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ATTY/RESO.0074/CC RESO 847 WOODSIDE (CEQA) REV: 10-23-24 VR Page 1 of 4 RESOLUTION NO. ____ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DETERMINING THAT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE 847 WOODSIDE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15168 AND SECTION 15183 OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) GUIDELINES WHEREAS, Eden Housing (“Applicant”) submitted an application for an Architectural Permit (AP2023-030), a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map (TM2023-006), State Density Bonus Law concession and waivers, Affordable Housing Plan, and Affordable Housing Land Donation Agreement, for the development of 71 deed restricted affordable units and one manager’s unit at 847 Woodside in Redwood City (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, the Project site has a General Plan Land Use designation of Mixed Use Neighborhood and is located within the Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MUN) Zoning District; and WHEREAS, on February 13, 2023, the City Council of Redwood City adopted Resolution No. 16124, certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report for its Focused General Plan Update to the Housing, Built Environment, Public Safety, Building Community, and Natural Resources & Environmental Justice Elements, State Clearinghouse No. 2022100449 (“GPU EIR”), prepared in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines Section 15168 and adopting CEQA Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and in conjunction, the City Council approved the updated Housing Element and other General Plan updates; and WHEREAS, CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 provides for streamlined environmental review for Projects that are consistent with the development density established by existing zoning, community plan or General Plan Policies for which an Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) was certified, except as might be necessary to examine whether there are Project-specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site; and WHEREAS, CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 specifies that when reviewing a project that meets the requirements of this section, a public agency shall limit its examination of environmental effects to those that the agency determines in an environmental checklist or other analysis; and WHEREAS, a CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 Consistency Checklist (“CEQA Consistency Checklist”), dated September 13, 2024 and attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein, was prepared by the City’s Planning Division, which provides substantial evidence that the Project is within the scope of the GPU EIR; and 16252