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Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Plan – June 2017
City of Seal Beach
Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Plan for the
LA Fitness Health Club
This Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) has been prepared pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines, which state the following:
In order to ensure that the mitigation measures and project revisions identified in
the EIR are implemented, the public agency [the City of Seal Beach] shall adopt
a program for monitoring or reporting on the revisions which it has required in the
project and the measures it has imposed to mitigate or avoid significant
environmental effects. (§15097(a))
The public agency may choose whether its program will monitor mitigation,
report on mitigation, or both. “Reporting” generally consists of a written
compliance review that is presented to the decision-making body or authorized
staff person. A report may be required at various stages during project
implementation or upon completion of the mitigation measure. “Monitoring” is
generally an ongoing or periodic process of project oversight. There is often no
clear distinction between monitoring and reporting and the program best suited
to ensuring compliance in any given instance will usually involve elements of
both. (§15097 (c))
Table 1, on the next page, lists the impacts, mitigation measures, and timing of and
responsibility for implementing the mitigation measures related to the LA Fitness Health Club.
The mitigation measures listed here will be implemented by the Applicant/Developer and
approved by the City of Seal Beach, or by its appointee. The Applicant will report completion of
mitigation implementation to the City of Seal Beach (Lead Agency).
According to CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.4 (a)(2), “Mitigation measures must be fully
enforceable through permit conditions, agreements, or other legally-binding instruments. In the
case of the adoption of a plan, policy, regulation, or other public project, mitigation measures
can be incorporated into the plan, policy, regulation, or project design.” Therefore, all mitigation
measures as listed in this MMRP will be adopted by the City of Seal Beach when the project is
approved.
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LA Fitness Health Club
Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Plan – June 2017
City of Seal Beach
Table 1: Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Timing of and Responsibility for Implementing the Mitigation Measures
Impact Mitigation Measure Implementation/
Timing
Monitoring/Reporting
Responsibility
Verified
Implementation
NOISE
NOI-1: Cumulative noise levels
due to operation of the project’s
HVAC rooftop units are
calculated to be 53 dBA at the
nearest residential property
line, which exceeds the
Municipal Code limit of 50 dBA.
Thus, the rooftop units would
potentially cause noise
standard exceedances by 3
dBA, which could have a
significant impact on nearby
residences.
NOI-1: Since HVAC rooftop unit noise levels would
exceed Municipal Code limits of 50 dBA, one of the
three following options—or any other comparable
approach that will achieve the required noise
reduction—will be implemented by the project
Applicant/Developer. The project Applicant/Developer
shall be required to submit a plan to the City, prepared
by an acoustical engineer or otherwise qualified
specialist, documenting that HVAC rooftop units and
associated mitigating features will achieve the
Municipal Code standard.
Mitigation Option 1. Install a screen or parapet
around the HVAC units. To be an effective noise
barrier, the screen or parapet should extend at
least one foot above the tallest rooftop unit and be
continuous at the north and west edges of the
health club building.
Mitigation Option 2. Utilize
baffles/silencers/attenuators.
Each rooftop unit will be fully
enclosed with noise control
devices located at air
ventilation to lessen the noise
radiating from the equipment.
A representative figure of this concept is shown to
the right.
Mitigation Option 3. Install quieter HVAC units.
Once specific HVAC rooftop units are selected,
sound data from their manufacturer can be used to
show that the Code limit of 50 dBA at nearby
property lines will not be exceeded.
.
Implementation: The
Applicant/Developer shall
submit a plan to the City,
prepared by an acoustical
engineer or otherwise
qualified specialist;
Timing: At time of
submission of final
building plans.
Monitoring: The City of
Seal Beach
Reporting: Applicant
/Developer
Initials:_________
Date:___________
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LA Fitness Health Club
Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Plan – June 2017
City of Seal Beach
Table 1: Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Timing of and Responsibility for Implementing the Mitigation Measures
Impact Mitigation Measure Implementation/
Timing
Monitoring/Reporting
Responsibility
Verified
Implementation
NOI-2: Construction of the
project would generate
temporary increased noise
levels at the property line of the
project site. While construction
activity would occur within the
time periods established in the
Noise Ordinance, peaks in
construction equipment work
could be considered
objectionable by some
residents in adjacent units.
Noise-2: During construction, the Applicant/Developer
shall employ the following standard practices for
mitigating construction noise:
Implement a construction-related noise
mitigation plan. This plan would depict the
location of construction equipment storage and
maintenance areas and document methods to
be employed to minimize noise impacts on
adjacent noise-sensitive land uses.
Additionally, the plan shall denote any
construction traffic haul routes where heavy
trucks would exceed 100 daily trips (counting
those both to and from the construction site).
To the extent feasible, the plan shall denote
haul routes that do not pass sensitive land
uses or residential dwellings.
Equip internal combustion engine-driven
equipment with original factory (or equivalent)
intake and exhaust mufflers which are
maintained in good condition.
Prohibit and post signs prohibiting unnecessary
idling of internal combustion engines.
Locate all stationary noise-generating
equipment such as air compressors and
portable generators as far as practicable from
noise-sensitive land uses.
Utilize “quiet” air compressors and other
stationary equipment where feasible and
available.
Designate a noise disturbance coordinator who
would respond to neighborhood complaints
about construction noise by determining the
cause of the noise complaints, and require
implementation of reasonable measures to
correct the problem. Conspicuously post a
telephone number for the disturbance
coordinator at the construction site.
Implementation: The
Applicant/Developer shall
incorporate this measure
into construction plans
and all construction
contracts;
Timing: At time of
submission of final
building plans.
Monitoring: The City of
Seal Beach
Reporting:
Applicant/Developer
Initials:_________
Date:___________