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(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Public agency” means a city, county, and city and county, and subdivisions of those entities, including any agencies of the city, county, or city and county.
(2) “Threshold language” means a language for the geographical area in which a warehouse development project is located as identified by the State Department of Health Care Services in its most recent determination required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 14029.91 of the Welfare and Institution Code.
(b) Before approving a warehouse development project, a public agency shall do
all of the following:
(1) Ensure that the design of the warehouse development project provides for at least a 3,000-yard buffer zone between the boundary of the project site and sensitive land use.
(2) Conduct a cumulative analysis of the air quality impacts of the warehouse development project, taking into consideration air quality impacts from other nearby sources of pollution and air quality impacts of reasonably foreseeable future projects.
(3) Require all onsite equipment used at the warehouse to be powered by electricity.
(4) Require all offroad construction equipment used for the warehouse development project to meet the Tier 4 emission standards set forth in Article 4 (commencing with Section 2420) of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of Title 13 of the
California Code of Regulations.
(5) Require loading and unloading docks and trailer spaces for cold storage warehouses to provide electrical connections to provide electrical power to trucks.
(6) Require the project applicant to hold a series of community meetings with affected residents to obtain community inputs and incorporate consideration of those community inputs into the project design.
(7) Require the project applicant to post a prominent notice on the project site that contains a brief description of the warehouse development project and directions on obtaining information posted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c).
(c) Upon receipt of an application for a warehouse development project, a public agency shall do all of the
following:
(1) Post information on its internet website that is easily accessible and easily understandable by the public regarding both of the following:
(A) The project, including a complete and accurate project description, maps, and drawings of the project design.
(B) The process by which interested members of the public can provide comments and input regarding the project.
(2) Mail or deliver a notice with a brief description of the warehouse development project and directions on obtaining information posted pursuant to paragraph (1) to both of the following:
(A) All owners and occupants of properties located within 3,000 yards of the project site.
(B) All schools located within two miles of the project site.
(3) Provide the information and notices required pursuant to this subdivision in English and all threshold languages.
(d) (1) (A) The lead agency shall conduct at least one scoping meeting at a location within one mile of the project site.
(B) If, after making a good faith effort, the lead agency is unable to secure a location for the scoping meeting within one mile of the project site, the lead agency may hold the meeting at another location that meets both of the following requirements:
(i) The meeting location is readily accessible to residents of disadvantaged communities located
within one-half mile of the project site.
(ii) The meeting location is located within one-half mile of a transit stop, if feasible.
(2) If the scoping meeting is held on a weekday, the scoping meeting shall be held between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
(3) At the scoping meeting, the lead agency shall do both of the following:
(A) Provide a description of the project and any information known about the project’s potential environmental impacts.
(B) Take public comments regarding potential environmental impacts of the project, including any social and economic impacts related to a direct or indirect physical change caused by the project, project alternatives, and mitigation measures that
would avoid or reduce any potentially significant environmental impacts.
(e) In a meeting in which a warehouse development project is being considered, the public agency, upon request, shall provide translation services in a requested threshold language.