2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
shielding
from
noise
generated
by
subsequent
future
phase
construction
activities.
Phasing
would
therefore
necessitate
breaks
in
the
noisiest
construction
activities
that
are
generally
associated
with
excavation
and
foundation
preparation
activities.
Consequently,
it
can
reasonably
be
expected
that
there
would
be
quiet
weeks,
months,
or
years
when
no
substantial
construction
noise
would
be
generated.
The
first
bulleted
measure
of
Mitigation
Measure
4.J-4a
of
the
Draft
EIR
restricts
the
hours
of
construction
for
standard
construction
activities
(between
7:00
a.m.
and
7:00
p.m.
Monday
through
Friday
and
between
9:00
a.m.
and
7:00
p.m.
on
weekends
and
holidays)
and
provides
even
more
restrictive
limits
on
pile
driving
(between
8:00
a.m.
and
4:00
p.m.
Monday
through
Friday,
with
no
extreme
noise-generating
activity
permitted
between
12:30
p.m.
and
1:30
p.m.
No
extreme
noise-generating
activities
would
be
allowed
on
weekends
and
holidays).
This
measure
also
imposes
several
other
measures
on
construction
activity,
as
does
Mitigation
Measure
4.J-4b
of
the
Draft
EIR.
Please
refer
to
Response
for
a
discussion
of
health
effects.
This
comment
asserts
potential
effects
on
property
values.
However,
unless
an
economic
effect
would
itself
result
in
a
physical
environmental
effect,
such
economic
effects
are
not
subject
to
analysis
under
CEQA.
Furthermore,
because
the
Draft
EIR
mitigation
measures
ensure
that
proposed
development
within
the
Baylands
would
meet
noise
attenuation
requirements
set
forth
in
the
General
Plan
and
Municipal
Code,
there
is
no
basis
to
conclude
that
noise
impacts
from
Baylands
construction
would
lead
to
the
economic
effects
cited
in
this
comment.
The
intent
of
Mitigation
Measure
4.J-4b
of
the
Draft
EIR
is
to
ensure
construction
activities
meet
applicable
requirements,
and
to
provide
a
mechanism
for
contractors
to
respond
to
community
concerns
regarding
excessive
noise
levels.
Mitigation
Measure
4.J-
4b
would
implement
a
complaint,
advisory,
and
response
mechanism
that
would
be
implemented
through
the
Building
Department.
Contact
numbers
posted
on
the
construction
site
as
well
as
through
a
neighborhood
notice
would
provide
the
community
with
a
point
of
contact.
As
complaints
are
received,
the
Building
Department
would
then
contact
the
contractor
to
advise
them
of
the
issue.
The
contractor
would
then
have
a
period
to
take
corrective
action,
typically
24-hours.
The
Building
Department
would
maintain
a
log
of
complaints
and
contractor
responses.
As
stated
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.J-16
with
regard
to
noise
impact
methodology,
assessment
of
noise
from
construction
activities
resulting
from
Project
Site
development
in
Impact
4.J-4
employs
the
restrictions
established
by
Section
8.26.060
of
the
Brisbane
Municipal
Code.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-128
May
2015