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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project and planted median, parking lot shade trees and larger landscape screening trees along the site's southern boundary where adjacent to existing development. While the Proposed Project would introduce public views of site development from West Lane and views of the upper floors of proposed buildings from more distant locations, due to building setbacks from available public viewing locations and the quality of proposed development, project implementation would not substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings. Related impacts would be less than significant. Mitigation Measures No mitigation measures are required. Impact 4.2-3 Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views of the area. Impact Determination: less than significant Threshold: Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views of the area. The site plan places the largest and tallest buildings near the center of the site maximizing distance from adjacent uses that may be sensitive to glare. For example, the two-story medical office building would be set back approximately 900 feet West Lane and the tree-story hospital would be set back approximately 1,100 feet from West Lane, and 990 feet from Ham Lane. The Proposed Project would include building, parking lot, and landscape lighting typical of similar developments. Exterior lighting would be designed to achieve a minimum exterior illumination level of one foot-candle at grade level. Building perimeters would be highlighted by wall mounted light fixtures and downlights and would provide coverage for pedestrians in proximity of buildings. All corridors, exit pathways, and other areas required by code would be illuminated to current California Building Code minimum standards and all exterior fixtures would be dark-sky compliant. Onsite parking areas and pedestrian pathways light fixtures would use light-emitting diode (LED) technology with 900 cut off and flat lenses to reduce light spill; all outdoor lighting would be connected to a timed clock control system. Finally, a minimum 7-foot tall masonry block wall would be constructed along the site's southern boundary which would aid in containing and minimizing parking lot light "spill" onto existing development to the south. The above noted design features, combined with County Policy NCF-7.7: Reducing Glare and Light Pollution,would ensure the project would not create a new source of substantial light or glare that could adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area.This impact would be less than significant. Mitigation Measures No mitigation is required. Aesthetics and Visual Resources 4.3-13 October 2021