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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project 15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist 239 b) Expose Project Occupants to Pollutant Concentrations from Wildfire Would the project: If located in or near State Responsibility Areas or lands classified as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project occupants to, pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire? Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that new development in areas identified as VHFHSZ could expose people or structures to wildfire spread. Most of the Planning Area is not located in a VHFHSZ LRA or SRA. Therefore, for many of the rezoned housing sites, the degree of wildfire hazard, including the exposure of future occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of wildfire due to slope or prevailing winds, would not substantially increase with adoption of the Housing Element Update, and current hazards would not significantly increase. As shown in Exhibit 3.8-3 in the Housing Element Update FEIR, several of the rezoned housing sites are within FHSZs. All future development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be conditioned to require compliance with the City, County, and the LPFD plans, policies, actions, and ordinances in place to reduce the risks associated with wildfires. All new development would be required to comply with applicable General Plan policies. Additionally, the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan provides development standards and design guidelines, including siting of development and use of fire breaks, vegetation, and open space management, that would reduce fire threat to structures and occupants. Further, the LPFD reviews architectural and development plans to ensure that new development projects meet fire protection and emergency access requirements in accordance with Chapter 20.24 of the Municipal Code, which implements the California Fire Code on a local level. In addition, Chapter 20.08, Chapter 20.10, Chapter 20.32, and Chapter 20.24, Fire Code (which adopted the California Fire Code) of the Municipal Code will be reviewed when development applications are received. The Tri-Valley LHMP provides recommendations that have been identified for the Tri-Valley area, which would assist in reducing wildfire risk for development consistent with the Housing Element Update.