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San Joaquin County Environmental Checklist Lessthan Significant Potentially with Less than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporated Impact Impact I. AESTHETICS. Would the project: a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ b. Substantially damage scenic resources, including, ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ but not limited to,trees, rock outcroppings,and historic buildings along a scenic highway? C. Substantially degrade the existing visual character ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ or quality of the site and its surroundings? d. Create a new source of substantial light or glare ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ that would adversely affect daytime or nighttime views in the area? Concepts and Terminology Identifying a project area's visual resources and conditions involves the following three steps. ■ Objective identification of the visual features(visual resources)of the landscape. ■ Assessment of the character and quality of those resources relative to overall regional visual character. ■ Determination of the importance to people,or sensitivity,of views of visual resources in the landscape. The aesthetic value of an area is a measure of its visual character and quality, combined with the viewer response to the area(Federal Highway Administration 1983). Scenic quality can best be described as the overall impression that an individual viewer retains after driving through,walking through,or flying over an area(U.S.Bureau of Land Management 1980). Viewer response is a combination of viewer exposure and viewer sensitivity. Viewer exposure is a function of the number of viewers,number of views seen,distance of the viewers, and viewing duration. Viewer sensitivity relates to the extent of the public's concern for a particular viewshed. These terms and criteria are described in detail below. Notice of Preparation for the June 2006 North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill 2-4 J&S 06307.06 Permit Revision