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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />RE: Exhibit A -CONSISTENCY MEMORANDUM FOR THE SLTC MIXED-USE PROJECT (PLN16-oo67) <br />JULY 17, 2017 <br />As stated above, the project would increase the amount of stormwater entering the City's stormwater <br />and sewer system. Therefore, the project would be required to comply with General Plan Policy CSF -6.2 <br />that requires the project to pay its fair share of the cost of improving the water, sewer, storm drainage, <br />and other infrastructure systems needed to serve the project. <br />Additional stormwater drainage could also result in an increase of urban runoff pollutants and other <br />chemicals from landscaped areas. These pollutants could result in water quality impacts to on- and off- <br />site drainage flows to area waterways. The goal of Provision C.3 is to include appropriate source control, <br />site design, and stormwater treatment measures in new development and adaptive reuse projects to <br />address both soluble and insoluble stormwater runoff pollutant discharges and prevent increases in <br />runoff flows from new development and adaptive reuse projects. Pursuant to Chapter 3-15 of the San <br />Leandro Municipal Code, all development and redevelopment projects are required to filter materials at <br />the catch basin to retain debris and dirt flowing into the City's storm sewer system for the life of the <br />project. Compliance with Provision C.3 and the San Leandro Municipal Code would reduce potential <br />water quality impacts associated with the proposed project. <br />The project would comply with the NPDES General Permit for Waste Discharge Requirements issued to <br />the City of San Leandro (Permit No. CA0029831), which would reduce potential impacts on water quality <br />from operational activities. The Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit ensures attainment of applicable <br />water quality objectives and protection of the beneficial uses of receiving waters and associated habitat. <br />The permit also requires that discharges not cause exceedances of water quality objectives or cause <br />certain conditions to occur that create a condition of nuisance or water quality impairment in receiving <br />waters. <br />Compliance with the NPDES and SWPPP, the City's Municipal Code regulations pertaining to stormwater <br />management and discharge control, and General Plan Policy CSF -6.2 would reduce surface water quality <br />impacts associated with the project. The TOD Strategy EIR found that the impacts associated with <br />hydrology and water quality for TOD Strategy buildout would be less than significant, and project <br />impacts are similar in scope. As such, no further analysis is needed and the project would be consistent <br />with the City's TOD Strategy EIR. <br />NOISE <br />The TOD Strategy EIR analyzed potentially significant impacts related to noise levels and the placement <br />of sensitive receptors near noise sources that could expose residential populations to significant ambient <br />noise levels. The project includes the construction of the proposed building, associated landscaping, and <br />the sky bridge to the multi-level parking structure. The nearest residential community is located 0.2 mile <br />to the west of the project site. The project would comply with Mitigation Measure NOI-y, outlined in <br />Table 3, which restricts construction activities to the daytime hours of between Too a.m. and 7:00 p.m. <br />on weekdays, or between 8:0o a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday and. Sunday, and requires construction <br />noise -reduction BMPs. <br />The project entails residential usesthat would incrementally increase ambient noise levels above existing <br />noise levels. Residential development is located 0.2 mile to the west and south of the project site. <br />Therefore, the project would be consistent with surrounding residential uses. <br />