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<br />Engineer; based on a current set of flow data. The project would install an approximately 6 -inch firewater service
<br />lateral to the building that would be fed by the existing 12 -inch city domestic water main in Bradford Street. This
<br />lateral would terminate with a riser pipe in the building fire sprinkler room, where the water would be conveyed to
<br />the building's automatic sprinkler system. An exterior Fire Department connection would be provided along the
<br />Bradford Street frontage. (BKF Engineers; October 26, 2015; pp. 2 and 3)
<br />In addition, as a standard condition of project approval, the project must demonstrate, in conformance with the
<br />City's Engineering Standards, that the existing water main meets the domestic and fire flow requirements in
<br />accordance with City Code Section 38.26 and the International Fire Code. If the existing water main is not
<br />sufficient as determined by the City Engineer, the applicant shall, as part of the project, construct and install new
<br />water mains sufficient to meet these requirements, in accordance with the City's Engineering Standards and as
<br />directed by the City Engineer. All of the standard requirements and procedures described above regarding
<br />emergency access, fire protection, and security are subject to review and approval by the City. Under the proposed
<br />project, no additional impacts on public services are anticipated, and no additional mitigation is required.
<br />Summary of Impacts
<br />Potentially Less than Significant Less than
<br />Significant With Mitigation Significant No
<br />Impact Incorporated Impact Impact
<br />XV. RECREATION — Would the project:
<br />a) Result in an increased use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or X
<br />other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of
<br />the facility would occur or be accelerated?
<br />b) Include recreational facilities, or require the construction or expansion of X
<br />recreational facilities, which might have an adverse physical effect on the
<br />environment?
<br />Conclusion: Regarding recreation, the proposed project would not result in any new significant environmental impacts or a
<br />substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts (CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)). All
<br />impacts are adequately evaluated in the certified Downtown Precise Plan program EIR. The proposed project is also
<br />consistent with the Downtown Precise Plan (CEQA Guidelines Section 15183).
<br />Documentation:
<br />a. The Downtown area has a variety of open spaces that allow for recreational opportunities. Examples include open
<br />space areas adjacent to the Redwood City Public Library and the City Hall, which provide shade and greenery;
<br />Courthouse Square, which is actively programmed with dancing, ice skating, music, and other events; and Sequoia
<br />High School, which features a seven -acre park and balyields. All of these recreational facilities are within a ten-
<br />minute walk from the project site. Also, the DTPP program EIR (pp. 8-14 and 8-15) concluded that there would be
<br />no significant parks and recreation impacts resulting from the DTPP or projects built under it. The proposed project
<br />is in compliance with all applicable DTPP standards and, as a result, no additional impacts on recreation are
<br />anticipated; however; it is noted that pursuant to Chapter 18, Article XVI of the Municipal Code, the project will be
<br />required to pay a Parks Impact Fee for the net new dwelling units.
<br />The project would include two outdoor terraces: a 5,200 square foot terrace on the podium level (second floor) at
<br />the southeast corner of the building (next to the adjacent properties' parking lots), with benches and hardwood
<br />decking, flow-through planters and landscaping, a greenwall, a water feature, and other amenities; and a 4,400
<br />square foot rooftop terrace with a dining table with chairs and benches, outdoor grills with wet bars/sinks,
<br />landscaping (shrubs, grasses, succulents, and trees), sunshades, a wall fountain, and other amenities. The podium
<br />level terrace will be available to all building residents via the second floor; the rooftop terrace will be available to
<br />all building residents via either of two sets of stairs or the building elevator. (Plan Sheets A2.2 and A2.9, 314116
<br />and Plan Sheets LL2 and L1.3, 10/22115) The project would also include on-site, indoor parking for 90 tenant
<br />bikes plus four outdoor public bike racks (Plan Sheets A2. OA, A2. OB and A2. OC, 314116, and Plan Sheet Ll. 1,
<br />3114116).
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