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spaces. The Redevelopment EIR indicated that additional development after the 20-year time frame would depend on the land use policies of the future Redwood City General Plan. The Redevelopment EIR evaluated the following environmental issues: land use, visual quality, population, housing, employment, traffic, public services and utilities, noise, air quality, and cultural resources. The EIR concluded that significant impacts would occur for all of these resource issues. The Redevelopment EIR also evaluated three alternatives including the No Project Alternative, the Reduced Amendment Area Alternative, and the Enlarged Amendment Area Alternative. The No Project Alternative would not have expanded the redevelopment boundaries and no revenues from new projects developed in the redevelopment area would have been received by the Agency. The Reduced Amendment Area Alternative would have reduced the 680-acre amendment area, although a specific reduced size was not identified, and the Enlarged Amendment Area Alternative would have increased the amendment area, although a specific size increase was not identified. The Redevelopment EIR concluded that the No Project Alternative was the environmentally superior alternative although it would not have achieved the basic redevelopment objectives of the Second Amendment and thus was not adopted by the City. FRANKLIN STREET AREA PLAN EIR Redevelopment of the Project Site was again evaluated in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Franklin Street Area Plan and Rezoning prepared for the City of Redwood City (the "City") by LCP Associates in March 1996 ("Franklin Street Area Plan EIR"). On June 6, 1994, the City Council accepted the general development concepts contained in the Franklin Street Area Plan. On March 19, 1996, the City Planning Commission certified the Franklin Street Area Plan EIR. - The Franklin Street Area Plan EIR evaluated redevelopment of the 25-acre Franklin Street Area located entirely within and consistent with the Second Amendment that is bounded by E1 Camino Real on the west, Jefferson Avenue on the north, Middlefield Road along the east, and Maple Street on the south. The EIR evaluated the following environmental issues: land use/zoning, traffic, circulation, parking, public facilities, visual resources, noise, and pollution and hazardous materials. The EIR concluded that significant impacts would occur for land use, public facilities, visual resources, and pollution and hazardous materials. The EIR also evaluated three alternatives including the No Project Alternative, the Less Intense Alternative, and the More Intense Alternative. The No Project Alternative assumed that the Area Plan and Rezoning would not have been implemented and the properties would have remained in their present state or could have been developed or redeveloped under the current zoning regulations. The Less Intensive Alternative assumed a reduction of approximately one-third in development potential. This would have included approximately 335 new dwelling units, approximately 23,000 square feet of new resident-serving commercial land uses, and no expansion of public or historic uses. The More Intense Alternative assumed an increase of approximately one-third in development potential. This would have included approximately 665 new dwelling units, approximately 47,000 square feet of new resident-serving commercial land uses, and additional expansion of public and historic uses. The Franklin Street Area Plan EIR concluded that implementation of the Area Plan would be the environmentally superior alternative because it would most effectively achieve the City's overall goals and policies for the area. Because the Franklin Street Area Plan was identified as the environmentally superior alternative, it was adopted by the City. FRANKLIN STREET PROJECT -2- Findings RD99-21