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February 22, 2023
Ms. Dawn M. Ellis
CHASE PARTNERS, LTD
644 San Fernando Road, #3944
Glendale, CA 91221
Subject: Fontana Business Center 3 Project Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
Screening/Analysis, City of Fontana, California
Dear Dawn,
MAT Engineering, Inc. is pleased to submit this Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) screening/analysis for
the proposed Fontana Business Center 3 project.
A. Project Location & Description
The currently vacant project site is located south of Santa Ana Avenue and west of Juniper Avenue in
the City of Fontana. The proposed project consists of 35,505 square feet of general warehouse use
(no cold storage).
Access for the proposed project is planned via Juniper Avenue.
Exhibit A shows the project location. Exhibit B shows the proposed site plan.
B. Project Trip Generation
Based on the detailed trip generation analysis prepared for the proposed project and documented in
the Fontana Business Center 3 Project Trip Generation Analysis, City of Fontana, California (MAT
Engineering, Inc., February 22, 2023):
• The proposed project is forecast to generate approximately 61 daily trips which include
approximately 6 AM peak hour trips and approximately 6 PM peak hour trips.
• After converting the truck trips to passenger Car Equivalents (PCE), the proposed project
is forecast to generate approximately 91 PCE-adjusted daily trips which include
approximately 10 PCE-adjusted AM peak hour trips and approximately 10 PCE-adjusted
PM peak hour trips.
Fontana Business Center 3 Project Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Screening/Analysis, City of Fontana, California
0026-2023-01.02 / February 22, 2023
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C. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Assessment
In response to Senate Bill (SB) 743, the California Natural Resource Agency certified and adopted new
CEQA Guidelines in December 2018 which now identify Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as the most
appropriate metric to evaluate a project's transportation impact under CEQA (§ 15064.3).
Effective July 1, 2020, the previous CEQA metric of LOS, typically measured in terms of automobile
delay, roadway capacity and congestion, generally will no longer constitute a significant environmental
impact.
The City of Fontana has updated their transportation impact guidelines City of Fontana Traffic Impact
Analysis Guidelines for Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) & Level of Service Assessment to provide
recommendations in the form of thresholds of significance and methodology for identifying VMT related
impacts.
Based on the City’s TIA Guidelines, there are various types of screening that may be applied to
effectively screen out land use projects from project-level assessment. The screening criteria are the
following:
• Transit Priority Area (TPA) Screening;
• LOW VMT Area Screening;
• Low Project Type Screening; and
• Projects Generating Net Daily Trips Less than 500 Average Daily Traffic (ADT).
Since the proposed project is forecast to generate less than 500 daily trips, based on the City’s
adopted VMT guidelines, the proposed project is presumed to have a less than significant VMT
impact and is screened out for requiring a full VMT analysis.
Fontana Business Center 3 Project Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Screening/Analysis, City of Fontana, California
0026-2023-01.02 / February 22, 2023
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MAT Engineering Inc. appreciates the opportunity to provide this technical letter and memorandum. If
you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please contact us at 949-344-1828 or
at@matengineering.com.
Respectfully submitted,
MAT ENGINEERING, INC.
Alex Tabrizi, PE, TE
President
Fontana Business Center 3 Project Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Screening/Analysis, City of Fontana, California
0026-2023-01.02 / February 22, 2023
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Attachment A
Exhibits
Exhibit A
Project Location
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Fontana Business Center 3 Project, City of Fontana, California / 0026-2023-01 FEB/2023
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Exhibit B
Site Plan
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Fontana Business Center 3 Project, City of Fontana, California / 0026-2023-01 FEB/2023