Reso PC22-14 0114 PC Reso Certifying Final EIR 557 E. Bayshore Road

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ATTY/RESO.0114/PC RESO CERTIFYING FINAL EIR – 557 E. BAYSHORE ROAD REV: 12-09-22 VR Page 22 of 61 alternative does not meet any of the objectives of the proposed project. No Project - Existing Plans and Policies Alternative The No Project-Existing Plans and Policies Alternative would assume the currently proposed project is not approved, and a different project is proposed based on what the General Plan currently allows. An alternative project that is consistent with the General Plan would allow for commercial development on the southern portion of the property and for mixed-use development on the northern portion of the property. The alternative project could potentially be similar in scale to or larger than the proposed development, as allowed under the General Plan. Based on allowed development capacities on the site, an alternative project could construct up to 507 residential units (422 base units plus 85 bonus) and up to 111,064 square feet of commercial uses, which would result in a greater level of development than the proposed project. The alternative may or may not provide affordable housing to the City in the same amount proposed by the project. The environmental effects of redevelopment the site with a different development project consistent with the General Plan would likely result in similar construction and operational effects as the proposed project. To the extent more intense development were to be proposed beyond what is currently pending with the subject project application, construction and operational effects could be increased. No Project - Refurbishing Existing Development Alternative The No Project- Refurbishing Existing Development Alternative would assume the currently vacant movie theatre and parking lot are refurbished and reopened for use. Under this alternative, the existing vacant movie theater building could be re-occupied with a theater use or with another commercial use allowed by the current CG – General Commercial zoning. The existing development, based on its location on the site, does not comply with the underlying Mixed-Use Waterfront General Plan designation. Options to reuse or expand the existing development for commercial uses could be limited or restricted. Implementation of the No Project-Existing Development Refurbishing Alternative would avoid the less than significant impacts with mitigation identified in this EIR. The No Project-Existing Development Refurbishing Alternative would not, however, allow for new waterfront, high density, mixed-use development to be constructed on the project site consistent with the General Plan. This alternative does not meet any of the objectives of the proposed project. Design Alternative-Reduced Building Height of Residential Buildings According to the Biological Resource Report, the greatest risk of bird collisions with buildings occurs in the area within 40-60 feet off the ground because this is the area in which most bird activity occurs. The project has a maximum proposed height of approximately 55 feet. The reduced building height alternative would reduce the number of floors within the residential buildings to four, reducing the building height to a maximum of 45 feet. Based on the currently proposed floor plans, removing the fifth floor from each residential building would result in a reduction of 102 residential units, leaving the project with a total of 378 units.