Appendix A - EIR Noticing and Public Involvement COMBINED

Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project EIR City of PleasanttJn Notice of Preparation • Public Services and Recreation-The project would include the development of new housing that will increase the demand for public services, including police, fire, and schools. The project will also include the dedication of open space lands for development by EBRPD, including a new staging area and trail that would be developed along the southern boundary of the site adjacent to Devaney Creek. • Transportation -Although the proposed project is not expected to generate traffic volumes at a level that would create impacts to nearby roadways or intersections, the CEQA analysis must include a comprehensive traffic analysis that considers aspects such as roadway design and safety, and effects on increased traffic volumes on Dublin Canyon Road, and analysis of proposed bicycle lane improvements. A vehicle miles traveled (VMT) analysis will also be provided. • Water and Wastewater Systems -The proposed project would require extension of public water and wastewater systems on-site. The EIR will consider operational components of the off-site water supply and wastewater collection systems that would serve the proposed project; the City is currently undertaking analysis of the water supply and distribution system in the vicinity of the proposed project to determine if system improvements or modifications are necessary. If the analysis determines expansion or modification of City facilities are needed, the environmental impacts of those project components must be analyzed in the EIR. Considering existing conditions on the project site, it is anticipated that the following resource categories will not require detailed analysis and instead will be addressed una.er an Effects Found not to be Significant chapter of the EIR: • Agriculture and Forestry Resources -Some grazing is currently ongoing at the project site; however, the project site is not designated as important farmland under the California Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program and the project site is not subject to a Williamson Act contract. As such, the proposed project is not expected to result in significant environmental effects. • Mineral Resources -There are no known mineral resources located on or adjacent to the project site and the nearest mineral resource recovery site is located approximately 7.0 miles southeast. As such, the proposed project would not result in significant effects related to mineral resources. • Population and Housing-The proposed project site is currently developed with two residential homes and related structures located on the south side of Devaney Creek. Both homes are owned by the Lester family. The proposed project includes demolition of the two homes and replacement with two new homes on the south side of Devaney Creek; an additional 29 homes would be constructed in the central portion of the site on the north side of Devaney Creek. Approximately 43.85 acres of the site is currently designated for low-density residential development in the General Plan, with a maximum density of 1.99 units per gross acre. This land use designation suggests that the General Plan buildout assumed up to 87 dwelling units, which indicates that the proposed development of 29 lots was already accounted for in the FirstCarbon Solutions 6