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6 particular criteria under which a resource is proposed for eligibility.Alterations over time to a resource or historic changes in its use may themselves have historical, cultural, or architectural significance. It is possible that historical resources may not retain sufficient integrity to meet the criteria for listing in the National Register, but they may still be eligible for listing in the California Register. A resource that has lost its historic character or appearance may still have sufficient integrity for the California Register if it maintains the potential to yield significant scientific or historical information or specific data. 2.3 Determining Significance under the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) A project with an effect that may cause substantial adverse change in the significance of an historical resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the environment under CEQA. An"Historical Resource" includes those listed in or determined to be eligible by the State Historical Resources Commission, a resource included in a local register that meets the requirements for listing in the California Register,and any object, building, structure, site, area, place, record,or manuscript which an agency such as the City of Pleasanton determines to be historically significant or significant in the architectural, engineering,scientific, economic,agricultural, education, social, political, military,or cultural annals of California, provided that the determination is supported by substantial evidence in light of the whole record. Generally,the City of Pleasanton is required to consider historical significance if a resource meets the criteria for listing on the California Register under the criteria previously stated. The fact that a resource is not listed in, or determined to be eligible for listing in,the California Register—or is not included in a local register or identified in an historical resources survey meeting the specified criteria—does not preclude an agency such as the City of Pleasanton from determining that the resource may be an historical resource under CEQA. 2.4 Findings The property was evaluated for significance under CEQA for this report and for the project's compliance with the City of Pleasanton's policies and ordinances relating to historical and cultural resources. None of the extant buildings, neither 205 Neal St. nor 215 Neal St., appear to qualify for the California Register of Historical Resources, based on the evaluation conducted in preparing this report. The extant house, circa 1870s-1880s,at 205 Neal St. is primarily associated with Norma Ramos and the Hall family. It is a vernacular National-style house that has been relocated,and altered in size(both enlarged and made smaller over time). Considered a potential historic resource as a part of a prior reconnaissance survey by Architectural Resources Group, due to architectural character and association with Pleasanton's early families, an in-depth investigation found it to lack sufficient integrity to be considered a significant architectural resource under the CEQA. The extant house at 205 Neal St., circa 1943-1950s, is primarily associated with the Beuford Hall family and was remodeled from a horse and carriage barn sometime at mid-century. The original location and time of possible relocation is not known. The building, remodeled for human occupancy, was modified to a point where it can no longer be identified as a historic building. It lacks integrity to its historic origins and therefore is not considered a significant resource.