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4 Environmental Analysis 4.11 Land Use and Planning 4.11.4 Impact Analysis IMPACT 4.11-1: Would the project physically divide an established community? (No Impact) Typically,the construction of a physical barrier to neighborhood access, or the removal of a means of access, could result in the division of an established community. The Project site is located in a rural area of San Joaquin County and Alameda County, approximately 5 miles southwest of the City of Tracy. There are a few residences located approximately 0.2 miles (approximately 1,000 feet) north of the Project site across West Patterson Pass Road, within San Joaquin County jurisdiction. Additional rural residences exist west and southwest of the Project site, within the jurisdiction of Alameda County, including two to three residences abutting the western Project site boundary. There are no established communities in the general area. Moreover, construction, operation, and decommissioning of the proposed gen-tie would not include any features that would create a physical barrier to access, nor remove means of access to, the adjacent residences. Additionally, the Project would not involve the removal of any existing, publicly used means of access. Therefore, the Project would not physically divide an established community. Mitigation: None required. IMPACT 4.11-2: Would the project 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? (Less than Significant Impact) The following policy consistency analysis is separated by County and Project components. The Project would be primarily located within San Joaquin County, with the exception of the proposed gen-tie transmission line and PG&E Tesla Substation improvements, which would be located in Alameda County. Further, one portion of the gen-tie line, from the Project substation to the point of change of ownership (POCO), would be designed, sited, and constructed by the Applicant; while the other portion of the gen-tie, from the POCO to the Tesla Substation, would be designed, sited, and constructed by PG&E. The Applicant's portion of the gen-tie is analyzed herein under the Alameda County Analysis, while the PG&E portion of the gen-tie and its improvements to the Tesla Substation are discussed in Section 4.11.5 below. San Joaquin County Analysis San Joaquin County is processing the Site Approval application for the Project in accordance with the Site Approval described in Chapter 9-818, Site Approvals, of the County Municipal Ordinance Code. The Applicant has filed a Site Approval application to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission the battery energy storage facility (including ancillary facilities) within the Project boundary. Compliance with conditions of approval for the Site Approval would ensure that the Project would not conflict with applicable San Joaquin County General Plan, Zoning, or other County land use plans, policies, or regulations that have been adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating environmental effects. San Joaquin County Zoning and Municipal Code The Project site is zoned General Agriculture-160 (GA-160). San Joaquin County allows battery energy storage facilities on GA zoned land through the Site Approval process, as described in County Code Division 6, Section 9-605.2. Compliance with conditions of approval for the Site Approval would ensure the Project would not conflict with the underlying GA zone. Griffith Battery Energy Storage Project 4.11-17 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023