[Carfreeliving] Re: Carfreeliving Digest, Vol 6, Issue 7

Wed Jul 27 16:39:07 MDT 2005

In response to Rachel's good ideas/questions:

 - Home Depot's building permit is up for approval tomorrow night. It's a by right development, not CU, but is undergoing both staff initiated discretionary review or "DR" (staff recommends approval) and private party DR (private parties, like us, are asking for a reduction in the project size and other conditions). This is definitely the time to ask for conditions and mitigations. Home Depot tried to get away with a Neg Dec but after a challenge, has prepared an EIR.  The hearing on certification of the EIR is also tomorrow night, prior to the permit approval. 

- Tammy Chan is assigned from Major Environmental Review, her # is below. Paul Maltzer has been involved too. 

- Wilbur Smith did the transportation analysis and it is available. Very few transportation mitigations are being proposed although the EIR finds a significant contribution to regional air pollution (reactive organic gases) and to LOS F conditions at 7 freeway ramps in the area. 

Please do what you can, car-free folks!!!

Here's an excerpt from tomorrow's Planning Commission agenda.
6:00 P.M.

G. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS WHERE THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED

At this time, members of the public who wish to address the Commission on agenda items that have already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the public hearing has been closed, must do so at this time. Each member of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes.

16. 2001.0062E (T. CHAN: (415) 558-5990)

491 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD - HOME DEPOT - Certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report - Subsequent to the publication of the Draft EIR the project sponsor identified a new preferred project. The revised project re-orients the location of the parking garage and the store itself, so that the parking garage is located on the southern end of the project site and the store is located on the northern end of the project site, but the effects would be similar to those analyzed for the original project in the Draft EIR. The home improvement center would be approximately 153,089 square feet, the same size as the original project. The store would include approximately 95,600 square feet of retail on the main floor, approximately 37,700 square feet of retail on the second floor, approximately 9,900 square feet of enclosed greenhouse space, and approximately 9,900 square feet of open garden center space. The separate parking garage would consist of two levels plus rooftop parking, totaling
 approximately 247,800 square feet and would include 555 parking spaces.

The proposed project consists of demolition of two vacant buildings, totaling 107,346 square feet on this 5.73-acre site. The proposed buildings would be approximately 40 feet in height. Vehicular access to the parking garage would be from Bayshore Boulevard with secondary access on Loomis Street. The project is located within the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood. The proposed project would not require a conditional use authorization, however a staff-initiated discretionary review is before the Planning Commission. The site is within the adopted Industrial Protection Zone (IPZ) Special Use District and is located in a M-1 (Light Industrial) zoning district and within a 65-J height and bulk district.

Preliminary Recommendation: Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report.

NOTE: The public review period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report ended at 5:00 pm, July 11, 2005.

17a. 2001.0062U (M. SNYDER: (415) 575-6891)

491 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD - east side between Oakdale and Waterloo, Lots 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, and 28 - Appeal of initial determination of the net floor area that would be subject to the Housing Requirement for Large-scale Development Projects (commonly referred to as the Jobs Linkage Housing Program) under Planning Code Section 313. Pursuant to Planning Code Section 313.4(b), the Planning Department issued a notice indicating that up to 48,000 square feet of net floor area would be subject to the Jobs Linkage Housing Requirement. An appeal has been filed under Planning Code Section 313(c) challenging that determination. The property is within an M-1 (Light Industrial) District, The Industrial Protection Zone Special Use District, and a 65-J Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Pending

17b. 2001.0062EDD (M. SNYDER: (415) 575-6891)

491 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD - east side between Oakdale and Waterloo, Lots 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, and 28 - Staff initiated and Requested Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application No. 2001.04.09.6352 and Demolition Permit Nos. 2001.05.08.8645, 2001.05.08.8650, 2001.05.08.8655, 2001.05.08.8660, 2001.05.08.8663, to demolish existing retail and accessory structures equaling approximately 107,372 gross square feet and to construct a new building that would contain up to 155,500 square feet of retail use (inclusive of vestibules and other interior circulation) and up to 550 parking spaces for Home Depot. The building would be approximately 40-feet tall. The property is within an M-1 (Light Industrial) District, the Industrial Protection Zone Special Use District, and a 65-J Height and Bulk District.

Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary Review and approve the project as modified, and with conditions.

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Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:48:09 -0700
From: "Rachel Hiatt" <rachel_hiatt at sfcta.org>
Subject: RE: RE: [Carfreeliving] Re: Home Depot and Bayshore Blvd
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-          Find out where the project is in the approval process

-          Find out who at the Planning Dept is managing the
environmental review.  I don't know how easy it is for a member of the
public to find out these things.

-          Find out what transportation mitigations are being
considered.  The Home Depot project surely had to complete a
transportation analysis as part of any EIR preparations.  I don't know
how easy it is for a member of the public to get an audience with the
environmental review staff regarding a specific project... probably not
easy.  But one should be able to find out whether a draft 
transportation
analysis is available for review.  If so, get it, and comment on it.

-          Does MTA / DPT/ MUNI have liaisons with the Planning Dept
environmental review folks?  The logical thing is for the environmental
review person to contact MTA to find out what projects should be funded
by Home Depot as mitigations.  But maybe things don't work that way
right now... MTA could provide official comments on the transportation
analysis, though doing so is probably not the standard practice...

-          Members of public should request at each available public
comment opportunity that the said projects be included and funded by
Home Depot.  Staff of MTA should try to work with the environmental
review staff to have needed projects included as transportation
mitigations where relevant.  That's how it seems to me, anyway... 

This is the kind of thing that, in my opinion, MUST be funded by home
depot and it is just criminal for Home Depot to get away with not
funding it.

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From: Carfreeliving-bounces at livablecity.org
[mailto:Carfreeliving-bounces at livablecity.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Sallaberry
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 2:19 PM
To: Carfreeliving at livablecity.org
Subject: RE: RE: [Carfreeliving] Re: Home Depot and Bayshore Blvd
bikeway

Mike, 

These are great ideas. What will it take to get them seriously included
in the discussion of mitigations for the Home Depot project? 

Dave 

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