City and County of San Francisco Planning Department 235 Second Street Williams Sonoma Mixed Use Development DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 76E 999.1 1 DOCUMENTS DEPT. OCT f 9 1999 AN FRANCISCO REF f PUBLIC 711 4097 LIBRARY . T93095d Draft EW{ Publication Date: October 16, 1999 Draft EIR Public Hearing Date: November 18, 1999 Draft EIR Public Comment Period: October 16 through November 18, 1999 PUBLIC LIBRARY REFERENCE BOOK Nol lo be IdkenJroiii Ilie Lihra/y SANFRANCISCOPUBLICLIBRARY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 3 1223 05316 8622 City and County of San Francisco 1660 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103-2414 Ml '?'?8 fi^7fi PLANNINGCOMMISSION ADMINISTRATION CURRENTPLANNING/ZONING LONGRANGEPLANNING ^ ' FAX:558-6409 FAX:558-6426 FAX:558-6409 FAX:558-6426 DATE: October 16, 1999 TO: Distribution Ust for the 235 Second Street Williams Sonoma Mixed Use Development Project Draft EIR FROM: Hillary Gitelman, Environmental Review Officer SUBJECT: Request for the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 235 Second Street Williams Sonoma Mixed Use Development Project (Case No. 99.176E) This Is the draft ofthe Environmental Impact Report (EIR) forthe 235 Second Street Project. A public hearing will be held on the adequacy and accuracy of this document. After the public hearing, our office will prepare and publish a document titled 'Summary of Comments and Responses" which will contain a summary of all relevant comments on this Draft EIR and our responses to those comments; it may also specify changes to this Draft EIR. Public agencies and members of the public who testify at the hearing on the Draft EIR will automatically receive a copy of the Comments and Responses document, along with notice of the date reserved for certification; others may receivesuch copies and notice on requestor byvisiting our office. This Draft EIRtogetherwiththe Summary of Comments and Responses documentwill be considered by the Planning Commission in an advertised public meeting and certified as a Final EIR if deemed adequate. After certification, we will modify the Draft EIR as specified by the Comments and Responses document and print both documents in a single publication called the Final Environmental Impact Report. The Final EIR will add no new information to the combination of the two documents exceptto reproducethe certification resolution. Itwill simply providethe information on one rather than two documents. Therefore, you receive a copy of the Comments and if Responses document in addition to this copy ofthe Draft EIR, you will technically have a copy of the Final EIR. We are aware that many people who receive the Draft EIR and Summary of Comments and Responses have no interest in receiving virtually the same information after the EIR has been certified. To avoid expending money and paper needlessly, we would like to send copies ofthe Final EIR to private individuals only if they request them. If you would like a copy of the Final EIR, therefore, please fill out and mail the postcard provided inside the back cover to the Major Environmental Analysis Office ofthe Planning Department within two weeks after certification of the EIR. Any private party not requesting a Final EIR by that time will not be mailed a copy. Thank you for your interest in this project. Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/235secondstreetw1619sanf City and County of San Francisco Planning Department 235 Second Street Williams Sonoma Mixed Use Development DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 76E 999.1 1 Draft EIR Publication Date: October 16, 1999 Draft EIR Public Hearing Date: November 18, 1999 Draft EIR Public Comment Period: October 16 through November 18, 1999 \ 3 1223 05316 8622 235 Second Street Williams Sonoma Mixed Use Development Draft Environmental Impact Report Table of Contents Page Summary I. 1 A. Project Description 1 B. Main Environmental Effects 4 C. Mitigation Measures 8 D. Alternatives to the Proposed Project 9 E. Issues to be Resolved and Areas of Controversy 11 Project Description 12 II. A. Project Sponsor's Objectives 12 B. Site Location and Project Characteristics 12 C. Project Approval Requirements 21 Environmental Setting and Impacts 24 III. A. Land Use and General Plan Conformity 24 B. Urban Design 29 C. Historic Architectural Resources 35 D. Traffic and Circulation 40 E. Growth Inducement 53 IV. Mitigation Measures Proposed to Minimize Significant Impacts of the Project 54 A. Curtural Resources 54 B. Construction Air Quality 55 C. Hazards 55 D. Transportation 56 V. Significant Environmental Effects Whicli Cannot be Avoided if the Proposed Project is Implemented 57 VI. Alternatives to the Proposed Project 58 A. No Project Alternative 58 B. Reduced Development Alternative 59 VII. EIR Authors and Persons Consulted 61 Appendices 64 VIII. 99.176E235Second Str««t Table of Contents List of Figures Rgure 1 Project Location 2 Figure 2 Existing Site Plan 3 Figures Lower Level Plan 14 Figure 4 First Floor Plan 15 Figure 5 Second Floor Plan 16 Figure 6 Section 17 Figure 7 West Elevation from 2nd Street 18 Figures South Elevation from Clementina Street 19 Figure 9 North Elevation from Tehama Street 20 Figure 10 View Looking South from 2nd and Howard Streets 30 Figure 11 Project Site - View Looking North from 2nd and Folsom Streets 31 Figure 12 Photomontage - View Looking South from 2nd and Howard Street 33 Figure 13 Photomontage - View Looking North from 2nd and Folsom Streets 34 Figure 14 Current and Historic Views of 64 Clementina 39 Figure 15 Existing Transit Service and Stop Locations 41 List of Tables Table 1 Existing Intersection Levels of Service 45 Table 2 Existing Plus Project Intersection Levels of Service 46 Table 3 Intersection LOS Operating Conditions Existing and 2015 Cumulative 46 99.176E235Second Street 11 SUMMARY I. This is a Draft Environmentai Impact Report (DEIR) prepared in accordance witli the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) regarding the proposed mixed use building at 235 Second Street In San Francisco. An application for environmental review for the 235 Second Street project was filed on March 22, 1999. On the basis of the Initial Study published on July 10, 1999, and included as Appendix A, the San Francisco Planning Department determined that an EIR is required. Subsequent to distribution of the Initial Study, the project sponsor amended their application to expand the project site and to increase the size ofthe proposed building by about 14,000 square feet. This EIR is intended to assess the potential environmental effects of this modified proposal, and to allow the San Francisco Planning Commission to make an informeddecision concerningtheproposed235Second Streetoffice, productionand distribution project, required mitigation measures, and project alternatives. A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project site is located on Second Street between Clementina and Tehama Streets, with frontages on all three streets (see Rgure 1 page2). The approximately 44,500-square-foot site , consists of Lots 60, 61 , 62, 64, 65, 66, and 67 inAssessor's Block3736, and contains an existing four-story concrete building thatfronts on Tehama and Second Streets, six interconnected one- and two-story industrial buildings fronting on Second and Clementina Streets, and a detached two-story building on Clementina Street (see Figure 2, page 3). All the buildings on the site, except for the two-story building on the southeast comer, were used as warehouse and distribution center for a clothing manufacturer that was acquired by another company and relocated to Southern California. Thetwo-storywood frame building with metal siding was used as awoodworking shop. Accordingtotheprojectsponsor, theownerAenantofthewoodworking shop will relocate out of San Francisco due to expansion needs. 99.176E235Second Street 1 Summeuy I. 800ft(APPROXIMATE) Source: DuringAssociates PROJECT LOCATION FIGURE 1 99.176E235Second Street 2