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3 (b) In approving a project meeting the requirements of this section, a public agency shall limit its examination of environmental effects to those which the agency determines, in an initial study or other analysis: (1) Are peculiar1 to the project or the parcel on which the project would be located, (2) Were not analyzed as significant effects in a prior EIR on the zoning action, general plan, or community plan, with which the project is consistent, (3) Are potentially significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts which were not discussed in the prior EIR prepared for the general plan, community plan or zoning action, or (4) Are previously identified significant effects which, as a result of substantial new information which was not known at the time the EIR was certified, are determined to have a more severe adverse impact than discussed in the prior EIR. Pursuant to the City’s direction, Raney proposes to prepare a Modified IS Checklist for Site Plan 1 only, to confirm whether the proposed project’s environmental effects meet any of the conditions identified in Section 15183. If none of the conditions or exceptions are met, the proposed project’s environmental effects are not subject to further CEQA review. The Modified IS Checklist prepared by Raney for the above purposes will use the City of Pleasanton’s “2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update Program EIR CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 Consistency Checklist” template, which is based on CEQA Guidelines Appendix G. The Modified IS Checklist will analyze the potential effects associated with the proposed project. The modifications that will be made to the checklist sections will generally consist of additional questions related to conditions in Section 15183. For example, a question will be added to each checklist section regarding whether a particular environmental effect was analyzed as a significant effect in the City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 Housing Element Update EIR. Raney will work closely with City staff throughout the preparation of the Modified IS Checklist and determination of appropriate findings. The Modified IS Checklist will provide a discussion of the impacts related to implementation of the proposed project. As previously discussed, the applicant team has provided two conceptual site plans. Site Plan 1 is compliant with Land Use Element Policy 12 from the General Plan for Area 27 and Site Plan 2 would require approval of a GPA to the Land Use Element Policy 12 to allow for a split open space design for Area 27. As requested by the City, Raney will prepare a Modified IS Checklist for Site Plan 1, which is anticipated to continue through completion of the GPA approval process, as well as City approval of the Modified IS Checklist. If approval of the GPA occurs, Raney will amend the approved Modified IS Checklist to include analysis of Site Plan 2. As such, Raney has included Task 5 Prepare and Submit Amended Modified IS Checklist in this scope of work. Consistent with PRC 21083.3, a lead agency shall require the undertaking of any feasible mitigation measures specified in the prior environmental impact report relevant to a significant effect which the project will have on the environment. The lead agency shall make a finding, at a 1 According to 15183(f), an effect of a project on the environment shall not be considered peculiar to the project or the parcel for the purposes of this section if uniformly applied development policies or standards have been previously adopted by the city or county with a finding that the development policies or standards will substantially mitigate that environmental effect when applied to future projects, unless substantial new information shows that the policies or standards will not substantially mitigate the environmental effect. Docusign Envelope ID: 09BAAC01-CC65-497E-8E0E-465F9147B7C1Docusign Envelope ID: EFEF350E-42AA-4156-8084-8590989A320D