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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project The Project site is in the north part of the county, north of the City of Stockton in a non-urbanized area characterized as agricultural and rangelands. The project site and surrounding areas are predominately level and improved for agricultural production including irrigated row crops, vineyards, orchards, and field crops such as alfalfa. Following project implementation, when traveling south on West Lane the proposed three-story hospital and two-story medical office building would start becoming visible in the background at a point approximately 1/2 mile north of the Project site.As shown in Figure 4.3-5 Simulated Views of Project Development from West Lane, the upper floors of the taller onsite buildings would be visible from the location of Photo Point "C" (as shown in Figure 4.3-1). It should be noted that this future view would include partial screening from tree planting proposed along the site's northwestern boundary (not shown in Figure 4.3-5). Onsite buildings as viewed from West Lane traveling south would become more prominent the closer viewers travel to the Project site. Comparatively, due to intervening road-side structures and vegetation when traveling on Ham Lane, primarily only intermittent views of the proposed 3-story hospital and 2 story medical office building would be available. Views of Project development looking north from Eight Mile Road are expected to be similar to, but lessor than,those from Ham Lane. Depending on the viewer's location, the extent of existing building setbacks and the height of existing trees and vegetation, the traveling public is expected to only experience short, intermittent views of the upper floors of the Phase 2 buildings when traveling along Eight Mile Road. As discussed above and in the setting section, public views of the Project site are not currently available from immediately adjacent lands to the north or south as there are no public viewing locations with clear sightlines from these locations. Due to a number of residences, barns, trees and vegetation existing along the west side of Ham Lane, only intermittent public views of the elevated portions of the proposed 3-story hospital and 2 story medical office building would be available to the traveling public from Ham Lane, and primarily when traveling south. Depending on distance from the site, these views of proposed buildings would be similar to views shown in Figure 4.3-5. The most prominent public views of site development would be from West Lane looking southeast and east when approaching the site from the north. Figure 4.3-6 Artist's Rendering of Site Development, Simulations A and B, provide an artist's rendering "bird's eye" view of the overall development looking southeast and east from above West Lane Drive. As shown, proposed development would transform the site from vineyard to a "campus like" setting with three primary buildings including a single-story Phase 1 hospital/Alternative Birthing Center (ABC), Phase 2 three-story hospital and two-story medical office building. The two tallest onsite structures would be located near the center of the site and set back from the adjacent roadways by a minimum distance of 900 feet, significantly reducing their appearance from available public viewing locations. Reflecting pools would be located north and south of the ABC and a 100-foot wide densely planted landscape screening buffer is proposed along the northern site boundary adjacent the existing irrigation canal. The reflecting pools and buffer area would provide a park like setting linked by pedestrian trails and seating areas for use by patients, guests and employees. Site development would also include roads, curbs and gutters, parking lots, pedestrian pathways, wayfinding signage, night lighting and landscaping, all tied together under a cohesive design theme. Landscaping treatments would include a tree lined entrance drive with signage Aesthetics and Visual Resources 4.3-10 October 2021