Planning Commission Agenda Packet 09092026

City of Pleasanton—Additional Housing Sites Rezonings Project CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 Addendum Addendum 51 The program-level analysis relies on the General Plan’s conservation framework to reduce these impacts. The Wildlands Overlay is specifically intended to retain habitat and biological diversity, and the Conservation and Open Space and Water elements include policies and programs related to preserving natural habitat areas, supporting appropriate development intensity adjacent to Wildlands Overlay areas, and protecting riparian functions and wetlands. The Prior FEIR concluded that impacts would be less than significant. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion The proposed sites are entirely within the Planning Area and urban landscape evaluated in the Prior FEIR. The development of the proposed sites would not conflict with the implementation of General Plan policies or programs, such as Conservation and Open Space Element Program 1.6, 1.12, 2.2, 2.4, and 6.2, that reduce development near Wildland Overlay zones. Future development on the proposed sites would be required to adhere to federal, State, and local environmental regulations related to riparian habitats and other sensitive natural communities. All proposed sites are currently developed and do not appear to contain riparian habitat or sensitive natural communities. However, to confirm this, implementation of IM BIO-1, which requires the preparation of a BRA consistent with General Plan Conservation and Open Space Element Program 1.6 as described above, would be required to account for potentially significant biological resources present on the proposed sites. Therefore, no changes have occurred that would alter the conclusion made in the Prior FEIR. 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. c) State or Federally Protected Waters and Wetlands Would the project: Have a substantial adverse effect on State or federally protected wetlands (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? Summary of Prior FEIR The Prior FEIR found that the Planning Area includes wetland features and that implementation of the General Plan could affect protected wetlands and waters through direct removal, filling, or hydrological interruption. The Prior FEIR’s own biological-resource significance criteria specifically included federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water