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City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations FirstCarbon Solutions 115 Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480022/FOF/21480022 Pleasanton Housing Element FOF.docx reduce impacts to less than significant levels. The City finds that MM TRANS-2 is feasible, is adopted, and will reduce impacts to the greatest extent feasible. However, cumulative VMT impacts would remain significant and unavoidable even with mitigation incorporated. 1.7.2 - Utilities and Service Systems Impact UTIL-2: Development consistent with the Housing Element Update, rezonings, and General Plan and Specific Plan Amendments would not have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry and multiple dry years (Draft Program EIR, Page 3.15-33). Findings: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Housing Element Update which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effects as identified in the Program EIR. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15091(a)(1)). However, impacts would still remain significant and unavoidable. Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measure or project alternatives identified in the Program EIR. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15091(a)(3)) Mitigation Measures None available. Facts in Support of Findings: Projected Water Demand for Housing Element Update: Potable water demand is expected to differ between housing density classes. Within the potential sites for rezoning, four separate housing classes were identified for the purposes of calculating average demand, related to typical household size: • Low Density Residential (LDR) dwelling units consisting of single-family detached homes and duplexes;1 • Low/Medium Density Residential (LMDR) dwelling units consisting of small lot single-family homes and townhomes; • Medium Density Residential (MDR) dwelling units consisting of small-scale apartment buildings and attached apartment buildings with street parking; and • High Density Residential (HDR) dwelling units consisting of large-scale attached apartments with structured parking, condominiums, and accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The differing projected water demand per density class is demonstrated in Table 3.15-5 in the Draft Program EIR. The Draft Program EIR assumes 93 ADUs with an assumed high-density housing class; ADUs can fall within any of the potential sites for rezoning. The water use associated with the incremental increase in allowable residential units (306 units) at the Dublin-Pleasanton BART station property is also included. 1 Duplexes are included in the low-density residential designation as the City has decided this present a conservative analysis.