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7.0 Growth Inducement Avion Project SEIR Page 7-1 Chapter 7 Growth Inducement California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15126.2(d) requires that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR): Discuss the ways in which the proposed project could foster economic or population growth, or the construction of additional housing, either directly or indirectly, in the surrounding environment. Included in this are projects which would remove obstacles to population growth (for example, a major expansion of a waste water treatment plant might, for example, allow for more construction in service areas). Increases in the population might tax existing community services facilities, requiring construction of new facilities that could cause significant environmental effects. Also discuss the characteristic of some projects which may encourage and facilitate other activities that could significantly affect the environment, either individually or cumulatively. It must not be assumed that growth in any area is necessarily beneficial, detrimental, or of little significance to the environment. Based on the City’s Significance Determination Thresholds, a project would have a significant impact to growth inducement if a project would: 1. Induce substantial population growth in an area. 2. Substantially alter the planned location, distribution, density, or growth rate of the population of an area. 3. Include extensions of roads or other infrastructure not assumed in the community plan or adopted Capital Improvement Program project list, when such infrastructure exceeds the needs of the project and could accommodate future development. According to the City’s Significance Determination Thresholds, the first step is to determine if the project is growth inducing. More specifically, would the project foster economic or population growth, or construct new infrastructure facilities where none previously existed. 7.1 Project Effects on Growth Since the adoption of the Subarea Plan in 1998, substantial development has occurred within and around the Black Mountain Ranch community. Development within the Subarea commenced in 2000, and two communities have since then emerged, the Santaluz community and the Del Sur community. The 3,100-acre Santaluz community occupies the southern portion of the Black Mountain Ranch Subarea and is approximately 90 percent built out. Santaluz is primarily composed of a golf course and low-density residential development. The 1,400-acre Del Sur community occupies the northern portion of Black Mountain Ranch and has approved final maps or construction occurring within approximately 50 percent of the community. Additionally, substantial development has occurred adjacent to the Subarea. The 4S Ranch community, located within the