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City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update
<br />CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations
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<br />reduction goal of 4.1 MT CO2e per capita per year. Therefore, impacts would not be cumulatively
<br />considerable (Draft Program EIR, Page 3.7-45).
<br />1.5.8 - Hazards and Hazardous Materials
<br />Potential Effect
<br />Impact HAZ-1: Development consistent with the Housing Element Update, rezonings, and General
<br />Plan and Specific Plan Amendments would not create a significant hazard to the public or the
<br />environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials. (Draft Program
<br />EIR, Page 3.8-27).
<br />Findings: Less than significant impact.
<br />Facts in Support of Findings: Development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be
<br />expected to involve the transport, use, and disposal of hazardous materials, such as diesel fuels,
<br />aerosols, and paints. Future development would be subject to the Hazardous Materials
<br />Transportation Act, California Public Resources Code, and other State and local regulations that
<br />would reduce and limit the associated risks. Any handling, transporting, use, or disposal of
<br />hazardous materials would comply with applicable laws, policies, and programs set forth by various
<br />federal, State, and local agencies and regulations, including the EPA, RCRA, Caltrans, the LHMP, Title
<br />22 and 26 of the California Code of Regulations governing hazardous materials transport, and Title
<br />19 of the California Code of Regulations and Chapter 6.95 of the Health and Safety Code for site
<br />remediation. Future development would comply with all applicable regulations for management of
<br />hazardous materials during the construction phase of development. Demolition and construction
<br />activities associated with future housing development consistent with the Housing Element Update
<br />could require transport of hazardous materials (e.g., ACM, LBP, and/or contaminated soils). This
<br />transport would be limited in duration and would be required to comply with numerous federal,
<br />State, and local regulations that establish specific guidelines regarding the use, transportation, and
<br />disposal of hazardous materials. Regulations that would be required of those transporting, using, or
<br />disposing of hazardous materials during construction of projects consistent with the Housing
<br />Element Update include: RCRA, regulating hazardous wastes; CERCLA, regulating closed and
<br />abandoned hazardous waste sites; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, governing hazardous
<br />materials transportation on U.S. roadways; International Fire Code (IFC), establishing procedures and
<br />mechanisms to ensure the safe handling and storage of hazardous materials; Title 22, regulating the
<br />generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste; Title 27, regulating
<br />the treatment, storage and disposal of solid wastes; and Title 8 Standards for handling asbestos and
<br />lead during demolition/construction. There are established measures that certified contractors are
<br />required to use to contain, store, and dispose of these hazardous materials in a manner which limits
<br />exposure, the first step of which is to conduct surveys to identify the presence of these materials.
<br />Additionally, the Clean Air Act and Cal/OSHA regulate ACMs as hazardous air pollutants and potential
<br />worker safety hazards, respectively. Both the federal and Cal/OSHA regulate worker exposure to LBP
<br />during construction activities. Finally, Government Code Section 65850.2 requires a verification that
<br />the owner or authorized agent has met, or is meeting, the applicable requirements of the Health and
<br />Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Article 2, Sections 25500 through 25520 prior to receiving the
<br />final certificate of occupancy or its substantial equivalent.
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