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7.A AttachrrFdr4gg 18 The Planning Commission determined that the FEIR was adequate and sufficient, and prepared in compliance with CEQA, and recommended to the City Council that the City Council certify the FEIR and approve the Project by adopting the proposed New General Plan as the general plan of the City. • The FEIR and the proposed New General Plan were presented to the City Council of the City, with the recommendation of the City's Planning Commission. The City Council reviewed and considered, and conducted a public hearing on,the FEIR and proposed New General Plan. • The FEIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA and reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis. By these Findings, the City Council ratifies, adopts and incorporates the analyses, explanations, findings, responses to comments, and conclusions of the FEIR, except as otherwise specifically provided and described in these Findings. C. Findings Regarding Less-Than-Significant Impacts. By these Findings, the City Council ratifies and adopts the FEIR's conclusions for the following potential environmental impacts which, based on the analyses in the FEIR, this City Council determines to be less than significant: 4.1 Aesthetics • Impact 4.1-1: Adoption of the New General Plan would allow increased development within existing urban areas that could alter views across the plan area from scenic vistas along the southern and western portions of the plan area. Implementation of New General Plan policies and programs that support the preservation of scenic views is expected to make these potential impacts less than significant. • Impact 4.1-2: Development allowed by the New General Plan could change the scale and intensity of existing residential development within Downtown-adjacent neighborhoods. The range of policies and programs in the New General Plan encouraging visual compatibility, context sensitivity and connectivity for future development projects is expected to minimize this potential impact making it less than significant. • Impact 4.1-3: Development allowed by the New General Plan could alter the existing physical scale and form of the Downtown urban built environment, which could change the visual character of Downtown. Implementing the standards and design guidelines for Downtown set forth in the New General Plan is expected to minimize the potential to adversely impact the visual character, making this potential impact less than significant. ATTY/RESO/RESO.2055/ATTACHMENTI.A 4 1 0/6/1 0