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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 127 Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480022/FOF/21480022 Pleasanton Housing Element FOF.docx require new residential uses to meet a net zero energy use standard by 2025, that is met through installation of rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) systems, enhanced insulation, and energy-efficient appliances. The Title 24 Part 6 requirements also require nonresidential buildings to be designed for increased energy efficiency standards. Other State energy efficiency regulations include Senate Bill (SB) 100 that requires 100 percent of retail sales of electricity to be generated from zero-carbon emission sources by 2045 and Executive Order N-79-20 that requires 100 percent of new passenger vehicles sold in California to be zero-emissions by 2035. In addition, compliance with the General Plan and Climate Action Plan 2.0 (CAP 2.0) policies and actions, adherence to the development standards in the Pleasanton Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance, and compliance with federal, State, and local regulations, would ensure that implementation of the Housing Element Update would not result in wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy because these policies and actions would minimize demands for energy resources and ensure their efficient use. Furthermore, the Housing Element Update would minimize petroleum fuel use for transportation by locating new housing and jobs near Bay Area Rapid Transit and other public transit facilities. As discussed in the Draft Program EIR Section 3.5, Energy, and Section 3.14, Transportation, implementation of the Housing Element Update would result in an overall decrease in per capita transportation energy consumption with respect to transportation energy resources. As such, energy consumption related to per capita transportation would decrease from that experienced by the region’s current per capita transportation energy consumption patterns. Thus, although the Housing Element Update would result in an irretrievable commitment of nonrenewable resources at operation, the resources would not be consumed inefficiently, unnecessarily, or wastefully. Implementation of the Housing Element Update could result in an irreversible commitment of land uses from existing land uses (Draft Program EIR, Chapter 2, Project Description, Exhibits 2-4a and 2- 4b) to land uses proposed under the Housing Element Update (Draft Program EIR, Chapter 2, Project Description, Exhibits 2-5a and 2-5b). Therefore, future generations would be committed to similar land uses and the irreversible long-term environmental changes discussed below. The Housing Element Update would irreversibly increase the commitment of energy resources, potable water supply, wastewater treatment, solid waste disposal, and public services, such as providing police and fire services, to support development consistent with the Housing Element Update through its lifetime. Future housing development-related increases in water demand would be evaluated on a project-by-project basis, as applicable. In addition, existing wastewater, sewer, and solid waste facilities and infrastructure would be adequate to serve development consistent with the Housing Element Update. Compliance with the General Plan and CAP 2.0 policies and actions, as well as adherence to the development standards in the Pleasanton Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance, and compliance with federal, State, and local regulations, and mitigation measures would minimize the significant effects of the environmental changes associated with the Housing Element Update to the maximum degree feasible. The Housing Element Update may have the potential to cause significant environmental accidents through hazardous material releases into the environment by new residential uses. However, compliance with State law and implementation of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) during construction activities would ensure that future development would not create a significant