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KLEINFEL®ER Bright People.Right Solution& Potentially Less Than Less Than No 1. AESTHETICS Significant Significant Significant Impact Impact With Impact Mitigation Would the project: Incorporation 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? jc. 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 4 adversely affect daytime or nighttime views in the area? NARRATIVEIi Environmental Setting! The proposed project site is a developed industrial site located in a predominantly industrialized area. The eastern portion of the site is occupied by the East Stockton Recycling and Transfer Station (ESRTS) storage areas and parking lots. The western portion of the site includes a single-family residence and industrial buildings; most of this area is used for semitrailer parking. The site includes the portion of F Street north of Weber Avenue, which dead-ends at the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (Figure 2-7) and currently divides the proposed project site. The project site includes existing buildings, heavy machinery, and on-site materials and truck storage need; 15-foot high piles of recyclable materials are located in the southeast quadrant of the site and a raised manned sorting conveyor belt is located immediately north of these piles. Cardboard and wood processing areas are located along the north boundary of the site. Views of ESRTS are screened by mature oleanders that shield this portion of the site from street views. A dark screen cover extends from Filbert Street west, north of Weber Avenue, to conceal the existing recyclable piles and sorting area. The project is bounded by existing industrial uses to the north, west and east. The Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad is located north of the site, and a residential neighborhood is located to the south of the project site. An existing eight-foot masonry wall provides a barrier between the project site and this existing neighborhood. Three additional residences are located immediately south of the proposed site access along the south side of Weber Avenue west of F Street. Views from the site are very limited due to existing shielding; industrial warehouses, parking lots, three homes and a railway right-of-way to the north are visible from some 121339/STO11R226 3-11 October 14, 2011 Copyright 2011 Kleinfelder