Agenda packet — Daly City City Council, November 27, 2023 (part 1 of 2)

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CITY OF DALY CITY
Regular Meeting - CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Monday, November 27, 2023 - 7:00 PM

City Hall Council Chambers – 2nd Floor
City Hall, 333 – 90th Street
Daly City, CA 94015

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CALL TO ORDER:

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG:

ROLL CALL:

PRESENTATIONS:

1. DCPLA Grant to the Daly City Public Library, Trisha deVera, Board Vice President, Daly City Public Library Associates

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

2. Regular Meeting of November 13, 2023

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

PUBLIC APPEARANCES/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:

NOTE: Speakers are limited to two minutes, unless modified by the Mayor.

The Council cannot take action on any matter raised under this item.

CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and may be approved by one roll call vote of the City Council. There shall be no separate discussion of the matters on the Consent Agenda unless requested by a member of the City Council. If discussion is required, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately at the end of the Agenda.

Resolutions:

3. Request Use of Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds to Purchase TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzers for the Daly City Police Department

4. Accept and Appropriate a $5,220 grant from the Daly City Public Library Associates

5. Reallocate the California Department of Parks and Recreation Specified Grant from the Margate Park Improvements Project to the Hillside Park Improvements Project

6. Final Acceptance of the Subdivision Improvements for Minor Subdivision SUB-6-19-14075 (489 Vista Grande Avenue)

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

7. General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 – Establishing C-MU Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue STAFF: Michael Van Lonkhuysen

RECOMMENDATION: Open/Close Hearing
Motion for City Attorney to Read by Title Only
Councilmember Introduce Ordinance
Adopt Resolution by Roll Call Vote

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COMMUNICATIONS:

8. Mixed- Use Condominium Building at 2321 Geneva Avenue – Major Subdivision SUB-05-21- 015047, Use Permit UPR-05-21-015048, Design Review DR-05-21-015049, and Lot Merger LOT-05-21-015050
STAFF: Michael Van Lonkhuysen

RECOMMENDATION: Motion to Continue

AWARD OF BIDS/CONTRACTS:

9. Appropriate Funds and Award of Construction Contract for the Bayshore Community Center Generator Project
STAFF: Richard Chiu, Jr.

RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution by Roll Call Vote

APPOINTMENTS: Board/Commission Membership Committee Appointments

REPORTS:

10. Council Committee

11. City Council

12. Staff

ADJOURNMENT:

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CITY OF DALY CITY
MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING – CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
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The regular meeting was called to order by Mayor Buenaventura at 7:03 P.M.

ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Present:

Raymond A. Buenaventura, Mayor
Juslyn C. Manalo, Vice Mayor
Roderick Daus-Magbual
Pamela DiGiovanni
Glenn R. Sylvester

Staff Present:

Thomas J. Piccolotti, City Manager
Rose L. Zimmerman, City Attorney
K. Annette Hipona, City Clerk

PRESENTATIONS:

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
(Jenny Obiaya, CEO and Cynthia Valente, Site Director)

Proclamation - United Against Hate Week, November 12-18, 2023

Bay Area Global Outreach Lions Club – Daly City Flu Shots Project (Uni Buckley, Charter President)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Regular Meeting of October 23, 2023

It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember DiGiovanni and carried to approve the minutes of October 23, 2023, as amended.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember Daus-Magbual and carried to approve the agenda.

PUBLIC APPEARANCES/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:

Dr. Augusto Valera Jr., Lions Club International, summarized responsibilities as medical director of the Lions including holding health fairs in Daly City for the last 15 years. Valera highlighted their work in providing flu and COVID shots in the community, willingness to partner with other club s, and future plans to expand health and youth services in Daly City.

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2 Vennie Acebedo, resident, supported collaborating with the City. As part of community- based organization HealthWays, Acebedo helps bring knowledge from the Philippines to apply these ideas locally.

Fernando Montanes, community liaison for Driving 4 Equity, provided an update on the amount of clothes that have been collected by the organization a nd thanked the Council, the City Manager and staff for all their support. On behalf of the student members, Montanes requested help with finding storage for the clothes and supplies collected thus far and provided updates on upcoming collection drives.

CONSENT AGENDA:

It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember DiGiovanni and carried to approve the consent agenda with the exception of items # 5, 6, 10, 12 which were pulled for further discussion.

Communications:

2023 Quarter 3 Investment Report

Director of Finance and Administrative Services Tim Nevin provided the staff report and addressed questions on interest amounts, updates on Cal CLASS, fund sources, and the liquidity of City investments.

It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember DiGiovanni and carried by voice vote to approve the report.

Resolutions:

Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report on Collection and Use of Developer Public Facility Fees

Director Nevin and Director of Public Works Richard Chiu addressed questions on SB1 funds and when the public facility fees were last updated.

It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo , seconded by Councilmember DiGiovanni and carried by voice vote to adopt the following resolution:

Resolution 23- 170, Approving Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report On Collection And Use Of Developer Public Facility Fees

Adopt Resolution Authorizing Execution of Amendment to the Employment Agreement of the City Attorney

Resolution 23-171, Authorizing Execution Of Amendment To The Employment Agreement Of The City Attorney

Adopt Resolution to Amend Recurrent and Part -time Hourly Rates Schedule in Accordance with City Council Adopted Minimum Wage

Resolution 23-172, Adopting Amendment To Recurrent And Part-Time Hourly Rates Schedule

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3 Accept and Appropriate $750,000 in Gr ant Funding from the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery’s Legacy Disposal Site Abatement Partial Grant Program Fiscal Year 2022-23 for the Mussel Rock North Bluff Mitigation and Stabilization Project – Upper Disposal Area Targeted Waste Removal

Resolution 23-173, Accepting And Appropriating Grant Funding From The California Department Of Resources Recycling And Recovery’s Legacy Disposal Site Abatement Partial Grant Program Fiscal Year 2022-23 For The Mussel Rock North Bluff Mitigation And St abilization Project – Upper Disposal Area Targeted Waste Removal

Authorize City Manager to Participate in Peninsula Clean Energy’s Solar and Storage on Public Building Program

Peter Levitt, Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE), provided an overview of their agency’s mission to decarbonize portions of the Bay Area by expanding access to sustainable and affordable energy solutions to its member ag encies. Levitt highlighted financial savings for the City a nd community benefits. Levitt and Director Chiu addressed questions on union labor, Net Energy Metering (NEM) versions, how PCE establishes its rates, repair updates to Fire Station 91, the feasibility of the proposed solar projects, the electric grid, public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) concerns, and power storage backup options during PSPS.

It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember Daus-Magbual and carried by voice vote to adopt the following resolution:

Resolution 23-174, Authorizing City Manager To Deploy Solar Photovoltaic Systems At Agency Facilities In Partnership With Peninsula Clean Energy And Execute A Power Purchase Agreement

Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Dorman Associates for Design of Early Learning Center

Resolution 23-175, Authorizing Execution Of Agreement For Professional Services Agreement With Dorman Associates For Design Of Early Learning Center

Setting Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Consider General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 -- C-MU Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning District

Director of Economic and Community Development Tatum Mothershead provided the staff report requesting to set a public hearing at the next Council meeting on November 27th for the subject item.

Mothershead addressed questions on the location of the project , whether the development adjacent to the Cow Palace will also be considered during the public hearing, and a request by Councilmember Sylvester for information on housing bills pertaining to the development on Geneva Avenue.

It was moved by Councilmember Daus-Magbual, seconded by Vice Mayor Manalo and carried to adopt the following resolution:

Resolution 23- 176, Setting Time And Place Of Public Hearing Regarding General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 And Zone Change Z C-10-23-16496 – C-MU Commercial Mixed -Use Zoning District (Along Mission Street and Geneva Avenue)

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4 Setting Time and Place for Public Hearing on Community Development and Housing Needs

Resolution 23-177, Setting Time And Place Of Public Hearing Re: Assessment Of Community Development And Housing Needs

Check Registers

Check Registers for the Month of October 2023

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

Approve an Automated License Plate Reader Program

Deputy Chief of Police Cameron Christensen provided the staff report for the proposed ALPR program which provides valuable information to police officers regarding stolen vehicles and missing persons, support for criminal investigations, and which serves as a crime deterrent. Christensen summarized ALPR policy, privacy considerations, and funding for the program via Measure Q funds. Christensen addressed questions on how much funding the department received for retail theft prevention, criteria for ALPR storage retention and data extraction, and questions on ALPR policy and utilization.

Mayor Buenaventura opened the hearing. There were no public comments.

It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember Daus-Magbual and carried to close the hearing.

It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember DiGiovanni and carried by unanimous roll call vote to adopt the following resolution:

Resolution 23-178, Approving Implementation Of An Automated License Plate Reader Program

AWARD OF BIDS/CONTRACTS:

Award Construction Contract for the Fire Station 91 Roof Project

Assistant to the Director of Public Works Jeffrey Fornesi provided the staff report which recommended awarding the construction contract to Garland DBS, Inc. in the amount of $182,853 for the subject project.

It was moved by Councilmember DiGiovanni, seconded by Councilmember Daus-Magbual and carried by unanimous roll call vote to adopt the following resolution:

Resolution 23-179, Authorizing Execution Of Construction Contract With Garland/DBS, Inc. For The Fire Station 91 Roof Project

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5 RESOLUTIONS:

Adopt Resolution for a Sister City Relationship with Izumisano City of Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Assistant to the City Manager Leilani Ramos provided the staff report including background information on Izumisano City, the meeting between Daly City staff and Izumisano City delegates, and Izumisano City Mayor Chiyomatsu’s ties to Daly City as a former resident. The proposed Sister City agreement between the two cities promotes joint development and prosperity and active exchanges in culture, education, the arts, and economics. Ramos shared a statement from Mayor Chiyomatsu requesting consideration of the Sister City relationship between Daly City and Izumisano City.

Councilmember DiGiovanni noted not being afforded the opportunity to meet with the Izumisano City delegation when they were in Daly City.

It was moved by Mayor Buenaventura, seconded by Vice Mayor Manalo and carried by unanimous roll call vote to adopt the following resolution:

Resolution 23-180, Authorizing A Sister City Agreement Between The Cities Of Daly City, California And Izumisano City Of Osaka Prefecture, Japan To Create A Formal Sister City Relationship

REPORTS:

Council Committee

San Mateo County Mosquito & Vector District (Sylvester)

City Council

Vice Mayor Manalo attended the following events: the ALLICE 20th Anniversary Gala which serves domestic violence survivors and which had keynote speaker Attorney General Rob Bonta and also Liezel Lucero Chan and Claire Tempongko’s mother; the Filipino American History Month (FAHM) celebration at San Francisco City Hall with the Filipino Arts Exposition, the 125th celebration of Philippine Independence, the 30th year of Pistahan, the 30th year of FACINE, and saw cultural performances from Parangal; the John Daly Library event where Manalo read at Story Time with the Kababayan Kids for FAHM; the book launch of the SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American Studies with Councilmember Daus-Magbual at Skyline College; the Make a Difference Day event at City Hall, commending Assistant to the City Manager Ramos and acknowledging Recreation Director Brown for their work; the Bayshore Block Party which saw parents, teachers, children, and the Police and Fire departments come to the event; the Alvarado Project event at the Philippine Consulate to honor the Filipino WWII veterans who fought for our freedoms; the Philippine International Aid event with Arts & Culture Commissioners Espinda and Rodriguez; the Employee Halloween Contest at City Hall and the Chamber of Commerce’s Halloween Contest at Serramonte Center – two events where Manalo served as a judge; the President’s Council event at Skyline College along with Supervisor Canepa, Labor Secretary- Treasurer Lind, and Bart of San Mateo Building Trades to support community colleges such as Skyline and expressed supporting continued shuttle services to Skyline as a member of C/CAG; the Turkey Bowling tournament with the Daly City-Colma Chamber of Commerce along with Supervisor Canepa, Councilmember Daus-Magbual, Colma Councilmembers Ken and Helen, Water and Wastewater Resources and Police staff, Assistant to the City Manager Ramos, City Attorney Zimmerman,

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6 U.S. Representative Mullin’s representatives, and many businesses; the Diwali celebration with the API Alliance; the celebration of life for Tim Figueras who touched many youths’ lives as a coach and mentor; and the Passion to Profit Renaissance event with small businesses in the Bayshore’s Cow Palace, acknowledging participants ECD Director Mothershead, ECD Specialist Manio, and JobTrain. Manalo looks forward to meeting with seniors and older adults to receive feedback and announced the Age- Friendly Task Force will be meeting on November 15th. Vice Mayor Manalo, Mayor Buenaventura and City Manager Piccolotti, are looking for an opportune time to meet with Dr. Acebedo and Dr. Valera to discuss their vision to give back to the Daly City community.

Councilmember Daus-Magbual attended the following events: the Filipina/x/o American Encyclopedia book launch at Skyline College with authors and performances from Chris Bautista and the Larry Itliong musical; and the Turkey Bowl, commending the Daly City -Colma Chamber of Commerce for hosting the successful event.

Councilmember DiGiovanni attended the following events: the Passion to Profit event by Renaissance, acknowledging ECD Specialist Manio and Director of ECD Mothershead, the small business panel, Small Business Commissioner Hill, JobTrain, and the CEO of Renaissance; the Veterans Day event, thanking City Manager Piccolotti, Assistant to the City Manager Ramos, Executive Administrative Assistant Zermeno, Daly City Police and Water and Wastewater Resources veterans, Director Chiu, Assistant to the Director Fornesi, the U.S. Marine Corps, Director Brown and the volunteers; the Veterans Day Event at San Bruno Cemetery with Grace David and other residents to honor veterans and their sacrifices; the CORA event with ALLICE to address domestic violence with Mayor Nicolas, Mayor Del Rosario; the Make a Difference Day event, thanking Assistant to the City Manager Ramos and acknowledged the Lions and Masons for their part in cleaning the Top of the Hill, noting Dr. Valera’s important role in addressing medical needs; the Bayshore Block Party which was also attended by Planning Commissioner Faapua, Rick, the school board, JUHSD’s Superintendent, Acting Chief Christensen, and Police and Fire staff members. DiGiovanni noted she was not informed about the Halloween event at City Hall and would have liked to participate as a judge or to see the City employees.

DiGiovanni requested consideration of celebrating Diwali Day in Daly City.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mayor Buenaventura adjourned the meeting at 9:55 PM in memory of Richard Michael Sims, Kevin McCartney, Cristina Miranda Dela Cruz, Rodolfo Altez Palma, and Jeri Michele Gandelman Hover.

Approved as submitted, this 27th
City Clerk
day of November , 2023.

Raymond A. Buenaventura
Mayor

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City Council Meeting Agenda ReportItem # _____
Meeting Date: November 27, 2023
Subject: Request Use of Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds to Purchase TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzers for the Daly City Police Department Recommended Action
Staff recommends Council approve the use of Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds to purchase (2) TruNarc handheld narcotics analyzers for use by the Daly City Police Department.

Background
Increasingly, police officers are coming across the synthetic opioid known as Fentanyl during routine patrol duties. Fentanyl can be absorbed through the skin, as well as through inhalation or ingestion, and its potency has made it one of the most lethal substances in the narcotic world. As a result, the law enforcement industry has changed narcotics handling practices and issued Narcan to counteract potentially lethal exposure. The TruNarc narcotics analyzer allows for substances to be tested without having to handle the substance directly, significantly limiting the potential for exposure.

Discussion
Fentanyl is being utilized in the uncontrolled manufacturing narcotics, which can increase the potential for exposure to first responders. The Daly City Police Department has changed its narcotics handling protocols to increase the safe handling of narcotics, with the understanding that a single fentanyl exposure can be lethal. Regardless of safeguards put into place, officers still need to manipulate unknown substances as part of evidence collection. The TruNarc handheld narcotics analyzer utilizes Raman spectroscopy to test substances through clear containers/plastics, reducing the potential for direct exposure. The result is nearly instantaneous and can be used as a presumptive result for prosecution. TruNarc is a sole source item through Fisher Scientific, and it is being utilized by law enforcement agencies throughout the country.

Fiscal Impact
Funding is available using Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds (DEA). The one-time purchase price for (2) TruNarc devices will not exceed $63,000.

Summary/Conclusion
Staff is available to provide any additional information desired by the Mayor or Councilmembers.

Respectfully submitted,
Cameron Christensen
Acting Chief of Police

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City Council Meeting Agenda ReportItem # _____
Meeting Date: November 27, 2023
Subject:Accepting and Appropriating a $5,220 Grant from the Daly City Public Library Associates
Recommended Action
It is recommended the City Council accept a $5,220 grant from the Daly City Public Library Associates and appropriate this amount for the purchase educational technology for children.

Background/Discussion
The Daly City Public Library Associates has provided a grant to the Library to purchase a new Early Literacy Computer for Serramonte Main Library and five Playaway Launchpad tablets to add to the Library’s circulating technology collection. These devices replace aging equipment and will further the early literacy mission of the library, providing young children and their families with safe, user-friendly devices designed to build specific skills. They come pre-loaded with age- appropriate subject or theme-based apps and do not require Wi-Fi so outside content can never be downloaded. This contribution is attributed to a grant from the Town of Colma.

Fiscal Impact
This $5,220 grant from the Daly City Public Library Associates was not anticipated in the current Fiscal Year budget. These grant funds were received and will be expended in Fiscal Year 2023-24.

Summary/Conclusion
Staff is available to provide any additional information desired by the Mayor or City Council.

Respectfully submitted,
Chela Anderson
Library Director

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City Council Agenda ReportItem # _____
Meeting Date: November 27, 2023
Subject: Reallocate the California Department of Parks and Recreation Specified Grant from the Margate Park Improvements Project to the Hillside Park Improvements Project
Recommended Action
Staff recommends the City Council reallocate the remaining funds in the amount of $3,906,751 from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Specified Grant originally for the Margate Park Improvements Project to the Hillside Park Improvements Project.

Background
In May 2022, the City Council adopted a resolution to accept and appropriate the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Specified Grant funds in the amount of $4,000,000 for the Margate Park Improvements project.

Discussion
During the conceptual design of the improvements, it was determined that the funds would be better utilized for improvements at Hillside Park instead of Margate Park. City staff worked with Assemblymember Phil Ting and the State Department of Parks and Recreation to transfer the remaining grant funds to Hillside Park for improvements.

Fiscal Impact
The remaining funds in the amount of $3,906,751 will be reallocated from Margate Park to Hillside Park.

Summary/Conclusion
Staff recommends the City Council reallocate the remaining funds in the amount of $3,906,751 from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Specified Grant originally for the Margate Park Improvements Project to the Hillside Park Improvements Project.

Staff is available to provide any additional information desired by the Mayor or Councilmembers.

Respectfully submitted,
Richard Chiu, Jr
Director of Public Works

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City Council Agenda ReportItem # _____

Meeting Date: November 27, 2023
Subject: Final Acceptance of the Subdivision Improvements for Minor Subdivision SUB-6-19-14075 (489 Vista Grande Avenue)
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to accept the completion of subdivision improvements for Minor Subdivision SUB-6-19-14075, 489 Vista Grande Avenue, and authorize the release of security deposit in accordance with the Subdivision Improvement Agreement.

Background
On September 9, 2019, the City Council reviewed and approved Minor Subdivision SUB-6-19- 14075 (Resolution 19-135), affirmed the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and approved the Conditions of Approval for the two-lot subdivision at 489 Vista Grande Avenue.

On February 14, 2022, the City Council approved the Subdivision Improvement parcel map for Minor Subdivision SUB-6-19-14075, the 489 Vista Grande Avenue Subdivision located at the southeast corner of Vista Grande Avenue and Willits Street, subject to the project’s Conditions of Approval. The parcel map subdivided the parcel into two lots: one of 2,971 square feet and the other 2,532 square feet in area. The Subdivision Improvement Agreement and bonds associated with the work were originally executed and provided by the Developer.

Subdivision improvements associated with the construction of the project included street improvements, sidewalk, water, sanitary sewer, and joint trench utilities. The total value of the subdivision improvements is $128,662.50.

Discussion
The Developer has completed the construction of improvements in accordance with the Subdivision Improvement Agreement, the plans and specifications, and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

The Developer provided bonds in the amount of $128,662.50, which may now be released in accordance with the terms of the Subdivision Improvement Agreement. A warranty security deposit in the amount of $12,866.25 will be held for a one-year period, in the event that any of the improvements fail within that time.

Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact to the City as a result of this action.

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Final Acceptance of the Subdivision Improvements for Minor Subdivision SUB-6-19-14075 (489 Vista Grande Avenue)
Meeting Date: November 27, 2023

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Summary/Conclusion
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to accept the completion of subdivision improvements for Minor Subdivision SUB-6-19-14075, the 489 Vista Grande Avenue Subdivision, and authorize the release of security deposit in accordance with the Subdivision Improvement Agreement.

Staff is available to provide any additional information desired by the Mayor or Councilmembers.

Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Chan Richard Chiu, Jr.

Acting City Engineer Director of Public Works

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City Council Meeting Agenda ReportItem # _____
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Meeting Date: November 27, 2023
Subject: General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 – Establishing C-MU Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue
Recommended Action
Approve the General Plan Amendment and Zone Change, establishing a new C-MU Commercial Mixed Use zoning district for the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors, rezoning parcels within these corridors to C-MU Commercial Mixed Use, amending the General Plan and BART Station Area Specific Plan land use designations for certain parcels, and establishing Objective Design Standards for all new buildings in these corridors.

Planning Commission Discussion
On November 7, 2023, the Planning Commission voted unanimously (4-0) to recommend the City Council approve the proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance, General Plan, and BART Station Area Specific Plan. Planning Commission comments are provided in bold italics.

Background
The concept of developing a new Commercial - Mixed Use (C-MU) zone along the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue was initiated when the City Council adopted the Daly City General Plan in 2013 and subsequent RHNA5 Housing Element in 2015. The RHNA5 Housing Element committed the City to the following objectives and tasks:

Policy HE-3: Provide regulatory incentives for developers to construct higher-density mixed- use development along Mission Street, Geneva Avenue, and any other locations within close proximity to public transit.

Task HE-3.1: Within one year, of the Housing Element adoption, the City shall establish a Commercial Mixed-Use (C-MU) zone for areas targeted for mixed-use development, including, but not limited to the boundaries of the existing C-1 Light Commercial zone presently encompassing Mission Street and Geneva Avenue (approximately 65 acres), and establish development regulations in the Zoning Ordinance specifically for higher density mixed-use development. The City shall, as a part of this task, explore increased building height within the C-MU zone, as determined sufficient to promote the construction of higher density mixed-use development within the zone.

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City Council Staff Report
General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 – Page 2 Establishing Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue November 27, 2023 these guidelines and augment with development regulations identified in Task HE

3.1 above to incorporate methods for repositioning mixed-use building mass away from lower-density neighborhoods.

In March 2020, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued a grant award to the City of Daly City to help implement these labor-intensive tasks. Shortly thereafter, the City Council selected Placeworks consultants to develop the new Commercial Mixed-Use (C-MU) zoning district for the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors, with the objective of promoting new multi-family housing and mixed-use development in these corridors.

Since this time, Placeworks has held a Stakeholder Workshop and Community Meetings to discuss the potential regulations in the new C-MU district. In July 2023, Placeworks presented the Commercial Mixed Use (C-MU) Zoning District Standards to the City Council, as well as “test fit” cases that detailed how the proposed regulatory concepts would work on actual properties in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors. Staff has also received input from Stephen Antonaros, who has designed several buildings that have been approved by the Planning Commission and City Council along Mission Street, and incorporated some of his suggestions.

Discussion
The new C-MU zoning district would replace the existing C-1 Light Commercial zoning for many of the properties adjacent to or in proximity of the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors. In reviewing the potential parcels to which the new zone would be applicable, the Planning Division is also proposing that several parcels be redesignated to the Commercial Mixed-Use (C-MU) General Plan Land Use designation on the General Plan Future Lane Use Map. The proposed text amendments to Chapter 17 (Zoning Ordinance), together with maps of the parcels that are proposed for either zoning or land use designation changes, are described in further detail in the attached memorandum from Placeworks (see Attachment A – General Plan/Specific Plan and Zoning Code Amendments Memo).

The largest regulatory changes associated with the new C-MU zoning district relate to land use allowance, building height, and parking. As part of the 2013 General Plan update, the City Council committed the City to streamlining development in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors, if design guidelines for mixed-use development were established and the Zoning Ordinance required a commercial component of sufficient proportion to the total building area and a residential component, in any new mixed-use building.

Task LU-4.3: Remove the use permit requirement for mixed-use projects that contain a commercial component of sufficient proportion to the total building area, as identified by the Zoning Ordinance, and a residential component.

This commitment, which at the time was part of the City’s Housing Element was in part to satisfy a requirement by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) that the City take steps to streamline its review of housing construction in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors. State law and HCD continue to promote policies throughout California that make housing development “by-right” and non-discretionary, and in fact mandate this entitlement

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City Council Staff Report
General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 – Page 3 Establishing Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue November 27, 2023 approach for Housing Element sites in the City’s Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA), of which there are several in the two corridors.

It is for this reason that the new C-MU zoning district now identifies residential land use as permissible without the requirement for a use permit. This essentially removes the use permit requirement that currently exists for mixed-use buildings containing residential uses above the ground floor and instead requires compliance with Objective Design Standards (ODS) which have been developed specifically for the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors (see Attachment B – Objective Design Standards). The Objective Design Standards contain what are essentially regulatory mandates for site design, building design, context sensitivity (making sure new buildings interface with existing homes adjacent to the corridors), and landscaping. All new buildings would be subject to the Objective Design Standards, including additions that add floors to an existing building, The Objective Design Standards would be referenced in Chapter 17 (Zoning Ordinance) and would be adopted by City Council resolution to allow for flexibility in administration.

Regarding building height, the proposed new C-MU zoning district regulations would mandate minimum and maximum heights of 30 feet and 120 feet, respectively, effectively allowing three- to 10-story buildings. The current C-1 Light Commercial District allows a 36-foot maximum height limit, although additional height is permitted by the Zoning Ordinance allowance of tapering the building inward at 45-degree agree angle after the 36 th foot. This allowance has resulted in an unintended “wedding cake” affect to building design that the Planning Division has attempted in the past to reconcile by allowing a shift in bulk away from the building center and toward the Mission Street or Geneva Avenue right-of-way. Past Planning Commission and City Council approvals have also allowed increased building height by approving concessions as provided by State Density Bonus Law, adopting Planning Development (PD) zoning for sites greater than one- acre, and approving Variances. Several buildings in the corridors have been constructed using these methods, including 2665 Geneva Avenue, 6098 Mission Street, and 88 Hillside, which are six, six, and eight stories maximum, respectively.

The City’s ability to regulate parking in both the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors has been recently restricted by the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 2097. As the Planning Commission may recall in the consideration of a reduced parking allowance for the building at 1784 Sullivan Avenue in March 2023, this law prohibits public agencies from imposing minimum parking requirements for residential, commercial, or other development projects if the project is one-half mile walking distance of a “high-quality transit corridor” or a “major transit stop.” A high-quality transit corridor is a corridor with fixed-route bus service with service intervals no longer than 15 minutes during peak commute hours. A major transit stop is a site containing an existing rail or bus rapid transit station, a ferry terminal served by bus or rail, or the intersection of two or more major bus routes with a frequency of 15 minutes or less during peak commute periods. For this reason, the proposed C-MU zoning district explicitly recognizes that new uses and buildings along the corridors may be completely exempt from the City’s regular parking requirement and allows for an analysis of the proposed and potential paring waiver under AB2097.

To provide the City Council with concepts about how the proposed C-MU zoning district regulations and design standards could be implemented, Placeworks has prepared a series of “test- fits” how building design and massing would be achieved for specific properties on the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors (see Attachment C – C-MU Zoning Regulation Test Fit

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General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 – Page 4 Establishing Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue November 27, 2023 Package). These test-fit sites include properties at the Mission/Bepler intersection, Mission/East Market intersection, and at 2840 Mission Street (presently a Dollar Tree store). •Commissioner Proano expressed concern about the State removing community input from the development review process, and the taller building heights and lack of parking that could result from the new zoning. She stated that the State should care what people in the adjacent neighborhoods want, but that she understood that Mission Street needs to be revitalized and that the area could use some additional height. She stated however that she had a concern that what we are communicating is that it doesn’t matter what neighbors think of new development. She suggested that it could be difficult to keep developers honest without going to the Planning Commission. Bruce Brubaker, the consultant from Placeworks who helped prepare the proposed regulations, discussed the checklist in the Objective Design Standards that the developer and the City staff would use to keep developers honest.
•A member of the public asked when the when the regulations would become effective. The staff responded that the new regulations would be effective by February 2024 if adopted by the City Council.
•Manny Reburiano, a previous applicant and property owner on Mission Street, asked if the 150 square foot open space requirement was new and if the open space could be provided on the roof of new buildings. Staff responded that this requirement was actually an existing regulation that used for all new multiple-family development. Commissioner Satorre suggested increasing the open space requirement to 200 square feet per unit. Staff stated that the 150 square foot requirement seemed to be working well.

Environmental Assessment
In accordance with the CEQA Guidelines, the City has determined that an Addendum to the General Plan’s Certified EIR is the appropriate environmental review for proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, and General Plan. None of the conditions analyzed under the Certified General Plan EIR have changed, nor do the proposed Zoning and General Plan changes, as an implementing tool of the General Plan, meet any of the criteria for preparing a subsequent or supplemental EIR. After an extensive analysis, the Addendum has determined that the amendments do not create substantially more severe significant effects than those previously examined in the Certified General Plan EIR (see Attachment D – Addendum No. 1 to the Daly City General Plan Update EIR).

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General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 – Page 5 Establishing Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue November 27, 2023 Findings
The Planning Commission has found that the proposed General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 - Establishment of C-MU Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning District is in accordance with Titles 5 and 17 of the Daly City Municipal Code and the City of Daly City General Plan. Approval of the proposed amendments to the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance will not be detrimental to the health, safety, morals, comfort and general welfare of persons residing or working in Daly City. The proposed project would not be injurious or detrimental to property and improvements in any neighborhood or result in substantial environmental damage or disturbance.

Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission adopt the following findings of fact:

1. In accordance with Title 17 of the Daly City Municipal Code, as well as applicable State zoning enabling legislation, the City Council conducted a public hearing on November 27, 2023; notice of said hearing was by newspaper publication, and posting and first class mailing to property owners within 300 feet of any property proposed for redesignation to the Commercial - Mixed Use (C-MU) General Plan land use designation and/or rezoning to the Commercial - Mixed Use (C-MU) Zoning District, on November 16, 2023;

2. The proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, and General Plan Future Land Use Map are consistent with and implement the Daly City General Plan (2013) and the RHNA5 Housing Element (2015), specifically the following objectives and tasks:

Policy HE-3:Provide regulatory incentives for developers to construct higher-density mixed-use development along Mission Street, Geneva Avenue, and any other locations within close proximity to public transit.

Task HE-3.1: Within one year, of the Housing Element adoption, the City shall establish a Commercial Mixed-Use (C-MU) zone for areas targeted for mixed-use development, including, but not limited to the boundaries of the existing C-1 Light Commercial zone presently encompassing Mission Street and Geneva Avenue (approximately 65 acres), and establish development regulations in the Zoning Ordinance specifically for higherdensity mixed-use development. The City shall, as a part of this task, explore increased building height within the C-MU zone, as determined sufficient to promote the construction of higher density mixed-use development within the zone.

Task HE-3.2: Review the existing design guidelines for mixed-use development to ensure the guidelines adequately address pertinent issues related to the construction of the mixed- use development both within existing neighborhoods and when higher-density development is proposed adjacent to lower-density neighborhoods. Amend these guidelines and augment with development regulations identified in Task HE 3.1 above to incorporate methods for repositioning mixed-use building mass away from lower-density neighborhoods.

Policy LU-1.Increase minimum property sizes in all commercial zones and restrict the ability of existing sites to subdivide;
Policy LU-1.Incorporate a lot merger incentive allowance to incentivize property owners to merge two or more adjacent lots for the purpose of new development;

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General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 – Page 6 Establishing Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue November 27, 2023 Policy LU-4.Explore increased building height within the new C-MU zone along Mission Street and Geneva Avenue;
Policy LU-4.Review, amend, and augment existing design guidelines for mixed-use development to incorporate methods for repositioning mixed-use building mass away from lower-density neighborhoods;
Policy LU-4.Amend parking regulations to allow for a 30 percent parking reduction for all mixed-use development projects and clarify that the mixed-use parking reduction is allowed for buildings containing residential and retail components and parking available to both uses; and
Policy LU-6.Establish parking regulations for the C-MU zone to require that any new restaurant provide the same number of parking spaces as that of a retail business (one space per each 300 square feet).

3. In accordance with the CEQA Guidelines, the City has determined that an Addendum to the General Plan’s Certified EIR is the appropriate environmental review for proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, and General Plan. None of the conditions analyzed under the Certified General Plan EIR have changed, nor do the proposed Zoning and General Plan changes, as an implementing tool of the General Plan, meet any of the criteria for preparing a subsequent or supplemental EIR. After an extensive analysis, the Addendum has determined that the amendments do not create substantially more severe significant effects than those previously examined in the Certified General Plan EIR.

Recommendations
Based on the findings enumerated above, the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council:

1. Adopt the Findings as outlined herein;

2. Find that the proposed regulations have been evaluated under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 and that an addendum to 2013 General Plan Environmental Impact Report is appropriate; and

3. Approve General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496, amending the General Plan designations of certain parcels to Commercial – Mixed Use, establishing the Commercial Mixed-Use (C_MU) Zoning District in Chapter 17 of the Daly City Municipal Code, and amending the Daly City Zoning Map to rezone certain parcel to Commercial- Mixed Use, as described in attachments.

Staff is available to provide any additional information desired by the Council members.

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General Plan Amendment GPA-10-23-16407 and Zone Change ZC-10-23-16496 – Page 7 Establishing Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue November 27, 2023 Respectfully submitted,
Michael Van Lonkhuysen Tatum Mothershead
Planning Manager Director of Economic and Community
Development
Attachments
Attachment A – General Plan/Specific Plan and Zoning Code Amendments Memo Attachment B – Objective Design Standards
Attachment C – C-MU Zoning Regulation Test Fit Package
Attachment D – Addendum No. 1 to the Daly City General Plan Update EIR Attachment E – Resolution Amending the General Plan and BART Station Specific Plan, and adopting Objective Design Standards
Attachment F – Ordinance Establishing the C-MU Zoning District and Rezoning Certain Parcels to C-MU on Mission Street and Geneva Avenue

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MEMORANDUM
DATE November 9, 2023
TO Michael Van Lonkhuysen, Planning Manager
FROM Bruce Brubaker and Pranjali Deokule (PlaceWorks)
SUBJECT General Plan/Specific Plan and Zoning Code Amendments Introduction
The City of Daly City is developing a new Commercial Mixed Use (C -MU) zoning district for its Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors to allow for the future development of new multi-family residential and mixed-use development. Implementation of this new zoning district requires a General Plan, Zoning Code and BART Station Area Specific Plan Amendment. Below are text and exhibits for these amendments.

Reason for General Plan/Specific Plan Amendment
The Daly City 2030 General Plan has designated almost all property within the Study Area as Commercial – Mixed Use (C-MU). During the course of developing the new C-MU zoning district it became clear that some additional parcels should be made C-MU designation for several reasons:
» Some parcels are split designation, with part of the parcel designated C-MU (facing Mission or Geneva) and some of the parcel another designation such as Medium Density Residential. These parcels with a single designation will be more straightforward for future development. » Some C-MU parcels are abutting parcels with a different designation but have the same ownership.

Should the property owner choose to develop they would likely apply for redesignation. This will streamline the development feasibility of those parcels. » Some parcels, particularly in the BART Station Area Specific Plan, are facing Mission Street and have similar potential for pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development. These are commercial properties proposed to change to the C-MU designation to serve as the southern terminus of the C-MU Mission Street Corridor. This will require an amendment to the BART Station Area Specific Plan as described in the last section of this memo.

All properties designated C -MU are allowed to remain with their existing land uses subject to certain provisions. See the text regarding Existing Non-Conforming Uses in the Zoning Amendment, described later in this document.

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General Plan Amendment
Parcels shown hatched in Figures 1.1 and 1.2 are changed to be Commercial- Mixed Use land use designation. Replace General Plan Land Use Map with the revised General Plan Land Use Map as shown in Figures 2.1 and 2.2.

No other changes to the General Plan are required.

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Reason for Zoning Amendment
Most parcels within the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue project boundaries are zoned Light Commercial (C-1) and other zoning districts that do not allow for multifamily residential development.

However, as described above, these parcels have a land use designation of Commercial Mixed Use (C- MU) in the General Plan, which envisions vibrant mixed -use corridors on Mission Street and Geneva Avenue. Therefore, the Zoning Code needs to be changed to reflect the General Plan policy direction for properties along Mission Street and Geneva Avenue in the study area. To this end a new zoning district, Commercial-Mixed Use (C-MU) will be added to the Zoning Ordinance, and the Zoning Map will be changed to show C-MU along Mission Street and Geneva Avenue, with primary exceptions being to parcels that have been previously zoned as Planned Development. The regulations for the new zoning district (C-MU) are only applicable to building permit applications that have been received by the city after the adoption date.

Zoning Amendment
Add new chapter to Daly City Code of Ordinances:

17.XX C-MU COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE DISTRICT

17.XX.010 Purpose.

To allow and provide regulatory incentives and/or requirements for developers to construct buildings which contain a high density of housing and/or a vertical mix of uses (e.g., retail or restaurant uses) at the street level and office or residential uses at levels above the street. This district generally includes parcels fronting Mission Street and Geneva Avenue, and includes certain parcels within the BART Station Area Specific Plan intended for mixed-use development. The regulations for the new zoning district (C- MU) are only applicable to building permit applications that have been received by the city after the adoption date.

17.XX.020 Uses.

Permitted Uses
The following structures and uses are permitted in the C-MU district without the requirement for a use permit:

Residential Uses
Multiple-family Dwellings (two or more units) , when constructed in conjunction with retail, office, or other non -residential uses at the street level; g roup home/boarding house; rest home; l ive/work residential units; accessory dwelling units (per city standards).

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Animal grooming not involving overnight boarding; a thletic clubs and health studios; a ssembly uses, including churches, lodges, and social and meeting halls; business and trade schools; childcare facilities and play gyms; h otels, including extended stay hotels; m ovie theaters and complexes; o ffices uses, including professional offices, medical and dental offices, and medical clinics; payday lending establishments subject to the separation requirements contained in Chapter 17.40.080; personal service uses, including nail and hair salons, massage businesses where employees are licensed by the State of California; pharmacies; restaurants that do not provide a drive -through window; retail uses, including alcohol sales, not specified as requiring a use permit; seasonal temporary uses (e.g., Christmas tree lots); smoke shops and tobacco store businesses subject to the separation requirements contained in Chapter 17.40.070.

Accessory Uses
The following uses are permitted in the C -MU district when accessory to or commenced concurrently with or subsequent to permitted uses: other accessory uses and structures customarily appurtenant to a multi- family residential permitted use when in complian ce with Title 25 of the California Administrative Code; vehicle charging facilities not required by the Green Building Standard Code when proposed on the same parcel as a primary use.

Conditional Uses
The following structures and uses are permitted in the C-MU district upon first receiving approval of a use permit, subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.44: animal hospitals and kennels; businesses whose principal use is for the operation of amusement devices, i.e., arcades; emergency medical care, including urgent care clinics and hospitals; food sales on temporary basis, including farmers markets and food truck sales; pharmacies providing a drive -through window; retailers where more than 50 percent of the store stock retail value is products containing tobacco, electronic cigarettes, personal vaporizers, or electronic nicotine delivery systems; vehicle or equipment rental; and vehicle storage.

Prohibited Uses
The following uses shall not be allowed in the C-MU district: automotive dealers and auto retail, sales, and repair, unless previously operating on the same site prior to January 1, 2008; retailers where more than 10 percent of the store stock retail value is products that are firearms, such as handguns and long guns, to individuals in an open shopping format, or firearm parts, or any business that engages in the repair of firearms and/or firearm parts; car wash and detailing shops; manufacturing uses; o utdoor retail sales; parking lots not associated with a primary use, including vehicle charging facilities not required by the Green Building Standard Code; restaurants providing a drive-through window, including operational and physical expansions thereto; s ervice stations, including operational and physical expansions thereto; single-Family attached/detached residential uses.

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been a structural alteration, an enlargement or increase in space occupied, change in the nonconforming use, moving of said nonconforming building, abandonment or discontinuance of the nonconforming use, damage pursuant to Section 17.42.060, or the use has been determined to be a nuisance by the city council, with the following exception: single family residential buildings, and accessory structures, and accessory dwelling units on the same property, that existing on the date of the C -MU zone district adopt ion shall, for the purpose of the Zoning Ordinance, be considered conforming land uses and modifications to such structures shall be subject to the regulations applicable to single-family homes in the R -1 Single Family District . Otherwise, the nonconforming use shall be changed to a conforming use and the nonconforming use cannot thereafter be reestablish ed. In addition, this ordinance allows modifications and updates to the underground storage tanks and parking lot layouts associated with a service station necessary to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal law.

17.XX.030 Height Regulations
No new structure in the C -MU district shall exceed ten stories or 120 feet in height , as measured according to DCMC 17.04.010 – Definitions – Building Height. The minimum height of any new structure in the C-MU district shall be three stories or 30 feet. Any new buildings abutting lots zoned R-1 (Single- family Residential District) or R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex Residential District) and over three stories or 30 feet high (whichever is lesser), shall adhere to the transitional height requirements in the C -MU Objective Design Standards.

Building height is measured from the curb at the centerline of the building to the building’s highest point. See Section 17.40.040 of the Daly City Zoning Ordinance for building height exceptions. For building structures with a flat roof, the height of the building shall be measured to the roof, not the parapet. Stair and elevator towers at the building roof may exceed the maximum building height by up to ten feet.

17.XX.040 Lot Area and Lot Width
For the purpose of subdividing land, the minimum lot area in the C -MU district shall be 10,000 square feet. This regulation shall not apply to lot assemblages and mergers.

For the purpose of subdividing land, the minimum lot width in the C-MU district shall be 100 feet. This regulation shall not apply to lot assemblages and mergers.

The proposed lot area and lot width are higher than the minimum lot areas and widths required within other City zoning districts to 1) encourage lot mergers or the assemblage of smaller contiguous parcels to develop a larger residential or mixed-use project and 2) prohibit sites larger than 10,000 square feet to subdivide into sites smaller than 10,000 square feet.

17.XX.050 Lot Coverage
A minimum of 50 percent of the lot is required to be covered by new buildings and structures in the C- MU district, not including stormwater treatment structures, carports, and accessory structures.

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A maximum of 100 percent of the lot shall be allowed to be covered by buildings and structures in the C-MU district.

17.XX.060 Usable Open Space Requirements
The requirements for usable open space shall follow the City’s existing requirements in Section

17.38.020 of the Zoning Ordinance or requiring 150 square feet of usable open space for each dwelling unit.

However, the C-MU district shall allow flexibility in which the 150 square feet calculation may include private open space for the dwelling unit (i.e., decks and balconies), shared open space for the building’s occupants (i.e., terraces, roof decks, etc.), and publicly accessible open space on the ground floor. All private open space shall be improved as usable amenity space to the satisfaction of the Planning Division.

17.XX.070 Yard Requirements
All structures in the C-MU district shall be subject to the following regulations:

A. Minimum Front Yard. Minimum front yard shall be dependent on the existing sidewalk width along the primary building frontage to create a minimum of a 10 -foot sidewalk if the primary building frontage is along Mission Street and a 10-foot sidewalk if the primary building frontage is along Geneva Avenue. Any new sidewalk within the property line will require a public right -of-way easement or dedication to the City.

B. Maximum Front Yard. The building structure shall be set back no more than ten feet from the property line. The setback space may be used for landscape or usable open space but not parking. Larger setbacks are allowed where needed for usable public gathering space, driveways, or garage entries.

C. Minimum Rear Yard. No requirement. If the building structure is abutting lots zoned R-1 (Single- family Residential District) or R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex Residential District) and over three stories or 30 feet high (whichever is lesser), the project m ust adhere to C -MU Objective Design Standards that address context sensitivity.

D. Minimum Side Yard. No requirement. If the building structure is abutting lots zoned R-1 (Single- family Residential District) or R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex Residential District) and over three stories or 30 feet high (whichever is lesser), the project m ust adhere to C -MU Objective Design Standards that address context sensitivity.

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Parking shall for new construction adhere to Chapter 17.34 – Off-Street Parking and Loading, unless otherwise superseded by State law. Applications for new development seeking parking reductions pursuant to State law shall provide an analysis as to how the proposal qualifies for the parking reduction sought as part of a complete application.

17.XX.090 Objective design standards and conformity review Construction of all new buildings , additions of full or partial floors or additional building height to existing buildings shall conform to the Objective Design Standards (ODS) adopted by the City Council.

The intention of the ODS is that they be implemented using no personal or subjective judgment by the Planning Division staff. The Objectives Design Standards shall provide guidance for Site Design, Building Design, Context Sensitivity, and Landscaping.

Not less than 180 days prior to the submittal of any building permit for construction subject to the ODS, the applicant shall request Conformity Review from the Planning Division staff to ensure that the project for which the permit is sought is in conformance with the ODS. Upon receipt of the Conformity Review submittal, the Planning Division staff shall determine if the project conforms to the ODS. Within 45 calendar days of the submittal, the Planning Division shall provide the applicant with its written findings and recommendations. The applicant shall consider any recommendations made by the Planning Division staff and shall resubmit the project for re-review, if necessary. Within 30 calendar days of the re-submittal, the Planning Division staff shall provide the applicant with the written findings and recommendations. All subsequent re -reviews of the Design Review Consultant shall be allotted the same 30-day review.

Should the applicant fail to address the recommendations of the Planning Division staff, the Planning Division shall not approve the release of any building permit to construct the project. Should the applicant disagree with the recommendations of the Planning Division staff, the applicant may appeal the specific recommendations with which the applicant disagrees to the City Council, which shall consider the appeal within 30 calendar days. This consideration shall occur without public notice to adjacent property owners. The City Council may not itself request review of the project.

The Conformity Review process outlined in this section shall be a review of the ODS only and shall not include review by other City departments/divisions, which shall instead be conducted at the time of building permit submittal.

Revised Zoning Map
Parcels shown hatched in the Existing Zoning Map shown in Figures 3.1 and 3.2 are changed to be Commercial-Mixed Use (C-MU) zoning district. Replace Zoning Map with the revised Zoning Map as shown in Figures 4.1 and 4.2.

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COMMERCIAL-MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS 1 City of Daly City
Commercial-Mixed Use Zoning District
Objective Design Standards
City Council Draft | November 2023
Table of Contents

1. Introduction 3

1.1 Purpose and Goals 3

1.2 User Guide 3

1.3 Relationship to State and City Regulations 3

1.4 Review Process 4

2. Development Standards 5

3. Objective Design Standards 6

3.1 Site Design 6

3.2 Building Design 10

3.3 Context Sensitivity 15

3.4 Landscaping 16

4. Definitions 18
Appendix 19

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COMMERCIAL-MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS 3 City of Daly City 1. Introduction

1.3 Relationship to State and
City Regulations
The following describes how these objective design
standards relate to and comply with State and City
regulations:
» California State Senate Bill (SB) 35. SB 35 requires
the availability of a streamlined ministerial approval
process for multifamily residential developments
to increase the supply of housing in jurisdictions
that have not yet made sufficient progress toward
meeting their Regional Housing Need Allocation
(RHNA). As part of the streamlining process,
jurisdictions are required to establish objective
design standards for multifamily residential
development.
» General Plan. The General Plan’s Land Use Element
describes the City of Daly City’s goal of developing
mixed use and infill housing in the Mission Street
and Geneva Avenue corridors within the city.
» Zoning Ordinance. All development must comply
with the regulations within the City of Daly City’s
Zoning Ordinance. These objective design standards
are applicable to new multifamily housing and
mixed-use projects built on parcels within the City
of Daly City’s Commercial-Mixed Use zoning district,
identified and described further in the City’s Zoning
Ordinance.
» Existing Citywide Design Guidance. Where
appropriate, these objective design standards
reference and are compatible with adopted design
guideline documents including the Mission Street
Urban Design Plan, the Mission Street Landscape
Masterplan Report, and the BART Station Area
Specific Plan, where they address multifamily
residential and mixed-use development.

1.1 Purpose and Goals
The Commercial-Mixed Use Objective Design Standards
provide objective requirements for the development
of multifamily residential and mixed-use development
within the City’s Commercial-Mixed Use (C-MU) Zone.

New projects on sites within this zone are intended to
contribute pedestrian-oriented housing and mixed-use
development as well as increase the City’s housing
supply.

Unlike design guidelines, objective design standards are written to have “no personal or subjective judgment by
a public official and is uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion
available and knowable by both the development
applicant and the public official prior to submittal.”
In other words, the goal of these objective design
standards is to provide a clear and straight forward
application and approval process for multifamily
housing construction within the C-MU Zone.

1.2 User Guide
This document contains objective design standards for
four topic areas:

1. Site Design

2. Building Design

3. Context Sensitivity

4. Landscaping
Each standard type begins with an intent statement,
followed by specific standards. The intent statements
are provided to help the reader understand
the overarching principle behind the standard
requirements and do not serve as review criteria.

A checklist listing the objective design standard
requirements is provided in the appendix of this
document. This checklist should be filled out by the
applicant and reviewed by staff to indicate whether the applicant’s project meets the requirements for non-
discretionary staff review.

1. Introduction

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1.4 Review Process
Applications for multifamily or mixed-use development
projects in the C-MU zoning district will be submitted to the Planning Division for ministerial processing and must include an application packet and design plans.

Projects will be processed administratively by staff and reviewed for conformance with these objective design standards. If the project conforms with all applicable objective design standards, the applicant can proceed with submitting a building application for the project.

If a project does not meet one or more of the Objective Design Review standards, the applicant can amend their application to comply, or when appropriate, the City of Daly City’s Planning Manager can administratively approve minor deviations (e.g., when the applicant can demonstrate that site design/layout would be improved or that there is a constraint that would make complying with a standard infeasible given site layout, etc.) from the objective design standards.

For deviations not deemed minor by the Planning Manager, the applicant may apply for an appeal to the City Council, as outlined in Chapter 17.XX.090 Objective design standards and conformity review.

Regarding compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), new buildings that are allowed by right are not subject to CEQA since they are non-discretionary. In addition, a project on a qualified site may be exempt from CEQA using a Section 15183 exemption, unless there are peculiar circumstances that would create a new impact not already identified and mitigated as part of the General Plan Addendum which covers the C-MU Zoning. Other factors like hazardous materials may require environmental review.

If the project is not allowed by right or does not meet the CEQA 15183 exemption, then the project will either require additional CEQA review or require an additional EIR or Supplemental EIR (SEIR), depending on whether the project is within the envelope of development analyzed in the General Plan EIR.
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2. Development Standards
Table 1 contains the development standards for multifamily residential and mixed-use development within the C-MU Zoning District.

Table 1. C-MU Overlay District Development Standards
Max.

Height1
Min.
height
Min. Lot
Area2
Max. Lot
Coverage
Min. lot
coverage
Min.
usable
Open
space3
Min.

Front
Yard4
Max.

Front
yard5
MIN. side
YARD
Min. Rear
Yard
120 ft.
10 stories
30 ft.
3 stories 10,000 sf 100% 50%
150 sf
per
unit
0 ft. 10 ft. N/A N/A
Notes:

1. New buildings abutting lots zoned R-1 (Single-family Residential District) or R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex Residential District) and over three stories or 30 feet high (whichever is lesser) shall follow the transitional height requirements and yard requirements in the C-MU Objective Design Standards.

2. The proposed lot area and lot width are higher than the minimum lot areas and widths required within other City zoning districts to 1) encourage lot mergers or the assemblage of smaller contiguous parcels to develop a larger residential or mixed-use project and 2) prohibit sites larger than 10,000 square feet to subdivide into sites smaller than 10,000 square feet.

3. The C-MU district shall allow flexibility in which the Usable Open Space calculation of 150 square feet may include private open space for the dwelling unit (i.e., decks and balconies), shared open space for the building’s occupants (i.e., terraces, roof decks, etc.), and publicly accessible open space on the ground floor .

4. Minimum front yard shall be dependent on the existing sidewalk width along the primary building frontage to create a minimum of a 10-foot sidewalk if the primary building frontage is along Mission Street and a 10-foot sidewalk if the primary building frontage is along Geneva Avenue. Any new sidewalk within the property line will require a public right-of-way easement or dedication to the City of Daly City and/or Caltrans.

5. The front yard setback space may be used for landscape or usable open space but not parking. Larger setbacks are allowed where needed for usable public gathering space, driveways, or garage entries.

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3. Objective Design Standards

3.1 Site Design

3.1.1 Building-Street Edge
INTENT
To enhance the street character by placing active
building frontages and public open spaces close to
the street.

3.1.1.1 Building Orientation
At least 50 percent of the building frontage along
Mission Street or Geneva Avenue shall be oriented
parallel to that street.

3.1.1.2 Building Façade along Mission
Street and Geneva Avenue
A minimum of 75 percent of the front façade of the
building along Mission Street and Geneva Avenue shall
be located on or within 10 feet of the front property
line. Habitable open space on a podium above the
ground level could make up 50 percent of this required
front façade.

Mission St / Geneva Ave
Side Street
A Max. 10’ from property line
B Min. 75% of building facade
B
A
B
A
Figure 1: Building Façade along Mission Street,
Geneva Avenue, and Side Streets
A Max. 10’
B Min. 25’
B
AA
B
Figure 2: Corner Building Siting

3.1.1.3 Building Façade on Side Streets
A minimum of 75 percent of the front façade of the
building along side streets off Mission Street and
Geneva Avenue shall be located on or within 10 feet of
the front property line. Ground level publicly accessible open space or habitable open space on a podium
above the ground level could make up 50 percent of
this required front façade.

3.1.2 Corner Sites
INTENT
Design building corners to provide public open
space for pedestrians or apply special architectural
elements to provide a strong urban edge.

3.1.2.1 Corner Building Siting
On a corner lot, a building shall be sited no more than 10 feet from either adjacent street property line for a minimum distance of 25 feet to help define the corners
of street blocks unless it provides a public open space that provides direct internal access, where grading

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permits, and contains one or more of the following:
outdoor dining areas, plazas, courtyards, fountains,
public art, entry forecourts, and/or landscaping.

3.1.2.2 Enhanced Corner Treatments
Buildings located at a signalized intersection along
Mission Street or Geneva Avenue shall include at least
two of the following:
» Rounded or angled facet on the corner .
» Location of the building entrance at the corner .
» A change in material for a minimum of 25 feet on
both sides of the street.
» Public open space as defined in Standard 3.1.2.1
Corner Building Siting.
» Embedded corner tower element for a minimum of
25 feet on both sides of the street.

3.1.3 Open Space
INTENT
To provide well-designed open spaces that offer
opportunities to relax, socialize, and play.

3.1.3.1 Public Open Space Size
A minimum of 750 square feet of privately-owned
publicly accessible open space shall be provided at
the ground floor for projects on sites of one or more
acre in size. The provided public open space can count
toward the minimum provision of private open space
requirements.

3.1.3.2 Public Open Space Access
Any required public open space shall be publicly
accessible from and oriented toward the public
sidewalk.

3.1.3.3 Private Common Open Space
Private common open space shall include features to
promote its use by the building’s residents, including
outdoor fitness equipment and/or seating/gathering
areas.

Embedded corner tower element for a mixed-use building.

Muti-family residential development with private open space.

Multifamily residential developments with publicly accessible common open space with seating.

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3.1.3.4 Private Common Rooftop Open
Space
Rooftop common open spaces on rooftops shall
incorporate a solid or glass screen or barrier or be
entirely enclosed.

3.1.4 Parking and Service
INTENT
Minimize the public view of parking and provide easy
access to parking and service areas.

3.1.4.1 Parking Siting
Locate parking to the rear, inside, or under the building.

Corner parking lots are prohibited.

For driveways providing access to twenty or fewer
parking spaces, one-way travel may be allowed. The
minimum one-way driveway dimension will be twelve
feet, clear of all obstructions (e.g., building support columns). For driveways providing access to more
than fifty spaces, the driveway dimension shall be at
least twenty-four feet, clear of all obstructions. All
required driveway dimensions shall be subject to final
determination by the city’s traffic engineer .

For Mission Street and Geneva Avenue, all gated
garages shall provide at least 12’ between the back of
sidewalk and the face of the proposed gate to ensure
cars entering the building do not impede traffic on the adjacent street.

3.1.4.3 Curb Cuts
Minimize the number of curb cuts for driveways. For
parcel street frontages less than 300 feet, no more than one curb cut at 25 feet width maximum is allowed. For
parcel street frontages 300 feet or more, no more than
two curb cuts at 25 feet width maximum are allowed.

Where parking ingress and egress are separated, each
driveway shall be not more than 12 feet wide.

3.1.4.4 Services-Restricted Parking
Space Minimum
For projects with a minimum of 20 parking spaces, at
least one parking space dedicated to loading/unloading
or pick-up/drop-off activities (i.e., service, shuttle, taxi, rideshare service) shall be provided per building and shall be directly accessible from the building. The dedicated parking space may be in a surface parking lot area or inside a parking structure.

3.1.5 Trash and Service Areas
INTENT
Provide convenient service access to residential
developments. Design and locate trash and storage
facilities so that they are not visually obtrusive.

Multifamily residential project with podium parking on the ground floor .

3.1.4.2 Parking and Service Access
Locate parking and service access on side and/or rear
streets unless the property has no rear or side frontage on a public right-of-way or if existing grading conditions do not permit side or rear street parking/service
access. If the property has no rear or side frontage on a public right-of-way or if existing grading conditions do not permit side or rear street parking/service access,
parking and service access may be provided from
Mission Street or Geneva Avenue. In this case, vehicles shall enter Mission or Geneva moving forward only, and
all parking facilities shall be designed to facilitate this requirement.

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3.1.5.1 Trash and Service Area Siting
Refuse collection areas and dumpsters shall be
incorporated into parking areas inside buildings or
enclosed by a screen wall of durable material. Planting shall screen views from streets, pedestrian areas, and
neighboring properties.

3.1.5.2 Access to Trash Collection
Facilities
The facility shall be located no more than 35 feet from the Truck Access Point and the slope of the truck access path leading to the facility shall be no greater than five percent in the direction of travel and two percent in
the cross slope.

3.1.5.3 Review by Trash/Recycling
Service Provider
Any application for a new building shall have all
proposed trash/recycling storage capacity and pick-up
locations reviewed and approved by the City’s trash/
recycling service provider .

3.1.6 Services and Utilities
INTENT
Provide services and utilities that are adequately
screened from public view and are visually
compatible with the surrounding development. Avoid
placing utilities and services along active building
frontages and in front yard of properties, unless
required by regulation.

3.1.6.1 Location Restrictions
Ground-mounted utilities and mechanical equipment
shall not be located in a required front setback area or between any structure and a front property line, unless required by regulation.

3.1.6.2 Location Exception Requirements
Where ground-level utilities and mechanical equipment
is required to be in the front yard or between a building and the public right-of-way, at least three of the
following measures shall be provided:
» Group above-ground utilities and mechanical
equipment.
» Orient equipment to be perpendicular to the
sidewalk and not parallel, as to result in a slimmer
profile from street view.
» Set equipment below grade with solid or grated
coverings.
» Install walls, fences, or screens using design features, materials, and colors used in the main structure.
» Raise the existing grade around the equipment with
a berm or earthwork.
» Provide U-shaped plantings of shrubs that grow at
least as high as the equipment without preventing
maintenance access.
» Design recesses in the building wall that provide
space for equipment set back from the public right-
of-way.
» Paint equipment black or dark green to reduce their
visibility.

Trash collection area screened from public view by a metal gate of durable material.

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3.1.6.3 Utility Meters
Locate utility meters in service, loading, or screened
areas. Exterior surface mounted utility boxes visible
from the public right-of-way are prohibited. Utility
meters shall be painted to match the color of the
building face to which they are attached.

3.1.6.4 Location of Electrical
Transformers and Generators
If undergrounding is not feasible, at least one of the
following measures shall be employed:
» Enclose equipment within the building.
» Place equipment behind the building and screen
with walls, fences, or other screens that contain
design features, materials, and colors related to the
main structure. The height of the screening walls
shall at least be as tall as the mounted height of the
transformer/generator .
» A solid enclosure with screening walls shall be
located adjacent to the building wall and be at least
as tall as the mounted height of the transformer/
generator and any associated ventilation equipment.

3.1.6.5 Screening of Backflow Preventers
Backflow preventers (BFP) shall be screened from view
using one or more of the design approaches below:
» Consolidate all BFP components in a single location
within 10 feet of the side property line.
» Screen BFP with a hedge of English Boxwood, Coyote
Brush, Morning Glory, Rockrose, Lavender, or other
visually dense and water-wise species at least 4 feet
tall and surrounding BFP on street-facing frontage
and two other sides, while maintaining required
access for maintenance.
» Install a wall, fence, or screen around three sides of BFP displaying materials, colors or design features
used in the principal building.
» Paint all BFP components black or dark green.

3.1.6.6 Screening of Rooftop Mechanical
Equipment
Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened from
the view of all adjacent public rights-of-way by screens or walls designed with complimentary materials and
colors to the building. Screen walls shall be located
within 20 feet of rooftop parapet walls.

3.1.6.7 Stormwater Management
All building and site designs must provide stormwater
treatment measures that meet Daly City Municipal
Regional Permit requirements. These can have
significant impacts on site design. The regulations
are communicated here: https://www.dalycity.org/
stormwater

3.2 Building Design

3.2.1 Street Frontage
INTENT
Design visually interesting and inviting spaces at
ground-floor level to facilitate engagement between
buildings and pedestrians.

3.2.1.1 Ground Floor Height
For residential buildings with ground-floor commercial
uses, the floor-to-floor height shall be at least 12 feet to ensure appropriate scale of the base of the building in relation to the upper floors. This ground floor height shall extend 30 feet deep minimum from the frontage
of Mission Street or Geneva Avenue.

3.2.1.2 Building Entrances
Locate main building entrances along the primary
street (Mission Street and Geneva Avenue). A side-
facing entrance may be provided if there is an entry
court with a clear path from the street.

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AB
Figure 3: Active Ground Floor Frontage
A Min. 50% of building ground ﬂoor frontage along major street B Min. 30’ extension along side streets
Figure 3: Active Ground Floor Frontage

3.2.1.3 Active Ground Floor Frontage
A minimum of 50 percent of a building’s ground floor
frontage along Mission Street and Geneva Avenue
shall be “active street frontages,” which includes
shops, restaurants, gyms, community rooms or other
amenities, building entrances, offices, or bike stations.

The active ground-floor frontage shall extend 30 feet
deep minimum from the frontage along Mission Street
and Geneva Avenue. This active frontage shall continue
around the corner on frontages along side streets for a minimum of 30 feet.

3.2.1.4 Buildout of Active Ground Floor
Spaces
Ground floor retail, office and amenity areas which
contribute to the Active Ground Floor Frontage
standard above shall be constructed to a “tenantable”
condition and shall provide accessible restroom
facilities and include wall, ceiling, and flooring finishes that render them in a leasable condition prior to final occupancy of the building. This includes fully equipped code-compliant lavatories, commercial-grade wall
and floor electrical outlets, plumbing stub-outs, HVAC
systems and provisions for overhead lighting.

Mixed-use development with building entrances facing primary street and with ground floor height of at least 12 feet.

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3.2.2 Massing and Articulation
INTENT
Design buildings to have an aesthetically pleasing
appearance by applying architectural detailing and
variation in rooflines. Avoid creating a building with a bulky or monolithic appearance.

3.2.2.1 Massing Breaks
Large building massing shall be articulated to reduce
apparent bulk and size. All street-facing facades must
include at least one change in plane (projection or
recess) at least 4 feet in depth and 5 feet in width, or two changes in plane at least 2 feet in depth and 2.5
feet in width, for every 100 linear feet of wall. Such
features shall extend the full height of the respective façade of a building from either the ground level or
the floor above ground level, to the top of the wall.

Upper floors of buildings shall be allowed to project or cantilever up to 4 feet into public right-of-way, provided the projection is at least 12 feet clear above the level of sidewalk, five feet clear from the face of curb, and does not impact any below- or above-ground utilities.

Any below- or above-ground utilities that are impacted
due to upper floor projections shall be relocated by the developer .

Figure 4: Massing Breaks
A Min. 5’ wide
B Min. 4’ depth
C Min. 2.5’ wide
B Min. 2’ depth
E Max. 100’
E
A B
C D
E
Figure 5: Massing Breaks
Property Line Public Right-of-Way
A
B C
A Min. 1 2’ clearance
B Max. 4’ into public right of way
C Min. 5’ from face of curb
Figure 4: Upper Floor Projections
Base
Middle
Top
Base
Middle
Top
Figure 6: Building Composition

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3.2.2.2 Building Composition
Buildings of three stories or more shall have a clearly defined base and roof edge so that the façade has a
distinct base, middle, and top. Elements to articulate a building’s façade shall include:
» The top of the building shall have one or more of
the following: a cornice line with minimum 6-inch
overhang; a parapet with minimum 6-inch cap;
eaves with brackets or other detailing; a recessed
parapet behind the top of the building wall; a change
in material or color at the top floor; or upper floor
stepbacks.
» The middle or body of the building shall have a
façade made up of regular components including
one or more of the following: consistent window
pattern; repeating bay windows; regularly spaced
pilasters; recesses; or other vertical elements.
» The base of the building shall have one or more of
the following: recessed ground floor; a continuous
horizonal element at the top of the ground floor;
and enhanced window or entry elements such as
awnings or canopies.
» The elements comprising the base, middle, and top
of the building may be interrupted by a protruding
vertical element such as a tower, or a recessed
vertical element such as a massing break, an entry,
or a courtyard.

3.2.2.3 Rooflines
Roofline ridges and parapets shall not run unbroken
for more than 100 feet. Variation for roofs shall be
accomplished by changing the roof height, offsets,
direction of slope, and by including elements such as
dormers. Variation for parapets shall be accomplished
by raising a section of parapet higher, interrupting a
run of parapet with a taller volume such as a tower,
or a change in the design or material of the parapet
ornamentation.

AA
A
A
A
A Max. 100’
Figure 7: Rooflines
Mixed-use building with varied rooflines.

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3.2.3 Architecture
INTENT
Provide articulation to building facades and roofs
through a variety of architectural design features.

Design and locate windows so that they provide well-
proportioned articulation to building façades.

3.2.3.1 Architectural Roof Details
Where buildings have a traditional architectural
style, building walls along the street frontage shall
have architectural detail (e.g., brackets, rafter tails, dentils, or other repeating elements) at the cornice
or roof eave. Where buildings have a contemporary
architectural style, the top of the wall may be
expressed through the use of a clean stucco detail or a recess. Exposed and painted or unpainted sheet metal
flashing at the top of the wall is not allowed.

3.2.3.2 Architectural Design Features on
Elevations
At least one architectural design feature from the
following list shall be integrated into all elevations of a building facing a primary or secondary street, or a
common open space:
» Projecting or bay window treatments
» Brows or overhangs over windows
» Canopies or Awnings over doors
» Projecting eaves of 24’ or more
» Balconies

3.2.3.3 Windows
» Recess/Trim. All individual window openings along
street frontages shall either be recessed 2 inches
minimum or surrounded by trim at least 4 inches in
width and 2 inches in depth.
» Street Frontage. Building walls along all street
frontages shall have windows at all floors above
ground level.

Mixed-use building with awnings to differentiate separate retail establishments.
» Orientation and Proportion. Buildings shall include
vertically oriented and proportioned façade openings
with windows that have a greater height than width
(an appropriate vertical/horizontal ratio ranges from

1.5:1 to 2:1). Where larger horizontal openings are
used, they shall be divided into multiple groups of
vertical windows. Smaller windows in utility areas or
bathrooms may be horizontally proportioned.
» Materials. All windows shall be metal, wood clad
or fiberglass. Vinyl windows may be used above
the ground floor, if they are commercial grade
acceptable to City staff.
» Glazing. Glass shall be clear with a minimum of 88
percent light transmission. Mirrored and deeply
tinted glass or applied films that create mirrored
windows and curtain walls are prohibited. To add
privacy and aesthetic variety to glass, fritted glass,
spandrel glass, and other decorative treatments are
appropriate.

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» Mullions and Muntins. Muntins shall be three-
dimensional with a minimum thickness of 1/2-inch,
or true divided lites. Snap-in muntins shall not be
used.

3.2.4 Building Materials
INTENT
Accentuate building design through quality building
materials and attractive finishes.

3.2.4.1 Appropriate Building Materials
» At the base of the building along public rights-
of-way, high quality, durable, and easy to clean
materials and finishes shall be used, such as stone,
brick, cementitious board, glass, metal panels,
ceramic tiles, poured in place concrete and smooth
troweled plaster finishes. Windows and doors shall
be framed in aluminum or other durable material –
vinyl is not allowed.
» Above the ground floor, finish materials shall be
materials that are high quality and durable, such as
cementitious board, plaster or stucco, ceramic tiles
(as a secondary material), finished and painted wood
or composite trim, durable sheet metal, and wood,
aluminum, copper, steel, commercial-grade vinyl,
and fiberglass clad frames for windows and doors.
» Due to Daly City’s climate, all metal used shall be
weather resistant metal such as galvanized metal,
zinc, stainless steel or non-ferrous metals such as
copper .

3.2.4.2 Brick and Stone Veneer
If used, brick and stone veneer shall be mortared and
wrapped around corners a minimum of 4 feet to give
the appearance that they have a structural function
and minimize a veneer appearance.

Mixed-use building with a stone veneer at the ground floor .

3.2.4.3 Inappropriate Building Materials
The following materials are not permitted because they
do not uphold the quality or lifespan that is desirable for new development:
» Mirrored glass, reflective glass, or heavily tinted glass » Vinyl siding
» Vertical wood sheathing such as T1-11
» Plywood or similar wood

3.3 Context Sensitivity
The following standards provide context sensitivity
when projects are adjacent to existing residential
development. This will ensure that new development is
harmonious with neighboring residential development.

3.3.1 Adjacent to Existing
Residential Development
INTENT
For projects adjacent to existing residential properties of no more than two stories, apply design measures
that preserve privacy and daylight for residents of
those properties, and minimize additional vehicle
circulation and parking on existing residential streets.

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3.3.1.1 Height Transitions
Buildings abutting lots zoned R-1 (Single-family
Residential District) or R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex
Residential District) and over three stories or 30-feet high (whichever is lesser), shall be designed with one
or more horizontal stepbacks for the entire length of
the building façade adjacent to the R-1 or R-1/A lot.

This stepback is required to step back at a 45-degree
angle, starting from the top of the third story to a
maximum depth of 30 feet from the adjacent property.

The stepback area may be used for residential terraces.

Towers or other similar vertical architectural features, such as stairwells, do not require a stepback but shall not occupy more than 20 percent of the façade. The
loss of mass/bulk from a required horizontal stepback
may be transferred to a building façade that is not
adjacent to or across the street from a R-1- or R-1/A-
zoned lot, beyond the required maximum building
height.

3.3.1.2 Windows
Windows facing residences within 15 feet of the
property line, shall be arranged, or designed to
minimize views into adjacent residences using at least
one of the following privacy options:
» Translucent or louvered windows
» Offset window patterns
» Locating windows 5 feet above the floor level
(subject to building code requirements).
» Screening with dense landscaping between the
new development and existing residential property,
using species such as Callistemon citrinus (lemon
bottlebrush), Rhamnus alaternus (Italian buckthorn),
or Pittosporum tenuifolium (kohuhu), or another
similar species approved by the Community
Development Director at a minimum mature height
of 8 feet.

A
B
C
D
A 45 Degree Angle
B Max 3 Stories or 30’
C R-1- or R-1/A-zoned lot
D 30’ from Property Line
Figure 8: Height Transitions

3.3.1.3 Parking
Parking for residents, visitors, and/or employees shall be accommodated onsite in garages, parking areas, or
along internal streets to minimize spillover to adjacent residential neighborhoods. Parking and loading/
unloading areas shall be designed to minimize stacking/ queuing issues at ingress/egress points.

3.4 Landscaping

3.4.1 Plantings
INTENT
Provide well-maintained landscape that enhances
parking lots and streets adjacent to new
development.

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3.4.1.1 Parking Lot Landscaping
» Parking Lot Fencing. For abutting lots that are
zoned R-1 (Single-family Residential District) or
R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex Residential District), all
surface parking lots at the ground floor shall provide
a minimum 6-foot-high fence or wall between the
parking lot and the property line. Fences or walls
shall have a planted edge of at least 4 feet between
the parking lot and the face of the fence or wall.
» Parking Lot Trees Spacing. For surface parking lots,
provide at least one tree per 200 square feet of total
area between the property line and the face of the
curb of the parking area. Trees shall be 15-gallon size minimum.
» Parking and Service Area Landscaped Setbacks. A
fully landscaped setback area of trees and shrubs at
least 5 feet deep shall be provided along the street-
facing edge of all parking, driveways, and service
areas.
» Surface Parking Lot Perimeter. The perimeter of
any surface parking lot shall terminate a minimum
of 5 feet from the face of a building. This area shall
be planted with shrubs, unless used as a pedestrian
walkway.

3.4.1.2 Street Trees
» Street Tree Pattern. Provide street trees within
the public right-of-way in a linear row pattern at an
interval between 20 to 40 feet on all street façades.

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4. Definitions
» Public Realm: The public realm is an exterior urban
space shaped by buildings comprised of publicly
accessible streets, parks, open spaces, pathways,
and civic facilities.
» Secondary Street: Non-primary street adjacent to a
development project.
» Setback: The required minimum distance for the
placement of a building measured from a property
line, face of curb or another feature.
» Stepback: Stepback is a horizontal recess applied to
the upper floor or floors of a building to reduce the
shadow casted on the adjacent street or open space.
» Active Ground Floor Frontage: Active ground-
floor frontage includes active uses that generate
pedestrian activity at the interior and exterior of
buildings at the ground floor at streets and public
spaces. Active uses can be retail, commercial,
educational, artistic, institutional, or community uses such as a community room or daycare.
» Building Frontage: Edge of the building closest to
the street bordering the property.
» Internal Street: Smaller street or network of streets within a development project that provides internal
circulation.
» Massing: Massing is the three-dimensional bulk of
a building in terms of general shape, form, height,
width, and depth.
» Mixed Use: Development project that has
commercial uses on the ground floor with residential
uses above.
» Multifamily Residential: Residential rental
apartments and/or condominiums with two or three
stories.
» Podium: Development project that has parking in an
enclosed ground floor parking garage.
» Primary Street: Street where the highest level of
vehicle, pedestrian, and/or bicycle circulation is
anticipated for a development project.
» Private Common Open Space: Open space
accessible to residents or tenants of a building only.

Common examples are open spaces above podiums
or on rooftops.
» Privately-Owned Publicly Accessible Open Space:

Privately-owned outdoor space that functions
as public space but may have limited hours of
availability.
» Property Line: Property line is measured from the
face-of-curb for publicly accessible private streets,
a designated property line along an access drive, or
back of sidewalk along public streets.

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Appendix

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City of Daly City
City of Daly City Commercial-Mixed Use Zoning District
Objective Design Standards Checklist
Name of Applicant:

Date:

Project Address:

Project Application Number (City staff to fill out):

Existing Zone:

Project site is located adjacent to lots zoned R-1
(Single-family Residential District) or
R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex Residential) (Yes/No)
Development Type (check all that apply):

Multifamily Residential
Mixed-Use
Objective Design
Standards Checklist Items
Applicant
Evaluation Staff Evaluation By:

Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Evaluation and Drawing
Reference

3.1 SITE DESIGN STANDARDS

3.1.1 Building-Street Edge

3.1.1.1 Building Orientation

3.1.1.2 Building Façade along Mission Street
and Geneva Avenue

3.1.1.3 Building Façade on Side Streets

3.1.2 Corner Sites

3.1.2.1 Corner Building Siting

3.1.2.2 Enhanced Corner Treatments

3.1.3 Public Open Space

3.1.3.1 Public Open Space Size

3.1.3.2 Public Open Space Access

3.1.3.3 Private Common Open Space

3.1.3.4 Private Common Rooftop Open Space

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City of Daly City
Objective Design
Standards Checklist Items
Applicant
Evaluation Staff Evaluation By:

Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Evaluation and Drawing
Reference

3.1.4 Parking and Service

3.1.4.1 Parking Siting

3.1.4.2 Parking and Service Access

3.1.4.3 Curb Cuts

3.1.4.4 Services-Restricted Parking Space
Minimum

3.1.5 Trash and Service Areas

3.1.5.1 Trash and Service Area Siting

3.1.5.2 Access to Trash Collection Facilities

3.1.5.3 Review by Trash/Recycling Service
Provider

3.1.6 Services and Utilities

3.1.6.1 Location Restrictions

3.1.6.2 Location Exception Requirements

3.1.6.3 Utility Meters

3.1.6.4 Location of Electrical Transformers and
Generators

3.1.6.5 Screening of Backflow Preventers

3.1.6.6 Screening of Rooftop Mechanical
Equipment

3.1.6.7 Stormwater Management

3.2 BUILDING DESIGN

3.2.1 Street Frontage

3.2.1.1 Ground Floor Height

3.2.1.2 Building Entrances

3.2.1.3 Active Ground Floor Frontage

3.2.1.4 Buildout of Active Ground Floor Spaces

3.2.2 Massing and Articulation

3.2.2.1 Massing Breaks

3.2.2.2 Building Composition

3.2.2.3 Rooflines

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City of Daly City
Objective Design
Standards Checklist Items
Applicant
Evaluation Staff Evaluation By:

Yes No N/A Yes No N/A Evaluation and Drawing
Reference

3.2.3 Architecture

3.2.3.1 Architectural Roof Details

3.2.3.2 Architectural Design Features on
Elevations

3.2.3.3 Windows

3.2.4 Building Materials

3.2.4.1 Appropriate Building Materials

3.2.4.2 Brick and Stone Veneer

3.2.4.3 Inappropriate Building Materials

3.3 CONTEXT SENSITIVITY

3.3.1 Adjacent to Existing Residential Development

3.3.1.1 Height Transitions

3.3.1.2 Windows

3.3.1.3 Parking

3.4 LANDSCAPING

3.4.1 Plantings

3.4.1.1 Parking Lot Landscaping

3.4.1.2 Street Trees

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003-042-180
(0.1 Acres)
003-042-190
(0.1 Acres)
003-042-150
(0.1 Acres)
003-042-160
(0.1 Acres) 003-042-010
(0.1 Acres)
003-042-020
(0.1 Acres)
Shakespeare St
Irvington St
Santa Barbara Ave
Wellington Ave
Los Olivos Ave
Vendome Ave
Bepler St
Hillcrest Dr
430
420
410
400
380
360
400
390
380
420
400
400
370
Test-fit Site #1: 3 Bepler Street
Source: Daly City, 2022; Metropolitan Transportation Agency, 2021; SamTrans, 2023; PlaceWorks, 2023. 0 10050
Feet
Mission St
Project Area
Contiguous Parcels with Same
Owner
Contours
SamTrans Stops
San Francisco Metropolitan
Transportation Agency (SFMTA)
Stops
Class II (Existing) Bike Lanes
Class III (Proposed) Bike Routes
Single-Family Residential (R-1)
Zone
Two-Family Residential (R-2)
Zone
Multiple-Family Residential
(R-3) Zone
Mission Cir

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MISSION CIR

MISSION ST

BEPLER ST

MISSION ST

MISSION CIR
LEGEND

RESIDENTIAL UNITS

RESIDENTIAL AMENITY/ LOBBY
RETAIL

BACK OF HOUSE/ PARKING/ CORE

CIRCULATION

SHARED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
BARarchitects
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1.0 LOT SIZE 0.52 ACRES
UNIT COUNT 58 UNITS TOTAL*
LEVEL 1 0 UNITS
LEVEL 2 4 UNITS
LEVEL 3 12 UNITS
LEVEL 4 14 UNITS
LEVEL 5 14 UNITS
LEVEL 6 14 UNITS
*AVG UNIT SIZE = 850 SF
DENSITY 111.5 DU/ACRE
PARKING COUNT 62 SPACES
LEVEL 1 30 SPACES
LEVEL 2 32 SPACES
RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATIO 1.06 SPACE/UNIT
BUILDING LEVELS 6 LEVELS TOTAL
LEVEL 1 407' - 0" 13' -0" FTF
LEVEL 2 420' - 0" 12' -0" FTF
LEVEL 3 432' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 4 442' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 5 452' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 6 462' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
ROOF 473' - 0"
OVERALL BUILDING HEIGHT 66' - 0"
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL AMENITY/ LOBBY 4,000 SF
TOTAL RETAIL 2,300 SF
TOTAL SHARED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE 3,400 SF
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PARKING

TENANT STORAGE
LOBBY/

LEASING/
MAIL
RETAIL
420' - 0"
419' - 6" 420' - 0"
420' - 0"
418' - 0"
416' - 5"
415' - 3"
413' - 5"
410' - 0"
409' - 11"
407' - 11" 406' - 6"
407' - 3"
407' - 10"
408' - 0"
408' - 0"
407' - 0"
408' - 0"
DN

BIKE STORAGE/ TENANT STORAGE
5'-0"
5'-0"

MISSION CIR

BEPLER ST

TRASH ROOM

MECHANICAL/

ELECTRICAL

MISSION ST
25'-0" CLR
5'-0"

MECHANICAL/

ELECTRICAL
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MECHANICAL/

ELECTRICAL

RESIDENTIAL UNITS

TENANT STORAGE
420' - 0"

TRASH ROOM

MECHANICAL/

ELECTRICAL
25'-0" CLR

MISSION CIR

BEPLER ST

MISSION ST
420' - 0"
419' - 6"
418' - 0"
416' - 5"
415' - 3"
413' - 5"
410' - 0"
409' - 11"
407' - 11" 406' - 6"
407' - 3"
407' - 10"
408' - 0"

PARKING
420' - 0"
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MECHANICAL/

ELECTRICAL
432' - 0"
SHARED

PRIVATE OPEN
SPACE

AMENITY
TRASH
ROOM

RESIDENTIAL
UNITS
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TRASH
ROOM

RESIDENTIAL
UNITS

MECHANICAL/

ELECTRICAL
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006-251-220
(0.4 Acres)
006-251-140
(0.2 Acres)
006-403-170 (0.07 Acres)
006-251-230
(1 Acres)
006-251-210
(0.2 Acres)
Cr St
W Market St
Mateo Ave
2nd Ave 1st Ave
E Market St
210
200
180
170
210
200
200
200
200
180
200
Source: Daly City, 2022; Metropolitan Transportation Agency, 2021; SamTrans, 2023; PlaceWorks, 2023. 0 10050
Feet
Mission St
Project Area
Contiguous Parcels with Same
Owner
Contours
SamTrans Stops
Class III (Existing) Bike Routes
Class III (Proposed) Bike Routes
Single-Family Residential (R-1)
Zone
Two-Family Residential (R-2) Zone
Multiple-Family Residential (R-3)
Zone
Test-fit Site #2: 7367-7395 Mission Street

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E MARKET ST
1ST AVE

MISSION ST

MISSION ST
1ST AVE

E MARKET ST
LEGEND

RESIDENTIAL UNITS

RESIDENTIAL AMENITY/ LOBBY
RETAIL

BACK OF HOUSE/ PARKING/ CORE

CIRCULATION

SHARED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
BARarchitects
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2.0 LOT SIZE 1.9 ACRES
UNIT COUNT 219 UNITS TOTAL*
LEVEL 1 7 UNITS
LEVEL 2 15 UNITS
LEVEL 3 47 UNITS
LEVEL 4 50 UNITS
LEVEL 5 50 UNITS
LEVEL 6 50 UNITS
*AVG UNIT SIZE = 850 SF
DENSITY 115.3 DU/ACRE
PARKING COUNT 256 SPACES
LEVEL 1 138 SPACES
LEVEL 2 118 SPACES
RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATIO 1.17 SPACE/UNIT
BUILDING LEVELS 6 LEVELS TOTAL
LEVEL 1 202' - 0" 13' -0" FTF
LEVEL 2 215' - 0" 12' -0" FTF
LEVEL 3 227' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 4 237' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 5 247' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 6 257' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
ROOF 268' - 0"
OVERALL BUILDING HEIGHT 66' - 0"
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL AMENITY/ LOBBY 8,300 SF
TOTAL RETAIL 10,900 SF
TOTAL SHARED PRIVATE OPEN SPACE 20,800 SF
TOTAL PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 780 SF
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203' - 9"
205' - 1"
206' - 6"
207' - 11"
209' - 5"
210' - 0"
203' - 6"
202' - 11"
210' - 0"
210' - 0"

RESIDENTIAL
UNITS

PARKING
203' - 0"
7'-0"
LOBBY/

LEASING/
MAIL
202' - 0" 205' - 0"
UP
TRASH
ROOM
210' - 0"
RETAIL

MISSION ST

E MARKET ST
1ST AVE
25'-0" CLR 25'-0" CLR

MECHANICAL/

ELECTRICAL
206' - 6"
RETAIL
204' - 0"
RETAIL
202' - 11"
202' - 4"
201' - 9"
201' - 2"
201' - 1"
204' - 9"
203' - 6"
207' - 0"
PUBLIC
OPEN
SPACE
208' - 0"
RETAIL

RETAIL BACK

OF HOUSE
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DN
25'-0" CLR
UP

TRASH ROOM

MECHANICAL/

ELECTRICAL
RETAIL
BELOW
25'-0" CLR
210' - 0"
210' - 0"
1ST AVE
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LEVEL 2 0 UNITS
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LEVEL 6 12 UNITS
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LEVEL 2 33 SPACES
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LEVEL 2 63' - 0" 12' -0" FTF
LEVEL 3 75' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 4 85' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 5 95' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 6 105' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
LEVEL 7 115' - 0" 10' -0" FTF
ROOF 126' - 0"
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September 2023 | Addendum to Environmental Impact Report (EIR) State Clearinghouse Number 2012032024
Daly City General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and
BART Station Area Specific Plan Amendments and
Commercial Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards Project:

Addendum No. 1 to the Daly City General Plan Update EIR

City of Daly City
Prepared for:

City of Daly City
Contact: Michael Van Lonkhuysen, Planning Manager
City of Daly City | Economic & Community Development, Planning Division 333 90th Street
Daly City, California 94015
(650) 991-8158
[email protected]

Prepared by:

PlaceWorks
Contact: Terri McCracken, Associate Principal
2040 Bancroft Way, Suite 400
Berkeley, California 94704
(510) 848-3815
[email protected]
www.placeworks.com

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Section Page

1. INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 3

1.1 BACKGROUND, PURPOSE, AND SCOPE ................................................................................................... 3

1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES............................................................................................................. 4

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 7

2.1 LOCATION ................................................................................................................................................. 7

2.2 STUDY AREA AND PROPOSED AREAS OF CHANGE................................................................................. 7

2.3 BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................................... 7

2.4 PROPOSED CHANGES ............................................................................................................................ 14

3. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 31

3.1 AESTHETICS ............................................................................................................................................ 32

3.2 AIR QUALITY ........................................................................................................................................... 33

3.3 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................... 35

3.4 CULTURAL AND TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................... 37

3.5 ENERGY .................................................................................................................................................. 40

3.6 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ............................................................................................................................. 41

3.7 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ............................................................................................................. 43

3.8 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.............................................................................................. 44

3.9 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ...................................................................................................... 46

3.10 LAND USE AND PLANNING.................................................................................................................... 48

3.11 NOISE ..................................................................................................................................................... 49

3.12 POPULATION AND HOUSING ................................................................................................................ 51

3.13 PUBLIC SERVICES ................................................................................................................................... 52

3.14 RECREATION........................................................................................................................................... 53

3.15 TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................................. 54

3.16 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS ......................................................................................................... 56

3.17 WILDFIRE ............................................................................................................................................... 58

3.18 MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE ........................................................................................... 59

4. CONCLUSION................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 61

4.1 SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE PROJECT ........................................................................................... 61

4.2 SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES ...................................................................................... 61

4.3 NEW INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................. 62

5. LIST OF PREPARERS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 63 Tables
Table 1 Proposed Parcels to be Amended to General Plan Land Use Commercial Mixed-Use ...................... 15 Table 2 Proposed Parcels to be Amended to Zoning District Commercial Mixed-Use ................................... 25 Table 3 Proposed Parcels in the BART Specific Plan Area to be Amended to General Plan Land Use Designation and Zoning District Commercial Mixed-Use .................................................................... 28 Table 4 Daly City General Plan Buildout Numbers............................................................................................ 30

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Figures
Figure 1 Project Corridors and BART Station Area Specific Plan Boundaries ..................................................... 8 Figure 2 Transit Priority Areas and Priority Development Areas ....................................................................... 12 Figure 3 Mission Street Parcel Designations ...................................................................................................... 20 Figure 4 Geneva Avenue Parcel Designations .................................................................................................... 21 Appendices
Appendix A Proposed Parcels to be Amended to C-MU Zoning District Appendix B C-MU Objective Design Standards
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1. Introduction

1.1 BACKGROUND, PURPOSE, AND SCOPE
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code (PRC) Sections 21000 et seq. and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations Sections 15000 et. seq.), recognizes that between the date an environmental document is completed and the date the project is fully implemented, one or more of the following changes may occur: (1) the project may change; (2) the environmental setting in which the project is located may change; (3) laws, regulations, or policies may change in ways that impact the environment; and/or (4) previously unknown information can arise. Before proceeding with a project, CEQA requires the lead agency to evaluate these changes to determine whether or not they affect the conclusions in the environmental document.

The City of Daly City (City) certified the Daly City General Plan Update Environmental Impact Report (EIR), State Clearinghouse No. 2012032024, and approved the Daly City General Plan in March 2013. This document is an Addendum to the Daly City General Plan Update EIR. The Daly City General Plan Update EIR is considered the “Certified EIR” and the Daly City General Plan is considered the “Approved Project.” This document is the first Addendum to the Certified EIR.

The proposed project is an amendment to the Daly City General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Station Area Specific Plan (BART Specific Plan) so that the parcels that make up the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors will have the same General Plan and Specific Plan land use designation and zoning district. The proposed project also establishes Commercial Mixed-Use (C-MU) Objective Design Standards to provide key, objective requirements for a clear and straight forward application and approval process for future multifamily housing and mixed-use construction within the C- MU zoning district. The purpose of this Addendum is to analyze the impacts of the proposed project, herein referred to as the “proposed Modified Project,” as required pursuant to the provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. The proposed Modified Project does not increase the amount of development or extend beyond the boundaries analyzed in the Certified EIR. Pursuant to the provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City of Daly City is the lead agency charged with the responsibility of deciding whether or not to approve the proposed action.

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1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES
Pursuant to Section 21166 of CEQA and Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines, when an EIR has been certified or a negative declaration adopted for a project, no subsequent EIR or negative declaration shall be prepared for the project unless the lead agency determines that one or more of the following conditions are met:
 Substantial project changes are proposed that will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects;  Substantial changes would occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken that require major revisions to the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or
 New information of substantial importance that was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified, or the negative declaration was adopted shows any of the following:
a) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR or negative declaration.
b) Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than identified in the previous EIR.
c) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponent declines to adopt the mitigation measures or alternatives. d) Mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponent declines to adopt the mitigation measures or alternatives.

Where none of the conditions specified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 1 are present, the lead agency
must determine whether to prepare an Addendum or whether no further CEQA documentation is required (CEQA Guidelines Section 15162[b]). An Addendum is appropriate where some minor technical changes or additions to the previously certified EIR are necessary, but there are no new or substantially more severe significant impacts (CEQA Guidelines Section 15164).

In accordance with the CEQA Guidelines, the City has determined that an Addendum to the Certified EIR is the appropriate environmental clearance for the proposed Modified Project. This Addendum reviews the changes proposed by the Modified Project and examines whether, as a result of any changes or new

1 See also CEQA Guidelines Section 15163, which applies the requirements of CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 to supplemental EIRs.

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information, a subsequent EIR may be required. This examination includes an analysis of the provisions of Section 21166 of CEQA and Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines and their applicability to the proposed Modified Project. This Addendum relies on the attached environmental analysis, which addresses each environmental checklist topic section by section. The checklist includes findings as to the physical environmental impact of the proposed Modified Project in comparison with the findings of the Certified EIR.

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2. Project Description

2.1 LOCATION
Daly City is south of San Francisco in the northernmost edge of San Mateo County. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the city and county of San Francisco to the north, the city of Brisbane to the east, the town of Colma and the city of South San Francisco to the southeast, and the city of Pacifica to the southwest. The city limit for Daly City encompasses approximately 7.6 square miles (4,864 acres), and the Sphere of Influence (SOI) incorporates a total of 8.5 square miles (5,442 acres).

2.2 STUDY AREA AND PROPOSED AREAS OF CHANGE
The study area is the same as the Certified EIR, which encompasses the lands within the city limit and SOI.

The proposed areas of change encompass the parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors in Daly City, as shown on Figure 1, Project Corridors and BART Station Area Specific Plan Boundaries. The Mission Street corridor is a north-south four-lane arterial that extends through the center of the city from the Colma BART Station in the south to the city limit in the north. The Geneva Avenue corridor is an east to west four-lane arterial that extends from the northern city limit to the southern city limit. While no roadway improvements are proposed, Mission Street until San Jose Avenue is the responsibility of the California Department of Transportation.

2.3 BACKGROUND

2.3.1 General Plan
The Daly City General Plan Land Use Map identifies five commercial land use designations and an industrial land use designation. The commercial land use designations include Neighborhood (C-N), Retail and Office (C-RO), Office (C-O), Service (C-S), and Mixed Use (C-MU). These land use designations identify areas in Daly City that are desired for commercial, mixed-use, and industrial uses, and identifies the intensity to which these land uses may be developed, expressed in terms of floor-area ratio (FAR).2

2 Standards of building intensity for nonresidential uses are stated as maximum floor-area ratios (FAR). FAR is a ratio of the building square footage permitted on a lot to the square footage of the lot. In some cases, FAR may also be used to regulate residential development, allowing flexibility and recognizing variations in dwelling unit size.

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The Daly City General Plan provides a definition of the C-MU land use designations, which is the subject of this Addendum, as follows:

This land use designation pertains generally to areas fronting Mission Street and Geneva Avenue and includes certain areas within the Sullivan Corridor Specific Plan and BART Station Area Specific Plan intended for mixed-use development. The designation applies to areas where the City intends to provide, through the Zoning Ordinance, regulatory incentives and/or requirements for developers to construct buildings which contain a vertical mix of uses, e.g., retail or restaurant uses at the street level and office or residential uses at levels above the street.

The introduction of the C-MU designation along Mission Street and Geneva Avenue is intended to allow for residential intensification of these corridors, both of which are well-served by public transportation, so that they may be transformed into more vibrant urban streets as identified during the Envision Daly City process. The FAR for mixed-use land uses generally ranges from 1.0 to 6.0, except in mixed use areas of the BART Station Area Specific Plan and Sullivan Corridor Specific Plan Area, which contain specific development standards for properties within the boundaries of these plans.

The Land Use Element in the Daly City General Plan also contains several policies and tasks that encourage the revitalization of Mission Street and Geneva Avenue and promote higher-density mixed-use development along these corridors through Zoning Ordinance amendments. These include the following:
 Policy LU-1: Maintain and, where possible, encourage larger commercial development sites throughout the City.
 Task LU-1.1: Increase the minimum property sizes in all commercial zones and restrict the ability of existing sites within this zone to subdivide below the established minimum lot size. The minimum parcel size shall be established at the time of the Zoning Ordinance update and shall be such that it promotes the construction of mixed-use and/or higher density multifamily development, as determined by the respective zone to which it applies.  Task LU-1.2: Incorporate a lot merger incentive allowance into the Zoning Ordinance whereby property owners electing to merge two or more adjacent lots for the purpose of development are provided specific incentives to do so. The incentive program shall establish incentives that are significant enough to promote voluntary lot mergers of lots that meet a minimum threshold size and shall be commensurate with the size of the parcels being merged and/or created.  Policy LU-3: Implement a vision and long-term goals for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue, and consider the vision and goals in all land use planning decisions.  Task LU-3.1: Maintain the Priority Development Area (PDA) status of the Bayshore Area and the Colma BART Specific Plan Area/Mission Street Corridor, and take steps to secure capital infrastructure funds, planning grants, and technical assistance from ABAG [Association of Bay Area Governments] to more fully realize the City’s vision and long-term goals for these PDAs.

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 Task LU-3.2: Prepare a comprehensive land use, infrastructure, and streetscape plan for the Geneva Avenue Corridor, including the state-owned Cow Palace property. If necessary, the plan shall make specific recommendations for changes to the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance that will be necessary to assist with the plan’s implementation. The plan shall also identify which, if any, public improvements will be necessary for long-term implementation, including any necessary upgrades to existing public utilities in the area, and potential financing strategies to fund these improvements.
 Policy LU-4: Provide regulatory incentives for developers to construct higher-density mixed-use development along Mission Street, Geneva Avenue, and any other locations within close proximity to public transit.
 Task LU-4.1: Establish a Commercial Mixed-Use (C-MU) zone for areas targeted for mixed-use development, including, but not limited to the boundaries of the existing C-1 Light Commercial zone presently encompassing Mission Street and Geneva Avenue, and establish development regulations in the Zoning Ordinance specifically for higher-density mixed-use development. The City shall, as a part of this task, explore increased building height within the C-MU zone, as determined sufficient to promote the construction of higher density mixed-use development within the zone.
 Task LU-4.2: Review the existing design guidelines for mixed-use development to ensure the guidelines adequately address pertinent issues related to the construction of the mixed-use development both within existing neighborhoods and when higher-density development is proposed adjacent to lower-density neighborhoods. Amend these guidelines and augment with development regulations identified in Task LU-4.1 above to incorporate methods for repositioning mixed-use building mass away from lower-density neighborhoods.  Task LU-4.3: Remove the use permit requirement for mixed-use projects that contain a commercial component of sufficient proportion to the total building area, as identified by the Zoning Ordinance, and a residential component.
 Task LU-4.4: Amend the parking regulations to allow for a 30 percent parking reduction for all mixed-use development projects and clarify that the mixed-use parking reduction is allowed for buildings containing residential and retail components and parking available to both uses.  Policy LU-6: Eliminate obstacles to the development of new retail businesses and restaurants on Mission Street and Geneva Avenue.
 Task LU-6.1: Establish separate parking regulations for the Commercial Mixed-Use zone and revise the Zoning Ordinance to require that any new restaurant provide the same number of parking spaces as that of a retail business (one space per each 300 square feet).

The C-MU land use designation and these policies included in the Daly City General Plan support mixed- use development within the city and specifically the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors.

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2.3.2 Plan Bay Area
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s and Association of Bay Area Governments’ Plan Bay Area is the San Francisco Bay Area’s Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Community Strategy. Plan Bay Area is the long-range integrated transportation and land use/housing strategy through 2050 for the Bay Area pursuant to the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act, commonly referred to by its legislative bill number, Senate Bill (SB) 375. Plan Bay Area lays out a development scenario for the region, which, when integrated with the transportation network and other transportation measures and policies, would reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation vehicle miles traveled (VMT) (excluding goods movement) beyond the per-capita reduction targets identified by the California Air Resources Board.

As shown on Figure 2, Transit Priority Areas and Priority Development Areas, the study area includes the Mission Boulevard and Bayshore Priority Development Areas (PDAs), as well as two Transit Priority Areas (TPAs). As part of the implementing framework for Plan Bay Area, PDAs and TPAs are identified as areas where concentrated development can have beneficial environmental effects and reduce adverse environmental impacts.

2.3.2.1 PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREAS
A PDA is a place that has convenient public transit service, often referred to as “transit-oriented,” that is prioritized by local governments, such as Daly City, for housing, jobs, and services within existing communities. A PDA is a funding and planning tool. If a local jurisdiction voluntarily nominates an area for PDA designation, the designation provides the local jurisdiction with access to funds and grants to develop and adopt area plans to plan for, design, and regulate future growth of the area; and constructed needed and/or planned infrastructure improvements.3 PDAs are voluntarily nominated by the local jurisdiction.

Further, the local jurisdiction has the full discretion to set the boundaries of the PDA within the eligible PDA areas that have been identified by Plan Bay Area 2050.

Overall, well over two-thirds of all regional growth in the San Francisco Bay Area by 2050 is projected to occur in PDAs. The PDAs identified in Plan Bay Area 2050 were projected to accommodate 72 percent (or over 985,000 units) of new housing and 48 percent (or 679,000) new jobs in the region.4

3 Metropolitan Transportation Commission, “Priority Development Areas (PDAs),” accessed August 1, 2023, https://mtc.ca.gov/planning/land-use/priority-development-areas-pdas. 4 Metropolitan Transportation Commission, October 2021, accessed August 2, 2023, Plan Bay Area 2050, https://planbayarea.org/sites/default/files/documents/Plan_Bay_Area_2050_October_2021.pdf.

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Development in PDAs leverage existing infrastructure and therefore can minimize development in green field (undeveloped) areas and maximize growth in transit-rich communities to help lower VMT and consequently reduce GHG emissions, air quality pollutants, and noise from vehicles with internal combustion engines dependent on fossil fuels. Additionally, due to the location, infill development in PDAs result in fewer impacts related to agricultural, forestry, mineral, archaeological, and biological resources, energy, geology and soils, hydrology and water quality, and wildfire.

Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors are both located entirely in PDAs as shown on Figure 2.

Certain potential future residential or mixed-use residential projects and projects in PDAs that meet defined criteria in the CEQA Guidelines may be eligible for CEQA streamlining. For example, while not exclusive to PDAs, due to their urban setting, development in a PDA is more likely to qualify for a CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, Infill Development Projects, Class 32 Categorical Exemption.

2.3.2.2 TRANSIT PRIORITY AREAS
In addition to PDAs, Plan Bay Area 2050 also identifies TPAs, which are areas within 0.5 mile of a major transit stop (i.e., a stop with service frequency of 15 minutes or less) that is existing or planned, if the planned stop is scheduled to be completed within the planning horizon of a Transportation Improvement Program adopted pursuant to Section 450.216 or Section 450.322 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations. TPAs generally include existing neighborhoods served by transit and contain a wide range of housing options along with jobs, schools, and amenities. Certain potential future development projects 5 in
TPAs that meet defined criteria in the CEQA Guidelines may be eligible for CEQA streamlining.

SB 743, which became effective on January 1, 2014, amended CEQA by adding PRC Section 21099 (CEQA) regarding analysis of transportation, aesthetics, and parking impacts for urban infill projects, among other provisions.

With respect to transportation impacts, SB 743 required the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to identify new metrics for identifying and mitigating transportation impacts under CEQA, shifting from a congestion-based (level of service or LOS) standard to a VMT standard. According to guidance provided by the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) in the publication Transportation Impacts (SB 743) CEQA Guidelines Update and Technical Advisory, 2018, development within 0.5 miles of an existing major transit stop or an existing stop along a high-quality transit corridor will have a less-than- significant impact on VMT. Within the Daly City boundaries, both Geneva Avenue and Mission Street are considered high-quality transit corridors. A high-quality transit corridor contains fixed-route bus service with headways no longer than 15 minutes during peak commute hours, as defined in PRC Section 21155.

5 A project in a transit priority area is referred to as a transit priority project, or a TPP development.

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With respect to aesthetics and parking, CEQA Section 21099(d)(1), states, “Aesthetic and parking impacts of a residential, mixed-use residential, or employment center project on an infill site located within a TPA shall not be considered significant impacts on the environment.” Accordingly, these topics are no longer considered in determining significant environmental effects for projects that meet all three of the following criteria:
 It is located on an infill site which is defined as “a lot located within an urban area that has been previously developed or on a vacant site where at least 75 percent of the perimeter of the site adjoins, or is separated only by an improved public right-of-way from, parcels that are developed with qualified urban uses.”
 It is a residential, mixed-use residential, or an employment-center project.  It is in a transit priority area, which is defined as “an area within one-half mile of a major transit stop that is existing or planned, if the planned stop is scheduled to be completed within the planning horizon included in a Transportation Improvement Program adopted pursuant to Section 450.216 or Section 450.322 of Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations.” Accordingly, in compliance with SB 743, no significant aesthetic or parking impacts can be made in the environmental analysis for potential future qualifying development in the TPAs shown on Figure 2.

2.4 PROPOSED CHANGES
The proposed Modified Project consists of amendments to the Daly City General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and BART Specific Plan so that the parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors have consistent land use designations and zoning districts pursuant to State law. The proposed Modified Project also establishes C-MU Objective Design Standards to streamline future multifamily housing and mixed-use development for parcels with the C-MU land use designation and zoning district. A summary of the proposed changes is listed herein, and a detailed description is provided in the sections that follow.  Amending the Daly City General Plan land use map designations so that all parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors have a C-MU land use designation.  Amending the Daly City Zoning Ordinance to align with the Daly City General Plan by creating a new C- MU zoning district and rezoning all the parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors to C-MU.
 Amending the BART Specific Plan land use designations so that all the parcels in the Mission Street corridor have a C-MU land use designation and zoning district.  Creating C-MU Objective Design Standards to provide key, objective requirements for a clear and straight-forward application and approval process for future multifamily housing and mixed-use construction on parcels with a C-MU land use designation and zoning district.

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The proposed Modified Project is a programmatic, policy-level change that does not propose specific development projects. When specific development projects occur on these sites, they would be subject to applicable environmental review pursuant with CEQA, as required.

2.4.1 Amendments to the General Plan Land Use Map
Table 1, Proposed Parcels to be Amended to General Plan Land Use Commercial Mixed-Use, shows the corridor, assessor’s parcel number (APN), size, address, and existing General Plan land use designation of the parcels within the project corridor boundaries that would be redesignated as C-MU under the proposed Modified Project. Amending the General Plan land use designations for these parcels would result in C-MU designations for all the parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors, consistent with Daly City General Plan policies promoting higher-density mixed-use development along these corridors (see Section 2.3.1, General Plan, for a list of General Plan policies and tasks).

TABLE 1 PROPOSED PARCELS TO BE AMENDED TO GENERAL PLAN LAND USE COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE Corridor
Assessor’s
Parcel Number Size (Acres) Address
Existing General Plan Land Use
Designation
Mission Street 004-153-030 0.15 5983 Mission Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 004-022-030 0.09 77 Goethe Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 004-152-100 0.21 6036 Mission Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 004-152-080 0.10 6024 Mission Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 004-153-010 0.05 5999 Mission Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 004-031-150 0.05 6084 Mission Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-041-200 0.07 26 Bepler Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-042-180 0.10 31 Bepler Street Medium Density (R-MD) Mission Street 003-042-190 0.06 31 Bepler Street Medium Density (R-MD) Mission Street 003-042-120 0.06 39 Mission Circle Medium Density (R-MD) Mission Street 003-042-110 0.06 49 Mission Circle Medium Density (R-MD) Mission Street 003-042-150 0.12 Bepler Street & Mission Street, SWC Partial Medium Density (R-MD)
Mission Street 003-042-160 0.03 Bepler Street & Mission Street, SWC Partial Medium Density (R-MD)
Mission Street 003-121-030 0.32 6674 Mission Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-342-050 0.06 97 Citrus Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-342-060 0.06 85 Citrus Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-342-080 0.06 61 Citrus Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-362-060 0.06 6 Bismark Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-361-040 0.06 No physical address Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-361-050 0.06 No physical address Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-371-130 0.17 17 Bismark Street Medium Density (R-MD)

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TABLE 1 PROPOSED PARCELS TO BE AMENDED TO GENERAL PLAN LAND USE COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE Corridor
Assessor’s
Parcel Number Size (Acres) Address
Existing General Plan Land Use
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Mission Street 003-361-030 0.24 7073 Mission Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-351-010 0.07 7217 Mission Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 006-231-250 0.36 7217 Mission Street Partial High Density (R-HD) Mission Street 006-231-030 0.12 61 Price Street High Density (R-HD) Mission Street 003-351-030 0.09 7217 Mission Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-351-040 0.06 No physical address Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-351-020 0.09 7217 Mission Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 006-373-070 0.10 No physical address Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-401-110 0.30 7455 El Camino Real Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-373-020 0.28 No physical address Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-251-220 0.42 No physical address Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-371-120 0.68 7400 Mission Street Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-401-080 0.78 7425 El Camino Real Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-251-230 1.11 7367 Mission Street Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-251-210 0.19 7395 Mission Street Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-371-130 0.61 20 San Pedro Road Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-401-060 0.32 7469 Mission Street Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-401-100 0.05 No physical address Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 006-401-070 0.20 7499 El Camino Real Neighborhood (C-N) Mission Street 004-022-210 1.41 6100 Mission Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 003-041-380 0.18 18 Bepler Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-180 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #18 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-170 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #17 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-160 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #16 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-150 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #15 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-140 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #14 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-130 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #13 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-120 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #12 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-110 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #11 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-100 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #10 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-090 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #9 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-080 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #8 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-070 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #7 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-060 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #6 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-050 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #5 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-040 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #4 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD)

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TABLE 1 PROPOSED PARCELS TO BE AMENDED TO GENERAL PLAN LAND USE COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE Corridor
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Parcel Number Size (Acres) Address
Existing General Plan Land Use
Designation
Mission Street 104-440-030 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #3 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-020 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #2 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 104-440-010 0.23 89 Goethe Street, #1 Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Mission Street 006-232-020 0.11 32 Price Street Partial Medium Density (R-MD) Mission Street 003-342-070 0.06 75 Citrus Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-062-060 0.07 2447 Geneva Avenue Partially Mixed Use (C-MU) and Medium- Low Density (R-MLD)
Geneva Avenue 005-062-050 0.07 2449 Geneva Avenue Partially Mixed Use (C-MU) and Medium-Low Density (R-MLD)
Geneva Avenue 005-062-040 0.14 2455 Geneva Avenue Partially Mixed Use (C-MU) and Medium- Low Density (R-MLD)
Geneva Avenue 005-065-140 0.06 No physical address Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-121-160 0.06 2650 Geneva Avenue Partially Mixed Use (C-MU) and Medium- Low Density (R-MLD)
Geneva Avenue 005-121-170 0.06 2660 Geneva Avenue Partially Mixed Use (C-MU) and Medium-Low Density (R-MLD)
Geneva Avenue 005-121-180 0.06 2666 Geneva Avenue Partially Mixed Use (C-MU) and Medium-Low Density (R-MLD)
Geneva Avenue 005-121-190 0.06 No physical address Partially Mixed Use (C-MU) and Medium-Low Density (R-MLD)
Geneva Avenue 005-122-170 0.34 2750 Geneva Avenue Partially Mixed Use (C-MU) and Medium-Low Density (R-MLD)
Geneva Avenue 005-072-020 0.08 239 MacDonald Avenue Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) and Retail and Office Commercial (C-RO)
Geneva Avenue 005-072-010 0.11 615 Schwerin Street Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) and Retail and Office Commercial (C-RO)
Geneva Avenue 005-123-390 0.52 2840 Geneva Avenue Partially Mixed Use (C-MU) and Medium- Low Density (R-MLD)
Geneva Avenue 005-094-060 0.41 2700 Bayshore Boulevard Service (C-S) Geneva Avenue 005-072-310 0.14 No physical address Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-065-190 0.11 No physical address Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-050 0.08 231 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-030 0.08 235 MacDonald Avenue Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) and Retail and Office Commercial (C-RO)
Geneva Avenue 005-072-040 0.08 233 MacDonald Avenue Partial Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) and Retail and Office Commercial (C-RO)
Geneva Avenue 005-072-280 0.03 3023 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-100 0.08 121 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-260 0.03 3143 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-250 0.03 3147 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-240 0.03 3151 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD)

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TABLE 1 PROPOSED PARCELS TO BE AMENDED TO GENERAL PLAN LAND USE COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE Corridor
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Designation
Geneva Avenue 005-092-230 0.03 3155 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-220 0.03 3159 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-210 0.03 3163 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-120 0.08 211 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-200 0.03 3063 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-320 0.03 3119 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-110 0.08 117 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-060 0.08 227 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-270 0.03 3029 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-020 0.08 145 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-190 0.03 3067 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-310 0.03 3123 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-130 0.08 209 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-030 0.08 141 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-070 0.08 225 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-260 0.03 3035 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-180 0.03 3075 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-140 0.08 205 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-250 0.03 3039 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-040 0.08 139 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-170 0.03 3079 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-300 0.03 3127 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-080 0.08 223 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-050 0.08 135 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-160 0.05 3083 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-130 0.08 111 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-090 0.08 219 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-330 0.06 508 Allan Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-240 0.03 3043 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-290 0.03 3131 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-060 0.08 133 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-230 0.03 3049 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-070 0.08 131 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 093-252-010 0.05 3165 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-280 0.03 3135 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-100 0.08 217 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD)

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TABLE 1 PROPOSED PARCELS TO BE AMENDED TO GENERAL PLAN LAND USE COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE Corridor
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Designation
Geneva Avenue 005-072-220 0.03 3055 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-350 0.03 3103 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-080 0.08 127 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-320 0.06 510 Allan Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-340 0.03 3107 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-110 0.08 215 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-072-210 0.03 3059 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-370 0.06 507 Allan Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-090 0.08 125 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-330 0.03 3111 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-270 0.03 3139 Geneva Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-360 0.05 511 Allan Street Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Geneva Avenue 005-092-120 0.08 115 MacDonald Avenue Medium-Low Density (R-MLD) Note: For many of the small parcels (e.g., 0.10 acres or less) to be developed, they would need to merge with adjacent lots.

As shown on Figure 3, Mission Street Parcel Designations, and Figure 4, Geneva Avenue Parcel Designations, most parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors already have a General Plan land use designation of C-MU.

2.4.2 Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65860, the Zoning Ordinance is required to be consistent with the General Plan. The proposed Modified Project would amend the Zoning Ordinance to include a new C-MU zoning district that would support the existing General Plan C-MU land use designation. The proposed Modified Project would also amend the zoning map to rezone all the parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Street corridors to have the new C-MU zoning district so that these parcels are consistent with the same General Plan C-MU land use designation assigned to these parcels.

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2.4.3 Proposed C-MU Zoning District
The proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment would establish additional opportunities for the location of multifamily residential and mixed-use development, and would consist of the following sections:
 Purpose. Every zoning district within Daly City starts with a purpose statement or intent for the district. The purpose for the creation of the C-MU zoning district, is:

To allow and provide regulatory incentives and/or requirements for developers to construct buildings which contain a high density of housing and/or a vertical mix of uses (e.g., retail or restaurant uses) at the street level and office or residential uses at levels above the street. This district generally includes areas fronting Mission Street and Geneva Avenue, and includes certain areas within the BART Station Area Specific Plan intended for mixed-use development.

 Uses. Permitted, accessory, and conditional uses from Daly City’s residential and commercial zoning districts were reviewed and adjusted accordingly to create a list of uses for the C-MU district. When a use is not specifically listed, it shall be assumed that when the unlisted use is similar to or more objectionable than a permitted use, such use shall be permitted in the district to the same requirements of the most similarly listed use. Otherwise, the use shall be presumed to be not allowed.
 Permitted Uses. The following structures and uses are permitted in the C-MU zoning district:
 Residential Uses. Multiple-family Dwellings, when constructed in conjunction with retail or office space at the street level; Group home/boarding house; Rest home; Live/work residential units; Secondary dwellings (per city standards).
 Non-residential Uses. Animal grooming not involving overnight boarding; Athletic clubs and health studios; Assembly uses, including churches, lodges, and social and meeting halls; Business and trade schools; Childcare facilities and play gyms; Hotels, including extended stay hotels; Movie theaters and complexes; Offices uses, including professional offices, medical and dental offices, and medical clinics; Personal service uses, including nail and hair salons, massage businesses where employees are licensed by the State of California; Restaurants that do not provide a drive- through window; Retail uses, including alcohol sales, not specified as requiring a use permit; and Seasonal temporary uses (e.g., Christmas tree lots).
 Accessory Uses. The following uses are permitted in the C-MU district when accessory to or commenced concurrently with or subsequent to permitted uses:

Other accessory uses and structures customarily appurtenant to a multi-family residential permitted use when in compliance with Title 25 of the California Administrative Code.  Conditional Uses. The following structures and uses are permitted in the C-MU zoning district upon first receiving approval of a use permit, subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.44:

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Animal hospitals and kennels; Businesses whose principal use is for the operation of amusement devices, i.e., arcades; Emergency medical care, including urgent care clinics and hospitals; Food sales on temporary basis, including farmers markets and food truck sales; Retailers where more than 50 percent of the store stock retail value is products containing tobacco, electronic cigarettes, personal vaporizers, or electronic nicotine delivery systems; Vehicle or equipment rental; and Vehicle storage.  Prohibited Uses. The following uses shall not be allowed in the C-MU district:

Automotive dealers and auto retail, sales, and repair, unless previously allowed on the same site; Retailers where more than 10 percent of the store stock retail value is products that are firearms, such as handguns and long guns, to individuals in an open shopping format, or firearm parts, or any business that engages in the repair of firearms and/or firearm parts; Car wash and detailing shops; Manufacturing uses; Outdoor retail sales; Restaurants providing a drive-through window; and Service stations, including operational and physical expansions thereto.  Nonconforming Uses. As required by Chapter 17.42 “Nonconforming Uses” of the Daly City Zoning Ordinance, existing nonconforming uses within the C-MU district shall be permitted to continue or remain until there has been a structural alteration, an enlargement or increase in space occupied, change in the nonconforming use, moving of said nonconforming building, abandonment or discontinuance of the nonconforming use, damage pursuant to Section 17.42.060, or the use has been determined to be a nuisance by the city council, with the following exception: single family residential buildings may be enlarged with an addition not larger than 50% of the size of the existing residence. Otherwise, the nonconforming use shall be changed to a conforming use and the nonconforming use cannot thereafter be reestablished.
 Height Regulations. No new structure in the C-MU district shall exceed ten stories or 120 feet in height, as measured from any street frontage. The minimum height of any new structure in the C-MU district shall be three stories or 30 feet. Any new buildings abutting lots zoned R-1 (Single-family Residential District) or R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex Residential District) and over three stories or 30 feet high (whichever is lesser), shall adhere to the transitional height requirements in the C-MU Objective Design Standards.

Building height is measured from the curb at the centerline of the building to the building’s highest point. See Section 17.40.040 of the Daly City Zoning Ordinance for building height exceptions. For building structures with a flat roof, the height of the building shall be measured to the roof, not the parapet.
 Lot Area and Lot Width. For the purpose of subdividing land, the minimum lot area in the C-MU district shall be ten thousand square feet.

For the purpose of subdividing land, the minimum lot width in the C-MU district shall be one hundred feet.

The proposed lot area and lot width are higher than the minimum lot areas and widths required within other City zoning districts to 1) encourage lot mergers or the assemblage of smaller contiguous

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parcels to develop a larger residential or mixed-use project and 2) prohibit sites larger than ten thousand square feet to subdivide into sites smaller than ten thousand square feet.  Lot Coverage. A minimum of fifty percent of the lot is required to be covered by new buildings and structures in the C-MU district.

A maximum of one hundred percent of the lot shall be allowed to be covered by buildings and structures in the C-MU district. These lot coverages include all accessory structures including carports, storage buildings, and awnings.

New buildings abutting lots zoned R-1 (Single-family Residential District) or R-1/A (Single- family/Duplex Residential District) and over three stories or 30 feet high (whichever is lesser) shall follow the transitional height requirements and yard requirements in the C-MU Objective Design Standards.
 Usable Open Space Requirements. The requirements for usable open space shall follow the City’s existing requirements in Section 17.38.020 of the Zoning Ordinance or requiring one hundred and fifty square feet of usable open space for each dwelling unit.

However, the C-MU district shall allow flexibility in which the one hundred and fifty square feet calculation may include private open space for the dwelling unit (i.e., decks and balconies), shared open space for the building’s occupants (i.e., terraces, roof decks, etc.), and publicly accessible open space on the ground floor.
 Yard Requirements. All structures in the C-MU district shall be subject to the following regulations:

A. Minimum Front Yard. Minimum front yard shall be dependent on the existing sidewalk width along the primary building frontage to create a minimum of a 10-foot sidewalk if the primary building frontage is along Mission Street and a 10-foot sidewalk if the primary building frontage is along Geneva Avenue. Any new sidewalk within the property line will require a public right-of-way easement or dedication to the City.

B. Maximum Front Yard. The building structure shall be set back no more than ten feet from the property line. The setback space may be used for landscape or usable open space but not parking.

Larger setbacks are allowed where needed for usable public gathering space, driveways, or garage entries.

C. Minimum Rear Yard. No requirement. If the building structure is abutting lots zoned R-1 (Single- family Residential District) or R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex Residential District) and over three stories or 30 feet high (whichever is lesser), the project must adhere to C-MU Objective Design Standards that address context sensitivity.

D. Minimum Side Yard. No requirement. If the building structure is abutting lots zoned R-1 (Single- family Residential District) or R-1/A (Single-family/Duplex Residential District) and over three

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stories or 30 feet high (whichever is lesser), the project must adhere to C-MU Objective Design Standards that address context sensitivity.
 Parking Requirements. Although Assembly Bill 2097 removes minimum parking requirements for most residential and commercial uses, many developers may still choose to provide parking to meet market demands. To promote the broader city goals, maximum parking requirements will be considered.

2.4.4 Proposed Zoning Map Amendment
There are 330 parcels that would be rezoned to C-MU. However, Table 2, Proposed Residential Parcels to be Amended to Zoning District Commercial Mixed-Use, which shows the corridor, APN, size, address, and existing zoning district of the parcels within the project corridor boundaries, only lists those parcels that are currently zoned for residential uses that would be rezoned as C-MU under the proposed Modified Project. The remaining parcels, not listed in Table 2 already have a commercial zoning district and therefore are only being modified to add residential. Appendix A, Proposed Parcels to be Amended to C- MU Zoning District, of this Addendum, show all parcels with existing residential and commercial zoning, within the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors that would be rezoned as C-MU. Amending the Zoning Map for these parcels would result in C-MU zoning district for all the parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors, consistent with Daly City General Plan policies promoting higher-density mixed-use development along these corridors.

TABLE 2 PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PARCELS TO BE AMENDED TO ZONING DISTRICT COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE Corridor Assessor’s
Parcel Number
Size
(Acres) Address Existing Zoning
Mission Street 003-042-180 0.10 31 Bepler Street Multiple-Family Residential Mission Street 003-042-190 0.06 31 Bepler Street Multiple-Family Residential Mission Street 003-042-120 0.06 39 Mission Circle Multiple-Family Residential Mission Street 003-042-110 0.06 49 Mission Circle Multiple-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-310 0.14 No physical address Multiple-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-065-190 0.11 No physical address Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-050 0.08 231 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-030 0.08 235 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-040 0.08 233 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-280 0.03 3023 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-100 0.08 121 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-260 0.03 3143 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-250 0.03 3147 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-240 0.03 3151 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-230 0.03 3155 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-220 0.03 3159 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential

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TABLE 2 PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PARCELS TO BE AMENDED TO ZONING DISTRICT COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE Corridor Assessor’s
Parcel Number
Size
(Acres) Address Existing Zoning
Geneva Avenue 005-092-210 0.03 3163 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-120 0.08 211 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-200 0.03 3063 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-320 0.03 3119 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-110 0.08 117 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-060 0.08 227 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-270 0.03 3029 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-020 0.08 145 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-190 0.03 3067 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-310 0.03 3123 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-130 0.08 209 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-030 0.08 141 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-070 0.08 225 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-260 0.03 3035 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-180 0.03 3075 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-140 0.08 205 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-250 0.03 3039 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-040 0.08 139 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-170 0.03 3079 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-300 0.03 3127 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-080 0.08 223 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-050 0.08 135 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-160 0.05 3083 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-130 0.08 111 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-090 0.08 219 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-330 0.06 508 Allan Street Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-240 0.03 3043 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-290 0.03 3131 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-060 0.08 133 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-230 0.03 3049 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-070 0.08 131 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 093-252-010 0.05 3165 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-280 0.03 3135 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-100 0.08 217 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-220 0.03 3055 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-350 0.03 3103 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential

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TABLE 2 PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PARCELS TO BE AMENDED TO ZONING DISTRICT COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE Corridor Assessor’s
Parcel Number
Size
(Acres) Address Existing Zoning
Geneva Avenue 005-092-080 0.08 127 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-320 0.06 510 Allan Street Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-340 0.03 3107 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-110 0.08 215 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-072-210 0.03 3059 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-370 0.06 507 Allan Street Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-090 0.08 125 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-330 0.03 3111 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-270 0.03 3139 Geneva Avenue Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-360 0.05 511 Allan Street Single-Family Residential Geneva Avenue 005-092-120 0.08 115 MacDonald Avenue Single-Family Residential Note: For many of the small parcels (e.g., 0.10 acres or less) to be developed, they would need to merge with adjacent lots.

As shown on Figure 3 and Figure 4, the majority of the parcels currently have a C-MU General Plan land use designation. Therefore, because the C-MU land use type is already permitted, rezoning the parcels on these sites does not change the development potential. However, some of the parcels do not have the C- MU land use designation and as such, a change to the General Plan land use designation and the zoning district is required to implement the General Plan. These parcels are limited to the ones shown on Figure 3 and Figure 4, as indicated by the hashed line.

2.4.5 Amendments to the BART Station Area Specific Plan The BART Specific Plan addresses a 110-acre area partially within Daly City, in the southern part of the city east of Junipero Cerro Boulevard. The BART Specific Plan encourages a mix of moderate and high-density housing, local and community shopping, and offices. To remain consistent throughout the entire Mission Street corridor, some parcels within the BART Specific Plan area would need to change their land use designation and zoning district to C-MU. These parcels are shown in Table 1 and Figure 2, and extrapolated to create Table 3, Proposed Parcels in the BART Specific Plan Area to be Amended to General Plan Land Use Designation and Zoning District Commercial Mixed-Use. Table 3 shows the corridor, APN, size, address, and existing land use designation and zoning of the parcels within the BART Specific Plan boundaries that would be redesignated as C-MU under the proposed Modified Project. There are currently three parcels with a C-MU designation in the Specific Plan area that would not need to be amended. Amending the land use designations of these parcels would result in C-MU designations for all the parcels in the Mission Street corridor, consistent with Daly City General Plan policies promoting higher-density mixed-use development along this corridor in addition to the Geneva Avenue corridor .

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TABLE 3 PROPOSED PARCELS IN THE BART SPECIFIC PLAN AREA TO BE AMENDED TO GENERAL PLAN LAND USE

DESIGNATION AND ZONING DISTRICT COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE
Corridor
Assessor’s
Parcel
Number
Size
(Acres) Address
Existing General Plan
Land Use Designation Existing Zoning
Mission Street 006-401-080 0.78 7425 El Camino Real Neighborhood (C-N) Light Commercial Mission Street 006-401-110 0.3 7455 El Camino Real Neighborhood (C-N) Light Commercial Mission Street 006-401-060 0.32 7469 Mission Street Neighborhood (C-N) Light Commercial Mission Street 006-401-100 0.05 7469 Mission Street Neighborhood (C-N) Light Commercial Mission Street 006-401-070 0.2 7499 El Camino Real Neighborhood (C-N) Light Commercial Mission Street 006-373-020 0.28 No physical address Neighborhood (C-N) Light Commercial Mission Street 006-373-070 0.1 No physical address Neighborhood (C-N) Light Commercial Mission Street 006-371-130 0.61 20 San Pedro Road Neighborhood (C-N) Light Commercial Mission Street 006-371-120 0.68 7400 Mission Street Neighborhood (C-N) Light Commercial Mission Street 006-251-210 0.19 7395 Mission Street Neighborhood (C-N) Neighborhood Commercial, Residential Above
Mission Street 006-251-230 1.11 7367 Mission Street Neighborhood (C-N) Neighborhood Commercial, Residential Above
Mission Street 006-251-220 0.42 No physical address Neighborhood (C-N) Neighborhood Commercial, Residential Above
Note: For many of the small parcels (e.g., 0.10 acres or less) to be developed, the small parcels would need to merge with adjacent lots.

2.4.6 C-MU Objective Design Standards
Unlike design guidelines, objective design standards are written to have “no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant and the public official prior to submittal.” Objective design standards provide a clear and straight-forward application and approval process for future multifamily housing and mixed-use development within the C-MU General Plan land use designation and zoning district. The full text of the proposed C-MU Objective Design Standards is included as Appendix B, C-MU Objective Design Standards, of this Addendum. These would include standards for the following project features:

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 Site Design
 Building-Street Edge
 Building orientation
 Building façade
 Corner Sites
 Corner building siting
 Enhanced corner treatments
 Public Open Space
 Size
 Access
 Parking and Service
 Parking siting
 Parking and service access
 Number of curb cuts and widths for
driveways
 Services-restricted parking spaces
 Trash and Service Areas
 Siting and screening
 Access to trash collection facilities
 Ground-level Services and Utilities
 Location restrictions
 Location exception requirements
 Utility meters
 Location of electrical transformers
and generators
 Screening of backflow preventers
 Building Design
 Street Frontage
 Ground-floor height
 Building entrances
 Active ground-floor frontage
 Windows
 Recess/trim
 Street frontage
 Orientation and proportion
 Glazing
 Subdivision and mullions
 Architecture
 Architectural roof detail
 Architectural design features
 Massing and Articulation
 Massing breaks
 Building composition
 Rooflines
 Building Materials
 Appropriate building materials
 Brick and stone veneer
requirements
 Inappropriate building materials
 Context Sensitivity
 Height transitions (horizontal setbacks)
 Windows
 Parking
 Landscaping
 Parking Lot Planting
 Fences and walls
 Tree spacing
 Landscaped setbacks
 Surface parking lot perimeter area
 Street trees
 Planting pattern

2.4.7 Buildout Potential
Table 4, Daly City General Plan Buildout Numbers, shows the total Daly City General Plan buildout that was analyzed in the Certified EIR.

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TABLE 4 DALY CITY GENERAL PLAN BUILDOUT NUMBERS
Existing (2008) Buildout (2030) Increase
Housing Units 31,778 33,935 2,157
Households a 31,090 32,239 1,149
Population b 101,123 106,388 5,265
Jobs 17,656 21,646 3,990
Notes:
a. Buildout households was estimated as 95 percent of the total housing units, assuming a 5 percent vacancy rate. b. Buildout population was calculated assuming 3.3 persons per household.

Source: City of Daly City General Plan Update Draft Environmental Impact Report, SCH No. 2012032024.

The proposed Modified Project evaluated in this Addendum would not increase or decrease the buildout that was analyzed in the Certified EIR. Rather, it would establish additional opportunities for the location of residential land uses to areas within the city that have been determined to be underutilized areas where the Daly City General Plan envisions higher-density mixed-use development. Furthermore, the proposed Modified Project is a policy document that does not propose specific development and only addresses future development potential on designated sites.

Assuming a density of 114.5 dwelling units per acre and maximum FAR6 of 0.12, the proposed amendments would facilitate additional opportunities for up to 1,759 multifamily units and reduce opportunities for commercial development by 134,462 square feet in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors. Due to the small size of many of the parcels (e.g., 0.10 acres or less) in the two corridors, for many of the small parcels to be developed, these parcels would need to merge with adjacent lots.

6 “Floor-area ratio” (FAR) is determined by dividing the total proposed building area of a development project by the square footage of the development site prior to any new dedication requirements.

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3. Environmental Analysis
As detailed in Section 2.4, Proposed Changes, the proposed Modified Project is strictly a policy document that does not provide entitlements to any specific development projects and would not result in any direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. The proposed Modified Project would implement Daly City General Plan Task LU-4.1 and Task LU-4.2 by amending the Daly City Zoning Ordinance to be consistent with the General Plan and establishing a new C-MU zoning district for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors and creating C-MU Objective Design Standards. The proposed Modified Project would bring the General Plan land use designation and zoning district for the parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors into alignment, which is required by State law (Government Code Section 65860). As a result of the proposed Modified Project, all of the parcels in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors would be within the C-MU General Plan land use designation and zoning district. The establishment of the C-MU zoning district and creation of C-MU Objective Design Standards were contemplated in General Plan Task LU-4.1 and Task LU-4.2, respectively, and subsequently evaluated in the Certified EIR. For these reasons, the proposed Modified Project evaluated in this Addendum would not increase or decrease the buildout that was analyzed in the Certified EIR. Rather, it would allow for additional opportunities for residential and residential mixed-use land uses to areas within the city that have been determined to be underutilized areas where the General Plan envisions higher-density mixed- use development. The proposed changes of the Modified Project would predominantly affect designated infill sites that are currently intended for housing and mixed-use residential under the Approved Project and most of which are in walkable, transit-served commercial areas that are already developed.

The implementation of the proposed Modified Project would result in changes at the policy level, there is no potential for growth in Daly City or the region associated with the proposed Modified Project, and it does not include specific development proposals. All future development projects that would implement the proposed Modified Project would be subject to applicable State and/or City regulations and requirements and undergo an appropriate level of environmental review of project-specific impacts, as required.

CEQA identifies and analyzes the significant effects on the environment, where “significant effect on the environment” means a substantial or potentially substantial adverse change in physical condition (CEQA Guidelines Section 15382). The proposed Modified Project, which does not increase the development potential evaluated under the Certified EIR, is analyzed by environmental topic in the sections that follow.

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3.1 AESTHETICS
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a
scenic vista? LTS Yes No No No
b) Substantially damage scenic resources,
including, but not limited to, trees, rock
outcroppings, and historic buildings
within a state scenic highway?
LTS Yes No No No
c) In non-urbanized areas, substantially
degrade the existing visual character or
quality of the site and its surroundings,
or in an urbanized area, conflict with
applicable zoning and other
regulations governing scenic quality?
LTS Yes No No No
d) Create a new source of substantial
light or glare which would adversely
affect day or nighttime views in the
area?

LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR found that the Approved Project would not affect scenic vistas, would not result in the substantial degradation of the existing visual character of the city, and would not result in increased light and glare. The proposed Modified Project would establish additional opportunities for the location of multifamily residential and mixed-use development on designated infill sites that are already developed and in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development. Scenic resources and corridors, as defined in the Daly City General Plan, include the coastline, San Bruno Mountains, Skyline Boulevard, Cabrillo Highway, Junipero Serra Freeway, John Daly Boulevard, and Guadalupe Canyon Parkway. Pedestrian-level views of these scenic resources from public viewing locations are currently obstructed due to the natural topography, existing mature trees, and existing buildings.

The proposed Modified Project would change the maximum height allowance from 36 feet for light commercial zones under the Approved Project to a maximum allowed height of 120 feet. However, due to the existing urban setting of the city and the two corridors, the pedestrian-level scenic views from public viewing locations are already obstructed by the natural topography, existing mature trees, and existing buildings. The Certified EIR states that views of the coast are limited to locations along streets adjacent to the coastline and views of San Bruno Mountains can only be accessed where the elevation is higher than the rest of the city, like portions of Skyline Boulevard and Cabrillo Highway. Scenic views from and around

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the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors cannot be accessed due to the existing conditions of the area, thus increased height along these corridors would not negatively affect scenic vistas or views.

The proposed Modified Project also includes C-MU Objective Design Standards that would help retain, and would not substantially degrade, the existing visual character of the city and potential future development would be required to adhere to these and other applicable design standards. Furthermore, since Daly City is primarily built out, the light and glare that exists within the city is typical of that in an urban setting and implementation of the proposed Modified Project would not create a new source of substantial light or glare. Additionally, the proposed Modified Project would decrease commercial uses and increase residential land uses that would result in less light and glare. Accordingly, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts identified in the Certified EIR with respect to aesthetics.

Furthermore, in accordance with PRC Section 21099 described in Section 2.3.2.2, Transit Priority Areas, impacts to aesthetics shall not be considered significant environmental impacts for projects that: are located within a TPA; are residential, mixed-use residential, or employment center projects; and are located on an infill site. Because the majority of the proposed C-MU land use designation and zoning district is located in a TPA, aesthetic impacts of future qualifying C-MU developments in the TPAs would be exempt from an aesthetic evaluation under CEQA.

3.2 AIR QUALITY
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Conflict with or obstruct
implementation of the applicable air
quality plan?
NI Yes No No No
b) Result in a cumulatively considerable
net increase of any criteria pollutant
for which the project region is non-
attainment under an applicable
federal or state ambient air quality
standard?
LTS Yes No No No
c) Expose sensitive receptors to
substantial pollutant concentrations?
LTS Yes No No No
d) Result in other emissions (such as
those leading to odors) adversely
affecting a substantial number of
people?
LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable

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Discussion
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is responsible for developing the Clean Air Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area.7 The Certified EIR found that the Approved Project was consistent with the goals and control measures of the Clean Air Plan, would not significantly contribute to the increase of traffic that would exacerbate air quality problems, adequately addressed toxic air contaminant sources and sensitive receptors, and would not expose substantial numbers of people to objectionable odors. The proposed Modified Project involves changes at the policy level and does not include specific development proposals.

The proposed Modified Project further supports the development of infill sites in PDAs and TPAs in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development, and in areas with close proximity to public transportation that are currently intended for commercial, housing, and mixed-use residential under the Approved Project. The proposed Modified Project would increase infill housing and reduce nonresidential (commercial) development in the Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors in Daly City.

Types of land uses that typically generate substantial pollutant concentrations include industrial and manufacturing (stationary sources) and warehousing land uses. While commercial and retail uses that generate small and medium-sized truck trips for deliveries could similarly generate localized substantial pollutant concentrations, the proposed Modified Project would not increase the amount of commercial land use greater than what was analyzed in the Certified EIR, in fact, there would be a reduction of commercial land use, further decreasing pollutants generated. Implementation of the proposed Modified Project to accommodate more infill housing in the PDA and TPA would result in a net increase of residential vehicle trips compared to existing land use and zoning designations, which generates more small and medium-sized truck trips in the two corridors, as shown in the Trip Generation Study included as Appendix C, Trip Generation Study, of this Addendum.
8 While mobile source emissions would generate
the majority of criteria air pollutants, the proposed Modified Project would have reduced emissions from truck trips when compared to the Approved Project. The operation of the proposed Modified Project would not have the potential to substantially affect housing, employment, and population projections within the Bay Area, which is the basis of the Clean Air Plan projections. The proposed Modified Project would therefore not result in a new impact or substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts related to conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan.

There are no changes in long-term emissions associated with the proposed Modified Project. Therefore, no new significant impact or substantially more severe significant impacts than those identified in the

7 Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), 2017, April, 2017 Clean Air Plan: Spare the Air, Cool the Climate. https://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/files/planning-and-research/plans/2017-clean-air-plan/attachment-a_-proposed-final-cap- vol-1-pdf.pdf?la=en.
8 W-Trans, 2023, August 24, Draft Trip Generation and Vehicle Miles Traveled Changes for Mission Street and Geneva Avenue within Daly City.

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Certified EIR would occur for operational impacts. The Certified EIR determined that the construction emissions of the Approved Project would be less than significant with implementation of the Daly City General Plan policies, which identify compliance with BAAQMD best management practices and regulations required to reduce fugitive dust and manage hazardous materials during construction. Future development projects that may occur under the proposed Modified Project would be required to comply with the same policies and regulations listed in the Certified EIR, which would contribute to further reduction of GHG emissions and potential health risk to people. Therefore, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts related to cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutants.

Neither the Approved Project nor the proposed Modified Project would involve the type of development that would generate substantial odors or be subject to odors that would affect a substantial number of people. The type of facilities that are considered to have objectionable odors from their operation include wastewater treatments plants, compost facilities, landfills, solid waste transfer stations, fiberglass manufacturing facilities, paint/coating operations (e.g., auto body shops), dairy farms, petroleum refineries, asphalt batch plants, chemical manufacturing, and food manufacturing facilities. Residential or mixed-use buildings that would be allowed in the C-MU land use designation or zoning district are not associated with foul odors that constitute a public nuisance.

Overall, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing air quality impacts that were analyzed in the Certified EIR.

3.3 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Have a substantial adverse effect,
either directly or through habitat
modifications, on any species
identified as a candidate, sensitive, or
special status species in local or
regional plans, policies, or
regulations, or by the California
Department of Fish and Game or U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service?
LTS Yes No No No

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Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on
any riparian habitat or other sensitive
natural community identified in local
or regional plans, policies, regulations
or by the California Department of
Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service?
NI Yes No No No
c) Have a substantial adverse effect on
federally protected wetlands
(including, but not limited to, marsh,
vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through
direct removal, filling, hydrological
interruption, or other means?
NI Yes No No No
d) Interfere substantially with the
movement of any native resident or
migratory fish or wildlife species or
with established native resident or
migratory wildlife corridors, or
impede the use of native wildlife
nursery sites?
LTS Yes No No No
e) Conflict with any local policies or
ordinances protecting biological
resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance?
NI Yes No No No
f) Conflict with the provisions of an
adopted Habitat Conservation Plan,
Natural Community Conservation
Plan, or other approved local,
regional, or state habitat
conservation plan?
LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that the Approved Project would not have a significant adverse effect on special-status species, would not interfere with wildlife species movement, and would not conflict with the provision of the San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan. The proposed Modified Project would not change the Certified EIR study area boundaries and would not change the size or extent of disturbed areas that were analyzed in the Certified EIR. The proposed Modified Project would establish additional opportunities for the location of multifamily residential and mixed-use development on designated infill sites that are already developed and in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development and therefore would not impact sensitive wildlife or habitat areas. As

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with the Approved Project, no biological resources would be severely impacted, and the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts that were analyzed in the Certified EIR with respect to biological resources.

3.4 CULTURAL AND TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Cause a substantial adverse change
in the significance of a historical
resource as defined in Section
15064.5?
LTS Yes No No No
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in
the significance of an archaeological
resource pursuant to Section
15064.5?
LTS Yes No No No
c) Disturb any human remains, including
those interred outside of formal
cemeteries?
LTS Yes No No No
d) Cause a substantial adverse change in
the significance of a Tribal Cultural
Resource, defined in Public Resources
Code Section 21074 as either a site,
feature, place, cultural landscape that
is geographically defined in terms of
the size and scope of the landscape,
sacred place, or object with cultural
value to a California Native American
Tribe, and that is:
 Listed or eligible for listing in the
California Register of Historical
Resources, or in a local register
of historical resources as defined
in Public Resources Code Section
5020.1(k), or
 A resource determined by the
lead agency, in its discretion and
supported by substantial
evidence, to be significant
pursuant to criteria set forth in
subdivision (c) of Public
Resource Code Section 5024.1.

In applying the criteria set forth
in subdivision (c) of the Public
Resource Code Section 5024.1
for the purposes of this
2018
Checklist
Question
N/A No No No

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Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
paragraph, the lead agency shall
consider the significance to a
California Native American tribe.

Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that the Approved Project would not significantly adversely affect historic resources, undiscovered archaeological resources (including those of Native Americans), or human remains. The Certified EIR did not include an evaluation of impacts to tribal cultural resources pursuant to criterion (d) because this criterion was not introduced to the CEQA Guidelines Appendix G, Environmental Checklist, until 2017, and therefore not required by CEQA at that time. Changes in law, regulation, or guidelines adoption are not “new information” as that term is used in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 if the information about the issue (i.e., tribal cultural resources) was known or should have been known at the time the original EIR was certified. Concerned Dublin Citizens v City of Dublin (2013) 214 CA4th 1301, 1320; Fort Mojave Indian Tribe v Department of Health Servs. (1995) 38 CA4th 1574, 1605. Information about tribal cultural resources was known when the Daly City General Plan Update EIR was certified in 2013. SB 18 was passed in 2004. SB 18 requires local governments to contact and consult with California Native American tribes prior to amendment or adoption of a General Plan, Specific Plan, or designation of Open Space. In addition, Governor Brown’s Executive Order B-10-11 (2011), established the Governor’s Tribal Advisor and established administration policy to encourage State agencies to communicate and consult with California Native American tribes.

There are no known tribal cultural resources on the project site, and none were identified as part of the outreach to Native American tribes conducted for the proposed Modified Project. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65352.3-5 (SB 18), the City requested a list of local Native American representatives as potentially having local knowledge from the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) in June 2023. The NAHC responded and provided contact information for eight Native American tribal representatives, which are listed below. The City submitted letters and emails in July 2023 to provide an opportunity for the listed Native American tribes to participate in local land use decisions at an early planning stage, for the purpose of protecting or mitigating impacts to cultural places.  Irene Zwierlein, Chairperson of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Mission San Juan Bautista  Tony Cerda, Chairperson of the Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe  Ann Marie Sayers, Chairperson of the Indian Canyon Mutsun Band of Costanoan  Kanyon Sayers-Roods, Most Likely Descendent (MLD) of the Indian Canyon Mutsun Band of Costanoan

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 Charlene Nijmeh, Chairperson of the Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe of the SF Bay Area  Monica Arellano, Vice Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe of the SF Bay Area  Andrew Galvan, Chairperson of the Ohlone Indian Tribe  Kenneth Woodrow, Chairperson of the Wuksachi Indian Tribe/Eshom Valley Band No responses were received at the time of the publication of this Addendum. The City remains open to consultation with tribal representatives. In addition, the City requested a Sacred Lands File search, which was completed by NAHC Cultural Resources Analyst, Cody Champagne, on June 15, 2023, with negative results.

The proposed Modified Project is a policy change that would not modify the scale or location of overall ground-disturbing activities that could occur as a result of future development projects in the C-MU land use designation or zoning district. As a policy-level project that would establish additional opportunities for the location of multifamily residential and mixed-use development on designated infill sites that are already developed and in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development, the proposed Modified Project would not adversely impact historical or tribal and non-tribal archaeological resources, as well as tribal and non-tribal human remains beyond what was evaluated in the Certified EIR.

It does not affect areas outside of what was analyzed in the Certified EIR, and future development projects on sites affected by the proposed Modified Project would still be required to follow all applicable regulations pertaining to cultural resources as under the Approved Project. For example, potential future development would be required to comply with regulations for potential cultural resources or human remains that are found on-site during development, such as PRC Section 5097.98 and California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5, among others). Furthermore, future development projects would be required to follow applicable State and local regulations pertaining to discovery of potential tribal cultural resources. Such regulations include the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and the California Health and Safety Code 7050 and 7052, and regulations requiring consultation with tribes as necessary.

Since the proposed Modified Project does not include specific development proposals or impact areas outside those included in the Certified EIR, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts that were analyzed in the Certified EIR with respect to cultural and tribal cultural resources.

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3.5 ENERGY
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified
EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Result in potentially significant
environmental impact due to wasteful,
inefficient, or unnecessary consumption
of energy resources, during project
construction or operation?
LTS Yes No No No
b) Conflict with or obstruct a state or local
plan for renewable energy or energy
efficiency?
2018 CEQA
Checklist
Question
N/A No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
Chapter 3.6, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy, of the Certified EIR, addressed the impacts to energy associated with buildout of the Daly City General Plan. The Certified EIR identified that there would be a slight reduction in energy use per service population, indicating that the impact of the General Plan on energy use is less than significant and that the Approved Project would not result in wasteful, inefficient, and unnecessary consumption of energy. This section also addresses additional questions regarding wildfire-related impacts pursuant to the updated CEQA Guidelines that were adopted by the California Natural Resource Agency in December 2018. As previously stated in Section 3.4, Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources, changes in law, regulation, or guidelines adoption are not “new information” as that term is used in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 if the information about the issue (i.e., energy) was known or should have been known at the time the original EIR was certified. As evidenced in the Certified EIR conclusions regarding energy impacts, information about energy was known when the Daly City General Plan Update EIR was certified in 2013.

The proposed Modified Project is a policy-level project and potential future development under the proposed Modified Project would be required to comply with existing energy-related plans, policies, or regulations to avoid wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation, and to avoid conflict with State or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency. Furthermore, all parcels in the proposed Modified Project are within a PDA and most are within a TPA as well as or in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development, thus contributing to reduced energy use from the transportation sector . As described in Section 2.3.2, Plan Bay Area, the San Francisco Bay Area’s Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Community Strategy (Plan Bay Area) lays out a development scenario for the region, which, when integrated with the transportation network and other transportation measures and policies, would reduce GHG emissions from

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transportation VMT (excluding goods movement) beyond the per-capita reduction targets identified by the California Air Resources Board. As part of the implementing framework for Plan Bay Area, PDAs and TPAs are identified as areas where concentrated development can have beneficial environmental effects and reduce adverse environmental impacts, such as wasteful and inefficient uses of energy. Placing residential and nonresidential uses near each other to create self-sustaining communities and neighborhoods and offering mixed-used developments would result in shorter distances traveled between where people work and live and to amenities. The shorter distances reduce energy use by reducing the average vehicle trip distance traveled. The densification of land uses also encourages people to forego vehicle travel altogether and either bike, walk, or take public transportation, which would also contribute to minimizing VMT and energy usage. In addition, potential future development would be required to comply with existing policies, plans, and regulations pertaining to energy efficiency, such as the Building and Energy Efficiency Standards of the PRC.

Therefore, as with potential future development under the Approved Project, the proposed Modified Project would not result in wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation, or conflict with or obstruct a State or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency. Accordingly, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing energy-related impacts and rather would likely decrease energy usage and impacts compared to what was analyzed in the Certified EIR.

3.6 GEOLOGY AND SOILS
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Directly or indirectly cause potential
substantial adverse effects, including
the risk of loss, injury, or death
involving:

i) Rupture of a known earthquake
fault, as delineated on the most
recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake
Fault Zoning Map, issued by the
State Geologist for the area or
based on other substantial
evidence of a known fault? Refer
to Division of Mines and Geology
Special Publication 42.

LTS Yes No No No
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? LTS Yes No No No
iii) Seismic-related ground failure,
including liquefaction? LTS Yes No No No
iv) Landslides? LTS Yes No No No

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Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the
loss of topsoil? LTS Yes No No No
c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil
that is unstable, or that would become
unstable as a result of the project, and
potentially result in on- or off-site
landslide, lateral spreading,
subsidence, liquefaction or collapse?
LTS Yes No No No
d) Be located on expansive soil, as
defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform
Building Code (1994), creating
substantial risks to life or property?
LTS Yes No No No
e) Have soils incapable of adequately
supporting the use of septic tanks or
alternative wastewater disposal
systems where sewers are not
available for the disposal of
wastewater?
NI Yes No No No
f) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique
paleontological resource or site or
unique geologic feature?
LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that the Approved Project would not expose people or structures to significantly adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving rupture of a known fault, strong seismic ground shaking, landslides, or lateral spreading. Potential future development under the Approved Project was found to not be significantly impacted by unstable geologic unit or soil or expansive soils. The Approved Project was found to not result in significant adverse effects to paleontological resources.

The proposed Modified Project would introduce policy-level revisions that would change the type of development potential from commercial to residential and mixed-use projects in the C-MU land use designations and zoning districts and would not introduce new adverse physical impacts related to seismic ground shaking, ground failure, liquefaction, landslides, soil erosion, or expansive soils compared to the Approved Project. The proposed Modified Project would not change the scale or location of overall ground-disturbing activities that could occur as a result of future development projects in the C-MU zoning district. Additionally, as a policy-level project that would establish additional opportunities for the

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location of multifamily residential and mixed-use development on designated infill sites that are already developed and in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development, potential future development under the proposed Modified Project would connect to existing wastewater infrastructure and the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems would not be required. In addition, like the Approved Project, potential future development under the proposed Modified Project would be required to comply with State and local regulations to minimize geology and soil-related hazards. Therefore, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts that were analyzed in the Certified EIR related to geology and soils.

3.7 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions,
either directly or indirectly, that may
have a significant impact on the
environment?
LTS Yes No No No
b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy,
or regulation adopted for the purpose
of reducing the emissions of
greenhouse gases?
NI Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR found that the Approved Project would not conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions. The proposed Modified Project is a policy- level project that would not affect GHG emissions directly, but potential future development under the proposed Modified Project would generate GHG emissions from construction and operation. Potential future development under the proposed Modified Project would generate GHG emissions from vehicle trips generated by future development (e.g., residents and employees), energy use (indirectly from purchased electricity use, and directly through fuel consumed for building heating), area sources (e.g., landscaping equipment used on-site, consumer products, coatings), water/wastewater generation, and waste disposal. However, the proposed Modified Project would not exceed the development potential evaluated in the Certified EIR and would reduce the amount of commercial development, further decreasing GHG emissions. Furthermore, the study area is within PDAs and TPAs and the parcels are in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development, thus contributing to reduced GHG emissions from the transportation sector . As described in Section 3.5, Energy, the project is

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consistent with Plan Bay Area, lays out a development scenario for the region, which, when integrated with the transportation network and other transportation measures and policies, would reduce GHG emissions from transportation VMT (excluding goods movement) beyond the per-capita reduction targets identified by the California Air Resources Board. Placing residential and nonresidential uses near each other to create self-sustaining communities and neighborhoods and offering mixed-used developments would result in shorter distances traveled between where people work and live and to amenities. The shorter distances reduce GHG emissions by reducing the average vehicle trip distance traveled. The densification of land uses also encourages people to forego vehicle travel altogether and either bike, walk, or take public transportation, which would further contribute to minimizing VMT and GHG emissions from transportation. Therefore, the proposed Modified Project would not result in substantially greater impacts to GHG and potential future development would likely decrease GHG emissions.

Additionally, the proposed Modified Project would not conflict with plans, policies, or regulations adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions. Accordingly, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing GHG-related impacts that was analyzed in the Certified EIR.

3.8 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Create a significant hazard to the
public or the environment through the
routine transport, use, or disposal of
hazardous materials?
LTS Yes No No No
b) Create a significant hazard to the
public or the environment through
reasonably foreseeable upset and
accident conditions involving the
release of hazardous materials into
the environment?
LTS Yes No No No
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle
hazardous or acutely hazardous
materials, substances, or waste within
one-quarter mile of an existing or
proposed school?
LTS Yes No No No
d) Be located on a site which is included
on a list of hazardous materials sites
compiled pursuant to Government
Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result,
would it create a significant hazard to
the public or the environment?
LTS Yes No No No

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Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
e) For a project located within an airport
land use plan or, where such a plan
has not been adopted, within two
miles of a public airport or public use
airport, would the project result in a
safety hazard for people residing or
working in the project area?
NI Yes No No No
f) Impair implementation of or physically
interfere with an adopted emergency
response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
NI Yes No No No
g) Expose people or structures to a
significant risk of loss, injury or death
involving wildland fires, including
where wildlands are adjacent to
urbanized areas or where residences
are intermixed with wildlands?
LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that the Approved Project would not create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment, including through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials or significant hazardous emissions or involve significant handling of hazardous materials, substances, or waste within 0.25 miles of an existing or proposed school. The Approved Project was found to have the potential to allow development on a site included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5, but compliance with federal, State, and regional regulations would ensure no significant impacts. Furthermore, the Approved Project would not expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury, or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands. As discussed in Chapter 3.9, Land Use and Housing, of the Certified EIR, there are no conflicts with airport height restrictions established by the 2012 San Francisco International Airport Comprehensive Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (SFO ALUCP) and the city does not lie within any airport safety compatibility zones.

Like the Approved Project, as a policy-level project that would establish additional opportunities for the location of multifamily residential and mixed-use development on designated infill sites that are already developed and in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development, the

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proposed land use change would not have the potential to result in a new or greater impact related to hazards or hazardous materials from that evaluated in the Certified EIR. The proposed Modified Project does not include any changes to land use designations or zoning districts that would have the potential to result in a new or greater impact related to hazards or hazardous materials from that evaluated in the Certified EIR. Residential land uses use less hazardous materials than commercial uses, nor do they store substantial quantities of hazardous materials. The Geneva Avenue corridor and the northern part of the Mission Street corridor are within Airport Influence Area A and the southern part of the Mission Street corridor is within Airport Influence Area B. Pursuant to the 2012 SFO ALUCP , the height of critical aeronautical surfaces for Daly City is greater than 150 feet above ground level. Under the proposed Modified Project, no new structure in the C-MU district shall exceed 10 stories or 120 feet in height, as measured from any street frontage. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21676.5(a), the City is required to submit the proposed Modified Project to the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County Board of Directors in its Designated Role as the Airport Land Use Commission for review.

Like the Approved Project, potential future development allowed under the proposed Modified Project would be required to comply with State and local regulations related to minimizing the effects of hazards and the release of hazardous materials and would be required to be consistent with the goals and policies of the 2021 SFO ALUCP. Therefore, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts analyzed in the Certified EIR with respect to hazards and hazardous materials.

3.9 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified
EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Violate any water quality standards or
waste discharge requirements? LTS Yes No No No
b) Substantially decrease groundwater
supplies or interfere substantially with
groundwater recharge such that the
project may impede sustainable
groundwater management of the basin?
LTS Yes No No No

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Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified
EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
c) Substantially alter the existing drainage
pattern of the site or area, including
through the alteration of the course of a
stream or river or through the addition
of impervious surfaces, in a manner
which would:
i) result in substantial erosion or
siltation on- or off-site;
ii) substantially increase the rate or
amount of surface runoff in a manner
which would result in flooding on- or
of-site;
iii) create or contribute runoff water
which would exceed the capacity of
existing or planned stormwater
drainage systems or provide
substantial additional sources of
polluted runoff; or
iv) impede or redirect flood flows?
LTS Yes No No No
d) In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche
zones, risk release of pollutants due to
project inundation?
LTS Yes No No No
e) Conflict with or obstruct
implementation of a water quality
control plan or sustainable groundwater
management plan?
2018
Checklist
Question
N/A No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that future development under the Approved Project would not significantly violate water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise significantly degrade water quality; would not deplete groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table level; and would not alter existing drainage patterns of the area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, in a manner that would result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site. Future development under the Approved Project was also found to not expose people to significant risk of flooding or tsunami inundation.

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a Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the South Westside Basin. However, no Groundwater Sustainability Plan has been approved as of the release of this Addendum.

The proposed Modified Project is a policy-level project that that would establish additional opportunities for the location of multifamily residential and mixed-use development on designated infill sites in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development and would not generate additional water usage beyond what was evaluated in the Certified EIR. Accordingly, like the Approved Project, potential future development under the proposed Modified Project would occur in areas already covered with impervious surfaces and no additional runoff potential would occur. Like the Approved Project, potential future development under the proposed Modified Project would be required to comply with State and local regulations related to minimizing the effects of water pollutants and hazards associated with hydrology and flooding. Accordingly, the proposed Modified Project would not result in increased development that could have a potential adverse impact on the hydrology and water quality of the project area, including with obstruction of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan. Therefore, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing hydrology and water quality impacts analyzed in the Certified EIR.

3.10 LAND USE AND PLANNING
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified
EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Physically divide an established
community? LTS Yes No No No
b) Cause a significant environmental
impact due to a conflict with any land
use plan, policy, or regulation
adopted for the purpose of avoiding
or mitigating an environmental
effect?
LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that the Approved Project would not make substantial changes to the types of land uses in an area that may physically divide an established community and would not conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. The proposed Modified Project would establish additional opportunities for the location of multifamily residential and mixed-use development on designated infill sites in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development. Implementation of the proposed Modified Project would

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not involve any structures, land use designations, or other features (e.g., freeways, railroad tracks) that would physically divide an established community. The type of anticipated development associated with the proposed Modified Project would be restricted to the existing urbanized environment. In addition, all other applicable regulations and Daly City General Plan policies pertaining to land use and planning would still apply.

The Daly City General Plan is the primary planning document for the city of Daly City. The proposed Modified Project is intended to ensure consistency between the General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and State law. Because as described in Section 2.3, Background, the proposed Modified Project implements the General Plan (Task LU-4.1 and Task LU-4.2), which is the overriding planning document for the city, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing land use and planning impacts analyzed in the Certified EIR.

3.11 NOISE
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified
EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Result in the generation of a substantial
temporary or permanent increase in
ambient noise levels in the vicinity of
the project in excess of standards
established in the local general plan or
noise ordinance, or applicable standards
of other agencies?
SU Yes No No No
b) Result in the generation of excessive
groundborne vibration or groundborne
noise levels?
LTS Yes No No No
c) For a project located within the vicinity
of a private airstrip or an airport land
use plan or, where such a plan has not
been adopted, within two miles of a
public airport or public use airport,
would the project expose people
residing or working in the project area
to excessive noise levels?
LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR found that while the Approved Project would result in a substantial permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the city vicinity above acceptable noise levels, which would result in a significant and unavoidable impact to existing and anticipated sensitive receptors. However, the Approved Project

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would not result in the exposure of persons to, or generation of, significantly excessive ground-borne vibration, ground-borne noise levels, or levels of noise from BART train operations. The Approved Project would also not result in the exposure of persons to excessively significant airport noise levels.

The proposed Modified Project is a policy-level project and does not include specific development proposals. Construction noise of potential future developments under the proposed Modified Project would be similar to the impacts described in the Certified EIR. Construction of housing and mixed-use sites would generally include the same types of construction equipment; therefore, the magnitude of noise levels generated would be similar. As discussed in Section 3.2, Air Quality, the proposed Modified Project would result in more trips from residential uses and less trips from commercial uses. Accordingly, noise would be less since commercial trips come from light- and heavy-duty trucks, which generate more noise. Operational stationary noise, such as those from heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units, recreational activities at outdoor common uses areas, from the proposed Modified Project would also be similar to the impacts described in the Certified EIR since the type of development in the C-MU land use designation and zoning district would be similar to what is currently allowed. Since the study area is within PDAs and TPAs and the parcels are in close proximity to existing residential and residential-serving development, transportation and thus transportation noise has the potential to be reduced from that of the Approved Project. This is because placing residential and nonresidential uses near each other creates self-sustaining communities and neighborhoods and offering mixed-used developments would result in shorter distances traveled between where people work and live and to amenities. The densification of land uses has a greater potential of encouraging people to forego vehicle travel altogether and either bike, walk, or take public transportation, which would further reduce traffic noise.

The proposed Modified Project would not affect the existing policies and regulations pertaining to noise, including the Daly City General Plan policies, mitigation measures from the Certified EIR, and standards from the City’s noise-control ordinance, and potential future development under the proposed Modified Project would also be subject to these regulations. Therefore, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing noise impacts analyzed in the Certified EIR.

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3.12 POPULATION AND HOUSING
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Induce substantial unplanned
population growth in an area, either
directly (for example, by proposing
new homes and businesses) or
indirectly (for example, through
extension of roads or other
infrastructure)?
LTS Yes No No No
b) Displace substantial numbers of
existing people or housing,
necessitating the construction of
replacement housing elsewhere?
LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that the Approved Project would not displace substantial numbers of existing housing, population, or jobs. While the proposed Modified Project would result in changes to the General Plan land use designations and zoning district to facilitate additional locations for the development of new multifamily residential and mixed-use development, it would not change the overall build-out numbers from what was evaluated in the Certified EIR. Therefore, it would not induce substantial unplanned population growth, nor population growth greater than was analyzed in the Certified EIR since the proposed Modified Project is implementing the Daly City General Plan. In addition, the proposed Modified Project increases options for the location of housing in Daly City on sites currently designated for housing or light commercial use, so it would not displace existing people or housing or necessitate the construction of replacement housing elsewhere. Accordingly, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts analyzed in the Certified EIR related to population and housing.

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3.13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Result in substantial adverse physical
impacts associated with the provision
of new or physically altered
governmental facilities, need for new
or physically altered governmental
facilities, the construction of which
could cause significant environmental
impacts, in order to maintain
acceptable service ratios, response
times or other performance objectives
for any of the public services:

Fire protection services? LTS Yes No No No
Police services? LTS Yes No No No
Schools? LTS Yes No No No
Parks? LTS Yes No No No
Other public facilities? LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that while the Approved Project would increase the demand for fire and police protection services, promoting infill development along transit corridors would lead to shorter response times and would be located close to existing fire services.

The Approved Project would not result in increased demand for school facilities beyond existing capacity.

Public service providers for fire protection, police protection, and schools in Daly City include the North County Fire Authority, the Daly City Police Department, and five public school districts: South San Francisco Unified School District, Jefferson Elementary School District, Jefferson Union High School District, Brisbane Elementary School District, and Bayshore Elementary School District, all of whom provide public services citywide. The proposed Modified Project would not increase the overall buildout numbers that were analyzed in the Certified EIR and would therefore not create new development potential or other growth-inducing opportunities to result in additional impacts to public services, including fire protection, police protection, schools, and libraries. Consistent with the Certified EIR, the proposed Modified Project would establish additional opportunities for the location of multifamily residential and mixed-use development along Mission Street and Geneva Avenue corridors, leading to shorter response times. Parks and other public facilities would also still be available city-wide. As a policy - level project, the proposed Modified Project does not include any specific development proposals. In

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summary, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts analyzed in the Certified EIR related to public services.

3.14 RECREATION
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Increase the use of existing
neighborhood and regional parks or
other recreational facilities such that
substantial physical deterioration of
the facility would occur or be
accelerated?
LTS Yes No No No
b) Include recreational facilities or
require the construction or expansion
of recreational facilities which might
have an adverse physical effect on the
environment?
LTS Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that the Approved Project would not result in unmet need for parkland in the city. The proposed Modified Project is a policy-level project that does not change the overall buildout numbers that were analyzed in the Certified EIR. Potential future development under the proposed Modified Project would be on designated infill sites already served by existing recreational facilities and would not result in accelerated substantial physical deterioration or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities. Accordingly, the proposed Modified Project would not result in a new impact or a substantial increase in magnitude of the existing impacts analyzed in the Certified EIR related to recreation.

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3.15 TRANSPORTATION
Would the proposed Modified Project:

Level of
Impact in
Certified EIR
Impacts of the Modified Project Compared to Certified EIR:

Same or
Reduced
Impact?
New
or More
Severe
Impacts?
New
Circumstances
Involving New
or
More Severe
Impacts?
New
Information
Requiring
New
Analysis or
Verification?
a) Conflict with a program, plan,
ordinance or policy addressing the
circulation system, including transit,
roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian
facilities?
SU Yes No No No
b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA
Guidelines Section 15064.3,
subdivision (b)?
2018
Checklist
Question
N/A No No No
c) Substantially increase hazards due to a
geometric design feature (e.g., sharp
curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm
equipment)?
NI Yes No No No
d) Result in inadequate emergency
access?
NI Yes No No No
Key: NI = no impact; LTS = less than significant; LTS/M = less than significant with mitigation; SU = significant and unavoidable Discussion
The Certified EIR concluded that the Approved Project would result in a significant and unavoidable impact related to the increase in traffic and exceedance of intersection level of service (LOS) standards.

The Approved Project was found not to result in a significant conflict with San Mateo and San Francisco Congestion Management Program standards or adopted policies, plans, or programs regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities.

With the passage of SB 743 (September 2013), which was codified in PRC Section 21099, and the subsequent adoption of revised CEQA Guidelines (December 2018), LOS can no longer be used as a criterion for identifying significant transportation impacts for most projects under CEQA. LOS is the measure of the average amount of delay experienced by vehicle drivers at an intersection or along a road segment during the most congested time of day. The new CEQA metric (vehicle miles traveled or VMT) measures the total number of daily miles traveled by vehicles on the roadway network and thereby the impacts on the environment from those miles traveled. LOS is a measure of local vehicle congestion at an intersection or on a road segment, and VMT is a measure of the total miles of vehicle travel measured area-wide or at the project level. In other words, SB 743 changed the focus of transportation impact analysis in CEQA from measuring quality-of-life impacts to drivers, to measuring the physical impacts of driving on the environment. VMT criterion (b) was not introduced to the CEQA Guidelines Appendix G, Environmental Checklist, until 2018, and therefore was not required by CEQA at that time. As previously

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