Reso23-14 Reso 0048 PC23-14 PC Reso Recommending Certification of the SEIR GP & DTPP

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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Redwood City DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments 49 ESA / 202100421.01 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023 Accordingly, it is assumed that, under this alternative, little or no office or residential growth would occur. Currently, less than 5,000 square feet of office space remains in the office development cap, while fewer than 500 dwelling units remained in the residential development cap. There would be no changes in land use controls (development standards) related to building design, building massing, or building height in the DTPP area to support transit-oriented development. The No Project/Existing DTPP Alternative would likely not allow for development of the six Gatekeeper Projects described in Chapter 2, Project Description, because any project proposing growth in excess of the existing office development cap would require a project-specific General Plan and DTPP amendment. By its nature, the No Project Alternative assumes that such amendments would not be granted. Reduced Development Alternative. Under the Reduced Development Alternative, an overall lesser amount of allowed office and residential development would be assumed, compared to the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. Like the proposed project, this alternative would consist of amendments to the DTPP that would revise certain development standards, guidelines, and policies, including, but not necessarily limited to, those with respect to permitted or conditionally permitted land uses; streets and circulation; building placement; minimum building height and massing; parking; historical resources; and open space. The Reduced Development Alternative is also assumed to indirectly result in increased development of office and residential uses and to include a potential future northerly expansion of the DTPP boundary. However, under the Reduced Development Alternative, the increase in office development in the DTPP area would be 775,000 square feet, which is about two-thirds of the office development cap proposed under the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. As with the project, an assumed 30 percent of the office development could be allocated to Research and Development Laboratory uses. Under this alternative, the assumed residential development would similarly be about two-thirds of the project proposal, or 550 dwelling units. Other aspects of the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would also be part of this alternative and would be the same as those with the proposed DTPP Plan- Wide Amendments, or nearly so. Altered Land Use Mix Alternative. This alternative, which is included specifically to address concerns raised during the scoping process about the amount of office development anticipated in Redwood City and about the City’s jobs/housing balance, would reduce the amount of office space compared to what is assumed under the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. Like the proposed project, this alternative would consist of amendments to the DTPP that would revise certain development standards, guidelines, and policies, including, but not necessarily limited to, those with respect to permitted or conditionally permitted land uses; streets and circulation; building placement; minimum building height and massing; parking; historical resources; and open space. The Altered Land Use Mix Alternative is also assumed to indirectly result in increased development of office and residential uses and include a potential future northerly expansion of the DTPP boundary. However, the amount of additional office square footage is assumed be limited to 600,000 square feet, or about half that of the proposed project. As with the project, an assumed 30 percent of the office development could be allocated to Research and Development Laboratory uses. The reduction in the proposed office would reduce the overall intensity of job creating uses in the DTPP area when compared to the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. Under this alternative, the number of residential units to be developed in the DTPP area would be one-third more than under the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, or 1,100