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4 Environmental Analysis 4.11 Land Use and Planning as encroachments, subject to the permitting requirements of this chapter. Encroachment permits are issued at the discretion of the director, subject to the requirements of this chapter. The Project would be required to apply for a Utility Roadway Permit for development of the proposed gen-tie transmission line, which is intended to authorize public and private utility agencies and companies to encroach upon public roadways. This includes Midway Road, which is parallel to the west Project site boundary. Approval of such an encroachment permit would be a discretionary action, making Alameda County a Responsible Agency for the Project, pursuant to CEQA Section 15381. Title 13 — Public Services; Chapter 13.16 — Underground Utility Districts Chapter 13.16 of the Alameda County Municipal Code of Ordinances sets forth regulations for underground utility districts within the County to enhance public welfare through the removal of poles and overhead wires, and to place utility distribution facilities underground, primarily within urbanized areas. Per Section 13.16.030, "utility distribution facilities" do not include wires carrying voltages higher than 35 kV. The proposed gen-tie line would be 230 kV and, therefore, would not require underground installation. Alameda County Measure D In November 2000, the Alameda County electorate approved the Save Agriculture and Open Space Lands Initiative (Measure D; effective date, December 22, 2000). The Initiative amended portions of the County General Plan, including the ECAP. The Initiative added policies pertaining specifically to the North Livermore area to allow for more intensive agricultural uses in this area with the goal to permit and encourage cultivated agriculture and to preclude urbanization without unduly impairing the open and natural qualities of the area. The Urban Growth Boundary was also redrawn to remove North Livermore from urban development, and North Livermore, west of Dagnino Road, was delineated as an Intensive Agriculture area. Lands previously designated Urban Reserve were redesignated as LPA, and land use policies for LPA, Resource Management (RM), and Rural Residential (RR) designations are more restrictive. The Initiative restricts areas outside of the urban growth boundary to agricultural, natural resource, and rural areas, and prevents the construction of infrastructure to support any urban development. Measure D also prohibits the County from providing or authorizing expansion of public facilities or other infrastructure that would create more capacity than needed to meet the development allowed by the Initiative. The Initiative does not prohibit public facilities or other infrastructure that have no excessive growth-inducing effect on the East County area and have permit conditions to ensure that no service can be provided beyond that consistent with development allowed by the Initiative (Alameda County 2000). Alameda County voters also passed an update to Measure D on November 8, 2022, which increased the allowable size of certain agricultural buildings and equestrian arenas within the LPA and RM designations (Alameda County 2022). 4.11.3 Thresholds of Significance A project would result in significant impacts to land use and planning if it would: a) Physically divide an established community; or b) Cause significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. Griffith Battery Energy Storage Project 4.11-16 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023