Coyote Alert - Text Version

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Date: Fri Oct 23 1998 - 10:41:26 PDT


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ALERT!
COYOTE POINT SEVERELY THREATENED!
MASSIVE SEVEN-STORY AND FIVE-STORY BUILDINGS AND A POSSIBLE **
ELEVEN-STORY ** BUILDING NEXT TO THE BAY WILL CAUSE EXTREME WIND SHADOW.
ALL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WINDSURF LOCATIONS WILL BE MUCH MORE CROWDED
IF THE WIND IS BLOCKED AT COYOTE POINT.

THE DEADLINE TO ACT HAS COME. ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME BY OCTOBER 28, 1998 BY 5:00 P.M. PACIFIC STANDARD
TIME!

READ THE COMMENT LETTER.
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE COYOTE POINT:
(1) PRINT OR TYPE OUT A COPY OF THE LETTER.
AND (2) SIGN IT (SIGNATURE REQUIRED) AND FAX IT TODAY.
AND (3) CALL THE CITY AND VERIFY THAT THEY RECEIVED YOUR FAX: (650)
696-7250.
THEN, ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO FAX LETTERS, TOO.
FAX TO CITY OF BURLINGAME, ATTENTION MEG MONROE:
(650) 342-8386

NOTE: IF YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, YOU COULD MAIL A COPY OF THE LETTER TO:
CITY OF BURLINGAME PLANNING DEPARTMENT, ATTENTION MEG MONROE, 501
PRIMROSE ROAD, BURLINGAME, CA, 94010. BUT, IT WOULD NEED TO BE
POSTMARKED IN CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY OCTOBER 24TH TO REACH THE CITY
DEPARTMENT IN TIME. OR, YOU COULD USE OVERNIGHT MAIL.

Thank you!

The San Francisco Boardsailing Association

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TO: City of Burlingame Planning Department,

ATTENTION: MEG MONROE, CITY PLANNER FAX: (650) 342-8386

THIS IS A PUBLIC COMMENT IN REFERENCE TO DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT SCH Number 98041109 (301 AIRPORT BOULEVARD)

PART I. IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

The Environmental Impact Report is not adequate and not complete because it does not identify the following as a "very significant" impact: The impact on the existing recreational facility Coyote Point Regional Park, which is one of the premier windsurfing locations in the world.

· The proposed 5 building development by DWI Inc. would create an extreme wind shadow which would severely impact, and possibly destroy, Coyote Point as a windsurfing location. The proposed development would be located directly upwind from the Coyote Point launch, causing it to block the "northwesterly winds generated by high-pressure cells over the pacific ocean…and forced into a more westerly orientation." (Cited from EIR page III.C.1)

· Coyote Point is internationally renowned and has been used for over 18 years by thousands of windsurfers. Windsurfing is a healthy, pollution-free, and revenue-generating sport.

· In addition to the impacts already cited as "significant" in the EIR, including: increased traffic, degraded air quality, degradation of runoff water quality, and obstruction of views, the obstruction of wind that would be caused by this project must be addressed. Serious health and safety issues are also present: if a windsurfer is not able to return to the beach due to the wind shadow, increased numbers of emergency situations, including Coast Guard rescues, will result.

· The EIR reports that "The proposed project would exceed the maximum height allowed…(Seven Story) Building C would have a height of 98 feet…whereas 65 feet maximum is allowed." (In addition, a 128 foot, Eleven Story building is proposed as part of an alternative plan.) And, "View Obstruction from Airport Boulevard would be 77 percent, whereas 40 percent maximum is allowed." (EIR page III.A.3)

PART II. WAYS ADVERSE EFFECTS COULD BE MINIMIZED

1. The City of Burlingame should deny all requests for Special Permits to exceed the limits established in the 1981 Burlingame Specific Area Plan for building height, lot coverage, landscaping, and view obstruction.

2. The City of Burlingame should choose Alternative 2 in the Report, "Reduced Office Development" (EIR page S.2), which could require developing only one of the phases of the project.

3. Any building(s) should be located at the south end of the property to minimize the wind shadow. (Ground-level parking lots should be located at the north end.)

Thank you very much.

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