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City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update Draft Program EIR Executive Summary FirstCarbon Solutions ES-1 https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480022/EIR/3 - Draft/21480022 Sec00-03 Executive Summary.docx EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose This Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (Draft Program EIR) is prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with the implementation of the proposed 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update, rezonings, General Plan and Specific Plan Amendments (collectively referred to herein as the Housing Element Update) (State Clearinghouse No2022040091). This document is prepared in conformance with CEQA (Public Resources Code [PRC] § 21000, et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations [CCR], Title 14, § 15000, et seq.). The purpose of this Draft Program EIR is to inform decision makers, representatives of affected and responsible agencies, the public, and other interested parties of the potential environmental effects that may result from implementation of the Housing Element Update. This Draft Program EIR describes potential impacts relating to a wide variety of environmental issues and methods by which these impacts can be mitigated or avoided. Project Summary Project Location The City of Pleasanton (City) is in Alameda County, California, one of the nine Bay Area counties bordering the San Francisco Bay (Exhibit 2‐1 in Chapter 2, Project Description) and is generally bound to the west by Pleasanton Ridgelands; to the north by Interstate 580 (I-580) and the City of Dublin; to the east by unincorporated land, including existing and former quarry lands, and by the City of Livermore; and to the south by the San Francisco Water Department lands. I-680 runs north to south and bisects the western portion of the city. The Pleasanton Sphere of Influence (SOI), which signifies the probable ultimate physical boundary and service area (Exhibit 2-2 in Chapter 2, Project Description) of the City, includes 42.2 square miles (27,200 acres). The SOI has been adopted by the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo). The SOI includes lands incorporated within the city limits, as well as unincorporated land over which Alameda County has zoning and land use authority. Pleasanton has identified a total of 25 sites for potential rezoning, listed in Table 2-1 and in Exhibit 2- 2 in Chapter 2, Project Description. All these sites, aside from Sites 1 and 22, are located within the city limits. Site 22 is in unincorporated Alameda County but within Pleasanton’s SOI and Urban Growth Boundary. Site 1 is also located in unincorporated Alameda County but within the SOI; however, the western half of Site 1 is also located just outside the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) (Exhibit 2-2 in Chapter 2, Project Description). This Draft Program EIR focuses on the sites identified in the Housing Element Update that could potentially be zoned for residential use (referred to as the “potential sites for rezoning” or “rezoning sites”).