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 23 ESA / 202100421.00 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report October 2022 17. Cumulative Impacts Impact C-LU-1: The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, in combination with past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects would not result in cumulative impacts on land use and planning. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, in conjunction with other cumulative development within the vicinity, would not divide an established community and the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in any increase in the physical barrier that results from the existing Caltrain tracks, while cumulative development, particularly if it were to include grade separation of the Caltrain tracks, would decrease the existing physical barrier in Downtown Redwood City. In addition, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, together with related cumulative projects, would include high-density residential, commercial, and transit- oriented development concentrated in a Transit Priority Area that would implement the transit- oriented development policies and would not conflict with plans adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. There would be no new or more severe cumulative impact than the impact identified in the DTPP Final EIR. The cumulative impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 17-5 to 17-7.) Impact C-PH-1: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, in combination with past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects, would have a less than significant cumulative impact on population and housing. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not induce population growth beyond that already planned, and would not directly displace housing or necessitate the construction of replacement housing outside of the proposed Transit District because the Transit District area does not currently contain any dwelling units or office space; thus, no direct displacement would occur. Therefore, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in new or more severe cumulative impacts related to growth inducement or displacement of housing and people than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. The cumulative impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 17-8 to 17-9.) Impact C-AE-1: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, in combination with past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects, would not result in a significant impact related to aesthetics, light, glare, or shadow. Development of cumulative transportation projects (e.g., Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project, relocation and expansion of the Caltrain station, and potential future Caltrain grade separation) would not change maximum allowable building heights or introduce tall or bulky features that would obstruct scenic vistas from public vantage points, conflict with regulations governing scenic quality, or combine with the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments to result in light and glare, or shadow impacts. In addition, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would contribute to a “mounding” of buildings concentrated near the center of Downtown which would be seen as beneficial, and therefore would not result in significant