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City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project <br />Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist <br /> <br /> <br />174 <br />the sites rezoned are within 0.5 mile (i.e., walking distance) of a <br />neighborhood or community park. Additionally, the City is projected to meet <br />the service standard of over 5 acres of neighborhood parkland in 2031. <br />As the demand for parks and recreational facilities increases, there may be a <br />need to increase staffing and other resources to maintain existing parks and <br />recreational facilities from their increased use. Additionally, as the demand <br />for parks and recreational facilities increases, there may be a need to <br />expand existing parks and recreational facilities or construct new parks and <br />recreational facilities to maintain acceptable service ratios. <br />As the City receives development applications for development consistent <br />with the Housing Element Update, those applications will be reviewed by the <br />City for compliance with the policies and program of the General Plan to <br />ensure that parks and recreational facilities keep pace with new <br />development. Specifically, Program 10.2 of Goal 6 of Chapter 6, Public <br />Facilities and Community Program Element, encourages developers to <br />dedicate public park acreage in areas designated for park use on the <br />General Plan map rather than contribute in lieu fees. In addition, <br />development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be required <br />to pay the capital facilities fee in accordance with Chapter 3.22 of the <br />Municipal Code. Therefore, the Housing Element Update FEIR concluded <br />future development consistent with the Housing Element Update would not <br />result in significant adverse effects related to parks and recreational facilities <br />and impacts would be less than significant. <br />Provision of Parks and Recreational Facilities <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that as the demand for parks <br />and recreational facilities increases, there may be a need to expand existing <br />parks and recreational facilities or construct new parks and recreational <br />facilities to maintain acceptable service ratios. There could be environmental <br />impacts associated with the construction of new or expanded parks and <br />recreational facilities. The project-specific environmental impacts of <br />constructing new or expanded parks and recreational facilities to support the <br />growth associated with the Housing Element Update could not be <br />determined at the time the Housing Element Update FEIR was certified <br />because the designs of future new or expanded facilities were not known. <br />As the construction of new or expanded parks and recreational facilities <br />proceeds, those projects will be reviewed by the City for compliance with <br />the policies and programs of the General Plan and the Municipal Code.