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City of San Leandro 880 Doolittle Drive Industrial Project 4.1-6 Policy OSC-8.1 Conservation and Energy Efficiency: Strongly advocate for increased energy conservation by San Leandro residents and businesses, and ensure that the City itself is a conservation role model. Policy OSC-8.2 Planning and Building Practices: Encourage construction, landscaping, and site planning practices that minimize heating and cooling costs and ensure that energy is efficiently used. Local building codes and other City regulations and procedures should meet or exceed state and federal standards for energy conservation and efficiency, and support the City’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. City of San Leandro Municipal Code Section 3.24.400 of the SLMC requires commercial business organic waste generators and multi- family dwelling units to participate in organic waste collection services. These uses must subscribe to collection services for compost containers, recycling containers, and landfill containers. Section 7.5.600 of the SLMC requires compliance with Tier 1 of the California Green Building Code, Title 24, Part 11, which details requirements for energy conservation and green design. Section 7.5.700 of the SLMC requires compliance with the California Energy Code, Title 24, Part 6, which details requirements for the use of energy-efficient design and technologies as well as provisions for incorporating renewable energy resources into building design. San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan The 2021 Climate Action Plan is San Leandro’s comprehensive strategy to reduce GHG emissions and to adapt to changing climate conditions (City of San Leandro 2021). The Climate Action Plan allows City of San Leandro (City) decision-makers, staff, and the community to understand the sources and magnitude of local GHG emissions and the impacts of climate change on the community, reduce GHG emissions, prioritize steps to achieve GHG emission-reduction targets, and increase resilience. The 2021 Climate Action Plan also presents a work plan and monitoring program for the City to track progress toward reducing GHG emissions and achieving targets. The 2021 Climate Action Plan meets the criteria under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b), which is often referred to as “Qualified Climate Action Plan.” 4.1.3 Impact Analysis a. Methodology and Thresholds of Significance According to CEQA Guidelines Appendix G, impacts related to GHG emissions are considered significant if implementation of the proposed project would: 1. Generate GHG emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment; or 2. Conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. The 2022 BAAQMD CEQA Guidelines document contains two approaches for determining significance of GHGs (BAAQMD 2022). The two approaches are as follows: