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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act <br />Focused General Plan Update 52 <br />Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 <br />With regard to biological resources, the Planning Area contains suitable habitat for special <br />status plant and wildlife species, which applies to both the Project and the RHNA +15% Residential <br />Buffer Alternative. While the potential for residential development under the RHNA +15% <br />Residential Buffer Alternative is reduced, all future development projects would be required to <br />adhere to existing regulations. This alternative would result in reduced less-than-significant impacts <br />than the Project due to the decreased development potential. <br />With regard to cultural resources, development under the RHNA +15% Residential Buffer <br />Alternative could uncover previously unknown cultural resources or destroy/change structures that <br />could be considered historic. Development under this alternative would not result in a substantial <br />adverse change in the significance of a historical resource because they are currently protected <br />under both existing and proposed policies. The RHNA +15% Residential Buffer Alternative would <br />result in a similar less-than-significant impact, when compared to the Project with adherence to <br />existing regulations and the proposed General Plan Update policies. <br />With regard to energy, development would require the consumption of electricity, natural <br />gas, and vehicle fuel resources to accommodate growth. Potential development under the RHNA <br />+15% Residential Buffer Alternative is less than the Project and would have reduced energy <br />consumption compared to the Project. This alternative would result in reduced less-than-significant <br />impacts than the Project due to the decreased development potential. <br />With regard to geology and soils, the RHNA +15% Residential Buffer Alternative would <br />result in geology and soils impacts similar to those of the Project because both would be exposed <br />to the same existing geologic conditions within the City. Potential development under this <br />alternative would be exposed to the same existing geologic conditions. Existing building <br />requirements would be applicable under this alternative. And all future projects would be required <br />to be designed and constructed in compliance with all applicable City and State codes and <br />requirements. The RHNA +15% Residential Buffer Alternative would result in a similar less-than- <br />significant impact, when compared to the Project. <br />With regard to greenhouse gas emissions, the Project would result in a less-than-significant <br />greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions impact. Overall GHG emissions associated with the RHNA <br />+15% Residential Buffer Alternative would be slightly reduced compared to the Project due to the <br />decrease in development potential. This alternative would result in reduced less-than-significant <br />impacts than the Project due to the decreased development potential. <br />With regard to hazards and hazardous materials, the amount and use of hazardous <br />chemicals present during construction under the RHNA +15% Residential Buffer Alternative <br />would be limited, would be required to comply with existing government regulations, and would <br />not be considered a significant hazard. Future development under this alternative would be subject <br />to the City’s standard environmental review, including identification of any contaminated sites, and <br />this alternative would therefore result in a similar less-than-significant impact when compared to <br />the Project. <br />With regard to hydrology and water quality, development under the RHNA +15% <br />Residential Buffer Alternative would be subject to all existing water quality regulations and