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 54 Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 With regard to tribal cultural resources, compliance with existing regulations would ensure that potential impact would be reduced both for the Project and the RHNA +15% Residential Buffer Alternative; therefore, this alternative would result in a similar less-than-significant impact when compared to the Project. With regard to utilities and service systems, the Project will have a less-than-significant impacts related to sewer/wastewater treatment, storm drainage, and other utility services, and would not require nor result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment of storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunication facilities. The Project will not have an impact on water supply. The Project would also not generate solid waste in excess of State or local standards nor in excess of local infrastructure capacity, would not impair attaining solid waste reduction goals, and would comply with federal, state, and local solid waste management/reduction statutes and regulations. Given that the RHNA +15% Residential Buffer Alternative has a decrease in residential development potential, the demand for utilities and their service systems would be reduced as well. This alternative would result in fewer impacts than the Project and the potential for impact would remain less than significant. With regard to wildfire impacts, existing General Plan policies, including identifying special on-site fire protection measures during project review, would continue to apply, thus providing the same level of protection as the Project. This Alternative would result in reduced less- than-significant impacts than the Project due to the decreased development potential. The RHNA +15% Residential Buffer Alternative would meet many of the City’s objectives for the proposed Project but not meet them as fully as the Project, in that it would: – accommodate a buffer of 15 percent, consistent with the HCD recommended buffer between 15 and 30 percent to ensure there is no net loss of lower-income units. However, the Project provides more opportunity for housing, thus the RHNA +15% Alternative supports the objective but not as well as the Project; and – provide for housing opportunities throughout Redwood City including areas close to services, transit, jobs, and in high opportunity residential neighborhoods. However, the Project provides more opportunity for housing, and thus the RHNA +15% Alternative supports the objective but not as well as the Project; The RHNA +15% Residential Buffer Alternative would meet and/or support many of the City’s objectives for the proposed Project equally well: – meet the objective promoting healthy neighborhoods; – support the equity, fair housing, and inclusivity objectives; – supports the safety objective; – meet the adaptive and resilient communities objective; and – meet the conformance with regulatory requirements objective.