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Findinsz: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into. the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect identified in the Final EIR to a less than significant level. Facts in SUDDort of Findinsz: The impact will be avoided or reduced based on the following: a. The Master PUD Condition 92 requires that a comprehensive community lighting plan be prepared for the Project, including the Village Center, the golf course driving range, and the community and neighborhood parks. Under this plan, project lighting, other than street lighting, shall be designed to avoid excessive light or glare during the night. The approval process for the Golf Course PUD and for the site-specific design of the Community Park will include detailed consideration of siting and screening of these uses to assure that impacts of night lighting at nearby residential areas will be within an acceptable range. b. Site design features of the September 1998 Specific Plan minimize the potential for glare to irritate residents adjacent to the golf course by rotating the driving range 90 degrees (axis perpendicular to 1-680) and relocating it to Parcel 14, where Pleasanton Avenue on the northwest and the UPRR railroad tracks on the east will serve as buffers between the facility and residential uses on Parcels 10 and 17. 1-680 on the southwest will insulate the driving range from residential uses across the freeway; the elevation of the freeway will avoid adverse lighting impacts on the freeway. M. BIOLOGY 1. Imoact 01. Potential for adverse effects on the riparian habitat of the Arroyo de la Laguna. Miti~ation Measures: Measure 01 a. Require that the specific plan provide setbacks of at least 100 feet from the existing centerline of the Arroyo de la Laguna or at least 10 feet from the outermost drip line of existing trees along the main channel of the Arroyo, whichever is greater. Measure 01b. Require consultation with California Department ofFish and Game in any areas subject to their jurisdiction prior to any proposed encroachment into the designated corridor, or consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prior to any activity that would occur within the banks of the Arroyo channel. Finding: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effect identified in the Final EIR to a less than significant level. SF:FMP\AGR\WEX\61138664.2 062499 A-45 WEX-660SJ