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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 4429• ORDINANCE No . 4 4 a'f ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING SECTION 18.08.040 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE (THE ZONING MAP) TO CHANGE THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 180 EL CAMINO REAL FROM CC TO CC (L) (STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER) The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SEf TION 1. The City Council finds as follows: a. The Planning Commission, after duly noticed public hearing, has recommended chat the Council amend Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (the `Zoning Mapp) . b. After duly noticed public hearing, and upon consideration of said recommendation and of all testimony offered upon the matter, the Council finds that the public interest, health, safety and welfare of Palo Alto and the surrounding region require the amendments to the Zoning Map as hereinafter set forth. SECTION 2. Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code ("the Zoning Map') is hereby amended by changing the zone classification of that certain portion of the property located at 180 El Camino Real (also known as the Stanford Shopping Center), which is located between Sand Hill Road and San Francisquito Creek, from "CC (Community Commercial) " to "CC (L) (Community Commercial, Landscape Combining)" as shown on "Map 7," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. SECTION_. The City Council adopts this ordinance in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") findings adopted by Resolution No. 7685. // // 1/ // // // // // // // // 1/ // // 1 970703 lac 0031113 SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective upon the thirty-first day after its adoption, but shall be suspended and inoperative unless and until the Ordinance Adopting the Development Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University has been approved by the City Council and, if submitted ►:o a referendum by the City Council on its own motion or by a certified sufficient petition of the electorate, pursuant to the Article VI, section 3 of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, until approved by the voters. INTRODUCED: PASSED: AYES: NOES: A.BS ENT : ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED: Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Manager Senior Asst. City Attorney Director of Planning and Community Environment 2 970703lac 0031583 'l, .n.� /J t* *. 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Stan,oM Managemen t Co s -C Backer, Amoo n. & Ross Inc . Aixnl 1. t5SS. L:1.._ `l = V.rfo rd Nktie:. i ('mot, -�j Etni T ax .- Propm ed tram to Nittch Eerum; Chatxsa r a, rAis. Pnladx. Da» I _ j Pm{a ced Oo1' tac Pmp•and n own AP Arun, iron Yewm+'sta o '- Proscam Sa wo orr 2 �-; CRasikuw Nt u.< Fait! Cram f n 1 y �f Figure 3-18: Stanford West Apartments Landscape Plan op 3-3 • • =EMT "F' PROJECT DESCRIPTION a. Pages 3-30 through 3-85 of Volume 2, Chapter 3 of the Stanford Sand Hill Road Corridor Projects EIR; b. Pages 14-1 through 14-2 of Volume 6, Chapter 14 of the Stanford Sand Hill Road Corridor Projects EIR; and c. "Stanford Sand Hill Road Corridor Projects EIR Summary of Current Project Descriptions (pages 1 through 21). 3. Project Description parking lots fronting on Quarry Road would be reconfigured at this time. Finally, Pato Road would be extended and improved (see Figure 3-13). Phase 1 would take place during the first five and one-half months after approval of the projects and receipt of required permits. During Phase II, modifications to the Stanford Golf Course would continue. Additional development at the Stanford West Apartments would continue with the two center blocks (located between Side Street "A" and Side Street "B"). Buildings 1 and 6 of the Senior Housing project would be completed. At the Stanford Shopping Center, all remaining surface parking lots would be reconfigured, and improvements would be made to El Camino Real (not including removal of the jug -handle), Arboretum Road, and Vineyard Lane. Sand Hill Road would be extended from El Camino Real to the first entrance to the Stanford Shopping Center, a distance of about 400 feet (see Figure 3-14). New gas, electric, and sewer tines would be constructed along Main Street in the Stanford West Apartments site. Phase I1 would take eight months. During Phase III, Sand Hill Road would be widened from Arboretturn to Santa Cruz Avenue, including the construction of the frontage roadicul-de-sac between Santa Cruz Avenue and Oak Avenue in Menlo Park and the San Francisquito Creek Bridge widening. It should be noted that approval of the City of Menlo Park would be required to construct the project as proposed from San Francisquito Creek to Santa Cruz Avenue. Stockfarrn Road would be extended and Pasteur Drive would be realigned. The remaining blocks of the Stanford \Vest Apartments project would be constructed, and the Health Care Center containing the assisted living facility and skilled nursing facility would be constructed to complete the Stanford West Senior Housing project. The Sand Hill Road Extension would be completed from the initial extension to Arboretum Road. The jug -handle main entrance to the Stanford Shopping Center from El Camino Real would be removed. Finally, all of the proposed retail space and parking structures would be constructed during this phase (see Figure 3-15). Phase III would take nineteen months. Stanford West Apartments Project Location The Stanford West Apartments site is located on approximately 47.8 acres on Sand Hill Road, near the intersection of Pasteur Drive. The site is bounded by Sand Hill Road on the south, the proposed Stanford West Senior Housing (former Children's Hospital at Stanford) site and the Children's Health Council (currently under reconstruction) on the east, San Francisquito Creek and residential uses in Menlo Park on the north, and the Oak Creek Apartments on the west (see Figure 3-3). Project Applicant Objectives The primary objectives for the Stanford West Apartments, as stated by the applicant are as follows: ■ Increase the are: supply of market rate and below market rate housing; 95066\fdeir\projdesc 3-30 3. Project Description Provide infill housing which will make best possible use of available transportation and other infrastructure, with an emphasis on housing for employees of Stanford University and employees working on Stanford lands; Create a high -quality, highly livable and desirable community; Design the new neighborhood to integrate with and preserve important natural and historic features existing on the site; Create a new neighborhood reminiscent of established Palo Alto and Menlo Park neighborhoods; and ■ Create a residential neighborhood feeling through sensitive planning, architecture, landscape, and interior design. Project Characteristics Uses and Density Apartment Buildings The Stanford West Apartments project proposes the construction of 630 units arranged in building clusters of four to 20 units per cluster (see Figure 3-17). Each building cluster would range from two to three stories in height. The project is being developed primarily to provide housing for employees of Stanford University, and employees working on Stanford lands. Additional project components include common open space, a community center (for residents' use), and internal roadways, parking areas, and infrastructure connections. Community open space (a Village Green) is proposed to be located on the east side of the site and would be available for the use of project residents and the general public. Additional public open space is planned along San Francisquito Creek on the north side of the site. This open space would be maintained to preserve archaeological resources, to provide a buffer to the biologically important Creek corridor, and to accommodate a regional bike/pedestrian trail with public access to the riparian corridor (see Figure 3-18). 95©66\fdeir\projdesc 3-31 • 3, Project Descrition Community Center A community center for the apartment residents would be located at the northwest edge of the Village Green (see Figure 3-19). The center would contain a meeting/conference facility, a health and fitness area, and leasing/property management office space. Additional uses proposed include an adjacent recreation area with a pool, and maintenance and support facilities. Village Green The Village Green would be located between the Stanford West Apartments project and the neighboring Children's Health Council and proposed Stanford West Senior Housing, both east of the Apartment site. At Sand Hill Road, the Village Green would be approximately 600 feet wide. At its closest point, the Apartments project would be about 220 feet west of the Senior Housing project. Further north, the eastern end of the proposed community building would be approximately 75 feet west of the Children's Health Council property. The Village Green, as proposed, would consist of two distinct areas. The southern area would encompass an area of approximately two and one-half acres along Sand Hill Road. This area would function primarily as a multi -purpose meadow with lawn, defined on the south side by a wood fence similar to those planned to be along Sand Hill Road. This area is intended to be suitable for active play and recreation, including informal soccer or football games, kite flying, free play, and large community gatherings. The Sand Hill Road edge itself would be consistent with the oaks and non -irrigated grasses along other parts of Sand Hill Road. Portions of the Village Green also provide peak stormwater detention during major rainstorms (see discussion on page 3-40). The northern portion of the Village Green would encompass about two acres located across the road to the north of the large meadow. This area is intended to provide a smaller scale outdoor space suitable for community events, such as picnics, outdoor fairs, and informal games. Setbacks Setbacks from adjacent features and uses help define the Stanford West Apartments project. The project would be built along Sand Hill Road. A setback for parking and structures from the edge of the road right-of-way of 25 feet is required along Sand Hill Road. In several cases parking spaces or structures would encroach into this setback, reducing it to as little as 19 feet in some locations (see Figure 3-17). All of the existing trees along the Sand Hill Road frontage of the Apartments project would be preserved with the exception of a single oak tree at the intersection of the entrance road at the Vineyard intersection. On the west side of the project, there would be a setback of approximately 180 feet between the closest project road or parking and the existing hedge that defines the eastern end of the Oak Creek Apartment. The setback between the project and San Francisquito Creek would vary in distance, with an average setback of approximately 230 feet from the calculated top of bank (this would be 9SO661fdeirltxojdesc 3-34 • • 3. Project Description approximately 290 feet from the center of the Creek). The smallest setback between the project and the Creek would be approximately 100 feet to top of bank (160 feet to center of Creek) at the western end of Main Street. The largest setback would be approximately 410 feet to top of bank (470 feet to center of Creek) at the northern end of Side Street "A." See Figure 3-17 which depicts the calculated top -of -bank with notation "2:1 from Toe of Creek Bank". Design Concept The Stanford West Apartments project would be organized around a grid system of roads. The main spine of the grid would be Main Street, which would connect to Sand Hill Road at two locations: (1) the intersection at Pasteur Drive and (2) the intersection at Vineyard Lane. Main Street would be a two-lane, two-way street, except for the block between Side Street "A" and Side Street "B" where Main Street would divide into a complete loop around a park (see Figure 3-20). There would be no direct access to garages on Main Street, but access to interior auto courts would be provided at two locations in each block. Each of the blocks in the development would be internally organized around pedestrian ways and internal landscaped areas. These internal areas would have spcciai paving and plantings, garden seating and fountains, and would provide access to apartments, auto courts, and bicycle storage (see Figure 3-21). Primary access to private garages and exterior apartments would be provided along Entry Streets, Side Street, and Lanes. Building facades would be highly articulated in order to give the impression of more smaller structures, Building heights would average 32 feet above grade (see Figure 3-22). Circulation The proposed internal street network would be based on a grid design with a main street, side streets, and parking lanes. Three traffic signals (Pasteur DrivefMain Street, Entry Road, and Vineyard Lane/Main Street) and multiple right in -right out entrances along Sand Hill Road would provide access to and from the project. All of the streets internal to the Stanford West Apartments project would be private streets, including Main Street, Entry Street, and Side Streets A, B and C. Sand Hill Road and Pasteur Drive would be public streets. As proposed, the Stanford West Apartments project would include a total of 1,193 parking spaces. Of the total, there would be 650 private parking spaces in enclosed garages; each unit would have its own enclosed garage space accessed either off an auto court or directly from the street. The remaining 543 spaces would include 11 handicap spaces, and 532 surface spaces on the street or in covered carports. The proposed allotment of parking spaces meets the City's requirement of 1,191 spaces, including 64 visitor spaces. An existing bicycle commuter route enters the Stanford West Apartments site via the bike bridge from Menlo Park at San Mateo Avenue. As proposed, bicycle traffic would be routed on a path from the bridge through the proposed community center parking lot along Entry Street to Sand Hill Road. Although bicycles could also use Main Street, as proposed Sand Hill Road would be the primary route to the intersection of Pasteur Drive and Sand Hill Road and the Stanford 95o661fdeirlprojdesc 3-36 Figure 3-20: Stanford West Apartments Main Street —Landscape Plan Fig ure 3-21 Stanford West Apartments Indi vidual Bl ock Lands cape Plans a t'4L rr t 1f4 Sand Hill Road 97068 • r ", SECTION A -A I_ , -n..� • r▪ s F s •.. • 4 • , ._—.1 777 1 ' — �...� —. �s a�_^_'_^_^•_' .. .� -., CO URTYARD ELEVATION BUILDING 'A' 1 +hcoy ,/w4.' 10..;•e :Afar:xx4..svK 1 r, COURTY ARD ELEVA 11014 BL'!LINNG' A' SOURCE: Siathaid Atat Co -a nd Bad ten Mi o'i6 Rea Inc., Ap9 1. 1996. SIDE ST REET ELEV'4'I'XT. BL'IlDi NG -A . r-- b p"O.b' -,• ••••••,..!r _. ".i ts- o ,.t ,t .' ) % •. ( } /-� J- .a✓4 /'"1 LANE ELE.'1'ATION BOLDING A. Figure 3-22 Stanford West Apartments Elevations 3.39 3. Project Description University campus to the south. An alternate route for bicycles would be via a route between the community center and the Children's Health Council, then along Main Street through the \iflage Green to the intersection of Sand Hill Road Vineyard Lanei' Main Street. A recreational trail is planned for use by pedestrians and bicyclists in the open space along San Francisquito Creek. The trail would be an unpaved surface approximately 15 feet wide. This trail would follow the alignment of San Francisquito Creek along the entire north edge of the housing project sites. Infrastructure and Utilities The proposed Stanford West Apartments would require extension of a range of utilities and infrastucture to serve the future development on the site. Domestic water to the proposed Stanford West Apartments would be provided by the City of Palo Alto. City of Palo Alto water lines serving the site would be tied to the existing City lines serving the Stanford Medical Center which are located in Sand Hill Road and is Welch Road. The main water line serving the site would be under the proposed Main Street (see Figure 3-7), New wastewater lines would be built under Pasteur Drive, Main Street. and Entry Street, tying into the existing system under Welch Road (see Figure 3-8). A new storm drain would be connected to the existing City line under Sand Hill Road and Welch Road (see Figure 3-9). Two detention basins have been designed as part of the Senior and Apart;nent Hoe_sing Projects (see Figure 3-23); the detention basins have been designed to detain one-half of the increased peak runoff from the proposed projects during a 10 -year storm. The detention basin in the Village Green would cover an area of approximately three-quarters of an acre and would be gradually sloped to a depth of about two feet below the surrounding grade (see. Figure 3-24). The small detention basin in the Apartment project would be less than 10,000 square feet and about four feet deep. There are two wells on the project site that are connected to the Stanford Water System. This system is separate from the City Water Systein and serves the campus with water for a variety of purposes, including emergency backup. The wells are currently connected to the Stanford system immediately west of the project site on Sand Hill Road. The project would include realignment of these water lines under proposed streets within the project (see Figure 3-10). Electrical service to the project would be provided through underground lines in Sand Hill Road, Main Street, and Entry Street. An existing overhead line running from the former Children's Hospital at Stanford site to a well located near San Francisquito Creek would be removed and replaced with an underground connection (see Figure 3-11). Natural gas service would be provided through connections to existing lines under Welch Road/Pasteur Drive which currently serve the Oak Creek Apartments. A new gas main would be constructed under Sand Hill Road and connected to a main across El Camino Real at the intersection of Palo Alto Avenue and Bryant Avenue (see Figure 3-12). 95o661fdeir\projdesc 3-40 -- nazVIM or ?tar PROPOSED fmw w.r Noce i, i 7' No Scats SOURCE. litehlord lrhnyormon Co . Sin d 8rwr Kamm& Nu*, June i, 1906. i�- - Detention Basin Figure 3-23 Stanford West Apartments Storm Drainage Plan I # r 8 I +. P I i I� / II �tiI ��r-�„/ I / 4:11 + I I w % s'�II If I���InIfZ a` 9� • II,e"Ir.• A.rli I II Structure °- `�.. I I I Bubbler i � rq I I rI I I 77.J i i I 7,../1 8 f I Itr'' I I° / I I ter. • I I Ir I I ° III Ii i Inlet• Drai • r�11:3Structure i ❑ insetn I% f ,' i t 8ubbiRr t 78.3 N / I � 77.3 I/ II II S� T .. . +. Section AA Section BB Sand Hill Road Play Fold/ Open Spac p Stand t -1.".Iry.►q..r....nh.1 hi n.. RI {III.i.M...lr°rH..J i. rr.. Y[fi,ll l.,..r MI..,/.I.,11.I v1:, Mousing I Play Field / Open Space SOURCE: SWA Group, April *996: EIP Associates. April 1996. Figure 3-24 Detention Basin At Village Green Esitsfog a: oe+ o ElonmDet l!t FOt • 3. Project Description Governor's Lane The Stanford West Apartments project would remove up to 14 trees, including the historic Governor's Lane eucalyptus trees (see discussion that follows). Governor's Lane (also referred to as "Governor's Row") is an historic row of eucalyptus trees that cuts at an angle across the eastern end of the Apartment site. Governor's Lane is a remaining vestige of the tree -lined lane that ran from the Stanford Estate to Lake Lagunita, located on the main campus near Junipero Serra Blvd. and Campus Drive West. The project applicant proposes to replace the existing eucalyptus trees on the project site with a double row of California Sycamore. The newly planted Governor's Lane is proposed to be situated between three residential buildings at the eastern end of the project (see Figure 3-17). The Lane is proposed to be planted with a hedge on both sides, paved with a granular material, and identified with signs or gates. Rental Structure The Stanford West Apartments would be rental units made available to the public based on. a "tiered priority system" by which Stanford intends to make the Apartment units continuously available to Stanford Faculty and staff on a priority basis. To the extent that the supply of units exceeds the demand from Stanford faculty and staff, vacant units would be made available to employees of employers on Stanford -owned lands. This subset of potential renters would include employees working at Stanford -related entities such as the Stanford Shopping Center as well as employees working for unrelated employers such as the ones located in the medical offices on Welch Road and in the Stanford Research Park, If the supply of vacant units exceeds the demand from all Stanford -related employees, units would be made available to the general public. Residents of the Apartments would be required to maintain their employment eligibility in order to remain in their unit. Should their eligibility status change, their right to occupy the unit would be terminated unless there were no "qualified" renters for the unit. This requirement would be strictly enforced following a "reasonable" transition period which would be provided to facilitate resident's relocation. Project Approvals The following is a list of the various City approvals necessary for implementation of the proposed Stanford West Apartments project. All City of Palo Alto approvals would be by the Palo Alto City Council, unless otherwise noted. City of Palo Alto ■ Site and Design approval; Subdivision approval; Variance to allow parking space and building (carports) encroachments into the Special and Arterial Setback on Sand Hill Road, and to allow off-street parking requirements to be met with on -street parking spaces; 95©66\fdeir\projdesc 3-43 • • 3. Project Description • Design Enhancement Exception for setback, daylight plane and private open space requirements related to parcelization of the site; • ChAnge in Comprehensive Plan land use designation from Streamside Open Space to Multiple Family Residential (for a very small portion of the site only); Building permits (Department of Planning and Community Environment); and ▪ Other approvals as necessary to implement the proposed project. Other Approvals s Compliance with NDPES General Construction Permit (SFBRWQCB). The project applicant has requested that the City also enter into a Development Agreement pursuant to SecE.ion 65864 et. seq. of the California Government Code (this would be approved by the City Council). The Development Agreement would address financial responsibility and other matters relating to the financing of public improvements or implementation of project conditions and mitigation measures, but would not alter any of the physical development or impacts associated with the project nor reduce any of the mitigation measures adopted with the project. Project Schedule and Phasing It is anticipated that construction of the Stanford West Apartments project would begin after certification of this EIR and project approval, probably in early to rnid-1997. Construction of the Stanford West Apartments project would be completed by the end of Year 2000. The Apartments project would be built in three major phases. Phase 1 would include 215 units located in three blocks of development east of Side Street "A." Phase •1 would take approximately 12 months to construct, starting approximately 8.5 months following project approval. Phase 2 would include 180 units located in 2+ blocks between Side Street "A" and Side Street "B"; this phase would include the park block of Main Street. Phase 2 would be constructed over a 12 month period, starting approximately 18.5 months following project approval and 2 months prior to the completion of Phase 1. Phase 3 would include the remaining 235 units located west of Side Street "B." Phase 3 would take approximately 12 months to construct, starting approximately 29.5 months following project approval and about 2 months prior to completion of Phase 2. Each phase of project construction would take a total of approximately 12 months. During that time site preparation and grading would take about one month; infrastructure, foundations and streets would take approximately 5 months; exterior framing would take approximately 4 months; interior construction would take approximately 2 months; and exterior landscaping would take about one month. A more detailed estimate of construction phasing for a typical phase of the Stanford West Apartments project is included in Table C-2, in Appendix C (Phasing Appendix). 95066\fdeiriprojdesc 3-44 3. Project Description Stanfor1 West Senior Housing Project Location The Stanford West Senior Housing site is located on 22.3 acres of land previously occupied by Children's Hospital at Stanford. The site is bounded by the Stanford West Apartments and Children's Health Council sites on the west, Sand Hill Road on the south, the Ronald McDonald House on the east, and San Francisquito Creek and the Allied Arts neighborhood of Menlo Park on the north (see Figure 3-3). Project Applicant Objectives The primary- objectives for the Stanford West Senior Housing project, as stated by the applicant are to: ■ vide an outstanding full service residential facility for seniors in a location with excellent access to medical, retail, academic, and other resources; • Offer a range of distinct types of living and care arrangements within the Corr- witty; a Replace the existing Children's Hospital buildings and redevelop the site in a manner that balances the natural beauty of the site +ith the specific functional demands of the seniors facility; and ▪ Design the project so that significant natural features are preserved with a minimum of disruption to existing vegetation. Project Characteristics The proposed Stanford West Senior Housing project would be located on the former site of Children's Hospital at Stanford (CH@S) (see Figure 3-3). As part of the proposed projects, all of the existing buildings would be demolished and the paved areas removed. As part of the demolition of the former CH@S and excavation of the site, existing below -grade mechanical tunnels would also be removed. The Stanford West Senior Housing project would provide a full continuum of care for its senior residents, along with a full range of living, support, and care services. The minimum age for entry would be 60 years, but Stanford expects that over time the average age would be in the mid -80s. The project would consist of a total of 388 independent living/condominium units for senior citizens, and a health care center that would include a 70 -room assisted living facility and a 48 -room skilled nursing facility (see Figure 3-25). It is expected that most residents would purchase independent living units and pay monthly management fees. When necessary, residents of independent living units would have priority access to the Health Care Center. 95O661fdeirlprojdesc 345 MA MOO 7 NO Bade vlu.to ! olun ligUA t ilariord Wa napilart awn% w+++IR aMl+, 441, tiM. S' N Pit / . CRf4 .0• 11. �.wm.�'' •1 RROIEC7 DATA 1ulMl .t11111➢ yV, t7MR bATA •1Wf •MA /, i4 rN ti M rM * iry rr•R in wM „ II i r nAaeni lersrw y Figure 3-25 ' Stanford West Senior Nowlin • 3. Project Description A portion of the currently approved Children's Health Council parking lot would need to be redesigned and partially relocated in order to accommodate the Stanford \Vest Senior Housing project. The proposed configuration is shown on Figure 3-26. The Stanford West Senior Housing project would generate a total of 165 jobs. including 65 jobs associated with the Independent Living Units and 100 jobs at the Health Care Center. The construction of the Stanford West Senior Housing would require the removal of up to 181 trees. Independent Living Units The 388 independent living units would be contained in one of three major structures, each four stories in height. The units would range in size frorn 800 to 1.800 square feet, with one-, two-, and three -bedroom configurations. Most units would have a full kitchen, laundry, and deco_ or patio. In the Main Building (Buildings 2, 3, 4, and 5), common areas are proposed that Etioulci inch -de a variety of uses to meet the needs of project residents. The first floor common areas would include a lobby/entry, an adjacent lounge, several dining rooms, a kitchen and an employee lounge, a post office and mail room, a sales office, a reception/security room, and restrooms for the public and staff (see Figure 3-27). Second floor common areas would include the following uses: a coffee shop/convenience store, a billiards room, a nursingtwellness room, two conference rooms, a library, and public restrooms. Third floor common areas would include a beauty salon, a bank, an exercise room, an arts and crafts room, two card rooms, a chapel, a dark ,room, a sewing room, an electronic data center (computer room), several small offices, and public restrooms. Fourth floor common areas would include a large auditorium with a stage, a walling track, and public restrooms. A single story pool/spa building would be constructed on the north side of the Main Building, immediately adjacent to the service road and within about 25 -feet of the calculated top of the bank of San Francisquito Creek. The Senior Housing project would include a total of 499 parking spaces. The majority of the parking (388 spaces) and all service/delivery operations would be located on the basement level (see Figure 3-28). The remaining 111 parking spaces would be at grade. The Independent Living Units portion of the Stanford West Senior Housing would employ approximately 65 full time employees. Elevations of the Independent Living Units are shown in Figure 3-29. Health Care Center (Assisted Living/Skilled Nursing Facilities) The three-story Health Care Center would house the assisted living rooms and skilled nursing facility. The Health Care Center would be located between the eastern end of the Main Building of the Senior Housing project and the Ronald McDonald House. The Health Care Center would face Sand Hill Road; at its closest, the Health Care Center would be set back approximately 48 95066\fdeir\projdesc 3-47 ChiWleni Health tires HOildlhg No. i Stan[Ord 11' ttu Apartrcrnte t1..r>ra 255,5K — <f. Umbra Shopping Linter NO TE tt AI 1. DI ANFIN c. ARIA:1 MIA1.1. nE AUIr1S 1A 1X '.115"+ 105/54 :5 A t; DROAIMEID 1RFF P1 AN TINt: IN F ARMING A PI -AS SIIA ;1 RI. AT At t PkOp01EO KN RU R PL ANTING: IN PARKIN(: A REA S SIIA1.I. RR AT 11110( %4t! RIMMING l lNCD,Rt R1eMA1VIAC, 12 (:.11 %A N <GAt. 10+ a . I COI t 574:44 ADM 'nett KM. J3. I!t Ronab Xi[rali haw E RNINII Tra11 ✓ PIKV011 d Twn IV MI NA &Sins ChatOc2 , 415, COLCOLL PIRPaii. IPA) • Prapotae 0111• d TNa1 # _ L' JWIc Pim r. KIMI CO Preview *w an Figure 3-26 Stanford West Senior Housing Landscape Plan >SRtaabatl RW mean..ae (b. amine ifibrll Olwp. 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IIGG6Cl 6K l M « IA YdGM it ya{RA%b 4iCYLti AO GG a6 m.. .1l*OACI AL t ItkVli AyH M Ak01TC GAA AG[ YAR[aW4 [2.14p 2Kas N ILG G k al 66 OLG c 003 1 OLEIC ma, iR SLOG 00 3+04 6 1400 -'MAL A. M R ARCA Figure 3-28 Stanford West Senior Housing: Garage Floor Plan It, 1.1 t4l. I ." srN1O? f ousr xc, $�JQ HQU$ING .,"tt r" ' • SCrtY1Ci. Sbtlmd W1n0mw1u r MT►r 4++«v u. Apt 1.1064. Figure 3.29 Stanford West Senior Housing: Elevations 3. Project Description feet from the Sand Hill Road right-of-way. A one-story mechanical building would be located behind the Health Care Center, between the Center and the service/delivery road. This building would be located approximately 50 feet from the calculated top -of -bank of San Francisquito Creek. The 40,080 square foot first floor of the Health Care Center would consist of the skilled nursing facility, with 48 rooms of 350 square feet apiece. The rooms would be designed to allow more than one occupant per room. Some isolation rooms would be limited by the health code to only one occupant. Nationwide, most residents in skilled nursing desire a private room but cannot afford the cost. The project applicant believes that it is reasonable to assume that double occupancy would range from 30 percent of the rooms at initial occupancy to 75 percent in the long term. A variety of support uses would be housed in other rooms on the first floor, inn: iudin2? a dining room, a fully equipped kitchen, housekeeping, administrative offices, medical records room, three clinical offices and four clinical exam rooms, a procedure room, a small lab, a nurse's station, a physical therapy room, a lobby/reception area, an employee lounge, a day- care room, a small conference room, a beauty saloon, two utility rooms, two rob rooms, a speech therapy rocrn,, and several mechanicallelectrical or building service rooms. The skilled nursing facility would employee approximately 100 persons. The second and third floors of the Health Care Center (approximately 36,685 square feet each) would accommodate the assisted living facility, consisting of 70 single -occupant assisted living rooms of 550 square feet each; these rooms would include private baths and small kitchenettes. Each floor would include 35 assisted living rooms, two dining rooms, two lounges, a serving kitchen, restrooms, an office, a reception area, a housing/maintenance room, a small activity room, a small room with medical storage, a janitorial room, and mechanical/service space. The assisted living facility would employee approximately 65 persons. A total of 66 surface parking spaces would be provided adjacent to the Health Care Center; 35 spaces would be shared with the Ronald McDonald House. The shared spaces would be jointly used by -patrons and employees of the Health Care Center, as well as patrons and employees of the Ronald McDonald House. Circulation The nain entrance to the Senior Housing project would be from the intersection of Sand Hill Road and Arboretum Road. Secondary entrances would be from the intersection of Sand Hill Road and Vineyard Lane, and from the entrance to the Hearth Care Center. The primary entrance to the Health Care Center would be from the existing Ronald McDonald House entrance, which would also serve as the primary service/delivery entrance to the Senior Housing project. Service/delivery trucks would enter at this location, pass through the Health Care Center/Ronald McDonald House shared parking lot, and follow the service road behind the Senior Housing project to the below -grade service ramp. All service and delivery operations would occur below grade. 95o66\fdeir\pro}desc 3-52 • • 3. Project Description The service/delivery road would also serve as a pedestrian and bicycle path. It would be connected to the areawide path system at the Children's Health Council parking lot on the west and at the Ronald McDonald House on the east. Farther to the east the existing path system follows the Creek and crosses El Camino Real at Alma Avenue. To the west, the path system connects to the north -south path that connects Menlo Park and the University campus via the San Francisquito Creek bicycle bridge. Infrastructure and Utilities The proposed Stanford West Senior Housing would require the reconstruction of all of the utilities and infrastructure currently serving the site. A new City of Palo Alto water line would connect the Main Building to the 12 -inch water line under Sand Hill Road. In addition, a new water line is proposed to connect the Health Care Center to the Sand Hill Road line, and then loop behind the project (under the service/delivery road) to connect with the line serving Children's Health Council and Main Street through the proposed Apartments project (see Figure 3-7). New wastewater lines would be provided on the project site (see Figure 3-30). In addition, the project would be connected to the existing wastewater system through a new 12 -inch line under Arboretum Road, connecting to the existing line in Quarry Road. A new storm drainage system would serve the project site. Currently, all storm drainage is diverted into the Sand Hill Road trunk line, which delivers the storm water directly to San Francisquito Creek via a 90 -inch outfall near El Camino Real. As proposed, the eastern half of the site would continue to drain in this fashion; direct connections to the Sand Hill Road trunk line would be located at Arboretum Road and at the entrance to the Health Care Center. The western half of the project site would be drained into a portion of the system that would divert directly to the Sand Hill Road trunk line in storm events of less magnitude than. the l0 -year storm. For larger storms, peak flows would overflow into a detention basin located in the Village Green (see Figure 3-30). This detention basin was previously described under the Stanford West Apartments. Electrical service would be provided from underground lines to be placed in Sand Hill Road. The existing overhead electrical line, which traverses the project site from the Ronald McDonald House, along Sand Hill Road, and serves the water wells on the Apartments site, would be removed. Ronald McDonald House would be provided with new connections to the underground service. Natural gas service would be provided from lines to be connected to new lines under Sand Hill Road and an existing line under Arboretum Road, Project Approvals The following is a list of the various City approvals necessary for implementation of the proposed Stanford West Senior Housing project. All City of Palo Alto approvals would be by the Palo Alto City Council, unless otherwise noted. 950661fdeirlprojdcsc 3-53 -s aaano n a 01.40 _••••� PROP OSED SAWN oajw M'[S a SOURCE: Sa nford Maricamam Co . an d Brian Kanto Fmk SCA LE: 7' - 200' •A+M L II"' Figure 3-30 Stanford West Senior Housing Storm Drainage Plan • 3. Project Description City of Palo Alto Zone change from Public Facility (PF) to Planned Community Zone (PC); Zone Change from Medium Density Multiple Family Residential (RM-30) to Planned Community Zone and from Public Facility to RM-30 to accommodate adjustments between the Senior Housing parcel and the Apartment parcel; Zone Change from RM-30 to Public Facility to accommodate adjustments between the Senior Housing parcel and the Children's Health Council parcel, as described above in Project Characteristics; Design Enhancement Exception to sideyard fencing regulations to allow no solid wall or fence to be installed along the common property line between the RM zoned apartment site and the proposed PC zoned senior site, where one would otherwise be required; ▪ Change in Comprehensive Plan land use designation from Major institution/Special Facilities and Strearnside 'Ten Space to Multiple Family Residential; Change in Comprehensive Pian land use designation from Multiple Family and Streamside Open Space to Major lnstitution'Special Facilities to accommodate adjustments between the Senior Housing parcel and the Children's Health Council parcel, as described above in Project Characteristic::; • Subdivision approval to divide from surrounding parcels and for condominium purposes; Demolition permit for removal of existing structures, pavement, and utilities of the former Children's Hospital at Stanford (Department of Planning and Community Environment); Building permits (Department of Planning and Community Environment); a Permits from the Palo Alto Fire Department for the storage and use of haaardous materials (Fire Department); and Other approvals as necessary to implement the proposed project. Other Approvals ua Compliance with NDPES General Construction Permit (SFBRWQCB); Building permits for construction of the Health Care Center, including the Skilled Nursing Facility and the Assisted '.iving Facility from the California State Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD); and ® Approval of a Residential Care For the Elderly (RCFE) license from the Community Care License office of the California State Department of Social Services. 95066\fdeirlprgidesc 3-55 3. Project Description The project applicant has also requested that the City enter into a Development Agreement pursuant to Section 65864 of the California Government Code (this would be approved by the City Council). The Development Agreement would address financial responsibility and other matters relating to the financing of public improvements or irnplementation of project conditions and mitigation measures, but would not alter any of the physical development or impacts associated with the project nor reduce any of the mitigation measures adopted with the project. Project Schedule and Phasing It is anticipated that the Stanford West Senior flous=,ng project would be initiated after certification of this EIR and project approval, probably in mid -to -late 1997. Project completion would likely occur by the end of Year 2000. The demolition of the entire existing C1 -1: S facility \voaid completed in a single phase prior to the start of construction of Phase 1 of the Stanford West Senior Housing. Since the demolition would take four to six rnonths to complete, it is expected that demolition \you'd be started three to four months following project approval. During Phase I, Building Nos. 2, 3, 4 ar:d 5 (240 units and corrm; n areas'. of the Senior Housing project would be built (see building numbers on Figure 3-26). Construction of these buildings would take approximately 12 rnonths, starting approximately 8.5 months following project approval. (Construction of Phase 1 of the Stanford West Senior 1 -lousing project would start at the same time as the construction of Phase 1 of the Stanford West Aparzrnents.) During Phase II Buildings 1 and 6 (148 units) would be constructed, completing the independent living units. Construction of Phase II would take approximately 12 months, starting approximately 18.5 months following project approval and about two months prior to completion of Phase 1. Phase III would involve construction of the Health Care Center. Construction of this phase would take approximately 12 months, starting approximately 29.5 months following project approval and about 12 months prior to the completion of Phase 2. Overall, construction of the Stanford. West Senior Housing project would take place over a period of about 32 months (due to overlapping phases). Stanford Shopping Center Expansion Project Location The Stanford Shopping Center is located at the northeast corner of the Stanford University campus. It is bounded by El Camino Real on the east, Quarry Road on the south, other retail and medical office buildings on the west, and the proposed Sand Hill Road alignment and undeveloped lands adjacent to San Francisquito Creek on the north (see Figure 3-3). Existing uses located at the Shopping center, and current square footage are shown in Table 3-2. Expansion of Stanford Shopping Center would occur in a number of locations, with the largest component in the vicinity of Macy's Men's Store, in the northeastern part of the existing Shopping Center. There would also be construction of some small-scale retail spaces along Arboretum Road, between the existing Shopping Center and Nordstrom's store, an additional 950661fdeirtprojdesc 3-56 • Project Description TABLE 3-2 STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER EXPANSION RETAIL AREA TABULATION (LN SQUARF. FEET) Existing Retail Area Proposed Retail Area Total Nordstrom 180,000 Nordstrom 10,000 Saks 89,393 Saks -10,000 Building 1 5,000 Subtotal 269,393 5,000 274,393 Neiman Marcus 120,000 Macy's 225,830 Emporium 228,986 Macy's Men's 94,337 Shops 393,816 Building 2 5,000 Building 3 11,000 Building 4 9,000 Building 5 3,000 Building 6 89,000 Building 7 13,500 Building 8 19,500 Building 9 5,,,0{10 Subtotal 1069 969 155,000 i.217969 TOTAL 1,332,3 62 160,000 1,492,362 SOURCE: Stanford Management Company, November 7, 1995 950661fde irlproj desc 3-57 3. Project Description small scale retail building near the intersection of Quarry Road and El Camino Real, and another small retail building near the Stanford West Senior Housing Health Care Center (see Figures 3-30 and 3-31). Two parking structures would be constructed: the South Structure at the corner of Quarry and Arboretum Road (replacing the existing structure), and the North Structure on the rthearn edge of the Center, adjacent to the main component of the expansion. Project Applicant Objectives The summary objectives for the improvements to the Stanford Shopping Center, as stated by applicant are to: ■ Increase the Shopping Center's competitiveness by improving the parking and circulation in and around the Shopping Center to better serve the existing customer and tenant base; Improve the overall tenant mix by adding more merchandise categories, including pedestrian -oriented, local -serving uses; and • Relate the Shopping Center more closely to its immediate surroundings and to downtown Palo Alto. Project Characteristics The proposed Stanford Shopping Center Expansion would involve a range of changes to the existing Stanford Shopping Center, including addition of several new retail buildings, changes to the parking configuration, and improvements to infrastructure and utilities serving the Center (see Figure 3-31). Retail Additions The Stanford Shopping Center is an existing regional shopping facility with approximately 1.3 million sq.ft. of retail space. The proposed projects involve the construction of 160,000 sq;ft. of space in nine separate buildings; some buildings would be physically attached to the existing Shopping Center, while others would be free-standing structures (see Table 3-2 and Figures 3-31 and 3-32). The proposed projects would include 92,000 sq.ft. of retail space which would be added to the main shopping center complex near Macy's Men's Store. A new two-story building (Building 6; 89,000 sq.ft.) would include a new pedestrian mall extension on the ground level and would have a bridge connection to the Macy's Men's Store and Emporium buildings and to the new North Parking Structure. A one-story, 3,000 sq.ft. retail building would be located adjacent to this new building (Building 5). The proposed projects also include the expansion (33,000 sq.ft.) of two existing one-story buildings (Buildings 7 and 8) to two-story buildings to complete the upper level connection between the proposed Building 6 and the existing Macy's Men's Store and Emporium buildings. Three additional one-story buildings (Buildings 1, 2, and 3), totalling 21,000 sq.ft, are proposed 95O661fdei rlpro j d esc 3-58 1111;1 e iiil t1 : i ii a ;s 95066 Waft: ' r. bream .mere fia Sca4 grime 1. ?W NW tem Mae 4r* Orre 114.19m frr. 904 wep erl Onke 1■ I.gm• •• elegl. 1. r All...lprr, 111. Sep Val Cammemem e genie 4w Mee* '� S ►'W rtw • 11 All NA YI1.e1 aata, * ,tt M WtW .r im,,, $a $C•41.11$ g$A$$$ NIAMINF V0Vir, nwwwo. rw m 1606 9**M 91,11 . Al 4.4 •110•111•Po a al.i 410,0 01.11 M M }.. Ye $$$ a free •, row wn lfE HM1Nl$ rww rar ss ISO ul. ..+. r... rw,H1a ,V al 1 1 .ar,Na•M r.,ala imam.. t_,_. 1 ,v. - 1Y"nAi.— SOURCE: Sta,d1>b Managemen t Qv and EL- Eib.u n 4 L g.n Nchifarp, J.r. 1. 1906. Figure 3-32: Stanford Shopping Center Expansion --Landscape Plan 1tw�t�iS 1 3-6r1 — Or A.0013., nci or inc _ +[ N:ct& wt.- BUS Sit. TER i Figure 3-33 Roadway Improvements: El Camino Real' Sand Hill Road Extension C4. *eM uu e RAter SCALE r • •0 a 3. Project Description to be located between Neiman-Marcus and Nordstrom, across from Arboretum Road. A new pedestrian walkway is proposed at the corner of El Carnino Real and Quarry Road. The pedestrian walkway would surround 9,000 sq.ft. of new retail space (Building 4). A second new pedestrian path, adjacent to an additional 5,000 sq.ft. of new retail space (Building 9), is also proposed which would extend the existing street market area of the Shopping Center toward the proposed Stanford West projects, and the Ronald McDonald House. Parking Changes to the Stanford Shopping Center parking are proposed to provide additional needed parking spaces, and to accommodate new retail structures and road network changes (i.e., Quarry Road, Vineyard Lane and Sand Hill Road Extension) that would displace existing surface parking. The Stanford Shopping Center currently provides 5,751 parking spaces in surface lots and one, two -level parking structure (see Table 3-3). The changes proposed would result in a net increase of 625 spaces over existing conditions for the entire Shopping Center, with a total of 6,376 parking spaces available after completion of the project. Two new parking structures are proposed to replace parking lost as a result of the proposed expansion and the proposed extension of Sand Hill Road, and to provide parking for the new retail areas. .A new four -level, 842 -car parking structure (North Structure) would be located adjacent to proposed Building 6. A bridge at the third level would provide direct access to the upper retail level. The proposed North Structure would be a concrete parking structure with "punched out" window articulations which are intended to provide the structure with a more "complete" look than is typical with many parking structures. The North Structure would be 38 - feet high (to top of street facade), with 49 -foot elevator towers in each corner, The roof parking level is at 34 -feet above the street. The Sand Hill Road face of the North Structure would be 476 -feet in length. The design of this face of the structure is divided into lino major faces through architectural treatments. A new four-Ievel, 2,328 -car parking structure (South Structure) would be constructed on the site of the existing parking structure. The proposed South Structure would replace the existing two - level structure with a four -level structure of similar design to that of the'North Structure. The South Structure would have the same height characteristics as the North Structure. The Quarry Road face of the South Structure would be 536 -feet in length and the Arboretum Road face of the structure would be 395 -feet in length. Like the North Structure, the faces of the South Structure are divided into smaller segments through architectural treatments. The entire surface parking area of the Stanford Shopping Center would be resurfaced and reconfigured. The reconfiguration would be made necessary by the changes to the ingress/egress points to the Shopping Center parking areas, as well as by the addition of new retail spaces in areas that are currently parking lot, and the need to maximize the available space to achieve the highest amount of parking physically possible within the fixed area of the Shopping Center. The reconfiguration of the parking lots would require the removal and/or relocation of nearly all of the existing planted landscaped medians and islands in the parking lots. As proposed, the Stanford Shopping Center would have 1,073 parking spaces west of Arboretum Road (in the Nordstrom/former Saks parking lot), and 5,294 parking spaces in the parking areas east of Arboretum (including 2,120 surface parking spaces and 3,174 spaces in parking structures). 9506E\fdeir\projdesc 3-61 3. Project Description TABLE 3-3 STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER PARKING INVENTORY Project Element Resulting in Loss of Parking Location Existing Future Net Change Vineyard Lane and West Nordstrom and former Saks 1,183 1,073 -110 Portion of Quarry Fifth Avenue Parcel Quarry Road Extension South of Retail Bldg #3 to h'iacy's (South Parking 952 2,332 1,380 Structure) 513 472 -41 South of Macy's - Emporium 211 214 3 Southeast Corner of SSC Sand Hill Road Fast & North of Macy's Men's 407 261 -146 Extension North of SSC & Overflow Lot 236 0 -236 (North of Sand Hill Road) North of SSC (North Parking 262 842 580 Structure) North & West of Neiman- 289 387 98 Marcus SSC Eastern Entrance East of SSC & South of Macy's 780 786 6 Men's Southeast SSC El Camino Real/Quarry 94 0 -94 Pedestrian Way Entrance to Emporium Relocated North Macy's Men's to Ronald 242 0 -242 Circulation Drive McDonald House Entrance New Retail Bldg. #2 West of Neiman-Marcus 70 0 -70 New Retail Bldg. #1 East of Nordstrom 70 0 -70 New Retail Bldg. #4 Southeast of Emporium 46 0 -46 New Retail Bldg. #9 Northwest of SSC 132 0 -132 New Retail Bldgs. #5 and #6 West of Macy's Men's 264 0 -264 TOTAL 5,751 6,367 616 SOURCE: Stanford Management Company, June 1996. 95066\fdeirlprojdesc 3-62 3. Project Description As a result of the comp;chensive reconfiguration of the Shopping Center parking lots, all of the existing landscape medians located within the bounds of the existing parking lots would be removed and replaced with new plantings. Street trees which bound the parking lots on El Camino Real, Quarry Road, Arboretum Road and Sand Hill Road west of Ronald McDonald House would remain. Approximately 5S5 landscape trees would be removed in and around the Shopping Center parking lots. Infrastruc Various circulation improvements would also be implemented as part of this project to improve the Shopping Center's ingress and egress and to separate through traffic flows from internal pedestrian and vehicle traffic. The proposed improvements are described below as part of the Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements component of the proposed projects. The only changes to the Palo Alto water system in the vicinity of the Stanford Shopping Center would be the inclusion of a new lateral under the Sand Hill Road extension, adjacent to the Stanford Shopping Center. Other than hookups to new retail space, no other changes to the water system are proposed. osed. No changes to the wastewater system are proposed due to the proposed projects, other than normal hookups for individual users in the Shopping Center. A new storm dd-ain line would be constructed between the proposed North Parking Structure and the retail portion of the Shopping Center. This line would connect to the trunk line in Sand Hill Road. No other changes to the storm drainage system in the Shopping Center would be proposed.. Two joint trenches are proposed to connect the Shopping Center to electrical service across El Camino Real. An existing overhead transmission line that crosses El Camino Real at Quarry Road would be relocated to the joint trench at that location; the otherjoint trench would be ir�c,ated at the Sand Hill Road/El Camino Real intersection. A new underground service would be provided across the eastern face of the Shopping Center, providing a looped connection between the lines to be placed in Sand Hill Road and in Quarry Road. No changes to the natural gas service to the Shopping Center are proposed. Project Approvals The following is a list of the various approvals necessary for implementation of the Stanford Shopping Center Expansion project. All approvals would be by the Palo Alto City Council, unless otherwise noted. 9506d1#deir\projdesc 3-63 3. Project Description City of Palo Atto a Municipal Code Zoning Ordinance tact change (see discussion below); a Architectural Design Review; Variance to allow building encroachments into the Special Setbacks on Quarry Road, Arboretum Road, and the proposed Sand Hill Road extension; la Demolition permits for removal of the existing south parking structure and existing pavement areas (Department of Planning and Community Environment); wr Building permits (Department of Planning and Community Environment); and Other approvals as necessary to implement the proposed project. The Zoning Ordinance limits new development at the Shopping Center to 65,000 sf.ft. Section 18.43.050(g)(2) of he Palo Alto Municipal Code reads: Stanford Shopping Center shall not be permitted to add more than sixty-five thousand square feet of floor area to the total amount of floor area of the shopping center existing as of August 1, 1989. Approximately 16,000 sq.ft. of this allowed development has been used, leaving the Shopping Center the ability to expand by no more than an additional 49,000 sq.ft. The applicant is requesting the ordinance language be revised to limit additional development area to 160,000 sq.ft, 111,000 sq.ft. more than currently allowed.' Thus, the new zoning ordinance cap would be set at 160,000 square feet of new development following the effective date of the ordinance change. The applicant has also requested that the City enter into a Development Agreement pursuant to Section 65864 of the California Government Code (this would be approved by the City Council). The Development Agreement would address financial responsibility and other me original recommendation to place a development cap out the Stanford Shopping Center came from the 1989 Citywide land Use and Transportation Study. Although not formally included in the City Council's salon which established the cap, the study stated: Existing and projected traffic conditions in the area do not sappers allowing a substantial expansion of the shopping earner. Minor exp sioits should be permitted to Mar2intao the continuing viability of the Center and acconnodate arnanr impravetrunu. Consideration as ally major expansion of the shopping center should be contingent upon resolution of the major traffic issues and improvements in the Sand Hill corridor. See City of Palo Alto, 'Citywide Land Usc and Transportation Study,' 1989, p. 93. In May of 1992, during their review of a study commissioned to assess the economic health of several of the City's commercial areas (A Planning Poiicv Audit of Retail Arras, prepared by Gruen+Gruen Associates), the City Council clarified their position regarding the development cap by adopting the following policy: Delay the removal of the 65,000 square foot development cap on the Stanford Shopping Center until such time as the eircutatioo and parking issues have been dealt with. 95066\fdeinprojdesc 3-64 • 3. Project Description matters relating to the financing of public improvements or implementation of project conditions and mitigation measures, but would not alter any of the physical development or impacts associated with the project nor reduce any of the mitigation measures adopted with the project. Project Schedule and Phasing It is anticipated that construction of the Stanford Shopping Center Expansion project would be initiated after certification of this EIR and project approval, probably in mid -to -late 1997. Construction of the expansion project would be completed by the end of Year 2000. As proposed, during the first two phases of development, the only improvements to occur in the Shopping Center would be changes to the parking lots and improvements to adjacent roads (described below under Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements). During Phase I, the parking lots located along Quarry Road from El Camino to the proposed South Structure would he reconfigured. The Shopping Center's portion of Phase I would last for a period of three months. The second phase of construction would involve reconfiguration of the parking lots that face along El Camino Real, Sand Hill Road, and Arboretum Road. During this time Sand Hill Road would be constructed from the El Camino Real intersection to an entrance into the Shopping Center parking lot approximately 400 feet west of the intersection. In addition, Vineyard Lane would be constructed along the back side of Nordstrom. Phase II would take place over a period of eight months. The last phase of construction would take 12 months and would involve most of the major construction at the Shopping Center, including all of the retail buildings and both parking structures. During this period Sand Hill Road would be extended the remainder of the way to Arboretum Road. Construction of the entire set of improvements to the Stanford Shopping Center would take approximately 30 months. Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements Project Location Sand Hill Road extends from Interstate 280 (1-280) easterly through Menlo Park in San Mateo County, across San Francisquito Creek, and through part of the City of Palo Alto to its terminus at Arboretum Road (see Figure 3-3). Sand Hill Road is currently a four -lane road from 1-280 to Santa Cruz Avenue, where it narrows to two lanes until it dead -ends at Arboretum Road. At Arboretum Road, Sand Hill Road vehicle traffic either turns right on to Arboretum Road, or enters the Stanford Shopping Center parking lot. Access is available to El Camino Real via a circuitous route through the Center's parking area, or via Arboretum Road to Palm Drive or Galvez Street. 95066\fdeirtprojdesc 3-65 ! • 3. Project Description Along with the widening and extension of Sand Hill Road, related improvements would occur throughout the network of roadways connected to or in the vicinity of Sand Hill Road between El Camino Real and Santa Cruz Avenue. Extension (four lanes) of Sand Hill Road and the widening and improvements to Quarry Road would occur between El Camino Real and Arboretum Road. Widening of Sand Hill Road would occur along the entire existing alignment up to Santa Cruz, necessitating modifications to Stanford University Golf Course (relocation of two golf course holes to an area between Hole #2 and the Stanford Environmental Safety Facility; see Figure 3-40). Along Sand Hill Road, from Oak Avenue to Santa Cruz Avenue, a new frontage road would be constructed between the north side of Sand Hill Road and the adjacent residences in the University Heights neighborhood. The frontage road would be separated from Sand Hill Road by a landscaped berm median. Stanford Road and Leland Road would connect through the median to Sand Hill Road. The existing Palo Road, a private road, would be realigned between Palrn Drive and Quarry Road and the intersection of Palo and Quarry Roads would be reconfigured and signalized further to the east. Vineyard Lane, a private road, would connect Sand Hill and Qua_rn• Roads at the southwest end of the Stanford Shopping Center. Pasteur Drive would be realigned approximately 330 feet to the west. Stockfarrn Road would be extended in the area southeast of the Oak Creek Apartments. The abandoned portion of Pasteur Drive would be cleared of pavement and annexed to the City of Palo Alto along with the proposed alignment of Pasteur Drive. Utilities, which are to be relocated, would be coordinated with the City of Palo Alto.. As part of that annexation procedure, it is likely that the City would request a pre -zoning of RM-40, similar to the adjacent 1100 Welch Road housing project. The annexation of this parcel is considered as a separate project under this EIR (see page 3-72). El Camino Real would be modified between Sand Hill Road and Quarry Road. At the Sand Hill Road/Alma intersection, the only change to the El Camino Real approach from Menlo Park would be the addition of a single right -turn lane from El Camino Real onto Sand Hill Road. There would be no changes to the Alma side of the intersection except for reconfiguration of the two islands. The existing traffic signal at the intersection of El Camino Real and Alma Avenue would be modified to allow travel from El Camino Real to Sand Hill Road; no access would be allowed directly from Sand Hill Road to Alma Avenue. The existing landscaped median which runs from the current Stanford Shopping Center entrance intersection to the Alma intersection would be substantially changed. First, it would be divided to allow uncontrolled left turns (no signals or stop signs) from El Camino Real into the second of two new two-lane entrance/exits to the Shopping Center. The width of the median would be narrowed over much of its length to allow room for cars to stack in left turn lanes at Sand Hill Road and the two entrances to the Shopping Center. The median would be substantially widened from Quarry Road to about 150 feet south of the south entrance to the Shopping Center. The frontage road/turn-lane (referred to as the "jug -handle") used to cross from the northbound side of El Camino Real to the existing main entrance to the Shopping Center would be abandoned in favor of a single uncontrolled left -turn lane at that entrance. The current main entrance signal would be moved to the intersection of Quarry Road and El Camino Real. On El Camino Real, there would be two northbound left turn lanes onto westbound Quarry Road. Automobiles merging onto northbound El Camino Real from University 95066\fdeirlprojdesc 3-66 • • 3. Project Description Avenue would be unable to make a left turn at Quarry Road because a curb separating that merge iane would be extended all the way to the Quarry intersection. This extended curb lane is proposed to eliminate unsafe weaving by cars attempting to cross El Camino Real to make the left turn at Quarry. Instead, those cars would be forced to go further north on El Camino Real, either to one of the two entrances to the Shopping Center, or to Sand Hill Road (see Figures 3-33 and 3-34). Project Applicant Objectives The primary objectives for the Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements, as stated by the applicant are to: ▪ Improve vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian circulation in the Sand Hill Road corridor, between El Camino Real and Santa Cruz Avenue; improve access to and through the Stanford Shopping Center, Campus, and edica Center employment districts; Reduce the level of regional/business traffic on residential streets; oe Encourage walking and bike use by increasing the fety and attractiveness of these routes in and along the roadway; and • Improve access to and from the Stanford University Hospital Emergency Room. Project Characteristics The proposed projects would involve the extension and widening of Sand Hill Road, the widening of Quarry Road, and related transportation improvements, as detailed below. Extension of Sand Hill Road in a four -lane configuration from the existing Arboretum Road to El Camino Real (see Figure 3-33 and Figure 3-35). Beginning in the area of Arboretum Road, the new extension would be located on the existing parking lot pavement. Nearer to El Canino Real, the extension would begin to leave the existing pavement, with the two westbound lanes at the El Camino Real intersection located approximately 40 feet closer to the top of the creek bank than the existing parking lot. The new intersection at El Camino Real would allow all movements except the through movements between Sand Hill Road and Alma Street/Palo Alto Avenue and the left turn from Alma Street to El Camino Real.3 The extension of Sand Hill Road would result in the removal of up to 102 trees; No changes would be made to the downtown Palo Alto side of this intersection. 950661fdeirlprojdesc 3-67 s F. b tint # Pa oa PP4Xa 44� 40D1FY.EXI,STII G TRAFF IC., S7 ; k AI Vs,nn. 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Project Description Widening and improvement of Quarry Road to a four -lane road from Arboretum Road to El Camino Real, including addition of a three-way intersection at El Camino Real/Quarry Road. Two left turn lanes from northbound El Camino Real to Quarry Road would be provided, along with all other turning movements (see Figure 3-34). The widening and improvement of Quarry Road would result in the removal of up to 101 trees; ■ Modification to the existing main entrance to the Stanford Shopping Center from an existing four -lane entry/exit with a signalized intersection to become a two-lane entry/exit allowing uncontrolled left turns from northbound El Camino Real, as well as right turns in and out of the shopping center parking lot. This change would include removal of the existing northbound signalized jug -handle lane providing access to Stanford Shopping Center across El Camino Real (see Figure 3-33); ▪ Addition of a new two-lane entry/exit to the Stanford Shopping Center located between Sand Hill Road and the e.xistinn main entry/exit (see Figure 3-33); Modification to El Camino Real between the ljniversity AVerue interchange and the Sand Hill RoadiAlma intersection (see Figures 3-33 and 3-34), including reconstruction of the landscaped median in El Camino Real to allow left tt:.,-ns and associated stacking lanes at Quarry Road, two entrances to Stanford Shopping Center, and Sand Hill Road. The curb separating the northbound on -ramp at University from the main flow of traffic on El Camino Real would be extended. This is intended to eliminate the possible weave from the northbound on -ramp to the left -turn lanes at Quarry Road. Construction of a new, private, two-lane roadway from Sand Hill Road to Quarry Road (behind the existing Nordstrom store and referred to as "Vineyard Lane") (see Figure 3-35). The construction of Vineyard Lane would remove up to 21 trees; Widening of Sand Hill Road from two lanes to four lanes between Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park and Arboretum Road in Palo Alto (see Figures 3-35 through 3-38). The widening of Sand Hill Road would remove up to 96 trees; Construction of a new frontage road with a cul-de-sac, parallel to Sand Hill Road between Oak Avenue and Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park. The frontage road would be separated from Sand Hill Road by a landscaped berm. Leland Avenue and Stanford Avenue would continue to have direct access across the frontage road to Sand Hill Road (see Figure 3-38); at Widening of the existing two-lane bridge over San Francisquito Creek by approximately 31 feet to provide a total of four 11 -foot lanes, two six-foot bicycle lanes and two five- foot sidewalks with a handrail. Construction of the bridge widening would start with placement of a temporary "K -rail" along the edge of the travel lanes and the installation of shoring along the edge of the existing roadway. Access ramps to the bottom of the creek would be excavated on both sides of the creek. 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The construction of bridge footings, abatements, and concrete wingwalls would require excavation for foundations and driving of support piles. Following construction, the cofferdams would be removed, access ramps backfilled, and the bridge deck constructed of concrete or steel girders. Final steps in bridge construction would involve completion of the approach roadways and removal of shoring and the temporary K -rails (see Figure 3-39). The bridge widening project would remove up to 13 trees. Six-foot wide, striped on -street bicycle lanes on both sides of (1) Sand Hill Road between Santa Cruz Avenue and El Camino Real, (2) Vineyard Lane, (3) Quarry Road, (4) Apartments Entry Street, (5) Arboretum Road. and (6) Pasteur Drive (see Figure 3-5); Bike lane connections to pedestrian bike bridge hike lanes through Stanford University Medical Center (see Figure 3-5): • A recreational pedestrian 'bicycle trail through the open space that currently exists between San Francisquito Creek and the Stanford Shopping Center parking lot, from El Camino Real to Ronald McDonald House_ and along the service:'delivery road behind the Senior Housing project. between: the Children's Health Council parking lot and Building 1 of the Senior Housing project, connecting to the pedestrianibicycle bridge at the Village Green, then continuing along San Francisquito Creek (following the existing informal path), finally meeting Sand Hill Road adjacent to the Oak Creek Aparunents. The trail would be an unpaved surface approximately 15 -feet wide (see Figure 3-5); tit Pedestrian sidewalks and paths are proposed along both sides of Sand Hill Road (except between Santa Cruz Avenue and Pasteur Drive, where the walkway would be restricted to the north side due to the presence of archaeological resources), El Camino Real, Quarry Road, and Arboretum Road. The existing pathway in front of the Oak Creek Apartments would be extended in front of the apartments and west across the new bridge and along the new frontage road to Santa Cruz Avenue (see Figure 3-5); From Sand Hill Road, pedestrian waP:ways would provide accessto Searsville Road, the extended Stockfann Roa 3, Pasteur Drive, Vineyard Lane, and Arboretum Road. The pedestrian network would also connect the Stanford Shopping Center to the Stamford Campus, the Medical Center, downtown Palo Alto, and the proposed Stanford West housing projects. Additional connections provide access from the housing projects and Sand Hill Road to the Creek side trail, described above; ▪ Realignment and extension of Palo Road between Palrn Drive and Quarry Road, with a newly configured and signalized intersection at Quarry Road. The new intersection would allow all movements between Palo Drive, Quarry Road and the Shopping Center (see Figure 3-34). The Palo Road improvement project would remove up to 81 trees; Realignment of Pasteur Drive between Welch Road and Sand Hill Road (see Figure 3-36). The realignment of Pasteur Drive would remove up to four trees; 950661fdeirlprojdesc 3-75 SgMHf• At C66i... • 6= ROAD WAY. • 'r SCALE: 1' • 20' 105- 1S — a0ulla. w aW inepown ico . 11•a An" Juno 1• TON 3 `tpltkSj ELEVATION 1' . 30'-0' Ig12 1' . 1O' -O " %.517 . 115 —55 Mv� RO-E5 APPROX W--35 14tiK C rIER6Au Ri P( ,i f OR APPRO% 3 utX+txy; TYP1 AL BRIDGE SEAT ► 1Ja• . 1•_6• ktiD;,G w, C014C 31AR4+cR; L!011015 Figure 3.39 Sand Hill Road Bridge Detail At San Franciaquito Creek �sl• .76 3. Project Description • Extension of Stockfann Road from Campus Drive West to Sand Hill Road (see Figure 3-37); Modification of the Stanford University Golf Course to accommodate the widening of Sand Hill Road between San Francisquito Creek and Santa Cruz Avenue. The modifications affect Holes #2, #3, and #4, and involve expansion of the Golf Course into a 3.6 -acre parcel located east of Hole #2 and west of the Environmental Safety Facility; (see Figure 3-40); and Various related intersection, traffic signal, and entryway- improvements and changes, including the following traffic signal improvements on Sand Hill Road: ► El Camino Real (modification to existing signal) ► Shopping Center entries (two new signals would replace see oral stop signs) ► Arboretum Road (modification to existing signal) ► Vineyard Lane (new signal) ► Stanford West Apartments Entry Street (new signal) ► Pasteur Drive (reloc-tion of existing signal) ► Eastern entry to Oak Creek Apartments (modification of existing signal) • Western entry to Oak Creek Apartments (modification of existing signal) ► Oak Avenue (modification of existing signal) ► Santa Cruz Avenue (modification of existing signal) It is assumed that for all City of Palo Alto public streets, landscape medians would be maintained by the City of Palo Alto Public Works Department. Landscape medians in the portion of the Sand Hill Road located in Menlo Park would be maintained by either the City of Menlo Park or Stanford University, at the discretion of the City of Menlo Park. In the event that the landscape medians are ultimately maintained by the City of Menlo Park, there would be a small increase in demand for maintenance services in the City. The operation of the proposed changes to the area roadway system, described above, is described in Section 4.4 of this EIR, including changes to areawide and local traffic flows. Project Approvals The following is a list of the various City approvals necessary for implementation of the proposed Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements projects. All City of Palo Alto approvals are by the Palo Alto City Council, unless otherwise noted. City of Palo Alto Change in Comprehensive Plan land use designated from Proposed Arterial and Streamside Open Space to Arterial for the proposed Sand Hill Road extension; Architectural Design Review pursuant to Section 16.48.050(a) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (public projects and construction on public property); 950661fdeir\projdesc 3-77 • 3. Project Description wt New public deductions, easements and abandonments of existing and new rights -of -way and vacation of existing rights -of -way; and • Other approvals as necessary to implement the proposed project. Other Jurisdictions The following is a general summary of the various approvals necessary from jurisdictions other than the City of Palo Alto. The approving body is noted in parentheses. Grading and encroachment permits for the Sand Hill Road widening between San Francisquito Creek and Santa Cruz Avenue, and a grading permit for modifications to the Stanford University Golf Course in Menlo Park (City of Menlo Park Development Services Department); Possible General Plan amendment to accommodate the road widening into the Golf Course, which is currently designated Landscape Greenways, Buffers, and Parkways (Menlo Park City Council). Possible de -annexation from the City of Menlo Park to San Mateo County for road right- of-way on the north side of Sand Hill Road between Oak Avenue and Santa Cruz Avenue for construction of a frontage road between Sand Hill Road and adjacent residences :Menlo Park City Council; San Mateo County LAFCO; San Mateo County); a Encroachment permits from Caltrans for improvements to intersections on El Camino Real at Sand Hill Road, Quark Road, and the entrances to Stanford Shopping Center (California Department of Transportation); Streambed Alteration Agreement with the California Department of Fish and Game (pursuant to Sections 1601-1603 of the State Fish and Game Code) for improvements to the Sand Hill Road Bridge within San Francisquito Creek (California Department of Fish and Game); Authorization for discharge of fill into waters of the United States pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for poi Lions of the bridge construction (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers); Architecture and Site Approval (pursuant to the General Use Permit) from Santa Clara County for modifications to the Golf Course, extension of Stockfarm Road, and extension of Palo Road (Santa Clara County Architectural and Site Approval Committee); Creek encroachment permits from the San Mateo County Public Works Department, San Francisquito Creek District for improvements to the Sand Hill Road Bridge (San Mateo County Public Works Department); 95066tfdeix\p ojdesc 3-79 eject 3cacnption a Creek encroachment permit from the Santa Clara Valley Water District for improvements to the Sand Hill Road Bridge (Santa Clara Valley Water District); and Water quality certification associated with Clean Water Act compliance for the Sand Hill Road Bridge improvements from the Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay (San Francisco Bay RWQCB). Project Schedule and Phasing It is anticipated that the Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements project would be initiated after certification of this EIR and project approval, probably in mid -to -late 1997. Project completion would likely occur prior to Year 2000. At approximately the same time as Phase 1 of the housing projects, the following aspects of the roadway improvements would he constructed ss Widening of Quarry Road between Arboretum Road and El Camino Real; • Extension and improvements to Palo Road between Pain Drive and Quarry Road; and n Modifications to the Stanford Golf Course. Phase I elements would take approximately five and one-half months. Modifications to the Stanford Golf Course would continue for an additional eight months. At approximately the same time as Phase 11 of the housing projects, the following aspects of the roadway improvements would be constructed: • Construction of Vineyard Lane; Improvements on El Camino Real from University Avenue to Sand Hill Road (not including removal of the jug -handle); • Arboretum Road modifications; and n Construction of a portion of the Sand Hill Road Extension from El Camino Real to the first entrance of the shopping center. Phase II elements would take approximately eight months. At approximately the same time as Phase III of the housing and Stanford Shopping Center projects, the following elements of the roadway improvements would be constructed: ▪ Construction of the remainder of the Sand Hill Road Extension from a point 400 feet west of El Camino Real to Arboretum Road; 95066\#dcirlprojdesc 3-80 • • Project Description • Removal of the jug -handle crossing of El Camino Real; • Widening of Sand Hill Road from Arboretum Road to Santa Cruz Avenue; sr Widening of the San Francisquito Creek Bridge; r� Extension of Stockfarm Road; and ■ Realignment of Pasteur Drive. Phase 1I1 elements would cake approximately 19 months. The widening of the San Francisquito Creek Bridge would take approximately six months. Prior to construction of the bridge, the road approaches or, both sides of the bridge would be constructed to provide areas for construction staging. Bridge ,videning construction would be staged from the already -constructed road approaches to the bridce. The bridge is 'wide enough to provide two lanes of traffic and pedestrians and cyclists on the north side. There will be from time -to -time a need to close down one lane of traffic to move equipment and materials. Tnis would be accommodated during off-peak hours. Pasteur Drive Parcel and Other Annexations A series of small annexations and/or de -annexations would be anticipated hn order to facilitate implementation of the proposed roadway improvements. The proposed Pasteur Drive Parcel Annexation is proposed by the City as a result of the realignment of Pasteur Drive, described above. This project would maintain the existing condition in which the entirety of Pasteur Drive is located within the incorporated City of Palo Alto. Without this project, Pasteur Drive would be located in the City of Palo Alto at its intersections with Welch Road and Sand Hill Road, but in unincorporated Santa Clara County in between the two intersections. In order to avoid this situation, the City has proposed this annexation. In addition, several other annexations and de - annexations would be pursued to ensure that roads would be entirely within a single jurisdiction. Since these annexations are not proposed by the project applicant, they are evaluated separately from the environmental evaluation of the proposed Stanford Sand Hill Road Corridor Projects contained in Chapter 4. Rather, the evaluation of the environmental effects of the Pasteur Drive Parcel an0 other annexations are contained in Chapter 5.1. Project Location The Pasteur Drive Parcel Annexation site is located on approximately 1.15 acres of land currently under and immediately west of Pasteur Drive. The site will be created by the realignment of Pasteur Drive, between Welch Road and Sand Hill Road, proposed as part of the Stanford Sand Hill Road Projects. Once the Pasteur Drive realignment has taken place, a triangular parcel would be created that would be bounded by Sand Hill Road on the north, the 1100 Welch Road housing project on the east, and Pasteur Drive on the west (see Figure 3-41). 950661fdeir\projdesc 3-81 Uwiwrorpproud Sai a Clara Cowry No Scale Existing City Boundary - -1 1 1 inemoia City 0/Palo Alra Proposed City Boundary City/County Boundaries Pro posed Pasteur Drive Realignment Area to be Annexed to City of Palo Alto Pasteur Drive Parcel (1.15 Acres) SOURCE: EUP Associates, June 1996. —_•__� " Bend flip p 0Q om, j 0 U! n Figure 3-41 Pasteur Drive Parcel Annexation 95066 PesteepOiire ¢ip '2 91 3. Project Descnption Other annexations and de -annexations would occur along Sand Hill Road between Pasteur Drive and Santa Cruz Avenue, and along Quarry Road between El Camino Real and Arboretum Road. Project Objectives This project is not part of the application submitted by Stanford Management Company. However, the proposed realignment of Pasteur Drive, which is part of the application, would create this "island" parcel. The City, the County, and Stanford have all indicated a desire to consider the annexation of this parcel to the City. The primary objective for the Pasteur Drive Parcel Annexation is as follows: Avoid the creation of an island of unincorporated County land in the area surrounded by Sand Hill Road, Pasteur Drive, and Welch Road. Creation of the parcel would also meet the following objective: Increase the supply of residentially -zoned land available for future housing development. The objective of the other annexations and de -annexations is as follows: Ensure that all of the lanes of a road seg.. Project Characteristics en are located in a single jurisdiction, As proposed, the Pasteur Drive Parcel would be designated Multiple -Family Residential under the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan indicates that residential densities in Multiple -Family Residential areas would range from 12 to 40 units per acre, depending upon the factors affecting the site. During annexation procedures, the City of Palo Alto will be required to pre -zone the Pasteur Drive Parcel. It is currently anticipated that the parcel would be pre -zoned RM-40, the same as the adjacent 1100 Welch Road parcel. Stanford Management Company has indicated that if developed at a maximum reasonable density, similar to that of the adjacent 1100 Welch Road project, the Pasteur Drive Parcel could accommodate up to 35 residential units. For the purposes of analysis in this EIR, it is assumed that the ultimate use of the Pasteur Drive Parcel would be the development of 35 residential units, similar to and connected with the adjacent 1100 Welch Road project. It should also be noted that the City would propose to annex two other small slivers of land currently located in the County in order to accommodate road widenings proposed by the project applicant. In particular, land on the south side of Sand Hill Road, between Pasteur Drive and San Francisquito Creek, would be required to be annexed from Santa Clara County to Palo Alto so 95066\fdeirlprojdesc 3-83 • • 3. Project Description that the entirety of Sand Hill Road would be located within the City of Palo Alto, Also, the south side of Quarry Road, between El Camino Real and the Hoover Pavillion would be required to be annexed from Santa Clara County to Palo Alto so that the entirety of Quarry Road would be located within the City of Palo Alto. No separate environunentai analysis of these small "housekeeping" annexations is included in this EIR, beyond the analysis of the proposed projects. The City does not believe that these two small annexations would create environmental impacts in and of themselves. Project Approvals The following is a list of the various City approvals necessary for implementation of the proposed Pasteur Drive Parcel Annexation project. All City of Palo Alto approvals are by the Palo Alto City Council, unless otherwise noted. Annexation from Santa Clara County to the City of Palo Alto for the land pocket created by the realignrnent of Pasteur Drive (Santa Clara County LAFCO; Palo Alto City Council; Santa Clara County); Change in Comprehensive Plan land use designation from Major Institution!University I..ands`Canipus Educational Facility to Multip`e Family Residential; is Pre -zoning to High Density Multiple Family Residential (RM-40) and rezoning from Public Facility (Landscape Combining) to RM-40 for the land pocket created by the realignment of Pasteur Drive; Annexation from the City of Palo Alto to the County of Santa Clara for two small portions of rights -of -way along Pasteur Drive and Sand Hill Road to accommodate the realignment of Pasteur Drive (Santa Clara County LAFCO; Palo Alto City Council; Santa Clara County); Annexation from Santa Clara County to the City of Palo Alto for road rights -of -way of an area on the south side of Sand Hill Road across from the Oak Creek Apartments, on the south side of Quarry Road between Hoover Pavilion and El Camino Real, and the land pocket created by the realignment of Pasteur Drive (the land will be adjacent to the 1100 Welch Road project)` (Santa Clara County LAFCO; Palo Alto City Council; Santa Clara County); and ■ Other approvals as necessary to implement the proposed project. • The territory to be annexed will also include a small sliver of land located within Quarry Road. This small county area was added to the city stress as a result of a construcion project by Stanford in the early 1990s. The annexation of this small sliver is considered a 'bousekeeping' measure. 950661fdeir\projdesc 3-84 It is anticipated that the annexation of the Pasteur Drive Parcel, along with other associated City approvals described above, would take place prior to the actual construction of the Pasteur Drive realignment project, described previously to take place during Place 1I1 of the development projects. 14. SUMMARY OF TEXT CHANGES This chapter presents all of the revisions made to the DEIR as a result of responding to comments, as well as minor corrections and revisions initiated by City staff based on their on- going review. Added text is shaded and deleted text is struck through. The revisions are presented in the same sequence as the text appears in Volumes 1 through 5. TEXT CHANGES NOTE: Deleted text is struck through; new text is shaded Executive Summary While the term "earthen swales" is used on page 1-45 (Executive Surnmary) of the DEIR, the term "grass swaie" is used in Section 4.9 Hydrology and Water Quality. Page 1-45, last sentence, is revised to read: Measures to reduce the magnitude of this impact include the inclusion of such features as oil/grease traps in the storm drain systems and/or eat s swales. Project Description Page 3-44, fifth bullet, is revised to read: ■ Compliance with NPDES General Construction Permit (SFBR 1 Bowftg.9. Page 3-55, first bullet under Other Approvals is revised to read: • Compliance with NPDES General Construction Permit �WQCBXSWRC). Page 3-79 of the DEI.R, under the heading "Other Jurisdictions", is revised to read: Other Jurisdictions The following is a general summary of the various approvals necessary from jurisdictions other than the City of Palo Alto. The approving body is noted in parentheses. 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Summary. of Text Changes Detachment from the County Librar Service Area for any Santa Claret annexed to i the City of Pilo Alto; ▪ Grading and encroachment permits for the Sand Hill Road widening between San Francisquito Creek and Santa Cruz Avenue, and a grading permit for modifications to the Stanford Universiry Golf Course in Menlo Park (City of Menlo Park Development Services Department); Palo Alto goon &mice Area txxpansion along the sai' hertt`&l;i ent of Quart' berween El Carrillo Real and Palo Road, and west of Hoover Pavilion to Arboretum (Santa Clara County Local .Agency Firnatiou Comrutssxon); Possible General Plan amendment to accommodate the road widening into the Golf Course, which is currently designated Landscape Greenways, Buffers, and Parkways (Menlo Park City Council). a Possible de -annexation from the City of Menlo Park to San Mateo County for road right- of-way on the north side of Sand Hill Road between Oak Avenue and Santa Cruz Avenue for construction of a frontage road between Sand Hill Road and adjacent residences (Menlo Park City Council; San Mateo County LAFCO; San Mateo County); a Encroachment permits from Caltrans for improvements to intersections on El Camino Real at Sand Hill Road, Quarry Road, and the entrances to Stanford Shoppir Cere er (California Department of Transportation); Streambed Alteration Agreement with the California Department of Fish and Game (pursuant to Sections 1601-1503 of the State Fish and Game Code) for improvements to the Sand Hill Road Bridge within San Francisquito Creek (California Department of Fish and Game); ▪ Authorization for discharge of fill into waters of the United States pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for portions of the bridge construction (U.S. Array Corps of Engineers); e Architecture and Site Approval (pursuant to the General Use Permit) from Santa Clara County for modifications to the Golf Course, extension of Stockfarm Road, and extension of Palo Road (Santa Clara County Architectural and Site Approval,Conunittee); Creek encroachment permits from the San Mateo County Public Works Department, San Francisquito Creek District for improvements to the Sand Hill Road Bridge (San Mateo County Public Works Department); Creek encroachment permit from the Santa Clara Valley Water District for improvements to the Sand Hill Road Bridge (Santa Clara Valley Water District); and a Water quality certification associated with Clean Water Act compliance for the Sand Hill Road Bridge improvements from the Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay (San Francisco Bay RWQCB). Page 3-80 of the DEIR, foliov,ing the second bullet at the top of the page, is revised to read: tenn 950661feir\summary.14 cis .: Watet existing 6 inch of t fl).. 14-2 STANFORD SAND HILL ROAD CORRIDOR PROJECTS EIR SUMMARY OF CURRENT PROJECT REVISIONS INTRODUCTION This document supplements the Stanford Sand Hill Road Corridor Projects EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 93013029). The purpose of this summary is to provide updated descriptions and analysis on certain aspects of the proposed projects tiyhicn have been changed or modified as a result of evaluation by the City of Palo Alto City Council. Because the Final EIR is intended as a long -tern -t reference document for the Sand Hill Road Corridor projects, the City has determined it advisable to prepare this summary to describe the projects proposed by Stanford and considered by the City Council in their final from. This summary will be included in and is considered an integral pact of the Final EIR. After public hearings on the Final EIR conducted between January and April 1997 and meetings between City staff and the applicant, the City Council requested the applicant to make several revisions to the projects plans. Revisions have been made to four of the five projects including the Stanford West Apartments, Stanford West Senior Housing, Stanford Shopping Center Expansion and Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements. The Pasteur Drive Parcel Annexation has not been revised in any Nvay. As discussed below, the project revisions would not result in (1) any new significant environmental impacts, (2) a substantial increase:.in the severity of a previously identified significant impact, or (3) additional feasible alternatives .or mitigation measures considerably different from those analyzed previously. The City Council will consider this summary with the previously prepared chapters of the Final EIR prior to making a decision on the adequacy of the EIR or taking action to approve any pf the proposed projects. CURRENT PROPOSED PROJECT REVISIONS In the course of environmental review and evaluation of the proposed Sand Hill Road Corridor projects, the applicant has proposed or agreed to a number of project revisions intended to address environmental and planning issues raised by City staff, the City Planning Commission and members of the public. Changes to the projects agreed to prior to evaluation by the City Council are summarized in Chapter 11 of the Final EIR. 5 Vl.A..NVLl4Dl'CNIRS.ANDSULLY:IR•ADD:PL•IR•RE‘•5 WPD 1 Stanfornd Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary of Current Project Revisions During its consideration of the projects between January and June 1997, the Palo Alto City Council requested the applicant to make further revisions in the projects' designs or implementation. The remainder of this document presents the latest applicant revisions, evaluates the revisions to the impacts identified in the Draft EIR and Final EIR, and identifies any additional impacts that could occur, or mitigation measures that would be required as a result of the revisions. ,Stanford Nvot Apartments The Stanford West Apartments project has been revised to include a child care facility and a 675 square foot resident -seeing retail center, to be located within the previously proposed Community Building. It should be noted that the provision of a child care facility and r, resident -serving retail center has been analyzed in Chapter 13 of the Final EIR, Response to Major Issues Raised by the Planning Commission. on pages 13-38 throe h 1 -4 i . Please also refer to that discussion. In addition. a bicycle and pedestrian path has been add to the site plan that vvou1d provide a connection between the Oak Creek Apartments and the Stanford \Vest At artments. These revisions are described in detail below. Description of Project Revisions Child Care Facility Subsequent to the publication of the Draft DR, the applicant revised the Stanford West Apartments site plan in response to recommendations of the Planning Commission and the Architecutural Review Board (ARB), and Draft EIR Mitigation Measures to reduce impacts on cultural and visual resources. As discussed in Chapter 11 of the Final EIR, the revisions include relocating.l8 of the 20 units to other areas of the site and relocating 43 parking spaces to an area along the alignment of the historical Governor's Lane. Two units and seven spaces are removed entirely from the plan. As a result of the revisions, there will be approximately 0.7 acres adjacent to the Village Green available for this use. Under the current revisions and as directed by the City Council, the child care facility would be located in the area that was originally proposed for two apartment buildings containing 20 units. The total site area of the child care facility would be 0.5 acres, or 21,780 square feet. The child care facility would be subject to City approval under a Conditional Use Permit and architectural review if the Stanford West Apartments project is approved. In addition. the applicant has agreed to lease the property to a qualified child care provider at a rent of S1.00 per year. In the event that the applicant is unable to successfully solicit a provider to construct and/or operate the facility, the applicant has committed to construction and operation of the child care facility. No design or specific. size or operating parameters have been proposed for a future child care facility on the identified site. In order to evaluate the ultimate foreseeable development of a child care S TEA R'V'LADfYCTiP1SA.'.'DWL.CAEIA•. DMEfil-hfVS IN PO 2 • S:anfor n 14 Road Corridor Projects Surmmna' cif Curren; Project Revisions facility on the identified site, the City has attempted to outline potential development parameters for the facility as described below. As discussed in Chapter 4.12 of the EIR, it is estimated that the proposed Stanford \Vest Apartments project would generate 75 children requiring day care. In order to develop a project description for the purposes of this analysis, the State of California Community Care Licensing Division of the Department of Social Services (Child Day Care - General and Day Care Centers Division 12, Chapters 1 and 2 of CCR Title 22'), the City of Palo Alto Office of Human Services and several day care facilities in Palo Alto were contacted to obtain use and space requirements for a new child care facility. The following description and various assumptions were based on State requirements and discussions with day care directors. The State requires a minimum of 35 square feet of indoor playact vita s7ace and 75 square feet of outdoor play/activity space. Based on 75 children, tiler,. woulj bc a r;... l ;iii i'. minimum of 2,625 ' square feet of indoor pl.'lwraC iw t_ space and _ �� of. feet � C�.. ,. o.. , :i,.t;w`!, space. These figures do not account for total space needs- Other than not all^tt1ng certa n spaces to be calculated as part of the indoor play/activity space, the State does no': c ^ 7'1;., is spc requirements. In addition, the State requires one sink and one toilet per 1 w!?:1.:, ri, \'. �l:f ,'.o'uld result In the need for five toilets and sinks; however, there are no square t:..lc:t:2e requirements for bathroom space. As such, directors of child care facilities in Palo Alto were consulted to determine the total indoor and outdoor square footage typically needed to accommodate 75 children. The following are the results of those consultations. A new facility that would accommodate 75 children and meet minimum State space requirements would be approximately 5,500 to 7,000 square feet. A total staff of 10 to 12, including part-time and full-time employees, would be needed. indoor space would include play/activity space, an office for the director, office space for meetings with parents, central storage space, teacher's lunge, teacher's work room, food preparation area, diaper changing area, three to four classrooms with closet space, restrooms and hall space. The outdoor play area would be approximately 6,000 to 8,000 square feet. in addition to the outdoor play area, the site would also need to provide approximately 30 parking spaces', drop-off space for parents, space for approximately ten bicycle racks or lockers, and other miscellaneous outdoor space including walkways and landscape areas.' It is assumed that the above described child care facility could be accommodated on a 0.5 acre site. It may require that the facility be two -stories, depending on the outdoor space layout. If two -stories, the building likely would be required to place all adult areas in the upper story with the majority, if not all of the space devoted to children on the first level. In addition, two stairways svould be required.' S\PLA\J'LADh1CAMR'S:\N1 rILLTIR-ADD\rIR•RE:vS PD • Changed Environmental Impacts Stanfor nd H11: Road Corridor Projects Summary of Current Project Revisions By placing a child care facility in the saute location as the originally proposed apartment buildings, some of the specific impacts that were described in the EIR for those buildings would once again occur. These and other changed environmental impacts are presented below, Visual Ouality The placement of the child care facility in the area of the originally proposed apartment buildings would increase the magnitude of visual impact within the Sand Hill Road Corridor over that discussed in Chapter 11 of the Final EIR, but the impact would be similar to, but somewhat smaller than that described in the Draft EIR. The impact would he due to the rein,;O uetion of a building within the view corridor of Governor's Lane, which would have been av of d with the revisions presented in Chapter 11 of the Final 11R. However, the impact would be somewhat less than that described in the Draft EIR since the building would be lower than those o:izinally proposed. In either case, however, Visual Quality In, -pact 4.2-1 would remain significant PJ unavoidable due. to the overall visual changes in the Sand Hill Road Corridor that \vould oc.: r from other project elements. Cultural Resources The reintroduction of buildings within the area adjacent to Governor's Lane would affect the historical value of that resource. As such, Cultural Resource Impact 4.3-3 would increase to the same level of significance as that presented in the Draft EIR, and would no longer be reduced in magnitude as presented in Chapter 11 of the Final EIR. Tiiological Resources Although the exact configuration of the child care facility within the 0.5 acre site is not known at this time, it can be assumed that the number of trees lost would be similar, if not the same, as described in the Draft EIR for the originally proposed project. Since the child care facility would be in the area of the originally proposed two buildings, Biological Resources Mitigation Measure 4.7 -1(a) -(e) identified for tree loss would apply. S TLAMPLADIVCSIRISAND111LLAEIR•ADDMEIR•REVS WPU 4 • Transportation Vehicle Trips Stanforid Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary of Current Project Revisions As part of Chapter 13 of the Final EIR, Response to Major issues Raised by the Planning Commis- sion, the transportation impacts of placing a child care facility at the Stanford \Vest Apartments site were evaluated (see pages 13-38 through 13-41). In summary, there is some potential benefit in the area from providing a day care center on the project site. In the context of the study area trip generation and vehicle miles traveled, however, the reductions are considered small, and would not result in the mitigation of any identified project -related impact to a less -than -significant level. Nor would the reductions eliminate the need for any of the more substantial proposed circulation improvements or transportation -related mitigation measures recommended in the EIR, for example, the widening of Sand Hill Road or the additional turn lanes at the Sand Hill Road!Santa Cruz Avenue intersection, Circulation 'Vehicular access to the child care facility site is limited due to the inability to use Governor's Lane as a vehicular access route. Access to the site would likely need to be through the visitors parking lot located at the Village Green off Main Street. Due to the roadway configuration of Main Street and the location of the visitors parking lot, turn pockets and signage (stop signs) may be necessary at the intersection of the parking lot entrance and Main Street to minimize the potential for excessive backups into the parking lot. In addition, the visitors parking lot would need to be modified to accommodate the through movement to the child care facility. Additional signage would be necessary to facilitate access to the site and safety for the children. Depending on the site layout (i.e., visitors parking lot may or may not be merged with the child care parking), signage may be necessary to keep the use of the parking facilities restricted to their intended purpose Although the specific design and layout of the child care facility would likely involve circulation improvements (e.g., reconfiguration of parking lot, additional signage, etc.), these would be considered minor and would not create additional environmental impacts over that previously identified in the EIR. Other Issue Areas All other impacts identified in the Draft EIR would essentially be the same for the child care facility since it involves development of the area with land uses similar in scale and intensity to the two originally proposed apartment buildings. In addition, impacts and mitigation measures identified in 5 J'lAN'PLADIMNIA'SAKDHfLLYIR•ADD\ EIR-REVS R"PD 5 Stanfori€nd Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary of Current Project Revisions the Draft EIR that apply to "Ail Projects" and the Stanford West Apartments project \you'd still occur and apply to the child care facility. 2. Resident -Serving Retail Center The Stanford West Apartments project has been revised to incorporate a resident -serving retail center that would be approximately 675 square feet located within the proposed Community Building. The retail center would be in place at the time of full occupancy of the Stanford \Vest Apartments project (i.e. 95 percent of the units are occupied). One additional employee may be needed to operate the retail center if it cannot be operated by personnel of the proposed Community Building. The retail center would likely include seating, a bar/serving area, commercial kitchen equipment (refrigeration, microwaves, sinks and other preparation facilities), shelving, display cabinets and access to trash!recycling areas. The resident -serving retail center would be within walking distance of the r*artnlents and provide cvervdav retail needs and services such as: a Sundries such as aspirin, stamps and candy; Newspapers, paperbacks and other reading mat Drop-off and pick-up dry cleaning and laundry; Miscellaneous travel items/notions; and Food and beverages such as fresh fruit, bagels and muffins, pre -prepared salads, sandwiches, sushi, deli plates, cookies, pies and cakes, coffee, tea, milk, yogurt, eggs, bottled or canned juices, sodas and water. The resident -serving retail center would be provided on a trial basis for a period of two years. If at the end of that time the facility is not generating enough demand and revenue to maintain itself, the applicant may discontinue operation of the center, but must notify the City. If the applicant believes it is appropriate to discontinue operating the center, the City will be allowed to conduct its own review of the economic feasibility of the center, and the City Council will have the right to review any proposed closure of the center. However, the final decision to continue or discontinue the operation will be made by the applicant. S V'LA%.M.ADIV C'AI SA.DI MOErR•ADOVNEIR•REVS WPC) 6 • Changed Environmental Impacts Transportation and Circulation Stanford'*�nd Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary of -Current Project Revisions As discussed for the new child care facility, the provision of a resident -serving retail center was analyzed as part of Chapter 13 of the Final EIR. Response to Major Issues Raised by Planning the Commission (see pages 13-3S through 13-41). In summary, there is some potential benefit in the area from providing a resident -serving retail center on the project site. In the context of the study area trip generation and vehicle miles traveled, however, the reductions are considered small, and would not result in the mitigation of any identified project -related impact to a less -than -significant level. Nor would the reductions eliminate the need for any of the more substantial proposed circulation improvements, for example, the widening of Sand Hill Road or the additional turn lanes at the Sand Hill Road'S .nta Cruz Avenue intersection. Other Is -sue Areas Since the total number of units would n, -.1t be affected by the current project changes and only one new employee might be added, there wou d be no measurable effect on any impacts generated by population, including Utilities and Public Services. Similarly, since there would be no net change in total building area the conclusions found in analyses dependent on amount of developed area including Land Use, Visual Quality, Cultural Resources, Construction Noise, Air Quality, GeologyiSoiis and Seismicity, Biological Resources, and Hydrology and Water Quality, would not change. Very small changes in traffic flow Nvould not be expected to change any of the conclusions about impacts related to Noise and Air Quality. Oak Creek redestrianfBieycle Connector The Stanford West Apartments project has been revised to incorporate a bicycle/pedestrian connector path between the proposed project and the Oak Creek Apartments, contingent upon the approval of the ground lessee of the Oak Creek Apartments property. The path would be located approximately midway between Sand Hill Road and San Francisquito Creek. The specific location would be determined in future discussions among representatives of the Oak Creek Apartments, the City and the applicant. The connector path would have an all weather compacted surface (not asphalt) and would be approximately 15 feet wide. Ultimate design of the path would be subject to ARB approval if the Stanford \Vest Apartments project is approved. Changed Environmental Impacts An evaluation of providing a connecting road for automobile use between proposed Main Street and the Oak Creek Apartments is presented in Section 6.2 of the Draft EIR in the discussion of Special Roadway Consideration 15 (see pages 6.2-39 through 6.2-41). The proposed bicycle/pedestrian path 5 W.AWLADMICTIR'S.AXD111LL'EtLADO'AIR-REVS IA PO 7 Szanforilirld Hiii Road Corridor Projects Summary of Current Project Revisions would result in similar, but lessened, impacts. Please also refer to the discussion of Special Roadway Consideration 15 in the EiR. As was described in Section 4.3 of the Ella, a new bicycle%pedestrian connector path between the two apartment complexes has the potential to disrupt cultural resources. The area between the apartment complexes falls within Archaeological Sensitivity Level 1 and Level 2 Zones (see Figure 4.3-1 in the EIR, page 4.3-27). 'l he sensitivity can generally be summarized as higher near San Francisquito Creek and lower near Sand Hill Road. The limited test units that have been excavated in that area (a total of six units within an approximate 20,000 square foot area), indicate that the area contains significant cultural deposits, and although the deposits may increase in artifact density closer to the Creek, the entire area is considered of potential si=gnificance. The testing summary on the work Conducted in the area :+; the l"" :po sed no‘v r2.t; (defined as "Area A", Bocek and Rick, 1986, Archaeologica! Si o Jic nce iJ es .'rear A and B) describes the cultural manifestations as follows: • i Closer to Sand Hill Road, most of the cultural material is limited to the upper 2 feet of the soil; Artifacts appear in several strata close: to the Creek at depths of 8 feet; A well-defined hearth was found 7.5 feet below the surface near the Creek; and Historic material was found in the upper 12 inches of soil dating frorn the 1880's; two possible Mexican ceramic sherds were found which could date to the late 18th century. It must be noted that the above testing area comprised only one -quarter of one percent of the surface area, yet all six units yielded notable remains. The EIR recommends different mitigation options in Cultural Resources Mitigation Measure 4.3-1 including complete avoidance (i.e., modify project design to completely avoid resources), data recovery/testing or placement of the path on a raised bed, which would essential provide a "cap". It should be noted, as stated on page 4.3-31 of the EIR, CEQA Appendix K, paragraph 11(A) indicates that "In -situ preservation of a site is the preferred manner of avoiding damage to archaeological resources". Once the exact location of the connector path has been determined, Mitigation Measure 4.3- (e) in the EIR would be implemented. This measure calls for the area of the path to be examined to define that "..,(l) previous near -surface disturbance has resulted in the likely displacement of artifacts from their original context, [and] (2) no visible features ... are present in the proposed path..." In addition, it calls for the path to be built on a "raised roadbed of imported fill material", using manual labor or lightweight rubber -tired S V'LA\1PLAD111CAIR'SA\'D41ILL1EIR.ADDME1R•RE\'S WPJ • Stanford d Hill Road Corridor Projects Surnmary of Current Project Revisions vehicles. All visible artifacts in the area are to be surface -collected prior to disturbance. The project applicant's archaeologist may propose additional measures beyond these measures (e.g. subsurface testing andor data recovery) based on the results of the examination of the proposed path alignment and surface collection. Should any testing or data recovery be conducted. it must meet the requirements of Mitigation Measure 4.3-1(c), and other applicable measures defined in the EIR. Implementation of one or more of these measures, \yhich.would occur once the exact location has been determined, would reduce potential impacts on subsurface cultural resources to a less -than - significant level as determined in the EIR. Therefore, the connector path would not create additional impacts or need additional mitigation measures beyond those presented in the EIR.. Biological Resources Since the location of the path is unknown, it is not possible to qu ntif,• the extent of potential, impact on biological resources. The area under consideration primarily' contains non-native g rassiand. A few oak trees are present immediately adjacent to Sand Hill Road and closer to the Creek. The area in between is vacant of any trees. Since the Stamford West Apartments project aiceadv proposes a u-aii along tike Creek, it is not likely that another path would be provided in close proximity to the Creek that could affect Creek resources. However, the loss of grassland habitat and oak trees could occur. These impacts are analyzed in the FIR as Impacts 4.7-1 and 4.7-3. Although the connector path would slightly increase the magnitude of impact on the loss of grassland habitat and potentially increase the number of trees to be removed, it would not substantially increase project -related impacts. Mitigation Measures 4.7-1 and 4.7-3 would be required and commensurately increased for the connector path. Transportation and Circulation From a traffic perspective, the addition of an internal bicycle/pedestrian connector path would not affect vehicular traffic flows within the project or on Sand Hill Road. Bicycle and pedestrian accessibility for Oak Creek residents and Stanford \Vest Apartments residents to both sites would be improved. However, no changes to the analyses presented in the Draft EIR or Final EIR would occur from the addition of the path. Other Issue Areas Since this revision does not change the number of units or total building area, there would be no measurable affect on any other impacts identified in the EIR. 5U'LA1''PLAD;v',C.MIRSANDIILLL IR.ADDNFIR.REVS 0 9 Stanford Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary of -Current Project Revisions 4. Priority Ranking System The Stanford \Vest Apartments priority ranking system (previously referred to in the EIR as the "tiered priority system"') has been revised to ensure that those in the highest priority categories (Le., Stanford employees, other employees working on Stanford land) will be given the right to reside in the Apartments ahead of those in lower categories (i.e., people working on other sites in Palo Alto and Menlo Park and the general public). In addition, a 12 -month notice period will be provided to those in lower categories who must leave to be replaced by those in higher categories. Changed Environmental Impacts Transportation and Circulation The EIR assumed that 50 percent of the apartment units would be occupied by Stanford employees with the remainder occupied by people unaffiliated with Stanford. With this revision to the priority system, there would be a greater chance that Stanford -affiliated employees will reside in the Apartments over the long-term. This could result in an overall reduction of traffic generated by the Stanford West Apartments project compared to that presented in the EIR. However, this would not change any conclusions about traffic and circulation impacts described in the EIR. Other Issue Areas Although the revision could result in an overall reduction of traffic, thereby slightly reducing the resultant air quality and noise impacts, the reduction would not be measurable. Similarly, since the revision would not change any physical component of the project, all other analyses as presented in the EIR would remain unchanged. Stanford West Senior Housing Consistent with EIR Mitigation Measure 4.7-9(b), the applicant has agreed to relocate the proposed pool/spa facility out of the 100 -foot San Francisquito Creek setback. In addition, the 24 parking spaces proposed to be located behind the Health Care Center as part of revisions made in Chapter 11 of the EIR (see page 11-13), would also be relocated to avoid potential biological resource impacts. The specific location of the pool facility and parking will be resolved by the ARB if the Stanford West Senior Housing project is approved. 5IPLAMPLADMChIR'SANDIIILUEIR•ADO EIR•REV5 N'PD 10 • Stanford. Rill Road Corridor Projects Summary of Current Project Revisions Changed Environmental Impacts Visual Qualkv With the relocation of the pool/spa facility and parking spaces the less -than -significant Visual Quality Impact 4.2-2 relating to impacts on Menlo Park residents would be further reduced. Although the overall visual change would lessen in magnitude, the revision is not substantial enough to eliminate this impact entirely. DioLogical Resources This project revision implements Biological Resources Mitigation Measure 4.7-9(b), which requires relocation of the p,oi'sna facility. In addition. \with the removal of the 24 parking spaces proposed under the revisions presented in Chapter 11 of the EIR, impacts to Creek resources would be further lessened. However, since trails \yould still be. provided adjacent to the Creek, Mitigation Measure 4.7-9(a) ;vot=1d apply. It should also be noted that although the ultimate location of the facility and parking spaces would be outside the 100 -foot setback, it is likely that the removal of additional On - site trees would he required in order to accommodate the relocation. The EJR identified the loss of trees for the Stanford Vest Senior Housing project as significant (impact 4.7-1). As such, Mitigation Measure 4.7 -1(a) -(e) \vould apply. These measures provide for protection of existing trees to the extent feasible and for full replacement of all trees actually lost as a result of construction. No other changes to Biological Resources impacts would occur. Other Issue Areas Since the revisions consist of a rearrangement of relatively minor project components and would not increase the amount of development that would occur on -site, the analyses for all other issue areas presented in the EIR would not change. ,St pjord Shopping Center Expansion Description of Project Revisions The Stanford Shopping Center project has been revised to include 80,000 square feet of retail space instead of the originally proposed 160,000 square feet. This revision is similar to the Draft EIR's 50% Reduced Density Stanford Shopping Center Alternative and the Planning Commission's Recommendation to reduce the amount of retail expansion and relocate the North Parking Structure with respect to impacts of 80,000 square feet. Please refer to the 50% Reduced Density Stanford Shopping Center Alternative impact discussion found on pages 6.1-54 through 6.1-58 of the EIR and Section 13.2 of Chapter 13, Response to Major Issues Raised by Planning Commission, found on pages 13-20 through 13-32 of the EIR. S WI. YPLAD1V'MR'SANDH1LI EJR•ADDS EIR•REVS WPD 11 Stanford Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary cif -Current Project Revisions No revised plans have been submitted showing the specific locations of the additional square footage; however, in conversations between City and Stanford staff, the applicant indicated that the 80,000 square feet would be within the footprint of the originally proposed 160.000 square feet, most likely within Building 2 (10,000 square feet), Building 4 (9,000 square feet), and Building 6 (61,000 square feet in two stories). as shown in Figure 1. The analysis in Chapter 13 of the EIR concluded that the relative allocation of the reduced square footage did not make any significant difference svith respect to environmental impacts. Likewise, the project as currently proposed would not add any significant new impacts. Only one new parking structure would be constructed. The new -structure. Parking Structure I, would be located on Quarry Road next to the existing parkin_ structure. The maximum height of the new parking structure at the gi:;i ai rail wo: 1?: 24 feet 10 inches (see Figure 2). The stair towers, however, would extend appr. �.i;, !'�iv c g fee; +' bovc the iSiArd re it 17�?'rtl Approximately 1,535 spaces would be providc':t. Changed Environmeni:tl Irnp:zcts Visual Quality As described for the originally proposed (160,000 square feet) Stanford Shopping Center Expansion project on pages 4.2-34 and 4.2-35, Section 4.2 of the EIR, the features of the project that would contribute the most to the significant and unavoidable visual change in the Sand Hill Road Corridor included the North Parking Structure, the four -lane extension, and Building 6 with 89,000 square feet (two -stories). With the latest set of project revisions, all three of these components have changed or are likely to change compared to the originally proposed project; the North Parking Structure would still be eliminated as presented in Chapter 11 of the EIR, the extension has been reduced to two -lanes, and Building 6 would likely remain in a portion of its original location but be reduced in size and located further back from Sand Hill Road. Although Building 2 could increase in size compared to the originally proposed project, the change would not alter the conclusions of the EIR. In addition, if Building 3 on Arboretum Road were moved, visual impacts would be lessened in this area overall. These changes would reduce the magnitude of visual impact related to the Stanford Shopping Center Expansion. However, since Building 6 would likely be built at two -stories, adding a new visual element to the area, and other project components would still be built, the significant and unavoidable visual impact for the Sand Hill Road corridor (Impact 4.2-1) would still occur and Mitigation Measure 4.2-1(g) for the Stanford Shopping Center would still apply. The further reduction of parking area and the potential for removal of Building 9 proposed under this revision Nrould reduce Draft EIR Visual Quality Impact 4.2-4 identified for Quarry Road. Although the elimination of two of the three proposed new parking structures and possibly Building 9 (see Figure 3 -32R -A on page 11-21 in Chapter 11 of the Final EIR) would result in a substantial decrease in visual impact, the addition of one new structure would still be considered significant. Mitigation SVI. ANUN, ADI1/4'CM.SANN! \EIR•REVSWPo 12 Stanf Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary' of Current Project Revisions Figure 1 SAPLANIPLADDACMR\SANDDILOEIR•ADD.\"EIR-REVS WPD 13 Stanford Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary orCu-rent Project Revisions Measure 4.2-4(b), as modified by the conditions of approval, would still be required to minimize the visual effects of the building length. AU other visual quality impacts would remain the same as presented in the EIR. Transportation As discussed in Section 13:2 of the EIR, there would be a slight improvement in intersection LOS under this revision (see page 13-25). The reduction is more of a result of reducing the expansion than the relocation or reallocation of retail space or parking. The relocation of the parking structure has only a limited impact on traffic circulation at those intersections adjacent to the site, and no impact on the intersections that are not in the immediate area of the Shopping Center. A large proportion of the Shopping Center traffic is already expected to use the Quarry Road entrance in the proposed project scenario, and relocating a greater proportion of the parking supply closer to this entrance does not significantly alter the arrival/departure patterns previously estimated for the proposed project. Therefore, the further reduction of parking area and reallocation of retail space would not significantly alter the conclusions of the EIR. Other Issue Areas This revision involves a further reduction to the amount of developed space presented for Refined 50% Stanford Shopping Center Expansion Alternative Section 13.2 of in the EIR. Since the proposJ would remove two new parking structures, the associated impacts of construction and operation of those structures would commensurately decrease for alt other issues areas. Since the revisions involve the removal of proposed retail buildings and reallocation of retail space, the overall amount of retail development would not alter compared to the Refined 50% Stanford Shopping Center Alternative, and would be within the magnitude of impacts described for the originally proposed project. However, no impact identified in the EIR would be eliminated as a''result of the revisions. Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements Description of Project Revisions As described for Special Roadway Consideration 1 in the EIR (Section 6.2), in response to Council direction, the applicant has revised the Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements project to provide for a two-lane, rather than four -lane, extension of Sand Hill Road from Arboretum Drive to El Camino Real (see Figure 3). The existing portion of Sand Hill Road would be widened from two through travel lanes to four lanes, from Arboretum Road to Santa Cruz Avenue as originally proposed. The widening would be consistent with earlier Planning Cornmission recommendations, and with revised mitigation measures and conditions. S V'I.A .'PLADII'+CrIA`.SA\D IIlLVF.IR•ADD\'EIR•REVS WPP 15 Stanford Hili Road Corridor Projects Suring of Current Project Revisions The extension would have westbound left turn pockets at the two entrances to the Shopping Center and at Arboretum Road. The intersection configuration at Sand Hill Road and El Camino Real would consist of too left turn lanes and a single right turn lane. There would be no provision for any future connection to Alrna Street (see Figure 3). The right-of-way width for the extension of Sand Hill Road would be 72 feet, as shown on Figure 3. The right-of-way would increase to 83 feet on the approach to El Camino Real in order to accommodate the second left turn lane, as \veil as a right turn lane. The northern edge of the right-of-way alignment would be consistent with the recommendations of the AR.B, Planning Commission and staff. The 100 -foot setback from San Francis quito Creek would be observed. Ail other roadway ip n -n _ (F,: Stock Farr Ro_ d. Quarry Road, Arboretum Road, Palo D-n\c.. Pa teur Drive and Vineyard Lane) Lvould remain as proposed. Changed Environmental Impacts Since the applicant revisions are similar to the Special Ro arlway Consideration 1 and 3 presented in the EIR, refer to pages 6.2-3 through 6.2-6 and panes 6.2-8 through 6.2-11 for a discussion of environmental impacts, with the exception of transportation and Circulation Nvhich is addressed below. Transportation and Circulation The revisions to the project include components of both Special Roadwaygonsideration 1 and 2. The main differences between Special Roadway Consideration 1 and the project revisions include the reduced Stanford Shopping Center Expansion (80,000 square feet) and the addition of an eastbound left turn lane on Sand Hill Road at the intersection with El Camino Real. The main difference between Special Roadway Consideration 3 and the project revisions is that Special Roadway Consideration 3 is two -lanes for the entire section of Sand Hill Road from Santa Cruz Avenue to El Camino Real. Analysis was conducted of the Sand Hill Road'El Camino Real intersection to determine likely peak hour Level of Service under the currently proposed configuration. This analysis assumed peak hour traffic demand volumes comparable to those estimated for Special Roadway Consideration 1, the two-lane extension coupled with a four -lane Sand Hill Road from Arboretum Road to Santa Cruz Avenues To make the two left -turn lanes function effectvely, both would need to be approximately 300 feet in length. S WLAAVLADIN'CAIR'SANDHILLVIR•ADDMEIR.REYS WPO 17 • Stanfordid Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary of Current Project Revisions Based upon this evaluation, it is apparent that the currently proposed revisions to the Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Improvements project would not create traffic impacts at this location any greater than those identified in the EIR. Other Revisions In addition to the revisions presented and analyzed above, the City and applicant agreed to the following changes to the Draft Development Agreement: Special Condition Area 13 Until the year 2020, the applicant has agreed to only develop academic and recreational fields and associated support facilities in. Special CoCondition Area B with the exception of r tai:;i>-4 the right to propose faculty, staff and/or student housing, in the area east of Fremont ont Road (set Figure 4). Although there are no plans at this time to develop this area for housing. any future proposal would be developed within the framework of the County Genera: Use Permit (e.g. t,,; population counts toward the population cap and there would continue to be a require„?en', of no net new trips). Also, consistent with the provisions of Area B, any proposed building or development havinty.. more than 5,000 square feet would require a separate County Use Permit. 2. El Camino Park Lease Agreement The "El Camino Park" lease currently includes the land that is park dedicated, known as El Camino Park, as well as the areas the City subleases to the Holiday Inn, MacArthur Park, the Red Cross and the Valley Transportation Authority (the train depot). Under the revised development agreement, as of the time the first building permits are issued for the Stanford West Apartments or Stanford West Senior Housing projects: (1) those portions of the lease that were not dedicated parkland and train depot lease area would revert back to Stanford, (2) the lease for the dedicated parkland would be extended from 2013 to 2033, at a rent of one dollar per year, and (3) the lease for the train depot lease area would be extended and remain under the current terms and conditions, except that the,City would have a right to terminate that lease as of the current termination date in 2013. These changes in the development agreement would not result in changes to any of the analyses presented in the E1R. Further, any development proposed for Special Condition Area B will be subject to separate environmental review. Conclusions The revisions described and analyzed in this summary implement recommendations of the City Council, Planning Commission and ARB, and mitigation measures contained in the Draft EIR and Final EIR. In the case of the Stanford West Apartments project, the addition of a child care facility, 51PLANPLADIV,.CAIRSA\DIIILLIEIK•ADD\EIR-ilEVS WPD 18 • Figure 4 S:1PLANIPLADIWCMR'S NDIIILVEIR•ADDMEIR•REVS.WPD 19 Stanforad Hill Rod Corr' Summary of Current Project Stanfo!' nd Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary of Current Project Revisions resident -serving retail center and bic) cleipedestrian connector path have all been previously analyzed in the EIR. The refinements of these additions as described above do not result in any additional impacts. The Stanford West Senior Housing project has been revised to specifically reduce biological resource impacts within San Francisquito Creek implementing Mitigation Measure 4.7-9(b). As a result of this revision, visual quality impacts are also reduced. No additional impacts are identified. The Stanford Shopping Center Expansion revision further reduces the impacts identified for the Refined 50% Reduced Density Stanford Shopping Center Alternative presented in Chapter 13 of the Final EIR, Response to Major Issues Raised by the Planning Commission. No additional impacts are identified. Revisions to the Sand Hill Road Extension and Related Roadway Improvements project represent a further refinement of Special Roadway Consideration 1 and 3 presented in Section 6.2 of the Draft EIR. Based upon new analyses performed for the new configurations no additional impacts would occur over that analyzed in the EIR. In sumrnary, the revisions presented in this document do not create any additional significant impacts, increase substantially the magnitude of any impact over that previously identified in the Draft EIR and Final EIR, or require the implementation of any additional mitigation measures. $WLANAPLADtV'O1R5.ANNULI \EIR•ADD NIE1R•REVS %VPD 20 Stanford & Hill Road Corridor Projects Summary of Current Project Revisions ENDNOTES 1. It should be noted that the requirements discussed in this analysis are not considered "official" under Title 22. As quoted from the inside corer of this document, The following Chid: Day Care - General and Day Care Centers regulations are an unofficial version of the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division i 2, Chapters 1 and 2. These regulations have been updated to reflect changes through August, 1993.... Nonetheless, based on discussions with the Coastal Region Community Care Licensing Office in San Bruno, these regulations are the basis for licensing new child care facilities in California. Available sources indicate that there should be one space per employee in addition to one additional space per 350 square feet, or a total of 25 to 30 spaces to accommodate the needs of staff, visiiors and drop-off by parents. Chuck Bernstein, Executive Director of Heads Up! Child Development Center main office, personal communication with Kendra Ryan, EIP Associates, April 30, 1997. Janice Shaul, Infant,Toddler/Preschool Coordinator, Palo Alto Community Child Care, personal communication with Kendra Ryan, EIP Associates, April 30, 1997. Chuck Bernstein, Executive Director of Heads Up! Child Development Center main office, personal communication with Kendra Ryan, EIP Associates, April 30, 1997. Because the current proposal actually calls for 80,000 square feet of expansion at the Shopping Center rather than the 160,000 square feet assumed in both the proposed project and SRC 1, the current proposal would likely not result in conditions any worse than the LOS C estimate, and possibly better. S MPLADI StRIS.NDIILL LTFIR•ADOS.EIR.REVS N'PD 21