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City of San Leandro Proposed Guidelines for Analyzing VMT December 8, 2023 Page 3 of 12 more efficient ways. These VMT metrics are consistent with those recommended in the OPR Technical Advisory. OPR notes that these per capita metrics better address the intent of SB 743 than total VMT for residential and employment-generating land uses by prioritizing efficient locations. For the purposes of VMT analysis in San Leandro, the VMT generated by heavy vehicles is not included in the estimated VMT metrics. This is consistent with OPR’s recommendation that VMT analysis for transportation impact purposes can focus solely on passenger vehicle travel and can exclude heavy truck trips. Heavy truck trips and their impacts are included in the analysis of other environmental topic areas, such as air quality, noise, and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, and as described in Section 6 of this memorandum, an LTIA, which would be conducted outside of the CEQA process, would address the effects of truck trips on traffic operations, including LOS. This memorandum is consistent with the City of San Leandro General Plan Policy T-5.2, which requires the use of “VMT as the primary metric for evaluating the transportation impacts of new development proposals,” and Action T-5.2-A, which requires the City to “Consistent with SB 743, implement new methodologies for evaluating and mitigating transportation impacts which are based on VMT.” 2. Screening Criteria There are seven screening criteria that City of San Leandro can apply to screen projects out of conducting project-level VMT analysis. Even if a project satisfies one or more of the screening criteria, City of San Leandro may still require a VMT analysis if there is evidence that the project has characteristics that may lead to a significant increase in VMT. Generally consistent with the OPR Technical Advisory, the City of San Leandro proposes to use the following screening criteria: 1.CEQA Exemption. Any project that is subject to and exempt from CEQA is not required to conduct a VMT analysis. 2.Small Project. The project is small, and generates fewer than 110 daily vehicle trips. Developments that qualify for this criterion could include: x Detached single-family: 11 or fewer dwelling units x Attached single-family: 15 or fewer dwelling units x Low-rise (2 or 3 stories) multi-family dwelling units: 16 or fewer dwelling units x Mid-rise (4 to 10 stories) multi-family dwelling units: 24 or fewer dwelling units x General office: 10,000 square feet or smaller x Other uses that generate 110 or fewer daily vehicle trips based on the latest version of the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ (ITE) Trip Generation Manual or other defensible sources.