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Environmental Checklist <br />Aesthetics <br /> <br />Draft Initial Study – Negative Declaration 23 <br />Environmental Checklist <br />1 Aesthetics <br /> <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Less than <br />Significant <br />with <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less than <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />No <br />Impact <br />Would the project: <br />a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic <br />vista? □ □ ■ □ <br />b. Substantially damage scenic resources, <br />including but not limited to, trees, rock <br />outcroppings, and historic buildings within a <br />State scenic highway? □ □ ■ □ <br />c. In non-urbanized areas, substantially degrade <br />the existing visual character or quality of <br />public views of the site and its surroundings? <br />(Public views are those that are experienced <br />from a publicly accessible vantage point). If <br />the project is in an urbanized area, would the <br />project conflict with applicable zoning and <br />other regulations governing scenic quality? □ □ ■ □ <br />d. Create a new source of substantial light or <br />glare that would adversely affect daytime or <br />nighttime views in the area? □ □ ■ □ <br />a. Would the project have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? <br />b. Would the project substantially damage scenic resources, including but not limited to, trees, rock <br />outcroppings, and historic buildings within a State scenic highway? <br />The Pleasanton General Plan and General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) identify scenic <br />resources within and nearby Pleasanton as the undeveloped hillsides and ridges surrounding the <br />City to the north, east, west, and south, Mount Diablo to the north, major arroyos and creeks (e.g., <br />Arroyo de la Laguna, Arroyo del Valle, Arroyo Mocho, Alamo Canal, Chabot Canal, and Tassajara <br />Creek), and Shadow Cliffs Lake and the Chain of Lakes (former gravel quarries) at the eastern edge <br />of the City. The agricultural and open space uses to the south of the City also contribute to the visual <br />character of the community. Scenic vistas are primarily available from publicly accessible roadways <br />and scenic routes including I-680, I-580, and SR-84.11,12 I-680 is a designated State scenic highway <br />that runs north-south through Pleasanton and offers views of the wooded hillsides and surrounding <br /> <br />11 Pleasanton, City of. 2009. 2005-2025 Pleasanton General Plan. Available: <br /><https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts/cd/planning/general.asp>. Accessed October 15, 2021. <br />12 Pleasanton, City of. 2008. Pleasanton General Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report. Available: <br /><http://dev.cityofpleasantonca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=23819>. Accessed October 15, 2021.