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PUD-134 Hopyard Road Shell/7-Eleven Redevelopment Initial Study and Negative Declaration • Have a substantial effect on a scenic resource; or, • Substantially increase light or glare in the project site or vicinity, which would adversely affect day or nighttime views. Less Than Significant Potentially Impact With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Issues Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Aesthetics Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic X • vista? • b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, X but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? - c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character X or quality of the site and its surroundings? • d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare, X which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? DISCUSSION a. The project site is not located within a scenic vista or within a State scenic highway. Therefore, this would be no impact. b. No rock outcroppings or historic buildings exist on the site. A total of 13 trees would be removed due to the construction, which includes 11 non-heritage sized trees and 2 heritage-sized treesi. The applicant would plant 12 new trees on the site and make a payment to the City's Urban Forestry Fund for the difference in value of the removed and new trees.This would be a less-than-significant impact. c. The design of the proposed buildings includes high-quality materials, detailing and articulation that would create architectural interest and reduce the perception of mass. The height of the 7-Eleven convenience store, carwash building, and the fuel station canopy would be comparable to the height of existing structures located on the project site and the surrounding area. New landscaping would enhance the visual quality of the site surroundings. Therefore, this would be a less- than-significant impact. /4