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12/16/2019 RESOLUTION NO. 15815 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY CONSIDERING AN ADDENDUM, WITH THE GENERAL PLAN FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, FOR THE MIXED USE LIVE/WORK GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYACT WHEREAS, on October 11, 2010, the City Council of Redwood City ("City Council'), by Resolution No. 15059, certified the General Plan Final Environmental Impact Report ("GP EIR") and adopted the new Redwood City General Plan; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the General Plan are comprised of revisions to the Mixed -Use Live/Work land use designation to reflect changes in allowed uses and development standards, as well as Figure BE -6 (Land Use Map) (General Plan Amendments); and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance are comprised of revisions to Article 2 (Definitions), Article 3 (Designation of Districts), Article 30 (Off -Street Parking and Loading), Article 31 (Special Uses), 53 (Mixed -Use Corridor District), 54 (Mixed -Use Neighborhood District), Article 55 (Mixed -Use Live/Work) and Article 60 (Zoning District Boundaries — Maps) (Zoning Ordinance Amendments); and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15164, an addendum is appropriate in order to explain why no changes or additions to the GP EIR are necessary and why none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred; and WHEREAS, the City prepared an addendum to the GP EIR to address the environmental potential impacts of the Mixed -Use Live/Work (MULW) General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Amendments ("Addendum"), which found that there are no new significant impacts nor any increase in the severity of previously identified impacts, and that no change in circumstance has occurred with respect to the GP EIR and the proposed General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Amendments (collectively, the "Amendments") or the environment affected by the Amendments that would alter prior environmental findings, conclusions, or mitigation measures; and WHEREAS, the Addendum is included as an attachment to the staff report; and WHEREAS, on June 4, 2019, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the Amendments, and requested that a study session be held; and WHEREAS, on October 1, 2019, the Planning Commission held a study session on the Amendments, received public comment, and provided feedback to staff; and WHEREAS, on November 5, 2019, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the Amendments and recommended that the City Council approve the Addendum and adopt the Amendments; and WHEREAS, on December 16, 2019, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on the Amendments and on said date the public hearing was opened, held and closed; and WHEREAS, at the public hearing the City Council considered the whole of the record, ATTY/RESO.0121/CC RESO ADDENDUM TO GENERAL PLAN EIR REV: 12-11-19 PR Page 1 of 2 RESO. NO. 15815 MUFF NO. 601