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<br />meters) east of the project site, the report measured an existing 2000 ambient (background) noise <br />level of 63.0 dBA CNEL, with a corresponding noise level for aircraft passing over the area of 58.8 <br />dBA. The report forecast a 2010 noise level at Site D due to aircraft overflights of 61.6 dBA. These <br />future noise projections are generally consistent with the noise levels forecast by the FAA and the <br />City General Plan, noted above, which range between 60 and 65 dBA. <br /> <br />The San Leandro General Plan sets exterior and interior noise compatibility standards for specific <br />types of land uses. For "outdoor sports and recreation, neighborhood parks and playgrounds" the <br />General Plan indicates that exterior noise levels up to 65 dB Ldn or CNEL are "normally <br />acceptable." Exterior noise levels for these uses between 65 and 80 dB are "conditionally <br />acceptable." . Based on the current and future aircraft noise levels identified in the 2003 DSEIR, users <br />of the project bridge and trail would not be subject to exterior noise above 65 dB DNL (or CNEL); <br />thus, noise impacts from the nearby airport are found to be less than significant. <br /> <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br /> <br />Potentially <br />Significant unless <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br /> <br />XII. POPULATION AND HOUSING -- Would the <br />project: <br />a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, <br />either directly (for example, by proposing new homes <br />and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through <br />extension of roads or other infrastructure)? <br /> <br />b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, <br />necessitating the construction of replacement housing <br />elsewhere? <br /> <br />c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating <br />the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br /> <br />Less than <br />Significant <br />hnpact <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />No <br />Impact <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />Construction of the project would not induce new population growth in the area, since no new <br />housing is proposed. The project would not require displacement of existing residences or <br />displacement of substantial numbers of people. <br /> <br />Y4204IS.00693.doc - 4/5/07 <br /> <br />-35- <br />