2.
Response
to
Comment
2.4
Master
Responses
to
Comments
Two
types
of
comments
were
received
in
relation
to
land
use
compatibility
and
the
Recology
facility,
and
are
addressed
below.
A
number
of
comments
were
received
addressing
compatibility
of
the
proposed
Recology
expansion
with
residential
areas
within
Visitation
Valley
to
the
north
and
northwest.
Additional
comments
raised
concerns
regarding
land
uses
within
the
Baylands
that
were
proposed
adjacent
to
the
Recology
facilities
for
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios.
Because
CEQA
addresses
changes
in
the
physical
environment
that
would
result
from
a
proposed
project,
the
discussion
presented
in
the
Draft
EIR
and
discussed
below
addresses
land
use
compatibility
issues
related
to
the
Recology
facility
only
in
relation
to
its
proposed
expansion.
Aesthetics
Aesthetics-related
land
use
compatibility
issues
between
the
Recology
facility
and
adjacent
development
involve
the
aesthetic
impacts
of
changes
in
the
Recology
facility
in
the
CPP-V
scenario
as
viewed
from
Visitacion
Valley
and
proposed
new
development
within
the
Baylands
in
relation
to
the
potential
for
blocking
views
of
visual
resources
(i.e.,
San
Bruno
Mountain
and
San
Francisco
Bay).
Draft
EIR
Section
4.A,
Aesthetics
and
Visual
Resources
,
reviews
each
development
scenario
for
potential
impacts
on
scenic
vistas,
scenic
resources,
visual
character,
and
daytime
and
nighttime
views
from
new
sources
of
light
and
glare.
As
noted
on
page
4.A-15
of
the
Draft
EIR,
buildings
within
the
expanded
Recology
site
under
the
CPP-V
scenario
would
be
less
intense
than
would
occur
with
development
under
the
CPP
scenario.
Further,
given
that
impacts
on
scenic
vistas
are
determined
based
on
the
degree
to
which
views
would
be
blocked
by
proposed
structures,
the
subtle
differences
in
massing
between
the
CPP
and
CPP-V
scenarios
would
not
result
in
different
visual
impacts.
Visual
impacts
of
proposed
Baylands
development
in
relation
to
land
use
compatibility
with
the
Visitacion
Valley
area
are
discussed
in
Master Response 19
above.
Because
(1)
buildings
within
the
expanded
Recology
facility
would
be
smaller
and
lower
in
height
than
the
balance
of
the
Baylands,
(2)
Recology’s
internal
operations
would
be
required
to
be
screened
from
view
from
adjacent
properties,
and
(3)
the
Recology
expansion
would
be
subject
to
City
of
Brisbane
design
review,
aesthetics-related
land
use
compatibilities
between
Recology
and
adjacent
properties
would
not
occur.
Air
Quality
The
Recology
facility
is
identified
in
Table
4.B-3
of
the
Draft
EIR
(page
4.B-8)
as
a
Bay
Area
Air
Quality
Management
District
(BAAQMD)-permitted
source
of
toxic
air
contaminants.
Single-
family
homes
are
now
located
500
feet
north
of
the
existing
Recology
facility.
The
Draft
EIR’s
evaluation
of
construction-related
air
quality
health
risks
associated
with
construction
of
the
CPP-V
scenario,
including
Recology
expansion,
concluded
that
no
significant
effects
on
existing
sensitive
land
uses
would
result
(see
Table
4.B-11
on
page
4.B-33).
A
similar
analysis
was
conducted
for
transportation-related
health
risks
for
the
CPP-V
scenario
(Draft
EIR
Table
4.B-18
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.4-63
May
2015
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