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4 Environmental Analysis 4.1 Aesthetics oo Provides a route for people to view the Delta waterways; and oo Links two scenic routes or connects with scenic routes of cities or other counties. NCR-7.4: Visually Complementary Development. The County shall require new development adjacent to scenic resources to be sited and designed to visually complement those resources, except in MR-Z designated areas. NCR-7.5: Require Landscape Plans. The County shall require landscape plans for new development along State- or County-designated scenic routes. NCR-7.6:Preservation of Ridgelines and Hill Tops. The County shall ensure that ridgelines and major hill tops remain undeveloped. NCR-7.7: Reducing Light Pollution. The County shall encourage project designs, lighting configurations, and operational practices that reduce light pollution and preserve views of the night sky. NCR-7.8: Underground Utility Lines. The County shall require all new electric and communication distribution facilities adjacent to scenic routes to be placed underground, whenever feasible. Where overhead utility lines are unavoidable, every effort should be made to reduce the visual impact through elements of design. Goal LU-3:Preserve and enhance the character and scale of San Joaquin County's communities and rural areas, including their architectural heritage and historic character. Policies: LU-3.1: Contextual and Compatible Design. The County shall ensure that new development respects San Joaquin County's heritage by requiring that new development respond to its context, be compatible with the traditions and character of each community, and develop in an orderly fashion which is compatible with the scale of surrounding structures. LU-3.3: Transitions in Scale. The County shall encourage a balance of the scale and massing of new development to the physical and visual character of adjoining uses to provide appropriate transitions in building height and bulk that are sensitive to the physical and visual character of adjoining neighborhoods. LU-3.10: Visual Access. The County shall encourage new development to maintain views of hillsides, creeks, and other distinctive natural areas by regulating building orientation, height, and bulk. Alameda County Alameda County General Plan Scenic Route Element The Scenic Route Element of the Alameda County General Plan (1966, amended 1994) provides a continuous, County-wide scenic route system and is intended to serve as a guide for local jurisdictions for development of city-scale scenic route systems and as a guide for development to protect and enhance the scenic values along designated scenic routes(Alameda County 1966). Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.1-20 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023