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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Redwood City DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments 28 ESA / 202100421.01 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023 Impact C-AQ-3: Adoption of the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, in combination with past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects, would not result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to local odor impacts. The amended DTPP area does not contain any major sources of odor that would contribute to a cumulative odor impact in the vicinity. Odor sources associated with food service establishments in the amended DTPP area would be enforced through compliance with BAAQMD Rule 6-2. Therefore, the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments’ cumulative impact with respect to odors would not result in new or more severe cumulative impacts than what was identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Cumulative impacts would not be considerable and therefore would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, p. 17-31.) Impact C-CC-2: The proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, in conjunction with past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects in the City, would not result in energy use that would be considered wasteful and unnecessary or conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency under cumulative conditions. The proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, in conjunction with cumulative development in the City, would allow increased development in an already developed area and result in increased energy consumption. Potential impacts to energy resources from future development in the amended DTPP area would require applications for development permits that would be evaluated for code compliance on a case-by-case basis. Thus, all subsequent development projects proposed within the amended DTPP area would be subject to compliance with all federal, state, and local requirements for energy efficiency, including the California Energy Code Building Energy Efficiency Standards, the CALGreen Code, and SB 743. Consequently, subsequent projects within the amended DTPP area would not result in significant environmental impacts from the wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources during construction or operation; and would not conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency. Therefore, the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not result in new or more severe cumulative impacts than were identified in the DTPP Final EIR and the cumulative energy impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 17-32 to 17-33.) Impact C-HAZ-1: The proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, in combination with past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects would result in less-than-significant cumulative impacts related to hazards and hazardous materials. Other projects and developments being implemented in the area will be required to comply with the same existing laws and regulations with which future developments allowed under the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments will comply. Further, all new development within the amended DTPP area would be subject to existing laws and regulations and subject to applicable best management practices and similar mitigation measures. With respect to the potential for R&D Laboratory uses to operate within the DTPP Plan area under the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, each R&D Laboratory development would need to acquire the applicable hazardous materials-related permits specific for that development; register the hazardous materials specific for that development through the County’s Hazardous Materials Business Plan Program; comply