2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Housing
elements
within
the
ABAG
region
are
required
to
be
updated
for
the
“Fifth
Cycle”
by
January
31,
2015.
The
City
of
Brisbane
adopted
its
“Fifth
Cycle”
Housing
Element
update
on
April
2,
2015.
The
final
adopted
RHNA
for
the
Fifth
Cycle
(January
2015
through
January
2023),
which
is
reflected
in
the
City’s
current
Housing
Element,
indicates
the
following
as
Brisbane’s
fair
share
of
regional
housing
needs:
Very
Low
Income:
Low
Income:
Moderate
Income:
Above
Moderate
Income:
Total
Needs
(2015-2023):
25
households
13
households
15
households
30
households
83
households
Brisbane’s
obligation
is
to
ensure
that
an
adequate
inventory
of
land
is
available
for
development
of
housing
to
meet
these
needs
over
the
2015-2023,
along
with
preparation
and
implementation
of
an
8-year
strategy
facilitate
the
development
of
housing
to
meet
the
needs
of
all
economic
segments
of
the
community,
including
the
economic
groups
cited
above.
The
comment’s
statement
that
“no
additional
housing
is
needed
in
Brisbane”
is
inconsistent
with
the
above-referenced
adopted
Regional
Housing
Needs
Allocation
for
Brisbane
and
the
City’s
requirement
under
the
law
to
provide
opportunities
for
the
development
of
housing
to
meet
the
needs
set
forth
in
the
Regional
Housing
Needs
Allocation
for
Brisbane.
The
Draft
EIR
text
referred
to
in
the
comment
discusses
state
housing
element
requirements.
References
to
a
subregion
or
Priority
Development
Area
are
not
relevant
to
the
discussion
of
state
requirements
for
housing
elements.
The
comment
does
not
raise
any
substantive
issues
regarding
the
adequacy
of
the
EIR
or
its
analyses
and
conclusions.
Draft
EIR
Table
4.I-1
clearly
indicates
that
Policy
330.1
of
the
Brisbane
General
Plan
prohibits
housing
within
the
Baylands,
and
that
this
inconsistency
would
need
to
be
resolved
for
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
by
either
(1)
amending
the
General
Plan
to
eliminate
Policy
330.1
or
(2)
removing
any
residential
use
from
development
within
the
Baylands.
See
for
a
discussion
of
the
relationship
between
housing
and
employment.
The
first
and
second
full
paragraphs
on
page
4.K-19
are
revised
to
read
as
follows.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-137
May
2015