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7A Page 40 As described above, the project is a proposed code amendment to Article 6, R~2 (Residential Duplex) Zoning District of the City of Redwood City Zoning Ordinance. The existing wording of the ordinance does not specify development regulations as it relates to unit increments for lots larger than 10,000 square feet. The City has been permitting development projects on lots larger than 10,000 square feet in the R~2 district for many decades, and determining the permitted density based on an interpretation of the existing ordinance. The proposed text amendment specifies three development options for sites greater than 10,000 square feet, which could include detached single-family homes, duplexes (two units attached, one owner), attached "duef' homes (two units attached, different owners), or multi~family (three or more units attached, either single or multiple owners). These three scenarios propose three different minimum lot sizes for increments beyond 10,000 square feet. All three scenarios have been analyzed and, based on this analysis, the City has determined that the proposed ordinance amendment is not expected to result in or allow new development in excess of what the City would expect under the existing ordinance; if any of the three options is approved I the amendment would either permit less dense development than the City would anticipate under its existing interpretation of the ordinance and its existing practice with respect to its implementation of the existing ordinance, or an equal amount of development; in no event, however, would the City expect the proposed amendment to allow more dense development of lots larger than 10,000 square feet The project does not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levelsl threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory. The Initial Study has determined that any of the three scenarios to be incorporated into the amendment, is in compliance with the applicable land use policies and zoning requirements of the City of Redwood City as stated in the City's adopted General Plan and Zoning Ordinance and will not conflict with the land use pattern of the area nor surrounding areas. The Initial Study has analyzed maps, technical data, airport plans and related information and has concluded that the project will result in no potentially significant impacts to the soils, hydrology, drainage patterns, utilities, noise levels, and traffic circulation and parking standards of the R-2 zoning districts or surrounding land uses. In addition, the Initial Study has concluded that the project will have no significant impacts to biology, air quality, cultural resourcesl or any additional environmental area of potential concern or significance. The project does not have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable. The proposed project would result in the development of up to 213 residential units dispersed in several existing residential neighborhoods. This amount of development has been anticipated by the City's General Plan. The proposed project would not result in environmental effects that would cause direct or indirect adverse effects on human beings. Development would be limited to residential use, consistent with surrounding neighborhoods. Although the project itself would not result in any new development or construction, the slight increase in residential construction that could ensue pursuant to the proposed R-2 amendment could have impacts such as air quality and noise during construction. Any such construction would be preceded by the issuance of a PO Permit and accompanied by the requisite CEQA compliance. In addition, as a condition of any PO Permit, the City would require the incorporation of standard conditions for air quality, noise, and other potential impacts to ensure construction impacts will remain at a less-than-significant level. 3i1 City of Redwood City, Planning, Housing and Economic Development Department