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4/21/17 (P:\RWC1401D 1548 Maple St\ADMIN\Contract\EIR SOW\1548 Maple EIR SOW 04‐21‐17.docx) 8 1. Setting and Impacts The setting and impacts documentation for each of the issue areas described below will be incorporated into the EIR. This analysis will clearly describe the affected environment and the environmental consequences of implementation of the proposed project. The agreed upon significance thresholds will be clearly stated within each section and will be used to determine impacts. Where relevant, impacts will be separately identified by their occurrence during either the construction or operations periods. Feasible mitigation measures (as well as the residual impacts or effects of each measure) will be identified. a. Land Use and Planning. This section will include a description of existing land uses within and in the vicinity of the project site. The EIR will address potential land use and planning related to the project’s consistency with local plans and policies and its relationship to adjacent uses. LSA understands that the project is expected to be consistent with the City’s General Plan land use designations of Mixed‐Use – Waterfront, but that the City’s zoning code would need to be updated to be consistent with the General Plan in order to allow for residential development on the project site. The effects of this change in zoning would be addressed in this section of the EIR. b. Biological Resources. The project site is located on former baylands in Redwood City. The site is mostly disturbed and as such, little natural habitat is present except where native vegetation has become established along Redwood Creek. Some emergent vegetation may also be located in a ditch along Maple Street. LSA proposes to conduct a reconnaissance level survey of the site and use the background documents prepared for the IHSP Draft EIR to characterize the project site and identify the potential for biological resources impacts of the proposed project. Based on our initial review of the IHSP background documents, the site‐specific studies and/or updates that would be required for preparation of a project‐specific EIR would include: updated species lists; updated species database searches; assessments of the suitability of habitats on the project site to support special‐status species; and a field delineation of the US Army Corps of Engineers and Water Board jurisdiction limiting the study area to the current project site. LSA will complete each of these tasks for the EIR. Applicable maps generated for the IHSP Draft EIR would also be revised to overlay the current development scheme over the updated delineation and land cover types. LSA biologists will conduct field surveys of the site to collect the data needed to update this information. We will describe the current environmental conditions for the site and assess impacts to sensitive biological and wetland resources that could be affected by the proposed project. Measures to avoid, minimize, and/or compensate for the impacts will be developed to reduce the level of impact to less than significant. This scope includes the following assumptions:  All graphics to be modified can be obtained in electronic format (ArcGIS);  The delineation will cover the current project area only; and  Verification of the delineation would be conducted at the request of the City as an extra service. ATTY/AGR/2017/AMENDMENTS/AMEND NO.1 LSA ASSOCIATES INC. REV: 05-03-17 VR Page 10 of 27 6.1.A. - Page 13