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Hana Japan Restaurant Project Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 6 May 2025 E. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION This IS/MND identifies and analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project. The information and analysis presented in this document are organized in accordance with the order of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) checklist in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines. Where the analysis provided in this document identifies potentially significant environmental effects of the project, mitigation measures sufficient to reduce the impacts to less- than-significant levels are prescribed. The mitigation measures prescribed for environmental effects described in this IS/MND would be implemented in conjunction with the proposed project, as required by CEQA. The mitigation measures would be incorporated into the proposed project through project conditions of approval. The City would adopt findings and a Mitigation Monitoring/Reporting Program (MMRP) for the proposed project in conjunction with project approval. On July 21, 2009, the City of Pleasanton adopted the City’s General Plan 1 and certified an associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR).2 The General Plan EIR is a program EIR, prepared pursuant to Section 15168 of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, California Code of Regulations [CCR], Sections 15000 et seq.). The General Plan EIR analyzed full implementation of the General Plan and identified measures to mitigate the significant adverse impacts associated with the General Plan. Applicable portions of the General Plan and General Plan EIR are incorporated by reference, as necessary, as part of this IS/MND. Project-specific technical reports have been prepared for the proposed project and form the basis of several technical sections of this IS/MND. All technical reports used in the preparation of this IS/MND are included as appendices. In addition, an Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) was prepared for the PDR-804 Project in 2008, which included development of a 6,080-sf, one-story restaurant with 50 parking spaces on the project site. The IS/ND was adopted by the City of Pleasanton Planning Commission in 2009 and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) was approved for the PDR-804 Project. However, following approvals, the applicant did not proceed with the project and the entitlements expired. F. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The following provides a description of the project site’s current location and setting, as well as the proposed project components and the discretionary actions required for the project. Project Location and Setting The project site consists of an 1.16-acre parcel (APN 941-1710-10-1) located at 11991 Dublin Canyon Road, southwest of the intersection of Dublin Canyon Road and Foothill Road in the City of Pleasanton, California (see Figure 1 and Figure 2). The project site is undeveloped, although the site is also bisected by a concrete drainage ditch and includes a single tree on-site. A private paved roadway is located along the western boundary of the project site that provides access to the project site, as well as to the existing residence to the south. A band of oak woodlands is located to the west and south of the site. 1 City of Pleasanton. Pleasanton General Plan 2005 – 2025. Available at: https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/assets/our-government/community-development/cop-gen-plan-2005-25.pdf. Adopted July 21, 2009. Amended August 20, 2019. 2 City of Pleasanton. Final Environmental Impact Report. Certified April 2009.