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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project <br />15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist <br /> <br /> <br /> 43 <br />d) Light and Glare <br />Would the project: Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would <br />adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? <br />Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that development consistent <br />with the Housing Element Update could introduce artificial light from new <br />development and outdoor parking areas, which could result in potentially <br />significant impacts with respect to light and glare. <br />The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that all future development <br />would be required to comply with the applicable light and glare standards in <br />fthe Municipal Code and California Energy Code. Compliance with the <br />applicable lighting and energy requirements elucidated in the Municipal <br />Code and California Energy Code would ensure that light and glare <br />associated with future development would not spill over onto adjacent land <br />uses and impacts would be less than significant. <br />Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion <br />The approximately 51.37-acre site is currently undeveloped and is currently <br />used for storage of construction equipment. Thus, the project site currently <br />emits little light to the surrounding areas. The proposed project would create <br />additional sources of light and glare beyond existing conditions through <br />additional street lighting, additional indoor and outdoor lighting, and <br />additional traffic at the project site. <br />To minimize impacts from light and glare, the proposed project would be <br />required to comply with applicable light and glare standards in the Municipal <br />Code and California Energy Code. As described above, the proposed <br />project would also be subject to the ODS compliance review prior to project <br />approval. Therefore, there are no environmental effects that are peculiar to <br />the proposed project. The proposed project would not result in a new or <br />more severe adverse impact that was not previously identified in the Housing <br />Element Update FEIR. <br />Conclusion <br />With regard to Aesthetics, the Consistency Checklist demonstrates that: <br />1. No peculiar impacts related to the proposed project or its site that were <br />not analyzed as significant effects in the Housing Element Update FEIR <br />have been identified.