the east. Existing views of Tthe Project Site is partially screened from view along US Highway 101 and as well as Bayshore Boulevard are partially screened due to vegetative growth along the highway and the boulevard.

Views of However, the northern approach to the Project Site along from US Highway 101 are far more available for northbound freeway motorists than for southbound traffic, since northbound freeway motorists are does afforded a brief but encompassing view of the Project Site, with San Bruno Mountain in the background.

Page 4.A-4      OSEC-52 [See page 5-310 for the original comment] REVISE the next to last sentence of the last paragraph as follows:

The lagoon shoreline is characterized by low grasses, occasional shrubbery, and the a riprap embankment supporting the railroad tracks along the eastern edge.

Page 4.A-29    UPC 2-1 [See page 5-529 for the original comment] Mitigation Measure 4.A- 1a on Draft EIR page 4.A-29 is revised to read as follows.

Mitigation Measure 4.A-1a: Development within 350 feet of the eastern boundary of the Baylands Project Site (US Highway 101) shall be designed to avoid blockage of views of the Bay shoreline from Viewpoints 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 11 by limiting the height of buildings within 350 feet of US Highway 101 to a maximum height of 80 feet based on the grading plan included in the proposed Brisbane Baylands Infrastructure Plan. Each specific plan approved for development within the Baylands Project Site shall include development standards setting forth this requirement. These standards shall require that buildings within 350 feet of US Highway 101 be no taller than 80 feet in height.

Page 4.A-29    BCC-53 [See page 5-174 for the original comment] REVISE Mitigation Measure 4.A-1a to read as follows:

Mitigation Measure 4.A-1a: Development within 350 feet of the westerly edge of US 101 freeway right-of-way (eastern boundary of the Project Site) (US Highway 101) shall be designed to avoid blockage of views of the Bay shoreline from Viewpoints 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 11. Each specific plan approved for development within the Project Site shall include development standards setting forth this requirement. These standards shall require that buildings within 350 feet of US Highway 101 be no taller than 80 feet in height.

Page 4.A-31    BCC-54 [See page 5-174 for the original comment] REVISE the last full paragraph to read as follows.

As discussed previously, determinations about aesthetics and visual resources are subjective by nature. Therefore, while it is recognized that one’s assessment of whether a change from the existing conditions would be comparatively better (substantially improved) or worse (substantially