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analyses. It uses ABAG projections from 2013, and 30 -year buildout projections from the General Plan for employment and population growth estimates instead of real data that is readily obtainable. The DEIR then erroneously states that a 2014 evaluation of available housing capacity that more than adequately meets our RHNA requirements (also based on projections) somehow leads to the conclusion that the impacts of Harbor View can be "adequately addressed in part by the anticipated housing units expected to be developed by 2040". We're not sure how one adequately addresses anything "in part", nor are we comforted by a conclusion that things will be better some 20 years after the project is built. Whether or not it is advantageous for the City to change its General Plan to accommodate higher employee count and housing demand needs to be looked at in the context of a) ability of the City to accommodate commercial office construction elsewhere in the City within the General Plan, b) the demand on housing that will result from buildout of non-residential properties within the General Plan, and c) the capacity of the City to build additional housing units. Here is what we know: Commercial Capacity • General Plan capacity for non residential development: 6,683,959 sq ft • Non-residential projects approved, constructed or completed under the GP: 1,162,585 sq ft • Non-residential projects under review: 2,687,343 sq ft • Current available non-residential capacity under the General Plan: 2,834,031 sq ft Note: The current net available capacity may include the Harbor View site under the GP (850,000 sq ft), and 5 school sites proposed for the Cargill salt ponds. If so, these would still leave more than 1,500,000 sq ft of remaining commercial capacity under the General Plan not including the Harbor View site. (Data from Michelle Littlefield, City of RWC, 2/9/2019) Housing Capacity • Housing unit capacity as of 2014 (based on RWC Housing Element 2014 analysis of opportunity areas, infill, and vacant properties zoned for residential or mixed-use under the General Plan): 3,333 • Housing units, built, under construction or approved since 2014: 1,118 (data from RWC project web site) • Net available housing capacity under the existing General Plan: 2,215 If we use the County Nexus study estimate of housing demand at 185 housing units per 100,000 square feet, housing demand only from projects under review under the General Plan, would be nearly 5,000 units, and even more when we factor in the portion of the 1.1 million sq feet of commercial development that has been approved but not yet completed. Looking at it another way, if we assume a conservative average of 300 sq ft/employee (most tech office only uses 150 sq ft/employee) and RWC's average of 2.1 jobs per household, projects currently in the pipeline will produce a demand of more than 4,000 housing units. Either way, if Redwood City approves no further commercial development than what is currently in the pipeline between now and 2030, we will still have created demand for housing that more than doubles our identified housing capacity. Redwood City Neighbors United, P.O. Box 416, Redwood City, CA • info@ren i.org