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7.D. - Page 34 of 126 City of Redwood City Mixed -Use Live/Work and Emergency Shelter Zoning Amendment Project 3 Environmental Analysis The 2010 Final EIR for the General Plan analyzed environmental impacts associated with adoption and implementation of the General Plan. This section reviews the conclusions of the 2010 Final EIR and assesses the potential for the proposed changes to the City's zoning ordinance and General Plan to have new or revised impacts on the environment. 3.1 Conclusions of the 2010 Final EIR The 2010 Final EIR for the General Plan examined the impacts associated with the adoption and long-term implementation of the General Plan. The Final EIR concluded there were significant, unavoidable environmental impacts, impacts that could be reduced to less than significant with mitigation, impacts that were less than significant, and impacts that were beneficial. The impacts identified to be significant and unavoidable were: ■ Air Quality Impact 4.3-1. The projected population growth allowed by the General Plan would be inconsistent with growth projections in the regional Clean Air Plan (2010), in that the projected population allowed by the General Plan would increase at a greater rate than regional projections utilized within the Clean Air Plan. ■ Transportation Impact 4.14-1. New development allowed under the General Plan could cause an increase in traffic that is substantial in relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the roadway system and result in unacceptable service levels on some roadway segments based on LOS policy. ■ Utilities Impact 4.15-4. Development allowed by the General Plan could generate an increase in future demand for water supply that is not anticipated to be fully met by the City's existing and future water supplies. ■ Global Climate Change Impact 4.16-2. The General Plan would allow for new development to occur in areas that may be subjected to tidal inundation if sea level rises; this could place additional people and structures at elevated risk of exposure to flood hazards associated with long-term sea level rise. In total, the 2010 Final EIR identified three beneficial impacts, 48 less than significant impacts, 19 impacts that were less than significant with mitigation, and the four significant and unavoidable impacts described above. 3.2 Changes in Environmental Circumstances While changes have occurred in other areas of the city within other zoning designations, limited development has occurred in the MULW-designated areas since the Final EIR was certified. No significant changes have occurred in environmental circumstances since certification of the Final EIR for the General Plan in October 2010. No major development activity has been completed in the areas under consideration for zoning changes. Given the existing urbanized condition of the areas proposed for zone changes, future development proposals would generally involve the demolition of existing structures and their replacement with new structures and uses; new projects would not affect previously undisturbed areas. Individual developments in the areas zoned MULW or MULW-S would be required to undergo project -specific environmental review pursuant to CEQA. Some V 635