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Environmental Checklist <br />Biological Resources <br /> <br />Final Initial Study – Negative Declaration 39 <br />such as plant and wildlife habitats in the City.41, 42, 43 The CAP 2.0 would not facilitate specific <br />development projects, nor would it add or enable new development that would conflict with the <br />PMC or Pleasanton General Plan. Rather, the CAP 2.0 prioritizes the preservation of greenspace and <br />trees and improvements to buildings and the transportation system in order to reduce GHG <br />emissions and related impacts to the environment. Therefore, the CAP 2.0 would have no impact <br />related to consistency with an adopted habitat or natural community conservation plan. <br />Cumulative Impacts <br />The cumulative projects scenario is overall General Plan buildout for Pleasanton in 2025 plus <br />Pleasanton population projections through 2045. Implementation of CAP 2.0 projects, in <br />combination with other cumulative projects anticipated under General Plan buildout, could result in <br />impacts to biological resources during infrastructure and building construction. However, as <br />described in Responses 4a. through 4f., above, infrastructure development or redevelopment <br />resulting from implementation of the CAP 2.0 would be required to comply with applicable <br />Pleasanton General Plan policies and State and federal regulatory requirements regarding avoidance <br />of special wildlife species and habitat. In addition, the CAP 2.0 would not result in new building <br />construction and contains actions that prioritize the preservation of trees and improvements to <br />stormwater management and water quality. Therefore, implementation of the CAP 2.0 would result <br />in a less-than-significant cumulative impact related to biological resources. <br /> <br />41 Pleasanton, City of. 2021. Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 17.16. Available: <br /><https://qcode.us/codes/pleasanton/view.php?topic=17-17_16&frames=on>. Accessed October 7, 2021. <br />42 Pleasanton, City of. 2009. Pleasanton General Plan Conservation and Open Space Element. Available: <br /><https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=23910>. Accessed October 7, 2021 <br />43 Pleasanton, City of. 2009. Pleasanton General Plan Water Element. Available: <br /><https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=23911>. Accessed October 8, 2021