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ARROYO LAGO RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ADDENDUM FCS 177 Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480036/Addendum/21480036 Arroyo Lago Residential Project Addendum.docx miles per capita). Accordingly, the VMT Assessment prepared for the proposed project identifies a VMT threshold of 16.5, which is 15 percent below the Countywide average VMT of 19.4 percent. The proposed project’s total baseline Home-based VMT per resident is 33.7, which is well above the identified threshold of 16.5; therefore, consistent with the Prior FEIR’s analysis, the proposed project’s effects on VMT are considered a significant impact. Similar to the County Project, the proposed project incorporates several project design features that would reduce VMT, such as sidewalks throughout the subdivision and along the Busch Road frontage, as well as pedestrian trails, and traffic calming measures on internal streets, as required by the Prior FEIR’s MM TRANS-2. These measures are derived from the County’s TDM/VMT Reduction program, consistent with the City’s certified Housing Element Update EIR’s MM TRANS-2, and would reduce VMT to the greatest extent feasible; however, according to Fehr & Peers, sufficient VMT reduction strategies do not exist to reduce the proposed project’s daily VMT per resident from 33.7 to 16.5 as required to mitigate the impact. Even with implementation of MM TRANS-2, and the incorporation of the project design features described above, the proposed project would result in a significant and unavoidable impact, consistent with the impact conclusions in the Prior FEIR. Therefore, the proposed project would not introduce new significant impacts or create substantially more severe significant impacts than those previously identified in the Prior FEIR. No additional analysis is required. c) Roadway Safety Hazards Would the project: Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? Prior FEIR Conclusions The potential for the County Project to impact safety was evaluated in the Prior FEIR in terms of the adequacy of sight distance and need for turn lanes at the project access points, as well as the adequacy of stacking space in dedicated turn lanes at the study intersections to accommodate additional queueing from project-generated trips and the need for additional right-of-way controls. Sightlines throughout the project site have been measured in each direction and satisfy the minimum corner sight distance recommendations. Additionally, any new landscaping, signage, or other structures placed near the project entrances would be positioned outside of the driver's vision triangle. Further, under both Existing and Future conditions, left-turn lanes are warranted at both proposed street connections to Busch Road upon the addition of project traffic, as well as traffic associated with the planned future extension of El Charro Road. The County Project would include channelized left-turn lanes to accommodate the eastbound drivers turning left into the western project street and eastern project street out of the way of through traffic as design features. This represents a beneficial impact to safety, as left-turn lanes would enable turning vehicles to wait out of the way of through traffic, reducing congestion and the likelihood of rear-end collisions. Additionally, traffic signal