University of California (UC) Merced and University Community Plan, UC Merced Phase 2 Campus

University of California (UC) Merced and University Community Plan, UC Merced Phase 2 Campus

The proposed project consists of the development of a major research university in Merced County that will support up to 25,000 full-time equivalent students and an associated community. In 2002, the University of California prepared and certified an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that evaluated the environmental impacts from the approval and implementation of a Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) for the development of a major research university in Merced County. Since then, the plan has changed and the amended plan must be reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) before the University can adopt the amended plan. In 2004, the County of Merced certified an EIR that evaluated the environmental impacts from the development of a University Community adjacent to and south of the campus. Since then, the plan for the University Community has also changed and the amended plan must be reviewed for compliance with CEQA.

Merced

Merced

Residential (Units 11616, Acres 1024), Office (Acres 129), Commercial (Sq. Ft. 3696K), Educational (815 acres)

General Plan Amendment, Site Plan, Prezone, Annexation, LRDP

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife

California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)