Reso PC19-05 PC Reso 0036 Certifying the EIR - Sobrato

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Alternative Location. Although initially considered as a potential Project alternative, development of an alternative site was rejected as infeasible during the EIR scoping process, because several of the applicant's and City's objectives for the Project are specific to this location. See DEIR at pg. 6-5. Therefore, this alternative was not evaluated in the EIR and is not discussed further here. Reduced Office Alternative. An alternative that would have included development of 100,000 square feet of office space, rather than the 456,000 square feet included in the proposed Project, was also considered early in the environmental review process. But this alternative was rejected because it would not avoid the significant and unavoidable traffic impacts of the proposed Project. See DEIR at pg. 6-5. Therefore, the Reduced Office Alternative was not evaluated in the EIR and is not discussed further here. Increased Residential Alternative. Under the Increased Residential Alternative, the office component of the proposed Project would not be developed; instead, the east half of the Broadway Block would be developed with 520 residential units (400 market -rate and 120 affordable) in two 6 -story buildings and one 5 -story building (see Figure 6-1). The west half of the Broadway Block would be developed with housing as under the proposed Project. In total, 1,040 residential units would be developed on-site. This alternative would include the same public plazas, retail space, and child care component as the proposed Project. Development of the Bay Block would be the same as the proposed Project. The Increased Residential Alternative was evaluated in the DEIR's Alternatives Analysis (DEIR at 6-15 through 6-23) and is discussed further below. No Office Alternative. Under the No Office Alternative, the office component of the proposed Project would not be developed. The entire Broadway Block would be developed with 520 residential units (400 market -rate and 120 affordable). This analysis assumes that the units would be built in six 3 -story buildings (that is, half the height of residential buildings in the proposed Project), with a one -level underground garage under each building. Thus, the site plan for this alternative would resemble that for the Increased Residential Alternative shown in Figure 6-1, except with reduced building heights as noted. This alternative would include the same public plazas, retail space, and the child care component as the proposed Project. Development of the Bay Block would be the same as the proposed Project. The No Office Alternative was evaluated in the DEIR's Alternatives Analysis (DEIR at 6-23 through 6-31) and is discussed further below. The primary purpose of an EIR's alternative analysis is to identify and evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project that can avoid or substantially lessen the project's significant environmental effects while still achieving the basic objectives of the project. The City and the Project applicant have determined the following objectives to be their objectives for the proposed Project (DEIR at pg. 3-8): Redevelop an existing strip mall on the Woodside Road and Broadway corridors with attractive and desirable amenities and housing. Meet and exceed the City's Affordable Housing Ordinance. ATTY/RES0.0036/PC RESO CERTIFYING THE EIR — SOBRATO REV: 04-29-19 PR Page 25 of 29