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7.A. - Page 46 <br /> LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. ROCKETSHIP REDWOOD CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT <br /> SEPTEMBER 2016 INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION <br /> Potentially <br /> Significant <br /> Potentially Unless Less Than <br /> Significant Mitigation Significant No <br /> Impact Incorporated Impact Impact <br /> L AESTHETICS.Would the project: <br /> a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? ❑ ❑ ❑ <br /> b) Substantially damage scenic resources,including,but ❑ ❑ ❑ <br /> not limited to,trees,rock outcroppings,and historic <br /> buildings within a State scenic highway? <br /> c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or ❑ ❑ ® ❑ <br /> quality of the site and its surroundings? <br /> d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare which ❑ ❑ ® ❑ <br /> would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the <br /> area? <br /> a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista?(No Impact) <br /> In Redwood City, scenic vistas are located in the southern and western portions of the City,within the <br /> elevated hillside neighborhoods. Public views of scenic resources,including San Francisco Bay and <br /> its associated baylands, sloughs,and marshes,and the urbanized San Francisco Bay Peninsula,are <br /> primarily available from these areas. The project site is located in a generally level area,approxi- <br /> mately 3 miles east of the scenic hillside areas in the City,and approximately I mile west of the <br /> bayland areas. The site is not located in an area considered to be within a scenic vista. <br /> The project site is currently developed with a one-story building and surface parking lot. Views of the <br /> project site from scenic areas generally blend with surrounding urban development. The proposed <br /> project would convert the existing structure to a school use and would not increase the height of the <br /> building. In addition,new landscaping would be developed throughout the site,improving the site's <br /> overall visual appearance. The proposed project would not result in a substantial adverse effect on a <br /> scenic vista. <br /> b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, <br /> and historic buildings within a State scenic highway?(No Impact) <br /> The closest officially-designated State scenic highway to the project site is Interstate 280(I-280), <br /> which is located approximately 4 miles southeast of the project site.9 Given this distance,the project <br /> site is not visible from this scenic roadway. The project site is also not located within a Scenic <br /> Corridor or near a Major Gateway,as defined by the City's General Plan10 or within view of a Scenic <br /> 9 California,State of,2011.Department of Transportation.California Scenic Highway System.Website: <br /> www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LandArch/scenic highways/index.htm(accessed November 21,2014). <br /> to Redwood City,City of,2010.Redwood City New General Plan,Draft Environmental Impact Report,Figure 4- <br /> 1.8:Major Gateway and Corridor Location Map.May. <br /> P:1RWC1401B Rocketship Sch-I\PRODUCrSUS-MND1Public\Ra ketship Public Review 09-29-16.docx(09/29/16)PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT 22 <br /> ATTY/RESO.0084/CC RESO ADOPTING CEQA-ROCKETSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL APPEAL <br /> REV:09-05-17 VR Page 30 of 124 <br />