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City of Pleasanton—Additional Housing Sites Rezonings Project <br />Addendum CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 Addendum <br /> <br /> <br />40 <br />specifically found that the implementation of the General Plan would lead to <br />approximately 5.6 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), an increase of <br />approximately 46 percent over the existing conditions at the time. The Prior <br />FEIR concluded that, although compliance with General Plan policies and <br />actions would minimize the potential for General Plan buildout to conflict <br />with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan, due to the <br />increased level of air pollutant emissions associated with General Plan <br />implementation, a significant and unavoidable impact would occur. <br />Furthermore, according to the Prior FEIR, despite implementation of <br />applicable General Plan policies, criteria air pollutant emissions associated <br />with buildout of the General Plan would cause a substantial net increase in <br />emissions that exceeds the Bay Area Air District’s regional significance <br />thresholds, and impacts would be significant and unavoidable. <br />Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion <br />The proposed project is located in the same air basin as the area evaluated <br />in the Prior FEIR. As explained in Section 2, Project Description, maximum <br />buildout of the proposed sites is within the scope of and would result in fewer <br />housing units than what was analyzed in the certified Housing Element <br />Update FEIR. Furthermore, the proposed sites are expected to be developed <br />under separate projects over the longer-term and may be subject to future <br />project-level CEQA analysis. In addition, they would also be required to <br />adhere to General Plan Air Quality and Climate Change Element Policies 1, <br />3, and 5, including Programs 1.1, 3.3, and 5.1, which require reviewing <br />proposed projects for potential impact to air quality and incorporating <br />measures in the conditions of approval for development projects to reduce <br />potential impacts. <br />Additionally, it is standard City procedure to include the following Bay Area <br />Air District BMPs in the project approval as Conditions of Approval in <br />accordance with General Plan Air Quality and Climate Change Element <br />Program 1.1: <br />1. All exposed surfaces (e.g., parking areas, staging areas, soil piles, <br />graded areas, and unpaved access roads) shall be watered two times <br />per day. <br />2. All haul trucks transporting soil, sand, or other loose material off-site <br />shall be covered.