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<br />Sheet C8.00, 3/25/16, and Plan Sheet L1.1, 3/14/16). Sidewalk widths will be a
<br />minimum of 12 feet along Bradford Street and Jefferson Avenue (Plan Sheet C6.0,
<br />3/25/16). The new sidewalks also will include Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
<br />crosswalk ramps and intersection bulbouts at all four corners of the Jefferson
<br />Avenue/Bradford Street intersection, street trees and accent planting, and four public bike
<br />racks, two on Jefferson Avenue and two on Bradford Street (Plan Sheet C6.00, 3/25/16,
<br />and Plan Sheet L1.1, 3/14/16). To accommodate these sidewalk improvements, four (4)
<br />diagonal parking stalls will be removed along Bradford Street, and one (1) parallel
<br />parking stall will be added to Jefferson Street (Plan Sheet C6.00, 3/25/16).
<br />The project will require demolition of the existing one-story, approximately 7,950
<br />square -foot building, plus the site's parking lot to the south and east (Plan Sheet C4.00,
<br />3/25/16). The project will also require removal of five street trees, three on Bradford
<br />Street and two on Jefferson Avenue (communication with Seth Adams, Associate
<br />Planner, City of Redwood City, 2/2/16). The project proposes to plant eight new street
<br />trees - four along Jefferson Avenue and four along Bradford Street (Plan Sheet L1.1,
<br />3/14/16).
<br />The project proposes to construct ADA -compliant bulbouts with curb ramps at all four
<br />corners of the Jefferson Avenue/Bradford Street intersection to enhance pedestrian safety.
<br />(Plan Sheets C5.00 and C6.00, 3/25/16) From the Caltrain station, a bike path exists
<br />along Marshall Street to the west side of Jefferson at Marshall, southwest of the project
<br />site. There is no direct connection to this bike path for project residents on bikes;
<br />however, plans for the proposed 601 Marshall development show a bike path along the
<br />western portion of Jefferson between Bradford and Marshall that, when constructed,
<br />would allow bicyclists to reach Marshall after first crossing Jefferson at Bradford. At
<br />Bradford and Jefferson, bicyclists could walk their bikes in the crosswalk. (Google
<br />Earth, accessed 3/4/16; 601 Marshall Street, Redwood City, CA; Plan Sheets C3.0 and
<br />C4.0; Korth Sunseri Hagey Architects; 6/5/15)
<br />The project site is not located in or adjacent to a designated Historic District, but is across
<br />the street from 620 Jefferson Avenue, which is identified in the DTPP as a Historic
<br />Resource (DTPP pp. 157 and 171, Historic Resources Reconnaissance Survey Map).
<br />Development on the site is regulated by the Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP).
<br />Existing Uses On -Site
<br />The 0.517 -acre site fronts on the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue and is occupied by an
<br />approximately 7,950 square -foot, one-story commercial building and a surface parking
<br />lot with 43 spaces. Existing uses include architect and designer offices, and a health club.
<br />(Plan Sheet C3.00, 1/4/16; Google Maps, accessed 2/1/16)
<br />Previous CEQA Analysis and Purpose of Initial Study
<br />On January 24, 2011, a program environmental impact report (EIR) was certified by the
<br />City Council of Redwood City (Final Environmental Impact Report for the Redwood
<br />City Downtown Precise Plan, State Clearinghouse 92006052027), pursuant to the
<br />California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The City Council adopted the DTPP as a
<br />Planned Community District pursuant to Article 52 of the City's Zoning Ordinance,
<br />which established new land use, development, and urban design regulations for the 183 -
<br />acre DTPP area for a 20 -year planning period. The EIR analyzed the potential
<br />environmental impacts resulting from implementation of the DTPP, as well as mitigation
<br />measures and alternatives
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