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Initial Study and Negative Declaration <br />5.1. AESTHETICS <br />ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br />The project site currently consists of vacant land, an existing parking lot, and an <br />office building. Current views into the site are partially screened by adjacent <br />buildings and existing trees along the site's southern, western, and northern <br />perimeters. <br />STANDARDS OF SIGNIFICANCE <br />For purposes of this environmental document, an impact is considered significant if <br />the proposed project would: <br />• Substantially alter or degrade the existing visual character or quality of the <br />project site; <br />• Have a substantial effect on a scenic resource; or, <br />• Substantially increase light or glare in the project site or vicinity, which would <br />adversely affect day or nighttime views. <br />Issues <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Potentially Impact With Less Than <br />Significant Mitigation Significant No <br />Impact Incorporated Impact Impact <br />Aesthetics <br />Would the project: <br />a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic <br />vista? <br />b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, <br />but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and <br />historic buildings within a state scenic highway? <br />c) Substantially degrade the existing visual <br />character or quality of the site and its <br />surroundings? <br />d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare, <br />which would adversely affect day or nighttime <br />views in the area? <br />X <br />x <br />x <br />X <br />DISCUSSION <br />a. Intermittent views of Pleasanton Ridge (a scenic vista) are available through the <br />site from viewpoints on Hopyard Road. The proposed project would be <br />14 <br />