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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act
<br />Redwood City DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments 24 ESA / 202100421.01
<br />Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023
<br />17. Cumulative Impacts
<br />Impact C-LU-1: The DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, in combination with past, present,
<br />existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects would not result in
<br />cumulative impacts on land use and planning.
<br />The proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, in conjunction with other cumulative
<br />development within the vicinity, would not divide an established community and the proposed
<br />DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not result in any increase in the physical barrier that results
<br />from the existing Caltrain tracks, while cumulative development, particularly if it were to include
<br />grade separation of the Caltrain tracks, would decrease the existing physical barrier in Downtown
<br />Redwood City. In addition, the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, together with related
<br />cumulative projects, would include high-density residential, commercial, and transit-oriented
<br />development concentrated in a Transit Priority Area that would implement the transit-oriented
<br />development policies and would not conflict with plans adopted for the purpose of avoiding or
<br />mitigating an environmental effect. There would be no new or more severe cumulative impact than
<br />the impact identified in the DTPP Final EIR. The cumulative impact would be less than significant.
<br />(Draft SEIR, pp. 17-6 to 17-8.)
<br />Impact C-PH-1: Implementation of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, in combination with
<br />past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects, would
<br />have a less than significant cumulative impact on population and housing.
<br />The proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not induce population growth beyond
<br />that already planned, and would not directly displace housing or necessitate the construction of
<br />replacement housing outside of the amended DTPP area because, with limited exceptions, the
<br />redevelopable sites within the amended DTPP area, such as the Gatekeeper project sites, do not
<br />currently contain any existing residential units; thus, no direct displacement would occur.
<br />Therefore, the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not result in new or more severe
<br />cumulative impacts related to growth inducement or displacement of housing and people than the
<br />impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. The cumulative impact would be less than significant.
<br />(Draft SEIR, pp. 17-9 to 17-10.)
<br />Impact C-AE-1: Implementation of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, in combination with
<br />past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects, would
<br />not result in a significant impact related to aesthetics, light, glare, or shadow.
<br />Development of cumulative transportation projects (e.g., Peninsula Corridor Electrification
<br />Project, relocation, and expansion of the Caltrain station, and potential future Caltrain grade
<br />separation) would not change maximum allowable building heights or introduce tall or bulky
<br />features that would obstruct scenic vistas from public vantage points, conflict with regulations
<br />governing scenic quality, or combine with the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments to result in
<br />light and glare impacts. With respect to the latter, compliance with Title 24 standards would
<br />improve the quality of outdoor lighting and reduce the cumulative impacts of light pollution, light
<br />trespass, and glare. Concerning shadow, cumulative development projects could combine with
<br />shadow effects of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments to result in additional shadow. However,
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