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MIG F 8.A. - Page 247 <br /> City of Redwood City Revised Elm Huaenaum <br /> January 22, 2014 Page 3-6 <br /> 3.2 VISUAL FACTORS <br /> The relationships of the current Pete's Harbor project to the previously certified 2003 EIR visual <br /> impact conclusions are described in this section. <br /> Figure 2.3 in section 2 of this Addendum illustrates the previously proposed 2003 EIR building <br /> heights. Figure 2.15 (Current Pete's Harbor Project--Building Sections A and B) shows that the <br /> maximum height of the proposed buildings would be 75 feet, which would be the top deck of the <br /> parking garage (see Building 1 on Figure 2.5). The 5-story apartment building wrapping around <br /> the parking garage would be a maximum 70 feet in height. The 3-story 10-plex buildings (see <br /> Buildings 2 through 11 on Figure 2.5, plus Figure 2.17) would be a maximum 45 feet in height. <br /> The Redwood City General Plan (Program BE-13) requires shadow analysis for all new <br /> development within the Mixed Use-Waterfront Neighborhood land use designation, which <br /> includes the Pete's Harbor site. The following shadow impacts would typically be considered <br /> significant: <br /> (1) Introduction of landscape that would now or in the future cast substantial shadows on <br /> existing solar collectors; <br /> (2) Casting of shadows that substantially impair the beneficial use of shadow-sensitive public <br /> open spaces; <br /> (3) Casting of shadows from parcels within the Mixed Use-Waterfront Neighborhood land use <br /> designation onto existing adjacent residential development that substantially impair the <br /> beneficial use of these residential parcels; or <br /> (4) Casting of shadows that substantially impair the viability of a sensitive natural habitat. <br /> Regarding item 1 above, no solar collectors exist on the Pete's Harbor site, nor are any <br /> proposed for the project. To further evaluate the project's compliance with General Plan <br /> Program BE-13, Figures 3.2-1 through 3.2-12 depict the proposed project's and nearby existing <br /> buildings' shadow patterns throughout the year. Separate from the shadow patterns <br /> themselves, the varying degrees of grayness of the landscape on the figures simulate the <br /> intensity of sunlight during the identified times of the year. For example, the grayer landscape <br /> for winter days simulates the lower angle of the sun and less direct sunlight compared to <br /> summer days. <br /> As illustrated by the figures, project shadows would not intrude on the neighboring Villas at Bair <br /> Island, on the Bair Island Wildlife Refuge, or on other existing nearby development or shadow- <br /> sensitive public open spaces. Also, shadows would not intrude substantially over an extended <br /> period of time on the adjacent water areas of Smith Slough or Redwood Creek, or on the <br /> proposed project's on-site public open space. It should also be noted that a combination of sun <br /> and shade is usually a goal when designing outdoor spaces. <br /> In general, the visual and shadow impacts resulting from the current Pete's Harbor project <br /> would be substantially reduced from those identified for the 2003 project. These impact <br /> reductions would result primarily from the following project changes: <br /> T.110695 Pete's Harbor EIR Addendumlrevised addendum no 213(10695-01).doc <br />