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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Redwood City Transit District DTPP Amendments 9 ESA / 202100421.00 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report October 2022 mixed-use development, supporting policies BE-12.5 and BE-12.6. The increased development intensity would integrate into the larger DTPP consistent with general plan goals related to integrating buildings into the surrounding environment. Finally, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would allow for the development of housing in close proximity to transit, which would be consistent with Policy BE-11.3. Therefore, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not conflict with the General Plan as it relates to scenic quality. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would include minor amendments to the allowable minimum height and massing regulations in the DTPP, but no changes to the maximum allowable height Because the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would amend the DTPP figures for these changes related to building height and massing, the Transit District area would be brought into conformance with applicable design standards and the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would be consistent with the Zoning Code. The Redwood City Architectural Advisory Committee would review the proposed DTPP Amendments as part of their review and the ensure changes pursued by the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments are in keeping with the City’s desired scenic quality of the area. Thus, through amendments to the DTPP, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not conflict with regulations governing scenic quality, and would not result in new or more severe impacts than those identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, this impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 6-9 to 6-12.) Impact AE-4: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area. New sources of light within the Transit District area under the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would be required to meet the LZ3 (medium) lighting power allowances in the California Building Standards Code Title 24 (Parts 1 and 6 – Outdoor Lighting Zones, which would improve the quality of outdoor lighting and reduce the impacts of light pollution, light trespass and glare to less than significant levels. Therefore, the impact from the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments on light and glare would be the same as the impact in the DTPP Final EIR and would not result in new or more severe impacts than identified in the DTPP Final EIR. This impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, p. 6-12.) Impact AE-5: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not cast shadow that would substantially impair the beneficial use, important values, or livability of any shadow-sensitive use, including public parks, plazas or open space areas; buildings using passive solar heat collection or solar collectors; historic resources with a shadow-sensitive character-defining feature; or shadow-sensitive portions of residential parcels. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not make any changes in allowable maximum building heights. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would introduce some development flexibility by permitting limited exceptions which would allow for reduced building massing than is currently permissible, which would not increase shadow and could reduce shadow from new buildings, compared to shadow that could be permitted under the current DTPP regulations. Accordingly, the potential development allowed for with the proposed