2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
scenic
vistas.
These
public
viewpoints
also
include
locations
suggested
during
receipt
of
public
input
during
the
EIR
scoping
process.
Proposed
site
grading
included
in
the
visual
simulations
was
based
on
the
conceptual
grading
plan
presented
in
the
proposed
Brisbane
Baylands
Infrastructure
Plan
(Draft
EIR
Appendix
B).
Interim
(pre-development)
fluctuations
in
soil
levels
on
the
Baylands
site
that
would
occur
prior
to
site
grading
for
the
development
analyzed
in
the
Draft
EIR,
such
as
might
occur
for
soil
remediation,
Baylands
Soil
Processing
operations
or
formal
landfill
closure
would
not
alter
the
visual
impact
conclusions
as
presented
in
the
Draft
EIR,
since
these
interim
uses
would
be
completed,
and
final
grades
for
Baylands
development
are
anticipated
to
be
those
described
in
the
grading
plan
set
forth
in
Appendix
B
of
the
Draft
EIR.
The
viewpoints
used
in
the
visual
simulations
are
taken
at
various
distances
from
the
Baylands
Project
Site
as
shown
in
Figure
4.A-1.
Viewpoints
4,
5,
8,
9,
and
10
are
located
in
close
proximity
to
the
Baylands,
while
viewpoints
1,
2,
3,
6,
and
7
represent
longer
distance
views
at
higher
elevations.
Comparisons
between
viewpoints
1
&
4,
5
&
6,
7
&
8,
and
10
&
11
illustrate
the
differences
in
view
blockage
and
the
perceived
size
of
buildings
between
closer-in
and
longer
distance
views.
Together,
the
visual
simulations
provide
an
analysis
of
changes
in
views
of
the
Baylands
from
a
reasonable
range
of
direction
and
distances
form
the
Baylands,
as
well
as
ground
elevations
such
that
additional
viewpoints
or
preparation
of
an
interactive
“virtual
3D”
model
is
not
needed.
In
addition,
preparation
of
an
interactive
“virtual
3D”
model
would
entail
simulation
of
not
only
existing
topography,
but
also
heights
of
all
existing
and
proposed
buildings
and
trees
over
the
area
encompassing
all
vantage
points
to
be
modeled.
While
existing
topography
and
the
locations
of
existing
buildings
and
trees
can
be
modeled
from
available
data,
information
on
future
building
and
tree
heights
over
such
an
area
is
not
available.
BCC-4
[See page
5-156 for the original comment]
No
factual
evidence
is
provided
to
support
the
comment.
Project
Site
preparation,
remediation,
and
construction
are
anticipated
to
occur
over
a
20-year
period.
The
Draft
EIR,
starting
on
page
4.B-22,
analyzes
particulate
emissions
associated
with
proposed
project
site
activities,
including
PM
10
and
PM
2.5
,
using
the
most
recent
available
modeling
software
available.
Starting
on
page
4.B-29,
the
Draft
EIR
provides
a
health
risk
assessment
that
includes
evaluation
of
health
risks
associated
with
respirable
particulate
matter
(PM
2.5
).
In
addition,
the
Final
EIR
provides
updated
air
pollutant
emissions
modeling
based
on
the
on
the
latest
version
of
the
CalEEMod
model,
which
was
released
subsequent
to
the
release
of
the
Draft
EIR
(see
Section
4.B,
Air
Quality
,
in
Volume
III
of
the
Final
EIR).
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-2
May
2015
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