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City of Redwood City, Public Works Division Initial Study & Mitigated Negative Declaration <br />Document Date: October 15, 2015 <br />Revision Date: January 25, 2016 Page 12 Blankinship & Associates, Inc. <br /> <br /> 3.0 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS <br />3.1 Aesthetics <br /> <br /> <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Unless <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact No Impact <br /> <br />Would the Project: <br /> <br />a) Have a substantial adverse effect <br />on a scenic vista? <br /> <br />b) Substantially damage scenic <br />resources, including, but not <br />limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, <br />and historic buildings within a state <br />scenic highway? <br /> <br /> <br />c) Substantially degrade the existing <br />visual character or quality of the <br />site and its surrounding? <br /> <br /> <br />d) Create a new source of substantial <br />light or glare which would <br />adversely affect day or nighttime <br />views in the area? <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Items a) & b): No Impact. There are no designated scenic vistas, state scenic highways, or scenic <br />resources in the vicinity of the Project sites, therefore no impact would occur. The visual <br />quality of the Lagoon, which is considered an important aesthetic site, would not be <br />negatively impacted by Project activities. To the contrary, the Project would enhance the <br />visual quality of the Lagoon by clearing nuisance algae and weeds. <br /> <br />Item c): No Impact. The Project involves the short-term or seasonal application of aquatic <br />herbicides that contain copper to the Lagoon to control a variety of algae and/or aquatic <br />vegetation. These algae or aquatic weeds are typically at or below the water surface. Upon <br />control, the removal of these weeds would be unnoticed and would not degrade the visual <br />character of the Project site. <br /> <br />Item d): No Impact. The Project is done during the daylight hours, therefore no light sources are <br />needed and no light or glare is produced. <br />6.3.A. - Page 20