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-9- 8.A. - Page 98 rescinding the approvals related to the Finger Avenue Project, the Cify agreed to prepare an environmental impact report {EIR) #o ar�a�yze the related er�vironmental impacts associated with the Finger Avenue Project. The Settlement Agreement stipulated the foflowing topical areas for evafuation in the EfR: Topical areas for evaluation consistent wifh the Settlement Ag►�eemenf: • Aesthetics • Cultural Resot�rces • Cordi�leras Creek impacfs relating to stormwater runoff, geolo�y, water quality, biofogy, erasion and bank stability (including impacts to the poter�#ia! restoratian of tF�e creek related to the City's alFowance of de�elopment within 25 feet of fihe creek bank pursuanf to section 32.'12 af the City's Mur�icipal Code) • Traffic satefy • Parking, and • �and uselneighborhood compa#ibility The Pa�ies f�rti�er agreed that the 2008 �nitia! Study associated with the Mitigated Negative Decfaration (MND) suffici�ntly e�aluated the Project's remaining poterrtial impacts and so the EIR need not eva�uate potential irnpacts other than those listed above. The Settlemer�t Agreement also stipulated the minimum range of project alternatives to be considered in the eRVironmerttal rerriew for the Project, designed to be potentially feasible and to meet most project objectives. The parties a�reed that the alternatives provided below constitute a reasonable range of alternatives to the Project pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15126.fi. The parties aiso agreed that fhe City as lead agency retained its discretron to de#ermine whether additional EIR a!#ernatives would be evalr�ated. Project Alternatives for evaluation consistenf wifh Settlement Agreement: 4. The no project alterr�ative required under CEQA; 2. Devefopment on the Project site oonsistir�g of tour or five single-family dweUings plus accessory dwellings as allowed under the existing R-1 (Residential Single- Famify} District zoning standards without a Planned Development Permit or Use Permit; and 3. De�elopment on the Projec# site with a Planned Development Permit under Article 46 of the Redwood City Zoning Code that ir�cludes res�dences set bac�c a minfmum of 2� feet from fhe top of the bank of Cordifleras Creek (as "top of bank" is defined in Article 2 of the City's Zoning Code}, a private roadway designed to Cify standards with a si�gle entrance or�to Finger Avenue, and rear and side setbacks compliant with R-1 District standards where the Project parce! directly ad�oin parcels in the existing neighborhood. From January 25, 201'� through February 23, 2011 the City held a public review period on the Notice of Preparation (IVOP) for the Project EIR. The City mailed, published and posted the NOP on its website to notify responsible agencies of the State Office of Plan�ing and Research, a�l parties to the Settlement Agreement and surrounding property owners that an EIR would be prepared for the Finger Project in accordance with the stipuiated judgment of the Superior Court for the County of San Mateo. �