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Joint City of Pleasanton and Pleasanton Unified School District Liaison Committee December 12, 2016 Page 5 (d) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit or prohibit the ability of a local agency to mitigate the impacts of land use approvals other than on the need for school facilities,as defined in this section. These provisions obviate the need for an EIR,and other CEQA documents,to contain a description and analysis of a development's impacts on school facilities and limit the ability of cities to impose mitigation measures other than requiring payment of the capped fee amounts. (Chawanakee Unified School District v. County of Madera(2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 1016, 1027.) However,a project's indirect impacts on parts of the physical environment that are not school facilities are not excused from being considered and mitigated. (Id.at p. 1028.) For example,a project's" . . . impact on traffic,even if that traffic is near a school facility and related to getting students to and from the facility,is not an impact `on school facilities' for the purposes of Government Code section 65996, subdivision(a),"described above,and therefore,must be analyzed. (Id.) Similarly,impacts from construction of additional school facilities at an existing site(including dust and noise impacts)must be analyzed under CEQA.(Id. at p. 1029.) IV. SCHOOL FACILITIES AND THE CITY OF PLEASANTON GENERAL PLAN While state law encourages coordination between cities and school districts related to planning for school siting, long range master planning for school sites is ultimately the responsibility of school districts. Under the state's Planning and Zoning Law,the City's Land Use Element of its General Plan must consider, among other things,the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of the land for education. (Gov. Code, § 65302; see General Plan,p. 2-24 [referencing the Land Use Map].) The Public Facilities and Community Programs Element of the City's General Plan also addresses schools and education. (See General Plan, p. 6-2—6-4 and 6-23 —6-24.) Goal 4 of the Public Facilities and Community Programs Element provides as follows: Goal 4: Promote lifelong learning. Policy 7: Encourage and support high quality public and private educational facilities in Pleasanton and facilitate lifelong educational opportunities for all ages. Program 7.1: Work with the School District to locate school sites to preserve the quality of life of existing and new neighborhoods. Program 7.2: Encourage school enrollment sizes that maintain neighborhood character, provide facilities for specialized programs,and promote more personalized education. The current target is 600 students per school, 1,000 students at each middle school,and 2,000 students at each comprehensive