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P13-2458, Downtown Revitalization District In-Lieu Parking Fee Environmental Checklist 5. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST The following checklist contains the environmental checklist form presented in Appendix G of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The checklist form is used to describe the impacts of the proposed project. A discussion follows each environmental issue identified in the checklist. For this project, the following designations are used: Potentially Significant Impact: An impact that could be significant and for which no mitigation has been identified. If any potentially significant impacts are identified, an EIR must be prepared. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated: An impact that requires mitigation to reduce the impact to a less-than-significant level. Less Than Significant: Any impact that would not be considered significant under CEQA relative to existing standards. No Impact: Any impact that does not apply to the project 5.1 AESTHETICS Environmental Setting The Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) amendment to the Downtown Revitalization District Parking In-Lieu Fee addresses eligible commercial businesses/properties within the Downtown Specific Plan Area. The majority of the Downtown Revitalization District, which primarily consists of commercial uses, is surrounded by existing residential uses and properties with a residential land use designation in the Pleasanton General Plan. Please refer to images 2 through 4 on pages 5 through 7. The PMC amendment will allow the City discretion to waive in-lieu parking fees that would apply to eligible projects that have commercial zoning designations and are located within the Downtown Revitalization District, please refer to image 5 on page 15, that cannot provide on-site parking in exchange for a public amenity that fulfills other objects indentified in the Downtown Specific Plan. Standards of Significance For purposes of this environmental document, an impact is considered significant if the purposed project would: • Substantially alter or degrade the existing visual character or quality of the project site; • Have a substantial effect on a scenic recourse; or 19