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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project CEQA Guidelines Section 15183: Projects Consistent 15183 Consistency Checklist with a Community Plan or Zoning 35 SECTION 3: CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15183: PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH A COMMUNITY PLAN OR ZONING CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 establishes that projects that are consistent with the development density established by existing zoning, community plan, or general plan policies for which an FEIR was certified shall not require additional environmental review, except as might be necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant effects that are peculiar to the proposed project or its site. Section 15183 streamlines the review process by providing a statutory exemption for consistent projects and reduces the need to prepare repetitive environmental studies. Proposed Project Qualifies for No Further Environmental Review Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 CEQA Section 15183 applies to the proposed project since it is consistent with the General Plan, as amended in conjunction with the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, for which the Housing Element Update FEIR has been certified. The City of Pleasanton adopted the Housing Element Update and certified the Housing Element Update FEIR on January 26, 2023. The project site is included in the Housing Element Update FEIR as Housing Site 21 (Kiewit). The General Plan designates the project site MDR-HDR with a HESO. The site is shown as having an approximately 5-acre area designated at 30 du/acre, with the remainder designated at a density of 8 to 13 du/acre. The proposed market-rate project would have a density of 8.1 du/ac (based on 310 units on 38.25 gross developable acres when excluding easements, public roadways, and trails); and the affordable housing project would have a density of 35.9 (based on 102 units on 2.84 gross developable acres). Hence the proposed density satisfies the MDR-HDR designations.