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6.H. - Page 3 of 35 <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br />Multiple CEQA provisions apply to the proposed ordinance. The adoption of an ordinance to implement <br />State law pertaining to ADUs (Government Code section 65852.2) is a statutory exemption from the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.17. This <br />applies to State law requirements that would be implemented by the proposed ordinance including the <br />number of ADUs allowed, junior ADUs, ADUs in multifamily structures, setbacks, maximum allowable <br />square footage, and providing for certain "streamlined" ADUs, all as specified in the July 13, 2020 staff <br />report. <br />In addition to implementing State law requirements, the proposed ADU ordinance would implement local <br />requirements. Implementation of these additional requirements is not considered a project under CEQA <br />because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical <br />change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). The implementation of both height -related <br />standards and additional regulations related to short-term rentals (generally prohibiting), and ordinance <br />effectiveness would not result in increases in density or intensity and would not be consider an <br />environmental impact, and as such would be covered under the "common sense exemption" (CEQA <br />Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)). <br />PUBLIC NOTICE <br />Public notification was achieved by posting the agenda, with the agenda items being listed, at least 72 <br />hours prior to the meeting. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />1. Reintroduce the ordinance with changes <br />2. Do not adopt the ordinance. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />AttachmentA —ADU ordinance <br />Attachment B — March 8, 2021 City Council ADU Staff Report <br />Attachment C — Ordinance comparison to March 8, 2021 draft <br />REPORT PREPARED BY: <br />Apollo Rojas, Senior Planner <br />arojas@redwoodcity.org <br />(650) 780-7365 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />328 <br />