Reso23-02 0009 PC Reso Adopt CEQA

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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Focused General Plan Update 5 Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 related to substantial adverse cumulative impacts with respect to Air Quality; Impact TR-2 related to conflicts or inconsistency with CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3(b) (Project Generated VMT); and Impact UTIL-6 related to causing substantial adverse cumulative impacts with respect to utilities and service systems. Each of the aforementioned impacts would remain significant and unavoidable even after implementing all feasible mitigation measures. By these Findings, the City Council ratifies and adopts the EIR’s conclusions for all of the following potential environmental impacts, based on the analyses on the referenced pages of the DEIR. A. Findings Regarding Less than Significant Impacts The following potential environmental impacts of the Project were determined to be less than significant and to not require any mitigation measures, as set forth in Chapters 4.1 through 4.20 of the DEIR, as incorporated into the FEIR. The City Council concurs with the conclusions in the DEIR, as incorporated into the FEIR, and makes the following findings with respect to such less than significant impacts. 4.1. Aesthetics Impact AES-1: Implementation of the proposed Project would not have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista. Implementation of the proposed Project would not result in the substantial degradation in the quality, or obstruction of, scenic views available from a recognized scenic vista. The four most notable viewpoints for these scenic vistas are located in the elevated western hillsides, including the Easter Cross, Easter Bowl, Canada College and Edgewood County Park, where views of the Bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains are largely unobscured and are not expected to be affected by the Project. Implementation of the Project would result in housing development on inventory sites within the City, most of which are in areas that currently include urban development. New development associated with the Project could result in taller and more dense development than currently exists at certain locations; however, this new development would be consistent with the existing urban character of the City. Furthermore, existing architectural review procedures adopted by the City allow the City to evaluate development against the adopted General Plan in order to minimize visual and environmental impacts caused by new development and associated utilities. This impact would be less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 4.1-8 to 4.1-9.) Impact AES-2: Implementation of the proposed Project would not substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway. The proposed Project would not damage scenic resources as there are no officially designated scenic highways or highway segments that are eligible for designation as scenic within the City of Redwood City, and there would be no direct impact on scenic highways in San Mateo County. The proposed housing sites associated with the Project are primarily clustered in the eastern portion of the Planning Area, while the closest scenic highway (I-280) is located west of the City. This impact would be less than significant. (Draft EIR, p. 4.1-9)