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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report <br /> Gill Medical Center Project <br /> The Project Site is generally level with limited public views, primarily from West Lane Drive and to a lesser <br /> extent from Ham Lane.While Project development would change the visual character of the Project site <br /> from agriculture and open space to developed, the Project site does not contain, and Project <br /> development would not effect, any existing scenic vista per the San Joaquin County General Plan. <br /> Therefore, site development would not have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista and no impact <br /> would occur. <br /> Mitigation Measures <br /> No mitigation measures required. <br /> Impact 4.3-2 Project implementation would substantially damage scenic resources, including, <br /> but not limited to trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state <br /> scenic highway. <br /> Impact Determination: No Impact <br /> Threshold: Substantial damage to scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock <br /> outcroppings and historic buildings within a state scenic highway. <br /> The Project site is currently in agricultural production and is mostly level.There are no onsite rock <br /> outcroppings or historic buildings and the Project site is not located along a state scenic highway. <br /> However, the site does support four relatively large native oaks and several walnut trees.As shown in <br /> Figure 4.3-1, these trees are primarily located along the northwest site boundary adjacent the <br /> Woodbridge Irrigation District canal, and along the western boundary adjacent West Lane. In addition, <br /> three trees are located adjacent the corral near the midpoint of the southern boundary. <br /> According to the site plan, proposed development would avoid impacts to existing trees. Trees along the <br /> irrigation canal would be protected within a proposed 100-foot buffer and trees along West Lane and <br /> near the midpoint of the southern boundary would be incorporated within proposed landscape areas. <br /> There would be no impacts to scenic resources. <br /> Mitigation Measures <br /> No mitigation measures are required. <br /> Impact 4.3-3 In non-urbanized areas, substantially degrade the existing visual character or <br /> quality of public views of the site and its surroundings (Public views are those <br /> that are experienced from publicly accessible vantage point.). If the project is in <br /> an urbanized area, would the project conflict with applicable zoning and other <br /> regulations governing scenic quality. <br /> Impact Determination: less than significant <br /> Threshold: Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and <br /> its surroundings. <br /> Aesthetics and Visual Resources 4.3-9 October 2021 <br />