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City of San Leandro 311 MacArthur Boulevard Residential Project 92 Project-Specific Impacts a. If located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, would the project substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? While the project site is not in a state responsibility area or very high fire hazard severity zone, it is located approximately 200 feet west of a very high fire hazard severity zone (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 2008). The General Plan EIR determined that compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and existing plans and policies would ensure that development would not interfere with the implementation of emergency response or emergency evacuation plans. Similarly, the project would comply with applicable regulations and policies, as identified within the General Plan EIR. Therefore, the project would not impair the implementation of emergency response or emergency evacuation plans. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT OR LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT WITH MITIGATION INCORPORATED b. If located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, would the project due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors, exacerbate wildfire risks and thereby expose project occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire? The project site is relatively flat, with hills located near the site to the east of Interstate 580. In the project vicinity, wind blows northeast (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2019). The presence of nearby gentle slopes and wind direction could carry fires toward the site from very high fire hazard severity zones to the west of the site. However, the project site is in an urbanized area of the city, surrounded primarily by paved surfaces and structures. The project site is not intermixed with or adjacent to wildlands. The project would comply with 2035 General Plan policies and the applicable fire and building codes requiring appropriate vegetation management, emergency access including firefighting access, and development strategies to reduce fire risk. As such impacts would be less than significant, consistent with the General Plan EIR. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT OR LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT WITH MITIGATION INCORPORATED c. If located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, would the project require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment? The project is located within an urbanized area and would involve development of most of the project site with structures or paving. No new roads would be constructed and fuel breaks would not be required. The project would comply with building code and fire safety requirements and with 2035 General Plan policies. Construction BMPs, such as ensuring equipment has spark arresters installed, would ensure temporary construction does not exacerbate fire risks in the area. This impact would be less than significant. LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT OR LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT WITH MITIGATION INCORPORATED