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IMPACT <br />WILL THE PROJECT: Less Than <br /> Potentially Significant Less Than <br /> Cumulative Significant With Significant No Source <br /> Impact Mitigation Impact Impact , <br /> Incorporation <br />XI. Noise, continued <br />e) For a project located within an airport land ~ ~ ~ ~ ® 11,12, <br />use plan or, where such a plan has not 26 <br />been adopted, within two miles of a public <br />airport or public use airport, would the <br />project expose people residing or working <br />in the project area to excessive noise <br />levels? <br />f) For a project within the vicinity of a private ~ ~ ~ ~ ® 11,12 <br />airstrip, would the project expose people <br />residing or working in the project area to <br />excessive noise levels? <br />Discussion: <br />XI (a) and (b): The Housing Element advocates residential development along a number of major arterials, the future BART <br />alignment, the active Union Pacific Rail line, and the Tasman Light Rail Line. Projected noise levels in these areas exceeds the <br />"normally acceptable" levels for residential uses. However, these areas are already designated for housing (by the General Plan <br />and the Midtown Specific Plan), and no increase in development potential would occur as a result of the Housing Element's <br />adoption. <br />Noise control measures will be determined on a project by project basis as future projects are proposed. Current City policies <br />and regulations require acoustical studies and insulation to ensure that interior noise levels do not exceed 45 dBA in new ' <br />residences. <br />The Midtown Specific Plan EIR likewise concluded that existing noise control measures in the City of San Leandro were <br />sufficient to reduce the noise impacts of new housing development to a' less than significant level. <br />Initial Study* San Leandro Housing Element Update* Page 19 November 12, 2002 <br />