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Initial Study and Negative Declaration STANDARDS OF SIGNIFICANCE For purposes of this environmental document, an impact is considered significant if the proposed project would: • Be inconsistent with a qualified GHG Reduction Strategy. Less Than Significant Potentially Impact With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Issues Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Greenhouse Gas Emissions Would the project: a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly X or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment? b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation X adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? DISCUSSION a-b. The proposed project is designed to meet the City's Climate Action Plan (CAP). Specifically, it would incorporate a landscape plan that is required to meet the State of California's Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance and Bay Friendly Basics requirements for water-saving, drought-resistant planting. The proposed project also provides bike parking. The City's Traffic Engineer has reviewed the proposed project and concluded that the car wash is not expected to generate vehicle trips over and above the trips generated by the fueling stations. Additional trips, approximately165 trips in the a.m. peak hours 129 trips in the p.m. peak hours, are expected to be generated by the convenience store. However, approximately 50% of these additional trips would be passby trips, i.e. trips associated with motorists who are already on the road and making a stop on their way to another destination. As such, the increase in traffic trips and associated GHGs would be minimal. In addition, several Strategies and Supporting Actions related to water and energy conservation from the CAP are incorporated into the proposed project or will be required as conditions of approval. Therefore, these would be less-than-significant impacts. 26