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does not include any trails or recreational amenities; lacks a community park to serve residents: lacks infrastructure improvements; lacks a new elementary. school site: fails to provide for a safer re-alignment of Vineyard Avenue; and does not create as many new jobs or revenues. This alternative eliminates potential enhancements to the community in the form of a communi~' park, trails, open space, vineyards, development standards. Vineyard Avenue re-alignment and infrastructure improvements. Altemative 2:150 HOME DEVELOPMENT This alternative would result in the development of a total of 150 new housing units, visitor serving uses, vineyards, a community park, school. and open space. Alternative 2 would result in generally the same impacts related to land use conflicts, earth resources. hydrology and water quality, biological resources, visual resources and cultural resources. However. because of the larger anticipated commercial component of this project, Alternative 2 would cause increased vehicular trips, as well as related impacts on air quality and noise. It would also result in greater vehicular safety risks since Vineyard Avenue would remain in its current location. Based on the facts set forth below, and the information in the Draft EIR and Final EIR, Chapter 5, the City Council finds and determines that Alternative 2 is less desirable than the Project, and rejects this alternative for the following reasons: 1. Traffic. This altemative is expected to generate 57 more vehicular trips during the a.m. peak hour and 38 more trips during the p.m. peak hour than the proposed project due to the increased number of vehicles from the commercial uses when compared to the reduction in vehicles associated with 39 fewer homes. This would result in minor additional traffic related impacts within the Plan Area and at street intersections beyond the Plan Area. 2. Air Quality. The air quality impacts of this altemative would be slightly increased compared to the proposed project because more vehicular trips would be generated. 3. Noise. Minor increases in traffic noise levels would be anticipated along local roadways with this alternative when compared to the proposed project due to the higher traffic volumes. 4. Safety. This altemative does not include the realignment of Vineyard Avenue. This increases safety risks due to potential conflicts between existing driveways and increased traffic volumes. Altemative 3:250 HOME DEVELOPMENT Altemative 3 would increase density up to a total of 250 new housing units. Land use impacts would increase in nearly all areas due to increased density. More extensive grading would be needed to accommodate more homes, resulting in greater impacts to earth and Exhibit B 4