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MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS KAND L INITIAL STUDY 5.ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 1.AESTHETICS chimneys, and ancillary roof structures. All other areas would be limited to two. story construction. New development would be partially screened from view by proposed landscaping along roadways. (See Figures 5.14,Views A and B,for examples of new landscaping.) Landscaping along streets and in public areas would be required as part of the MHCSD design review and approval process. No designated scenic corridors are located in the vicinity of the Mountain House community. While views toward Mt. Diablo and foothills to the west would be restricted by new buildings and new landscaping,some of these views would be available during winter months when deciduous trees have lost their leaves. Views for boaters along Old River would not be significantly affected, since the existing levee blocks views into the project site and most of the area along the river would be a regional park. With the project, a substantial amount of fill would occur near the south side of Old River to raise homes out of the floodplain. The material for this fill would be derived from the cut material that would create lakes within Neighborhoods K _ and L. The fill material would generally match that for Neighborhoods I and J to the south and west of the project site and would not create major contrasts in elevation. No new sound walls would be constructed in either neighborhood. Along Bryon Road, Neighborhood L would not include any residential uses. The land uses proposed in the area near this heavily travelled road would include a 12-acre water quality detention basin and a 2-acre transit station,with community commercial and high-density residential uses north of that. As already stated, visual impacts would not be significantly different from what was evaluated in the 1994 MEIR. No additional mitigation measures would be necessary. — b) Would the project substantially damage scenic resources? Some of the scenic resources in the project area include Old River, portions of Mountain House Creek,and the vegetative tree cover. Mountain House Creek would be retained in its current configuration and would continue to serve as part of the overall stormwater drainage system for the Mountain House community. While some scatterings of trees may be removed for new home construction, a significant number of new trees would be added with the new development. No significant trees visible from a major public roadway would be affected and no mitigation measures would be necessary. (gall 1) 5-9