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City of San Leandro 2824 Halcyon Drive Residential Project 100 cumulative impacts that were not previously discussed in the General Plan EIR, and 4) are now determined to have a more severe impact than discussed in the General Plan EIR due to substantial new information. Regulatory Setting SB 743 and Vehicle Miles Traveled SB 743 was signed into law by Governor Brown in 2013 and tasked the State Office of Planning and Research (OPR) with establishing new criteria for determining the significance of transportation impacts under CEQA. SB 743 requires the new criteria to “promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the development of multimodal transportation networks, and a diversity of land uses.” It also states that alternative measures of transportation impacts may include “vehicle miles traveled, vehicle miles traveled per capita, automobile trip generation rates, or automobile trips generated.” SB 743 requires the Governor’s OPR to identify new metrics for identifying and mitigating transportation impacts within CEQA. In January 2018, OPR transmitted its proposed CEQA Guidelines implementing SB 743 to the California Natural Resources Agency for adoption, and in January 2019 the Natural Resources Agency finalized updates to the CEQA Guidelines, which incorporated SB 743 modifications, and are now in effect. SB 743 changed the way that public agencies evaluate the transportation impacts of projects under CEQA, recognizing that roadway congestion, while an inconvenience to drivers, is not itself an environmental impact (PRC Section 21099 (b)(2)). In addition to new exemptions for projects consistent with specific plans, the CEQA Guidelines replaced congestion-based metrics, such as auto delay and level of service (LOS), with VMT as the basis for determining significant impacts, unless the Guidelines provide specific exceptions. City of San Leandro 2035 General Plan Policy T-1.4: Transit Oriented Development Ensure that properties adjacent to the City’s BART stations and along heavily used public transit routes are developed in a way that maximizes the potential for transit use and reduces dependence on single-occupancy vehicles. Such development should be of particularly high quality, include open space and other amenities, and respect the scale and character of nearby neighborhoods. Action T-6.3.A: Traffic Study Requirements for Road Changes Require a study of traffic impacts and a plan for accommodating displaced traffic before making major changes to street design or circulation patterns. Policy T-7.6: Safe Visibility Maintain site design, engineering, and zoning standards which ensure that adequate visibility is maintained along streets and driveways. San Leandro Municipal Code SLMC Section 6.9.130 specifies the conditions of the Overweight Vehicle Permit, and lists requirements for maximum allowable gross weight, circumstances for issuance, responsibility for damages or injuries from permit issuance, designated routes, and training for operation of an overweight vehicle.