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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Redwood City Transit District DTPP Amendments 41 ESA / 202100421.00 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report October 2022 C. Project Alternatives Descriptions Through the environmental review process, the City identified the following three (3) Project alternatives for consideration: No Project Alternative. Under the No Project Alternative, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not be created as a separate sub-area within the DTPP. Instead, the area proposed as the Transit District would remain under the land use controls of the existing DTPP, as it may be amended in the future. There would be no creation of a Transit District-specific development cap for office use or the addition of residential development potential specific to the Transit District area, nor would there be any district-specific circulation improvements or changes in land use controls (development standards) related to building design, building massing, circulation, and parking in the DTPP to support transit-oriented development. The No Project Alternative, unlike the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, would not anticipate space for the envisioned Caltrain improvements. Reduced Development Alternative. Under the Reduced Scale Alternative, an overall lesser amount of allowed office and residential development would be assumed, compared to that with the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments. Like the proposed project, this alternative would consist of amendments to the City’s General Plan and DTPP that would create a Transit District area within the DTPP area focused on transit-oriented development. However, the Reduced Development Alternative would establish an office development cap for the Transit District area of 1.1 million square feet, about two-thirds of the office development cap proposed under the Transit District DTPP Amendments. Under this alternative, the assumed residential development would likewise be about two-thirds of the project proposal, or 750 dwelling units. Like the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, the Reduced Development Alternative would anticipate a relocated and enlarged Caltrain station and tracks as part of a new and relocated Transit Center. Altered Land Use Mix Alternative. This alternative would reduce the amount of office space and increase the number of residential units, compared to what is assumed under the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments. Like the proposed project, this alternative would consist of amendments to the City’s General Plan and DTPP that would create the Transit District area, within the DTPP area focused on transit-oriented development. However, the Altered Land Use Mix Alternative would establish an office development cap for the Transit District area of 800,000 square feet, about half of the office development cap proposed under the Transit District DTPP Amendments. Under the Altered Land Use Mix Alternative, the assumed residential development would be about 36 percent more than with the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, or 1,500 dwelling units. However, with a somewhat greater reduction, compared to the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, in office floor area relative to the increase in residential units, the total square footage of development would be about 15 percent less than with the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments. Like the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, the Altered Land Use Mix Alternative would anticipate a relocated and enlarged Caltrain station and tracks as part of a new and relocated Transit Center. Reduced Office Alternative. Under the Reduced Office Alternative, a lesser amount of allowed office development would be assumed, compared to that with the proposed Transit