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Section 4.0 – Environmental Setting and Discussion of Impacts <br /> <br /> <br />City of Redwood City 80 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration <br />Sandpiper Elementary School Facilities Expansion November 2016 <br />4.13 POPULATION AND HOUSING <br /> <br />4.13.1 Existing Setting <br /> <br />The population of Redwood City is approximately 85,992.31 In the year 2025, the City’s population <br />is projected to be 87,800, with 32,370 households. The current 2015/2016 enrollment at Sandpiper <br />Elementary School is 504 students. There are no existing residences on the project site. <br /> <br />4.13.2 Environmental Checklist <br /> <br /> <br />POPULATION AND HOUSING <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 Beneficial <br />Impact <br />Information <br />Source(s) <br />Would the project: <br />1) Induce substantial population growth <br />in an area, either directly (for <br />example, by proposing new homes <br />and businesses) or indirectly (for <br />example, through extension of roads <br />or other infrastructure)? <br /> 1 <br />2) Displace substantial numbers of <br />existing housing, necessitating the <br />construction of replacement <br />housing elsewhere? <br /> 1 <br />3) Displace substantial numbers of <br />people, necessitating the <br />construction of replacement housing <br />elsewhere <br /> 1 <br /> <br /> <br />4.13.3 Population and Housing Impacts <br /> <br />4.13.3.1 Impacts to Population and Housing (Checklist Questions 1 - 3) <br /> <br />The proposed project includes construction of a two-story modular classroom building, a <br />Kindergarten modular classroom, a public restroom, and other various additions and improvements <br />to the project site. The proposed classrooms would allow the school to increase capacity by up to <br />220 additional students and expand to a K-8 school, for a total school capacity of 786 students. The <br />project would serve planned growth in the project area discussed in the Redwood City General <br /> <br />31 California Department of Finance. “E-1 Cities, Counties, and the State Population Estimates with Annual Percent <br />Change – January 1, 2015 and 2016.” Accessed May 25, 2016. Available at: <br />http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/reports/estimates/e-1/view.php. <br />7.A. - Page 111