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CITY AND COUNTY OJ^SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING dept D0cu^v1E:^jTs; 89.632.E MVmOMMEMTAL IMPACT EEFOET State Clearinghouse No. 91013081 DRAFT EIR PUBLICATION DATE: JANUARY 24, 1991 r^o ATTT PUBLIC HEARING DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 1991 D EIR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: JANUARY 25, 1991 TO MARCH 11, 1991 REF EIR CERTIFICATION DATE: JULY 25, 1991 711.4097 0n2f w 5IS SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY REFERENCE BOOK Not U) be taken from the Library SANFRANCISCOPUBLICLIBRARY 3 1223 03552 1963 I CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING IFEMAL 89.632.E ONE SECOND STREET OFFICE BUILDING lEMVHEOMMEMTAL EMFACT EEPOET State Clearinghouse No. 91013081 DRAFT EIR PUBLICATION DATE: JANUARY 24, 1991 DRAFT EIR PUBLIC HEARESTG DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 1991 DRAFT EIR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: JANUARY 25, 1991 TO MARCH 11, 1991 FINAL EIR CERTIFICATION DATE: JULY 25, 1991 • CHANGES FROMTHETEXTOFTHE DRAFTEIR ARE INDICATEDBYSOLID DOTS ATTHE BEGINNING OFEACH REVISED SECTION, PARAGRAPH, GRAPHIC ORTABLE. D REF 711 .4097 0n21 One Second Street office building, [final] 1991 . PUBLIC LlBBAs^-'t" S.F. 3 1223 03552 1963 • CERTIFICATION MOTION File No. 89.632E: One Second Street Office BuiIding Address: One Second Street, southeast corner of Second and Stevenson Streets. Assessor's Block 3708, Lots 19A, 33, and 34 SAN FRANCISCO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MOTION NO. 13136 ADOPTING FINDINGS RELATED TO THE CERTIFICATION OF A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR A PROPOSED OFFICE/RETAIL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH UNDERGROUND PARKING, LOCATED ON SECOND STREET AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECOND AND STEVENSON STREETS MOVED, Tnat the San Francisco City Planning Commission (hereinafter "Commission") hereby CERTIFIES the Final Environmental Impact Report identified as case file No. 89.632E, One Second Street Office Building (hereinafter "Project") based upon the following findings: 1) The City and County of San Francisco, acting through the Department of City Planning (hereinafter "Department") fulfilled all procedural requirements of the California Environmental Qi^ality Act (Cal. Pub. Res. Code Section 21000 et seq., hereinafter "CEQA"), the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Admin. Code TTtTe~14, Section 15000 et. se£. (hereinafter "CEQA Guidelines") and Chapter 31 of the San Francisco Mmimstr,ative Code (hereinafter "Chapter 31"). a. The Department determined that an EIR was required and provided public notice of that determination by publication in a newspaper of general circulation on June 22, 1990. b. On January 24, 1991, the Department published the Draft Environmental Impact Report (hereinafter "OEIR") and provided public notice in a newspaper of general circulation of the availability of the DEIR for public review and comment and of the date and time of the City Planning Commission public hearing on the DEIR; this notice was mailed to the Department's list of persons requesting such notice. c. Notices of availability of the DEIR and of the date and time of the public hearing were posted near the project site on February 1, 1991. d. On January 25, 1991, copies of the DEIR were mailed or otherwise delivered to a list of persons requesting it, to those noted on the distribution list in the DEIR, to adjacent property owners, and to government agencies, the latter both directly and through the State Clearinghouse. e. Notice of Completion was filed with the State Secretary of Resources via the State Clearinghouse on January 25, 1991. 2) The Commission held a duly advertised public hearing on said Draft Environmental Impact Report on February 28, 1991, at which opportunity for puolic comment was given, and public comment was received on the DEIR. The period for acceptance of written comments ended March 11, 1991. . CITY PLANNING COMMISSION File No. 89.632E: One Second Street Office Building Address: One Second Street, Southeast corner of Second and Stevenson Streets. Assessor's Block 3708, Lots 19A, 33, and 34 Motion No. 13136 Page Two 3) The Department prepared responses to conments on environmental issues received at the puDlic hearing and in writing during the 45-day public review period for the DEIR, prepared revisions to the text of the DEIR in response to comments received or based on additional information that became available during tne public review period, and corrected errors in the DEIR. This material was presented in a "Draft Summary of Comments and Responses," published on July 11, 1991 and an "Errata to the Draft Summary of Comments and Responses" published July 23, 1991, was distributed to the Commission and to all parties who commented on the DEIR, and was available to others upon request at Department offices. 4) A Final Environmental Impact Report has been prepared by the Department, consisting of the Draft Environmental Impact Report, any consultations and comments received during the review process, any additional information that became available, and the Summary of Comments and Responses all as required by law. 5) Project Environmental Impact Report files have been made available for review by the Commission and the public, and these files are part of the record before the Commission. 6) On July 25, 1991, the Commission reviewed and considered the Final Environmental Impact Report and found that the contents of said report and the procedures through which the Final Environmental Impact Report was prepared, puolicized and reviewed comply with the provisions of CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines and Chapter 31. 7) The City Planning Commission hereby does find that the Final Environmental Impact Report concerning File No. 89.632E: One Second Street Office Building is adequate, accurate and objective, and that the Summary of Comments and Responses contains no significant revisions to the Draft Environmental Impact Report, and hereby does CERTIFY THE COMPLETION of said Final Environmental Impact Report in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. 8) Tne Commission, in certifying the completion of said Final Environmental Impact Report, hereby does find that the project described in the Environmental Impact Report : a. Will nave a significant effect on the environment in that it would contribute to cumulative downtown traffic increases and cumulative passenger loading on MUNI, BART, and other transit carriers. Such cumulative transportation impacts could cause violations of fine particulate matter (PMio) standards in San Francisco with concomitant health effects and reduced visibi1ity. b. Will have a significant effect on the environment in that it would increase tne daytime population on the project site above existing conditions, that would be subject to substantial danger during a major earthquake, although the new office tower would meet the most current building and seismic engineering requirements of the San Francisco Building Code, and the California Farmer Building (83 Stevenson Street) would be seismically reinforced CITY PLANNING COMMISSION File No. 89.632E: One Second Street Office Building Address: One Second Street, Southeast corner of Second and Stevenson Streets. Assessor's Block 3708, Lots 19A, 33, and 34 Motion No. 13136 Page Three hereby certify that the foregoing Motion was ADOPTED by the City 1 Planning Commission at its regular meeting of July 25, 1991. Linda Avery Secretary AYES: Commissioners Elzey, Hu, Morales and Sewell NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Bierman, Engmann and Karasick Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/onesecondstreeto2519sanf TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 SUMMARY 1. 3 A Project Description 3 B. Main Environmental Effects 4 C. Mitigation Measures 12 D. Alternatives to the Proposed Project 14 n. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 17 ni. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING 30 A. Land Use and Zoning 30 B. Historic, Architectural and Cultural Resources 37 C. Urban Design and Visual Quality 43 D. Shadow 48 E. Transportation 49 F. Air Quality 55 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 59 A. Land Use and Zoning 59 B. Historic, Architectural and Cultural Resources 71 C. Urban Design and Visual Quality 74 D. Shadow 82 E. Transportation 91 F. Air Quality 120 G. Construction Noise 125 H. Seismicity 131 L Hazards 134 J. Population and Employment 137 K. Growth Inducement 141 i Table of Contents Page V. MITIGATION MEASURES PROPOSED TO MINIMIZE 143 THE POTENTIAL ADVERSE IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT VI. SIGNinCANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS THAT CANNOT 154 BE AVOIDED IF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTED VII. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT 155 Introduction: Alternatives Not Included 155 A. Alternative A: No Project 157 B. Alternative B: No Exceptions to the Planning Code; Parking and TDRs 158 C. Alternative C: No Exceptions to the Planning Code; Parking, No TDR 160 D. Alternative D: No Parking 163 VIII. DRAFT EIR DISTRIBUTION LIST 165 • IX. SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AND RESPONSES C&R.i X. APPENDICES A — Appendix Initial Study A-1 Appendix B — Architectural Resources A-43 Appendix C — Transportation A-47 D — Appendix Air Quality A-57 Appendix E — Fundamental Concepts of Environmental Noise A-59 EIR AUTHORS AND CONSULTANTS; ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS CONSULTED A-61 ii