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 9 Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 The proposed Project would not cause a substantial adverse change in because future development associated with implementation of the proposed Project would be required to comply with current standards for development and policies within the General Plan that support the preservation or rehabilitation/restoration of identified historic resources and provide for the protection of such resources. Additionally, as site-specific developments are proposed, individual projects within the Planning Area would be required to undergo project-specific environmental review. If project-level significant impacts to historic resources are identified, project-site specific mitigation would be applied as part of this separate environmental review to reduce potentially significant impacts related to historic resources, as required under CEQA. Implementation of adopted General Plan goals and policies, site-specific environmental review, as well as the existing preservation guidelines in the City’s Municipal Code, would ensure potential impacts to historic resources would be less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 4.5-12 to 4.5-13) 4.6. Energy Impact Energy-1: The proposed Project would generate energy usage, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment. Energy consumption related to proposed Project operations would include transportation energy demands and facilities energy demands (energy consumed by building operations and site maintenance activities). The City of Redwood City is an urbanized area, and the proposed Project would increase residential density in areas with existing transit stops. The proposed Project does not propose uses or operations that would inherently result in excessive and wasteful vehicle trips and VMT nor associated excess and wasteful vehicle energy consumption. Therefore, as fuel consumption would be reduced from the implementation of the Project, fuel consumption would be insignificant in comparison to the State’s demand. Therefore, Project transportation energy consumption would not be considered inefficient, wasteful, or otherwise unnecessary. Building operation and site maintenance (including landscape maintenance) from future projects associated with the Project would result in the consumption of electricity and natural gas (provided by PG&E). Operation of the proposed Project would involve the use of energy for heating, cooling and equipment operation. However, these facilities would comply with all applicable California Energy Efficiency Standards and current CALGreen Standards. The proposed Project would result in a reduction in energy usage per capita and therefore this impact would be less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 4.6-13 to 4.6-15) Impact Energy-2: The proposed Project would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purposes of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. The proposed Project would not conflict with federal transportation regulations because the City of Redwood City is located in an already developed area with existing roads. The City is not planning for intermodal facilities in the Planning Area, and therefore the proposed Project would not interfere with or otherwise obstruct intermodal transportation plans or projects that may be proposed pursuant to the ISTEA. All future projects within the Planning Area are required to comply with the California Green Building Standard Code requirements for energy efficient buildings and appliances, as well as utility energy efficiency programs implemented by PG&E, and therefore the proposed Project would not conflict with the State’s Energy Plan and Title 24 CCR energy efficiency standards. In addition, all future housing will be required to comply with the City’s REACH Codes, which require projects to be fully electric with limited exceptions. Finally,