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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3. Land Use Element - Principle C-3 (pp. 2-19) states that the purpose of the M-2 Heavy Industrial Zone is to 'provide for intensive industrial activities foreseen in the region.... The nature of industrial activities under this designation will include heavy manufacturing, distribution, assembly, resource extraction, storage and similar activities not normally compatible in close proximity to residential activities. " a. The primary components of the Applications are for industrial activities described in Principle C-3, specifically, resource extraction and distribution activities. The proposed project is composed of two primary components: (1) the installation and operation of a metal shredding operation as an expansion of a scrap metal recycling facility; and (2) an increase in the volume of transloading on the project site. (See Revised DEIR, at p. 2-1.) 4. Circulation Element - Goal No. 3 (p. 7). "Separate vehicular traffic associated with commercial, manufacturing and agricultural uses from residential neighborhoods." The Applications propose to amend an existing use in an area that is already substantially separated from residential neighborhoods. Approval of the amendment will not impact traffic within existing residential neighborhoods as mitigation measures have been required to address project impacts. (See August 24, 2004, Planning Commission Agenda Report at p. 7; Revised DEIR at p. 1-8 and Section 5.5 of Revised Final EIR; and City's Mitigation Measures TR -A and TR -B in Response to Comment C -A4. ) Under the existing Conditional Use Permit for the project, applicant -controlled trucks will be required to access the project site via 1-10 and Mount Vernon Avenue only, and are prohibited from using "M" Street, west of the project site, or Mount Vernon Avenue south of "M" Street. Mitigation Measure TR -A will require the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of La Cadena Drive/M Street. 5. Noise Element - General Objective & Principle No. 2 (pp. 5-7). "To achieve and maintain an environment where noise is compatible with human activities interacting with a variety of land uses./ Control noise exposure from future noise generators so the ambient environment will be kept within acceptable limits." Approval of the Applications will not generate significant noise sources as conformance with mitigation measures imposed on the Project will mitigate noise impacts to less than significant levels in compliance with City noise standards. (See August 24, 2004, Planning Commission Agenda Report at pp. 6-7; see also Section 5.3 of the Revised Final EIR and Responses to Comments Re Noise Issues.) Noise reduction measures associated with the Project include insulation of the fluff containment structure for noise dampening. (See Revised DEIR at p. 2-4.) Noise and vibration measurements related to truck and other potential increased traffic associated with the Project found such noise and vibrations to be indiscernible to humans. (See Response to Comments, Appendix A, Rush Engineering, Inc.