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total collapse, but rather from damage to localized area during a seismic event. Repair to local damage may involve high costs due to the nature of the damage. The limited external access to the Project Area and the internal road network is also inefficient as most of the roadways are unable to handle increased traffic. The lack of adequate access to and within the Project Area substantially hinders the economic reuse of the Project Area. The only access to the Project Area is the Navy Drive across San Joaquin River via a two-lane swing bridge. The bridge is load limited and too narrow; trucks are directed via a sign to cross one at a time. The other access to the island is via Daggett Road Bridge across Burns Cut Off, which was barricaded after a fire damaged it years ago. Substandard Design RSG estimates that 67 (47%) of the 143 buildings exhibit this condition. The most common design deficiency is the lack of sufficient setbacks between buildings (warehouses and transit sheds) to provide for multiple truck circulation and loading. According to Henry McKay, the Project Manager at the Port, the current standard setback (e.g. distances between buildings) for storage facilities is approximately 250 feet for comparable buildings with a height of 30-40 feet. By contrast, the typical setbacks between the buildings in the Project Area are approximately 100 to 120 feet, less than half of the current standards. These narrower setbacks can only accommodate loading at one building at a time, thereby causing possible long delays if trucks arrive to deliver goods at adjacent buildings simultaneously. Also, circulation through these buildings is difficult during loading times, at times worse enough to create safety concerns. The Naval Engineers survey noted damage to the buildings due to impacts with the trucks and forklifts. As a result, these design deficiencies not only impair efficient utilization of these structures, but also create safety hazards. The stacking height of the Project Area warehouse buildings ranges from 12 to 24 feet. This limits storage to single stacking, which is insufficient for warehouses because market storage spaces provide double stacking to achieve cost efficiency. In effect, warehouses that accommodate single- stacked storage have half of the capacity per square foot of typical buildings. This is another factor that discourages use of Project Area warehouses, and prevents the Port from achieving market rents. According to both the Development Plan and Mr. McKay, the Project Area's seven transit sheds bordering the Stockton Deep Water Channel are unusable due to their close proximity to the channel. The transit sheds interfere with wharf operation, as the distance between the shore and the buildings is insufficient for modern and larger crane operation. ROSENOW SPEVACEK GROUP, INC REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON MAY 3, 2004 ROUGH AND READY ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT - B-19 - PRELIMINARY REPORT