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Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan
San Francisco RedevelopmentAgency
City and County ofSan Francisco Planning Department
Planning Department File No. 2002.0805E
State Clearinghouse No. 2001082084
Draft EIR Publication Date:September 28, 2002
Draft EIRHearing Dates:October 29,2002,and December 12,2002
Draft EIR Public Comment Period:September 28,2002 - December 17,2002
Final EIR Certification Date:September 18,2003
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Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan
San Francisco RedevelopmentAgency
City and County of San Francisco Planning Department
Planning Department File No. 2002.0805E
State Clearinghouse No. 2001082084
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Draft EIR Publication Date:September 28,2002
Draft EIR Hearing Dates:October 29,2002,and December 12,2002
Draft EIR Public Comment Period:September 28,2002 - December 17,2002
Final EIR Certification Date:September 18,2003
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SUMMARY
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
H. 1
A. Project Location 1
B. Plan Summary 1
C. Redevelopment Plan Background 5
D. The Evolution of the Proposed Project Area 6
E. Mid-Market Area Characteristics and Blighting Conditions 8
F. Project Goals 9
G. Proposed Development Controls 11
H. General Redevelopment Actions 12
I. City and County of San Francisco Actions 12
J. Time Covered by Environmental Analysis Forecast 13
K. Analysis Scenario 14
L. Proposed Project Financing 16
M. EIR and Mid-Market Plan Adoption Process 17
IE. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AND IMPACTS 21
A. Plans and Policies 21
B. Land Use and Zoning 30
C. Population, Employment, and Housing 43
D. Urban Design and Visual Quality 54
E. Shadow and Wind 72
F. Cultural Resources 79
G. Transportation 101
H. Air Quality 134
I. Noise 145
J. Hazardous Materials 155
K. Geology, Soils and Seismicity 170
L. Public Services 179
M. Utilities 185
N. Other Topics Considered 190
O. Growth Inducement 193
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MITIGATION MEASURES PROPOSED TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL
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ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT 195
A. Cultural Resources 195
B. Transportation 206
C. Visual Quality 208
D. Noise 208
E. Hazardous Materials 208
V. OTHER CEQA CONSIDERATIONS 211
A. Significant Environmental Effects that Cannot Be Avoided
ifthe Proposed Project is Implemented 211
B. Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes Which
Would Be Involved in the Proposed Action Should It be Implemented 212
VI. ALTERNATIVES 215
A. Legislative Framework 215
B. Analytic Approach 216
C. No Project Alternative - Existing Controls 217
D. Eighty Percent Development Alternative 222
E. Environmentally Superior Alternative 227
VII. DRAFT EIR DISTRIBUTION LIST 229
VIII. REPORT PREPARERS 237
IX. COMMENTS AND RESPONSES C&R-l
A. INTRODUCTION C&R-l
Organization of Comments and Responses C&R-l
B. LIST OF COMMENTERS C&R-2
C. COMMENTS AND RESPONSES C&R-3
General C&R-3
Project Description C&R-6
Urban Design and Visual Quality C&R-l1
Wind C&R-15
Cultural Resources C&R-l
Transportation C&R-22
Hazardous Materials C&R-30
Public Services C&R-38
C&R-42
Utilities
Comments on Project C&R-45
Errata C&R-47
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X. APPENDICES
Appendix A: Notice of Preparation
Appendix B: Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan Goals and Objectives
and Proposed Programs
Appendix C: Transportation
List ofFigures
1. Project Location 2
2. Proposed Redevelopment Project Area and Special Use District 3
3. Potential Development Opportunity and Rehabilitation Opportunity Sites 15
4. Existing Land Use in the Project Area and Vicinity 31
5. Planning Code Use Districts 37
6. Planning Code Height and Bulk Districts 38
7. Viewpoint Location Key 56
8. View West on Market Street at Turk Street 57
9. View of North Side of Market Street at Jones Street 58
10. View West on Market Street Between Seventh Street and Eighth Street 59
11. View of North Side of Mission Street between Sixth Street and Seventh Street ... 60
12. Views of Market Start near Seventh Street 61
12A. View of South side of Market Street near Seventh Street
12B. View of Market at McAllister Street]
13. Views of Market Street near Eighth Street 62
13A. View of South Side of Market Street near Eighth Street
13B. View West of Market Street at Hyde Street near Eighth Street
14. Views of Mission Street and Old U.S. Mint 63
14A. North Side of Mission Near Fifth Street
14B. Old U.S. Mint at Fifth Street and Mission Street
15. Views of Market Street and Mission Street near Eighth Street 64
15A. View East on Market Street near Tenth Street
15B. View East on Mission Street near Tenth Street
16. Historic Resources in Project Area and Vicinity 88
17. Muni Routes and Major Stop Locations 110
18. Pedestrian Conditions and Bicycle Routes 113
19. Intersection Levels of Service 121
List of Tables
1 Generalized Land Use Descriptions 35
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2. Summary of Zoning Classifications in the Project Area 39
3. Distribution of Existing Space in the Project Area 45
4. Existing Conditions Summary: Project Area 45
4.1. Gender and Age Distribution 45a
5. Demographic Profile of Population, 2000: Project Area 46
5.1. Income Distribution 46a
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6. Opportunity Sites Analysis: Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan 49
7. Future Conditions: Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan 50
8. Subsurface Resources - Opportunity Sites 95
9. Subsurface Resources - Rehabilitation Sites 96
10. Historic Structures - Opportunity Sites 98
11. Historic Structures - Rehabilitation Sites 99
12. Functional Street Classification 103
13. Intersection Level of Service: Existing (2001) Weekday PM Peak Hour 106
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14. Transit Lines Ill
15. Net New Person-Trip Generation 118
16. Net New PM Peak-Hour Person Trips by Mode 119
17. Net New Vehicle-Trip Generation 119
18. Intersection Level of Service: Existing and Existing Plus
Mid-Market LOS, Weekday PM Peak Hour 120
19. Intersection Level of Service: Existing, Existing Plus Mid Market,
Existing Plus SOMA, and Future Cumulative LOS, Weekday PM Peak Hour ... 124
20. Summary of Localized CO Analysis (1-Hour) 141
21. Summary of Localized CO Analysis (8-Hour) 141
22. Short-Term Noise Measurements 148
23. Project and Cumulative Noise Levels for Existing and
Existing-With-Project Traffic Volumes 152
24. Proposed and Alternative Land Use Change in the Project Area 217
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CERTIFICATION MOTIONS
RESOLUTION NO. 153-2003
AdoptedSeptember 18, 2003
CERTIFYING A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE PROPOSED MID-MARKET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN,
FOR A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA GENERALLY
LOCATED FROM FIFTH TO TENTH STREET,
ALONG THE MARKETAND MISSION STREETS CORRIDOR,
ENCOMPASSING 14 ASSESSOR'S BLOCKS, INPORTION OR
ENTIRETY,ASFOLLOWS: 341,342,350,AND 355 (NORTH OF
MARKET STREET), 3507,3508, 3509, 3701,3702, 3703,3704, 3725,
3727,AND 3728 (SOUTH OF MARKET STREET);
MID-MARKET REDEVELOPMENT SURVEY AREA
BASIS FOR RESOLUTION
1. The City and County ofSan Francisco, actingthrough the Planning Department
(hereinafter"Department") and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
(hereinafter"RedevelopmentAgency" or"SFRA"), acting as co-Lead Agencies,
fulfilled all procedural requirements ofthe California Environmental Quality Act
(Cal. Pub. Res. Code Section 21000 et sea.., hereinafter "CEQA"), the State
CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Admin. Code Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq..
(hereinafter "CEQA Guidelines"), and Chapter 31 ofthe San Francisco
Administrative Code (hereinafter "Chapter 31").
2. The Department and the Redevelopment Agency determined that an
Environmental Impact Report (hereinafter "EIR") was required forthe proposed
project and provided public notice ofthat determination by publication in a
newspaperofgeneral circulation on August 21, 2001 (under prior Case No.
1996.545E).
3. On September 27, 2002, the DraftEIR forthe Mid-MarketRedevelopment Plan
was mailed orotherwise delivered to a list ofpersons requesting it, to those noted
on the distribution list inthe Draft EIR, to adjacent property owners, and to
governmentagencies, the latterboth directly and throughthe State Clearinghouse.
4. Notice ofCompletion was filed with the State Secretary ofResources via the
State Clearinghouse on September 28, 2002. Public notice ofthe availability of
the DraftEIR and the Draft EIRpublic review period was provided as follows:
A. On September28, 2002, notice was published in a newspaper ofgeneral
circulation ofthe availability ofthe Draft EIR forpublic reviewand
commentand ofthe date and time ofthe Redevelopment Agency
Commission's public hearing on the Draft EIR.
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B. Notices ofavailability ofthe Draft EIR and ofthe date and time ofthe
public hearing wereposted near the project site by Redevelopment
Agency staffon October2-3, 2002; October 17-18, 2002; and on
December 6, 2002.
C. Notice was also mailed to personsrequesting such notice listed on lists
maintained by the Redevelopment Agency and CityPlanning Department.
5. The Redevelopment AgencyCommission held a duly advertised public hearing
on said Draft EIRon October29, 2002, at which public comment was received on
the Draft EIR.
6. The period forreceiptofpublic comments on the Draft EIR ended on December
17,2002.
7. The Redevelopment Agencyprepared responses to comments on environmental
issues received at thepublic hearing and inwriting during the 80-daypublic
reviewperiod for the Draft EIR, prepared revisions to the text ofthe Draft EIR in
response to comments received orbased on additional information that became
available during the public review period, and corrected errors in the Draft EIR.
This material is contained in a "Draft EIRComments and Responses" document,
published on September 5, 2003, and distributedto all parties who commented on
the Draft EIR, with additional copies available upon request at Department
offices.
8. The Agency staffin conjunction with the Planning Department recommends
certification ofthe EIR, consisting ofthe Draft EIR and the comments and
responses to the Draft EIR ("Comments and Responses").
9. The Agency's public records pertaining to the proposed Final EIR are available
forpublic review at the Redevelopment Agency, 770 Golden Gate Avenue, and
arepart oftherecord before the Redevelopment Agency Commission.
10. OnSeptember 18, 2003,jointlywith the Planning Commission, the
RedevelopmentAgency Commission reviewed and considered the Final EIR and
herebydoes find that the contents ofsaid report and the procedures through which
the Final Environmental Impact Report was prepared, publicized and reviewed
complywith the provisions ofCEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and Chapter 31of
the San Francisco Administrative Code.
11. TheFinal EIR indicates thatthe proposed Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan, if
adopted, will have the followingpotentiallysignificant environmental effects:
A. Will have aproject-specific impact on Historic Resources, in that
Development Opportunity Sites I, 2, and 4 include structures that appear to be
potential historic architectural resources. Unless furtherreview were to find
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