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Exhibit A -Scope of Work measures will include performance-based stan lords, if available. If the measures would not reduce an impact to an insignificant level, the impact would be de- clared a significant, unavoidable impact. During the findings phase, a Statement of Overriding Considerations would be prepared to demonstrate that the benefits of approving the project outweigh the significant environ- mental impacts that cannot be mitigated. A description of our approach for each of the environmental factors to be addressed in the EIR is provided below. Land Use, Zoning, and Adopted Plans. The Land Use section of the EIR will describe the compatibility of the proposed land uses and density changes with existing neighboring land use patterns; the potential conversion of open space and agricultural lands; and the creation of nonconforming uses. We will also evaluate the proposed policies consistency with adopted plans and policies, as they relate to land use. Based on this assessment, measures to improve the project's compatibility with nearby land uses and consistency with General Plan policies will be recommended. Such measures may in- clude development policies to reduce conflicts among neighboring uses; design guidelines con- cerning massing, heights, visual screening, and building orientation; regulations or guidelines for clustered development in open space areas; and suggestion of mixed use development per- formance standards. Visual Resources. We will provide a general description of the City's visual landscape, ad- dressing topography, development patterns, open space areas, scenic vistas, and view corri- dors. This characterization will be supported with photographs, particularly of those areas proposed for changes in land use and density. We will evaluate the change in visual character that would be expected with new growth in the City, including the potential loss of scenic resources and the introduction of light and glare. Specifically, the impact analysis will consider the extent to which significant views might be obstructed; well-defined, attractive streetscapes might be interrupted; new devel- opment might be out of character with the prevailing development pattern; and visually distinctive features such as significant vegeta- tion or historic structures might be displaced. EIP will suggest opportunities to improve the visual characteristics of proposed new devel- opment to minimize the visual effects. Suggestions could include changing or propos- ing guidelines for building orientation, building massing to minimize view obstruc- tion, building locations to avoid scenic resources, landscaping to help mask scale in- compatibilities and transition from a built environment to a more natural setting, lighting plans to avoid spillover onto adjacent proper- ties, and streetscapes to reinforce visual coherence and continuity. Population, Employment and Housing. The General Plan Update is anticipated to identify new growth areas, which, when developed, would increase the City's population and em- ployment base. This growth will affect the demand for housing, including affordable hous- ing, and the City's jobs/housing ratio. We will summarize the employment and housing char- acteristics of the City and region, based on existing documentation, including information contained in the previously adopted Housing Element and in the Association of Bay Area Governments' (ABAG) Projections 2005. Addi- tionally, EIP will discuss the City's projected rate of growth in comparison with the rate of growth assumed by ABAG and how both rates of growth relate to the City's imposed housing cap. ~.aty o~ r[easanton Genera! Klan Update EIR -EIP Associates A 4 s~~s?