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7.D. - Page 60 of 126 City of Redwood City Mixed -Use Live/Work and Emergency Shelter Zoning Amendment Project Energy Impact 4.17-1: New growth and development within the plan Less than The proposed project would result in an increase in energy area allowed by the General Plan could result in the use of significant consumption through the construction and operation of taller substantial amounts of electricity and natural gas, but would buildings allowed in the MULW zone. Project construction could not result in wasteful fuel or energy use. require temporary grip power for construction trailers or electric construction equipment, but most energy consumption would be in the form of fuel to operate heavy equipment, light-duty vehicles, machinery, and generators for lighting. Project operation would consume more natural gas and electricity for building heating and power, lighting, and water conveyance, among other operational requirements. The proposed project would allow a higher density during the colocation of residences and employment by increasing the maximum allowable building height, which would locate a greater number of residences nearby existing and future employment. By increasing the density of development, the proposed project would place a greater number of natural gas - and electricity -consuming uses in close proximity to each other, thereby utilizing the initial energy requirement for transporting natural gas and electricity to the end-use destination and reducing overall per capita consumption. Impact 4.17-2: New growth and development allowed by the Less than The proposed project would result in an increase in energy General Plan would increase the demand on natural gas and significant consumption during construction. electricity. Project operation would consume energy in the form of transportation fuel. As discussed in Appendix TRA, the proposed project would result in an additional 2,078 daily vehicle trips; however, the daily VMT per capita would remain lower than the San Francisco Bay Area average daily VMT per capita. Although the proposed project would result in additional daily vehicle trips, the increase would be due mostly to the introduction of more commercial and residential uses in the areas zoned MULW. It does not reflect the efficiency of transportation energy use. Moreover, the introduction of more commercial and residential uses, particularly mixed-use land uses, close to one another further promotes the General Plan's higher -density mixed-use land use pattern that is intended to reduce vehicle trip lengths and subsequent transportation energy use. 44 Similar to the conclusions in the General Plan EIR, the proposed project would result in less than significant impacts from wasteful energy use. No new or more severe impacts would occur. Impacts would be within the scope of those identified in the General Plan EIR. Similar to the conclusions in the General Plan EIR, the proposed project would result in less than significant impacts from increased natural gas and electricity demand. No new or more severe impacts would occur. Impacts would be within the scope of those identified in the General Plan EIR. 661