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City of San Leandro Housing Element Update (2015-2023) Project Initial Studv and Environmental Checklist a) Would the project result in exposure of persons to orgeneration of noise levels in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or other applicable standards of other agencies? The type of anticipated development associated with residential development would be restricted to the exist- ing urbanized environment in areas where residential and non-residential uses are currently allowed. The pro- visions of the proposed Project would not contravene any aspects of the General Plan, including land use designations, noise limits, or other restrictions that address noise impacts. Though future potential develop- ment that could occur under the proposed Project may potentially be noise -generating during construction phases, all potential future development pursued under the proposed Project would be subject to the over- sight and review processes and standards that are envisioned by the General Plan, established within the Zon- ing Code, and/or otherwise required by the State and federal regulations. Compliance with these existing reg- ulations would ensure that the proposed Project would neither cause new noise impacts nor exacerbate any existing ones. Accordingly, noise impacts associated with implementing the proposed Project would be less than significant. b) Would the project result in exposure of persons to orgenerate excessive groundborne vibration orgroundborne noise levels? Potential future development associated with the proposed Project would not include any new roads or transportation infrastructure and therefore would not itself result directly in any new transportation -related sources of vibration. The construction of residential development would not include vibration -generating equipment and would not result in long-term operational vibration impacts. No impact related to long-term vibration would occur. Any impacts associated with construction would be temporary and short-term. Meth- ods to reduce vibration during construction would include the use of smaller equipment, use of static rollers instead of vibratory rollers, and drilling piles as opposed to pile driving. Compliance with policies in Chapter 6, Environmental Hazards, of the General plan, together with no long-term vibration impacts would ensure impacts would be less than significant. Page 139 Less Than Significant XIII. NOISE Potentially Significant With Mitigation Less Than No Would the project result in: Impact Incorporated Significant Impact a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels in excess ❑ ❑ ® ❑ of standards established in the local general plan or noise or- dinance, or other applicable standards of other agencies? b) Exposure of persons to or generate excessive groundborne ❑ ❑ ® ❑ vibration or groundborne noise levels? c) Result in a substantial permanent increase in ambient noise ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? d) Result in a substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambi- ❑ ❑ ® ❑ ent noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where ❑ ❑ ® ❑ such a plan has not been adopted, within 2 miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise lev- els? For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the ❑ ❑ ❑ project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? a) Would the project result in exposure of persons to orgeneration of noise levels in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or other applicable standards of other agencies? The type of anticipated development associated with residential development would be restricted to the exist- ing urbanized environment in areas where residential and non-residential uses are currently allowed. The pro- visions of the proposed Project would not contravene any aspects of the General Plan, including land use designations, noise limits, or other restrictions that address noise impacts. Though future potential develop- ment that could occur under the proposed Project may potentially be noise -generating during construction phases, all potential future development pursued under the proposed Project would be subject to the over- sight and review processes and standards that are envisioned by the General Plan, established within the Zon- ing Code, and/or otherwise required by the State and federal regulations. Compliance with these existing reg- ulations would ensure that the proposed Project would neither cause new noise impacts nor exacerbate any existing ones. Accordingly, noise impacts associated with implementing the proposed Project would be less than significant. b) Would the project result in exposure of persons to orgenerate excessive groundborne vibration orgroundborne noise levels? Potential future development associated with the proposed Project would not include any new roads or transportation infrastructure and therefore would not itself result directly in any new transportation -related sources of vibration. The construction of residential development would not include vibration -generating equipment and would not result in long-term operational vibration impacts. No impact related to long-term vibration would occur. Any impacts associated with construction would be temporary and short-term. Meth- ods to reduce vibration during construction would include the use of smaller equipment, use of static rollers instead of vibratory rollers, and drilling piles as opposed to pile driving. Compliance with policies in Chapter 6, Environmental Hazards, of the General plan, together with no long-term vibration impacts would ensure impacts would be less than significant. Page 139