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POTENTIALLY ISSUES POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LESS THAN NO SIGNIFICANT UNLESS .SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SOURCES .ISSUES MITIGATION IMPACT INCORPORATED EXPLANATION: The project area can be described as an urbanized environment, with a majority of the acreage already developed with buildings and/or covered with paving of some sort. The Revitalization Strategy includes site development plans and illustrations of recommended in-fill development projects that may be developed at some in the future. With the exception of the BART parking lot in-fill housing development, all of the proposals contained within the Strategy are at or below the development densities anticipated by the General Plan and the Plaza Redevelopment Plan. Therefore, air quality impacts associated with any future projects are anticipated to be less than significant. A preliminary traffic study (included as an appendix), which analyzed the potential impact of developing the BART parking lot site with high-density housing found that all roadways/intersections would operate within acceptable levels. Therefore, associated project-specific air quality impacts are anticipated to be less than significant. It should be noted that the latest information provided by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) indicates that the Bay Area is a designated non-attainment area for ozone and particulate matter (PM,o). Typically, the BAAQMD does not require site-specific air quality analyses for projects that do not meet a minimum size threshold (several hundred thousand square feet for non-residential buildings and more than 300 residential units). The current Draft General Plan analysis anticipated a housing development of only 75 units on this site. Although the near-term impacts of this project are anticipated to be less than significant (based on the TJKM report), due to the fact that the Strategy anticipates a housing project that is larger than that included in the Draft General Plan, it is unlrnown at this time whether cumulative impacts as they relate to the non-attainments for ozone and particulate matter could be potentially significant. The following mitigation measure has been recommended in order to reduce this potentially significant cumulative impact to a level of insignificance: • The applicant for the BART in-fill housing project shall be required to submit an air quality report which includes an analysis of cumulative impacts, specifically as they pertain to the non-attainment pollutant criteria for the Bay Area. The report shall be submitted for review and approval by the Development Services Director prior to issuance of building permits. ,. Short-term air quality impacts can be expected during the construction phase, especially for those future projects that may involve a significant amount of grading or earth movement. Standard conditions of approval, including Best Management Practices for running of construction equipment, watering-down of the construction. site, street-sweeping, and covering trucks that transport dirt would mitigate this potentially significant impact to a level of insignificance. 6. BIOLQGICAL RESOURCES. Would the iro'cct: a. Have a substantial adverse effect, either X 2, 5, 7 directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, 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? b. Have a substantial adverse effect on any X 2, 5, 7 riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish and. Wildlife Service? c. Have a substantial adverse effect on federally X 2, 5, 7 protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interru tion, or other means? CSLBART Revitalization Strategy - IS/ND 8 December/2000