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Impact 4.J-9 <br />Development facilitated by the General Plan Amendment and rezonings in <br />combination with other foreseen projects in the city could potentially produce a significant <br />cumulative increase in traffic noise exposure under the project scenario. <br />The SEIR evaluates the impact of the proposed project related to the exposure of <br />residents to traffic noise resulting from additional traffic on local area roadways in combination <br />with other foreseen projects in the city. <br />Significance Before Mitigation: Significant <br />Significance After Mitigation: Less than Significant <br />Finding: Changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the <br />Project that would avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental <br />effect as identified in the SEIR. Mitigation Measure 4.J-9 which is required in or <br />incorporated into the Project, will reduce the significant environmental impact to a <br />less than significant level. <br />Facts in Support of Finding: The following facts and mitigation measures indicate <br />that the impact will be reduced to less than significant. <br />1.Cumulative traffic noise level increases would be <br />significant along Busch Road north of Valley Avenue and Valley Avenue south of <br />Bernal Avenue. Potentially significant, cumulatively considerable, project-related <br />traffic noise level increase of 1 dB is established along Stoneridge Drive between <br />Johnson Drive and Hopyard Road, and Hopyard Road between Stoneridge Drive <br />and West Las Positas Boulevard. In these cases, the project-related increases, <br />although not in excess of the established City of Pleasanton General Plan <br />significance threshold (5+ dB), may increase traffic noise exposure to above the <br />City's 60 dB Ldn limit within neighboring single-family residential backyards. <br />2.Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.J-9 set forth in <br />Table 6-1 of the Final SEIR and listed in the MMRP will ensure that Impact 4.J-9 <br />would be reduced to a less than significant level and is hereby incorporated by <br />reference and described below. <br />4.J-9: Prior to PUD approval, if a potential site for rezoning would add traffic <br />noise in excess of 55 dBA as described in Table 4.J-7, the project applicant shall <br />conduct an off-site noise study to determine the project's contribution to off-site <br />roadway noise and contribute its fair-share to mitigate the established noise <br />impact. <br />Site(s) affected: All <br />Draft SEIR, pp. 4.J-29 to 4.J-34.)