16. Summary of Suggested Mitigation Measures
The following list of suggested mitigation measures is not meant to be
a definitive list, nor is it intended as list of mitigations and corrections
that would make the proposed project acceptable to the community or the
MidCoast Community Council. Many of the measures listed here create some
lessening of the impacts from the project, but do not necessarily negate
the original impact. It is a compilation of the various mitigation measures
mentioned throughout the first 15 sections of this document.
16.1 & 2: Not applicable
| 16.3. Zoning and Land Use Impacts Mitigation |
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- Protection of Open Space designation and Zoning for similar parcels
on MidCoast
- Greenbelt buffer loss between El Granada and Miramar could not be replaced
or substituted
- No extra property to add to Open Space and Conservation element
- No extra property to re designate as Community Park without loss from
some other land use
- Historical community design loss could not be mitigated.
| 16.4. Impacts on Geology & Soils. Seismicity,
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- Establishment of riparian water course through project
- Limit of building area and building intensity to allow natural wet
areas to assist in area drainage
- Conduct erosion studies and establish baseline of water flow, sediment
load, etc. and limit building area accordingly (for Highway 1 issue also)
- No direct mitigation for Prime Soil Loss
| 16.5. Fiscal Impacts Mitigation |
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- Generation of new income sources for local government services
- Use of subject property to provide professional and service level jobs
- Incentives for increased visitor-serving development (services and
attraction*)
* The use of the term "attraction is meant to imply those types
of land uses that attract visitors to the coast; these need not be commercial
establishments - trails, open space, coastal access, and recreation areas
all serve as "attractions" that supply potential customers for
existing visitor-serving commercial developments.
| 16.6. Services and Public Utilities Mitigations |
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16.6.1 Sewer/Wastewater treatment impact Mitigation
- As an alternative or mitigation, the EIR should study the possibility
of the project using conserving strategies, such as a local, low impact
pre-treatment and gray-water (reclaimed) redistribution system for non-potable
use
16.6.2 Roads Mitigation
- As alternatives or mitigations, the EIR should study:
- the possibility of building a pedestrian-oriented, shuttle-served community
project,
- having the owners/applicant pay for the required traffic mitigation
at the Highway 1 Coronado intersection
- realignment of projects streets to conform with Burnham plan spoke
and radial design and consider access from a frontage road along Highway
1 with appropriate control signals.
16.6.3 Water Supply Mitigation
- As an alternative or mitigation, the EIR should study the possibility
of the project using conserving strategies, such as a super-conserving
appliances, community based usage, incentives for conservation and gray-water
(reclaimed) redistribution system for non-potable use
16.6.4 Solid Waste Mitigation
- As an alternative or mitigation, the EIR should study the possibility
of the project using conserving strategies, such as alternative waste management
systems (community compost, recycling) and incentives for low waste-production
behavior.
16.6.5 Police and Fire Protection/Safety Mitigation
- As an alternative or mitigation, the EIR should study the possibility
for private payment of services by residents of the project.
16.6.6 Schools Mitigation
- As an alternative or mitigation, the EIR should study the possibility
for private payment of services by residents of the project, and should
assess the plans and possibilities of the project developers in regards
to monetary or value contribution to the local school districts.
| 16.7. Traffic / Circulation System Impacts Mitigation |
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- Increased and improved public transportation
- Design and implementation of pedestrian friendly developments and area
planning (local services within walking distance, pedestrian and bicycle
access in and out of area to popular destinations).
16.8. Water: Hydrological Impacts and Water Quality
Mitigation
- Re-establish and restoration of natural creek flow and riparian area
- Protection of drainage areas by decreasing building sites and limiting
runoff potential
- Containment and treatment of potentially contaminated runoff water
from housing sites
| 16.9. Air Quality and Atmospheric Impacts Mitigation |
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- Restriction and phasing of construction and housing to reduce air-borne
contamination
- Street and housing lighting design to localize lighting to contain
light pollution
- Assessment of extra cost load on health care costs from increased air
pollution
- Retention or establishment of vegetative light shielding of project
to adjacent areas
16.10. Impacts on Visual/Aesthetic and Architectural
Conditions
- Low design of housing, vegetative coverings and shielding
- Retention of shielding groves of trees on south and east sides of project
area
- Reduction of lots and redesign of street layout to conform with Burnham
spoke and radial design
| 16.11. Impacts on Biology: Vegetation and Wildlife
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- Unable to mitigate loss of Open Space and wildlife habitat
- Restoration of creek riparian areas
- Retention of tree groves on property
- Reduction of housing sites and restrictions on location and materials
to preserve wet areas and natural drainage water system.
16.12. Noise Impacts Mitigation
- Extensive vegetative and earthen buffers to new development to contain
and dispel residential noise (Note: This may increase the isolation quality
that is a concern expressed above in Section 10. Impacts on Visual/Aesthetic
and Architectural Conditions)
- Retention and/or restoration of tree groves and riparian areas to buffer
noise levels from wildlife and adjoining neighborhoods.
- Establishment of vegetative and earthen buffers to minimize noise coming
in from surrounding areas.
| 16.13. Short-term Construction Impacts Mitigation |
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- Avoiding early starts, night construction, class disruption
- Delaying and grouping construction to minimize duration of construction
impacts
- Tightly controlled schedules of access for construction equipment and
vehicles to minimize traffic impact
- Tight enforcement of environmental controls regarding material containment,
temporary road building, etc., to minimize impact on surrounding environment.
16.14. Archaeological, Historical, and Cultural Sites - n/a
| 16.15. Health Mitigation |
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- Increase in developer payment toward community health services