Table of Contents. 1.0 INTRODUCTION Background Scope of this Draft EIR Report Organization

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1 1.0 INTRODUCTION Background Scope of this Report Organization EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose Project Location Project Description Project Objectives Interested Agenices Summary of Environmental Impacts Areas of Controversy Project Alternatives PROJECT DESCRIPTION Background Project Location Project Objectives Project Components Project Characteristics Intended Uses of this EIR Scoping ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING, IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES 4.1 Aesthetics Agriculture and Forest Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology and Soils Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use and Planning i

2 4.10 Noise and Vibration Population and Housing Public Services Recreation, Parks, and Open Space Transportation Utilities Greenhouse Gas Emissions Energy ALTERNATIVES Alternatives Analysis Summary of Comparative Impacts Environmentally Superior Alternative Alternatives Considered and Rejected CUMULATIVE IMPACTS Cumulative Methodology Analysis of Cumulative Impacts OTHER CEQA REQUIRED DISCUSSIONS Growth Inducement Unavoidable Significant Effects Environmental Effects Found not to be Significant REFERENCES REPORT PREPARATION ii

3 List of Figures Figure 2-1 Project Location Map Figure 2-2 Plan Area and Neighborhoods Map Figure 2-3 New General Plan Land Use Map Figure 3-1 Project Location Figure 3-2 Plan Area and Neighborhoods Figure 3-3 New General Plan Land Use Map Figure 3-4 Existing General Plan Land Use Map Figure 3-5 Focus Areas Figure 3-6 Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements Figure 3-7 Streetcar Network Figure Plan Area and Neighborhood Map Figure Typical Views Downtown (Historic Courthouse Square and Streetscape) Figure Existing Conditions Downtown (City Hall and Parking Lots) Figure 4.1-4a Neighborhoods Stambaugh-Heller/Redwood Village, Centennial, Central, and Palm Figure 4.1-4b Neighborhoods Arlington and Sequoia Figure 4.1-4c Neighborhoods Canyon, Roosevelt, Friendly Acres, and Oakwood Figure 4.1-4d Neighborhoods Woodside Plaza and Farm Hill Figure Typical Views Bayfront Area Figure Typical Views Bayfront and Redwood Shores Figure Unincorporated Neighborhoods Emerald Hills, Selby, and North Fair Oaks Figure Major Gateway and Corridor Location Map Figure Transportation Corridors Woodside Road, El Camino Real, Middlefield Road, and Whipple Avenue Figure Transportation Corridors Broadway, Veterans, Alameda de las Pulgas, Farm Hill Boulevard/Jefferson Avenue Figure Redwood City Important Farmlands and Williamson Act Lands Figure Bay Area Air Quality Trends Figure CARE Communities Figure Hydrologic Features Figure Vegetation Communities Figure Pre-European Settlement and Meseville Figure Early Redwood City Development Figure Early Industries and Development of Redwood City Figure AMPEX Corporate Offices and Farm Hills Subdivision (1995) iii

4 Figure Farm Hills Subdividion (1958) and Redwood Shores (2000) Figure Residential Building Periods: Redwood City Figure Sequoia High School, Union Cemetery, and County Courthouse Figure Historic Districts Figure Regional Faults Figure Local Fault Locations Figure Seismic Hazards Zones Figure Fire Protection Responsibility Area and Fire Hazard Severity Zones Figure San Carlos Airport Influence Area Zones Figure San Mateo Plain Groundwater Sub-Basin Figure Flood Hazards Figure Existing Land Use Figure Existing Precise Plan Planning Areas Figure Redevelopment Project Area Map Figure Noise Measurement Locations Figure Existing Noise Contours in Plan Area for Major Roadways and Railroads Figure San Carlos Airport Noise Contours (1995) Figure Redwood City Noise Guidelines for Land Use Planning Figure Noise Contours in Plan Area for Major Roadways and Railroads Figure General Population Trends Figure Redwood City Public Services Figure Redwood City Public Facilities Figure Public Parks in Plan Area Figure Roadway Network Figure Existing Conditions AM Peak Hour Segment LOS Summary Figure Existing Conditions PM Peak Hour Segment LOS Summary Figure Existing Bicycle Facilities Figure Existing Transit Service Routes Figure Future (2030) Project Conditions AM Peak Hour Segment LOS Summary Figure Future (2030) Project Conditions PM Peak Hour Segment LOS Summary Figure Redwood City Recycled Water System Figure Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Figure 5-1 Alternative 1 Alternative 1 Land Use Map Figure 5-2 Alternative 2 Reduced Buildout Alternative Land Use Map Figure 5-3 Alternative 3 Land Use Map Figure 6-1 Views From Southwestern Hillsides Looking Northeasterly Figure 6-2 Cumulative Conditions AM Peak Hour Segment LOS Summary Figure 6-3 Cumulative Conditions PM Peak Hour Segment LOS Summary iv

5 List of Tables Table 2-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures Table 3-1 Locations of Required Elements within New General Plan Table 3-2 New General Plan Land Use Designation Development Standards Table 3-3 New General Plan 2030 Anticipated Development Table Major Criteria Pollutants Table California and National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Table Summary of Measured Air Quality Exceedances Table Toxic Air Contaminants in the Plan Area Table Trends in San Francisco Bay Area Air Basin Emissions Table Air Pollutant Emissions Inventory for Ozone Precursors and Particulate Matter for San Mateo County and the Bay Area Table CARB Recommended Setback Distance for Sensitive Uses from Common Sources of Toxic Air Contaminants Table Predicted Roadside 8-Hour Carbon Monoxide Concentrations Table Vegetation Communities in Redwood City Table Redwood City Historic Districts Table Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) Scale Table Estimated Development Summary, Table Existing Land Use Table Permitted/Existing Residential Density Table Zoning Districts Table Zoning Code Development Standards Table Common Sound Levels and their Noise Sources Table Definitions of Acoustical Terms Table Typical Levels of Groundborne Vibration Table Long-Term Noise Measurement Results Table Short-term Noise Measurement Locations Table Existing and Future Noise Levels Along Roadways Table Population Trends, Table Population Projections, Table Housing Units, Table Housing Characteristics and Trends Table Households, Table Housing Projections, Table Employment Rates Table Employment Projections, Table Anticipated Development Under New General Plan v

6 Table Fire Stations Within Plan Area Table Fire Department Calls from January to December Table Redwood City Fire Department Average Response Times/Station Table Redwood City School District Facilities Table Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Facilities Table Sequoia Union High School District Facilities Table Public/Private Preschools and Child Care Centers in Redwood City Table Child Care Need Estimate Table Public Park and Recreation Lands within the Plan Area Table Redwood City Mini Parks Table Redwood City Neighborhood Parks Table Redwood City Community Parks Table Redwood City Special Use Facilities Table Redwood City School Parks Table Other Plan Area Parklands Table Redwood City Community Centers Table Redwood City Open Space Areas Table Redwood City Park Maintenance and Improvement Activities Table Roadway Segment LOS Thresholds (Bi-Directional) 1, Table Existing (2008) Roadway Segment Levels of Service Summary Table Redwood City Traffic Collisions and Rankings, Table Pedestrian-Vehicle Collision Locations in Redwood City (January 1997 to April 2008) Table Future (2030) Project Roadway Segment Levels of Service Summary Table Roadway Segments Considered for Pedestrian Enhanced Design (PED) Level of Service Summary Table Current and Planned Water Supplies in acre-feet per year (afy) Table Redwood City Potable Water Purchase History (afy) Table Wastewater Collected, Treated, and Discharged in Redwood City (afy) Table Projected Recycled Water Demand in Redwood City (afy) Table Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Used by Redwood City Table Redwood City 2030 Potable Water Demand (afy) Table Solid Waste Generated from the New General Plan Table Global Warming Potential for Greenhouse Gases Table Estimated Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Plan Area, Table GHG Emissions Reduction Strategy Consistency Table Estimated CO2 Emissions 2008, 2020, and 2030 and Per Capita Emissions Calculations Table Estimated VMT: Base Year, 2020 and 2030 Scenarios Table Comparison of Project and Project Alternatives vi

7 Table Estimated CO2 Emissions and Per Capita Emissions Calculations, Project and Alternative Table Estimated CO2 Emissions and Per Capita Emissions Calculations, Project and Cumulative Scenarios Table Estimated Average Annual Energy Use Table 5-1 Alternative Development Comparison Table 5-2 Alternative Development Comparison Table 5-3 Alternative Development Comparison Table 5-4 Comparison of Impact Severity of Alternatives to the New General Plan Table 6-1 Existing and Future Noise Levels Along Roadways Table 6-2 New General Plan and Cumulative Roadway Segment Levels of Service Summary Table 7-1 Plan Area Development Changes vii

8 List of Appendices Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H Goals, Policies, and Programs of New General Plan Justification of Assumptions for Assumed Development Notice of Preparation Scoping Comments Greenhouse Gas/Air Quality Background Potential Plant and Animal Species Occurring in the Plan Area Redwood City Known Historic Resources Hazardous Materials Sites Redwood City General Plan Noise and Vibration Background Report viii