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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act
<br />Focused General Plan Update 23
<br />Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023
<br />encumbrances would ensure that impacts on parks and recreational facilities would be less than
<br />significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 4.16-13 to 4.16-15)
<br />Impact REC-2: The proposed Project does not include recreational facilities or require the
<br />construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical
<br />effect on the environment.
<br />The Project does not propose the construction or expansion of recreational facilities.
<br />Should open space/recreation improvements associated with development under the Project be
<br />proposed, these improvements would mostly likely take place on already developed or previously
<br />developed property and/or would create little or no additional impacts within other issue areas (e.g.,
<br />noise, air quality, traffic). Further, any environmental issues associated with the discretionary, non-
<br />exempt construction of potential new facilities would be subject to environmental review on a
<br />project-by-project basis pursuant to CEQA. Through the routine planning and environmental
<br />impact assessment process, significant environmental impacts that might result from park or
<br />recreational facility development would be evaluated, and potential mitigation measures would be
<br />identified. Therefore, because the Project does not include construction or expansion of recreational
<br />facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment, and this impact would
<br />be less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 4.16-15 to 4.16-16)
<br />4.17. Transportation
<br />Impact TR-1: The proposed Project would not conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or
<br />policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadways, bicycle, and pedestrian
<br />facilities.
<br />The Circulation Element of the General Plan (2010), and multimodal plans and programs
<br />in RWCmoves (2018) and RWC Walk Bike Thrive (June 2022), support the buildout of the
<br />proposed Project. Future subsequent infrastructure improvements, including any new roadway,
<br />bicycle, pedestrian, and transit improvements, and development sites proposed under the Project
<br />would be subject to review and designed in accordance with all applicable City guidelines,
<br />standards, and specifications related to transit, roadway, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities and
<br />services as included in the Redwood City General Plan (2010), RWCmoves (2018), RWC Walk
<br />Bike Thrive (June 2022), San Mateo Countywide Transportation Plan 2040 (2017), and the San
<br />Mateo County Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (2021). In addition, the City requires
<br />the preparation of a local transportation analysis to evaluate individual projects against the goals,
<br />policies, and actions in the General Plan and RWCmoves, as well as identify any existing or planned
<br />transit, roadway, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities that may be affected by the project.
<br />Development facilitated by the proposed Project would be subject to all applicable City
<br />guidelines, standards, and specifications, and therefore the Project would not conflict with adopted
<br />goals, policies, plans or programs for transit, roadway, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities. Therefore,
<br />the proposed Project would not result in a conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy
<br />addressing the circulation system, and this would be less than significant impact. (Draft EIR, pp.
<br />4.17-34 to 4.17-35)
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