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6.4.A. - Page 94 2.0 Project Description d) Mitigation measures or alternatives which are substantially different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative. The Guidelines state that a lead agency "shall prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions are necessary but none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred" (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15164[a]). The Guidelines also state that an addendum need not be circulated for public review but can be included in or attached to the prior environmental documentation for consideration by the decision-making body. However, "a brief explanation of the decision not to prepare a subsequent EIR pursuant to Section 15162 should be included in an addendum to an EIR, the lead agency's required findings on the project, or elsewhere in the record" (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15164[e]) and supported by substantial evidence. The subsequent sections of this Addendum provide the explanation of the decision not to prepare a subsequent EIR and the related substantial evidence. Although the City is not required to prepare an addendum or any other environmental document for the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, the City has, nonetheless, decided to prepare an addendum to provide substantial evidence related to the project for the administrative record. The specific components of the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment are assessed in this Addendum, and compared to findings and environmental review in the FEIR. The Draft Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment implements the General Plan and was, therefore, duly considered in the FEIR analysis for the General Plan Update. The subsequent sections of this Addendum support this determination. 1.3 Conclusion The 2010 FEIR for the Redwood City General Plan examined the environmental effects associated with the adoption and long-term implementation of the Redwood City 2030 General Plan. The purpose of the 2010 FEIR was to review conditions, analyze potential environmental impacts, identify General Plan policies and implementation measures, and identify additional mitigation measures to reduce potentially significant effects of the proposed General Plan. A key assumption for both the General Plan and General Plan FEIR was that the goals, policies, and implementation measures contained in the General Plan will be implemented. Since certification of the 2010 FEIR, the City has completed a Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, including four new sections to the Zoning Ordinance and revisions to seven existing sections of the Zoning Ordinance. The key objective of the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment is to put into effect policies and implementation measures identified in the General Plan as related to the Mixed Use - Neighborhood, Mixed Use - Live/UVork, Commercial - Office Professional/Technology, and Light Industrial Incubator Overlay General Plan land use designations and directly implement specific policies and implementation programs in the Land Use and Housing Elements related to assisted living facilities and comprehensive employment centers and amenities. As documented in this Addendum, this Zoning Ordinance amendment will not result in any of the circumstances cited in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15162(a) that would require preparation of a subsequent EIR. Section 3.0 outlines all impacts identified in the 2010 FEIR and assesses the level of impact that the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment could have on the environment. No additional impacts are identified, and no impacts would be made more severe by the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment. Furthermore, the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment does not introduce any new mitigation measures, nor does it conflict with or affect any existing mitigation measures. As required by Guideline 15168(c)(2) and outlined in Section 4.0 of this Addendum, the City hereby determines, based on the findings set forth in Section 4.0 herein, that no new effects could occur or no new mitigation measures would be required, and, therefore, that the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Redwood City Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Amendment Page 4 of 51 Addendum to General Plan FEIR