2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Section
4.I,
Land
Use
and
Planning
Policy
,
in
the
Draft
EIR
includes
an
evaluation
of
the
four
scenarios
for
consistency
with
existing
Brisbane
General
Plan
policies
governing
development
of
the
area,
as
well
as
with
the
provisions
of
applicable
land
use
plans,
policies,
and
regulations
of
other
agencies
with
jurisdiction
over
the
Baylands
Project
Site
(see
Table
4.I-1).
Regarding
General
Plan
Policy
11,
the
proposed
DSP
and
DSP-V
development
scenarios
are
consistent
with
the
policy
as
they
would
maintain
the
area
south
of
the
Bayshore
Basin
drainage
channel
primarily
in
Open
Space,
with
Research
&
Development,
Retail
and
Renewable
Energy
Generation
incorporating
low-profile
structures
(two
to
three
stories
and
maximum
building
heights
of
25
to
35
feet).
The
CPP
and
CPP-V
concept
plans
are
also
consistent
with
Policy
11
since
they
designate
a
Public
Use
Envelope,
Research
and
Development
and
Cultural/Entertainment
uses
south
of
the
Bayshore
Drainage
Basin
channel.
Among
these
land
use
types,
the
Public
Use
Envelope
and
Lagoon
Park
Concession
area
allow
a
maximum
building
height
of
25
feet,
and
for
the
other
uses,
a
Public
Space-Oriented
Overlay
limits
building
heights
to
55
feet.
The
recommendation
for
height
limitations
contained
in
Comment
will
be
considered
as
part
of
the
City’s
planning
review
for
the
Baylands.
Section
4.A,
Aesthetics
and
Visual
Resources
,
of
the
Draft
EIR
contains
an
analysis
of
visual/aesthetic
impacts
from
the
four
proposed
development
concepts
including
12
existing
public
viewpoints
of
the
Baylands
site,
encompassing
vantage
points
from
both
close
to
the
property
boundary
as
well
as
further
out
from
San
Francisco
and
Daly
City
(see
Figure
4.A-1
for
locations).
As
discussed
in
Response
the
public
viewpoints
selected
by
the
City
represent
a
reasonable
range
of
directions,
distances,
and
elevations
such
that
additional
viewpoints
are
not
needed.
These
viewpoints
also
include
locations
suggested
during
receipt
of
public
input
during
the
EIR
scoping
process.
The
Draft
EIR
concluded
that
impacts
from
the
four
proposed
development
scenarios
upon
existing
scenic
vistas
and
view
corridors
across
the
Baylands
Project
site
would
be
significant
with
the
increased
density
of
development
and
taller
buildings
on
portions
of
the
site.
Implementation
of
Mitigation
Measures
4.A-1a
and
4.A-1b,
which
would
require
specific
design
limitations,
including
reductions
in
building
heights
to
avoid
blockage
of
the
Bay
shoreline
from
off-site
viewpoints
and
mitigate
impacts
related
to
views
of
scenic
vistas
across
the
site
to
less
than
significant.
Table
4.I-1
is
revised
to
add
the
following
row:
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-12
May
2015