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8.A. - Page 8 of 85 Impact on Applications Currently Being Reviewed — As of August 22, 2019, the City has 17 Architectural Permit applications that are either deemed incomplete or have not been reviewed yet for completeness. Of these applications, 13 would not meet the Planning Commission's recommended FAR: six are in the Woodside Plaza neighborhood, four are in the Mt. Carmel neighborhood, two are in Eagle Hill neighborhood, and one is in the Roosevelt neighborhood. These applications would not be deemed complete if an Urgency Ordinance is adopted, however may be complete by the time a regular ordinance process occurs. Applications that have not been deemed complete by the time that the Ordinance is in effect would have to revise their applications to reduce the proposed square footage, in compliance with the new FAR. FISCAL IMPACT No fiscal impacts to the City have been identified. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The proposed Floor Area Ratio Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines 15061 (b) (3). This activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing significant effect on the environment and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. It can be seen with certainty that this project does not have the potential to create a significant impact. The project is an ordinance that will only add an additional objective standard for reviewing single-family homes. Single-family homes are permitted uses in Residential Zoning Districts within Redwood City, and two-story additions as well as additions on sloping lots would still be subject to an Architectural Permit application that would have its own CEQA review as part of the project. PUBLIC NOTICE On August 14, 2019, notice of the City Council public hearing was published on the City's website and in the San Mateo Dailylournal. The City Council meeting notice was emailed to interested parties as well as Neighborhood Association chairpersons. Additional notice and information was posted on City public service counters, shared with the San Mateo County Association of Realtors and distributed through the City's print newsletter mailed to each household, social media outlets, and the City's weekly e -news publication. Information regarding the FAR Ordinance is located on the City's website: https://www.redwoodcity.org/FAR Public Notification was also achieved by posting the agenda, with the agenda items being listed, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. In addition to the public notice provided for this City Council hearing, the home size limits and FAR discussions for past hearings and study sessions were also noticed on the City's website and social media outlets, published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, included in various City newsletters, and sent to interested parties. City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 284