San Francisco bicycle plan: final environmental impact report

2009·29.7 MB·English

by  San Francisco (Calif.). Planning Dept

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
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SAN FRANCISCO BICYCLE PLAN
San Francisco Planning Department
City and County of San Francisco
Case No. 2007.0347E
August 2009
GOVERNMENT
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Draft EIR Publication Date: November 26, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO
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D Draft EIR Public Hearing Date: January 8, 2009
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FILE NO. 090913 MOTION NO.
1 [Affirming certification ofthe Bicycle Plan Project FEIR]
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3 Motion affirming the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final
4 Environmental impact Report for the 2009 San Francisco Bicycle Plan Project.
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6 WHEREAS, The City and County of San Francisco, through its San Francisco
7 Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) and Planning Commission (collectively, the "Project
8 Sponsor") is proposing adoption of the 2009 San Francisco Bicycle Transportation Plan,
9 which includes minor, long-term, and near-term improvements for the bicycle route network,
10 and amendments to the General Plan and Planning Code to reflect said Bicycle Plan, (the
11 "Project"); and
12 WHEREAS, The MTA Board of Directors, in its Resolution No. 07-012, adopted
13 January 30, 2007, initiated the process for environmental review of the Project and thereafter
14 applied to the Planning Department for environmental review of the Project (City Planning
15 Case No. 2007.0347E); and
16 WHEREAS, The Planning Department for the City and County of San Francisco (the
17 "Department") determined that an Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") was required and
18 provided public notice of that determination by publication in a newspaper of general
19 circulation on June 5, 2007; and
20 WHEREAS, On November 26, 2008, the Department published the Draft
21 Environmental Impact Report ("DEIR") for the Project; and
22 WHEREAS, On January 8, 2009, the Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on
23 the DEIR, at which time opportunity for public comment was received on the DEIR. and
24 written comments were received through January 13, 2009; and
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WHEREAS, The Department prepared responses to comments received at the public
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2 hearing on the DEIR and submitted in writing to the Department, prepared revisions to the text
3 of the DEIR and published a Draft Summary of Comments and Responses on June 1 1, 2009;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, A Final Environmental Impact Report ("FEIR") for the Project was
6 prepared by the Department, consisting of the DEIR, any consultations and comments
7 received during the review process, any additional information that became available and the
8 Draft Summary of Comments and Responses, all as required by law; and
9 WHEREAS, On June 25, 2009, the Commission reviewed and considered the FEIR
10 and, by Motion No. 17912, found that the contents of said report and the procedures through
11 which the FEIR was prepared, publicized and reviewed complied with the provisions of the
12 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines and Chapter 31 of
13 the San Francisco Administrative Code; and
14 WHEREAS, By Motion No. 17912, the Commission found the FEIR to be adequate,
15 accurate and objective, reflected the independentjudgment and analysis of the Department
16 and the Commission and that the Summary of Comments and Responses contained no
17 significant revisions to the DEIR, adopted findings relating to significant impacts associated
18 with the Project and certified the completion ofthe FEIR in compliance with CEQA and the
19 State CEQA Guidelines; and
20 WHEREAS, On June 25, 2009, by Resolution Nos. 17913, 17914, and 17915, the
21 Planning Commission adopted CEQA Findings and adopted and recommended General Plan
22 and Planning Code Amendments, and on June 26, 2009, by Resolutions Nos. 09-105 and 09-
23 106, the MTA Board of Directors adopted CEQA Findings and the 2009 Bicycle
24 Transportation Plan, which includes minor, long-term, and near-term improvements for the
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bicycle route network, and approved legislation for implementation of 45 near-term bicycle
improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, By letters to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors dated July 15, 2009,
Catherine Liddell on behalf ofSouth Beach-Rincon Hill-Mission Bay Neighborhood
Association and Mary Miles on behalf of Coalition for Adequate Review, filed appeals of the
FEIR to the Board of Supervisors, which the Clerk ofthe Board of Supervisors received on or
around July 15, 2009; and
WHEREAS, On August 4, 2009, this Board held a duly noticed public hearing to
consider the appeal of the FEIR certification filed by Appellants; and
WHEREAS, This Board has reviewed and considered the FEIR, the appeal letters, the
responses to concerns document that the Planning Department prepared, the other written
records before the Board of Supervisors, and heard testimony and received public comment
regarding the adequacy ofthe FEIR; and
WHEREAS, the FEIR files and all correspondence and other documents have been
made available for review by this Board and the public. These files are available for public
review by appointment at the Planning Department offices at 1650 Mission Street and the
MTA offices at 1 So. Van Ness, and are part of the record before this Board by reference in
this motion; now, therefore, be it
MOVED, That this Board of Supervisors hereby affirms the decision of the Planning
Commission in its Motion No. 17912 to certify the FEIR and finds the FEIR to be complete,
adequate and objective and reflecting the independent judgment of the City and in compliance
with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines.
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Motion
File Number: 090913 Date Passed:
Motion affirming the certification by the Planning Commission ofthe Final Environmental Impact
Reportfor the 2009 San Francisco Bicycle Plan Project.
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August4, 2009 Board ofSupervisors APPROVED
FileNo. 090913 I herebycertify thatthe foregoing Motion
wasAPPROVED on August4, 2009 by the
Board ofSupervisors ofthe City and County
ofSan Francisco.
Angela Calvillo
Clerk ofthe Board
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SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
1650MissionSt
Planning Commission Motion 17912 Suite400
SanFrancisco.
CA94103-2479
HEARING DATE: June 25, 2009
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Hearing Date: June25, 2009
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Project Title: San Francisco Bicycle Plan
Project Address: N/A, Citywide, primarily within the public right-of-way Planning
Zoning: N/A Information
415.558.6377
Block/Lot: N/A, Citywide, primarily within the public right-of-way
Project Sponsor: Oliver Gajda, Bicycle Program Manager
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
One South Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103
StaffContact: Debra Dwyer- [phone]
[email protected]
ADOPTING FINDINGS RELATEDTO THE CERTIFICATION OFA FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED UPDATETO THE2009 SAN FRANCISCO BICYCLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES MINOR, LONG-TERM, AND NEAR-TERM
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE BICYCLE ROUTE NETWORK, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL
PLAN AND PLANNING CODETO REFLECTSAID BICYCLE PLAN.
MOVED, that the San Francisco Planning Commission (hereinafter "Commission") hereby
CERTIFIES theFinal Environmental Impact Report identified asCase No. 2007.0347E, the San
Francisco BicyclePlan (hereinafter "Project"), based upon the following findings:
1. The City and County ofSan Francisco, acting through the Planning Department (hereinafter
"Department") fulfilled all procedural requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (Cal. Pub. Res. CodeSection 21000et sea., hereinafter "CEQA"), the State CEQA
Guidelines (Cal. Admin. Code Title 14, Section 15000et seq., (hereinafter "CEQA Guideline
)
and Chapter31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code (hereinafter "Chapter 31").
A. The Department determined that an Environmental Impact Report (hereinafter "E1R") was
required and provided public notice of that determination by publication in a newspaper ol
general circulation on June 5, 2007.
B. Publicnotice was provide onJune5, 2007 of a Public Scoping meeting for the KIR tor this
project, and such meeting was subsequently held on June 26, 2007.
C. On November 26, 2008, the Department published the Draft Environmental Impact Report
(hereinafter "DEIR") and provided public notice in a newspaper of general circulation of
www.sfplanning.org
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Motion No. 17912 CASE NO. 2007.0347E
Hearing Date: June 25, 2009 San Francisco Bicycle Plan Project
the availability ofthe DEIR for public review and comment and ofthe date and timeof the
Planning Commission public hearing on the DEIR; this notice was mailed to the
Department's list of persons requesting such notice.
D. In addition, the Notices ofavailability of the DEIR (NOA) and of thedate and time of the
publichearing were mailed to more than 1,400 persons, neighborhood organizations, and
NOA
agencies on November26, 2008. The PlanningDepartment alsoemailed a copy ofthe
on November 26, 2008 to persons for whom an email address had been provided.
E. On November 26, 2008, copies of the DEIR were mailed orotherwise delivered to a list of
persons requesting it, to those noted on the distribution list for the DEIR, and to
government agencies, the latterboth directly and through the State Clearinghouse.
F. Notice ofCompletion was filed with theState Secretary of Resources via the State
Clearinghouse on November 26, 2008.
2. The Commission held a duly advertised public hearing on said DEIR on January 8, 2009 at
which opportunity for public comment was given, and publiccomment was received on the
DEIR. The period for acceptance ofwritten commentsended onJanuary 13, 2009.
3. The Department prepared responses to comments on environmental issues received at the
public hearing in writing during the47-day public review period for the DEIR and submitted
after the close of the public comment period, prepared revisions to the text of the DEIR in
response to comments received orbased on additional information thatbecame available
during the public review period, and corrected errors in the DEIR. This material was
presented in a Comments and Responses document, published onJune 11, 2009, distributed
to the Commission, to the SFMTA Board, and to all parties whocommented on the DEIR, and
made available to others upon request at Departmentoffices.
4. A Final Environmental Impact Report hasbeen prepared by the Department, consisting of the
Draft Environmental Impact Report, supporting studies, documents and other materials, any
consultations and comments received during the review process, any additional information
thatbecame available, and the Comments and Responses document, all as required by law.
5. Project Environmental Impact Report files havebeen made available for reviewby the
Commission and the public. These files are available for public review by appointment at the
Department offices at 1650 Mission Street, Suite 400, in San Francisco, and are part of the
record before the Commission.
6. OnJune 25, 2009, the Commission reviewed and considered the Final Environmental Impact
Report and hereby does find that the contents ofsaid report and the procedures through
which the Final Environmental Impact Report was prepared, publicized, and reviewed
comply with the provisions of CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and Chapter31.
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Motion No. 17912 CASE NO. 2007.0347E
Hearing Date: June 25, 2009 San Francisco Bicycle Plan Project
7. The project sponsorhas indicated that the presently preferred alternative consists of the
preferred project design for47 of thenear-term improvements as described in the Final
Environmental Impact Report and presented in Exhibit A hereto.
8. The Planning Commission hereby does find that the Final Environmental Impact Report
concerning File No. 2007.0347E, the San Francisco Bicycle Plan, reflects the independent
judgment and analysis of the City and County ofSan Francisco, is adequate, accurate and
objective, and that the Comments and Responses document contains no significant revisions
to the DEIR, and hereby doesCERTIFY THE COMPLETION ofsaid Final Environmental
Impact Report in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines.
9. The Commission, in certifying the completion ofsaid Final Environmental Impact Report,
hereby does find that the project described in the Environmental Impact Report and the
project preferred by the project sponsor, described in Exhibit A attached hereto:
A. Will have project-specificsignificant effects on the environment resulting in a potential
reduction of traffic Ievels-of-service on some roadway segments and at some
intersections, a potential slowing of transit movement in specific locations, and a
potential reduction ofloading spaces in certain locations within the project area. While
none ofthe policy goals, objectives, and actions taken to support the 2009 Bicycle Plan,
now and into the future, would, in themselves, have a significant effect on the physical
environment, the predictable indirect impact ofimplementing the policy goals,
objectives, and actions would be the implementation of the proposed physical
environmental improvements which are described in the 2009 Bicycle Plan. Therefore,
the implementation of policy goals, objectives, and actions could indirectly lead to the
same impacts as identified for the actual improvement projects. Specifically, the project
may result in the significant and unavoidable impacts described in Exhibit B hereto.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Motion was ADOPTED by the Planning Commission at its
regular meeting ofJune 25, 2009.
Linda Avery t
Commission Secretary
AYES: Miguel, Antonini, Borden, Olague, Sugaya
NOES:
ABSENT: Lee, Moore
ADOPTED June 25, 2009
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