Permitting Process & Environmental Impact Report

The Final Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan addresses impacts to the visual character and quality of the project sites and surrounding areas, traffic, air quality, climate change, ambient noise levels, wildlife resources and water quality, among others. To review the Final Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan click here

The Final Environmental Impact Report is a comprehensive evaluation of all environmental impacts of the project. The Final EIR can be found on the City of Palo Alto’s website here.

The Renewal Project work is being permitted by the City of Palo Alto and will be in compliance with all requirements established by the Palo Alto Municipal Code as well as the SUMC Facilities Renewal and Replacement Project Environmental Impact Report. A full list of project-specific mitigations can be found at stanfordpackard.org/mitigations or on the City’s website at www.cityofpaloalto.org/sumc.

All construction activities, hours of operation, and truck hauling routes are being coordinated carefully to reduce impact to project neighbors.

Highlights of traffic mitigation efforts include:

• All construction-related vehicles will be required to park in off-street parking areas.
• Pedestrian and bicycle access may not be substantially limited without prior approval from the City.
• Public transportation access may not be substantially limited without prior approval from the Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority or other appropriate jurisdictions.
• Construction-related trucks and equipment will be prohibited from being delivered between 7:00 am to 9:00 am, and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The number of construction employees that arrive at sites will also be limited between 7:00 am and 9:00 am.
• Heavy construction vehicles must follow designated routes throughout the City.
• All structural damages to public roadways must be repaired to original structural condition.
• During special events that draw a substantial number of visitors to the campus, mechanisms must be implemented to prevent roadway construction activities from reducing roadway capacity.
• The Hospitals will purchase annual Caltrain GO Passes for all existing and new Hospital employees who work more than 20 hours per week to encourage alternative transportation modes.