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"structure" and whether artificial slopes should be excluded from Measure PP restrictions) would be undertaken at a project-specific level, per Council direction. Individual development projects (whether comprising 10 or fewer units on a legal lot and not subject to Measure PP, or more than 10 units on a legal lot and subject to Measure PP) would be subject to environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), other applicable State laws regarding natural resource protection (i.e., laws concerning creek/stream preservation, and protection of sensitive plant/animal habitat), the General Plan, and other local policies and ordinances related to environmental protection and suitable locations for urban growth. While the mapping contained in this report identifies where development may and may not occur pursuant to Measure PP, it is likely that developable areas would be further constrained once other environmental protection laws and policies are applied. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of this item was published in The Valley Times and was noted in the Pleasanton Weekly. At the time this report was prepared, staff had not received public comments beyond those already provided to the Planning Commission after the publication of the agenda report. These comments included an email from Allen Roberts (a Pleasanton resident), expressing support for the mapping, and an email from a representative of Tim Lewis Communities (the applicant for the Spotorno residential project) requesting that Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) mapping issues also be addressed as part of this Council priority project. Public correspondence received to date is included as Attachment 9. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT This project is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Section 15308, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment. Therefore, no environmental review document accompanies this report. CONCLUSION Staff believes that the mapping of the Southeast Hills presented in this report is consistent with Measure PP, and can be employed in other parts of the City, where mapping of hillsides is desired. The mapping of the Southeast Hills contained in this report indicates limited development potential in the area, and supports the protection of much of the area in its existing natural state. Page 9 of 10