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8.A. - Page 373 B. RESPONSES TO FEIR COMMENTS FROM THE FINGER AVENUE PRIDE COMMITTEE, DATED JCTNE 19, 2012: Note: The commentor takes issue with the FEIR's responses for a number of the DEIR comments, many of which overlap with issues raised in the prior letter by Richard Grassetti. Those overlapping issues are not covered again below. The FEIR responses adequately address the substantive issues raised in each of the identified comments. The discussion below addresses select comments provided in the letter which 1) are distinct from Grassetti's letter and 2) for which additional clarification may be useful beyond the information already provided in the FEIR responses. The letter is attached in its entirety in Attachment 5 of the City Council staff report. The responses below are intended to supplement those already provided in the FEIR, clarifying where necessary responses that may have been misunderstood by the commentor, and addressing any new issues now being raised,the nature of which do not raise any new significant impacts. COMMENT: The commentor takes issue with FEIR Response J-2 concerning the vesting tentative map's depiction of the location of the creek bank and channel. RESPONSE: The vesting tentative map does identify the creekbank location,both the concrete wall at the southern edge of the active channel and the top of bank, and provides site elevation data in 1-foot contour intervals. COMMENT: The commentor takes issue with FEIR Response J-11 concerning the project's conformance with stormwater requirements under provisions C3. RESPONSE: This topic has been discussed previously as part of the Grassetti June 15, 2012 letter, see Comments/Responses G-21 and G-22 (stormwater runoff and treatment) above. COMMENT: This comment concerns FEIR Comment/Response J-15 involving future residents' use of the creek setback areas in the rear portions of Lots 1-4. RESPONSE: The baseline condition of the site includes structures and impervious surfaces adjacent to the creek,which will be removed by the project and replaced with pervious rear yards, so it is not accurate to say that use of the site adjacent to the creek will be `significantly intensified,' as occupied habitable structures are a more intense use than occasional use of a rear yard by residents. The project has been reviewed by multiple biological consultant firms,who all found it would not result in a significant impact to the creek's biologic values. COMMENT: This comment concerns FEIR Comment/Response J-16 involving proposed grading and drainage adjacent to Cordilleras Creek and conformance with the Stormwater Treatment Ordinance provisions regulating impervious surfaces within 25 feet of top of bank. RESPONSE: The project will grade the site adjacent to the creek to fill in low areas upon removal of the e�sting structures' basements and foundations and pavement. The finished grade will direct runoff from pervious areas to the creek, and from impervious areas outside of the 15 foot no-build easement to the proj ect's on-site stormwater treatment system. The purpose of the no-build easement to be recorded against Lots 1-4 is to ensure no impervious surfaces are placed within 15 feet of creek top of bank that would then drain without treatment into the creek. Finger Avenue Nine-Lot Planned Development Project 7 Responses to FEIR Comments City of Redwood City June 2012