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8.A. - Page 57 Documentation: a. & b. The DTPP program EIR (pp. 9-48 through 9-79) idenfified significant and unavoidable impacts at 17 area intersecfions, as well as impacts on freeway segments, freeway ramps, and transit service. Mifigations were suggested by the EIR, but the Redwood City City Council determined that such impacts could not be avoided even with the incorporation of these measures, and that no other feasible mifigations or alternafives would avoid or lessen the impacts. Purthermore, the City Council judged that the benefits offered by the DTPP outweighed the potential environmental impacts and adopted a Statement of Overric&ng Considerations to that effect The proposed project is in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulafions, and as a resul� would not create any adc&tional transportation or traffic impacts in excess of those addressed by the DTPP program EIR and Statement of Overric&ng Considerafions. The project will be reguired to contribute to the City's Transportation Impact Pee, which is used for vanous sidewall� bicycle, and automobile improvements that are identified in Book III of the DTPP. Also, the project will provide roadway improvements to the sidewalk areas alang all of the site's street frontage to enhance pedestnan comfort and safety by adc&ng walkway width, improved paving surfaces, shade trees, and lighting. City staff identified eight intersecfions having the potenfial to be impacted by the 525 Middlefield project and warranfing further evaluafion. A transportation analysis prepared specifically for the proposed project concluded that project traffic volumes would be consistent with the magnitude of traffic increases prec&cted in the DTPP EIR. Also, the project will provide vehicle access from both Tefferson (two entrances) and Middlefield (one entrance), which will help c&stnbute traffic more evenly to nearby intersecfions. No project-specific traffic mifigation is reguired except for some roadway restnping to facilitate ingress/egress for the parin�ng structure. (Sanc&s, 525 Middlefield Road Project Tnp Generation and Consistency with the Downtown Precise Plan, Transportatian Evaluation, J�uary IQ 2013, revised July 25, 2013) The City of Redwood City Transportation Division has independently reviewed the transportation�alysis and concurs with the analysis and its conclusions. c. The project will not result in a change in air traffic patZerns at San Carlos Airport or any other airpor� incluc&ng either an increase in air traffic levels or a change in locafion that results in substantial safety nsks. Also see items VIII(e) and(fl of this checklist d The projec� as proposec� will operate within the existing roadway system. The project parin�ng garage will provide vehicle accessfrom bothTefferson (two entrances) andMiddlefield(one entrance), which will help c&stribute traffic more evenly to nearby intersections. Secured bike parin�ng will be providec� via its own access on Middlefielc� on the ground floor with c&rect access on delineated pathways that avoid the vehicular access locafions. Proposed circulafion on the parin�ng levels has been designed based on a funcfionality analysis(Autorun Analysis;Plan Sheets A0.2 through A0.4), subject to City review and approval. No parin�ng" areas to ensure Pire Deparbnent access will be stripedin coorc&nafion with the Deparbnen� and the City has determined that "adeguate tumaroundforfire apparatus appears to be me� but may reguire adfusbnents as the project moves forward" Trash pick-up will be coorc&nated with Recology. (Downtown RYVC Res, LLC re. 525 Middlefield Road Projec� DPC 2012-09; TM 2012- 08, Pebruary 6, 2013 PRC Summary Letter Response, May 2Q 2013, and 12/14/2012 PRC Summary Ietter Response, Tanuary 16, 2013) No substanfial design hazards or incompatible uses are anticipatec� and this impact is considered less than significant e. The proposed project will ufilize the eristing roadways in the vicinity. The project design will be reguired to comply with all applicable City codes and regulafions pertaining to emergency access, as well as fire protecfion and secunty. "No parin�ng" areas to ensure Pire Deparbnent access will be striped in coorc&nafion with the Deparbnen� and the City has determined that "adeguate turnaround for fire apparatus appears to be me� butmay reguire adfusbnents as the projectmoves forward" (Downtown RYVCRes,January 16, 2013, p. 19). Mitigation 8-1 of the DTPP program EIR c&rects the City to implementsignal detectors to provide pnonty traffic signal timing for emergency response vehicles; this program is underway. Also, a mandatory construction traffic routing and parin�ng plan subject to City approval will be prepared to ensure that adeguate emergency access is maintained dunng canstrucfion. As a resul� the projectimpact on emergency access is considered less than significant f. All reguired parin�ng will be located on the three levels of the on-site parin�ng garage (Plan Sheets A2.0 through A2.2). The project parin�ng garage will provide parin�ng in excess of the minimum number reguired by the DTPP (599 vehicle spaces vs. 526 reguired,� 28 motorcycle spaces vs. 27 reguired,� 121 bike spaces vs. 120 reguired). In adc&fion, public bike racks as street fumiture will be located near the residential and commercial lobby entries. Also, the removal of existing, unnecessary dnveways on the project site penmeter will provide � adc&tional seven on-street parin�ng spaces. The applic�t has submitted a parin�ng management plan, subject to City review and approval which provides details (Downtown RYVCRes, LLC, Inc&go, ProjectDescnption, Parin�ng Managemen� Tuly 31, 2013) The proposed project will not result in inadeguate parin�ng capacity. In adc&fion, 49 non-tandem 22