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POTENTIALLY ISSUES POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LESS THAN NO SIGNIFICANT UNLESS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SOURCES ISSUES MITIGATION IMPACT INCORPORATED EXPLANATION: The City of San Leandro participates in the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System program and is a permitted jurisdiction through the Alameda County NPDES program that has adopted "best practices" to address these concerns. City staff will also requite that all new development conform with these best practices. Furthermore, as required by the General Plan, new development will undergo assessment on a case-by-case basis to determine the adequacy of existing facilities and to determine if existing facilities need to be upgraded to accommodate new growth. Sources: San Leandro General Plan -Chapter 8, Community Services and Facilities; Alameda County NPDES Program 5. AIR QUALITY. Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or air ollution control district ma be relied u on to make the followin determinations.' Would the ro'ect: a. Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the X a ]icable air uali lan? b. Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air X uali violation? c. Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard (including releasing emissions which X exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone recursors ? d. Expose sensitive receptors to substantial X ollutant concentrations? e. Create objectionable odors affecting a X substantial number of eo le? EXPLANATION: The San Leandro General Plan Final EIR discussed the potential for new growth, both local and cumulative to , affect air quality in the region. Although the development anticipated to occur under the Development Strategy would be no more , from a trip generation standpoint, than what is anticipated by the General Plan, development resulting from the Development Strategy would contribute to the cumulative level of development in the area. Currently the Bay Area is a designated non-attainment area for ozone. However, the Development Strategy is a Smart Growth-based document and bases its policies on the fact that East 14`~ Street is a major transit corridor. New development, especially residential development, could easily take advantage of the transit facilities , which would result in fewer overall vehicular trips that maybe generated by new development. The Development Strategy also contains new policies that discourage the use of private vehicles, by instituting permit parking areas, promoting the use of transit , rideshare and Carshare programs, and by encouraging new residential developments to provide transit passes to new residents . Source.• San Leandro General Plan, Chapter 4 -Transportation; Draft East 14'h Street South Area Development Strategy, Chapter 4, Section 4 (Assessment of Transportation Impacts from New Development). 6. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the ro'ect; a. Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, X or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? East 14`h Street South Area Development Strategy ~ December 19, 2003 Initial Study and Negative Declaration