2.
Response
to
Comments
2.10
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Individuals
conclude
that
“new
development
proposed
for
the
Baylands
would
be
substantially
more
intense
than
existing
development;
buildings
that
would
be
developed
under
the
Project
Site
development
would
be
much
taller,
larger,
and
more
abundant
than
existing
buildings
within
Central
Brisbane
and
nearby
portions
of
Daly
City
and
San
Francisco.”
However,
adherence
to
Mitigation
Measure
4.A-3,
in
combination
with
the
City’s
Design
Review
process,
would
reduce
the
impact
of
the
Project
Site
development
on
the
visual
character
of
the
Project
Site
and
its
surroundings
to
a
less-than-significant
level.
This
comment
references
the
Brisbane
General
Plan
Transportation
and
Circulation
goal,
which
reads
in
its
entirety:
“The
City
of
Brisbane
will
be
a
place...
where
citizens
can
travel
safely
and
comfortably
from
north
to
south,
from
the
Mountain
to
the
Bay;
where
vehicles,
pedestrians
and
bicyclists
can
access
all
parts
of
the
City;
where
transit
service
is
reliable
and
available
and
there
is
less
reliance
on
the
automobile;
where
parking
issues
have
been
resolved
in
both
residential
and
commercial
areas;
where
transportation
well
serves
commercial
and
industrial
businesses;
and
where
there
is
an
established
rational
relationship
between
land
use
and
circulation
in
place
to
guide
the
City
toward
the
future.”
The
Draft
EIR
(Section
4.N
and
Table
6-1)
concludes
that
six
significant
unavoidable
transportation
impacts
will
result
from
proposed
Baylands
development.
The
potential
for
proposed
Baylands
development
to
substantially
increase
traffic
safety
hazards
is
addressed
in
Impact
4.N-15
starting
on
page
4.N-149
of
the
Draft
EIR.
The
analysis
concludes
that
although
significant
congestion
will
result
from
each
development
scenario,
all
roadways
and
intersections
will
be
designed
to
the
standards
of
the
jurisdiction
maintaining
them
(e.g.,
Brisbane,
San
Francisco,
Daly
City,
Caltrans),
thereby
ensuring
that
no
traffic
safety
hazards
would
result
from
proposed
Baylands
development.
This
comment
asserts
“the
intent
of
the
1994
General
Plan
was
to
leave
about
50%
of
the
Baylands
in
open
space.”
Policy
331
of
the
Brisbane
General
Plan,
addressing
Baylands
land
use,
states,
“Maximize
opportunities
for
open
space
and
recreational
uses
in
any
land
use
planning
for
this
(Baylands)
subarea.”
The
General
Plan
contains
a
requirement
that
a
minimum
of
25
percent
of
the
surface
land
of
any
subarea
designated
“Planned
Development”
(such
as
the
Baylands
subarea)
be
retained
in
open
space
or
open
area.
Subsequent
to
adoption
of
the
Brisbane
General
Plan,
the
City
Council
approved
the
“Open
Space
Plan
for
the
City
of
Brisbane”
on
August
27,
2001.
The
2001
Open
Space
Plan
recommends
that
the
portions
of
the
Baylands
lying
between
the
channel
and
Lagoon
Road
“be
maintained
in
a
way
that
maximizes
open
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.10.8-4
May
2015