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Fire Safety Measures During the scoping of the EIR, comments were made regarding the proposed project's impact on wildland fire hazards: ^ The potential for wildland fires; specifically, the presence of high winds in the area, emergency evacuation routes and vehicle access to/from the site, the impact of wildland fires on neighboring development, and the impact of past wildland fires on onsite habitats. ^ The Fire Department's involvement in and assessment of the proposed project. The Oak Grove development is located in a dry wildland area that is currently used for grazing. As mapped by the Pleasanton General Plan, the project site and adjoining properties include areas designated Moderate, High, and Very High wildland fire risk by the Pleasanton General Plan. Development of the proposed project will introduce potential ignition sources to the project site -for example, barbeque grills, motor vehicles, use of the open space area, etc. -which would increase the potential to ignite fires in the open space areas as well as the open space areas adjoining the private lots. The homes increase the potential for a wildland fire to result in property loss, injury, etc. The DEIR judged this impact to be significant if not mitigated. Under state law, the properties owners in these areas are subject to the maintenance requirements defined under the California Public Resources Code, Section 4291, described in the DEIR. However, the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department requires more stringent wildland fire protection than that required by the state law. In 2002, Pleasanton adopted "Development Strategies in the Wildland/Urban Interface," published by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Western Fire Chiefs Association, which established a Wildland-Urban Interface Code that requires a Wildland/Urban Interface Plan be prepared for developments with potential wildland fire risks. To mitigate this impact, the project is subject to the measures described further and reflected in the draft conditions of approval. With their implementation, the potential impacts related to wildland fire hazards would be mitigated to aless-than-significant level, would meet the policies and programs of the Pleasanton General Plan, and would conform to the CEQA Guidelines -Appendix "G", Items VII (g) and XIII (a) of the DEIR - which list the criteria used to determine this development's significance on the City's fire services. Wildland/Urban Interface Plan The development and implementation of a Wildland/Urban Interface Plan is considered to be the most effective means to mitigate potential wildland fire hazards as a result of the project's development due to its emphasis -reduce the potential heat output of wildland fires, design structures and landscapes to increase their potential for survival when exposed to fire, make it more difficult for fires to ignite and burn erratically, and allow LPFD emergency access to potential wildland fire areas. The plan would be prepared by a Certified Forester in accordance with the LPFD requirements and the Wildland-Urban Interface Code adopted by the City of Pleasanton in 2002. PUD-33 Page 37 of 59 June 13, 2007