2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
patterns
where
drivers
and
pilots
could
be
temporarily
blinded
by
glare,
thus
causing
a
safety
concern.
As
such,
analysis
of
the
effects
of
daytime
glare
considers
whether
new
development
would
result
in
an
adverse
effect
by
creating
a
new
source
of
substantial
glare.
On
page
4.A-41,
the
Draft
EIR
explains
each
development
scenario
(though
more
intensely
for
DSP
and
DSP-V)
would
increase
daytime
glare
from
new
building
materials,
exterior
glass,
and
roofing
materials
with
a
high
solar
reflectivity
index.
New
buildings
and
structures
that
include
highly
finished
surfaces
would
result
in
a
substantial
increase
in
daytime
glare
that
could
be
seen
from
nearby
U.S.
Highway
101,
air
traffic,
and
the
Brisbane
community.
Glare
impacts
to
U.S.
Highway
101
are
specifically
called
out
in
the
text
because
of
potential
safety
concerns.
Nuisance
effects
to
nearby
residences
are
called
out
also.
As
stated
on
page
4.A-42,
“The
glare
resulting
from
Project
Site
development
could
adversely
affect
motorists
along
US
Highway
101
by
impairing
vision,
as
well
as
produce
nuisance
effects
in
adjacent
residential
neighborhoods
to
the
north
of
the
Project
Site
and
(in
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios)
residential
neighborhoods
of
the
Project
Site
itself.”
To
clarify
that
neighborhoods
both
to
the
north
and
west
of
the
Baylands
would
be
affected,
the
second
paragraph
on
page
4.A-42
is
revised
to
read
as
follows.
Overall,
a
substantial
amount
of
new
development
would
occur
on
the
Project
Site
(as
illustrated
in
Table
4.A-1).
New
buildings
and
structures
would
include
highly
finished
surfaces
that
could
be
seen
from
nearby
US
Highway
101,
air
traffic,
and
nearby
residential
neighborhoods,
causing
a
substantial
increase
in
glare.
The
glare
resulting
from
Project
Site
development
could
adversely
affect
motorists
along
US
Highway
101
by
impairing
vision,
as
well
as
produce
nuisance
effects
in
adjacent
residential
neighborhoods
to
the
north
and
west
of
the
Project
Site,
including
Central
Brisbane,
and
(in
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios)
within
the
residential
neighborhoods
of
the
Project
Site
itself.
The
design
features
required
by
Mitigation
Measure
4.A-4b
would
reduce
glare
impacts
for
all
surrounding
uses
to
be
less
than
significant.
Sound
walls
are
not
proposed
as
part
of
any
of
the
four
development
scenarios
analyzed
in
the
Draft
EIR.
The
distribution
lines
serving
the
Baylands
Site
are
currently
all
above
ground.
The
City
of
Brisbane
and
PG&E
(Rule
20)
require
that
all
new
power
distribution
lines
be
undergrounded.
The
proposed
Brisbane
Baylands
Specific
Plan
prepared
by
the
applicant
for
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
(Appendix
C
to
the
Draft
EIR)
specifies
that
proposed
electrical
lines
would
be
installed
in
a
joint
trench
with
gas
lines
and
communications
infrastructure.
The
Specific
Plan
also
states,
“Based
on
the
final
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-27
May
2015