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2. Impact G2. Cumulative increase in demand for fire protection services, leading to increase in the azea exposed to emergency response times exceeding five minutes. Mitieation Measures: Measure G2a. Equip all habitable structures lazger than 500 square feet with automatic sprinklers. Measure G26. Require that all of the roads into and within the project be available for public access; that is, no gates should be installed to restrict traffic flows. Measure G2c. Locate the fire station site on a street that has a direct connection to both Sunol Boulevard and the southeastern portion of [he City and Valley Avenue north of the site. Findine: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect identified in the Final EIR to a less than significant level. Facts in Support of Finding: The impact will be avoided or reduced based on the following: a. By General Plan policy, the City has determined that unsprinklered buildings meet the City's acceptable risk and service provision policies if they aze within afive- minute response time. Measure G2a, equipping all habitable stmctures larger than 500 square feet with automatic sprinklers, is therefore rejected. All buildings over 8,000 square feet, including multi-family and commercial structures, will be equipped with automatic sprinkler systems. All buildings determined [o be outside the five-minute response zone for the new fire station also will require sprinklers or alternative means satisfactory to the Fire Chief (PUD Condition ~. The findings under Impact Gl aze incorporated by reference. b. The PUD and Specific Plan Fire Protection Policy 2, Guideline 2.2, provide that all street improvements are to be installed to allow satisfactory response from existing fire service locations, and from the new station when it becomes operational. All roads into and within the Planning Area are to be available for public access. Traffic calming features are to be designed to allow emergency vehicle access. The Planning Area will not have gated roadways that restrict public access or hinder fire protection response capabilities. e. PUD Condition _, requires that all public and private streets, driveways, aisles and alleys designated as fire lanes must be maintained in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code, and all roads on the site must be accessible at all times from the start of construction until [he GHCBI Project is completed. l9