips (approximately 1,674) to and from the new staging area. Truck trips from soil hauling activities would generate an increase in short-term vehicle trips on the
circulation system during construction. The total fuel consumption is anticipated to have a nominal effect on the local and regional energy supplies. Additionally, haul trips and drying/stockpiling activities would be temporary during construction and would cease when construction is completed. Further, all construction activities would adhere to Federal, State, and local requirements for fuel efficiency (e.g., low carbon fuel standards,
as applicable). Overall, impacts related to energy were determined to be less than significant.
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The Modified Project would include the Bayside Village Marina Staging Area, the
majority of which was considered for staging in the Draft EIR. The Modified Project would
allow nighttime hauling of oversized loads at the project driveway at East Coast Highway.
However, the Modified Project would not require additional hauling, compared to that
analyzed in the Draft EIR, and would not change any staging/hauling activities at Lower
Castaways Park or OC San Plant No. 2. Rather, by adding an additional staging area in
proximity to construction activities, the Modified Project has the potential to reduce energy
use due to fewer/shorter construction truck trips. As such, the Modified Project would not
change the effects on the local and regional energy supplies, compared to the previously
analyzed project, and therefore would not result in new significant impacts or a substantial
increase in previously identified significant impacts pertaining to energy.
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Petitioner Bayside Village Marina LLC (Bayside) seeks a writ of mandate
compelling Respondent Orange County Sanitation District (“OCSD” or the
“District”) to vacate and set aside its approval of (1) the OCSD’s Bay Bridge Pump
Station and Force Mains (“BBPS”) replacement project (“Project”) located on East
Coast Highway in Newport Beach, and (2) the certification of the Recirculated
Environmental Impact Report (“REIR”) for the Project. For the reasons set forth
below, the Court GRANTS a limited writ as set forth below.
I. BACKGROUND
Bayside is the owner of 31.4 acres of property located at East Coast Highway in
the City of Newport Beach, California between Newport Channel and Bayside
Drive. (ROA 25, First Amended Verified Petition (Petition), ¶ 9; AR230.)
Approximately 24 acres of Bayside’s property are developed with mobile homes,
and the remaining seven acres contain an outdoor storage space of RVs and small
boats, parking and restrooms facilities for the Bayside Marina, a kayak rental and
launch facility, parking and access to Pearson’s Port seafood market, and marine
service equipment storage under the Coast Highway Bridge (“BVM Property”).
(AR230, 011290.)
The seven acres are being developed as the “Back Bay Landing” Project, which is a
mixed-use development that will be implemented pursuant to the Newport
Beach- and Coastal Commission-approved Back Bay Planned Community
Development Plan (“PCDP”). It will have a boat storage facility, retail stores and
recreational marine-related facilities and residential units. (AR226, 230, 3274,
7539-97; Petition, ¶ 9.) Bayside is also the developer of this Back Bay project.
(Petition, ¶ 9.)
OCSD owns and operates the BBPS, which is located at 300 East Coast Highway in
Newport Beach, just east of the Newport Bay Channel. (ROA 103, Opp., p. 8;
AR186.) BBPS transports sewage or wastewater through pipelines to OCSD’s
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sewage treatment plant in Huntington Beach and is a piece of critical
infrastructures that conveys 50-60% of the total wastewater flow generated in
Newport Beach. (ROA 103, Opp., p. 8; AR186.) BBPS is located on the southern
boundary of Bayside’s property, is surrounded on three sides by that property,
and is adjacent to the Back Bay Landing Project. (AR230, 3206.)
The District’s Project involves the construction of a new, larger pump station
extending 100 feet to the west of the existing pump station and the installation of
new force mains. (AR186 and 237.) The new pump station facilities will include a
pump station, generator and odor control facilities. (AR186, 230.)
Planning on the Project started in 2013. (AR3206.) Since the Bayside Property, and
particularly the Back Bay Landing Project, surrounds the Project, from 2014-2016,
Bayside and OCSD exchanged information and worked together to discuss
alternatives for the Project. (See e.g., AR3206, 6371-72, 7040-43,7090, 7324,
7342-43, 15667, 16128-131.)
In June 2017, OCSD published a draft EIR that analyzed a version of the Project
involving the demolition of the existing facility, construction of a new and larger
facility adjacent to Bayside Drive and installation of force main improvements
beneath the Newport Bay Channel north of the Bay Bridge. (AR236, AR9383-84.)
The District never presented the 2017 Final EIR to its Board of Directors for
approval due to conflicts with the planned development of the Back Bay Landing
Project. (AR236, AR1501-1506.)
In July 2019, OCSD published a recirculated EIR with three alternatives for the
Project. (AR236, AR11613-14.) During the public comment period, there were
concerns regarding the three conceptual site plans, including confusion about one
of the alternatives known as the South Pump Station. (AR236.) OCSD did not
present the 2019 EIR to the OCSD Board.
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Instead, OCSD decided to select one conceptual site plan and construction
method and update the EIR in its entirety. (AR236.) The concept chosen and
analyzed in the 2020 recirculated EIR (REIR) is the Adjacent Pump Station, which is
essentially the South Pump Station alternative in the 2019 REIR. (AR237.)
The Final EIR (FEIR) was published in January 2021 and approved on March 1,
2021. (AR1-3.)
II. OVERVIEW OF CEQA PROCESS
“CEQA is a comprehensive scheme designed to provide long-term protection to
the environment. [Citation.]” (Mountain Lion Foundation v. Fish & Game Com.
(1997) 16 Cal.4th 105, 112.) It applies to “discretionary projects proposed to be
carried out or approved by public agencies.” (Pub. Resources Code, § 21080(a).)
“In enacting CEQA, the Legislature declared its intention that all public agencies
responsible for regulating activities affecting the environment give prime
consideration to preventing environmental damage when carrying out their
duties. [Citations.] CEQA is to be interpreted ‘to afford the fullest possible
protection to the environment within the reasonable scope of the statutory
language.’ [Citation.]” (Mountain Lion Foundation, supra, 16 Cal.4th at p. 112.)
An EIR, which has been described as “the heart of CEQA” (Citizens of Goleta Valley
v. Board of Supervisors (1990) 52 Cal.3d 553, 564), “is required for any project
that a public agency proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant
effect on the environment. [Citations.] An EIR must describe the proposed project
and its environmental setting, state the objectives sought to be achieved, identify
and analyze the significant effects on the environment, state how those impacts
can be mitigated or avoided, and identify and analyze alternatives to the project,
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among other requirements. [Citations.]” (Ballona Wetlands Land Trust v. City of
Los Angeles (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 455, 465-66 (Ballona).)
Once a draft EIR is prepared, the public must be notified, and the draft and all
documents it references must be made available for public review and comment.
(Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21091(a), 21092; CEQA Guidelines, § 15087. 1) The
public agency acting as the lead agency then prepares a final EIR, which must
include comments received from the public and from other agencies concerning
the draft EIR, responses to those comments, and any revisions to the draft EIR.
(CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15088, 15132; Ballona, supra, 201 Cal.App.4th at p. 466.)
III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A. Overview
Bayside asserts that the EIR description of the Project and its environmental
setting is “inaccurate and unstable.” “The fundamental goal of an EIR is to inform
decision makers and the public of any significant adverse effects a project is likely
to have on the physical environment. [Citations.] To make such an assessment, an
EIR must delineate environmental conditions prevailing absent the project,
defining a baseline against which predicted effects can be described and
quantified. [Citation.]” (Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line
Construction Authority (2013) 57 Ca1.4th 439, 447.) This generally includes
providing “a description of the physical environmental conditions in the vicinity of
the project, as they exist at the time the notice of preparation is published, or if
no notice of preparation is published, at the time environmental analysis is
commenced, from both a local and regional perspective.” (Id., at p. 448; see CEQA
Guidelines, § 15125(a).)
1 References to the CEQA Guidelines are to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.
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“Without accurate and complete information pertaining to the setting of the
project and surrounding uses, it cannot be found that the [EIR] adequately
investigated and discussed the environmental impacts of the development
project.” (San Joaquin Raptor/Wildlife Rescue Center v. County of Stanislaus
(1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 713, 729 (San Joaquin Raptor).) Thus, [i]f the description of
the environmental setting of the project site and surrounding area is inaccurate,
incomplete or misleading, the EIR does not comply with CEQA.” (Cadiz Land Co. v.
Rail Cycle (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 74, 87.)
B. Failure to Identify Neighboring Commercial Operations
Bayside contends that repeated use of the phrase “RV Storage facility” obscures
“the site’s coastal-dependent, visitor serving uses.” (Pet. Supp. Br. at p. 16.)
Indeed, a number of businesses on the west side of the Project site (e.g.,
Southwind Kayaks, Gondola Adventures) are not mentioned by name anywhere in
any EIR.
While it is true that these businesses are not referenced by name and that the site
is referred to as an RV Storage facility (presumably since RVs are stored near
where the actual construction will take place), those references do not create an
inaccurate picture of the Project. In fact, the EIR refers to these businesses on the
west side of the Project as “commercial” or “commercial recreation marine uses”
in a number of places. (AR230, 234, 260, 392, 436.) The businesses also are listed
on Table 3-1 under “General Commercial.“ (AR235.)
The fact that the site is called an RV Storage facility is not misleading when
considering the EIR as a whole. The above-cited references to commercial activity
and the various maps/photos of the Project site overcome this alleged
shortcoming.
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A related purported flaw in the EIR’s Project description is the failure to address
the potential adverse physical impacts Project construction would have on these
businesses. On the contrary, such analysis is found at AR 473-482 regarding noise
and vibrations during construction, and at AR 302-305 with respect to air quality.
In terms of traffic, the EIR makes clear that access to the Project site will be
shared via Bayside Drive by construction vehicles and users of the commercial
facilities. As to the added construction and operational traffic, the EIR addresses
these issues at AR499 and in Impact Statement TRA-4.
C. Construction Staging Area Description
Bayside contends that the Project description is inaccurate and, indeed, is an
“unstable moving target” by virtue of the failure to describe and evaluate a
construction staging area. The Court agrees. The 2020 REIR includes several
references to construction staging. Page 3-11 states: “Portions of the adjacent
private property (currently a RV storage area) and Lower Castaways Park could be
temporarily utilized for construction staging, if these areas are available during
construction of the proposed project.” (AR241.) Then, in response to a letter from
the City of Newport Beach stating that the Lower Castaways would not be
available (AR1120), the 2021 FEIR noted: “Should Lower Castaways not be
available, construction staging would occur within other proposed areas of
disturbance (as identified in the project boundary shown on 2020 Recirculated
Draft EIR Exhibit 3-4).” (AR1127.)
Exhibit 3-4 is a Proposed Conceptual Site Plan that shows the areas (highlighted in
yellow) where the proposed project construction will take place as well as the
Lower Castaways. (AR238.) A virtually identical site plan (also highlighted in
yellow) is found at Exhibit 3-6 which is entitled Adjacent Pump Station Work
Areas. (AR243.) According to OCSD’s supplemental brief, based on the
unavailability of the Lower Castaways, “the construction staging will occur
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somewhere in this Adjacent Pump Station Work Area.” (OCSD Supp. Br. at p. 12.)
Based on this statement, the District argues in its supplemental brief that it
satisfied CEQA since the EIR “considered all potential impacts that could occur in
the Adjacent Area.”
However, based on a review of Exhibits 3-4 and 3-6, it is unclear whether creating
a staging area in the limited designated space is even possible. With the exception
of the Lower Castaways, the Coast Highway and the Newport channel, it appears
that the areas highlighted in yellow are where virtually all of the construction
actually will take place. Certainly, no specific location with adequate square
footage is identified, nor is there any analysis as to whether Mitigation Measures
AES-1 and TRA-1 would apply to any area other than the Lower Castaways.
Perhaps a more significant problem with the statements in both the FEIR and
supplemental brief about an alternative site in the project area is that they may
well be inaccurate. Indeed, TRA-1 tends to contradict OCSD’s supplemental brief
by virtue of acknowledging that future staging areas may be located off-site:
“[construction drawings shall] identify any and all construction staging or material
storage sites located outside of the project site.” (AR206 [emphasis added].)
Compounding this problem, counsel for the District told the Court at an earlier
hearing that the lowest responsible bidder on the Project will have complete
discretion to decide where staging will occur and how many staging sites will be
necessary. (August 4, 2022 Transcript at pp. 11-12.) Importantly, by not limiting
that comment to sites within the yellow-highlighted boundaries of Exhibits 3-4 or
3-6, the District appears to acknowledge that staging sites not identified in either
the REIR or FEIR might be utilized. Given that uncertainty, Bayside’s argument
regarding a lack of a complete, accurate and stable project description has merit.
More specifically, the District’s argument (OCSD Supp. Br. at p. 12) that the EIR
considered all environmental impacts (biological, noise, aesthetics, etc.) in the
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Adjacent Area fails to account for any potential impacts that might occur if the
construction staging area occurs elsewhere. Without identifying the area or areas
where staging will occur, the public is left in the dark about whether that staging
will have any effects on the environment at location(s) yet to be identified.
Counsel’s statement that the lowest responsible bidder will have complete
discretion with regard to construction staging also renders the mitigation
measures of AES-1 toothless. AES-1 purports to minimize aesthetic impacts of
construction by requiring the District’s Director of Engineering to personally
approve construction staging areas, transport routes, etc. before grading or
demolition permits are issued. To the extent AES-1 actually imposes enforceable
standards (which the Court questions), it cannot be reconciled with the vesting of
complete discretion in the lowest responsible bidder.
IV. CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES
“An EIR shall describe a range of reasonable alternatives to the project, or to the
location of the project, which would feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of
the project but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of
the project, and evaluate the comparative merits of the alternatives. An EIR need
not consider every conceivable alternative to a project. Rather it must consider a
reasonable range of potentially feasible alternatives that will foster informed
decisionmaking and public participation. An EIR is not required to consider
alternatives which are infeasible. The lead agency is responsible for selecting a
range of project alternatives for examination and must publicly disclose its
reasoning for selecting those alternatives. There is no ironclad rule governing the
nature or scope of the alternatives to be discussed other than the rule of reason.”
(CEQA Guidelines, § 15126.6(a).)
The EIR identified five alternatives to the Project to analyze in detail: the “no
project” scenario, the “adjacent project/microtunneling” scenario, the “original
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northeast pump station with horizontal directional drilling” scenario, the
“rehabilitate in place with microtunneling” scenario, and the “pump station south
relocation with microtunneling” scenario. (AR539-540.) Nearly 40 pages of
analysis are devoted to comparing each of these alternatives to the Project.
(AR540-578.)
Bayside does not challenge the analysis presented. Rather, it faults the EIR for
failing to discuss two additional alternatives: the “Expand-in-Place” scenario and
alternative alignments for the dual force mains south of East Coast Highway.
“Courts will defer to an agency’s selection of alternatives unless the petitioners
(1) demonstrate that the chosen alternatives are “ ‘ “manifestly unreasonable and
... do not contribute to a reasonable range of alternatives,” ’ ” and (2) submit
evidence showing the rejected alternative was both “feasible” and “adequate,”
because it was capable of attaining most of the basic objectives of the project,
taking into account site suitability, economic viability, availability of
infrastructure, general plan consistency, and other relevant factors. [Citation.]”
(South of Market Community Action Network v. City and County of San Francisco
(2019) 33 Cal.App.5th 321, 345.)
The Court assumes for the sake of argument that the “Expand-in-Place” scenario
and the alternative alignments for the dual force mains are both feasible and
adequate. That is, the Court assumes Bayside has met the second prong of its
burden.
However, Bayside fails to meet the first prong of its burden. “The ‘key issue’ is
whether the range of alternatives discussed fosters informed decisionmaking and
public participation. [Citation.]” (Cherry Valley Pass Acres & Neighbors v. City of
Beaumont (190 Cal.App.4th 316, 354.) Bayside complains that two alternatives
were not considered, but it identifies no authority holding that the failure to
consider a specific alternative or alternatives automatically renders the range of
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alternatives considered “manifestly unreasonable” or insufficient to “foster
informed decisionmaking.” (Compare id., at p. 355 [“Though one or more of these
328 imaginable alternatives may have represented the optimum number of
residences that could have profitably been built while minimizing the agricultural
impacts of the project to the fullest extent possible, the range of alternatives
discussed in the EIR was sufficient to foster informed decisionmaking on this very
question.”].)
V. INCONSISTENCIES WITH PLANS
A. Overview
Bayside contends the EIR is fatally flawed because it fails to disclose the Project’s
inconsistencies with the PCDP, the Newport Beach Local Coastal Program (“LCP”),
and the Coastal Act.
An EIR must discuss “any inconsistencies between the proposed project and
applicable general plans, specific plans and regional plan.” (CEQA Guidelines
§ 15125(d).) This includes inconsistencies with the Coastal Act. (Banning Ranch
Conservancy v. City of Newport Beach (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 1209, 1233.) A
determination of consistency “comes to this [C]ourt with a strong presumption of
regularity. [Citation.] To overcome that presumption, an abuse of discretion must
be shown. [Citations.] An abuse of discretion is established only if the city council
has not proceeded in a manner required by law, its decision is not supported by
findings, or the findings are not supported by substantial evidence. [Citation].”
(Sequoyah Hills Homeowners Assn. v. City of Oakland (1993) 23 Cal.App.4th 704,
717.) “It is, emphatically, not the role of the courts to micro-manage these
development decisions. Our function is simply to decide whether the city
officials considered the applicable policies and the extent to which the proposed
project conforms with those policies, whether the city officials made appropriate
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findings on this issue, and whether those findings are supported by substantial
evidence.” (Id., at pp. 719-20 [emphasis in original].)
In addition, Bayside’s opening brief suggests the EIR is inadequate to the extent it
fails to explain why the District found the Project consistent with applicable plans.
(Pet. Opening Br. at p. 19, lines 6-8.) Because EIRs need only evaluate
inconsistencies with plans, no analysis is required if the project is consistent with
plans. (North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Marin Municipal Water Dist. Bd. of Directors
(2013) 216 Cal.App.4th 614, 632 [citing City of Long Beach v. Los Angeles Unified
School Dist. (2009) 176 Cal.App.4th 889, 918-19].) Insofar as Bayside argues the
explanation of consistency is inadequate (as opposed to arguing the finding of
consistency is an abuse of discretion), this challenge fails.
B. PCDP Inconsistency
The PCDP contains zoning regulations that dictate acceptable land uses in each
“Planning Area” it covers. It is undisputed that both the current pump station and
the new pump station to be built as part of the Project are in Planning Area 1.
According to the PCDP, “Wastewater Pump Station” is a permitted land use in
Planning Area 1. (AR7615.)
Bayside nevertheless contends the Project is inconsistent with the PCDP. It argues
that the PCDP “identifies the existence of the BBPS, however, only at its current
size and location, not the expanded size and altered location contemplated by the
Final EIR.” (Pet. Opening Br. at p. 18.) The claimed inconsistency apparently arises
from conceptual drawings attached to the PCDP (for parking plans, public spaces,
etc.) that show the BBPS in its current location in the context of the larger
planning area. (See AR7650-7663.) That is, as the Court understands the
argument, because the conceptual drawings show the current BBPS, any
deviation is an inconsistency.
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As the District points out in opposition, the PCDP imposes specific numeric limits
on the square footage of commercial, residential, marina, and dry dock use in
Planning Area 1, but not wastewater pump use. (AR7612.) The conceptual
drawings do not on their face appear to limit the size or the location of the
pumping station, only to show it in relation to other then-existing uses for
planning purposes. The only explicit limitation placed on a wastewater pump
station by the PCDP is that it must be in Planning Area 1. As to Bayside’s
contention that AR7549 allows the pump station also to be in Planning Area 2 (a
contention that the Court will accept even though it does not appear that AR7549
is in the record filed with the Court), that fact does not establish PCDP
inconsistency. Accordingly, the Court cannot say the finding of consistency is
unsupported by substantial evidence.
C. LCP Consistency
Bayside contends the Project is inconsistent with policy 2.1.9 of the LCP because
that policy “mandate[s] protection and expansion of coastal-dependent over
commercial/industrial uses.” (Pet.’s Opening Br. at p. 17.) As the District points
out, nothing in policy 2.1.9 or its associated sub-policies discusses the relative
priority of coastal-dependent uses vis-à-vis utility uses like the Project.
(Furthermore, it appears the only hard-and-fast priority is that coastal-dependent
uses are prioritized over residential uses, not over commercial/industrial uses.
See policy 2.1.9-1, at AR11289.)
In any event, the City correctly notes that relative priority matters only if the Back
Bay Landing development and the Project are a zero-sum game in terms of
developed square footage. Under the PCDP, square footage for a wastewater
pump station does not count against commercial, residential, marina, or dry dock
square footage. (See AR7612.) The Court cannot say the finding of consistency is
unsupported by substantial evidence.
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D. Coastal Act Consistency
Bayside contends the Project is inconsistent with multiple sections of the Coastal
Act, in particular Pub. Resources Code §§ 30213, 30221, 30222, 30224, and
30253(e), and policy 3.2.1-1 of the LCP, which similarly requires protection of
coastal recreation opportunities.
The Court agrees with the District that § 30222 is inapplicable. On its face, that
statute prioritizes “visitor-serving commercial recreational facilities designed to
enhance public opportunities for coastal recreation . . . over private residential,
general industrial, or general commercial development, but not over agriculture
or coastal-dependent industry.” Again, the Project is a utility use, not one of the
categories enumerated in this statute.
Of the remaining provisions, the only one discussed in any detail in Bayside’s
briefing (opening, reply, or supplemental) is § 30253(e) of the Coastal Act. The
remainder are simply referred to in laundry lists without discussion of any
particular alleged inconsistencies. Because Bayside bears the burden of showing
an abuse of discretion, the Court finds the failure to specifically discuss §§ 30123,
30221, and 30224 of the Coastal Act, as well as policy 3.2.1-1 of the LCP, means
Bayside has not shown an abuse of discretion in the District’s finding of
consistency.
As to § 30253(e), it provides: “New development shall . . . [w]here appropriate,
protect special communities and neighborhoods that, because of their unique
characteristics, are popular visitor destination points for recreational use.”
“Where appropriate” is an important qualifier here, as the District flags a
competing provision of the Coastal Act, § 30231, which provides: “The biological
productivity and the quality of coastal waters, streams, wetlands, estuaries, and
lakes appropriate to maintain optimum populations of marine organisms and for
the protection of human health shall be maintained and, where feasible, restored
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through, among other means, minimizing adverse effects of waste water
discharges and entrainment . . . .”
The administrative record contains evidence that the current pump station is
deteriorating and does not meet current standards for construction, electrical
equipment, or maintenance. (AR187.) The record also contains evidence that
failure of the system could result in the release of sewage into Newport Bay.
(AR187, 245.) Section 30231 of the Coastal Act imposes a mandatory policy for
protecting water quality (it “shall be maintained”), while § 30253(e) only imposes
a duty to protect recreational use “where appropriate.” On this record, the Court
cannot say the District lacked substantial evidence to conclude its duties under §
30231 prevailed over its duties under § 30253(e), and thereby to conclude the
Project is consistent with the Coastal Act. Put another way, Bayside must show
the District abused its discretion in finding the “where appropriate” qualifier in §
30253(e) inapplicable here, and it has not met its burden to do so.
VI. ADEQUACY OF RESPONSES TO COMMENTS
Bayside contends the District’s response to comments prior to certification of the
FEIR is inadequate. The Court agrees with the District that Bayside failed to
exhaust its administrative remedies on this issue. “[T]he time for complaining
about the inadequacy of [the District’s] responses was when the issue was before
the agency and any alleged deficiency could be explained or corrected.” (Towards
Responsibility in Planning v. City Council (1988) 200 Cal.App.3d 671, 682.) Bayside
points to nothing in the record indicating that the alleged inadequacy of the
District’s responses was raised at the administrative stage. As a result, this
challenge is barred.
Bayside responds that the foregoing statement from Towards Responsibility is
dictum unnecessary to the holding. This is true enough, as the Court of Appeal in
that case found the agency’s response to comments adequate on the merits. But
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“[t]o say that dicta are not controlling [citation] does not mean that they are to be
ignored; on the contrary, dicta are often followed.” (9 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (6th
ed. 2022) Appeal § 532.) And while Bayside cites a number of cases on page 21 of
its supplemental brief holding that inadequate responses to comments may
render an EIR defective, none of those cases discusses the effect of the
challenger’s failure to raise the inadequacy issue before the agency.
VII. REMEDIES AND CONCLUSION
For the reasons set forth above, Bayside’s petition is GRANTED on the ground that
the description of the construction staging area is inadequate, and for the related
reason that AES-1 is a toothless mitigation measure as a result.
Bayside asks the Court to set aside the District’s Project approvals and EIR
certification. Public Resources Code § 21168.9 gives the Court discretion to
fashion a narrower remedy. “The 1993 amendments to section 21168.9 expanded
the trial court’s authority and ‘expressly authorized the court to fashion a remedy
that permits some part of the project to go forward while an agency seeks to
remedy its CEQA violations. In other words, the issuance of a writ need not always
halt all work on a project.’ [Citation.]” (San Bernardino Valley Audubon Soc. V.
Metropolitan Water Dist. of Southern California (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 1097, 1104-
1105.) “The choice of a lesser remedy involves the trial court’s consideration of
equitable principles.” (Id., at p. 1104.)
As discussed above, Bayside’s challenge is largely unsuccessful. And the vast
majority of Bayside’s challenge has little, if anything, to do with construction
staging issues. The Court therefore finds the remainder of the Project severable
from the construction staging issues. The Court further finds severance will not
prejudice full and complete compliance with CEQA, because the remainder of the
Project is CEQA-compliant. (Pub. Resources Code § 21168.9(b).)
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In considering equitable principles to fashion a remedy, the Court is especially
mindful of the severe risk to the environment that would be posed by the
outdated pumping station and force mains failing and spilling raw sewage into
Newport Bay. Furthermore, as explained in the District’s filings in the companion
eminent domain case, permitting from the relevant authorities is expected to take
9-12 months, with construction not starting for another six months after that.
(See OC Superior Court case no. 2022-01251890, ROA 92, at pp. 2-3.) Based on
representations made at the hearing, it appears that the City will not allow the
permitting process to start without OCSD approval of the Project and its
certification of the EIR. Of course, stalling that already lengthy process increases
the risk of the very sewage spill the Project seeks to prevent.
Because the issues with construction staging are both severable and appear to be
readily correctable, and given the overriding need for the Project, OCSD will not
be required to withdraw its approvals for the Project and certification of the EIR.
As explained by the court in Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee (2012) 210 Cal.
App. 4th 260, 287-88:
In our view, a reasonable, commonsense reading of section 21168.9 plainly
forecloses plaintiffs' assertion that a trial court must mandate a public
agency decertify the EIR and void all related project approvals in every
instance where the court finds an EIR violates CEQA. Such a rigid
requirement directly conflicts with the “in part” language in section
21168.9, subdivision (a)(1), which specifically allows a court to direct its
mandates to parts of determinations, parts of findings, or parts of
decisions. Such a rigid requirement also conflicts with the language
in section 21168.9, subdivision (b), limiting the court's mandates to only
those necessary to achieve CEQA compliance and, if the court makes
specified findings, to only “that portion of a determination, finding, or
decision” violating CEQA. (Italics added.)
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Accordingly, the Court will impose the limited remedy of requiring OCSD to bring
the EIR into CEQA compliance with respect to the construction staging issue and
the related question of the enforceability of AES-1. Because the District’s CEQA
noncompliance involves construction issues, this means no construction or other
physical activity may take place at the Project site until the District is in
compliance with CEQA. Whether bringing the EIR into compliance can be
accomplished via a supplemental EIR (CEQA Guidelines § 15163) or an addendum
(CEQA Guidelines § 15164) will be left to OCSD to decide.
Note that the Court’s order includes only these mandates, which are necessary to
achieve compliance with CEQA. (See Pub. Resources Code § 21168.9(b).) In order
to avoid unnecessary delay that increases the risk of a sewage spill, the District
may continue to seek the necessary permits from the City, Coastal Commission,
etc. to move forward with the Project, and it may continue to pursue the
companion eminent domain action.
Bayside shall prepare a proposed order in accordance with this ruling and provide
it to OCSD for comments before submitting it to the Court.
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