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For these reasons, the Project, Alternative 1, and Alternative 2 may equally be seen as environmentally superior alternatives. FINDINGS FOR SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IDENTIFIED IN THE EIR This section presents the Project's significant environmental impacts and feasible mitigation measures. Section 15091 of the State CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations [CCR]) and Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code require a lead agency to adopt findings for each significant environmental impact disclosed in an EIR. These requirements are set forth on page 1 of this document. Below are the findings for the significant impacts identified in the EIR for the proposed Project. Thorough descriptions of each impact are provided in the EIR and, therefore, are not repeated below. Aesthetic and Visual Resources 1. Effect on scenic vistas Findin .The City finds that the following mitigation measures are feasible and have been incorporated into the Specific Plan, thereby mitigating the impact to a less-than-significant level: • Landscaping along Bernal Avenue and I-680 shall be designed to preserve views by limiting tree size and creating gaps that frame distant views. • Visual screening of views toward the southeast hills and Pleasanton Ridge in the area within 800 feet of Bernal Avenue west of the Phase I residential neighborhood shall be minimized by limitation on building location and height and by selection, placement, and maintenance of appropriate landscaping. • Views of Pleasanton Ridge from I-680 shall be retained through appropriate design and maintenance of landscaping on top of berms. Specific Plan, pp. 30 and 79; DEIR, p. 44 2. Effect on scenic resources and visual character of the site Findin .The City finds that the following mitigation measures are feasible and have been incorporated into the Specific Plan, thereby mitigating the impact to a less-than-significant level: • Riparian vegetation and rock outcroppings along the Arroyo de la Laguna shall be protected to the extent consistent with regional flood control objectives. • The Knoll open space area, along with its existing valley oak trees, shall be retained. 6ernal Property Phase II Specific Plan and Bernal Community Yark Master Plan Environmental Impact Report Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations Page 10 of 24