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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Project Responses to Written Comments Final EIR 3-46 FirstCarbon Solutions https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/EIR/4 - Final EIR/21480016 Sec03-00 Responses to Written Comments.docx evidence with respect to the disposition of significant environmental impacts evaluated in the Draft EIR. Therefore, no further response is required. Response to A.GELB 1-3 The proposed project has changed since 2019. As noted in Draft EIR Chapter 2, Project Description, page 2-27, the proposed project would preserve 117.1 acres of open space on the approximately 130.98-acre project site. Development would only occur on approximately 23.89 acres of the project site. In an effort to preserve scenic hillsides and ridge views, the City’s General Plan discourages grading to construct residential structures on slopes of 25 percent or greater under Program 20.3 and Measure PP. The proposed project would include the approximately 23.89 acres of development within the lower topographic portion of the project site and would not include development on 25 percent or greater slopes, consistent with General Plan Program 20.3 and Measure PP. Additionally, as explained on Draft EIR page 2-54, grading on the project site has been designed to avoid potential impacts to Devany Creek and its associated vegetation and to provide a transition to the natural grades beyond the building envelopes. Exhibit 2-9 on page 2-41 in the Draft EIR displays the grading plan for the proposed project. Moreover, as stated on Draft EIR page 3.1-11, the proposed project would provide landscaping and trees that would enhance views of the project site and promote harmony with the existing landscape. Overall, the proposed project would be consistent with the City’s hillside regulations established in the General Plan and Municipal Code. This comment is included in the administrative record and will be provided to the decision-makers for review and consideration. The comment did not provide new, substantial evidence with respect to the disposition of significant environmental impacts evaluated in the Draft EIR. Therefore, no further response is required. Response to A.GELB 1-4 Please refer to Master Response 2, General Opposition Comments Not Addressed in Final EIR, in Section 2, Master Responses, of this document. This Master Response provides a response to comments that express general comments on the proposed project or the environmental analysis. Draft EIR Chapter 4, Effects found Not to be Significant, page 4-2 and 4-3 states that the project site was evaluated as a Housing Opportunity site under the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element Update and associated Housing Element Update Program EIR. The Housing Element Update proposed updates to the project site’s zoning district to allow for 31 dwelling units on the Hidden Canyon project site to support the City in meeting its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) requirements. The proposed project would include the development of 28 dwelling units and the reconstruction of two existing homes, which would be consistent with the zoning evaluated in the City’s Housing Element Update. As discussed in Draft EIR Chapter 2, Project Description, page 2-54, grading on the project site would be balanced and neither off-haul nor import of soil would be required. Additionally, grading on the development site and open space has been designed to avoid potential impacts to Devany Creek and associated vegetation and to provide a transition to the natural grades beyond the building envelopes. The proposed project would also incorporate the geotechnical recommendations resulting from the design-level geotechnical investigation in accordance with Mitigation Measure