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1.0 I~TRODUCTIO~
1.1 OVERVIEW
This Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) has been prepared for the
494 Forbes Boulevard Office/R&D project pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as amended (commencing with Section
21000 of the California Public Resources Code), and the CEQA Guidelines. The
Lead Agency for the project, as defined by CEQA, is the City of South San
Francisco.
The Final EIR comprises the Draft EIR which was circulated for public and
agency review from April 24 through June 8, 2007 and this response to comments
document which provides responses to comments submitted by government
agencies, organizations, and individuals on the Draft EIR. This response to
comments document includes copies of all written comments received within the
45-day public review period following publication of the Draft EIR, and provides
responses to those comments. In some cases, the responses have also resulted in
revisions to the Draft EIR, and all such changes are presented in this document.
As required by CEQA, this document addresses those comments received during
the public review period that raise environmental issues.
The EIR (which is comprised of the Draft EIR and the Final EIR) is intended to be
certified as a complete and thorough record of the environmental impacts of the
proposed project by the City of South San Francisco. Certification of the EIR as
adequate and complete must take place prior to any formal city action on the
proposed project. Certification of the EIR does not equate to approval of the
proj ect.
1.2 PROPOSED PROJECT
The proposed project would develop an Office/R&D complex on approximately
7.48 acres of land in the East of 101 Area. The project site is located within the
Planned Industrial Zone District (P-I) and therefore, would not require any
changes to the existing R&D Overlay District. Additionally, the site is situated
within the "Business and Technology Park" General Plan Land Use designation
which supports Office/R&D projects.
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1.0 Introduction
Project elements would include two five-story buildings totaling 326,020 square
feet, 1,036 on-site parking spaces at grade and within a three-story parking
structure, and ornamental landscaping.
The proposed project will require approval of a Use Permit by the City of South
San Francisco. The project will also require Design Review Board approval,
adoption of a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program, approval
for on-site flood control design by the City of South San Francisco, and an
application to the State Water Resources Control Board for coverage under the
General Permit for discharges of Storm Water associated with Construction
Activity.
1.3 ORGANIZATION OF THE FINAL EIR
The Final EIR is organized as follows.
Section 1. Introduction: Presents background information on the project and
environmental review process.
Section 2. Comments and Responses: Presents responses to all comments
submitted on the Draft EIR.
Section 3. Revisions to the Draft EIR: Presents revisions to the Draft EIR based
on responses to comments submitted on the Draft EIR.
Section 4. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program: Presents the strategy
for monitoring and verifying the method of mitigation implementation.
Section 5. Preparers: Lists the persons who prepared the Responses and Final
EIR.
These sections, in conjunction with the Draft EIR, combine to form a complete
Final EIR.
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