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7.A. - Page 37 Redwood City Chapter 2.Environmental Setting Existing Setting The project site includes the 13.65 acre property with the 160,620 square foot(sf� Costco Warehouse and Tire Station,the 12 station fueling center and 745 existing parking stalls.The proposed modifications described in this Addendum No.2 would be located entirely within the project site as described in the 2007 FEIR.The project site has a zoning designation of Industrial Restricted (IR) and a General Plan designation of Commercial-Regional. Fueling centers are permitted in the IR Zone subject to approval of a Use Permit(UP).A UP (UP2005-05) was approved in 2007 for the existing 12-station fueling center based on certification of the 2007 FEIR. In order to consider the whole of the project as would be revised with this Addendum No.2,the analysis in this document considers both the existing condition as of the writing of this document (Summer 2012) as well as those that existed at the time the NOP was issued in 2006 for the Draft EIR. Applicable Plans and Polices As described in the 2007 FEIR,a number of local and regional plans and policies regulate development on the project site.Changes to these plans and policies since the certification of the 2007 FEIR are summarized below. City of Redwood City General Plan The City of Redwood City new General Plan was approved by the City Council of Redwood City on October 11,2010.The new General Plan is a comprehensive and long-range guide to the physical development of Redwood City and also provides guidance regarding lands outside City boundaries that have relationship to the City's planning activities.Goals,policies and programs are outlined in the new General Plan to guide the overall growth,change and governance in Redwood City. The 1991 General Plan designated the eastern portion of the project site (east of Charter Street where the warehouse is currently located) as Light Industrial and the western portion of the project site (west of Charter street,where the proposed modifications to the fueling center would occur) as Heavy Commercial/Office.The Light Industrial land use designation allowed the development of low density,clean industrial operations and was mostly associated with industrial parks or industrial estates predominately engaged in warehousing,research and development.The Heavy Commercial/Office land use designation allowed the development of multi-story retail and office uses. The New General Plan designates the project site as Commercial-Regional.The Commercial-Regional category provides opportunities for general retail,commercial services,restaurants,lodging,vehicle sales and service,commercial recreation,professional offices,medical and financial institutions,and other similar business activities.The Commercial-Regional land use development is mostly associated with large retail centers anchored by one or more major tenants,large stand-alone retail stores,hospitality uses,and automobile dealerships.The parcel to the southeast of the project site is designated Industrial-Light and the area south of the project site is designated Public Facility.The Industrial-Light category provides areas for relatively low-intensity industrial uses.Light industrial activities do not involve substantial truck traffic or outdoor fabrication or assembly,do not produce Addendum No.2 to the Environmental Impact Report for September 2012 the Redwood City Costco Wholesale Project Z-Z ICF 00154.12