UC Berkeley Cal Softball Field Renovation Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022110035
Lead Agency
University of California, Berkeley
Document Title
UC Berkeley Cal Softball Field Renovation Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Intercollegiate and Recreational Softball Field in Hill Campus West Land Use Zone
Document Description
UC Berkeley proposes to renovate and improve the existing Cal Softball Field, which is the home for the UC Berkeley Intercollegiate Athletic (IA) Women’s Softball Program. The project would preserve and upgrade the existing softball facility to meet modern safety and competition standards for the IA Women’s Softball Program and Recreational Sports Intramural softball players, as well as support campus compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 through the provision of equitable athletics facilities for male and female student athletes. The use of the softball facility would remain largely similar to current uses, primarily providing additional spectator and player amenities and seating for up to 1,511 spectators, up from approximately 1,340 spectator seats under existing conditions. The primary physical changes associated with the project would include providing additional permanent spectator seats in place of temporary bleachers, a press box, spectator concourse, replacement competition-grade lights, restrooms, public address system, expanded playing field dimensions, team and locker rooms, a ticket booth, improved training facilities (e.g., batting cages), entry plaza, landscaping, sustainable design features, access and bus stop improvements, and utilities. The proposed project will remove approximately 85 parking spaces and retain approximately 25 parking spaces in the existing Witter Lot. The proposed project also includes the implementation of applicable UC Berkeley’s continuing best practices, a game-day transportation demand management plan, and a project-specific wildfire protection plan.
Contact Information
Name
Shraddha Navalli Patil
Agency Name
University of California, Berkeley
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Wendy Hillis
Agency Name
University of California, Berkeley
Job Title
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Campus Architect, Capital Strategies
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Berkeley
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Centennial Drive, off Stadium Rim Way
Zip
94704
Total Acres
~3 acres
Parcel #
57-2042-4-10
State Highways
24
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
over 20 within 2 miles
Waterways
Lake Temescal
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Other (Intercollegiate Athletic Softball Field Renovation Project )
Local Actions
Redevelopment
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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