2.
Response
to
Comments
2.10
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Individuals
The
Baylands
Project
site
is
within
approximately
2
miles
of
San
Bruno
Mountain
(a
California
State
Park
managed
by
the
County
of
San
Mateo).
Because
of
the
State
Park’s
large
size
(2,326
acres)
and
its
relative
isolation,
San
Bruno
Mountain
contains
a
diversity
of
biotic
communities
and
several
special
status
plants
and
animals.
Coastal
scrub
and
grassland
communities
are
dominant
throughout
park
and
these
vegetation
communities
provide
the
host
and
nectar
plants
that
support
federally
listed
butterflies
(San
Bruno
Elfin,
Mission
Blue,
Callippe
silverspot,
and
Bay
checkerspot)
within
the
park.
The
San
Bruno
Mountain
Habitat
Conservation
Plan
(HCP),
adopted
in
the
mid-1980,
provides
protection
for
the
endangered
species
and
their
habitats
within
the
park.
Project
Site
development
would
not
result
in
any
changes
to
the
protections
provided
under
the
HCP,
and
would
identify
opportunities
for
preservation
and
enhancement
of
habitat
for
endangered
butterflies
as
described
in
Mitigation
Measure
4.Ca-g.
As
noted
in
Response
the
concept
that
climate
change
will
cause
long-term
changes
in
wind
direction
is
speculative.
However,
even
if
such
long-
term
change
in
wind
direction
would
occur
as
the
result
of
climate
change,
whether
a
change
in
wind
direction
could
harm
host
plants
for
endangered
butterflies
is
also
speculative,
and
not
project-related.
Comment
states
an
opinion
that
the
project
does
not
“reflect”
or
“value”
natural
resources,
but
does
not
raise
any
significant
environmental
issues
regarding
the
adequacy
of
the
Draft
EIR
or
its
analyses
and
conclusions.
While
This
comment
refers
to
a
Brisbane
General
Plan
goal
related
to
the
design
of
infrastructure
and
public
facilities,
the
comment
asserts
that
the
over
intensity
of
proposed
development
under
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
would
negatively
affect
the
“cohesion
and
character
of
the
community.”
As
stated
on
page
4.I-15
of
the
Draft
EIR,
“none
of
the
proposed
development
scenarios
could
physically
divide
or
create
a
physical
barrier
to
an
established
community
because
(1)
the
Baylands
is
already
physically
divided
from
the
rest
of
the
Brisbane
community
and
surrounding
lands
by
Bayshore
Boulevard,
the
Recology
facility,
and
Brisbane
Lagoon;
(2)
there
is
no
existing
community
within
the
Baylands;
and
(3)
the
Baylands
is
already
divided
into
east
and
west
areas
by
the
Caltrain
rail
line.”
Impacts
of
proposed
Baylands
development
on
the
visual
character
of
the
community
are
addressed
under
Impact
4.A-3
starting
on
page
4.A-31
of
the
Draft
EIR.
The
analysis
of
impacts
on
the
visual
character
of
the
community
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.10.8-3
May
2015