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6.4.A. - Page 92 2.0 Project Description 1.0 Introduction and Statement of Purpose 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 multiple Zoning Ordinance Amendments drafted to implement New General Plan policy direction. The Zoning Ordinance is Ordinance No. 1130 of the Redwood City Municipal Code. Proposed amendments include three new sections of the Zoning Ordinance and multiple amendments to existing sections. Amendments representing the new sections of the Zoning Ordinance include: • Mixed Use Neighborhood District Zoning Ordinance Amendment (Article 54) • Mixed Use Live/UVork District Zoning Ordinance Amendment (Article 54) • Light Industrial Incubator District Zoning Ordinance Amendment (Article 17A) Two existing Sections of the Zoning Ordinance, Article 29: Commercial Office District and Article 16: Commercial Professional District, were updated to implement General Plan land use policy with regard to the Commercial Office Professional/Technology General Plan land use designation. Amendments to existing Zoning Ordinance Articles related to specific uses or development standards include: Article 30: Parking (parking standards for new zoning districts), Article 31: Special Uses and Provisions (introduction of a new special uses -- hotels and assisted living facilities), and Article 3: Designation of Districts (to reference new zoning districts). Amendments also include changes to the Redwood City official Zoning Map. These multiple Zoning Ordinance Amendments are referred to herein in as the "Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Amendment." The Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance 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 Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance 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 Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment) or the environment affected by the project that would alter prior environmental findings, conclusions, or mitigation measures. 1.1 Background 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. The General Plan directed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to implement these General Plan land use designations first (within one year of adoption of the General Plan). The Mixed Use- Downtown General Plan land use designation was 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 Mixed Use - Corridor Zoning Ordinance amendments were drafted and adopted in June 2011. Subsequently, the City initiated multiple additional amendments, as prescribed by the General Plan, to implement General Plan land use designations and Redwood City Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Amendment Page 2 of 51 Addendum to General Plan FEIR