Planning Commission meeting agenda packet 7-9-25

City of Pleasanton—Vineyard Avenue Residential Project 15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist 95 strategy) by completing and submitting the CAP 2.0 CEQA GHG Emissions Analysis Compliance Checklist. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that the Housing Element Update is consistent with the goals and policies of the CAP 2.0, as applicable, and would support the State’s goals to reduce emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, since the CAP 2.0 was adopted to support the achievement of those goals. To ensure that future development projects consistent with the Housing Element Update would be consistent with the CAP 2.0, future projects would be required to individually demonstrate consistency with the CAP 2.0 as a part of the City’s permitting process. The emissions anticipated to be generated by development consistent with the Housing Element Update would support the City’s GHG reduction goals outlined in the CAP 2.0. As such, development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be consistent with the CAP 2.0 for purposes of analysis under the BAAQMD Thresholds of Significance. As such, impacts related to GHG emissions generation and potential conflicts with a plan, policy, or regulation that reduces emissions would be less than significant. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion The City of Pleasanton adopted an updated CAP 2.0 in February 2022, subsequent to the adoption of the General Plan EIR. The CAP 2.0 includes specific strategies and actions to reduce emissions to 4.11 MT CO2e per capita by 2030 (70 percent below 1990 levels) and provide substantial progress towards carbon neutrality by 2045. Pursuant to Section 15183.5 of the CEQA Guidelines, a lead agency may determine that a project’s incremental contribution to a cumulative effect is not cumulatively considerable if the project complies with a previously adopted plan. The CAP 2.0 is considered a “qualified” GHG reduction strategy and provides CEQA streamlining for future development that are subject to discretionary review and trigger environmental review pursuant to the CEQA. Accordingly, a GHG Emission Compliance Checklist (Compliance Checklist) was prepared for the proposed project and is summarized below. The Compliance Checklist is included as Attachment 4 to the AQ/GHG Assessment (Appendix A). As discussed in the AQ/GHG Assessment, the proposed project would include sufficient bicycle parking spaces in the proposed park and EV Ready components in each of the proposed single-family residences to satisfy PA 8 and PA 5, respectively, of the CAP 2.0. In addition, consistent with the CALGreen Code and Strategy BE-1, the proposed project would not include