Planning Commission meeting agenda packet 7-9-25

City of Pleasanton—Vineyard Avenue Residential Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 60 animal community, or substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a species and impacts would be less than significant. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion A wildlife corridor is a portion of land that adjoins two or more larger areas of similar natural environment, often connecting wildlife populations separated by natural or created activities, disturbances, or structures. Wildlife corridors are used for the dispersal and migration of wildlife, allowing for genetic exchange, population growth, access to suitable habitat, and the reduction of habitat fragmentation. A nursery site is an area where juvenile wildlife species occur at higher densities, avoid predation more successfully, and/or grow faster than in a different habitat. While the on-site trees provide marginal resting and roosting habitat for bird species, the site is regularly disturbed, surrounded on three sides by existing development, and does not offer the necessary protection or resources required to be considered a wildlife corridor or nursery site. As previously discussed, the project site does not include aquatic resources that could be used as movement corridors by aquatic species. Based on the above, impacts related to interfering substantially with the movement of any resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of wildlife nursery sites were adequately addressed in the Housing Element Update FEIR, and the proposed project would not result in any peculiar effects that would require further CEQA review related to such. e) Local Biological Resources Policies/Ordinances Consistency Would the project: Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that Heritage Trees are located throughout the Planning Area and could be within the potential sites for rezoning. Therefore, development within the potential sites for rezoning could impact Heritage Trees, resulting in conflicts with local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources. Future development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be subject to all applicable local policies and regulations related to the protection of biological resources, including the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 17.16 of the Municipal Code), which would protect