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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act <br />Redwood City DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments 19 ESA / 202100421.01 <br />Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023 <br />2017 Clean Air Plan. Development proposed as part of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would <br />therefore be consistent with the BAAQMD’s 2017 Clean Air Plan and would not result in new or <br />more severe impacts than what was identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, this impact would <br />be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 12-25 to 12-32.) <br />Impact AQ-4: Adoption of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not result in other <br />emissions (such as those leading to odors) adversely affecting a substantial number of people. <br />Land uses proposed as part of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not include any <br />major sources of odor that would adversely affect a substantial number of people and would not <br />result in new or more severe impacts than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. The impact <br />would be less than significant and no mitigation measures would be required. (Draft SEIR, <br />pp. 12-44 to 12-45.) <br />13. Climate Change <br />Impact CC-3: Implementation of the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not <br />result in wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources during project <br />construction and operation or conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable <br />energy or energy efficiency. <br />Overall, construction activities that would be required as part of implementation of the <br />proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not be unusual as compared to overall local and <br />regional demand for energy resources and would not involve characteristics that require equipment <br />that would be less energy-efficient than at comparable construction sites in the region or state. <br />Therefore, the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not result in the inefficient, <br />wasteful, or unnecessary consumption of energy during construction. In terms of building <br />operational efficiency, proposed development in the amended DTPP area would be required to be <br />all-electric with no natural gas infrastructure, which eliminates natural gas usage onsite. Applicants <br />of subsequent project would also be required to ensure that proposed development would meet Title <br />24 requirements applicable at that time, as required by state regulations through their plan review <br />process. Given that the location of the amended DTPP area is proximate to transit facilities reduces <br />VMT within the region, acting to also reduce regional vehicle energy demand, the DTPP Plan- <br />Wide Amendments’ transportation energy consumption would not be considered inefficient, <br />wasteful, or otherwise unnecessary and the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would be <br />consistent with regulations to reduce transportation energy use. Considering these factors and <br />requirements, energy use associated with the construction and operation of development proposed <br />within the amended DTPP area would not be considered unnecessary and wasteful and would be <br />consistent with all applicable plans, policies and regulations developed to encourage energy <br />conservation and renewable energy use. Therefore, the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments <br />would not result in new or more severe impacts than what was previously identified in the DTPP <br />Final EIR. this impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 13-45 to 13-49.)