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46 them less than significant. For these reasons, the biological resources impacts of the proposed project component would be consistent with the impacts identified in the EIR/SEIR and this project component does not require additional environmental review under CEQA Guidelines section 15183. 847 Woodside Road Component: a. The Focused GPU program EIR (p. 4.4-37) concluded that special-status species would be potentially affected only by Focused GPU-facilitated development that occurred in sensitive biological resource areas, such as adjacent to natural habitat, including areas along riparian corridors and streams, Bayland areas, grassland, forest, and woodland. The impacts were found to be less than significant with mitigation. The Focused GPU program EIR (p. 4.4-32) identified most of the sites proposed for housing development to be in existing developed areas where no habitat for special-status species exists, except where the development is adjacent to Redwood Creek. The project component site is located about 3,800 feet south of El Camino Real and on Woodside Road, which is an area with existing and neighboring development. Because the project component is not occurring in a sensitive biological resource area as identified above and does not provide suitable habitat for special status plants or wildlife species, it would not result in impacts on special-status species, and Focused GPU program EIR Mitigation Measures BIO-1 and BIO-2 are not required. The type of construction and operational impacts associated with the 847 Woodside project component would be similar to those analyzed in the Focused GPU EIR and the laws, standard policies, and conditions of approval applicable to development would ensure best practices for protecting sensitive species are followed. The Focused GPU program EIR (pp. 4.4-32 and 4.4-33) did conclude that impacts from removal of trees and structures could result in significant impacts on burrowing owls, nesting birds, and roosting bats. The Focused GPU EIR (pp. 4.4-38 and 4.4-29) includes Mitigation Measures BIO-5, BIO-7, and BIO-9 to reduce these impacts to a less-than- significant level. These mitigation measures, which shall be required as a condition of approval for the project component, would reduce the potential impacts of the project component on identified candidate, sensitive, or special status species to a less-than-significant level. Therefore, the 847 Woodside project component would be less than significant with mitigation. This project component is consistent with the analysis in the Focused GPU EIR because it would not create new impacts or increase impacts and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. b. According to the Focused GPU program EIR (p. 4.4-40), riparian habitat is present along portions of Redwood Creek, Cordilleras Creek, and their tributaries. The impacts were found to be less than significant with mitigation. The project component site is located over 1-1/2 miles south of Redwood Creek. (Cordilleras Creek is located another approximately 4,000 feet generally northwest of Redwood Creek.) There are no riparian habitats or sensitive natural communities identified in the vicinity of the project component (Focused GPU program EIR pp. 4.4-6 and 4.4-8). The type of construction and operational impacts associated with the 847 Woodside project component would be similar to those analyzed in the Focused GPU EIR and the laws, standard policies, and conditions of approval applicable to development would ensure best practices for protecting habitats are followed. For this reason, the proposed project component is expected to have no effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Therefore, the 847 Woodside project component would have no impact. This project component is consistent with the analysis in the Focused GPU EIR because it would not create new impacts or increase impacts and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. c. The Focused GPU program EIR (Focused GPU program EIR p. 4.4-44) concluded that the potential for loss or disturbance of jurisdictional wetlands or regulated waters existed only with development that is in Bayland areas, especially immediately north and south of U.S. 101; in areas west of Steinberger Slough; and in areas along streams such as Redwood Creek. In addition, there are some undeveloped areas in the western part of the Focused GPU planning area that could support protected wetlands. The impacts were reduced to less than significant with mitigation. Because the project component site is located in an existing developed area south of El Camino Real and generally in the southeastern part of the Focused GPU planning area, and because the site is located over 1-1/2 miles south of Redwood Creek, no impact is anticipated. The type of construction and operational impacts associated with the 847 Woodside project component would be similar to those analyzed in the Focused GPU EIR and the laws, standard policies, and conditions of approval applicable to development would ensure best practices for protecting wetlands and regulated waters are followed. For this reason, the proposed project component is expected to have no effect on any wetlands or regulated waters. Therefore, the 847 Woodside project component would have no impact. This project component is consistent with the analysis in the Focused GPU EIR because it would not create new impacts or increase impacts and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. ATTY/RESO.0074/CC RESO 847 WOODSIDE (CEQA) - EXHIBIT 1 - CEQA CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST REV: 10-23-24 VR Page 46 of 135