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differed substantially from the Original Proposed Alternative, and that difference exceeded the landfill capacity available to the City. The general site development assumptions for the Revised Proposed Alternative are substantially the same as for the Original Proposed Alternative and as such would entail the same demolition activities as was evaluated in the Original DEIR. The Revised Proposed Alternative expanded some of the allowable uses in the Project Area from what was proposed in the Original Proposed Alternative. However, some of these changes would amount to the permitting of new uses in locations that would be permitted for similar types of uses under the Original Proposed Alternative. The modifications in the Revised Proposed Alternative include a change from a Greenway Zone to Urban Innovation Zone for Block 52. The solid waste impacts due to the designation of Block 52 under the Urban Innovation Zone were already compared relative to the Original Proposed Alternative in Section 17.6.3 and Table 17-3 of the Original DEIR, see Modified Project Alternative discussion above. The Original DEIR concluded that the Modified Project Alternative would result in a minor increase in utilities impacts due to additional land use intensity, but would not result in a new significant impact. In addition, Block 52 is located in the River Buffer Area and would still be limited to the same 1.5:1 FAR as applied in the Greenway Zone indicating that increases in land use intensity as the result of this change would be associated with the use rather than the intensity of use. However, the Greenway Zone would also permit relatively high solid waste generating uses such as restaurants. The industrial and ancillary office uses that would be permitted in the Urban Innovation Zone would have similar solid waste generation characteristics as some of the uses allowed in the Greenway Zone. Furthermore, application of diversion strategies, such as recycling efforts would apply to most or all uses allowed in the Urban Innovation Zone, which further reduce potential impacts of the change in designation. This change will not result in a new significant solid waste impact as previously evaluated in the Original DEIR. The Density Bonus Option, in coordination with the reduction in Base FAR in the Urban Village Zone for certain residential projects and the reduction in the marginal Bonus FAR allotted for Community Benefit Option are devised to prioritize and increase the incentive for developers to provide affordable housing in the Project Area. While this may increase the production of affordable housing relative to market rate housing, the Density Bonus Option included in the Revised Proposed Alternative would not substantially change the land use assumptions in the Original DEIR in regards to overall residential units permitted (see discussion on the City density bonus program in Section B) or introduce residential uses in areas that were not already identified under the Original Proposed Alternative. While the Density Bonus Option is included as a new feature in the Revised Proposed Alternative, the City density bonus program, as permitted under Section 12.22 A.25 of the Los Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan Final EIR
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