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City of Pleasanton—Stoneridge Mall Residential Project <br />Section 15183 Checklist/15164 Addendum CEQA Checklist <br /> <br /> <br />FirstCarbon Solutions 145 <br />Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480017/Consistency Checklist/21480017 Stoneridge Mall Residential Project Checklist <br />Addendum_Updated.docx <br />8. Stoneridge Drive west of Stoneridge Mall Road = 0.15 percent <br /> <br />The City ’s noise attenuation treatment for affected roadway segments is to install noise-attenuating <br />pavement (rather than typical pavement). According to the traffic consultant for the proposed <br />project, Kimley-Horn, the noise-attenuating pavement commonly used in the City is rubberized Hot- <br />Mix Asphalt (R HMA), while typical pavement consists of Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA). Assuming a 2-inch <br />overlay, R HMA will cost approximately $0.63 per square feet more than HMA. <br />Therefore, to reduce the substantial traffic noise increase impact, in accordance with Prior EIR MM <br />4.J-5a and MM 4.J-9, Implementation Measure 1 shall be imposed as a Condition of Approval to <br />require the proposed project to pay an amount equal to the project’s percentage of traffic on each <br />affected road segment, multiplied by the incremental cost of using noise-attenuating pavement <br />instead of regular pavement on that segment, to be paid prior to the first certificate of occupancy. If <br />the cost amounts are not available at the time of project approval, the Director of Community <br />Development, or other City-designated official, shall identify that incremental cost prior to issuance <br />of building permits. <br />Therefore, in accordance with MM 4.J-5a and MM 4.J-9 of the Prior EIR, Implementation Measure 1 <br />would ensure that project-related traffic noise increases would remain less than significant. <br />Stationary Source Noise Impacts <br />A noise impact analysis was also prepared by Ramboll, dated October 27, 2022. The report is <br />included in Appendix G. The study assessed the proposed project’s compliance with the Prior EIR <br />MM 4.J-6a (Assessment of Noise from Stationary [Non-transportation] Sources in the Vicinity of the <br />Project). The report shows that noise from non-transportation sources such as rooftop mechanical <br />units and truck activity at a nearby loading dock were evaluated using noise modeling software. <br />Based on the modeling results, project stationary noise sources would not result in a substantial <br />increase in ambient noise levels that would exceed the City’s 60 dBA Ldn threshold, as measured at <br />the property planes of the project site, and the impact would be less than significant. <br />Therefore, there are no environmental effects that are peculiar to the proposed project or the <br />parcels on which the proposed project would be located. Impacts would be less than significant and <br />the proposed project would not result in a new or more severe adverse impact that was not <br />previously identified in the Prior EIR. <br />b) Excessive Groundborne Vibration <br />Prior EIR Conclusions <br />The vibration impact analysis relevant to this checklist question was addressed in the Prior EIR, in <br />Impact 4.J-2 and Impact 4.J-4. The following provides a summary of the findings of the relevant <br />discussions. <br />The Prior EIR found that vibration exposure at neighboring sensitive uses, which are expected to be <br />greater than 100 feet removed from the construction sites, would not be expected to exceed the