Planning Commission meeting agenda packet 7-9-25

City of Pleasanton—Vineyard Avenue Residential Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 32 subdivision map recordation for urban development projects within Site 27 (PUSD-Vineyard), a payment of a one-to-one ratio (agricultural mitigation fee) between the cost per acre for agricultural easements and the net acreage of potentially cultivable soils less than 25 percent in slope lost to development would be paid to the South Livermore Valley Agricultural Land Trust. The Housing Element FEIR concluded that none of the other potential sites for rezoning are mapped as Important Farmland, which precludes an impact related to conversion of Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance to nonagricultural uses. Therefore, the impacts are less than significant. In addition, the Housing Element Update FEIR indicated most of the potential sites for rezoning are urban infill sites that are surrounded by development; several of them are currently developed. The land to the east of Sites 1 (Lester) and 22 (Merritt) is urbanized and/or designated for urbanized uses. With respect to Site 1 (Lester), the land designated for agriculture is outside of the Urban Growth Boundary, which would preclude development on that land. With respect to Site 22 (Merritt), the land to the west of that site is designated as rural residential, and the development of housing on Site 22 (Merritt) would not result in conversion of the surrounding land to nonagricultural uses. There is no forest land within the City’s Sphere of Influence (SOI). This condition precludes the possibility of the Housing Element Update converting forest land to non-forest uses. Therefore, the Housing Element Update FEIR concluded impacts related to the conversion of Farmland to nonagricultural use or forest land to non-forest use would be less than significant. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion The project site is currently undeveloped and is located within the vicinity of existing development. According to the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) California Important Farmland Finder, the project site is currently designated as “Grazing Land.”3 Grazing Land is defined by the DOC as land on which the existing vegetation is suited to the grazing of livestock. The Grazing Land category is used only in the State of California and was developed in cooperation with the California Cattlemen's Association, 3 California Department of Conservation. California Important Farmland Finder. Available at: https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/ciff/. Accessed January 2025.