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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project 15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist 57 Within the SFBAAB, localized risks are primarily associated with exposure to toxic air contaminants (TACs) and PM2.5 emissions. Although it is not anticipated that development consistent with the Housing Element Update would include any new, large stationary sources of emissions, it would result in new sensitive receptors (primarily residential receptors) near existing sources of emissions. The BAAQMD Guidelines recommend a Community Risk Reduction Plan (CRRP) that would bring TAC and PM2.5 concentrations in the SFBAAB down to acceptable levels as identified by the local jurisdiction and approved by BAAQMD. Plan Land Use Diagram Special Overlay Zones The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that, consistent with BAAQMD’s CEQA Air Quality Guidelines, the Housing Element Update would not result in a significant community risk and hazard impact if the land use diagram identifies special overlay zones around existing and planned sources of TACs and PM2.5, including special overlay zones of at least 500 feet on each side of all freeways and high-volume roadways, and the plan identifies goals, policies, and objectives to minimize potentially adverse impacts. Compliance with goals, policies, and programs included as part of the General Plan would ensure these zones and overlays are implemented. For potential sites for rezoning that would be located within siting distances recommended by the BAAQMD and ARB, currently published in the ARB Air Quality and Land Use Handbook: A Community Health Perspective, or the latest available guidance as determined by the City as the lead agency, MM AIR-1b is required, which would require the preparation of a site-specific HRA and to mitigate potential risk to potential new sensitive receptors to less than significant levels. Furthermore, future development projects consistent with the Housing Element Update would need to demonstrate compliance with the strategies included in the CAP 2.0, including measures that have air quality benefits, such as sustainable design, energy conservation, and strategies to reduce VMT. Goals, Policies, and Objectives for Reducing Impacts A proposed plan must identify goals, policies, and objectives to minimize potential impacts and create overlay zones around sources of TACs, PM2.5, and hazards to be considered to result in less than significant impacts related to exposing sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations. The General Plan (which would include the Housing Element Update, once adopted) contains several policies and programs that aim to reduce the potential growth of vehicle use through encouraging the use of alternative