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132 A full VMT analysis is not required. This impact would be less than significant. The Housing Component would not generate new or more severe impacts beyond those analyzed in the Focused GPU EIR, and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. c. The Focused GPU EIR found that the implementation of the General Plan updates would not substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature or incompatible uses and the impacts were less than significant. The Housing Component proposes onsite parking to accommodate 74 vehicles. The one level of parking would be on the first floor of the building and accessed via Shasta Street on the northern side of the building (Plan Set, Sheet A100, October 6, 2023). Indoor bike parking (112 spaces for standard bikes and 15 spaces for e-bikes for resident use) would be provided within the first floor of the building (Plan Set, Sheet A002, October 6, 2023). No substantial design hazards or incompatible uses have been identified, and no safety impacts are anticipated. The transportation analysis (p. 4) evaluated the project component driveway design and sight distance for safety concerns. The proposed Shasta Street driveway width is adequate for a two-way driveway, based on Redwood City Zoning Ordinance requirements. The anticipated sight distance that would be provided at the Shasta Street driveway is generally adequate; however, the transportation analysis provided the following recommendations: • The project driveway should be free and clear of any obstructions to optimize sight distance, ensuring that exiting vehicle drivers can see pedestrians coming from either direction on the sidewalk and other vehicles or bicycles traveling on the street. • Any landscaping and signage should be located in such a way to ensure an unobstructed view for drivers exiting the site. • Trees along the project component frontages should be maintained so that they do not impede the vision of existing drivers. • The proposed stormwater planter adjacent to the Shasta Street driveway should be relocated or restricted to a maximum height of three feet from ground level so that it does not obstruct the view of existing drivers. • The project component applicant should coordinate with City staff to stripe red curb equal to one car length to the left of the garage entrance and from the garage entrance to the fire lane so that parked vehicles do not impede the vision of existing drivers. • The first proposed puzzle lift parking module that is closest to the driveway should be programmed so that the open space is the one farthest from the driveway entrance. By locating the open space farthest from the driveway entrance, there would be space for two vehicles to queue onsite while waiting to enter the garage. The modules farthest from the driveway should have the open space farthest away from the wall so that vehicles have room to back out of the lifts. • The puzzle lifts should have sufficient width, depth, and height to accommodate larger vehicles, such as SUVs. Project component compliance with the recommendations contained within the transportation analysis and the City of Redwood City’s Municipal Code requirements would ensure the project component does not substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature or incompatible uses. The Housing Component would not substantially alter traffic patterns, roadway design, place incompatible uses on existing roadways, or create curves, slopes or walls that would impede adequate site distance on a road. Therefore, the Housing Component would have a less than significant impact. No new or more severe impacts on transportation are anticipated in the Focused GPU EIR, and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. d. The Focused GPU EIR found this impact to be less than significant because adequate emergency access would be provided to the development sites. The proposed Housing Component would utilize the existing roadway system. The project component design would be required to comply with all applicable City codes and regulations pertaining to emergency access, as well as fire protection and security. As a condition of approval, the Housing Component applicant must prepare a mandatory construction traffic routing and parking plan (traffic control plan) subject to City review and approval, to ensure that adequate emergency access is maintained during construction. All traffic control for lane closures during construction shall conform to the Work Area Traffic Control Handbook administered by the City. In addition, project plans indicate that access for Fire Department aerial fire apparatus would be provided on the Buckeye Street and Shasta Street sides of the building and partially along the southeast side of the building (Plan Set, Sheet G003, 10/6/2023). As a result of ATTY/RESO.0031/CC RESO CEQA GUIDELINES (901 EL CAMINO REAL) REV: 04-22-25 VR Page 132 of 148