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Land Use and Planning Consultant will conduct the following tasks: • Describe existing land uses, intensities, and patterns in the vicinity of the project site and the compatibility of the proposed land uses and zoning with current development. • Describe the proposed project's potential to divide an established community. • Evaluate any potential conflicts between the proposed and current land uses that would result in environmental impacts. These conflicts could include a use that would create a nuisance for adjacent properties or result in incompatibility with surrounding land uses, such as differences in the physical scale of development, noise levels, traffic levels, or hours of operation. • Evaluate the extent to which adopted City development standards or proposed design standards would eliminate or minimize potential conflicts within the proposed project site, resulting in environmental impacts. The Redwood City General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable plans will be examined and the proposed project's consistency with applicable portions of these plans will be described. Mineral Resources Consultant will describe existing conditions at the project site and identify the mineral resources zone classification for soils at the site. It is anticipated that the site does not contain significant mineral resources and that the discussion will be brief. Noise Consultant will complete the following tasks: • Summarize the existing noise environment for the project area and related environmental noise impacts. The analysis will provide existing conditions information and relevant background information, including noise fundamentals, descriptors, and applicable federal, state, and the Redwood City General Plan Noise Element. • Existing noise conditions will be quantified through ambient noise measurements consisting of a maximum of two site visits and the measurement of on-site and off-site ambient noise levels (up to four short-term (i.e., 15-minute] with vehicle counts and one long-term [i.e., 24-hour]). All monitoring locations will be approved by the City. • Assess the potential short-term, construction-related exterior and interior noise impacts (e.g., on-site heavy-duty equipment) with respect to nearby noise- sensitive receivers. Project-generated noise levels at these receivers will be quantified using the reference noise measurement data along with standard noise modeling practices (e.g., combined construction noise level, acceptable assumptions regarding exterior-to-interior noise reduction due to building fa�ade). • Quantify potential transportation noise source increases (e.g., increased traffic along Broadway) generated by the proposed project. Traffic noise modeling will be based on average daily traffic (ADT) volumes obtained from the ATTY/AGR/2012.154/24 HOUR CONTRACT/ATKINS NORTH AMERICA REV:09-19-12 JS Page 16 of 26