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City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project <br />15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist <br /> <br /> <br /> 139 <br />sensitive resources, (6) height and mass combability, and (7) owner interest in <br />development of the site. As part of this analysis, the City determined the <br />rezoned sites would allow housing developments on locations that would be <br />integrated into, and would not divide, any established neighborhoods within <br />the City. The Housing Element Update contains a multitude of policies and <br />actions to require and ensure community connectivity as buildout occurs. <br />Therefore, the Housing Element Update FEIR concluded the Housing Element <br />Update does not propose any changes to the roadway circulation network <br />such that new or expanded roadways are contemplated. For these reasons, <br />impacts would be less than significant. <br />Conflict with Land Use Plan <br />Plan Bay Area 2050-Sustainable Communities Strategy/Regional Transportation Plan <br />Consistency <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that, consistent with Plan Bay <br />Area 2050, the Housing Element Update includes several policies and <br />programs intended to improve the quality of the housing inventory, conserve <br />existing neighborhoods, increase housing affordability, and remove potential <br />governmental and non-governmental constraints to housing for lower- <br />income households and persons with special needs. Individual development <br />projects would also be subject to relevant Housing Element Policies and <br />Municipal Code requirements regarding growth management to ensure that <br />residential development is consistent with the City’s infrastructure capacity. <br />Furthermore, the rezoned sites were determined through a site evaluation <br />performed by the City, based on seven different criteria that considered the <br />35 strategies set forth in Plan Bay Area 2050. These criteria include the <br />following: (1) site size and infill criteria, (2) proximity to modes of <br />transportation, (3) proximity to services and amenities, (4) environmental <br />impacts/hazards, (5) impacts on sensitive resources, (6) height and mass <br />compatibility, and (7) interest in site. <br />The sites that were chosen to promote infill development in areas with <br />proximity to existing transit and services and amenities. Consistency with the <br />Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) and a focus on concentrating <br />future housing development in these areas would reduce environmental <br />impacts, consistent with Plan Bay Area 2050. Therefore, impacts would be less <br />than significant.