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DRAFT NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE
NAME OF PROJECT: Town of Danville Pickleball Court
Development
PROJECT LOCATION: Osage Station Park
876 Orange Blossom Way
Danville, CA 94526
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Town is proposing to add up to six new
pickleball courts at Osage Park where two
pickleball and three tennis courts already exist.
LEAD AGENCY: Town of Danville
Planning Division
500 La Gonda Way
Danville, CA 94526
Contact: Riley Anderson-Barrett, Associate
Planner
randersonbarrett@danville.ca.gov
(925)314-3314
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: Studies have been conducted to review
potential impacts to noise and transportation
and have determined that no significant
impacts are anticipated.
MITIGATION MEASURES: No mitigation measures are required.
DETERMINATION: Based upon the provided studies, no
mitigation measures were identified and no
significant environmental impacts are
anticipated to be associated with the subject
project.
Attachment E
November 20, 2023
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The Initial Study was prepared by the Planning Department, Town of Danville. Copies
of the Initial Study may be obtained at the Town offices located at 500 La Gonda Way,
Danville, California 94526 or on our website at https://danvilletowntalks.org/pickle-
ball.
ATTEST:
Riley Anderson-Barrett
Associate Planner
“Small Town Atmosphere
Outstanding Quality of Life”
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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD AND
INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION
OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE
Project Title: Town of Danville Pickleball Court Development
Project Location /APN: 876 Orange Blossom Way / 207-120-002
Project Description: The Town is proposing to add up to six new pickleball courts at
Osage Station Park where two courts currently exist.
Applicant/Owner: Town of Danville
Recreation, Arts & Community Services
500 La Gonda Way
Danville, CA 94526
Contact: Henry Perezalonso, Director of Recreation, Arts and
Community Services
HPerezalonso@danville.ca.gov
(925) 314-3354
Lead Agency: Town of Danville
Planning Division
500 La Gonda Way
Danville, CA 94526
Contact: Riley Anderson-Barrett, Associate Planner
randersonbarrett@danville.ca.gov
(925) 314-3314
Copies of Initial Study
and Negative
Declaration:
Copies of the Draft Negative Declaration and Initial Study of
Environmental Significance that was prepared for the project are
available at the Town of Danville Town Offices located at 500 La
Gonda Way.
Review Period: November 21, 2023 to December 13, 2023
Public Hearing: Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Meeting
Hall, 201 Front Street
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING, A PUBLIC REVIEW
PERIOD, AND INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE
DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE
Danville Parks, Recreation & Arts Commission Meeting
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. | Town Meeting Hall, 201 Front Street
Project: Proposed Addition of Pickleball Courts
Location: Osage Station Park
Description: The Town previously converted one tennis court at Osage Station Park into two
pickleball courts. At their July 13, 2022, meeting, the Commission identified Osage
Station Park as the location to potentially add additional pickleball courts. At their
November 9, 2022, meeting, the Commission discussed adding up to six additional
pickleball courts, resulting in a total of eight courts. Further discussion of adding
new courts will take place at the December 13, 2023, meeting.
Environmental
Review: The project has been found to have no significant environmental impacts under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As a result, a Draft Negative
Declaration of Environmental Significance has been prepared for this project.
Copies of the Draft Negative Declaration and Initial Study of Environmental
Significance that were prepared for the project are available at the Town of Danville
Town Offices located at 500 La Gonda Way and on the Town Talks website which
may be accessed by scanning the QR code below. The review period for a proposed
Negative Declaration shall not be less than 20 days.
Staff Contact: Henry Perezalonso, Director of Recreation, Arts and Community Services
Phone: (925) 314-3454
Email: HPerezalonso@danville.ca.gov
All interested persons are encouraged to attend and be heard at the scheduled public hearing at 6:30
p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at the Town Meeting Hall at 201 Front Street, Danville, CA.
NOTE: If you challenge the Town’s decision on this matter in court, you may be limited to raising
only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in
written correspondence delivered to the Town at, or prior, to the public hearing.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Town of Danville will provide special assistance
for disabled citizens. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk
(925) 314-3388. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Town to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II]
Copies of the Draft Negative Declaration and Initial Study of Environmental Significance that were
prepared for the project are available at the Town of Danville Town Offices located at 500 La Gonda
Way or on our Town Talks website which may be accessed by scanning the QR code below.
Town of Danville
Environmental Checklist Form
1.
Project title: Osage Park Pickleball Courts 2.
Lead agency name and address: Town of Danville
500 La Gonda Way
Danville, CA 94526 3.
Contact person and phone number: Riley Anderson-Barrett, (925) 314-3314 4.
Project location: Osage Station Park
876 Orange Blossom Way
Danville, CA 94526 5.
Project sponsor's name and address: Town of Danville
500 La Gonda Way
Danville, CA 94526 6. Zoning:
A-2; General Agricultural District
7. General Plan designation:
Open Space; Parks and
Recreation 8.
Description of project: The Town is proposing to add up to six pickleball courts
at Osage Park where two pickle ball and three tennis courts already exist.
9.
Surrounding land uses and setting: Single-family residences are located to the
south and west and additional park area to the north and east. 10.
Other public agencies whose approval is required (e.g., permits, financing
approval, or participation agreement.)
• San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District
• Contra Costa County Central Sanitary District
• Contra Costa County Flood Control District
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DETERMINATION:
On the basis of this initial evaluation: X I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the
environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the
environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the
project have been made by or agreed to by the project proponent. A MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment,
and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
I find that the proposed project MAY have a "potentially significant impact" or
"potentially significant unless mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one
effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable
legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the
earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the
environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed
adequately in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project,
involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" as indicated by the
checklist on the following pages.
Aesthetics
Agriculture /
Forestry
Resources
Air Quality
Biological
Resources
Cultural
Resources
Energy
Geology / Soils
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
Hazards and
Hazardous
Materials
Hydrology /
Water Quality
Land Use /
Planning
Mineral
Resources
Noise
Recreation
Utilities / Service
Systems
Population /
Housing
Transportation
Wildfire
Public Services
Tribal Cultural
Resources
Mandatory
Findings of
Significance
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standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or
NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are
imposed upon the proposed project, nothing further is required.
11/20/2023
Signature Date
Riley Anderson-Barrett Town of Danville
Printed Name For
Issues:
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
I. AESTHETICS: Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a
scenic vista?
X
b) Substantially damage scenic resources,
including, but not limited to, trees, rock
outcroppings, and historic buildings
within a state scenic highway?
X
c) In nonurbanized areas, substantially
degrade the existing visual character or
quality of public views of the site and its
surroundings? (Public views are those
that are experienced from publicly
accessible vantage point). If the project is
in an urbanized area, would the project
conflict with applicable zoning and other
regulations governing scenic quality?
X
d) Create a new source of substantial
light or glare which would adversely
affect day or nighttime views in the area?
X
II. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
RESOURCES: In determining whether
impacts to agricultural resources are
significant environmental effects, lead
agencies may refer to the California
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site
Assessment Model (1997) prepared by
the California Dept. of Conservation as
an optional model to use in assessing
impacts on agriculture and farmland. In
determining whether impacts to forest
resources, including timberland, are
significant environmental effects, lead
agencies may refer to information
compiled by the California Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding
the state’s inventory of forest land,
including the Forest and Range
Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy
Assessment project; and forest carbon
measurement methodology provided in
Forest Protocols adopted by the
California Air Resources Board. Would
the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique
Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide
Importance (Farmland), as shown on the
maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland
Mapping and Monitoring Program of the
California Resources Agency, to non-
agricultural use?
X
b) Conflict with existing zoning for
agricultural use, or a Williamson Act
contract?
X
c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or
cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined
in Public Resources Code Section
12220(g)), timberland (as defined by
Public Resources Code Section 4526), or
timberland zoned Timberland Production
(as defined by Government Code Section
51104(g))?
X
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
d) Result in the loss of forest land or
conversion of forest land to non-forest
use?
e) Involve other changes in the existing
environment which, due to their location
or nature, could result in conversion of
Farmland, to non-agricultural use or
conversion of forest land to non-forest
use?
X
X
III. AIR QUALITY: Where available, the
significance criteria established by the
applicable air quality management or air
pollution control district may be relied
upon to make the following
determinations. Would the project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct
implementation of the applicable air
quality plan?
X
b) Result in a cumulatively considerable
net increase of any criteria pollutant for
which the project region is non-
attainment under an applicable federal or
state ambient air quality standard?
X
c) Expose sensitive receptors to
substantial pollutant concentrations?
X
d) Result in other emissions (such as
those leading to odors) adversely
affecting a substantial number of people?
X
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES:
Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect,
either directly or through habitat
modifications, on any species identified
X
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
as a candidate, sensitive, or special status
species in local or regional plans, policies,
or regulations, or by the California
Department of Fish and Game or U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service? b) Have a substantial adverse effect on
any riparian habitat or other sensitive
natural community identified in local or
regional plans, policies, regulations or by
the California Department of Fish and
Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service?
X
c) Have a substantial adverse effect on
federally protected wetlands as defined
by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
(including, but not limited to, marsh,
vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct
removal, filling, hydrological
interruption, or other means?
X
d) Interfere substantially with the
movement of any native resident or
migratory fish or wildlife species or with
established native resident or migratory
wildlife corridors, or impede the use of
native wildlife nursery sites?
X
e) Conflict with any local policies or
ordinances protecting biological
resources, such as a tree preservation
policy or ordinance?
X
f) Conflict with the provisions of an
adopted Habitat Conservation Plan,
Natural Community Conservation Plan,
or other approved local, regional, or state
habitat conservation plan?
X
V. CULTURAL RESOURCES: Would
the project:
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in
the significance of a historical resource as
defined in § 15064.5?
X
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in
the significance of an archaeological
resource pursuant to § 15064.5?
X
c) Disturb any human remains, including
those interred outside of formal
cemeteries?
VI. ENERGY: Would the project:
X
a) Result in potentially significant
environmental impact due to wasteful,
inefficient, or unnecessary consumption
of energy resources, during project
construction or operation?
X
b) Conflict with or obstruct a state or
local plan for renewable energy or energy
efficiency?
X
VII. GEOLOGY AND SOILS: Would
the project:
a) Directly or indirectly cause potential
substantial adverse effects, including the
risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault,
as delineated on the most recent Alquist-
Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map
issued by the State Geologist for the area
or based on other substantial evidence of
a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines
and Geology Special Publication 42.
X
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking?
X
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
iii) Seismic-related ground failure,
including liquefaction? X
iv) Landslides?
X
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the
loss of topsoil?
X
c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil
that is unstable, or that would become
unstable as a result of the project, and
potentially result in on- or off-site
landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence,
liquefaction or collapse?
X
d) Be located on expansive soil, as
defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform
Building Code (1994), creating substantial
risks to life or property?
e) Have soils incapable of adequately
supporting the use of septic tanks or
alternative waste water disposal systems
where sewers are not available for the
disposal of waste water?
X
X
f) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique
paleontological resource or site or unique
geologic feature?
X
VIII. GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS: Would the project:
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions,
either directly or indirectly, that may
have a significant impact on the
environment?
X
b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy
or regulation adopted for the purpose of
X
9
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
reducing the emissions of greenhouse
gases?
IX. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS: Would the project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the
public or the environment through the
routine transport, use, or disposal of
hazardous materials?
X
b) Create a significant hazard to the
public or the environment through
reasonably foreseeable upset and
accident conditions involving the release
of hazardous materials into the
environment?
X
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle
hazardous or acutely hazardous
materials, substances, or waste within
one-quarter mile of an existing or
proposed school?
X
d) Be located on a site which is included
on a list of hazardous materials sites
compiled pursuant to Government Code
Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it
create a significant hazard to the public
or the environment?
X
e) For a project located within an airport
land use plan or, where such a plan has
not been adopted, within two miles of a
public airport or public use airport,
would the project result in a safety
hazard for people residing or working in
the project area?
X
f) Impair implementation of or physically
interfere with an adopted emergency
X
10
Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
response plan or emergency evacuation
plan? g) Expose people or structures, either
directly or indirectly, to a significant risk
of loss, injury or death involving
wildland fires?
X
X. HYDROLOGY AND WATER
QUALITY: Would the project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or
waste discharge requirements?
X
b) Substantially decrease groundwater
supplies or interfere substantially with
groundwater recharge such that the
project may impede sustainable
groundwater management of the basin?
X
c) Substantially alter the existing
drainage pattern of the site or area,
including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river or through the
addition of impervious surfaces, in a
manner which would:
i) result in a substantial erosion or
siltation on- or off-site;
X
ii) substantially increase the rate or
amount of surface runoff in a manner
which would result in flooding on- or
offsite;
X
ii) substantially increase the rate or
amount of surface runoff in a manner
which would result in flooding on- or
offsite;
X
iv) impede or redirect flood flows?
X
d) In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
zones, risk release of pollutants due to
project inundation? X
e) Conflict with or obstruct
implementation of a water quality control
plan or sustainable groundwater
management plan?
X
XI. LAND USE AND PLANNING:
Would the project:
a) Physically divide an established
community?
X
b) Cause a significant environmental
impact due to a conflict with any land use
plan, policy, or regulation adopted for
the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an
environmental effect?
X
XII. MINERAL RESOURCES: Would
the project:
a) Result in the loss of availability of a
known mineral resource that would be of
value to the region and the residents of
the state?
X
b) Result in the loss of availability of a
locally important mineral resource
recovery site delineated on a local general
plan, specific plan or other land use plan?
X
XIII. NOISE: Would the project result in:
a) Generation of a substantial temporary
or permanent increase in ambient noise
levels in the vicinity of the project in
excess of standards established in the
local general plan or noise ordinance, or
applicable standards of other agencies?
X
b) Generation of excessive groundborne
vibration or groundborne noise levels?
X
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact c) For a project located within the vicinity
of a private airstrip or an airport land use
plan or, where such a plan has not been
adopted, within two miles of a public
airport or public use airport, would the
project expose people residing or
working in the project area to excessive
noise levels?
X
XIV. POPULATION AND HOUSING:
Would the project:
a) Induce substantial population growth
in an area, either directly (for example, by
proposing new homes and businesses) or
indirectly (for example, through
extension of roads or other
infrastructure)?
X
b) Displace substantial numbers of
existing people or housing, necessitating
the construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?
X
XV. PUBLIC SERVICES
a) Result in substantial adverse physical
impacts associated with the provision of
new or physically altered governmental
facilities, need for new or physically
altered governmental facilities, the
construction of which could cause
significant environmental impacts, in
order to maintain acceptable service
ratios, response times, or other
performance objectives for any of the
public services:
Fire protection?
X
Police protection? X
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact Schools?
X
Parks?
X
Other public facilities?
X
XVI. RECREATION
a) Would the project increase the use of
existing neighborhood and regional
parks or other recreational facilities such
that substantial physical deterioration of
the facility would occur or be
accelerated?
X
b) Does the project include recreational
facilities or require the construction or
expansion of recreational facilities which
might have an adverse physical effect on
the environment?
X
XVII. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC --
Would the project:
a) Conflict with a program, plan,
ordinance or policy addressing the
circulation system, including transit,
roadway, bicycle and pedestrian
facilities?
X
b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA
Guidelines § 15064.3, subdivision (b)? X
c) Substantially increase hazards due to a
geometric design feature (e.g., sharp
curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
X
d) Result in inadequate emergency
access? X
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact XVIII. TRIBAL CULTURAL
RESOURCES:
a) Would the project cause a substantial
adverse change in the significance of a
tribal cultural resource, defined in Public
Resources Code § 21074 as either a site,
feature, place, cultural landscape that is
geographically defined in terms of the
size and scope of the landscape, sacred
place, or object with cultural value to a
California Native American tribe, and
that is:
i) Listed or eligible for listing in the
California Register of Historical
Resources, or in a local register of
historical resources as defined in Public
Resources Code section 5020.1(k), or
X
ii) A resource determined by the lead
agency, in its discretion and supported
by substantial evidence, to be significant
pursuant to criteria set forth in
subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code
§ 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth
in subdivision (c) of Public Resource
Code § 5024.1, the lead agency shall
consider the significance of the resource
to a California Native American tribe.
X
XIX. UTILITIES AND SERVICE
SYSTEMS: Would the project:
a) Require or result in the relocation or
construction of new or expanded water,
wastewater treatment or storm water
drainage, electric power, natural gas, or
telecommunications facilities, the
construction or relocation of which could
cause significant environmental effects?
X
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact b) Have sufficient water supplies
available to serve the project and
reasonably foreseeable future
development during normal, dry and
multiple dry years?
X
c) Result in a determination by the waste
water treatment provider, which serves
or may serve the project that it has
adequate capacity to serve the project’s
projected demand in addition to the
provider’s existing commitments?
X
d) Generate solid waste in excess of state
or local standards, or in excess of the
capacity of local infrastructure, or
otherwise impair the attainment of solid
waste reduction goals?
X
e) Comply with federal, state, and local
management and reduction statutes and
regulations related to solid waste?
X
XX. WILDFIRE: If located in or near
state responsibility areas or lands
classified as very high fire hazard
severity zones, would the project:
a) Substantially impair an adopted
emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
X
b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and
other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks,
and thereby expose project occupants to
pollutant concentrations from a wildfire
or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
X
c) Require the installation or maintenance
of associated infrastructure (such as
roads, fuel breaks, emergency water
X
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Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
sources, power lines or other utilities)
that may exacerbate fire risk or that may
result in temporary or ongoing impacts to
the environment?
d) Expose people or structures to
significant risks, including downslope or
downstream flooding or landslides, as a
result of runoff, post-fire slope instability,
or drainage changes?
X
XXI. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF
SIGNIFICANCE
a) Does the project have the potential to
substantially degrade the quality of the
environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause
a fish or wildlife population to drop
below selfsustaining levels, threaten to
eliminate a plant or animal community,
substantially reduce the number or
restrict the range of a rare or endangered
plant or animal or eliminate important
examples of the major periods of
California history or prehistory?
X
b) Does the project have impacts that are
individually limited, but cumulatively
considerable? (“Cumulatively
considerable” means that the incremental
effects of a project are considerable when
viewed in connection with the effects of
past projects, the effects of other current
projects, and the effects of probable
future projects.)
X
c) Does the project have environmental
effects which will cause substantial
adverse effects on human beings, either
directly or indirectly?
X
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EXPLANATIONS:
I. AESTHETICS: Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? No Impact. The subject project
is not within a Town designated scenic hillside or major ridgeline and there are no
scenic vistas on-site or surrounding the project area.
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock
outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? No Impact. The
site is not within view of a state scenic highway.
c) In nonurbanized areas, substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality
of public views of the site and its surroundings? (Public views are those that are
experienced from publicly accessible vantage point). If the project is in an urbanized
area, would the project conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations
governing scenic quality?? Less than Significant Impact. The project would allow
the development of up to six new pickleball courts in an area of Osage Park which
currently contains two pickleball courts and three tennis courts. The six additional
courts will not degrade the visual character of the park or the surrounding
neighborhood or conflict with zoning requirements. The proposed use is consistent
with the existing use and surrounding residential properties. General Plan and
zoning designation allow for recreational use.
d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day
or nighttime views in the area? Less than Significant Impact. The project may
result in additional light sources typical of a recreational area with the impact on the
surrounding neighborhoods being less than significant. More substantial lighting,
such as sports filed lighting, is not allowed at Osage park. A standard condition of
approval for such a development would require exterior lighting to be shielded
downward to avoid glare.
II. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES: Would the project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance
(Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping
and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural
use? No Impact. The parcel is not classified as prime, unique, or farmland of
statewide importance.
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? No
Impact. The proposed project is consistent with the zoning for the site. The site has
a land use of Open Space, Parks and Recreation and a zoning designation of General
Agricultural District. It is not being used for agricultural uses and is not under a
Williamson Act contract.
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c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in
Public Resources Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public
Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as
defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? No Impact. The proposed project
is consistent with the zoning for the site and will not result in the rezoning of forest
land.
d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non-forest use? No
Impact. The proposed project will not result in the loss or conversion of forest land.
e) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or
nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use? No Impact.
The site is zoned for agricultural use and currently contains a park with recreational
fields and courts. The proposed development would not result in the conversion of
any farmland to a non-agricultural use.
III. AIR QUALITY: Would the project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? Less
Than Significant Impact. The proposed project is consistent with the General Plan
and Zoning designation for the site. The proposed project would not increase
regional population growth or cause changes in vehicular traffic that would affect
the implementation of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District 2017 Clean
Air Plan.
b) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which
the project region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air
quality standard? Less Than Significant Impact. The proposed project is consistent
with the General Plan and Zoning designation for the site, and recreational uses are
anticipated.
c) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? Less Than
Significant Impact. The proposed project is located within a park, where sensitive
receptors may be located. Pollutant levels would temporarily be increased due to
equipment associated with the construction. The proposed project is consistent with
the General Plan and Zoning designation for the site, and recreational use is
anticipated.
d) Result in other emissions (such as those leading to odors) adversely affecting a
substantial number of people? Less Than Significant Impact. The proposed
development is the expansion of an existing recreational area. This type of
development will not result in the creation of objectionable odors which are not
typical for the area.
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IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES: Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications,
on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local
or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish
and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? Less than Significant Impact. The
property consists of an existing park. No trees are proposed for removal. The project
is not projected to impact special-status species.
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural
community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations or by the
California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service? Less
than Significant Impacts. No riparian or other sensitive communities have been
identified on-site. The project would develop pickleball courts within an existing
park.
(c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands as defined by
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool,
coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other
means? Less than Significant Impacts. The project would develop pickleball courts
within an existing park. There are no protected wetlands located on the property.
All stormwater/surface runoff should be directed into the Town’s storm drain
system.
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish
or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife
corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? No Impact. The project
would develop pickleball courts within an existing park. All stormwater/surface
runoff should be directed into the Town’s storm drain system.
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such
as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? No Impacts. No trees are proposed for
removal as part of construction of the project. The project would develop pickleball
courts within an existing park.
f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural
Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat
conservation plan? No Impact. There is no Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural
Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat
conservation plan associated with this property.
V. CULTURAL RESOURCES: Would the project:
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a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as
defined in § 15064.5? No Impact. The site and existing structures on site do not meet
criteria as a historical resource as defined in § 15064.5.
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource
pursuant to § 15064.5? Less than Significant Impact. There has been no
identification of the existence, or probable likelihood, of an archaeological resource
on this site. Standard Conditions of Approval require that, in the event that
subsurface archeological remains are discovered during any construction or
pre-construction activities on the site, all land alteration work within 100 feet of the
find shall be halted, the Town Planning Division notified, and a professional
archeologist, certified by the Society of California Archeology and/or the Society of
Professional Archeology, shall be notified. Site work in this area shall not occur until
the archeologist has had an opportunity to evaluate the significance of the find and
to outline appropriate mitigation measures if they are deemed necessary. If
prehistoric archaeological deposits are discovered during development of the site,
local Native American organizations shall be consulted and involved in making
resource management decisions.
c) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries?
Less than Significant Impact. In the event that human remains are discovered
during grading or site development, all work shall be halted in the vicinity of the
find, the applicant shall notify the county coroner and comply with all state law
requirements, including Health and Safety Code section 7050.5 and Public
Resources Code section 5097.98, to ensure proper disposition of the human remains
or suspected human remains, including those identified to be Native American
remains.
VI. ENERGY: Would the project:
a) Result in potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient,
or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or
operation? Less than Significant Impact. Project construction would result in short-
term consumption of energy from the use of construction equipment and processes.
Energy use would be primarily from fuel consumption to operate heavyduty
equipment, light-duty vehicles, machinery, and generators. Temporary grid power
may also be provided to construction trailers or electric construction equipment.
Project construction would be required to comply with the California Green
Building Standards Code (CalGreen). CalGreen includes specific requirements
related to recycling, construction materials, and energy efficiency standards that
apply to construction to minimize wasteful, inefficient, and unnecessary energy
consumption. Project construction would not involve wasteful, inefficient, or
unnecessary consumption of energy resources. Project operation would result in
consumption of fuels from vehicle trips, landscaping equipment, and electricity to
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power court lights. Project energy consumed would represent a negligible change
compared to existing conditions and would be less than significant.
b) Conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy
efficiency? Less Than Significant Impacts. Energy use during project construction
would be primarily in the form of fuel consumption to operate heavy equipment,
light-duty vehicles, machinery, and generators. Temporary grid power may also be
provided to construction trailers or electric construction equipment. Energy use
during construction would be temporary and construction equipment used would
be typical of other construction projects in the region. Project construction would
not result in wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources
and any impacts would be less than significant.
VII. GEOLOGY AND SOILS: Would the project:
a) Directly or indirectly cause potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk
of loss, injury, or death involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent
Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist
for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to
Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42. No Impact. The site is
not located within a State of California Earthquake Fault Zone.
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? Less than Significant Impact. The site is not
located near active faults. Given the project’s requirement to comply with
California Building Code related to seismic activity, this impact is considered
less than significant requirement to comply with California Building Code
related to seismic activity, this impact is considered less than significant.
iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction? Less than Significant
Impact. The project site is not located within a State of California Liquefaction
Zone. The project would not substantially alter existing hazards related to
seismic events. Therefore, the impact would be less than significant. Given
the project’s requirement to comply with California Building Code related to
seismic activity, this impact is considered less than significant.
iv) Landslides? No Impact. No evidence of landslide characteristics have been
observed on the site or in the area in the past.
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? Less than Significant Impact.
There is potential for some soil erosion caused by both wind and water during the
construction phase of the project. Compliance with standard Town practices
regarding erosion prevention makes this impact less than significant.
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c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable
as a result of the project, and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral
spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse? Less than Significant Impact. The
site is nearly flat and not located within or near a State of California Liquefaction
Zone or Earthquake Fault Zone.
d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building
Code (1994), creating substantial risks to life or property? Less than Significant
Impact. There will be no risk of collapse of unstable structures because the project
is primarily hardscaping and does not propose habitable structures.
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative
waste water disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of
waste water? No Impact. There is no impact because the project would not include
the use or installation of a septic tank or alternative wastewater disposal system.
f) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique
geologic feature? Less Than Significant Impact. There are no anticipated
paleontological resources or unique geologic features on the property. In the event
that an unanticipated fossil discovery is made during the course of project
construction, it is the responsibility of any worker who observes fossils within the
project site to stop work within 100 feet of the find and notify a qualified
professional paleontologist who shall be retained to evaluate the discovery,
determine its significance and if additional mitigation or treatment is warranted.
Work in the area of the discovery will resume once the find is properly documented
and authorization is given by the Town to resume construction work. Any
significant paleontological resources found during construction monitoring shall be
prepared, identified, analyzed, and permanently curated in an approved regional
museum repository. The paleontologist shall submit a report to the Town to
document compliance within 30 days of its completion.
VIII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS: Would the project:
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a
significant impact on the environment? Less than Significant Impact. The proposed
project would allow the construction of up to six new pickleball courts within an
existing park located in a residential neighborhood. The new courts may cause an
increase in visitation which will not substantially increase greenhouse gas
emissions. Additionally, greenhouse gas levels would temporarily be increased due
to equipment associated with the construction. The project would use existing
roads, making it consistent with the Town of Danville’s 2030 General Plan Policy
34.02.
b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of
reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? Less than Significant Impact. The
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project would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for
the purpose of reducing greenhouse gases.
IX. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Would the project:
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine
transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? Less than Significant Impact.
The proposed project is within a park within a residential area. The proposed project
involves the construction of up to six new pickleball courts within a park where
pickleball and tennis courts already exist. Hazardous materials which are not
consistent with typical recreational and residential areas are not expected to be
associated with this development. Project construction may temporarily increase the
transport, use, and disposal of hazardous materials, including diesel fuel, oil,
solvents, and other similar construction-related hazardous materials which will be
subject to all applicable state and federal laws, such as the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, Resource Conservation Act, California Hazardous Materials
Management Act, and the California Code of Regulations, Title 22.
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably
foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous
materials into the environment? No Impact. The proposed project is within a park
within a residential area. The proposed project involves the construction of up to six
new pickleball courts within a park where pickleball and tennis courts already exist.
Hazardous materials which are not consistent with typical recreational and
residential areas are not expected to be associated with this development. Ongoing
and proposed uses at the park would not involve the routine transport, use, storage,
or disposal of hazardous materials.
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials,
substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school Less
than Significant Impact. The proposed project is located within a park in a
residential neighborhood. Hazardous materials which are not consistent with
typical recreational and residential areas are not expected to be associated with this
development. The proposed project is located directly west of Charlotte Wood
Middle School. No evidence of existing underground storage tanks was observed.
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled
pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a
significant hazard to the public or the environment? No Impact. This site is not
known to be included on any list of hazardous materials sites.
e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not
been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the
project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area?
No Impact. The subject site is not within an airport zone or part of any airport plan.
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f) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency
response plan or emergency evacuation plan? No Impact. There is not a specific
emergency response plan for this area. The project will meet all requirements of the
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District.
g) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving
wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where
residences are intermixed with wildlands? No Impact. The proposed project is
located within a park within a residential area. The project will meet all
requirements of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District including fire
abatement measures.
X. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY: Would the project:
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements? No Impact.
Compliance with the Town’s stormwater run-off requirements will ensure no
water quality standards are violated. The integrated management practices (IMPs)
proposed for the treatment areas will be consistent with the recommendations of
the Contra Costa Clean Water Program. The proposed project will conform to the
Town’s Stormwater Management and Discharge Control Ordinance (Ord. No.
2004-06) and all applicable construction Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the
site. A project Operations Maintenance Plan and Agreement will also be developed
and recorded for this site.
b) Substantially decrease groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with
groundwater recharge such that the project may impede sustainable groundwater
management of the basin? No Impact. The project would be served by the East Bay
Municipal Utility District for water and no new wells would be created. The project
would introduce new impervious surfaces for a new pickleball court. This would
impede groundwater recharge within the footprint of impervious surfaces.
Considering the lack of water use by the project, the project’s small footprint, and
that surrounding pervious areas would allow water to infiltrate into the soil, the
project would not substantially interfere with groundwater recharge, and these
impacts would be less than significant.
c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through
the alteration of the course of a stream or river or through the addition of impervious
surfaces, in a manner which would:
i) Result in a substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site; Less than
Significant Impact. The proposed project will introduce new impervious
surfaces that will not substantially increase erosion or siltation.
ii) Substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which
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would result in flooding on- or offsite; Less than Significant Impact. The
proposed project will introduce new impervious surfaces that will not
substantially increase surface runoff and flooding.
iii) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of
existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial
additional sources of polluted runoff; or Less than Significant Impact. The
proposed project will introduce new impervious surfaces that will not
substantially increase surface runoff and flooding. The additional run-off will
not exceed the capacity of stormwater drainage facilities. The project will be
required to comply with all stormwater quality requirements.
iv) Impede or redirect flood flows? Less than Significant Impact. The proposed
project will introduce new impervious surfaces that will not substantially
alter flood flows. The additional run-off will not exceed the capacity of
stormwater drainage facilities. The project will be required to comply with
all stormwater quality requirements.
d) In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, risk release of pollutants due to project
inundation? No Impact. The site is not near any large body of water, so the risk of
damage due to a seiche, tsunami or mudslide is very low.
e) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or
sustainable groundwater management plan? No Impact. No structures will be built
within the 100-year flood plain, as shown on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
There are no dams or levees in the vicinity of the site.
XI. LAND USE AND PLANNING: Would the project?
a) Physically divide an established community? No Impact. The proposed project is
located within an existing park in a residential neighborhood, consistent with
existing surrounding developments.
b) Cause a significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan,
policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an
environmental effect? No Impact. The proposed project is located within an existing
park in a residential neighborhood, consistent with existing surrounding
developments. The proposed project complies with existing general plan zoning
and ordinances.
XII. MINERAL RESOURCES: Would the project:
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value
to the region and the residents of the state? No Impact. There are no known mineral
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resources on this site.
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally-important mineral resource recovery site
delineated on a local general plan, specific plan or other land use plan? No Impact.
There are no known mineral resources on the site.
XIII. NOISE: Would the project result in:
a) Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels
in the vicinity of the project in excess of standards established in the local general
plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? Potentially
Significant Impact. The proposed project includes the construction of up to six new
pickleball courts within an existing park within a residential development. The park
currently hosts two pickleball courts and three tennis courts. Noise levels would
temporarily be increased due to noise associated with the construction of the courts.
The noise impact will be less than significant given required standard conditions of
approval which define and limit hours of construction.
In addition, concerns have been raised regarding potential noise impacts generated
by the impact of the pickleball against the face of the pickleball. In order to study
this potential impact, a noise study was prepared by Rincon Consultants, Inc. The
study concluded that “the results of the modeling indicate that project operational
recreational noise levels for all eight pickleball courts operating simultaneously
would result in a noise level of up to 53 L dn at the closest residential property line
to the south and up to 55 dn at the closest residential property line to the west. This
would be below the threshold of 60 dn per the Town of Danville General Plan Policy
27.09. Therefore, project operational noise impacts would be less than significant,
and no mitigation would be required.
d) Generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels? Less
than Significant Impact. Groundborne vibrations and noise levels would
temporarily be increased due to the construction of the project but would not reach
significant levels.
c) For a project located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use
plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport
or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the
project area to excessive noise levels? No Impact. The subject site is not located
within an area including an airport land use plan, or within two miles of a public
airport.
XIV. POPULATION AND HOUSING: Would the project:
a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by
proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension
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of roads or other infrastructure)? Less than Significant Impact. The proposed
project does not propose any new homes. No population growth influenced by the
additional courts is anticipated. The project was anticipated as part of the Town’s
2030 General Plan.
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the
construction of replacement housing elsewhere? No Impact. The development will
not displace any housing in the area.
XV. PUBLIC SERVICES: Would the project:
a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new
or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered
governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant
environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response
times or other performance objectives for any of the public services:
i) Fire Protection? Less than Significant Impact. The project will be served by the
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, as indicated in correspondence with the
District. The project will be designed to meet all of the requirements of the District.
ii) Police Protection? Less than Significant Impact. The project will be served by
the Danville Police Department, which is on contract from the Contra Costa County
Sheriff’s Department.
iii) Schools? Less than Significant Impact. No new residences are proposed. It is
unlikely that the new courts will encourage population increase to impact school
attendance within the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.
iv) Parks? Less than Significant Impact. The proposed pickleball courts may have
an increase in park facility use.
v) Other Public Facilities? Less than Significant. No other public facilities have
been identified in which this project would result in a significant adverse negative
impact.
XVI. RECREATION: Would the project result in:
a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or
other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility
would occur or be accelerated? Less than Significant Impact. The proposed
pickleball courts may cause an increase in the use of Osage Park but will not be
significant enough to cause substantial physical deterioration. There are two
existing pickleball courts and three tennis courts which have not indicated that
additional courts will accelerate deterioration.
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b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or
expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on
the environment? Less than Significant Impact. The project will expand the existing
pickleball area with the addition of up to six new courts but will not expand outside
of Osage Station Park’s boundaries. The construction will not have a significant
adverse physical effect on the environment.
XVII. TRANSPORTATION: Would the project:
a) Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation
system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities? Potentially
Significant Impact. The area’s streets, land use planning and zoning were planned
and in place to accommodate recreational uses on this site. Traffic will increase by
the rate associated with six new pickleball courts.
In order to study the potential traffic and parking impacts related to the six
additional pickleball courts, a Transportation Impact Analysis was prepared by
Kimley – Horn and Associates, Inc. The study concluded that “the available parking
supply for all three parking lots of 318 parking spaces is sufficient to meet the peak
parking demands for Scenario #1 and #2 for a typical weekday and Saturday. The
study also found that the project “would result in volumes less than the capacity
threshold for all segments under Scenarios #1 and #2. Therefore, the project would
not generate any deficiencies on the nearby roadway segments for both scenarios
and any potential impacts would be less than significant.
b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines § 15064.3, subdivision (b)? Less
than Significant Impact. CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3 identifies vehicle miles
traveled (VMT) as the most appropriate criteria to evaluate a project’s transportation
impacts. The Transportation Division conducted a traffic study which indicated that
any additional traffic due to the addition of six new pickleball courts will be less
than significant.
c) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g., sharp curves or
dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? No Impact.
The project does not propose any alterations or additions to transportation
corridors, will meet all of the Town’s design standards, and is not proposing any
potentially hazardous design features.
d) Result in inadequate emergency access? No Impact. The project is an addition to
existing parks facilities and will have no impact on emergency access.
XVIII. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES:
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a) Would the project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a tribal
cultural resource, defined in Public Resources Code § 21074 as either a site, feature,
place, cultural landscape that is geographically defined in terms of the size and
scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California
Native American tribe, and that is:
i) Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources,
or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources
Code section 5020.1(k), or Less than Significant Impact. Osage Station Park
is not recorded as a cultural resource. In the event that subsurface
archeological remains are discovered during any construction or pre
construction activities on the site, all land alteration work within 100 feet of
the find shall be halted, the Town Planning Division notified, and a
professional archeologist, certified by the Society of California Archeology
and/or the Society of Professional Archeology, shall be notified. Site work in
this area shall not occur until the archeologist has had an opportunity to
evaluate the significance of the find and to outline appropriate mitigation
measures, if they are deemed necessary. If prehistoric archaeological deposits
are discovered during development of the site, local Native American
organizations shall be consulted and involved in making resource
management decisions.
ii) ii) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported
by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in
subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code § 5024.1. In applying the criteria set
forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code § 5024.1, the lead agency
shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American
tribe. Less than Significant Impact. Osage Station Park is not recorded as a
cultural resource. In the event that subsurface archeological remains are
discovered during any construction or pre construction activities on the site,
all land alteration work within 100 feet of the find shall be halted, the Town
Planning Division notified, and a professional archeologist, certified by the
Society of California Archeology and/or the Society of Professional
Archeology, shall be notified. Site work in this area shall not occur until the
archeologist has had an opportunity to evaluate the significance of the find
and to outline appropriate mitigation measures, if they are deemed
necessary. If prehistoric archaeological deposits are discovered during
development of the site, local Native American organizations shall be
consulted and involved in making resource management decisions.
XIX. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS: Would the project:
a) Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water,
wastewater treatment or storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or
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telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause
significant environmental effects? No Impact. The development is within the
Contra Costa County Central Sanitary District boundaries and will be served by the
District. The project would include renovations to a public park, which would not
include the construction of buildings or uses that would require relocation, new, or
expanded water, wastewater treatment, electric power, natural gas, or
telecommunication services.
b) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably
foreseeable future development during normal, dry and multiple dry years?? Less
than Significant Impact. The project is within the boundaries of the East Bay
Municipal Utilities District. Construction would only require minimal amounts of
water and will not cause for an increase in water use during the ongoing operation
and maintenance of the new courts.
c) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves or
may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to serve the project’s projected
demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments? No Impact. The
development is within the Contra Costa County Central Sanitary District
boundaries, and will be served by the District. Long-term project operation would
not generate substantial solid waste beyond what is already generated by park users
but may result in minimal additional wastewater attributed to people using the
park’s public restrooms.
d) Generate solid waste in excess of state or local standards, or in excess of the capacity
of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction
goals? Less than Significant Impact. The area’s solid waste provider will continue
to serve the project location. Project construction would generate waste, resulting in
the need for solid waste disposal. Long-term project operation would not generate
substantial solid waste beyond what is already generated by park users but may
result in minimal additional wastewater attributed to people using the park’s public
restrooms.
e) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste?
Less than Significant Impact. The development will be required to comply with all
federal, state, and local statutes regarding solid waste.
XX. WILDFIRE: Would the project:
a) Substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation
plan? No Impact. The project site is not located within any identified very high fire
severity zones and will not impact emergency plans.
b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and
thereby expose project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the
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uncontrolled spread of a wildfire? No Impact. The project site is not located within
any identified very high fire severity zones and does not have a sloping landscape
or prevailing winds.
c) Require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such as roads,
fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines or other utilities) that may
exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the
environment? No Impact. The project does not propose the addition of any
infrastructure which may exacerbate fire risks.
d) Expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or
downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability,
or drainage changes? No Impact. The project site is primarily flat and will not
expose people to flooding, landslides due to run off and drainage changes.
XXI. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Would the project:
a) Does the project have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the
environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a
fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate
a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range
of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the
major periods of California history or prehistory? Less than Significant Impact.
There is no evidence that the project will degrade the quality of the environment,
reduce the habitat of a wildlife species, or reduce the range of a rare or endangered
plant or animal. The project does not have the potential to eliminate important
examples of major periods of California history or prehistory.
b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively
considerable? (“Cumulatively considerable” means that the incremental effects of a
project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects,
the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects.) No
Impact. The project does not have impacts that are individually limited, but
cumulatively considerable.
c) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse
effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? No Impact. The project has
no potential to cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or
indirectly. The project would include improvements to an existing park.
Rincon Consultants, Inc.
449 15 th Street , Suite 303
Oakland , California 94612
510 834 4455
info@rinconconsultants.com
www.rinconconsultants.com
E n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n t i s t s P l a n n e r s E n g i n e e r s
September 8, 2023
Project No. 23-14340
Henry Perezalonso, CPRE
Recreation, Arts & Community Services Director
Town of Danville
(925) 314-3454
Via email: hperezalonso@danville.ca.gov
Subject: Noise Study for the Osage Park Pickleball Project, Danville, California
Dear Mr. Perezalonso:
This technical letter report summarizes the results for the Osage Park pickleball noise study for the
proposed project located at Osage Park in the Town of Danville. The noise study addresses potential
noise impacts from implementation of the proposed project on nearby residences. This report was
prepared by Josh Carman, INCE-USA. Mr. Carman is a Noise Director with Rincon Consultants, Inc. and
has over 20 years of experience in the field of acoustics and environmental noise and has participated in
the environmental review and monitoring process for a wide variety of projects in California,
Washington, Nevada, and New York. Mr. Carman prepares noise and vibration assessments for
environmental impact studies and technical studies in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) using federal, state, and local
guidelines and methodology. Mr. Carman is a member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.
Project Understanding
The project would involve expansion of the existing pickleball courts, from two to up to eight courts,
along with bench seating near the courts based on the November 9, 2022, Town staff report. Park
operational hours of dawn to dusk seven days a week would remain. For the purposes of this analysis
and based on information from the Town, the pickleball courts operate between the hours of 7:30 a.m.
to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekends depending on the season. The
closest residences are immediately south of the project site on El Capitan Drive and additional
residences are located to the west on Orange Blossom Way.
Noise Overview
Sound is a vibratory disturbance created by a moving or vibrating source, which is capable of being
detected by the hearing organs. Noise is defined as sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or
undesired and may therefore be classified as a more specific group of sounds. The effects of noise on
people can include general annoyance, interference with speech communication, sleep disturbance,
and, in the extreme, hearing impairment.
Noise levels are commonly measured in decibels (dB) using the A-weighted sound pressure level (dBA).
The A-weighting scale is an adjustment to the actual sound pressure levels so that they are consistent
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with the human hearing response. Decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale that quantifies sound
intensity in a manner similar to the Richter scale used to measure earthquake magnitudes. A doubling of
the energy of a noise source, such as doubling of traffic volume, would increase the noise level by 3 dBA;
dividing the energy in half would result in a 3 dBA decrease.
Human perception of noise has no simple correlation with sound energy: the perception of sound is not
linear in terms of dBA or in terms of sound energy. Two sources do not “sound twice as loud” as one
source. It is widely accepted that the average healthy ear can barely perceive changes of 3 dBA, increase
or decrease (i.e., twice the sound energy); that a change of 5 dBA is readily perceptible; and that an
increase (or decrease) of 10 dBA sounds twice (or half) as loud.
Sound changes in both level and frequency spectrum as it travels from the source to the receiver. The
most obvious change is the decrease in level as the distance from the source increases. The manner by
which noise reduces with distance depends on factors such as the type of sources (e.g., point or line, the
path the sound will travel, site conditions, and obstructions). Noise levels from a point source typically
attenuate, or drop off, at a rate of 6 dBA per doubling of distance (e.g., construction, industrial
machinery, ventilation units). Noise levels may also be reduced by intervening structures; the amount of
attenuation provided by this “shielding” depends on the size of the object and the frequencies of the
noise levels. Natural terrain features such as hills and dense woods, and man-made features such as
buildings and walls, can significantly alter noise levels. Generally, any large structure blocking the line-of
sight-will provide at least 5 dBA reduction in noise level at the receiver.
The impact of noise is not a function of loudness alone. The time of day when noise occurs and the
duration of the noise are also important factors of project noise impact. Most noise that lasts for more
than a few seconds is variable in its intensity. Consequently, a variety of noise descriptors have been
developed. One of the most frequently used noise metrics is the equivalent noise level (Leq); it considers
both duration and sound power level. Leq is defined as the single steady A-weighted level equivalent to
the same amount of energy as that contained in the actual fluctuating levels over time. Typically, Leq is
summed over a one-hour period. Lmax is the highest root mean square (RMS) sound pressure level within
the sampling period, and Lmin is the lowest RMS sound pressure level within the measuring period. Noise
that occurs at night tends to be more disturbing than that occurring during the day as it can disrupt
sleep.
Regulatory Framework
Town of Danville General Plan
The Town of Danville General Plan contains land use compatibility categories for community noise
exposure, noise contour maps, and policies related to noise. The following goal and policy are relevant
to the proposed project:
Goal 27 Protect existing and future residents of Danville from hazards and nuisance
associated with excessive levels of noise by maintaining or reducing noise
intrusion levels in all areas of the Town to acceptable levels.
Policy 27.09 Generally maintain exterior noise levels below 60 Ldn in areas where outdoor
use is a major consideration, such as in residential backyards. Where the Town
determines that this level cannot be achieved after reasonable mitigation has
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been applied, higher standards may be permitted at the discretion of the Town
Council. In such cases, indoor noise levels should not exceed an Ldn of 45 dB.
Town of Danville Municipal Code
The Town of Danville Municipal Code does not have any exterior noise standards. However, it is
unlawful for a person to willfully make a loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which disturbs the peace or
quiet of a neighborhood or which causes discomfort or annoyance to a reasonable person of normal
sensitiveness residing in the area.
Ambient Noise Measurements
To characterize ambient noise levels surrounding the proposed project, five short-term, 15-minute noise
level measurements were conducted on Saturday, July 8, 2023 and repeated on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.
Short-term noise measurement results are shown in Table 1 and Table 2 below. Short-term noise
measurement (ST)-1 was conducted at the north end of the parking lot to capture noise generated from
surrounding park activity. ST-2 was conducted near the parking lot to capture noise levels at the
backyard of 882 Orange Blossom Way. ST-3 was conducted approximately 50 feet east of the existing
pickleball courts while two games were underway on both monitoring days. ST-4 was conducted at the
southern boundary of Osage Park to capture noise levels at the backyard of 535 El Capitan Drive. ST-5
was conducted near the west end of the basketball courts at Charlotte Wood Middle School.
The sound level meter was equipped with a windscreen during measurements. The sound level meter
used for noise monitoring (Extech 407780A) satisfies the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
standard for Type 2 instrumentation. The sound level meter was set to “slow” response and “A”
weighting (dBA). The meter was calibrated before and after the monitoring period. All measurements
were at least five feet above the ground and away from reflective surfaces. Table 1 summarizes the
results of the noise measurements on a typical weekend day and Table 2 summarizes the noise
measurements taken during the week. Figure 1 shows the approximate location of the short-term noise
measurements taken near the existing pickleball courts.
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Table 1 Project Site Vicinity Noise Monitoring Results – Saturday, July 8, 2023
Measurement Location Sample Times
Leq
(dBA)
Lmin
(dBA)
Lmax
(dBA)
ST-1 Just north of the parking
lot for Pickleball courts
near single-family
residence.
8:51 – 9:06 a.m. 53.4 50.0 61.0
ST-2 Middle of the parking lot
for Pickleball courts near
single-family residence.
9:10 – 9:25 a.m. 53.3 49.7 60.4
ST-3a Approximately 50 feet
east of the middle of the
Pickleball courts.
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. 58.0 55.4 61.9
ST-3b Approximately 50 feet
east of the middle of the
Pickleball courts.
10:03 – 10:18 a.m. 58.2 53.9 67.7
ST-4 Osage Park southern
boundary near single-
family residence, south
of Pickleball courts.
9:27 – 9:42 a.m. 54.2 50.7 62.4
ST-5 Just west of the
basketball courts at the
Charlotte Wood Middle
School.
9:46 – 10:01 a.m. 57.7 54.1 69.9
Leq = average noise level equivalent; dBA = A-weighted decibel; Lmin = minimum instantaneous noise
level; Lmax = maximum instantaneous noise level
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Table 2 Project Site Vicinity Noise Monitoring Results – Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Measurement Location Sample Times Leq (dBA)
Lmin
(dBA)
Lmax
(dBA)
ST-1 Just north of the parking
lot for Pickleball courts
near single-family
residence.
8:05 – 8:20 a.m. 50.2 45.0 64.9
ST-2 Middle of the parking lot
for Pickleball courts near
single-family residence.
8:24 – 8:39 a.m. 50.3 46.7 64.6
ST-3 Approximately 50 feet
east of the middle of the
Pickleball courts.
9:13 – 9:28 a.m. 53.2 44.3 66.0
ST-4 Osage Park southern
boundary near single-
family residence, south
of Pickleball courts.
8:53 – 9:08 a.m. 45.7 41.2 55.0
ST-5 Just west of the
basketball courts at the
Charlotte Wood Middle
School.
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. 47.1 42.1 58.7
Leq = average noise level equivalent; dBA = A-weighted decibel; Lmin = minimum instantaneous noise
level; Lmax = maximum instantaneous noise level
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Figure 1 Approximate Noise Monitoring Locations
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Results
A property of sound is that it attenuates, or drops off, as the distance from the noise source increases.
For a point source, such as pickleball courts, sound levels decrease approximately 6 dBA for each
doubling of distance from the source (Caltrans 2013). The project would generate noise at the nearby
sensitive receptors and the attenuation rate is applied to estimate noise levels at the sensitive
receptors. Shielding effects from buildings, terrain, or other barriers are conservatively not factored into
the attenuation calculations for the purposes of this analysis. For the purposes of this analysis and based
on information from the Town, the pickleball courts operate between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 9:00
p.m. on weekdays and from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekends.
Recreational noise would continue to consist of noise from tennis and/or pickleball being played as
under existing conditions, including noise from the ball hitting a racquet, noise from the ball bouncing
off the court, noise from the ball hitting the chain link fence, and noise from players and spectators
talking. As shown in Table 1, during measurement ST-3 a single game of pickleball generates noise levels
of up to 58.2 dBA Leq at a distance of approximately 50 feet. A worst-case scenario was modeled
assuming that all pickleball courts and tennis courts were being used simultaneously. The estimated
hourly Leq value at the property line is then converted to an Ldn value assuming a worst-case scenario of
all courts in operation between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Attachment A includes the noise
calculations. The results of modeling indicate that project operational recreational noise levels for all
eight pickleball operating simultaneously would result in a noise level of up to 53 Ldn at the closest
residential property line to the south and up to 55 Ldn at the closest residential property line to the west.
This would be below the threshold of 60 Ldn per Town of Danville General Plan Policy 27.09. Therefore,
project operational noise impacts would be less than significant, and no mitigation would be required.
* * *
This concludes our operational noise impact assessment of the proposed project. Do not hesitate to
contact me if you have questions about this environmental noise impact assessment or its findings.
Sincerely,
RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC.
Josh Carman, INCE-USA
Director
Attachment A
Supporting Noise Information
Residences South
L1 (dBA)Distance (ft)L2 (dBA)Distance to Sensitive Receptor (ft)
Pickleball Court 1 58.2 50 48.7 150
Pickleball Court 2 58.2 50 48.1 160
Pickleball Court 3 58.2 50 46.4 195
Pickleball Court 4 58.2 50 45.9 205
Pickleball Court 5 58.2 50 43.9 260
Pickleball Court 6 58.2 50 43.7 265
Pickleball Court 7 58.2 50 42.5 305
Pickleball Court 8 58.2 50 42.1 320
Tennis Court 1 58.2 50 47.3 175
Tennis Court 2 58.2 50 47.6 170
Tennis Court 3 58.2 50 42.9 290
Tennis Court 4 58.2 50 43.1 285
Combined Noise Level 54.8
Residences West
L1 (dBA)Distance (ft)L2 (dBA)Distance to Sensitive Receptor (ft)
Pickleball Court 1 58.2 50 50.2 125
Pickleball Court 2 58.2 50 48.7 150
Pickleball Court 3 58.2 50 49.3 140
Pickleball Court 4 58.2 50 47.8 165
Pickleball Court 5 58.2 50 48.7 150
Pickleball Court 6 58.2 50 47.8 165
Pickleball Court 7 58.2 50 42.4 310
Pickleball Court 8 58.2 50 41.8 330
Tennis Court 1 58.2 50 45.9 205
Tennis Court 2 58.2 50 44.2 250
Tennis Court 3 58.2 50 45.9 205
Tennis Court 4 58.2 50 44.0 255
Combined Noise Level 56.9
Danville Pickleball - South Residences
Day Date Time Duration Leq Energy Leq (hr)Energy+Penalty Ldn
All 53
X
XX
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10:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
11:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
12:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
13:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
14:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
15:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
16:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
17:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
18:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
19:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 1000000
20:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 1000000
21:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 3.16227766
22:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
23:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
00:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
01:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
02:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
03:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
04:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
05:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
06:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
07:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
08:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
09:00:00 01:00:00.0 55.0 316227.8 55 316227.766
Danville Pickleball - West Residences
Day Date Time Duration Leq Energy Leq (hr)Energy+Penalty Ldn
All 55
X
XX
XXX
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10:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
11:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
12:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
13:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
14:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
15:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
16:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
17:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
18:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
19:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 1584893.192
20:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 1584893.192
21:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 3.16227766
22:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
23:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
00:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
01:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
02:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
03:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
04:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
05:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
06:00:00 01:00:00.0 0.0 1 0 10
07:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
08:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
09:00:00 01:00:00.0 57.0 501187.2 57 501187.2336
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MEMORANDUM
To:Mr. Andrew Dillard
Transportation Manager
Town of Danville
500 La Gonda Way
Danville, CA 94526
From:Ben Huie, P.E.
Connie Leung, P.E
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Date:November 3, 2023
Subject: Danville Pickleball Courts Transportation Impact Analysis - Draft Memorandum
INTRODUCTION
The Danville Pickleball Courts project (“Project”) proposes to construct additional pickleball courts at
the Osage Station Park in Danville, CA. The existing site, located at 876 Orange Blossom Way,
currently has three (3) tennis courts and two (2) pickleball courts on the southwest corner of Osage
Station Park. The Project is proposing the following two scenarios to increase the number of
pickleball courts:
· Scenario #1 – 3 tennis courts and 6 pickleball courts (4 additional pickleball courts)
· Scenario #2 – 3 tennis courts and 8 pickleball courts (6 additional pickleball courts)
The primary parking lot for visitors is the Osage Station Park South parking lot but visitors may also
park at the Osage Station Park North parking lot and the Charlotte Wood Middle School parking lot.
The Town of Danville (Town) has requested that Kimley-Horn prepare a Transportation Impact
Analysis (TIA) for this project to determine potential vehicle miles traveled (VMT) impacts under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The study also includes a roadway capacity analysis for
the four roadway segments shown below, as well as a parking occupancy and demand analysis to
determine the effects of the proposed project. This memorandum discusses the methodology,
analysis, and results of the transportation analysis.
· Roadway Analysis Segments:
o Orange Blossom Way (south of Osage Station Park South Parking Lot Entry)
o Orange Blossom Way (north of Osage Station Park South Parking Lot Entry)
o Osage Station Park Driveway (east of Orange Blossom Way)
o El Capitan Drive (west of Orange Blossom Way)
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METHODOLOGY
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
With the passage of SB 743, VMT has become an important indicator for determining if new
development will result in a “significant transportation impact” under the CEQA. SB 743 is part of a
long-standing policy effort by the California legislature to improve California’s sustainability and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions through denser infill development, a reduction in single occupancy
vehicles, improved mass transit, and other actions. Recognizing that the prior environmental-based
transportation analysis techniques were, at times, encouraging development that is inconsistent with
this vision, the legislature took the extraordinary step to change the basis of environmental analysis
for transportation impacts from Level of Service (LOS) to VMT. VMT is understood to be a good proxy
for evaluating air quality and other transportation related impacts that the State is actively trying to
address. While the use of VMT to determine significant transportation impacts has only been
considered recently, it is not a new performance metric and has long been used as a basis for
transportation system evaluations and as an important metric for evaluating the performance of
Travel Demand Models.
CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3 identifies VMT as the most appropriate criteria to evaluate a
Project’s transportation impacts. While the Town of Danville has not adopted any CEQA thresholds
related to VMT, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) established VMT as the
methodology for evaluating transportation impacts and identified guidelines for evaluating VMT
impacts in June 2020. CCTA identifies screening criteria for projects that are expected to have a less
than significant VMT impact. The screening criteria includes the following:
· Projects of 10,000 square feet or less of non-residential space or 20 residential units or less,
or otherwise generating less than 836 VMT per day.
· Public facilities (e.g., emergency services, passive parks (low-intensity recreation, open
space), libraries, community centers, public utilities) and government buildings.
To determine whether a significant impact occurs as a result of implementing the Project, a screening
analysis was conducted to compare the effects of the addition of the Project against the above
screening criteria.
Roadway Segments
Roadway segments were analyzed based on volumes and compared against roadway capacities,
consistent with the 2030 Town of Danville General Plan1 roadway capacity thresholds. Capacities
were determined based on roadway classification as defined in the Mobility Chapter of the Town of
Danville General Plan.
1 The Town of Danville 2030 General Plan, Chapter 4 Mobility,Town of Danville, March 19, 2013.
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PARKING ANALYSIS
A parking analysis was conducted to determine if adequate off-street parking is provided at the three
parking lots available for visitors to meet the additional parking demand generated by the proposed
pickleball project. Peak parking demand for the proposed project was added to existing parking
occupancy data to determine the peak parking demand under existing plus project conditions for
Scenarios #1 and #2. The peak parking demand under existing plus project conditions were then
compared to the available parking within the three parking lots to determine whether sufficient parking
is provided.
Existing Parking Occupancy
A figure of the three parking lot locations, in relation to the proposed pickleball courts, are shown in
Figure 1. Based on Google aerial images, the total existing parking supply is 318 parking spaces,
with 64 available parking spaces in the Osage Station Park South parking lot, 132 available parking
spaces in the Osage Station Park North parking lot, and 122 available parking spaces in the Charlotte
Wood Middle School parking lot. Existing parking occupancy data was provided by the Town for the
three parking lots which were collected from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 and
Saturday, June 3, 2023 in 15-minute increments. The maximum 15-minute parking occupancies were
determined for each hour to reduce the data to hourly parking occupancies and are summarized in
Table 1 and Table 2 for a weekday and Saturday, respectively. Existing parking occupancy data is
provided in Attachment A.
It should be noted that existing parking occupancies were determined by adding and subtracting the
inbound and outbound volumes at the parking lot driveways to the baseline parking occupancy count
collected at the start of the survey. This may explain why the existing parking occupancies exceed
100 percent for certain hours. As shown in Tables 1 and 2, the peak parking occupancy for all three
parking lots occurs at 6:00 PM with 273 parking spaces occupied (86 percent occupancy) on a
weekday and at 10:00 AM with 240 parking spaces occupied (75 percent occupancy) on a Saturday.
During the weekday peak parking occupancy, the Osage Station North and Charlotte Wood Middle
School parking lots are fully occupied while the Osage Station South still has available parking
spaces (38 percent occupied). During the Saturday peak parking occupancy, the Osage Station
South and North parking lots are almost fully occupied while the Charlotte Wood Middle School
parking lot still has available parking spaces (43 percent occupied).
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Figure 1 – Parking Lot Locations
Table 1 – Existing Parking Occupancy (Weekday)
Parking Lot:Osage Station South Osage Station
North
Charlotte Wood
Middle School Total
Total Available
Spaces:64 Percent
Occupied 132 Percent
Occupied 122 Percent
Occupied 318 Percent
Occupied
7:00 AM 11 17%4 3%18 15%33 10%
8:00 AM 12 19%6 5%54 44%72 23%
9:00 AM 21 33%16 12%74 61%111 35%
10:00 AM 23 36%38 29%66 54%127 40%
11:00 AM 23 36%43 33%64 52%130 41%
12:00 PM 17 27%57 43%64 52%138 43%
1:00 PM 13 20%55 42%65 53%133 42%
2:00 PM 23 36%44 33%117 96%184 58%
3:00 PM 7 11%22 17%61 50%90 28%
4:00 PM 18 28%108 82%60 49%186 58%
5:00 PM 19 30%135 102%110 90%264 83%
6:00 PM 24 38%121 92%128 105%273 86%
Note: Peak parking occupancy is shown in bold and highlighted. Parking occupancies exceeding 100 percent are shown in red.
Osage Station
Park
Osage Station
North Parking Lot
Osage Station
South Parking Lot Charlotte Wood Middle
School Parking Lot
Proposed
Pickleball Project
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Table 2 – Existing Parking Occupancy (Saturday)
Parking Lot:Osage Station South Osage Station
North
Charlotte Wood
Middle School Total
Total Available
Spaces:64 Percent
Occupied 132 Percent
Occupied 122 Percent
Occupied 318 Percent
Occupied
7:00 AM 17 27%47 36%19 16%83 26%
8:00 AM 41 64%95 72%43 35%179 56%
9:00 AM 62 97%113 86%45 37%220 69%
10:00 AM 61 95%126 95%53 43%240 75%
11:00 AM 41 64%123 93%52 43%216 68%
12:00 PM 37 58%124 94%51 42%212 67%
1:00 PM 50 78%127 96%49 40%226 71%
2:00 PM 45 70%87 66%16 13%148 47%
3:00 PM 21 33%93 70%2 2%116 36%
4:00 PM 18 28%83 63%1 1%102 32%
5:00 PM 14 22%56 42%1 1%71 22%
6:00 PM 12 19%35 27%3 2%50 16%
Note: Peak parking occupancy is shown in bold and highlighted.
Proposed Parking Demand
The ITE Parking Generation Manual, 5th Edition2, was used to determine the peak parking demand for
the proposed project. A land use for pickleball courts is not provided in the ITE Parking Generation
Manual. Therefore, parking generation rates for ITE land use code 490 (Tennis Court) were used
instead. The average rate for ITE land use code 490 is 2.67 parking spaces per tennis court for a
Saturday (no weekday data is provided). However, pickleball is typically a doubles game with four
people on each court whereas tennis is typically a singles game with two people on each court.
Therefore, an adjustment factor of 1.5 was applied to the average parking rate to achieve an adjusted
rate of 4 parking spaces per pickleball court. Assuming a doubles game with four players on each
court, this results in one parking space per player. Applying the adjusted parking rate to the proposed
pickleball courts results in an additional peak parking demand of 16 parking spaces and 24 parking
spaces for Scenario #1 (four additional courts) and Scenario #2 (six additional courts), respectively.
To determine the hourly parking demand throughout a typical weekday and Saturday, time of day
percent distributions were derived from the ITE Parking Generation Manual. Time of day distributions
are not available for ITE land use code 490 (Tennis Court), therefore data for ITE land use code 491
(Racquet/Tennis Club) was used instead. The hourly parking demand for a typical weekday and
Saturday were then added to the existing parking occupancy as shown in Table 3 and Table 4,
respectively.
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Table 3 – Proposed Parking Demand (Weekday)
Parking Lot:Total Existing
Parking Occupancy Scenario #1 Parking Demand Scenario #2 Parking Demand
Total
Available
Spaces:
318 Percent
Occupied Proposed
Existing
Plus
Proposed
Percent
Occupied Proposed
Existing
Plus
Proposed
Percent
Occupied
7:00 AM 33 10%9 42 13%14 47 15%
8:00 AM 72 23%9 81 25%14 86 27%
9:00 AM 111 35%9 120 38%14 125 39%
10:00 AM 127 40%9 136 43%14 141 44%
11:00 AM 130 41%10 140 44%15 145 46%
12:00 PM 138 43%11 149 47%17 155 49%
1:00 PM 133 42%14 147 46%21 154 48%
2:00 PM 184 58%15 199 63%23 207 65%
3:00 PM 90 28%16 106 33%24 114 36%
4:00 PM 186 58%16 202 64%24 210 66%
5:00 PM 264 83%14 278 87%21 285 90%
6:00 PM 273 86%10 283 89%16 289 91%
Note: Peak parking occupancy is shown in bold and highlighted. Percent distributions are not provided for 7:00 AM,
8:00 AM, and 9:00 AM. Therefore, the percent distribution for the adjacent time period of 10:00 AM was used instead.
Table 4 – Proposed Parking Demand (Saturday)
Parking Lot:Total Existing
Parking Occupancy Scenario #1 Parking Demand Scenario #2 Parking Demand
Total
Available
Spaces:
318 Percent
Occupied Proposed
Existing
Plus
Proposed
Percent
Occupied Proposed
Existing
Plus
Proposed
Percent
Occupied
7:00 AM 83 26%16 99 31%24 107 34%
8:00 AM 179 56%16 195 61%24 203 64%
9:00 AM 220 69%16 236 74%24 244 77%
10:00 AM 240 75%13 253 80%20 260 82%
11:00 AM 216 68%14 230 72%21 237 75%
12:00 PM 212 67%15 227 71%23 235 74%
1:00 PM 226 71%13 239 75%20 246 77%
2:00 PM 148 47%14 162 51%21 169 53%
3:00 PM 116 36%12 128 40%19 135 42%
4:00 PM 102 32%10 112 35%16 118 37%
5:00 PM 71 22%12 83 26%18 89 28%
6:00 PM 50 16%12 62 19%18 68 21%
Note: Peak parking occupancy is shown in bold and highlighted. Percent distributions are not provided for 7:00 AM and
6:00 PM. Therefore, the percent distributions for the adjacent time periods of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM were used instead.
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As shown in Tables 3 and 4 for Scenario #1, the existing plus proposed parking demand with the
additional four (4) pickleball courts results in a peak parking demand of 283 parking spaces (89
percent occupancy) for a typical weekday and 253 parking spaces (80 percent occupancy) for a
Saturday. For Scenario #2, the existing plus proposed parking demand with the additional six (6)
pickleball courts results in a peak parking demand of 289 parking spaces (91 percent occupancy) for
a typical weekday and 260 parking spaces (82 percent occupancy) for a Saturday. Therefore, the
existing parking supply for all three parking lots is sufficient to meet the proposed parking demand for
the additional pickleball courts under Scenarios #1 and #2.
As mentioned previously, the existing weekday parking occupancies for the Osage Station South
parking lot is not yet fully occupied with a peak parking occupancy of 24 parking spaces out of 64
available parking spaces. This results in 40 available parking spaces and is sufficient to meet the
peak parking demand for Scenario #1 (16 parking spaces) and Scenario #2 (24 parking spaces).
Therefore, during the weekday peak, visitors for the pickleball courts may use the nearby Osage
Station South parking lot. During Saturdays, the existing parking occupancies for the Osage Station
South and North parking lots are almost fully occupied and does not have sufficient capacity to
accommodate the peak parking demand for Scenarios #1 and #2. However, the Charlotte Wood
Middle School parking lot is not yet fully occupied with a peak parking occupancy of 53 parking
spaces out of 122 available parking spaces. This results in 69 available parking spaces and is
sufficient to meet the peak parking demand for Scenario #1 (16 parking spaces) and Scenario #2 (24
parking spaces). Therefore, during the Saturday peak, visitors for the pickleball courts may use the
Charlotte Wood Middle School parking lot.
ROADWAY OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS
Roadway analysis was evaluated at each of the four (4) study roadway segments using the
methodology consistent with the 2030 Town of Danville General Plan roadway capacity thresholds.
Daily roadway volumes were analyzed rather than peak hour volumes since roadway capacities
provided in the general plan are based on vehicles per day rather than vehicles per hour. Roadway
segments are assumed to the deficient when daily volumes exceed the capacity defined for its
roadway classification.
Existing Conditions
24-hour roadway volumes along each roadway segment were provided by the Town and are provided
in Attachment B. Volumes along Orange Blossom Way and Osage Station Park Driveway were
collected on Wednesday (May 24, 2023), Thursday (May 25, 2023), and Saturday (May 27, 2023).
Volumes along El Capitan Drive were collected on Wednesday (September 8, 2021) and Thursday
(September 9, 2021). Daily volumes for each segment are summarized in Table 5. As a conservative
approach, the maximum daily weekday volumes were used for the existing conditions analysis.
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Table 5 – Existing Roadway Volumes (Daily)
#Roadway Segment
Daily Volume Maximum
Daily VolumeWed,
5/24/23
Thurs,
5/25/23
Sat,
5/27/23
Wed,
9/8/21
Thurs,
9/9/21
1
Orange Blossom Way south
of Osage Station Park
Driveway
1,210 1,251 720 N/A N/A 1,251
2
Orange Blossom Way north
of Osage Station Park
Driveway
928 1,049 415 N/A N/A 1,049
3
Osage Station Park
Driveway east of Orange
Blossom Way
726 771 465 N/A N/A 771
4 El Capitan Drive east of
Camino Ramon N/A N/A N/A 3,000 3,045 3,045
Note: Roadway volumes shown are the total of both directions. Volumes were not collected on days shown with
“N/A”.
Existing daily roadway volumes were compared against the capacity thresholds (vehicles per day)
defined in the Town of Danville General Plan. Orange Blossom Way and Osage Station Park
Driveway are classified as a local roadway with a capacity less than 1,500 vehicles per day. El
Capitan Drive is classified as a minor collector with a capacity between 3,500 to 10,000 vehicles per
day. As shown in Table 6, existing daily roadway volumes are below the capacity thresholds for all
roadway segments.
Table 6 – Existing Roadway Segment Analysis (Daily)
#Roadway Segment Roadway
Classification
Capacity
(vehicles per day)
Scenario
Existing Volume
(vehicles per day)
1
Orange Blossom Way south
of Osage Station Park
Driveway
Local 1,499 1,251
2
Orange Blossom Way north
of Osage Station Park
Driveway
Local 1,499 1,049
3 Osage Station Park Driveway
east of Orange Blossom Way Local 1,499 771
4 El Capitan Drive east of
Camino Ramon Minor Collector 10,000 3,045
Note: Roadway volumes shown are the total of both directions.
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Trip Generation
Trip generation for developments is typically calculated based on data from the Institute of
Transportation Engineer’s (ITE)Trip Generation, 11th Edition3. This is the standard reference for
determining trip generation for potential projects. Trip generation estimates for the proposed project
were calculated based on data within this reference. For some land uses, an average rate and a fitted
curve equation are provided for the sample data. Since the ITE Trip Generation Manual does not
have a land use for pickleball courts, the average rate for ITE land use 490 (Tennis Court) was used
instead. Consistent with the parking analysis, an adjustment factor of 1.5 was applied to the average
trip generation rate to reflect a doubles game. The total proposed project trip generation is shown in
Table 7 for Scenarios #1 and #2. As shown in the table, Scenario #1 will generate 182 daily trips and
26 PM peak hour trips, while Scenario #2 will generate 273 daily trips and 39 PM peak hour trips. AM
peak hour trip generation is not shown since trip generation rates for the AM peak hour are not
available for ITE 490 (Tennis Court).
Table 7 – Proposed Project Trip Generation
Land Use ITE Land
Use Code Size (Units)Rate Daily
Trips
PM Peak Hour
In Out Total
Pickleball
Courts
490
(Tennis
Court)
4 Courts
(Scenario #1)
Daily: 30.32
PM: 4.21 121 8 9 17
Adjustment Factor
for Pickleball 61 4 5 9
Total 182 12 14 26
6 Courts
(Scenario #2)
Daily: 30.32
PM: 4.21 182 13 13 26
Adjustment Factor
for Pickleball 91 6 7 13
Total 273 19 20 39
Notes:
1. AM peak hour trip generation rates are not available for ITE land use code 490 (Tennis Courts). Therefore,
no AM peak hour trip generation is shown.
2. The adjustment factor for pickleball being a doubles sport is conservative and assumes that tennis players
all play singles and pickleball players all play doubles. Therefore, the tennis courts trip generation was
adjusted by a factor of 1.5 for pickleball courts, to be conservative.
Trip Distribution and Assignment
The Project’s trip distribution was estimated based on the project access locations, freeway access,
location of existing pickleballs courts, and roadway network within the study area. The trips were
distributed as follows:
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· El Capitan Drive west of Orange Blossom Way – 75 percent
· El Capitan Drive east of Orange Blossom Way – 15 percent
· Orange Blossom Way north of Project Driveway – 10 percent
This trip distribution assumes that the majority of vehicle trips would use Camino Ramon to the west
to access I-680 and other nearby residences. Only 10 percent of the vehicle trips were assumed to
be from the north on Orange Blossom Way because it is assumed that regional traffic would use El
Capitan Drive and local traffic from the north would likely walk or bicycle to the Osage Station Park.
Based on the assumed trip distribution, the daily volumes generated by the project were assigned to
the roadway segments and results in the project volumes shown in Table 8 for Scenarios #1 and #2.
As mentioned previously, daily project volumes were analyzed rather than PM peak hour trips as
roadway capacities provided in the general plan are based on vehicles per day rather than vehicles
per hour.
Table 8 – Project Trip Assignment (Daily)
#Roadway Segment
Scenario #1
(4 Pickleball Courts)
vehicles per day
Scenario #2
(6 Pickleball Courts)
vehicles per day
1 Orange Blossom Way south of Osage
Station Park Driveway 164 246
2 Orange Blossom Way north of Osage
Station Park Driveway 18 27
3 Osage Station Park Driveway east of
Orange Blossom Way 182 273
4 El Capitan Drive east of Camino Ramon 137 205
Note: Project volumes shown are the total of both directions.
Existing Plus Project Conditions
Daily project volumes were added to the existing roadway segment volumes and are shown in Table
9. As shown in the table, all roadway segment volumes under existing plus project conditions are
below the capacity threshold.
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Table 9 – Existing Plus Project Roadway Segment Analysis (Daily)
#Roadway Segment Roadway
Classification
Capacity
(Vehicles
per day)
Scenario
Existing
Volume
(vehicles per
day)
Existing +
Scenario #1
(vehicles per
day)
Existing +
Scenario #2
(vehicles per
day)
1
Orange Blossom Way
south of Osage Station
Park Driveway
Local 1,499 1,251 1,415 1,497
2
Orange Blossom Way
north of Osage Station
Park Driveway
Local 1,499 1,049 1,067 1,076
3
Osage Station Park
Driveway east of
Orange Blossom Way
Local 1,499 771 953 1,044
4 El Capitan Drive east
of Camino Ramon
Minor
Collector 10,000 3,045 3,182 3,250
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT)
As noted in the Methodology section of this memorandum, CCTA’s Project VMT screening criteria
includes the following:
· Projects of 10,000 square feet or less of non-residential space or 20 residential units or less,
or otherwise generating less than 836 VMT per day.
· Public facilities (e.g., emergency services, passive parks (low-intensity recreation, open
space), libraries, community centers, public utilities) and government buildings.
When calculating the size of the Project, the four (Scenario 1) and six (Scenario 2) additional
pickleball courts were considered. A pickleball court itself is generally 880 square-feet (20 feet by 44
feet), which would equate to 5,280 square-feet of total space when 6 courts are considered. When
calculating the entire size, which includes accounting for space between courts, an additional 75-
percent of the size of the pickleball court is required. This would result in a total space requirement of
9,240 square-feet, which is less than the 10,000 square-foot screening threshold provided above.
The Project is expected to generate approximately 182 trips per day for Scenario 1 and 273 trips per
day for Scenario 2. Using CCTA’s screening criteria of 836 VMT per day, this would require an
average roundtrip trip length of 4.6-miles for Scenario 1 (2.3-miles one-way) or 3.1-miles for Scenario
2 (1.55-miles one-way) to fall below the daily VMT threshold. As the trips associated with the Project
are expected to be predominantly from within the Town, with a majority occurring in the general
vicinity of the Project, it is likely that the required trip lengths would occur. However, because a trip
length study of existing trips was not conducted, it cannot be concluded whether the 836 daily VMT
threshold would be reached.
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When evaluating the Project against the second screening criteria, it was concluded that the Project
would be considered a locally serving public facility based on the Project expanding an existing use in
a public park. In addition, as the users of the Project would come from the general vicinity of the
Project or predominately within the Town, this would also qualify the Project as a locally serving
public facility. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Project meets this screening criteria.
When considering the impact the Project would have on existing VMT within the region, it is likely that
the Project would reduce VMT compared to Existing Conditions. This is because the Project is an
expansion of existing Pickleball courts, likely responding to a latent demand for Pickleball courts that
is currently being supplied by additional courts outside of the Town. Simply put, under Existing
Conditions, some residents of Danville currently drive outside of the Town for pickleball courts as the
existing ones are occupied. Under Existing plus Project Conditions, these same residents would use
the courts provided by the Project. Therefore, the amount of VMT that Danville and other local
residents would produce to access pickleball courts would be reduced. Based on this assessment
and the results of the screening analysis, it can be concluded that the Project would result in a less
than significant impact.
CONCLUSION
The project proposes to construct additional pickleball courts at Osage Station Park in Danville, CA.
Two scenarios are considered for the project with Scenario #1 proposing 4 additional pickleball courts
and Scenario #2 proposing 6 additional pickleball courts at the project site. Visitors of the pickleball
courts can park at the Osage Station Park South parking lot, the Osage Station Park North parking
lot, and the Charlotte Wood Middle School parking lot. These parking lots provided a total of 318
parking spaces. Peak parking demands for Scenarios #1 and #2 were added to existing parking
occupancies to determine the peak parking demand under existing plus project conditions. For
Scenario #1, the peak parking demand occurs at 6:00 PM with a demand of 283 parking spaces (89
percent occupancy) for a typical weekday and at 10:00 AM with a demand of 253 parking spaces (80
percent occupancy) for a Saturday. For Scenario #2, the peak parking demand occurs at 6:00 PM
with a demand of 289 parking spaces (91 percent occupancy) for a typical weekday and at 10:00 AM
with a demand of 260 parking spaces (82 percent occupancy) for a Saturday.Therefore, the
available parking supply for all three parking lots of 318 parking spaces is sufficient to meet
the peak parking demand for Scenario #1 and #2 for a typical weekday and Saturday. During
weekdays, visitors may park at the nearby Osage Station South Parking lot as there is available
parking spaces to meet the peak parking demand for Scenarios #1 and #2 and the other two parking
lots are fully occupied. During Saturdays, visitors may park at the Charlotte Wood Middle School
parking lot as there is available parking spaces to meet the peak parking demand for Scenarios #1
and #2 and the other two parking lots near full capacity.
With the addition of the project, the daily roadway volumes under existing plus project conditions
would result in volumes less than the capacity threshold for all segments under Scenario #1 and #2.
Therefore, the project would not generate any deficiencies on the nearby roadway segments
for both scenarios.
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Based on the VMT analysis, the results showed that the project would satisfy CCTA’s VMT screening
criteria for public facilities. Since the project is expanding an existing use within a public park and
would generate users from the general vicinity of the project site, the project is considered a locally
serving public facility. In addition, the project is likely responding to the increase in demand for
Pickleball courts and therefore, residents currently traveling outside of the Town will now use the
proposed courts within the Town. As a result, the amount of VMT that Danville and other local
residents would produce to access the pickleball courts would be reduced.Therefore, the project
would result in a less than significant VMT impact.
Attachments:
Attachment A – Existing Parking Occupancy Data
Attachment B – Average Daily Traffic Volumes
Baseline Count 3
Date 5/24/2023
Charlotte Wood Middle School
TIME PARKED IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT
7:00 3 4 0
7:15 7 4 0
7:30 11 9 2
7:45 18 19 3
8:00 34 13 4
8:15 43 10 0
8:30 53 6 5
8:45 54 14 11
9:00 57 90 73
9:15 74 177 181
9:30 70 17 25
9:45 62 7 4
10:00 65 3 4
10:15 64 1 1
10:30 64 7 5
10:45 66 5 8
11:00 63 3 2
11:15 64 3 6
11:30 61 2 3
11:45 60 5 1
12:00 64 2 3
12:15 63 2 3
12:30 62 5 3
12:45 64 4 3
13:00 65 3 5
13:15 63 5 4
13:30 64 2 4
13:45 62 2 2
14:00 62 9 8
14:15 63 20 5
14:30 78 54 15
14:45 117 57 113
15:00 61 30 62
15:15 29 22 30
15:30 21 9 12
15:45 18 18 13
16:00 23 24 19
16:15 28 20 7
16:30 41 28 9
16:45 60 28 11
17:00 77 38 27
17:15 88 51 29
17:30 110 41 45
17:45 106 36 40
18:00 102 17 30
18:15 89 16 12
18:30 93 43 8
18:45 128 66 45
Driveway
Attachment A
Baseline Count 4
Date 5/24/2023
Osage Station South (Tennis & Pickleball Lot)
TIME PARKED IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT
7:00 4
7:15 7
7:30 8
7:45 11
8:00 9
8:15 9
8:30 12
8:45 12
9:00 12
9:15 14
9:30 18
9:45 21
10:00 23
10:15 23
10:30 21
10:45 19
11:00 23
11:15 19
11:30 18
11:45 13
12:00 17
12:15 17
12:30 14
12:45 13
13:00 13
13:15 13
13:30 12
13:45 10
14:00 8
14:15 8
14:30 15
14:45 23
15:00 7
15:15 4
15:30 6
15:45 7
16:00 17
16:15 18
16:30 13
16:45 16
17:00 14
17:15 13
17:30 17
17:45 19
18:00 20
18:15 18
18:30 24
18:45 24
Driveway
Baseline Count 0
Date 5/24/2023
Osage Station North
TIME PARKED IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT
7:00 0 0 0
7:15 0 3 0
7:30 3 2 1
7:45 4 1 1
8:00 4 0 2
8:15 2 5 2
8:30 5 5 4
8:45 6 8 2
9:00 12 7 6
9:15 13 5 8
9:30 10 7 1
9:45 16 9 3
10:00 22 7 2
10:15 27 9 5
10:30 31 11 4
10:45 38 10 5
11:00 43 6 12
11:15 37 10 6
11:30 41 12 12
11:45 41 17 15
12:00 43 15 10
12:15 48 10 5
12:30 53 6 2
12:45 57 8 10
13:00 55 9 10
13:15 54 7 18
13:30 43 11 14
13:45 40 14 10
14:00 44 4 12
14:15 36 8 19
14:30 25 12 6
14:45 31 33 42
15:00 22 6 11
15:15 17 5 4
15:30 18 11 8
15:45 21 8 7
16:00 22 28 8
16:15 42 58 14
16:30 86 36 14
16:45 108 25 19
17:00 114 30 10
17:15 134 32 31
17:30 135 19 19
17:45 135 12 26
18:00 121 9 42
18:15 88 10 15
18:30 83 6 9
18:45 80 10 10
Driveway
Baseline Count 1
Date 6/3/2023
Charlotte Wood Middle School
TIME PARKED IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT
7:00 1 4 0 0
7:15 5 2 1 0
7:30 6 16 1 0
7:45 19 23 1 2
8:00 41 1 0 0
8:15 42 2 1 0
8:30 43 1 1 0
8:45 42 6 3 1
9:00 45 3 5 0
9:15 43 0 0 0
9:30 43 2 2 0
9:45 43 1 1 0
10:00 42 6 0 1
10:15 47 6 1 1
10:30 52 4 3 0
10:45 53 3 4 0
11:00 52 1 2 0
11:15 51 3 3 0
11:30 51 1 2 0
11:45 50 4 3 0
12:00 51 0 4 0
12:15 47 0 0 0
12:30 47 1 1 0
12:45 47 4 2 0
13:00 48 2 1 1
13:15 49 1 1 0
13:30 48 3 4 1
13:45 37 11 30 10
14:00 16 5 12 2
14:15 6 7 8 3
14:30 5 1 3 0
14:45 3 0 1 0
15:00 2 1 1 0
15:15 2 0 1 0
15:30 1 1 0 0
15:45 2 0 1 0
16:00 1 0 0 0
16:15 1 1 1 0
16:30 1 1 1 0
16:45 1 0 0 0
17:00 1 1 1 0
17:15 1 0 0 0
17:30 1 0 0 0
17:45 1 3 2 0
18:00 2 0 0 0
18:15 2 1 1 0
18:30 2 2 1 0
18:45 3 2 1 0
Driveway
Baseline Count 7
Date 6/3/2023
Osage Station South (Tennis & Pickleball Lot)
TIME PARKED IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT
7:00 7 9 2
7:15 14 2 1
7:30 15 4 2
7:45 17 12 5
8:00 24 15 6
8:15 33 9 1
8:30 41 6 7
8:45 40 25 3
9:00 62 10 15
9:15 57 5 5
9:30 57 8 4
9:45 61 12 12
10:00 61 4 4
10:15 61 4 8
10:30 57 3 8
10:45 52 6 17
11:00 41 8 20
11:15 29 6 7
11:30 28 8 8
11:45 28 6 3
12:00 31 6 4
12:15 33 5 7
12:30 31 6 0
12:45 37 5 0
13:00 42 8 4
13:15 46 5 1
13:30 50 1 4
13:45 47 3 5
14:00 45 2 29
14:15 18 2 7
14:30 13 3 2
14:45 14 12 9
15:00 17 4 4
15:15 17 6 2
15:30 21 2 5
15:45 18 2 2
16:00 18 10 10
16:15 18 0 3
16:30 15 4 3
16:45 16 3 9
17:00 10 6 7
17:15 9 2 1
17:30 10 5 1
17:45 14 0 3
18:00 11 2 4
18:15 9 2 0
18:30 11 4 3
18:45 12 3 3
Driveway
Baseline Count 33
Date 6/3/2023
Osage Station North
TIME PARKED IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT
7:00 33 8 3
7:15 38 2 0
7:30 40 13 6
7:45 47 30 7
8:00 70 23 9
8:15 84 15 11
8:30 88 16 9
8:45 95 11 10
9:00 96 23 6
9:15 113 13 13
9:30 113 8 8
9:45 113 20 20
10:00 113 24 14
10:15 123 22 19
10:30 126 20 33
10:45 113 37 52
11:00 98 36 25
11:15 109 21 12
11:30 118 23 18
11:45 123 22 21
12:00 124 12 12
12:15 124 13 15
12:30 122 14 15
12:45 121 21 20
13:00 122 14 9
13:15 127 8 22
13:30 113 14 31
13:45 96 26 35
14:00 87 19 39
14:15 67 14 12
14:30 69 10 11
14:45 68 19 6
15:00 81 14 2
15:15 93 4 12
15:30 85 5 8
15:45 82 6 8
16:00 80 6 3
16:15 83 8 21
16:30 70 10 12
16:45 68 12 24
17:00 56 16 18
17:15 54 6 8
17:30 52 2 17
17:45 37 3 5
18:00 35 6 13
18:15 28 6 18
18:30 16 5 9
18:45 12 4 8
Driveway
Location:1 - Orange Blossom Way, S/O Osage Park South Lot
Date Range:5/24/2023 - 5/30/2023
Site Code:
NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total
12:00 AM 0 0 0 1 1 2 ---0 1 1 ---------1 1 1
1:00 AM 2 1 3 1 0 1 ---2 2 4 ---------2 1 2
2:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------0 0 0
3:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------0 0 0
4:00 AM 0 1 1 0 0 0 ---0 1 1 ---------0 1 1
5:00 AM 0 1 1 2 4 6 ---0 0 0 ---------1 3 4
6:00 AM 6 1 7 6 4 10 ---13 3 16 ---------6 3 9
7:00 AM 21 10 31 26 23 49 ---16 13 29 ---------24 17 40
8:00 AM 58 45 103 84 82 166 ---26 23 49 ---------71 64 135
9:00 AM 64 61 125 30 24 54 ---24 27 51 ---------47 43 90
10:00 AM 23 24 47 26 19 45 ---38 34 72 ---------25 22 46
11:00 AM 38 34 72 31 27 58 ---33 40 73 ---------35 31 65
12:00 PM 23 41 64 25 44 69 ---35 40 75 ---------24 43 67
1:00 PM 37 45 82 30 30 60 ---31 30 61 ---------34 38 71
2:00 PM 72 60 132 69 59 128 ---19 30 49 ---------71 60 130
3:00 PM 44 34 78 70 55 125 ---24 20 44 ---------57 45 102
4:00 PM 61 47 108 66 54 120 ---16 33 49 ---------64 51 114
5:00 PM 83 62 145 67 48 115 ---17 17 34 ---------75 55 130
6:00 PM 30 58 88 42 52 94 ---12 24 36 ---------36 55 91
7:00 PM 28 45 73 32 55 87 ---10 28 38 ---------30 50 80
8:00 PM 15 21 36 16 18 34 ---6 12 18 ---------16 20 35
9:00 PM 2 5 7 6 8 14 ---6 4 10 ---------4 7 11
10:00 PM 0 3 3 3 4 7 ---3 5 8 ---------2 4 5
11:00 PM 2 2 4 3 4 7 ---1 1 2 ---------3 3 6
Total 609 601 1,210 636 615 1,251 ---332 388 720 ---------623 608 1,231
Percent 50%50%51%49%--46%54%------51%49%
AM Peak 09:00 09:00 09:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 ---10:00 11:00 11:00 ---------08:00 08:00 08:00
Vol.64 61 125 84 82 166 ---38 40 73 ---------71 64 135
PM Peak 17:00 17:00 17:00 15:00 14:00 14:00 ---12:00 12:00 12:00 ---------17:00 14:00 14:00
Vol.83 62 145 70 59 128 ---35 40 75 ---------75 60 130
1. Mid-week average includes data between Tuesday and Thursday.
Time
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Mid-Week Average5/30/20235/24/2023 5/25/2023 5/26/2023 5/27/2023 5/28/2023 5/29/2023
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Attachment B
Location:2 - Orange Blossom Way, N/O Osage Park South Lot
Date Range:5/24/2023 - 5/30/2023
Site Code:
NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total NB SB Total
12:00 AM 0 0 0 1 1 2 ---0 1 1 ---------1 1 1
1:00 AM 2 1 3 1 0 1 ---1 2 3 ---------2 1 2
2:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------0 0 0
3:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------0 0 0
4:00 AM 0 1 1 0 0 0 ---0 1 1 ---------0 1 1
5:00 AM 0 1 1 1 4 5 ---0 0 0 ---------1 3 3
6:00 AM 1 0 1 3 3 6 ---6 3 9 ---------2 2 4
7:00 AM 10 6 16 16 21 37 ---2 7 9 ---------13 14 27
8:00 AM 41 39 80 93 97 190 ---14 16 30 ---------67 68 135
9:00 AM 56 67 123 16 20 36 ---6 14 20 ---------36 44 80
10:00 AM 11 12 23 20 6 26 ---14 17 31 ---------16 9 25
11:00 AM 29 16 45 21 22 43 ---17 23 40 ---------25 19 44
12:00 PM 16 27 43 15 27 42 ---25 19 44 ---------16 27 43
1:00 PM 30 32 62 25 21 46 ---16 18 34 ---------28 27 54
2:00 PM 64 55 119 66 70 136 ---13 21 34 ---------65 63 128
3:00 PM 26 31 57 52 43 95 ---16 14 30 ---------39 37 76
4:00 PM 40 39 79 49 50 99 ---9 22 31 ---------45 45 89
5:00 PM 48 49 97 49 44 93 ---9 12 21 ---------49 47 95
6:00 PM 23 49 72 32 32 64 ---8 19 27 ---------28 41 68
7:00 PM 33 23 56 37 40 77 ---6 15 21 ---------35 32 67
8:00 PM 20 18 38 14 12 26 ---5 6 11 ---------17 15 32
9:00 PM 2 5 7 5 8 13 ---6 4 10 ---------4 7 10
10:00 PM 0 3 3 4 3 7 ---2 4 6 ---------2 3 5
11:00 PM 1 1 2 2 3 5 ---1 1 2 ---------2 2 4
Total 453 475 928 522 527 1,049 ---176 239 415 ---------488 501 989
Percent 49%51%50%50%--42%58%------49%51%
AM Peak 09:00 09:00 09:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 ---11:00 11:00 11:00 ---------08:00 08:00 08:00
Vol.56 67 123 93 97 190 ---17 23 40 ---------67 68 135
PM Peak 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 ---12:00 16:00 12:00 ---------14:00 14:00 14:00
Vol.64 55 119 66 70 136 ---25 22 44 ---------65 63 128
1. Mid-week average includes data between Tuesday and Thursday.
Time
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Mid-Week Average5/30/20235/24/2023 5/25/2023 5/26/2023 5/27/2023 5/28/2023 5/29/2023
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Location:3 - Osage Park South Lot, E/O Orange Blossom Way
Date Range:5/24/2023 - 5/30/2023
Site Code:
EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total
12:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------0 0 0
1:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------0 0 0
2:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------0 0 0
3:00 AM 1 0 1 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------1 0 1
4:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------0 0 0
5:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---0 0 0 ---------0 0 0
6:00 AM 1 1 2 4 7 11 ---8 3 11 ---------3 4 7
7:00 AM 13 10 23 16 16 32 ---9 4 13 ---------15 13 28
8:00 AM 20 14 34 71 88 159 ---16 23 39 ---------46 51 97
9:00 AM 62 72 134 23 12 35 ---17 19 36 ---------43 42 85
10:00 AM 10 22 32 6 28 34 ---21 23 44 ---------8 25 33
11:00 AM 9 24 33 10 16 26 ---23 31 54 ---------10 20 30
12:00 PM 17 27 44 14 26 40 ---20 38 58 ---------16 27 42
1:00 PM 13 29 42 13 21 34 ---13 26 39 ---------13 25 38
2:00 PM 41 42 83 37 65 102 ---10 22 32 ---------39 54 93
3:00 PM 23 21 44 32 18 50 ---15 12 27 ---------28 20 47
4:00 PM 19 25 44 27 27 54 ---10 17 27 ---------23 26 49
5:00 PM 39 34 73 33 29 62 ---11 10 21 ---------36 32 68
6:00 PM 23 33 56 15 32 47 ---12 12 24 ---------19 33 52
7:00 PM 13 44 57 16 44 60 ---5 17 22 ---------15 44 59
8:00 PM 7 14 21 3 9 12 ---2 9 11 ---------5 12 17
9:00 PM 0 2 2 0 0 0 ---3 2 5 ---------0 1 1
10:00 PM 0 0 0 3 6 9 ---1 1 2 ---------2 3 5
11:00 PM 0 1 1 2 2 4 ---0 0 0 ---------1 2 3
Total 311 415 726 325 446 771 ---196 269 465 ---------318 431 749
Percent 43%57%42%58%--42%58%------42%58%
AM Peak 09:00 09:00 09:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 ---11:00 11:00 11:00 ---------08:00 08:00 08:00
Vol.62 72 134 71 88 159 ---23 31 54 ---------46 51 97
PM Peak 14:00 19:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 ---12:00 12:00 12:00 ---------14:00 14:00 14:00
Vol.41 44 83 37 65 102 ---20 38 58 ---------39 54 93
1. Mid-week average includes data between Tuesday and Thursday.
Time
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Mid-Week Average5/30/20235/24/2023 5/25/2023 5/26/2023 5/27/2023 5/28/2023 5/29/2023
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Location:El Capitan Dr, East of Camino Ramon
Date Range:9/8/2021 - 9/14/2021
Site Code:34
Time EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total EB WB Total
12:00 AM 2 0 2 0 3 3 ---------------1 2 3
1:00 AM 1 3 4 1 0 1 ---------------1 2 3
2:00 AM 2 0 2 0 0 0 ---------------1 0 1
3:00 AM 0 1 1 1 1 2 ---------------1 1 2
4:00 AM 2 6 8 2 5 7 ---------------2 6 8
5:00 AM 5 16 21 4 10 14 ---------------5 13 18
6:00 AM 34 28 62 21 20 41 ---------------28 24 52
7:00 AM 59 73 132 113 121 234 ---------------86 97 183
8:00 AM 113 130 243 167 248 415 ---------------140 189 329
9:00 AM 197 232 429 88 91 179 ---------------143 162 304
10:00 AM 59 100 159 54 69 123 ---------------57 85 141
11:00 AM 75 79 154 60 87 147 ---------------68 83 151
12:00 PM 76 90 166 66 78 144 ---------------71 84 155
1:00 PM 83 94 177 99 79 178 ---------------91 87 178
2:00 PM 182 175 357 154 205 359 ---------------168 190 358
3:00 PM 130 134 264 133 126 259 ---------------132 130 262
4:00 PM 88 88 176 99 104 203 ---------------94 96 190
5:00 PM 121 77 198 119 139 258 ---------------120 108 228
6:00 PM 88 63 151 101 90 191 ---------------95 77 171
7:00 PM 67 85 152 69 66 135 ---------------68 76 144
8:00 PM 47 34 81 45 31 76 ---------------46 33 79
9:00 PM 25 12 37 31 14 45 ---------------28 13 41
10:00 PM 12 5 17 18 6 24 ---------------15 6 21
11:00 PM 3 4 7 6 1 7 ---------------5 3 7
Total 1,471 1,529 3,000 1,451 1,594 3,045 ---------------1,461 1,562 3,023
Percent 49%51%-48%52%----------------48%52%-
AM Peak 09:00 09:00 09:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 ---------------09:00 08:00 08:00
Vol.197 232 429 167 248 415 ---------------143 189 329
PM Peak 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 ---------------14:00 14:00 14:00
Vol.182 175 357 154 205 359 ---------------168 190 358
1. Mid-week average includes data between Tuesday and Thursday.
9/14/20219/13/20219/12/20219/11/2021
Wednesday Thursday Friday
9/9/20219/8/2021 Mid-Week Average9/10/2021
Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
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