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4. Environmental Analysis <br />This chapter of the Draft EIR is made up of 14 sub -chapters. This introduction describes the organization <br />of this Draft EIR and the assumptions and methodology of the cumulative impact analysis. The remaining <br />14 sub -chapters evaluate the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of the Project. The <br />potential environmental effects of the Project are analyzed for the following environmental issue areas: <br />■ Aesthetics <br />■ Air Quality <br />■ Biological Resources <br />■ Cultural Resources <br />■ Geology, Soils, and Seismicity <br />■ Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br />■ Hazards and Hazardous Materials <br />■ Hydrology and Water Quality <br />■ Land Use and Planning <br />■ Noise <br />■ Population and Housing <br />■ Public Services and Recreation <br />■ Transportation and Traffic <br />■ Utilities and Service Systems <br />Due to the past and current uses of the Project site, as well as site characteristics, no environmental <br />impacts associated with agricultural and forestry resources and mineral resources are expected to occur <br />as a result of the Project. These resource topics will not be addressed further in the Draft EIR. <br />CHAPTER ORGANIZATION <br />This chapter consists of 14 sub -chapters that evaluate the environmental impacts of the proposed San <br />Leandro Shoreline Development Project. Each issue area uses generally the same organization and <br />consists of the following subsections: <br />■ The Regulatory Framework section describes which local, State and/or federal regulations are <br />applicable to the Project. <br />■ The Existing Conditions section describes current conditions with regard to the environmental issue <br />area reviewed. <br />■ The Thresholds of Significance section describes how an impact is judged to be significant in this Draft <br />EIR. These standards are derived from CEQA Appendix G Guidelines unless stated otherwise. Where <br />applicable, this section includes a subsection that describes thresholds that are not further discussed <br />because the respective threshold does not apply to the Project and an impact discussion is not <br />warranted in the Draft EIR. <br />PLACEWORKS 4-1 <br />