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<br /> (1) - According to project component plans, the residential building would be 100 percent electric (Plan Sheet PA0.1,
<br />10/27/23).
<br /> (2) - As discussed in item VI, Energy, the project component would be required to comply with current building codes
<br />and standards, as amended by the City and applicable to the project component, including the California Building
<br />Code and California Energy Code, which mandate energy-saving and/or energy-efficient materials and practices. In
<br />addition, the building would be 100 percent electric (Plan Sheet PA0.1, 10/27/23). And the project component would
<br />minimize wasteful or inefficient energy use because of the nature and location of the project component (i.e., proximity
<br />to transit, infill design characteristics), which provide access to nearby transit and local amenities (restaurants, drug
<br />stores, etc.), thereby reducing potentially inefficient transportation use. The project component design includes areas
<br />for future rooftop photovoltaic (“solar ready”) panels (Plan Sheet PA2.6, 10/27/23). Also, as part of a State Density
<br />Bonus request for a parking ratio concession/incentive, the project component proposes to include fewer onsite parking
<br />spaces than required by City standards. The project component would be committed to energy-efficient design and
<br />materials and is in compliance with State and local plan for renewable energy and energy efficiency.
<br /> (3) – As discussed in item XVII, Transportation, the project component meets the City’s VMT screening criteria and
<br />would not require a VMT analysis; the project component’s VMT impact would be less than significant.
<br /> (4) - As discussed in item VI, Energy, all project component onsite parking spaces (e.g., off-street parking) are
<br />proposed to be designated for electric vehicles (Plan Sheet PA5.2, 10/27/23) and would be required by the City to
<br />meet CALGreen standards.
<br /> (5) – As explained in the project component air quality and greenhouse gas analysis, “The project would be in
<br />conformance with the City’s CAP, which is a GHG reduction strategy that meets the State CEQA Guidelines Section
<br />15183.5.” (“847 Woodside Road Affordable Housing Project Air Quality & Greenhouse Gas Assessment;”
<br />Illingworth & Rodkin, Inc.; May 17, 2024, pp. 44-45).
<br /> Based on the BAAQMD-recommended analysis above, and because of the proposed project component’s size and
<br />given that the project component would comply with all applicable State and local regulations and codes related to
<br />energy use and efficiency, and would not result in a significant VMT impact, the project component would not result
<br />in any new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts related to GHG
<br />emissions beyond those impacts already identified in the certified Focused GPU program EIR and there is no new
<br />information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. Project component impacts related to greenhouse gas
<br />emissions would be less than significant.
<br />b. As discussed in item VI, Energy, the proposed project component would be required to comply with City plans and
<br />programs that would promote energy conservation, including, for example, the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) and
<br />amendments to the State Energy Code and the Green Building Standards Code (“CALGreen”). These plans, programs,
<br />and State-required codes, with local amendments, in conjunction with other State and federal requirements for
<br />renewable energy use and energy efficiency, would reduce project component impacts to a less-than-significant level.
<br />The project component would incorporate energy-efficient design and materials to comply with energy efficiency
<br />standards (as further discussed in item VI, Energy). As discussed in item XVII, Transportation, the project would not
<br />result in a significant vehicle miles travelled (VMT) impact.
<br /> Several General Plan policies – especially in the Built Environment, Public Safety, and Natural Resources chapters –
<br />are identified as “sustainability focus” policies and programs, which further the City’s commitment to achieving
<br />address long‐term change, including sustainable environmental and human health conditions promoted through careful
<br />land use planning and development practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize impacts from global
<br />warming such as rising sea levels.
<br /> Because the proposed project component’s relative size and its compliance with applicable State and local building
<br />codes and regulations, and energy efficient design, and lack of a significant VMT impact, the project component
<br />would not result in a new significant impact or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant
<br />impact related to conflicts with plans, policies, and regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions beyond those
<br />impacts already identified in the Focused GPU program EIR and there is no new information of substantial importance
<br />for CEQA purposes.
<br /> The City of Redwood City updated the climate action plan (CAP) (City of Redwood City Climate Action Plan,
<br />November 2020). Similar to the previous CAP, the current CAP includes strategies regarding energy and water;
<br />transportation and land use; and solid waste. It also includes 33 measures, many of them continued from the previous
<br />plan, with new actions related to expansion of energy efficiency and water conservation; incorporation of actions
<br />related to energy efficiency, security, and reliability; and community-oriented actions. As with the 2013 CAP, these
<br />issues are addressed under specific environmental topics in this Consistency Checklist (e.g., hydrology, transportation,
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