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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project and fall, the rolling hills in the eastern portion of the county are composed of dry grasses that transform to brilliant green after heavy winter and spring rains.Views of these rangelands can be found while driving on State Routes 12, 88, 4, and 26. Visual Character of the Project Site and Surroundings As described in the Project Description of this EIR, the project site is located north of the city of Stockton between West Lane and Ham Lane approximately 550 feet north of Eight Mile Road. The majority of the 42.4-acre Project site is in agricultural production and planted with vineyard. The only exception is a ±10- acre rectangular-shaped field on the east side of the site adjacent Ham Lane which is currently fallow. The northwestern site boundary is framed by the Woodbridge Irrigation District canal, the southern half of which is located onsite. This canal is approximately 10-feet wide with several large trees (including oaks and walnuts) ranging in size from approximately 8 to 32 inches DBH) dispersed along the banks which provide vertical visual relief to an otherwise mostly flat horizon landscape. The only other onsite trees are located along the West Lane project frontage south of the proposed main entrance (where a small stand of three trees exists) and near the mid-point of the southern site boundary (where three additional trees are located). An overhead electric line extends approximately 1,430 feet along the south side of an existing farm road from North Ham Lane to an existing well located in the approximate center of the site. A farm road also extends north from the well site to the northern property boundary, where it connects with a perimeter farm road that runs along the edge of existing vineyards around the northern and western site boundaries. Onsite structures are limited to a dilapidated corral and loading chute, both located near the mid-point of the southern property boundary; however these are not visible from public viewing locations. As shown in Figure 4.3-1 Photo Location Map, with the exception of properties bordering the southern site boundary, all surrounding properties are also in agricultural production. The properties bordering the Project site's southern boundary are developed with rural residential and light industrial uses that take access from and front Eight Mile Road. Public Views of the Project Site The project site is primarily visible from the immediately adjacent roads; West Lane on the west and Ham Lane on the east,with West Lane providing the most prominent views of the site. The Project site is not currently visible from immediately adjacent lands to the north or south as there are no public viewing locations with clear sightlines from these directions. Existing available public views of the site are described below. Refer to Figure 4.3-1 for the location and direction of representative photos. West Lane As shown in Figure 4.3-2 Existing Views of the Project Site— West Lane, Photos A and B,the most prominent existing views of the Project site are from West Lane drive which runs adjacent the site's western boundary. As shown in Photo A, Project site views from West Lane looking southeast primarily include existing vineyards in the foreground, with cypress, oak and other large trees visible in the Aesthetics and Visual Resources 4.3-2 October 2021