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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 />Hazardous materials used as part of development may vary but would likely be limited to small
<br />quantities of fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, solvents, cleaning agents, and similar materials used
<br />for daily residential and commercial operations and maintenance activities. These types of materials
<br />are common for residential and commercial developments and represent a low risk to people and
<br />the environment when used as intended. Further, compliance with federal, State, and local law and
<br />applicable plans and regulations, including General Plan goals and policies, including, but not limited
<br />to, Goal 5, Policy 16, which requires the City to regulate the transportation, delivery, use, and storage
<br />of hazardous material within the City limits; Policy 17, which mandates that hazardous materials are
<br />not released results from construction activities and any existing hazardous materials and potential
<br />contamination are remediated prior to development; and Policy 19, which ensures convenient
<br />access for city residents to dispose of household waste, of Chapter 5, Public Safety Element, would
<br />provide public protection from hazards associated with the use, transport, treatment, and disposal
<br />of hazardous substances. The Housing Element Update, as a policy document, would not significantly
<br />increase the exposure of hazardous materials to the public and the environment. (Draft Program
<br />EIR, Page 3.8-27–29).
<br />Potential Effect
<br />Impact HAZ-3: Development consistent with the Housing Element Update, rezonings, and General
<br />Plan and Specific Plan Amendments would not emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or
<br />acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed
<br />school. (Draft Program EIR, Page 3.8-32).
<br />Findings: Less than significant impact.
<br />Facts in Support of Findings: There are schools within 0.25 mile of the potential sites for rezoning. As
<br />described under Impacts HAZ-1 and HAZ-2, development consistent with the Housing Element
<br />Update would not result in the handling of significant quantities of hazardous materials, substances,
<br />or wastes. During construction and operation, hazardous materials may be handled on the sites as
<br />residential and commercial land uses do involve the handling, storage, and disposal of limited
<br />quantities of hazardous materials. However, these uses are not generally associated with any
<br />releases that would adversely affect any schools located within 0.25 mile of the potential sites for
<br />rezoning. Furthermore, development and operation of the uses on-site would comply with
<br />applicable federal, State, and local laws, and applicable plans and regulations. Compliance with
<br />existing applicable local, State, and federal regulatory requirements related to the handling and
<br />storage of hazardous materials would ensure that the potential release of hazardous materials
<br />associated with development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be less than
<br />significant. Additionally, approval of the Housing Element Update itself, as a policy document update,
<br />would not significantly increase the risk of the release of hazardous materials (Draft Program EIR,
<br />Page 3.8-32).
<br />Potential Effect
<br />Impact HAZ-5: For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not
<br />been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, development facilitated by
<br />the Housing Element Update, rezonings, and General Plan, and Specific Plan Amendments would not
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