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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 48 FirstCarbon Solutions Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/FOF/21480016 Pleasanton Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project FOF.docx include beneficial improvements to the regional parks system and associated recreational facilities would not occur and this alternative would fail to meet that objective. Finding: Based on the discussion in the EIR and all other evidence before it, the Lead Agency finds that the No Project/Existing Zoning Alternative advances several project objectives to a lesser degree than the proposed project and would therefore represent a less desirable policy outcome as compared with the proposed project, which would fully meet the project objectives and would bring the City of Pleasanton all of the benefits set forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations. The primary difference between this alternative and the proposed project is that this alternative would result in 23 fewer units than the proposed project. This alternative would not encourage redevelopment of sites identified in the City’s Housing Element Update Program EIR to their maximum development potential and would thus not advance the City’s Housing Element Update policies to the same degree as the proposed project. Furthermore, the environmental impacts of the alternative would not be substantially less than those of the proposed project, as this alternative would still result in a significant and unavoidable impact on VMT. (Draft EIR, p. 6-22). Because of the lack of off-site multimodal infrastructure improvements provided under this alternative, this alternative would also not advance the City’s long-range transportation goals to the same degree as the proposed project. For all of these reasons and each of them, the Lead Agency rejects the No Project/Existing Zoning Alternative as infeasible toward fully meeting project objectives. Alternative 3–Alternative Site The Alternative Site Alternative (Alternative 3) considers a different project site based on the sites identified in the City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 Housing Element Sites Inventory, Site 26 – St. Augustine (Site 26). Site 26 was selected as an alternative site due to its potential to accommodate 28 residential units and the absence of any other entitlement applications. Rezoning of Site 26 would be required. Alternative 3 would include the construction of 28 new detached single-family residential units, where operations are anticipated to be the same as the proposed project. Because of its location, Alternative 3 would not involve implementation of a new public trailhead, traffic signal, water pump, or road improvements. Furthermore, no demolishment of the two existing Lester Family homes or the annexation of the 2.5-acre church site and associated parking lots would occur. Because of its similar building footprint, this alternative is expected to result in similar environmental impacts compared to the proposed project. However, because site conditions differ from those of the proposed project site, this alternative is expected to result in environmental impacts that may be either lesser or greater than those of the proposed project, depending on the resource category.