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EXHIBIT B <br /> <br /> FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT IMPACT <br /> (Project and Cumulative) <br /> <br />A. LAND USE : <br /> <br />Impact AI: Conversion of agricultural land to urban uses, specifically the transformation of <br />grazing land to residential and golf course uses. This contributes to the regional loss of <br />agricultural lands in Alameda County. (Project and cumulative) <br /> <br />Mitigation <br />Measure AI: Because the Specific Plan and EIR were developed concurrently, the Specific Plan <br />project already incorporates provisions which minimize adverse environmental impacts. <br /> <br /> Findings: The implementation of the Specific Plan will permanently remove grazing land from <br /> the City and the region. Only the "no project" alternative (Option 1 ) would reduce this project <br /> impact to a less-than-significant level; but economic, social, and other considerations make that <br /> altemative infeasible. <br /> <br /> Rationale for <br /> Finding: Allowing for the possibility of development on agricultural land in the Specific Plan <br /> area accepts a loss of that agricultural resource as an alternative to other environmental impacts <br /> (e.g. because of a lack of housing [and/or golf recreation] in the City, people will be forced to <br /> drive longer commute trips between home and work [and/or recreational golf], with resulting <br /> increases in traffic volume, energy consumption, and auto-based air pollution) that would be <br /> required if that land was not available for development. See "Statement of Overriding <br /> Considerations" for the specific benefits of the project. <br /> <br /> <br />