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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project 15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist 41 The City is surrounded by various scenic resources, including hillsides, ridge views, vast open spaces, valleys, arroyos, and canals. Many of these resources are visible from I-680 and I-580. For instance, views of the Pleasanton Ridgelands are visible to travelers along I-680, as well as westbound passengers along I-580. A significant impact would occur if future development consistent with the Housing Element Update would impact or obstruct views of the City’s scenic resources from the eligible or officially designated State Scenic Highways. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that development applications for subsequent development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be reviewed by the City for compliance with the goals, policies, and programs of the General Plan, applicable specific plans, applicable zoning requirements, design guidelines, and the Scenic Highway Plan, and compliance with these standards would ensure development consistent with the Housing Element Update would not substantially damage scenic resources within view of a State Scenic Highway and impacts would be less than significant. Consistency with Scenic Quality Regulations The sites for housing, including the proposed project, are generally located in urbanized areas. The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that the sites for housing are mostly vacant or underutilized parcels, currently developed with a mix of uses including surface parking lots, restaurants, hotels, office buildings, retail, industrial, and warehouse and distribution. The existing land use designations for these sites include residential, commercial, industrial, office, mixed use, community facilities, agriculture, public health and safety, parks and recreation, and public and institutional. The existing zoning designations include agriculture, residential, commercial, office, mixed use, industrial, and public and institutional. As part of the Housing Element Update, the applicable sites were rezoned to allow for residential development. To the extent any projects may be subject to review through the PUD process, the PUD zoning would provide flexibility in residential development standards and housing types, in conjunction with the applicable design standards established by the City, with the intent of ensuring well-designed and attractive projects that minimize aesthetics impacts. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that compliance with the applicable goals, policies, and programs included as part of the General