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4/21/17 (P:\RWC1401D 1548 Maple St\ADMIN\Contract\EIR SOW\1548 Maple EIR SOW 04‐21‐17.docx) 2 The project site has a General Plan land use designation of Mixed Use – Waterfront Neighborhood, which encourages the development of neighborhoods that take advantage of Redwood City’s Bay frontage and allows a residential density of up to 40 dwelling units per acre. While there are no maximum heights established for this land use designation, per the City’s General Plan, the project would be evaluated on its ability to:  Relate to property size and terrain;  Relate to surrounding uses and character;  Orient toward the water, tiering heights farther away from the water’s edge; and  Provide public access to the water line and provide public space along and/or adjacent to the waterline. The project site has a zoning designation of Tidal Plain, which does not allow for development. The project applicant requests a new zoning designation which would be consistent with the site’s General Plan land use designation of Mixed Use – Waterfront Neighborhood. B. WORK PROGRAM APPROACH The approach to environmental review of the 1548 Maple Street project includes the preparation of an Initial Study as a preliminary environmental document, which will contain an evaluation and discussion of environmental topics to be excluded from full analysis in the EIR. The Initial Study will fully document the finding that topics not addressed in detail in the EIR would not be associated with significant environmental impacts. Standard conditions of approval may be recommended in the Initial Study to support the conclusions that the topics evaluated in the Initial Study would not result in adverse environmental effects, as necessary. The Initial Study will be circulated for public comment along with and as an appendix to the EIR. Based on LSA’s review of the IHSP Draft EIR, the location of the project, and the proposed develop‐ ment program, it is anticipated that potential impacts associated with aesthetics; agriculture and forestry resources; geology and soils; greenhouse gas emissions; mineral resources; parks and recreation; population and housing; public services; and tribal cultural resources would be less than significant or could be addressed with standard conditions of approval. LSA believes that an EIR addressing the topics of land use and planning; biological resources; cultural resources; transportation and circulation; air quality; noise; hazards and hazardous materials; hydrology and water quality; and utilities and service systems would likely prove necessary to fulfill the requirements of CEQA. LSA will utilize, to the maximum extent possible, information from the IHSP Draft EIR to frame the setting and impact analysis, although the analysis and conclusions will be independent and will not be tiered from this uncertified document. ATTY/AGR/2017/AMENDMENTS/AMEND NO.1 LSA ASSOCIATES INC. REV: 05-03-17 VR Page 4 of 27 6.1.A. - Page 7