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• Potentially Significant • Potentially Unless Less than Significant Mitigation Significant Impact Incorporated Impact No Impact Comment a-e: The proposed project will intensify existing land uses at the project site and permit office and commercial uses that do not currently exist on the site. The traffic related to the new office and commercial uses could result in • additional regional air emissions, although traffic generation is expected to be substantially reduced as this is a transit- oriented development located at a BART station. This increase in emissions could contribute to local traffic congestion that may result in'hotspots' of localized air pollutants such as carbon monoxide. In addition, the construction activities involved during the construction phase of the project would emit particulate matter and construction equipment exhausts. Also, new uses could create odors that may disturb any sensitive receptors near the project area. Because of potential new uses, the proposed project may hinder efforts to attain state and federal air quality standards for ozone and small particulate matter, for which the Bay Area is In nonattainment. Any of these effects would be considered potentially- significant Impacts. This project is a development at a transit station (BART) and meets the clty's TOD Strategy for reducing driving and air pollution due to lower vehicle miles traveled. Air-quality related concerns were examined in both the San Leandro General Plan EIR and the Downtown San Leandro Transit Oriented Development Strategy EIR. Specific uses by square footage, and their impacts were analyzed In the TOD Strategy. The impact of 718,000 square feet of office was analyzed and this application falls within the umbrella/overarching analysis. Specific policies, actions and mitigation measures were developed as part of the San Leandro General Plan and Downtown San Leandro TOD Strategy to reduce air quality impacts,as follows: Mitigation Measure#1: The applicant shall cooperate with the appropriate regional,state and federal agencies to Implement the regional Clean Air Plan and enforce air quality standards in compliance with General Plan Policy 31.01. Mitigation Measure #2: The applicant shall promote strategies that help improve air quality by reducing the necessi of driving, such as programs for car carpooling and van oolin , better provisions for bicyclists and necessity 9. P 9 P 9 p Y pedestrians, and implementing mixed use and higher density development around transit stations in compliance ' with General Plan Policy 31.02. Implementation of Mitigation Measures#1 and 2 will reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the project: a. Have a substantial adverse effect,either directly or through habitat X 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 riparian habitat or other sensitive X natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? c. Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands as X defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act(including,but not limited to, marsh,vernal pool,coastal,etc.)through direct removal,filling, hydrological interruption,or other means? d. Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or X migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors,or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? e. Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological X resources,such as a tree preservation policy or ordinances? . f.. Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, i Natural Community Conservation Plan,or other approved local,regional, X or state habitat conservation plan? 6