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8.A. - Page 41 Issues: Summary of Impacts Potentially Less than Signifcant Less than Significant With Mitigation Signifcant No Im act Incor orated Im act Im act L AESTHETICS-- YYould the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? X b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including but not limited to,trees,rock X outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its X surroundings? d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect X day or nighttime views in the area? ("Glare" is defined in this EIR as the reflection of harsh bright light sufficient to cause physical discomfort or loss in visual performance and visibility.) e) Cast shadow that substantially impairs the beneficial use, important values, or X livability of any shadow-sensitive use, including public parks,plazas or open space areas;buildings using passive solar heat collection or solar collectors; historic resources with a shadow-sensitive character-defining feature;or shadow-sensitive portions of residential parcels? Documentation: a. The Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (pp. 6-26 and 6-27) concluded that no scenic vistas or view corridors wouldbesubstantiallyobstructedordegradedbyfuturedevelopmentthatoccursinaccordancewiththeDTPP. The impact of the DTPP was considered to be less than significan� and no mitigafions were reguired The proposed project is in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulations, and the City's Architectural Achdsory Committee (AAC) has recommended approval of the project design with minor modificafions made by the applic�t per the July 31, 2013 project re-submitZal. As a resul� no adc&fional aesthetic impacts are anticipated b. The only designated scenic highway in Redwood City is Interstate 280, located appraximately 3 miles west of the DTPP area. The DTPP area and project site are not visible from Interstate 280, �d the Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (pp. 6-26 and 6-27) concluded that no scenic vistas or view corridors would be substantially obstructed or degraded by future development that occurs in accordance with the DTPP. The impact of the DTPP was considered to be less than significan� and no mifigations were reguired The proposed projectis in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulations, and as a resul� no adc&tional aesthetic impacts are anticipated c. The Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (pp. 6-27 and 6-28) concluded that the development occurring in conformance with the DTPP would result in a more c&scernible and c&sfinctive Downtown form, improved height and scale relationships at sensifive transitions to adfacent low-nse neighborhoods, and would enhance the overall histonc character of the area. The impact of the DTPP was considered to be less than significan� and no mifigations were reguired The proposed project is in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulations, and the AAC has recommended apprwal of the project design with minor modificafions made by the applic�t per the Tuly 31, 2013 project re-submitZal. As a resul� no adc&fional aesthetic impacts are anticipated d The Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (pp. 6-28 �d 6-29) concluded that since new development within the DTPP area would be reguired to meet the lighting power allowances for Lighting Zone 3 for new installed outdoor lighting eguipment contained in Title 2Q Parts 1 and 6, Builc&ng Energy Efficiency Standards, unnecessary bnghtness of lighting, debilitafing glare, and sky glow would be adeguately controlled The impact of development occurring under the DTPP was considered to be less than significan� and no mifigafions were reguired The proposed project is in compliance with all applicable DTPP regulations, and as a resul� no adc&tional light and glare impacts are anticipated e. Por the Downtown Precise Plan program EIR (pp. 6-13 and 6-14), the City determined that any new structure within the DTPP area that would cause identified shadow-sensifive uses and spaces to be more than 50 percent in shadow at 12:00 P.M. (noon) on the Spnng Eguinax (March 20) would impair the livability and beneficial uses of those shadow-sensitive uses and spaces, in which case a significant environmental impact would resulG 6