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TECHNICAL REVISION TO THE IS/MND
for the 840 El Camino Real Hotel Project
Purpose
This technical revision document is intended to incorporate a minor calculation correction
relating to noise impacts to the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for
the proposed 840 El Camino Real Hotel Project (“Project”). The incorporation of this correction
is made in response to Comments B-1a and B-1b of Public Comment No. 2 under Exhibit B to
the Planning Commission resolution.
The revisions in this document are considered minor only and not “substantial revision” that
would trigger recirculation of the IS/MND under CEQA Guidelines Section 15073.5. These
revisions do not identify a new significant effect, or revise findings of the residual levels of
effects.
Technical Revision
Comments B-1a and B-1b of Public Comment No. 2, attached as Exhibit B to the Planning
Commission resolution, raised certain objections to the IS/MND’s evaluation of noise impacts
and argues the Project’s noise levels would be inconsistent with the City’s noise ordinance. The
comments relied on a measurement distance of 15 feet to calculate the noise impacts.
The City notes that this is the incorrect measurement distance as the correct standard under South
San Francisco Municipal Code (“SSFMC”) § 8.32.050 is 25 feet. The City further notes that
IS/MND used an incorrect distance of 20 feet as the measurement distance. However, the Project
applicant’s response to Comments B-1a and B-1b, as prepared by Applied Remedial
Technologies, Inc. (ARTI), applied the correct 25 feet standard in calculating the maximum
noise impacts.
The correct noise calculation of the “loudest” individual piece of equipment is required at a
distance of 25 feet per SSFMC Section 8.32.050(d)(1) is shown on page 12 of the ARTI Report,
attached as Exhibit B-3 to the Planning Commission Resolution. The estimated noise
calculations based on the 25 feet standard are substantially similar and close in range to the
estimated noise calculations based on the 20 feet standard, with a difference of 2 dbA or less.
Therefore, the City finds that the correct distance standard under SSFMC is 25 feet, and the
IS/MND is therefore revised to incorporate these revisions, which do not result in any new
significant impacts. The estimated noise calculations based on the 25 feet standard does not
change any of the conclusions of less than significant impact as identified in the IS/MND.
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