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The project would be constructed in accordance with all applicable seismic standards adopted by the City of Redwood City, including the California Building Code. - Program PS-26: Geological Hazard Mapping. Use appropriate geological hazard mapping techniques to evaluate potential seismic and slope stability hazards associated with proposed new development. The project was analyzed using geological hazard mapping techniques and it does not fall within a Special Flood Hazard Area. However the project would incorporate any standard City requirements for flood protection in conformance with the NFIP would ensure that potential impacts from flooding would be less than significant. - Program PS-27: New Development Protected from Flooding. Require new development to be designed to provide protection from potential impacts of flooding resulting from significant flood events, consistent with evolving State and federal guidelines and as directed by the City Engineer, and to consider possible sea level rises. The DTPP program EIR (pp. 13‐22 and 13‐23) determined that the DTPP area could be subject to flooding due to sea level rise associated with global climate change, placing people, structures, and other improvements at an increased risk of injury or loss from flooding. Mitigation 13‐1 required that the City prepare strategies to respond to the impact of flooding, but acknowledged that given the unprecedented nature and uncertainty regarding this emerging issue, it could not be concluded that Mitigation 13‐1 would reduce this potential impact to a less‐than ‐ significant level. The City Council of Redwood City concluded that the environmental, social, economic, and other benefits of the DTPP override the significant adverse impacts of flooding due to sea level rise and adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations to that effect. The Initial Study found that the proposed project is in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulations, and as a result, no additional sea level rise impacts beyond those identified and analyzed in the DTPP program EIR are anticipated. - Program PS-29: Update Flooding Information and Maps. As new and updated flooding information is provided by FEMA and other regional agencies, update the maps and information in the General Plan and maintained by the City to reflect current conditions. In August 2015, FEMA issued new preliminary FIRMs for the City of Redwood City. According to the new preliminary FIRM for the City of Redwood City, the project site remains outside of the Special Flood Hazard Area. 8.A. - Page 77