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307 FINDINOS The mitigation measures contained in the Mitigation Monitoring Program as Mitigation Monitoring Program Numbers 29 through 41 have been required in, or incorporated into, the project and those mitigation measures mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effects identified in this EIR and outlined above. Substantial evidence supporting this finding is contained in the record at pages 4-43, 4-44, 4-47, 4-51 to 4-43 of the Revised Draft EIR and Responses, p. 14 and p. 16. UNAVOIDABLE SIGNIFICANT ENV'rRONMEITTAL EFFECTS If pile-driving for the high-rise building foundations is necessary, a significant unavoidable adverse temporary noise impact on the project, adjacent residences, and businesses may result during construction. The mitigation measures above will assist in minimizing the potential risk of damage from pile-driving, but not to a level of insignificance. E. LIGHT AND GLARE, SHADE AND SHADOW ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS LIGHT ANp GLARE Major sources of project-generated light will be interior lighting from the high-rise office structures and the hotel, as well as exterior lighting used for both security and signage. All of these project components will be illuminated at night to varying degrees. As the most intensive land uses are planned for the commercial portion of the site at Main Street, nighttime lighting will be greatest in this area. There are no residential buildings adjacent to the proposed office tower, although the building will be visible for several blocks. Nighttime lighting is required for the helistop. Some interior and exterior building lighting is also expected. The health club/theater/cinema complex is expected to produce the most artificial light, since these functions are generally used at night and/or have well-lit signage from the cinema marquee. These buildings are located at the interior of the Main Street Concourse, and most light will be blocked from neighboring land uses on the west, north, and east by other buildings in the development. During Phase I of the development, light from the health club/theater/cinema complex will be visible from Owens Drive, south of the project site. However, existing land uses on the south side of Owens Drive--an office building, parking garage, and Santiago Park--are not considered sensitive to night lighting. On-site light-sensitive uses consist of the 2-story single-family attached housing planned for the east end of the project site. Lighting from the office tower and the health club/theater/cinema complex 0 0 17