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SANFRANCISCOPUBLICLIBRARY 3 1223 08679 1192 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT 2225-2255 Third Street 2002.1302E State Clearinghouse No. 2006072101 DraftEIRPublication Date: April 7, 2007 Draft EIR Public Hearing Date: May 17, 2007 Draft EIRPublic Comment Period: April 7-May 21, 2007 Final EIR Certification Date: August 14, 2008 Changes fromthetextofthe DraftEIRare indicated bysohd dots (•) atthebeginning ofeach revisedsection, paragraph, graphic or table. Specific edits, withnewanddeletedchanges areshown in ChapterVII Section E. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS DEPT D REF 711.4097 SEP 2 9 2009 T9189f SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY 5/S San Francisco PublicLibrary Government Information Center San Franciscc FulJicHbrary lOOLarkin Stree;, 5th Floor SanFrancisco. CA 94102 REFERENCE BOOK Not to be taken from the Library File i\o. 2002.1302E Assessor's Block 4058, Lot 10 SAN FRANCISCO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MOTION NO. 17678 ADOPTING FINDINGS RELATED TO THE CERTIFICATION OF A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL-RETAIL PROJECT, LOCATED AT 2225-2255 THIRD STREET, IN THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT AREA OF SAN FRANCISCO, ASSESSOR'S BLOCK4058, LOT 10. MOVED, That the San Francisco Planning Commission (hereinafter "Commission") hereby CERTIFIESthe Final Environmental Impact Reportidentified as Case File No. 2002.1302E, 2225-2253 Tliird Street (hereinafter "Project") based upon the following findings: 1) The Citv and County ofSan Frmicisco, acting through the Planning Department (hereinafter "Department") fulfilled all procedural requirements ofthe California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res. Code Section 21000 et seq., hereinafter "CEQA"), the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Admm. Code Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq., (hereinafter "CEQA Guidelines") and Chapter 31 ofthe San Francisco Administrative Code (hereinafter "Chapter 31"). a. The Department determined that cm Eiivironmental Impact Report (hereinafter "EIR") ^vas recjuired and provided publicnotice ofthat determination by publication in a newspaper ofgeneral circxilation onJuly 22, 2006. b. On April 7, 2007, the Department published the Draft Environmental Impact Report (hereinafter "DEIR") and provided public notice in a ne\vspaperof general circxilation of the availability of the DEIR for public review and comment and ofthe date and time of the Planning Commission public hearing on the DEIR; this notice was mailed to the Department's list ofpersons requesting such notice. c. Notices of availabilit}' ofthe DEIR cmd ofthe date and time ofthe public hearing were posted near the projeci site onApril 7, 2007. CertificationMotion cm' PLANNING COMMISSION File No 2002.1302E Assessor's Block 4058, Lot 10 MotionNo. 17678 Page Two d- On April 7, 2007, copies ofthe DEIR were maileci orotherwise delivered to a list of persons requesting it, to thosenoted on the distribution list in the DEIR, to adjacentproperty o^vners, and to government agencies, the latter both directlv and through the State Clearinghouse. e. Notice ofCompletion was filed with the State Secretary ofResources via the State Clearinghouse on April 6, 2007. 2) The Commission held a duly advertised publichearing on said Draft Environmental Impact Report on May 17, 2007, at which opportunityfor public comment was given, and public comment was received on the DEIR. The period for acceptance ofwritten comments ended on May 21, 2007. 3) The Department prepared responses to comments on environmental issues received at the publichearing and iii writing during the 45-dav p'ublic review perioci for the DEIR, prepared revisions to the text ofthe DEIR in response to comments recei\'ed or based on additional int'ormation thatbecame available during the public revie-\v period, and corrected errors in the DEIR. Tins material ^vas presented in a "Comments and Responses" document, published onJuly 31, 2008, was distributed to the Commission cmd to all parties who commented on the DEIR, and was available to othersupon request at Department offices. 4) A Final En\'ironmental Impact Report has been prepared bv the Department, consisting ofthe Draft Environmental Impact Report, anv consultations and comments received during the review process, anv additional information that became available, and the Comments and Responses document, all as required by law. 5) Project Environmental Impact Report files ha\'e been made a\'ailable for revie^v by the Commission and the public. These files are available for public review at the Department offices at 1650 Mission Street, 4''^ Floor, San Francisco, California, and are part ofthe record before the Commission. 6) On August 14, 2008, the Commission re\'iewed and considered the Final En\'ironmental Impact Report and herebv does find that the contents of said report and the procedures through which the Final Environmental Impact Report was prepared, publicized and reviewed comply w ilh the pro\isions of CEQA, the CEQA Cuitielines and Chapter 31of the San Francisco Admmistiaiive Code. 3 1223 08679 1192 CertificationMotion CITY PLANNING COMMISSION File No 2002 1302E Assessor's Block 4038, Lot 10 Motion No. 17678 Page Tlnee 7) The Planning Commissionhereby does find that theFinal Enviroixmental Impact Report concerning File No. 2002.1302E, 2225-2255 Tliird Street, reflects the indepencient judgment cind analysis ofthe City and Covintv ofSan Francisco, is adequate, accurate and objective, and Ih.it the Comments and Responses document contains no significant revisions to tlie DEIR, and hereby does CERTIFY THE COMPLETION of said Final Environmental Impact Report in compliance with CEQA andthe CEQA Guidelines. 8) The Commission, in certifyingthe completion ofsaid Filial Environmental Imp.ict Repcut, hereby does find that the project describeti in the Environmental Impact Report will have a potentially significant adverse cumulative land use effect due to a possible cc')nsiderable contribution to the loss ofland available for producticjn, distribution and repair (PDR) businesses and jobs. Ihereby certify that the foregoing Motionwas ADOPTED bx the Planning Commission at its regi-ilar meeting ofAugust 14, 2008. Linda Aveiv Commission Secretary AYES: Commissioners Olague, Antonini, Borden, Lee, Miguel, Moore NOS: None ABSENT: Commissioner Sugaya ADOPTED: August 14, 2008 PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK City and County of San Francisco I Planning Department THIRD STREET 2225-2255 RESIDENTIAL-RETAIL PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Planning Department Case No. 2002.1302E State Clearinghouse No. 2006072101 Draft EIR Publication Date: April 7, 2007 Draft EIR Public Hearing Date: May 17, 2007 Draft EIR Public Comment Period: April 7, 2007 to May 21, 2007 Final EIR Certification Date: August 14, 2008 Changes from the Draft EIR text are indicated by a dot (•) in the left margin (or adjacent to the figure title for figures). PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 7 TablfofContents 2225-2255 Third Street Residential-Retail Project # Final Environmental Impact Report Table ofContents Page Summary I. 1 A. Introduction • 1 B. Project Description 3 C. Main Environmental Effects 7 D. Mitigation and Improvement Measures 1 1 E. Growth Inducement 17 F. Significant Environmental Effects That Cannotbe Avoided ifthe Project is Implemented 1 G. Alternatives to the Proposed Project 18 H. Areas ofControversyand Issues to be Resolved 22 II. Project Description 23 A. Project Location 24 B. Project Characteristics 30 • C. Project Approval Requirements 43 D. Project Sponsor's Objectives 45 III. Environmental Setting and Impacts 47 • A. Land Use 50 • B. OtherItems Not Included inthe Initial Study 78 IV. Mitigation and Improvement Measures Proposed to Minimize Potential Adverse Impacts ofthe Proposed Project 81 CEQA V. Other Issues 87 A. Growth Inducement 87 B. Significant Environmental Effects 88 C. Areas ofControversy and Issues to be Resolved 88 VI. Alternatives to the Proposed Project 91 A. Alternative A: No Project Alternative 92 B. Alternative B: Code Conforming Alternative 93 C. Alternative C: PDR Alternative 95 • VII. Comments and Responses 97 A. Introduction C&R.I B. List ofPersons Commenting C&R.3 C. Comments and Responses C&R.5 D. Staff-InitiatedText Changes C&R.39 VIII EIR Authors and Consultants 99 . Case No. 2002.1302E i 2225-2255 Third Street TableofContents Page IX. Appendices 101 A. Initial Study • B. Draft EIR Distribution List • C. Draft EIR Comment Letters • D. Transcript ofDraft EIR Public Hearing Page List ofFigures Figure I Proposed Project Location 25 Figure 2 Project Site Map 26 • Figure 3 Proposed Site Plan 27 • Figure4 Proposed Garage Floor Plan 32 • Figure 5 Proposed Ground Floor Plan 33 Figure 6 Proposed Second Floor Plan 34 Figure 7 Proposed Third FloorPlan 35 Figure 8 Proposed Fourth Floor Plan 36 Figure 9 Proposed Fifth FloorPlan 37 Figure 10 Proposed Sixth FloorPlan 38 • Figure 1 1 Proposed Project Elevations 39 • Figure 12 Proposed Project Sections 40 Figure 13 Eastern Neighborhoods Rezoning Study Area 54 List ofTables Table 1 Project Characteristics 23 Table 2 New Construction Housing Needby Income Category, (January 1999- June 2006) 64 Table 3 Housing Production Pcrfomiance: 1989-2006 65 Case No. 2002.L1()2F ii 2225-2255 Third Street