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City of Pleasanton—Additional Housing Sites Rezonings Project
<br />CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 Addendum Addendum
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<br />a, b) Risk of Significant Hazard due to Routine Transport, Use, or Disposal of Hazardous
<br />Materials, or Reasonably Foreseeable Upset and Accident Conditions
<br />Would the project: a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment
<br />through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous
<br />materials?
<br />b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment
<br />through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions
<br />involving the release of hazardous materials into the
<br />environment?
<br />Summary of Prior FEIR
<br />As noted in the Prior FEIR, construction and operation of new development
<br />pursuant to the City’s General Plan could involve the routine use and
<br />handling of hazardous materials for research, manufacturing, cleaning, or
<br />other commercial uses. However, the Prior FEIR concluded that given
<br />compliance with applicable General Plan policies, as well as local, State,
<br />and federal regulations related to hazardous waste, impacts would be less
<br />than significant.
<br />Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion
<br />The proposed project does not, in and of itself, authorize or involve
<br />demolition, construction, or other ground-disturbing activities. Accordingly,
<br />the proposed project would not directly result in the transport, use, storage,
<br />or disposal of hazardous materials, nor would it create a hazard to the public
<br />or the environment. Future development consistent with the proposed
<br />project would likely include demolition and construction activities. Future
<br />activities on the proposed sites are expected to involve the transport, use,
<br />and disposal of hazardous materials, such as diesel fuels, aerosols, and paints.
<br />The potential use of these items would be both temporary and monitored;
<br />however, there would be the possibility of an accidental spill. Individual
<br />projects would be required to undergo environmental review for the use of
<br />hazardous materials at the time they are proposed. Furthermore, any future
<br />demolition, construction, or operation activities would involve similar types
<br />and quantities of hazardous materials and would be subject to the same
<br />regulatory framework relied upon in the Prior FEIR, including, but not limited to
<br />the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, California Public Resources
<br />Code, and other State and local regulations that would reduce and limit the
<br />associated risks. Any handling, transporting, use, or disposal of hazardous
<br />materials would be required to comply with applicable laws, policies, and
<br />programs set forth by various federal, State, and local agencies and
<br />regulations, including the EPA, RCRA, Caltrans, the Local Hazard Mitigation
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