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Under this alternative,the Project would be adopted, and uses similar to those anticipated for Phase I of the Project would be developed, with no other development taking place within the Project. Parcels 6, 9, and 10 would be developed in an initial phase that would take place within the same buildout period for these parcels as described for the Project. Under this alternative, existing uses on other parcels within the area of the Project would continue to operate. This alternative includes approximately 259,500 square feet of new building area, including 148,000 square feet of club retail uses, 23,500 square feet of general retail uses, and 88,000 square feet of hotel uses. Under this alternative, it is assumed that development of the hotel uses would take place first and development of general retail uses would take place over a longer timeframe. The Partial Buildout Alternative would generate fewer total traffic trips than the proposed Zone, which could result in fewer or lower impacts to LOS at adjacent intersections; however, the volume of traffic trips to the area of the proposed Zone that would be generated by this alternative would also further degrade operations of freeway ramps at merge/diverge areas that are already operating at unacceptable levels, and this alternative would likely result in similar impacts related to spillback. Other environmental resources would experience less than significant impacts, similar to the Project. Finding: The City Council finds that, under the Partial Buildout Alternative, impacts to transportation and traffic would remain significant and unavoidable. The City further finds that, while it could provide an advantage from an environmental standpoint over the Project due to its smaller scale, the Partial Buildout Alternative is infeasible in that it would not accomplish the City's basic objectives for the Project to a satisfactory extent. The substantial benefits articulated by the City in its objectives would not likely be provided under this alternative, as discussed below. 1. City Objective 1: Provide a consistent framework for the City's review and approval of new uses and projects in the area of the Project, encouraging investment in and adding value to these properties. Like the Reduced Retail Alternative,the Partial Buildout Alternative would include the adoption of a version of the Project and would therefore provide a framework for the City's review and approval of new uses and projects. In addition,the Partial Buildout Alternative would include the club retail use and therefore a large retail anchor, unlike the Reduced Retail Alternative. However, like the Reduced Retail Alternative, the Partial Buildout Alternative would limit the total area of uses developed within the area of the Project to approximately 259,500 square feet; investment in properties within the area of the Project would therefore occur to a lesser extent than would occur under development of the Project, which would work against City Objective 1. 2. City Objective 2: Maximize the benefits of the location of the area of the proposed Zone as an infill site located along transportation corridors and near transit by encouraging the development of both locally and 52