Planning Commission meeting agenda packet 7-9-25

City of Pleasanton—Vineyard Avenue Residential Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 54 indirect/indirect loss or indirect disturbance of special-status plant or animal species or their habitats. The General Plan includes policies and programs specifically designed to address potential impacts on special-status species. Because Site 27 (PUSD- Vineyard) is within the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, it would be required to comply with applicable policies and programs, including those related to California tiger salamander. Additionally, special-status species receive protection from various federal and State laws and regulations, including the Endangered Species Act and California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) generally requires a permit under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act for incidental take of federally listed species from development activities. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) generally requires a CESA Section 2081(b) permit for incidental take of State-listed species from development activities. Compliance with the federal and State endangered species acts, as well as implementation of the General Plan and specific plan goals, policies, and programs discussed previously would reduce potential direct and indirect impacts on special-status species within the potential sites for rezoning. Nonetheless, the potential for impacts to special-status species, migratory birds, or nesting birds remains potentially significant, requiring implementation of MM BIO-1, which requires a qualified Biologist to prepare a project-specific Biological Resources Analysis prior to the issuance of grading permits. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that, with regulatory compliance and implementation of MM BIO-1, development consistent with the Housing Element Update would not result in significant adverse effects to special-status species and impacts would be less than significant. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion According to the BRA, a total of 13 special-status plant species are known to occur in the vicinity of the Project site. Such species include the lesser saltscale, alkali milk-vetch, crownscale, brittlescale, Congdon’s tarplant, palmate-bracted bird’s beak, San Joaquin spearscale, Ferris’ goldfields, prostrate vernal pool navarretia, hairless popcornflower, long-styled sand- spurrey, saline clover, and caper-fruited tropidocarpum. All 13 of the foregoing special-status plant species require specialized habitats, including, but not limited to, vernal pools, wetlands, alkaline and/or clay soils, coastal scrub, marshes, and swamps. Such habitats do not occur within the project