<p>Sutter Pointe Specific Plan Area encompasses 7,500 acres located just north of the Sacramento/Sutter county line. The plan area is slated for development of 17,500 residential dwelling units, over 46 million square feet of employment-generating uses and non-residential planned building uses, schools, recreational uses (i.e., golf, lake, parks), and new roadway infrastructure. The project included analyses of climate change, air quality, and noise impacts from the development. Additionally, impacts associated with off-site infrastructure facilities (roads, sewer facilities, water transmission and treatment, drainage, and electrical, cable, and natural gas transmission lines) that would serve the specific plan area were addressed. The climate change analysis included calculation of project&rsquo;s generation of greenhouse (GHG) emissions using URBEMIS, and California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) protocol and assessment of the project&rsquo;s incremental cumulative contribution to global climate change. Air quality impacts were evaluated in accordance with Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD)-recommended methodologies. Estimation of short- and long-term increases in regional criteria air pollutant and precursor emissions was conducted using the URBEMIS 2007 model and analyses of potential CO hot-spots using the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD)-recommended screening level model, which is based on California Air Resources Board (CARB) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) methodologies. Stationary-source emissions, the potential exposure of sensitive receptors to toxic air pollutant and odor-sources, land use compatibility, and potential conflicts with existing air quality plans were also studied. The noise analysis assessed the compatibility of the various land uses included in the specific plan as well as freeway noise and aircraft noise associated with nearby Sacramento International Airport.</p>