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PUD-134 Hopyard Road Shell/7-Eleven Redevelopment Initial Study and Negative Declaration c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning X of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(g), timberland (as defined in Public Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? • • d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of X • forest land to non-forest use? e) Involve other changes in the existing environment, X which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest use? DISCUSSION a. -e. The project site is located in an urbanized area and is currently developed with structures, parking, and landscaped areas. No agricultural or forestry land is located on the site. The proposed project will not result in the conversion of any farmland and the subject property is not zoned for agricultural use and does not have a Williamson contract in place2. No loss or conversion of forest land will occur as a result of the proposed project. Therefore, these would be no-impact. 5. 3. AIR QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING The project site is located within Pleasanton and Alameda County, and within the San Francisco Bay Area Air Basin (Air Basin). Air quality in the Air Basin is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). The EPA and ARB designate air basins where ambient air quality standards are exceeded as National (EPA) "non-attainment" areas, or State (ARB) "non-attainment" areas for a range of pollutants, with different standards and thresholds for each. The Air Basin is considered a non-attainment area for Ozone (State and National); Particulate Matter (PM10) (State); and Particulate Matter- Fine (PM2.5) (State and National)1 5. The 1970 Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), updated in 1997 and 1990, addresses and regulates six "criteria pollutants" (Ozone, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Lead, Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), Carbon monoxide (CO) and Sulfur dioxide; the 1988 California Clean Air Act (CCAA) addresses these same six pollutants, as well as visibility reducing particles, hydrogen sulfide, sulfates and vinyl chloride. Generally, http://www. baaqmd. gov/about-air-quality/research-and-data/air-quality-standards-and-attainment-status, accessed July 29,2019 16