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<br />The Built Environment Element focuses on balancing new opportunities
<br />and development with conservation and preservation in Redwood City.
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<br />The Housing Element specifies ways in which the housing needs of
<br />existing and future resident populations in Redwood City can be met.
<br />Unlike other sections of the General Plan, State law sets forth very
<br />specific regulations regarding the content of the Housing Element.
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<br />The Building Community Element focuses on physi.cal and social factors
<br />that allow the community to interact, socialize, play, learn, care, vote,
<br />and feel more connected with to their families, friends, neighborhood,
<br />and city.
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<br />The Public Safety Element identifies, eval~II's, and addresses safety
<br />issues, including air quality and c1imate;i~~~~es, geologic and seismic
<br />hazards, flooding (including that ass()c~ted' wit~ sea level rise), wild
<br />fires, hazards associated with th~,;iij$e and tran$port of hazardous
<br />materials, noise, and aviation hazar:tt$:
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<br />The Natural Resources EI ,nt focuse~~~S~conservation of the lands,
<br />minerals and fossil fuel'".! 'Ife, plabl~ii" and trees, air, water,
<br />groundwater, drinking water,<~ b~rresour;c~s in Redwood City.
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<br />Sustainab.~ty
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<br />t, WI . J c ,I(omisirt,he ability of future generations to
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<br />own neeq~PiArffijt;~~n land use patterns and transportation
<br />becom~~;~ynsustainable, and they cannot be continued
<br />indefinitely out m "),r changes. The carbon dioxide emitted from
<br />electricity gen' <!;.!~, d the cars that we drive are some of the
<br />primary sources til~..; '~ting to changes in the Earth's climate. Good
<br />urban planning that focuses on alternative transportation policies and
<br />land use strategies offers some of the most effective solutions available
<br />as we seek a more sustainable future.
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<br />Implementation of the New General Plan will be achieved through
<br />sustainable means on every level. Instead of drafting a separate
<br />sustainability element or chapter, Redwood City's policy makers
<br />determined that to have the best outcome, sustainability should be
<br />incorporated into every element of the plan. The New General Plan
<br />sustainability symbol is the Sequoia sempervirens seed cone. This
<br />symbol indicates that a policy or program includes specific attention to
<br />best practices from the perspective of reducing greenhouse gas
<br />emissions and conserving natural resources. Sustainability, through
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<br />Sequoia sempemrens is the sole
<br />Uving species of the genus Sequoia
<br />in the cypress family
<br />Cupressaceae. Common names
<br />include Coast Redwood and
<br />California Redwood. It is an
<br />evergreen, long-lived tree that
<br />Uves for up to 2,200 years, and
<br />includes the tallest trees on Earth,
<br />reaching almost 400 feet in height
<br />and 26 feet in diameter. It is
<br />native to coastal California and
<br />the southwestern corner of
<br />Oregon.
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<br />The Sequoia sempervirens seed
<br />cone is the Redwood City General
<br />Plan sustainabUity icon because it
<br />represents potential. It is one of
<br />the smallest seed cones yet grows
<br />into the talle1lt of trees.
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