2.
Response
to
Comments
2.10
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Individuals
The
subject
text
referenced
in
the
comment
provides
an
introductory
description
of
the
existing
aesthetic
character
of
the
area.
The
overview
characterization
of
Brisbane
as
an
urban
area,
as
San
Francisco
and
Daly
City
are
urban
areas,
is
meant
in
the
context
of
developed
vs.
non-developed
natural
features
such
as
San
Bruno
Mountain
range
and
Brisbane
Lagoon.
Brisbane
would
be
more
specifically
characterized
as
suburban
in
a
stand-alone
context.
The
text
on
the
Draft
EIR
pages
4.A-1
and
4.A-2
is
revised
to
read
as
follows:
Surrounding
Area
Brisbane
is
in
an
urban
setting
located
on
the
eastern
shore
of
the
San
Francisco
Peninsula.
The
city
is
surrounded
by
urban
communities
dominated
by
single-family
small
lot
and
suburban-style
homes
to
the
north
and
west,
San
Bruno
Mountain
State
Park
to
the
south/southwest,
and
US
Highway
101
and
San
Francisco
Bay
to
the
east
with
the
East
Bay
Hills
beyond.
As
viewed
from
US
Highway
101,
the
community
lies
within
a
low-
density
“cove”
setting
between
that
visually
separates
the
community
from
the
highly
urbanized
cities
of
San
Francisco
to
the
north
and
South
San
Francisco
to
the
south,
as
well
as
from
the
more
urbanized
portions
of
Brisbane
at
Sierra
Point.
The
Central
Brisbane
neighborhood
is
located
directly
west
of
the
southern
portion
of
the
Project
Site,
across
Bayshore
Boulevard.
Central
Brisbane
consists
of
both
residential
and
commercial
development.
It
is
developed
primarily
with
one-
to
two-story
commercial
buildings
along
Visitacion
Avenue
and
one-
to
two-story
single-family
houses
throughout.
Northeast
Ridge,
which
lies
northwest
of
Central
Brisbane
and
west
of
Guadalupe
Canyon,
consists
of
single-family
houses
and
higher-density
residential
buildings.
Non-residential
uses
in
the
city
include
one-
to
two-story
industrial
buildings
in
Crocker
Park
and
mid-rise
office
buildings
and
hotels
at
Sierra
Point.
The
visual
character
of
nearby
areas
in
Daly
City
(west
of
the
Project
Site)
and
San
Francisco
(north
of
the
Project
Site)
is
defined
by
commercial
buildings
along
Geneva
Avenue
and
Bayshore
Boulevard,
and
industrial
and
residential
uses
north
of
the
San
Francisco/San
Mateo
border.
San
Bruno
Mountain
State
Park
is
included
in
the
description
of
areas
surrounding
the
Baylands
site,
as
well
as
in
the
description
of
the
Baylands
Project
Site
on
page
4.A-
2,
which
reads:
“The
Project
Site’s
visual
character
is
in
significant
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.10.19-16
May
2015