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City of Pleasanton—Stoneridge Mall Residential Project
<br />CEQA Checklist Section 15183 Checklist/15164 Addendum
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<br />Prior EIR Conclusions
<br />The Prior EIR indicated that buildout under the Housing Element would result in additional residents
<br />and a corresponding increased demand for park and recreational facilities. Total buildout of the
<br />Housing Element would result in approximately 9,165 residents, which would put the City at a ratio
<br />of 4.3 acres per 1,000 people, below its goal of 5 acres per 1,000 people. However, the Prior EIR
<br />found that the City planned to build approximately 131 acres of new community parks in Pleasanton
<br />by 2025. As discussed above, this was updated in 2014 by the Parks and Recreation Master Plan,
<br />which registered 371 existing acres of recreational facilities, with a further 28 acres of planned
<br />recreational facilities. With this addition, the City would have a total of 399 acres of parks, which
<br />would equate to a ratio of 5.0 acres per 1,000 people using the Housing Element buildout’s expected
<br />population increase, matching the City’s goal of 5 acres per 1,000 people. Based on the City’s plans
<br />for expansion of park facilities, the Prior EIR concluded that impacts to recreational facilities
<br />associated with buildout of the Housing Element would be less than significant.
<br />Analysis of Proposed Project
<br />As mentioned in the Environmental Setting, existing off-site parks nearest the project site include
<br />Moller Park, Muirwood Community Park, and Val Vista Community Park.102 The proposed project
<br />would provide 18,000 square feet (0.41) of private open space, 24,064 square feet of group usable
<br />outdoor space, and approximately 62,826 square feet (1.44 acres) of public outdoor space in the
<br />form of a public pedestrian plaza.103
<br />The current population of the City, 77,609 as of 2022, is served by over 385 acres of parkland, which
<br />is approximately 5 acres per 1,000 residents.104 The proposed project would result in increased
<br />demand for parks and recreational facilities as a result of increased population. As noted in Section
<br />XIV, Population and Housing, of this analysis, the proposed project would generate approximately
<br />968 new residents. This would increase the City’s population to 78,577, which would mean
<br />approximately 4.9 park acres per 1,000 residents. As noted above, completion of the planned Staples
<br />Ranch Park, Harding Park, Dog Park, and Bernal Community Park Phase 2 will result in the City’s park
<br />ratio to be 6.06 park acres per 1,000 residents, which is well above the City’s park ratio goal.105
<br />The planned Staples Ranch Park will be 17 acres, the planned Harding Park will be 0.6-acres, the Dog
<br />Park, will be 1.5 acres, and the Bernal Community Park Phase 2 will be approximately 56 acres, for a
<br />total of 85.1 acres.
<br />Furthermore, to ensure that park facilities would be adequate to serve the proposed project,
<br />General Plan Program 10.2 and Chapter 3.22 of the Municipal Code require the developer to either
<br />provide dedicated public park acreage in areas designed for park use on the General Plan or provide
<br />in lieu development fees to support the expansion of recreational facilities to match demand.106
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<br />102 City of Pleasanton. 2022. City Parks. Website: https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts/cs/parks/default.asp. Accessed
<br />November 16, 2022.
<br />103 Information on estimation of residents can be found in Section XIV Population and Housing of this document.
<br />104 385 park acres/77, 609 residents * 1,000= 4.96 park acres per 1,000 residents
<br />105 470.1 park acres/77,609 residents * 1,000 = 6.06
<br />106 City of Pleasanton. 2009. 2005-2025 Pleasanton Plan – Public Facilities and Community Programs Element. July 21.
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