Notice of Availability of
Draft Environmental Impact Report
MARINA CENTER
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15087 and 15105, the City of Eureka is providing Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) SCH# 2006042024 for the Marina Center Project as described below. All interested persons are invited to comment on the DEIR pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. The comment period is 60 days starting on December 1, 2008, and ending on January 31, 2009. Comments must be in writing, including submittal by email, and must be submitted prior to the close of the comment period to the Community Development Department at the address and email noted below.
Links to the DEIR and to the Technical Appendices are located below
Project Title: MARINA CENTER
Project Applicant: CUE VI LLC
Project Location: The project site is located in the City of Eureka on a 43 acre site that is generally bounded by Waterfront Drive to the north and west, Washington Street to the south, and Broadway (Highway 101) to the east. Assessor Parcel Numbers: 001-014-002; 003-021-009; 003-031-003; 003-031-008; 003-031-012; 003-031-013; 003-041-005; 003-041-006; 003-041-007; and 003-051-001.
Project Description: The project applicant, CUE VI, LLC proposes a mixed-use development that would include approximately 313,500 sq. ft. of Retail/Service/Furniture including 28,000 sq. ft. of Nurseries/Garden; 104,000 sq. ft. of Office; 72,000 sq. ft. of Multi-Family Residential (54 dwelling units); 70,000 sq. ft. of Light Industrial use; 14,000 sq. ft. of Restaurant; and 12,500 sq. ft. Museum. The new buildings would be between one and five-stories. The project would include approximately 1,590 parking spaces, including about 462 spaces in a four-level parking structure.
The project would include remediation of the brownfield project site to meet federal and state environmental cleanup and water quality standards.
The project would also include the creation of an 11.89 acre wetland reserve. This area would include landscaped buffers surrounding the slough and created wetlands area providing protection for native wildlife. The proposed habitat area would include a perimeter walkway with a kiosk or interpretive signs at vantage points to view native flora and fauna.
The project would also include pedestrian and roadway improvements, including a proposed extension of Fourth Street into the site, connecting to and terminating at Waterfront Drive; and the proposed extension of Second Street into the site, connecting to and terminating at the Fourth Street extension. Additional access would be provided via driveway access from the Sixth Street and Broadway intersection. The project would also include the construction of a landscaped pedestrian and bicycle path parallel to Waterfront Drive, as well as landscaping throughout the site. On-site landscaping would incorporate native plants, ranging from restored slough and wetland aquatic plants to upland trees, shrubs, and grasses indigenous to the region. Figure III-2 presents an illustrative project site plan.
The four parcels which roughly make up the tract of land know as the Balloon Track have an existing general plan land use designation of Public/Quasi Public (PQP) with a corresponding zoning designation of Public (P). Five of the existing remaining parcels have an existing land use designation of Light Industrial (LI) with a corresponding zoning designation of Limited Industrial (ML). The last two parcels have an existing land use designation of Highway Service Commercial (HSC) with a corresponding zoning designation of Service Commercial (CS).
The project proposes to amend the certified Local Coastal Program (LCP) to a combination of designations that include General Service Commercial (GSC), Professional Office (PO), Waterfront Commercial (WFC), Limited Industrial (LI), and Water Conservation (WC). The LCP amendments would include amendments to both the Land Use Plan, which is the relevant portion of the local general plan, and the Implementation Plan, which includes the zoning ordinance and zoning district maps.
The proposed project design would draw from the site’s maritime and industrial heritage, as well as from the contemporary influences of the Eureka waterfront, Old Town and downtown areas. Development of the site would seek to maximize views of Clark Slough, as well as Humboldt Bay, the small-boat marina, and the developing waterfront west of the site.
The potential significant environmental effects anticipated as a result of the project include effects related to air quality and transportation. The following categories of impacts were determined, after any mitigation, to be less than significant: Aesthetics, Agricultural Resources, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology, Soils, and Seismicity, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population and Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Urban Decay, Utilities and Service Systems.
Lead Agency/Contact Person
City of Eureka
Community Development Department
Sidnie L. Olson, AICP
Principal Planner
531 K Street
Eureka, CA 95501-1165
Phone: (707) 441-4265
Fax: (707) 441-4202
Email: solson@ci.eureka.ca.gov
Send written comments via 'snailmail' to Sidnie Olson at the address above, or email comments to DEIRcomments@ci.eureka.ca.gov
The Draft Environmental Impact Report is available for review during regular office hours at the City of Eureka Community Development Department and at the following locations:
Humboldt County Library, Main Branch
Humboldt County Branch Libraries in Arcata, Blue Lake, Ferndale, Fortuna, Garberville, Hoopa, McKinleyville, Rio Dell, Trinidad and Willow Creek
Humboldt State University Library
College of the Redwoods Library
Humboldt County Community Services Development Department, 3015 H Street, Eureka, CA 95501
NEW! (12-03-08) Hard copies of Volume 1 and/or Volume 2 of the Marina Center DEIR, or individual sections from either volume can be printed by Central Office - The Copy Center at 326 I Street (on I Street between 3rd and 4th) in Eureka. Stop in or telephone (707) 444-3044 with questions or for information about copy costs.
Note: Some documents on this page are quite large and may take several
minutes to download. We appreciate your patience. However, if you believe
you are having difficulties with an item on this page, please feel free to send
an e-mail and we will review your issue. Be sure to indicate which document
and the problem. Thank you!
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Cover (168.8 KB)
Table of Contents (95.3 KB)
Chapter I Introduction (148.8 KB)
Chapter II Summary (258.3 KB)
Chapter III Project Description (1.17 MB)
Chapter IV Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures (104.5 KB)
Chapter IV.A Aesthetics (826.9 KB)
Chapter IV.B Agricultural Resources (98.2 KB)
Chapter IV.C Air Quality (171.6 KB)
Chapter IV.D Biological Resources (1.44 MB)
Chapter IV.E Cultural Resources (848.2 KB)
Chapter IV.F Geology, Soils and Seismicity (214.4 KB)
Chapter IV.G Hazards and Hazardous Materials (824.5 KB)
Chapter IV.H Hydrology and Water Quality (1.09 MB)
Chapter IV.I Land Use and Planning (632.2 KB)
Chapter IV.J Mineral Resources (89.4 KB)
Chapter IV.K Noise (314.1 KB)
Chapter IV.L Population and Housing (113.8 KB)
Chapter IV.M Public Services (124 KB)
Chapter IV.N Recreation (90.6 KB)
Chapter IV.O Transportation (774 KB)
Chapter IV.P Urban Decay (97.1 KB)
Chapter IV.Q Utilities and Service Systems (121.8 KB)
Chapter V Impact Overview (109 KB)
Chapter VI Alternatives (1.41 MB)
Chapter VII Report Preparers (76.7 KB)
Appendix A Notice of Preparation (720.2 KB)
Appendix B Comments on the Notice of Preparation and Responses (9.73 MB)
Appendix C Air Quality and Noise (541.9 KB)
Appendix D Listed/Proposed Threatened and Endangered Species for Humboldt County (623 KB)
Technical Appendices
Appendix E Health Risk Assessment Regarding Vehicle Emissions Associated with the Proposed Marina Center Project, Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers, January 2007 (243.5 KB)
Appendix F Health Risk Assessment Associated with Diesel Emissions Associated with Wetlands Construction and Delivery Operations for the Proposed Marina Center Project, Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers, October 2006 (5.95 MB)
Appendix G Biological Assessment Marina Center Project Balloon Track Property, Eureka, Huffman-Broadway Group, Inc, March 2008 (30.59 MB) (Figures 30.22 MB)
Appendix H Investigation of the Presence of Wetlands Subject to Regulation under the California Coastal Act Balloon Track Property, Eureka, Huffman-Broadway Group, Inc, March 2008 (243.5 KB)
Appendix I Balloon Tract Coastal Wetland Delineation Coastal Commission Methodology, Zentner and Zentner, March 2007 (3.77 MB)
Appendix J Hazardous Material Assessment, Security National Properties, Proposed Marina Center Development, SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists, Inc., September 2006 (1.4 MB)
Appendix K (Corrected) Eureka Balloon Track Retail Development Economic Impact and Urban Decay Analysis , CBRE Consulting Group, November 2006 (1.5 MB)
Appendix L Peer Review of the Eureka Balloon Track Retail Development Economic Impact and Urban Decay Analysis done by CB Richard Ellis, ERA, October 2007 (65.1 KB)
Appendix M Response to Economic Research Associates’ October 17, 2007 Peer Review of the Eureka Balloon Track Retail Development Economic Impact and Urban Decay Analysis done by CB Richard Ellis in November 2006, CBRE Consulting Group, December 2007 (211.4 KB)
Appendix N Eureka Balloon Track Retail Development Economic Impact and Urban Decay Analysis - Current Economic Conditions Summary Analysis, CBRE Consulting Group, October 2008 (168.8 KB)
Appendix O Public Safety Questionnaire Responses
Fire Department, April 2006 (176.8 KB) Police Department, June 2006 (621.4 KB)
Appendix P Traffic Impact Study for Proposed Balloon Track Mixed-Use Development, TJKM Transportation Consultants, March 2008 (4.04 MB)
Appendix Q Proposed Marina Center’s Utility Impact Analysis, Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers, December 2006 (3.59 MB)
Appendix R SB 610 Water Supply Assessment CUE VI LLC Proposed Marina Center Development, SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists, Inc., January 2007 (82.8 KB)
Notce of Completion filed with the Office of Planning & Research, State Clearinghouse (SCH# 2006042024)
Public Notice Requests
Click here to send an e-mail requesting to receive Public Notices from the City of Eureka for the Marina Center Project.
NOTE: The contents of the e-mail list is a public document.
Additional Information
Comments from Scoping Sessions and responses to NOP
received by 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2006
