Cumulative Impacts, and other CEQA Considerations, of the Draft EIR provides an analysis of cumulative impacts, including development of the entire Bi-County PDA.
[See page 5-256 for the original comment] Figure 4.K-1 illustrates Plan Bay Area’s assumed land uses within the Bi-County PDA. It was not, however, adopted as part of the final Plan Bay Area document. Table 4.K-9 of the Draft EIR clearly identifies that Plan Bay Area does not project new housing within the Baylands. While Plan Bay Area represents the Bay Area region’s Sustainable Community Strategy and provides projections for housing, employment, and population, it has no regulatory authority over local land use decisions. Within Brisbane, local land use decisions remain under the City’s authority.
[See page 5-256 for the original comment] The projections contained in Plan Bay Area for housing and employment as shown in Table 4.K-9 are for the period 2010-2040. These are not directly comparable to the 5th Cycle RHNA, which is for the 2015-2023 period. According to ABAG’s Regional Housing Need Plan, the “jurisdictions in Napa, San Mateo, and Solano counties each chose to form a subregion to carry out the RHNA process.” The RHNA numbers presented in the Regional Housing Need Plan “reflect the final allocations adopted by each of the three subregions.” For informational purposes, the final 5th cycle RHNA numbers for San Francisco and Daly City are as follows.
[See page 5-256 for the original comment] The City’s obligation under Housing Element Law (California Government Code Article 10.6) is to provide adequate housing opportunities, including an adequate inventory of developable land and development regulations that facilitate the production of housing to meet the City’s “fair share” of regional housing needs for all economic segments of the community. Brisbane’s Housing Element that was in effect at the time of the Draft EIR’s public review period was adopted on January 28, 2011, and was found to be in compliance with State law by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
State law requires the Housing Element to be updated on a regular cycle. Brisbane’s Housing Element that was in effect at the time of the Draft EIR’s public review period was prepared for the “Fourth Cycle” of housing elements.