Planning Commission meeting agenda packet 7-9-25

City of Pleasanton—Vineyard Avenue Residential Project 15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist 57 b, c) Sensitive Natural Communities or Riparian Habitat and State or Federally Protected Waters and Wetlands Would the project: b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, and regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or United States Fish and Wildlife Service? or c) Have a substantial adverse effect on State or federally protected wetlands (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated the Planning Area is likely to contain sensitive communities (e.g., oak woodlands and riparian habitat). Based on the generalized habitats presented in Exhibit 3.3-1 of the Housing Element Update Draft EIR, Site 1 (Lester) may contain undisturbed oak woodland habitat, which has the potential to provide habitat for many special-status species. Therefore, development consistent with the Housing Element Update could result in direct or indirect effects on riparian habitat and other sensitive communities because of project construction. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded future development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be required to comply with adopted State, federal, and local regulations for the protection of riparian habitat and other sensitive natural communities. These include the Clean Water Act’s regulations of some sensitive natural communities and aquatic habitats qualifying as protected wetlands or jurisdictional waters, CDFW’s “Streambed Alteration Agreement,” and the General Plan’s goals, policies, and programs protecting riparian habitat and other sensitive natural communities. Nonetheless, the potential for impacts to sensitive natural communities or riparian habitat remains potentially significant, requiring implementation of MM BIO-1, which requires a qualified Biologist prepare a project-specific Biological Resources Analysis prior to the issuance of grading permits. Implementation of these goals, policies, programs, requirements, and MM BIO-1 would reduce potential impacts to less than significant. Therefore, the Housing Element Update FEIR concluded future development consistent with the Housing Element Update would not result in significant adverse effects to riparian habitat or other sensitive natural communities, and impacts would be less than significant.