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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act <br />Focused General Plan Update 57 <br />Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 <br />contaminated sites, and this alternative would therefore result in a similar less-than-significant <br />impact when compared to the Project. <br />With regard to hydrology and water quality, development under the Consolidated Housing <br />Sites - Downtown Alternative would be subject to all existing water quality regulations and <br />programs. The potential development associated with this alternative is less than the Project; as <br />such, possible hydrology and water quality impacts associated with development levels (such as <br />amount of impervious surfaces and anticipated runoff) would be reduced when compared to the <br />Project. The Consolidated Housing Sites - Downtown Alternative would have a reduced less-than- <br />significant impact when compared with the Project. <br />With regard to land use and planning, the Consolidated Housing Sites - Downtown <br />Alternative would be similar to the Project and would not physically divide an established <br />community. The potential development in this alternative is 1,534 units, which is below the <br />required RHNA. As such, the development potential is also below the Plan Bay Area 2050 growth <br />projections because the Plan uses RHNA allocations as its base. This would have an increased land <br />use and planning impacts when compared with the Project because this alternative does not support <br />the Plan Bay Area 2050. <br />With regard to mineral resources, the Planning Area is designated as having little potential <br />for development of mineral resources. The Consolidated Housing Sites - Downtown Alternative <br />would have a similar no impact on mineral resources when compared with the Project. <br />With regard to noise, mitigation measures would still be required for development to ensure <br />that train ground vibration and vibration noise is mitigated for residential projects within 200’ and <br />commercial projects within 120’ of the rail track. However, Fewer units will be impacted by freight <br />train ground shaking and noise. The Consolidated Housing Sites - Downtown Alternative would <br />result in reduced less-than-significant impacts than the Project due to the decreased number of units <br />impacted by the ground shaking and noise. <br />With regard to population and housing, the Consolidated Housing Sites - Downtown <br />Alternative would result in 5,469 fewer potential housing units and an anticipated reduced <br />population growth compared to the Project. Given the decrease, this alternative would not satisfy <br />Plan Bay Area 2050 and would not satisfy the 6th Cycle RHNA, thus not meet State law. When <br />compared with the Project, this Alternative would increase population and housing impacts, which <br />would be significant and unavoidable because the RHNA and State law are not met. <br />With regard to public services, the Consolidated Housing Sites - Downtown Alternative <br />would result in decreased development potential and a decreased number of residents, resulting in <br />lower demand for public services compared to the Project. The decreased development potential <br />and decreased number of residents is anticipated to result in less demand for public services <br />compared to the Project. This alternative’s public service impacts, when compared with the Project, <br />would be reduced, less-than-significant. <br />With regard to recreation, although the Consolidated Housing Sites - Downtown <br />Alternative would result in a reduced number of potential housing units and associated population