AgdaPkt 2012-09-10 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

8.A. - Page 316 Ms.Maureen Riordan 5enior Planner Planni�ng Department City of Redwovd City 1fl17 Mid�efield Road Re�wood Ci#y,CA June 19,2D12 Subject; Finger Avenue P�-�de �arnrnittee Camments an the FEIR Dear Ms.Riardan, We have reviewed the Final E[R and�rovide the fo]lowing vvith respect to the City's adec{uacy of its z-esponses tn the DEIR comrnents we submitCed i�September of last year. Res�onse]-2 This response v�ras to our questic�ns abauf the survey da#a and canstruction of the Vesting TenCative map.We realize that the VTM was constrEac�ed by a licensed surveyoc,and apprec�ate that you haee v�rified that lat de�t�s for the Ea�an Ave. parcels have been held. However our request for clarificatian of the location c�f the creek bank ar�d ehannel wit�in the defined lot]imits is not addressed,nor has a rnap been pravided that e�ends topographic informaCion at least 1QQ'from the property boundaries as is required by RWC Code Section 30.3SH�.The shape and position of the creek c�annel and bank is critical to determining actual availabte buiiding site area for the projec� N1cCloud's[�riginal VTM subtnitted in 2QQ6, erron�ously placed the top af�iank within the stream channel appraxinnately 7-8 ft BE�OW tne topograp�ac banl�top.This was an egregioUS errar ctear2y motivated by an atternpt to show more net lot area on the prnject site than actually exists,A complete survey af the creek within and adjacent to the project baundaries is essential for clarifying the ambiguities we pointed out in our previaus c�mment.In t�is respect,��e response da�s not address aur concerns, Res�n�s��-1�. While the response indicates�hat th�project roadway will naw incarparate perv€aus surfacing,which will reduce suz�face runoff and th�amc�unt of stormwater that wiI]need to be treated,the response does not addr�ss whether there is sufficient landscape area to treat the runnff as required by new low-irnpacE design stand�rds,The drainage plan,which is difficult to read as presented, app�ars to show swales within privat�yards.The FEIR does nat verify that there is sufficient l�ngth and capacity of th�se swales ta treat runoff to standard.Plus,given the Ioca#ion vf swales wi�hin individually owned properties [not H{�A cont�ralled or rnaintained},how daes the City�ropose t�guarantee that Che swales wauld be