Planning Commission meeting agenda packet 7-9-25

City of Pleasanton—Vineyard Avenue Residential Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 28 Based on the above, impacts related to conflicting with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality were adequately addressed in the Housing Element Update FEIR, and the project would not result in more severe impacts beyond what was identified therein. d) Light and Glare Would the project: Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that development consistent with the Housing Element Update could introduce artificial light from new development and outdoor parking areas, which could result in potentially significant impacts with respect to light and glare. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that all future development would be required to comply with the applicable light and glare standards in the Municipal Code and California Energy Code. Compliance with the applicable lighting and energy requirements elucidated in the Municipal Code and California Energy Code would ensure that light and glare associated with future development would not spillover onto adjacent land uses and impacts would be less than significant. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion The project site is undeveloped; therefore, development of the proposed project would introduce sources of light and glare to a site where such sources do not currently exist. However, because the proposed residential development would occur within the HEO area, the proposed project would be consistent with the City’s anticipated on-site development and, thus, would be consistent with the conclusions of the Housing Element Update FEIR. In addition, the proposed project would be subject to Sections 18.88.040(J) and 18.96.020 of the City’s Municipal Code, which would serve to limit glare and spillover light from signs, as well as limit interior and exterior illumination. Compliance with the aforementioned provisions would ensure that the light and glare created by the proposed project would be consistent with the levels of light and glare currently emitted in the surrounding environment. Furthermore, the proposed project would undergo the City’s Design Review process, which would ensure that significant impacts related to new sources of light and glare would be avoided. Based on the above, impacts related to creating a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area