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EXPLANATION: a) By definition, the Housing Element is intended to facilitate the production of housing in the city and remove impediments to housing construction. The purpose of its policies and actions is to accommodate population growth so that the city accommodates its fair share of the region's growth. However, accommodating growth is not the same as "inducing" growth. The quantity of development expected by the Housing Element is less than the cumulative total anticipated by the General Plan and TOD Strategy. Adoption of the Element would not cause the city to reach its projected population any faster, or result in higher population forecasts for the city. The anticipated dwellings have already been accounted for in other city plans and programs. The environmental impact associated with these dwellings has already been evaluated in the General Plan EIR and TOD Strategy EIR. b) The Housing Element would not displace substantial numbers of housing units. Several of the housing sites identified in the Element currently contain a dwelling unit. These generally consist of single family homes on large lots that could be further subdivided, or older single family homes or mobile homes on lots that are zoned for multi- family housing. In the former case, subdivision would not displace the primary residence but would merely create the capacity for additional units on the property. In the latter case, the loss of any unit would be offset by net gains in the total number of units. Additionally, since such sites are privately owned it would be the landowner's choice to sell or develop their property, and any loss of housing would be voluntary and profit-driven. c) The Housing Element would not result in the displacement of people. In fact, the Element explicitly seeks to avoid displacement. It includes an extensive analysis of the potential for displacement and then sets forth proactive policies and actions to avoid the loss of affordable units as subsidies expire. It also includes policies and actions to avoid displacement resulting from home foreclosures, and it proposes consideration of a just cause for eviction ordinance to limit the eviction of tenants to specified causes. The available housing sites are generally vacant parcels or underutilized commercial sites with no population. On those sites that currently contain a dwelling unit, there is little risk of displacement since the sites are privately owned. In the case of apartment rehabilitation projects, Policy 56.03 of the Element explicitly states that relocation provisions must be provided for any displaced tenants. Similarly, Action 56.08-C proposes measures to stabilize rents in mobile home parks to avoid displacement. POTENTIALLY POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LESS THAN NO ISSUES SIGNIFICANT UNLESS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SOURCES ISSUES MITIGATION IMPACT INCORPORATED 3. GEOLOGY AND SOILS. Would the project: a. Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on X 1, 2, 6 the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? X 1, 2, 6 iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including X 1, 2, 6 liquefaction? iv) Landslides? X 1,2, 6 b. Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of X 1 topsoil? c. Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, X 1 or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse. Housing Element Initial Study and Negative Declaration 9 February 2010