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Chapter 6 Cumulative and Growth-Inducing Impacts and Other Environmental Considerations 2. Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes That Would Be Involved in the Proposed Project Should It Be Implemented Development of the site as permitted by the specific plan would involve the consumption of non-renewable energy resources (natural gas, electricity, gasoline, other fuels) and the commitment of materials (such as wood, concrete, metal and plastic) during the construc- tion and operation of the project. Other impacts, such as the development of urban uses on a site that has been in agricultural use, would be irreversible in a practical sense; that is, they would be technically capable of being reversed, but the cost of doing so would make the likelihood of such a change very low. (For example, removal of all development, including streets, and return of land to a condition in which it could be used for agriculture is not considered likely.) None of these changes constitutes a significant adverse impact as defined by CEQA. 3. Environmental Effects Found Not to Be Significant This EIR evaluates all of the environmental topics of potential concern identified in the City of Pleasanton Initial Study Environmental Checklist Form. Impacts in the following areas could otherwise be significant prior to mitigation but, with the mitigations that have been integrated into the Phase II Specific Plan, as identified in C1 above, would be reduced to a less-than-significant level: . Aesthetics/Visual Resources . Hazards and Hazardous Materials . Air Quality . Hydrology and Water Quality . Biological Resou rces . Noise . Cultural Resources . Transportation and Traffic . Geology, Soils, Seismicity . Utilities and Service Systems 4. The Relationship Between Local Short-term Uses of the Environment and the Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity The use of the Specific Plan area in the past has focused on agricultural production. As noted in C2 above, the replacement of agricultural uses by urban development is effectively irreversible. The proposed local short-term use of the site is urban development, including public and quasi-public uses. Such development would preclude the continuation of, or future rever- sion to, agricultural use, as well as short-term use for other types of development such as residential development. Because the site is effectively surrounded by urban development, continuation of agricultural production on the property is unlikely for the long term. 185