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9.A. - Page 25 of 34 <br />The survey asked respondents to provide a weighted rank identifying what was important to consider <br />when adopting Reach Codes (Table 2). The most highly weighted priority in adopting Reach Codes is to <br />reduce GHGs. <br />Table 2 <br />While reducing GHGs ranked as the most important consideration, as Table 3 shows, the respondents <br />seemed to rely on a wider range of considerations in deciding which exceptions should be allowed. For <br />example, respondents appeared to generally favor exceptions if Reach Codes requirements could impact <br />certain business' fiscal operations. Additionally, Table 3 shows respondents were generally not in favor of <br />exempting affordable housing developments, even though preserving and incentivizing affordable <br />housing was the second ranked priority, as shown in Table 2. <br />Table 3 <br /># <br />Importance of Reducing Greenhouse Gas <br />Percent <br />Emissions <br />1 <br />Importance of Preserving/Incentivizing <br />Percent <br />Affordable Housing <br />2 <br />Importance of Availability of Cost Competitive <br />Equipment <br />3 <br />Importance of Cost of Construction <br />4 <br />Importance of Cost of Changing Business <br />Practices <br />5 <br />While reducing GHGs ranked as the most important consideration, as Table 3 shows, the respondents <br />seemed to rely on a wider range of considerations in deciding which exceptions should be allowed. For <br />example, respondents appeared to generally favor exceptions if Reach Codes requirements could impact <br />certain business' fiscal operations. Additionally, Table 3 shows respondents were generally not in favor of <br />exempting affordable housing developments, even though preserving and incentivizing affordable <br />housing was the second ranked priority, as shown in Table 2. <br />Table 3 <br />Page 5 of 14 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />127 <br /># <br />Supported Exceptions <br />Percent <br /># <br />Non -Supported <br />Percent <br />Approve <br />Exceptions <br />Reject <br />Space <br />Projects with Planning <br />1 <br />Conditioning/Water <br />57% <br />5 <br />60% <br />Heating - Hospitals <br />Entitlements <br />Space <br />Conditioning/Water <br />Affordable Housing <br />2 <br />Heating - Scientific <br />54% <br />6 <br />Developments <br />51% <br />Laboratory Areas <br />Restaurants/Kitchens - <br />Cooking <br />3 <br />Non-residential <br />57% <br />11 <br />Appliances/Fireplaces - <br />54% <br />Buildings <br />Residential Buildings <br />Page 5 of 14 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />127 <br />