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a k MOUNTAIN HOUSE PROPOSED ALTAMONT HEIGHTS TENTATIVE MAP 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 4.1 AESTHETICS b. Substantially damage scenie'resources? The: nearest designated scenic route identified in the County's General Plan is the 1-580 link ' to 1-5,approximately 2 miles south of the project site. The project site would not be visible from this designated scenic route. The site is vacant and there are no identifiable scenic resources on the property. Therefore, no impact would occur. Mitigation Measures No mitigation measures are required. I C. Substantially degrade the existing visual character of the surrounding area? The visual character of the site consists of a vegetated watercourse, hilly terrain,a crop of oats, a house, accessory structures and discarded debris laying about the property. Development of the site will convert the entire property into one of a landscaped residential neighborhood. Project plans call for grading that will require retaining walls up to seven feet high along the northerly and westerly property lines, and south of lots 50 and 51. Section 4.2.8.1 of Specific Plan III discusses wall and fence requirements within the Mountain House Community. Where development abuts the Grant Line Village homesites, agricultural fences are encouraged. The Master Plan and Specific Plan III allow walls up to seven feet high. Project plans do not include design details of the retaining walls,but the applicant and/or builder will be required to comply with the Mountain House Community Design Guidelines relative to design,materials and color. However, walls cannot exceed 7 feet in height. Section 3.2.3.3e requires that a landscape buffer at least 8 feet wide and an agricultural fence shall be provided on properties adjacent to the Grant Line Village pre-existing residential areas in Neighborhood AIB. Project plans(Figures 2-2 and 2-5) show that an 8-foot wide agriculture buffer will be located behind the wall (to the south or to the east of the retaining walls), and an agriculture fence will separate the residential properties from the landscaped buffer. Although development of the project site will present a contrast to the existing field of oats and riparian corridor,the proposed project is consistent to what was evaluated in the SPIII E1R and does not create any new impacts. Mitigation Measures No mitigation measures are required. d. Create a new source of light and glare that would affect day- or night-time views? Figure 4.1-5 at the end of this section illustrates the street lighting plan for the proposed subdivision. The lights are sited at the end of the cut-de-sacs and intermittently placed near street intersections. Compared to existing conditions, the proposed project will create a new source of light and glare that is typical of residential communities. As the development plans are submitted for the residential project, the applicant and/or builder will be required to submit preliminary lighting plans that comply with the MHCSD Design Guidelines. These i 4-6