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1 CEQA GUIDELINES §15183 CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST 901 El Camino Real and 920 Shasta Street Downtown Precise Plan Consistency Evaluation Focused General Plan Update Consistency Evaluation Introduction and Purpose The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15183(a) 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.” A project is consistent with zoning, a community plan, or a general plan if: (1) the density of the proposed project is the same or less than the standard expressed for the involved parcel in the general plan for which an EIR has been certified, and (2) the project complies with the density-related standards contained in that plan (CEQA Guidelines section 15183(i)(2)). Density standards are expressed in various ways, including based on the number of people in a given area, floor area ratio, and other measures of building intensity, building height, and size limitations and use restrictions. (Governor's Office of Planning and Research, 2017) CEQA Guidelines section 15183(c) further states that “If an impact is not peculiar to the parcel or to the project, has been addressed as a significant effect in the prior EIR, or can be substantially mitigated by the imposition of uniformly applied development policies or standards, then an EIR need not be prepared for the project solely on the basis of that impact.” An impact is not peculiar if uniformly applied development standards or procedures have been previously adopted by the City or County with a finding that the development standards or procedures will substantially mitigate that environmental impact. (CEQA Guidelines §15183(f)). The finding shall be based on substantial evidence which does not need to be addressed in an EIR and such uniformly adopted policies or procedures do not need to be included in the general plan or any community plan. (Id.). Given the above, the analysis contained in this Consistency Checklist evaluates whether the project’s impacts fall within one of the section 15183(b) categories, thereby triggering the need for an additional EIR or other environmental document. 1.Project Title 901 El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063 920 Shasta Street, Redwood City, CA 94063 2.Lead Agency Name and Address City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA 94063 EXHIBIT A ATTY/RESO.0028/CC RESO CEQA GUIDLINES (920 SHASTA) - EXHIBIT A REV: 04-22-25 VR Page 1 of 148