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5.0 Environmental Analysis 5.5 Air Quality Avion Project SEIR Page 5.5-9 The growth projections used by the SDAPCD to develop the RAQS emissions budgets are based on the population, vehicle trends, and land use plans developed in general plans and used by SANDAG in the development of the regional transportation plans and sustainable communities strategy. As such, projects that propose development that is consistent with the growth anticipated by SANDAG’s growth projections and/or the general plan would be consistent with the RAQS. In the event that a project would propose a development that is less dense than that associated with the General Plan, the project would likewise be consistent with the RAQS. In the event a project proposes development that is greater than anticipated in the growth projections, further analysis would be warranted to determine if the project would exceed the growth projections used in the RAQS for the specific subregional area. The project is consistent with the Black Mountain Ranch Subarea Plan. The project site was designated for development of 117 dwelling units, including a requirement for 19 affordable units, in the 1998 EIR (96-7902) to which this SEIR is tiered. The project would develop 84 detached multi- family residential units and associated streets, which would be consistent with the land use identified for the project site in the 1998 EIR (96-7902). Project density on-site would be less than what was assumed and analyzed for the property under the 1998 EIR, and the project would transfer the remaining density (19 affordable housing units and 14 market-rate units) to the Black Mountain Ranch North Village Town Center, pursuant to the density transfer allowances established by the Subarea Plan. Therefore, the project would be consistent with the Transportation Phasing Plan for buildout of the Subarea Plan, and would be consistent with the growth assumptions assumed in the RAQS. 5.5.4 Issue 1 Air Quality Violations (Construction) • Would the project result in a violation of any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? 5.5.4.1 Threshold As stated in Appendix G of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, “significance established by the applicable air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon.” The City’s air quality significance determination thresholds are established by the SDAPCD. The SDAPCD sets forth quantitative emission thresholds for stationary sources. Project-related air quality impacts would be considered significant if any of the applicable significance thresholds presented herein are exceeded. For CEQA purposes, these screening criteria can be used as numeric methods to demonstrate that a project’s total emissions would not result in a significant impact to air quality. Significance thresholds are listed in Table 5.5-2.