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City of Pleasanton—Additional Housing Sites Rezonings Project <br />Addendum CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 Addendum <br /> <br /> <br />52 <br />Act (CWA), and the environmental setting notes that wetland features occur <br />in certain areas within the urban growth boundary (UGB) and elsewhere in <br />the Planning Area. The Wildlands Overlay and related biological-resource <br />discussions also recognize wetlands as part of the habitat network intended <br />for long-term preservation. <br />Even though wetlands can be sensitive to buildout-related disturbance, the <br />Prior FEIR treated these effects as less than significant at the program level. <br />The Prior FEIR tied biological protection to the broader conservation and <br />water-resource policy framework, including goals and programs related to <br />riparian functions and wetlands, and it also identified applicable federal, <br />State, and local biological resource regulations. The Prior FEIR concluded that <br />impacts would be less than significant. <br />Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion <br />The proposed sites are entirely within the UGB, Planning Area, and urban <br />landscape evaluated in the Prior FEIR. Because of the developed nature of <br />the proposed sites, it is highly unlikely that these sites contain any State or <br />federally protected waters or wetlands. However, as previously discussed, <br />future development associated with the proposed project would be required <br />to comply with Sections 404 and 401 of the CWA, which would provide <br />protection for State and federally protected aquatic habitats, including <br />wetlands. Additionally, in alignment with General Plan Conservation and <br />Open Space Element Program 1.6 as described above, IM BIO-1 would be <br />implemented to identify potential jurisdictional features and provide <br />additional mitigation if necessary, lowering any potentially significant impacts <br />to less than significant levels. Therefore, no changes have occurred that <br />would alter the conclusion in the Prior FEIR. The proposed project would not <br />prohibit CWA or mitigation compliance. As such, through adherence to <br />federal and State policies and IM BIO-1, impacts would be less than <br />significant. The proposed project would not result in a new or more severe <br />adverse impact that was not previously identified in the Prior FEIR. No further <br />analysis is required.