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<br /> <br />Red Morton Community Park Sports Lighting Initial Study <br />City of Redwood City 50 June 2015 <br />4.10 LAND USE <br /> <br />4.10.1 Setting <br /> <br />Red Morton Community Park is located in central Redwood City in an area developed with urban <br />uses. The park consists of four multi-use sports fields, tennis courts, a swimming pool, walking <br />paths, playgrounds, and open green space. The park is bounded by Madison Avenue to the <br />northwest, Valota Road to the southwest, Roosevelt Avenue to the southeast, and Myrtle Street to the <br />northeast. Mitchell Field is located on the north side of the park, adjacent to Myrtle Street. <br />Bechet/Griffin Field is located in the center of the park, and the tennis courts are located on the east <br />side of the park, near Roosevelt Avenue. Various institutional buildings, such as the Red Morton <br />Community Center, Veterans Memorial Senior Center, and City-owned buildings used by the Parks <br />and Recreation Department are located on the perimeter of the park. <br /> <br />Surrounding land uses consist primarily of single family residences. An aerial photograph of the <br />project site and the surrounding land uses is shown on Figure 2.1-3. <br /> <br />4.10.2 Environmental Checklist and Discussion of Impacts <br /> <br /> <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />With <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />No Impact Checklist <br />Source(s) <br />Would the project: <br />1. Physically divide an established community? 1,2 <br />2. Conflict with any applicable land use plan, <br />policy, or regulation of an agency with <br />jurisdiction over the project (including, but <br />not limited to the general plan, specific plan, <br />local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) <br />adopted for the purpose of avoiding or <br />mitigating an environmental effect? <br /> 1,2,3 <br />3. Conflict with any applicable habitat <br />conservation plan or natural community <br />conservation plan? <br /> 1 <br /> <br />4.10.2.1 Land Use Impacts <br /> <br />The project proposes to install new sports lighting on Mitchell Field and replace the existing sports <br />lighting that serves Bechet/Griffin Field and the tennis court facility. Currently, the sports lighting <br />associated with Bechet/Griffin Field and the tennis court facility is operated up to seven days per <br />week. The lights are turned on as needed at dusk and are turned off by 10:30 PM. The hours of <br />operation for the Bechet/Griffin Field and the tennis court facility would not change with the project. <br />Mitchell Field, which currently operates only until dusk, would be allowed to operate until 10:30 PM <br />up to seven days per week with the proposed installation of new sports lighting. The nature of <br />activities occurring at the ball fields and tennis court facilities would not change with the project. <br />8.A. - Page 67