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123 from Scott Adams, P.E., West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. [WC3] to William Chui, City of Redwood City, May 18, 2023). According to the Utility Report (Appendix H), 2019 California Fire Code requirements for this type of structure indicate a flow rate of 5,250 gallons per minute (gpm) with a flow duration of four hours (“Utility Report, Residential Building, 920 Shasta Street, Redwood City, CA 94063,” Luk & Associates, June 16, 2023, “Appendix-H: Fire Water Demand Determination”). As noted in the Utility Report (p. 6), “Any deficiency between available water pressure and required water pressure shall be resolved by utilizing a fire pump (or equivalent) to increase the building’s water pressure.” In addition, as a standard condition of approval, the Housing Component must demonstrate, in conformance with the City’s Engineering Standards, that the existing water main meets the domestic and fire flow requirements in accordance with City Code Section 38.26 and the International Fire Code. If the existing water main is not sufficient as determined by the City Engineer, the applicant shall, as part of the Housing Component, construct and install new water mains sufficient to meet these requirements, in accordance with the City’s Engineering Standards and as directed by the City Engineer. Housing Component plans indicate access for Fire Department aerial fire apparatus would be provided along the Shasta Street side of the building and would meet the minimum 26-foot-wide California Fire Code standard for buildings taller than 30 feet. Other access to the building would be via Buckeye Street (20-feet wide) and an 83-foot- long, 20-foot-wide fire lane at the northeast corner of the Housing Component site off of Shasta Street. (Plan Sheet G003, 10/6/23) In addition, the Housing Component applicant has submitted an Alternate Materials and Methods Request (AMMR) to the City addressing a project component Fire Code inconsistency of the open-sided pedestrian walkway related to emergency escape and rescue openings on the podium level. As shown on the Housing Component plans, a portion of the egress court passes beneath the pedestrian walkway. The Housing Component proposes several enhanced fire protection features to the pedestrian walkway for Fire Department review and approval. (Plan Sheet G003, 10/6/23). Completion of the alternate means and methods (AMMR) process and implementation of these enhanced fire protection features, as refined or revised by the Fire Marshal, would be a condition of approval. Police Protection: The Focused GPU program EIR (pp. 4.15-10 and 4.15-11) found that while “increased land use intensity in the Planning Area could increase the frequency of emergency and non-emergency calls to the Redwood City Police Department, as compared with existing conditions” the future development would not be “anticipated to increase demand for police protection to the extent that new facilities would be required.” The Focused GPU EIR (p. 4.15-11) determined that “the construction or expansion of existing police facilities would not be anticipated as a result of the Project [the Focused GPU]. The Housing Component would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered police facilities.” The Focused GPU EIR determined that while new development would incrementally increase demand on police protection services, such demand would be offset by increased property tax revenues which can then be used for the maintenance and/or expansion of police protection facilities and did not anticipate needing to expand existing or build new police facilities as a result of potential population and land use intensity increases from the Focused General Plan Update. The GPU EIR anticipated the growth from the Focused General Plan Update, and it is not anticipated that a new residential project comprising 100 units would result in demand on police services beyond what was anticipated in the GPU EIR and necessitate the construction of a new police facility. No new or physically altered police facilities or need for new or physically altered police facilities have been identified due to the Housing Component. Schools: The Focused GPU program EIR (pp. 4.15-11 and 4.15-12) determined that future development facilitated by the Focused GPU “would result in increased residential building area and a higher population in the Planning Area,” and concluded that because “new development in the Planning Area would be required to pay Development Impact Fees and any school facility updates or expansions would be required to undergo environmental review as part of the development review process, impacts related to the need for new school facilities as a result of the proposed Project would be less than significant.” The Housing Component consists of a new residential building and would be required to pay Development Impact Fees as applicable. As such, no new or physically altered school facilities or need for new or physically altered school facilities have been identified due to the Housing Component. Parks: The Focused GPU program EIR (pp. 4.16-16) determined that while the Focused GPU does not propose the construction or expansion of recreational facilities, “Should open space/recreation improvements associated with development under the [Focused GPU] Project be proposed, these improvements would mostly likely take place on already developed or previously developed property and/or would create little or no additional impacts within other issue areas (e.g., noise, air quality, traffic).” The Focused GPU EIR (p. 4.16-15) concluded that “future development of public parks in the Planning Area plus individual project payment of City adopted park in-lieu fees and/or dedication ATTY/RESO.0031/CC RESO CEQA GUIDELINES (901 EL CAMINO REAL) REV: 04-22-25 VR Page 123 of 148