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7.A Attachr rage 53 • Impact 4.15-4: Development allowed by the New General Plan could generate an increase in future demand for water supply that is not anticipated to be fully met by the City's existing and future water supplies. • Impact 4.16-2: The New General Plan would allow for new development to occur in areas that may be subjected to tidal inundation if sea level rises; this could place additional people and structures at elevated risk of exposure to flood hazards associated with long-term sea level rise. Despite these potentially significant impacts, it is the City's considered judgment that the benefits offered by the New General Plan outweigh the potentially adverse effects of these significant impacts. The substantial evidence supporting the following described benefits of the New General Plan can be found in the preceding findings,which are herein incorporated by reference, in the New General Plan itself, and in the record of proceedings as defined in Section II, above. Each overriding consideration set forth below constitutes a separate and independent ground for finding that the benefits of the New General Plan outweigh its potential adverse effects and each such consideration, standing alone, warrants approval of the New General Plan. The proposed New General Plan is intended to guide growth in Redwood City through the first thirty years of the 21St century. Redwood City's population is expected to increase to more than 92,000 persons by 2030, an increase of more than 21%, or more than 16,000 persons over its current population. Growth that occurs haphazardly,without considered planning and forethought, has been demonstrated to result in unsustainable communities that lead to unsustainable lifestyles—'sprawl' development that requires more infrastructure to serve fewer people, puts greater distances between employees and employers thereby increasing commute times, and requires more and more inefficient uses of energy. Redwood City's New General Plan is designed to produce a community that can serve as a model for sustainable growth and sustainable lifestyles and will provide benefits to its residents and neighbors for many years to come. The benefits of the New General Plan include the following: 1. Establishing a plan and a process for sustainable growth that protects the environment and promotes the efficient use of finite resources. A guiding principle of the New General Plan is that it should result in sustainable growth and development that conserves and promotes the efficient use of natural resources and facilitates and encourages healthy lifestyles. The New General Plan contains numerous policies and programs designed to implement this principle, including policies and programs relating to land use and land planning (pp. BE-7 through BE-95), circulation and public infrastructure (BE-97 through BE-159; BE-217 through BE-243), energy and energy conservation (NR-19 through NR-27), natural resources (NR-5 through NR-18, NR-29 through NR-29 through NR-55), recreation and human services (BC-34 through BC-40), health (BC-41 through BC-45), and seniors and child care (BC-57 through BC-68). These policies, among others, are expected to provide substantial and continuing benefits ATTY/RESOIRESO.20551ATTACHMENT1.A 39 1016/10