City of Jurupa Valley Etiwanda Avenue/Country Village Road Truck Restriction Ordinance

City of Jurupa Valley Etiwanda Avenue/Country Village Road Truck Restriction Ordinance

The Mira Loma Commerce Center was approved in 2011 by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. A lawsuit was filed by the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) challenging the County's approval of the project. A settlement agreement was reached in the case of Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice v. County of Riverside which included a requirement to conduct a study for restricting trucks on Etiwanda Avenue between SR-60 and Hopkins Street. The City is subject to the settlement agreement. Based upon the Consent Judgment, the City agreed to comply with specific settlement terms. On February 20, 2014, the City initiated traffic studies on Etiwanda Avenue from the State Route 60 to Hopkins Street. Information concerning the traffic studies was presented at the City Council meeting of December 4, 2014. Pursuant to requirements outlined by the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), it was noted that a diversion of trucks to other roadways would need further study to identify potential impacts of noise and air quality. Implementing truck restrictions would also require support from adjoining communities. On February 5, 2015, additional study work for traffic, air, and noise were initiated. The findings presented on May 5, 2016 revealed truck restrictions along Etiwanda Avenue would also cause impacts to residents along Country Village Road, north of State Route 60. The truck restriction route was expanded to include Country Village Road between SR 60 and Philadelphia Avenue. Alternate study routes were also identified and staff initiated preparation a CEQA Initial Study Checklist. During the preparation of the Initial Study Checklist, it was revealed there are impacts to area locations not controlled by the City (i.e. cities of Ontario and Fontana, and freeway improvements under Caltrans). Because the City does not have the authority or control over all affected transportation facilities, impacts may be significant and unavoidable and a Mitigated Negative Declaration was not the appropriate level of CEQA documentation for the project. To complete the analysis, the City prepared a Draft EIR. Mitigation measures to intersections, freeway ramps, and interchanges were identified in the Draft EIR to possibly reduce the impacts of diverting trucks.

Jurupa Valley

Riverside

Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency

Other (None. Truck restriction ordinance)

City ordinance

Air Quality, Cumulative Effects, Growth Inducement, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Transportation, Health Risk