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City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project <br />15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist <br /> <br /> <br /> 49 <br />Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that development consistent <br />with the Housing Element Update could expose sensitive receptors to <br />substantial pollutant concentrations. <br />Within the SFBAAB, localized risks are primarily associated with exposure to <br />toxic air contaminants (TACs) and particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in <br />diameter (PM2.5) emissions. Although it is not anticipated that development <br />consistent with the Housing Element Update would include any new, large <br />stationary sources of emissions, it would result in new sensitive receptors <br />(primarily residential receptors) near existing sources of emissions. The <br />BAAQMD Guidelines recommend a Community Risk Reduction Plan (CRRP) <br />that would bring TAC and PM2.5 concentrations in the SFBAAB down to <br />acceptable levels as identified by the local jurisdiction and approved by <br />BAAQMD. <br />Plan Land Use Diagram Special Overlay Zones <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that, consistent with BAAQMD’s <br />CEQA Air Quality Guidelines, the Housing Element Update would not result in <br />a significant community risk and hazard impact if the land use diagram <br />identifies special overlay zones around existing and planned sources of TACs <br />and PM2.5, including special overlay zones of at least 500 feet on each side of <br />all freeways and high-volume roadways, and the plan identifies goals, <br />policies, and objectives to minimize potentially adverse impacts. Compliance <br />with goals, policies, and programs included as part of the General Plan <br />would ensure these zones and overlays are implemented. For rezoned <br />housing sites located within siting distances recommended by the BAAQMD <br />and ARB, currently published in the ARB Air Quality and Land Use Handbook: <br />A Community Health Perspective, or the latest available guidance as <br />determined by the City as the Lead Agency, MM AIR-1b is required, which <br />would require the preparation a site-specific HRA and to mitigate potential <br />risk to potential new sensitive receptors to less than significant levels. <br />Furthermore, future development projects consistent with the Housing <br />Element Update would need to demonstrate compliance with the strategies <br />included in the CAP 2.0, including measures that have air quality benefits, <br />such as sustainable design, energy conservation, and strategies to reduce <br />VMT. <br />Goals, Policies, and Objectives for Reducing Impacts <br />A proposed plan must identify goals, policies, and objectives to minimize <br />potential impacts and create overlay zones around sources of TACs, PM2.5,