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CA94103-2479 Environmental Impact Report Reception: FROM: Bill Wycko, Environmental Review Officer 415.558.6378 SUBJECT: Request for the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Glen Park Fax: 415.558.6409 Community Plan (Planning Department Case No. 2005.1004E) Planning This is the Draft of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Glen Park Community Information: Plan. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the adequacy and 415.558.6377 accuracy of this document (note the hearing date on the cover of this Draft EIR). After the public hearing, our office will prepare and publish a document entitled "Comments and Responses," which will contain a summary of all relevant comments on this Draft EIR and our responses to those comments, along with copies of the written comments and a transcript of the public hearing. The Comments and Responses document may also specify changes to this Draft EIR. 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Thank you for your interest in this project. www.sfplanning.org 11 City and County of San Francisco Planning Department Glen Park Community Plan DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Planning Department Case No. 2005.1004E State Clearinghouse No. 2009072013 EIR Publication Date: April 27, 201 EIR Public Hearing Date: June 2, 201 EIR Public Comment Period: April 27, 201 1 through June 13, 2011 Send written comments on this documentto: Environmental ReviewOfficer San Francisco Planning Department 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA94103 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/draftenvironment2720sanf TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY v LIST OF ACRONYMS xi SUMMARY S-l A. Project Synopsis S-l B. Project-Level and Program-Level of Analysis S-8 C. Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures S-9 D. Summary of ProjectAlternatives S-40 Alternative A: No Project S-47 Alternative B: Reduced Development - High Residential/ Low Retail Development S-48 Alternative C: Reduced Development- Hybrid Mix S-51 Environmentally Superior Alternative S-53 E. Other Alternatives and Physical Improvements Considered but Rejected S-53 Infill Site Alternative S-53 Reduced Development Alternatives S-54 Transportation Alternatives S-55 F. Areas of Controversy and Issues to be Resolved S-56 INTRODUCTION I. 1-1 A. Purpose ofThis Environmental Impact Report 1-1 B. Environmental Review Process 1-4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION II. II-l A. Introduction II-l B. ProjectObjectives II-4 C ProjectOverview II-5 . D. Project Location II-6 E. Project Characteristics II-9 F. Intended Uses of the EIR 11-35 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND IMPACTS III. A Introduction III.A-1 B. Land Use III.B-1 C. Aesthetics III.C-1 D. Cultural and Paleontological Resources III.D-1 E. Transportation and Circulation III.E-1 F. Noise and Vibration III.F-1 G. AirQuality III.G-1 H. Greenhouse Gas Emissions III.H-1 CaseNo.2005.1004E DRAFTEIR . GlenParkCommunityPlan 1 April27,2011 1 Table of Contents IV. OTHER CEQA CONSIDERATIONS IV-1 A. Growth Inducement IV-1 B. Significant Unavoidable Impacts IV-2 C. Significant Irreversible Impacts IV-6 D. Areas of Known Controversy and Issues to Be Resolved IV-7 V. ALTERNATIVES TOTHE PROPOSED PROJECT V-l A. Alternative A: No Project V-l B. Alternative B: Reduced Development - High Residential/Low Retail Development V-3 C. Alternative C: Reduced Development- Hybrid Mix V-ll D. Environmentally Superior Alternative V-25 E. Other Alternatives and Physical Improvements Considered but Rejected V-26 Infill Site Alternative V-26 Reduced Development Alternatives V-27 Transportation Alternatives V-28 VI. REPORT PREPARERS VI-1 Appendices Appendix A: Notice of Preparation and Initial Study Appendix B: 2010 Glen Park Community Plan Appendix C: Glen Park Community Plan Text Changes Tables Table S-l Summary of Maximum Development Potential S-5 Table S-2 Proposed Transportation Improvements and Variants S-7 Table S-3 Summary of Environmental Effects and Mitigation Measures Identified in the EIR S-ll Table S-4 Summary of Significant Environmental Effects and Mitigation Measures Identified in the Initial Study S-38 Table S-5 Comparison of Impacts of the Project to Alternatives B and C S-41 Table II-1 Comparison of 2003 and 2010 Community Plans II-3 Table II-2 Summary of Maximum Development Potential IT19 Table II-3 Proposed Transportation Improvements and Variants IT22 Table III.E-1 Intersection Level of Service - Existing Conditions III.E-9 Table III.E-2 BART Service at Glen park Station - Existing Conditions III.E-1 Table III.E-3 BART Capacity and Ridership - Existing Weekday Conditions III.E-13 Table III.E-4 Muni Lines and Frequencies - Existing Conditions III.E-15 Table III.E-5 Muni Ridership and Capacity - Existing Conditions (Weekday AM & PM Peak Hour) III.E-16 Table III.E-6 Person-Trip Generation for Plan Area Buildout III.E-28 Table III.E-7 Project Peak Hour (AM and PM) Person-Trips by Mode III.E-32 Table III.E-8 Person-Trip Distribution III.E-33 CaseNo.2005.1004E DRAFTEIR 11 ClinParkCommunityPlan April27 2011