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10 regulating land use and development within the Precise Plan Area. It also establishes the primary means of planning City actions and investments in support of the growth of the Downtown. The DTPP EIR’s approach was to describe the anticipated, community- wide impacts of the DTPP based on the maximum allowable development (MAD) limits in the categories of residential, office, retail, and lodging. It describes the cumulative, aggregate effects of the combination of potential DTPP actions and associated development scenarios on project area wide and community-wide environmental conditions. With each development project that falls within the MAD limits, technical analysis is required to ensure that the project does not generate any new environmental impacts or substantial increase in the severity of any environmental impact beyond those previously identified in the DTPP EIR. This includes a project specific transportation impact analysis, geotechnical report, air quality report, and utility reports. The City prepared an Initial Study checklist which confirmed that that the proposed project at 1409 El Camino Real would not result in any new environmental impacts or substantial increase in the severity of any environmental impact beyond those previously identified in the DTPP EIR. Nor would the project require new mitigation measures beyond those identified in the DTPP EIR. The DTPP allows for the development of up to 2,500 net new residential dwelling units. A total of 2,321 net new dwelling units (d.u.) are anticipated within the DTPP area to date, including 226 below market rate units, through projects that have been built, are under construction, have been approved, and are proposed (including the Greystar IV project at 1409 El Camino Real). Of this total, 1,058 net new d.u. are anticipated within the area bounded by Jefferson Avenue, El Camino Real, Maple Street and the Caltrain tracks. The DTPP does not specify the precise locations within the DTPP area where the new residential developments would occur, but rather allows for up to 2,500 new residential dwelling units to occur within the DTPP area with certain restrictions as to height, ground floor uses, and specialized residential uses. The proposed and approved downtown development to date, including the proposed project at 1409 El Camino Real, fits within the development assumptions evaluated in the DTPP EIR, and the City required a project-specific impact analyses, including regarding potential transportation impacts, to test the assumptions, as further discussed below. Further, during construction, the City continues its management efforts to ensure that development projects are coordinated. The City requires weekly construction updates from all Downtown developments under construction, including key milestones, requests for street or sidewalk closures, utility or demolition work, concrete pours, dirt hauling, crane erection or dismantling, substantive material deliveries, request to work beyond permitted hours, or anything else that may inconvenience the public. The City then posts regular construction updates through its eNews listserve for the benefit of the public. These efforts ensure that despite the rate of development, the environmental analysis and project construction are thoroughly reviewed and monitored. 8.A. - Page 10