Reso13 PC 13-09 2859 Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration Kensington

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Report of Phase I Environnzental Site Assessnzent June 18, 2008 PSI Project Nun2ber 865-8E039 1 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) performed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Phase I ESA) of the property at 2808 and 2826 EI Camino Real, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California. PSI performed the assessment to comply with the contract between PSI and Fountain Square Development West, LLC (Fountain Square). The subject property is located on the southeast corner of Oakwood Drive and EI Camino Real in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California. The Subject Property is defined by the County of San Mateo Assessors Office as Parcel Numbers (APNs) 059- 172-070, 059-172-370, and 059-172-380. The Subject Property consists of three parcels totaling approximately 45,064 square feet of land. The Subject Property is currently developed with two buildings. One is located at 2808 EI Camino Real with the building being approximately 2,000 square feet and occupied by Jackson Square Fine Jewelers as a retail outlet and offices. The second building is located at 2826 EI Camino Real. It is approximately 3,500 square feet and is currently used for miscellaneous storage. This building was used as a restaurant from at least the early 1930s until 2000. The two buildings share a parking lot and limited landscaping. The southern portion of the Subject Property is undeveloped other then two small sheds and is separated from the two buildings by a chain-link fence. During the site reconnaissance, no hazardous waste or materials were identified at the Subject Property. In a review of the environmental database report for the Subject Property and site vicinity, none of the listed sites appeared to be a recognized environmental condition (REC). The Subject Property historically has been used for commercial purposes. The property appears to be undeveloped in the 1899 Historical Topographic Map. The building at 2808 EI Camino Real was built in the early 1950s, while the building at 2826 EI Camino Real appears to have been built during the 1930s. Since the early 1950s, the building located at 2808 EI Camino Real has been used for commercial purposes, while the second building, located at 2826 EI Camino Real, was used as a restaurant from the 1930s until approximately 2000. Current use(s) of surrounding property includes Oil Changers to the northwest; EI Camino Real followed by Quality Care Auto Service to the northeast; Holiday Inn Express to the southeast; and an apartment building to the southwest. 1.1 PHASE I ESA PSI performed the Phase I ESA in general conformance with ASTM E 1527-05, modified to comply with the contract between PSI and Fountain Square. Limitations, exceptions, and deviations from this protocol are discussed in Section 3 of this report. 1