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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 88 considered Heritage Trees. At the time of this analysis, 52 trees are proposed to be removed as a part of project development. Ownership of the 67 trees immediately adjacent to the project site is unclear at this time. A full understanding of property line, easement, and right-of-way boundaries is required to determine tree ownership. Approval of the proposed project would be conditioned upon compliance with recommendations provided in the project-specific biological assessment (MM BIO-1), including the 2024 Preliminary Arborist Report. These Conditions of Approval include avoidance and minimization measures to Heritage Trees (i.e., temporary protective fencing, tree protection zones, avoidance or critical root zones, mulching, etc.). Additionally, adherence to the City’s Urban Forest Management Plan and Tree Preservation Ordinance would ensure that project implementation would not conflict with the City’s local policies or ordinances. Potential biological resource impacts would remain less than significant as described in the Housing Element Update FEIR. Therefore, the proposed project would not result in any significant environmental effects that are peculiar to the proposed project. The proposed project would not result in a new or more severe adverse impact that was not previously identified in the Housing Element Update FEIR. f) Habitat/Natural Community Conservation Plan Consistency Would the project: Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or State Habitat Conservation Plan? Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that none of the rezoned housing sites are within any Habitat Community Plan (HCP), natural community conservation plan, or other approved HCP. All the rezoned housing sites are within the boundaries of the East Alameda County Conservation Strategy (EACCS); however, the EACCS is not considered an HCP. The EACCS is intended to provide guidance during the project planning and permitting process to ensure that impacts are offset in a biologically effective manner. Individual development projects would be required to comply with the EACCS, which would be confirmed during each project’s approval process. As such, there would be no conflicts with any HCP or natural community conservation plan and the Housing Element Update FEIR concluded there would be no impact.