2.
Response
to
Comment
2.4
Master
Responses
to
Comments
determined
in
the
Draft
EIR
to
lack
sufficient
historical
or
architectural
significance
to
be
considered
individually
eligible
for
listing
under
NRHP/CRHR
criteria
or
as
a
City
of
Brisbane
historical
resource.
Unlike
the
nearby
Roundhouse,
the
former
Southern
Pacific
Tank
and
Boiler
Shop
was
one
of
many
shops
that
supported,
but
was
not
individually
integral
to,
the
workings
of
the
freight
yard.
The
shed-style
building
is
a
common
industrial
building
style
and
does
not
reflect
the
distinctive
characteristics
of
a
type
of
architecture.
The
removal
of
the
rail
lines,
the
transfer
pit,
as
well
as
nearly
all
nearby
associated
features,
has
further
reduced
this
building’s
historical
setting
and
integrity.
Due
to
a
lack
of
strong
historical
associations
and
sufficient
physical
integrity,
the
building
does
not
meet
the
criteria
for
listing
in
the
NRHP/CRHR.
Therefore,
although
the
structure
has
limited
merit
as
a
former
Southern
Pacific
Railroad
shop
building,
it
is
not
considered
a
“historical
resource”
for
CEQA
purposes.
The
Machinery
&
Equipment
building
is
surrounded
by,
but
not
a
part
of,
the
733-acre
Project
Site.
Any
20
th
century
Southern
Pacific
Railroad
features
or
remnants
that
may
be
encountered
within
the
Baylands
during
construction,
such
as
railroad
ties,
tracks,
spikes,
or
other
remnant
features,
would
likely
not
yield
any
new
information
that
would
be
considered
significant
to
history
(CRHR
criterion
D),
nor
would
they
substantially
add
to
the
body
of
academic
knowledge
about
railroads
that
is
already
available.
As
such,
they
would
not
be
considered
historical
resources
as
defined
by
CEQA
and
impacts
on
such
resources,
should
they
exist,
would
not
be
significant.
In
the
event
that
unrecorded,
intact
archaeological
deposits
related
to
the
railroad
era
were
encountered
by
project
implementation,
however,
Mitigation
Measure
4.D-2
would
apply.
2.4.12
Master
Response
12,
Geology,
Soils,
and
Seismicity:
Adequacy
of
the
Characterization
of
Seismic
Hazards
within
the
Baylands
Comments
Several
comments
asserted
that
the
Draft
EIR
did
not
account
for
site-specific
soils
conditions
and
thereby
understated
the
extent
of
seismic
hazards
within
the
Baylands.
Response
As
stated
in
the
Draft
EIR
on
page
4.E-
20,
“the
composition
of
underlying
soils,
even
those
relatively
distant
from
faults,
can
intensify
groundshaking.
The
Baylands
site
is
underlain
by
both
National
Earthquake
Hazard
Reduction
Program
(NEHRP)
Soil
Classifications
E
and
D,
suggesting
that
significant
amplification
of
strong
groundshaking
could
occur.”
In
addition,
the
Draft
EIR
on
page
4.E-23
states
that
much
of
the
Project
Site
is
underlain
by
the
soft
compressible
Bay
Mud
deposits,
and
on
page
4.E-36
states
that
the
presence
of
these
deposits
“presents
significant
hazards
for
un
-
engineered
structures
during
ground
shaking.”
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.4-35
May
2015