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5.13 VISUAL RESOURCES 5.13.5.2 City of Lodi Development Code—Municipal Code Title 17 The City of Lodi Development Code—Municipal Code Title 17 ("Municipal Code") implements the policies of the General Plan by classifying and regulating the uses of land and structures within the City of Lodi in a manner consistent with the General Plan. The Public and Community Facilities (PF) Zoning District is consistent with the Public/Quasi Public and the Detention Basins and Parks land use designations of the General Plan. The provisions of the Municipal Code that are applicable to the project are discussed in detail in Section 5.6, Land Use, and those that are related to visual resources are summarized in Table 5.13-7. TABLE 5.13-7 Conformity with the City of Lodi Municipal Code Provision Conformity? Lodi Municipal Code 17.26.040 Public and Yes.The Applicant has consulted with the City of Lodi Community Facilities District Development Community Development Department, Planning Standards: Division, Rad Bartlam/Interim Community Development Director on August 28, 2008. Per Mr. Standards for development within the PF zoning Bartlam,the City will not require or impose district will be determined by the City through the development standards on the LEC facility. project review process. Source: City of Lodi, 2003. 5.13.5.3 County of San Joaquin General Plan The County of San Joaquin General Plan includes policies related to visual resources in the Open Space and Community Development Elements, as presented in Table 5.13-8. TABLE 5.13-8 Conformity with the San Joaquin County General Plan 2010 Provision Conformity? Open Space Policy 10:Views of waterways, hilltops, Yes.The LEC project would not eliminate views of any and oak groves from public land and public roadways waterways or oak groves. In views from 1-5,the shall be protected. proposed structures would obstruct views of some segments of the hills that are currently visible in the background. However, existing structures already obstruct substantial portions of the hills from viewpoints along I-5. In addition,these views are from vehicles typically moving at high speeds and are therefore intermittent and limited in duration. Open Space Policy 13: Development proposals along Yes.There are no vista points or other important scenic routes shall not detract from the visual and scenic viewpoints in the project vicinity. Interstate 5 recreational experience. County-designated scenic road. However, the effect of the proposed project on the view from I-5 is less than significant; the LEC project, as documented in Section 5.13.2.4.1,would not substantially alter the visual character or visual quality of views from this roadway. 5.13-30 SAC/371322/082350001(LEC_5.13_VISUAL.DOC)