SU0015801 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Visual Impact Assessment Griffith Energy Storage Project Post-DevelopmentRated Feature Pre-Development Score terrain less common that county's storage facilities,however,site terrain will not predominately flat terrain. change significantly. Detail Existing views of hilly grasslands are typical of the area and are not unique or unusual. Cultural Modifications -1 -3 2 Manmade modifications in this view include The Project would increase manmade residential structure,utility and transmission modifications in this view with the introduction Explanation lines and structures,fencing.These features of energy storage facilities that would replace are somewhat discordant with the the grasslands. surrounding landscape but common. The existing view exhibits manmade modifications to the landscape of hilly grasslands.The Project would Detail introduce views of energy storage facilities.The Project would be discordant with the grasslands but due to the utility and transmission lines and structures in the immediate area would not be an unexpected modification. Totals 4 2 2 This viewpoint reflects the views of drivers traveling along Midway Road.These impacts would be short term for travelers because they would only be paralleling the Project site for a limited time and their focus would be on the road ahead. For views from residence,while appearing as new and visible features,the Project would be consistent with other horizontal and vertical lines and geometric shapes visibly prominent throughout the landscape.The muted colors of the Project would be consistent with and contribute to blending into the landscape. Project elements would demand attention of the casual viewer and would co-dominate landscape setting, introducing a moderate to strong contrast. However,the existing residential structures dominate the view and demand attention over the Project.The scenic quality of KOP 2, both under existing conditions and post development of the Project is identified as low(Class IV).The only key visual quality factor that would change is Cultural Modifications,as the Project elements would add variety consistent with the surrounding built environment but would be discordant and introduce a moderate to strong degree of disharmony with the undeveloped portion of the setting.As shown in Table 4,visual quality would be reduced from a rating of 4 to 2, remain low,and not result in a change in visual class. In addition,the Project will implement Mitigation Measure AES-1.Therefore,with mitigation,the Project would not substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings and would result in a less than significant visual impact. 6.3.2.3 KOP 3 The Project would introduce neutral colors,geometric shapes,and horizontal and vertical lines into the landscape setting.The Project would be barely visible from this location because of the screening of the Project site by rolling terrain and would not attract the attention of a casual observer,see Figure 8.The agricultural land with hilly terrain dominates the view.The earth-tone color of the sound wall would blend in with the landscape,especially during the drier months when the surrounding vegetation is predominantly tan.As shown in the simulation,the surrounding fields are tan in color and what little can be seen of the Project blends into the landscape setting.An analysis of potential visual impacts is summarized in Table 5. OTETRA TECH 38 August 2023