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06/07/2004 make these impacts unavoidable. The impacts could be avoided only by relocating the towers and lines, which is not feasible. Relocation is not within the control of the City or project sponsor, would be prohibitively expensive and would require multiple approvals at alternative locations by bodies other than the City, which are unlikely to be obtainable. B. Industrial and Airport Compatibility Potential Impact: Comments received as part of the preparation and certification process of the FEIR indicated that Project has the potential to significantly impact Airport operations, specifically aircraft landings and take -offs. As a result, the Planning Commission determined that mitigation measures were necessary. Mitigation: Real estate disclosures concerning proximity to an airport as included in the Project conditions of approval are necessary to mitigate airport operations impacts to less than significant levels [Mitigation 12 -1]. Findings: Implementation of this mitigation measure will reduce airport operations impacts to less than significant levels. C. Project Density and Height in Relation to Adjacent Residences Potential Impact: The density and height of the larger residential buildings of the Project would differ from the mass, scale and height of adjacent residential developments and present visual compatibility, light and glare and shadow impacts on those developments (EIR Impact 4 -2). Mitigation: The Project is being approved pursuant to a City of Redwood City Precise Plan which requires a carefully- drafted set of design principles, including setbacks, tapering heights, floor area limitations, building spacing and surface and fagade detailing, which will significantly reduce perceived height, mass, scale and intensity of the Project and its visual and shadow impacts on adjacent properties (MMRP Mitigation 5 -1 -2). Project lighting would be designed to confine illumination to the Project site, minimizing light affecting adjacent residences; cut -off fixtures would be used for outdoor areas, and screening would be provide from sensitive adjacent uses (MMRP Mitigation 5 -4). Findings: The identified mitigations for light and glare are feasible and would reduce light and glare impacts on adjacent residential properties to a less than significant level. The Precise Plan design principles are a feasible mitigation measure, but even under the Precise Plan the mass, scale, height and intensity of the Project, its general visual compatibility with existing adjacent residential development and its shadows would remain potentially significant impacts. These impacts could be made insignificant only by drastically reducing the height, number and size of residential buildings in the Project, which would render it infeasible because the remaining number of units would not be sufficient to recover the cost of infrastructure and other improvements required to develop the site and because the number of affordable and other new residential units would be drastically reduced, preventing realization of a 1289 \02 \179278.2 2 Atty /Reso /Reso.1470 14590 060804 Muff # 304 Bin 26