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Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 6.0 Alternatives6.0 ALTERNATIVESAs required by Section 15126.6 of the CEQA Guidelines, this section of the EIR examines a rangeof reasonable alternatives to the Project. However, it should be emphasized that the Projectwould not result in any unavoidably significant impacts. As such, alternatives were chosen thatcould potentially reduce certain impacts further.The following alternatives are evaluated in this EIR:• Alternative 1: No Project (no development - no change to existing land uses)• Alternative 2: Eliminate Large Retail from Broome Site (only residential)• Alternative 3: No Agricultural Land ConversionA more detailed description of the alternatives is included in the impact analysis for eachalternative. As required by CEQA, this section also includes a discussion of the“environmentally superior alternative” among those studied.This EIR analyzes 15 issues. For some alternatives, impacts relating to many of these issueswould not differ significantly from than those associated with the proposed project. Therefore,only those issues that would result in a substantial change in the level of impact under thealternative as compared to the proposed project are discussed. Issues not discussed for eachalternative would be similar to those of the proposed project.6.1 ALTERNATIVE 1: NO PROJECT6.1.1 DescriptionThis alternative assumes that the proposed Saticoy & Wells Community Plan is not adoptedand that development within the Project Area would not occur. As such environmentalconditions would not change under this alternative. No new development would occur withinthe Project Area and the already approved UC Hansen and Saticoy Village Specific Plans wouldnot be implemented. No new roadway infrastructure, parks, or other facilities would becompleted within the Project Area. It is assumed that the current population of the Project Areawould not change, though it should be recognized that the City cannot in reality controlwhether or not population growth occurs. Absent additional housing, any population growthwithin the Project Area would be accommodated through increasing the number of persons perhousehold.6.1.2 Impact AnalysisImplementation of this alternative would not result in any physical changes as it would notaccommodate any new development. As such, this alternative would avoid the potentiallysignificant, but mitigable, impacts of the Project relating to aesthetics, biological resources,cultural resources, or transportation. On the other hand, this alternative would not have any ofthe positive changes anticipated to occur as a result of development under the CommunityPlan, such as improvements to Brown Barranca and enhanced vehicular and pedestrian6-1City of Ventura