Overview

"Because most of the Stanford land is zoned A1, there are very few uses permitted as a matter of right." (pg 2-5)

"Significant unavoidable impacts occur in five different areas: open space, traffic and circulation, historic resources, construction noise, and growth inducement." (pg 7-55)

Open Space

"the change in designation of the Lathrop Development District from Academic Reserve and Open Space to Academic Campus creates the opportunity for more development in that area under future General Use Permits. It is reasonably foreseeable that the change in designation has been requested to allow for a greater degree of future development in that area. This would be a significant impact." (pg 4.2-27)

California Tiger Salamander

"Option 1 (Stanford's plan) does not provide for the long-term protection of CTS habitat because it relies on the Management Zone as mitigation, which does not preclude future development or provide long-term protection. In addition, Option 1 does not guarantee that the new ponds will be effective (i.e. suitable for CTS breeding) before new development occurs." (pg 4.8-32)

Housing

"the additional faculty/staff and postgraduate housing will, at most, just accommodate the proposed increase in faculty/staff employment and postgraduates. The existing shortfall of faculty/staff housing at Stanford will not be substantially reduced." (pg 4.3-16/17)

"The implementation of the GUP may result in the creation of approximately 500 - 1,000 new jobs over and above those created at Stanford University. Many of these jobs will be in the service industry where pay scales would place the employees in the low- to moderate-income housing market." (pg 5-8)

Traffic

"the addition of trips for the project scenarios with and without the arena and theater, when added to background 2010 conditions, would cause impacts along five intersections in the City of Palo Alto, eight in the City of Menlo Park, two in Stanford, and two in Santa Clara County." (pg 4.4-90)

Jane Lathrop Stanford