Mitigation Measure 4.C-4e as follows:
Mitigation Measure 4.C-4e: During design of any building greater than 100 feet tall, the applicant and architect shall consult with a qualified biologist experienced with urban building bird strikes design issues (as approved by the City of Brisbane Planning Department) to identify measures related to the external appearance of the building to minimize the risk of bird strikes. Such measures, which may include the following and/or other measures, shall reflect most current practice in in bird strike protection, and be incorporated into the building’s design:
- Treat all windows to decrease reflectivity, including
Uuse of non- reflective tinted glassand.Usewindow films to make windows visible to birds from the outside.- Use external surfaces/designs that break up reflective surfaces.
- Use of outdoor lighting and colors of lighting that increase visibility of buildings to birds without substantially increasing energy consumption or decreasing public safety.
- Place bird attractants, such as bird feeders and baths, at least three feet and preferably 30 feet or more from windows in order to reduce collision mortality.
- A report of the design measures considered and adopted shall be provided to the City of Brisbane Planning Department for review and approval prior to construction. The City of Brisbane Planning Department shall ensure that building design related measures to reduce the risk of bird collisions have been incorporated to the extent practicable.
Page 4.C-63 BCC-88 [See page 5-181 for the original comment] (and other BCC responses) REPLACE Table 4.C-1 with revised Table 4.C-1, as follows Draft EIR Table 4.C-1 has been updated to include 2011 California clapper rail results of the Spartina Project report. Table 4.C-1 has been updated in the Final EIR to include recent detection of this species (anise swallowtail).