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7A <br />Page 15 <br />impacts related to transportation and circulation and long-term <br />regional air emissions. <br />C. Alternative 4-No Project-Existing Land Use Policy (Zoning): The <br />Existing Land Use Policy alternative is discussed at pages 18-12 to 18-15 <br />of the FEIR. <br />(i) The Existing Land Use Policy alternative is rejected as an <br />alternative because it would not best achieve the Project's objective <br />nor the objectives of the City. <br />(ii) Explanation: This alternative would not attain the City's project <br />objectives and goals as identified in section 3.3 of the FEIR. Under <br />the Existing Land Use Policy alternative, certain areas of Downtown <br />would experience more growth than is anticipated under the <br />Maximum and Moderate Intensity alternatives generally because, in <br />some areas of Downtown, existing land use policy permits office <br />building heights greater than proposed under the other alternatives. <br />Under this alternative approximately 321,000 square feet more <br />office space will be permitted than under the Maximum Intensity <br />Alternative. The 321,000 square feet of additional office space <br />under this alternative would generate more traffic trips and <br />associated air pollution emissions despite the alternative's <br />comparative reductions in population and housing resulting in <br />increased significant unavoidable impacts related to transportation <br />and circulation and (ong-term air emissions compared to the <br />Maximum Intensity alternative. <br />Compared to the Maximum intensity alternative, this alternative <br />would not have the same beneficial effect in assisting the City in <br />achieving a better citywide balance between employed residents <br />and jobs, because the approximately 321,000 square feet of <br />additional office space under this alternative would generate its own <br />additional need for housing. <br />The current General Plan and associated existing zoning provisions <br />do not include the detailed and coordinated strategies, <br />improvements, and contemporary development regulations <br />proposed in the Precise Plan. Due to the absence of Precise Plan <br />proposals for high-density, mixed land use patterns that promote <br />walking, transit use, and shorter commutes, as well as Downtown <br />improvements to help ensure that "pedestrian comfort, safety, <br />convenience, and enjcyment have priority, under this alternative, <br />many of the City's project objectives and goals will not be realized. <br />Atty/Reso/Reso.1 S83 ~ g <br />030707 <br />