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City of Pleasanton—Stoneridge Mall Residential Project CEQA Checklist Section 15183 Checklist/15164 Addendum 122 FirstCarbon Solutions Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480017/Consistency Checklist/21480017 Stoneridge Mall Residential Project Checklist Addendum_Updated.docx minimizing fire hazards (Goal 3 and Policies 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13), the Prior EIR concluded that wildland fire exposure impacts would be less than significant. Analysis of Proposed Project When the Prior EIR was certified, Wildfire was not yet a separate CEQA topical section. Accordingly, the City addressed wildfire-related impacts in Section IX, Hazards and Hazardous Materials topical section. Appendix G Checklist questions were updated in 2018 to include an individual Wildfire topical section. As such, the updated Appendix G questions related to Wildfire (listed in the preceding table as h), I), and j)) have been incorporated into this Hazards and Hazardous Materials section and are analyzed together below, along with the wildland fire hazards question that was addressed in the Prior EIR. The proposed project would not expose people or structures, either directly or indirectly to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildfire because, according to the Prior EIR and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Fire Hazard Severity Zone Viewer, the project site is not located within a Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) in a highly urbanized area and it is not located adjacent to unmanaged open space or a recognized fire prone area.60 Furthermore, as indicated in the Prior EIR and previously mentioned herein, the project is outside of the designated wildland-urban interface and would adhere to standards such as building sprinklers and fire response systems consistent with General Plan, CBC, and local fire department policies. The project site is also located 750-1,000 feet of Fire Station No. 2, comfortably within the 5-minute response area. The proposed project would not require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment because the project site is not located within or adjacent to unmanaged open space or a recognized fire prone area.61 Furthermore, the proposed project would not include the installation of emergency water sources or overhead power lines that would result in additional fire risks. The proposed project would not expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding or landslides, as a result of runoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes because the project site is located within a flat, highly urbanized area of the City. The BAAQMD monitors wind speeds at locations in the Bay Area with the closest being in Livermore, approximately 7.84 miles east of the project site. The City of Livermore is located in a similar climate to the City of Pleasanton and, as such, would experience similar average wind speeds. The average wind speeds at the Livermore BAAQMD station in 2021 ranged from 4 to 6 miles per hour, with maximum gusts ranging from 20 to 39 miles per hour. These wind conditions are typical of the general vicinity and do not pose a substantially increased risk for the spread of wildfire. Because the proposed project is not located within a FHSZ, would not include infrastructure that could exacerbate wildfire risk, and does not have severe slopes or high prevailing winds that would 60 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). 2021. FHSZ Viewer. Website: https://egis.fire.ca.gov/FHSZ/. Accessed November 12, 2022. 61 Ibid.