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Appendix E (Initial Study /Part 1) Page 3 (2) Determination based on staff office review. (3) Determination based on field review. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING • 8. Briefly describe the project site as it exists before the project, including information on topography, soil stability, plants and animals, and any cultural, historical or scenic aspects. Describe any existing structures on the site, and the use of the structures. If necessary, attach photographs of the site. The Plaza 1 Redevelopment Project Area encompasses approximately eight acres and was the first Redevelopment Project Area established by the City of San Leandro, in 1960. The boundaries of this Project Area are Davis Street to the north, East 14i Street to the east, West Juana Avenue to the south, and Hays Street to the west. The Plaza 1 area is located within the city's Central Business District and includes the Downtown Plaza shopping mall: The Plaza 2 Redevelopment Project Area, which is contiguous to the Plaza 1 Project Area, encompasses approximately 260 acres and was established in 1967. Subsequent amendments to the Project Area have occurred between 1971 and 1988 in order to add more territo . Projects implemented within this Project Area include the relocation of Costco and the disposition and development of the commercial pads adjacent to the new Costco, and construction of the Bay Area Council/Boy Scouts of America building. The boundaries for both Redevelopment Project Areas are shown in Maps 1 and 2. The topography within the two Project Areas is relatively flat. Plants and animal species are of those typically found within an urban environment, with the exception of riparian habitat that may occur along the banks of San Leandro Creek. No significant cultural or scenic aspects are known to exist. There are several historical structures in both the Plaza 1 and Plaza 2 project areas. The proposed merger will not impact these properties. 9. Briefly describe the surrounding properties, including information on plants and animals, any cultural, historical or scenic aspects and the type of land use. The Plaza 1 Project Area is surrounded on three sides by the Plaza 2 Project Area, and on the fourth side by the Alameda County -City of San Leandro Redevelopment Project Area. Land uses surrounding the Plaza 2 Project Area include single - family residential, multi- family residential, city park. BART station, churches, and industrially -zoned properties. Both Redevelopment Project Areas include land that has been developed for a number of years and could be described as existing within a urban setting. A portion of the northern project boundary for the Plaza 2 Area includes San Leandro Creek, which has identified riparian habitat along portions of the creek channel. The Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad lines run through a portion of the Plaza 2 Area, as do the elevated BART tracks (the San Leandro BART station is located just outside of the Plaza 2 Area). Historic structures within the Project Areas include Casa Peralta and the Little Brown Church at 384 West Estudillo Avenue, the Holy Ghost Chapel and IDES Hall at 790 Antonio Street, the Plazas 1 & 2 IS-Part 1 April 2000