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117 Commercial Component would not result in new or more severe impacts with respect to displacement than identified in the EIR/SEIR and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. CONCLUSION With regards to the issue area of Population and Housing, the following findings can be made: (1) no peculiar impacts to the Commercial Component or its site have been identified, (2) there are no potentially significant effect or off-site and/or cumulative impacts which were not discussed by the EIR/SEIR, (3) no substantial new information has been identified which results in an impact which is more severe than anticipated by the EIR/SEIR, and (4) no mitigation measures contained within the EIR/SEIR would be required because the Commercial Component specific impacts would be less than significant. For these reasons, the population and housing impacts of the Commercial component would be consistent with the impacts identified in the EIR/SEIR and this component does not require additional environmental review under CEQA Guidelines section 15183. Housing Component: a. Development within the City has already been contemplated in and is consistent with the adopted Redwood City General Plan as amended by the Focused GPU, which updated the Housing Element of the General Plan for the 6th RHNA cycle (2023-2031), consistent with State planning law. The Focused GPU program EIR evaluated the potential impacts related to growth resulting from implementation of the Focused GPU and determined that no significant adverse growth-inducing impacts were anticipated from the Focused GPU or from individual development projects occurring consistent with the Focused GPU (see Focused GPU program EIR Chapter 14, Population and Housing and EIR p. 6-1, “6.1 Growth-Inducing Effects”). The Focused GPU program EIR analysis (p. 4.14-7) also explained that the City’s development growth projections associated with the Focused GPU, including the future population, employment, and housing projections, would be consistent regional planning (Plan Bay Area 2050). The Housing Component is consistent with the Housing Element of the General Plan, including the density allowable when taking into account state Density Bonus Laws. As a result, no additional population/housing impacts – either direct or induced – are anticipated. The Housing Component is also consistent with General Plan Goal BE-13: “Enhance the Woodside Road Corridor as an attractive residential boulevard with walkable mixed‐use neighborhood centers, a pedestrian and transit‐oriented character, and consistent design elements that unify its image.” Therefore, because the proposed Housing Component is in compliance with all General Plan goals and policies relevant to population growth and is consistent with relevant regional plans, no additional population/housing impacts are anticipated. Therefore, the Housing Component would not result in new or more severe impacts with respect to population growth than identified in the EIR/SEIR and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. b. The Focused GPU program EIR (p. 4.14-8) concluded that the Focused GPU, and projects facilitated by it, would not result in significant housing displacement impacts; to the contrary, as one of the main purposes of the Focused GPU is to implement the City’s housing policies for the 6th RHNA cycle (2023-2031), the Focused GPU would represent a beneficial impact related to housing by facilitating the development of additional housing throughout the City. The project component site currently contains two residential units and, therefore, the Housing Component is subject to a relocation plan for the two residential unit. However, the Housing Component would provide 100 new residential units (including a market rate on-site manager’s unit) - all of which would be “affordable” as defined by State Housing Law. Also, the City requires the implementation of a relocation plan per the City’s standard development review process and implementation of that relocation plan is a condition of approval. As a result, the Housing Component applicant would provide relocation benefits, to the extent applicable, and no significant housing displacement impacts would occur. Therefore, the Housing Component would not result in new or more severe impacts with respect to displacement than identified in the Focused GPU EIR, and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. CONCLUSION With regards to the issue area of Population and Housing, the following findings can be made: (1) no peculiar impacts to the Housing Component or its site have been identified, (2) there are no potentially significant effects or off-site and/or cumulative impacts which were not discussed by the Focused GPU EIR, (3) no substantial new information has been identified which results in an impact which is more severe than anticipated by the Focused GPU EIR, and (4) no mitigation measures contained within the Focused GPU EIR would be required because the Housing ATTY/RESO.0031/CC RESO CEQA GUIDELINES (901 EL CAMINO REAL) REV: 04-22-25 VR Page 117 of 148