2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
approval
of
building
permits
and
commencement
of
construction,
submitted
to
the
City
for
review
for
consistency
with
stringent
building
code
requirements
such
that
any
future
settlement
that
might
occur
would
be
within
accepted
tolerance
levels.
For
example,
the
use
of
surcharging
methods
or
dynamic
compaction
prior
to
commencement
of
building
construction
causes
the
materials
susceptible
to
settlement
to
compress
and
settle
soils
to
a
degree
where
the
proposed
new
loading
of
the
structure
would
not
cause
any
further
substantive
settlement.
See
3
for
a
discussion
of
CEQA
requirements
for
mitigation
monitoring
and
reporting,
and
methods
to
ensure
the
successful
implementation
of
EIR
mitigation
measures.
The
suggestion
that
the
applicant
produce
a
public
website
that
provides
monitoring
data
of
observed
settlement
at
the
landfill
to
measure
against
predictions
represents
a
recommendation
the
applicant
over
and
above
CEQA
mitigation
requirements.
As
noted
on
page
4.H-8
of
the
Draft
EIR,
current
estimates
on
sea
level
rise
have
an
upper
range
of
55
inches
by
the
year
2100.
As
stated
on
page
4.H-37
and
4.H-38
of
the
Draft
EIR,
it
is
not
possible
to
project
exactly
how
sea
level
rise
will
affect
groundwater
movement
and
groundwater
levels
at
the
Baylands
site.
However,
existing
low-lying
areas
would
be
receiving
engineered
fill
to
raise
the
grade
well
above
projected
future
sea
levels.
The
engineered
fill
that
would
be
placed
as
part
of
site
grading
operations
would
not
be
permitted
to
possess
shrink
swell
characteristics
pursuant
to
applicable
building
code
requirements.
Utilities
and
other
subsurface
improvements
would
not
be
permitted
to
be
placed
within
any
corrosive
soils
and
would
account
for
fluctuating
groundwater
levels
including
from
potential
sea
level
rise
in
accordance
with
industry
standard
geotechnical
practices
and
building
code
requirements.
See
Response
Seismic
hazards
for
the
Baylands
site
development
are
discussed
in
Section
4.E,
and
mitigation
is
recommended
as
set
forth
in
Mitigation
Measures
4.E-2a
and
4.E-2b
on
pages
4.E-37
to
4.E-40
of
the
Draft
EIR.
These
mitigation
measures
include
methods
that,
when
implemented,
would
reduce
seismic
hazards
to
less
than
significant
levels
as
discussed
on
Draft
EIR
pages
4.E-37
to
4.E-40.
The
pipelines
referred
to
in
the
comment
are
existing
facilities
are
not
owned
or
operated
by
the
Baylands
development
applicant,
and
are
not
part
of
the
proposed
Baylands
development
program.
These
pipelines
are
also
required
to
adhere
to
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.1-23
May
2015