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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RE: Exhibit A -CONSISTENCY MEMORANDUM FOR THE SLTC MIXED-USE PROJECT (PLN16-0067) JULY 17, 2017 Page 24 As stated above, the project would increase the amount of stormwater entering the City’s stormwater and sewer system. Therefore, the project would be required to comply with General Plan Policy CSF-6.2 that requires the project to pay its fair share of the cost of improving the water, sewer, storm drainage, and other infrastructure systems needed to serve the project. Additional stormwater drainage could also result in an increase of urban runoff pollutants and other chemicals from landscaped areas. These pollutants could result in water quality impacts to on- and off- site drainage flows to area waterways. The goal of Provision C.3 is to include appropriate source control, site design, and stormwater treatment measures in new development and adaptive reuse projects to address both soluble and insoluble stormwater runoff pollutant discharges and prevent increases in runoff flows from new development and adaptive reuse projects. Pursuant to Chapter 3-15 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, all development and redevelopment projects are required to filter materials at the catch basin to retain debris and dirt flowing into the City’s storm sewer system for the life of the project. Compliance with Provision C.3 and the San Leandro Municipal Code would reduce potential water quality impacts associated with the proposed project. The project would comply with the NPDES General Permit for Waste Discharge Requirements issued to the City of San Leandro (Permit No. CA0029831), which would reduce potential impacts on water quality from operational activities. The Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit ensures attainment of applicable water quality objectives and protection of the beneficial uses of receiving waters and associated habitat. The permit also requires that discharges not cause exceedances of water quality objectives or cause certain conditions to occur that create a condition of nuisance or water quality impairment in receiving waters. Compliance with the NPDES and SWPPP, the City’s Municipal Code regulations pertaining to stormwater management and discharge control, and General Plan Policy CSF-6.2 would reduce surface water quality impacts associated with the project. The TOD Strategy EIR found that the impacts associated with hydrology and water quality for TOD Strategy buildout would be less than significant, and project impacts are similar in scope. As such, no further analysis is needed and the project would be consistent with the City’s TOD Strategy EIR. NOISE The TOD Strategy EIR analyzed potentially significant impacts related to noise levels and the placement of sensitive receptors near noise sources that could expose residential populations to significant ambient noise levels. The project includes the construction of the proposed building, associated landscaping, and the sky bridge to the multi-level parking structure. The nearest residential community is located 0.2 mile to the west of the project site. The project would comply with Mitigation Measure NOI-4, outlined in Table 3, which restricts construction activities to the daytime hours of between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, or between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and requires construction noise-reduction BMPs. The project entails residential uses that would incrementally increase ambient noise levels above existing noise levels. Residential development is located 0.2 mile to the west and south of the project site. Therefore, the project would be consistent with surrounding residential uses. 170