2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
attachments
that
must
also
meet
ASCE
07-05.”
The
comment’s
reference
to
the
Modified
Mercalli
scale
that
is
used
in
the
Draft
EIR
(Table
4.E-4
on
page
4.E-21)
should
not
be
interpreted
as
what
would
necessarily
be
experienced
for
new
structures
that
are
constructed
to
current
building
code
standards
(See
also
Response
The
Mercalli
scale
is
a
qualitative
descriptive
scale
provided
as
reference
to
qualitatively
describe
the
severity
of
an
earthquake.
Table
4.E-5
shows
the
estimated
PGA
for
the
Baylands
Project
site
as
0.56g,
which
is
in
the
range
of
a
VIII
on
the
MMI
scale.
The
less
than
significant
impact
determination
with
incorporation
of
the
required
mitigation
measure
to
construct
buildings
to
withstand
expected
ground
motions
in
accordance
with
building
code
requirements
is
appropriate.
The
third
paragraph
on
page
4.E-38
of
the
Draft
EIR
is
revised
to
read
as
follows:
Under
Order
01-041
from
the
RWQCB
(2001),
clay
cap
material
must
be
maintained
over
landfill
materials
and
undeveloped
or
open
space
areas.
“If
the
cap
should
be
breached
(i.e.,
damaged
such
that
its
original
purpose
is
compromised)
by
any
means
(differential
settlement,
construction,
plantings,
etc.),
adequate
restorative
measures
are
required
by
Order
01-041
to
maintain
the
integrity
of
the
cap.”
No
further
mitigation
is
necessary
because,
as
stated
in
the
same
sentence
above,
Order
01-041
already
provides
the
legal
requirement
for
ensuring
that
repairs
are
made
and
integrity
restored.
See
Mitigation
Measure
4.E-2.b
states
“To
address
recovery
from
damage
to
future
structures
and
to
the
landfil
l
itself
that
may
be
caused
by
future
earthquakes
4
,
a
Post-Earthquake
Inspection
and
Corrective
Action
Plan
(Plan)
for
the
site-specific
development
projects
within
the
former
landfill
portion
of
the
Project
Site
shall
be
prepared
and
implemented
by
all
Project
applicants
in
accordance
with
Title
27
landfill
closure
requirements
as
approved
by
the
RWQCB
and
the
San
Mateo
County
Department
of
Environmental
Health
prior
to
issuance
of
a
building
permit.”
The
owner
of
the
property
on
which
the
former
landfill
sits
is
required
to
have
the
inspection
performed
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
Title
27,
and
to
report
the
results
of
the
inspection
within
72
hours
of
the
event,
which
does
not
4
Because
the
required
plan
addresses
specific
structures
that
will
be
located
and
designed
as
part
of
subsequent
actions,
and
also
addresses
specific
yet
to
be
approved
by
the
RWQCB
measures
related
to
landfill
closure,
it
cannot
be
prepared
until
after
specific
structures
have
been
designed
and
a
landfill
closure
plan
has
been
approved.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-56
May
2015