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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project 15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist 113 design standards as well as the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act, Goal 1, Policies 1 and 2 of the General Plan Public Safety Element. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that compliance with applicable current federal, State, and local laws, along with the applicable Municipal Code requirements, would ensure that future development projects are appropriately reviewed and designed in terms of potentially geological impacts. The Geotechnical Report concluded that since there are no known active faults within the project site, it is unlikely that ground rupture would occur at the project site. Therefore, the proposed project would not result in any 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. ii) Strong Seismic Ground Shaking Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that the Calaveras, Hayward, and San Andreas Faults are most likely to produce the greatest level of ground shaking at the rezoned housing sites. “Violent” or “severe to violent” ground shaking is expected to occur throughout the City including at several of the rezoned housing sites. Refer to Housing Element Update FEIR Exhibit 3.6- 3. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that compliance with the CBC, applicable Municipal Code requirements, as well as goals, policies, and programs included as part of the General Plan would ensure that future development projects are appropriately investigated in terms of potential seismic hazards and that any new buildings and structures are constructed to withstand strong seismic ground shaking and, therefore, impacts would be less than significant. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion As discussed above, the project site is not within an established EFZ. However, the project site is in a seismically active area and is surrounded by EFZs. Faults that are in proximity to the project site are the Verona, Pleasanton, and the Northern Calaveras Section of the Calaveras Fault Zones. The Mount Diablo Thrust (not an EFZ) is approximately 4.3 miles northeast of the project site, and the Las Positas Fault Zone is approximately 6.6 miles east of the project site.