115-PC - 12 CEQA Finding for Alternate Mitigation Measure Trans-27b.pdf
FINDINGS REVISION #2(October 1, 2013)
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS
AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE
APPLE CAMPUS 2 PROJECT
Revise Part VI, subsection CC, pages I-52 to I-53, by replacing subsection CC in its entirety
with the following:
AA. The proposed location of the project driveway intersection on Wolfe Road and
the associated congestion would result in hazards for vehicles exiting the
southernmost Wolfe Road driveway to the Cupertino Village shopping center
(City of Cupertino and CEQA).
The Final EIR finds that the Project would result in hazards for vehicles exiting the
southernmost Wolfe Road driveway to the Cupertino Village shopping center due to
congestion. The Draft EIR fully analyzes the impacts from vehicles exiting the shopping center
to traffic on Wolfe Road (see Draft EIR, p. 421), and concludes that the impact on traffic safety
could be significant due to vehicles exiting the shopping center without sufficient gaps and
from vehicles crossing three southbound through lanes to access the left turn lanes. Mitigation
Measure TRANS-27 identified in the Draft EIR, which requires that the southernmost driveway
to the Cupertino Village be closed, would reduce this impact to a less-than-significant level (see
Response to Comments, p. 152).
At the request of the project sponsor, the City considered an alternate mitigation measure that
would limit the southernmost driveway of the Cupertino Village to right-turns in only. The
project sponsor requested the City to consider replacing Mitigation Measures TRANS-27 with a
mitigation measure that would reduce the Wolfe Road traffic impact to a less-than-significant
level without requiring closure of the southernmost driveway of the Cupertino Village.
City staff and Fehr & Peers reviewed the proposed, alternate mitigation measure for its ability
to mitigate the traffic safety impact and the City has concluded that Mitigation Measure
TRANS-27 (Alternate), set forth below, which is hereby adopted and made a condition of
project approval, would avoid or reduce this impact to less-than-significant levels.
Mitigation Measure TRANS-27 (Alternate):
The southernmost driveway to the Cupertino Village shall be restricted to right-turns in only.
With this mitigation the impact would be less-than-significant.
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