2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Recology
site.
Analysis
of
the
effects
of
trucks
within
the
Project
site
are
addressed
in
terms
of
air
quality
(Draft
EIR
Section
4.B),
greenhouse
gas
emissions
(Draft
EIR
Section
4.
F),
and
traffic
(Draft
EIR
Section
4.N).
Odor
impacts
of
the
four
scenarios
are
evaluated
in
the
discussion
of
Impact
4.B-8,
which
begins
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.B-45.
BAAQMD
was
contacted
to
update
the
odor
complaint
history
of
the
Recology
facility
from
2011
through
2014.
There
were
no
odor
complaints
received
regarding
the
Recology
facility
in
2011
or
2012.
During
2013
and
2014,
there
were
16
registered
odor
complaints,
the
majority
of
which
occurred
between
June
and
October
2013.
Of
the
16
complaints
received,
only
one
was
confirmed
by
BAAQMD
on
August
29,
2013.
No
notices
of
violation
were
issued
by
the
BAAQMD
during
this
period.
BAAQMD
considers
a
substantial
number
of
odor
complaints,
specifically,
more
than
five
confirmed
complaints
per
year
averaged
over
the
past
three
years
as
the
indication
of
an
odor
impact.
As
there
has
been
only
one
confirmed
complaint
over
the
past
three
years,
the
updated
odor
impact
is
not
considered
significant.
The
traffic
impact
analysis
presented
in
Section
4.N,
Traffic
and
Circulation
,
evaluates
traffic
impacts
of
Baylands
development
in
combination
with
traffic
from
proposed
development
projects
in
San
Francisco
and
Daly
City,
based
on
existing
and
proposed
access
points
into
the
Baylands.
As
discussed
in
Section
4.N,
a
number
of
significant
unavoidable
traffic
impacts
will
result.
Mitigation
Measure
4.A-1a
identifies
the
350-foot
wide
area
in
which
building
heights
in
the
eastern
portion
of
the
Baylands
Project
site
would
be
limited
as
extending
from
the
US
101
freeway.
The
distance
is
clearly
defined,
and
preparation
of
a
graphic
showing
this
distance
is
unnecessary.
To
ensure
clarity,
Mitigation
Measure
4.A-1a
is
revised
to
read
as
follows:
Mitigation
Measure
4.A-1a:
Development
within
350
feet
of
the
westerly
edge
of
US
101
freeway
right-of-way
(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.
On
page
4.A-33,
the
Draft
EIR
concludes
that
impacts
related
to
substantially
degrading
the
existing
visual
character
of
the
site
and
its
surroundings
would
be
significant
due
to
the
substantial
differences
in
development
intensity
and
building
heights
between
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-14
May
2015