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1.O lntroduction and Stateme�7.A. - Page 122 1.0 Introduction and Staternent of Pur ose p The City of Redwood City, as Lead Agency, has authorized preparation of this Addendum to the Final Program Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the New General Plan for Redwood City (State Clearinghouse No. 2010052034). This Addendum considers the Mixed Use Corridor District Zoning Ordinance Amendment, which includes a new section (Article 53) in the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 1130 of the Redwood City Municipal Code), amendments to four existing Zoning Ordinance Articles: Article 30 — Off-Street Parking and Loading; Article 33 — Nonconforming Lots, Uses, Structures, and Parking; Article 2 — Definitions; Article 3 — Designation of Districts; and amendments to the Redwood City official Zoning Map. The Mixed Use Corridor District Zoning Ordinance Amendment is referred to herein in as the "MUC Zoning Amendment." The MUC Zoning Amendment is a subsequent activity within the scope of the project covered in the Program FEIR for the New General Plan. The purpose of this Addendum is to demonstrate and find that the proposed MUC Zoning Amendment was subject to prior environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA (California Public Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq.), and the CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Section 15000 et seq.), and that no change in circumstances has occurred with respect to the project (FEIR and MUC Zoning Amendment) or the environment affected by the project that would alter prior environmental findings, conclusions, or mitigation measures. 1.1 Back round g On October 11, 2010, the City Council of Redwood City certified the FEIR for the New General Plan for Redwood City and adopted by resolution a comprehensive update of the Redwood City General Plan. The City Council then initiated the drafting of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and other measures to implement the General Plan, including the completion and revision of documents, procedures, and policies. With regard to Zoning Ordinance amendments, the General Plan outlined priorities to implement targeted land use policy. A General Plan implementation program states that the City will utilize a phased approach to drafting Zoning Amendments to implement new General Plan designations. The phased approach allows for quick implementation and ensures that priority development areas are provided with implementing zoning expediently. The General Plan prioritized Zoning Ordinance Amendments for the Mixed Use - Downtown General Plan land use designation, followed by the Mixed Use - Corridor General Plan land use designation and other mixed use land use designations. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to implement these General Plan land use designations must be implemented first (within one year of adoption of the General Plan). The Mixed Use - Downtown General Plan land use designation is implemented through the recently adopted Downtown Precise Plan. An EIR was prepared and certified for the Downtown Precise Plan on January 24, 2011. Following adoption of the Downtown Precise Plan, the City then proceeded with the drafting of a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to implement the Mixed Use - Corridor General Plan land use designation. The City prepared the new Draft Mixed Use Corridor District Zoning Ordinance Amendment in compliance with policies and implementation measures specified in the General Plan. The Planning Commission and City Council will conduct public hearings on and consider the Draft Mixed Use Corridor District Zoning Ordinance Amendment dated May 2011, thereby accomplishing a key implementation action called for by the General Plan. The General Plan FEIR assessed the potential environmental effects of the adoption and long-term implementation of the General Plan, specifically including all policies and implementation programs such as updates to the Zoning Ordinance to implement the General Plan. As a program EIR, the General Plan FEIR expressly contemplates serving as the environmental document for subsequent actions called for under the General Plan, including the rezoning of property. As such, the FEIR covers this subsequent update of the City's zoning regulations (the proposed MUC Zoning Amendment), including revisions to the City's zoning map and text, to implement new General Plan land use designations and accomplish Redwood City Mixed Use Corridor District 1 Addendum to General Plan FEIR Zoning Ordinance Amendment