Redondo Beach City Council
May 5, 2026

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Table D-11: Domains and List of Indicators for Opportunity Maps Census
Tract
Economic
Domain Score
Environmental
Domain Score
Education
Domain Score
Composite
Index Score Final Category
6037620501 0.89 0.78 0.83 0.67 Highest Resource
6037620522 0.83 0.95 0.97 0.95 Highest Resource
6037620601 0.77 0.87 0.94 0.75 Highest Resource
6037620602 0.82 0.78 0.95 0.8 Highest Resource
6037620701 0.93 0.90 0.99 1.14 Highest Resource
6037620702 0.90 0.85 0.98 0.99 Highest Resource
6037621201 0.91 0.79 0.98 0.98 Highest Resource
6037621204 0.91 0.89 0.98 1.02 Highest Resource
6037621204 0.91 0.89 0.98 1.02 Highest Resource
6037621324 0.89 0.90 0.99 1.03 Highest Resource
6037621326 0.95 0.92 0.98 1.15 Highest Resource
6037621400 0.91 0.91 0.99 1.07 Highest Resource
6037621301 0.89 0.86 0.99 1.03 Highest Resource
Source: California Fair Housing Task Force, TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps, 2021 Statewide Summary Table. December 2020.

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Figure D-20: Opportunity Score by Census Tract and RHNA Distribution – North of 190th City of Redondo Beach
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Figure D-21: Opportunity Score by Census Tract and RHNA Distribution – South of 190th City of Redondo Beach
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1. Education
Five out of 13 schools in Redondo Beach are designated as a Title 1 school. The schools are Adams Middle, Beryl Heights Elementary, Madison Elementary, Patricia Dreizler Continuation High, and Redondo Beach Learning Academy. These schools coordinate and integrate resources and services from federal, state, and local sources.

To be considered for Title 1 school funds, at least 40 percent of the students must be considered low-income. Kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, estimated that only 4.2 percent of children aged 0-17 in Redondo Beach were living in low-income working families between 2012 and 2016.7F7F7F7F7F 8 Kidsdata.org also reported that in 2019, 19 percent of students are considered high-need (i.e. those who are eligible for free or reduced price school meals, are English Learners, or are foster youth—as reported in the Unduplicated Pupil Count) compared to 71.2 percent of students in the County.

As described above, the Fair Housing Task Force determines education scores based on math and reading proficiency, high school graduation rates, and student poverty rates. Figure D-22 shows the education scores of each census tract in the City. Education scores in the City range are all positive.

As shown in Figure D-20, Redondo Beach has three Title 1 schools, all are located in north Redondo Beach. The City has reviewed and consulted with the Redondo Beach Unified School District (RBUSD) Board of Education’s “Board Policy Manual” and confirmed the Board’s numerous Polices with respect to “Intradistrict Open Enrollment”, “Evaluating Existing Needs”, “Determining Needs”, “Facilities Master Plans”, and “Relations with Local Agencies”.

The RBUSD has numerous policies and procedures in place to accommodate the dynamic school age populations and how they match the school facilities throughout the District.

Additionally, the Board of Education recognizes the importance of collaborating and communicating with other local agencies in order to provide the best possible school facilities and to allocate facility resources in an effective and efficient manner. The Board and district staff are required to consult and coordinate with local agencies as required by law and whenever the expertise and resources of these agencies can assist the district in the planning, design and construction of facilities. The City will continue to coordinate with the RBUSD to facilitate communications concerning updates to the City’s Land Use Plan and the matching of school facilities with projected student populations. 8 Definition of “low income working family”: children ages 0-17 living in families with incomes below 200 percent of their federal poverty threshold and with at least one resident parent who worked at least 50 weeks in the 12 months prior to the survey.

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Figure D-22: Education Score by Census Tract
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2. Economic
As described previously, the Fair Housing Task Force calculates economic scores based on poverty, adult education, employment, job proximity, and median home values. According to the 2021 Task Force maps presented in Figure D-23, the census tracts in the City are all of high economic scores. The most recent unemployment rates published by the California Employment and Development Department (April 2021) show that Redondo Beach’s unemployment rate is 7.7 percent. Los Angeles County’s is at 10.1 percent.

Figure D-23: Economic Score by Census Tract
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3. Transportation
All Transit explores metrics that reveal the social and economic impact of transit, specifically looking at connectivity, access to jobs, and frequency of service. According to the data provided by All Transit, Redondo Beach’s All Transit Performance score of 6.6, illustrating a moderate combination of trips per week and number of jobs accessible that enable a moderate number of people to take transit to work. The County All Transit score is 6.8.

Redondo Beach however has a lower proportion of commuters that use transit (1.47 percent) than the County (6.66 percent).

HUD’s Job Proximity Index, described previously, can be used to show transportation need geographically. Block groups with lower jobs proximity indices are located further from employment opportunities and have a higher need for transportation. As shown in Figure D24, block groups in the City have scores between 20 to 80 showing that there is low to moderate proximity to jobs for most of the City’s residents. The City does not have severe isolation when it comes to job proximity. South of Redondo Beach has some lower scores as Palos Verdes Estates has little to no job sectors as well as to the northeast that consists of a lot of residential developments compared to the number of local jobs. Overall, the City’s RHNA strategy is to locate sites along the City’s transportation and commercial corridors that provide freeway access and access to transit. As shown in previous maps such as Figure D-20 and Figure D-21 earlier, most lower income and mixed income sites are located along bus lines.

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Figure D-24: Job Proximity Index by Census Block Group

4. Environmental
Environmental health scores are determined by the Fair Housing Task Force based on CalEnviroScreen 4.0 pollution indicators and values. Figure D-25 shows that there are good environmental scores within the City limits compared to those in the surrounding area. The majority of the City’s RHNA is located in the 11 to 20 and 21 to 30 percent score range (Table D-12). About 43 percent of the City’s lower income RHNA units are in the tracts with a low score of less than 20. The remaining 57 percent of lower income RHNA units are in tracts with a moderately low score of 31 to 40, primarily as recycling of existing light industrial and commercial uses into residential uses. Housing development opportunity areas such as the South of Transit Center and South Bay Market Place are located near public transit and approved housing of similar character.

The proposed February 2026 amendment to the General Plan would have minimal impact on the distribution of RHNA units by CalEnviroScreen score from the initially adopted Housing Element. The new sites inventory based on the proposed amendment is reflected in the table below.

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The main reason for Redondo Beach to have better environmental scores than its neighbors is the City’s active trend of recycling existing old uses with new development, and therefore has the opportunity to improve environmental conditions in the community. Whereas neighbors such as Lawndale have relatively stagnant development activities.

According to the American Lung Association’s State of the Air report, Los Angeles County received an Ozone score of “F”, which means that the County experienced numerous days of unhealthy air pollution as compared to other counties and regions in the study. Over a threeyear period, there were 114 days of unhealthy air that contributed to the Ozone score. 52BTable D-12: RHNA Unit Distribution by CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Scores % LMI HH Lower Moderate AM Total Units
1 - 10% (Lowest Score) 14.4% 11.7% 1.4% 11.1%
11 - 20% 28.7% 63.0% 39.8% 40.0%
21 - 30% 0.0% 9.5% 23.4% 7.2%
31 - 40% 56.9% 15.8% 35.4% 41.7%
41 - 50% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
51 - 60% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
61 - 70% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
71 - 80% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
81 - 90% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
91 - 100% (Highest
Score)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total Units 1375 683 508 2566
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Figure D-25: Environmental Score by Census Tract and RHNA Distribution – North of 190th City of Redondo Beach
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Figure D-26: Environmental Score by Census Tract and RHNA Distribution – South of 190th City of Redondo Beach
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E. Disproportionate Housing Needs
The AFFH Rule Guidebook defines ‘disproportionate housing needs’ as ‘a condition in which there are significant disparities in the proportion of members of a protected class experiencing a category of housing needs when compared to the proportion of a member of any other relevant groups or the total population experiencing the category of housing need in the applicable geographic area.’ 24 C.F.R. § 5.152” The analysis is completed by assessing cost burden, severe cost burden, overcrowding, and substandard housing.

The Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) developed by the Census for HUD provides detailed information on housing needs by income level for different types of households in Redondo Beach. Housing problems considered by CHAS include:
• Housing cost burden, including utilities, exceeding 30 percent of gross income; • Severe housing cost burden, including utilities, exceeding 50 percent of gross income; • Overcrowded conditions (housing units with more than one person per room); and/or • Units with physical defects (lacking complete kitchen or bathroom)

1. Cost Burden
Measuring the portion of a household’s gross income that is spent for housing is an indicator of the dynamics of demand and supply. This measurement is often expressed in terms of “over payers”: households paying an excessive amount of their income for housing, therefore decreasing the amount of disposable income available for other needs. This indicator is an important measurement of local housing market conditions as it reflects the affordability of housing in the community. Federal and state agencies use overpayment indicators to determine the extent and level of funding and support that should be allocated to a community. State and federal programs typically define over-payers as those lower income households paying over 30% of household income for housing costs. A household is considered experiencing a severe cost burden if it spends more than 50% of its gross income on housing.

Table D-13 provides overpayment detail by income group and household type for Redondo Beach between 2013 and 2017. Approximately 77 percent of low income households, 80 percent of very low income households, and 80 percent of extremely low income households were overpaying versus 21 percent of moderate income households. Out of all the households in the City about 36 percent overpay for housing.

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53BTable D-13: Housing Type and Cost Burden
Household by Type,
Income, and Housing
Problem
Renters Owners
Total
Elderly HHs Small
Families
Large
Families
Total
Renters Elderly Small Families
Large
Families
Total
Owners
Extremely Low Income
(0-30% AMI) 510 195 15 1,370 470 115 0 695 2,065
With cost burden >30% 88.2% 79.5% 0.0% 79.9% 81.9% 78.3% 0% 80.6% 80.1% With cost burden > 50% 72.5% 79.5% 0.0% 74.1% 72.3% 60.9% 0% 69.8% 72.6% Very Low Income
(31-50% AMI) 450 645 15 1,520 735 160 25 995 2,515
With cost burden >30% 74.4% 96.9% 100.0% 91.1% 55.1% 93.8% 16.0% 62.7% 79.9% With cost burden > 50% 64.4% 60.5% 100.0% 70.1% 40.1% 81.3% 16.0% 47.1% 61.0% Low Income
(51-80% AMI) 285 810 55 1,685 570 230 35 950 2,635
With cost burden >30% 75.4% 88.3% 100.0% 89.3% 52.6% 60.9% 97.1% 56.2% 77.4% With cost burden > 50% 29.8% 29.0% 0.0% 31.5% 25.4% 39.1% 11.4% 29.9% 30.9% Moderate Income
(81-100% AMI) 760 4,140 530 9,265 2,565 6,510 515 11,335 20,600 With cost burden >30% 25.0% 16.9% 13.0% 17.5% 23.6% 22.4% 48.5% 24.6% 21.4% With cost burden > 50% 4.6% 1.2% 0.0% 1.4% 6.2% 5.4% 9.7% 6.3% 4.1% Total Households 2,005 5,790 615 13,840 4,340 7,015 575 13,975 27,815 With cost burden >30% 59.4% 37.9% 22.6% 40.5% 39.1% 26.2% 50.1% 32.2% 36.3% % With cost burden
>30% 38.9% 14.3% 2.4% 19.8% 21.7% 9.1% 10.1% 14.0% 16.9% Source: HUD CHAS 2013-2017.

Figure D-27 shows the census tracts in the City and the percent of households in renteroccupied housing units that have a cost burden. The census tracts in the city have a range from 20 to 60 percent of the renter households over paying for their housing unit. Figure D28 shows the percent of owner households that have a mortgage or mortgages with monthly owner costs that are 30 percent or more of household income. All census tracts in the City have 20 to 40 or 40 to 60 percent of households that pay more than 30 percent of their household income to their monthly housing costs.

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Figure D-27: Overpayment – Renter Households
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Figure D-28: Overpayment – Owner Households
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2. Overcrowding
Overcrowding is defined as housing units with more than one person per room (including dining and living rooms but excluding bathrooms and kitchen). The 2011-2015 ACS reported that almost 2 percent of Redondo Beach households lived in overcrowded conditions (Table D-14). Overcrowding disproportionately affected renters (78 percent of renters versus just 22 percent of owners); indicating overcrowding may be the result of an inadequate supply of larger sized rental units. The 2015-2019 ACS reported that overcrowding increased to over two percent of all households. Similarly, renter-households were more prone to overcrowding (72 percent) compared to owner-households (28 percent).

Table D-14: Overcrowded Housing Units
Category
2011-2015 2015-2019
Number % Number %
Occupied Housing Units 27,733 100.0% 27,633 100.0%
Overcrowded Units 493 1.8% 603 2.2%
Owner-occupied 109 22.1% 172 28.5%
Renter-occupied 384 77.9% 431 71.5%
Units with 1.01-1.50 persons/room 398 80.7% 462 76.6%
Units with 1.51-2.00 persons/room 78 15.8% 102 16.9%
Units with 2.01 or more persons/room 17 3.45% 39 6.5%
Source: 2011-2015 and 2015-2019 ACS.

In Los Angeles County, renter-households were also more prone to overcrowding with 17 percent of households begin overcrowded and eight percent being severely overcrowded. In the county overall, there is a smaller proportion of households overcrowded than in Redondo Beach.

3. Substandard Conditions
The City estimates that about 165 housing units in Redondo Beach are in substandard condition. The City’s Code Enforcement Staff estimates complaints concerning dilapidated structures and dwelling units in need of substantial rehabilitation are filed at a rate of approximated 1-3 per month. The City’s Code Enforcement Staff notes current trends concerning substandard housing conditions generally evolve from unpermitted conversions of portions of existing structures and older residential units with owners that have aged in place or where the original owners have deceased and left their properties to children or grandchildren and the residences are either vacant for extended periods or converted to rental properties with minimal maintenance. And although some of the units considered as substandard in the Censuses have been rehabilitated, many are in the same condition.

Housing age is frequently used as an indicator of housing condition. In general, residential structures over 30 years of age require minor repairs and modernization improvements, while units over 50 years of age are likely to require major rehabilitation such as roofing, plumbing, and electrical system repairs. Over 65 percent of housing is over 40 years old in the City according the 2015-2019 ACS.

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In Los Angeles County, 85.9 percent of the Countywide housing stock may be susceptible to deterioration because it was built prior to 1990. Also, over 60 percent of the County’s housing stock is over 50 years old. This could mean that the County has many units in multiple communities that require substantial rehabilitation.

4. Homeless Population
Homelessness is a regional (and national) problem, and in a major metropolitan region, individual municipal governments lack the resources to implement solutions to eliminate homelessness. While the exact number of homeless people in the City on any given night is unknown, a relatively small share of the region’s homeless population is found in Redondo Beach. The 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, completed by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), estimates that there were 173 people experiencing homelessness in Redondo Beach – a decrease from the 216 people in the City during the 2016 LAHSA homeless count.

To respond to the needs of the homeless population Redondo Beach started a Response to Homelessness Pilot Program, approved by the Mayor and City Council, in June of 2019 as an enhanced response to the impact of homelessness, not only on people experiencing homeless, but also on residents and the community.

In April of 2021, the Redondo Beach Mayor and City Council voted to make the Response to Homelessness Program permanent, which includes key components such as the Housing Initiative Court and bridge housing like the Pallet Shelters. The approval also included funding for an additional housing navigator. The expectation is to keep the program under the administration of the City Attorney’s Office for at least three years.

5. Region Disproportionate Housing Needs
In the local region which consists of the Los Angeles and Long Beach Metro Area, just over 50 percent of all households have at least one housing problem. Specifically, family households with five or more people are more susceptible to housing problems.

Table D-15: Households with Disproportionate Housing Needs in the Los Angeles-Long Beach Region
# With problems # Households % With problems
Family households, <5 people 1,029,920 2,301,365 44.75% Family households, 5+ people 434,995 628,630 69.20%
Non-family households 718,155 1,368,880 52.46%
Source: HUD CHAS 2013-2017.

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6. Displacement Risk
Cost of housing within the City has become high and unattainable for a lot of residents. In 2020 the median sales price for a single-family home in Redondo Beach was $1,160,000 and increasing 13.5 percent to $1,316,500 in 2021. Even though the City has a higher median income than most of the County, the average home sale prices could lead to residents moving out of the City because of the economic pressures of home ownership.

HCD defines sensitive communities as “communities [that] currently have populations vulnerable to displacement in the event of increased development or drastic shifts in housing cost.” The following characteristics define a vulnerable community:
• The share of very low income residents is above 20 percent; and • The tract meets two of the following criteria:
o Share of renters is above 40 percent,
o Share of people of color is above 50 percent,
o Share of very low-income households (50 percent AMI or below) that are severely rent burdened households is above the county median, o They or areas in close proximity have been experiencing displacement pressures (percent change in rent above County median for rent increases), or o Difference between tract median rent and median rent for surrounding tracts above median for all tracts in county (rent gap).

Figure D-29 identifies that there are census tracts that are considered to be vulnerable to urban displacement that surround the City. These communities are areas that have a higher concentration of low and moderate income persons and could affect the census tracts nearby within City limits. According to the Urban Displacement Project by UCLA the City of Redondo Beach does not have policy measures in place to discourage displacement.

Examples of measures that help to discourage displacement include a Just Cause Eviction Ordinance or Mobile Home Rent Control.

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Figure D-29: Urban Displacement
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F. Summary of Fair Housing Issues from the Housing Element • Housing choices for special needs groups, especially persons with disabilities, are limited. Seniors make up over 20 percent of the City’s households. There are 6 licensed residential care facilities located in Redondo Beach.
• People obtain information through many media forms, not limited to traditional newspaper noticing or other print forms. A balance of new and old media needs to be found to expand access to fair housing resources and information with an increasing young adult and senior population within the City.
• Persons with disabilities are most likely to be affected by fair housing issues as they reportedly experience more housing discrimination than other groups. Persons with disabilities are also more likely to experience cost burdens, particularly if they rely on SSI as a form of income. Persons with disabilities are not concentrated in any particular location in the City, but with 66 percent of the City’s housing being 40 years or older could mean that the majority of the City’s housing stock does not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• With rising home prices in the City and surrounding communities, there are cost barriers for households wanting to live in the City. The lack of affordable housing for residents is a cause for possible displacement. Also, with a high proportion of supportive housing in the City being privately owned, there are fewer opportunities for community based housing.

D.3 Identification and Prioritization of Contributing Factors The following are contributing factors that affect fair housing choice in Redondo Beach.

A. Insufficient and Inaccessible Outreach and Enforcement Although the City is improving on the variety of media it uses for outreach, there are limitations to what the City is able to accomplish. Outreaching to all populations in the City is challenging. The City also has limited funds that it can provide to support fair housing enforcement.

Contributing Factors:
• Lack of a variety of inputs media (e.g., meetings, surveys, interviews) • Lack of accessibility to draft documents
• Lack of digital access
• Lack of accessible forums (e.g., webcast, effective communication, reasonable accommodation procedures)
• Lack of local public fair housing enforcement
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B. Segregation and Integration
The analysis found that the cost of home ownership within the City could be unattainable for a lot of residents and could cause a lot of economic pressure especially for low and moderate income households. Also within communities finding and accessing affordable rental housing can be difficult.

Contributing Factors:
• Displacement of resident due to economic pressures
• Location and type of affordable housing
• Lack of supportive housing in community-based settings C. Disproportionate Housing Needs, Including Displacement Risks There are Census tracts in the City that could have a risk of displacement because of their location near vulnerable communities. Because of the cost of single-family homes there is pressure for developers to construct larger unit apartments in the City which then is putting pressure on property owners to possibly remove long term tenants to sell their property or get renters who will pay a higher rent. The City however does not have policies in place that could discourage the displacement of residents.

Contributing Factors:
• The availability of affordable units in a range of sizes • Displacement of residents due to economic pressures
• Lack of private rental relief programs for people at risk of homelessness D. Access to Opportunities
In Redondo Beach changes to land use and zoning laws that could help to facilitate housing affordable to low and moderate income households could require a public vote. On November 4, 2008, Redondo Beach residents passed Ballot Measure DD that applies to major changes in allowable land use. “Major change in allowable land use” is defined as any proposed amendment, change, or replacement of the General Plan (including its local coastal element of the City’s zoning ordinance or of the zoning ordinance for the coastal zone), meeting any one or more of the following conditions requires a public vote:
• The conversion of public land to private use;
• The re-zoning of nonresidential land for housing or mixed-use projects with more than 8.8 units per acre; and
• Changes that significantly increase traffic, density or intensity (i.e., zoning changes that add more than 25 homes, 40,000 square feet of commercial space and/or yielding more than 150 peak hour car trips).

For the 2021-2029 Housing Element, the City relies on the capacity created by new land use designations as part of the General Plan Update to accommodate the City’s RHNA and affirmatively further fair housing by providing new housing opportunities. The new General City of Redondo Beach
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Plan will trigger Measure DD and is scheduled to be placed on the ballot in March 2023.

The Housing Element includes a program to monitor the impact of Measure DD, as required by State law.

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REDONDO BEACH FOCUSED GENERAL

PLAN UPDATE, ZONING ORDINANCE

UPDATE, AND LOCAL COASTAL

PROGRAM AMENDMENT PROGRAM EIR
March 2026 | EIR Addendum
State Clearinghouse No.: 2023050732
March 2026 | EIR Addendum
State Clearinghouse No.: 2023050732

REDONDO BEACH FOCUSED GENERAL PLAN

UPDATE, ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE, AND

LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT

PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT
City of Redondo Beach
Prepared for:

City of Redondo Beach
Contact: Marc Wiener, Community Development Director
Sean Scully, Planning Manager
415 Diamond Street
Redondo Beach, California 90277
310.318.0637
Prepared by:

PlaceWorks
Contact: Mark Teague, AICP, Principal
3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100
Santa Ana, California 92707
714.966.9220
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction ...................................................................................................1-1

1.1 Background, Purpose, and Scope ........................................................................ 1-1

1.2 Environmental Procedures................................................................................... 1-2

1.3 Prior Environmental Documentation................................................................... 1-4

2. Project summary ............................................................................................2-1

2.1 Approved Project ................................................................................................. 2-1

2.2 Modified Project .................................................................................................. 2-2

3. Environmental Analysis ..................................................................................3-1

3.1 Aesthetics............................................................................................................. 3-2

3.2 Air Quality ............................................................................................................ 3-3

3.3 Energy .................................................................................................................. 3-4

3.4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions.................................................................................. 3-5

3.5 Land Use and Planning......................................................................................... 3-6

3.6 Noise .................................................................................................................... 3-6

3.7 Population and Housing....................................................................................... 3-8

3.8 Public Services and Recreation ............................................................................ 3-8

3.9 Transportation...................................................................................................... 3-9

3.10 Utilities and Service Systems ............................................................................. 3-10

4. Findings..........................................................................................................4-1

5. List of Preparers .............................................................................................5-1 Appendices
Appendix A Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
List of Figures
Figure 1 Changes to Approved Land Use Plan................................................................... 2-6 List of Tables
Table 1 Changes to Approved Land Use Designations..................................................... 2-3 Table 2 Changes to Citywide Growth Under the Modified Project Compared to Approved Project.................................................................................................................. 2-5

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND, PURPOSE, AND SCOPE
This document is an Addendum to the City of Redondo Beach’s previously certified Redondo Beach Focused General Plan Update, Zoning Ordinance Updates, and Local Coastal Program Amendment Final Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2023050732) (certified PEIR), which analyzed the implementation of updates to five of the State-required elements that make up the General Plan—Land Use, Open Space, Conservation, Safety, and Noise—Zoning Ordinance, and Zoning Ordinance for the Coastal Zone, and the Local Coastal Program Amendment (approved project).

On November 5, 2024, the City of Redondo Beach took the following actions: Certification of the Program EIR; Adoption of those amendments to the Redondo Beach Focused General Plan Update, Zoning Ordinance Update, and Local Coastal Program Amendment that are intended to implement the Housing Element and those amendments regarding residentially designated properties not identified as program actions in the City’s Housing Element; Adoption of Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations; Adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring Program; and adoption of those ordinances, guidelines, programs, actions, or other mechanisms of the Redondo Beach Focused General Plan Update, Zoning Ordinance Update, and Local Coastal Program Amendment that are intended to implement the Housing Element and those amendments regarding residentially designated properties not identified as program actions in the City’s Housing Element.

This Addendum to the certified PEIR has been prepared in accordance with Sections 15162 and 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The modified project includes updates to the Redondo Beach 2021-2029 Housing Element to clarify the City’s implementation of its strategy for meeting its Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation (RHNA). Specifically, this proposed amendment replaces the program for “overlay” zoning standards on the City’s identified “housing sites” required to meet the City’s RHNA with HighDensity Multifamily Residential (65 dwelling units per acre [du/ac]) and Mixed-Use Transit Center Housing zoning designations (MU-H and MU-TCH) that require future development of the Housing Element’s identified “housing sites” to include a minimum of 50 percent of the floor area be developed as residential. The proposed Mixed Use (MU) zoning designations of the “housing sites” would also increase the allowed residential densities from 55 du/ac to 65 du/ac and 80 du/ac, depending on the location.

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Refer to Section 2, Modified Project, for a full description of proposed changes under the modified project as compared to the approved project. The City of Redondo Beach, as the lead agency under CEQA, has prepared this Addendum to the certified PEIR to consider environmental impacts associated with the modified project as compared to the approved project studied in the certified PEIR. Furthermore, the modified project would comply with all applicable mitigation measures, similar to the approved project (see Appendix A).

1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES
Pursuant to CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, this Addendum focuses on whether implementation of the modified project would require major revisions to the certified PEIR due to the potential for new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.

Pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21166 and Section 15162 of the State CEQA Guidelines, when an EIR has been certified or a negative declaration adopted for a project, no subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative declaration shall be prepared for the project unless the lead agency determines that one or more of the following conditions are met:
(1) Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects;
(2) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new, significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or
(3) New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete or the negative declaration was adopted, shows any of the following:
(A) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR or negative declaration;
(B) Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR;

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(C) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or
(D) Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably 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.

A supplement to an EIR (supplemental EIR), which is narrower in scope than a subsequent EIR, may be prepared if any of these criteria apply, but “only minor changes or additions would be necessary to make the previous EIR adequately apply to the project in the changed situation” (CEQA Guidelines Section 15163[a]). In the absence of the need to prepare either a subsequent or supplemental EIR, an addendum to a previously certified EIR may be prepared. CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 states:
(a) The lead agency or a responsible 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.
(b) An addendum to an adopted negative declaration may be prepared if only minor technical changes or additions are necessary or none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR or negative declaration have occurred.
(c) An addendum need not be circulated for public review but can be included in or attached to the final EIR or adopted negative declaration. (d) The decision-making body shall consider the addendum with the final EIR or adopted negative declaration prior to making a decision on the project. (e) 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 findings on the project, or elsewhere in the record. The explanation must be supported by substantial evidence. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15164) This Addendum to the certified PEIR has been prepared because evaluation of the approved project has not indicated any of the circumstances requiring a subsequent or supplemental EIR is required. As demonstrated in Section 3, Environmental Analysis, of this Addendum, the modified project would not result in physical impacts that differ from the approved project evaluated in the certified PEIR, and it would not trigger the need for preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR under the criteria in CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162(a)

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and 15163(a). The modified project would not change the assumptions made under the certified PEIR.

1.3 PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION
This Addendum relies on the environmental analysis in the City of Redondo Beach’s previously certified Redondo Beach Focused General Plan Update, Zoning Ordinance Updates, and Local Coastal Program Amendment Final PEIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2023050732). The Draft PEIR was circulated for public review from August 1, 2024, through September 16, 2024. A Final PEIR was prepared, and the Final PEIR was certified on November 5, 2024. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15148 and 15150, this Addendum incorporates the certified PEIR (and its constituent parts, including the adopted Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program [MMRP]) by reference (see Appendix A).

The certified PEIR found that the approved project would result in no impact or less-thansignificant impacts with no mitigation required for the following environmental topics:
 Aesthetics
 Agriculture and Forestry Resources
 Air Quality (Impact 5.2-5)
 Biological Resources
 Cultural Resources (Impact 5.4-3)
 Energy (Impact 5.5-1)
 Geology and Soils
 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
 Hydrology and Water Quality
 Land Use and Planning (Impact 5.10-1)
 Mineral Resources
 Noise (Impact 5.11-3)
 Population and Housing (Impact 5.12-2)
 Public Services
 Recreation
 Transportation (Impacts 5.15-3 and 5.15-
4)
 Utilities and Service Systems
 Wildfire
The certified PEIR found that the approved project would result in a less-than-significant impact with the incorporation of mitigation measures for the following environmental topics:
 Cultural Resources (Impact 5.4-2)
 Geology and Soils (Impact 5.6-4)
 Noise (Impact 5.11-2)
 Tribal Cultural Resources

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The certified PEIR determined that implementation of the approved project would result in significant and unavoidable impacts for the following environmental topics:
 Air Quality
 Cultural Resources (Impact 5.4-1)
 Energy (Impact 5.5-2)
 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
 Land Use and Planning (Impact 5.10-2)
 Noise (Impact 5.11-1)
 Population and Housing (Impact 5.12-1)
 Transportation (Impacts 5.15-1 and 5.15-2)

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2. PROJECT SUMMARY

2.1 APPROVED PROJECT
The approved project evaluated buildout assumptions for the City’s Housing Element housing sites, which included a proposed Residential Overlay land use designation and an Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) zoning designation. These designations allow land uses that are in addition to the underlying General Plan land use designations. The Residential Overlay designation would allow residential infill projects in six areas of the city: The North Tech District, the northern portion of the Kingsdale neighborhood, the area immediately south of the city’s transit center, the area south of the Galleria, several areas along 190th Street, and an area along south Pacific Coast Highway east of Palos Verdes Boulevard. Population increases are primarily around Housing Element sites and planned projects, clustered within the residential overlay areas, integrated throughout the R-2 and R-3 zones, and located within major project areas like the South Bay Galleria (South Bay Social District).

General Plan Amendment
Properties with the Residential Overlay land use designation may be developed as allowed in the underlying land use designation (industrial, industrial flex, or commercial depending on the location) or have the option of developing as infill residential without the need for a General Plan amendment. The Residential Overlay designation is intended to encourage the development of affordable housing by providing added land use flexibility that could allow for the integration of new residential housing opportunities near transit, job centers, and commercial service centers. Residential uses in the Residential Overlay designation may be stand-alone projects, horizontal mixed use, or vertical mixed use. Projects must have a minimum density of 20 du/ac, and they cannot exceed the maximum density identified within each overlay area.

Zoning Amendment
The AHO zone district is found in Title 10, Chapter 2, Division 14, of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code, and implements the Residential Overlay land use designation identified in the Land Use and Housing Elements, including the following sites: North Tech, South of Transit Center, South Bay Marketplace, Kingsdale, 190th Street, and FedEx. The AHO zone district establishes a minimum density of 20 du/ac and a maximum of 55 du/ac and requires that the minimum density established by the AHO prevail over any minimum density standards of the underlying designation (Redondo Beach Municipal Code 10-2.1444). The AHO zone district

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provides options to cluster development to incentivize housing production and allow for the preservation of existing uses. The AHO zone district also allows for 100 percent residential projects as well as mixed use with residential and nonresidential uses provided 50 percent or more of the total floor area for the approved project is for residential uses. The AHO zone district also provides additional incentives for projects that include at least 20 percent of units affordable to lower-income households, including an administrative design review process that is exempt from discretionary review, and a reduction in the amount of public open space a project must provide.

2.2 MODIFIED PROJECT
The City of Redondo Beach proposes an amendment to the Housing Element and Zoning Districts that would replace the overlay AHO zone district on the City’s identified housing sites required to meet the City’s RHNA, with High-Density Multi-Family Residential (65 du/ac) and Mixed-Use Transit Center Housing land use and zoning designations (MU-H 65 du/ac and MUTCH up to 80 du/ac). These zoning districts would require future development of the Housing Element’s identified housing sites to include a minimum of 50 percent of the floor area be developed as residential.

The proposed Mixed-Use Transit Center Housing Required (MU-TCH) land use designation would provide for an integrated mix of residential with community and regional-serving commercial retail, service, office, entertainment, and hotel uses near transit stations. Mixed-use transit center development in the housing-required areas shall require at least 50 percent of the total floor area to be designated for residential uses. Development should be of high quality and designed to be pedestrian-oriented and integrated with existing surrounding uses. This designation would also allow for public uses such as libraries, parks, museums, and cultural facilities. Configurations include ground-floor commercial with residential units on upper floors, stand-alone commercial or office with residential development in a horizontal mixed-use configuration, and exclusively residential projects. It is recommended that residential projects in this land use designation include an affordable component. Maximum floor-area ratio (FAR)

1.50 and a minimum density of 20 du/ac up to and including a maximum density of 80 du/ac, density may increase consistent with State law for affordable units.

The proposed Mixed-Use Housing Required (MU-H) land use designation provides for housing to be integrated into the City’s mixed use and commercial corridors by requiring housing development while also allowing for a mix of commercial retail, service, office, and entertainment uses. Exclusively residential projects and mixed-use projects where at least 50 percent of the total floor area is for residential uses are allowed. Mixed use projects may be in a vertical or horizontal configuration. Development should be of high quality and designed to integrate with existing surrounding land uses. Configurations include ground floor commercial with residential units on upper floors, stand-alone commercial or office with residential

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development in a horizontal mixed-use configuration, and exclusively residential projects. This designation is intended to encourage pedestrian-oriented development that has a strong emphasis on creating a safe and attractive streetscape. It is recommended that residential projects in this designation include an affordable component. Maximum FAR 1.50 and a minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre up to and including a maximum density of 65 dwelling units per acre, density may increase consistent with State law for affordable units.

To reflect these amendments, Table 3-2, Current and Proposed Land Use Designations, of Chapter 3, Project Description, of the certified EIR would be amended with the changes provided in Table 1, Changes to Approved Land Use Designations. Underlined text denotes additions to the certified EIR and strikeout denotes deletions. Similarly, Figure 3-5, Proposed Land Use Plan, of Chapter 3, Project Description, would be amended to remove the Residential Overlay designations and replace with the Mixed-Use Transit Center Housing Required (MUTCH) and the Mixed-Use Housing Required (MU-H) land use designation (see Figure 1, Changes to Approved Land use Plan).

Table 1 Changes to Approved Land Use Designations
Table 3-2 Current and Proposed Land Use Designations
Land Use
Designation
Current
Maximum
Density/Intensity
Proposed
Maximum
Density/Intensity Description
Mixed-Use
Transit Center
(Housing
Required)
(MU-TCH)
-- Max. FAR 1.50
A minimum of 20
du/ac up to and
including 80
du/ac
(50 percent of
total floor area
must be for
residential use)
Provides for an integrated mix of residential with community and regional serving commercial retail, service, office, entertainment, and hotel uses in close proximity to transit stations.

Mixed-use transit center development in the housing required areas shall require at least 50 percent of the total floor area to be designated for residential uses. Development in should be of high quality and designed to be pedestrian-oriented and integrated with existing surrounding uses.

This designation also allows for public uses such as libraries, parks, museums, and cultural facilities. Configurations include ground floor commercial with residential units on upper floors, stand-alone commercial or office with residential development in a horizontal mixed use configuration, and exclusively residential projects.

It is recommended that residential projects in this designation include an affordable component. Maximum FAR 1.50 and and A minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre up to and including a maximum density of 80 dwelling units per acre, density may increase consistent with state law for affordable units.

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Table 3-2 Current and Proposed Land Use Designations
Land Use
Designation
Current
Maximum
Density/Intensity
Proposed
Maximum
Density/Intensity Description
Mixed-Use
Housing
Required (MUH) --
Residential Only:

1.0 FAR
Commercial and
Residential
together:

Max. FAR 1.50
(all density
exceeding 0.75
FAR must be for
residential use,
50 percent of
total floor area
must be for
residential use)
A minimum of 20
du/ac up to and
including 65
du/ac
Provides for housing development to be integrated into the City’s mixed use and commercial corridors by requiring housing development while also allowing for a mix of commercial retail, service, office, and entertainment uses.

Exclusively residential projects and mixed use projects where at least 50 percent of the total floor area is for residential uses are allowed. Mixed use projects may be mixed in a vertical or horizontal configuration.

Development should be of high quality and designed to integrate with existing surrounding uses. Configurations include ground floor commercial with residential units on upper floors, standalone commercial or office with residential development in a horizontal mixed use configuration, and exclusively residential projects.

This designation is intended to encourage pedestrian-oriented development that has a strong emphasis on creating a safe and attractive streetscape.

It is recommended that residential projects in this designation include an affordable component.

Maximum FAR 1.50 and A minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre up to and including a maximum density of 65 dwelling units per acre, density may increase consistent with state law for affordable units.

Residential
Overlay (-R)
North Tech
Kingsdale
South Bay
Marketplace
South of Transit
Center
190th Street
FedEx
-- Min. 20 du/ac1
Max. 55 du/ac1
An overlay is a planning tool used to provide flexibility in land use designations. This designation allows uses that differ from or are in addition to, the underlying General Plan land use. This flexibility can help the City respond to State-mandated housing requirements and increase development options in different market conditions.

The Residential Overlay allows residential infill projects in six areas of the City: The North Tech District, the northern portion of the Kingsdale neighborhood, the area immediately south of the City’s transit center, the area south of the Galleria, several areas along 190th Street, and an area along south Pacific Coast Highway east of Palos Verdes Boulevard.

The North Tech District, and the areas south of the transit center and Galleria are all located in close proximity to existing or future Metro Station stops, which provides access to existing or planned transportation alternatives.

Properties with the Residential Overlay designation may be developed as the underlying land use designation (industrial, industrial flex, or commercial depending on the location) and also have the option of developing as infill residential without the need for a General Plan amendment.

The Residential Overlay is intended to encourage the development of affordable housing by providing added land use flexibility that could allow for the integration of new residential housing opportunities in close proximity to transit, job centers, and commercial service centers.

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Table 3-2 Current and Proposed Land Use Designations
Land Use
Designation
Current
Maximum
Density/Intensity
Proposed
Maximum
Density/Intensity Description
Residential uses in the overlay area may be stand-alone projects, horizontal mixed use, or vertical mixed use.

Residential projects must have a minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre, and they cannot exceed the maximum density identified within each overlay area.

As shown in Table 2, Changes to Citywide Growth Under the Modified Project Compared to Approved Project, the modified project would result in a potential 3 percent increase in housing units (+1,092), a 3 percent increase in population (+2,452), a 2.5 percent increase in nonresidential square feet (+446,651), and a 2 percent increase in number of jobs (+671) over what was analyzed in the certified PEIR.

Table 2 Changes to Citywide Growth Under the Modified Project Compared to Approved Project
Scenario Acres
Number of
Housing
Units
Total
Population
Nonresident
ial Square
Feet
Employment
(Number of
Jobs)
Approved project in the certified PEIR 3,973 35,387 78,978 17,508,276 36,627 Changes under Modified Project 0 36,479 81,430 17,954,927 37,298 Change 0 +1,092 +2,452 +446,651 +671
Percentage Change 0% +3.1% +3.1% +2.5% +1.8%
The additions and corrections provided in Table 1, Changes to the Approved Land Use Designations, Table 2, Changes to Citywide Growth Under the Modified Project Compared to Approved Project, and Figure 1, Changes to the Approved Land Use Plan, would be carried out throughout the certified EIR, as applicable, to reflect the modified project.

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Figure 1 Changes to Approved Land Use Plan
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3. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
Section 15164(b) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Sections 15000 et. seq.) authorizes a lead agency to prepare an addendum to an EIR “if only minor technical changes or additions are necessary or none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred.” Like the approved project evaluated in the certified PEIR, the modified project would not directly result in physical development; rather, the modified project provides a program-level analysis associated with an amendment that would replace the program for overlay zoning standards on the City’s identified housing sites required to meet the City’s RHNA with High Density Multi-Family Residential (65 du/ac) and Mixed-Use Transit Center Housing zoning designations (MU-H and MU-TCH). Before any redevelopment activities would occur on the City’s identified housing sites, all such activities would be required to be analyzed for conformance with the General Plan; zoning requirements; and other applicable local, State, and federal requirements and obtain all necessary clearances, zoning entitlements, and permits.

Therefore, this Addendum specifically addresses environmental topics that potentially would be impacted by an increase in FAR as a result of the land use and zoning designation amendments, which would result in a potential 3 percent increase in housing units (+1,092), a 3 percent increase in population (+2,452), a 2.5 percent increase in nonresidential square feet (+446,651), and a 2 percent increase in number of jobs (+671) over what was analyzed in the certified PEIR.

Increases in housing units, population, and nonresidential square feet, would potentially affect aesthetics, air quality, energy, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), land use and planning, noise, population and housing, public services and recreation, transportation, and utilities and service systems. The modified project would have no material impact on agricultural and forestry resources, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, mineral resources, tribal cultural resources, and wildfire above what was analyzed in the certified EIR, as future development under the approved project would occur on properties that are already identified under the certified PEIR for development. Therefore, no further analysis of these topics is necessary for purposes of this Addendum.

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3.1 AESTHETICS
The certified PEIR determined that the approved project would result in less-than-significant impacts to scenic vistas, scenic highways, visual character, and substantial light or glare. Future development facilitated by the modified project would not occur in protected open space areas, including beaches and coastal bluffs, and thus would not affect scenic vistas from associated vantage points. Additionally, there are no scenic highways in or near Redondo Beach, and no eligible scenic highways run through the city limits. The nearest eligible scenic highway is a segment of State Route (SR-) 1 approximately 10 miles to the north. Future development facilitated by the modified project would not interfere with scenic resources within a state highway.

No physical development is proposed as part of the modified project; site plans and building designs would be subject to Section 10-2.2500 (a), Administrative Design Review, or Section 10-

2.2502 (b), Planning Commission Design, of the City’s Municipal Code. As outlined in Section 10-

2.2500 (a), Administrative Design Review, of the City’s Municipal Code, the Community Development Director or his/her assigned would review minor development projects that otherwise meet the zoning regulations, in terms of the appropriateness of the design. Pursuant to Section 10-2.2500 (a)(10)(a) and (b), this would include Housing Element Reused Sites when the proposed project site is: (1) listed on Table B-1 in the 2021-2029 Housing Element; (2) identified as a site used in a prior Housing Element; (3) not listed as vacant; and (4) satisfies any portion of the City’s lower-income RHNA requirement. This would also include Housing Element Rezoned Sites where the proposed project site is listed on Table B-2 in the 2021-2029 Housing Element and identified in Table B-2 as satisfying any portion of the City’s low- or very lowincome RHNA requirement.

Section 10-2.2502(b), Planning Commission Design Review, would determine a future project’s consistency with specific criteria, including, but not limited to, user impact and needs, relationship to physical features, consistency of architectural style, balance and integration with the neighborhood, and building design. As stated in the Municipal Code:
“Planning Commission Design Review is established to ensure compatibility, originality, variety, and innovation in the architecture, design, landscaping, and site planning of developments in the community. The provisions of this section will serve to protect property values, prevent the blight and deterioration of neighborhoods, promote sound land use, encourage design excellence, and protect the overall health, safety, and welfare of the City.” The modified project would replace the program for overlay zoning standards on the City’s identified housing sites required to meet the City’s RHNA with High-Density Multifamily Residential (65 du/ac) and Mixed-Use Transit Center Housing land use and zoning designations (MU-H and MU-TCH). These zoning designations would require future development of the Housing Element-identified housing sites to include a minimum of 50 percent of the floor area

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be developed as residential. The proposed MU zoning designations of the housing sites will also increase the allowed residential densities from 55 du/ac to 65 du/ac and 80 du/ac, depending on the location. Although, a proposed increase in FAR would facilitate the potential increase in building height and/or expansion of existing structures on the City’s identified housing sites, with adherence to the Administrative Design Review or Planning Commission Design Review, as applicable, this increase in density would not have the potential to significantly alter the visual appearance of these sites. Furthermore, the modified project would be required to comply with the policies of the General Plan Update to ensure that future development would preserve and enhance Redondo Beach’s visual character and quality. A primary goal of the General Plan Update is to retain the city’s current character by addressing consistency of new development with existing development. With adherence to the General Plan Update policies, and subject to Planning Commission Design Review, the modified project would not conflict with applicable regulations governing scenic quality, and like the approved project, impacts would remain less than significant.

With respect to light and glare, and similar to the approved project, the modified project would allow future intensification and redevelopment of the City’s identified housing sites but would not significantly increase light and glare above existing conditions nor introduce new incompatible uses. Future development would comply with General Plan Update policies and the issuance of a Planning Commission Design Review. In addition, future redevelopment would be required to comply with City Municipal Code Section 10-2.912, which requires that outdoor lighting be designed to not adversely impact surrounding uses, but also provide a sufficient level of illumination. Furthermore, proposed General Plan Policy OS-3.5 would ensure that glare impacts would be reduced by requiring outdoor fixtures to be fully shielded (aims light down) to prevent lighting up the sky rather than the ground. With adherence to General Plan policies and the City’s Municipal Code, including a Planning Commission Design Review, substantial light and glare would not extend substantially beyond the site where it is generated, and like the approved project, impacts under the modified project would remain less than significant.

3.2 AIR QUALITY
The certified PEIR determined that the approved project would potentially conflict with or obstruct the implementation of the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (AQMD) 2024 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). Buildout of the approved project would increase vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per service population and would not be consistent with the AQMP. In addition, air pollutant emissions associated with buildout of the approved project would cumulatively contribute to the nonattainment designations in the South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB). Therefore, the approved project would be inconsistent with the AQMP. Constructionrelated regional air quality impacts of developments that would be accommodated by the approved project would be significant and unavoidable. Similarly, localized operation-related air quality impacts associated with implementation of the approved project were considered

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significant and unavoidable impacts. The certified PEIR determined that the approved project would not result in odor impacts and that adherence to South Coast AQMD Rule 402 would minimize and provide control for potential odors associated with construction and operational activities. Therefore, impacts related to odors were less than significant.

Because the modified project would result in increased residential dwelling units and nonresidential square feet, as compared to the approved project (see Table 2, Changes to Citywide Growth Under the Modified Project Compared to Approved Project), it is anticipated that construction emissions associated with the modified project would marginally increase in comparison to the approved project as more development facilitated by the modified project would occur. However, as discussed further in Section 3.9, Transportation, although the increase in density and intensity would result in a slight increase in total VMT, the higher density and intensity uses adjacent to mixed-use development would contribute to improved transportation efficiency and would overall slightly reduce VMT per service population, and thereby marginally reducing air quality impacts associated with operation of development facilitated by the modified project.

Like the approved project, future development facilitated by the modified project would implement mitigation measures AQ-1 and AQ-2 of the MMRP. Because no physical development on the sites is envisioned in both the existing General Plan and part of the modified project, it is reasonable to assume that like the approved project, project impacts related to air quality, after mitigation, would remain significant and unavoidable.

3.3 ENERGY
The certified PEIR disclosed that construction of individual development projects facilitated by the approved project would not result in wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of fuel use (energy resources), and future individual development projects would temporarily increase demands for energy associated with transportation. Operation of new development projects accommodated under the approved project would create additional demands for electricity and natural gas compared to existing conditions.

The General Plan Update includes policies related to land use, transportation planning, energy efficiency, and renewable energy generation that would contribute to minimizing the City's total energy consumption. Implementation of policies under the General Plan Update in conjunction with and complementary to regulatory requirements would ensure that energy demand associated with growth under the approved project would not be inefficient, wasteful, or unnecessary. Therefore, energy impacts associated with implementation and operation of land uses accommodated under the approved project would be less than significant.

The individual development projects facilitated by the approved project would comply with the applicable requirements of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards and CALGreen. Although

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the approved project would be consistent with the objectives of the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) to reduce GHG emissions consistent with the State’s Assembly Bill (AB) 32 GHG emission reduction targets, to reduce transportation energy, the General Plan Update would not be consistent with the CAP’s Goal LUT: G, Land Use Strategies, and several of the Southern California Association of Government’s (SCAG’s) Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Plan (RTP/SCS) goals. Therefore, implementation of the General Plan Update could conflict with or obstruct implementation of the City’s CAP, and impacts would be potentially significant. As such, the certified PEIR determined that there were no feasible mitigation measures that could fully reduce VMT impacts at full buildout of the approved project and fully reduce the approved project’s inconsistencies with the goals of SCAG's 2024-2050 RTP/SCS.

Impacts related to energy would remain significant and unavoidable.

The modified project would allow for an increase of dwelling units and nonresidential square feet from what was studied in the certified PEIR. As discussed in Section 3.9, Transportation, the increased intensification of dwelling units and nonresidential square feet would result in a slight improvement in transportation efficiency by increasing housing and employment opportunities near transit services concurrent with a proposed increase in density and intensity. Although the increase in dwelling units might result in a slight increase in total VMT, the higher-density and intensity uses adjacent to mixed-use development would contribute to a reduction in energy use from the transportation sector and would overall, slightly reduce VMT per service population. Therefore, the modified project could result in shorter distances traveled as there would be an increase in employment within proximity to housing and other amenities. Overall, impacts to energy use under the modified project would be similar, if not slightly reduced, when compared to the approved project evaluated in the certified PEIR, but impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

3.4 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Development under the approved project would contribute to global climate change through direct and indirect emissions of GHG from land uses in the city. The certified PEIR determined that the approved project would reduce energy sector emissions by increasing energy efficiency, energy conservation, and use of renewable energy. However, GHG emissions reduction are only 1 percent less than the CEQA baseline and not the 85 percent necessary to ensure the city is on a trajectory to achieve the long-term reductions goals of AB 1279 and substantial progress toward the State’s carbon neutrality goals. Additionally, while the General Plan Update would be consistent with many of the strategies in the City’s CAP, the General Plan Update would not be consistent with the CAP’s Goal LUT: G, Land Use Strategies, and several of SCAG’s RTP/SCS goals. Therefore, GHG emissions associated with the approved project were considered significant and unavoidable.

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As discussed in Section 3.9, Transportation, the modified project would result in increased housing and employment opportunities around transit and mixed-use development, which would provide mobility options, and it is anticipated that GHG emissions associated with this modified project would be slightly less in comparison to the approved project. Policies and implementation measures for the approved project would be applicable to the modified project and would have the potential to reduce GHG emissions. Overall, impacts of the modified project would be slightly reduced compared to the approved project but would remain significant. Like the approved project, the modified project would implement mitigation measure GHG-1.

3.5 LAND USE AND PLANNING
The certified PEIR concluded that no aspect of the approved project would divide the existing city. On the contrary, the approved project includes provisions that directly address land use connectivity, compatibility, and encroachment of new development on existing neighborhoods and land uses. However, the certified PEIR determined that future development in accordance with the approved project would conflict with plans adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect, and project impacts, even after mitigation, would remain significant and unavoidable. The modified project would include climate benefits, land use patterns, and goals and policies that align with the RTP/SCS. Implementation of the approved project would support a variety of land use types, including high-density housing and mixed-use development that encourage better connectivity to employment and commercial uses, and in closer proximity to public transit. However, the approved project would not be consistent with several of the goals of SCAG’s 2024-2050 RTP/SCS with respect to VMT at buildout and impacts associated with air quality, GHG, and VMT would be significant. Therefore, the approved project would conflict with SCAG’s Connect SoCal goals aimed at improving air quality and reducing GHG emissions, and impacts were considered significant.

As discussed under Section 3.9, Transportation, of this Addendum, although total VMT would slightly increase, because the modified project would result in increased residential and employment opportunities around transit and mixed use development, which would provide mobility options, it is anticipated that air quality and GHG emissions associated with this modified project would be slightly less in comparison to the approved project because of a reduction in VMT per service population. Policies and implementation measures for the approved project would be applicable to the modified project and would have the potential to reduce air quality and GHG emissions. Overall, impacts of the modified project would be slightly reduced compared to the approved project but would remain significant and unavoidable.

3.6 NOISE
The certified PEIR determined that impacts related to construction noise, even after mitigation, would remain significant and unavoidable. Impacts related to vibration and operations-related

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vibration would be reduced to less than significant. Under the General Plan Update, the primary source of temporary noise in the city would be demolition and construction activities associated with development projects and activities. However, because construction activities associated with any individual development may occur near noise-sensitive receptors and because, depending on the project type, equipment list, time of day, phasing and overall construction durations, noise disturbances may occur for prolonged periods of time or during the more sensitive nighttime hours, construction noise impacts associated with implementation of the approved project were considered potentially significant.

The development of residential, automotive, industrial, or other uses and activities under the proposed General Plan Update could generate substantial stationary noise. In addition, changes in both citywide and regional land use patterns and transportation networks, such as the increased development of mixed-use areas or changing concentrations of job opportunities from certain locations to others, particularly those accessible to existing and planned public transit, can result in a shift in traffic patterns and thereby decrease traffic on certain roadways.

However, adherence to the proposed General Plan policy provisions would ensure that the noise environment in Redondo Beach does not increase in a manner that worsens existing noise compatibility or exposes noise-sensitive land uses to “unacceptable” noise levels. With implementation of the General Plan policies and Mitigation Measures, future development and activities under the proposed General Plan Update would result in a less than significant impacts. Industrial operations throughout the city would generate varying degrees of ground vibration, depending on the operational procedures and equipment. Because specific projectlevel information is not available at this time, it was not possible to quantify future vibration levels at vibration-sensitive receptors that may be near existing and future vibration sources.

Therefore, with the potential for sensitive uses to be exposed to annoying and/or interfering levels of vibration from industrial operations, operations-related vibration impacts associated with implementation of the approved project were considered potentially significant.

The modified project would allow an increase of dwelling units and non-residential square feet compared to what was analyzed in the certified PEIR. As no physical development is proposed, it is speculative to estimate construction noise at this time, but it is reasonable to assume that overall construction and operational noise impacts would be similar compared to the approved project, although more non-residential square feet allowed by the modified project could take longer to construct than the approved project, which would extend the exposure to construction noise.

With respect to traffic noise, impacts under the modified project may slightly increase as compared to the approved project because the modified project would slightly increase total VMT but could reduce VMT per service population (see Section 3.9, Transportation). The increase in non-residential growth facilitated by the modified project would represent a 2.5 percent increase citywide as compared to the approved project and thus an increase in noise

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would be negligible. Overall, impacts with respect to noise and vibration would be similar to the approved project and remain significant and unavoidable.

3.7 POPULATION AND HOUSING
The certified PEIR determined that implementation of the approved project would directly induce population and employment growth in the area but would slightly improve the jobshousing balance. The approved project would accommodate future growth by providing for infrastructure and public services to accommodate the projected growth. Policies under the Redondo Beach General Plan’s Housing and Land Use Elements would ensure the City supports a variety of housing types and densities and provides job growth to accommodate Redondo Beach residents. Nonetheless, because the approved project’s buildout projections are greater than the projected growth through SCAG, implementation of the approved project was considered a potentially significant impact related to population and employment growth. The certified PEIR determined that there are no feasible mitigation measures to reduce the approved project’s impacts to population growth. As a result, impacts to population growth as a result of future development in accordance with the proposed project would remain significant and unavoidable.

As shown in Section 2, Project Summary, Table 2, the modified project would result in a potential 3 percent increase in housing units (+1,092), a 3 percent increase in population (+2,452), a 2.5 percent increase in nonresidential square feet (+446,651), and a 2 percent increase in number of jobs (+671) over what was analyzed in the certified PEIR. Thus, the modified project would result in slightly increased impacts compared to the approved project with respect to population, housing and employment because it would slightly further increase growth beyond projections identified in SCAG’s regional forecasts for 2050. Overall, and similar to the approved project, impacts on population and housing under the modified project would also be significant and unavoidable, but not by a materially greater amount or in ways that would lead to significantly greater impacts.

3.8 PUBLIC SERVICES AND RECREATION
The certified PEIR concluded that future development and population growth in the city accommodated by the approved project would increase the demand for the provision of local public services, thereby increasing the demand for fire and police protection services, and increasing school enrollments, demand for library services, and demand for park, open space, and recreational amenities. However, compliance with existing and proposed policies, regulatory codes and standards, and funding mechanisms would ensure that the approved project would result in a less-than-significant impact. While no physical development is proposed as part of the modified project, future development, facilitated by the FAR of the modified project would also be required to comply with existing and proposed General Plan

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Update policies, regulatory standards, and funding mechanisms. As a result, similar to the approved project, and with compliance with all applicable policies, codes, standards, funding mechanisms, and approvals, impacts to public services under the modified project would remain less than significant.

3.9 TRANSPORTATION
The certified PEIR determined that the approved project would conflict with some policies from SCAG’s 2024–2050 RTP/SCS because buildout facilitated by the approved project would increase VMT per service population beyond the threshold (16.8 percent below SBCCOG Baseline Conditions) and would result in a significant impact. Therefore, the approved project would generate long-term emissions that would exceed South Coast AQMD’s regional significance thresholds and cumulatively contribute to the nonattainment designations of the SoCAB.

Additionally, given the growth in population and employment in the city and the magnitude of GHG emissions reductions needed to achieve the GHG reduction target, GHG emissions were considered significant. Although the approved project would include climate benefits, land use patterns, and goals and polices that align with the RTP/SCS, and would otherwise be consistent with implementation of programs, plans, ordinances, and policies addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities, impacts associated with VMT, Air Quality, and GHG were determined to be significant and therefore, the approved project would not be consistent with SCAG’s 2024–2050 RTP/SCS and impacts were determined to be significant. Additionally, because the approved project is a regulatory document that sets the framework for future growth and development in the city and does not directly result in development, use of VMT reduction strategies would need to be assessed on a project-byproject basis. Therefore, the certified PEIR determined that VMT impacts were considered significant. There are no feasible mitigation measures identified in the certified PEIR that would fully reduce VMT impacts at full buildout of the approved project. Additionally, the certified PEIR determined that there are no feasible mitigation measures that would fully reduce the approved project’s inconsistencies with the goals of SCAG’s 2024–2050 RTP/SCS.

VMT for the modified project would result in a slight improvement in transportation efficiency by increasing housing and employment opportunities near transit services concurrently with a proposed increase in density and intensity of residential and commercial land use designations within the city. Development would be required to implement applicable Travel Demand Management (TDM) development standards pursuant to Article 11 of the City’s Municipal Code.

Article 11 requires that nonresidential development provide facilities and/or programs that accommodate the use of ridesharing, transit, and pedestrian/bicycle commuting as alternatives to single-occupant vehicle trips to reduce VMT and mitigate transportation impacts. Prior to approval of any development project that meets or exceeds the threshold for triggering TDM strategies, an applicant is required to comply with the applicable TDM and trip reduction standards set forth by Article 11.

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The modified project would marginally reduce VMT per-service population compared to the approved project because of the slight improvement in transportation efficiency as a result of intensification of the land uses surrounding transit. Due to the increase in development density and intensity resulting in an increase in population, housing and employment, this alternative would be expected to reduce VMT per service population relative to the approved project.

Although VMT per service population would be slightly reduced under the modified project, total VMT for the City would increase slightly when compared to the approved project, and as such, cumulative impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

Additionally, like the approved project, the modified project does not propose any incompatible uses that would significantly increase hazards or affect emergency access. Future redevelopment facilitated by the modified project would undergo a review process at the City to ensure consistency with adopted standards, including site plan review, related to access and circulation. Like the approved project, the modified project impacts would be considered less than significant.

In summary, the modified project would require implementation of mitigation measures in the certified PEIR, including AQ-1 through AQ-3 and GHG-1 to reduce inconsistencies with the goals of SCAG’s 2024–2050 RTP/SCS related to VMT and emissions. However, there are no feasible mitigation measures identified in the certified PEIR that would fully reduce VMT impacts at full buildout of the approved project or the modified project. Although VMT would slightly decrease VMT per service population and slightly increase VMT, cumulative impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.

3.10 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
As disclosed in the certified PEIR, existing and/or proposed facilities and purveyors would be able to accommodate future project-generated wastewater, water demand, stormwater drainage, solid waste, electric power, natural gas, and telecommunications demand, and not require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded facilities. The modified project would facilitate a potential 3 percent increase in housing units (+1,092), a 3 percent increase in population (+2,452), a 2.5 percent increase in nonresidential square feet (+446,651), and a 2 percent increase in number of job (+671) over the approved project. As concluded in the certified PEIR, the approved project is well within existing facilities’ capacities; therefore, the increase in intensity proposed under the modified project would be adequately accommodated by existing and/or proposed facilities and utility purveyors. Additionally, future development would be subject to City permits, fees, and applications to ensure that future development would not pose burdens on the existing infrastructure. Overall, impacts would be slightly increased compared to the approved project but would remain less than significant.

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4. FINDINGS
As summarized in this section, and for the reasons described in Section 3, Environmental Analysis, of this Addendum, the City of Redondo Beach has concluded that the modified project meets the conditions of CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 and that therefore an Addendum to the certified EIR is the appropriate CEQA document to address the modified project.

As previously discussed, under CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, an addendum to an EIR or MND may be prepared if only minor technical changes or additions are necessary or none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR or MND have occurred. The following restates the standards set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 as they relate to the modified project.

1. No substantial changes are proposed in the project which would require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effect or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effect.

2. No substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.

The modified project includes General Plan land use designation and zoning district amendments that are changes in policy, not entitlement for physical development. As described in this addendum, the sites affected by the modified project are already designated and zoned for urban development. The modified project makes minor changes to the regulatory process, and increases the potential density, but the physical impacts of construction are the same as those analyzed in the certified PEIR. Implementation of the modified project would not result in physical changes to the environment that were not disclosed in the certified PEIR. Moreover, the modified project would not create new impacts or the need for additional mitigation measures. The policies identified in the approved project that would reduce physical environmental effects associated with future development continue to apply to the modified project. The certified PEIR addresses potentially significant impacts related to air quality, cultural resources (Impact 5.4-1), energy (Impact 5.5-2), GHG emissions, land use and planning (Impact 5.10-2), noise (Impact 5.11-1), population and housing (Impact 5.12-1), and transportation (Impacts 5.15-1 and 5.15-2). The policies and mitigation identified in the certified PEIR to reduce physical environmental effects would also apply to the modified project. Because a future development project must be consistent with the City’s General Plan, zoning, development standards, and would undergo Planning Commission Design Review, the adopted

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measures to address physical impacts on the environment would be applied, resulting in the same overall impacts as evaluated in the certified PEIR. As demonstrated in this Addendum, the modified project’s contribution of a 3 percent increase in housing units (+1,092), a 3 percent increase in population (+2,452), a 2.5 percent increase in nonresidential square feet (+446,651), and a 2 percent increase on number of job (+671), as compared to the buildout for the approved project would not result in new significant environmental impacts that were not previously disclosed under the certified PEIR, and no changes are proposed under the modified project, nor have any substantial changes occurred with respect to circumstances, which would warrant major revisions to the certified PEIR.

3. No new information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete or the negative declaration was adopted, shows any of the following:

A. The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR or negative declaration
The certified PEIR addresses potentially significant impacts related to impacts related to air quality, cultural resources (Impact 5.4-1), energy (Impact 5.5-2), GHG emissions, land use and planning (Impact 5.10-2), noise (Impact 5.11-1), population and housing (Impact 5.12-1), and transportation (Impacts 5.15-1 and 5.15-2). The policies and mitigation identified in the certified PEIR to reduce physical environmental effects would also apply to the modified project. Because a future development project must be consistent with the City’s General Plan, zoning, and development standards, the mitigation measures to address physical impacts on the environment would be applied, resulting in the same overall impacts as evaluated in the certified PEIR.

Therefore, there would be no new significant environmental impacts under the modified project that were not previously disclosed in the certified PEIR.

B. Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR;
As demonstrated in this addendum, the modified project would have the same significant impacts as those disclosed in the certified PEIR and no substantially more severe impacts would occur. The policies and mitigation measures identified in the certified PEIR to reduce physical environmental effects would also apply to the modified project. Implementation of the modified project would not result in significant physical changes to the environment that were not disclosed in the certified PEIR. Therefore, no new or more severe significant impacts associated with the modified project would occur.

C. Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the

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project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or
The modified project would not result in new significant environmental impacts or increase the severity of any environmental impacts previously evaluated in the certified PEIR; therefore, there is no need for new mitigation measures or alternatives.

D. Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably 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 modified project would have the same significant impacts as the certified PEIR, and all associated policies and mitigation measures identified in the certified PEIR to reduce physical environmental effects would apply to all future development. There would be no new significant impacts resulting from implementation of the modified project. There is no new mitigation or alternative that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment
The modified project would not result in any of the conditions outlined in CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162(a)(1) to (3) because the proposed changes would not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects, requiring major revisions to the certified PEIR, and there is no new information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the certified PEIR was certified, showing any of the conditions identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(3).

Accordingly, this Addendum provides the substantial evidence required by CEQA Guidelines Section 15164(e) to support the finding that a subsequent EIR is not required and that an addendum to the certified PEIR is the appropriate environmental document to evaluate changes associated with the modified project.

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LEAD AGENCY
Marc Wiener, Community Development Director
Sean Scully, Planning Manager

PLACEWORKS
Mark Teague, AICP, Principal
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