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City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project <br />15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist <br /> <br /> <br /> 199 <br />Therefore, there are no environmental effects that are peculiar to the <br />proposed project. The proposed project would not result in a new or more <br />severe adverse impact that was not previously identified in the Housing <br />Element Update FEIR. <br />b) Expose Project Occupants to Pollutant Concentrations from Wildfire <br />Would the project: If located in or near State Responsibility Areas or lands classified as <br />Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, due to slope, prevailing winds, <br />and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose <br />project occupants to, pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or <br />the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire? <br />Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that new development in areas <br />identified as VHFHSZ could expose people or structures to wildfire spread. <br />Most of the Planning Area is not located in a VHFHSZ LRA or SRA. Therefore, <br />for many of the housing sites, the degree of wildfire hazard, including the <br />exposure of future occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or <br />the uncontrolled spread of wildfire due to slope or prevailing winds, would <br />not substantially increase with adoption of the Housing Element Update, and <br />current hazards would not significantly increase. <br />As shown in Exhibit 3.8-3 in the Housing Element Update Draft EIR, several of <br />the sites rezoned for housing are within FHSZs, including Site 22 (Merritt)–the <br />southern portion is within a Moderate FHSZ with the easternmost portion of <br />the site mapped as a VHFHSZ SRA; the northern portion is within a VHFHSZ <br />LRA. <br />If a fire were to occur in the more flat and urbanized areas of the City, the risk <br />of the fire spreading rapidly would be less than in areas with steeper slopes. <br />Of the sites located in Moderate or High FHSZ, Site 22 (Merritt) is one of the <br />housing sites adjacent to slopes. Additionally, Site 22 (Merritt) is in a Special <br />Fire Protection Areas as designated by the General Plan. <br />All future development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be <br />conditioned to require compliance with the City, County, and the LPFD <br />plans, policies, actions, and ordinances in place to reduce the risks <br />associated with wildfires. All new development would be required to comply <br />with applicable General Plan policies. Further, the LPFD reviews architectural <br />and development plans to ensure that new development projects meet fire <br />protection and emergency access requirements in accordance with