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06/07/2004 intersection by more than five seconds during the AM and PM peak hours, periods during which the intersection would already be expected to operate at an unacceptable level of service even absent the Project (Impact 7 -21). Mitigation: The project applicant shall be required to make a fair share contribution to either one of two alternative sets of mitigations described in Mitigation 7- 21: 1) the restriping of the southbound approach to the intersection to include a dedicated left turn lane, a shared through /left -turn lane, and a dedicated right turn lane; or 2) a set of modifications that would include: a) restriping the northbound right turn lane to be a shared through /right -turn lane and adding a receiving lane on the north side of the intersection, b) restriping the southbound approach to include a dedicated left turn lane, a shared through /left -turn lane, and a dedicated right turn lane, and c) changing the east/west left turns from "protected" to "permitted" phasing (Mitigation 7 -20). Findings: The second of the alternative sets of improvements described above may be infeasible, as it would require the cooperation of the railroad company to widen the roadway over existing railroad tracks and would require extensive re- grading of the adjacent property. However, the first set of improvements is feasible, and either set will independently reduce the cumulative impact described above to a less -than- significant level. W. Cumulative (2020) Impact on U.S. 101 Southbound Mixed -Flow Lanes, Whipple Avenue to Woodside Road Segment — AM Peak Hour Potential Impact: By 2020, assuming the addition of traffic generated by all other approved and pending projects in the vicinity, the Project is expected to increase traffic volumes by more than one percent of the U.S. 101 Southbound Mixed - Flow Lanes, Whipple Avenue to Woodside Road segment's capacity during the AM peak hour, a period during which traffic volume would already be expected to exceed capacity on this segment even absent the addition of Project - generated traffic (Impact 7 -22). Mitigation: The project applicant shall design and implement a comprehensive TDM program meeting the criteria set forth in Mitigation 7 -2 (Mitigation 7 -22). Findings: Mitigation 7 -22 is feasible and will help to partially mitigate Impact 7 -22. However, mitigation of this impact to a less- than - significant level would require the addition of another southbound through lane to the freeway segment, which is not feasible because this freeway widening would require multiple approvals from multiple jurisdictions beyond the authority of the City and would require resources beyond the capacity of any individual development project or the City. Therefore, the cumulative impact described above is significant and unavoidable. 1289 \02 \179278.2 17 Atty /Reso /Reso.1470 14590 060804 Muff # 304 Bin 26