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<br />recently adopted version of the CALGreen Tier 2 EV requirements would still apply to the proposed project
<br />component and shall be required as a condition of project approval.
<br /> A limited amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions would occur during demolition and construction activities,
<br />which are expected to last approximately 28 months. Construction emissions from the Commercial Component would
<br />be subject to standard City requirements and BAAQMD-recommended procedures to minimize construction period
<br />air emissions (e.g., properly tuned equipment subject to onsite monitoring, idling time limits). Therefore, construction
<br />emissions would be temporary and would not significantly contribute to regional GHG levels.
<br /> The Commercial Component would produce GHG emissions through vehicle trips, use of the commercial building,
<br />and other associated uses as well as indirect GHG emissions from offsite sources such as water conveyance and
<br />utilities. As discussed in item VI, Energy, the Commercial Component would be required to comply with current
<br />building codes and standards, as amended by the City and applicable to this component, including the California
<br />Building Code and California Energy Code, which mandate energy-saving and/or energy-efficient materials and
<br />practices. In addition, the Commercial Component would also incorporate use of energy efficient equipment,
<br />techniques, and materials, as further discussed in item VI, Energy, including designing the building to meet the LEED
<br />Gold certification. And as discussed in item XVII, Transportation, this component would not result in a significant
<br />vehicle miles travelled (VMT) impact. Based on Commercial Component’s compliance with State and local plans
<br />related to energy efficiency and the project’s commitments to energy-efficient design and materials, potential impacts
<br />of the project related energy use would be less than significant.
<br /> Because the Commercial Component would comply with all applicable State and local regulations and codes related
<br />to energy use and efficiency, and would not result in a significant VMT impact, this component would not result in
<br />any new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts related
<br />to GHG emissions beyond those impacts already identified in the certified DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program
<br />SEIR and adopted Statement of Overriding Considerations. The Commercial Component’s impacts related to
<br />greenhouse gas emissions would be less than significant. As a result, the Commercial Component would be consistent
<br />with the analysis in the EIR/SEIR. It would not create new impacts or increase impacts, and there is no new information
<br />of substantial importance for CEQA purposes.
<br />b. As discussed in the DTPP program EIR (Chapter 13), the DTPP project area is located in an area designated by the
<br />Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) as a “Priority Development Area” and projects developed under the
<br />DTPP would help accommodate anticipated growth as part of the regional Sustainable Communities Strategy for
<br />reducing GHG emissions. In addition, as noted in the DTPP program EIR, the City of Redwood City officially adopted
<br />its first Climate Action Plan (CAP) in April 2013. This CAP included 15 key quantifiable measures to help the City
<br />meet the State-recommended target reductions in GHG emissions by implementing actions related to renewable
<br />energy; smart growth development (such as the DTPP); residential, commercial, and City energy efficiency programs;
<br />solid waste diversion; water conservation; and parking management.
<br /> The DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR (pp. 13-40 through 13-45) included description of the current
<br />plans, policies, and regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and explained that the DTPP Plan-Wide
<br />Amendments project would be substantially consistent with and would not conflict with the CARB 2017 Scoping Plan
<br />Update, SB 32, and EO S-3-05; Plan Bay Area 2040; the Redwood City Climate Action Plan (2030); and the
<br />CALGreen Code (with City of Redwood City Reach Code amendments). The DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments
<br />program SEIR included Mitigation Measure CC-1 to reduce impacts related to conflicts with these plans, policies, and
<br />regulations but explained that because there would be no certainty that future projects under the DTPP Plan-Wide
<br />Amendments project would be able to fully meet the “all electric” requirements of the CALGreen Code (with City
<br />Reach Code amendments) due to uncertainty of future projects that may be granted an exception, as provided by the
<br />Reach Codes, this impact would be considered significant and unavoidable, even with mitigation. The City Council
<br />of Redwood City concluded that the environmental, social, economic, and other benefits of the DTPP override the
<br />significant adverse impacts due to conflicts with plans, policies, and regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
<br />and adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations to that effect.
<br /> As discussed in item VI, Energy, of this checklist, the Commercial Component would be required to comply with
<br />current building codes and standards, as amended by the City and applicable to the project component, including the
<br />California Building Code and California Energy Code, which mandate energy-saving and/or energy-efficient materials
<br />and practices. The Commercial Component would also incorporate energy-efficient design and materials to comply
<br />with energy efficiency standards (as further discussed in item VI, Energy of this Checklist, including designing the
<br />building to meet the LEED Gold certification). Because of the proposed Commercial Component’s relative size and
<br />its compliance with applicable State and local building codes and regulations, and energy efficient design, and lack of
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