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San Joaquin County Community Environmental Setting,Impacts,and Mitigation Measures Development Department Aesthetics 3 miles southwest of the project area,are officially designated as state scenic highways. While these scenic highways are located outside of the vicinity,the project site is located within the middleground of their viewsheds. The location of the project site in relation to these highways is shown on Figure 2-2. Views within the vicinity are of composed of agricultural fields and orchards, residences,roadways,and human-made features(concrete-lined waterways, wooden utility poles,transmission lines,and mining infrastructure)back-dropped by the Diablo Range and flat valley floor extending east from the foot of the range and in to the distant background. While areas further south of the site,part of the state scenic highway corridor, would be moderately high in visual quality,the vicinity's visual quality is considered moderate in vividness,intactness,and unity due to commonality with the region and presence of human-made elements. Viewer Groups and Viewer Response Key viewpoints, shown in Figure 3.A-1,have been chosen for their representation of the relative landscape and affected viewers. r. Residents The existing one-story residences located east and south of the site have direct r views of the project site. Approximately six single-family residences are located north of SR 132 in the vicinity of the project site. The nearest residence is on the north side of SR 132, approximately 600 feet northeast of the project site and i,. approximately 1,400 feet northeast of the processing site. One single-family residence is located on the east boundary,across from the project site on Koster Road. Residents north of Vernalis Road have limited views to the site. SR 132 is slightly elevated and property boundaries of the homes are densely vegetated. The Diablo Range is visible in the middleground over the orchard trees (Figure a. 3.A-2,Photos 1 and 2). The residence along Koster Road presently has foreground views of the orchards and middleground views of the Diablo Range in the background,via a cleared, 125-foot swath of land that transects the orchard on the project site for the Pacific Gas&Electric(PG&E)underground gas pipeline(Figure 3.A-3,Photo 3). Residents with direct views of the project site are the most likely to be affected by visual changes associated with the proposed Project. Residents are likely to have a moderate to moderately high sensitivity to visual changes at the project site. Recreationists Recreationists were not observed during the site visit, but they may include residents walking,jogging,running,or cycling on local roadways. Given the DeSilva Gates Quarry Project Draft Environmental Impact Report 3.A-5 J8S 05705.05