Reso PC22-06 0079 PC Reso Recommending Certification of the SEIR

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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Redwood City Transit District DTPP Amendments 15 ESA / 202100421.00 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report October 2022 during construction. Therefore, construction associated with the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not generate solid waste in excess of local infrastructure and would not impair the attainment of state-level or local waste reduction goals. During operation, the daily solid waste estimates associated with the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would account for less than 0.9 percent of the permitted daily capacity of the Ox Mountain Landfill, and as such the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not generate substantial amounts of solid waste during operation relative to the capacity of local infrastructure. Projects developed within the Transit District area would be required to comply with existing solid waste reduction requirements, including applicable federal, State and local solid waste statutes and regulations during operation, including the CALGreen building and State recycling and organic material diversion requirements. Therefore, operation of development within the Transit District area would not generate solid waste in excess of the local infrastructure, and would not impair the attainment of state-level or local waste reduction goals. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in new or more severe impacts than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, this impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 10-34 to 10-35.) Impact UT-5: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would comply with federal, state, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste. During construction and operation associated with development within the Transit District area, development projects would be required to comply with federal, state, and local solid waste standards, such as the California Integrated Waste Management Act, AB 939, the CALGreen Code, AB 341 and AB 1826, SB 1383, and the City of Redwood City C&D Ordinance. As a result of these requirements and oversight, development within the Transit District area would not conflict with applicable waste reduction policies. Therefore, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in new or more severe impacts regarding compliance with solid waste regulations than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. This impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, p.10-36.) Impact UT-6: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would allow for development on previously developed land, and the change in impervious surfaces would be negligible. Further, the added landscaping and conversion of a segment of Hamilton Street from a required street to a potential privately owned, publicly accessible open space would provide additional pervious surfaces. Compliance with SWPPP regulations would be sufficient to address impacts from the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments as they relate to water quality issues as a result of polluted runoff from future ground disturbance. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in new or more severe impacts than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, the impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 10-36 to 10-37.)