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9.0 EIR Subject Areas Requiring No Change in Analysis Avion Project SEIR Page 9-2 consistency could not be analyzed in detail for the perimeter properties, and impacts were assumed to be potentially significant. An analysis of the project’s impacts relative to these land use issues is presented in Sections 5.1.3, and 5.1.4 of this SEIR. 9.2 Traffic/Circulation The 1998 EIR included a traffic and circulation analysis for buildout of the entire Subarea Plan. The 1998 EIR identified numerous significant direct and cumulative impacts to the surrounding roadway network in conjunction with buildout of the Subarea Plan. Mitigation for buildout of the Subarea Plan resulted in the development of a Transportation Phasing Plan, which requires facilities be in place based on the total number of Equivalent Dwelling Units (1 Equivalent Dwelling Unit = 1 single- family dwelling or 10 Average Daily Traffic) constructed within the Subarea. The Transportation Phasing Plan is funded through payment of Public Facilities Financing Plan (PFFP) fees at the time of building permit issuance, with facilities constructed per the requirements of the Transportation Phasing Plan. The project is consistent with the designated land use and density assumptions for Southeast Perimeter Parcel C. Additionally, a traffic impact memorandum prepared for the project demonstrated how the proposed 84 detached multi-family units would be consistent with the Subarea Plan and the traffic analysis presented in the 1998 EIR (KOA 2019; Appendix F). Therefore, the project would be subject to conditions of approval consistent with the Mitigation Monitoring and Report Program (MMRP) for the 1998 EIR. Specifically, prior to the issuance of any building permit, the project would be required to be in conformance with the Black Mountain Ranch Transportation Phasing Plan. The project would not result in any new significant or substantially increased adverse impacts beyond those previously identified in the EIR. 9.3 Hydrology and Water Quality 9.3.1 Hydrology/Drainage The 1998 EIR did not identify any significant impacts to natural drainage patterns; however, the EIR concluded that buildout of the Subarea would result in an increase in runoff due to the creation of new impervious surfaces. Runoff could result in adverse impacts to the drainage to the west, but impacts could be mitigated through proper design of future development. The MMRP for the 1998 EIR specified that detailed drainage design and best management practices (BMPs) would be conditions for any subsequent tentative maps for development within the Southeast Perimeter properties. Consistent with the MMRP, the project prepared a site-specific Preliminary Drainage Report (PDC 2019b) and Storm Water Quality Management Plan (SWQMP) (PDC 2019c). There are minimal drainage facilities on the project site in the existing condition, and stormwater on-site currently sheet flows into natural channels. Additionally, approximately two acres off-site to the east drains northwest through the project site towards the natural channel located on the east side of the project. The post-project drainage pattern has been designed to be generally consistent with the existing drainage pattern on-site and would not alter the destination of downstream flows. The project