2.
Response
to
Comments
2.10
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Individuals
address
whether
residential
development
is
or
is
not
a
“good
idea.”
Evaluation
of
whether
residential
development
should
or
should
not
be
approved
within
the
Baylands
will
occur
as
part
of
the
planning
review
undertaken
by
the
City
for
the
Baylands.
As
set
forth
in
Brisbane
Municipal
Code
Section
17.02.400,
building
height
is
defined
and
measured
as
follows.
“Structures.
As
applied
to
structures,
height
means
the
vertical
distance
above
a
reference
datum
measured
to
the
highest
point
of
the
coping
of
a
flat
roof
or
to
the
deck
line
of
a
mansard
roof
or
to
the
average
height
of
the
highest
gable
of
a
pitched
or
hipped
or
vaulted
roof.
The
reference
datum
shall
be
the
lowest
point
of
elevation
of
the
finished
grade
between
the
building
and
the
property
line
when
the
property
line
is
five
(5)
feet
or
less
from
the
building.
When
the
property
line
is
more
than
five
(5)
feet
from
the
building,
the
reference
datum
shall
be
the
lowest
point
of
elevation
of
the
finished
grade
between
the
building
and
a
line
five
(5)
feet
from
the
building.
When
the
finished
grade
results
from
fill,
the
reference
datum
shall
be
the
lowest
point
of
elevation
of
the
natural
grade
prior
to
the
placement
of
the
fill.
In
the
case
of
a
stepped
or
terraced
building,
each
segment
of
the
building
shall
be
separately
measured
and
the
height
of
the
building
shall
be
the
maximum
height
of
the
highest
segment.”
However,
because
(1)
the
entirety
of
the
Baylands
consists
of
fill
material,
(2)
“natural
grade”
is
well
below
ground,
and
(3)
landfill
closu
re
will
require
capping
of
the
landfill
with
additional
soil
materials,
the
definition
of
building
height
set
forth
in
Municipal
Code
Section
17.02.400
would
be
ineffective
for
use
within
the
Baylands.
Thus,
“building
height”
as
it
will
be
use
d
in
the
Baylands
will
be
measured
from
the
final
grades
approved
for
the
Baylands
by
the
City
of
Brisbane,
which
will
be
indicated
based
on
elevation
above
mean
sea
level.
Moderation
of
temperatures
and
changes
in
the
amount
of
light
received
by
vegetation
resulting
from
shading
by
proposed
buildings
can
result
in
indirect
impacts
to
the
growth
of
vegetation
and
shade-intolerant
species
along
the
interface
between
habitat
and
development
areas.
Shading
that
moderates
water
temperatures
and
available
light
of
water
bodies
has
also
been
known
to
result
in
indirect
impacts
on
aquatic
vegetation
and
species.
However,
to
analyze
such
impacts
would
require
information
on
the
site-specific
location,
shape,
and
height
of
proposed
buildings
and
a
detailed
understanding
of
their
location
in
relation
to
proposed
habitat
areas,
along
with
an
understanding
of
the
specific
vegetative
species
that
would
be
subject
to
shading
from
proposed
building
development.
Such
analysis
can
only
be
performed
once
site-specific
development
projects
are
proposed,
and
would
be
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.10.19-10
May
2015