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Pimlico Drive Tttrnorrt and Pipeline Projec[ Environmental Ckecklist <br />"fhe fluoridation building will be situated in public right-of--way between Pimlico Drive <br />and the sound wall next to Interstate Highway 580. Views of the fluoridation building <br />will include traffic moving east and west along Pimlico Drive and partial views from the <br />a fenced backyard of a residence located across the street lrom the fluoridation building. <br />The backyard is fenced with 6-foot solid wooden slats. <br />The fluoridation building will be designed to meet City of Pleasanton's design <br />requirements and be similar in appearance to other fluoridation buildings throughout the <br />City. The building will be constructed of masonry blocks compatible with the color and <br />texture of the background sound wall. Landscaping around the fluoridation building will <br />include shrubs installed at the entrance of the building and along the sides of the building <br />facing Pimlico Dive to provide partial screening. A creeping vine that is similar to the <br />existing vines on the sound wall, such as creeping fig or Boston ivy, may be planted on <br />the side of the building facing the Pimlico Drive to provide a view of the fluoridation <br />building consistent with the background sound wall, existing vegetation along the north <br />side of Pimlico Drive and a view in character with the surrounding area. The radio <br />antenna will be mounted to the fluoridation building and will be approximately 25 to 30 <br />feet high and be about the same height as the existing 30 foot high light standards along <br />Pimlico Drive. <br />The mitigative design features incorporated into the project will prevent a significant <br />impact to visual resources and will be included in the construction plans and <br />specifications. No separate mitigation is necessary. The fluoridation building and other <br />project features adjacent to the building will not substantially degrade the visual character <br />of the area along the strip of land between the Interstate Highway 580 sound wall and <br />Pimlico Drive, and impact is considered less than significant. <br />The Santa Rita control valve vault and Zone 7 radio antenna will be located within the <br />Santa Rita Road right-of--way between Santa Rita Road and the Rose Pavillion parking <br />lot and to the west next to a one-story commercial building housing a delicatessen. The <br />Santa Rita control valve vault will be below grade and not affect the visual character of <br />the area. The impact will be less than significant. <br />The antenna adjacent to the Santa Rita control valve vault will be about 20 to 25 feet <br />high. The views of the antenna from the sidewalk and Santa Rita Road will be the <br />antenna and background structures that are consistent with the commercial nature of the <br />area including the one story commercial building and parking lot with 40-foot high light <br />standards. Therefore, there will be no substantial impacts to the visual character of the <br />area. The impact would be less than significant <br />d) Less than Significant. Nighttime lighting will not be used during construction. The only <br />lighting for the project facilities will be at the fluoridation building for security and <br />emergency response purposes. The lighting will be low Icvel lighting outside of the <br />fluoridation building and will be similar to or less than the intensity of the light standards <br />lining Pimlico Drive. <br />City of Pleasanton 17 Winzler & Rclly <br />Draft Initial Sriidy/R~oposed Negative Declaration August 2006 <br />04263501 <br />