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*:/:I1-3111ira <br />8. This is only a suggested form, and lead agencies ace free to use different formats; however, lead agencies <br />should normally address the questions from this checklist that ace relevant to a project's environmental <br />effects in whatever format is selected. <br />9. The explanation of each issue should identify: <br />a) the significance criteria or threshold, if any, used to evaluate each question; and <br />b) the mitigation measure identified, if any, to reduce the impact to less than significance. <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Potentially <br />With <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Mitigation <br />Significant <br />No <br />Issues <br />Impact <br />Incorporated <br />Impact <br />Impact <br />I. AESTHETICS. Except as provided in Public Resources Code Section 21099, would the project: <br />a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? <br />X <br />b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not <br />limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings <br />X <br />within a state scenic highway? <br />c) In nonurbanized areas, substantially degrade the existing <br />visual character or quality of public views of the site and its <br />surroundings? (Public views are those that are experienced <br />X <br />from publicly accessible vantage point). If the project is in an <br />urbanized area, would the project conflict with applicable <br />zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality? <br />d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would <br />X <br />adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? <br />II. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES. In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are <br />significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment <br />Model (1997) prepared bythe California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture <br />and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, <br />lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the <br />state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment <br />project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources <br />Board. Would theproject: <br />a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of <br />Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps <br />prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring <br />X <br />Program of the California Resources Agency, to non- <br />agricultural use? <br />b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a <br />X <br />Williamson Actcontract? <br />c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest <br />land (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 12220(g)), <br />timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code <br />X <br />Section 4526), or timbedand zoned Timberland Production (as <br />defined by Government Code Section 51104(g))? <br />d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to <br />X <br />non -forest use? <br />75C-55 <br />