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8.A. - Page 59 DTPP facilitated development on the water c&stnbution system or on fire,jlow. The Engineenng Report (p. 4), Tanuary 2013 Summary I etter Response (Downtown RYVC Res, LLC re. 525 Middlefield Road Projec� DPC 2012- 09; TM 2012-08, 12/14/2012 PRC Summary LetterResponse,January 16, 2013, p. 14), and fire protecfion analysis (Hughes Associates, July 30, 2013) detail the localized on-site and adfacent water line and fire flow improvements (incluc&ng recycled water, an on-site secondary water source (36,000 gallons), new fire hydrants, and�on-site fire flow pump)included in the projec� subject to City review and approval. e. The DTPP program EIR (pp. 10-IS and 10-16) concluded that the South Bayside System Authonty (SBSA) wastewater treabnent plant would not be significantly impacted by development allowed under the DTPP, which includes the proposed project The Engineenng Report(p. 2) details the localized on-site and adfacent wastewater system improvements included in the projec� subject to City review and approval. f. &g. Project construction will comply with all applicable solid waste regulations. Purthermore, there is sufficient landfill capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste c&sposal needs (DTTP program EIR p. 8-21). Conseguently, no significantimpacts on solid waste service are anticipated Summary of Impacts Potentially Less than Signifcant Less than Significant With Mitigation Signifcant No Im act Incor orated Im act Im act XVIII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, X substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels,threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community,reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited,but cumulatively X considerable ("cumulatively considerable"means thatthe incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects,the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? c) Does the project have environmental effects that will cause substantial adverse X effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? Documentation: a. Based on the precec&ng c&scussion and the program EIR prepared for the DTPP, incluc&ng mitigafion measures, it has been determined that the project will have a less-than-significant potential to degrade the guality of the environmen� substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife populafion to drap below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major penods of Califomia history or prehistory. b. Accorc&ng to CEQA Guidelines Secfion 15355, "Cumulative impacts refer to two or more inc&vidual effects which, when considered together, are considerable or which compound or increase other environmental impacts." "Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of an inc&vidual project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects. The potenfial cumulative impacts of the project together with these related projects have been considered for each environmental topic evaluated above. Given the relafively short-term nature of the project's construction schedule, and the fact that the proposed project will serve an existing community within an urbanized area consistent with the adopted Downtown Precise Plan, the project is not anticipated to have any cumulatively considerable impacts beyond those idenfified�d analyzed in the DTPP program EIR. c. The projectwill nothave environmental effects thatwould cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either c&rectly or inc&rectly, beyond those previously identified and analyzed in the DTPP progrmn EIR. 24