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FAIRVIEW BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS L S A <br />INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION <br />MAY 2020 (9TH STREET <br />TTO TFl $TAFFYPROTECT <br />SANANTA ANAL CALIFORNIA <br />3.0 CEQA ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST <br />3.1 AESTHETICS <br />Less Than <br />Potentially <br />Significant with <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Mitigation <br />Significant <br />No <br />Impact <br />Incorporated <br />Impact <br />Impact <br />Except as provided in Public Resources Code Section 21099, <br />would the project: <br />a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />b. Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not <br />limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />within a state scenic highway? <br />c. In non -urbanized 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 />El <br />El <br />Elfrom <br />a publicly accessible vantage point.) If the project is in <br />an 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 />El® <br />El <br />El <br />affect day or nighttime views in the area? <br />3.1.1 Existing Setting <br />The Project area is characterized by suburban development and is surrounded by residential, <br />commercial, and recreational uses. The current City of Santa Ana (City) General Plan Scenic Corridors <br />Element designates Fairview Street as a secondary City entries corridor. The City's General Plan <br />defines secondary corridors as corridors provide "stitching" to link neighborhoods, District Centers, <br />and Mixed Use Corridors together. Their continuity is interrupted by the primary corridors; these <br />intersection points should be used to give the traveler a sense of entering major activity centers. <br />The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Landscape Architecture Program administers <br />the Scenic Highway Program, contained in the State Streets and Highways Code, Sections 260-263. <br />State highways are classified as either Eligible for Scenic Designation, Officially Designated, or <br />Connecting Federal Highway. Within Orange County, there is one Officially Designated State Scenic <br />Highway (State Route 91 [SR-91]) and four Eligible State Scenic Highways (SR-1, SR-57, SR-74, and <br />SR-91).1 <br />3.1.2 Impact Analysis <br />a. Would the project have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? <br />No Impact. Scenic vistas can generally be defined as natural landscapes that form views of unique <br />flora, geologic, or other natural features that are generally free from urban intrusions. Typical scenic <br />California Department of Transportation. 2011. California Scenic Highway Mapping System, Orange <br />County. Website: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/design/lap-landscape-architecture-and-community- <br />livability/lap-liv-i-scenic-highways (accessed August 2019). <br />R:\WKE1702\ISMND\Final ISMND\Fairview Street Bridge Final ISM ND7 651mmm3 5 3-1 <br />