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Resolution No. 2736 12/11/85 Fact: Affected area is currently used for agriculture. City's policies avoid leapfrog development which could prematurely render agricultural use infeasible. Significant Effect: Extension of Stoneridge Drive will result in loss of sand and gravel harvesting resources. Finding: The loss is minimal in light of the total remaining acreage devoted to this use and due to establishment of additional quarry operations at other sites. Fact: There are approximately 3,100 acres devoted to sand and gravel harvesting in the planning area and other quarry sites have been approved to serve the needs of the regional market. Finding: Alternative alignments to avoid the sand and gravel area are infeasible due to difficulties in aligning with Livermore's West Las Positas Boulevard, a project goal, and cost of bridge structures. Fact: A slanting, six lane bridge structure over the Arroyo Mocho is more expensive than alternative alignments' arroyo crossings. Fact: Livermore's West Las Positas alignment will likely be located in the Rhodes-Jamieson - R. C. Johnson boundary area, aligning with a Stoneridge alignment south of the Arroyo Mocho. Finding: The potential effect is minimized by aligning the Stoneridge extension along the Arroyo Mocho's southern boundary. Fact: The above alignment minimizes land lost to street or other uses and uses easements area containing utilities which cannot be mined in any event. NOISE Significant Effect: Land uses developed adjacent to the Stoneridge Drive alignment will be exposed to excessive traffic-generated noise levels. Finding: Development is subject to the maintenance of noise standards as required in the Noise Element of the City's General Plan, thereby eliminating noise levels greater than the City's standard. Fact: Individual development projects are subject to the City's design review procedures where noise assessment studies are required as necessary to determine appropriate mitigation measures.