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�•�� �, included (other than the shuttle service, transit shelters and tumouts, and some bicycle parking requirements), instead allowing the applicant the flexibility to use whatever techniques are effective. 2. Land Use Mix 3nd Parkina While not a physical traffic improvement or program, the mix of land uses on the site and the pedes.rian-oriented design are integral in attempting to reduce traffic impacts. The community hub area is intended to allow local residents to partake of local services (grocery, laundry, health facilities, cafes, etc.) without leaving the area and, in many cases, without getting in their cars. Similariy, there may be opportunities to share parking between uses, to the extent justified by parking studies. A maximum of 2 parking spaces per residential unit and 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of nonresidential development is required. Height and Airport Issues The project currently proposes a total of 17 towers for both sites. The maximum tower height at the Peninsula Marina Site is 205 feet, and the maximum tower height for Pete's Harbor site will be 240 ft. as measured from the ground level. Some of these towers will be the tallest buildings in Redwood City. (Please see the computerized simulatinns in the Draft EIR on pages 17-51 to 17-54). Some of the towers will be directly under a take-off path from San Carlos Airport but the Federal Aviation Administration has determined that none of these structures "exceed obstruction standards and would not be a hazard to air navigation" provided that certain conditions �_. are met During the Planning Commission public hearing process, a resident of the Centennial Neighborhood expressed concern about "over flights" into the neighborhood. The resident was concemed that aircraft may fly over the neighborhood as pilots try to avoid flying near or over MSV. City staff met with the San Carlos Airport Manager who stated that planes only periodically use the southerly departure route over MSV as wind direction permits. in most cases these planes wili fly over the MSV Project, yet in a few instances some planes may adjust their departure path for safety and could indeed fly closer to the Centennial Neighborhood (aithough they are not supposed to fly over the area as it is deemed an "extremely noise sensitive" area according to the noise abatement procedures). These instances would be rare but could occur. ° On April 22, 2004, the Airport Land Use Committee (ALUC) of the City/County Association of Govemments of San Mateo Counry (C/CAG) reviewed the project. It recommended to the C/CAG Board of Directors that the Project was consistent with the applicable airport land use compatibility criteria contained in the 1996 San Mateo County Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan subject to conditions. C/CAG reviewed this recommendation on May 13"' and approved it. The City Council now has the ' Correspondence from the Federal Aviation Administr�tion (FAA) dated 9/9/2003 W Tim Ridner, Glenborough-Pauls LLC. Note the FAA actually measures height from'above mean sea level' (AMSL). The site is adually 10 feet above mean sea level. Therefore from the perspective of the FAA, the Mallest towers will be 250 ft. which is still below the allowable height limit. ` Meeting with Marlc Larson, AirpoR Manager, on May 5, 2004. Smaller and low perfortnance planes should be 400 - 500 ft. in the air over the project site, and larger high perfortnance planes should be 600-800 ft. over the projed site. 5