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6.Other Statutory Considerations plant location,and one west of the mining area across the Delta-Mendota Canal. Portions of the processing plant will reach approximately 100 feet above ground level and will be visible from the nearby homes and to travelers along local roads(Blewitt, Koster, Koster Road, Chrisman and Gaffery Roads and State Routes 132 and 33) and designated State and County Scenic Highway I- 5. As a condition of approval for the project, a landscaping plan has been submitted to San Joaquin County for approval. This plan must be consistent with County landscaping regulations as laid forth in Chapter 9-1020 of the San Joaquin County Development Title, including those — standards for vegetation composition and water efficiency,earthen berms, erosion control and landscaping maintenance. The project design minimizes the degree of visual impacts from the mining operation with the inclusion of vegetated berms along Blewitt Road and a portion of Koster Road. The landscape berm will include a double row of trees and non-irrigated hydroseed mix that will serve to screen — in part the plant facilities. All other setbacks are proposed to be 25 feet.Finally, upon completion of mining activities,the project site will be reclaimed to agricultural land. The proposed — landscape berms would help to reduce the visual impact of the new mining operation. In addition, much of the quarry work will be performed up to 120 feet below grade in the excavation pits and will not be visible from the surface. Because of this, the project's contribution is not considerable and the cumulative impact is less than significant. Mitigation Measure: No mitigation is required. — Hazards and Hazardous Materials There are no significant cumulative hazards and hazardous materials impacts. — 6.3 Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts 6.3.1 Introduction The CEQA Section 21100(b)(2)and CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2(b) require that any significant and unavoidable effect on the environment must be identified. In addition, Section 15093(a)of the CEQA Guidelines allows the decision-making agency to determine if the benefits of a proposed project outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental impacts of implementing the project. The County can approve a project with unavoidable adverse impacts if it prepares and adopts a"Statement of Overriding Considerations" setting forth the specific reasons for making such a judgment. A list of unavoidable adverse impacts identified in this EIR is provided below. For each of the unavoidable adverse impacts,the County must prepare and adopt a Statement of _ Overriding Considerations if the County approves the project. RMC Pacific Vernalis Quarry Mining and Reclamation Project 6-16 ESA 1203015 Draft Environmental Impact Report May 2006