2.
Response
to
Comment
2.4
Master
Responses
to
Comments
solid
mass
of
buildings.
Due
to
the
building
height
limits
of
the
CPP
and
CPP-V
scenarios,
new
research
and
development
(R&D)
buildings
along
the
Project
Site’s
eastern
boundary
would
not
impede
the
views
of
the
Bay,
shoreline,
or
San
Bruno
Mountain
to
the
same
extent
as
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios,
and
impacts
on
scenic
vistas
were
found
to
be
less
than
significant
with
regard
to
Viewpoint
3.
With
less
building
area
(compared
to
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios),
open
areas
between
buildings
could
be
seen.
The
Draft
EIR
sets
forth
Mitigation
Measure
4.A-1a
to
reduce
impacts
on
scenic
vistas
from
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
to
a
less-than-significant
level.
Mitigation
Measure
4.A-1a
states:
“Development
within
350
feet
of
the
eastern
boundary
of
the
Project
Site
(US
Highway
101)
shall
be
designed
to
avoid
blockage
of
views
of
the
Bay
shoreline
from
Viewpoints
1,
2,
3,
7,
8,
and
11.
Each
specific
plan
approved
for
development
within
the
Project
Site
shall
include
development
standards
setting
forth
this
requirement.
These
standards
shall
require
that
buildings
within
350
feet
of
US
Highway
101
be
no
taller
than
80
feet
in
height.”
Although
impacts
on
Viewpoint
3
were
found
to
be
less
than
significant
under
the
CPP
and
CPP-
V
scenarios,
significant
impacts
were
identified
for
Viewpoints
1
and
2,
representing
impacts
on
Visitacion
Valley.
Mitigation
Measure
4.A-
1b
states:
“Development
within
350
feet
of
the
eastern
boundary
of
the
Project
Site
(US
Highway
101)
shall
be
designed
to
avoid
blockage
of
views
of
the
Bay
shoreline
from
Viewpoints
1,
2,
8,
and
11.
Each
specific
plan
approved
for
development
within
the
Project
Site
shall
include
development
standards
setting
forth
this
requirement.
These
standards
shall
include
a
requirement
that
buildings
within
350
feet
of
US
Highway
101
be
no
greater
than
80
feet
in
height.”
In
summary,
the
Draft
EIR
included
a
reasonable
range
of
viewpoints
and
concluded
that
impacts
on
scenic
vistas
would
be
significant
for
residents
of
Visitacion
Valley,
particularly
with
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios.
Mitigation
was
identified
to
reduce
building
heights
and
avoid
the
blockage
of
views
of
the
Bay
shoreline.
These
mitigation
measures
would
reduce
impacts
to
below
a
level
of
significance.
Scenic
Resources
Existing
scenic
resources
located
within
the
Baylands
Project
Site
include
Icehouse
Hill,
Visitacion
Creek,
Brisbane
Lagoon,
and
the
historic
Roundhouse
building.
In
general,
onsite
scenic
resources
would
be
improved
under
any
of
the
proposed
development
scenarios,
as
historic
and
natural
scenic
resources
would
be
rehabilitated
and
restored,
even
though
views
of
the
Roundhouse,
Visitacion
Creek,
and
Brisbane
Lagoon
would
be
obscured
from
view
from
Visitacion
Valley
under
each
proposed
development
scenario.
Also,
development
proposed
for
areas
between
the
Bay
Trail
extension
and
the
Bay
would
adhere
to
applicable
San
Francisco
Bay
Plan
policies
and
findings
(discussed
under
Subsection
4.A.3,
Regulatory
Setting
)
intended
to
ensure
that
new
developments
maintain
public
access
to
the
Bay
to
the
maximum
extent
feasible.
Thus,
this
impact
would
be
less
than
significant
for
the
Project
Site
development,
and
there
would
be
no
effect
on
visual
resources
in
relation
to
Visitacion
Valley.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.4-50
May
2015