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Home My WebLink About2003-06-23 City Council (6)TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT DATE:JUNE 23, 2003 CMR:335:03 SUBJECT:ADDITIONAL FLOOR AREA IN STANFORD RESEARCH PARK This is an informational report and no Council action is required. BACKGROUND In 2002, the City Council mandated that any project adding floor area and new jobs in the Stanford Research Park would require a supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to be prepared. This mandate was the result of growth occurring in the Stanford Research Park much more quickly than anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan. The supplemental EIR would evaluate the impacts of the growth beyond that expected and evaluated in the original Comprehensive P!an EIR. DISCUSSION A project has been proposed in the Research Park that will not add new jobs and therefore is not subject to Council’s mandate. The project is at 3401 Hillview Avenue, an office campus currently leased to Roche Bioscience. The applicant has proposed the construction of a +6,600 square foot chemical storage building at the east side of the property, in the vicinity of Foothill Expressway and main entrance to the Veterans Administration Hospital. The new storage facility will replace an existing +5,000 square foot facility, which will be emptied of all material and demolished after receipt of a Hazardous Material Closure Permit from the Fire Department. Construction of the facility would result in a net gain of +1,600 square feet of new floor area. The facility will contain areas for hazardous and non-hazardous materials only. No office space will be located in the facility. The project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and an Environmental Impact Assessment is being completed in conjunction with an Architectural Review Board (ARB) review. The Architectural Review Board will review this project at the meeting of July 17, 2003. It is anticipated that a Negative Declaration CMR:335:03 Page 1 of 2 will be made for this project. This project would not decade traffic conditions or contribute to the jobs/housing imbalance. Furthermore, the applicant has submitted a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) checklist for the project. As a result of the use of geen building materials, energy and water efficient systems, and appropriate site selection, the project has scored 36 points on the LEED scale, which would qualify for a Silver LEED rating (Attachment A). Roche will not formally submit for LEED certification, but has chosen to use LEED as a model to review systems and methods to provide an environmentally friendly building. Staff will continue to prepare informational reports to update Council on projects in the Stanford Research Park. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Checklist PREPARED BY: STEVEN TURNER Planner DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW: STEVE EMSLIE Director of Planning and Community, Environment CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:@. EMILY HARRISON Assistant City Manager CMR:335:03 Page 2 of 2 Attachment A G Building ng System Constructio~ & ~enovations (LEED-NC) Versior~ 2ol Revised 3/14/03 Sustainable Checklis Sites 14 Possible Points Prereq I ~ ~ ,~ Credit 1 Credit. i ~i_._t ~ Credit3 ~X__j i~i .1~ Credit4.1 ,~ Credit 4.2 t X ~ Credit 4.3 ~ ~ ~ Credit 4.4 X__.j .~’ ~ Credit 5.I ~ ~1 ~ Credit 5.2 !Xl ~ I~ Credit 6.1 ~,._._j ~ *~.~. Credit 6.2 __ ~ ~X._~ CreditT.1 ~ ! L_J Credit 7.2 credit Erosion & Sedimentation Control Required Site Selection Urban Redevelopment 1 Brownfield Redevelopment 1 Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access 1 Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms 1 Alternative Transportation, Alternative Fuel Vehicles I Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity Reduced Site Disturbance, Protect or Restore Open Space 1 Reduced Site Disturbance, Development Footprint 1 Stormwater Management, Rate and Quantity 1 Stormwater Management, Treatment 1 Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof Heat Island Effect, Roof 1 Light Pollution Reduction 1 Water Efficiency __ I i~ Credit1.1 ~-i~~ Creditl.2 ~~iX~~ i Credit 2 i’. , Credit 3.1 i ~ Credit 3.2 S Possible Points Water Efficient Landscapin~ Reduce by 50% Water Efficient Landscaping, No Potable Use or No Irrigation Innovative Wastewater Technologies Water Use Reduction, 20% Reduction Water Use Reduction, 30% Reduction 1 ] 1 1 1 Energy & Atmosphere Prereq 1 Prereq 2 Prereq 3 Credit 1 Credit 2.1 Credit 2.2 Credit 2.3 Credit 3 Credit 4 Credit 5 Credit 6 17 Possible Points Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning Minimum Energy Performance CFC Reduction in HVAC&R Equipment Optimize Energy Performance Renewable Energy, 5% Renewable Energy, 10% Renewable Energy, 20% Additional Commissioning Ozone Depletion Measurement & Verification Green Power Required Required Required 1-1o 10 1 1 1 1 LEEDT~ Rating System Version 2,1 v 36 points U.S. Creen Building Council vi Materials & Resources 13 Possible Points [] Prereq 1 [] [] ~ Credit 1.1 [] [] X~ Credit 1.2 [] [] _~ Credit 1.3 ~ [] [] Credit2.1 [] ~ ~,, Credit 2.2 ~X~ [] ~} Credit 3.1 [] [] ~ Credit 3.2 ~ [] ~ Credit 4.1 ~ ~ ~ Credit 5.1 G G Cre i, . ~ ~ Credit 6 ndoor Storage & Collection of Recyclables Required Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Shell 1 Building Reuse, Maintain 100% of Shell 1 Building Reuse, Maintain 100% Shell & 50% Non-Shell 1 Construction Waste Management, Divert 50%1 Construction Waste Management, Divert 75%1 Resource Reuse, Specify 5%1 Resource Reuse, Specify 10%1 Recycled Content, Specify 5% (p.~ + 112 p.i,)1 Recycled Content, Specify 10% (p.c. + I~ p.i.)1 Local/Regional Materials, 20% Manufactured Locally 1 Local/Regional Materials, of 20% in MRcS.1, 50% Harvested Locally 1 Rapidly Renewable Materials 1 Certified Wood 1 Environmenta[ Quality 15 Possible Points Minimum IAQ Performance Required Environmental Tobacco Smoke lETS) Control Required Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Monitoring Ventilation Effediveness Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction 1 Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy 1 Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants 1 Low-Emitting Materials, Paints 1 Low-Emitting Materials, Car~t Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood 1 Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control Controllability of Systems, Perimeter 1 Controllability of Systems, Non-Perimeter 1 Thermal Comfort, Comply with ASHRAE 55-1992 1 "]-~erma] Comfort, Permanent Monitoring System 1 Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces 1 Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces 1 Prereq 1 Prereq 2 Credit 1 Credit 2 Credit 3.1 Credit 3.2 Credit 4.1 Credit 4.2 Credit 4.3 Credit 4.4 Credit 5 Credit 6.1 Credit 6.2 Credit 7.1 Credit 7.2 Credit 8.1 Credit 8.2 Innovation & Design Process Innovation in Design Innovation in Design Innovation in Design Innovation in Design LEEDT~ Accredited Professional Credit 1.2 Credit 1.3 Credit 1.4 Credit 2 Project Totals [][~[~ Certified 26-32 points Silver 33-38 points Gold 39-51 points 5 Possible Points 1 1 1 1 69 Possible Points Platinum 52-69 points Items marked on Project, Checklist does not guarantee acceptance of points by the US Green Building Council if project is registered under LEED V2.1.