Planning Commission Agenda Packet 09092026

City of Pleasanton—Additional Housing Sites Rezonings Project Addendum CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 Addendum 32 c) Consistency with Scenic Quality Regulations and Visual Character Would the project: In non-urbanized areas, substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings? (Public views are those that are experienced from publicly accessible vantage point.) If the project is in an urbanized area, would the project conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality? Summary of Prior FEIR The Prior FEIR assessed the potential for implementation of development under the General Plan to substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the City and its surroundings under Impact VR-2. As discussed therein, the majority of development associated with General Plan buildout would take place either at the periphery of the City or as infill development, which would result in few visual impacts. In addition, while General Plan buildout would result in the removal of heritage trees as defined in Chapter 17.16 of the City’s Municipal Code, compliance with the tree preservation ordinance defined therein would prevent the unnecessary removal of heritage trees, thus minimizing impacts to the City’s visual character related to such. Overall, the Prior FEIR concluded that compliance with applicable goals, policies, and actions set forth by the General Plan, as presented above, and regulations set forth in the Municipal Code would reduce impacts related to the degradation of the existing visual character of the City to less than significant. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion The proposed sites are located in an urbanized area. All of the proposed sites are zoned as PUD for Industrial, Commercial, or Office designations. The zoning of Site B also includes a designation for the HOZ District. The PUD zoning provides flexibility in residential development standards and housing types. Adherence with applicable design standards established by the ODS would ensure well-designed and attractive projects that minimize aesthetics impacts. Future development would be required to go through design review to ensure compliance with the applicable design standards. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant, and the proposed project would not result in a new or more severe adverse impact that was not previously identified and disclosed in the Prior FEIR. No further analysis is required.