Attachment 12
General Plan Land Use and Circulation Goals and Policies Goal or Policy No.
Narrative Project Consistency
LUC-C-9
Parcels Adjacent
to Waterways
Development or redevelopment of parcels adjacent
to waterways shall incorporate public open space
or water-oriented design features into any
development on these sites.
The project includes enhancement of
the land area adjacent to the lagoon under Phase
2 for employees’ use and enjoyment.
LUC-C-12-a
Periodic
Monitoring of
Land Uses
Throughout the
City
Periodically monitor land uses throughout the City
to determine when changes in land use may
be appropriate, actual land use practices, economic
practicality of maintaining current land uses and
level of property maintenance. Specific future
actions might include:
a. Revitalization of older neighborhood retail
centers.
b. Changes in land use designations and zoning
where necessary to respond to changes in
economic conditions and/or City needs.
c. Meeting with property owners to
discuss possible redevelopment opportunities and
constraints, especially in the Chess Drive/Hatch Dr
area and along the northeast side of Foster City
Blvd.
The project includes an amendment to the existing
Chess-Hatch General Development Plan which
includes removing office as a primary use in
response to business and operational needs.
LUC-C-13
Conformance with
Chapter 17.68
Ensure that all existing and new businesses and
land uses allowed meet the requirements of
Chapter 17.68, General Performance Standards, of
Title 17, Zoning, of the Foster City Municipal Code
and the Estero Municipal Improvement District
Code.
An environmental document was prepared to
analyze and address all project-related performance
standards in Chapter 17.68, including hazards,
noise, vibration, odors, air pollution, glare,
screening, and construction materials and
equipment. Potential issues are addressed with
project conditions of approval, mitigation
measures, best practices, and City review of project
plans and information. The project buildings (Phase
1 and Phase 2) will not surpass 200 feet in height
and therefore, may not be required to file a Notice
of Proposed Construction or Alteration per the FAA;
however, the applicant will verify with the
appropriate bodies. The project site is mapped
outside of the height restriction areas for the San
Carlos Area B per the ALUCP. The highest
obstruction permitted for structures within the
approach surface for SFO International Airport
is approximately 700 feet. Therefore, the proposed
project buildings are consistent with the ALUCs; any
change to the height will be subject to further
review.
LUC-D-1
Meeting
Commercial and
Industrial Land
Use Needs
Provide enough land for commercial and industrial
uses to allow for the retention and development of
commercial establishments that provide basic
goods and services to Foster City residents.
The existing C-M/PD Zoning District allows office
and R&D uses. The GDP Amendment effectively
removes the office use but maintains the R&D use
to facilitate the proposed R&D campus. Therefore,
the land associated with the project site will remain
for commercial and industrial uses.
LUC-D-9
Design Review of
Commercial and
Industrial
Projects.
The City will use a design review process for
commercial and industrial projects to ensure that
basic land uses, density, access, internal circulation, visual characteristics, noise, odors, fire hazards,
vibrations, smoke, discharge of wastes and
nighttime lighting do not negatively affect adjacent
or nearby residential land uses.
An environmental document was prepared to
analyze and address potential project-related
impacts to land use, transportation, noise, hazards,
fire, vibrations, and emergency response. All
impacts were found to be not significant or
mitigable. The project was also reviewed in
conformance with the Chess Hatch Design
Principles and the design and development
standards in the Zoning Ordinance, including
lighting, construction hours, visual characteristics,
building setbacks and massing. The design is
consistent with the guidelines and standards.
LUC-D-10
Health and Safety
Performance
Standards for
Industrial and
Commercial
Activities.
Industrial and commercial activities shall conform
to the City’s performance standards for noise, odor,
vibration, glare, smoke, and waste. New
or modified industrial or commercial developments
shall be required to provide information on noise,
odors, wastes, by-products, and the storage and
handling of hazardous materials to the City prior to
the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
An environmental document was prepared to
analyze and address potential project-related
impacts to land use, transportation, noise, hazards,
fire, vibrations, and emergency response. Through
the application of mitigation measures and
conditions of approval, the applicant will be
required to provide a Hazardous Materials Business
Plan, emergency response plan in the event of a
spill or accident, permitting compliance with the Air
District, and these will be required to be updated as
materials/operation change.
LUC-D-11
Businesses Using
Hazardous
Materials
All industrial businesses handling hazardous
materials shall be required to submit a
plan complying with the San Mateo County
Hazardous Materials Plan. Such plan shall provide
information regarding the storage, handling,
transportation, and clean-up of these materials.
In accordance with the existing Cal/EPA Certified
Unified Program Agencies regulations, the proposed
Project’s tenants would be
required to maintain Hazardous Materials Business
Plans (HMBPs) for the proposed buildings
that contain chemical storage facilities and/or fuel
storage facilities (diesel for emergency generators).
The HMBPs for each of the buildings
would contain a description of business activities
and a spill prevention plan, emergency response
plan, training plan, closure plan, and Hazardous
Materials Inventory Statement. The plans would
need to be updated annually, as needed, and copies
of the plans would be filed with San Mateo County
Environmental Health Department (SMCEHD), the
Foster City Fire Department, and
the Estero Municipal Improvement District (EMID).
No storage of raw materials would
occur outdoors and no underground hazardous
materials or waste storage are proposed.
LUC-E-5
Access to New
Commercial and
Industrial
Projects.
New commercial and industrial developments shall
be designed so that, wherever necessary and
possible, entrance to the projects can be gained by
way of left- or right-turn only lanes. Only the
minimum number of entrance or exit points shall
be allowed as are needed to ensure safe and
efficient internal traffic flow and to reduce through
traffic delays on public roads serving the project.
Existing and proposed curb cuts for egress/ingress
have been reviewed by Department of Public
Works. The project’s proposed internal circulation
has also been reviewed to ensure pedestrian,
vehicle, and emergency vehicles circulation is
compatible. The project would retain all driveways
and add an additional curb cut to facilitate a one-
way onsite drop-off driveway.
LUC-F-1
The City shall seek to achieve a traffic service level
of “C” or better on City streets and level of “D” or
better during peak traffic hours, although it will be
necessary to accept level of service “E” or “F” at
the SR 92 Westbound Ramps/Chess Dr, the Foster
City Blvd./Metro Center Blvd./Triton Dr, Vintage
Park Dr/Chess Dr, and the Foster City Blvd/Chess
intersections due to their role as access points to
the freeway system. The LOS standard will
be maintained through the following means:
a. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
b. (TDM) for development projects c. Capital
Improvement Program and coordination with
federal, state, county and district funding programs
for street and other transportation improvements.
d. Developer payment of pro rata fair share of
traffic improvement costs for new developments.
Under existing conditions, the SR 92 Westbound
Ramps / Chess Drive intersection operates at LOS C
during the AM peak and LOS D during the PM peak.
Foster City Boulevard / Chess Drive operates at LOS
C during the AM peak and LOS E during the PM
peak.
Phase 1 of the proposed Project would result in an
increase in peak-hour delay of approximately eight
seconds at both the SR 92 Westbound Ramps /
Chess Drive and Foster City Boulevard / Chess Drive
intersections during the PM peak period. This
increase does not result in a change in LOS letter
grade at either intersection.
See Section for Traffic Level of Service Standards for
a full discussion.
LUC-F-3 Employer-
based Trip
Reduction
The City will work with employers to implement
employer-based trip reduction programs that get
people to high-boarding destinations on the
Peninsula and, if applicable, in the East Bay, such as
employment centers and regional destinations,
including:
a. Coordinating with regional and local ridesharing
organizations;
b. Encouraging Caltrain/bus passes;
c. Employer-based shuttles.
The project includes a Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) Plan which requires
coordination with commute.org for employee
shuttles to and from Caltran stations to the project
site or nearby pick up points. The TDM Plan also
includes a commuter subsidy program and flexible
work schedules to reduce employee trips.
LUC-G
Provide Adequate
Parking
Ensure that adequate off-street parking is
incorporated into new and modified projects,
and designed for safe and effective circulation.
A Parking Study was prepared to support the
proposed reduced parking ratio. The off-street
parking is project-specific and is supported by
amenities and provisions in the TDM in combination
with business operations on campus. Based on the
conclusions and supporting information, off-street
parking will be adequate.
LUC-G-1
Parking and
Internal
Circulation in
Project Design
The City shall continue to incorporate parking and
internal circulation design into its overall review of
project design. The review shall include compliance
with City off-street parking design standards and
ratios.
The project was reviewed for compliance with the
required Code parking count and parking design
standards. A TDM Plan supported by evidence was
incorporated as a project feature to reduce the
required parking ratio.
LUC-G-5
Bicycle Parking
Secured bicycle parking shall be encouraged for all
commercial and industrial buildings. The City will
continue to allow required parking to be reduced
where bicycle parking spaces are provided, per
Chapter 17.62 of the Municipal Code.
The project includes the required bicycle parking
onsite per Foster City Municipal Code (FCMC).
LUC-H-2
Reduce GHG
Emissions
The City will strive to reduce GHG emissions by
reducing vehicle miles traveled by supporting trip
reduction programs and encouraging the use of
alternative fuels and transportation technologies.
In compliance with SB 743, the Second Addendum
analyzed the project’s VMT. The VMT was reduced
by incorporating a TDM Plan. With the
incorporation of the TDM, the project’s VMT is
below the significance criteria for the
region. Additional discussion is provided in the
Transportation section (3.14) of the Second
Addendum.
LUC-H-5-a
Tree and
Landscape
Program.
Include requirements for tree and landscape
planting in all new developments and
redevelopment in design review and landscape
guidelines.
The project includes a Landscape Plan, an Arborist
Report indicating the tree removal/replacement
plan, and areas of planned plantings.
LUC-K-1
Redevelopment
Opportunities
The City will continue to look for opportunities for
potential redevelopment properties and
proactively work with property owners on options
for site reuse or redevelopment.
The project includes the redevelopment of
an approximately 11.87-acre-site.
LUC-K-2
Consistency with
City’s
Infrastructure
Ensure that all new buildings, whether free-
standing or multi-building developments and all
expansions of existing
buildings demonstrate consistency with the
infrastructure of the Estero Municipal
Improvement District and the City, including sewer,
storm sewer, parks/recreation facilities, and street
system capacity.
The proposed Phase 1 and Phase
2 development would be required to comply
with EMID’s water management policies, Foster
City’s infrastructure requirements, and State and
local waste regulations. The project would be
served by existing utility providers. Per the findings
in the Second Addendum, no supply constraints or
significant impacts were identified.