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i MOUNTAIN HOUSE PROPOSED ALTAMONT HEIGHTS TENTATIVE MAP 4, ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 4.1 AESTHETICS I Master Plan (MHMP) and the MHCSD Design Manual to be completed by the College Park developers. Because the other impacts were determined to be less than significant, no mitigation measures were proposed. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED PROJECT a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? The project site is located approximately 2,500 feet from the I-205 freeway. In its present undeveloped state, it is visible from the westbound on-ramp at 1-205/Mountain House Parkway as a part of the overall undeveloped Specific Plan III area. Design details for the project site have not been prepared,but will be created as the individual parcels are developed in the future. Housing is likely to be one and two-stories. Landscaped roadways and sidewalks will be provided as a part of the overall development for the property. The project site is located north of the college site and will most likely be partially screened by the size of the future campus buildings. In addition, the grading plan reflects extensive grading that will lower the knoll approximately 10-15 feet. Scenic vistas to the northwest/west and southwest will continue to be visible from 1-205,particularly when traveling west of the Mountain House Community. The Initial Study prepared for Specific Plan III(2003)states that the impacts on public views associated with development of Specific Plan III were evaluated in the MEIR(Impacts M4.8-1 and M4.8-2) and were concluded to be less-than-significant with mitigation incorporated. The mitigations included requirements for landscape plans and edge treatments along existing and planned roadways consistent with the Mountain House Development and Design Manual; review of proposed landscape plans by a design review committee responsible for design review prior to construction; protection and enhancement of existing view corridors towards the foothills and Mt. Diablo; landscaping of east-west roadways to frame views to the west;and periodic breaks in the continuous landscaping plans for north- south roads to frame views. The proposed project is consistent with the site plan requirements. As individual parcels are developed, project sponsors must comply with the type, scale, and mass assumed for the Specific Plan III area in the MHMP,.as well as complying with the site plan requirements for road layouts. The Initial Study concluded that development of the Specific Plan III area would not exacerbate the view impacts identified in the MSIR. Thus,the proposed project is consistent with the findings in the SPIIIEIR. Mitigation Measures No mitigation measures are required. I 4-5