Hercules Redevelopment Project Area No. 3
Summary
SCH Number
2008022103
Lead Agency
City of Hercules
Document Title
Hercules Redevelopment Project Area No. 3
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Penterra Poe Property: Currently, the site consists of 15.3 acres (acreage measured to adjacent roadway centerline) of vacant land bisected by the West Branch of Refugio Creek, which flows within a localized canyon that traverses the site from south to north.
Hill Town Property: These facilities consist of a petroleum tank farm with four large circular storage tanks, two smaller tanks, heaters and other industrial equipment and associated piping.
Lower on the site are two other industrial infrastructure facilities. About 400 feet south of the tank area, near the center of the site, is a stormwater treatment facility used to pre-treat stormwater runoff from the fuel tank farm. Approximately 700 feet east of the stormwater facility is a cellular telephone tower and equipment facility.
Despite the existing industrial facilities onsite, the Hill Town property remains as vacant hillside land.
Document Description
In summary, the proposed project consists of:
- Establishing a new Redevelopment Project Area, RDA-3, consisting of the Penterra Poe and Hill Town Sites;
- Amending the General Plan Land Use Designations of the involved sites as follows:
o Penterra Poe: General Commercial to Central Hercules Plan Regulating Code-Central Quarter
o Hill Town: Industrial to Central Hercules Plan Regulating Code-Hill Town; and
- Amending the Zoning Designations of the involved sites as follows:
o Penterra Poe: General Commercial to Central Hercules Plan Regulating Code-Hill Town
o Hill Town: Industrial to Central Hercules Plan Regulating Code-Central Quarter
It should be noted that the proposed project does not involve entitling any specific development. Rather, the project consists of establishing the land use framework and potential redevelopment incentives for future development of the involved properties. Actual development of the involved properties will require further discretionary actions of the City of Hercules, which minimally include Design Review Approval and Planned Development Plan Approval.
Contact Information
Name
Ms. Louise Lopeman
Agency Name
City of Hercules
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Hercules
Counties
Contra Costa
Cross Streets
Penterra Poe:San Pablo Ave, Sycamore Ave, Tsushima Way;Hill Town:San Pablo Ave, John Muir Prkwy
Zip
94547
Parcel #
404-040-0064,404-020-057,404-020-058
State Highways
SR-4, I-80
Railways
UPRR
Schools
Shannon Elem,Pinole Middle,Pinole Valley High,Collins Elem.,....
Waterways
San Pablo Bay, Refugio Creek, West Branch Refugio Creek
Township
2N
Range
4W
Other Information
schools:St. Joseph's, Hercules Middle, Lupine Hills Elementary, Rodeo Hills Elementary, Ohlone Elementary
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Formation of a Redevelopment Area
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Other
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.