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Mitigation Measure 4.14-2: Prior to issuance of any Grading or Demolition Permit,the City Engineer and the Chief Building Official shall confirm that the building plans and specifications incorporate the following features: a. Roofs that are strong enough and have roof truss spacing to hold photovoltaic panels,where feasible and cost effective, in compliance with Program 7.5 of the Energy Element of Pleasanton General Plan 2005 - 2025. b. Solar water heating and/or photovoltaic-ready roofs in new construction, i.e., roofs with wiring installed for a roof-mounted photovoltaic system, where feasible, in compliance with Program 7.5 of the Energy Element of Pleasanton General Plan 2005 -2025. FINDINGS REGARDING RECIRCULATION In light of the entire administrative record for the Project,the City fmds that there is no significant new information(within the meaning of CEQA)that requires recirculation of the SEIR. (See CEQA Guideline 15088.5.) The City Council approved modifications to the Applicant's proposal that reflect a variant of EIR Alternative 3. Consistent with that alternative,the project would have connections to both Lund Ranch Road and Sunset Creek Lane. The location of that connection has been adjusted from the illustrative figures from Court C to Court B. Also,access to the street connections has been limited, which reduces the maximum traffic that will use either road compared to the EIR alternative. 29 units would connect to Sunset Creek Lane and 19 units would connect to Lund Ranch Road. The project has also been reduced from 50 units to 48 units and Lot 32 has been reduced to a single story structure. None of these approved modifications amount to significant new information that would require recirculation of the EIR. CEQA Section 15088.5 requires an EIR to be recirculated when "significant new information"is added to the EIR prior to certification. "Significant new information"requiring recirculation can include a disclosure showing that a new significant environmental impact would result from the project or from a new mitigation measure proposed to be implemented; or a substantial increase in the severity of an environmental impact would result unless mitigation measures are adopted that reduce the impact to a level of insignificance. The City has reviewed the documents submitted by the Applicant regarding the scope of impacts associated with the project modifications and the City concludes that the Project modifications will not result in any new or substantially increased impacts than those already disclosed by the EIR,therefore recirculation is not required. The evidence presented to the City confirms that the EIR's conclusion in the alternatives section that a second connection to Sunset Creek Lane(Scenario 3)would have certain incrementally increased environmental impacts, including increased grading on steep slopes. However, none of these increased impacts would result in new or substantially increased impacts. For example,the impacts associated with the connection to Sunset Creek Lane will be mitigated to less-than-significant levels with the existing Biological Resources, Geology and Soils, and Hydrology and Water Quality mitigations measures. In addition,NPDES construction and municipal permit requirements, in combination with the conditions of approval,will ensure that any increased stormwater impacts associated with the second connection will not result in new or substantially increased significant impacts related to stormwater. A member of the public stated a concern regarding bicycle safety on the connection to Sunset Creek Lane. The fact that the maximum grade of the connection is well within City standards, the anticipated low volume of vehicular traffic on the connection,the availability of nearby LUND RANCH 1I(PUD-25)RESIDENTIAL PROJECT 22 FINDINGS