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2. To create an informal campus office environment through the placement and <br /> massing of buildings and landscaping; and <br /> <br /> 3. To minimize impacts on adjacent properties, in particular adjacent residential <br /> uses. <br /> <br />4.3 Alternatives Analyzed by the i~R <br /> 4.3.1 No Project Alternative: Existing Conditions <br /> <br /> Description of the Alternative: This alternative would involve maintaining <br />existing conditions by curtailing all development on the Project site. The property would <br />remain as open space. None of the proposed infrastructure improvements would be <br />made. <br /> <br /> Comparison of the Alternative to the Project: This alternative would result in <br />slight reductions in most environmental impacts when compared to the Project. No <br />additional cumulative impacts to traffic, biology/ecology, air or water quality would result <br />from this alternative. If the Project site were not developed, additional people would not <br />be exposed to seismic risk (at least, not at this site). <br /> <br /> Because the Project site could be developed for office space under existing <br />approvals, including the existing development agreement, however, it is not feasible to <br />maintain the site as open space. Furthermore, this alternative would not meet any of the <br />Project objectives. The City's plans for the Redwood Peninsula incorporate a range of <br />uses, including office uses, in order to ensure that the City's tax base and employment <br />opportunities are sufficient. If the Project site remained undeveloped, the City's General <br />Plan would not be implemented. <br /> <br /> The GID hereby finds that the No Project (Existing Conditions) alternative is <br />environmentally superior to the Project. The GID further finds, however, that this <br />alternative is infeasible and would not meet the objectives of the project. <br /> <br /> 4.3.2 No Project Alternative: Develop Pursuant to Existing Approvals <br /> <br /> Description of the Alternative: In addition to the No Project (Existing <br />Conditions) alternative, CEQA also requires a discussion of"what would be reasonably <br />expected to occur in the foreseeable future if the project were not approved, based on <br />current plans and consistent with the available infrastructure and commtmity services." <br />(CEQA Guidelines, § 15126.) This alternative would involve the development of the <br />Project site pursuant to existing plans and approvals. <br /> <br /> -37- <br /> G1DEIRFD.DOC <br /> 7/23/96 5:44 PM <br /> <br /> <br />