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7.A. - Page 20 • The Exposed Surface Parking is not in an area highly visible to large volumes of auto traffic or pedestrians. • The Exposed Surface Parking will be in place for no longer than three years. • The Exposed Surface Parking is necessary to facilitate construction of a development project within the Downtown Precise Plan area. • The Exposed Surface Parking will not occupy more than 35% of the frontage of the affected block face. • The sidewalk will be buffered from the Exposed Surface Parking by a decorative wall or fence in accordance with Section 2.5.4. • In no event shall the Exposed Surface Parking be used to meet the required number of parking spaces as identified in the Parking Regulations Chart. With the incorporation of the aforementioned findings and the fact that exposed surface parking is consistent with existing land uses, it is not anticipated to result in arry significant aesthetic environmental impacts. d. The Downtown Precise Plan EIR (pp. 6-28 and 6-29) concluded that since new development within the DTPP area would be required to meet the lighting power allowances for Lighting Zone 3 for new installed outdoor lighting equipment contained in Title 24, Parts 1 and 6, Building Energy Efficiency Standards, unnecessary brightness of lighting, debilitating glare, and sky glow would be adequately controlled. The impact of development occurring under the DTPP was considered to be less than significant, and no mitigations were required. The proposedproject is in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulations, and as a result, no additional light and glare impacts are anticipated. The proposed amendments to the DTPP would not alter the lighting requirement or result in the generation of arry new lighting sources; therefore no additional light and glare impacts are anticipated. e. For the Downtown Precise Plan EIR (pp. 6-13 and 6-14), the City determined that arry new structure within the DTPP area that would cause identified shadow-sensitive uses and spaces to be more than 50 percent in shadow at 12:00 P.M. (noon) on the Spring Equinox (March 20) would impair the livability and beneficial uses of those shadow-sensitive uses and spaces, in which case a significant environmental impact would result. The City conducted extensive and detailed studies regarding the potential shadow impacts that might result from the Downtown's expected increases in building heights (EIR Appendix 21.3 — Supplemental Shadow Analysis Information). As a result, the DTPP development regulations were developed with the specific intent to avoid significant shadow impacts (EIR p. 6-29). Full buildout of the DTPP to the maximum building envelopes allowed by the Plan's regulations would not cause arry shadow-sensitive uses and spaces to be more than 50percent in shadow at noon on the Spring Equinox. The impact of the DTPP was considered to be less than significant, and no mitigations were required. Amendments to the DTPP would not result in arry new development that would alter the shadow analysis prepared for the DTPP EIR. Furthermore, the newly defined Depot Plaza has been added to the list of Shadow Sensitive Public Open Spaces as referenced on the HeightMap; thus no impacts are anticipated with the Plan Amendments. The proposed project is in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulations, and as a result, no additional shadow impacts are anticipated. Summary of Impacts Potentially Less than Significant Less than Significant With Mitigation Significant No Im act Incor orated Im act Im act IL AGRICULTURE RESOURCES --Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide X Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? b) Conflict with e�sting zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act X contract? c) Involve other changes in the e�sting environment which, due to their location X or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use? Documentation 11