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City of San Leandro <br />Housing Element Update (2015-2023) Project <br />Initial Study and Environmental Checklist <br />a) Would the project expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury or <br />death involving. i) rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault <br />Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Di- <br />vision of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42; ii) strong seismic round shaking iii) seismic-relatedground failure, in- <br />cluding liquefaction; iv) landslides, mudslides, or other similar bazards? <br />San Leandro is listed as a city affected by Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones, according to the California <br />Geological Survey.23 However, while two of the city's available housing sites are located within the Alquist- <br />Priolo Special Studies Zone, as previously discussed, adoption of the Housing Element would not result in <br />physical development, nor does it propose specific projects. Rather, the Housing Element only identifies <br />available sites for future residential development that have previously been zoned for residential use. Residen- <br />tial development under the Housing Element would be subject to future project -level review and approval to <br />identify site-specific hazards. Further, compliance with existing federal, State, and local regulations and the <br />goals, polices, and actions of the 2002 General Plan Environmental Hazards Element, with respect to geolog- <br />ical and seismic hazards would ensure that the impacts associate with seismic hazards are minimized to the <br />maximum extent practicable. In addition, City engineering standards require that development in geologically <br />23 California Geological Survey, http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/rghm/ap/Pages/affected.aspx, accessd on Novem- <br />ber 11, 2014. <br />Page 126 <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />With <br />Mitigation <br />Less Than No <br />Would the project: <br />Impact <br />Incorporated <br />Significant Impact <br />a) <br />Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse <br />effects, including the risk of loss, injury or death involving: <br />i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the <br />most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map <br />issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on oth- <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />® ❑ <br />er substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division <br />of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42. <br />ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />® ❑ <br />iii) Seismic -related ground failure, including liquefaction? <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />® ❑ <br />iv) Landslides, mudslides or other similar hazards? <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />® ❑ <br />b) <br />Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />® ❑ <br />c) <br />Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that <br />would become unstable as a result of the project, and potential- <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />® ❑ <br />ly result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsid- <br />ence, liquefaction or collapse? <br />d) <br />Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Sectionl803.5.3 of <br />the California Building Code, creating substantial risks to life or <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />® ❑ <br />property? <br />e) <br />Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic <br />tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />are not available for the disposal of wastewater? <br />a) Would the project expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury or <br />death involving. i) rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault <br />Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Di- <br />vision of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42; ii) strong seismic round shaking iii) seismic-relatedground failure, in- <br />cluding liquefaction; iv) landslides, mudslides, or other similar bazards? <br />San Leandro is listed as a city affected by Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones, according to the California <br />Geological Survey.23 However, while two of the city's available housing sites are located within the Alquist- <br />Priolo Special Studies Zone, as previously discussed, adoption of the Housing Element would not result in <br />physical development, nor does it propose specific projects. Rather, the Housing Element only identifies <br />available sites for future residential development that have previously been zoned for residential use. Residen- <br />tial development under the Housing Element would be subject to future project -level review and approval to <br />identify site-specific hazards. Further, compliance with existing federal, State, and local regulations and the <br />goals, polices, and actions of the 2002 General Plan Environmental Hazards Element, with respect to geolog- <br />ical and seismic hazards would ensure that the impacts associate with seismic hazards are minimized to the <br />maximum extent practicable. In addition, City engineering standards require that development in geologically <br />23 California Geological Survey, http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/rghm/ap/Pages/affected.aspx, accessd on Novem- <br />ber 11, 2014. <br />Page 126 <br />