Planning Commission meeting agenda packet 7-9-25

City of Pleasanton—Vineyard Avenue Residential Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 22 a) Scenic Vista Would the project: Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR The western edge of the City is composed of the Main and Pleasanton Ridges, which provide views of wooded hillsides and ridgelines. Additionally, the Arroyo de Laguna runs along the western edge of Interstate 680 (I-680). The City’s arroyos and canals are considered defining features that open up vistas to distant hills and provide open spaces. The southern edge of the City is primarily characterized as rural, and the views of the undeveloped hillsides to the south of the City are considered important visual resources by the General Plan. The eastern edge of the City is considered largely undeveloped with the exception of quarry lands that host sand and gravel operations; however, views of lakes, arroyos, and canals are available to the east of the City, including Arroyo las Positas, Arroyo Mocho, and Arroyo del Valle. Interstate 580 (I-580) creates a distinct northern boundary of the City. Views of scenic resources available to the north of the City include background views of the Blackhawk Hills, part of the Diablo Range, and Mount Diablo. Views of the scenic resources surrounding the City could be visible from the potential sites for housing,1 and the Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that development consistent with the Housing Element Update could result in increased intensity, increased height, and greater bulk and mass of buildings, which could partially or fully obscure a presently visible scenic vista, resulting in a potentially significant impact to scenic vistas. Three potential sites for rezoning (Sites 1 [Lester], 22 [Merritt], and 27 [PUSD-Vineyard]), have the greatest potential for visibility from scenic resources, but compliance with Land Use Objectives, Municipal Code requirements, and General Plan and Specific Plan policies would ensure potential impacts are reduced, as discussed below. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that compliance with the applicable goals, policies, and programs included as part of the General Plan, zoning requirements, design guidelines, Objective Design and Development Standards, the design review process, the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, and the Hacienda Design Guidelines, would ensure that the City’s scenic resources, including hillsides and ridgelines, would largely be protected from impacts resulting from development facilitated by 1 Consistent with the approach in the Housing Element Update FEIR, potential sites for housing (as opposed to potential sites for rezoning) includes the Dublin-Pleasanton Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station property.