BOSTON PUBLIC UBRARY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Boston Public Library http://www.archive.org/details/draftprojectimpaOOrizz c Rizz o Associates, In fp^9:^'-/^SCy ENGINEERS GOVDOC ^0 7^ BOSTON i 13^;*^ DRAFT PROJECT IMPACT REPORT Boston College Lower Campus Housing and Dining Facilities Project Submitted to: Boston RedevelopmentAuthority Submitted by: Boston College April 8, 1992 R Izz o Associates, Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROPOSED PROJECT PROJECT LOCATION APPLICANT APPUCABLE REQUIREMENTS PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1 IMPACTS iv CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION 1-1 APPUCANT INFORMATION 1-1 FINANCL\L INFORMATION 1-2 PROJECT AREA 1-3 PUBLIC BENEFITS 1-3 REGULATORY CONTROLS AND PERMITS 1-3 COMMUNITY GROUPS 1-5 CHAPTER 2 - TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT 2-1 CHAPTER 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMPONENT 3-1 SHADOWS 3-1 SOUD AND HAZARDOUS WASTES 3-1 Hazardous Waste 3-1 SoUd Waste 3-1 Recycling 3-14 GEOTECHNICAL 3-14 CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS 3-16 Construction Phasing 3-16 Construction-Related Traffic 3-16 Parking on Lower Campus During Construction 3-18 Construction Mitigation (Noise, Traffic, Air, and Pedestrian) 3-18 RODENT CONTROL 3-19 Rizz o Associates, In c TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page CHAPTER 4 - URBAN DESIGN COMPONENT 4-1 DESIGN CONCEPT 4-1 PROGRAM 4-2 VISUAL DOCUMENTATION 4-4 CHAPTER 5 - HISTORIC RESOURCES COMPONENT 5-1 HISTORIC RESOURCES 5-1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES 5-1 IMPACTS 5-2 CHAPTER 6 - INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS COMPONENT 6-1 INTRODUCTION 6-1 WATER SUPPLY 6-1 WASTEWATER 6-3 STORM DRAINAGE 6-6 NATURAL GAS SYSTEM 6-8 UTILITY SYSTEMS (POWER, TELEPHONE, FIRE ALARM, COMPUTER, CATV) 6-8 APPENDICES APPENDIX A - SCOPING DETERMINATION APPENDIX B - TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN APPENDIX C - DESIGN CONCEPTS DESIGN DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED UNDER SEPARATE COVER